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Volume XV
Lenoir. N. C. Tuesday, August 12, 1913
No. 80
GREEN PARK MUSINGS.
An Apostrophe to Blowing Rock
Mr. Merchant Arrive '
on Mountain.
By OKI Hurryifraph.)
Green lirk. N. C, August 11.
The people of today who do
not visit tins beautiful Blowing j
Kock country, from Lonoir to . Wils jeati before a physician ar
Boone, with the grandeur of its! riV(Hl on the scene.
mountains.
valleys, vales and
dells, Ihiss th
most majestic I
and inspiring pictures from the
book ot' nature, and know little
of the glory and beauty of the
Divine artist revealed in this
section of North Carolina. Na
ture's book of beauty, at Blow
ing Kock, is still largely unop
ened. Here artists can find the
most gorgeous subjects; poets
the most inspiring muse; philos
ophers the most profound les
sons, health-seekers, weary
worked and tired toilers, the
sweet balm of rest and recuper
ation. What can measure the
range and variety of the nature
views that are to be had from
the blowing rock; Grandfather
M ountain:; Green hill; Flat Top
mountain; or through any visits
of mountain sweep, seen during
the hours from gray dawn to the
fall of the mantle of night, and
the glint of the stars in the sky
overhead'. When one goes forth
up here, in cloudland. to view
the wonderful and majestic
scenes rolled out from some
mountain peak, and commune
with nature, he does not go with
a measuring rod in his hands.
He takes the gifts of the old
gods of the mountains and vale
as they are dispensed to him.
He enters into the mythology of
the past with the emotions of
the past with the emotions of
the present, and as he surveys
the wide prosect of the fresh
nature visions afforded him he
realizes that in the unowned
Krtions of the greatest book
ever written are uplifting vis
ions, and refining outlooks that
cannot be anticipated by any
stretch of the imagination. The
unappreciative at Blowing Rock
is a dullard in the presence of
the minarets captured by nature
from the clouds, and the domes
of the mountains, and gilded
steeples of the hills. He must
know and love nature if he is to
he made a participant in her de
light. I'p here, on every hand;
at every turn; he will find a new
vision lor himself of the beauty
of the world, and the grandeur
of the "Old North State." He
who cultivates his taste for the
tonic Nature dispenses in the
Blowing Rock country, will not
ask for better nectar of pure de
light.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Merchant
of Havana, Cuba, arrived on the
mountain Tuesday afternoon.
They were accompanied by Miss
Minnie Catheart, of Arlington,
N. .1., Mrs. W. li. Catheart and
daughter, Miss Catharine Stew
art Clark, of Columbia, S. C.
and three servants from Havana
Mr. Merchant will occupy his
beautiful new cottage this sea
son for the first time. It is a
model home in all of its appoint
ments. Mr. Merchant Wednes
day evening met his warm friend
of many years, Col. Ogden Ed
wards, and it was a meeting and
greeting seldom witnessed, even
among lovers. They fell upon
each other in a heart-td-heart
embrace. Both shaking Span
ish, their joy and conversation
were expressed in that language.
.It was really a touching scene,
of beautiful friendship.
There came to the Green Bark
hotel a man with imported Japa
nese goods of tine make: laces
KILLED BY DERRICK'S FALL.
(The Observer.)
Canton. Aug. John King,
a well known young man of this
place, was suddenly killed while
at his work here this morning
when a heavy derrick fell and
struck him ujon the head. Al
though medical aid was called
anj respond.il immediately, he
Mr. King ami some other men
were at work replacing some
foundations beneath the ice fac-
tory and a store building, where
they had been wasln'd away by
recent heavy storms. The der
rick, about "JO feet high, was be
ing used to hoist the buildings
while heavy beams were placed
beneath them. In someway the
derrick was allowed to fall and
the unfortunate man was struck
down without any warning.
The accident occurred before
any of Mr. King's fellow labor
ers were fully aware ot what
had happened.
Mr. King was a son of Martin,
King, a well known farmer and
business man. He is survived
by a wife and four children and
leaves several brothers. An
nouncement has not yet been
made as to the funeral arrange
ments. No coroners inquest is
likely to be held, Dr. .1. M. Bus
sell, the county coroner being
one of the physicians who at
tended the deceased after the
accident.
Saunders Not Guilty.
(The Observer.!
Washington, N. C,, Aug. 7.
A Superior Court jury here to
day returned a verdict of not
guilty in the sensatioijal crimi
rial libel action, in which W. O.
8Unders, editor of The Eliza
beth City Indejiendent, was de
fendant and E. F. Aydlett of
Elizabeth City was prosecutor.
Mr. Saunders had been arraign
ed in the recorder's court hen
in June and, being convicted
and heavily lined, appealed.
The case just finished consum
d three d-ays. Mr. Aydlett was
on the stand for an entire day,
Mr. Saunders submitted no evi
dence, going to the jury on tin
State's showing.
Small McLean, Bryan, Red
man V Bonner and Ward A
Grimes assisted the prosecution.
The defendant was represented
by Daniel and Warren, Manning
A; Kitchin and I. M. Meekins.
Whl Edison Think Of Cigarettes.
When some time ago Thomas
A. Edison was asked whether
he used cigarettes he replied as
follows: "I never smoked one
in my life, and no man or boy
who smokes cigarettes can work
in my laboratory. In my opin
ion there are enough degenerates
without manufacturing any
more by cigarettes."
and linens of the most delicate
nature; and all such things as
are calculated to make the fem
inine heart beat with ecstacy.
And it did. He held an auction
in the large and beautiful ball
room of the hotel, and the
bright eyes of beautiful women
danced with joy. Did you ever
attend an auction where the buy
ers were ladies? It is interest
ing -it is novel. The ladies did
not wink at the auctioneer, or
nod their head when they made
a bid. They just called out
their bid in good, plain English.
One lady, so fearful that she
would not get the article being
sold, that she hid against her
own bids until she had run the
article from seven to ten dollars
she was the only one bidding.
PLUNGES DOWN MOUNTAIN
Mr. HoweU Ran off Fill and
Tumbles Down Moun
tain Side.
Mr. George Howell, whose
home is in Charlotte, while com
ing down to Lenoir Friday from
Blowing liock in his Franklin
roadster ran off one of the tills :
on Warrior mountain and took a
plunge of more than one bun
d red feet down the mountain j
side, escaping death in the most
miraculous manner. Mr. How
ell was coming to Ijenoir to
meet his wife, who came in on
the 1:10 train in the afternoon,
and while attempting to pass a
wagon on the above mentioned
mountain, struck the hub of the
hind wheel, throwing his car
from the road and pitching it
down the embankment. It is
said that the automobile turned
over completely three timws, m
its wild escapade and when it
struck the bottom of thf moun
tain, Mr. Howell was lying un
der the wreck. He was pulled
from under the car by the man
driving the team, and brought
to Lenoir in a passing automo
bile. An examination of the
wounded man was made at Foot
Hills Sanatorium, and it was
found that his injuries consisted
only of a few scratches and
bruises. Later in the afternoon
he secured Mrs. Howell and re
turned to Blowing Kock. To
see the place where Mr. Howell
took his plunge, one shudders
at his miraculous and hair
breadth escape from instant
death.
Big Seizura Of Liquor.
(Daily News.)
New Bern, Aug. 7. One
thousand bottles of beer and 2r
gallons of whiskey were confis
cated here this afternoon when
the jHilice raided the yacht
Grace, owned and in command
of George Marshall, of Glouces
ter county, Virginia, was search
ed under a ruling of the new-
search and seizure law.
The yacht, a trim little craft,
put in here last Monday for re
pairs. The captain told the an
thorities that she was en route
to Balm Beach, Fla. Whiskey
and beer was stored at every
conceivable place in the vessel
and several wagon loads were
removed.
Marshall was placed -.under ar
rest, and is being held under a
bond of !s"(K) for his appearance
before the mayor tomorrow
morning.
With Marshall were his fath
er, S. K. Marshall and his son,
John Marshall, these
lowed to go.
were al
Chased Out Keeps Loot.
(The Observer.)
Raleigh, July ill. A negro
sneak thief got away from the
residence of W. H. Blacknall on
Blount street this evening with
a number of Mrs. Blacknall's
rings including a diamond.
The thief was a mere youth.
Mrs. Blacknall encountered him
on the back porch, demanded
what he was doing and his an
swer was that he thought this
was the place he had been told
to come to get clothes to press.
Mrs. Blacknall, who had left
her rings off, quickly missed
them and called after him. The
boy ran with Mrs. Blacknall in
pursuit. Numbers of others
joined and chased him for six
blocks, but the thief eluded
them all and kept the jewelry.
We would certainly like to
play on some people's piano
playerwith a sledge hammer
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Items From Our Regular Corres
pondents and Neighboring
County Papers.
I 'ATA U HA
i Times-Meri-ur .
Mr and Mrs. L. S. Shernil
attended a birthday reunion at .
c.ranite Kail
last SunJav. It
is e-iven in
lonor of Mrs M
K Toague's Vth birthdav which
was on n,r th., it Th......
were about :'." or
grand children
;t children and '
present. Mi
Teague is the mother of Mrs L.
S. Sherrill. It was a joyous re
union and none enjoyed it more
heartily than the mother and
grand mother.
From what we hear, Mr. B .).
Richards leads all the fanners
in Love Lady township in Cald
well county, growing wheat this
year. He made l7 bushels on
Jti acres, two thirds of which
was stalk land. He made over
4X) bushels of wheat and oats.
Mr. B. F. Campbell has clos
ed out Ins restaurant to surren
der the store room to be shelv
ed for a shoe store.
i Messenger. )
John Butter, the colored (Kil
ter at Hotel Morgan, had an ex
perience Friday night that he
will not soon forget. John had
returned on the excursion from
Norfolk that day and had not
fully recovered from the effects
of same. He was on his way
home in the Jonesboro section
about dark. There is an 0(en
well near the road and as John
was somewhat unsteady on his
legs he found the well, which is
about twenty feet deep and re
mained in same about four hours
- until some of his friends who
were passing heard distress sig
nai. lie was rescued, some
what disfigured, but not seri
ously hurt.
Billy Claywell's inany friend-
ire congratulating him thest
days on having received the an
pointment as assistant in tin
field work' of the Appalachian
Baric Association.
At the regular meeting last
night the hoard ol aldermen
elected t Maries 11. Novcii as
chiel ol police and lie enterei
upon his duties tins morning
M r. I). F. Denton captured ;
highland terrapin Saturday that
was a curiosity, in that itluu
row of letters on each side of its
back. They were just as plain
as if they had been printed and
the letters were alike on each
side while the row down the
middle of its back were not so
plain. The letters in question
were "coed."
WII.KKS.
i Wilkes Patriot.)
Lightning struck W. A. Lax-
ton's barn, near Boomer, Sun
day afternoon about five o'clock
and burned the barn and its con
tents, consisting of roughness,
two wheat drills, a reaper and
binder, a wagon bed and a mini
ber ot tools, i lie barn was
about 1(K) yards from the dwell
ing. Spectators say that the
stroke split the barn in two.
There was no insurance.
John Wellborn, colored, for
merly of this place, but now of
North Wilkesboro, was sent to
jail Momlay by Mayor Barkley
charged with assaulting his wife
and setting the North Wilkes
boro calabtxise on tire. On Sat
urday night he assaulted lib
wife and made an ugly wound
on her arm with a knife. He
was arrested ami put in the lock-
THE MENTAL EFFECT OF THE
SCHOOLHOUSE.
Mrs. W. X. Hurt, in The Progressive
Farmer.)
I have in mind two schools
within a few miles of each other.
They are one room school hous
es. One had white, glary. soil
ed walls, windows that bv their
hick of shades gave th
impres
eye 1'ds.
n of ,'.v,' w.thout
and desks meant for children of
ten, whereas, tic
(l ! id I'etl U ere
n.iontv of
all sizes and the
them long
slici mountain
youths of 1 I or 1 ." '!'!' n-.i,.-r
schoolhouse gave the pleasing
impression that one receives up
on entering a comfortable room
ghted by a shaded light. It
ad green walls, a dado of an
tumn leaves and Dutch children
made by the pupils themselves.
windows with green shades and
dainty curtains, flowers m win
dows, and seats that, thoevi
lentlv made bv the local car
penter, were of varying sizes
and comfortable.
Can the influence of such en
vironments be estimated on the
growing boy and girl and will
t bear fruit in homes they soon
will make.'
John D. Rockefeller lost a
golf ball and had his caddie
search for it an hour. Now
watch the price of oil go up.
up. Sunday night he decided
he would burn his way to free
dom and so he set the calaboose
on tire. The tire however got
too hot for him and he put it
out before it had burned a hole
large enough for him to escape
through. He is now in jail and
will have to answer to both
charges.
L. B. Myers is resjionsible for
the story that Monroe Dillard,
of Hays, found a bull frog chas
ing his chickens in a branch
one day last week. Dillard pro
ceeded to get his gun and shot
the frog which was of immense
size.
R. F. Barlow, of Goshen,
tine down Sunday on the a
tauga. He is sixty two years
ii l.l 1 1
oiti and tins was nis nrsi ruie on
a train. He says its lots better
than he thought it was.
V ATA I (.A.
' W .U.iui;.i I H'uii r r.it . 1
(hi Sunday morning Inst a
little son of Mr. and Mrs. David
Warren, some ten years of age,
was drowned while in bathing in
the Watauga River with some of
his playmates. It is thought
the little fellow was taken with
cramp as he screamed out just
before sinking the last time,
that his breast hurt. His com
rades gave the alarm at once,
but help came too late, and the
lifeless form of the unfortunate
lad, was taken from the water.
His parents are sorely stricken
and the sympathy of all is with
them.
C. C. Carroll, of Virgil, was
up Monday and reports great
activities along the entire line
of the Virginia-Carolina Rail
way through Ashe county. He
tells us that Messrs. Smith ami
Moore are working a huge force
on the grade between Todd and
Fleetwood.
Mrs. Boyd, widow of the late
Sheriff Boyd of Caldwell County
is at the Blair Hotel for a few
weeks stay, hoping to recuper
ate her somewhat depleted
health.
Editor 11. C. and Mrs. Martin,
now at Blowing Rock, were
pleasant and most encouraging
callers at our office Monday
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affairs
in Condensed Form.
Robert
York a p!
known, tie
home near
on iast We,
t )gden. of New
inthropist widely
it his summer
niifbunn'i'ort. Me.,
esd.l v
a.t.-vt M s Senator Joseph
oimson ol A lab a:. .a. d.ed at
ionic in Washington o;i Kri-
:h '"ie : 'i i i-i n ,t ; a;i
ss ol oiuv a tew davs.
:t V
A severe wind and rain storm
swept Roanoke. Va , on Wednes
day afternoon and blew down
between Je and -K1 handsome and
costly monuments and head
stones, in Fairview, the city's
largest cemetery.
Bete Swmk, who was tried
ami convicted last week in Burke
Suerior Court of the killing of
a Saine in a feudal tight in the
South Fork section of thecoun
ty, has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for five years.
Within four hours of her ar
rival to sH'nd a It) days' vaca
tion with a party of friends at
Wrightsville Beach, Miss Ethel
Edmonson, 'JJ years old, a sten
ographer of Atlanta, Ga., was
knocked down by a heavy sea
and drowned on Friday.
George Benson, 19 year old
son of John C. Benson of Greens
boro, and a member of the Gate
City Guards, encauied with the
North Carolina Coast Artillery
Reserves at Fort Caswell was
drowned Thursday, while bath
ing with two companions in the
surf near the army post.
James Lattimore Himrod, the
recently elected president of the
Whittier Collegiate and Agri
cultural Institute, at Whittier,
was sentenced to serve six
months on the roads in the city
lH)lice court of Asheviile Thurs
day on the charge of passing
numerous worthless checks in
that town.
60 Whiskey Cases For TriaL
I'll,- ( Mserer. I
Kinston. Aug. 7. Practically
every blockader and retailer of
whiskey in Greene County is be
lieved to have been put out of
business by the activities of the
sherilT's otnee, detectives and
township oiiu-ers. sixty whis
key cases, or about one to every
of the population, are on the
docket for the criminal term of
court in session m Snow Hill
this week.
About a dozen of the cases
were worked up at Hookerton,
where several weeks ago a de
tective secured evidence which
resulted in wholesale arrests.
Many convictions and road sen
tences are resulting from the
determination of the court and
county authorities to rid Greene
of the traffic.
His Honor Safe.
t Kansas City Journal.)
Chief Justice Isaac Russell of
the course of special sessions,
tells how he went to the City
Hall t call on the mayor on a
rainy day, and as he was leav
ing the building he slipped and
bumped all the way down the
stone steps. A man rusfied up,
helped him to his feet, and ask
ed, "Is your honor hurt?"
"No," replied the judge, "my
honor remains intact, but my
spine seems to bo jarred."
A New York sheriff is looking
for Friti Schelf. Frit.i should
"make up" her mind to "act''
better in the future.