North Carolina Newspapers

hi4? r i El . . luHr t Ilk Hi fa h hi hM I- l u II 1 N 'lUp! H U A t I- Rf i.J 1 .4 ? r 7 I , J i . ; .ill I. t VOL. XVI. NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C, JANUARY I , 15)15. ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. NO. 40. BRIEF ITEMS LOCAL NEWS. A t'ivil service examination will he hcli fur Boomer postoiliee some time between January 10th anil 30th. Mr. Ceo. D. Trogd..n ami sun Hay, df High Point, were here until Mon day visiting his brother, Mr. E. W. TrugJon. The Meeding fine report for North y($ that practically every rVrhai half a dozen families are out with sufficient excuses. Mr. Edward Finley received last week a trio of Ringlet Barred Ply mouth Rock chickens from E. B. Thompson, Amenia, New York, the three costing him $25.00. Mr. D. W. lilevins, of Konnarock, Va., arrived and spent last night with his uncle in Wiikesboro. He has been away four years and connected with the Virginia Carolina at White Top, now being appointed agent at Jefferson and will visit his father near Hays, Mr. Andrew Rlevins, before go ing to assume his new positibn. Foreman Bauguss, of work on the Virginia-Carolina railroad in Ashe, who had been here several days, was to return Wednesday. He had about 30 Wilkes men to return with him and said last Saturday that he wished 150. Wages paid are $1.50 per day for ordinary laborers, or $1.10 with car shanty lodging and board. Down on Blairs row Saturday the Kaiser's army was moving. "Hep! hep! hep!" the boys,' small fellows, were marching soldiers. They paid no attention to a grown man passing than if he were nothing pass ing and reaching a certain point the commander shouted fire! then hep! hep! hep! on around the house. Mr. W. R. Martin, who has been in New York 2 months, left Tuesday after spending the holidays at home. Judg ing from an immense order for sawed lumber given out hy a railroad com pany in New Jersey the coming year ought to start the lumber business. Mr. Martin hence will be in this State and though thinking of moving from North Wiikesboro it is hoped not. There is in the forks of Lewis Fork Creek in the western part of Wilkes county a strip of territory whose peo ple need bridges, says Mr. W. H. Ed minstin, of Elk township. By put ting two, there, he says all of the peo ple could get access to them which when by having only one near the present ford on the Tar Kiln road peo ple living in the forks which comes together just above the road would still be without a bridge and no bet ter off. The ford has always been a deep one. DEATHS. Mrs. J. L. Sydnor. A message was received here Tues day morning by Mr. W. A. Sydnor to the effect that Mrs. J. L Sydnor, his step mother, had died, and he left on the next train going to Richmond. Mrs. Sydnor ouce lived in North Wiikesboro and since Mr. Sydnor's death about seven years ago had been living in Virginia, recently at ilign land Springs. She had been here on a visit several times since and last, 2 years ago. Before marriage Mrs. Sydnor was a Miss Brown, and she was perhaps fifty years old. Mr. J. M. Revis of Moravian Falls. Mr. Joel M. Revis, who lived on the road between Moravian Falls and the Lithia Springs died Tuesday, 22d of December. He was about GO years of age and was the father of Messrs. Leonard and Will Revis, and Mrs. Meado Adams, Mollie Duncan and Dora Estep, of Brushy Mountain township, and Mrs. llattie Brock, Moravian Falls and Miss Bertha l!evis, of a family said to have numbered ten children. - m .ii - - YOUNG ROGUES ENTER BAPTIST CHURCH Hoys have been caught up with stealing money from the Baptist church placed there by the Baracoa class, and this is not the first time. Some time during the fall the same act was committed and has just now come to be known. The stealing was traced to certain boys of the town and their parents refunded the money and it is learned now that some of these same little apparently probable parasites-to-be on human society, have committed these depredations the second time entering even the house of Cod and stealing. A few days ago the room of Mr. E. C. Woodie was enter ed and a twenty-five-dollar watch stolen and sold to Dr. 11. F. Baity for one dollar, and also a ring. Such things as these done by small boys leads only toward the jail and peni tentiary and parents who will not keep their children from such are go ing to be given a lot of trouble on account of them if they don't punish and stop them now. Entering a room when locked is getting over the bor der line itself for the future gen erations and honest people might have to move out and give up to depreda tion if it is not stopped now. The young chicken thieves have been do ing business in Wiikesboro this fall also. The officers say they are going to go after these young boys, and parents had better be looking after these children. If you don't punish them the State of North Carolina will and the thing will be up to them The officers say they can't enforce the Curfew law about young boys on the street at night just because parents uphold them by saying that they sent them, etc. Parents can sympathize with children and console them in their wrongs if they want to, and pay no attention to the officers but now just wait and see if they don't regret it. WRECK AT CURTIS BRIDGE WED. MORNING Lumber and chestnut wood have floated down on the shoals of the riv er b tween the two towns as a re sult of a frightful wreck on the rail road just this side of Curtis' bridge between 9 and 10 o'clock Wednesday morning as the mixed train was com ing down from Elkville. All at once a terrible crash was ex perienced and a shocking stop; fire man A. A. Lovejoy had jumped and had doubtless narrowly saved himself, while Engineer Wilson cooped under the engine cab crawled out through a small door uninjured, and a car of lumber and one of chestnut wood had been dumped into the Yadkin. Neighbors heard the crash and saw the steam and phoned thinking that people most probably were killed and injured and were loyally ready to help. Mr. Royal Died Suddenly at a Saw Mill Other Items. Ourrespondnnce of the Hustler. Vannoy, Dec. 24 - Mr. Connie Roy al, while working at a saw mill, died suddenly the other day. Mr. Royal wa3 about 50 years old and leaves a wife and six children. The mill where he died is located at the foot of the biue Ridge, owned by the Giant Lum ber Co., three miles beyond here. Mr. Ltir.ly Darnell was seriously wounded while at a Christmas tree at Logins School House, 19th. Mr. E. H. Woodie had an ulcer re moved from under his tongue by Dr. llutchen.s of North Wiikesboro on the 24th, which had more or less impeded his speech. Women of Sedentary Habits: Women who Set but little exercise are likely to be troubled with con stifl'ation and indigestion and will find Chamberlain's Tablets highly beneficial. Not so good as a three or four mile walk every day, but very much better than to allow the bowels to remain in a constipated condition. They are easy and pleasant to take and most agreeable in effect. Ob tainable everywhere. Marriages. Kobcrson-I.owc. X!r. Mansfield Robeson and Miss Charlotte Lowe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, C. A. Lowe, were married Dec ember 22d at Taylorsville, Rev. J. W. Watts, performing the ceremony. They boarded the train at that place giiing to Charlotte and other places to spend their honey moon. Kijririiis-llrown. A voung couple from Watauga county and Elk township of this countv were married here last Satur day at the residence, of Rev. Edward Long pastor of the Baptist church. The bride was Miss B. C. Brown, daughter of Mr. Cieorge Brown of Stony Fork, who was married to Mr. C. S. Riggins of Watauga county. The couple came down the river on the train from Goulds Station and probab.y returned that afternoon to Stoney Fork. Mr. Riggins is a son of Mr. J. I. Riggins. Wellborn-II ulilmrd. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hubbard in Wiikes boro Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 their daughter, Miss Annie Calloway Hubbard, was married to Mr. Guy Wellborn, of Dellaplane, son of Mr. Robt, L Wellborn, of that community. About twenty and more invited guests were present, in the candle-lighted parlor of the home lovingly decorated with the Lebanon plant and a beauti ful arch. The formality began with a song, "1 Love Yon Truly," sang by little Virginia Hubbard, a neicy of the bride, after which Mrs. R. E. Prevette sang "0, Promise Me," fol lowed by the wedding march played by Mrs. Warner Miller during the ceremony by tiev. Mr. Jones, pastor of the Methodist church, while the bride dressed in a suit ar.d wearing a hat, and the bridegroom in con ventional black, stood beneath the arch as the ring ceremony was said. After a course of refreshments served to the party the couple left amid best of wishes. Quite a number of attestations from friends for re membrance were received. DEATHS. 1 Mr. Joel Dim met to. Mr. Joel Dimmette, ex-Confederate veteran, died at his home with his son, Mr. C. A. Dimmette, of Edwards township, December 24, Thursday of last week, about 2 a. m. His wife died about 9 years ago. Mr. Dimmette had served in the Confederate army under Colonel Mc Mikeal of Wilkes county and under division commander General Hill. He has four sons living and one daugh ter, Mrs. J. 0. Hoots, of Austin, Messrs. J. F., North Wiikesboro Route 2, J. Isom and C. A., of Dimmette, and J. W. Dimmette of Elkin. His remains were "buried at Macedonia church Christmas day, the funeral be ing conducted by Rev. C. F. Fields and Rev. Mr. Bryant, Masonic honors being dispensed with on account of the inclement weather. Mr. Dimmette had been unable to get about since a stroke of paralysis lagt may. He was a constructor of mills and had built mills at numbers of points in the county. Death of Mrs. Snsana Davis. The death of Mrs. Susana Emeline Davis, born in 1833, Lewis Fork township, occurred last Saturday, she being 81 years of age. Her husband died several years ago. One son, Mr. J. Frank Davis, and father Of Mrs. Frank P. Blair of this town, is the only living son and child and now lives in Muskoogee, Okla. The burial took place at the family cemetery near Goshen Sunday. Dr. James Davis, now of the Dr. Long, Sanator ium in Statesville, and a grandson, was among those who attended the funeral. Eighty-five bushels of turnips sown on the first day of September on one half acre of ground is the record of Mr. C. A. Dimmette three miles north of Ronda. and this a late season for sowing. United States Demands That England Criange Attitude. The United States today dispatched a Ion;: note to Great Britain insisting on an early improvement in the treat ment (f American commerce by British tleets. It warned England that much feeling had been aroused in this country and that public criti cism was general over unwarranted interference with the legitimate foreign trade of the United States. The document, constituting the strongest representation on the sub ject made by the United States to any of the belligerents, was cabled to Ambassador Page to be formally presented to Sir Edward Grey, the British Foreign Secretary. Its prep aration was begun a month ago by Solicitor Cone Johnson, Counselor Robert Lansing and Secretary Bryan and during the last two weeks had the personal attention of President Wilson, who revised its phraseology with minute care. As the detailed point of view of the United States in the numerous specific cases of detentions and seiz ures of cargoes had been set forth in a series of emphatic protests, most which have gone unheeded, today's communication was couched in gen eral terms covering the entire sub- ect of the relations between the United States and Great Britain as affected by the latter's naval policy, considered highly objectionable to this Government. The note declares at the outset that the representations are made in a friendly spirit but that the United States considers it best to speak in terms of frankness less silence be constructed as an acquiescence to a policy of Great Britian which in fringes the rights of American cit izens under the laws of the Nations. Since France has virtually adopted the same policies on contraband as Great Britain today's note is a state ment intended for all members of the Triple Entente. The document points out that com plaints on every side and public criticism in the United States hold the British policy as directly respon sible for the depressing in many Am erican industries. Keimbursement alone for cargoes unlawfully detained or seized, it states, does not remedy the evil as the chief difficulty is the moral effect on American exporters who are restrained from taking risks or hazards which in no case ought to surround legitimate trade between the United States and other neutral countries. Washington, Dec. 29 President Wilson, referring to the American note to Great Britian insisting on bet ter treatment of American com merce, declares large damages will ultimately have to be paid by England for unlawful detention of American cargoes. First at White House in Many Months. Washington dispatch, 2Mh. President Wilson tonight began re ceiving messages from foreign rulers congratulating him on his fifty-eighth birthday anniversary. The first to ar rive were from King George of Great Britain and President Estrada Cabre ra of Guatemala. Led by Secretary Bryan the Presi dent's Cabinet called at the White House during the evening. Because of the cancelation of all State dinners and receptions after Mrs. Wilson's death this gathering was the nearest approach to a social affair held in the White House for many months. Among the messages received were several from parents of children named for the President because their birth anniversaries were the same as his. Mr. Wilson usually answers such messages personally. Messrs. Oscar Martin, Joe Ellis and Misses Minnie Queen and Bernice Ul rich won in a contest for selection at the graded school before Christmas to represent North Wilkesboro's school in the State High school con test at Chapel Hill. SUMMIT ITEMS 0FFI - CERS MAKE RAID Summit boasts of having more snow and rain during the month of 1'ecem ber than ever recorded before. We have apple mud with which to build good roads if properly used, the people round Summit are unanimously in favor' of good roads even at enor mous cost; but one fellow says we all want a good road to our dooT built on the other fellow's land. The Missionary Baptist church is prospering better under the pastorate care of Rev. W. F. Carlton now, than for many years past. The Evergreen Sunday School at Summit, has been a success for the last year as usual with Mr. H. H. Church as superintendent. On the night of December 24th a surprise party gathered at the home of Mr. Church, their old superintendent, and had an enjoyable time, being treated to apples, chestnuts, etc. Finally ''Santa" joined the crowd and left with Mr, and Mrs. Chruch quite a load of gifts of a dozen sorts, Mr. and Mrs. Church being greatly surprised and delighted. Miss Eva Foster, of Call, N. C, is teaching our school at Summit with a record breaking attendance, the best school in years. Mr. Everett Lee, of West Virginia, is spending a few weeks with his fiiends and kin folk at Summit. The revenue officers recently visited "West Cove" two miles from Summit and created quite a stir among the citizens of that section. They carried away one of the boys just for com pany. There are other classes of folks just as welcome in that section as revenue officers. The European war has not effected the apple supply at Summit. There are thousands of bushels stored here waiting for better roads and a better market. Summit, N. C, Dec. 30th, 1914. WALTER DOESN'T HOLD THE EASIEST JOB Going out or. Main street westward after one of the late trains at night came in a stout young fellow passed another. "Going out on Tinth?" "Yes. Guess you are going across Blue Ridge?" as he carried a'white sack as going round on a lot to his wagon. "No I'm going home." Wal ter has been news butch since September, or as he said, "bi tv.i try ing to news butch," on the early and late train from here to Greensboro, walks two miles early in the morning and two back at night and says it's not altogether an easy job but rests "just a-little" after he gets cn, he said. School Vacation, Poultry Business and Di versions. Oorrcispondcnce of thu Hustler. Wiikesboro Route 1, Dec. 23. The school at Mountain Valley closed last Friday for two weeks. The farmers of this section have been busy getting wood and killing hogs since the cold weather. Miss Cora McNeill, one of the as sistant teachers st Mountain View, is at home spending two weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mc Neill. Misa Hattie MeNeill, her sis ter, returned to Gastonia after spend ing several weeks with her parents also. Rev. Grant Cothren has been filling his regular appo ntment at Pleasant Dome where a week's singing has been conducted by Prof. L. B. Pierce. Mr. Ed. McLean and family have moved from Millers Creek to Tennes see to make their future home. Rev. William Castle was to deliver a Christmas address to the school at Cross Roads Wednesday, 23rd. Mr. Charlie McNeill, of Cross Roads, is in the poultry business and has been deterred on account of bad roads from getting the right kind of poultry food. : NEWS FR0M wmm. Governor Craig is preparing his message to the Legislature which meets next week and will be deliver ed on January 6th. Admiral George Dewey, the Amer ican commander at the naval battle of Manila, celebrated his 77th birth day last Saturday in Washington. The shipment of holly from Duplin county to cities this year amounted to thirty-, iht car loads being ship ped from Magnolia, Rose Hill corning second with twenty-five. A dispatch from Raleigh says that interesting relicts of the Civil War and of the great I'ettigrew planta tion near Plymouth have just been placed in the North Carolina Hall of History by Miss Mary Pettigrew, who received them from a Yankee soldier who pocketed them when the Pettigrew place was looted in 1864. The articles are a paper cutter and a gold letter seal. Personals. Mr. B. II. Haighwood, of Winston, returned Monday after spending a few days with friends in Moravian Falls township. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Wrenn returned on Monday's noon train from a trip out of town. Miss Mabel Crittenden of Randle man, has been spending the week with Mrs. A. R Sherman in Wiikes boro. Messrs. Eller Stafford and John Hauser have been spending Christmas at home. Messrs. Thomas and Richard Finley came in from Davidson College last week. Misses Katherine and Edith Cranor returned last week and have been with their brothers Messrs. II. A., John and Frank Cranor, having returned from Paris and the European war zone early in the fall at the time of the highest excitement. Mr J. A. Gilliam has gone to Stuart, Va , to book-keep for his un cle there, Mr. Will Wiles, and will be gone two or three months. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Poindexter spent Christmas with Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Turner. Mr, W:averly Morrison, Wiikesboro, returnod Monday from a trip to Salis bury and Statesville. Mr. Carl Lowe, of Galax, Va., who has been visiting his father, Mr. John Lowe, at Poors Knob, return home Wednesday. Mr. Sandford Cowles, who is read ing law at the University, came in on the noon train Wednesday, Mr. G. Q. Parker, of Chase City, Va., has been visiting his former home community on the Brushy Mountain Mr. and Mrs. Cherry and Miss Bes sie Lewis, of Elkin, have been visiting at their uncle's, Mr. J. II. Lewis, in Wiikesboro. Messrs. Chas. and Robt. Reins, of New Bern and Lenoir, respectively, came in the other day and have been seeing their friends and home folks. Mr. and Mrs Lindsay Cashion, of Winston, have been visiting his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cashion. Mr. Rayner Edwards is spending the holidays at home. When a Man is Poor. ('iviHO'i! loan KxchnnKe. "A man is poor when he lias lost), the confidence of his friends, when people who are nearest to him do not believe in him; when his character is honeycombed by deceit and punctured by dishonesty. He is poor when he makos money at the expense of his character, when he does not stand clear out, supreme in his idea. When this is clouded, he is in danger of the worst kind of poverty. To be in the poor house is not necessarily to be poor. If you have maintained your integrity, if your character stands forth square to the world, if you have never bent the knee of principle to avarice, you are not poor, though you may be compelled to beg bread."