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-, , .. . ... . C UARTII, EDITOR AID PROPRIETOR PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AID FRIDAYS PRICE $1.00 THE YEAR VOLUME XII ; LEHOIR, KOBTH CAROUHA, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1910 10. 41 'if 1 4 h MUNICIPAL PLATFORM. A number of taxpayers met re cently aad discussed the question of taxes and decided that some thing should be done to lessen the rate of taxes, in our town. In or der to have something ' tangible for the people to act upon, a com mittee was appointed to formulate a plan or platform to be submitted to a mass meetiug. That plan is given below and the mass meeting 8 called for next Friday night 25th at the court house. Everytaxpay er in the town is earnestly request ed to be present and to take part in the' proceedings of this meeting. The matter is au important one and instead of standing off and talking, it is the duty of every tax payer te come to the meeting and help all be can in adjusting a difficult matter. The following is the report of that committee: "Your committee begs leave to re port that it has carefully consider ed the affairs of our town and we believe that it is the duty of all good citizens, to lay aside all past differences and to come together in an united effort to alleviate some of the burdens of taxation and to work together for the future welfare of our communitv. In the management of the town affairs, we believe we see from the follow ing information, where the tax rate may be materially' Jcreased and at the same timevt) depart ment of the town affairs be made to suffer. We find that the sever al sources from which the town de rives revenue, show estimated re ceipts of 126,835 To be deducted from the alxne we find: Graded school expense S,500 Interest on bonds 6,000 Lights 2,500 Salaries as described below 1,300 Street work Total 1,000 19,300 26,835 Total town receipts Total town expenses 19,300 Balance ! To make our report clear, necessary to explain certain u res. Fir.t as to officers, we find good men can be employed, 7,535 it is feat that who will take the combined office of Chief of Police, Tax Collector and Superintendent of Water Works, for the sum of 75. per month or 900. per year and make good bond for the faithful performance of duty. We recommend that the office of Night Policeman be abolished and Substitute therefor, a number of Special Policemen, one in each part of the town, who shall at all timei have authority to preserve order or make arrests and that they be paid the regular fees, only, provid in such cases. As to Mayor, we find good men can be had who will faithfully discharge the duties of this office, furnishing office, fuel and lights for the sum of 1400. per year., The mayor and chief of po lice each turniug all fees collected into the town treasury. In regard to street work, .we find that two. men with a good team can be employed for the snm of 13.50 per day, in round numbers 11,000 per year, to work under the supervision of the Chief of Police, who is ex-officio street over seer and we believe this force so employed will keep the streets of the town in better condition, than they have been kept in the past. In view therefore of the forego ing facts, we believe a reduction of 75 cents on the 1100 valuation and $2.25 on the poll in the tax rate may be safely made. And we further believe, with an equitable and fair adjustment of x the assessed values of property in the town, a still greater reductiou can be made without in any way TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. Mm Kill Woman and Himself. Ckild aad Special to The Observer. Marion, March 17. At the home of bis mother-in-law, Mrs. Lucy Bird, 6 miles south of here, today, Charlie Morris shot and instantly killed Mrs. Bird and his own 2-year-old child and then walked about half a mile and shot himself, dying in about thir ty minutes. The Morrises have been married about three years, separating sev eral months ago, but had been living together again for four weeks. Yesterday Mrs. Morris wanted to go and spend the night with her mother, who was sick and who lived about a mile from their home. Her husband object ed at first, then said she could go, but that she must not take the child. Mrs. Morris finally per suaded him to let her take the child and left her husband in ap pareutly good humor. This morning Morris appeared at the Bird home and seeing his wife first, without saying a word knocked her down and fired two or three shots from his pistol at her. Leaving her as he supposed dead, he went into his mother-in law's room, tired five shots into her body, killing her instantly, then picked up the child, who was the only one in the room with its grandmother, carried it into an adjoining room, laid it on the floor aud fired three shots, each bullet going entirely through the child' body and into the floor. Morris then, after laoding his pistol, walked down the public road in the direction ot his own home. When he had gone about half the distance between the Bird home aud his own, he met two men in a buggy. He said to the meu that everything he owned now be longed to his uncle, stepped a few feet awaj, tjok the pistol out o his pocket and before the men re alized his intentions, shot himself one time through the head, dying in thirty minutes without regain ing consciousness. hen Morris knocked his wile down and shot at her, he, of course, thought she was dead, but none of the snots took effect. Mi's Morris, however, was stunned by the blow on head. As soon as she recovered she ran for assistance realizing at once that her husband intended to kill her mother and child, but before she could find any one he had finished his work aud gone away. Mr. Bird was not at home at the time. All paities are promineut and well-to do, Morris being a nephew of Clerk of the Soperior Court Thomas Morris of this place. No cause other than jealousy of bis wife's people is kuown for the act Mrs Morris is prostrated. An Awful Eruption of a volcano exoites brief intercut and your interest In skiu eruptions will be as short, it you use Bucklen' Arnica naive, their quickest care Even the worst boils, uloers, or fever sores are soon healed by it. Best (or Burns, Cuts, Bruises, Sore Lips, Chapped hands, Chilblains and Piles It arives instant relief. 23c, at J. E Shell. impairing the management of the town affairs. Believing these things we hereby offer this plan or platform to the meeting and reconi mend that only men in sympathy with these ideas, be selected for town officials at the next election Respectfully submitted, W. S. MlLI.EK, T. C. RoBBINH, C. B. Harbison, U. O. Maktin, J. RERVI&. WAR REMINISCENCES. Grouse, Oregon, Feb. 21th 1910. The Lenoib News: I have just read in your paper "A War Time urlough" by Maj. G. W. F. Harper and old time comrade of mine in the 58th North , Carolina Regiment. It has brought many ucidents fresh to my mind some of which I wish to state if you will allow space iu your valuable pa per. First, I have been made to won der how any of our men endured the hardships and exposures of those distressing times and live. While on duty near Chattanooga, Tenn., the writer was taken sick nd sent to t ie Hospitat at New- nan, ua., where 1 remained four weeks, returning to the army still n front of Chattanooga. On Suuday in Nov. 1863 the first time that I had reported for duty I was ordered to move the Regiment to the base of Missionary Ridge aud place the meu on the picket liue. Soon after establish ing the line a Staff Officer rode np and said, send your men to the top of the Ridge at orice. Rend two companies at a time, one from the right wiug and one from the left wing of the Regiment. Have them deploy as a skirmish line to protect them from the enemy's artillery, and I gave orders for them to more as fast as possible. When all except Co. C, the center Co., had started I heard a Federal Officer command "Double Quick March," I then ordered Co. C. to move rapidly and at once notifying Capt. Briggs, its captain, that was too weak to climb the ridge fast. He said I will stay with you if 1 am killed. I insisted that he go and take care of his men, but he said, I can't leave you. We went slowly up the steep hill un til my strength failed when I sat sat down and ordered Capt. Brings to go on and join the Begiment on top ot the ridge. After a short rest I moved on and reached the top of the steep ridge just in front of one of our batteries of 6 guns. The strap of my haversack w hich contained a slice of bacon and a small piece of corn -bread, wa.s cut by a ball as I climbed the Ridge and the haversack fell to the ground, I picked it up and carried it in my hand, passing right under the tire of those six cannons firing as rapidly as possible. 1 stopped the second time lor breath, a rain ute or two, and soon saw the Hag of the 58th just in rear of the bre.ist works. As I arrived the Regiment cheered lively and by command moved into the firing line which was only partly filled by confed e rates. Very soon after this the thin Confederate line was broken in two places and the Grey aud the Blue were all mixed up. In falling back the regiment was somewhat scattered but our loss was small. The army lost 36 pieces of artillery aud some prison ers. The army fell back to Chick -amauga Creek badly demoralized in some commands. The retreat was continued to Dal ton, Ga. where the army went into winter quarters. I was too weak and sore to march and the Snrgeon placed me in an ambulance. I dis covered about this time that a ball had passed through my hat and one through my coat. The battle of Missionary Ridge was fought Nov. 25th 1863. Gen. Jos. E. Johnston took com maud of the army and the campaign opened early in the spring of 1864. In this, the Atlanta Campaign, the Regiment lost a number of officers and men. Capt. C. O. Con ley, of Co. F, and Capt. A. T. Stewart, of Co. E. of Caldwell county ,were killed, to Distillery Captured. Last Saturday Sheriff Smith and Deputy Curtis captured a small il- icit distillery near Mortimer and arrested two men, Green Knight and Albert Phillips, who were in charge of the plant. The still was in opperation when the sheriff in terfered with the proceedings. The men did not try to escape as the officers were within a few feet of them an I had them covered with their guns. It was a neat piece of work. The still and the prisoners were brought here Sunday and the men given a preliminary hearing and placed in jail in default ot 200 bonds each. Monday Phil lips gave bond for his appearance at court and was released, but Knight is still in jail. The still is a small affair and was under a shed in a hollow and the surround ings indicated that it had been in operation for some time. Rev. J. A. Yount living in South Lenoir, has a 19 months' old colt of the Hackney stock that is a beauty. He weighs 1,000 lbs. and is a perfect horse in every particu lar, very gentle, full of horse sense well proportioned in all points ine colt n as-already taken one or more premiuns at fairs last fall and will take more when he has an opportunity. Professor Andersou Weaver has oar thanks for an invitation to at tend an inter collegiate debate be tween, Weaverville and Ruther ford College at Rutherford college on the evening of March 25th. The Query is: "Resolved that the English system of Government is better suited to a fre and self gov erning people, than is that of the United States." Naoma Notes. Coi respondent of The News. Mr. W. T. Cope made a business trip to (JIoIh1 last veek. Born to Mr. and Mrs. ,. V. Clark of this place a son. Mr. YY. T. Cope was in Valmead on business last Saturday . Mr. and Mrs. Kolvrt Key visit ed their son in law. Mr. Y.T. Cope this week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clark of Mulbery visited relatives in this vicinity this week. Messrs J. A.. Pritchard and Todd Carpenter caught a tine coon a few days since. Mr. V. E. Allis visited his brother in lawn, J. I). Pritchard this week. Mr. J. L. Bowman had the mis fortune to loose a box of fine Sprays recently worth about 12.60, We understand that Messrs Mortimer & Loftis are negotiating for the timber holdings in Burke county, of the Globe Lumber Com pany. Mr. Benjamia Barrier died re cently at his home in the Jonas Ridge section, at the advanced age of 89. He was a good man and neighbor. Mr. Frank Atwood has moved back to the Robins Mill at Lin ville. Mr. Atwood is our chamion mover, this making his 25th move in the last 14 years. Give more than yon expect and yon will get more than you expect. gether with a number of Lieuten ants, and several Captains were wounded. I send my best wishes to all the survivors of the 58th that stood so bravely by my side during those troublous times. Respectfully S. M. 8ILVKR. Kingi Creek Item. Correspondent of The News. Mrs. L. G. Oxford has the la- gnppe. Mrs. Livingston whose sickness was noted some time ago, we are glad to say, is improving. We are having leautiful weath er, and farmers are making good use of it in our community, break ing land for corn and the ladies gardening. Mrs. George Porch who has ling ered so long with consumption died last Friday. She leaves a husband and four children. The family has the sympathy of the community. Master Fred Ernest, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Errest, enter tained quite a croud of little folks on his birthday last Friday. He was seven years old. His guests numbered twenty. They all played games and then were served to cake, candy and popcorn. Fred received a lot of presents. It will be long remembered by all who were present. Miss Dora Anderson closed a very successful school at Beach Hill last Friday, but owing to the weather being so disagreeable its closing exercises were posponed until Tuesday night. The night was rather cool but, never the less, there was a large crowd out and good order prevailed. The child- rend acquitted themselves well. The children and the eutire com munity are sorry to have Miss Dora leave. Whitnel Item. Correspondent to The News. Mr. Jas. H. Blair was in States vill recently on business. Mr. Edmond Jones Jr. went to Statesville last Friday. Rev. I. W. Thomas will preach here the fourth Sunday. Every one cordially invited to attend. Preaching will be at H:30 as usual. M iss Jessie Blair w ho has Ixt'ii engaged in work in some of the Southern States for quite a while will soon come home to spend the summer. The cotton mill at this place has for a lew weeks been running only five days and four nights per week The reason of this curtailment, it is reported, is on account of the cotton and yarn market condi tions. Medicines that aid nature are al ways most successful. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It loosens the cough, relieves the lungs. opens the secretions and aids nature iu restoring the system to a healthy condition. Sold by J. E. Shell and Dr. Kent, Druggists, Cleaing of the Oak Hill School PROGEAM March 24th and 25th. Thursday night 24th at 7 p. Prrimary Program. Friday 11 a. m., Sermon m, by Rev. I. W. Thomas. 2 p. m. Annual Address bySupt B. B. Dougherty. 7 p. m. Concert. Everybody invited. No fees charged. Special Tax Eelection Saturday 26th. How Good News Spread. "I am 70 years old and travel uiont of the time," writes B. F. Tolson, of Elirabethtown, Ky. "Everywhere I go I recommend Electric Bitters, be cause I owe my exoellent health and vitality to them. They effect a oure every time." They never fail to tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, in vigorate the nerves aud purify the blood. They work wonders for weak run down uieu aud women, restoring strength, vigor and health that's a daily joy. Try theiu. Ouly 60o. Satis factiou is positively guaranteed by J. E. Shell. CURING CATARRH. Accept Our Advice and Try this Ron. edy at Our Rule Cattarrh is a disease of the mu cous membrane. The mucons mem brane is, one may say, the interior lining of the body. Catarrh there fore may exist in any part of the system. When the catarrhal poison at tacks the mucous membrane, in flammation and congestion are pro duced and nature fails to throw off the accumulated poisons. The or- n which has been afflicted ceases to perform its proper function as uature intended it should. The re suit is, complication upon compli cation, which may lead to other even more serious afflictions. We honestly believe Rexall Mu- cu Tone will do wonders toward overcoming catarrh. It is made from the prescription of an emi- neut physician who made a long study of catarrh, and his great sue cess with this remedy was an envi able one. We want you if you are a suffer er from catarrh in any form, to give Rexall Mucu Tone a thorough trial Use it with regularity and persist ency for a reasonable time, then if you are not satisfied, come back and tell us, and without question or formality we will hand back to you every cent you paid us. This is certainly the fairest offer that anyone could make and should at test our sincerity of purpose. It come in two sizes, prices 50 cents and fl.00. Remember you can obtaiu it only at our store, The Rexall Store. The Lenoir Drug Co. Items from Watauga Democrat. On Saturday last Mr. J. 8. Win kler was thrown from a mule near the home of J. F. Hardin, and most painfully hurt, but it is thought his condition is not serious although he is still confined to his bed. Mr. Alex Perry, of Connelly Springs, spent Saturday and Sun day at the home of W. L. Bryan in Boone. He is now in the em ploy ot the State as oil inspector, and is working in the main, in the lioider counties. I'ncle Benjamin Culler quietly passed the century mark in his eventful career at the home of his son, John S. Culler, on New River last Friday. Save his sight, his faculties are in tine shape, his health is good, and to all appear ances he may yet remain among his friends tor some time. As a token of esteem and the high appreciation of his untiring efforts in the school rooms of the A. T. S., the student body on Fri day last, presented to Prof. D. D. Dougherty a very handsome up holstered reclining chair. The chair was presented by Capt. E. F Lovill, chairman of the board of trustees, in a beautiful but short address. A series of special evangelistic services will be begun iu the Meth odist church on Easter Sunday evening. The Rev. R. G. Tuttle will assist pastor Courtney in the services. Mooresville Enterprise. Saved A Soldier's Life. Facing death from shot aud shell in the civil war was more ngreeable to J. A. Stotie, ot Kemp, Texas, than facing it from imt doctors said was consumption. "I contracted a stub born cold" be writes, "that developed a cough, that stuck to rue in spite of all remedies for years. My weight ran down to pounds. Then I began (ouse Dr. King's New Discov ery, which completely cured me. I no w weigh 178 pounds." For Coughs, -.ids, LaGrippe, Asthma, Heuiorrh ie. Hoarseness, Croup, Whooping Cough and lung trouble, its supreme. 50c 1.00. Trial bottle free. Guar; anteed by J. E. Shell. 7
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