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0. 0 ' 1 ' 1 "1 3 7.- v. J-Li . ' v. '-. 6' yOL; XXI 1080 IMMENSE TflllONG ATTEND FUNERAL OF J. II. WHITE VV' V -'1. .. , ,1 o v .:; beautiful tributes of . . words And flowers , attest the popu. . ; Mt'K LARITY OF DEr- CEASED Prom the time : the ( 'word r reacnea , tviarsnau mat , j . ti. 'fjt White was dead last Thursday f V until he "wasjaid to rest Sunday i f ' n'af ternooni wherever f people went or whatever they were do - Tfv.yWhite '$ and what Jle . had , done for, the town and pounty. V4 Even the services Sunday were all subordinated ' to the one central thought of the last rites . -of the departed friend and f ac- tor in the upbuilding of men taken to ; the Pritchard ceme tery for interment the largest procession of cars ever seen in Marshall following the hearse. At; the grave the . Mas"bns had charge of the ceremofli es VDt. W. A, Sams' being Master" of the Lodge yhere. After Ithe Masonic ceremonies were ' over, the closing prayer at the grave wa3 offered by Kev. Mr. Jus- J - tice They prof usion . of beautiful flowers attested the sympathy of the many friends of Mr. and Mrs., White. ' Those who served as pall bearers were : R. S. Ramsey, J, Herschel Sprinkle, W. Hi Mor row, J. Coleman Ramsey, Z. V. ' TOl r TS tt. j I -.- m'i ir?$ " and 3 institutions The casket ri8Iier' r- 'oixner, tomrris- was taken to the Baptist churchlbee' J- N- West, John Jarrett, at eleven o'clock where it was r w West" left bnen until one o'clock lUshers J. ' Cecil Ramsey, when the funeral was to be Euene" Rectbr Roy L' Guder iaM aii' An-nn ' ta rv, Jand A. L. Plemmons. people from all over the county and other - counties passed in History of Mr. White' and . out and looked upon thef v t . Life face they had .known so well. The day before, quite ber of "people had gone home to see him. ''-"V," .fliiSMi f v. A 'W .... - fj :,- FIVE CARLOADS TOBACCO LEFT MARSHALL WEDNESDAY KtxuRD BREAKING SHIP. MENTS BEING MADE Five solid( carloads of to bacco were loaded and shipped from Marshall last .Wednesday, besides about three carloads which coulcl not be loaded Marshall fsL'one of the bisr points in North Carolina when it comes to, tobacco shipments. From BEAR CREEK Rev. Cecil Reece filled his regular appointment Sunday. A large congregation attended. We were glad to have with us the following from Laurel Fork : Mr and Mrs. Andy Ball, and Mr. Ervin Ball, From Can- ey Fork: Mr. Jim Massey and little son, ; Mr. ancLMrs. Wood- JAMES R VHITE as he was some years ago. a niim- ' Following is the history of . , nt : .v r-, '; vi t w www. k tt feated Cleveland for President. Uarid s to the Mr. J. H.jWhrtes life as writ- Mr Ebbs being a democrat, I lect panic was on, and ta col ten by himself thirteen years knew that he could not hold the fKble. The hard times caused , , . At one o ciocK tne cnurcn , "r .. -ministration, andin a few days .. was crowded, all . Sunday pr"" wuxu Vvnt resigned as postmaster, reconji " ' v''i - - v.l.4Jb1it"lilriiBhed it id 'tte:"i! mending his appointment. No ' - ----iA-j ;l-x: -As. 1:11,1,::-: :'w:nwi,4ti;,; 1one .except Mr.-Ebbs and my- wi, pen into me main auaiionuim : ". """"j?" v" rr" " .uv. ;j,. .Jb0 l2 ' .4 J.uneHthe inauguration of Garfield. I hardly half , the people could reared untiheecame of my commission and wnt into , .i'-'-.- I-, . colleire acre, on the farm. 'Ave xi.. x.m . . . enter the church. . . s Mit' - i51"1"?? Pm. January 4 , The choir sang "Abide With old; homesteade ' attended arg ' Me," : "Nearer My God ; To hundchoJ8 1? r a revenue' job at a larger, sala- crime to be at the highest and I had from 25 to 75 in j ail al most my entire term as Sheriff. I carried more than 50 people to the penitentiary, and on two different, occasions had 17 in jail for murder. My term- of onice J was '.out'' December 6. anyKl89vf butmy- terro-ft3-'Ta-CoHgftd Iwaji one-CthAiMKajgfhoi lector Nrastea until, December, iayv. during Thee," -M.-SS(-. ' , ,,;.7,7v t , : . r man ana a strict wos unui ne nTWi tnr-moA o rt nnW..Wfn -, A. II Justice of Hendersoiville, reached the age of 16, when his SiJS. RrPSSte ; North Carolina form ,& Co., ' of ,the-church and admirer' of College, Hendersonville, N- wold Sands ofdffi WK;?8"?0 and did decid- ThosfS: Rollins, an attorney at :t"" edly the ' largest mercantile . ..(-.., . IllUli tu UIO WCU AUUWI1 tUllCUGIU. Sw s -. x M " rt1 Vi WC",,"V wol'U4,u"1 signing 3 postmaster, or im- ; friend of the deceased, Tto speak "rfiitr mediately after,. I think in of his social ' political ;? and iIa I m ? rvll Junei: 1891, I was appointed " . , .hfC T;? .fc!!?" storekeeper .and guagw - and x',c?vxc wnicn jar. Kouins am - .was assigned to duty at Lenier's 'iwell and most effectively.' ' SJf6- KtS dteOMenr . at Salisbury. N. C. -.txi ,.x m: .:l where he made-500 gallons of .AMita ?fW wift,;t went to Lexington Business Col-;ir' " r:Ti- I ..Aiiu vuwwv ..uwvMV , , T . , . .--. ten Uaf O CtltU tiCIttCt . VYCtlL (JUL of the County had toe life :bf graduated I S bufci . ; r Tirvjx- xv- -ti..L Nnvumhn .1 Q.i oqc r,,-. aunung uuunesa again. 4. re iUt: TV Itltc Ueeil, IIUW Ul W)Uu. .w.i.iuu , xuuu. . vuiiimg .ojjjj my term a3 Sheriff, by an act of the- legis lature, ? I was , superintendent of the chain gang, had mov able tent for prisoners in the middle, cook room at one end with guard room at the other. With the chain gang I , built al most all the roads leading out of Marshall, one from Hot Springs up Spring , Creek; arid many other roads in the county, time until, now. My term of LlerK expires December 6. 1910. July 23rd, 1903, I was married to Miss Annie May Winslow a t . Johnson City, Tenn. On the 30th day of August, 1904, Leo De Soto White, my only child, was born. in 1905 I was tendered the Clerkship to the Canal Zone, but owing to my wife's erand mother s condition, who was living with us at that time could not accent. I was f aver. ably spoken of by the Dowers cnat be as a probable success' or; to H. F. Harkins. then co lector of the fifth Judicial dis trict. In 1908. 1 was an alter nate for the State at large, at- cmjicu yiu tuaveauijfl at onica nominated President JXaft- June 17, 1908. During my term as Cleric, 1 looked after hundreds of orphans and snent a srreat deal of time looking after old confederate soldiers. Joined thd Baptist church when I was a boy 15 years old. I have al ways triea co De active m church matters arid , at present am Chairman of the board of deacons and superintendent of the Sunday: School. Am ty was born in 1850 and Mr. home from, there he raised . a a salary , of $4.00 ner day. ? ! borrowed money from badpwectostter.diKontin- v w w i Y - o "ITMfi VDAA tftH VT h Sln T-f AtH trrn em a I crow of tobacco in the SDrin? of JT i ' . . H T ' WWfa Vlr. -lRR5-i? hnW W l. isfi7 - T,H nn -.. wWu '", ine postmaster at , ...... -r,r:.. .-.--"tftat Place, and came home. I been. ;; postmaster, 7, had; been ""'T w "Jil" x do not remember what I did the rnXw:. of 1891; but I think - - . j uatuu uiiuci uic itatuc ut uiui :.x i : town ligfcspoke if him afe X also - worked deputy sheriff under as Clerk of the Superior Court, Mayor-elect and so jnanjr posi tions of honor well filled.' , . ' A beautiful prayer was of- . fered by Rev: Mr. Andre of the Presbyterian church. After the Scripture reading, a most beautiful tribute was paid Mr. White as a church worker and I had from 15 to 50 convicts all I member of the school commit the time, serving from 30 daysltee at present; am secretary of to 7 years. In July 1897, was irrencn uroad Lodge ISO. 292 appointed -? deputy 1 collector, which . place I held for three months, . had several hair breadth escapes., , The ap propriation for my appoint ment' was cut off and I was out of a job. In the latter part of 1897 and the summer. Of 1898, very plentiful, he grasped the first opportunity that presented itself. In .the early spring of 1888, bridge gang came a fong, he hired tc the foreman, worked o"n the railroad, assist ed m building of the railroad 1 J A T A ' 1 1 ' Dnage at ivy, two miies aDove Marshall,' and about the 15th of May . completed the bridge. From' there he went to the C. C. C. railroad near Waxhaw. religious : leader by tl.e Rev.'S. C, remained there until Mr. Justice; v-An" opportunity ! Jun0 6, 18S3, when he return . . " -'ed home with a few dollars in tit o a r-nran onrAin ta ontr n - r . . -. v money. lie immediately - en wished to see the remains and jac'crl In the good3 busire-3 a u ' ir.Nt July,. 1S33, with V. C. body 1:1 the church took a..- :; var.t.2 3 cf t?:.e crrortunity. Jf.fi; lie C:o ' .- r - - 7 ; 1 ' wr.o wc.i ' ft tha rf P. C. I.' Fostm: t' -e, f 1 . f ... :r at most unanimously J nominated for same, being elected Sheriff December 6, 1892. I also in the latter, pp.rt of the year of 1892, togther with , W. C. Sprinkle, F. Br ' Lawson, and Mr. , Perry, rented all the ware- uoi-.es in Asheville, being four m number, one being run in ea'h man's name. - I was pro prietor, cf the Farmer's ware house. The", four " firms to- cetner employing more than 100 Land3 per day at an ex ; pence of more , than ?200.00 per cay. V e ran these houses jcintly for one year. At the end cf t)xe settling up my part "f the Iops was more than ::c;D.C0, ljaving me ?ccco.co v:rc3 c-.T thaa nothing. In Land Agent and deputy collect or again, and when war broke out with Spain I was appointed to a position in the. commissary department to rank as captain, all of which positions I would not accept as I was then mak ing the race ' for Clerk of the Court. ; I received .the . nomi nation and was elected Clerk in 1898r and have held said posi- and Marshall Chapter No. 51 : of iPythias; pdd Fellows -and member of the Juniors, Knights D. O. K. K. a. On June 6th, wa3 elected President - of the Citizens Bank, one of the pret tiest little banks m the State with $25,000.00 paid in," cap I was tendered a position-aslital and $50,000.00 authorized capital. At the Stafo ' con ventlon pt Greensboro in 1910, was ndminated Corporation Commissioner by acclamation with - hopes of . being elected. Have always tried to be active in V all v pubhh. improvem?ents.' Through my efforts, the money for the Court House was raised. Have always been active in pol- itics, being at the head of some of the largest republican rallies ard Treadway, from Marshall : Miss Ossie Payne, Miss Rector, and Mr. Oliver Ferguson. Mrs. "Ella Rector visited her mother, Mrs. Joe Baldwin, Sun day, i Rev. Robie Payne was a guest at the home of Mr. Jim Hens ley, Sunday. Miss Emaline Ball spent the week-end with Miss Emma Freeman. Mr. II. H. Edmonds and fam ily from Asheville spent Satur day night at the' home of Mr. Dave Freeman. Sunday morn ing the Edmonds family, Mrs. Dave Freeman and little son, Roy Freeman, motored to Pine creek, where they enjoyed the day with friends and relatives. Miss Ella Stines is quite sick at present. We hope she will be able to be out again. We are having a good Sun day School at Lower Bear Creek. Rev. Mr. Fines preach es each Sunday at eleven clock. o'- From Gabriel's Creek We regret that because of lack of apace, we are compelled to hold this news until next issue. The Editor, SERVICE AT METHODIST CHURCH: There , will be , preaching, ati; the Methodist church in Mar shall Sunday morning at 11 o' clock. Special music will be. rendered. , . ' Every one is cordially invited to attend the morning worship. B. NEWTON. tion, continuously from that ever had in Madison County. CHICKEN DINNER AT MARS HILL J SATURDAY The Parent-Teachers As- sociation of Mars Hill, will ; . serve a chicken dinner on Sat urday evening, February 14, from five until eiirht o'clock.' lates. will be served, at 50c each in the Masonic Hall on Main street. The object'of the supper is to help buy a piancr for the , new . Junior r High - v School , - V "r; - ! COME AND HELP THEM. I .si. n . i -- T -
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