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upd Woman Tells Of Shooting And Star. Cleveland February 12, Mrs. Nelson last survivors who theatre when Abraham ' " assassinated April 14, "-"u 'V a talk over the radio tell 1H'"' f .i',e incidents of that night. i:? 'ivlil ! now 93 years old. Dor Mr:" ,....i, nf Rnrkinsrham. listened jr ioduvs Droaucasi anu wruic , t.,ipv ot her acuiress. .urs. Here is the address: etc' in on her fr,r gr3iiM a wonderful storehouse, the 1 '"" t jf . . i: 1 :i. . Ware am 1. let'UIIlT UMi t tuill- P live bun rfc' ..--. i ,.uu i, o old. 'Xi,ncy-thre Vinw maiiv thines I My earliest .km dates irom trie b ' When I was nine I heard Lind sing at the old Castle . more ri, years i' And I'" . in tVinsp veai'S. ;eni 4 Beauty With Fair Peonies three, Jenny -Ihixe shaken hands with every r also Henrv Clay. Daniel and Kou-h. I have known , nlendid people, and of all I w known there was not a nner um ,, Wilkes Booth, a fine lookmK Livrlv chap about my own age. 1 (M"" . 1.1. A -u l.A -Clio nn had llu,.,nv We all know that his sym "i.Wvere with the southern states i ivt learned later that he was a ,tm':P'' ot a set ui yuuiiK- !"- MKiU we would can tnem iociay .u, ilt-fw lots to see which siioui" llu . , . , .1 i iL .i 1 . .r 11 Linc"ln.-. it nappenea Tiiai, uiu " . i. .! on I'oom. 'I shall never forget the first time . Lincoln nor the last, i ne nisi (m was jus: a little before his sec ,tl j.;iluKuration, when he passed 't'hounh Newark by train. I was '0l,.t-!ack riding ami roue inrous Rivets so that I saw Lincoln not (tj"f i,ut many times on the rear plat form My persistence must have fit President Lincoln's attention. riUnv Courter, a friend of my fath fr"and conductor of the train, told m hter that the President pointed ;Keut and said: 'That young lady here i3 a fine horsewoman.' Thai iasihe .'first time I saw Lincoln. Now TjusI tell you of the last. "I was married in 1858. The war, jiv-'j know, followed a couple of m later. Those were awful times, fe a relief when it ended on the M of April, 1SG5. "Immediately upon learning of Lee! gender my iiusband planned a trip Washington. The day aftei-he ar. t wa, Good Friday, April 141.1. mber because we went to cliurcn. husband was active in Tnmty 1,1,, v n SllYldaV StUWIi - wa amazed when later in .no . J, 'We are going to the theatre tciitrht,'. 'To the theatre on Good NOTICE! n Ice Cream Supper will be iriven at the Mt. Zion Chinch upper Crablree on SMl'UDAY KITE, JULY 15 8 O'clock (Jive by the Epworth League. String -band music and a good time assured to all. Everybody Welcome Friday!' I said. He explained that the President was to attend a benefit perfomiance of Laura Keen in 'Our American Cousin' at the Ford theatre and becoming a gala occasion and our only opportunity, probably, of seeing President Lincoln, we might waive our religious scruples. "Theatres began earlier in those days. We were in our places on the ccntfi ai.-le jus: a few rows back from the stage at 7:30 when the cur tain rose. There- was a flag draped box on the right for the President, Mrs. Lincoln, Mis Harris and Ma jor Rathbone. They sat in the second box. "The curtain had gone upon the second act when there was a shot. At the same instance 1 was amazed to John Wilkes Booth, whom I had known so well- half jump and fall from the first box '.o the stage t ftct below. His spur had caught in the drapery on the box so that hi leap turned out to be a bad fall. "Fo,,. an instant no one realized wha: had happened. It struck me, 'Booth had committed sueicide.' It was not until some seconds later that Mrs. Lincoln screamed. The house turned from the stage, where all eyes had been on Booth, and saw the President, hu head fallen on his chest, slumped lovn' in: the old-fashioned rocking chair in which he had been sitting. Then, of course, we knew the greater tragedy that had happened. Booth was hurt in his fall, I have read accounts and seen pictures ot him hobbling olf the stage to make his escape. This is as false as the story that he shouted: 'Sic Semper Trvannis.' . "Here is what did happen and 1 think I am the only person that knows Booth made his escape. Knowing Booth, it was only natural that my intcies" was keen enough to attract my attention back to him even when I 'knew Lincoln was assasinatcd. When Booth's spur caught and throw him to the stage he broke his leg in a terrible way so that the bone actu ally protruded through his trousers and smeared the stage with Wood. Naturally I couldn't move Laura Keen leaned over and patted his head. Then to mv amazement 1 saw a rope swing out-evidently thrown by some confederates, ias-o him and whisk him hlta the wigs. That wa s ttiejast I ever saw ol Jonn uncs " v .. . .. ....,u,..,i ,nv!iv frniti the tne- atie and the great tragedy, my hus band said to me. '"What next. Y must go home,' I 'said. And so. W went to the hotel, packed our things ad went immediately to the ra. road station. The streets were with oeonle. At the station the tidin about to leave for New ork had no, heard the news ; so they let us ' in the caboose. ... ., '. r "We rode all night , from ashmg . .;,.,! i New York m the ton aim uimv"-.. - - - , , Mnmarl was VUst eany morning., -way : station in those days and rain did not stop there. When S in we learned that -Lincoln dead. ... i-.....:!,, ii-rrc, surnvised to -SOC , ,. i. Vrni n anncd. ue US DaCK ue l vii tr vc I; ig strict Kpiscopal.ans we durnot ...u tv,m b-i.i trone to the thcatie . . i . wa ' fold no one 011 UOOU muaj, . - n- -n: nnn nf hiS'tOlV Wt ot tne union. k .-w ..v ... u...i rnaeted. Nor throughout my husband's life did we ever tell. It was only a few years ago 1 let the truth out, I had gone to see .he 'The Birth of a Nation' in which tht ' fTV' x 4VV t -. J Wt -T &tiX . -1 Dog Chases 3-Foot Snake Up A Tree C. M. Hovis. of Iron Station, who was in Lincolnton Saturday, told the following snake story: "I was awakened about -:-10 o cloc this morning by the barking of my I'og. When I made 'i .nva f ligatu i 1 lound that the animal ha 1 treed a hug, copperhead snake. I rushed into :he house, got my gun and sion had the reptile, which measure 1 thirty seven inches, dead, 'lhe dognhad bein bitten on the ftnn by the snake but plenty of sweet milk was used as an antidoie for the poison and the ; ni- mal has shown no ill effects-from the bite." Mr. Hovis savs if finding hie; snakes i ...,11 !...,.. is a sign ot rain we noum iia-o i'iu ij if it soon. MY CREED To live each day as though I may never see the morrow come; to Ve lenient with others; to give to advan tage, but never ask for it ; to be strict with myself but patient and kindly to all. but kindler to the less fortun ate; to respect all honest employment; to remember always that my life is made easier and better bv service of iv.her.-, and to be grateful To be tolerant and never arrogant; to treat all men with equal courtesy; to be true to my own in all things; to make as much as I can of my s rength and the day's opportunity, . . . . i. . .. i and to meet disappointment wiimno. resentment. Miss Hetty Quinn surrounded by a few of the thousands of peonu are shown in a special exhibit and pri'.e contest at the Ilof t icultiL ing, A Century. of Progress - the Chicago World'.s Fair. s thai lluild- N. C, Tubercolosis Death Rate Drops The tuberculosis death rate in Noi-.h Carolina dropped nearly four points from (i'.bo to (!,". C5 per hundred thousand of population in I'XVl, as compau'd with l'.,'!l. according to a statical table compiled and distrib uted by the National Tuleroulosis Association. The I 'XVI tuberculosis mottnlity rate compares favorably with the estimated sate of " per hundred thousand . population for the i'i i v .-is :i whole This is regarded as an especially favorable showing in view .1" lhe fact that North t'aro lini. because of its large Negro pop ulation, has an e-pocially difficult problem in combatting the diease. a the we Coal Fire Burns For Thirty Years Jasper's life at Jasper. Alabama, that has been -raging-fo,. ISO years is .still (laming and smoking along. The tire at Coal City, statr ed in one of the richest coal fields in Alabama. The scene is m -v noth ing more than a ir.as- of ashes. Hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of coal has burned during the last 30 eyitvs. No one knows, just how much valuable- coal has been transformed to 'ashes. ; Visfors ask: "How did the lire hr-gin'."' The native's reply: "No one knows. According to stories of old u'lners. some of them believe a.l one time there wis some sort of explo-ion ;n the coal field. There are man stories, none of which oilers any conclusive evidence. Some say an opened . gas pocket was accidently ignited by sm ill oil lamps' .worn by minors. Then there is the story of spontaneous combustion. another about the work of a fuebug. A number of time; attempts have icon made to extinguish the (lames', More than. ,ri0 holes in the top of the mir.e allow oxegen to penetrate in to the (lames and as the (lames sprefid. more h.de.s are .cause,! by cave-ins. Coal engineers estimate that more s LEGAL BLANKS for A AT The Mountaineer Office Deeds of Trust Chattel Mortgages Warranty Deeds State Warrants Civil Summons assassination of Lincoi When I saw the scene I it wasn't that wav!' know," 1 was asked?' n was gasped How Th. n shown. 'Why ilo vbu I told that I was one of the tew remaining witnesses ol that gre ;t tragedy. i.ne s race well run, . Life's w;oi k well done, Life's crown well won. Now collies rest. is lo-i ::;:!. "Mr-. N'dson To "No. 2!) Lincoln Park, " N v. a rk, ! than SoO.OOO tons of coal burned in the HO-year tire, admit, however, .that they inir. since there is no way have been L'.neineers are gues tf os'. i mat r .... I ing the amount oi com iun-u,..w. solid blocks below the old shaft. in To ' ever po :1 friendly and helpful where dble; to do. without display temner or of bitterness, all tnar. fair conduct demands; to keep my monev free from cunning or tne sn.une of hard bargain; to govern my ac tions so that I may fear neitne,- u proach nor misunderstanding nor words of malice or envy, and to main tain at whatever temporary co-t- my self-respect, . , ,. To keep' my faith with Cod. mv fellow men, and my count ry.-Amoi- ican .Magazine. Mother: "P thing besides nie?" Hobby:. "Ye livmn called Though We B that the fitl "Weak and ibby, did you do eat' at the school any-pic- Mummie. we sang a We Can Siing, Full , " Inquiries revealed ',,C the bvmn was, Sinful Though We He." Air lirown: "I've had a worrying time with the insurance people. I hoy ask such awkward questions. lm. even wanted to know the state ol my mind." ,, . Mrs. Brown: "How absurd! 1 sup pose you left it blank?" Humber Of Cylinders Has Nothing To Do With Economy Of Operation! Vuthorilx lor (hi. statonu-.il is Mr. II. M. Cane. IWlumal Knhu'or lor (inu'n.l Molois Co. poiation. lm sS,il in an arliele in ihf .lam....) .ssiu- . i. ..i.. ii. ii,,,,oi onii actual Iho-Soi'iolv of Sulonu.liilf Knunu'ers ..on. nai . ...., , - . Is inli.l.- thai lhe lour, six and nRht f vxiMy Bl u-l.n hmiid jrivo tlu same alUovor economy pe. forma nco. .hll al)ililx r ,e IOKD MOTOR (OMI'N to i.u.l.l ...... J never been ..ueMioned. The TORI) -S represents lhe I..UM I, ,H' J nimUr precision engines. A le reaves lor . IIICH en.nn,,,, .... num (Vider Heads; Aluminum I'islons; liKh Cmpu-..,n: .-.luunt Cooling'. Carhurelion and Lub. iralion; and the -S te .nolo.. ABEL'S GARAGE W. T. RAINER Phone 52 Asheville Road of les h '' I M ' - .JSSJ J.-' i JhminmmMMmr"- " iwiilnM-- . . - -- -. - . - . ,, . , , T. . 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