" r4-1 ncworrtK ULVU 1 W TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE-OF McDOWELL COUNTY. ,
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ESTABLISHED 189(5.
MARION Nr C, THURSDAY, OCT.- 27, 1921
VOL. XXVI NO. ID
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MR. R. F. BURTON PASSED
AWAY TUESDAY MORNING
Was Cashier M.j and Fl Bank
and Active "in Business J Af-vvy-f
airs Funeral -Yesterday ;V.
e
The people of Marion and vicinity
-were made sad last Tuesday-niorning
when they learned that Mr, R; - F.
Burton , one of . the rtawn's- most be
loved citizens, had passed away, at ,7
o'clock, a. m. . Notwithstanding the
fact that "Mr. Burton's -health had
fceen poor for more than, a year his
death came as a shock. ; He had been
at his post . as cashier of the Mer
chants & Farmers Bank. Saturday,
tand was on the streets during y the
. same day! He was taken seriously
all. Monday and grew worse until his
suffering was relieved in death.
The body was prepared f of burial
and taken to Goldsbdro" Wednesday
afternoon, accompanied by the t im
mediate family relatives" and friends.
A short funeral, service was held at
Sthe home, and the concluding ser-
-?rices were held at Golclsboro.
Mr. Burton was -a native of Vir
ginia, but spent most - qf his life in
SJbrth . Carolina. He was connected
with the Southern Railway Company
or many years and came from New
on to Marion as?Agent .';' something
like 20 years ago. He was k elected
cashier of - the .Merchants & Farmers
Sank about; 14 years a'givwhich posi-
Haon brought , to Aim . many;, response
Mities.fof- trust . and honorC . As '-r a
"anker.-he held the -confidence of his
associates and the- entire public ?
Mr.' ;: Burton ;-was n elder. - in the
MRS..B. P. DAVIS DIES AT
HOME OE: HER DAUGHTER
The many friends, of - Mrs. B. P.
Davis were greatly shocked Saturday
to learn that she had passed :- away r
at 3:30 p. m. Saturday at . the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John Britton,
in - Johnson City, . Tenn: -
Mrs. ADa vis underwent anopera-
about three, weeks ago, but hot-
Withstanding the fact that her con
dition, was rather critical her death
Was unexpected. -1 1
The body, was, brought to Marion
Sunday afternoon and was carried to
the home' of Mr. and Mrs. John W.
Kirby, where the funeral services
were held Monday at 10" o'clock a.
m.,.. conducted by .Rev. J. T. Bowden,
in the absence of the pastor xf the
deceased, Rev. J. P. H,ipps, who was
in High Point in attendance upon the
annual ..conference of" the Methodist
Church. At the, funeral was a large'
number of relatives and friends of
the deceased. The floral tributes
were beautiful and gave testimony
to the high esteem in . which &f rs.
Davis was held in her home town.
The body was laid to rest at Oak
Grove cemetery.
Mrs.. Davis was married twice;
first, to the late Dan F. Kirby, who
died several years ago. She Was
married about hree years ago to Mr.
B. P. Davis, of Marion.
Mrs. Davis is survived by her hus
band and one daughter, Mrs. John
Britton; a sister Mrs. Tucker; three
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell ?
1 Items About Home People.
N OLD FORT
Old' Fort, Oct. 24. A box supper
was given" Friday night by , the girls
and teachers of the Old Fort High
School, for the benefit of the girls
basket-ball team. v
Rev. R L. Foster left last Tues
day for the annual conference which
met at High Point. He was called
home Thursday evening -on account
of - the serious illness of his small
child.
Misses Bailey, Burgin, Miller;
Burton and Biddix and Messrs. Ouh-
can, Shelton and Keeter were chqp
eroned by Mr. and Mrs. oe Atldh's
on a party to Curtis Creek. Lumber
Camp where they spent " Saturday
and Sunday, returning Sunday after
noon. . .
Dennis Haynes spent the week-end
in Asheville visiting relatives. , r
G. H. Allison, C. L. Gilbert, Geor
ge Miller and George Allison' left a
. 77- -. -- . ..-
L. Ledbetter. ' V
Mrs. LoU Hensley. spent Saturday
and Sunday "with her mother, " Mrs.
Vennie Harris. l Nt . ; :
i J. C. Crawford Js spending this
week ith his sister, Mrs. CM. Hall.
Mr. and -Mrs. J. P. Williams spent
Saturday in Glehwood.
J. G. Haynes spent Monday in
Marion.
Mrs. Gilbert Rodney is on the sick
list. '
M. R. Nanney made a business
trip to Nebo last week. : -.
Rev. ; M. " M. vHuntley- delivered r a
fine sermon at the Cove; church Sun
day. .
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS i
' x APPOINTMENTS MADE
Union Mills, Route 1, Oct. 24.
MrJ,-;E. M. Stott, who was carried to
Ruttterford hospital last week, un-
dejvnt an opration and is doing
nicely. ' '. ' '
Mr, McCurry of Henderson coun-
ty has moved his family to the Al-
bertus Ledbetter place on Grassy
creek.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Nichols-. and
Rev. J. P. ; Hipps Re trims to
1 Marion ; Rev.- -Z. Paris Pre-"
, siding. Elder .This District. "
The Western North Carolina con
ference . of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South",-which, has- been in
session in vHigb Point for the past
week, adjourned Monday after trans
acting theXusual business and- mak.
in ; the , appointments, of ministers .
for the next. conferencev year. " Rev
J. Jr. Hipps, .who has( been pastor of
the Marion church for thepast year
is returned, and Rev. D.tM.. Iitaker
who held the - appointment . as presid
ing elder of this district, goes to the "
Statesville. district and Rev. . 2L'
Paris succeeds him on the v Marion
district. - .: ."r :,. -".'""
Rev Z." Paris,, the new presiding;
elder, is well known x here, having
served "th First Methodist "church
here as 'pastor several years ago.
He comes to Marion from Concord
Mrs. Lackey of Old Fort motored to where he has;been stationed for the
the Cove Wednesday. ! past four: years. . ; v : r -
Mr. and , Mrs. J. P. Williams visit- j The appointments f or - the:r Marion
few days aeo for an extensive bear' .vC o f- -..v.
, j D. C. Brown, at Glenwood, Saturday. I - : Marion, Diitrict. -: .
llUn t. , I i- -r-k -m r . " i t I tr : j j J r ti j
sr. morris gave a com snuc&mg luttnuu . uisuticj. . i-arcs, presia-.
Saturday which was well attended.. ingelder: Bald:Creek,;J. M. Price;
Verno Harris and family,. Mrs. Broad River, ElmerSimpsbn;" Burns-
Cora Nichols, Miss Floy Williams ville, I L.' C. Postell; Bostic Circuit; Ii.
Miss Margaret White of Asheville
spent the week-end here with rela
tives. -
Joe Byrd suffered a stroke of par- : . T ' t..v t nrr a Ai,..,? t
al Fnday n,ght and . in. a vy j n , Reeved ConneUy Springs. F.
brothers H. JH. Mitchell, Ed. Mitch- The Junior quintet of the Ol Harris, Misses . Ann Elliott;. lkey, J. ,. Hornbuckte;
ell, alKof Winston-Salem, and Neal Fort, High School played, their firsf fTuc Har"s' dl Robert Forest City and peasant ve
Mitchell, of Caroleen. , igame of the season Friday with Glen- a? ol edbftter. motored Parker Holmes; Glen Ipme B. G.
Beiore ; her marriage Mrs. Davis Vo'od High school, winning the game 1ttherfon Sh - . fr i' .:
, , . - i r --j i.s-wnui n Min.an QVi ! r '. 1. 4.1 : Flora Morris and .Mr. Michael, teach- rion circuit, P. Ir Terrell; Marion
-Pythian, and was .faithful to duty, of the late William B. Mitchell, bne . One of the prettiest sites m the . ... TT J . . tv A - ?
Smai I ever HVed in S section ld spent practically aU her life in mountains of-Western North Caro- t Bortjc,-.nd Mr. vHarrUI:vtl MUta, rMcDdl. n ;
and: teWBnttdrii' H Circle oi friends, and, was jnlar- bai Falls. . Dr.' Kephart of- GrW: W:7S.I
. c : " . , . . . . i : uJl i , . . , .v caterpillar tractors are doing some.ney; Morganton, Pickens r Sior-
Mr Burton is' survived -by his lm- pnd greatly beloved m her home com- boro has recently investigated the , -. - TT . - l T A - T -
D"" f ' 7v wa KV4,v . - t lu- trriu -good work on the road from Union ganton circuit, J. A. Fryr W. L. Daw- ,
mediate familyIrs Burton andXone mumty. She was active m both property -for this purpose. This-.i' . " - T ; t x.' Viij-t? - -
-v-r-' ''-: -r a j v u u - -.-.-Millsto the Cove. ' son, jr., J. Ri Preacher; Old Fort, R. -.
Z. s ; . , rsv.: rnAr . i ftM ' Mrs. Grant Harris is visiting in L. Foster; Rutherfordton Station,
lCr. Gladstone' of Reidsvilie; Mrs thjng that .meant for the upbuilding ment and support 'of the Old Fort
4Chas. "; WiUUrnsof vkittrelir'N" C. ; . of.' the - community. " ' people, because .it would bring
Forest City.
N. Crowder; Spruce Pine and Bakers-
5 "'Sfc:-' ;ui ! rZ'- r". rn,-. .r,v.ur !:: Mrs. Louise Hensley and children ville. A. A. Angel, Spindale and Alex-'
; , - -rrr it 1 4.u ooi v 4. - , visited Mrs. Hensley's mother Satur- ander, M. W. Heckard; Table Rock, !
C. and Mrs. JiVM. Waddell, Green- .munity goes out to the husband and to the town. . - A y. , i, y , 0 , T V. r 1 - Itr
e, .A. d.. in their, " CiUD. W Adanu is cons Jdget ' J.; -
M. Button; of; .Baltimore, I Md.- hourof. grief . ' at considerable expense p Nsondoit- dhet, son junior Treacher1 Old Fort-R.
Univrial iregret has Iwen heard : Relatives in attendance upon the from a dam constructed sometime, ' Mr-MWolHe Adam, spent- Mon Hau student Tafc Divinity school,"
" everyvhand- at th&,passing of fifonetta from a distance .were Mr. ago across the creek to a water- , T.'F. Higgins; divinty school, Boston
ma-,v "" 7 mIkIii lu ii CU- ,T w 7u Morris Nanney has accepted .X universHyA. P. Simpson; divinity
tv's svmnathy goes out to the family City, Tenn.; Mrs. Maggie Mitchell, the oldo knitting mill. With the - ; . " . , . - .. 0. V
s aymwijr 8".uu;-'w. ' ' W' t a. v. . , , . . position at Bndgewater. school Boston university, O. L. Simp-
and relatives in .their great distress, of Shelby; Mrand Mrs. W. J. Arey, power thus derived he will operate a 47 The folks ar0und here are bejrin- on ' ' -
- " - '-- - of Shelby; Mrs. M. P. Morgan, of roller mill, a grist mill and later on . , . ... . B " " - x - ' , . r
- - - , . . . . . . . - nmer to talk school consolidation. Monioe was selected by .the Meth-
f)l n TIME BEER tW iVjanney, o. v-., x. vavio, io. v. umei iiiacniiicx. vui. xi.tx.nia
IS
- '-v.t V rr ii CTTIIC Q navic oriH Mrs. "rTVnnV Wallftr. of olcz-k cnonHincr nnifa n Vkit: nf mnnpv
Washington, Oct. 25. Beer, as a Asheville. at Catawba Falls putting in a water
n fnll lefffll status! :. line from there to Old Fort and
-avMAvwi m w V ' " 1 .- i
LAUREL HILL
Nebo, Route 1, Oct. 24. Our
odists as the place for its session
next year. - ;.; ; - '?
4C OUlf I fO V T AIT
ioday through the unexpected action ; iane. .otnerwise improving ms property, y school at tms place seems to oe pro- : . ; DIED-FROM ACCIDENT
fthe treasury departments in pro-1 ACTION IN THE MATTER i These are very commendable im- gressing. nicely with Miss Annie Mor- xyir ' Phillip' K Lail 'brother of
anulgating regulations permitting Jts , OF A NEW COURT HOUSE provements and should receive hear- ris as teacher. A box supper given tonn T Lail Qf this community was
-nse.for that purpose. J Issued in ac-j. At a called: meeting of the County ty support. 1 at the school building. xn'lat Satur-. t-med-in a ranawkv-accident 'near-
;day mght was attended by an unusu- Sr,okane; Washington, one day last
ally large .crowd of people from both week,v hrew, -of the tragedy reached
u xar anu near anu quite a neai sum -t-i: i j t
xToic,r;nQ p i Oof a Fvorv. i. . . the relatives of the deceased who lm-
i,6au,, .v. w. v was Tftaiizert- Tiie tiroceeas. wnicn
MONTFORDS tOVE
-eordance with an opinion submitted : Commissioners on October 20th ac-
hy former Attorney General Palmers tion was taken qh the question of
3ast March 3, holdingthe medicinal ; erecting a county court house.
use of beer to be legal under the pro- Vne question oi ounamg a couit , , - v - was reanzea, ine proceeas, wnicn -t ely imdcrto ok to eet the de-
ibition Iaw? and after be.ng wtn-inouse - .rr"' "r of the Occident It cems. that
Aeld since tlien m aillicipauon.; oi"C. iMC j-vo .... r : uie Ui acwwui. Mr Lail wss eirafed in mnarin? a
Mrs. E. L. Walker and daughter,- -- .TW.:-..-. :::-j h..i
Miss Ella, of Marion nent Saturday , , . .
T.nn- nH Preston , ,'. wnicn ne was urivmg Decame ingnt-
-early action by congress on the pend- Repeated recommendation that anew! K. A. Marlow is erecting
Snc anti-beer measurer : announce- jcourt house be built, practically con- residence.
Ment.ofhe:beer-regulations ;v3rMf-tr"V'' Tirrnr l M.rinn nt Ratro.v ...TS. ' ened and ran away, killing the driver.
give ocne county couumssiuucio at J v r - inenas in tms community. -Kt,; t ;i w
Sority to sell the present court and Sunday with . their parents, Mr p Queen and faraily of Moores- r
... - ' i . i- :?ot,h M-rc j TT tTptisIpv. i .- A . SJ. , o ried,. and was about 28 years of age
.day came as a complete' surprise to give the county commissioners
prohibition leaders.. -v
i 240RTH CAROLINA I
" sjL IS , : : DAY PROGRAM OUT
hr-&orth Carolina Day will fair on
f Armistice Day: this year arid ; Dr.j E.
C" Brooks,Superintendent of Educa
! -tion, has issued a program phamplet
k if or the . use ', of schools ;m rthe. pbser-
lssue
to the unsatisfactory condition of
the money market the county com-
Tn it ifft forth 1 missioners were not-able to. sell the
e record of tlie State in the-: war 'bonds -and start the new court house,
ntrnnfiv oi p,. at: . AnH a list ; ' of Conditions recently .appearing to be
house site and purchase a new site and Mrs. J. 1. nensiey. I borowere pleasant-wsitors here Sat- 'S' 1 iuT aZZSIJI
and erect a new court house, an act! Miss Cora Lee and Lawrence WU- urday night and Sunday. v v to , 7
was passed in the 1921 session of the person of Marion visited their mrfth- Miss Elizabeth Morris of NealsviUe
General Assembly; also giving, -the , er , Sunday. r .visited her sister, Miss Annie, last . A11u :i,a wLr-
county, commissioners authority to ! . Mrs, G. M. Harris and Miss Good-Saturday nighu r ' t lU
. r . . ... ! tt Gto f Mon-AYt . J . . relatives and inends in- McDowell
Donds lor tms purpose., uwmg cuv uaiuo, Misses iate ana Jtiessie waters; j- ' , -
HTw AT Holl -iriaiorl nt.ivp . j tti t.1 r aim wmci oevvauxis. ,
..j.. ..vu rsiaaie rnce ana uia uion oi xvxa-
vance
3orth : Carolinians awardeH ; medals
of honor .by. the government for. dis
tinguished J services during the war.
Xikewise, it contains a suggested pro
jgram for use by the" schools.' '
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CHURCHSERVICES. ; i W
Tnere wilr be services at St. John
Episcopal church "Tuesday, 2Nov;; 1,
. -All Saints'iDay, at 9 :S0 a. m. . - v .
"Regular sservices at the Presby
reriah church .neatt iSunday -by the
rpastor at ' 11 a. an3 "7:30 p. jn,
; . RevTlJ 'M.Clafkzof " Statesville,
Superintendent pf Home i7 Missions,
Twdll jMach at the Clinchfield Pres-
byterian church neit Sunday at -dil
more favorable to - the disposition of
the: bonds, ; the county commissioners
are now offering the b(Jnds fprsale
and expect to begin - the .actual con
struction of, the new court nouse just
as -soon as the money has. been ,rea
lized from the sale of the: .bonds.-.
No plans have been t adopted for
the new building, but it is understood
that the commissioners ;v expect : to
build a modern building, S equipped
with the latesi equipment, -: j .
-' The proposed minstrel to be given
by the - American T Legion Armistice
night has been postponed to a later
date owing to unforeseen difficulties
at Sugar Hill Saturday.
Jones Harris and C. MHall made
a business trip to Marion Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Banning visit
ed their daughter, Mrs Homer Led-,
better, Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. M. J. Harris spent
Saturday in Marion. - -
Mrs. W. A." Houck of Marion and
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Houck, of Balti
more, v Md., - visited the formers
daughter, Mrs. J. L. jedbetter, ,thi&1
week.4 ' x . . ' -
. ,Mr.; and Mrs. Briscoe Harris spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. R.-A.
Marlow.'--' . : x .C '. "rr '. '
; W. I G. - Whitesides of Lattimore is
spending" the week in the cove." ,
cMrand -Mrs. VV ; ;M; - Wel?nari,
Miss Velma Wepman, Miss Dead
man, and Ray Deadman; of Shelby,
spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs. J.
Tlio TomiTe Qfa T-o? t n. Vn-n rrTit- rw
rion, visitedfriends and homef oiks North Carolina and wfll be buried
near Gleri Alpine.
in this neighborhood - Saturday and
Sunday.
Burgin, Cooper: of Spindale spent W1rf ' ctart Tunnpc prom :
the week-end with friends here. ; duimp wiim ixxrrx tmrrc
Mrs. A. C. Price has gone to Clilf-. :,w;iM;nMTi,.
side where shewill spend two weeks al withdrawal-of American - troops
tt r -from Uermany, . expected to start
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Mangum ' of . .... . -V ; 1 -
Dysartsville visited' in this commum- , - . . -
ty last Sunday. ?r Trt rio.i,oiT ' tT,o nrPTit'
Miss Annie Morris spent Sunday -..Wv;. , Knnv - nT1f1
with homef oiks near NealsviUe. -i,is.i,,t
Miss Hla McCurry, who has been ; thc- of
spending some time in. .Marion, v,is : , - . - - .
home for a; few days. J ::':Zxi: -r nf rvwnnn i
singing ven by Beatrice .: - ofe high school de-
Walker on 'last; Sunday" night was en-
J"?" V:? 7:?0 on
people. -:;.V : Friday night, October 28. , IThc pubi
flic s cordially invitedT. - .
X Continued on page four)
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' a. m. arid .7 :30 p. in.
in its preparations. 4 ; : v
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