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VICTORY IS
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1NALLY WON
IN THE COUNTY" LINE ELECTION i
MATTER CH ARLOTTE SENA
TOR DECLARES HE WILL NOT
;;B PARTY TO 'ALLIANCE
AG'AlNSt CLEVELAND.
i.-vtland county has won in the
. .MV.t y line election matter. Victory
complete. The House has voted
;'vi;raWo on the bill to confirm the
. -ijiv of the election of 1915 in which
V: .eland' county won the Kings
mi.ain territory from Gaston by a
. .-. j Tii.v of 71 votes, although (iaa-
in;, ted to set the election a
. ii the ground of fraud. The
last week passed the Cleve
'. ity bill, and the House gave
n il call majority of 85 to 0 on
1 r 'ailing Wednesday. It was
! ,; i. .1 to come up yesterday for
;.. -.! .-. ,iI final rculing. Writing to
Cr-ensboro News, W. T. Bost, the
;; ! correspondent has this to
-;:y:
loveland county won just the
: .,l i' victory prized by Cleveland
.priv.en today when Gaston, join-'
: issues with the luckier unit on the
("imty line, received only nine of the
: ) votes cast.
"The fight is now ancient and
m n o. Two years'ago the two coun-:n-i
a-courting of Kings Mountain did
ih ir best by persuasion, and Kings
Mountain by 71 majority went all the
way to Cleveland. Hitherto the city
had divided affections between the
wo counties, each owning' a large
-h i re in wealth and population.
"daston lost hard. Recently that
Miunty instituted suit for nullifica
tion of the election, alleging fraud.
Since the session opened Gaston pre
uited a bill repealing the election of
wo years ago. Cleveland sent down
Clyde Hoey and a fine lot of special
iileaders who had little difficulty in
.xrsuading the committee. The
iviuso was asked to pass the Cleve
land county bill today establishing
lio in v county line and it did so, 8")
o '.I.
"During the debate Pharr, of
Mi ' kk nburg, taking his political fut
ure in foot and hand, read from the
(iastonia Gazette, which assailed
K veland county politicians. The ar
declared that Mecklenburg long
ha' cherished hope of shelving Cleve
land "pets," but" Gaston had invar
iably stood with Cleveland. Now
fiaston will join with "her friend a
i ros,; the Catawba," the article
M'uchsafes, and Pharr lit in; the
-heme. He chewed up the npnosi
'mn. said he had no sympathy in any
uch move, refused to join any sue!;
nspiracy to put out well-deservinu
men. He was cheered."
Gaston's threat to remember Cleve
land in future political battles was
voiced in Tuesday's issue of The
(iastonia Gazette and is the basis
for Senator Pharr's declaration that
nc will not be a party to any alliance
against Clevelandin the political ar
ena. The article referred to by Sen-
aior Pharr is republished in this is-
of The Star.
'lay at Elizabeth Saturday Night
February 17th
"ak Farm," an especially attrac
tive rural drama of two hours and a
half duration, will be given at Eli
zabeth school Saturday night, Feb
ruary 17th. There is not a single
'lull moment from the rise of the
'urtain in the first act to its final,
doing down in the third and last act.
The characters are well chosen, each
'"ing admirably suited to his or her
part. The cast is composed of the
following: . Messrs. Faul Anthony,
I 'avid Allen, Elzie Lee Beam, Byron
Wilson, Ralph Mauney, Lawrence
Roberts, and Bynum Weathers; Miss
rs Kate Roberts, Jennie Allen, Olive
' rabtree and Ferol Hord. .
Charlie Alexander and his renown
ed string band will furnish music for
'he occasion. Between acts there will
he a special program, consisting of
special music, quartette and effective
oiUeau.
A small admission fee will be re
tired, proceeds of which will go to
v -ird school improvement. The pub
'"' is cordially invited.
Our stock is complete, our prices
'"'irht. Evans E. McBrayer leads in
''"thing, hats, shoes and furnishings
,,f quality. adv.
The quality Men's Store can supply
v,u with dependable merchandise at
'""derate prices. Evans E. McBray-r-
adv.
TROOPERS ilElUv !
FROM BORDER!
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
SOLDIERS ARE IN SHELBY
SPEC A!. TRAIN WITH 500 MEN
AiU-lVFD AT 7 0 CLOCK MAY
:.'v.T IV : MUSTERED.
The tr.opn. train with 1.1 Pullman
cars, headed by two nginea and haul
ing 500 men of the .First North Caro
lina Regiment arrived in Shelby Wed
nesday night at 7 o'clock, after a six
day trip across the continent from
El Paso, Texas where the soldier.: had
' : border duty
June. Co!. .1. T. Gard.n
lillic:
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charge of the entire Fira- i, -n
said tl i o il were in fine trim, show
ing an average gain of six pounds or
r.iort per ,ran. Since the boys left
Carolina soil, (oily had died, Private
Th ornb'ir- f Newton having b;vn
kilLd wliil- rid In;: top of a coach
as the troop srain v.a.- K aving Knor
ville, Tenn. The soldier's head struck
a low bridge and crushed his skull.
Another soldier was drown at More
head City before they left for the
border. Aside from these accidents,
the boys have enjoyed particularly
good health and all faired well, ex
cept for the sand storms which de
stroyed their special dinners on
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New
Years.
No Muster Orders
Col. Gardner stated yesterday that
he had no orders as yet to muster out
the troops. The ten companies com
prising the First Regiment with over
1,000 men proceeded to their home
stations, the trains' taking different
routes at Asheville, the Gastonia.
Shelby, Charlotte, and Concord
guards, machine gun company of
Charlotte, band and uipply company
coming by Shelby Wednesday. Col.
Gardner says he is of the private op
inion that the troops will not be mus
tered out at present on account of
the crisis with Germany. Major Wal
lace who was here with Capt. Mack
to muster the troops received notice
Wednesday dispatching him to an
other point, so he left an hour before
the soldiers arrived in Shelby, Capt.
Mack remaining here to await fur
ther orders.
Parade the Streets
When it was learned that the sold
iers would arrive Wednesday every
effort was made to put the city in or
der for their arrival. Mayor Pro
Tern Hamrick had the armory clean
ed, engaged quarters in the court
house, Dr. Royster Building and the
J. S-. Martin brick store room where
1 oO men ill be housed while in Shel-
by. Arrangements nave been made
to feed the soldiers at the City Cafe
and Cleveland Cafe while they are in
Shelby. If they are mustered out
here it will take four or five days,
possibly longer, as every part of th
equipment must be checked, books au
dited, and the men physically ex
amined. As a welcome to tlx soldiers, every
store front in Shelby was decorated
with large and small American flags,
the Government postoffice building
floated a large American flag for the
first time, boys and girls carried
small flags and bunting streamed
from every up-town business hou:
including public buildings.
The troops were first scheduled to
arrived at 2 p. m. but delays in Ashe
ville and en route, held them back
until 7 p. m. Immediately upon their
arrival, the five companies, toether
with the supply company headed by
the First Regiment Band paraded the
streets amid shouts and waiving
flags. They broke ranks in front of
the Central Hotel and the troops
mingled about the streets until 9
o'clock when those destined to other
points, left on the special for Blacks-
burg, S. C.
The experiences of the boys as they
talked to crowds about them, were re
lated to eager ears. Some of the
troopers brought home as souvenirs,
Mexicans burrors, (small jacks),
Mexican coats, dogs, etc., which at
tracted much attention.
150 Men Here
The men who are here constitute
the Cleveland Guards, GO strong, the
supply company, regimental band and
headquarters staff made up of non
commissioned officers, orderlies and
mounted scouts. Many unfamiliar
faceg are seen, the band, supply
company and headquarters staff be
ing made up of men from various
companies in the regiment. Even
the Cleveland Guards did not have
full company strength and recruits
were put in from other places, most
of them coming from Waynesville.
List of Cleveland Guards
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HON. CLYDE R. HOEY
Hero aw tlie men who wan the ;;re;:t batiie in R.ih igh where the Legis-atrr-
affirmed the result of tha Kings Mountain'-" uti'iry line t i 1 1 t . . With
eve nil millions of - dollars worth of taj.alde pr..ier;y and several thousand
pc '!' ;n i.i'.eii, it was by tar the greatest tight in whicn levelar.il county
has ( Vi..- ha ! a hand. , lion. Clyde
state-wide ivputution by his matchless argument, his superl) logic and skil
ful iiia:ia;re;:'.ent of the case. He rose to the height of his strength, and
powi r m nis soeech before the Senate
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HON. ODUS M. MULL
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iv; ! ur.stint.d praise fr on the press and pul.'..
Xev.ton ut in i.'.ost eocclive work, Mr.
ablest sreech"s of his life before the
ton til'- ut i;:e
(.Iceland, county
fought with a county patriotism that surpasseth underiicntiin;,-. U is also
t'retifying to r.cte the handsome majority in favor of Clpvelnn 1 in the Semite
ovor which Lie jUT.ant tiovernor v. Mar;
cf .Mr. G-;rdinr:-. stnngth and inlluence
ma v in, h In : aiily presides.
The following is the list of the ac
tive member of the Cleveland
Guards:
('apt. II. A. Logan.
First l.i'.u'pr"nt Chis. P. Roberts.
:-rc,:i 1 Lieutenant T. O. Grigg.
First Sergeant Victor Rudasill.
Supply Sergeant C. A. McCraw.
Mess Sergeant Robert A. McCraw.
Sergeants: Fibthugh L. Wilkins,
Clem Costner, Jack Ligon, Sam
Greer, Tom Aberncthy.
Corporah: Fred Leonard, John
Jlumphries, Thornton Bostic, Sankey
Blanton, Jasper Eranton, Claude Cobb
William Lyles, James McBrayer, Ru
fus Sparks, Avery Terry.
Cooks: James E. Cline, Fred
Grasty.
Mechanic: John Shytle.
Musicians: Elmer R. Downs, Rob
ert Rice.
First Class Privates: Mazie Blan-
ton, General Ellis, Fredic Green, Carl
Hamrick, Robert Hare, Lester Jar
rett, Julius Lovelace, William Mc
Falls, Eugene ?IcBrayer, Albert Mc
Faddon, Manuel McElroy, Chas. Mel
ton, Manuel Moore, Lewis Phillips,
Thomas Roberts, Odus Street, Frank
Stubbs, Julius Smith. Privates: John
Coffey, Amos Eddins, Walter Green -
way, Sam Jones, Hillard Leather-
wood, Ora McSwain, Posey Martin,
Jerry Presley, Doy Seay, Neally
Smith, Shelby Stamey, Carl Warlick,
Bryan Iluskey, Davis Ayers, Amb-
rose Chapman, James Lands, Sidney
ea'Mhar Won "y
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R. lioey as lenci.-j; counsil made a
and House Committees and has re-
ATTORNEY D. Z. NEWTON
.-. At.ornys O. M. Mull and
Newton making one of the
committee; -
T) If 'iv, M-.ill an.! N v
laotiiij. obligations. They
are under
uaruner presnio.l. ifns is ev.lence
in behalf f Cl.-veiand wih the ! :v
Luncheon and Snoker Tonight
When the 150 nun who are to re
iiiuin in Shelby arUed, each man was
"iven a paper bag filled with oranges,
bananas, apples, etc. From the tie
of each bag dangled a postcard of
some Shelby scene. These bags were
fixed at Linebcrger's store by the
ladies and men and tonight there will
be a smoker and luncheon given to
the soldiers in the J. S. Martin build
ing by the ladies of the Civic League
and Daughters of the Confederacy,
the city appropriating $100 with
which to bear the expense. The lun
cheon will consist of a plate with
sar.dwiches, pickles, mea, etc. Fol
lowing the luncheon will be the
smoker. This treat to the soldiers
will begin at C o'clock and end at 8
when all of the soldiers will be ad-
mitted free to the entertainment to
! be given at the School Anuditonum
The play by local talent is entiled
"Travelers," and is arranged by Miss
Gates.
FOR
Your system take Ken-Tone, $1.00 a
' bottle, 3 for $2.50.
1 Remove your corns with Hi-Ko, 25c
( bottle.
j Stop your headaches with H E K,
1 10c, 25c and 50c bottle.
Let K. L. O. fix your Liver troubl-
es, 30 to the bottle 25c.
Drug Store.
Kendall's
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580,000 BOND I
ISSUE FOR COUNTY
A PUDLIC NECESSITY FOR '
BRIDGES COMMISSIONERS 1
ASK THAT COURTS BE RE-
!)U( ED FilOM FOUR TO TWO
TERMS BUY THREE BRIDGES.
The Cleveland County Commission
( r.t, tx) five being pros, at the regu
lar monthly meeting on Monday; de
cided i i del! ifSO.COO word .. ' ' -.do
o-aid.i li.'ariilg -I 1-2 per , ;n'T-
'id"' issue will n : '
!" , Vote of the iH'f.-;.- .. . :! i
' y is for a public ;. - i
r : 1 hritiixes v,isin
." .i!s and to bV: . .
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lev, est
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' 'U..-:i o,,;)o's
iave
t!io
vi. i ;:U ".i' t at which they think
the bonds will lie salable, the bond'
market having been very good for
H.orver, the new Ger
man crisis may tighten up the money
and bond market so the bonds can
not be sold for this amount. Clerk
.1. J. Lattimore is planning to adver
tise the sale of the bonds in finan
cial papers.
Reduce CourtH to 2 Terms
On motion of Hon. D. S. Lovelace,
it was ordered that the county attor
neys be requested to prepare a bill
to be presented to the present Legis
latur asking that the number of
courts for Cleveland be reduced from
four to two terms (Spring and Fall.)
There has been a etrong sentiment
for fewer courts and it is thought
there will be a reduction in Cleve
land. Order 3 New Bridges
Another step of importance was
the letting of a contract with Austin
Brothers for three steel bridges at a
cost of $10,154.00. Competitive bids
from the Austin Company, Champion
Bridge Co., and Virginia Bridge Com
pany were opened the first Monday in
January, Austin Brothers being the
lowest bidders.
Miscellaneous
Bills were ordered paid as follows:
E. C. Borders, services as commis
sioner from Oct. 9th to Jan. 23rd,
$89.80.
W. C. Barnett, bridge work $2.
Gilead Green, part burial expense
R. McSwain $5.
Ziniri Kistler, lumber $7.20.
W. A. Cook, bridge work $10.
J. B. Lay, bridge work $44.99.
W. G. Poston, No. 3, granted re
lease on poll, listed twice.
F. L. Divenny, lumber $5.16.
W. D. Hoyle, bridge work, $3.20.
Barbra Wilson allowed $2 per
month for support for 3 months.
T. A. Harmon, goods for coffin for
Moore, $10.35.
J. H. McCarter, part burial er.ien
ses, Mrs. Byers $5.
Beverly Patterson lumber $59.55.
Z. C. Tate, part burial expense Row
land Tate $5.
E. W. Wood, bridge irons $6.50.
J. R. Gamble, pay roll county line
road $194.55.
J. B. and L. C. Palmer, executors.
granted release on $1,500 solvent
credits (error.)
M. P. Guffy, No. 7 township, grant
ed release on $500 real estate, (error.)
R. H. Ledford having for culvert,
$1.50.
Susie Pruett allowed $1.50 per
month for support.
FA Laughridge work on boiler $2.50
S. S. Weir, judge election $6.
W. D. Lackey, expense pauper $4.
W. D. Lackey, expense pauper $4.
W. D. Lackey postage $24.02.
D. S. Lovelace, service from Dec. I
to Feb. 5th, $33.
L. C. Palmer, service from Dec. 3rd
to Feb. 3rd $40.40.
J. L. Lackey, d. s. service $2.
E. W. Dixon, calling court $6.
R. E. Campbell, blankets $7.50.
Clary Bros., blankets $6.
Thompson's Co., glass $4.45.
R. R. Lackey, jail fees $58.55.
J. J. Logan, executor, part buriel
expense John W. Howell, account
pension roll $20.
L. U. Arrowood, cement $40.30.
W. W. Barron, work on jail 75c.
J. G. Dudley, work at Court House
$2.00."
W. J. Arey and Sons, auto" service
12,
T. W. Hamrick Co., spoons for jail
65c.
McMurry-IIull Co., merchandise for
jail $1.
Farmers Hardware Co., hardware,
$13.82.
Dr. J. S. Hood, holding inquest $10.
J. B. Porter, Silas Russ, Z. C. Mauney
A. H. Cornwell, Hoyle Alexander, Jess
Hord, jurors $1 each.
' ,1, S. llo- d.' rued i-al sirviccs '$0.25..:.
1'. r'. Lindsay, 1. s. services $2.10.
County Home Bills
Favel and Oxford,, shop work $3.75.
W. W. Parron, plumbing $3.43. ,
' M. A. MeKwain, groceries $1.?0.
Southern Cotton Oil Co., meal,
$!2."0. ;' '...,,";, .'.-; '-
W: II. Wiiliamson, treating stock,
$2.50. .. '
A. B. Blantotj.'dry goods $5.85.
Lattimore Drug Co., drugs $2.85.
J, I.. Suttle Co., dry good.s and groc
eries ST.!. 7.
. IVirrv;.-.; il.ir.iare Co., hardware
$i::.07. ;
M. A. C.r . :
J. C. Mull, i
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Sh !' c I'ou
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Kupplios 52.20,
alary and bel t $71.5;).
, work $1G.S'0.
p, shop wirk 5.75.
dry, sh p work, $3.n2.
-r's Sons, roofing $5.
J. !!, Anthony,
meal fur county
orii- '!.7!.
J. L. Alien, groceries $12.9.
J. ('. Mull, fruit trees $15.50.
Total ' 1.1 3.
R. R. MAYNES
DIES IN FLA.
WEALTHY CLIFFS1DE MILL MAN
AND INFLUENTIAL CITIZEN
OF BIG AFFAIRS, DIED SUD
DENLY IN FLORIDA BURIED
YESTERDAY.
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Mr. Raleigh R. Haynes died sud
denly at his winter home in St Pet
ersburg, Florida at 5 p. m. of apop
lexy and his remains were taken to
Cliffside where the interment took
place yesterday afternoon at 2 p. m.
Rev. C. J. Hunt pastor of the Baptist
church of Cliffside and Rev. A. C.
SwofTord of Morganton, conducting
the funeral services.
Mr. Haynes was born in Rutherford
county near the site of the Cliffside
mills on June 20th, 1851 and begin
ning his career in an humble way,
rose to wealth and influence by reason
of his splendid business qualities, in
domniable perseverance and superb
judgment. Not only was he the presi
dent of the Cliffside Mills, the larg
est gingham plant south of the Ma
son Dixon line, but he was president
of the Cliffside railroad, Postmaster
at Cliffside since the office was start
ed, banker, farmer, merchant, lumber
man, etc. He was a clean, man mor
ally, actively identified with every
thing that tended toward the uplift
of his many employees and the coun
ty in which he lived. He was per
haps the largest land owner in this
section and has beer, a model constru
ctive force in the State. His mill
village was a model of sanitation and
good government and his employees
jwere vtauncn and true menus De-
cause of his sympathetic attitude to
ward them.
For two or three years he not been
in 'good health and had been a hospi
tal patient and a resident later in
Florida in quest' of physical better
ment. With all of his interests com
bined his vyeulth is estimated to ex
ceed a million dollars, although . he
was not a man of humble habits', al
ways mingling freely with his friends
of moderate means and never assum
ing an attitude of scorn or indiffer
ence to the poor.
Cleveland county was particular
distressed to hear of his death for he
had many close friends here and had
begun the development of a water
power 'plant between Nos. 1 and 2
townships and the extension of his
railroad on Cleveland county soil. A
number of his Shelby friends went to
Cliffside yesterday to attend the fun
eral. Mr. Haynes was twice married,
nis first wife was Miss Amanda Car
penter of Rutherford. To this un
ion were born eight children who
survive: Mrs. Zeb Jenkins, Mrs. J.
Rush Shull, Mrs. Barron Pressley
Caldwell, Chas. IL, Robert R., Dr.
Grover C. and Walter Haynes, all of
Cliffside, and Mrs. Robert Love of
Gastonia.
The second wife wa3 Miss Letia
Kelley, deceased. Mr. Haynes wan a
Baptist by faith, and had been a
church member since early childhood.
PEOPLE WHO USE
MAJESTIC RANGES
have rejoiced this winter. "Oh, but
they are nice." Make your family
happy by buying a Majestic Range.
The only Real Range Sold only by
J. D. Lineberger's Sons.
Mr. Soldier boy, McBrayer can
supply your wantsinclotLing,shoes,
hats and furnishins. He carries a
big stock and sells 'em at moderate
prices. adv.
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