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A FAFMJt OF TBI FM 0 FlM, FOX TEW PEOPLE, AND TO ME FA IDIOM) Ml THE PEOPLE, . TOL. JIT. NO. 21. HELBY, N C, WEDNESDAY JUNE 28, HOi. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR BARS AW DOUSE BURNED. jr Gta. Wray'i Ban and Shall House ' BelonSini to Mr. B. Blanton Destroy ed by Fire Sunday Night Sunday night Mr. Geo. Wray's ,,, Ritaatod nehind the livery 'table of Lattimore & Lattimore, Li a sma'l dwelling house Unted to a negro family and be longiig to Mr B- Blanton, ware Lmpletelytdestroved by flr;eand Sbutfor the quick work and hero !lC efforts of a large number of Icitizms the livery stable of Lat Itimore & Lattimore would have )beea burned and very likely 'several other adjoins: buildings. I The alarm was sounded about 'eleven o'clock, and in . a few jnioutes water was being carried la bHckets and dashed over the Wby buildings. All the bag Vies and horses of Lattimore & Utt'more were taken from the liable and all possible prepara so that, if the stable ihoutd catch fire, the damage ou!d be small. !thn negroes had Fortunately just mjved "from the small dwelling honse which was destroyed, and the oss from it9 burning is no more Shin the. value of the house. .The feedstuff s in the barn were Wed, and some gears aad a few farming utensils. Neither "building was insured, but the Mama?e is light. I Various reports have bee a Wted as to the origin of the 5re, some saying that a negro catering the adjoining lot a short ims before the alarm was given o get his mule wtrch was litched there, must have houghtlessly thrown a lighted natch or a cigar stump near the lira Others claim that, as the ire started near the top of the railding, it must have orig natfid from spontaneous com bustion in the roughness. Mention should be made of the 'act that the first person to see ihe fire aad to ring the alarm tell was Rev. G. W. King, col ored, r The Sunday Schul Picnic. Tie Sunday School picnic giv en at Patterson Springs by the Shelby Methodist Sunday School veu exceeaea expectations in mng a happy and recuperating svent so the people, old and young who attended. By eight p'closk the meeting place at the Jlethodist church was thronged 9na eav children and happy old jeopla waiting for the wjgoos 3d carnages which when they inn, ware quickly filled and the pioneers crnel to Patterson pprings, where all day they re- feted in the delights of the shady srnvesand grass plots of that weal place for a Dicnic. The ittle "hildren took to the shal ow branch like ducks and olav- fd games of various kinds to the ajusement and joy of the old people. The dinner was good jwd plentiful, there being a wag P& load hauled down in the dray Ron of Mr. Charlie Royster. iQch an occasion is a great help o Sunday school. Killed By Lightning. Ward Wil son. a npern 20 vears ?0ld. who vraa urnrlri n a fnr Sam roston, colored, near Double poal, to; ether with a mule he jwas plowing, was struck by lightning last Thursday and in- f'auy Killed. f his young negro had been Wng with Sam Poston all his 1f and last year decided to leave and IPrtrli- tnr KiTYicnlf urVion f.oston told him he would give jjjna mule to stay with him. r,"' muie young Wilson was mowing Thursday when he met f is sadden death. Wilson was a fjoer and industrious negro. His rros were brought down on purch Friday afternoon. Fingers Jaflly Cut. Je Bla:k, son of Mr T)l i . Ur lAlock 'istoii, m-t wifb a very, pain- r'tcciaeQt Thursday while ali I " at ' a Pacing machine hand was cught in the ma t '7 r,cl badly mangled, ;wo of Iff T?ers bljin "nearly sawed ifn. . A..,Houser was sent ha no dressed his wounds. i -jung maa sueEered much 4 or uis ringers. FARMERS MEETW6 JULY 4Tfl. Chairman Fails Urges the Farmers to At tend This Meeting. Toldltor of Thk 8ta: Please allow me space in your paper to call the attention of the farmers to our meeting on July 4th. President Jordan of the Southern Cottou Growers Asso ciation has requested that meet ings be held throughout the en tire cotton belt on that date. Let all township committees come prepared to make a report on the crop conditions in their re spective townships. A full at tendence at this mseting is espe cially desired, and we hope that every one who is in sympathy with the association will come ut and cheer us with their pre sence if nothing more. We will try to have soma able speakers te address the farmers on that date. Victory is aire rJy in sight and let us all turn out and have a gala day, J. Z. Falls, Ch'm. Far. As. of Cleve. Co. Mr. R M. Gidney, Secretary of the Association, requests us to announce that Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby, and probably Mr. W. C. Heath, of Monroe, will address the farmers at their meeting here Tuesday, July 4th, and a full attendance is desired. There are many importint mat ters to hi considered at the meet ing, among other things arrange ments will be perfected for ob serving Farmers' Day, August 17th, during the home coming week in August. Cotton Blooms. Among those who reported cotton blooms last week were tne following: Mr. Columbus Hoyle one on June 18th; Mr. F. V. Hendrick on June 20th; Mr. T. L hlllis on June 22nd; J. B Pompey, colored, who lives on Mrs. Eliza McBrayer's place, on June 23rd; J. W. Webber, color ed, on June 23rd; Mr. W.'M. Wellmon, of Casar, on June 24th; Mr. James A. Wesson, of Gro ver, on June 25th; Mr. A. P. Spake, of Shelby, June 26th; Mr. J. C. Parker, of Waco, June 24th; Mr. W. L. Randall, R. F. D. No. 1, Blacksburg, June 24th; Mr J C. Pruett, Jr., R F. D. No. 3. June 26th; Mr. Charlie Ellis, R. F. D. No. 4, June 26th; Mr. W. A, Walker, Cleveland Mills, June 27th Mr. J. J. Lit tiniore, Shelby, June 201 h; Mr Double Shoals, Weathers, J, T. T. Spangler, June 24th; li. L S. Mauney and of R. P. D. No, Jno. B. Wright, C. A. Blanton, , June 27th; R. F. D. No. 4, June 27; Jas. Withrow, Ellenboro and Hubert Rhyne, R. F. D. No. I, June 27th; P. J. Kendnck. li F. D. No. 1, June 26th. This is quite early considering the late spring, and the indica tions are that wo will grow eood cotton crop in this county in view of the reduced acreage. Death or Little Vashtene Weaver. Vashtene, the little grand daughter, of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Smith, of Shelby, diedbaturaay, after a sickness of a few weeks, and .was buried in the Double Shoal Methodist church ceme tery Sunday, Mr. W. W. Whisn- ant conducting tne oariai ser vice. This sweet little child was taken by Mr. and Mrs Smith when she was but one week old, her mother dying at that time, and her death is a severe blow to the fond grand parents to whose lives she was almost inseparab'y tied. To ihem The Siar ex tends its sympathy. The Red Men at ilollis. To Hie Editor of Till 8ta ; The Red Men organized at Hollis, June 23rd, with 44 mem bers. It was said by those pre sent from a distance that this was the finest lodge they ever saw organized. Several applic ations are on the list and this will soo be the bonner lodge of North Carolina. The organiza tion was a success. This makes four lodges for Holhs Come aad sea us, you will enjoy it. Hollis, . The Baptist and Presbyte rian churche of Grover will have a picnic at Patterson trrf4fr ' is anticipated. IT WAS SHELBY'S VICTORY. Shelby Vlas the Third Came Fren Ron rte, living Her the Twt lest Oat of Three, Last week's Star conveyed the glad news that Shelby had wal loped Monroe in a brilliant ex hibition ot the national game to the score of 3 to 0. But Wednes day's game resulted in a score disappointing to Shelby, but not discouraging as was so happily and gloriously shown the next day when in a fast and furious contest Shelby left Monroe in the rear, making 9 runs to her one and carrying away tho vic tory which was 60 eagerly sought by both sides, beciuse victjry then meant a victory for the series. Shelby trotted on the diamond with a resolute determination to win, and with them went the hearts of Sheloy's base ball lov ers, of whom there are many, all sure that we had the visitors outclassed and all perfectly satis fied that Monroe would lose out. It is useless to attempt to give a detailed account of the game. Edwards and James was the bat tery, and their work was the kind that it takes to win over a team like Monroe's, made up of the most reputable college play ers in the state.. Stem, Captain of the University of North Caro lina for next year, was there, and ais playing at second was superb, Goodwin, of Wake For est, held down cuntre for Mon roe, Barr nger, of Triu'ty played left, and the rest of the places were filled with college players. Without attempting to tell it all, we will state that the last inning left Monroe away down in the hole with 2 score and Shelby crowned with 9. Justice to Mon roe invites us to say that her team and management were made up of an exceedingly gtn tlemanly and congenial company of fellows, and during their stay in bhelbv tnev won a warm place in the hearts of our peo pie. A Big Time for the Colored Citizens. The colored people of the Shelby ehurches and the country will celebrate the 4th nf July in Shelby. The day's exercise, says the circular issued, willcon s;st of prayer and devotion by Rev. R. U. S mmons and ad dresMa by several notable col cud divines, prominent among whom is Rev. J. W. Roberts, who is orator of the day. The day's entertainment on the lawn of the Baptist church will con sist of refreshments, cold drinks, etc., and a big church bazaar will be held that night on the graded school campus. There will be a base ball gamo between Shelby and Gaflney or Spartanburg; musio will be made by the band ; swings will be up for the young and ropes for old time rope jump ing; and all iu all the colored people of this section will cele brate the national holiday in good style. Fine Prospects for Piedmont. Prof. W. D. Burns, principal of Piedmont High School, is (ravelling in the eastern part of the state in the interest of that institution, and from him we learn that never were prospects for a large attendance brighter. Last year the actual cost of board was $4.97 per month, for a full month, and 233 students were enrolled. The new catalogue has been issued, and a neat and handtoKe publication it is, giv ing the record of last year and empbasiz!ng among many other valuable things, the mountain scenery around Piedmont, the absence of malaria, tne chorougn preparation for college it gives, its miaeril water, the low cost of board, and the ability f die school to prrpare for teaching and Uf. The session opens July 51. -, " Prof. Alex. Graham Coming. Profs. Hardin and Patton having tootfied Superintendent p lent Falls that it will be lmnos- sible for then to assist in the Inst tate, be has sicured the services of Prof. Alexander Graham, of Charlotte. Prof. Graham is Superintendent of the Charlotte Graded Schools and is L it -.n Ulir.Un1 A t9 peritsce and ability. RIME COMING WEEK. Wednesday, Thirsday and Friday, August 16th, 17th and I8M1-A Great Time. Shelby and Cleveland county will have a great home coming week in August, and the exact dates have been agreed upon as follows: Wednesday Thursday, and Friday, August 16th, 17th and 19th. These will be three great days in tne nistory or bneioy ana Cleveland county. There will be a mighty outpouring of the home people and those from sur rounding counties, and a vast concourse of the scattered sons and daughters and their families will return to their native home and country-land to spend a few days. The general cimmittee com posed of Messrs. Clyde R. Hoey, A. C. Miller O. M. Mull, J. A- Anthony and C. C. Blanton met Tuesday, and began the outline work of preparing for this great occasion The first day will be given over to a general re-union of all home folks and old new comers, and there will be a number of five or tea minutes speeches by native Cleveland county people who reside out of the county, some of whom are quite distin guished. Among the speakers invited will be Dr. B. F. Dixon, State Auditor. The principal address on this day will be made by Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of New York, our most distinguish ed son. The second day will be known as Farmers' Day and will be de voted to the great agricultural interests, with a tremendous country picnic, joined in by the people of surrounding counties also. The county Association at itb meeting next Tuesday, July 4th, will make arrange ments for this, and will invite the county associations of the surrounding counties to meet here on August 17th, Farmers' Day, and president Harvie Jor dan and other distinguished speakers will be present. The third and last day will be known ts Veterans' Day, and the Confederates will be given a royal time. Governor R. B. Glenn, accompanied by many of his staff, will be present and make a great speech to the vet erans There will be a big mili tary parade and other famous features. There will be three fine games of baseball during these three days one each afternoon, and there will be several entertain ments at night, the Daughters of the Confederacy will give an elaborate play, "The Old Home stead," or some other equally as appropriate. These will be great gala days ! At least 10,001) people will at tend each day's exercises. There will be numerous other attrac tions provided and announced later. All railroads will give reduced rates. Tne following gentlemen haw been appointed a soliciting com mittee to raise funds to defray the necessary expenses: Messrs. A. C. Miller, C. M. Webb and J. F. Roberts. Let the subscrip tions be generous. Infant Child Dies. The infant child of Mr. Perry Humphries, who lives near De- Few, died bunday and was buried at Beaver Dam Monday. The little child was about three weeks old and without a mother, she tying wnen tne infant was born. Since the death of the mother the infant has been kept by its grand father, Mr. J. L, Hamrick- Little Child Dead. The two year old child of Mr. David Williams, of Caroleen, died Sunday of bowel trouble and was brought to Elizabeth church, near Shelby,' Monday, for interment. Rev. Rome Mel ton. of Caroleen, cuuducted the funeral service. We sympathize with the fond ..parents .-ia the death nf their darlinjr child. German at Blacksbari The Blacksburg gertnan club gave a dolightful dance at Chero kee Ion Friday night, a large number of young peo Die taaing pnrt from ni:ickshnrg,Spn.rti.iu burg and Gaft'iey. DAVID McSWAKl BEA9. An Old and Honored Citizen of Beaver . Dam, Dies Suddenly. Mr. David McS wain, age about 70 vears. of Beaver Dam, died suddenly Monday morning. Al though he had been suffering considerably with ill health for several months, his death was by no means expected so soon. He was living with his son, Mr. David Andrew McSwaici, who lives near Beaver Bam Baptist church, and bad just sat down at the breakfast table Monday, hen he dropped dead beside the table. His death was brought on doubtless by heart trouble, with which fatal disease he had for a long time been afflicted. Mr. McS warn was one of this county's true and tried citizens, alraj 8 going where duty called and making felt in his commun ity his great influence for good causes and righteous undertak ings. Surviving him are five children, his beloved wife hav ing preceded him to the grave several years ago. He was a member ot Sharon Methodist church, at which place his re mains were laid to rest Monday, the funeral services being con ducted by his pastor, Rev. B. A. York, of Shelby. Honor Roll. The following are the new sub scribers and renewals to The Star since our last issue: J. W. Webber, Earl. R O. ForUnberry, Boxville, Kj. C. T. Haynet, R. F. D. Lawndale. H. A. Gain, Lawndal. W. M. Wellmon, Casar. B. F. Ellis, Boyce Texas. P. A. Justice, Belwood. Rev. W. F. Ashburn, Elon College. G. L Corn well, Doable Shoals, Miss Mattie Durham, Ellenboro. W. A. Spake, Spencer. R. S Price, Rock Hill. 8. C. Frank Limerick, Lattimore. A. P. Anstell, R. F. D. No. 2. W. H. Brandon, Thomasville, Ga. J. N. London, R. F. D. N. 1. E. G. Whitaker, Moresbrro. J. J. Hardin. Chester, S. C. 0. P. Wellmon. R. F. D. Cleveland M, Trousers 54 Years Old. Esquire A. P. Austell, of Stice has a pair of white pants bougnt 54 years ago. He states that it was stylish then to wear white pants and vests, and that he was right in the swim, paying $5.00 for his breeches and about $3.00 for a handsome white vest, both of which are well pseserved and are now in the Snow Flake Steam LaHndry being laundered and prepared for the 4th, when the Hisquire will wear them to Shelby. Died in Gastonia. Gaatonia Ntws. Mrs. Mary Whir, of Buffalo, Cleveland county, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will Morris, at the Loray, Friday aiternoon. me remains were buried at the Loray cemetery Saturday. Mrs. White was about 70 years old. She came down on a visit three weeks ago and took sick and never recovered. Stockholders Meeting July 4th. The stockholders of the Shel by Cotton Mills will hold their auuual meeting in Blanton hall on Tuesday, July 4th, at 3 o'clock. All stockholders are requested to attend. 20, 1905. This June Ciias. C. Blanton, President. Shelby to Play Gastonia. The Shelby ball team leaves to day for Gastonia where they will play that team three games, and possibly McAdenville before returning. The people of Shelby are confident that victory will be theirs wherever they go. -X To Play Rock Hill. The Shelby baseball team will cross bats with Rock Hill next Tuesday and Wednesday in the Shelby ball park. There will also be a game with Blacksburg Tupsday morning, the 4th of July. Cotton has now reached 9c. OLD TIKE SINGING. At Beaver Dam Church Sunday a Tre mendous Crowd Participates in One of These Commendable Gatherings. . The people of Cleveland coun ty know bow to have a good time and to have it in such a way that their spiritual and so cial selves will be greatly ele vated and honor to their Master made plain. In two sections of the county, Sunday, were goins on at the same time two gather ings, the continuance of whose widening influence and increas ing popularity will place Cleve land among the greatest coun ty's in the State and make the lives of her citizens constructed on the solid rocks of morality and religion. At Pleasant Grove the day wag devoted to exercises by the chil dren, and at Beaver Dam met a tremendous crowd to participate in the pleasure that always at tends an old time singing. From all over the county they went in such number that half could not get in the church. Leading the singing and really the chief or ganizer of this unique Cleveland county institution, was Mr. O. D. Price, of Lattimore, and his choir was made up of the vener able men and sweet, cheerful old ladies, whose voices had resound ed in the old churches and in spired and p'easnd congrega tions 40 and 50 years ago. Mr. W. T. D. Green assisted in lead ing, and Miss Daisey Price pre sided at the organ. But justice to the occasion would not be given should men tion not be made of the immense crowd of young people whose so cial maneuvenngs were of the most pleasant and commendable kind; nor would it be fair to the people of Beaver Dam church to fail to mention the fact that the dinner was on the grounds in abundant quantity and the most palatable quality for everybody. The Gantt-Gee Marriage. Charlotte Obeerrer We see in The Evening Post, of Louisville, Ky., that Miss Eula Gee, of Dallas, Texas, who went to the recent Confederate re union at Louisville to sponss for the Fourth Texas Brigade. was married in the Broadway Methodist church of that city on tho night of the 18th to Dr. A. M. Gantt, also of Texas. Gee ! but wasn't that sudden ? The father of the groom, assisted by the pastor of the church, per formed the ceremony. Tk groom is a sen of Rev. A. G. Gantt, of Belwood, Cleveland county, N. C, who was a lieu tenant in the Fifty-first Jiorth Carolina Regiment, in the civil war, and who was a visitor at the re union. And this gives a local interest to an event which was interesting ot itself. We have all heard of men who went to scoff and returned to pray; but this is the first instance of a young lady who went to sponse and returned a bride. Graham-Austell. Handsome invitations are out announcing tne approaching marriage of Miss Carrio Austell, of Earl, to Mr. Walter Graham, of Maxton, the happy even to be celebrated at Earl, July 12. This marriage will doubtles be large ly attended and will attract wide interest, owing to the popularity of the couple. Miss Austell is the charming and accomplished daughter of Mr. W. Q. Austell and Mr. Graham is a very popu lar and nigniy esteemed youn man of Maxton. Mr, and Mrs. Frank Tiddy. of Rock Hill, arrived in Shelbv Tuesday and will spend several weens visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Tiddy. Land Sarcs. Mr. J. B. Eskridge sold 116 acres of land, last week, lying on the county ine road, four miles above -Shelby, - to Judce J. L. Webb for $2330. Mr. A. Hatcher Webb, sold for the D. C. Webb heirs 22 acre lying 2 miles south of Shelby te Mr. W. H. Blanton, the consider ation being 880 dollars, 40 dol lars an acres 1 dale, was in Shelby Tuesday. M