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L' cksburg Mills Are Re-Organized ('lover Men Take Over Mill Started by (he Late E. R. Cash, Who Started Enstside, Hero. Caffr.ey Ledger. It is a cause of gratification to learn that the Blacksburg Spinning mills, formerly the Cash Manufacturing com pany, is ready to begin operation. It ha! been some time now since our old friend, E. R. Cash, deceased, with undaunted courage sought a “come-back.” He was not spared to witness the realization of hi;; dream, hut ■ must each and everyone admit t! it ■' Ca®h was a man who bravely i °i adversity and against great nods /a making many stand. He held to courage and to hope. But, back to the Blacksburg Spin ning mills. This concern is now un der anew management. S. A. Sifford is president and C. N?. Alexander is treasure]' and manager. Both are ex perienced and successful mill men. The new company will he aide to boast a modern mill village when their nlnns have been carried out. The tenant houses have all been finished.! shade trees have been purchased and the ground Will be improved within the next ninety days. Already the pro duction has lieen sold abend for sev eral months and the prospects, asserts Mr. A lex a ruler, look bright for the future. Th > Ledger i. happy to note the in nugi ration of operations at the Iilacsk urg Suinring mill. Thin means add ed impetus to the manufacturing in t'-re t of Blacksburg, in which all true Chfrokeeans are interested, and we wish for tlint town a realization of ev ery worthy ambition. To (piote Rip Van Winkle we would Washington.—Sylvester D. Armour, engineer, came from Mew Orleans Wednesday morning with an invention to show to patent experts hare. He had $3,200 with which to further his in vention and because he Was kind enough to help a man pick up 10 cents, the money is gone. A part of the money $1.200—was raised by friends in New Orleans to further the invention, a concrete rail- ] road tic. With $1.75 in his pocket, the inven tor i • wailing for three me -aerr.: One from the police, another from New Orleans sending money and another from patent authorities giving him an audience. This is the story of Armour’s $3, 200 loss and 18-cent gain: Wednesday morning was brisk. Ar mour walked from his train to a hotel. IIis chilled eyeglasses frosted when he went into the hotel washroom. Ar mour, his glasses still foggy, took off; his coat and vest and leaned over a i water basin. Money dropped at his feet. A voice said, “I’ve lost some change.” Armour stooped to help find it. He | kicked a coin and went in search of it. ! When he finished searching, he i cleaned his eyeglasses and found that the $3,200 pinned inside his vest left hanging near him was gone. On the floor was a dime, a nickle and a penny That was, the change he had heard rattle on the floor. He picked it up. He could give police no clue, ex cept that he had seen a iiuiu’h foot .(trough his befogged lenses. The foot appeared deformed. I.nter. on the street, Armour thought he saw that I LEFT-H A N DEDN EESS ANI) STUTTERING RELATED Berlin, Dec. 8.—Twins are more frequently left-handed than are sin gle born, according to investigations conducted at the Siemens works, manufacturers of electrical apparat us. Fifteen per cent of the twins ex amined were left-handed, while only seven per cent of the others quali fied as “lefties.” Left-handedness, contrary to general belief, is not hereditary, the investigation showed. There seems to be definite relation between left-handedness and stutter ing, it bemg found that 22.5 per cent of the left-handed employes were stut terers, while only nine per cent of the right-handed stuttered. TOWN HAS NEVER HAD A MURDER OR DIVORCE Blue Mountain, Miss., the seat of Blue Mountain college, a Baptist in stitution for girls, enjoys a moral re cord that has been attained by few if any other communities in America, ac cording to Dr. T. T. Martin. widely traveled Baptist evangelist whose home is there. He . advises that the town, over 50 years old, has never in all of its history hud a murder or n divorce suit. A Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our kind neigh bors and friends for their syni(*alhy and help rendered during the sickness and death of our darling son Miles Dwyre. May God reward every one is n:r prayer. Mr. and Mrs. John Humphries, l.attimore, N. C. Ad 'not again. lie tried to grab the man, >ot was frustrated in traffic. I Man’s Life Saved By An Elm Tree j{ — Statesville Daily. A grudge of several years standing, J inspired by the suspicion that John j Harkey of Turner burg township, lmd a hand in causing his wife to leave i him, led John Warren, of Bethany j t.owrshir), to mak«> an (tempt on !iar-| key’s life here this afternoon at 2j o’clock. Warren fired two shot- from j a .J2 calbre revolver, a fragment from the first ball sinking Darkey j on the forehead, it is alleged. His in- j jury was !igi t.. The shooting tOolc o’ace on Meeting1 street, on the east side of the street onnosite the resident c of Mayor L. B. [ j Bristol. Warrm r.nroaebeil Harkey j with a. threat, according to the tesli-| mony given at the mayor’s hearing, and then drew hi revolver. Harkey dodged behind an elm tree, which ap parently saved hi:; life, his assailant; firing point blank. The first ball evi-j . den My. struck the tree. Harkey then! took to his heels and Warren fired j again with out. effect. According to his counsel. Mr. Dew-j ev L. Ray row, Warren was under the influence o fan intoxicant at the timo. Tie was reoeirod t<v the mayor to give a $500 bond for his appearance and a bond of eoual amount for his anpear ar.ee before .a higher court. Warren may not be able to furnish the neces sary bonds. Made (load His Word. An old woman in a country town was re •Omni tiding her doctor to a ■ new noighot, and after eulogizing his skill and suece. ■ added: ‘Y< s, he’s the best in the town. When my old man was sick he came to see him and he said he’d die at.d die ho did.” LINEBERGER’S LINEBERGER’S of Utility Some folks have a way of making you feel pleased with your gift even before you open the package. You know it is going to be something you will particularly like and have long wanted. That is the sort of gifts we offer you at Lineberger’s de pendable gift store. IN OUR BASEMENT YOU CAN FIND GIFTS FOR CHRISTMAS THAT PLEASE . NOT ONLY FOR TODAY BUT FOR YEARS TO COME. CHINAWARE SILVERW ARE GLASS WARE v TEA SETS ELECTRIC THINGS ALUMINUM WARE 'S SCISSORS FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. TOOLS FOR THE BOY AND DAD. Si HUNDREDS OF GIFTS OF UTILITY CAN BE FOUND —AT— LINEBERGER’S --CIVE PRACTICAL GIFTS THIS YEAR— Phone 97— -Shelby, N. C. THE GIFT THAT APPEALS TO ALL! r —JEWELRY— When making a Gift, you want it to be something* the recipient wil cherish for a long, long time to come. Something that lasts. ! Something he or she will always look upon as a symbol of your true sentiments and friendship. That Gift is—JEWELRY! And, knowing that it appeals to all ,we have arranged an ex traordinarily attractive display of thoughtful suggestions. You might choose for— HER Christmas Wrist Watches, Genuine Leath er Hand Bags, Rings, Large Toilet Sets, Diamond Bar Pins, Pearl Necklace of All Lengths and Prices, Vanity Cases and Cards, Beaded Bags. HIS Christmas Musical Instruments, Such as j Banjos, Guitars and Violins, Watches, Fountain Pens, Belt Buckle Sets, Nice Chime Clock for Whole Family. E. G. MORRISON, Jeweler UNION TRUST BUILDING SALE ON LADIES COATS FRIDAY MORNING 9 O’CLOCK OUR BUYER IN NEW YORK HAS JUST MADE A TRE MENDOUS PURCHASE OF LADIES COATS. THESE WERE BOUGHT AT LESS THAN HALF PRICE. WHEN WE BUY A BARGAIN WE PASS IT ON TO OUR CUSTOMERS. SOME OF THESE COATS ARE WORTH UP TO A HUNDRED DOL LARS. THE BETTER ONES ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO LOTS. THE FUR TRIMMINGS ARE BEAUTIFUL SILK CREPE LININGS. Coats worth up to $100.00. Colors, Brown, Black and Cranberry $45.00 ANU $55.00 All other coats are divided in twelve lots, among- these you will ifVeY7 co}or’ siz,e kind to suit old or young. This lot also will be placed on sale P riday morning at the following low prices. $ 5.48-$ 5.95--$ 9.95 $12.95 $21.75 $29.50 $16.50 $22.50 $34.50 $19.50 $24.50 $44.50 Efjrd’s Department Store SHELBY, N. C.
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