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LENOIR NEWS-TOPIC, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1919 Pae Fire PERSONAL MENTION IN TOWN and COUNTRY Mr. J. A. Bush, Jr., was in Char lotte on business last-Jaasday. Dr. and Mrs. W. B. Ramsay of Hickory are visiting at the home of Mr. J. H. Beall. An infant son of Mr. J. E. Austin of Setzer's Gap died Tuesday after a brief illness. Messrs. A. S. Nelson and Hunt Gwyn made a business trip to Char lotte the first of the week. Miss Lucy Brooks of Morganton is spending a few days in Lenoir as the guest of Mrs. C. H. Heffner. Mrs. Hill Bolick and children are visiting relatives at Zionville, Wa tauga county. Mrs. L. H. Coffey returned Monday from Lincolnton, wher eshe had been for hospital treatment. Mr. James Pitts and son, Marshall, returned Monday from a visit to rel atives at Ridgecrest. Corporal Ernest A. Watkins of the 81st division has returned from over seas to his home at Adako. Mr. Clyde Dula of Winston-Salem is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dula. Mrs. Robert E. Leonard returned to her home in Lexington Monday after a visit to her mother, Mrs. A. E. McNairy. Mr. John R. McNairy returned Sunday from New York city, where he had been undergoing treatment for several weeks. Mrs. Y. D. Moore, Jr., of Gastonia returned to her home yesterday after a two weeks' visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Harrison. Lonnie Whisnant, having been dis charged from the army service, has returned. He spent ten months over seas. Mrs. S. P. Bisaner returned to her home in Hickory Monday after a visit here with her sisters, Mrs. A. N. Todd and Mrs. E. A. Abernethy. Miss Esther Dinglehoef has gone to Chapel Hill. to take a six weeks' course in the University summer school. Jlrs. G. L. Bernhardt and children, Richmond, Isabel, George and John Seale Bernhardt, left Tuesday to visit relatives in Bedford, Va. Misses Willie May and Majel Ivey re-turned Wednesday from a visit to their sister, Mrs. B. K. Williams, at Newport News, Va. Mr. S. S. Jennings ami family, who had spent three weeks visiting Mr. Jennings' brothers in Tunkhannock, Pa., returned home Saturday. Mr. John V. McGuire returned to his home in Hickory today, after spending a few days here with his cousin, Mr. N. M. Helton. Mr. J. D. Moore and family of North Wilkes.boro spent Saturday and Sunday here on their way home from Boone and Watauga county. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Vause of Kin ston, who had been visiting Mrs. V'ause's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Puette, returned home yesterday. Mr. W. H. Bryant has received no tice that his son. Sergeant Wade N. Bryant, hail landed in New York last week. He is expected home this week. Miss Florence Covington of Rock ingham, who had been visiting her uncle, Mr. W. S. Covington, for the past ten days, left yesterday for Lin colnton. Former Sheriff J. M. Smith 'eft Sui day f r t.'ieve'nnd. Giro, vhere he has secured employment. It is expected that his family will join him soon. Miss Irene Brown and Messrs. Hugh and Aycock Brown of Hills boro are visiting their aunt. Mrs. Lu ther Pipes. Miss Reba Reeves of Hillsboro accompanied them. Among the Shriners from here who are attending the meeting at Ilcnder sonville todav are Messrs. E. F. Al- Report of Graded School Treasurer The report of the treasurer of the Lenoir' - graded schools, appearing elsewhere in this issue, contains fig-, tires -which will interest the people of the town. Notice to Pythian Every Pythian is requested to be present at the regular meeting next Tuesday evening at 8:15 o'clock. A. G. FOARD, K. of R. and S. V. D. GUIRE, C. C. Pioneer Library Open The. booklovers of the town will be glad to learn that arrangements have been made by which the Pioneer Li brary will be kept open every Wed nesday morning from 9 to 11 o'clock. Married Saturday Miss Kessie Julian, daulghter of Mrs. M. L. Julian, and Mr. David Secrest were married Saturday after noon at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Horton Goble, Rev. Thomas Shoemaker officiating. Taking Shriner Degree Messrs. J. C. Fletcher and E. W. Cole, both good Masons, left here yesterday with the avowed intention of taking the Shrine degree at Hen dersonville today. We suppose they got there. MEMBERS OF THE BETTERMENT ASSOCIATIONS INVITED The Woman's Betterment Associa tion of Lenoir is sending the follow ing invitation to the Betterment As sociations of the county: "The Woman's Betterment Asso ciation of Lenoir cordially invites you to spend the day with us Friday, June 11. A splendid program is being ar ranged, and we hope it will give you as much pleasure to accept as it will give us to have you with us. Meet us at the graded scho&l building at 10 a.m." Two years ago the County Better ment Association held its first annual meeting with Mrs. E. F. Reid, and the occasion proved a most successful and helpful one. Since the organi zation has grown so much it was thought best to hold the annual meet ing this year in the graded school building. Cool Wave An exceptionally cool wave visited this section the first three days of the week. The lowest temperature was recorded Tuesday morning, when the thermometer registered 46. Frost was reported in sections of Avery and Watauga counties. LYNN DEAL 10-YEAR-OLD BOY, DROWNED IN ASHEVILLE In a special from Asheville to the Greensboro News Tuesday it was said that Lynn, the 10-vear-old son of Mr. and Mrs. 0. II. Deal. No. 63 Cumber land avenue, was drowned late Tues day afternoon while in swimming in a pond in old Riverside park. The child was on the rounds with a car rier boy when they decided to take a plunge. Neither could swim and when young Deal got over his head the other boy could rot help him. Mr. Deal is an ad-setter in the mechani cal department of the Asheville Times. (It is supposed here that the young boy was the son of Mr. Obe Deal, who is well known here, having worked on the News for a number of years.) MRS. C. A. TUTTLE DIED HERE WEDNESDAY MORNING Mrs. C. A. Tuttle died Wednesday morning at her home here from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. The funeral services were conducted from the home at 2 p.m. yesterday by her pastor, Rev. R. D. Sherrill, assisted by Revs. A. A. McLean and M. H. Tuttle, and the burial took place in Belleview cemetery. Mrs. Tuttle was 74 years of age. Hef maiden name was Elizabeth Dula and she was born in Yadkin Valley, being a daughetr of the late Col. William Dua. She is survived by her husband, six sons and three daughters, as follows: Howard, Pet tigrhew, Robert, Charlie, Ralph and Hume Tuttle, Mrs. Claude Warren, Mrs. J. P. Presnell and Mrs. Joseph Lovens. Married at Methodist Parsonage Mr. Thomas E. Bvrd of McDowell county, who recently returned from Jonesville service in r ranee, ana .iiss Lora r,. Haris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harris, were married Wednesday night at J:;iO at the Methodist par sonage, Rev. R. D. Sherrill officiating. CALDWELL BOY KILLS A NEGRO IN YADKIN COUNTY (Elkin Tribune) Mondav morning on the farm of Mr. J. G. Ray, three miles south of Luther Starnes, a work- Tuttle-Joseph Friends here have received an nouncement of the marriage of Miss Amy Joseph to. Mr. Herndon Wescott BIRTHDAY DINNER IN HONOR OF MR. DARIUS CLINE Sunday, June 22, the children and grandchildren of Mr. Darius Cline of Granite Falls gave a dinner in honor of his 84th birthday. At 1 o'clock there was spread on the lawn one of the most appetizing dinners ever seen. There was everything imag inable to eat. Among those enjoying the hospi tality of Mr. and Mrs. Cline were Mrs. E. R. Cline of Hickory, Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Cline and children of Hick ory, Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Bush and daughter, Hallie, of Granite Falls, Mr. and Mrs. McLean and children of Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Herman and children of Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Crouch and children of Hickory, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Washam and daughter of Corenlius, Mr. and Mrs. Will Cline and children of Hudson, Mr. and John Smyre and children of Hickory, Mrs. Bynum and children of Hudson, Mrs. Kirby and daughter of Hudson, Mrs. A. G. Hartley and children of Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Huffman and children of Hickory, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cline and children of Hickory, R. M. Bush of Lenoir, Earl Richael and Alfred Miller of Hiekorv. Mr. Mrs. John Flowers and children Mrs. Bill Sherrill of Mr. and Mrs. James Tuttle in Goldsboro June 30. The ! Monday morning the negro again at irrooin is a son of Rev. I). II. Tuttle 1 ticked the white man in the barn, us of Washington, N. C, formerly of ing the blackjack weapon, when the Caldwell county. young man used his gun. tiring three or four halls into the negro's body. Robbins-Jones ' killing him instantly. Starnes ,s said Mr. Coot Robbins and Miss Lena , to be a quite peaceable young man, Jones were married at Hudson last ' about IS years oM, a native of Gran Tuesdav night. Miss Jones is the ' ite Falls, and comes from a good man on the road force, shot anil in stantly killed Joe Easter, a negro , am; tenant on Mr. Ray's farm. Trouble of Charlotte, first started on Sunday morning be- ! Granite Kails tween two negroes on the farm and j Travis of Granite Falls, Mrs. Alfred the boy Starnes made some remark , Cline of Granite Falls, Misses Lela that angered the Easter negro, who : Prestwood and L'llian Richael of later attacked Etarnes Sunday even- Hickory, Mr. John Smyre and sister, ing, using a blackjack, with which he ' Miss Lottie, of Hickory, Mrs. Arthur truck him on the back of the neck. I Wood- and children of Granite Falls. Every Business Day We are prepared to make loans on reasona ble terms and to be of valuable assistance to you in many ways. We are always "on duty" and always glad to discuss with you any matters that may aid you in your finances. Call on us freely. Respectfully, BANK OF LENOIR G. W. F. Harper, President J. H. Beall, Cashier J. C. SetLgle, Vice-Prea. A. G. Foard, Asst. Cashier .Mi s Macie Duncan of Granite Falls, and Miss Connie Bush of Lenoir. daughter of Dr. A. D. ones of Gran ite Falls and Mr. Robbins is the son of Mr. T. The younj: noir. W1LLF.D HER A WOODEN LEG ( Indiana Farmer-' Guide) A business man in a small Califor nia town made a very unique w'il when he .asked that his wooden leg be inher'ed bv a young woman assist- COMING liir. Hi e ini7 an v 'Pi Eye Specialist. Glasses Fitted Exclusively I HAVE THOUSANDS OF SATISFIED PATIENTS I HAVE RELIEVED THOUSANDS OF HEADACHES C. Robbins of this place, unsavory reputation i , i , , ' l : l-...... ..i... coupie win resme in i.e family, while the negro is regarded I ant :n his ollice. We snould have said a uespcraie cnaracier ana nas an in u wus nusmess man was a newspa- in his former len, W. L J. R. Ingle, Moore. Mr. and expect to Lenoir, W. B. Lindsey, B. Haves .and Dr. O. L. Mrs. A. A. Hlackweldcr leave Monday for Balti more and other northern markets to purchase fall goods and Christmas toys for the Racket. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hartley of Fer guson were here today. Mrs. Hartley returned Saturday from Charlotte, where she visited her sister, Mrs. Lloyd J. Steele, who is very ill. Wilkes Patriot. Mrs. Charles Hudson of Louisville, Ky'., Spent a few days here at the home of Mr. L. M. Parks, leaving Wednesday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sparks, in Morjranton before returning to her home. Mr. M. W. I.axton, who had been overseas for eleven months, arrived in Lenoir Saturday to spend a few days With relatives before returning to Fsrmville, N. C, to resume his for mer work. Messrs. Tom Coffey and IL C. Hayes of Blowing Rock were busi ness visitors in Lenoir yesterday. Mr. B. F. Martin made a business trip to Salisbury and Florence, S. C. this week. Mr. and Mrs. Gardon S. Nelson and little daughter of Savannah, Ga., arrived Tuesday. Mrs. Nelson and the little girl will spend the summer here but Mr. Nelson expects to re turn to Savannah Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hulet left Monday for their home in Ocosta, Wash.. Mr. Hulet having recently re turned from service overseas. Mrs. Hulet was before marriage Miss Fay Johnson. Mr. Horace Sisk returned Sunday from Jefferson, where he had been conducting an institute for the teach ers of Ashe county for four weeks. Mr. Sisk will spend the remainder of the summer here, getting ready for the opening of the graded school in the fall. Mrs. J. H. Pitts and little grand daughter, Evelyn Little, of Catawba arrived yesterday and will spend several days visiting Dr. and Mrs. W County Re-Assessors at Work County Supervisor J. A. Bush, Jr., anil assistants, Messrs. M. (J. Shearer and R. G. Thompson, left Monday for Edgemont to begin their work of re-assessing the property of Caldwell county. After finishing the work in . to Newport, Tenn., for brial. Starnes Wilson Creek township thev will go . will have a to Globe township. per editor, which may explain his ten dency to do a queer thing. Some ed itors are very queer, according to the opinions of a part of their readers. But, to return to our California brother, he willed his wooden leg to his office assistant. Through respect to her former employer the mystified girl accepted the strange bequest, but it required the "little brother" to find out why the bequest was made. preliminary trial next I He may have wished the leather from home in Kentucky, where he has been involved in a number of diffi culties. Starnes made no effort to get away but remained on the ground until the sheriff came and took him in charge. The negro's body was brought to El kin Monday night and embalmed by Undertaker P. C. Reich and shipped Tuesday. There were no actual eye witnesses to the killing, but a num ber of workmen were near by, and Stores Closed Today The following named business ; from reports received from different ; for $1,(100 firms will be closed todav. ill v i- I ones on the place it was a clear case i undehstand M. M. Courtney, Courtney Cloth- j of self-defense on the part of young j strange bequest. ing Co., Lenoir Hardware and Furni- : starnes, and we haven t a doubt but the knee pad for making a stone sling, but at any rate he found be neath the surface of this pad a note 1 his caused the girl to the mystery of the ture Co., V. S. Miller & Son, The Leader, E. D. Pulliam, Bernhardt Seagle eCo., J. H. Dinglehoef. M. M. Ballew, Lenoir Book Co., IL T. New land, A. A. Blackwelder, First Na tional Bank, Bank of Lenoir. that it will be so considered by a jury when all the facts in the case have been presented to them. VON STEIN TO REVEAL HOW THE WAR PLAN AROSE The former war minister and quar- Services at Presbyterian Church (Starnes is now out on bond for trrmaster general, von Stein, will his apearance at court. ) ! make some sensational revelations concerning the antecedent history of Ice Cream Supper at King's Creek ' The Woman's Betterment Associa te march through Belgium in the ihiok ne is aoout to numisn. savs a Sunday, July ti Sunday school, t(,n at King s ( reek will give an ice dispatch from Berlin. Until Field :1." a. m!; preaching, 1 1 a.m., subject cream supper tomorrow night, July Marshal von Moltke's retirement in ,no u,im d,),)M m A li:q.T, iiniqj, .)ii() of Heaven;" Junior Endeavor at 3:30 p.m.; preaching, 8:.'50 p.m. "Kept m Perfect Peace." Wednesday, uly 1) Prayer meet ing. Bible reading, subject, ::Some thing We Need to Remember." A. A. M'LEAN, Pastor. subject, iuilt which will be sold with tickets. the lucky Other refreshments will also be 1 SS8 the German plan of o-oration. served. The ladies have made a .according to this book, was purely defensive. on Modkc s was that the German army should inarch into Lorraine to await the French attack. Von Stein then describes in detail the grounds on whi h the plan of ou- under von how, after TO SEE BETTER, SEE DULA. j LENOIR, N. C, Saturday, July 5 and Monday, July 7 BLOWING ROCK, N. C, Tues. and Wed., July 8 and 9 PATTERSON, N. C, Thursday, July 10 GRANITE FALLS, N. C, Friday, July 11 LENOIR, N. C., Saturday, July 12 H.ive your children's Eyrs examined by a ', .v. . EYE Si't.CIALlST. Dr. Alfred V. Lhila, who devotes his funic t.ne- !o o' n ta:y de;ective eyesight ' by properly fitting Glass' 9. DR. ALFRED V. DLL A WILL LT. IN YOl R TOWN ON THE DATES MENTIONED. Don't miss this opportunity to fee a man who is an authority , on EYES, EYES1G1 1 1". ami ViJiGN. , SCHOOL TEACHERS, DiD YOU KNOW That in the Northern cities. . where they have rompulsoiy examinations of all school children's eyes, 70 per ' cent of all backward pupils had defective t j'esinl-.t, and that SO per cent of ' them showed immediate improvement on being properly fitted wrh glasses? it is a School Teacher's duty to instru t ihrm on this matter. The child does I not know and is there to be instructed. My dates are as follows: j Dr. Alfred W. Dula Glasses Fitted Exclusively Home Office: Lenoir, N. C. Flower Garden Near Square The vacant lot on the corner of Fouth Main street and Harper ave i: no has been set in flowers by the la dies of the Betterment Association, and. it is now a veritable beauty spot. This transforming of an unsightly va cant town lot into one of the most beautiful and attractive spots in town is an exam of the good work the women are doing. CM'drcn's Concert This Afternoon 1 tne one gettm getting the nuilt. Everybody invited to come. The patrons of the school are urged to come, as the proceeds are to be used ri helping to erect a erntions had to be chan new school house. . Moltke's successor-; a: 1 .various intermediate stages, the war '. Married in Detroit plan of 1914 arose. Von Stein now.i Married, dune LH), I'.T.), Miss ' joins Field Marshal von Hindenburg j Roadie I!. Williams, formerly of and Gen. von LudondorlV as an au Granite Falls, Route '!, to Mr. May- thor. Other German geacral., out of nard Barnes, who is a native of Wis- jobs olno contemplate the future a-',; 'cousin and is a very prosperous , historians. business man. The happy couple will make their home in Detroit, where, ' Mr. Barnes is employed. Airs. Barnes is a daughter of Mr. W. Willaiiv.s and is a nurse, having graduated in .'une, 1!17. Since that time she has been working in differ 99 There will be a concert given this ' ent cities of tho miclcllt; west, finally afternoon by the little children of locating in Detroit. fVio tnwn fit 4 ''in nVlneV in the PM. . the town at 4:30 o clock in the EiU son Phonograph Shop. The program will consist ot a saort play, recto "It's four years now since he left me," said the deserted wife. "I re gions, songs, games, etc. me public. 1 miimi, it ;) a ii 0ti0 and especially all children, is invited how he stood at the door, holding to attend. There will be an admis- it open till six flies got into the s.on fee of 10 cents charged and the house." Boston Transcript. fjiuu-L-ua win ue u.seu in iieipuig iur nish the rooms of the primary de partment of the Methodist Sunday school. Threshers' Licenses Free Register of Deeds John M. Crisp requests us to announce that the threshers' licenses for threshing in the county are free to the holders. There seems to be a misunderstand- Mr. William Scholl of Holly Surings, N. C., who spent a few days i here with a view to locating in Le I noir, returned to his home Wednes I day. GERMAN GOVERNMENT HAD PLANNED TO REFUSE TO SIGN The German government, headed . . . hv rn in SnhaiHomann nan n annfiH ing among some of the peop e, who t i"-"-" think there, is a charge. The law re- 0 "VV ?eaC6 quiring license was passed in order I inrJnmjmVif008!0 to keep a record of the grain crop in ! Germj any as far as the Elbe, the different parts of the country and uld ! attacked by not as a tax-raising measure, and rr" G"?n "V D"Z'K therefore the only cost in securing i : VL "fViTi " the license is the trouble of calling at the register 3 office. blatt declares in a dispatch describ ing the details of a secret plan to cre ate a separate state in northeastern Germany. The plan failed because of jealousies and differences of opin No Services at Lutheran Church The Rev. L. D. Miller will jo to ! ion between the government and the army leaders, the correspondent says. A report from Geneva said Herr bcheidemann had arrived in Switzer- Boone Saturday to preach a special sermon and to conduct tne installa tion service of the. Rev. N. D. Yount, There will, therefore, be no preach-, land after crossing the frontier on ing service in the Lutheran church foot. Sunday, but Sunday school will be The last proposal made by the con held at the, usual time, conducted by i spiraton planning to oppose the al the superintendent, Mr. J. H. Dingle- ! lies, it is said, was to ask Poland to hoef. It is desired that the members i combine with eastern Germany in the I. Pitts. Little Evelyn, who is only ( of the Sunday school should be pres- formation of an independent repub 9 years of age, came especially to jefct.-and those who are not attending lie. The offer, it is declared, was re take part in the children's concert at any of the Sunday schools here in '. buffed by the Poles, who asked why it the Edison ship this afternoon. town are especially invited. i had not been offered ten years ago. An automobile driven by Rev. W. A. Newell, Saturday night, struck a buggy occupied by Mr. Henry Lud uig on the Statesville road, north of M 'oresville. Mr. C. H. Van Ilervie, who accompanied Mr. Newell, re ceived cuts about the face. No oth ers were injured. Mr. Ludwig's bug gy was slightly damaged. States ville Landmark, BLOCKADE TO BE RAISED WHEN GERMANY RATIFIES TREATY The superior blockade council has been instructed to be prepared to raise the economic blockade of Ger many immediately upon ratification by the German national assembly of the peace treaty. This announce ment was made in a dispatch to the state department from Paris, reading as follows: Is Your Auto "Sick If it does not run riht there must be something wrong. Let us examine it. We are "doctors" and can put it in first-'. lass shape, rejardless of its "ailments." Robbins Garage M. C. ROBBINS, Manager , HNIlf HIE & LOAN Real Estate See me at any time for a HOME, BUSINESS PROPERTY or FARM LANDS J. W. Self The Real Estate Man KODAK FILMS DEVELOPED AND PRINTED Work Guaranteed HARDY'S STUDIO Lenoir, N. C. ASSOC AT ON JULY SERIES NOW OPEN We want 800 shares in this series, and they are coming in right along. Make up your mind as to the number of shares you want and see the Secretary Treasurer as early as possible. Don't put off until tomorrow the shares you should buy today. The easiest and safest way in the world to save money. You pay in a little each week and get it back in a lump sum. Shares earn around 6 per cent and are non-taxable Loans made in Lovelady Township D. H. Warlick, Pres. A. D. Abernethy, Vice-Pres. A. A. Cline, Secretary-Treasurer. . i Miri -j I
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