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sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
Has More Than Double The
Circulation of Any Weekly
Papei in The Tenth Congres
sional - District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
VOL. 5. NO. J8.
RUTHERFORDTON, N. C, THURSDAY MQRNING, MAY 4, J 905.
$1.00 A YEAR.
be.
CLOSING OF THE
GRADED SCHOOL
Exercises Unusually Interest
ing And Largely Attended.
MUCH FAVORABLE COMMENT
The Court Filled To Its Entire
Capacity During The Series Of
Etertainments Hon. C. R. Hoey
Delivers The Annual Address.
The annual exercises of the Ruther
fordton graded school were held in the
court house last week under the direc
tion, and management of Mrs. W. F.
Rucker, assisted by Mrs. Clara Geer,
Miss Minnie "Daniel and Miss Mallie
Harton, of the faculty.
The commencement opened Wednes
day evening and closed Thursday even
ing, after a series of entertainments very
unusual in respect to grade. At every
exercise there were many people in at
tendance from the various sections of
the county, and it lias been said that
the court house at no time in its history
had been so jammed and packed. At a
consiaeraDie time Deiore eacn opening
every seat was taken: chairs were
brought in and filled ; all the available
standing room was crowded, even the
7 windows of the building beiug occupied.
Many who were unable to find seats for
. themselves, were forced to standduriug
'v the whole length of the performances,
. and the hall was crowded to its utmost
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HON. CLYDE R. HOEY.
capaiy at times. The whole af
fair Jems to have met the hearty ap
proval fthe community; the interest
maiJiested by the public was indeed
grat ifying to those whom the burden of
the. exercises had fallen, and it is not
doubted' that such manifestation be -speak
dan increased enthusiasm in this
commonly relative to higher" education.
Mr. ' Rafcker v?as master of
ceremouie s auc inade all announce
ments dafing te exercises. 1 -
The first entertainment was opened on
Wednesday evening by a farce, "A
Trip to Euf0!16." presented by a number
of the schoe children. It was, howev
er, the secc1 "timber on the program
w aAAoti the great-' pleasure to the
ijgstyjj brought down the house.
Pius " sung fy tittle Edna Harris and
Master HDglCarpenter to the general
amusement o ie n.dieuTe-. f,
number was 'V116 Fairy FestlvaI' and
the evening cl- - .
Atllo'clocfetT"nreday morning, the
exercises werePened with prayer bv
the Rev J D mold, of the Methodist
i,wh Then the school ang "Ameri-
h fl wier of the occasion. Mr.
McBraVer was at ljto best, and we might
. V ia,,-ti' ccWcerning his speech,
write at leutL that hig
but we tlunk it sa1
renmrks were made 4y
reniarK8v regult of wlucb
iiuu yictio! " '
woe o hit.
Mr. Hoe y euefl -.
fully with afea was ..Tbe
he announced that iff
Dreamer.' Betre Y,thod indicating
masteny w, -Jitieratfon-.aB well
much thought and de
ind oratory..
He
his
hold of
naa no trouu.c - . wag easily dis
audience directly, ua
cernable that everyone J uig W of
pathy with the t eg
thought. His oe ft ;at timeTse
led with wit and hm" L cauRht his
rious argument Jk rapt atten
hearers and held them t jtg .
tion as he drove JJ3op and pow
determmation with eioq J plea
er. His entire effort w 'Jtg clnsion
for tlie ideal, and VBndw gain
hy the materialistic l$iiese-latter
mg ground so rapd? Lard "him bave
days. Alt people who one
been lavish ia their P ' heard
the older members of tiw tl al)lest
to Bay that he cousidfa -jtened
educational address e n " fiue,t ough
to. Infact.hisaddress , t 1king
out, characteristic for w t. . .:
and the individuality of ain
Certificates of proficiexicy ;. ,--
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lines of study were then presented to
the ninth grade of the school by Capt.
W. T. R. Bell, County Superintendent
of Public Instruction. The presentation
speech was terse and to the point, yet it
was eloquent and in fine taste. The
speaker tried earnestly to impress upon
the children his idea of proficiency in
knowledge and the priceless worth of
greater and higher education. ine
talk revealed the earnestness " of ; the
man in the cause of education, the fun
damental basis of all true advancement,
the chief and sole end to which he had
contributed the best years of his life.
Capt. Bell's talk was much appreciated,
the more probably because of the mark
ed progress of education in this county
during his administration of the office
which he now so successfully fills. -
"The Old North State" was sung by
the school, and the closing prayer was
offered by Rev. C. B. Justice, of the
Baptist church.
The entertainment Thursday evening
was the last of the series. It was not
expected that the last night would be so
well attended, on account of an admis
sion being charged to defray expenses
and purchase books for the school libra
ry, but to the agreeable surprise of all
there was no falling off in the attend
ance. On this night, too, as well as that
of Wednesday, the house was crowded,
many standing during the whole per
formance. The door receipts aggregated
over $74.00, the amount being the lar
gest ever taken at a single public enter
tainment in this town.
The program was opened by the pre
sentation of 'Cindarella." a light but
attractive little play of the operetta
type. No time or attention had been
spared in preparation for the production
of this number. Children of gardes, from
the highest to the lowest, were "required
for its rendition. The utmost care had
been given to the training and costume
of each character, as could be plainly
seen by the grace and accurateness with
which each part was ' performed. -jThe
scene was one of beauty, a happy blend
ing of colors adding increased charm to
the general effect.
The report of the principal of the
school was then read by Hon. W. F.
Kncktr. For its contents the reader is
referred below.
The last number of the evening was a
song famili ir to all opera-going people,
entitled, "leli Me Pretty Maiden," from
the popular opera, Floradora. - This was
snug, embellished by pantomimic exer
cises, by eighteen young ladies and gen
tlemen in evening dress. - This number
scored heavily, the applause being so
loud and continuous as to force a repe
tition. .
Since the closing of the series of en
tertainments, there has been much fa
vorable comment, and from what can be
gathered from public opinion, it is safe
to say that the entertainments were the
best of their kind evej given in the town
There is an increasing interest in edu
cationai matters iu Rntherfordton, and
there is predicted for the graded school
a brighter prospect for the coming term.
The success of the school this year has
been due to several causes co-operating
together for the accomplishment of a
satisfactory and successful result. These
are: (1) The experience of the princi
pal in her profession and her proficiency
and ability to govern, select and direct
the courses of study. (2) The com
petency of and the valuable services so
willingly and faithfully rendered by the
corps of assistant teachers employed.
(3) The sympathy and co-operation of
the board of trustees and the public at
large concerning the advancement of
tlie best interests of the school ; and to
these may be . added the kindness and
help rendered by our capable Superin
tendent of Schools. Should this state
of affairs continue to exist, itwill not
be long until Rntherfordton will have a
graded school second to none in the
State in point of thoroughness of work
and results. , :.
c REPORT OF THE PRINCD7AL.
1 want to Jbhank all the good people of
Rntherfordton for their help and co-op
eration. We especially indebted to Mes
dames Horace Carpenter - and George
Bigger-staff. . I want also to thank ; my
teachers for their work; I also wish to
thank Miss Hazel Fisher and Mrs. R. S.
Eaves for assisting us with the music
during the closing exercises. We are
indebted to Messrs. Powers and Griffin
for the stage, to Mr.. Earl Justice for
bringing in the piano for us, to Mr. Ar
thur Smith for assisting the "marshals m
putting up the enrtain and helping in
other ways with the stage, and .we re
turn to them our -thanks for their kind
nessf We thank you all for your pres
ence, sympathy and encouragement
The enrollment for the school is as fol
lows : Enrollment for public school .
192; the average attendance 85 per cent.
The enrollment for the graded school, is
201; the average attendance 89 per cent.
Total enrollment 224; average attend
vnce for the year, 8. 5 per rent. ?
In addition to those who will receive
medals, the following deserve honorable
mention for boll) deportment and class
standing: :,; $
" Miss Barton's room First grade,
Misses May Bell, Sarah Dickerson, Re
becca Carpenter, Ruth' Levi, Gladys
Lewis, Lois Goforth and Master Hugh
Walker ; second grade, Georgie Bigger-
staff, Preston Lewis, Sylva Levi and
Agnes McBrayer; third grade, : Willie
Souther, Annie CratOn, Marie Reid and
Winnie Keeter 4 - " . . " - w
(Continued on another page.
MISS LILUE BLAND
WINS IN CONTEST.
She Gets The Sun's Fifty Dol
lar Diamond Ring.
HER MAJORITY BEING 22,740.
The Four Highest Are Miss Bland
105,575, Miss Harris 82,835,
Miss Powers 57,340, Miss Mor
row 19,142 The Vote In Full.
The Sun's diamond ring contest clos
ed last Thursday afternoon promptly at
o'clock. Miss.Lillie Bland, of Nanito,
the pretty and accomplished daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bland, is the
successful lady and is the winner of the
beautiful $50.00 diamond ring by a very
large majority. By the vote cast for
her the people of this county say she is
the most popular, person in Rutherford
county.
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' MISS LILLIE BRAND.
Tlie Prettiest And Most Popular Lady In Rutherford County 105,575 Votes.
The total amount of m votes cast was
281,905, which was much greater than
expected. The following is the rote
in full:
Miss Lillie Bland, Nanito.. . 105,575
Miss Mamie Harris, Ruth .... 82,835
Miss Novela Powers, .Ruth. . ..... 57,340
Miss Bonnie Morrow, Ruth 19, 142
Miss Jennie Lytton, Caroleen. . . . 4,749
Miss Virginia Grayson, Ruth. . 2,521
Henry Forney, Union Mills. . ... . 2,042
Miss Edna Long, Forest City. .... Mil
Miss Kathleen Harris, Ruth. ..... 1 ,225
Jnb. C Mills, Rntherfordton. 1,053
Miss Bessie Young, Forest City . . 930
Miss Ruth D. Walker, Ruth . ... 592
Miss Beth Forney, Wildemere. . .. 500
Miss Lula Brown, Cliff side. . . 435
Miss Annie Ida Justice, Ruth 401
Miss Louise Carpenter, Ruth. . . . . 325
Miss Gladys Lewis, Ruth. ....... 337
Miss Fairy . Clemmer, Bostic . . . 260
T. P. Reynolds, Forest City. ..... 250
Robert R. Simmons, Ruth.: .... . 225
Miss Florence Harrill, Bonny. . . . ... 219
Miss MayJHesterfRutherfordton. 204
Miss Ethel Jackson, Forest City. . 200
Mrs. W. F. Rucker, Ruth . . . . 200
Mrs. J- M. Allhands, Henrietta. . ., 200
Miss Maggie Wiley , Ellenboro . . . . 150
Miss Mary Wells, Rntherfordton . " 105
Miss Dlla Huntley Ruth. . ... . . . i 100
Mrs. J. P. D. Withrow, Hollis . . . 100
J . P. D. Withrow, Hollis 100
J. W. Griffinf&Rutherfordton. . . . 68
Cautus McDonald, Forest City i . . 55
Miss Love Mae Flack, GUkey . . . . 51
Ernest Price, Ellenboro. . 36
W. E. Flack. Gilk6y 33
Mrs. F. W. King, Eorest City. . . . - 25
Miss Emma Carpenter, Ruth. . . . . 25
Miss Etta McBrayer, Ruth...;.. 12
Kenneth Tanner, Caroleen. . . ,.. r - - 9
Joe Suttle Rntherfordton .' 7
G. C. Moore, Forest City. . . . . . ... 6
Miss Jonnie R. Logan. Union Mills 6
Miss Mamie Ross, Bonny ........ . 6
Trns Morgan, "Rntherfordton . 5
Otto Williams, Forest City .... . . . 4
Miss Annie Conner, Ruth. 3
Miss Marie Allen, Ruth 3
W. W. Gray. Rntherfordton 3
Miss Maude Livingston, Union M s 2
Miss Irene Lathan, Union Mills. , 3
Miss Evie Ross, Bonny. ... .... . . 2
Tyra York, Bonny. 2
Lester Bridges. Bonny 2
Miss Nora Freeman, Bonny . ..... 2
Miss Janie King, Wildemere. . . .-. 1
Miss Lollie Harris, Ruth . . ....... 1
Miss Louise Waldrop, Ruth 1
Miss Swannie Hester, Ruth. ..... 1
Miss Fannie Justice, Ruth 1
Miss Katie Edgerton, Union Mills 1
Miss Nannie Lou Morgan, U. M . . 1
Miss Laura McKeown, Wildemere " 1
Miss Myrtle Arrowood, Wildemere 1
Miss Dilhe Hensley, Cuba. ....... 1
Sherod Hall, Otter Creek ......... 1
W. W. Horn, Cuba. 1
Miss Meldona Livingston, C M. . 1
F. C. Nanney.'Union Mills 1
John Nanney, Union Mills. . . 1
Davis Morris, Union Mills. . . ... 1
Mrs. E. C. Harris, Otter Creek. . 4 1
Miss Lillie W illiams, Gage I
Mrs. Casco Hall, OtterjDreek. 1
Miss Maude Williams, Tiger. .... 1
June Harrill, Forest City 1
Lawrence Thorn, Forest City... 1
M iss Alma Moss,' Forest City .... 1
W"l Mitchell, Rntherfordton .1. 1
Hubbard Stimpson, Ruth . . 3
Miss Zelma Freeman, Bonny. . . . . 1
Tlie Sun hoped to print" pictures of
others closest to the winner, but the
photos of several of them could not be
secured, and therefore only that of Miss
Bland is printed. ,
Miss Bland is a young lady very pop
ular over the county. She is pretty and
intelligent and deserving of the high
compliment she received. -
The Sun's next contest will be com
menced next week, if decided to run an
other. In case another is put on, the
article will cost between $400.00 and
$500.00, and will be worth any trouble
one may go to for it. ' f '
Tlie . Sun takes this opportunity of
thanking its patrons and friends for
their-most liberal patronage in this mat
ter. The contest was really lively and
exciting and will be remembered for
some time to come.
A DISASTROUS CALAMITY.
It is a disastrous calamity, when you
lose your health, because indigestion
and constipation have sapped it away.
Prompt relief can be had in Dr. King's
New Life Pills. They ( build : up your
digestive organs, and cure headache,'
dizziness, colic, constipation, etc.
Guaranteed at all drug stores; 25c.
v Mr. M. R. Carroll, of Forest City,
was in town on business Monday. "
TO WORK THE OLD
BECHTLER MINE.
The Property To Be ReOpened
On A Large Scale.
70-FOOT SHAFT BEING SUNK.
The Company A Michigan Corpora
tion, Capitalized At $300,000.
$25,000 Worth Of Machinery On
The Ground And More To Follow.
The Woolverine Gojdmining
Company, which about a year ago
purchased the Bechtler gold mine,
about three miles north of Ruther
ford ton, has begun what promises
to be an extensive development of
this famous old property. This
company is a Michigan corporation
and is capitalized at $300,000. Its
offices and shipping point will be
Rutherford ton. About twenty-five
thousand dollars worth of machin
ery has been recently delivered on
the ground and a shaft located and
sunk to a depth of about seventy
feet. In addition to the machinery
already delivered a thirty thousand-
dollar stamp mill, of one hundred
stamps, and a cyanide plant have
been purchased and will be erected
during the summer. The company
now employs about thirty men on
the works and are adding others as
fast as machinery . and material "ar
rive. Gold was first discovered in Ruth
erford county early in the last cen
tury, and the property now being
developed by the Woolverine Com
pany was successfully and profita
bly worked from 1830 till 1861,
when the civil war put an end to it.
It has never been, however, explor
ed far below water level and its pos
sibilities are not known. The veins
traversing the Bechtler property
have been traced arid partially test
ed and opened from Broad river on
the east to the Main "Broad river on
the north of Rutherfordton a dis
tance of seme eight or ten miles..
Mr. S. G Abbott, of Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich., the general superin
tendent of the Woolverine Compa
ny, has had wide experience in the
development of gold: mining prop
erties and he assures us that he
has never seen a .better prospect
than the one he is now interested
ya. An electric plant will be in
stalled for lighting and power pur
poses. The people of . Rutherford
ton and surrounding country are
interested in the outcome of " this
enterprise as its success will make
this a mining section.
Other northwestern companies
have secured options on gold-bearing
lands adjoining the Woolverine
property and will in a few days
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We have &. nice Medicine Cabnet to .give away to
the lucky person out of 72 persons. Every family
needs one just like it. All you have to do is to buy
" a bottle of FURNITURE POLISH for 1 5 cents.
YOU GET A GUESS FOR 15 CTS.
- The Polish is worth 50 cents to any woman in her
- home. It is easy to use. and goes along ways.
Remember there is only 72 bottles, so come early
and don't missjt.
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PIROVEP
Satisfactory
Boston Mass., Jan. 25th, 1905
Mr. Chas. M. Stieff,
Boston, Mass
Dear Sir:-
The Stieff upright
piano, which you sent to the
New England Conservatory of
Music on trial last October,
has proved entirely satisfac
tory, and on the strength of
this trial, I have decided - to
place an order with you for
Twenty Five1 (25) Stieff up
right pianos, same style as
samples ubmitted.
These pianos must be de
livered at the New England
Conservatory of Music on or
before September 1st, 1905"
Youre Very Truly
RalphI,. Flanders, ,
Manager.
Charles M. Stieff
Manufacturer ff the piano with the -sweet
tone.
Southern warerooms, 211-213
North Tryoo St., -Charlotte,
North Carolina.
C H. WILMOTH, Manager.
Mention this paper.
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take up the titles.
A widely known mica property
adjoining the mineral lands men
tioned above and known as "Isin
Glass Hill," was purchased for
mica several years ago by Indian
apolis parties! Its development
showed that the quantity of mica
was unlimited, in fact more abund
ant than anywhere else in North
Carolina, but valueless on account
of its dark color, but has proven
nevertheless to be of great value on
account of the kaolin which it con
tains. The kaolin taken from this
mine by analysis has been found to
be of a finer quality than any other
kaolin so far discovered in the Unit
ed States, and it is rumored that a
large pottery plant will be built on
the property for the manufacture
of a high grade of porcelain ware.
Parties will visit Rutherfordton in
a few days to perfect plans , for the
erection of this plant. '
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