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CLEVELAND COUNTY LEADS ALL COUNTIES IN AMERICA IN LIGHTENING FARM LABOR WITH ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
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THE CLEVELAND STAR, SHELBY, N. C.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1925.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
“Bobbed-Hair Bandit" Draws
Three Years In State Prison
Five Given State Prison
Terms In Criminal
Court Last
Week.
-that is of the
Thr final chapter
Ovelaml county version—has been
written in the county’s first case cen
1 -■ “b
iritten Friday when
“bobbed-hair bandit”.
wring around a
Thf finis was wri
L clerk entered on his docket: “Bon
nie Sutton, larceny and receiving not
w than three years nor more than
five at hard labor in the state prison.” .
And immediately under that was add- j
cd the similar sentence of her male
accomplice, Joseph Iioscoe Abernetny,
wil„ will also labor hard not less than
three years under the shadow of the
same prison walls.
Every court, even dull dockets, has
its sensation, and the attraction hero
last week generally centered around
the county's first woman bandit. That
is, ,t did tenter until Friday. The
public forgets soon a sensation when
it is swallowed up in grim prison walls
for a definite period.
Back in March when the front pages
were decorated with accounts of “bob- (
bed-hair bandits” in Chicago, Dea
Moines and New Orleans, Shelby
awoke one morning and discovered
one of her own. One evening during
the windy month a young girl with
bobbedhair approached Plato McSwain
driver of a big Buiek taxi owned by
Zcb Costner, and hired him for a trip
into the Boiling Springs section. Late j
that night McSwain returned without!
his car. By a clever ruse—having the
driver get out and secure her a drink
of water—the woman had made away
with the car. For some time search
was made over the country and final
ly the car and the woman were locat
ed in Tennessee. Brought back here
and placed in jail the female bandit
gave her name as Bonnie Sutton, a i
woman of parts, and admitted taking ;
the taxi ear and also another. Twice
she tried to escape, and her sister
who attempted to slip in some hack
saws became her cell-mate because oi
the first attempt. Later, homemade
keys, shaped to fit the big jail locks
were found in a box of washing pow
ders in her cell. Then leaked out the
story that she had a male companion
in her escapades. And the next day
the law swooped down upon Joseph
Eoscoe Abernethy, a married man.
The court heard the entire story
and meditated a bit, the end of the
meditation bringing the same sen
tence to both the man and woman.
Hard labor was written opposite both
<>f the sentences, and hard labor it will
f>e- It is thought that it is tha first
instance on record in this county
where a white woman has been sent
to the state prison with the “hard la.
bor phrase attached.
1( ®Jt was also the county’s first
bobbed-hair bandit,” furnished sev
eral sensations, and will be talked
for months to come.
Others To Prison.
In addition to the Sutton woman
and Abernethy, three others will make
™‘r,P to the state prisoh at Raleigi?.
f " Lewis and Will Stricklin for
reakmg and entering will go for the
same period, not less than three, nor
wore than five years. And Walter
Abrams, negro slayer of Will Carpen
er, ui spend the time covered by not
‘-'-s tian 12 calendars, nor more than
scf)1<7 ^i,e Ot'ane brothers drew two
T*heir time is allotted to the
roand* of No. G township.
crimiifai TT disposed of °n the
criminal docket were:
ennri1 v'Sl Joha Hunt, breaking and
inmn h and‘arcen-v: a total sentence,
onP|h„d °n thle° counts- of 36 months
°n the county ,-oads.
danies Ldley Goins, retail
monih ecpinS liquor for sale; 14
months on roads,
erMahlVc' Martin Tue and R°y Wat.
ccny fiwlnp T* entering and lar,
Stat! m™ths each on the roads.
^ttem.mthsH„anSSroS,‘1,ipS’ biEamyJ
and mL-nd' Henry. breaking
Glared insane"d arCeny ;defendan'
REal estate deals by
J- B. NOLAN COMPANY
°n West ^°X ^as B°uf?ht a home
Mr. Co*K aru®n street for 510,000.
through J Tv -rom M^M' A^auney
into his nev i Nolan Co- will move
Mr. PwTofT, " ab°Ut3° days‘
ed a new * Belmont, has purchas
SOn ««« on Je{ter'
•‘deration ?’ A‘ Morrison. Con
on around $2,000.00.
^etnseivl'!!!'1 l)Usinr8s men wor
SVoil1 husiiH,r faUure.ailUre 1
Hfe t0 the is t
U ‘-"^K Pll.,viding ou d ,
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EDITORIAL
r
The I*. & N. Electric railway
may and may not be extended
fro mKastenia to Spartanburg.
That's a matter for Mr. I)ukt io
decide. If the extension is earned
out Shelby will not be on the line
unless more interest is shown.
That’s a fact. The mest inter
esting fact of all regarding the
proposed extension, as it per
tains to Shelby.
Numerous other towns, number
ing more than a score are hold
ing mass meetings, appointing
committees, seeking conferences,
making every move in their pow
er to he on the extended line. Still
Shelby sits silent.
That’s a hard epitaph to apply
to a city progressing at Shelby's
rate. But that’s another fact.
A committee has been apointed'
to push to the forefront Shelby’s
claim. That committee may be
working but it needs assistance.
More interest should be taken by
someone—everyone. Why not
make an investigation of the
business the town and county can_
turn over to the proposed rail
read? Then turn the report from
that investigation over to P. and
N. officials. At that we would
only be following in the footsteps
j of others, but hereabout the Shel
by route is considered the most
logical from several standpoints.
Even a prominent official of the
Duke interests has hinted that
the road should come this way,
PROVIDED SHELBY TAKES
AN INTEREST.
Two Girl Prisoners
Caught After Escape
Made Getaway From Jail Early Sat
urday Morning, Court Lessened
Number of Prisoners.
Mattie Travis and Eunice Michael,
two girls serving a term in the county
jail for disorderly conduct, escaped
early Saturday morning while Sheriff
Logan and family were at breakfast
and the girls had been given hall free
dom for sweeping and cleaning up.
The two girls on foot made their way
down Flat Rock brantih to Hickory
creek, following the creek for a dis
tance towards Patterson Springs,
where they were captured a short time
Later. A third girl, who was assisting
in the sweeping did not leave. The
Travis girl would have completed her
term on next Friday, but will now
have to serve 30 more days for the
attempted escape.
17 Prisoners Remain.
When court opened there were 45
i prisoners in the county jail, but with
i the cases disposed of by road and pris
I on sentences there are now only 17.
• Twenty-two remained in jail over
j Saturday with five being taken to
; Raleigh Sunday to begin their terms
at the state prison.
Railroad Man Meets
Death In Rutherford
E. K. King, of Johnson City,, Tenn.,
was killed Thursday afternoon be
tween Tate and Logan stations on the
I C. C. and O railroad, about 10 mile:
cast of Rutherfordton. King was on
a small fat car pulled by a gasoline
motor. The cars were coupled with a
pipe about six feet long. It came loose
catching between the crossties and
made a sudden stop which threw' the
party off the flat, which had an en
gine cn it. The engine struck King on
the head, crushing it.
The deceased was G5 years of age
and was a faithful employe of the
i Clinchfield.
Herbert Starnes and R. 0. Pendle
ton, of Gate City, Va.. are in the Ruth
erford hospital from injuries from thfc
same /cadent.
MERCHANTS TO OBSERVE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON CLOSE
Merchants of Shelby who signed to
! close each Thursday at noon for a
half holiday during the months of
July and August will observe again
! the half holiday this week. Custom
j ers are asked to co-operate by doing
j their shopping before the closing
: hours.
Double Springs Church Notice.
The members of Double Springs
church, and all those having friends
and relatives buried there arc request
■ ed to meet next Thursday morning,
| August 6th to clean off the grave
yard and church grounds. Please bring
ithe necessary tools tVu doing this
BRABBLE LEASES
CENTRAL HOTEL HERE
Popular Hotel Man Secures I.ong
Lease, Succeeding Mrs. Ware.
Will Make Improvements.
Mr. A. D. Brabble, one of the best
known hotel men in Western N'ortii
Carolina with 17 years successful ex
perience behind him, has secured a
long lease on the Central hotel here
and assumed the management on Sat
urday, succeeding Mrs. Pattio A.
Ware who has retired after 15 years
as proprietress and moved to her
home on N LaFayette street which she
purchased a year or more ago from
Dr. R. C. Hicks. Mrs. Ware operated
the College inn for 10 years and the
Central hotel for 15 years, during
which time she gained a wide reputa
tion for her magnificient table, neat
rooms and unusual executive ability.
Declining health has compelled her to
give up hotel management.
Mr. Brabble secured a long lease from
Blanton Brothers and will spend be
tween $15,000 and $20,000 in re-furn
ishing and renovating the 53 room
hotel from lobby to top-mo3t bed
room. Gradually the old furniture and
floor coverings will be re-placed by
new furnishings of a uniform style
and patterns, while the dining room
will be painted and papered, the lob
by renovated and improved in ap
pearance and furnishings.
It is reported that the Blantons
may erect a larger and more modern
hotel for the lessee sometime in the
future.
Mr. Brabble comes to Sheiby from
the Isothermal hotel at Rutherford
ton which he has turned over to Mr.
Justice who formerly operated it so
successfully before the new brick
structure was erected. Before going
to Rutherfordton Mr. Brabble was for
11 years lessee of the Mecklenburg ho
tel, Charlotte. Prior to that time he
had had six years experience as a
hotel man and is well and favorably
known to the commercial men, be
cause of his reputation for conduct
ing clean, comfortable and high-toned
places.
Mr. Brabble will receive a welcome
to Shelby and the hope of his many
friends for continued success here.
Number of Visiting
Ministers In Shelby
Dr. I.uther Little of Charlotte and Dr.
White of Miami, Fla., Are Also
Visitors in County.
Shelby had the pleasure of a num.
her of out-of-town visiting ministers
Sunday, two of whom were guests at
Cleveland Springs, op their vacation,
while three filled appointments in up
town churches. A native Japanese w;io
is in America on a leave of absence
f'lled the pulpit at Central Metnodist
church Sunday, preaching ir> the
morning on the influence oi Christi
anity on the Japanese. He declared
that there are only a quarter of a
million Christians in Japan but that
Christianity is having a wonderful in
.fluence against the warlike spirit
which prevails in that country.
Rev. Thomas G. Reeves of Mount
Vernon, Ohip, who is spending his va
cation in Asheville, preached at the
First Baptist church Sunday morn
ing and night, delivering two strong
sermons to large congregations.
Rev. Frank Rankin of Gaston coun
ty filled the pulpit at the Presbyterian
church in the absence of any pastor
Rev. Mr. McPiarmid who has accept
ed a call to the pastorate here has al
ready shipped his household goods and
will arrive in time to take up his du
ties by September 1st.
Rev. and Mrs. Luther Little ot.
Charlotte were guests for the week
end at Cleveland Springs. Dr. Little
is pastor of the First Baptist church,
Charlotte.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Lee White of Mia
mi, Fla., are visiting their Poston rel
atives in the Elizabeth community.
Dr. White is another one of the
South’s foremost ministers and Is
pleasantly remembered in Shelby
where he married and preached on
many occasions. He is the father ot
Rev. Lee McB. White, former pasto*
of the first Baptist church.
MR. BEASON TO HAVE
CHARGE OF NEW STATION
Arey Oil company will open a beau
tiful new filling- station on highway
No* 20 West Warren street, in about
ten days with Mr. Reason in charge.
The station is nearing completion any
is provided with a ladies rest room
Mr. Beason has been operating a fill
ing station in Hendersonville and has
had other experience.
When a man is down and out, he
can keep a lot of other folks in the
same position.
■When you see a man looking at the
thermometer and laughing, he is some
soft drink dealer.
He who speaks well of others has
a better chance of receiving the same
treatment tor 1 in li< _
SHAW'S STATEMENT
DID NOT REFER TO
SPECIAL COLLEGE
Judge Thomas G. Shaw was
misquoted in The Star and in the
state papers last week when he
was quoted as saying from the
bench in Shelby that “it is said
that forty per cent of the boys
sent out from the University of
North Carolina are agnostics or
atheists” and he made reference
to this misquotation from the
bench on Thursday afternoon just
before court adjourned when he
saw a copy of The Star on which
the ink had not dried. He was
misunderstood and it was a very
natural misunderstanding as he
said “universities” instead of
“university.” His statement about
the unbelief of students, therefore,
referred to hte universities
in general and not specifically to
the University of North Carolina.
When Judge Shaw was seen yes
terday he had no further statement
to make in reference to the mattes
which has brought criticism from sev.
oral quarters in North Carolina. In
justice to him it should be stated,
however, that he called attention to
the misquotation on the day of its
publication and correction was made
in the state press without any
knowledge or request from him, but
purely on the initiative of a reporter
who wished to get him clear in the
matter. When the storm of criticism
was breaking Judge Shaw had re-it
crated what he did say and meant
with reference to the atheism and ag
nosticism in the universities of our
nation.
Sentiment in Shelby is well in favor
of Judge Shaw’s remark that there Is
entirely too much agnosticism and
atheism in colleges and universities,
and the public should take a hand to
correct it.
JAIL CONDITIONS
DECLARED IDEAL
Convict Camp, County Home and
Court House Conditions Termed
Good by Grand Jury.
Cleveland county’s newf and mod
ern structure must be the realization
of a dream that has been dreamed for
years by Superior court grand juries.
At last, p grand jury- has termed the
county, jail ideal.
For several ieaia • grand jury re
ports in this Aunty have hinged—
witha squeak—about conditions at the
old jail. Naturally, the conditions be
came worse year by year until vis
iting the jail almost became a dreatf
by members of the jury. But now with
a $80,000 structure of confinement
a grand jury has applied the term
“ideal”, and what’s more such is the
sentiment of those confined there.
With a perusal of the report come*
a feeling to the county that the new
building was worth while and is ap
preciated.
Nowhere in the grand jury report
submitted last week to the court wa*
there a note of discord. The jail was
ideal, the convict camp and county
home in good shape, and the court
house undergoing a needed overhaul
ing. Perhaps, though, inline last line
of the report there is a hint of some
thing else new for Cleveland within n
few ygars—a big, modern and roomy
court house in keeping with the pro
gress of the county. At least the re
port signed by Foreman W. A. Ware,
which follows, is worth reading:
“We visited the county jail and fir*i
it is in good sanitary condition, and
the prisoners reported conditions ideal.
“We also visited the convict camp
and found the camp in good condition,
with the prisoners reporting good
treatment and plenty to eat.
“On a visit to the County Home we
found it sanitary and the inmates say
that they are properly cared for and
well fed.
“We inspected the court house and
find it is being overhauled and when
completed will be satisfactory for a
few years.”
Big Reduction In
Prices On Autos
Sweeping reductions were made
Saturday August 1st on a number of
popular and well known automobiles
that are sold locally. The General
Motors corporation which makes Buick
and Chevrolet cars has made sweep
ing reductions on these two popular
lines sold by J. Lawrence Lackey and
Arey Brothers. Advertisements giving
prices appear in this issue of.The Star
Big reductions were also made on
Studebaker sold locally by Doggetl
Brothers. These new prktb will up
near u, Fi'fl .ySuii, ___
Baby In Mother**
Lap Proved To Be
5 Gallons Liquor
The latest wrinkle in the trans
portation of liquor is told in a
news dispatch from Cherryviile.
t Last week Mr. and Mrs. Math
thew Henvner of nenr Chorry
ville while driving through Burke
county in an auto were inter
cepted by Burke county officers,
according to the Cherryviile
Eagle. After searching the auto
and finding no liquor one of the
officers told the other to see
what the lady had in her lap. To
• this Mr. Heavner remonstrated,
telling them not to bother his
baby. But the officer did bother
and found the baby to be a 5 gal
lon container filled with mountain
dew. The officers succeeded in
getting the baby, but Matthew
and the mother succeeded in get
ting away after a tussle in which
the officers almost succeeded in
applying the handcuffs.
Other liquor was later found
in the Heavner home.
Esteemed Citizen of the County and
Deputy Sheriff for 16 Years,
Dies as He Predicted.
Mr. W. Barrett Turner died Thurs
day at midnight at his home on West
Warren street of paralysis from which
he had been suffering for somo
months. He had been out on the porch
as late as Sunday afternoon, but
seemed to have a premonition that
death was imminent and made the re
mark several times to his family that
he would not live until August. Mr
Turner was 72 years of age. He was
born and reared five miles South ot
Shelby, the son of Ross Turner. He
married to Miss Mary Austell, daugh
ter of the late Amos Austell and to
this union six children were born,
three of whom are living: Fred of
Shelby, Hazel of Patterson Springs,
and Mrs. Coford Moss of Ninety-Nine
Islands S. C.
For 16 year* Mr. Turner was deputy
sheriff under Sheriff* M. N. Hamrick,
and Ab Suttle. He was a highly es
teemed citizen and farmer, quiet in his
manner, but a noble husband and
father. After moving to Shelby he
looked after his farming interests be*
low Shelby. ,
Mr. Turner was a member of Zoat
church. In addition to his wife and
three, children he is survived by two
brothers Sam of Shtlby*,' Elijah of
Rock Hill, S. C., and one sister, Mrs.
fhracajde EUi* of Florida,
i Being a faithful member of Clev
eland Lodge No. 202 A. F. and A. M.
Mr. Turner was buried with Masonio
honors Friday afternoon at? 3 o’clock
at Zoar church where he had been
amember since boyhood. The funeral
was conducted by Rev. Jon W. Suttle
assisted by Rev. A. L. Stanford and
a large crowd and beautiful flortft
wreaths attested the high esteem in
which he was held.
Preacher Who Cut i
Whisnant Arrested
Rev. H. E. Sipe, a ministerial stu-*
dent at Rutherford college who cut
Ivy Whisnant, son of Mr. Barrett
whisnant of this country in May this
year at Rutherford college when some
trouble arose over the alleged hazing
of Sipe, was arrested Sunday after
noon at Belmont, Gaston county,
where he had filled the pulpit at a
church at the morning service and was
scheduled for a sermon at the night
service. It is learned thatTTsipe was
asked to give a $1,600 bond which h*
could not make at the time and was
taken Monday to Morganton where a
preliminary hearing will be given on
Saturday of this week. Whisnant was
stabbed in the body by a knife and
was in aserious condition for awhile.
Feeding Picnic Crowd
Is Problem Faced
The committee in charge of the big
farm celebration for two states to be
held at Cleveland Springs Friday,
August 21, is anxious that all the vis
itors be well-fed and make an appeal
to the farm women of the county as
follows:
“The one big need is for the ladies
of the county to take an interest and
t help to make this a big success by be
ing present with plenty to eat. We are
going to be judged by the way we
feed the visitors who attend for they
will go home to tell their people of our
hospitality."
COMMITTEE.
To Clean off Graveyard.
The grave yard at Beaver Dam
church will be cleaned off Wednes
day morning. All those interested ara
asked to take note of ih. date uni be
; ore»eni. ___ ________
EIGHT MIS INJURED WHEN TR1
STRUCK PICKED MUROM
Wife of Farmer Killed in Car Crash
Last Fall Found Dead in Bed
Sunday Night
Tragic sorrow has again entered the
Harmon home in the Ware school sec
tion.
Mrs. Edgar Ilarmon, wife of trie
farmer who was killed last fall when
his grain drill was struck by a taxi
on the Shelby-Kings Mountain hig^
way, was found dead in bed at 0:30
Sunday night, according to reports re
ceived here Monday. The crying of
a nine-weeks-old baby, born after its
father's tragic death, brought other
children to the bed only to find that
their mother—head of a household of
eleven children—had died.
Death, according to reports, is
thought to have been from natural
causes. Mrs. Harmon attended church
Sunday morning nt El Bethel and had
been visiting Sunday afternoon. She
had not been sick and no one had
heard her complain any time Sunday
or during the evening. To the com*
munity the sudden death is a sV,ock.
The death of Mr. Harmon in the fall
stunned the community and left the
county in sympathy with the mother
and her fatherless children and now
the sudden passing of the mother
again casts gloom over the home.
It will be remembered that Edgar
Harmon was fatally injured on the
night of November 8, last year, when
the wheat drill on which he was rid
ing on Highway No. 20 just beyond
Buffalo was struck by a Kings Moun*
tain-Shelby bus driven by Frank Lind
say. Harmon died fond days later and
Lindsay is now serving a 10-year term
in the State Prison.
Funeral services will be conducted
for Mrs. Harmon at El Bethel church
Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, the
services to be in charge of her pastor.
Little Story Kept
Cleveland Family
Going For Month
Mrs. Canipe, of Kings Mountain, Now
Teaches People in 20 States
How to Make Baskets.
■ i , . -
, Sometime last yeftr, Mrs. Irnia Wal
lace home demonstration agent, made
A report of the fine basketry work be
ing done by one of her home demon
stration club women. It told h’ow*this
woman had' t>ein /halting baskets for
a number of years and how the agent
learning of her interest, gave her new
weaves to try and sought new mar
kets for her output. The whole thing
resulted in a visit of the extension
editor to Mrs. Canipe’s home she had
paid for on the edge of Kings Moun
tain was made possible solely by her
basketry work.
Pictures were made of the home and
of Mrs. Canipe and a news story sent
out. This solicited inquiries for more
extended stories from several of the
large farm magazines and as a result
Mrs. Canipe and her baskets became
known far and wide over the South.
Mrs. Wallace was called upon to ans
wer numerous inquiries about the
work and over 20 people in different:
states wrote in requesting that Mrs, ;
Canipe teach them by mail the art of
making baskets.
Finally a method of “Teaching by ]
Mail” was worked out and quite a
number of people paid Mrs. Canipe |
a small fee for the instruction given j
This income brought in the only mon.
ey coming to the family for one
month recently when all three mem
bers were stricken with influenza.1
They were unable to work or to mar- i
ket the baskets already made and the j
husband stated that but for the bask-;
etry instructions and the orders for
baskets from those who had read of
the work, his family w'ould have suf
fered greatly. Mr. and Mrs. Canipe
are both rather old and unable to do
active work on their little farm.
Henry Norris Makes
Hole-In-One Shot
Local golfers will be interested in
the following news item from the
Rutherford Sun:
On Tuesday morning of this week
Henry Norris, jr.t made the fifth hole
on the Rutherford Country club golf
course in one. This hole which is a
mashie shot.
The great majority of golf players
never have the gootl fortune to make
a hole in one. Howard C. Jarvis, the
Westchester professional, who spent
last wiutei neic, made it wav in
twenty - a;.’ playlne.
Negro Woman Not Expected To
Live. Three Others Seriously
Hurt In Crash.
Eight negroes were injured,
four seriously and perhaps one
fatally, as a result of a train-auto
crash Saturday evening about 6:30
o’clock when a Dodge touring car
occupied by nine negroes was
struck by the down Southern
passenger train near Dover mill
just west of town. Lilly Ellis, the
wc rst injured of the par^y, is still
in a very serious condition at the
Shelby hospital suffering with n
crushed leg and internal injuries.
Three of the others injured ore
her children.
Brought in On Train.
Immediately following the crash
the injured negroes were placed on
the train by the crew a |l brought to '
the Southern station here, where they
were rushed to the hospital on a truck
Just exactly' how the near-tragedy
occurred the negroes do not know.
One of the less injured says that there
was acar just in front of the Dodge
and that she did not see the train un
til they were on the crossing and that
they then did not have time to get
across before being struck.
Such was the impact of the crash
that the cow catcher was torn from
the locomotive and the car was badly
demolished. Those who have visited
the scene of the crash say that it
seems a miracle that one of the party
escaped without injury.
List of Injured.
Alist as given from the hospital of
the injured and their injuries follows*
Lilly Ellis, mother of three child
ren, with a leg crushed and internally
injured, is considered in a serious
state. With three of the other pas.
sengers in the ill-fated car she was
unconscious for hours following the
crossing crash.
Helen Ellis, eight years old, is suf
fering from a broken arm'and Inter*
nal injuries.
benora Ellis, four years, is serious
with a broken leg, fractured skull and „
internal injuries.
William Ellis, 18-month-old baby,
has internal injuries.
John McCombs has an injured hip
and other minor bruises.
Roy McCombs, aged 25 and driver
of the car, has a cut leg.
Martha Lathers received an abra
sion on the head, and Rachel Lathers
was badly btuised, although her 11*
month-old baby was unhurt.
All of those in the car were mem,
bers of tenant families in different
sections of the county. The IBttis fam
ily lives on the'Will Corrtttdir fllanta
tion, the McCombs on tine Sankey
Mauney place, and the Lathers t>n the
Therman Horn plantation.
Threw Out Baby.
A report of the affair says that the
Ellis woman probably gave her life to
save her baby. The child was on his
mother’s lap when she first noticed the
train swooping down upon them, and
the mother instinctively proFected the
child by throwing it as far as she
could out of the path of the crash. By
the act the life of the baby was sav\
ed, although it was slightly hurt.
Special Service For
N. J. Wright, 59 Years'
S. S. Superintendent
Friendship Sunday School wishes
to announce that on next Saturday,
August 8th there will be a special serv
ice at Friendship Methodist Protestant
church at Fallston, beginning at 10:30
a. m. This service will be held in hon«
or of the faithful superintendent N.
J. Wright, who has been superintend
ing the Sunday School in this church
59 year or more. Mr. Wright is now
nearing his eighty-first year. In all
these years as superintendent he has
been successively elected without a
break. He has valued the Sunday
School so much that nothing but hia
own bodily sickness and death in
his own family has ever kept him
from Sunday School or church service
We doubt that he has missed much
more than a dozen Sundays in the
sixty years.
10:30—song service. 11:30 short
sermon: 11:30 short talks by friends;
12:30 dinner spread in grove by
friends. Public is cordially invited to
come and bring dinner, that we may
have a spiritual feast and enjoyable,
service hour together. Let every body
come.
Zoar Church Notice.
All who are interested will please
meet at Zoar Thursday morning Aug.
ust 6th and help clean off the church
yard. If you cannot come -end me $1
and I will hire your part done.
J. LANE PUTNAM.
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