Col. Cleveland After The
War In Private Life
Cleveland Makes The Slacker Work
His Corn.
The Colonel not only busied him
self in making good Whigs out of re
fractory Tories, but endeavored to
make good and industrious citizens.
Eleven miles above Wilkesboro, on the j
south bank of the Yadkin, resided a
man by the name of Bishop, one of
a class who tried to shirk the re
sponsibilities of the war, and was
wanting in industry, as well as pa
triotism. At heart he was believed
to be a Tory. Passing by Bishop’s on
one of his excursions, Cleveland no
ticed that his corn had been very
much neglected and presented a sor
ry appearance. He called Bishop out,
and asked him if he had been sick?
He said that he had not. “Have you,
then, been fighting for your coun
try?” “No,” said Bishop, “I have not
been fighting on either side.” “In
times like these,” remarked Clove
land, men who are not lighting, and
are able to work, must not be allow
ed to have their crops as foul as
yours.” The lazy shirker had to
‘‘thumb the notch," and was admon
ished that if his corn thereafter was
not well worked; a double punish
ment would be his portion the next
time. It is hardly necessary to add
that Bishop’s corn was soon well
worked, and in as fine condition as
any man’s in the country.
Draper says: “Cleveland was liter
ally ‘all things to all people.’ By his
severities, he awed and intimidated
not a few—restraining them from
lapsing into Tory abominations; by his
kindness, forbearance, and even ten
derness, winning over many to the
glorious cause he loved so well."
His Last Revolutionary Service.
In the Autumn of 1781, Colonel
Cleveland performed his last mili
tary service, which consisted of a
three months tour of duty, on ti e
Little Pedee, in the south-eastern
part of the State, under General
Rutherford. At this time, the British
Colonel Craig was at Wilmington,
while Fanning and other noted Tory
leaders were scouring the country,
and such a force as Cleveland’s
mountaineers were needed to success
fully cope with them. Several of these
parties were routed by the Colonel's
troopers before they returned home.
Cleveland Settles On The Tugalo.
At the close of the war. Colonel
Cleveland, having lost his fine Round
About plantation on the Yadkin,
turned his attention to the fine re
gion of the Tugalo on the western
borders of South Carolina. He was
greatly attracted by that country
while passing through it several
years before. Although the Indians
still held the titles, he resolved to be
among the early squatters of the
country. In 1784, he visited the Tuga
lo valley, and made his selection, in
the forks of the Ttigalo river and
Chauga creek, in the present County
of Oconee. He removed to his new
home the next year, accompanied by
several of his kinsmen and old com
rades in arms.
In November, 1785, the treaty of
Hopewell was concluded, by which
the Cherokees relinquished all claims
to the territory east of the Tugalo
and agreed to live peacibly with their
white neighbors. Such obligations
were not always taken seriously by
the Indians; neither were they, in
every case, rigidly adhered to by the
covetous whites. Thus, while a sort
of quasi-war was yet brewing, the
Red-skins stole some of the old Colo
nel’s stock. This caused him to as
sume a war-like attitude, and buck
ling on his hunting knife, he went,
in person, to their towns, demanding
that the stolen property should be re
turned within a given time, or the
last one of them should pay the for
feit with his life. The Indians were
somewhat amazed at the enormous
size of the old warrior, and conclud
ed that it would take a hundred of
their best braves to cope with him
single handed. The stock was prompt
ly returned.
Still Knew How To Use The Rope.
While the border troubles w’ere
still under way, one Henry Dinkins,
a Tory of the Revolution, who had 1
induced a couple of negroes to steal
some horses, and run off with him,
made some plundering raids on the
Tugalo, accompanied by his colored
accomplices, all well armed and well
mounted. Colonel Cleveland got wind
of their approach, snatched up his
rife, and one night, while waylaying
their trail, captured all three of them.
Rome assistance coming to Cleve
land’s aid, he concluded that the best
dispositions to make of Dinkins was
to hang him on the spot, which was
accordingly done. So notorious was
Dinkin’s reputation as an evil deer,
that the whole country rejoiced at his
riddance, whether it was done in ac
cordance with the niceties of the law
or not.
Cleveland Served As A Judge Of The
Court.
Colonel Cleveland served many
years as a Judge of the Court in old
Pendleton District, with General An
drew Pickens, and Colonel Robert An
derson as his associates. Governor
Perry says that Cleveland frequently
took a snooze on the bench while the
lawyers were making lor.gwinded
speeches; and if he snored too loud
!y> 1 judicial associates would give
1‘in ,i nudge, and wake him up. Not
withstanding his drowsiness on the
bench, it is said ihat he always ad
i&JUitered justice prom, tJjr a&j igi*
ly. In 1793, he was a candidate for
the Legislature, and lost the election
by seven votes only.
Becomes Enormously Heavy.
In the prime of life, Colonel Cleve
land was a little short of six feet, and
finely proportioned, but his weight
greatly increased with his age. Mrs.
Jane Miller, a daughter of General
1 it kens, said: W e were always
afraid, when Colonel Cleveland came
to stay over night with us, lest the
bedstead should prove unequal to his
ponderous weight.” For several years
before his death, he became so un
wieldy in size, that he could no long
er mount his favorite saddle horse
and leave home. He gradually rt
tained the enormous weight of four
hundred and f fty pounds, and was
long unable to He in bed.
In his last years, he spent much of
his time sitting on his piazza, dress
cd in a sort of loose pown, enjoying
the fresh air of the coldest weather,
while others would have suffered
from the exposure. While thus prac
tically helpless, he retained the sun
ny and cheerful disposition of former
years, and would indulge in jibes and
jokes with the passers-by. The read
er the narrative of Colonel William
Campbell will remember that the
Colonel had a bright mulatto body
servant, John Brody by name, who
very much resembled his master, and,
so it is said, at a distance one was
mistaken for the other. While in camp
en route from Kings Mountain, the
jolly Cleveland walked up to Camp
bell’s tent, and seeing him at the en
trance, pretended to mistake him for
his servant, and said, “Hallo, Jack,
did you take good care of my noble
Roebuck when you fed your master's
horse? Ah, I ask your pardon, Colo
nel Campbell; you and your servant
look so much alike, led to the mis
take.’’ The joke was received ,as it
was given, in the best of humor, and
was greatly enjoyed by the officers.
One day, while sitting in his big
chair on his porch, a stranger, pass
ing by, was saluted in this odd, but
jocular way: “Halloo, my friend,
what’s the news this morning from
the lower regions?” “Oh, nothing of
any moment,” the stranger laughing
ly retorted, “only that Old Harry and
his wife had quite a set-to last night
—she clamoring for a supply of soap
grease. when he at length pacified
her with the assurance, that Colonel
Cleveland would soon be there, when
her royal highness should enjoy the
fat of the land to her heart’s con
tent.” This rough but witty repartee
pleased the jolly old Colonel, that he
insisted on the stranger stopping
with him, and partaking of his hos
pitality.
His Demise.
For some years, preceding his death,
he suffered from dropsy, and during
the last year of his life, his excess-,
ive fat considerably decreased, and
he, at length, died while sitting at
breakfast, in October, “1806, in the
sixty-ninth year of his age. His
wife had gone to th? grave some half
dozen years before; ft appears that
he left one son and two daughters—
one of them becoming the wife of
General Thomas J. Rusk, who became
one of the leaders in acquiring the
independence of Texas, and subse
quently serving ten years in the Unit
ed States Senate. The other married
Governor Charles J. McDonald of
Georgia.
Draper concludes his narrative of
Cleveland with the following: “With
scarcely any education, and little im
provement in after life, yet, Colonel
Cleveland, with a naturally vigorous
intellect, exerting a commanding in
fluence among a frontier people; and
though despotic in his nature, and
severe on the Tories, his patriotic ac
tivity did much in preserving the
western portion of the Carolines
from British and Tory ascendancy.
North Carolina deservedly commem
orated his services by naming a
County after him. This noble hero of
Kings Mountain now sleeps, in the
family burial-ground on his old plan
tation, beautifully -situated in the
forks of the Tugalo and Chauga. No
monument—no inscription—no mem
orial-stone 'points out his silent rest
ing place. The spot is now marked by
several large pines that have grown
up since his interment—one of them,
it1 is understood, shoots its tall spire
from his grave. His old dwelling and
out-houses have long since disappear
ed, but the muse of history will not
willingly let die the name and mem
ory of Benjamin Cleveland—to all
Tories the terror of terrors, and to
all others, the jolly ‘Old Round
About’ of the Yadkin.”
We are glad to be able to say that
since Draper wrote, marked changes
have been made about the burial
place of Colonel Cleveland. On July
29th, 1887, a neat marble shaft was
erected at his grave, and dedicated to
his memory. The site of his Tugalo
homestead and burial place is now
marked by Madison—long, long ago
Fort Madison—a small town on the
Southern Railway.
While born in Virginia, and lived
the greater part of his life in North
Carolina, yet, Cleveland’s greatest
military service was rendered in South
Carolina—at Kings Mountain—and
the last twenty years of bis life was
spent as a citizen of South Carolina,
and his mortal n mains sleep in South
Carolina soil. Well may every pa
triotic citizen in the i’almetto State.
n„n.i u.e j-uie »i jouijunu. Cl-', c
land.
P. S.—John Cleveland, a son of the
Colonel was born in Virginia about
1760, and entered the service while
quite young as a private. After awhile
he was made a Lieutenant, and was
under Colonel Isaacs, who shared in
Sumter’s surprise and disastrous de
feat a Fishing Creek, Chester Dis
trict in August, 1780. He led his
company at Kings Mountain; and,
also, on the Raft Swamp expedition
under General Rutherford, in the fall
of 1781. He was a wild, reckless man,
and long known by the sobriquet of
“Devil John.” He died in the Tugalo
region about 1810, not very long af
ter his father. He had a son, Benja
min Cleveland, who was for a 'eng
time a prominent citizen of Haber
sham County, Georgia. He served h’s
County as a member of tl e Legisla
ture, was an officer in the Creek war,
and rose to the rank of General of
the militia.
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time save considerable expense if
they will co-operate with us in
these important matters.
Odd Fellows Meet
At Greensboro Next
Will Be Held May 18th and Prospects
Are Great For a Fine Meeting
With Good Speakers.
A week hence the Grand Lodge In
dependent order of Odd Fellow's will
assemble at Greensboro in its 82nd an
nual session and preparations are in
the making for an interesting and pro
fitable meeting. John D. Berry, the
grand secretary, is advised that mem
bers of the order in the “convention
city” are bestirring themselves in
perfecting plans for the gathering ol
their brethren on Tuesday, May 19th.
Ths grand secretary is busy,
too, getting ready for the event
and the end of the week will find his
office fully prepared to give an ac
count for itself.
The Grand Lodge will assemble on
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o’clock for a
business session at which time reports
of the committee on credentials will i
be submitted, the grand lodge degree
conferred, standing committees ap
pointed, reports of grand officers re
ceived, petitions and resolutions pre
sented and miscellaneous matters con
siderbd.
Tuesday evening it eight b’doclr a
public meeting will be held in the
Grand theatre. Hon. W. N. Everett,
North Carolina’s secretary of state, is
to be the principal speaker. Mr. Ever
ett is a member of the order of long
standing, having filled all stations in
his local lodge and served the state
body as grand conductor. The welcome
address on behalf of the city wdll be
delivered by its mayor, Hon. C. A.
Kizer; on behalf of the Odd Fellows,
by Frank C. Boyles. Response by
Grand Master S. L. Whitmore. The
exercises will be interspersed with ap
propriate selections by the Orphan
Home Band soon to begin a tour of the
state in the interest of that institu
tion.
Elaborate plans for a big fraternal
parade have been inaugurated, this to
occur on Wednesday afternoon, May
20th. Three bands of the Three-link
fraternity will participate in this ‘pa
geant” and floats representing vari
ous fraternal and civic organizations
are expected to enliven the occasion.
A special train is to be operated be
tween Fayetteville and Greensboro to
accommodate the many Odd Fellows
who expect to journey to the “Gate
City” for the purpose of inducing the
Grand lodge to select their “home
town” as the meeting place for 1926.
No Straddling Here.
America was born a Christian na
tion. America was born to exemplify
that devotion to the elements of righ
teousness which are derived from the
revfc'Sition of Holy Scripture. Ladies
and gentlemen, I Tiave a very simple
thing to ask for you I ask of every
man and woman in this audience that
from this night on they will realize
that part of the destiny of America
lies in their daily perusal of this great
Book of revelations—that if they
would see America free and pure they
will make their own spirits free and
pure by this baptism of the Holy Scrip
ture.—WoWodrow Wilson.
Memorial at Norman’s Grove.
Memorial services will be held at
Normans Grove on Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock May 17th. Sermon by the
pastor Rev. W. M. Gold. The deacons
are requested to meet on Saturday be
fore H o clock on business.
Nowadays it is difficult to tell «
V .mall - iw be..
KITCHEN BUILT TO MEASURE IN FARM HOME
r
Farm Home in State of Washington—Large Work Porch and Pump Near
House. *
(Prepared by the rnltert Statu Department
of Agriculture )
A bullt-to-measure kitchen in n farm
home in ttie state of Washington has
attracted n good ileal of attention, lie
cause the home management specialist
of the extension service aided in draw
ing up the-plans. The idea wits not to
have a “model" .kitchen, hut a conveni
ent home for the purpose intended.
Arranged to Save Steps.
Mr. and Mrs. II. 1$. Morton are pi
oneering on a new berry ranch. In
planning their home as a demonstra
tion to sltow that an elaborate struc
ture Is not necessary to make a com
fortable farmhouse, tiie state special
ist proved that a plain building with
no interior finish except the sheathing
can he conveniently arranged to save
steps for the farm woman and to light
en the burdens of housekeeping. Three
features were emphasized in the Mor
ton home. One is the well-arranged
kitchen with all the working surfaces
built according to the height of tlie
woman who Is to use them. Another
is the well, close to the house, and the
hand force pump which lifts water to
a tank In the garret and provides run
ning water for the kitchen and
bathroom. The third feature is the
large work porch and the hnli open
ing from it nnd connecting with the
bathroom, living room and bedroom.
The laundry tubs, with the hot nnd
cold running water, are placed on the
porch. It is also large enough for the
separator nnd churn and similar equip
ment. The hall opening from the work
porch gives the farmer access to the
bathroom without having to go through
the kitchen.
Conveniences in Every Home.
It Is the aim of the state home man
agement specialist, according to a re
port received by the United States De
partment of Agriculture, to urge that
one of these conveniences be put in
every farm home. The Morton house
is one of several built-to-measure
houses in the Yelm district of Thurs
ton county. The district was selected
for the demonstration of the feasibility
of made-to-measure, conveniently
planned homes because the settlers
now going in there represent the aver
age, having limited financial Keans
and needing a maximum of comfort
and convenience for a minimum of
expense.
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all the Kick of My Skin and Bones.
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America. 230 Pages Tells Some Stories of Henry or
Harry W. Fulenwider, Formerly of Shelby and Char
lotte, N. C.
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ADVERTISE IN THE CLEVELAND STAR
STAR WANT ADS BRING RESULTS,
TwentyNine Years Ago
(From The Cleveland Star of April 2, 1896.)
j IMed at 108.
“Charlotte, Patterson, an aged eol
j "red woman, diet! Inst Friday at her
j home on (). c. Surratt’s plantation,
Jnear Ellis Ferry. She elaimed to be
j 105 years old, but wo are assured by a
j loputatble citizen that she was certain
*>' 108, and we have no cause to doubt
his statement.'’
_
Distinguished Himself.
’.Mr. I-’. It. Morgan returned Tues
day from -•..sheville having graduated
at the Southern Business college at
that place, Mr. Morgan, as is nat
ural with Cleveland county boys, dis
tinguished himself. He completed the
course in three days less time than
any one else at that college has over
done."
Don't Crowd!
Shelby has another barroom.
Messrs. If. K. Sclmtes and M. L. Itoss
have sold their interest in the saloon
on the corner to Mr. J. Q. Little of
Gaffney, City S. C., who together with
his brother will run it in the future.”
| Personal.
"Mr. J. \\ . Sullivan, jr., has complet
ed his marble house and had it painted
nicely.
“Messrs. J. F. Womble and S. L
Gillespie have built new fences around
their dwelling.
“Mr. \ irgil Beam has about complet
ed his new cottage just below Mr.
Gillespie's.
“Rudasill and Grigg have added an
other room to their shop on South
LaFayotte street.”
A. Dixon Coming.
“I’rayer services will begin next
Sunday night in the Baptist church,
conducted by Dr. Hufham and others,
preparatory to the coming of Dr. A. C.
Dixon April Hth. Services will be con
tinued nightly until that date, when
Dr. Dixon will then-conduct two serv
ices a day until the following Sunday.
A great revival in spiritual work is an.
ticipated and it is expected that much
good will be accomplished.’’
He Remembered This.
“Mr. John Plummer, the 18-year-old
son of Mr. George Plummer who is a
tenant on Mr. W J. Robert’s farm, a
few miles from Shelby, was kicked
very severely Monday by a mule.
Young Plummer was fixing something
about the plow when the mule kicked
him in the head, crushing the mal
low bone and knocking one of his eyes
out. I)r. Goode wrns summoned to at
tend him, but at this writing he is un
conscious and it is feared the injury
is greater than supposed and that it
will prove fatal.
“The mule was known to be a very
dangerous animal.”
Cline Re-union.
“Sunday Mr. Henry Cline had a re
union of nil his children in honor of
his son-in-law, Dr. B. H. Palmer, who
recently graduated at Louisville Med
ical College. There were present be
sides his own children his thre<£ sons-,
iri-law, Messrs. W. B. Palmer and E.'
C. Baker, and Dr. B. H. Palmer. An
elegant dinner was served and the day
was most pleasantly spent by all pres
ent.”
Awning up.
“Mr. J^T. Gardner has put up his
j awning for the summer season.
“Ike Haulman was tried Wednes
day before Maj. H. Cabaniss, U. S.
commissioner, for retailing and in de.
fault of a $100 bond was sent to jail.’
* _ •
Personals.
“Mr. J. J. Lattimore will leave in
May for Atlanta or Greenville to take
a course in a business college. He is
now the popular salesman at F. V.
Hendrick and Co.’s store.
“Mr. F. A. Hamrick, a typographi
cal artist from Asheville, is home on
a visit to his parents. Mr. Hamrick is
well pleased with Asheville, having
worked there several years.
“Mr. D. P. McBrayer of Anderson
spent a few days here last week vis
iting his father, Col. Reuben McBray
er, who has been quite sick for several
days.
“Conductor W. N. Dodd of the South
ern who has been visiting his parents
at Sharon left Monday to visit his rel
atives in Texas and Arkansas. He will
be absent about two months, when he
will return and begin work again on
the Southern.
“Mr. W. H. Blanton left Tuesday
for West Virginia to look after his bu
siness in that State. Miss Mary Lou
Eskridge accompanied him to Bram
well, W. Va., where she goes to visit
her brother, Rev. T. J. Eskridge.
Died at Forest City.
“Mr. X. S. McMurry of Forest City,
died last Saturday of pneumonia, aft
er being sick (I days. Mr. McMurry was
45 years of age, a member of the Bap
tist church and a Christian with a pure
and unblemished character. Deceased
was a son of our townsman, Mr. Jno.
W. McMurry, and a brother of Messrs.
J. J. and P. B. McMurry of this place.
A wife and eight children are left to
mourn their loss and they have the
tender sympathy of their host of
friends.’’
Jumped the Track.
“The O. R. and C. southbound train
No. 12 was about two hours late Sat
urday night, caused by a wreck on the
.vU'- ■ about . twig, .itoye
City. The train was heavily loaded and
it cume around the curve, the tender
and two coaches jumped the track,
but no one was hurt. About a hundred
feet of track was torn up. It was caus
ed by three rotten crossties giving,
thereby causing the track to spread.
It seems to have been no one’s fault,
for the train was running slow, at the
rate of 18 miles an hour.
Cast of Characters.
“The ladies of the Chicora Literary
society, Shelby will give an entertain
ment at Opera house on Monday night,
April fith, in the interest of the Vanco
Monument fund.
“The cast is as follows:
“Harvey Douglas, a wealthy New
York business man—Mr. Thomas Hud
son.
Margaret Douglas, his wife—Mrs.
Robert Ryburn.
"Mrs. Ituth Douglas, his mother—
Mrs. F. H. Curtis.
Edith, the blind sister of Margaret—.
Miss Carrie Wray.
Mrs. Richard Chester—Mrs. Yates
Webb.
“Buxton Walker, a lawyer—Mt
Yates Webb.
“Dr. Mills—Mr. Will Gardner.
“Edward, Edith’s lover—Mr. Paul
Edwards.
“Janette, the maid—Miss Mayme
Cabaniss.”
Dangerously 111.
“Rev. Jno W. Suttle, who was dan
gerously ill last week with pleurisy is
greatly improved, wre are glad to note,
“Mr. Hill Wilson made the best
score, 19 out of possible 25, at the
Cleveland guards target shooting last
Friday afternoon. Mr. T. W. Kendrick
came second making 18.”
* Died at Age of 3.
“Little Hoyle, the three-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. M. N. Gantt of
Belwood died Monday, March 23, and
was buried on Tuesday at Kadesh
church, Rev. J. P. Rodgers conducting
the funeral services. While it is natur
al for the fond parents to g rieve aft
er their beloved little child, yet they
should remember that it has been tak
en from a world of sorrow and care,
to one of ete rnal happiness where
it can be at home with God, and bask
in the clear sunlight of His glory.”
Tin Can Telephone.
“Messrs. W. G. Hord and W. A. Rant
dall, who live about 4 miles from Shel
by# have adopted a novel method of
talking to each other from their respec
tive homes. They live one-quarter of
a mile apart and have put up a ‘tele-f
phone,’ which consists of two tin cans;
and a hand of cotton twine. The canf
are arranged, one at each end of thej
line, and the cotton twine wrapped '
and stretched tightly. The sound is
clear and distinct and easily under
stood. It has proved a great conven
ience to them.” * ^
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8 CMS OF Ties
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Raleigh.—Automobile license tags
: for 1925-26 will be printed black with
bright orange back ground and the
state’s monogram will be changed so
that the letter ‘C’ of the combination
will be just a space to the right and
underneath the ‘N\ There will be no
j other changes.
Exactly 420,000 have been ordered
and some of them have arrived. It will
require eight solid cars to bring them
from the factory to Raleigh. The big
majority of tags are for touring cars
but truck dealers and for highway
I there is a liberal sprinkle for commis
sion cars.
At the rate of increase noted in thd
sale of tags last month, Revenue Com
; missioner Doughton is of the opinion
' that the entire supply of 420,000 will
! be exhausted. March showed receipts
; for 11,000 tags and there are but two
more months before the new tags are
; to be used.
If the entire supply is used the state
1 will collect over six million for autor
licenses alone. A proportionate in
I crease in the gasoline tax next year
1 will bring the state’s revenue from
these two sources close to $15,000,000,
—
PHILLIPS HAS THROAT
SLASHED BY UNKNOWN
! Gaffney Ledger.
Caleb Phillips, more or less well
known citizen, bare!y escaped death
j Saturday night when his throat was
; seriously slashed by some person un
1 known to officers. Phillips appeared
I at the home of Dr. A. L. Little, in
Blacksburg, to secure treatment. After
j stopping the flow of blood Dr. Little
| brought him to the City hospital here,
where the cuts were sewed up by Dr.
S. B. Sherard. Phillips, it was said, re
fused to make any statement concern
ing how he was injured. Dr. Little said
that if the cut on his throat had been
a little deeper, he would have had no
chance for recovery. Phillips was seu
! ously injured in a cutting affray at:
Kings Mountain, N. C., a year or moto
ago. - .a
In the case of the Ford airplanes,
the day will come when you will havq
to make a do ..V. Utenc to gefc un, j