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MARION, N. Cfc THURSDAY, , SEPT.t3f 1914..
VOL. XIX NO. 1
ROTH CLAIM BIG VICTORY the British losses numbered
French Troops Fall Back--Ger-mans
and Russians Each Claim :
Many Prisoners Captured.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
The conditions and spirits of the
British troops at the front are de
scribed as excellent arid reinforce-
nietits havft hftPn cont nn fr mnro
While the whole world is awaiV- than fill tKft a nA ifc
ing definite news, from the battle casaaites
line, the French war office contents Germab aviator has appeared
itself with the simple - statement over Paris and was engaged Sun"-
tbat,as rcuii, ui, - tulUAiJs day in droping bombs in a popu- Bridgewater epent th ; week-end here
movement of the German army lous- Dart of the citv Sftrftml h her mother, Mn'-J; B. HIggins. '
and in order to accept battleunder bombs failed to explode, aword-LS:4ifr
unfavorable conditions, the French .L . ,Hattie Martin of Bridgewater were the
. . . . xuk w fcuo aucuunis, ana ioe oniy crnesta of Mba Kit Drrt Ut week.
J. W. Biddix of Marion epent ..Satnr
day. and Sunday here. with K. D. Barnea.
Miss Daisy 'Barnes spent the latter
Brief Mention of Some of the Hap
penings in McDowell County
Items About Home People,
HANKINS;
Hankina, Aug. 31. Mrs. W. F. Barnea
and little daughter of Na&hriUe, Ten cu,
are jiaiting Mrs. George Lentz.
Mrs. Ben Martin and children 'Of
part of last week at WooMlawn with
Miss fcdna Brinkley. 5
Mrs. J. Y. Finley of Marion is ?isi ting
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troops again nave reurea. ; two persons injured by them were
is fourthcoming regarding what preparing for a siege
are considered the most momentous should the lines onoosing the Ger
operations of the war. mans be broken. Knormotis stocks
While Berlin claims; a German offoodhave been placed in the reUtidfZLh
Viciory over iuo juiauS iu Estate warehouses and sheen find Joe Gardin of Johnson Cltr. Tenn..
Prussia in the capture of 70,000 cattle in vast numbers have been "tnrned home last Friday after spend
men, the Russians claim an im- uaa 5n na Berend days her with friends: . ,
portant victory over the Austrians A British official statementsays wtffi
the (ia He an s de. with 30.000 we hnt u imrroylng.
v . - - - 7 vua6 OI x men comprising John andvWalter Aneroaol C
prisoners. - the crews of the five German war- were visitors at Hant Sunday.
turks mobilizing. ships sunk off Helgoland only 330
Rome, via Paris, Sept.' 1 (1:20 were saved.
m.) A telegram received inl A Berlin, dispatch says the Ger
visited the" UlUrs- parcnta,'. Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Gorpening. dnring the week.
Chapel HliU Ang. 31. Mies Laura
Hicks, wh5 is teaching at Btnmdtown,
spent the week-end here with rel&tirta.
J9e Oorpening of Black Mann tain
spent Sunday with his parents.
STATE NEWS OFTHE WEEK
Items Concerning Event? of In
teresttnd Importance Through
out the State.
In splu of bad weather a Urr
Several of the young people of Chapel I crowd attended the Qiihiq Coaf
Hill attended the ioe cream supper at
Stroudtown last Friday night.
Mrs. C D. Oorpening and little daugh
ter, Florence, Tidied' friends on Clear
Creek Sunday '
John Hmith returned lst week from
Baltimore,4 Md., where he has been tak-
erate reoaloa at Pit aborts a few dayi
axo.
The Charlotte Led cf TZXx hafa
celebrated the formal epnlx of lhr
handsome Lew home.
The summer coufertaces of t!io
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at
Lake Jusaluska hare doted.
Tne Dixie Knlttlnx mill at r&ratt
Ing treatment." -
Quito a large crowd attended the ice I City are maklug preparaUous to
cream supper Saturday, nicht by thai ufscture underwear.
Methodist church.
T. J. Swa&n went to AaheTllle lat
week for eye treatment
The sammtr drouiht hxs lertocily
affected the hone 7 crop la Barry
eountx.
Drownlow JicWoa ot Headersca
will maaaxe J. J. Drtlfs cxmpaixa
axalast j. M. Gudxer.
W. U. Cooper ccmprtts owatr si
Wlimtaftoa. says that cotton may b4
Harrisqn-Witherspoon.
The following from . the Ashe-
villa Citizen, of AuroU SStb. will A TtrZZ Sl
bo read with interest here: The Southern railway u punntag n
'Friends throughout the state coaildcrable amouat cf work arona3
Jobn and.WaitorAenof cariyie win be interested in the marriage In ,7551- .
ere visitors at HaUtcs Sunday. Lf MU. nn.a.w;LNrn A t- I - 7. . 7 .f
iuiw 66f j,.u, 1 uiuuo Wm IT T1mmm-n II ,1tA t thff f A HrM tfl.
n . j- r ; I- uauwwu v iiuuiiik;.
rion Htnr.T. ' V N. C, which wa3-0lemnjzedTha. "e,m " !' "
John Gardin of Lynch was a business 1 day, morning, August 2 1 , bj Rev. I Canton Ambulance "Company, North
Ira Erwin. pastor of the Methodist Carolina National Guard, muraed to
church.; Thf ccromonr w W V" of&?iE!k
iiiuj in iu simpucuy, oetng wii- sonmie.
nessed by the immediate family
and a few intimate friends.
The bride la the daughter of
Mrb. 12 Witherspoon, a promt
Powers of Asheville. spent Sunday with many ,frieods: throughout; North . greatly incraed sttecdaactk
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ir sister, Airs. Annie- Wuliams. iauu ouuiu vnrunua. odd u tniKn iio com ia oxiioa county naa
Mrs. John Davis of Old Fort sDentHv culture, vournr venmsn and ha ben damaged by the strere drought.
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. v . i.i-.tfrij O.tnhii imW urn Ma tn TneadaT ril her naraL t. - ' I. w..: l. l i. I oncaltlajt loft prc
Sunday says: v . reaa. it is earnesuy reqnesieai :7..I the Uarolinas. N..b. h c... ts. Wabi
. ... I I I ail. ill w m m IkAllllIU 1 1 u &
uuob pai vji-i 10 curat biioii wuimicu
Rome from Berlin (announces the man army is energetically pressing visitor here Saturday. $
mobilization of the Turkish army, the Russians in the neighborhood Hampton 'Morgan returned to Clem
Following the advice of Jb leld 01 Aienstein, ii.ast Jcrussia,
Morchnl R5rnn Vnr1.fi ft 1 frnltz it i
stated the Turkish government will Graded School Opens Sept. 14th
form an army of the first line com- The Marion Graded School will
posed of 200,000 men, all Moham- open to receive all white children
medans. V - - or legal school age, Monday, Sep
tember 14. at 9 o'clock. No chil-
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booms uroppea nrans-u.iy dren, will be reeeived into the first her sister. Mrs. AnmeVLiama.
rrepares tor biege. . grade .after the first Monday in
mons last week after Spending a few
days here with homefoja.
J. W. Hall of Sprue pine spent Sun
day here with homefofys.
Doo Little.
ORAPHlTKnLI.E
Mr. It. M. Walker, U, promlaeat
llWklenbarc county cltlxea. dl4 re
cently. Mount Airy Is enojlng a buUdlsg
boom at prejenL
The Appalachian Tralalnc school at
Boca has opened its fall term wltb
"A German aviator flew over
L.
. I ."' n 1 I ftf It f!rt tnK.rr wm rVrirt m
Brandle spent Sunday at Black rWrwon, iprracrij gi ''-'-TZZ iZZZT .
t-v.. a vr .-v. i . f u.j.
wu.umw,u,1(.,..v., ; u-io.uk latpector for the Biol otical Bureau 0
Paris this aftenioon and dropped h?1,0111? in order that they may Mountain and Rideecreet:
five bombs whichv fell in the most receive the full benefit of the school. Mrs. M. R. Allison has returned from young attorney of Hayes?llle- N. the UnUed Stales Department cf Arri-
noU'f n.ftr Tn The Jcompulsorv attendance law an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. r RAth rotiriV noonlft bftloncr tn culture, who has charge of the en-
T r v , L;i K n1 rwwririninr J-M. Powers at Asheville.'..-. . I T 4 vt-'.u" rAji:'v
one case two women were wouna- vw kvuiu,vi'u
e(j . ' . the opening of school, September
:kThe aviator, who signed him- H, and' continuing until the ex-
self Lieutenant Von Hissen, drop- Piration of the law
ped manifestos on which was writ-
forcement of the Federal came lavs tn
this section of the state. Is in Wil
mington. .
The Durham County Fair Associa
tion are busy making preparations.
The stzteeath annual conTeution of
Mian TVirrAa TAt1 OTanf Qnnn.v a ft at- I I
r - ' . I. J. U. .
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There will be services held at the marriage , will , bo received with
Upper Bchool boose by Rev. D.'P. Low-1 great interesL Directly after the
The children are requested to dermilk of Marion Snnday morning at wc4ding breakfast thevcouple left the Negro National Medical Aasoda-
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U UUOtJi. , , . . 1 . 4 'ill linn rlnmA ml T1tS v-awAflv !
v e e M e
election of Dr. F. 8. Hargrave of
as pretldeat. to succeed Dr.
Brown 01 Blrmlnahax3
1.1 .. . .' t 1 tarVtArc fr"KA plncfiihAn. nnn to nA Xffaa ri.nto YVfn 'l. U.(Hn v. .- I V m n
norifir aisDaica irom irarisi -w.w, - -1 vmuu vv. ootu uuwc
.11 e r. l nccifTnAlAQftnQ fhr tVirv firt fl a v sister.' Mrs. Tom RafflelcL hear Old Fort. I Tk-
meoiions tne aropping 01 a Domu ; " T. . -v.,- , G 4
M-m . ' I mutf Wofnwian afravnAAn a r L i
ten: ide werman army is ai tne - Eaffleld and Mrs. S-A '"""'7 wuere w"'uu
gates or rans; you can ao noiQing t " ; Robinson visited Mrs. Mary Measers I a .gmiui liwi wusoa
bnt snrrftnrlp.r ' " - occupied last year to meet thsir Mondavatmdirecrest. ' ville, where tliey will make their a. a.
butsavsno harm was done and of school. Book lists will be f urn- Jimddlx spent Satur
ouisaysno narm was aone ana -p, day at Ridgecrest. Mutt and Jeff,
that Paris remains tranouil. A ished, and desks assigned. There . . iU
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decree has beep issued by the mili- w e no cnange in wxt-dooks, habmony grove.
tary governor of Paris ordering but some new subjects may be. Harmony Grove, Aug. 81-The box
all residents of the district within added. " supper andOld Maid's Auction given
action of the citv's defending forts The teachers o? the graded school
to evacuate ana destroy iheir hous- we called to meet at the school - to buy oran for th;
es within four days, and other building Saturday, September 12,
preparations made for an entrench- at 9 o'clock. I. K. Jarrett of GraphiteviUe visited
ed camp. Enormous stocks of ' The patrons of the school are relatives here Sunday.
food ImvA hpftn nlftPftrl in the State invited and urged to visit theschool A number of -people from. Nebo at;
food have been placed m tne btate tended the box eupper Saturdar Bight. -
warehouses for provisioning Jraris. uunu6 vu. u... nw-.v
TheBois de Boulogne has been new teachers, and to show the
transformed into a vast pasture, Acuity that the homes of Marion
filled with cows and sheep. The are ready to co-operate with the
ftnimolo o .norrlrl V.TT rPCATUP.Q . scnooi.
The beautiful surroundings of the
Chateau of Bagatelle have given
over entirely to sheep. The num-
The bride is well known in Ma
rion, being a sister of Mrs. P. A.
Reid, and has been a frequent visi
tor here. . She visited her sister
this summer and has many friends
here.
Miss Crawford Entertains.
On Friday evening Miss Ellen
ber of sheep pastured in the parks Crawford entertained very plea-
exceeds 10,000.
santly in compliment to the Misses
Boyle, of - South Carolina. The
Misses Copeland, of Clinton, S. C,
also assisted in the receiving line.
W. J. Jarrett and daughter, Willie,
spent Sunday here with his sister, Mrs.
W. J. Snipes.
A singing is held here every Sunday
afternoon and everybody, is urged to
come out and make Harmony Grove the
best choir arohndhere. ..
It will soon-he fodder pulling time
and the fanners will have td get busy
and save their .fodder.
Miss Mattle Snipes of Marion ' spent
Sunday here; Violet.
War Summary,
tKa- u. i?AnAw kas ' ova off 11
foil- rf TT - A " Miss Joyce Decker serred punch
falling back before ;the-German f1J .. . . ,,;.
advance is indicfed in m official
statement issued by the French al?v ?e ,ha"
K. t:u were passed, and
r, u ' n.- y. progressive game was enjoyed c f or
wmg has ; obliged thjavFrench left ... u , . v'. - riv. J.a, :tc:
Ethel Crawford, served a delicious
and sandwiches,-in an attractive
Score cards
an interesting
ice course.
to yield siow
Earl - Kitchener,- British: Secre
tary of irWarf mvesinSdetaUf the
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part played .by JBntisht troops in 1 Services at; St.; John's Episcopal
the operation in 'jBelgium chnrch next Sunday night at ?8
France These opera extend o'clock. . Week-day Bible t:lass. on
ed from August 23 to August 26, every Wednesday night at 8 o'clock.
who Is a nstlTs of IlaleSgh.- "
The "Dricktoa Brick Company haa
been organised at D rick ton. near Ilea
'dertonvlll. with the following oScers:
D S. Pac, president; C S. Calrert,
vice president; J. C SherrilU secre-
tary and r. en end msnager; J. !, Mc
Dowell, trasjiurer. The new concern
hss purchased 40 acres of clay, for
merly belonging to Mr. McDowell.
Durhsm wss visited a few days ago
by a severe electric and rain stnrm.
A shirk, elxht fet tn ltagth. and
which wu one of the Uxgest ever
rollmentOf about 130 students. A WM uaded a few days ago near
number of girls are already in the Morehead City by Miss Ada Komp of
dormitory, and several others have 'Tf?- . . , . . . .
V , A. . T. GUbert Wood. AshevUle agent cf
written that they are coming. Tbe the 4 iKjajtrUl department U
dormitory is under the very capable the Southern Railway, Las been ad-
management of Mrs. Winter. of ,hu appotosnt of director
The faculty is composed of the nf,nrf( br th. sntm Vh
fjOrs during the approaching fall aiX
winter.
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Nebo High School.
Nebo High School opened Wed
nesday Aucuat 6tb, with an en-
, CHAPEIj hiu.
Chapel Hill, Aug. 29- The attendance
upon the Old Maid's Party at. Chapel
Hill last Saturday night was , small
owing to otner. attraction .. around, - out
th echool realized the um of $10 10,
which will be used in the, school rooms.
I Mrs. Heart of Atlanta; Ga., Is visit
ing her father, T.' M, Hicks. ' .
Miss Thessa Jimeson of Garden City
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visited "Miss Vera Oorpening the latter
ParJcs.McGinisey and Charlie ;Ta-Le-field
of Et' Marion attended ihe.Old
Maid's Party here Saturday, night.. .
"Mm Sam Jimison visited her parents.
Mr,' and Mrs. J ohn England, last week.
llr. and Mrs. T. M. Beck of Linville
following teachers: Prof. G. H.
Weaver, principal: Miss Greene,
assistant high school instructor;
Miss Hobson, Tth and 8th grades,
Miss Wells, 5th and 6th grades
Tom's Creek School.
la this school tbo tc-chen tad
and elocution; Miss Giles, 3rd and PP' dome cood work.
4th crudes; Miss Chmman, 1st and h.tcr. S0C,"T b,c.
2nd Trades. ' .' . " . orpniwd since tbe bejr-nI- ot
With u earnest and well-trained cnooia prozress.ne n.eeij. , in
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faculty, and with a principal who oro" mow wo uer mm
has taught succcssfullv four years
at this places and whose work sUnds wmmo. e wok PaPlu
for itself, " we bespeak for Nebo are aoing m vnis society mere nas -High
Sch'ool.one of the best .years f"1?? fa picn
in its history. W. J. B. wblchY wf Fnd ScPr
, ; . , 11. , In the forenoon the children
Mrs. JLhL Cannon Hlied at her will entertain the people with red-
homoin Old. Fort Friday,. August tationi, declamations, songs, ctcv
2U after a lincenng illness.. Mrs, In tho afternoon Miss Barnard and
Cannon .was 76 years of aire and. is others -will - talk to the crowd-
survived by a husband and several Everybody invited to come " and
grown sons and daughters, - 4 bring dinner. . : IL B,
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