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mm 1 r PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FEIDATT. VOL. XX. NO. 38 SHELBY. N. C. FRIDAY. MAY 12 1911. ' 11.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE MR. PRESTON TO THE VETERANS M.E. CONFERENCE HOUSE PASSES READYTOCLOSE GREAT MISTAKE GOV. KITCHIN IS IN SESSION FARMERS' BILL AT PIEDMONT OF THE TENANTS NEXT THURSDAY ONE HUNDRED AND . FIFTY AT TEND MEMORIAL Mr Preston Takes General Robert E. Lee as Subject for Able Address Court House Full to Hear Him DinnerServedinthe Yard at the Waverly Graves Decorated. Hon. E. R. Preston was the naker of the day at the ob servance of Memorial Day here Wednesday when 150 veterans of the sixties gathered to min gle in social intercourse, ex change war stories, partake of a delicious dinner served by the daughters of the Confeder acy of which Mrs. Julia Jen kins is president, and decorate the craves of their dead com The beautiful court house was crowded with people Every seat was occupied and many were standing for an hour or more, listening to Mr. fres tnn t.ll of the life and charac ter of General Robert E. Lee His speech was very appropri ate to the occasion and suitable to the veterans, daughters, sons and children of the Confedera cy. It was a powerful speech full of oratory and vivid descriptions of experience of the great lead er in the lost cause. He related the story of Lee's life particu larly in Lexington, Va., when president of Washington Col lege. Everybody enjoyed Mr. Preston and spoke kindly of his address. Delicacy caused him to re frain from referring to Stone wall Jackson, his -grand-father having been a brother-in-law of Jackson and he having mar ried Miss Julia Jackscft Chris' tian. only grand-daughter of Jackson. Mr. Preston was Introduced by Senator O. Max Gardner in the most glowing terms. Mr Gardner is also an orator of note and his short introduction was appropriate and.appreci ated. Dinner was served in the pretty yard at the Waverly Hotel. There was plenty to ea for the 150 veterans and many wives that attended. In the afternoon they visited the graves in the cemetery that were decorated by the ladies yesterday. Both the local mo tion picture shows allowed free admission to veterans and ran war-time pictures. MR. HOWERTON RE-ELECTED ABOUT EIGHTY DELEGATES IN ATTENDANCE Secretary's Minutes Of The Shelby District Methodist Conference Reported In Detail Pastors Report Their Charges In Good Condition Special Attention -To Laymen's Movement. Eighty or more delegates are attending tne iorty sixth sess ion of the Shelby District Methodist Conference which convened in the Central Metho dist church here yesterday morning at 9 o'clock with Rev, S, B. Turrentine, presiding elder in the chair. Incoming trains Thursday brought more dele gates from Cleveland. Gaston and Lincoln counties composing the district. J. Frank Ann strong was elected secretary. A committe on public worship was announced as follows, Rev E. E. Williamsan, Rev. C. H Clyde and Mr. J. S. Martin. The following committees were appointed: on license and receiving preachers: Rev. G D. Herman. M. B. Clegg and W V. Honeycutt! On Orders: J. A. Boyles. J. F, Armstrong and E. N. Crowder, On place for holding distric conference: J. W. Strider, W.W, Ramsey, J. Q. Rhyne. pastor's reports Pastors reports on minute questions were made as follows Bessemer city: Spiritual state fair, 16 received by certificate canvas made of every member three Epworth Leagues. Belwood: Spiritual state fair: every member canvas incom plete; church repairs being made, R EPU LIC ANS FIGHT AGAINST IT Minority Bombards the Measure With Amendments for Nine Hours, But Democratic Ranks Stand Firm-! Free List Bill Passes by 236 to ' 109 Eighty Three Amendments Killed. Washington, May 8 Nine hours of continuous pounding at the hands of the Republican minority of the House of Re presentatives failed to make a HARD BICKETT AND MURPHY AT COM-MENCEMENT PUTS OFF THINGS THAT SHOULD TWELVE TO GRADUATF AT BE DONE GRADED SCHOOL Exercises to Last Four Days Four teen to be Graduated Dr. Murphy Preaches Annual Sermon Sunday and Attorney General Bickett De livers Literary Address Wednesday. lhe fifteenth annual com mencement of the Piedmont High School begins Sunday and lasts until Wednesday night. Closing of Very Successful Year- Rev. S. B. , Turrentine to Deliver Annual Sermon Tuesday Night Class Day Exercises Wednesday Night Enrollment For Year Has Been 530. The most notable feature of Landlord and Tenant Should Co-op erate Higher Ideals inLife Study Every Phase of Your Farming and Put it Into Practice-To Which of the two Great Classes do you Be long? (J.D.MORRIS.) There is no question worth! the commencement exercises of consideration with intelligent, the Shelby Graded School corn- Exercises surpassing any that industrious people which does mencement which begins Tues-1 have ever been held there will not have two sides for discus- day night will be the literary ho irr?A1 nut whilA turn ff thfi I cirvn rr 5n nfhor wnrnt a IOh 1 Anwn Vtr flntrmn W "VU ungie cnange m vne urw w"""-: states ieading meil have been sided question is not worthy of Ritchin Thursday morning May cratic tariit bill, mat places on . n, wVi t I dtinn kuca thA cam m i . r., .ir:ti, . tne tree list agricultural mPie-tMurpny presidentof ciaremont mind loves equity, therefore m makes his second trip to Cleve- lur' t-fi V.TC:'Colleae who will preach the the more intelligent mind some- land and many people will gath- aitno. iiio uiiA vaoaw M C,,,r . An1 I titMAM lil am x ,11 w;t hnli-.l ! iL. 1 . J!i : A Hon. Thomas W. Bickett, attor- splitting questions. We recently hear him. Tuesday night Rev. ney general of North Carolina had something to say about the S. B. Turrentine, presiding elder who will deliver the literary tenant system, so far the con- of the Shelby District, llethod- ' address Wednesday morning at sideration of those who read the I ist Conference will preach the 10:30. Dr. Murphy has a repu- article and pronounced the sen- annual sermon at 8 o'clock. tation of being a fine preacher tence of the landlord as worthy There will be special singing by and Mr, Bickett is one of the of a week's Vacation in Hades, the best voices of the city. i State's great orators. we prefer other evidence before , Wednesday night will be class piedmont in debate sentence is passed upon the ten- exercises. The class history will I i ir - i t : i j i. tj i n.. MmifW TiirfKt Mavis hp- am. vve presume an mcu m- oe reaa Dy miss fAiie ADer House tonight by a vote of 236 voting 24 Re- to 109. the Democrats solidly and mustering publicans with them. " This came after the Demo crats had voted down or ruled out of order more than one hundred amendments and had! demonstrated again that the Democratic majority was a com pact and smoothly working ma chine for the enactment of legis lation. Minority Leader Mann threw amendment after amend ment into the debate, ranging all the way from free rice to free lead and pig iron: but those that were not ruled out of order were cheerfully voted down by almost solid Democratic vote. The Republican leaders, in cluding Speaker Cannon. Mr. Mann and Representate Payne, former Republican leaderjound ly denounced the Democrats for denying freedom of debate and amendment. The Democrats smiled trough Cherryville; about 20 received it all; and on the motion of Mr. by certificate: no work being i Underwood they continued to done by missionary committees: j turn down the Republican am Sunday schools very good: 30 endments. percent of families take some; .... one of our church periodicals. ! 1,1 SMb . Rev. G. D. Herman and Mr. their many mends win learn 1 "iL ... i. 1 1 A f J U R. B. Miller addressed the con- wiui regrei uiai m.auu mts. fprpnrpon the importance ofiW. T. Calton will move from rirrnlatintf relitfimiS literature ' Shelby as soon as they c o IT . omnntfniir npnnlp Thft ronfer- "oni HOI OprmgS. nocent until proven guilty hathy, the poem by Miss Eliza- puts off his work. beth Andrews, then a piano duet Logical : Does it pay to make by Misses Berta Lee Suttle and new terraces wnere tne loose May nenaan, tne class propnesy rich soil is washing off and go- by Miss Kate Summey and the ing down the ravine into the last will and testament by Miss stood well in oratorical contests, creek thence the river? Does it Helen Miller.Miss Ava Aycock. winning the Hoey medal twice Pay ana 1S 11 necessary to neep tne accompusnea music teacner in Rurrpwinn hut their tfreatest Up the old terraces that are in will sing a solo, following which strength lies in debate. On Tuesday at 2:30 ginning at 8 o'clock by four of Piedmont's strongest debators. Piedmont has won a reputation of doing some of the finest de bating of any high school boys in North Carolina. They have P. M. there will be a declaimers' con test and exercises by,the school at 8 P. M. These exercises will consist of songs, drills, panto- ence adjourned for the delegates to attend memorial exercises. return Ark. Mr. Calton has purchased a large track of land in Person county and will found anew named afternoon session Caitolina. He is very much The conference met at 2:30 elated on seeing in the papers a P. M. Wednesday. After de- f ew days ago that a railroad votinal services conducted by wm be constructed through the mimpc rpfitatimis tr AVftfi nesday is commencement day his birds destroyed. Next day Pr anrl Mr. Rirkptt will de- you can see him at the country liver the literary address at store hanging around, lolling 10:30. In the afternoon at 2:30 about till noon, then as the pep tfrnHnatinrf PYprr-iSM will sin in his stomach begins to the propei place in the field ? will be a recitation . by Miss Yes, the tenant says, but it is Margaret Anthony and a class winter now, just wait till song. The program of the night spring. He goes on with his will close with a play, "String dog hunting: kills a few birds on of Pearls." some man's land that he posi-1 Thursday morning at 10:30 tively knows objects to having i three members of the graduating School Board Re-elect Popular Super intendent of The Shelby Graded School. Prof. R.T. Howerton. Jr.has oeen re-elected by the board as superintendent for an other year of the Shelby Grad ed School. This action will be learned with interest, and ap ' Proval for MrT Howerton is an able man and has given won- wnui satisfaction in ihe n.nt- big plantation. - " At Sharon Sunday Memorial exercises will be held at Sharon Sunday and exercises take place and diplomas will be awarded to 14 pupils. Wednes day night at 8 o'clock the dra matic club will give a very amusing play, ine exercises will be enlivered by music by a good band. next to largest Every year, save one, the enrollment has increased over the preceding year. This year in point of enrollment Piedmont is next to Biiie's Creek Acade my in Harnett county,- which has the largest number of any raise a disturbance he purchases a quart of ground peas and the hulls begin to fly. His poor wife at home, no wood, a number, of little thinly clad children, only a few handf ulls of meal arid no meat. She. poor, pitable crea ture, does all the turns around the house and in the house. while he drolls and saunters around. higher ideals in life. Spring comes, he begins to butcher, goes to the house two or three times between meals to get something to eat. in a few class will read essays before the Governor delivers his address, then when he finishes, diplomas to the 12 graduates will be awarded. . The Shelby graded school has had a most successful year un der Prof. R. T. Howerton. Jr. as superintendent and his 11 teach- v ers. The enrollment has been about 530. . The teachers are. Misses Loula Lee, Selma Webb, Helen Hunter. Mollie Ivey, Eunice Roberts, Gertrude Hon eycutt, Ora Flack, Nannie Tid dy. Ollie Hamrick. Agnes Mc Brayer, and Mary Gray Sandi fer. OPINION AFFIRMED private preparatory school in days begins to complain, head North Carolina. So this insti- aching and can give you symp- tution is now not only the toms of every disease known to Dinner - j f'nmmittpp on rnmm it- Krounu will preacn while Rev. Supreme Court Hands Down Decision in the Case of City of Shelby Against Cotton Mills Shelby - Wins. ' , ' , Attorney O. M. Mull received Rev.L.L Smith, the minutes of the morning session were read and approved and the arri val of delegates noted. At this x n i T K I n n 1 nn ni ivbv. i. ucnivma auu . . i - j . - i Rov c. .T Woodson of the Rao- everybody is invited to attend, largest private preparatory the human race. He is notable WT. " ' T T" -11 - - J U ...... ....... I . i.. . t t. i J J JJlnner Will UC scrvcu UU U1C cchnn in this rnimtv hut it ic in mik a now tfrrarQ nnr ti v nn USX CnUrCn Were inUUUUCCU. A . ... n u 1J.i". " . . ' " " " . -. . . ' n tAWrsm VActArHov frm Pl auu ivcv. j. xi. wyue the seronn nrtfest. in thp Stflt.fi. thfi old nns hut his rhfifiks rfi- -"6"" 'v""""' in the morning Withm the last two years it has main rosy red and he comes f lgh yin ?; Supreme Court S. B. Turrentine.' enrolled pupils from Pennsvl-' of tener and regularly for his bad affinned the decision of the residing elder of the .Shelby vnnin to iho Pprmhiif Movi f,m!i.,,nni;c PsiinnmAc superior Court in tne well- district will preach in the af- and has refused scores of pupils has no crop scarcely and leaves ternoon. ' 0n account of lack of room, you in debt and your land Notwithstanding, the school has almost ruined. The tees reported by its secretary Rev. W. S. Hales as follows: ,i i 1 c rommiuee onuuaneny cumer ' ence records. 1 . J . Kogers. j ames i Wilson. J. F. Harrelson, F. W. Bradley, O. I. Ilinson, R. S. Harmon. T. O. Flyer, W.L.C. Rillian. J. H. Robertson and W. M. Boring. On temperance and other social interests; w. b. nue; spiritual conditional fair; not the state behind it nor any 60 admissions; two Baracca denomination to look to for classes, one Bible class. support, because of the fact that Ozark and Lowell; spiritual she has laboredthese many years rnn - ttoIpo t A Peeler E C Baker . .. . , . " tor tne eaucauonai aavance- rOns. He has heon nt iho hnH XialeS, J. A. icclcr, C. s. DdR.cr, ,JJ(nnc nhrmt 10- mn. .... . . O, nftkack TV . t? n Rahintfton William Mc- 8 ' . ment or an our Doys ana gins, il ttyeUi fntosh E F Fufchcr J S Mar- legation growmg; fine League: shehas an enviable rccord in ' S t Chlldren makmg tin J O Rhyn L B Camp hope tobuild QW church , the past, many friends in the .Perhaps the tfreatest oratress tin- J-y- itnyilv" u a- amp and reoa r another. j w. ey have ever made under his andN.M.Modhn. Rings Mountain and El Beth- the future able supervision with assistance other church reports el; spiritual state hopeful; Sun- Water's' Memorial build- v, elJven capable lady teachers. pastor's reports . on minute day School doing well; hope to ing nearing completion elby is proud of Mr Howerton auestions were again taken up build a new church; 80 new sub- by commencement. It will not .vuuuiior ana is giaa to and Main street Gastonia. re- servers w nuvwaie, Jave him guide the children ported through its pastor, Rev. Rev. S. B. Turrentine made a ?n2 educational lines for an- a n 'rmnn fine Sunday most helpful talk on the work jWier year. He is a graduate of sc'h0oi- prayer meeting good; 200 of the missionary committe. ' Col. Ashley Home of Clayton mity College with a splendid women and children in mission- Rev. C. F. Sherrill of Mat- was made chairman and Wil jjuw. good habits and polished ary societies: support a mission- thews was introduced to the liam E. Springer of Wilmington, fanners. The teachers will be ary. received in profession 26. Conference. . secretary of the building com peted later. ' 'if,atA 91- fine Rible class: Rev. W. S. Hales preached a mittee which has before it.the , Mr-William Peeler, one of the "good league: monthly paper powerful sermon eadina citizens nf No 9 wa nnhlished bv board of Stewarts, night to a church PART OV THE COMMON WEALTH. known water shed case from Cleveland county, wherein nl . ll 1 J it a - T oauioy astteu mai uie Lrwn dale and Double " Shoals' cotton" mills install collectintf tanks in Mr. Tenant, are you profited wnich to purify the raw sewer by not making enongh on your age before it was emptied into farm to pay your bills and your the river from which Shelby rent? Remember you are a part amvs its water suddIv. The of this great commonwealth of case has been pending for some ours and it is as much your tirne. The mills were enjoined privilege and your duty to from emptying the raw sewer build up the community and age until it could be settled. At country in which you live and the last term of the Superior torwara prosperity as tne lana Court here it was argued before owners or anybody else. Do Judge Biggs who decided in you want your children to go fav0r of Shelby. The case was around with their heads hung appealed and yesterday the Su down because their old dady preme Court handed down its was a drone in the community? fmal decision affirming Judge What is the matter with you Biggs' opinion. The mills will any way ? You need to have install collecting tanks approved higher ideals in life. The land- by the State Board of Health, lord is your best friend when Wednesday location and erection of a 1250.- you are autiiul ana worthy. Mr. G. S. Cobb, a prominent that was fill- 000 State administration build- He commits hundred and thou- citizen of Hickory Grove. S. C. mmmmm .... ... be large, but it will be a gem of its kind. re Wednesday. ; " , . West End and Franklin Ave- ed. J ing.
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