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1- x no SUte Library JL Vol. 2. Statesville, N. a, Friday Evening, April 23, 1909. No. 90 r Evening M A .QPVf BARKLEY-GRAY NUPTIALS. popular Gastonia Couple United in Marriage in a Beautiful Church Ceremony Many Cost ly presents Leave for Extend ed Southern Tour. The following speeial from Gas-t-nia to the ChaiMte Observer, ,ls the account of the marriage of Mr. Fred D. Barkley, son of Mrs. j yi Barkley of this city, to Miss i,.v Gray, of. Gastonia: Y.nstonia, April 22. One of the , ,..t brilliant weddings ever cele brated in Gastonia took place in the Main Street Methodist church her -nht at 9 o'clock when Miss rti.f-l Carolvn Gray became the X,ri&- of M Fred D. Barkley. main auditorium of the ,mrch was beautifully decorated m ivrns and other potted plants ;llul cut tlowers for the occasion all(l a: brilliant asemblage of Uas I, .iiia's elite was present to wit poTisnmmation of the ir:s i.""- murriace vows. p,nor to the entrance of the LriilaT riartv at 9 o'clock a musi- ial programme was rendered.! Mrs. I'i.-J. Sifford presided at the pip,. rgan.-" Mrs. E. S. Green, of Munroe. sang "All For You," and a double quartette composed of. the. "following- rendered the bridal. chorus from "Rosemaids :" Mrs. John. F. Love, Mrfc. L. L. Hardin, Miss Lowry Shuford, Miss Eunice Bryan, Mr. S. S. Shu lunl. Mr. R- L- Durham, Mr. W. ,V. Warren and Mr. AY. Meek l'.oVrf. - (Following the rendition of the mlsiral program the bridal party HiWel in the following order whil,' Mrs. Siftbrd rendered Men-ih-ssuhn's "WeddW. March :" First came the" ushers, Messrs. Will Adams and je Abernethy b.wirthe right aisle and Mr. A. ( Jones and Mr. Cameron Mc- lN a. of Chapel Hill, down the left aisle, eahssing in front of the al tar and taking their stands on each side; next came the first bridesmaid, Miss Grace V. Brown, uf Concord, down the centre aisle, "with Mr. George A. Gray, Jr., first groomsman; down the right aisle Miss Maude Separk with Mr. A. G. Myers, crossing in front of the altar and taking their posi tions at either side of the floral are!) Heft aisle, Miss Grace Gray with Mr. "Ed Pegram; left aisle Miss Laura Page with Mr. Henry RoslTamer, these couples crossing in front of tTie" altar and taking their places on "the platforn above the arch ; left aisle Miss Nell iTearne, of Albemarle, with Mr. Ouvrles Gray; next came the maid of honor, -Miss Blanche - Orav, down the centre aisle, tak- ' ins? her stand at the right of the hride V position ; following down the b ft aisle came the dame of honor, Mrs. J. II. Separk, sister tof MANY YEARS AGO. FINE HORSE INJURED. Some Facts About the Postoffices - in the Year 1830. Eightv years ago there were just 16 postoffices in Iredell coun ty and "of course no R.F.D. routes. The following list was taken from the official U. S. postal guide for the year 1830. "The name eof the postmaster "follows the name of the post office : Bethany Church, Hugh K. Hail. Bogles, Joseph Bogle. Clover Bottom, James . Thomas. Fallstown, Edwin Falls. Goshen, James Patterson. Houstonville, Placebo Houston. Liberty Hill, Abner Feimster.r Mt. Mourne,' Rufus Reid. Mount Pisgah, John N. Bennett. Popolar Grove, Tbos. Sumpter: Robinson's, Wm. H. Robinson Spring Grove. 'William Har grove. Statesville, Whitfield Kerr. Stony Point, John Thompson. Sullivan, Richard Sullivan. Tabor Church, Daniel Gould. see from this list that five of these offices still . exist, two of .p hftinff now in Alexander oonntv. Thev are Houstonville, . - . . Mt, Mourne, Statesville, btony Point and Mt. Pisgah The rates of postage on a lew nrFleles were us follows M . nal ft letters composed ot one rinPP nf naner, six cents for a dis- tance not exceeding 30 miles; from 30 to 80 miles 10 cts; from 80 to 150 miles 12 1-2 cts.; trom isn t. 400 miles 18 3-4 cents and over 400 miles 25 cents. A letter composed of two pieces of paper .0 mible the above itates and ot W nieces quadruple the above rates and so on. The postage on a letter weighing one ounce was one dollar, for two ounces iu lforc and so for any amountt. Newspapers could be sent 100 miles for one., cent and for over 100 miles 1 1-2 cents was charged but , anywhere in the Mate, in which it was printed for 1 cent whatever the distance. r a phlets not published periodically were charged 4 cents per sheet for a distance not exceeding 100 miles and six cents per sheet for over 100 miles. . the past with tne JL w nan realize what great advancements and improvements ,... mnde in the Postal nave uccu . , . ,V,1M- which svstem. A litue paiuxv . . can now be mailed for one c nx would have cost a nice little sum innate the postoffices named above, forlnstance. where was (JoveBottomj A Barrel Hoop Cuts a Leader on the Leg of a Horse. Yesterday afternoon Dr. E. M. Yount had the misfortune of get- AGED MAN DEAD. THE KNIGHTS MEET. j 1 SHORT LOCAL BRIEFS Mr. W. H. Cowan Dies very Sud-! The District Meeting, and Ban-) Mr. Robert K .. tt. xi. vuwdu uiGS very oua- j iiic xiswiui xueeiing, aim Dan denly Yesterday Just After j quet Held Yesterday Afternoon awwu. auu J-i V C iii.il g . Yount had the misfortune of get-j .. .,'""am XA- vtlu raicu . ul8Ulvt liltLlil Vi 4.: ! e vn t quite suddenlv vesterdav about Knights of Pvthias held in this seriously injured. He was driv- 12 oock at his home in Olin city yesterday afternoon and ing through the passage way by township, the cause of his death evening was not largely attend the old electric light plant, when not heiuS known. The funeral ed, the delegates who were to in some way "the horse got its services were conducted from come from other points, for vari hind feet entangled in an old the Snow Creek church this after- ous reasons not attending. At barrel hoop, and the leader on one noon at 3 ,clock and the inter" tne afternoon session reports of its hind legs was completely mcm was m lue uow reeK vm in ug u. severed. TOe injured horse was gr'ave yard, with Masonic honors, the district which were represent or tft ';tVcQM ha UstAA services being conducted by ea ny delegates, and at the even- er was sewed together this mom- Rev- W- - Ruth- lnS sef n that was emphfica- ing, but it is not thought that thef was uuiu ttUU rwt- -.. 0xv. . . " , , - .led in this nnnntv. near wherp hp the afternoon several Pvthians at- norse win ever-oe or mucn service i. 7 " r , . ; . - ' Idiod fl-nl trflo flhnnt fin vpathcj nlrl tended the music recital eriven at This is one of the fine Morgan m 19 survived by 1118 wlte and lne e01 ee ln J"e r noor- u' 1116 hor.es brought to this city last children. Only two child- young lad.es of the school, year from Teraont, and they are "n- W " e and Mrs. Jas. One rf.the most elaborate oc , . r . A, . R. Hill nf this eitv. live in this casions ever witnessed m the city ot a more enduring type tnan me - - i - r 4. . . , RtatA thp vt.hm hpina verv far was the i reception and banquet native horse. Dr. Yount prizeai - - , . - v-. , 1 a '4- ictaway. Mh Cowan was a broth- feiven last evening from 10 to 12 his team very highly, and it is l"-. " - . -L" .u.. n very unforunate that the acci- " Mrs- W" . " dpfit nPPiirred . iwct ui iuc j, au ' " . 1. y 11. r., iJirs. u. vv . anu "j. puu, iuv, Bnv.oi.o Ixfioa TpTinp T.nnw nil nf ' this nit. I beins received in the club room Teaching Language Through Let- confederate and the banquet being served in tCA - veteran, and-vvas one of the survi- the hall adjoining. A reception One of the best ways ot teacn- Vors of Company A., First North oommittee composea 01 uessrs. ing language is through letter! Carolina eavalry, and was always R- O. Deitz, P. C. Gray, J. B. Gill, writing. Take one day in the readv to eo ta the front at any O. M. bteele, D. M Ausley, J.. week and let the students write risk for the sake of his cause. He Steele, J. A. Brady, R. L Boston letters to ione another write was a POod kind hearted man, and W AY. Cooper. The banquet about the week's work, or the and always led a devoted Chris- room was beautifully decorated amusements of the week, or the tian life, and his death is mourn- in the colors of the Pythian order wooas ana iieius. iucu icv ou af ternoon be devoted to trading these letters publicly. Then arrange wTith other ed by all wTho knew him. LARGE FRUIT CROPS. and the tables at which the guests vere seated extended the whole length ol the hall A most deli cious menu consisting of a salad course, coffee, cream, cake and fruits was served by the young pomehmlips. The entire aftair was schools in the county, or with The Reports Say That There is other classes of the same school Still Much Fruit Left. . 1 . . -v 1 - i - -1-1 . n n -m4-r 1 Am a to exchange letters, une leiier i n,?icouragixig lames. uuv, mav be devoted to geography from all parts of the country con- most splendidly arranged, and work, another to nature study, ceing"the probability of a large the committee on ararngements another to the school grounds, fruit" crop. In the mountain sec- spared no pains to make the affair another to the decollations in the tions especially it is believed that most successful. school room, and so on. ine re- the trost ana ireezes uavc kjh awuui l plies should be on the same sub- little damage to the earlier fruit many of the delegates from other Aect blooms, while the apple blooms lodges, the program first an- Then arrange wit bother schools are practically unhurt, a gen- nouncecli couiu -not ue camtu um out of the state in the north or tleman who was in this city this to the full extent. Mr. II. West. Some schools have arrang- week attending Federal court, Hoffman was toast master, xion. -. . ' '.a uv. onioTia 1,0 v.a nTTtio q lflrcfft or- T, P Hflldwell made the address ed tO OOrrespuilU vm omuv-uw sitticu inoi wwiiv.11 " - o - 1 v. m England and ccoiiana. icnara in v uis.es wuuij, av ui wciumv,, In all this letter writing insist yet ETS crop was not injured field 0f Barium Springs, maae tne on the correct torms, training i mucn, out ne siaieu, u a rwpuusc. - them especially "in the following: too late fon the fruit to be killed, Loray invoked a blessing upon the , -i- .-.r 1 X. t.j u,-t fWkCT tn rnme as I qccot-mV Dhfino" the evening HOW 10 liucui a itnA. 1 as nc nau auunu . - Ti,'rt iTn o lPttPr. lifltp the first of May. In an there were many toasts and re XX'UW lU O I ' -I mi ' -P Vq TvQt'lrinl it is imDOSSi- snonses made. The music lor tne XlOW IO uiU&v; o lciiv-i. icvrb vx i""" -- ---t How to paragraph properly. How to use the necessary punc tu at ion AViliianis of Asheville will deliver the speech here on memorial dav, Mav 10. Ihere will be reaehin at the . Associate Ueformed chmvh Sun day at the reguiar "hours. Mr. A. D. BrawU-y, '.the enter prising trucker of ian:ingcr township, has rijve strawbeiries. They will he on" the .market in a few days. Rev. "W. V'. Morrison is seri ously ill at his home on -iCast Broad street. Ills daughter, Mrs. M. M. Davis, of AVinthrope Col lege, S. C, is at -his bedside.. Rev. Fath er 1 1 rc'oi v. O. S. B. will celebrate Mass at St. Phil lip's chapel Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Sermon at 4 ::?0 p. m., and Mass at 7 ;30 o'.'loek Monday morning. Mr. A. L. Somer.s lias brnght of Felix Combs and wife a tnu-L of 34 acres of land about 3 miles. norfiTo? town on the Wilkesboro road for $1000.00. Mr. Somers also bought of E. E. Ciiappel and wife a lot on Hill street for 250. - Dave "Woods ami Parks Byers engaged in a scrap' at' Moore's liv ery stable yesterday evening, and were nnmediatelv tried heloro Mayor Grier. AVooils w:is taxed .4.15 for simple assault, and By ers gave bond for sl00 . for his appearance at court' for using. 71 deadly weapon, to wit. n ro-k. on Woods. The postoffice "department has issued orders that all mail boxes on R. F. D. routes must be placed so the carriers may be able to'put the mail in them without, getting out of their buggies. Assistant Postmaster Gouger says this rule wTill not affect Iredell as all. the. boxes are already conveniently put up. Miss Pearl Kestler, of Cool Spring township spent last night, in Statesville on her way to Thomasville whee she will . jojJi her father who has been visiting his son, Rev. M. L. Kestler. Mon day, Miss Kestler ;will accompany her father to Greensboro where he will have an operation .per formed ton his eyes. lie has been almost blind for some time. The school at Linwood. Coddle Creek- township, cioseu iuesui I " ; . ble to estimate the loss. evening was made by an ortsnes- the 20th. On account or an epi- Frit Farming 'in the Brushy tra composed of Dr. Turner, vio- demic of measles there, were no Mountains is tne tme 01 a ouoK- loncono, .ur. iwnj v I, . . , ,' n.c '-rtr rn T?.lonJ rd,iH0 TTTrTn nnrl IksS Mar- flip chonl This IS the first Veal' How to use the necessary eup-Met issued oy iur. v. i.iwa-, uwnuu,, - - . r , 1 V .vv.T,a LrtQMr f thP -Rriishv Mountain tha Moore, pianist. of the school under the local tax , ..'.MWtLu'fl' AcBnmfttion. The Amon? the visiting Pvthians which was voted last year and HAW 10 UtJ CttlCXUl v IUIV Uivnvio r o . , 1 1 ...r....,, nH At LvTrf,-. h.in, widely distribut- here were. Mr. Geo. H. Boyster, the patrons are well pleased with " :;i t, M L, intn those sections where it Lf Greensboro; Mr. D. AY. Clark the additional facilities win,!. t "r T A r'iwvcp.v 01 1 Viwin -o ATica Isjiitv vetiirnen 10 will probably attract at icuuw 1 01 ueuun. , . . wnugo. -j . . -1 - -ii-:i:':-. f I "Tt- Plinc ATeaeh- Vinm in Yadkin . eonntv to- nnrl intMVRt IO tne POSSlumtics 1 nailOlie aiiLi .j-x. uci - I e c-r-- nf thnt section. I am of Marion. dav. Mt. mia High School 0 . aB . Wt j- tte ' The long haired and bowhisk- I I I IV W III! I . . 1 A w w atical mistakes. E. C. BROOKS. ' Rev. W. A. -.JiUtt menl- matter should write to Mr. Row- Geneva riart, a iaay .' ered Mndiuh wiio new iw.;. 1 Thursday from a trip to Mt. UUa 2;3() p m. arTayl.orsviUe, N. C, for a gave bond in the sum of $200 m here yesterday, departed on-their E and Concord. He spent Monday by Eev. W. S. 0nKe booklet. Jdge King's court yesterday for way yesefday. Sofar we have f near Mt. UUa with relatives and Qr p.rst presbyterian , ,. retaifing. heard of no converts caused by i- . , i rent Tuesday with - , , ' .Tim aant. who has figured in , reaching. In an argu- "'"ol, .uis. o. ii Kjctn-xv, I near i'l i . , Ww bride, she being followed by friends and spent luesaay ehurcii, Mooresville. .... . ,1 . -r l.". PnailCVt 01 r iiu'-hnde leanm on tne arm ui. m - sister, Mrs. . - Tuesday, May o u . 4 , -r t .1117 says tae lather, Mr. lieorge a. r. n f Poncora. ml L4 . Sop etv Evening, pro room and his best man, tt n sales in Concord the past a! debate by the Dialec , ii. - . ,r fhp larer-1 - . . i or tic Literary Society ana au caaaj IS IT FREAKS? ii.-i St Mr. W. H.Morris, came down the kveek have been among the larg Tin . I .,fflHor NnPIPT V M ill 1 O.LX wojv ' I . . --."-r " , fllA town. uc """" T ... tTrto I Hpndersonville, April 22. The ..: f ,.,e alfar where they M Lutz came home by pnvate Soc5ety. French Broad Hu. rtle - ot .-, ., r, ... n- n H .. a snorts farmers 1JC. 4. . . r. week authoritatively notes tne AAnrnA'i iirr ua-lv. -.-r-- AnnuvnH v ilia t v u 7 I puvu m. p. m. itne locai cuuna iu. ment witn a ciaiviuc man J . . . I . . . I , wn nrrocfprl in Hickory L..i... i,, eaifl 'Ton- emng, program euu- , eraon Boast s 0f Twenty-Nine ten, r - "may uu 7' , u -n;Qlo. . I tnr SKIDDIIIK U UUcti iinl if if vnil WOUtt DOt SIWt; Sets of Twins in une ear. f- . " n, - Vr j n n- " , ' "7 , " i:,.. and cut jrour nair, juu wuum voiv uit t hv the Kev. ueorge u. II-i liian. who, using the ring cer- Mimnv f the M"ethodist ritual, im- Ir-vNiv-ly pronounced the words iHat iikui.' tfie two husband and hill in Statesville. Mr. J. U. U- lpnie swore out a warrant against Gant some" time ago for n hoard bill, uarn- X i 4- Mav 5. Com- weeK autuu vV . . ' . ... skipping, a uuaiu busy and good prospects . tor r - m.A fact that twemy-nn "V'Z promised. to pay it ana was le dusj tt" & v meneeiueut . :l i hnrn in Henderson , i Tt ,roTif to Hiekorv . ;nnc onri reel- nave uv.u ireieaseu. " UUOJ o the oros- . : have been bom in tienaersou large crops ..-- ; ntMt .in deciamax.ons i -n(r-rc W twelve pects for a large oa, ,ro, for two g0 d meaals o Q-L - -nother page six: vouncr men and -six )uu"bl o always." They know they have at least one consolation, no one can step" up to them and say, I told you so." The small child of Mr. and wife.. During the ceremony Mrs. - . -r r, . rptnrn Indies of the sehool. i ,i twin iiii iiiv-ii 7 SiiYoM nt tlie oran softly render- outneru f-. Mr 0 on m. on anotner &mexmZ' on. Monday last the dies ot the senooi. - r hirth to twin 'I'd at t he ori?an SOttlV remur- ouuiuV- . Mr. o .QO n. m. Annual lueraij I . . Al . , . .. i, ...i Uw will reside in viu , - T , T , rtp Ualves. Tn adition to tms a cunu 1 i "r 1 1 1 1 i ii1 ri si riiiiuL i . i , t ii o i v.oo m nun. tiiiii tj . 7 . hpmn- engaged m - th;- r.Mvtv lpft-nriTphnivh to Tan- rai.v - ' AcWn'N. I. ' .aus marei : whole-le bnsmess ner. . mPresentation of Th, bride, who -is one erf Gasto- The bride an numW 0f Bible and flag to the school .by ma s most nomilar and attractive reciyi - OOPT1ts th Jr.. O. U. A. M. ot 3it. tua r . i on.! hatiasoiuc f"' " ' y-unsr hidits! was handsomely cosiij ,w o.ii n,d in a trousseau of.Niobe among the ? arents, sip. m.-An entertainment atin trimmed with Duchess lace of silver trom from the by the school, consisting of music, and battered pearls; she wore a a cut glass e ec instrumental and vocal, drills, veil caught up with orange best man, Air.- v - recitations, and declama- ha hist been born here with five fingers an3 a thumb on each hand ; one suKcrfter finds a four-legged chicken in his barn, and another has- a fien"wtlch spoils the scen- I t. -i oil hpr eercrs frtan TTo wpnt to Hickory reicascu. i xnc nintAA v.iiv. and as he would-not come across Mrg g R. Brown is seriously ill. with the amount 'he was re-arrest- Jn th pe(jeral court today, ed m Hickory yesteraay out iv Huffman and red jipciol er than return to oiaiwu sentencea nneen :mom stand a trial he paid the board each for distilling, ; and Wade . -i, i ii rc- 5n thp pase and I - . ! ' dnv r uienwiaer one year uuu uu'- bill and the costs in the ease and 1 was allowe'd to go his way. Weather! Forecasts. Washington, D. C, April 23. 7 fAToTthe rrst 5We aUo For Xorti Carolina showers and the heignt pf the roost. l .rt Saturday sener- hare a three-legged dog, d ui " M on t:-oagt l'loSSorns anrl pnrrip'd a shower bouquet of lillies of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Barfcley left on o. 35 last nighf for an extended best man, Mr. Will.B. Morris a instald - regded as a "sure erally Tair set of - Havaand china from Urs. plays, recitahons, and deci enoug Wonaer, as his being shy t, n Senark and Mr. J. Lander tions. . . attfiKitaWe to the Poor pel L. H. Separk and Mr o. furnished by the China one leg is attr Gray, sister and brother of the SoufBem BaHway. I ' attributable to the Poor pencils and dull boys are bride. difficult things to sharpen. for the same offense. The ret of the day has been taken up with the case of J. 3. Powers of Mc Dowell connty for peonage the . i charge being that he retained la borers in his employ against their will, by, force, on railroad work in McDowell c6unty..The case will probab noon. be . finished this after-
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