A WfcJLwLY iNHWAHK Ufc-VU 1 fcD lUXIWfc BEol . INlTiREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWEJUL COUNTY;
ESTABLISHED 1896.
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MARION, N. C.; THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917.
VOL. XXI NO. 28
WILSON INAUGURATED
Takes Oath Before Great Crowd-
Re-Dedicates Himself to Service
of America and Pleads for Unity.
Washington, March 5. Presi
dent Wilson took the oath of office
in public at 12:45 o'clock this af
ternoon and delivered his inaugural
address before a great crowd which
packed the plaza at the east front
of the capitol.
Vice - President Marshall had
been inaugurated in the senate
-chamber a few minutes before.
With a new consecration to the
PRESIDENT WILSOK
nation's service, the president,
touching on the international crisis,
declared there could now be no
turning back from the tragical
events of the last thirty months
which have brought upon America
a new responsibility as citizens'of
the world. The president declared
anew that America must stand for
peace, stability of free peoples,
national equality in matters of
right, that the seas must be free to
all and that the family of "nations
shall not support any governments
not derived fronr the consent of
the governed.
Sounding a solemn' warning to
the nation against, any faction or
intrigue to break the harmony or
embarass the spirit of the Ameri
can people, (he president called for
an America "united in feeling, in.
purpose, and in its vision of duty,
of opportunity and of service."
At the conclusion of his address,
the president led the inaugural
procession back to the White
House, where it passed in review
before him.
At 12:03 o'clock, after the senate
had been called to order and the
chaplain had offered prayer, Vice
President Marshall stepped to the
desk and Senator Saulsbury ad
ministered the oath. The cere-,
niony was brief ,and simpler Im
mediately afterward, while the
thirty-two new senators were being
sworn into office, the official, party
began moving in pre-arranged or-
uer to the open air stand , ou tside J
where President Wilson was to
take oath in public and deliver his
inaugural address.
With the expiration of the ses
sion of Congress Sunday 1 Sena
tors and 87 members ; who . had
either failed of re-election or had
voluntarily retired passed into the
alks of private life. v:; :Vy7'-V:
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Farm Demonstrator to Be Restored
Road Commissioners.
The? board of county commis
sioners held their regular monthly
meeting at the court bouse Mon
day and Tuesday. The boarcfspent
a busy day Monday transacting the
various matters that came up for
consideration. On Monday after
noon a large delegation of citizens
headed by officials and members of
the county Farmers's Union ap
peared before the commissioners
and asked that the office of farm
demonstrator be restored. There
was opposition to the proposition,
the opposition coining principally
from Crooked Creek, hut it was
apparent that those favoring the
petition for the restoration of the
office were decidedly in the major
ity, After hearing both sides and
giving the matter due considera
tion the commissioners passed an
order revoking their former of
abolishing the farm demonstrator
and ordered that a farm demon
strator be appointed by the board
with assistance of government aid.
The commissioners appointed
road commissionersfor the several
townships as follows:
Dysartsville L, H. Whitener,
D. F. Walker and J. M. Sisk.
Glenwood J. M. Haney, A. R.
Bird and J. H. Morris.
Old Fort P. H. Mashburn,
F. M. Bradley and.L. B. Moore.
Higgins W. F. Witherow, C.
B. Morgan apoVV anus Brown.
Crooked Creek J. A. Burgin,
C. L. Lytle and J. W. Halford.
Montfords James Haynes, Pink
Morris and I. E. .Marlow.
No action was taken with regard
to appointing a county auditor.
Death of Miss Burnett.
Miss Arden Lee Burnett, daugh
ter of C. L. Burnett, died at her
home on Garden street, Monday,
February twenty-sixth at one
o'clock.
Miss Burnett has suffered about
seven years from chronic vBright's
disease; although she has been bet
ter and able to be up at times, she
again grew worse a year ago and
has suffered continually since that
time. Through all her suffering
she was patient and forbearing and
she showed forth a strikingly beau
tiful christian character. She never
murmured because of her affliction
but was always cheerf uC
Miss Burnett was born March
20, 1895. She gave her sweet
young life to the Lord when in her
thirteenth year and joined the Bap
tist church. She become an active
worker in the church and, took
great delight in teaching the class
of little folks, always present, un
til her health gave way.
V She leaves a Jiost of friends who
regret very much to give her up,
although we feel that our loss m is
her gain. The deceased leaves a
devoted mother and grandfather,
wno mourn their loss.
The funeral was conducted at the
home by Rev. Story, pastor of the
Presbyterian church and Dr.
Scroggs, pastor of the Methodist
church. Interment was made at
Cauernaum cemetery, four, miles
from Marion, where she will await
the coming. df Christ.
'Safe in the ami of Jesus, v
Safe on His gentle breast,
' There by his love o'er-shadowed,
Sweetly her soul doth rest."
N EWS FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Soipe of the Hap
peningsjn McDowell County
ItemsAbout Home People.
HARMONY GBOVE Y
Harmony. Grove, March 5. Mr. and
Mrs. W. P. Mangnm and son, Arthur,
of "Virginia were visitors here last week.
John Gettys of Patton was here on
business one day last week.
3eph Pyatt, who has been very low
with lagrippe and an attack of pneu
monia, is improving slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Crawley made a
business trip to Marion one day last
week.
S. A. Bowman lost a fine- milk cow
last week
Jake Yelton.of Golden was a visitor
here last Sunday.
James Pyatt was here on business one
day last week.
. Alfred Lavender was a visitor here
last Sunday.
S. B. Morgan's family, who have had
measles, are all improving.
W. J. Snipes has been suffering with
lagrippe for several days.
. Zeb Snipes and Robert and Ed Craw
ley pf Nebo spent the week-end with
homefolks here.
The school at this place is progressing
nicely. The teachers nd pupils have
organized a debating society. The ques
tion discussed last week was "Resolved,
that the Works of Nature are more at
tractive to the eye than the Art of Man."
The decision was given to the . affirma
tive. The question for next week is
"Resolved, that Temperance has been a
greater curse to the country than War."
Miss Annie Bowman, who has been
in Marion for a while, spent tha week
end with homefolks here.
Miss Rosa Holland entertained a num
ber of her. friends at a. singing, at her
home Saturday night.
NEBO.
Nebo, March 6. We have been hav-
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mg so much rain lately that it looks like
gardening is going' to be rather late, in
this section.
Misses Nannie McCall and Estelle
Wilson were shopping in Marion . last
Saturday.
Miss Lottie Wilson of Pitts spent the
week-end with homefolks here.
Key Landis and Emmett Giles spent
Saturday at Bridge water.
Miss Pearl Gibbs spent the week-end
with homefolks near Marion.
Ernest Beach spent a few days las
week with relatives in Morgan ton.
Misses Mary and Rebecca Greenlee
spent Saturday and Sunday with home
folks at Greenlee. They were accom
panied by Miss Lillie Landis.
LAST WORD IN
EYE SCIENCE
That is what the skilled optometrist
brings to bear upon your case. After
applying his knowledge, he knows
what condition your eyes are in.
Guess work is eliminated.
When you have headaches, indiges-1
tion, nervousness when your eyes
ache or your vision Is blurred, you
want expert service and advice. You
want a true specialist to see if your
eyes are at fault.-
k The optometrist is the man to give
such service He is specially frained
for it. He has schools requiring a
two-years course, during whjch noth
ing Mother than optometric science . is
taught. Columbia University, Ohio
State University, Rochester School of
Optometry and 'many others mention
ed. No other profession has- such
courses in its school. .
There is the most refinement in; the
careful -optometrist's work. The eyes
are measured to one-three-hundredth
of an inch. The adjustment of the
glasses are calculated, to at least one-twenty-flfth
of an inch. ; All sources
of error are reduced to. the minimum.
Without doubt, when, you want to
know if you need glasses, or .what
glasses your eyes may require, you
should ; obtain the services of a skill
ful optometrist. Then,- and only then,
will you get what r you .need without
danger of injuring your eyes or of hav
ing to do -the thing all over again and
thereby double thej expense
Subscribe to The Frogbess,
4lBohe Dry" Law Goes InfoIEffect
V on July 1.
Washington, March -SiFollowing
action the house late Satur
day night in passing the resolution
postponing until July 1 the opera
tion of the anti-liquor advertising
bill and "bone dry" law, Senator
Bankhead, chairman postoffice com
mittee called up resolution in ' sen
ate in early hours of Sunday morn
ing and secured its passage. Bank
head interrupted the filibuster "be
ing conducted by Senator LaFol
lette and his eleven colleagues long
enough to present the resolution,
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning
but Vardaman objected to its adop
tion. A fe hours later after con
soling Yardaman, Bankhead called
resolution up again and havd it
passed
This will permit North Caro
linians obtaining importation of
liquor to which they are entitled
under state laws until July 1 when
all importations will be stopped.
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Many Washouts Reported.
Asheville, March 5. The Mur
rjhy division of the Southern Rail
way running out from this city,
123 miles and connecting at Mur
phy with the Louisville and Nash
ville, suffered mofe disastrously in
the last few days than from the
floods of last July,.
Traffic Is uninterrupted between.
Asheville and Balsam, about half
way to Murphy; but from that
point on 20 or more' slides 'and
washouts are. reported.
The Salisbury, ' Knoxville and
Spartanburg divisions into this city
were reported open to this city to
day. No serious damage was re
ported hear Asheville.
Lee-Thurman.
The following clipping from the
Asheville Citizen will be of inter
est to friends here, Mr. and . Mrs.
Lee having formerly resided in
Marion:
"Mr. and Mrs. George Edward
Lee announce the engagement and
approaching marriage Of their
daughter, Miss Mabel Edna Lee to
Mr. Benjamin Hermit Thurman,
Jr., of Savannah, Ga., the wedding
to take place at the home of the
bride's parents on South French
Broad avenue early, in April. Miss
Lee is the second daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lee and possesses great
personal charm' and beauty. Mr.
Thurman is. the son of tha late Dr.
B. H. Thurman and Mrs. Thurr
man, of Cheraw, S. C."
Link in Highway Being Finished.
Old Fort SeotlneL
... The State prison camps- have
been moved recently from ' Graph -iteville
to a point near Hidgecrest,
where the convicts are finishing up
the last link in the State Highway.
This will not only open up a here
tofore almost impassable mountain
pass for inter-State and intra-State
automobile traffic, but it Will serve
as a splendid outlet for a great
rnumber of clever, hospitable peo
ple who havB oeen deprived of any
thing like decent road facilities for
a century. It will also "afford ac
cess to the most picturesque 4 part
of-America. i
Aa extra, session of congress not
later than June now IsSienerally
conceded among officials' in 'Wash
ington: '-'Z:rl ; --V-'
STATE NEWS OF THE WEEK
Items Concerning Events of I
terest and Importance Througji- '
out the State.
In J ackson county Lon Brown
was shot and instantly killed by
his brother, Fid Brown. : V
Final adjournment of the 191T
general assembly was scheduled to -take
place Wednesday evening
The senate bill to re-enact thel
state-wide primary law was passed ,
to give place to the sneak bill ' to
repeal the primary law. ,
Major Chas. M. Stedman of
Greensboro, who has justbegun
his fourth term as a Representa
rive in Congress from the fifth dis
trict, announces that he will not
be a candidate for re-election next
year. . .
C. J. Bowers, a railroad brake
man", running on a freight between
Asheville and Connelly . Springs; ,
fell from a box car Saturday night
and was found dead beside the .
tracks. He .was a B resident of
Rockingham and was married about
three weeks ago. -
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A dispatch from Charlotte says
the jury in the case of Harry Tal
ley vs the Southern railway return- .
ed a-verdict for $40,000. Talley
sued for 100, 000. He was injured
in the wreck of the football special
at Salisbury on Thanksisriving eve,
1915, In the wreck he lost a limb,
had m'ears cut off, his jaw broken,
and was "other wise ifljuredr v
Two bridge's spanning 'the Ca
tawba river, near Mount Holly
were swept away by the high wa
ter Sunday night, one of them used
by the Seaboard Air Line and Pied
mont and Northern In terurban
roads and the other 'a toll -.bridge.
Both were temporary structures
erected in the place of - permanent
bridges washed away by the flood
of last July. v
Mrs. R. R. Simmons died Wed
nesday night of last week at the
Rutherford Hospital, after a -brief
illness. Mrs. Simmons was 36
years of age and had been jnarried
only ten years' The deceased was
a daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Thos. F.' Wilkerson, and be- :
sides her husband, is survived by
one .brother, Samuel M. Wilker
son, of Old Fort, and one sister -Mrs.
W. H. Payne, of Etlenboro.
Blind Tiger KillsOnTcers. 1
At Tarboro Saturday Policeman '.
Ransom Gwaltney and P. R. ; Rigr
gin were killed and Mayor J. P. .
Keech probably fatally wounded
by W. C. Nelson. ' . '
The officers, accompanied by the
mayor; were v searching Nelson's
house for liquor, he .being accused
of operating a blind tiger. They
found between the mattresses of a
bed a quantity of whiskey and im
mediately Nelson opened fire, with i
tthe result stated, shooting all thfea
men before they could offerresist
ance. . -Anpther officer, : attracted
by. the shots, arrested Nelson. He
is in jail .J and "the f eeubg against
him isery string. ' - ;
Card of Thanks. -
'rv We desire to . express our profound
thanks and appreciation to the Ladies
Aid Society and other Methodists and
friends of -Marion l2z the generous
pounding they gave xis this . week, and
prayrich blessmgsupon them. - ;
" - -v Bev.and Mrs. Parkegr Holmes,-
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