A LOT OF SHELBY FOLKS who will miss the tottering, one armed old fellow from his favortts >ench on the court square in sunny weather never knew just what im portant role# William Harrison Eskridge played during the Civ'l war. To him came the honor during the conflict of taking prisoner a j future President of the United; States—an honor as remembered, j held by no other man, living or ( dead. However, it is one of the runs of nature that modest men like that are those who do big deeds. AMONG THE OTHER THINGS the late veteran left his children Was his own diary of the part he played in the conflict, giving many important bits of information. The 1 account was dictated to a daughter i and a copy given each of the chil dren. Just think what those signed documents will mean 50 and 75 years from now when great, great grandchildren can show them to their children. i _.—— I WITH HIS PASSING THE j thought comes of how fast the ‘boysj In gray’ are moving on to the final bivouac. It wasn’t’ but a few yearn ago that a half a dozen or more of the old fellows would gather nbout the court house regularly and dis cuss reminiscences. Today the few remaining can hardly strike a time when they can find one of their number about the court house. Rev. A. C. Irvin, Anderson Nolan, W. H. Eskridge, and others. Just shadows of the past now. but they were of the men who built lire basis for th-* great, progressive 8outh of today, and many of them lived to see a re markable land spring from the barren country they returned to after Lee’s surrender at Appomn tox. JUST T’UTKER DAY THE COL yum took note of the fact that a young lady from gay Paree who dictates styles for American men to write checks for said that the waist line next season would be higher. Now a render comes in with an item written by Harry Acton, gangplank writer, saying as how the information was useless. “The waist-line had to move up,” snv* Acton. “Else, how could they make the dress shorter.” Thanx for the contribution. A11 are welcome for thi* little typo graphical tour must be 20 inches long if filled. — — #* ' • THE NAME OF THE PLACE 1b Pikeville, Kentucky, but it lack* a lot of being a tow* of pikers. {This is another contribution). In fact the place has it on Hollywood for the latest item tendered to hel'i fill the colyura says that a lady there has married for the sixth time. She Unfa piker and her la test matrimonial asset surely isn’t either for it must have taken aj nervy fellow to become the sixth when all the other five husbands are ahead. THAT’S GETTING A LONG distance from Shelby, but here at home we seem to have more candi dates for mayor than that woman had husbands. A world’s record ap parently. If one or two more will enter the race someone should sug gest that they all be elected and serve one month each. Maybe, there’s 12, one for each month, in the race now. We’ve lost count. INFORMATION COMES THAI no girls walk horns after riding with one young fellow here in Shel by. He drives a hearse fov one of the local undertakers, and instead; of taking ’em out to look at the moon he leaves at Sunset. JUDOE B. T. FALLS, HE WHO represents this county In legisla ture, should get the young vote here in the next election. For it is noted by the paper that he was one of those voting against the Rever end Mr. Haywood’s proposed ban against petting parties and such. IF SHELBY HAD A BABY carriage factory it would now he in position to manufacture most of the garments needed in this earthly sojourn. Local textile plants make shirts—for day and night wear- ■ and now a new firm is to menu facture brushes to keep the local ly-made clothes clean, and one of t|e latest industries is prepared 10 make wooden kimonos for the final filing up. LOCAL BARRISTERS HAD fitter watch their plugs of Climax When Judge Stack cornea to town again for the purpose of holding court. Down to Albemarle this week the judge ordered the sheriff to remove all spittoons—cuspidors h» society—to be removed from the Court room. “If they have to chew let e’m get euiside,” said the judge. Such an order here it i« whis pered would blame near excuse spme of our legal lights, ’tis said. Mrs. Anna C. M. Tillinghast, ra lly appointed commissioner of ligration for the pert of Boa ts pastor of a Univarsalist --L and the mother of two Wi$» Getty Hartman Wed* Grady Davis (Special to The Star.) A wedding of much interest was that of Miss Getty Hartman and Mr. Grady Davis on Sunday after noon at it o’clock at Knob Creek church. It was mere than a scene | of beauty, decorated in cedar and j ferns, and while and, pink roses. The impressive ring ceremony was used. It was carried by the bride’s little sister, in a beautiful rose bad. | The ring bearer was dressed in a 1 dainty little pongee dress. The marriage vows Were spoken before Rev. Mr. Davis a minister from Gas tonia. Next to come were Misers j Mabel Copeland and L. O. E. Hart man dressed in white rayon and carrying a bunch of white and pink j carnations and ferns. Next come Messrs. Swain Hartman and How ard Dayberry. Then the bride arid groom came. The bride was dress- • ed in a light tan dress, trimmed in gold lace with accessories to match. She carried a large bouquet of bridal roses. Mrs. W. C. Edwards played beautifully while the wed ding vows were being spoken. Miss es Chloe and Thelma Wright sang sweetly “She’s Just the Same Sweet Maiden’’. A delicious supper was given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burt Blanton in Shelby. They will make their home in Gastonia, where Mr. Davis has a splendid position. Farmer’s Trouble Gets A Diagnosis' Gastonia Gazette. The Lincoln County News re cently discovered a doctor's diag nosis of the financial trouble of the farmer which is worth passing along even though it may offend. This physician was of the old type of general practitioner in an average small town, who carried the accounts of many farm fami lies on his books, usually making collections yearly when crops were marketed ast is the custom with many. On January 1 he checked up his delinquent accounts and found that in nearly every ease those who had failed to pay were one crop farmers, who made no at tempt to raise a variety of prod uct. When he looked over his paid up list, it disclosed conditions some what like this: | One had a flock df purebred I chickens, another a flock of cheep, a third had brood sows, others had dairy cows, orchards, vegetables, | hay, and other feed for their stock. In other words, those who had rais ed their own food and stock feed, or had been able to market poul try and dairy products, had also BOTH for 20 cents If you like bargains here’s one you can't afford to miss. Go to your grocer and buy a full pound can of Snow King Bulling Powder at the regular price —20 cents. He will give you free with each pound can (as long as they last) the finest 10-inch coke tin pie plate that mon"; can buy. Snow King Baking Powder has millions of friends, but we want more. The purpose of this wonderful offer is to make you acquainted with Snow King. Perfect forcBaking It is .» fine—so pure—it works so beautifully for all kinds of baking—that all you have to do is use it once and you’ll on using it always. * That is why we can afford to make this unusual offer for a little while. " sure and see your grocer before the offer is withdrawn. Don’t wait and risk being disappointed. Wc want you to try Snow King and we want you to have this splendid pie pan that is good for thou sands ef good pies. You get both for the price of the baking pow der alone. Free 44-page Cook Wook It to- '• us 50 years to gather the bak ing recipes—mere than 300 of them —which you vill find in our famous 50th Anniversary Snow King Cook Book. The Free Coupon in your can of Snow King entitles you to this wonderful collection of Southern home recipes. Send it to u vsit.'i 10c to cover cost packing and nta>ih A real household treasure. The Kenton B»Ving Powder Co. Oirtiiwli, Ohiti "£\lult€Tt cf good Wtut povdtTtint* IC-H* MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE cniTRutcn Rnr>w Kin;: to |:;u perfect satisfaction. Wo aothori*# a»y retail KtH-er to r. fund the ‘Till retail price of any Hi.ow King ptt« kuKi* that a e .ijj*umer to.Us unsatisfactory la any way. Hr.rxi Ki'UJ !• naado cf tht b^**. Juatenuiis that lu tm-v oun buy at>a is of the very h latest quality. \et a fall p<*uuJ Co.j you uuiy ‘JO cents. These stores are CTT — SHELBY — South Shelby Cash Store D. R. Williams Lily Mill Store F. L. Baber Cabaness Broj. G. E. Sperling Oscar O. Palmer — STUBBS — P. M. Maur.ey — FA LITTON — The Slamcy Co. Fallston Gro. Co. — KARL — Belt is-Austell — KINGS MOUNTAIN — Carpenter & McGill W. M. Hord O. B. Carpenter Co. B. R. Warren Alma Webber L. P. Hope Phonex Store Co. R. C. Gantt Kings Mountain Mfg. Co. A1 Fall* Cash & Carry Gro. Patterson Gro. Co. — BESSEMER CITY - T. A. Hager C. T. Farria American Trading Co. Reid’s Store Bessemer Cash Gro. — CHERRYVILLE — H. W. Dixon — BOILING SPRINGS — C. J. Hamrick — MOORESBORO — Jolly & Sons — CLIFFSIDE — Z. B. Hawkins ; mm I wen able to pay their doctor’s bill. And by the same token had been lble to pay theiv other bills, with out doubt. Toluca And Knob Creek Happenings (Special to The Star.) We sure are having a pretty spell of weather. Il does not come up to ground hog weather. People are Keeping the plows busy now. May be the old ground bog was blind. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Goodsor. of Hickory spent lust Saturday night and Sunday at the home of their uncle Mr. Joe Costr-,r. Misses Fannie and Elsie Lou Burns spent the week end in Cascr visiting friends. Mr. Sam Sain spent last Wed nesday night with his cousin Mr. Fletcher Sain, Miss Charleie Sain spent last Wednesday ,night with Miss Helen Sain. Mrs. Greely Boyles spent Ins; Wednesday night ami Thursday with her sister Mrs. Otis Mull. Mr. S. A. Sain and family were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. .1, M. Carpenter last Sunday. Mr. Julius Gales and family of Morganton spent las- Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Plato Led ford. I Mrs. Thomas Vickers and little i son Jacob of Hollis spent the week lend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. jj. M. Carpenter. Mr. Gordon Cnrpenter had the i misfortune to loose a fine milk cow. Mif-'s Gertrude Seism spent last Saturday night with Mrs. Walter Boyles also spent Sunday with Miss Essie Blanton. Miss Elain Deal and John E. Dellinger of Belwood spent last Sunday evening with Miss Mary Sain. Misses Charlcie Sain and Nola Costner who are working at the D. and 1>. school at Morganton spent the week end at home with their parents. Mrs. Alice Sain and Mr. A. C Costner, Mr. Earl Boyles spent last Sunday at the home of his uncle Mr. L E. Boyles. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Ledford and daughter Edith of Shelby were Knob Creek visitors last Sunday. Mirs Nora Costner were guests of Misses Mary and Joyce Ledford. Mrs, J. M. Carpenter and Mrs. S. T. Carpenter spent last Friday with their sister Mrs. F. A. Boyles. Miss Nora Yarboro spent las: Sunday at the home of Mr. Bud Mitchem. I Mr. Dock Hartman has moved to Mr. Burt Yarboro’s place. Mrs. Jane Mosteller spent last . Monday at the home of Mr. A. T. : Hicks. Mr. and Mrs. Wylhe Costner of Rouble Shoals visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. .1. L. Sain last Sun day. Bethlehem New* Of Personal Items (Special to The Star.) Rev. and Mrs. V. N. Cook were! guests of Mr. and Mrs. En...iit j White Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McDaniel were (ruests of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Dixon Sunday. Miss Alverta McDaniel spent Sat-1 urday night with Miss Alma Brid ges. j Misses Peccola and Glad vs Bla lock spent the week end at Blacks burg, S. C., with friends. Mr. Clyde Barber and sister, Miss Pearl, book keepers of -Jackson training school spent the week end with their parents I>lr. and Mrs. j G. P. Barber. Miss Annie Harmon spent Tues day night with Miss Ruby Watter son. Miss Alma Bridges spent Sun day with Miss.Alverta McDaniel. Misses Evelyn Dixon and Jose phine McDaniel spent, Sunday with Miss Leona McDaniel. Mr. Clarence Dixon of Charlotte, soent Sunday with his father Mr. Watt Dixon. Miss Ruby Watterson spent last Friday night with Miss Ovedn Dixon. Mr. A. V. Watterson spent last Wednesday night in Grover with Mr. and Mrs. C. 11 Shepherd. Mr. Datlm McDaniel snent Tucs dav night with Andrew Watterson. Miss Leona McDaniel spent Tues day night with Miss Ruthie Lee Patterson. Fallston News Of Recent Mention (Special to The Star.) Fallston, Feb. 10.—Mr. Homer Beam is improving at the Lincoln hospital where he underwent an operation for appendicitis Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Beroard Barker and family of near Maiden, visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stamey Sunday. Messrs. C. D. Stroup and Frank Clay made a business trip to Hick ory Monday. Miss O’Hara efficient milliner for the Stamey company, arrived Thurs day to take up her work. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mode Monday, a dainty daughter, Edith Thelma. Miss Alma Myers of Mt. Holly, spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. G. H. F.dmunds. Mr. Sloan Elliott who has been undergoing treatment for several days at the Lincoln hospital is im proving. This week he has several teeth extracted' and his tonsils re moved. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fdliott and sons Packard and Ralph spent Sun- ( day in Fallston the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Stamey. Friends of Mrs. J. M. Morgan who is quite sick at tier home hope for her a speedy recovery. The Stamey Co., has moved this week into their handsome new store building. Newsy Happenings Of Double Springs (Special to The Star.) This rainy weather has halted ; the plowing in this section and cans cd delay in getting out the scrap eotton which had been left over from last fall. Mr. Simon Davis, who has been in Rutherford hospital for several weeks following an operation is ex pected home today. Miss Leila Crowder has recover ed from an operation at the Shelby hospital and is now at the home her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Crowder. Mr. and Mrs. Perry McSwain, and children and Mr. and Mrs. J. Washburn were the guests at the ( hnmn Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Me-, Swain Sunday. Mrs. Hastings of Elizabeth Ciy, who has been spending several weeks wih her daughter, Mrs. For est Crowder, was a welcome visitor at Double Shoals Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green and children and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Briees and daucht -on visited Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bridges Sunday. Members of the intermediate B. Y. P. U. on Sunday afternoon, went ito the home of their former :endei, Mrs. Forrest Crowder and present : ed a love gift, a bahv book and a 1 pair of boottees to Mrs. Crowder, and baby daughter, Marietta. "I played golf yesterday for th» first time.” “How did you make out?” “Fine! Made a homo run right at the start. I batted the ball into the tall grass in the left field and rai. around the entire course be fore they found u.” Young Man: “Can 1 have this dance, madame?” Young Woman: “No, I am too danced out!” Young Man ( trifle deaf): “You’re not, madame; you're just pleasingly plump.” The appropriations and mainten ance bills are expected to he in j final shape early next week, al , though they may make their ap ; pearance on the floor before that time. New Silk Dresses for week-end sell ins- Priced at a low GSlntcr se*i r >’ that will make you wonder how re can do it. But we buy more : more. Flat Crepes in pleasing com binations at— ^Special •* vVhile They Last -- Women’s & Misses F R O C K S S Latest Creations in SPRING MILLINERY ! I t The newest s tyle ideas in beautiful Hats. Our -first offering of the new season. Wonder-fa! variety of ma teria!.;, .shapes and colors-—. -NEW DRESS COATS! Just received the new plain colored spring Coats. 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