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A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF McDOWELL COUNTY.
ESTABLISHED 1896.
MARION, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1922
VOL. XXVI NO. 43
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STROUDTOWN SCHOOL
BOND ISSUE CARRIED
A Modern School Building,
With Equipment, Will Be
Erected Before Jan. 1st.
The election at Stroudtown on last
Saturday on the question of bond is
IPsue for a new school building was
"'carried by a nattering majority. The
polls were promptly opened at sun
rise and voting immediately began.
A majority was cast in favor of the
bonds by 10 o'clock, but the voting
continued throughout the day in fav
o y of the new school proposition. No
organized opposition developed on
election day and everything passed
off quietly, without any disorder
-iatever. Only eight; votes Were
cast against the bonds.
The school authorities expect to
begin at once to make plans for the
erection of the new building. For
some time the people have felt the
need of more adequate school facili
ties and as soon as the bonds have
been disposed of it is expected ac
tual building operations will begin.
A modern building, and equipment,
will be provided. It is the purpose
of those having the matter in hand to
erect a building in keeping with the
demands of the district and to pro
vide opportunities in the Stroudtown
district equal to those in other dis
tricts in the county. The course of
study will be enlarged and a high
school department will be added.
It is hoped to have the new building
and equipment complete not later
than January 1st.
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT
NEAR MARION
A rather serious automobile acci
dent occurred last Sunday afternoon
near the home of Mr. G. C. Conley,
oil the Nebo road, when a car driven
by J. Mask ran into a car from
lix V. The occupants of the two
carswere ' badly shaken up and four
of them were more or less seriously
cut from the broken glass of the
windshields- In the car from Lenoir
were Eugene McGinness, who owned
the wrecked car, Fred Warren, who
received slight injuries, Miss Alley
)eer and Miss Grace Warren, both
of whom were slightly injured.
Charles Puckridge, who was in
flask's car, was mpre seriously in
jured than, any of the others, he be
ing rather badly cut about the face.
The others in the car with Mask were
Ava and Josephine Puckridge who
were only shaken up and suffered no
ill consequence from the experience.
All the injured persons were cared
for by local physicians and were able
to go to their respective homes Sun
day afternoon.
McDOWELL VETERANS TO
GET FREE TRIP TO REUNION
By order of the county commis
.sioners here last Thursday the coun
ty will pay the round trip fare of all
the Confederate veterans of Mc
Dowell county who may want to go to
the reunion at Richmond, Va., June
20-22. Veterans desiring to make
the trip are requested to file ident
ification. Wank and make request to
Treasurer M. G. Poteat for trans
yortation. The veterans will entrain
here June 19.
MAN KILLED BY TRAIN.
J. Bas. Finley, whose home was
near1 Cirn'chrjeid, was killedJy tram
number twenty-two near Bridgewater
Monday. It is reported that Finley
) was sitting on the track and it is
thought that; the train struck him be-
" fore he had time to get out of the
way of thCtrain. He issurvived by
a wke aha-bne chad. He was a
younglnan Bout 23 or 24 years of
age. llnterment was made Tuesday
afternoon at Oak Grove cemetery.
Deputy Sheriffs J. B. Ledbetter
andKnneKreportthe destruc
tion ota stiU on Broad Biver recent
ly. Ities S1S Zlt on
modVsaestroyeda frlant on
Buck Creek on June 7th.
AoOVER-CONLEY.
A very quite but beautiful wed
ding occurred at Cottage Home Tues
day morning, June 6th, at 9:30, when
Miss Anna Conley became the bride
of Mr. Kirby Hoover of this place.
The home was beautifully decorated
in pink roses and greenery and the
vows were spoken in the spacious
parlor before an improvised altar of
roses and evergreens.
The bridal party entered to the
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march, played by Mrs. E. N. Giles,
sister of the bride. Preceding the
bride the groom entered with his
brother, Mr. Howard Hoover, as best
man. The bride entered on the arm
of the maid of honor, her sister, Miss
Jennie Conley, who was gowned in a
charming frock of white organdie
with georgette picture hat and carry
ing white roses. The bride was very
becomingly dressed in a traveling
suit of blue tricotine with grey ac
cessories and carried a shower boquet
of white sweet peas.
Rev. P. H. Brittain, pastor of the
bride, performed the ceremony dur
ing which strains of "Barcarolle" was
softly played. Only the immediate
family and a few friends of the
young couple were present. Follow
ing the ceremony the guests were in
vited to the dining room where re
freshments were served. The decor
ations nere were pink roses and ever
greens. The bride is the second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Conley and is
very popular in Marion. After leav
ing the State College at Greensboro
in the spring of 1919 she has been a
successful teacher in the county
schools of McDowell.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. M. J. Hoover of this place and
holda a responsible position with the
Marion Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoover left for a
short trip through "the Western part
of the state. They will be at home
in Marion after June 15.
BEAMAN-PADGETT.
A wedding of much interest took
place last Monday, June 12th when
Miss Pearl Padgett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Padgett of Nebo, be
came the bride of Mr. Ernest Beaman
of this place.
The wedding was quiet affair, wit
nessed only by relatives and close
friends of the bride and groom. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
C. Story of the Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Beaman is a young lady of
culture and accomplishments. She
graduated from the Asheville Normal
College a few years ago. She taught
school in the county and for the past
few years she has held a trusted posi
tion with the Beaman Lumber Co.
Mr. Beaman is a native of Tennes
see. For a number of years he has
lived in Marion and has been engag
ed in the manufacture and sale of
finished lumber. He is a member of
the firm of the Beaman Lumber
Company and is a young man of
sterling business qualities.
Mr. and Mrs. Beaman will make
their home in Marion.
The out-of-town guests for the
wedding were Mrs. Ruth B. Aston,
Mrs. Chas. Biddle, Miss Elizabeth
Beaman, of Knoxville, Tenn; Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. English, Miss Ola English
and Miss Ruth English, of Asheville,
and Miss Margaret Highsmith of Ra
leigh. NEAR EAST RELIEF CARDS.
Mrs. D. F. Giles, chairman of the
Near East Relief campaign, who is at
present visiting in St. Louis, has left
cards in the office of the County Su
perintendent of Schools to be handed
to persons who desire to send pack
ages, to be forwarded to sufferers in
the Near East countries. These cards
are to be attached to packages and
carry all necessary information that
is needed in sending these packages.
These cards ' can be secured by mak
ing application to the County Super
intendent of Schools.
Services at St. John's next Sun
day at 11 a. mi
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM THE COUNTY
Brief Mention of Some of the
Happenings in McDowell
Items About Home People.
OLD FORT
Old Fort, June 12. Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Nichols of Marion spent the
week-end with their daughter, Mrs.
D. A. Silver.
Misses Nannie Nichols and Essie
Mashburn, who are attending sum
mer school at Union Mills, spent the
week-end with homefolks.
Alfred Gibson of Asheville visited
friends here Sunday.
S. J. Fortune of Asheville spent
Sunday with his sister, Mrs. J. Y.
Gilliam.
Finley Fortune of Asheville spent
the week-end with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs, T. J. Fortune.
Harry Ditmore returned home
from Chapel Hill Saturday and will
spend his vacation wit his sister, Mrs.
G. W. Sandlin.
Misses Bonnie Fortune, Vivian
Sawyer ahd Louise Flemming left
Tuesday to enter the summer school
at Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Taylor, Mr.
and Mrs. Hart Taylor and Mrs. P. H.
Mashburn spent Saturday in Ashe
ville. Mrs. D. M. Mcintosh and children
left Friday to visit relatives in Rich
mond, Va.
Misses Frances and Lula Hicks left
Tuesday for Asheville to enter sum
mer school.
F. M. Bradley left Friday to visit
friends in Alabama.
J. L. Lackey made a business trip
to Marion Thursday.
MisesHie and Bula. Kanipe,
May Allison and Gertrude Durham
returned home from Greensboro Col
lege last Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Taylor and
Mr. and Mrs. Hart Taylor left Tues
day for Abbot, Ala., where they are
building a big bridge.
Mrs. James Gilliam and daughter
of Catawba returned home Sunday,
after spending a week with Mr. Gil
liam. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Grant of
Greenlee spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moody.
Miss Mamie Lacky and Charles
McGee of Waynesville were married
June 5th.
! BETHLEHEM
i Old Fort, Route 2, June 12. Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Morgan spent Satur
day night at the home of C. N. Ho
gan. . Marie Jackson spent the week-end
,with Ethel Carr on Catawba,
j The W. O. W. of Old Fort decorat
ed the grave of Robert Poteat here
Sunday at eleven o'clock.
' Rev. C. P. Holland, who has just
returned from the State meeting of
the P. O. S. of A. at Charlotte, will
preach a sermon on the order here
next Sunday. Everybody invited.
Thomas Holland of Old Fort was a
visitor here yesterday.
Mrs. J. F. Parker of Marion spent
the week with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Gibson.
Thomas Parker of Marion is spend
ing the week with Frank Mills.
Charlie Gibson of Catawba spent
Sunday here.
Rattlesnakes seem to be plentiful
in this section. Five have been kill
ed here recently.
Due to so much rain the farmers
are all behind with their work, but
corn is looking very good.
CARLYLE
Nebo, Rt. 2, June 12. James W.
Edwards, one of McDowell county's
best known and most highly respect
ed citizens, died at his home here
Thursday, June 8, at 3:30 o'clock.
Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife
and eleven children Marion Ed
wards of Rhodehiss, Millard Edwards,
Mrs. Henry Arrowood and Thomas
A. Edwards of Nebo; John L. and
Wesley M. Edwards of Alliance,
Ohio; Charles and George Edwards
of Moorefield, Ohio; Floyd Edwards
of Canton, Ohio; Bert Edwards of
Spruce Pine, and Mrs. Gordon Er
win of Marion all of whom Were
present except the latter. He is al
so survived by forty-seven grand
children, eight great grand children
and one brother, William Edwards,
aged 78. Mr. Edwards had many
friends in this section and his pass
ing brought sorrow to many.
Farmers are getting along splendid
with their work.
Charles Buchanan of Hawk was
here last week prospecting for mica.
Fishing is fine on Lake James. If
you wish to spend a pleasant day,
visit Lake James at this place.
ASH FORD
Ashford, June 12. Ashford was
not dead, but sleWping.
Dewey Brown and Miss Liddy Heff
ner were quietly married a few days
ago. They are now keepink house.
Mrs. E. R. Stair of Dungannon,
Va., is visiting her parents and rela
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Greene of Johnson
City, Tenn., are visiting relatives
here.
Miss Beatrice Brown will attend
summer school in Morganton this
year.
We are expecting to have a Child
ren's Day exercises at Concord
church some time in the near future.
Ray McCall has returned home
from Morganton where he has been
working. ' -
On tlast Tuesday, June 6, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. English of this place had
a reunion of their family at the old ant Gardens cemetery, inv McDowell'
home place. This was also their county, were set in motion at yester
golden wedding day. Every member day's meeting of the McDowell-Er-of
the family was present except wi.n Clan A committee composed
two. It was wonderful to see that of William and E. McDowell, of
large family gathered around a long Asheville, and A. M. Siler; of Weav
table covered with good eats " ' viUeyaiappo
' grave- and formulate ' plans for the
HANKINS j erection of a suitable monument in -
Marion, Rt. 3, June 13. Mrs. ' Memory of the Revolutionary hero.
Murtie Cooper and Mrs. Fannie Lew- Joseph and Charles McDowell partici
is visited relatives in Morganton Fri- pated in the ' Battle of Kings Moun
day. tain and while the. grave of Charles
Misses Cora McNeeley and Edna McDowell at Quaker Meadows, Burke
Whetstile were shopping m Marion county, is marked, no monument haa
last Saturday. ever been erected at the grave of,
Mrs. M. A. Craig and grandson of Colonel Joseph McDowell.
Glenwood spent the week-end here. During the business session of the
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Erwin, clan yesterday William A. Erwin, of
a daughter, June 9th. Durham, was elected chief; J. E. Mc-
George and Joe Hall were visitors Iowell, of Asheville, vice-chief; Mrs.
at Carlyle Sunday. Margaret McDowell Siler, of Weaver-
A unmber of young folks from ville, re-elected secretary; W. M. Mc
Carlyle were visitors here Sunday af- Dawell, of Asheville, re-elected treas
temoon. urer.
J. C. Burnett made a business trip In the absence of Chief F. Boevard
to Marion Saturday. " McDowell, of Charlotte, who was un-
R. D. Barnes of Marion visited his able to attend this year's meeting,
daughter, Mrs. J.. C. Burnett, last Vice Chief J. E. McDowell, of Ashe
week. , villp, presided over the session yes-
jterday. A revision of the constitu-
NEBO. tion and by laws constituted the
Nebo, June 11. Mr. and Mrs. J. 'principle business handled. The re
C. Mason and little son returned vision included a reduction of the
home yesterday after spending some amount of annual dues,
time with Mrs. Mason's mother near lt was announced that books giv
Glenwood. ,in& the history of the McDowell and
Watson Wilson, of Marion, spent Erwin families would be revised,
the week-end with homefolks here. i
Miss Lonnie Snipes, who holds a CHURCH -NEWS,
position in Marion, spent Saturday ' There were one hundred and twen
and Sunday with homefolks here. jty young men in the Baraca class at
Misses Betty Bowman and Georgia the Krst Baptist church last Sunday
Sigmon were shopping in Marion last morning. The photographer was on
Saturday. hand and made a picture which is to
There will be preaching at the(be used in the State work to show
Methodist church next Sunday night ;what can be dne by the men when
at 7:45 o'clock. ithey get together. This was a great
GARDIN
Gardin, June 12. Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Mason of Nebo have been
visiting relatives here.
James Morgan made a business
trip to Glenwood last week. n
A large crowd of young people of
this place attended Children's Day
exercises at Bethel, Sunday.
A singing was given at rthe home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Wacaser Fri
day night.
Miss Mayme Bowman of Marion
spent the week-end with homefolks.
Crops are progressing nicely.
CURFEW
Old Fort, Star Route, June 13. -Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Morgan visited C.
N. Hogan Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hawkins of
Marion visited the former's parents
NEWS ITEMS FROM
OVER THE STATE
Items Concerning' Events of In
terest and Importance
Throughout the State.
Christian Endeavor societies of
North Carolina witf meet in Char
lotte Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
It is believed some 600 delegates wiU
be in attendance.
wiiiie riee uoiortn, aged zz, oi
Winston-Salem, died Saturday as
result of injuries which he sustain
Thursday at North Wilkesboro when
he fell 56 feet from a smokestack he
was painting.
E. B. Cozort, prominent farmer of
Durham county, claims v the prize cow
of 1922. Thursday, according t6
Mr. Cozort, the cow in question gave
41 quarts of milk at one milking';
It is said that four people helped in
the milking and it took two hours to
complete the job. -
Plans for the apple show to - be
held in Asheville this fall, will be disT
cussed at a meeting to be held June
23 at the Swannanoa test farm of the
North Horticultural society. This
organization includes practically all
the large apple growers of Western
North Carolina.
TO ERECT MONUMENT
FOR JOSEPH M'DOWEIX
Asheville Citizen, 10th. J
Plans for marking the grave of
Colonel Joseph McDowell in Please
occasion and a splendid victory for
the boys, but they say they cam and
will go one better. Next Sunday
they propose to have one hundred
and fifty. This class, will, have a
delegation at ' the Baraca-Philathea
convention which is in session , at
Henderson ville this week. They will
bring back inspiring .reports for the
class next Sunday morning.
Saturday night and were the guests
of Mrs. R. D. Parker Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reel and child
ren spent Saturday night at J. , W.
Hogan's on Crooked Creek. ;
The farmers of this section are
busy cutting grain. ; ... '
Mrs. J. F. Parker and children of
Marion spent the week-end with"her
parents Sfr. and Mrs. J. M. Gibson.'
Grayson Pert dergrass arid- family
of Greenlee were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. G. G. Morgan Sunday. '
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