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ONE DOLLAR PAID-IN-ADVANCE GETS THIS PAPER TWICE A WEEK FOR A WHOLE YEAR. Volume XV Lenoir, N. C, Friday, December 20, 1912 No. 14 CALDWELL POULTRY SHOW District SUwtrdt MmL (Landmark.) THE CASE OF W. F. BLAIR. NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST. THE LATE E. M. STEVENSON A List of Valuable Premiums Secured and Will be Given the Winners. The following list of premiums have been secured, and will be awarded to the prize winners at the Caldwell Poultry Show, to be held in Lenoir December 27th and 28th. The prizes for the various breeds of fowls have not been decided yet. All persons who wish to show birds many get en try blanks from Mr. P. O. Grist. Entries close Thursday noon and all birds must be in by Thursday evening, Dec. 2t')th. The Seabock building has been secured for the show and all contestants are urged to have their birds there on time. J. H. Beall, $2.50 cash, J. L. Nelson, $1. 00 cash; J. M. Bern hardt, iOne Black Orpington Cock; E. D. Pulliam, One La dies' &5.50 Sweater; J. P. Phifer. One White Leghorn Cock; Price Cline.Harness Co., One 75 cent Whip; Lenoir News, One Year's Subscription; K. A. Link, Silver Cup; W. H. Cloyd, One R. C. Rhode Island Red Cock; M. G. Shearer, One Barred Rock Hen; Brannon and Brown; one 41b. Fruit Cake; W. M. Moore, one year's Subscription Lenoir Topic; C. B. Harrison, 50 cents cash; O. P. Lutz $2.50 cash; A. A. Blackwelder, One $3.50 pair shoes; .1. K. Shell & Co., One 50 cent pkg International Poult ry Food, One 25 cent pkg. Hess Panacea; .1. E. Shell, One S. C. Rhode Island Red Cock; Luther Hoffman, J $1.00 cash; M. M. Ballew. One l$2.00 Ladies' Hat; A. N.Todd, One Setting R. C. Rhode Island Red Eggs; Thomp son Lyerly Shoe Co., One Hat; M. I. Cloer, $1.00 cash; Bern hardt.Seagle Co., One package Pratts Food; M. M. Courtney, One Ladies Sweater; W. J. Le noir, $1.00 cash; J..W. Hollifield One Hen. Shuford & Abernathy, Pair Linen Towels worth $1.00; J. B. Atkinson, $1.00 cash; Le noir Drug Co., $2.50 pkg. Bar kersSpecial . Poultry Powder; Thos. G. Hartley, One pair Anconas; E. E. Dale, $2.00 cash; F. W. Thompson, $l.(K) cash; J. A. Marshall, $1.00 cash; J. M. Smith, 50 cents cash; W. L. Greer,j One . bushel Poultry Feed; W. H. Craddock, $1.00 cash; Munday & Gash, $1.00 cash; F. H. Coffey, $1.00 cash; H. L. Baldwin, $1.00 cash; W, A. Shell, $1.00 cash; S. S. Jen nings, $1.00 cash; C. C. Under down, 50 cash; A. B. Goodman, $1.00 cash; V. D. Guire, 50 cents cash; J. G. Abernathy 50 cents; J. W. Bean, 50 cents cash; Hickory Grocery Co., One case .Quaker Oats; J. W Avery,jBarredjRock Pullet; R I. Bush, Buff Cochin Bantam Cock; Aunt Patsy's Poultry Feed Co., 100 lb. Bag Aunt ' Patsy's Egg Producer; Barker Moore Main Medicine Co., four doz. Barker's Special Poultry Remedy; J. B. Allen, 50 cents cash; Miller, Reins Co., 50 cents cash; Doctor McNairj, $1,(X) cash; F. C. Ivey, $1.00 cash; J R. McNairy, One Ancona Cock erel; Pratts Food Co., $H.OO worth Pratts Food Preparations. G. M. Goforth, 50c cash. Last Thursday Charlie Loath- ertnan, who lived near Plateau, was instantly killed by a falling tree at an old-time chopping oh the farm of his father, Lawson Leatherman, just over the line in Lincoln county. He was about 85 years old and leaves a wife and several children. Ca tawba News. The attendance at the meet 1 ing of the district stewards of Statesville district, held at Broad Street Methodist church yesterday, was about the largest ever and was very gratifying to Presiding Elder Mann. About 50 stewards and ministers were present and various matters were discussed and disposed of. The presiding elder's salary was fixed and the Conference assessments were laid on the various charges of the district. The assessments for missions and other benevolences aggre gate $9,000. Mr. E. A. Cole, of Charlotte, Conference lay leader, made a splendid and practical talk b fore the stewards on an adequate financial plan and Mr. R. L Snow, of Taylorsville, spoke of practical methods. There was also a word of exhortation lor a forward movement in church finances in Statesville district by Dr. H. K. Bojer. Presiding Elder Mann will move his family to the handsome new district parsonage on Wal nut street early after Christ mas. r Patterson Public School Program. Friday night, Dec. 20th, 1912. 1. (Quartet - Doan Ye Cry, Ma Money. Misses ueai, miss Nelson and Mr, Nelson. 2. Farce Dot Intertains. 3. Topsy Turvey Drill; 4 small boys and 4 small girls. 4. Sermon by a Hard Shell Baptist; Russell Setzer. 5. Farce -Beat It. 6. What Is More Beautiful; 8 girls. 7. Teasing Song and March; 0 boys and 6 girls. H. The New South; William Austin. 9. Play -The New Boy. 10. Quartet The Dixie Kid; Misses Deal, Miss Nelson, Mr Nelson. 11. Play Jumbo Jum. 12. Brownie Drill; h small boys. 13.' Pantonine- Nearer My God To Thee; Misses Nelson, Miss Farthing, Miss Setzer. Everbody cordially invited. Buying the Mountain Apple. (From The Santord Kxpress.) Some of our grocery mer chants tell us that they are buy ing most of their apples this sea son from the mountains of thb State. Heretofore they have been buying apples raised in the North. The mountain apples are large, sound and of a better flavor than the Northern apples The reason the mountain apples were not in demand before this season is that they were not porperly assorted and packed The fruit growers were instruct ed early in the season how to pack and ship them, consequent ly they now come in good shaie and sell at the highest retai prices. In its December number Good Health Magazine, edited by Dr J. H. Mellogg, head of the. famous institution at Battle Creek, Mich., and as valuable a publication as one might thu expect, hands Asheville a bou quet: "During the six months ending June 30, 1912, it has been without a single case of typhoid fever in its population of 25,(HK) This immunity has been due to intelligent sanitary control, at tention to surface sewage, and an anti-spitting campaign, house inspection, and a thorough street i cleaning system. I Well Known to Many Readers of The News Jury Mak ing up Verdict. William F. Blair, of Greens boro, who has been on trial this week for shooting to death Geo. G. Thompson, Division Freight Agent of the Southern Railway, in that city last October, is well known to many of the readers of The News. It will be remem bered that Blair called Thomp son to his home by a telephone message and little is known of what took place between the men until Blair shot Thompson five times killing him instantly. Blair had been chief clerk to Thompson in the railway service and had not been giving the at tention to his work that Thomp son thought it demanded, hence he was dismissed by Thompson. Blair asked Thompson to come to his home to talk the matter over and in his testimony this week, says during the conversa tion Thompson became enraged at him and jum)ed at him say ing, "Dam you. 1 will kill you." and in the affray that followed. Blair got a pistol that was lying on a table and shot Thompson niair swore he reared mat he would be killed if he did not shoot, and that he killed Thomp son in self defense. If his story is believed by the jury, of course, a verdict oi acquittal will be rendered. If, however, the jury does not believe Blair's story, they will likely convict him of murder in the second de gree. The condition of the house, as proven by witnesses, who were first in the house after the affair, indicate that a strug gle had ensued, a table being turned over and a window light smashed. The case attracted much attention on account of the prominence of the parties and as this is written the jury is probably making up its verdict Demonstration Work. A meeting was held here last Wednesday looking to petition ing the County Commissioners to continue the Farm Demon stration work in the County. The work last year was well worth all it cost the County and all those we have heard express themselves are heartily in favor of its continuance. Last year was not a favorable year, yet the yield of corn on every de monstration acre was largely above that adjoining that was not cultivated in accordance with department instructions. Mr. Milsaps, the State Manager of Demonstration work was here and told our people unless the County would assist in the work the Agricultural department would discontinue it. A number of petitions will be circulated over the County between now and the first Monday in January, so as to place the matter clearly before the Commissioaers. Speaking of a very emotiona play a paper states that there was not a dry eye in the house.' However, after the curtain went down it looked like there was a great many dry throats. Although a soft answer may turn away wrath, there are times when one derives more pleas - ure and satisfaction from calling a man a liar. A man who is as true as steel, with an iron will and some brass should bo able to endure the hardware of this world. Interesting Reading Matter of Local and National Affairs in Condensed Form. Mr. T. S. Bryant tells the Elkin Times that he gathered 44 bushels of Winesap apples from a tree 15 years old. This does not include defective ap ples or apples that fell from the tree before gathering time. Decatur, 111., Dec. 14. When the steering wheel broke, an automobile containing Rev. T. A. Adams, pastor of the Lov- ington, 111., Methodist church, his wife and five children, went down an embankment near here today, killing a son, aged 13, ind injuring the .mother. Sponier, Dec. Pi. Julian, the eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Busby, of Spencer, was pain-! fully hurt this afternoon by being struck by an automobile In jumping from the running board of a car he was hit by a front wheel. No bones were broken and it is thought he will soon recover. Bessemer, Ala., Dec. H. His massive jaws locked on the throat of little 5 year old James Goff, a vicious bull dog slowly strangled the child to death here yesterday in spits of the vigor ous efforts of both the boy and his mother to make the brute release his grip. The cries of the mother and child attracted a crowd. When J. B. Houston finally rushed up and shot the boy's limp body dropped to the ground. The boy died in his mother's arms. Atlanta, Dec. 14. Miss Caro lyn Dubose, of springhill, Tenn., was fatally injured and her father, W. T. Dubose, depart ment editor of the Atlanta Con stitution, badly hurt when an automobile in which they were riding was struck by an L. A N. freight train near Cartersville, Ga., late today. They were en route to the Tennessee town when the accident occurred. A sharp curve, it is said, prevent ed the engineer of the train from seeing the automobile. Perth Amboy, N. J., Dec. 14 Three persons were killed and eight injured, several probably fatally, when an express train known as the "Atlantic City Flyer," on the Central Railroad of New Jersey ran into an auto mobile stage at a grade crossing between Roosevelt and this city today. The automobile, a closed machine, resembling a trolly car, contained 13 persons. There is no gate at the crossing. The train, running at an estimated speed of sixty miles an hour, hurled the stage and its accu pants a distance of sixty feet. Mr. E. L. Perkins of Adako, Caldwell county, recently ap pointed commissioner of agricul ture for Catawba county, arriv ed Sunday and spent yesterday here and at Hickory conferring with gentlemen interested in the work for which he has been chosen. Mr. Perkins is a capa ble young man, and comes high ly recommended for the position lie holds. He is not only a practical farmer, with corns in his palms, but is a graduate of ; the agricultural school, and com bines theory and practice in his farming. He will make Newton headquarters and will occupy offices in the Shuford National 151111 building, which the bank People will furnish rent free. , Catawba News. Tax Reform And Schools. (Charlotte Observer,) Nobody can say that the North Carolina Farmers' Union is unprogressive. We do not care, however, about supporting one or two of the proposed re forms at this time, because re form in the taxing system, which the organization includes in its list, should come tirst. With little over one-half of the counties carrying more than the whole burden of State govern mentwith the counties which receive more than they pay in cluding, some that are wealthy and well to-do the burden bear ers may well object to further loads until a readjustment has taken place. At present we wit ness competive under -assessment in many cases, and county officials appeal for votes on the ground that they have by such means grafted their county leavily uH)n the State. They point with pride to the big ex cess of tax money received over tax money paid. We should remedy this condition of affairs before widening its scoix1. The State, 1s already contributing special allowances toward four months' schools in many coun ties which deliberately presume upon the fact. If the bounty were increased to provide for six months' schools, they would merely consider that more of the graft was coining their way. Tax graft and public education are not tit companions. For one thing, education will be very much less valued if. so far from the people concerned paying for it themselves or paying their pro rata part, it comes as a coveted but unappreciated in crease in wrongful gratuities al ready received. We hope that the editors, farmers and other people who have advocated tax reform and longer school by State special appropriations will insist upon the former being made effective tiast. Kelsy. Mr. D. N. Coffey is fast re covering from an attack of la gripie. Mrs. S. W. McCroskey has been seriously ill for the past three weeks, but is improving slowly. The box supper at this pi act came off nicely and was a sue cess. We are looking for a li brary here any time. The kindred and friends of aunt Matilda Gragg met at Mrs. Rhoda Hollitield's and set a din ner on the 6 of Dec. and cele brated the old ladie's 91st birth day. There was a tine dinner and a large crowd of people; about 75. Four of aunt Matil da's children were present, Rhoda Hollifield, of Kelsy, Feba Setzer, of Gamewell, Thomas Gragg, of Gragg, N. C, and Simon Gragg, of Saginaw Messrs. Blaine and D. N. Coffey made short talks and the day was well spent, Everybody en joyed the day, especially aunt Matilda, who said it was the most enjoyable day of her life. Prof. (. ollins is preparing to engage in the music work again this winter. k'.vi'K. Dee. 10th, 1912. A fellow often wastes a lot of time trying to win a girl when he could have had her from the start. A man who knows himself to be in the wrong tries to end the conversation, whereas a woman 4 is never in the wrong. A Prominent and Uuseful Citi zen of Taylorsrille An swers Summons. Taylorsville. Dec. lti-Th. funeral of Mr. E. M. Stevenon, who died Thursday morning of the infirmities of age, at his home here, was heid at the Presbyterian church Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr. Steveson joined the Presby terian Church in early life and for many years served as elder and clerk of the session. He. was also an active worker in the Sunday school, being the teach er of the young ladies' class for years. He was faithful in his attendance at all the church services. Rarely was his seat vacant until his health began to fail about three years ago He often represented the church in Presbytery and Synod and rep esenttnl Concord Presbytery as commissioner to the General Assembly. Mr. Stevenson was born in Ire dell, near Concord church, March 27, 121, and lived there until 144. when he went to Kentucky and was engaged in business there four years. He then returned to Iredell. He married Miss Eliza Bogle, daughter of the laie William Bogle, of this county, in 149 and they moved to this county in 150. After a few years spent in the country they moved to Taylorsville, where Mrs. Steveson died in Mr. Ste- vensou later married Mrs. Alice G. Thnrston, of Hickory, widow of the late Rev. T. G. Thurston. Her death occurred November 4, 1910. At that time her children Miss Lucy Thurston, who was a teacher in the trainig shool at the Suite Normal College, Greensboro, and Dr. Asa Thurs ton, who was taking a -special course in children's diseases at a hospital in Washington City, gave up their work to take care of Mr. Stevenson in his failing health and strength. Mr. Stevenson was one of the foremost citizens of the couuty n all the walks of lite. In I8b" he was a member of the consti tutional convention. He was a member of the House of Repre sentatives in 175 and 1H77 and of the State Senate in lrb7. He was "clerk of the court in this county eight years and chairman of the board of county commis sioners for a number of years. He interested himself in all questions jertaining to the wel fare of the county and State and was looked up to for his splen did judgement and knowledge of affairs in general. He had no educational advantages in his youth but by his indomitable will and perseverance he became a fine English scholar and per haps his greatest usefulness to the county was in moulding the lives of the young as a teacher in the common schools. He was a tine teacher and took special interest in the education of young men, aiding several to get college educations. He was one of a family of 11 children. Only one, Mr. Louis bteveuson, of Loray. survives. A college prol'esser says that a fellow should pick his sweet heart before he thinks about getting a job. Don't know the gentleman, but it gives us pleas ure to state that we think he is a fool. It is a good deal easier to be a good critic than to b even a pas fable performer.
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