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Twenty-Nine Years Ago (From The Cleveland Star of March 5, 1896.) The Buffalo Mill "The Buffalo Manufacturing Com pany have succeeded in completing tj-j,,;building and have purchased .(,,!!• machinery and it has been ship. ,,,,,1. They will begin putting it in as s0„n as it arrives, and expect to have the machinery in operation by April ;,t. The company have sufficient cap ita! and nothing will prevent the mill being uccessfully operated.” Had A Fire ••Last Friday afternoon two buITd p.p. near the O. B. & C. depot, be longing to Henry Macobson were to<* tail destroyed by fire. The occu pants of the house being in the field the time, the origin of the fire is unknown. It looked probable for a time that the fire would spread and burn the negro church and other build ings nearby, but a change in the course of the wind was favorable, and no further damage was done. About $25. 00 in money was burned. Macobson is an honest old darkey and the citizens of town made up some money and gave him to help bear his loss.” ]89fi Personals . Mr and Mrs. P. B. McMurry visit ed Mi - McMurr.v’s father, Mr. D. C. IAssid, of Sharon Sunday.” “Messrs. J, H. Carroll and Bloom H. Kendall spent Sunday in Henrietta vci v pleasantly. “Mr. A. M. Hamrick went to Lattl more Saturday. He reports the meas le- plentiful in that section.” i ne lougwmK are among tnose who liave recently renewed their sub scription: Messrs. D. P. Glascoe, Camp Call; I). S. Lovelace, Metal, J. F. Roberts, Patterson Springs, and J. C. Poston, Beam’s Mill.’’ "The general and popular post master, Mr. T. K. Barnett, accompan ied by Mr. A. B. Suttle spent Sunday with Mr. R. B. McBrayer, near Grov er.” Mr. D. C. Rollins and family of Double Shoals, will move next week to Gastonia. Mr. Rollins is a valuable citizen and the people of Double Shoals regret to lose him.” "Mr. A. C. Miller will go to Char lotte today to attend a meeting of the directors of the Mecklenburg and Con cord Presbyteries to decide on a place to locate the college. Dr. Victor Mc Brayer will go as a representative of the citizens of Shelby to ask that the college be located here." ‘‘.Master Joe Hoyle left Morganton last week to enter school at Bel wood, Cleevland county.—Morganton Herald. "Mr. M. A. Gantt came up last week from Cleveland county on his bicycle to pay a visit to his parents, Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Gantt, at Table Rock, Mr. M. A. Gantt & Co., tanners and har. ness manufacturing of Cleveland.— Morganton Herald.” "Messrs. J. W. Gidney and J. P Aydlotte returned Thursday from Louisville, Ky., where they had been attending a medical college. They are b"th bright oung men and will achievo success in their chosen profession.” Operation "Mr. W. B. Turner of Earl’s station, went to Charlotte last week and had Dr. W. H. Wakefield the specialist to remove a cataract from his eyes. His vision is no longer impaired and he is getting along nicely.” GhiCoras “The Chicora Literary club will give ! an entertainment about April 1st, for! the benefit of the Vance fund. The dub may be relied upon to give an excellent entertainment and'the peo ple will appreciate their praiseworth effort to raise mone^..to erect a mon ument to North Carolina’s purest and noblest statesman, Zeb Vance, and will patronize it liberally. The play is entitled ‘Re-united.’ ” Delightful Trip “Misses Mayme Cabaniss, Helen Borders and Lincy Morgan, accompan ied by Messrs. Paul Webb, Josh Lat. timore and Julius Suttle went to Doub-; le Shoals Saturday and returned Sun- ; day. They report a most delightful trip.” Lngineering Politics “Capt. Jno. B. Eaves of Rutherford ton, ex-Chairman of Republican State Executive Committee, was here a few ‘lays this week. Capt. Eaves is one ot the leading Republican in the State, and although he has been as he says, in the back ground for some time, and though he said he was here on ‘strict ly private business’, those who know the dark hued man from Rutherford, believe that he is engineering some political schenle. He is a shrewd pol-^ itician and was opposed to fushion from the beginning, and it is believed that he is exerting himself in behalf of a straight Republican ticket, both State electoral. Eaves may be de feated in his party ranks for a time but he usually triumphs in the end. The Republicans who are in for prin ciple are flocking to him and are op posing fusion.” Growing Poultry “The members of the Cleveland and ! Rutherford Poultry and Pet Stock As. soeiation met here Monday and elect ed the following officers for the en suing year: President. W. D. Harriil, of Ellenboro; Vice President, H. T.: Hudson; Secretary, R. L. Simmons; Treasurer, O. F. Martin; all of the last named of this place. The board j of directors and executive committee were elected. L. J. Pope is chairman of the executive committee. The next poultry show will be held in Shelby, December 16, 17 and 18, 1896.” A Small Wreck Monday afternoon there occurred on the 0. R. & C. railroad a small wreck. The southbound freight train reached Patterson Springs and stop, fed on the main track. Soon the south bound passenger train came along and ran into it, smashing up two empty box cars and knocking the pilot off the engine, and damaging it in other ways. The engineer was slightly wounded. It seems that no flag was out, and the wreck was caused merely by carelessness The O. R. and C. appears to be having a great deal of bad luck lately. This wreck means some one will get a ‘leave of absence’ for, <i season.” • Rev. Ike Wells, an intelligent col ored preacher from Greensboro and a former resident of Cleveland county was here -Sunday, preached two serm ons and delivered a lecture, in which he exhorted his race to lay aside their prejudice against their superiors, the white people, and follow their ex ample, as they’ have always been a free people and are expected to set an example, such is wholesome doc. trine.” Off to Baltimore ‘'Mr. C. G. Stanley left Monday for Baltimore, where he goes to purchase the spring and summer stock of goods for the mammoth establishment of Stamey Bros, of Fallston. Mr. Stam ey will purchase a larger stock this year than ever before. The firm of Stamey Bros, have been doing bus!< ness at Fallston for six years, ana their business has steadily increased, as is shown by their cash books. They arc worthy of the large patronage they receive. The people know them and know that they are honest and reliable men. They have achieved tnetr enviable reputation in the mercantile world by fair dealing.” High Mass “The first High Mass ever celebrat ed in Shelby took place last Wednes day morning at 8:30, Rev. Father Francis, O. .S. B., of Charlotte, being the celebrant. The musical program was as follows: Kyrie, (trio) Olays Wuerth; Gloria (Quartet) Olays Wuerth: Offatory (soprano solo) To Thee, Oh Lord 1 Turn, Barnett; Sanc tus, Olays Wuerth; Communion, (trio) Oh Lord I am not Worthy; Hymn, (quartet) Come Holy Ghost; Recess sional (quartet) Holy God we Praise They Name, German Choir; Sermon by Father Francis from St. Matthew', Chapter XVIT, verse 4—‘Lord it is good for us to be here!.” A Boy Who Killed Himself. , Monroe Enquirer. Last week in Ohio a boy of four teen years methodically collected his old books, a few cherished papers and his toys, piled them in a heap, and set them on fire. After watching them burn he went into his room, shut the door, and blew out his brains. There is a missing cog in a civili zation when this happens. It is un natural for a lad of good mind, and no hint of unsoundness is in the pre sent case, to give up his life. What was the reason ? His mother died a year ago, and he had assumed the job of caring for his father and two younger brothers, cooking the meals and washing their clothes. The press dispatch says“ all the time he longed to play with the other boys and to go to school.” There are many good people in his home town, who were deeply moved by his death. If they had known be fore, if they had realized the dark outlook on the young horizon, or had dreamed of the dregs that the boy was drinking they would have rushed to his side witli aid. They did not know. Even the Christians did not know. There is something wTong with civilization! Nickels Are Less Useful. Newcastle Times. The nickel, a coin that was* once highly honored in our monetary sys tem and which in past years had a respectable purchasing power, has lost its place in the economies of our daily life. Time was when it was good for a cup of coffee, a glass of beer, other things. But “them happy days a show, a ham sandwich, and countless is gone” and the mince or custard pie, a bowl of soup nickel*, commonly called a “jitney,” is relegated to the negligible job of serving as a neces sity of making change. It is stated that dimes and nickels thought goods valued at $215,000,000 in one chain of 5 and 10-cent stores last year, but usually when combined in paying for one article, perhaps. The old 5 and 10 cent stores are now selling articles for 25 and 50 cents. They had to do *o in order to keep in business as the buying power of the dime grew less and less. It may bo that the dime and nickel will stage a comeback some time, but there are no indications that they will recover their former buying power. NO TRICK MAW ITS AT ALL TO DRAW/ THE OIL OUT o'thAT^ Motor-i DONT GPOSE^ IT Took me mot THAN TWENTY J MlNUTES-OF/' f COURSE YOU v-T / DONT KNOW MUCHCl I^ABOUT machinery jno — But ) DO KNOW thats Jay NEW SCRUB! v pail*-’ MOTHER HAS Y\G LAST WORD \ I Ourrawn —SHELBY SIDELIGHTS— — R. D. — It must be Spring-time, Easter time and new bonnet-time. See the window display at Efirds. Men’s straw hats already dangling befote the eye and priced. They look odd now—they’ll soon be common. This time next' month Shelby folks will be preparing for a trip to Char lotte. The second speed classic on the Charlotte speedway will be held Monday, May 11, and hundreds of local people caught the flashing oval fever at the initial race between the daredevils. To know that Tommy Milton, Earl Cooper, Peter DePalo, j Harry Hartz and Bennett Hill will he there means a pood crowd from Shelby for the quintet met with fa vor on their North Carolina debut. One can almost hear a big motor roaring down the straightaway after taking a bank. Americans judge their little play on earth by the word “time”—not neces sarily meaning seconds, hours, u'ecks or years, but time as it denotes a sea son. First in the order of months there comes Winter-time, then Spring time and Easter, and where a com munity is still an open book unin terrupted by too much city bustle the next is “commencement time.” And over the county the smaller schools are closing, commencem^hts are the big events of the year. Soon after Easter the -larger schools begin talk ing of commencement and ere long the boys and girls are home again. An attraction that plays second only to fresh paint Is a brass band. One might know that there are few simpletons in the real estate game. A brass band will gather a crowd quicker than anything else, less il he scandal—Presto! Auction sale, big crowds. Shelby grows on. For the scientists “Buck” Hardin t relates a new tale. One that had it been heard by Darwin might have pro duced a different influence on our lives—and sure enough would it not be just as comfortable to have de scended from a chicken as a monkey “Buck” never misses anything freak ish in life even if he has to he the perpetuator. His latest yarn is that of a 20-year-old hen, and he does say that the ancient cluckcr has wrinkles under her eye and sunken gums just like very old people. At that you’ll have to admit that a chicken crosses the road with more wisdom than a human. Now we feel a little more secure about our future in life since 0. M Uni! lias been appointed one of the! hectors at the State Hospital at! >’ orgnnton. Shelby people oft draw the eon-' •lusion that Clyde Hoey would have i nade an extraordinary preacher In addition to being an orator with few oiperiors he has an expression that s so sincere it moves his hearers ivith his own emotions. In the *«eent •ivil court docket in whiMi Mr. Hoey von a $15,000 suit, the county’s larg est, a rival lawyer remarked to Mr. floey immediately following his ipeech to the jury: “You would have tiade an evangelist thut would put diame to Bill Sunday.” Mr. Hoey at east converted that jury to his line if thought. The Star during the Philbetk Erancis hearing made mention of the fact that so many young people and women were attending the heating and drinking in every word of the evidence regarding immorality and Editor Cook of The Uplift explains it i as being a change brought about by time. Says the Uplift: “We are tearing down the St. Cloud hotel, once perhaps the neatest and most attractive little hotel in the state—hut that was a long time ago. Why, t'us hotel had a bathroom, j something that astonished the public. i'or years >t ran with a patronage made up entirely of males. It was .he rarest thing that a woman made hold : to enter the hotel And when she did it was with fear and trembling. She sat back until everybody got out of the way before hse transacted any busi ness with the clerk. "The management finally e mclud -d 'hat to t}| perl to the patronage of the women, whb found jt necessary to stop at a hotel, it must provide for a ladies’ entrance, so the St. Cloud constructed a dark hallway, through which lady guests landed either in the dining-room or at the stairway for upstairs. But in later years, nt this aelf-same hotel, this ladies' entrance was discarded and the women march ed in where the baser sex did and stood right up at the clerk's desk, de manding their rights and, if you were not careful, my lady would push you aside. How things have changed in the ability and disposition of women in doing today what they would not think of doing just a few years ago is illustrated by the article fron the Shelby Star.” As yet we notice the court house has not enjoyed » bath. A landmark of Shelby’s proudest history is being torn away. Workmen are engaged in removing the old house to the rear of the post office—the house where Tom Dixon lived when a boy. Many great men and noble wo men started life in Shelby, or so the community historians relate and even to outsiders they relate correctly, and of the lot the most famous perhaps is Tom Dixon. The great author and playwright is an international charac ter. His books are a fixed part of American literature; his plays step ping stones in stage succession, and the film, “Birth of a Nation,” pro duced from his book one that has weathered the years and criticism and will thrill movie audiences until cine ma operators flash thir final good night. Shelby has wont in days gone by and up to the present to point out the dilapidated old structure that housed Tom Dixon in his youth. “Yessir,” you can hear some of the residents say, “Tom Dixon spent his boyhyod here and he lived right over there in that old house.” But the house in n few days will be no more and those interested in remembering and pointing out proud bits of town his tory will say “the house where he liv id stood here”—so the cycle of time clips off connection. This world and one more, and the hardbolled maver icks add “and the fireworks.” YOUTH BELIEVED TOOL OF CRACKSMEN Asheville, April 3—Dwaln Patton said by Federal authorities to be an accomplice of a professional gang of post office robbers and safe blowers who operated extensively in western North Carolina last fall and winter, was bound over to Federal court at a preliminary hearing today by Commis sioner V. L. Gudger. Patton is a 19 year old boy, son of a prominent farmer near Waynes ville, and is charged with complicity in the robbing of the Clyde, Whittier and Belva post offices. Tie also bus a charge against him < tiding in the state court for alleged participation in the robbery of a Black Mountain drug store and several filling stations. Patton was picked up by a gang of professional cracksmen in the opin ion el the Federal officers, who work ed on the case, and was used by them in robbing the postoffiees mentioned. This same gang it is believed, |is re sponsible for the robbery of at least a dozen postoffiees between Asheville and the Tennessee line betwen Sep tember last year and February of this year. EASTER SERVICE AT ST. PAUL METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY The St. Peters Sunday school is go ing to give an Easter program Sun day afternoon at 2 p. m. Rev. Caleb Hoyle of Shelby will deliver an ad dress after program is rendered. Preaching at 3 p. ni. \y pastor, Rev, J. M. Green. More than 3,000,000 automobile ■ brakes are defective. How are yours? A GREAT SUCCESS WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS FOR HELP ING US TO MAKE THIS SALE A SUCCESS. WE HAVE MADE SWEEPING LOW PRICES ALL OVER THE STORE TO MAKE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY THE BIGGEST DAYS. COME AND SEE—SEEING IS BELIEVING. ALUMINUM SALE SATURDAY MORNING AT 10 O’CLOCK 5 qt. Kettle, 4 qt. Pitcher, 10 qt. Bucket, 4 qt. Percolator, 6 qt. Sauce Pot, 1 1-2 qa. Double Boiler, 10 qt. Dish Pan. Large size Roaster, Sauce Pan, set of 3. Many other useful pieces. See window display, ft Cl,. Your choice... OUC MEN’S CLOTHING AT REDUCED PRICES FOR PRE-EASTER SALE Men’s 3-piece suits, new and Stylish. Bought for this sale— $10.95 $12.50 & $14.95 Men’s Blue Serge Suits worth ft 1 ft up to $25.00. Sale price. * 1 0#iJU Men’s light color spring suits with 2 pairs of pants. Wide bottom pants. ftOyf Cfi Very special... BOY’S SUITS We have every wanted sytle and color in Boy’s Clothing. Most of them have 2 pail’s of pants. A cut price for this sale-^ $4.98 $5.95 $6.95 $7.95 $12.95 $13.95 SEE US FOR YOUR NEW STRAW HAT For Easter. We have them galore. READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT FULL AND COMPLETE —SILK DRESSES— Every Price And Color $3.98, $4.48, $4.95, $6.95, $7.95, $8.75, $9.95, $12.50, $14.50, $16.75, $18.50, $19.75, $21.75, $24.50, $27.50, $32.50 AND $34.50 EFIRD’S DEPARTMENT STORE, Shelby, N. C.
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