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. A WEEKLY. NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST 'INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, DEC 9. 1915.
VOL. XX NO. 15
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1 v Building at JOId Fort -
h -The new griaded school building
r t Old Fort will be f ornlallopened
oahe3ateTof Fridae vening De
cember 17th. ; Exercises befitting
5btieasi JwiU
dress of the day will be delivered
bStat
Y. J oyner Dr. Joyner " will be
introduclby
perintendent of McDowell, D. F.
r Gilesnow County. Superintendent
. of Wake. Short speeches will 1 be
made:by Dr; D. H; Hillv -president
of the A. & M. college, Dr. J. I.
Foust, president of. the State Nor-
-mal, and Dr. W. P. Few, president
of Trinity college. A qumber "of
City Superintendents and.? County
Superintendents pvili bef present
, and short responses will be made
. by several of them. ;
The folks at Old Fort are taking
much interest in this occasion. For
the?pleasure of visitors arriving at
Old Jb ort on tram-In o. 11 automo-
one tours oyer tne ; new niguway
are being-arranged The building
Committee w ill . also arrange other
entertainments. 'y
vi? The oew' building has been erect
i ;J Social Affairs. : , j
Mr.: vand iM rs. , H. - F; Little en
tertained at a Thanksgiving dinner
Thursday evening :for the office
force and overseers of . the Marion
and Clinchfield mills. ' Those presr
ent from the ' . Marion mill were
Messrs. A. aF. Hunt, S.. L. Cope-
land, J. . G. Hickerson, E. ;S.
Brown, S. N. Bradford, R.- O.
Wylie, J. RFrye, J. T. Laughlin;
from Clinchfield mill, W. L. Mor
ris, J. M. Ellis, W. A. McCall,
j.;F. Miller, - J. B. McLaughlin,
J. : C. Hunt, : and Miss Beatrice
SimmonsV.. The guests were re
ceived by at the door by D. D.
and. Hi F. Little and: ushered into
the: reception ' room whereSthey
were" pleasantly entertained until
7:15 when they were escorted . to
the dining room. v The tables were
beautifully decorated with emblems
of the day, and all were served to
a bountiful dinner. '
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brjef:Mention otSome of the Hap-
penings in mcuowen bounty
Items About Home -People.
Nebo, Dec 6. Mr. M. M. GUbert of
Free Lecture and Field Meeting. STATE NEWS OFJHEWEEK
. - Remember the meeting for f rnit
Mrs. John Decker was hostess
to the Twentieth -Century- Club
growers at the graded school build-'
ing Thursday night, Dec 9. Mr.
Szjmoniac has many beautiful
.1 t .... . . .
views uiusiraung mo ranous
phases, of orcharding. The best
Henrv. N. C. after spending ' several varieties arc shown in natural col
days here with friends and relatlTea, 0'ra. Also th hot nrrttrV 11
.u svuu u n vua m . . T ? lt
Donglas Annis and family of Erwin; IUK K. cm;, h is ireo 10 an.
Tenn., spent a fe days last week with lncro Will also bo held meetings
iiir. ana Mrs. m. u. oigmon. as icaiowa: u. u. .ince a homo
Mrs. T. W. Alexander was shopping orchard Thursday morning, Dec
rKnM V 0, at 10 a. m., and at Mr. SorrcU
s Ernest Beach visited his mandparenU r?. j4 V rt- . - ,
in Morganton during the Utter part of Stroudtown, at 2:30 p. m.; and at
last week. - , , Gukey and Winborne's peach or-
Mrs. M. A. RndlsiU. after making an cbari at 9:30 a. m., Dec. 10.
extended visit to friends and reUUiea .-Tjicro will bo a field meeting
i?--1 neir Old Fort on Friday if tcrnooD.
giving holidays, returned to her home , . A j .i . . ,
at Henry. K. O., the latter part of last Pmbcr 10, and an illustrated
week. '' . ' . lecture at 7 d. ra., with another
C. M. Heniplkll made a business trip I field meeting the next morning.
to Marion Saturday.
Q.D.Taylor spent Thanksgiving with Farmers Union Elects Oftlcers.
his mother at Dysartsville. I ti i 4 .t
MlssFaye Padgett of North Cove " uiar uu-cuuk u! uic
spent the weekend with homefolks , aicuowen iounty -farmers union
Misses Iowa and Chelev SIcrtnon and 1 held at the court honso In Marion
Saturday afternoon. The program Hattie Taylor were shopping in Marion Irst Saturday, the following officers
consisiea or-papers ana aiscussions aiuraay. , . . w0rft i. ,nfi :ncfwii A,
relative to Russia, was full Of in- ory ierr nasmovea nis lamuy 10 . . pl F. Corncninir- nrcai
i! . . ml 11 til MKnOU. lm " "
leresii mrougnouw xne roil can wt , Jnl? r. I? M;ilr tWnni.
brought forth many interesting last Saturdav 8nndav wIth home- C..-M. tPool. secrctarr-trrksurer:
current events in tne country un
Items Concerning Eventx cT In
terest and Importance Thrcjh-
. out the State. ;
.'.-
. As the rtjult of the rtccct ch
eapo of 15 convicts from a Ban
combo county convict camp, all tho
officials employed at the cimp,
eight in number, biTO .been dis
charged. The young man Tally of Char
lotte in the recent wreck in Salts
bury is still in a critical condition
His leg was amputated last week
The condition of Mr. O Mar
Gsrdncrof Shelby shows continued
improvement.
William P. Stacy. New Han
over's present representative in
the general assembly, has been at
pointcd to the iedgeship mide va
cant by the resignation of Judge
George Koundtree acd received his
commission from Governor Craig
last week. Judge Stacy is tho
youngest man on the bench, being
only 31 years of age.
folks.
ed at a eost of something over $16,
0003' It is pro'houhced one of the
jnost attractive and best arranged
buildings in the btate. It is prp-
yidetf with fi rst cFass" iu rnishings
jthrougbbutr iThe auditonum has
400 comfortable opera chairs of
the latest Resign. All class rooms
are fitted up with individual desksu
The building is steam heated and
electric lighted throughout.
The public is cordially invited to
the opening exercises. ? -
White PinfivSchhnL
- The most successful school in its
bistqry
;;M iss; Rosa Houk as; teacher. Miss
Houk had the community co-ope ra-
eople in her work and
der discussion. "Peter the Great"
was the subject of a most interest
ing paper by Mrs. Pes. cud Craig.
In the deliniation of the character
of Catherine the Great, Mrs. J. C
E G.. Goforth, chaplain; J. A.
Henley, conductor; J. 'Fleming,
doorkeeper. The inemlxrs of the
Farm Demonstrator Bailey made UdU1 Sutiss.
- tion of
vsie has prbvenj herself to be one of
the best v teachers in the county,
, this -being her second "year in that
wmSSiy ; IThis: school -has led
V the county in the first Community
K Fair.: Much work of improvement
Ehas also been done. V The" well has
' , been put in good healthf ul'fcon
f ditio stum i
and a good road made to the build-
;M ihg. -;f Congratulations toT. Miss
; Hou! and JinaoyJ go fishes;: f or
Sheinhiur
: ; A Friend :
NE ALSVILLE
Kealsville. Dec. 7.- Mrs Fields War
lipk of Erwin, Tenn., spent last week executive committee are J. "..roou
with her another, Mrs. Joeeph Poteat. . G. S. Tate and . W. C. Morns.
;tfss Ellen Carson ;of Marion ,visitedJW. ..Thmiirtn -lrtA nr.
Story s6cceedeTin proving to her at thehome,of Mr. and Mrs. T. wJani2er ad Ircturer and VL K.
audfence that at least one wdman Wilson Saturday night and Sunday. - u:, , , .
.1 VYVint M9 AINU UUIUCI lULiik.
m i i onrfTa iims m a rT un m vt' tvt a
has succeeded in holding down a .L t
mans3?D- J.nemanyanai)eCUiiar Mrff w,t pnfonf ,nAnfihnWM.KA hi rtrv intrnrlir t!L- rlnrnr
manners and. customs of the Rus- in Marion with her sister, Mrs. W. S. and V. S. TliO mason rave an in-
sians were set forth in un interest- Giles. terestioc account of the meeting
ing paper by Mrs. WxY tho culo Farmcra' Union in
uienwooa last wees on ousiness. ;
Miss MUdred Wilson was shopping in Durham recently.
Marion Saturday. Lhe next county meeting will be
Jake Epley 'spent Sunday with home' W Stroudtown on the first Satur-
folks at Glen Alpine. I rljivin fnrrh
v . ...a. ' mt I .
mra. i. l roieai is epentung some
time with her mother in Morganton. '
The school at this place is progress
ing nicely under the leadership of Prof.
Stutts and Misses Ethel Pyatt and
Maude Carson.
The box supper given at the Graded
Contestants in the Booster Store
contest may secure 2,000 votra for
every dollar paid on subscription
to The Progress. Get bujy. Ask
your friends for vot?s on renewal
subscriptions.
This Is the time to remember the
Red Cross Christmas setlt. -
f Notice!
Jn tho Dlitrict Coart of th Utitcd
Stats for the Western Diitricl or
North C roll a. atSutwUIe. Ka. iT.
Reading 4The Checkerboard,'! uan
interesting story dealing with Rus
sian prison life, was read very - ef
fectively by Mi$s Decker. A salad
course tonowea oy sweets was
served by. Misses Decker and Shep-
herdson and Mrs. Will Gray.
Althorfgh coming after Thanks-
giving, tne oans jsouci- ciuo: was
delightfully entertained at the home School Saturday nignt was a great sue
Death of Mr. James A. Jamison.
Jiorfraaton New Herald, tal
Mr. James A. Jamison died at
his home on Roufe 5 Sunday, Nov.
20th. The deceased was a member
money
school improvements.
of bis death with sorrow.
U. p. C. Meeting.
V;
Lfi-Parker. ;
CurfeWSlDecf 6MissHA.lice
Parker ancTMr; Arthur I Morgan,
3 both popular: young people of this
? places were married at the home of
. she Jb r ide's
.ternbon at 2:30 b'clbcX. The bride
; was dressed in a ; brow n coat ; suit
wito nai, gioyes auu suues w ma w;u.
Immediately after, the ceremony
the bridal party went in carriages
thff tiome i of Mr GMorgah
where a delightful reception, with
a sixneourse dinner, was given in
their honor. ' Foiv the occasion the
tically decorated with ? ceder and
fall, chrysanthemums.
hiTheJbrides is the charming daugh
ter of Mr. and i Mrs. W.t W ! Par
ker, and the - groom a prominent
young farmer of our ,commumty.
Mayjoy go with them always. .
:akS X. KT 't th nm of fortv dollam beintr W4 ,1Cfc"vulot,ulwu auv
ml una. xiuuci b iwiaoi jj uuav hi- i a i , , . . j . ii t
mLi . ;J realized.". This money will be used for had many friends who will leaxn
predominating. Three tables play ed
"108," dainty score cards sugges
tive of Thanksgiving were used.
After a very spirited and exciting
game, the hostess -, ushered. C her
guests into the dining room. ' Here
also - the Thanksgiving idea "was
car riedou t. .V Tlje' centerpiece was
a half- pumpkin-Jilled - with the
fruits of the season, and the place
cards, done in sepia, were sugges
tive of the Thanksgiving festivities
Mrs. Noyse ' maintained her well
known reputation as a hostess.
N. O. PittA, J. II. Gilej, el aL
To WHIUm Godfrey: Chrli Godfrey.
Jr : 111 elf Ljtle and trifa. given xuune
unknown: 8 A. Iirovns .and 8. W.
Brown, hit wife: Henry Phillip and
wife, giren nam unknown: Uck-norra
heira ot Henrr Phillint: TJr.krctrn
heirs at lawacdbalkiariiof Ja
Iiowroa, decc.vd: WiUUa ' Moss
Eowron, Jamrs liowrca and J0c7.i1
Bowroo, Executors under the will of
Jam ps BowToa. drccJUMxl, and their
cco-Mor In o2k; J. ' Wlm Korton
and Franc Norton. hU wife; Un
known hein of J. WU Norton: Mat-
ria P. fiTklfe and wifv name ca
known; Other nnknown heirs cf
Henry Ohua:D V. Ilacier;
And all penons whomjoerer owning cr
ciaimiDgr 10 own any .cnUtc, lein-or
Interest of any kind or character in
and to th prenjli decrfbed la the
petition In this procdin -
Yon will take notioe that an actios
"Mr. Jamison was C6 years of age I entitled at abore haa been ccmaenoed
j .1.1 st lla the Ditrict Ccnrt of ths United
auu 3umcu ujr xx:vcu wiiiureo, gute fa thfs Wera DUtrictof North
rruL 4U rr three sons and four daughters, who CaroUna, at Stateiiie for t h on-
lhe regular meeting Of the,U., . f-'rU detnnatica ot a certain trad of rrl
D. C. was held Monday afternoon with, 5 host of friends, mourn bis Mut,(Unatls, 1 Md bdn la th4
at the hospitable home of' -Mrs. S.:C &ff?
ffeorge - Gilkey. v The program, E11 Marcema and Khoda Jami- oaerCrek. adHnicg the Unda cf
I . . - . . . . enn Mn . -T.illiA -Tnttirn tcr T?nrk Tannics-fl-4rn-vir? XX 1 frA.
sucsestive ol U&nstmas, was lull l". , , " " : . . . TiDr -j othrA. cin
of intPrt thronirhont. hnfii0rv Arthur sod J. D. Jamison of 'this :1.feaf?S
mm.
Miss Nelle Blanton was 'At
Home'V Thursday! evening "to her
many friends in' honor bf Miss
Annette . Rudisell . of Lincoln ton
and Miss Mary Henderson of Hick
ory." -Progressive games were
played at the several tables during
the evening. - The hostess served
delicious refreshments. -
S Two: Marriages ,Ust Thursday.
V At the Presbyterian; manse last
Thursday at noon Mr; G.";;P. P6;
teet and Miss Vashti Swanni both
of this place, were united in mar
riage," Re vlrJ.' O. Story officiating.
5X)n Thursday afternoon Mr.
William Howard and Miss J ulia
Walker were married at the manse,
;key- J. C. Story officiating.
of the first Christmas, as recorded
by St. Luke, was, read responsive
ly By the daughters. Several in
teresting stories and sketches were
read from 4The Veteran." Possi-
bly the most unique and interest
ing part of the - program was Uho
retelling by the daughters of anec-
dotesV reminiscences, or personal
experience of ' the Veteran under
whose record -each joined the U.
D. C. V The Daughters expressed
their willingness and desire to help
all worthy. veterans in neod, .that
they may-have a happy Christmas.
The local chapter has been honored
by the appointment of Mrs. Pless
as District Leader. A social half
hour-was spent very pleasantly
while the hostess scrved a delicious
eolation. " , -
place, and
Marion.
START the now year right Tako
stock in the McDowell Building
& Loan and own your own home.
New series opens January 1st.
D. JamiSOQ of I ed by J. U, Gll and Ida H Ollfa. hi
wife, and N. O. Pitts ard Mand F.
Pitta. hU wife, of Ula Alrine, North
Carolina, the aatne ha tics brva e'.ectel
by the Secretary of ArrricnJtnre, 'with
Tho merchants of bur town have
the arroral of the National Forest
begun to tell tho public throuim I narration CommiMloa, and fonsd.
thftrolnmnsofTho Procrrr almnt o!Ary lor tn penw cf carrjtr
ino coiumns oi 100 rrogrcss, auoui ot an Act of Cocsrta cf th UtitM
the good things which their stocks suteaaorortd iiarch i. mi. tirj?
provide for holiday buyers. Rd. i'J?
crs of this paper should watch tbc&t to, isi2 (37 hut. z:o, ch. tsi).
advertising columns carefully all k'l resident dfcr-UrU
the time but' with particular care cUkninj: to own. any rui, limcrln-
during the next two wcekT ct inT m cL?l!LcZZz 13 ,.,
TllO McDowell Building & Loan aforr-aid. will fnnhe Uk notic that
Association paid off its 0 scries ITIT1 ? J'
ID October when $2300.00 was paid WwUrn Dbtrict cf ICcrth Carolina, at
out to shareholders. Scries No. 23 vrriI- 011 tb9 l75h ftrr
win oocn on januarv ist. rtow is itim r Am-wnt in rroofvn?r. or
tho rlalctlS will an4r to th Cocri tar
tie rvUef dccisia la :a rrucn.
Th!i Rfttir lunrd br crdT cf CXnrt.
directing that pnVUcaUca h cixl cro
a week for tlx gncaxdns wcka in The
the time to come in. ' Invest your
sayings. - One dollar a month will
givo rou pno sha're. This - is an
ideal way to lay up .money for a
rainy day. :A larro numbcr.ofUaProKTwa.
residences have been built through ThU iih day cf Dccetnlr. is:.
the Building and'Loan. .Come in
now. For further particulars ap
ply to J. E. Kcal, secretary, at the
rirst hationarlhn
By J. a OILU DepntT Ccrk
DUtrict Cott cf tho Uni'1
?Lat, Wcs.m Djitnrt cf
:crth Corel: t a.