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Volume XIV
Lenoir, N. C. Friday, October 4, 1912
No. 96
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THE REPUBLICAN COLUMN.
Republican County Ticket and
a Short Sketch of Each
Candidate.
With this issue of The News
the Republican Executive Com
mittee assumes control of some
apace in this pajwr. We pay
for this space and are responsi
ble for what is said in this
column.
We give in full the Republi
can County ticket which will
remain at the head of our col
umn till the election is over.
Here is our ticket.
Senators :!ftli Senatorial Dist.
EDM FX D F. WAKEFIELD
Caldwell County.
C A LB HUT SPEXCEK
1 Ui tkc County
House of Representatives
MUSKS N. HARSHA W
Register of Deeds.
STANLEY S. JENXINGS
Treasurer
MADISON C. KSTKS
Surveyor
NATHAN CAVA RT.
Sheriff
TALCONER K. T1LLEY
Coroner
DR. ANDY 15 GOODMAN
County Commissioner
JOHN M. SMITH
COLUMBUS M. RADLR
W. DAVID WILKIE
Mr. 1 F. Wakefield is well
known to our people. He is a
man of tine intellectual attain
ments of wide information, much
experience and we predict will
do credit to his party and him
self in the campaign.
Mr. C. A. Spencer lives in
Hurke county and is a whole
sale groeeryman in Morganton.
He was horn and reared in Little
River township in Caldwell
County. We learn lie is a splen
did citizen and a good Republi
can. Moses N. Harshaw, the Re
publican candidate for the Housi
of Representative, is well known
to the people of the ( 'ounty. lit
did not want to make the ra
for the Legislature but when
his party unanimously noininat
ed him lie accepted and wil
make a thorough canvass of tin
County. He knows almost- ev
ery man in the County and al
most every man knows him. Ih
exnects to net a large vote in
Lenoir. Having aided some gen
tlemen here when they needed his
help, he believes they will rise
to the same standard he did and
show their loyalty to a friend
who helped them in time of need
He believes the County is Re
publican and that the Republi
can ticket will win.
Mr. S. S. Jennings, our can
didate for Register of Deeds, is
one of the most capable men in
the County for this office. His
training has been along thb
line and we see no reason why
be should not register deeds
after November.
Mr.' M. C. Estes conies from
John's River and is a young man
of spendid character, honest,
sturdy and capable. lie wil
make an excellent Treasurer.
Mr. F.R. Tilley is from Lovela
dy and looks like he was cut out
for a sheriff. He is one of na
tures nobleman. He is a line
business man and will bring to
the office of Sheriff a well
trained business mind.
Nathan Cazort is from Buffa-
M&rrel of the New South.
From Leslie's.
The new South in the last
thirty years has made such
marvelous progress in industrial
developmet and commercial im
portance that statistics stagger
the mind. History gives no ac
count of recovery from the deso
lations of war comparable with
the South's record. Forty -odd
years ago men and women in the
South were producing barley
enough to live on. Today, for
every man woman and child,
white and black, there is a per
capita production of over $2UU
a year, and then the bankrupt
South has today over jl.OOO,
PU),U0 deposited in bank, over
!C'l,UM,(Mt invested in tuanu
lactures and a like amount in
other proierty. The combined
value of the South's production
last year in agriculture, man
ulactures ami mineral output
amounted to more than sti.UKt,
000, UH, or over twice as much
as the total value of all the
slaves in the South when they
were demonetized by Lincoln's
mancipation proclamation
Statute Not Generally Known
In charging the jury Monday
Judge Peebles called attention
to some laws that many lawyers
seem to know very little about.
One of these is the recent statute
which makes it a crime to buy'
whiskey from another man. His
lonor said that many white eo
le who were above patronizing
a blind tiger will get some old
negro to go and buy it for them
and it is the general impression
that the buver is innocent, but
le is just as guilty as the man
who sells it and can be sent to
the roads just as quickly. Anoth
er of these laws is the statue
which makes it a felony to en
tice a virtuous wife to leave her
lusband. Wadesboro Ansonian.
A Large Baby.
The Albemarle Enterprise
says: remaps ine largest nao.y
ve today, for its age, is Nolan
Ray ('ran ford, the II months
old son of Mr. and Mrs. W H.
Cranford of Montgomery coun
ty. It weighs liO pounds, meas
ures :! inches in chest over
inns, '.') inches around waist.
head "Jl. knee 13 and thy Is I "J
indies, it. is ramer pun m 10
see litis I ill llllie moiisi.ei cai i ieu
. I r . ;. .,1
around and exhibited for ; small
admission. The babe is a bright
ittle fellow. and its size
is all that mark's trie (inierenct
from othe'" babes of normal
health. The mother of the child
weighs less than 1(X) pounds,
and one may realize her task as
nurse.
A scholarship in the chemistry
of baking has been established
in the University of Pittsburg
Trying to guess who it is
when the telephone bell rings
provides the average woman
with a lot of excitement.
loe (Vive and will make a good
County Surveyor.
Dr. A. H. Goodman, our cani
date for Coroner, is a young phy
sician with a tine practice ant
very successful in his profession
John M. Smith, C. M. Rader
and W. 1). Wilkie, our canidates
for Commissioners, are all three
of our best citizens. They are
all good business men of tine
judgment and the tinancies of
the County will be safe in their
hands.
RprjBLiCAN Ex. Com,
Peculiarly Afflicted.
(China Grote Record. I
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Augustus Deal was pecu
liarly arMicted the other day.
She had been playing in some
oats during the afternoon, and
that night was restless, itching
and little spots appeared on her
face, hands aud body. She
grew worse and seemed in great
pain, so she was taken to a doc
tor who prescribed for her relief
but was puzzled as to the cause
of the child's affliction. The
next day Mr. Deal was mixing
the oats with other feed stuff
and soon broke out in a similar
manner This suggested a clue
and the oats were examined and
were found to be infected with a
small mite of some kind that
would bite or sting .causing a
spot or small pimple o appear
thereafter.
Scant Hiding Place Now.
. I- mm The Moiinx- Kntui:' i.
Old adages die as custom
changes. Allot us have heard
of the man who in a land deal
"hid behind his wife's skirts."
That was a good saying in its
day and was good to apply to
the man who w anted to back
out of a land trade and who.
without saying a word to his
wife about the trade come up
:md solemnly lied in saying
she won't sign the deed "
'hat old saying orginated away
back yonder when the wife s
skirts were wide and plentiful.
The skirt now hardly hides the
old lady and such a thing as the
old man hiding behind one of
em is out ol the question.
Judge Clark a Buiy Man.
Judge Clark sits four days a
weeK on tile supreme cnun
bench sits up late at night writ-
lug opinions and sjwaks on Sat
unlays and Mondays, generally
rilling an appointment on Friday
nights To put in full time he
might manage to deliver a few
sermons or addresses on Sun
days This is the time for candidates
to remember that anything they
may sny will ie used against
them bv the other side.
Lenoir Boy Makes Good.
( Lenoir Topic. 1
Mi . Ralph Triplet!, son of Mr.
C. j. Triplett, has leen lor the
past two j ears manager of the
Roberts-Redmond Drug Company,
of Marshall, and during this time
he has demonstrated his special tit
ness lor the drug business, and a
high degree of proficiency in the
work. Last week he closed a deal
with the company for whom he had
rendered such efficient service, and
he is now owner as well as mana
ger of the only drug store in Mar.
shall. This is good news to Lenoir
people who watch with eagerness
the careers of our hojne boys who
are making good in the world.
Hoover-Miniih.
I Lenoir Topic. 1
Last Monday night, at the home
of Mr. John M. Crisp, Register of
Deeds, Mr. It. Kd Hoover ami Miss
Gladys Minish were united in mar.
riage, Rev. C. T. Squires ollicia
ting, ft was a surprise wedding
and only a lew friends witnessed
the ceremony. The beautiful and
accomplished young bride has been
for some time the efficient assistant
to Mr. Crisp in the office of the
Register of Deeds, and she will
continue to fill the position for a
few weeks. Mr. Hoover is a skill
ful electrician and is growing iu
favor with the business people of
the community.
County Treasurer Shuord Dead.
Our community w as shocked
Thursday morning by the an
nouncement of the death of
County Treasurer. R F. Shu
ford, w ho pased away at :-R
that morning at his home seven
miles east of town. Mr Shu
ford lias been suffering from
some affection of the heart for
a year or more and had attacks
occasionally from which he soon
rallied. His lat illness came on
last Saturday and while it was
severe his family did not feel
apprehensive until Wednesday
evening when his condition be
came worst- and he passed away
a stated Thursday morning.
The deceased was in Ins icJnd
year and is urived hy his
widow and seven children, six
sons and one daughter The
body will he buried at Mount
ion Methodist church tomor
row Satuidav. near his home.
Mr. Shuford has long heen a
member of this church and was
a kindly genial man and good
citizen, who had the esteem anil
confidence of all his neighbors
ami county men. He was elect
ed County Treasurer two years
ago on the Democratic ticket
and had made an efficient and
acceptable officer and was the
candidate of his party for re
election. In Ins death the coun
ty has lost a good citizen.
Two Billion Barrels Cement in Canal.
When the latest million bar
rels of cement purchased have
been used in construction worn
on the Panama Canal the amount
of cement employed m the build
ing ot the bis; ditch will have
reached a total of two billion
two hundred million pounds.
The cost of this item of con
-struction reached jit',;00.(HX). If
the barrels which contained the
cement could be placed end to
end they would extend 'J. 300
miles. Exchange.
A well known Pennsylvania
apple grower has issued to his
men the following printed rules
for picking: 1. Pick lower limbs
first. . See that the ladder is
pushed into tbe tree gently so as
not to knock off or bruise ihe
fruit. ''. Hang the basket so as
to be able to pick with both
hands. 1. Lay the apples in:
not drop or throw them. T. Pick
no specked apples. i. Pick no
small, green ones. 7. Do not
take much time in picking a few-
little apples out of reach let
them go. s. In emptying, pour
gently, as you would eggs. U.
Do not set one basket or crate
on another so that the apples
below will be bruised. 10
Lift and set down gently all till
ed crates. II. I se spring wagon
in hauling, avoid rough ground.
and go slow except on smooth
road.- Farm Journal
Kings Creek.
The weather seems quite like
winter. Fire is right acceptabU
night and mornings.
A lot of our people took in tin
fair at Wilkesboro. Among
them. Mr. Prookshire, lie felt
quite proud coming back sport
ing the blue ribbon on his mules
Mr. A. II. Dula and wife, of
Plowing Rock, have been spend
ing some time on Kings Creek
visitinir Mr and Mrs. T. W
Dula and other friends.
Molasses making is all the go
now. X. Y. Z.
Oct. 2nd, Ull -J.
It may be more biassed to give
than receive, but most of uAonly
know it from hearsay.
Committee Sustain Bleaae't Nomination
Columbia. S C. Vt. 1. -In
the iviiort submitted this after
noon to the State Executive
Committee by the sulx-ommittee
which investigated alleged
frauds in the r'-cent primary,
it is declared that sufficient
fraud to invalidate the primary
was not discovered and that
therefore the result of the pri
mary as heretofore published
should stand.
The report is lengthy and
mentions numbers of irregulari
ties in voting, but says it did
not find enough to change the
result There is aUo a strong
recommendation for a change in
the primary rules which will in
the future prevent frauds by the
wholesale and it is suggested
that a convention he called for
next August to change the pri
mary rules
In the face f this report, the
State committee will m all proba
bility declare Please the nominee
of the Democratic partv.
The "Moon Flower "
Mrs. .I.W. Parkin-has growing
at her home on Campbell avenue
a "Moon" vine, which is in full
bloom now. The "Moon" (lower
is more than six inches in
diameter, and is m full blossom
from 7 o'clock at night until 7 iu
the morning, wilting away, like
the morning glory, as the light
of day comes on
The Flower Show
Mr. Piriinnghain. (h Daven
port, has given the Flower Com
mittee a beautiful hand painted
rose, a piece oi .mi . mrmmg
lam s own woi'K, to ne useu as a
i . . i i
prize in the coining (lower show.
The Committee would be very
thankful if persons intending to
give prizes would signify their
intentions promptly so that the
ist could be arranged and pub
ished. These prizes need not
be costly, but the show cannot
be a success without them.
Hon. Locke Craig Speakt.
Hon. Locke Craig. Democratic
nominee tor wovernor. uenveieu
.i II: 1
two addresses in liCiioir vesiei
day. He was met several miles
nun town by an automobile
1 A 1
procession and eseonen 10 oui
it y in a manner befitting a can
didate for the highest office ot
our state. lie spoue ai some
ii i . .
ngth to a representative audi
.i .1 . i ...
ence in the coun nouse ami aiso
made a short address to the
SCllOOl ClUUUeil 111 me vn.meu
School Auditorium.
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The Apollo Company.
The Apollo Company which is
billed apper at the Graded
School tomorrow night will pre
sent entirely new Lyceum feat
ure and one which has never
been seen in Lenoir. They car
ry an "Apollohorn" which is
sixteen feet long ami is played
by five people at one time. This
company has more musical in
struments with them than have
ever been in Lenoir with one
Company. .1 hose who tail to
hear this company will miss
rare musical treat.
Judge Clark has this advantage
over either of his competitors:
He neither has to defend his
ow n record nor to attack an ap
ponent's to show himself worthy
of the honor which he asks of
the ieople of North Carolina.
He therefore, alone of the three
candidates, is telling the people
what he will do if sent to tbe
senate. Elizabeth City Advance.
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affair
in Condensed Form.
Charlotte has been conducting
a Pure- Fixxl Show this week,
which seems to have enlisted a
good deal of interest, and will no
doubt be beneficial in checking
the adulterations of foods.
Fie lives were lo&t in a fire
which destroyed a house occu
pied by paper mill employes of
of Millinocket, .Me. A three
months old baby was the only
one rescued from the building.
In his first report A. F. Chap
man. the municipal fly catcher
of Redlands, Cal.. stated that
between Sept. 1 and '21 he killed
,;,7;0.(M) Ihes. He emptied ")
gallons of tlies from 100 traps.
Jason Garna.s, a mail clerk on
the Lehigh A' Hudson Railroad,
has been given a verdict of 10,
t':!7,: against the Erie Railroad
Company for injuries received
at (Jreycourt. N. Y., January
last, while in the discharge of
his duties. (larrias sued for
S--.UH.
Washington. Sept. 0. Four
international revenue districts,
including the South Carolina
district, were abolished today in
accordance with congressional
action. I he South Carolina
district, of which Micha J. Jen
kins was collector, with head
quarters at Columbia, is merged
with the Raleigh, X. C. district.
The Charles I). Mclver statue
will be unveiled on the campus
of the State Xormal College
Saturday morning. Dr. P. P.
Claxton will make the principal
address while the statue will be
presented by Dr. .1. Y. Joyner
and accepted on behalf of the
school by President Foust. The
statue is an exact replica of the
statue in Raleigh.
Mr. Eniinet Cavelt, a member
of the Legislature of Mississip
pi, and a large cotton grower,
has started a cotton campaign
fund in that state for the Wilson
and Marshall campaign fund.
Mr. Cavelt gave a bale of cotton
weighing IW pounds and says
he witl have most of the big cot
ton growers in the state, donate
a bale to be sold in behalf on
the Xational fund.
How quickly
men 'pass from
retired public
memory. Col.
John J. Patterson, who died in
Miftlington, Pa., a few days ago,
represented South Carolina in
the United States Senate from
1 H7;i to 179. yet nine-tenths of
the people of that Ntatehad for
gotten that such a man ever liv
ed, though he was well enough
known in reconstruction days.
Charlotte Observer,
Richmond, Ya., Sept. 30.
Four negro workmen were killed
this afternoon when the pave
ment at Eighth and Grace streets
caved in as a result of excavat
ing a foundation on that" corner
for a compartment house. A
dozed persons w ho were on the
sidewalk at the time escaped.
A second cave in while the work
;ing out the bodies was
under way, again buried the
victims.
Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 30.
"You must send your wife to
school until she is 14 years old,
or you will be arrested and
fined," warned Magistrate Boyle
after imposing a fine in the case
of John Palasis whose wife, An
nie, is only 13 years old. The
young wife and her father were
arrested on a warrant charging
them with failure to comply
with the compulsory education
law.
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