BURNED TO DEATH.
Uliss Julia Ware, of King's Moun
tain, Horribly Burned While At
tempting to Kindle Fire With
Oil and Dies Within a Few
Hours Mother Badly Burned
in Effort to Save Her Daughter.
Gastonia, May 28. News of a
dost distressing accident near
Kings Mountain yesterday reach
the information pame that
when the information; came that
Miss Julia Ware, a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ware, and
a sister of Mr. J. White Ware, of
Gastonia, died last evening at 8
o'clock as the result of burns
sustained ! yesterday morning
early. The accident 'occurred at
the home J of Mr. and Mrs. Ware
in the Bethel neighborhood and
was witnessed only by the unfor
tunate young lady's mother who,
in her 'i rantic efforts to save her
daughter, herself sustained very
painful though nof necessary very
serious burns.
Thougji details are lacking at
this writing, the information re-reived-hre
is to the effect that
Miss Ware was endeavoring to
kindle a fire in her room with ker
osene oil and that the flames leap
ed up and set fire to her dress. No
one was in the room with her at
the time but her screams attract
ed the attention of 'her mother
who rushed to her assistance.
Practically all of her clothing .was
burned off and her body was hor
ribly marked by the hungry J
flames.
Miss Ware was about thirty
years of age and had been in ill
health for a number of months.
Besides her mother and father she
leaves four brothers, Mr. Hugh
Ware and Mr. Lamar Ware, who
are living in or near Birmingham
Ala.; Mr J. White-Ware, of Gas
tonia, and Mr. Theodore Ware, of
Stanley, and two sisters, Mrs. Lee
Patterson and Miss Carlyle WTare,
of King 's Mountain.
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From the School Spring Country.
Miss Rebecca Summers is at
home from school to spend her'
vacation.
Miss Meta Stone is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Shaver.
William Norris, the year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Beard, of County Line, died last
Sunday and was 'buried at Provi
dence M. E. church. Rev. J. P.
i Brantly preached a very touching
sermon in honor of the. little child,
and friends of the family covered
the grave with beautiful flowers
which was indeed a symbol of
sympathy. The community sym
pathy with the parents in .the
loss of their baby but hope they
will be prepared to meet it in the
great beyond where there will b
no more weeping or sorrow.
Mrs. Grace Gay of Jacksonville,
Fla., wh0 nag een here wjth
friends and relatives . since the
death of her mother, Mrs. Beard.
. expects to return home the first of
June.
Miss Venice Leckie is visiting
ker uncle Mr. Will Beard at Coun
ty Line.
Wishing the Mascot success I
Will rino- nff. L
A Remarkable Family.
0-oldsbofo TCrgus. -
Out on the farm of Mr. George
A- Norwood, Jr., near this city,
there is a rather remarkable old
colored woman, Ann Harrison,
who lives with her son, Henry
Harrison, Mr. Norwood's tenant
Henry is 67 years old and is the
youngest son of eight children, all
llving, and his mother, Ann, is re
puted to be 100 years of age. These
facts came to light this morning,
when for the Srst time in all her
iong life, Ann required the atten
CHURCH SERVICES.
Notice of Services at the Differ
ent Churches Tomorrow.
First Presbyterian.
There wil be regular services at
11 a. m. and 8 p. m., by Dr. J. M.
Wharey.
St John's Lutheran Church.
Regular services at 11 a m., and
8 p. m. by pastor, Rev. Mr. Lutz.
Sunday school at 10 am.
Race Street Methodist Church.
Usual services at Race street
Methodist church tomorrow morn
ing and evening by Rev. H. K
Kobbins.
Broad Street Methodist.
There ' will be services at the.
court Souse in the morning at 11
o'clock and evening at 8 o'clock
by Rev. 'Iarold Turner.
, South Side A. R. F. Church.
Rev. W. A. Kennedy will preach
at 11 a. m. There will be no ser
vices at night.
Western Avenue Baptist Church.
Regular services tomorrow at
11 a. m., and 8 p. m., by the pastor,
Rev. J. P. 3litchiner. Sunday
school at the regular hour.
Front Street Presbyterian.
There will be usual services in
the morning and evening by Rev.
J. B. Branch .
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First Baptist Church
Rev. F. F. Brown will conduct
services at the First Baptist
church tomorrow. Immediately
after the preaching serice a con
gregational meeting will be held
to Jiearjrecommendations from the
pulpit committee.
It is understood that the Misses
Burrow will sing at the morning
service.
Assocciate Reformed Church.
There wil be regular services at
the A. R. P. church at 11 o'clock
a. m. and 8 p. m., by Rev. J. H.
Pressley.
Rev. T. E. Wagg will preach at
Providence Methodist church at
11 a. m., and at Rose chapel at
3 p. m.
Rev. T. B. Anderson will preach
at Shijoh Presbyterian church to
morrow, 30th. Mr. Anderson is
the new pastor at Shiloh.
Presiding Elder Huggins will
hold quarterly conference at
Knox's chapel Sunday morning
and at Davidson Sunday night.
EVERYBODY'S DAY.
Large Number of StatesviUe Peo
ple Went to Davis Sulphur
Springs Tins Morning.
This is everybody's day at
Davis's Sulphur Springs at Hid
denite. This summer resort is
growing in popularity; every year.
Large numbers tof StatesviUe peo
ple went up this morning. The
depot and trams were jammed
with folks this morning going up.
The day has - been an ideal one
and the occasion will be quite an
advertisement for the management
of that popular resort.
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Baraca Philahea Meeting.
The Baraca Philathea union of
the city of StatesviUe will meet to
morrow at 3 p. m., at Race Stree
MethocfisT church. Visitors, es
pecially members of other Sunday
schools of the city are invited to
attend ,
Th'e smell of gasoline is no sure
signof the ownership of an automobile.
StatesviUe, N. C, Saturday
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MONDAY DECORATION DAY. I
The Banks Will be Closed and
PostofficG Will Observe Sunday .
Hours. j
Monday is Deeoratoin Day and
a legal holiday. ' The banks will 1
close their doors Monday to ob
serve'Decoration Day which falls
on Sunday.
The city delivery carriers will
not make their "rounds and the
post office will observe Sunday
hours.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. Alfred -Armfield came home
from the A. f M. coTlege today.
Mr. J. L. Councill will spend
Sunday in Salisbury.
Misses -Young of Salisbury, are
expected tomorrow to visit Mrs.
B. P. Young. "
Capt. P. C. UarTton went to
Davis' Sulphur Springs today to
attend the opening.
Miss Mary Henkel is spending a
few days with her aunt Mrs. Vance
Henkel. " '
Mr. R. B. Roberts of Brown's
revenue office, has gone to Ashe
ville topend several days
Mr. Harper Brady who has been
attending school at Davidson Col
lege, came Home this morning.
Miss Mamie Tharpe who has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Fan
nie Gaither went to Salisbury this
morning.
Miss Alice HenEeT came from
Peace Institute where she has been
attending school today to visit
her aunt.
Mrs. F. Stevenson of Hickory,
passed through StatesviUe today
en route to Loray to visit her peo
ple. Miss Lee Evans who has been
visiting Miss Viola Young return
ed to her home at Lexington this
morning.
The Misses Burrow arrived in
the city today from Salisbury
and are stopping with Mrs. A. J.
Evans.
LOCAL ITEMS.
It was quite a large crowd that
went to Everybody's day at Davis'
Springs today.
There was a small'theft in West
StatesviUe last night. Some one
entered the back porch of Mr. C.
V. Ross' residence and took his
coat. It is proable that thd(
thief was looking for money or
some valuable article as the coat
was found this morning near the
Southside A. R. P. chudeh.
All lovers of the grea; National
game will be interested to know
that Capt. L. W. MacKesson left
this morning on a special train
with his famous ball team the
team of quality perhaps better
known as the Rexall, for the city
of Hiddenite, where they crossed
bats with the team of that place
this afternoon. As we go to press
a telegram (?) from Capt. "Luey"
says at the end of tEe eighth ining
the score was 44 to 0 in favor of
the Rexalls the team of quality.
Elmwood News
Mrs. B. E. Arev who has been
quite sick is much better.
Mr. C. J. Long has gone to
Washington to spend several days
Mrs. E. L. LongJs real sick.
Miss Edith" Arey has returned
from Lenoir where she attended
Davenport commencement.
Mrs. R. Kline of StatesviUe
is.visiting her father.
Mrs. J. W. Clay who has been
visiting her "father returned to
her home ai'HTelTory.
Evening, May 29 1909.
NEWS FROM SHILOH.
Large Yield of Corn Home From
School Sick Folks Personals.
The recent wet weather has
thrown farmers behind with their
work. TEere is a "good stand of
corn but cotton is not so good.
Wheat and" spring oats are look
ing only toTerabfy well while fall
oats are "She.
Mr. W. D. McLelland, of Shiloh
(towns'hip raised 87 1-2 bushelssss
of corn ptr acre on 6 acres of land
last year. He says he will try for
100 busITels per acre this year.
Mrs. Lula Pressley is quite sick.
The small child of J. A. Stevenson
has been seriously sick hut is now
some better.
Messrs. W. A.'Massey, J. E. Mil
ter and J. A. Walker have each
built a new barn.
Our young folks have all re
turned home from school. J. E.
Elliott and Miss Carie Elliott and
Miss Maggie Stevenson from
Seotts Higir School, Misses Janie
and Gertrucfe Grey from States
viUe Female college: Miss Delia
Brady from Stony Point, '
Miss Gertrude - Marshall has
gone to Banner Elk to take charge
of the primary department of the
sehool there.
In a recent number' of the Mas
cot the question was asked where
was Clover Bottom postofiice 80
years ago. It was in Shiloh town
ship and is now the land of Miss
Mollie Thomas, of StatesviUe,; and
J, B. ThomasThe post master, was
the grandfather of Miss Thomas.
An Accident.
Mr. J. H. Jenkins, engineer at
the StatesviUe furniture factory
fell Thursday morning breaking
.three ribs on his right side. Dr.
Yountwas callecTin "to reset the
broken ribs and Tfr. Jenkins is
getting along as well as can be ex
pected. ' .
LON G. WEISNER RESIGNS.
A New Dormitory Proposed for
Eupeptic Springs Academy.
Prof. Lon G. Weisner has re
signed as principal of 'the Eupep
tic Springs Academy. He intends
traveling in the west during the
summer. Mr. Weisner has taught
at Eupeptic for several years and
the people up" there are sorry to
see him leave
A movement is on foot to build
a dormitory to be used in connec
tion with the school. Some enter
prising people are behind the
movement which will add much
to the equipment of the school.
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Mrs. S. A. Plyler Hurt.
Mrs. S. A. Plyler, who lives on
Boulevard street sustained a pain
ful injury Thursday morning while
trying to loose her cow which had
entangled herself in the chain.
Mrs. Plyler went into the stable
and while trying to untangle the
chain her arm got fastened in" th'e
chain. She saw that she was in
danger of getting hurt and to get
rot of the way of the cow, which
was struggling to get loose, she
climbed up the side of the wall
andwhile up there the chain got
fastened to a piece of scantling.
Mrs. Plyler was jerked away from
the wall and her arm being fasten
ed to the chain, she was suspended
by her arm for quite a while,
twisting and lacerating her arm
m a horrible manner; Her arm is
black and swollen and is causing
her a eood deal of suffering.
Getting something out of life
depends on putting something into
life.:"'; ' : ' r-WV 1
SHOULD NOT USE TOBACCO.
But it is Not Contrary to Princi
ples of Church for Presbyteri
an Judges to Grant Saloon Li
cense Two Matters Decided
by Presbyterian-General As
sembly. Denver, Colo., May 27. Clergy
men and laymen should not use to
bacco, but it is not contrary to the
principles of the Church for Pres
byterian judgesto grant saloon
licenses. Thiswas'decided by the
General "Assembly of the Presby
terian Church today.
The Assembly thus expressed
itself in approving the report of
the temperance committee after a
long 'discussion. The report com
mended President Taft, Emperor
William and' former President
Eliot, of Harvard, for being teeto
tallers and urged the ministers to
the Church to petition congress to
stop interstate shipments of li-
auors. to discontinue the issuance
of internal revenue receipts in pro
hibition territory and to prohibit
the use of the mails for the distri
bution of advertisements of liquor.
Rev. Elis AVorth Hich. of Wat-
sonville. Cal.. introduced a resolu
tion, declaring that ministers
should not use tobacco. A layman
arose and declared Mr. Rich
should include laymen. This was
done and the resolution was adopt
ed amid cheering. .
A commisssioner then urged the
adoption of a resolution that Pres
byterian judges should refuse to
grant licenses for saloons, even
though it be their duty under the
law. The resolution was defeat
ed. Cool Spring Commencement.
The exercises of the Cool Spring
commencement yesterday were
largely attendedrthere'heinir'rjeo-
rdfi there from Iredell.- Rowan
Davie, Yadkin and other eountiW
The literary address was delivered
by Rev. T. A. Smoot of Wilming
ton, and it was pronounced an-eloquent
and masterful speech by
men competent to judge. His sub
ject was "To see, to hear and to
do" which was handled in a prac
tical and common sense manner.
The other exercises of the day con
sisted oT recitations, speeches,
dialogues, etc.
Prof. D: C. Doggett was princi
pal of the school and gave satis
factions to the patrons.
Mrs. Julia Ward Stone
was born in Cartersvile, Ga., Feb
ruary 14, 1849 and died April 30.
1909, af her home near Trinity M.
E. church, Iredell, county, N. C,
in her 61st year. llrs. Stone was
born Ward and was married to
Mr. J. A. Stone October 14, 1E74.
Her husband died December 24,
1893. pne 'fitle daughter, Flora
Ward, die'dln 1882. Mrs. Ston
joined the Presbyterian church in
early girlhood and after her mar
riage, j oined the M. E. church
with her husband. She lived a
consistent member until her death.
She leaves four daughters to
mourn her untimely death, these
daughters aret Mrs. E. O. Shaver,
of Cool Spring"; Mrs. W. C. Hart
ness of Concord ; Mrs. J. R. Dish
man of StatesviUe and one un
marriedT daughter, Miss Metta
Stone, wEo lived at home with
her mother.
The funeral exercises which was
conducted by Rev. T. E. Wagg
were held at Trinity on the first
day of May and the interment in
the graveyard at that place.
Truly a good woman has gone.
She told her friends and loved
ones a day or two before her
death that she was not afraid to
die. The entire community sym
pathize with CEe children who
were so devoted to their mother
in the Toss of onq so dear to them.
One -"Who Lover Her.
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HOW A HARROW HELPS.
By Its Use You Canr Put Your
Corn in Fine ShapeWith Much
Less Than the Usual Labor.
It is a wellknown-known fact
that the section harrow is a great
implement for preparing the seed
bed, but not all of the farmers
knowlts value for cltivating while
the crops are small. If it were
more generally used we' should
find more corn, better corn, and
cheaper corn, thanwe do now. I
nearly always count on giving
three cultivations with this tool,
and at the time that the young
plants need it so very much.
Tn the first place, I plant on a
firm, but not hard seed bed. By
this I mean that I break early
enough to allow Tain to settle the
land before planting. I then use
a disc harrow, or cultivator to
get a pulverized surface. Then
for the harrow. Just as soon as
1 am through planting and get a
shower on the ground, I go di
rectly across with my harrow.
This Breaks the crust and gives
the plants a chance to come
through. About : one week later,
just as the corn is peeping through
I harrow across again. This kills
young grass and weeds and gives
the younjj nlant a thorough culti
vation Then when the corn is
two" or three inches high, I give
the last cultivation with my har
row. The corn is in good shape
and ready for my cultivators.
Now, some one may think that
narrowing across the young plants
would pull them out of the ground
but I ottlysay, "Try it, and you
will see that you have not hurt
your corn, but instead have biven
it a good, thorough cultivation.' '
I think that yoiTwill agree with
me-when I ?ay that this is the very
time that rapid cultivation is
needed for starting the young
crop and killing young grass and
weeds, anot when you try it you
will see that it is as cheap and as
rapid a cultivation as you can
give. One man and team will
harrow for fifteen to twenty acres
per day. Now compare that with
the old way of waiting until your
corn is needing work and you
would like to reach it all in one
day.
How any one can get along on
a farm without a section, harrow,
I: can'f secFarmer in Progres
sive Farmer..
From New Hope.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Williams and
children of Yadkinville, have been"
visiting relatives in this com-
mumty. V-1;"
Mrs. 'Mahala Williams, who has
been on tne sick list for several
weelis, is improving some
Miss Era Rectmond is- at home.
She has been attending Harmony
High school.
Misses Heola "and Stella May
berry and their " brother Blaine,
have returned home from Eupeptic
Springs school r t
, Master Bloom Williams and
Miss China Redmond of New Hope
and air. Baxter MaySerry of Alex
ander county, are in school at Mt.
Pisgah, under Prof. J. W. Vanhoy.
Early, the" small son ol Mr. and
airs. TH. Williams has been seri
ously ill, but is improving. .
Miss Exie Redmond; also, has
been on the sick list, though she
is beter now.
Communion services will be
held at Taylor's Sprnig cnurch on
third Sunday in 3une.
"PAULINE.
LOST 3C Chip Diamond Ring,
between postoffice and 326 Wal
nut street. Reward if returned
to jSSss Edith Moore, 326 WaP
- nut Hreet '
uuu oi a pnysician. - J