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.TWO CLUBS FORMED
Boys and girls of Dobbins School to
Contest in Growing Corn anil. To
matoes Other News of Interest
Special to the Free Press.
nilenboro.-R. 2, Dee. 'J7.--The .Dob
bins school closed the 22nd for this
Christmas holidays. On this clay
the patrons of the district met pur
suant to u call by the teacher for the
purpose cf organizing a boy's corn
club and a girl's tomati club. Mr.
S. Dobbins was elected president of
the meeting and Miss Virginia Big
gerstaff secretary. The following
were enrolled in the corn club: Clark
il. Tadgett, Hall Padgett, "Walter
Green, Clarence Biggevstaff, Hoyt
Dobbins, J. A. Green, W. F. Dodson,
O. T. Dodson; and the following over
18 years of age S. Dobbins, A. A.
Biggerstaff, Ken Biggerstaff, R. P.
Biggcrstaff, J. Q. Padgett, II. W.
Dodson, R. L. James, Roy Harrill.
The members of the tomato club are:
Lilly Padgett, Bertha Green, Emely
Hollifield, Carrie M. Whitaker. There
is much enthusiasm over the pros
pects for success i in the two clubs.
Several valuable premiums are to be
offered, among them J. Q. Padgett &
Sons offer one Duroc-Jersey pig,pure
bred, value $15, to: the winner in the
boys' contest, and one trie of Buff
Orpington chickens to the winner in
the girls' club.
The school at this place reopens
Monday for the spring term.
Everything seems to be moving
smoothly, with very little excitement
during the holidays. The weather
has been very bad and mud is plenti-
ful.
Mr. M. M. Farris, a successful saw
mill man of Kings Mountain, aernm
paincd by his family, visited rela
tives in this section Christmas.
Mr. Anderson Rome is erecting
one of the handsomest cottages in
this section in a beautiful grove just
south of his father's home. You can
guess the rest.
I must close, but hold: I forgot to
tell you that at the close of the
school for Christmas the people pre
sented the teacher, Miss Virginia
Biggerstaff with one of the prettiest
lamps ye scribe ever saw.
We wish the editor of The Free
Press and the paper's many readers
a joyful New Year; may their paths
be strewn with flowers and their, lives
' crowned with success.
J. Q. PADGETT.
Try our Job Work 1
03HS
HENRIETTA,
Is the place to take your CHICKENS
and Eggs. We pay tne highest mar
et price for all kinds of produce. Bring
us your chickens and eggs and get
their worth.
We also buy beef
tallow.
GOOD
25 CENTS
i
this to KING
&
Good Roads Notes
Work is progresing nicely, on that
portion of the Chimney Kock road
between Mountain Creek and Cove
Creek. This work is being done by
the chain gang force and if the weath
or permits this part of the road will
be finished by early -spring. Only
about one mile of the old road be
tween them two points is being
used, the rest being an entirely new
road.
A fine location has been secured,
making a much better and cheaper
route than was possible io get by fol
lowing the f id road. Wa:i few ex
ceptions this route seems to vs giv
ing general .satisfaction,
i As soon as right-of-vv ip can be ob
tained work will be begun on the
Rutherfordton-Marion road via. Gil
Ley. Thi.-: is a very impji'iaxt jdeee of
road, and it is hoped that there will
be no trouble encountered by the road
commissioners in securi-ig ri.;'ut-of-wr.y.
The ' Forest City - Caroleen road
was completed last week, with the
exception of a short space just out
side of the limits of Forest city, and
the building of three small bridges at
Caroleen. '
.Marriage at Henrietta
Mr. Charles B. Mahaf'ee and Miss
Ethel Hutchins of Henri ;tta were un
ited in marriage Friday night at the
home of Mr. Moses Hyder, the cere
mony being performed by Rev. J.
Frank Armstrong. Thesij are among
Henrietta's moat popular young peo
ple and many friends are extending
congratulations.
Professor Adams a Visitor
Mr. Joseph Q. Adams, assistant
professor in English of Cornell.
University, arrived last week to spend
several days here hunting. He is the
guest of Mr. G. F. Foote of Ithica, N.
Y., who is spending the winter in
Forest City. Professor Adams is a
son of Rev. J. Q. Adams, pastor of
the Forest City Baptist church. He
is no stranger to Forest City and his
friends are glad to see him again. He
returns to Cornell about the 5th of
January. 1
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for Infants and Children.
ThiKifid YoaKavi Always Bought
Boars the
Signature of
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Special to The Free Press.
Bostie, Dec. 22. Mr. and Mrs.
Seth J. Bridges, who have Ijcen in
Virginia for a few day 5, have re
turned hone.
Several of our young people at
tended the box supper at Kl'.enboio
S iturday night. Miss Virginia liar
rill of this place was voted the pret
tiest gnl present, and Mr. George
Guffoy received the honor of being
the egliest man.
There was n ''clean-up day" at
! Walls School today. Much has been
done toward beautifying the
grounds.
Messrs;. Claude Webb and Onier
SpraUe ire home from the Farm
St huiil for the holidays.
Quite . large number of our f : -mers
attended the annus' melting
of the State Farmers' Union at
Shelby.
A party composed of Misses Veita
Jones, Fannie Tate and Mary Z.
Early and Messrs. Joe Jones and
Chiv B. Early were Chri.it.mas shop
pers in Shelhy one day last week.
Mr. J. W. Webb is on the s
list.
Mr. and Mrs. I. H. '.'-.urn-irk
all .smiles its a boy.
Best wishes io The Free Press.
"Bill .Tunings."
Handsome Calendars
-Forest City Loan & Insur
Company, T. R. Blanton and
& Ileinhaid Company have is
beautil'ul calendars and are
Th,
ance
King
sued
distributing thuru among their pa-
iroas. They are unusually pretty
i'nd will ornament any wall.
Box Supper at Dobbins
The young people of the Dobbins
section, gave a successful box sup
per and voting contest last Thurs
day night, Miss Ethel Burnett w.n
voted the prettiest girl and Engi
neer Dan Flowe the ugliest man.
The receipts, amounting to $10.15,
will be used for school improve
ments. Nearly "Halved Itself"
Hollifield and Company weighed
and ginned for me 1.4H5 pound.; of
seed cotton, from which I got C00
pounds of lint. w if any farmer
or ginnery can lupUcace this I
would be pleased to near 't'orn him.'
The cotton was grown fro:i I'ierce
Williamsons high grade guano.
J. K. Reinhardt, Forest CVy, N. C.
P. S. This is my fifth bale of this
variety.
Very (met Christ mas
Forest City People should be
proud of the good order which has
prevailed here during the holidays.
The season has not been marred by
crime or accidents and few arrests
have been made. The citizuns took
a day off and observed it in a dig
nified manner. The churches of the
city gave the little folks a treat and
these in turn punctured the stillness
of he nights with a few explosions
of fire-crackers, but their amuse
ment was harmless and the older
people did not complain.
Local Agents in Class
Messrs. W. W. Hicks and M. II.
Moody of the Forest City Loan and
Insurance Company attended the
banquet given by the Southern Life
& Trust Company at Greensboro
last night in honor of the "$100,000
Club." . A - luncheon, smoker, auto
ride and banquet were features of
the occasion. There are only -eight
members of this club and it speaks
well for the local "agentu to be num
bered among them. This is their
first year in the field and they pass
ed the $100,000 mark inside of the
first ten months.
II. Craig Richardson
Attorney and Counsellor
ATXAW f '
Practice in all state & Federal Courts
Forest City, N. C.
Office over Post Office. Phone 49
We strive to please.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
I'remieur Carrier of the South
Offers Greatly Reduced Fares For the
Christmas and New Year Holi
days For the Christmas and New Year
Holidays the Southern Railway will
sell round trip tickets at greatly re
duced fares. Dates of sale December
17th to 2.rth, December 31st, 1913 and
January 1st, 1914, with final return
limit January 6th, 1914.
For further and detailed informa
tion apply to iti y Southern Railway
Ticket Agti t or,
K. II. DeCutts,
Division Passenger Agent
Charlotte, N. C.
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Photos by mrican Press Association.
On th upper left is Willian- Sulzar of New York, who wai removed governor after l a h been inipraohod.
Upper right i sliown the scene attending the iwearing in at president Afoodrow Wilson. In the center sre pic
tured th steamer Volturno burning in midocean and Captain Inch, its commander. Th lower picture shows an
ncampment of United States troops near the Mexican border.
Happenings
Attention
War With Mexico Threatened.
Sulzer Removed Volturno
Burned at Sea Morgan
and Gaynor Died
By JOHN J. BREEN.
WING .N.I like mi ;ien;il;me
thruugli the atmosphere of
time, miothoi year i.s ,;une.
Kueli day hrorylit its iiiota
or linppetiiius, home ureat and oiliers
smull. Tin re were fast aud slii'iiu
jit (loin.;?- in the world of politics, the
grim reaper exacted its usual toll,
playing no favorites: the menace of
Dar lietween the L'uited States aud
Mexico loomed lurye. and the Athletics
again showed the tJiuiits how to play
the invMt uatioiinl game.
Presideut WIIhod from the date of
his inauguration started out to nmke
good ou bis promises of tariff and cur
rency reform. After months of joi key
ing by both branches of consniadjl
after many smendmeot ..aJtieeD
written Into the original draft ol thf
document tha Uaderwood-Slmuiona
Urlff bill beoanie a law. It Is too soon
a yet to iy Just what effect it will
have on the proiprity or tho uii
try. It long beeo held by some
statesmen flint a new tariff bill -ill
be a panacea for all Ills, real or Imag
inary. Ottjer have held that any
tinkering with th's Important subject
would result lu a national disaster. It
is fax early a yet to ay who are
the talse prophets.
Ha ring ucceeded Io pastdog a new
Urlff blil. fideot Wllaoa st ace
set about tting a new curre icy
measure. Toward the end of the year
bis supporters declared that he wmld
also win this Hunt. Just what kind of
a bill would dually meet the favor of
congress noue would sny. ?xc b.i-.x-ers
maintained that any radical Inter
ference with the monetary system of
the country would work dtsasier.
while bankers of the frouth and west
Instated that money reform would
(rreiitly help the crops and would
luuUe for unprecedented prosperiti
Sulxer Helps Mitchel.
It is agreed that the removal of Gov
ernor Sul.er ws a big factor In the
New York city election. Many who
thought Sober nui'.ty wanted to re
buke the fir'-e that hought Ids im
peachment. S'lier announced binnelf
ns a caml'.dst.' for tlie assembly In n
lower -si '!. dl-Mri.-t in Mntilmrtan
fie nn en !. fi.-ure' ticket and
,ns .'-;hI 'li! .il- union of
Him fi.fvr- ''lt"-t tin- 1 :i nincnv Hall
j . , ,( ,..,, J i.-..,. :;r.
I M-fi'll.
xeai
wwii Hip
That Held
In Year 1913
Middle West Devastated by
Floods Which Caused Great
Loss Jessie Wilson and
Helen Gould Brides
John I'urroy .Mitcln-I was elected
mayor.
ricsidi i.l Wil-on look a personal in
terest in tin- ;:uleriiiitorial election iu
New .lM.-y and was pleased when the
returns showed t li : t James I'iiiruian
l ielihtr iva elected. Fielder has been
called a proLTesshe Democrat, and bis
election w.-i.- i-'-irdcd us a personal
tribute to i lie president. In the No
vetiiber elections also David I. Walsh,
Democrat, was elected goiernor of
Massachusetts, and Henry C. Stuart.
Democrat, was elected governor of
Virginia.
When President Wilson entered ot
U'e ho wnr ronlrouted with the tan
gleO Mexican situation. and toward
the end of the year our relations with
(hut country came near the breaking
point Matters became so threatening
that troops and marines were dis
patched 4o the border line. A great
Beet of American warships assembled
in Mexican waters, and the border
patrol was re-on forced by several di
visions of regular troops.
Following the mssasslnation of Fran
cisco 1. Madero Feb. -2 and tbe as
sumption of the presidency by General
Huerta, President Wilson datly de
clared that this country never would
recognlKe tbe new order of things,
which was characterised as a rule of
blood and Iron. Tbl government fig
ured that fluerta was near tbe end of
bis financial resources.
Tbe year bad its usual quota of dis
asters and accidents. When the wire
less on Oct told thnt the steam
ship Volturno was burning Id raid
ooe.m there cn:'e visions of Another
Titanic horror. I'.ut the wireless
brought quick aid to the doomed
shi, and MO of its passengers were
removed la safety to other vessels
that answered the calls for help. One
hundred and thirty-six of her passen
gers and crew were lo-t There were
pathetic scenes when ibe shlp boar
li)K the survirs docked in New York
city.
Floods Sweep Middle West.
The great floods of the middle west
which occurred lu March aroused the
sympathy of the country fur the suf
ferers. For weeks great sections of
this country were under water. Kntlre
cities were t.iarooned. Secretary of
'Ar Garrison took personal charge of
the relief movement. It whs Itnpox
OMe for hi,s t" get nny int'heutle
at home
t
news from the stricken territory, and
exaggerated stories of loss of life were
circulated. For days entire cominuni
ties lived on the upper floors of tall
buildings to escape the rising waters.
Il was ii common sight to see entire
families go drifting by on trees and
small frame houses carried along by
the rushing streams A conservative
estimate of the damage to property is
Slihi.iini.iiiiii
Other disunities which caused morn
than passing Interest were two wrecks
on the New York. New, Haven and
Hartford railroad: a cyclone which
swept the central and southwestern
states, entailing a loss of over lull lives
and several million dollars In prop
erty: thirty-four killed and tunny in
jured by the coilap-c of u pier at Long
ISencli, Oil.: t'.w hl.v killed and many
Injured by the explosion of tniil dust
in a IliilT.iio mill: lifly lives lost in u
factory tire at Kiiigliaintou. N. V.;
tweiitj killed in a mine accldeut at
Tower City, I'm.; Hot Springs, Ark.,
was swept by lire, with a loss estimat
ed at St!.Wiii.''"-' In a wre.-'x on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad tit lluika
tunna. Miss., forty-live soldiers of the
coast artillery weie killed and 100 in
jureil.
Two of the cial event- of the year
which attracted more than passing In
terest were the weddings of Miss Jes
sie Wilson, daughter of the president
and Francis Howes Sayre and Helen
Gould and i'lntey J. Shepard. Miss
Wlieon and Air. Sayre were married
at tbe White House Nov. "j and went
on a honeymoon trip abroad. Mr.
Sayre Is a lawyer and when his en
gagement was announced was attach
ed to the office of District Attorney
Whitman in New York city. Miss
Gould and Mr. Shepard were married
on Jan. C. Mr. Shepard was a rail
road man. and Miss Gould met him
wailo bo was on a tour of Inspection
of the Gould railroad properties In tho
west
" Among th noted men who died dur
ing the ylsar were John PierpoaX Mor
gan, tho financier, and Mayor William
J. Gaynor of New York city. Mr. Mor
gan died In home, whither be went in
search of health. Mayor Gaynor died
aboard tbe steamship Baltic at sea.
He had Just been denied a nomination
by Tammany Hall and bad accepted a
l.oinluation tendered by a body of citi
zens. His death had a big effect on
tbe New York city campaign.
Other deaths In the year were James
R. Keene, financier and turfman; Dr.
Thaddeus S. C. I-owe, founder of the
I.owe observatory; Captain Or'n K.
Smith, designer of the Confederate
flag: James McCreu. former prealdt-nt
of the Pennsylvania railroad: Con
gressman ("Big Tim") Sullivan of New
York: Benjamin Altman. dry goods
mcrchmit and Charles G. Gnu's.
Tbe erownlnj: event iu the sport
world was the triumph of Connie
Mack's Athletics over John McGraw's
Gl.int-. Incidentally the series was a
rebuke to the knockers who nre ever
reudy to cry fake. The series was
ended in five i;:iine. the Athletics v In
tilng four nnd the clumpiontthlp.