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Volume XV ' " N Lenoir, N. C Tuesday, September 23, 1913 No. 92
HUH THE CORRESPONDENTS.
Item From Our Regular Corres
pondent! and Neighboring
County Papers.
LITTLE IUVElt.
Wchave been having a lot of
rain and it is mighty hard to
save feed.
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The roads are muddy and not
good and it seems a good time
to work the roads. About the
only time Caldwell County ever
works its roads is when its rain
ing and the hands can't get out
in it to work. Sorry to say
that this is the case.
W. L. Roberts and part of his
family went to Granite Falls on
business this week.
Mr. John Payne who has
been sick with typhoid fever is
better;
Mr. H. M. Crouch has been in
Virginia the past week and has
bargained for a farm and intends
to move to it soon. He thinks
he will be pleased with the loca
tion.
Rev. J. M. Shoves will move
in as soon as Mr. Crouch leaves
Mr. J. M. Downs has taken
his school at Hibriten Academy
this week.
the teachers cattle In from
Watauga County Thursday to
take charge of the Oak Hill
AoaHomvr afViruil nfl MftttrfftV It,
will be the same faculty that
taught last term, except Miss
Winkler. We hope they will
have a good school.
Mr. A. T. Sims is talking of
moving to Virginia if he can
tind a buyer for his stock of
goods here.
Mr. J. F. Flowers and son
G. A. Flowers, have purchased
a nice automobile.
THE GREEN W HOTEL SOLD.
Resort at Blowing Rock Bought
by Co. Many Improve
ments to be Made.
There was an interesting
Farmers Institute held at Oak
Hill Sept. 17, and a good crowd
for the mud and rainy day.
Something like 75 people at
tended from all parts of the
county. Mr. G. M. Goforth was
present with the visitors.
Miss Lucie T. Webb and Mrs.
Henry Slagel gave the ladies
present some interesting talks
on subjects of 'great value to
them. Miss Bessie Deal won
the prize for the best loaf of
bread. Prof. W. A. Shaw gave
a good talk on the farm and how
to build it up by having some
kind of growing crop. He said
that rye was the cheapest make
shift that the farmer can get to
make a cover crop.
There was a nice dinner serv
ed on the grounds, and after
which the meeting was address
ed by Mr. Shawe with a short
spicy talk. The ladies were
then called in and a joint session
was held. Prof. T. B. Parker
gave an Instructive talk on
raising supplies of all kinds and
On the raiding of fruit 'trees
from the time the seeds were
planted until bearing time and
how to kill all kinds of insects
and how to stop fungus growths
and, the trimming of apple and
peach trees.
Miss Webb made an instruct
ive talk on the flreless cooker
and how to make one at home
The machine is to cook without
either fuel or fire and this is
what the men would like to see
It is as handy as a dishwasher
in the kitchen.
WATACGA.
(Watauga New,.)
Mr. W. W. Presnell of Vilas,
who is an old soldier and up in
vears. showed The News man
Saturday, - an old coffee ' mil
The News is reliably inform
ed that the deal for the sale of
the Green Park Hotel property
at Blowing Rock, has been con
sumated. The transfer includes
the hotel and between 300 and
400 acres of land and was pur
chased by a company to be
known as the Blowing Rock
Devolopment Co., a charter for
which has already been applied
for.
The authorized capital is
$120,000 and the company be
gins business with about $40,
000 paid in capital. The main
promoters of this large deal and
organization are the Henkel
brothers, of which Mr. L. P.
Henkel of Lenoir, was one of
the leaders in the cbnsumation
of the transaction and the or
ganization of the stock com pa
ny.
The company expects to re
furnish and remodel the hotel
and make it modern throughout
by next summer's tourist sea
son. A first class note! man
will be put in charge and the
public can be assured of a mod
ern hotel service ana accommo
dations.
As a Summer resort Blowing
Rock is growing in popularity !
each se'ason and there are many
people visits there that fall to
get the hotel accommodations
they are accustomed to. With
the Lenoir-Blowing Rock Turn
pike put in good condition there
will be an immense travel to
that place from that time on.
For the condition of the road
has kept a large number of visi
tors away.
Later the company expects to
sub-divide the tract of land
bought with the hotel property
and sell it off in town lots for
building purposes.
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HISTORY
Historical and Biographical Sketches of Some
of The 'Most Prominent Families
and First Settlers.
(By Rev. I. W. Thomas.)
INTRODUCTION.
Mr. H. C. Martin, editor of
The Lenoir News, asked me
some montns ago to prepare
some matter along the line of
the above heading for publica
tion from time to time in his
paper, hoping such articles
would be of interest to the read
ers, and that it would to an ex
tent, be the means of preserving
the history of the oldest and
first settlers of the county. In
attempting to comply with Mr.
Martin's request, I wish to say
that I am wholly dependent up
on others for facts and informa
tion. It is my earnest wish to
do this work as well and as ac
curately as I can. I am asking
prominent people all about oyer
our county to furnish me a brief
historical sketch of their fami
lies. This I am sure, they1 will
gladly do, and do it as accu
rately as they can
matter furnished me I will pre
pare articles ior publication.
So if there should be errors I
will not be wholly responsible.
These sketches will appear in
only one issue of The News
each week, and now and then
may miss a week, and if we
shall be spared, may run through
a year or more. If might be
well for the readers of The
News to preserve their papers
for future reference.
I. W. THOMAS.
THE POWELL FAMILY.
BY REV. I. W. THOMAS
made of solid iron and has only
three fastenings viz: two screws
and one rivett. This mill was
made in 1600 and brought here
from Germany by his wife's
great great grandfather, Wm.
Gragg. Mr. Presnell also had
barlow knife that was about
12 inches long when opened and
was made in 17(50.
Mrs. Wm. Hodges of Adams,
while on her way to visit her
-
sick sister, happened to a seri
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ous accident. In driving a
short turn in the road her bug
gy shaft dropped down and
the horse let the buggy run
against a stake throwing her
and her little baby out and the
buggy ran over them, breaking
the little child's leg and the
good lady suffered some slight
bruises.
Mr. J. R. Shore of Vilas R
F. D. was in town last week and
while paying the News office a
little call related the following
strange fact; tha,t on his place
wts a peculiar cave which on a
frosty morning sent up a smoke
like a volcano. You can drop
down and crawl about 12 feet
and then walk 40 feet and you
will find a small hole about 2
feet in diameter and here you
can drop a rock and It sounds
just like you had struck a hole
with no bottom. You hear noth
ina but the echoes of the rock
hitting the walls, till out o:
hearing. They say this is i
good indication of a copper
nine.
The great, great grandfather
of the Powells of Caldwell Coun
ty, was John Powell. He came
from South Wales, England,
about the year 1700. He had
seven brothers, John, Elias,
hilip, Benjamin, Ambrose,
George and Elijah. It is said
all of the seven brothers were
over six feet high. '
Elias Powell the great grand
father of the Caldwell Powells,
was born in Culpepper, Va., on
Sept. 26, 17o4. He was a Brit
ish soldier and was a body
guard to Gen, Furgerson and
was by his side at the battle of
Kings Mountain when Furger
son was killed. When JFjurger-
son fell he dropped a 'silver
trumpet which Elias Powell
picked up, and the trumpet was
for many years kept in the Pow
The girl who doesn't care for
diamonds must be stone-blind,
ell family.
With Elias Powell came two
brothers to JNorth Carolina,
landing at Wilmiligton. These
brothers, William and Robert
went west. One to Te'nnessee
and the other to Kentucky.
Elias came to Orange County
N. C, and married Barbara
Albright. .
George Powell, the grand
father of the Caldwell Powells,
was a son of Elias. He 'was
born Feb. 26, 1789. He had
three brothers, Philip, Benja
min and Elijah, and two sisters,
Betsy and Catherine.
Philip married a Miss Her
man and settled on the Pink
Puette place near Lower Creek
church. He was a Baptist min
ister apd was pastor of Lower
Creek church for many years.
He went west and-died.
Benjamin married a Miss Har-
From the ris of Petersburg, Va., and set
tled near Lower urees cnurcn,
and died there. Elijah - died
young. Betsey married Isaac
Harshaw and Catherine married
Stephen Tiltey.
George Powell was married
firtt to Mary Smith of Burke
county, and located -where John
T. Spencer now lives one mile.
east of Lenoir. He built the
second brick house in Caldwell
County. He was a large land
owner. He was a good mechan-
ic both in wood and iron, 'as
wel as a good farmer. He vas
an owner of slaves and was
very kind to them. He was a
Democrat in politics and in re
ligion a Baptist. .
By his tirst marriage their
were two sonsv Smith and Elias.
Elias married Malinda Corpen
ing, daughter of Jacob Corpen-
ine of Burke County. Smitlr
married a Miss Wilson of Lin
coin County. Both served in
the army to remove -the Chero
kee Indians. They were under
Capt. Elias Miller.
The second marriaire was to
Lucinda Rowe of Burke County
Her father was a soldier in the
Revolutionary War, nrst in
British army and later joined
American army. Children by
second marriage were Nelson A.,
Averv M., John B., Joseph T.,
and Jones E., two sons died in
infancy. The daughters were
Mary Eveline, Louisa and So
phia.
(Continued next Tuesdsy.)
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.
Items of Interest to The People
of Lenoir and Cald
well County.
Prof. Hartzog of the Oai Hill
school, was a visitor to Lenoir
Saturday,
J. J. Austin of route 2, w as
an agreeable caller at The News
office last Friday.
Prof. Honeycutt of the South
Fork Institute at Maiden, was a
visitor here Saturday.
Mr. A. S. Sudderth of route 4
was a pleasant caller at The
News office last Friday morning.
Mr. John Krause the popular
tailoring man, was at the Court
ney Clothing Co., here Saturday-
Mr. W. A. McCall a promi
nent farmer from Finley was
transacting business here Sat
Miss Gertrude Courtney leaves
today for Spartanburg, S. C,
where she will attend Converse
College for the term.
Mrs. F. M. Cotrcrin returned
to her home in Hickory Thurs
day, after a two weeks visit to
her sister Mrs. T. A. Warner.
Mr. V. A. Benson one of the
directors of the Weather Bureau
at Raleigh, was among the
prominent visitor to Lenoir
Saturday.
Mrs. R. W. Haywood return
ed last weeK to her home in
New Bern after spending some
time here the guest of Mrs Kate
Winkler:
Merchants are beginning to
get in thur fall and winter
NEWS ITEMSJF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affairs
in Condensed Form.
Sample of Soad Wheat
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Mr. G. M. Goforth, County
Demonstration Agent, has re
ceived the following from Mr.
F. T. Meacham, assistant direc
tor of Iredell Farm, Statesville:
"Please send me shipping di
rections for the samples of 20
varieties of seed wheat I have
this all ready for shipping, in
about 3 pounds each, enough for
one-twentieth of an acre plats.
Hope the year has been a pros
perous one for you and your far
mers. We are blessed with
good crops in this locality."
Mr. Goforth has sent shipping
directions for this seed and it is
expected to arrive shortly when
it will be distributed among the
farmers-of Caldwell County to
be given trials in the size plats
mentioned above.
The Lenoir News $1. the year.
Daatk of Mrs. J . P. A
Mrs. Georgia Rose, wife of J
P. Rose, d ted at their home in
Durham last Thursday of heart
disease after several weeks ill
ness, which was refered to at the
time she was first taken in the
columns of The News.
Mrs. Rose was the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs." R. G. Munday
of Lenoir, and the remains were
shipped here Friday evening
and taken to her late home
where the funeral services were
conducted at 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon by Rev.' Fulbright of
the First Baptist Church, of
which the deceased was a consis
tent member. The burial ser
vices were conducted at Belle
view Cemetery Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Rose had a host of friends
In Lenoir, who join her husband.
parents and other relatives, in
mourning her death
Last Wednesday at the C. &
N. W. shops at Hickory, Mr. M.
L. Christopher suffered the mis
fortune of having a leg smashed
so badly that it had to be am
putated. He was a machinist
in the shops and in 'some way
while about his work, was
caught under a rolling truck.
Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan,
Secretary of State and famous
as a lecturer since his tenure in
office, for which he has received
much free advertising, has ac
cepted an invitation to deliver
the principal address at the cel
ebration of the anniversary of
the Battle of King's Mountain,
which is to beheld October 7th.
Last week Revenue Officers
Reid and Kanipe and Posse-
men H. W. and P. P, Jones, of
Hickory, captured and destroyed
a blockade still 12 miles south
east of Hickory.. The outfit
consisted of a 50 gallon still, cap
and worm and 600,' gallons of
beer. The proprietors of the
outfit were not in evidence at
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the time.
In Gastonia" the Ice & Coal Co.
and the drug stores have come
together and announced to the
people of that place that here
after there will be "nuthin'
doin" in either line of goods ex
cept on a cash basis. As it is a
poor rule that woto't work both
ways, we are' anxious to see
what the result of this agree
ment will be.
goods and those who are adver
tising them will receive the
argest share of the patronage
of the people.
Saturday was a good business
day in Lenoir in spite of the
muddy condition of the roads
and the' unsettled weather
Many people came in from al
parts of the county bringing in
produce and doing their trading
here.
The lines of goods and the
size of the stocks carried by the
merchants of Lenoir would re
fleet credit upon a town much
arger than oUr's and shows that
our merchants are progressive
in that respect. We wish to
say that it is useless for our jieo-
ple, either in town or in the
country, to send their good
money away from home for
things that can be secured right
at their own doors and a as rea
sonable prices, all things con
sidered,. Our '"1 a merchants
pa .'or Vi pri il . vf I'ung bu
siness here, as wh' s a large t r
cent of the taxes f oi the running
of the town and county and state,
and when their home peopk
need help and call on them they
always respond. The mail or
der houses where you send your
money are in the habjt of doing
this too are they not? Not on
your life. Just write and ask
them to send you a donation for
a neighbor who has been unfor
tunate or to help build a church,
and see how much they are in
terested in the people and the
County of Caldwell. Ask them
to give yon" fifteen cents credit
for about 'gteen lays aifti see
Mr. C. M. Sigmon, conductor
of the P. & N. freight, was
crushed to death by his own
train at Gastonia last Thursday.
Mr. Sigmon was alone at the
time of the accident and had
signaled with his lantern to back
up fast. This was done, when
it was noted that the conduct
or's light went out, and upon
investigation he was found
crushed to death. No one
knows just how the accident occurred.
Doing what he had often done
before and had seen others do,
Mr. Ellison H. Bivins,- local
manager of the Southern Cot
ton Oil Co., caught hold of the
chain of a sputtering arc light
in front of his home in Monroe
last Wednesday night, intending
to shake the lamp and cause the
carbon to burn more freely.
He was instantly killed, it being
estimated that fully 2,300 volts
of electricity passed through
his body. It is supposed the
chain became heavily charged
through a short circuit, caused
by a storm.
where you ' will drop at. It
may look at the time as if it
payed to trade with the mail or
der house, but in the long run
you will find that your home
merchant is one real friend yon
can depend on to stand by you
in adversity and prosperity
You stick to him and he will
stick to you.
Announcement Kai InTiUtioa.
The dedication of the Dr R.
A. Yoder Memorial Science
Building and other Colleue
buildings will take place at Le
noir College, Hickory, Thurs
day, Oct. 2, 1913 the second day
of the meeting of the E. L. Ten
nessee Synod. On this day the
sessions of Synod will be held
in St. Andrews Church at the
College. A picnic dinner will
be served on the Campus.
The speakers will be Dr. Si
mon Peter Long, of Mansfield,
Ohio, Dr. W. P. Cline, Rev. E.
J. Sox, Prof. K." G. Busch an
Pres. R. L. Fritz.
All friends and patrons of the
College are most cordially invited.
The most satisfactory Way to
live cheaply is in theory.
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