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Misa Bessie Hortoa is home for
the Summer. .
. Mr. Collett Powell is recovering
from a threatened attack of appen
dicitis; - - .
' Mi J. ' B. . Connelly and his
daughter, Miss ln, returned Mon
day to StatesTille.
Prof. Y. D. Moore left Wednes
day for .Baleigh to attend the
Teachers' Assembly."
Rev. Mr. Gillespie, of Bock Hill
!h 8. C, preached at the Presbyteri-
1 an church Sunday last.
' Mrs. W.O.Levis, of Statesnlle,
spent a few days in Lenoir this
week with Miss Sadie Jones.
Dr. H. L. Smith, President of
Davidson college,, will preach in
; the Presbyterian church next Sun
day. Miss Bes-sie Widby, of Marion,
has been visiting Miss Mayme
Comann and Miss Louise Gwyn
this week.
Mrs. S. W. Fuller has bought a
lot near Mr. L. L. Monday's resi
dence anu win duuu a ruita uu
it at once.
Mr. R. H. HoLsclaw and family
expect to leave tomorrow on a visit
to friends and relatives in Birming
ham, Ala.
Mr. HiemHoke is gone as a
' delegate from St. Jarnw Parish to
the Episcopal Convention at Hen
dersonville. Mr. Vardry Hoke and Miss Lela
Mull, Iwth of this place, were
- united in marriage by Rev. W. H.
McNairy last Sunday.
Miss Mary Yount returned to
her home at Newton Tuesday after
visiting her sister, Mrs. L. P.
Henkel, for a few days.
t'apt. B. A. Newland spent Sun
day with his mother here. His
daughter, Miss Marie, returned to
Tennessee with him Monday.
Dr. Laurence Coffey was in town
Tuesday. He has not definitely
decided yet where he will locate
for the practice of medicine.
Prof. Woltz is attending the
Toanhora' AvuAmhlv at Raloicrh
If this week while Mrs. Woltz and
little Elizalieth are at Granite
x' aim -
t iir t r irT i t
Ij'n 1 1 a
Crescent last Monday to attend a
meeting of the Trustees of the Re
formed church Orphanage at that
place.
Miss Laura Faucette is attend
ing the Convention of the Uistrict
of Asheville at Henderson ville.
She represents the Womans Aux
iliary. Maj. J. G. Ballew went to Mot
ganton Monday on a visit to his
daughter, Mrsl Davis, and also tol
meet his son, Frank, who was
coming from. Oklahoma.
Miss Lucy Mathespn, of Taylors
ville, has been visiting Mrs. W. M.
Moore, this. week. - She, leaves to
day on a visit to' her sister, Mrs.
Frank Linney, at Boone.
f Mr; C. D. Coffey and family, of
-' North Wilkesboro, have been visi
ling Vat Coffeys this week. Mr.
Coffey is in the lumber business
with Mr. J. D. Moore and they are
y doing well. - '
The many friends and relatives
. ' of Rev. D. H. Tuttle, of Fayette
ville, will be glad to know that his
daughter, Miss Marion Emeth,
graduated last week from Trinity
f . cei red 'Magna cunt laudte in' the
. ii iikrvn it inn iiiviB iiiuiiii r. . liiid n"
' ' regular literary course and special
1; honors In English. j
, Mr, Ed WMte preachett at the
Baptist church last Sunday morn-
, , 'His sermon was brief, but pointed
. forceful, !and logical, showing
! much Study, '' arid research. Mr
, '( White is a close studont and we
V;; predict for him great success, lie
' will-resume his studies at Wake
Mr. J. R. WiJby spent lit Sun
day in Lenoir.
Mrs. S. W. Fuller went to Mor
ganton Monday an a visit.
, Miss Fries Hall is attending the
Teachers' Assembly at Raleigh.
Mr. Lester Prestwood is attend
ing the Training School at Boone.
Mr. W. C. Newland has been
attending court in Morganton this
week. '",'" . i-
Mr. John Mabe has accepted a
position at the depot with the C. &
NVvW
Mr. J. L. Day, of Finley, called
Tuesday and subscribed for the
News.
Bev. Robt. Isbell is holding a
meeting this week in , his gospel
tent at Hudson.
We wish to call attention to the
interesting letter from Editor Mar
tin in another column.
We are requested to state that
Rev. Mr. Powell will hold services
at Warrior next Sunday.
Miss Maude England and her
mother, Mrs. J. F. England, left
for their home in Reidsville
Tuesday.
We call attention to the follow
ing new ads this week: A. W.
Dula, Lenoir Realty & Insurance
Co., Beruhardt-Seagle Hardware
& Furniture Co. and State Normal
and Industrial College.
Capt. Edmund Jones, Messrs.
Lawrence Wakefield, E. A. Poe,
J. A. Triplett, Dave Clarke, John
Moore, L. L. Horton and B. G.
Jonson attended the Democratic
Convention at Statesville Tuesday.
The condition of Rev Dan
Moore, of Columbia, 8. C, whose
serious illness was noted in the
last issue, is decidedly improved
The physicians say he developed
pneumonia in connection with ty
phoid, and for several days con
sidered his case very critical.
Walter Steele, the 11 -months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cov
ington, died last Wednesday of
whooping cough. Mrs. Covington
is prostrated with grief, this being
the second child lost by whooping
cough. The friends of the entire
town and county will deeply sym
pathize with the parents in their
bereavement. The JiHeral took
place yesterday at 10:36 a. m. in
the town cemetery.
The Orchestra Concert.
The Lenoir Symohony Club gave
a concert at the Graded School
building last Monday evening.
This was one of the most attrac
tive entertainments we have had
the pleasure of attending this year,
every number being encored.
Lenoir is to be congratulated on
being able to furnish such high
class entertainments.
Rabb-Moore.
Yesterday at noon at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr.
arid Mrs. W. C. Moore, of Globe,
Mr. Carroll E. Rabb was united in
marriage to, Miss Byrd Moore.
Rev. J. J. L. Sherwood officiating.
The young couple plan a short
trip through eastern Tenn., after
which they will return to Lenoir
where they will make their home.
The following attended from
Lenoir: Misses Rose Earnhardt,
Jessie Courtney, Mina Atkinson,
Maude Allred, Lela Rabb, Mar
garet Newell, and Messrs. Dennis
Rabb, Clarence Courtney, Geo. E
Moore, J. II. Beall and probably
others.
If you want to ruin your i loy
just take his side on every ques;
tion and dispute he has with his
teacher or your neighbors' children
Just let him know you are. with
him, tight or "wrong, In all his dis
putes. This will give him a good
start in the downward path.
" .There are many striking examp
les of tie value of good roads.
Wherever roads have been perma
nenUy improved it is found that
there has been a very great in
crease in value of the adjacent
ELECTRIC TRAFFIC WILL BE
REDUCED BY HALF.
Wonderful Metal in Hands of
America's Greatest Electri
dan will Reduce Weight
of Storage Bat -
. teries.
Aiherilla Citizen. " -
Thomas A. Edison, the wizard
of the electrical world, arrived in
the city yesterday after touring
Western North Carolina iu search
of cobalt beds, and is thoroughly
convinced that he has located of
the mineral to make startling im
provements in the manufacture of
automobiles. He says that he
knew that the valuable ore existed
in these mountains but he did not
expect to find it in such large
quantities or so rich in quality.
"I knew that my North Caroli
na trip would be successful, and
although I am satisfied now, I was
well confident that I would not be
disappointed. There is a streak
of it running from a point just
east of Nashville, Tenn., into this
state, and I mast add that some of
the richt beds I have found have
been in North Carolina. There is
a large quanjty of it, and my dis
covery means a revolution in the
electrical world. I can reduce the
cost of city traffic 55 per cent, and
cut the weight of storage batteries
just half in two. It can be seen
very readily that more automobiles
and electrical vehicles will Inbuilt
because the cast will le placed
within the reach of many people
who cannot afford to own them
now.
IN FOUR COUNTIRS.
"I have found cobalt in Lincoln,
Gaston, Shelby and Jackson coun
ties. In Jackson county thee is
a large quantity of it, while the
beds are valuable in thte other
counties. I made assays of the
mineral in many places and I found
the quality to 1 just what I was
looking for.
"The electric vehicles have Iwen
under a great handicap lecauseof
the very heavy storage batteries
we were forced to put in them, and
also on account of their high val
ues. Under the present plans
electric autos cannot le made
without a large outlay of money
and that has kept the people, the
majority of the people I mean,
from using them. An automobile
is considered a luxury, even by our
richest citizens. When I can
equip an automobile propelled by
the cobalt system the weight will
be one-half, thereby giving the new
machine an available advantage
over the ones now in use, and
when the price is reduced so as to
Dlacethem within the reach of
M.
everybody, it means that the horse
is a thing of the past. The crowd
ed streets of the cities will be
cleared, and that will mean a great
thing iu some of our largest towns.
FORCE8 AT WORK.
"I have lett a force of men in
the four counties iu this state
where I found the mineral, and
they will make thorough investi
gations as to the quantity to be
found. They will report to me,
and I may possibly return here
later in the summer and further
investigate ray discoveries. I am
fully confident that Avhat I have
found here will enable me to start
out on the work of new vehicles
propelled by cobalt batteries.
"Most of the cobalt now known
to the scientists of the world is
found in France and Australia,
and American industries are ham
pered because of the distance it is
from the manufactories . Then,
too, it is not of so rich values as I
want. I have considered the mat
ter for a long time, and I was -con
fident '.that it , must exist in the
United States, and I have been at
work to discover it for several
months. I have forces of men in
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama
and Georgia, and they have found
it in small quantities in all those
states. In Tennessee there is more
than any other place besides in the
western part of this state, but mo
far we have made no valuable finds
gia. My men will continue pros
pecting, 1 however, and will not
give up the hunt until we are cer
tain that the ground has been
covered fully.
"I am pleased with the South,
and I believe the discovery of co
balt will mean additional prosper
ity for its people."
Sews op Wound in Man's Heart
Philadelphia, Pa., June 12.
For twenty minutes the pulsating
heart of William Wyatt, a negro,
who had been stabbed in a strag
gle over a knife; was held in the
hands of two physicians in the
Pennsylvania hospital last night,
while Dr. Richard Hart sewed six
stitches in the organ aud then re
placed it in the man's body.
Wyatt, who was at first thought
fatally injured, was reported to be
resting comfortably today, and the
physicians lielieve the operation
was successful.
It was the third time such a del
icate operation had been peformed
in this city.
When Dr. Hart examined the
negro he knew there was about one
chance in a thousand of saving his
life. That chance was in perform
ing an operation on the heart. Dr.
Hart made a long incision in the
lett side, sufficiently large for the
surgeon to lift out the pulsating
heart and place it in the palms of
two assistants, and there it lay
throbbing vigorously as it sent the
blood coursing through the arter
ies. The knife had inflicted a wound
A
measuring an inch and a quarter
in length, fortunately on one side,
and missing the big arteries.
Selma Girl Shoots Assailant.
Last Saturday night Miss Pearl
Jones, the telephone operator at
Selma, shot and fatally wounded
Bud Richardson, a negro, who by
his own confession had premedita
an assault upon her.
Miss Jones held a steady nerve,
shooting at the negro five times,
the last one taking effect,
In token of their appreciation
of her pluck, coolness and courage
the people have presented Miss
Jones with a gold mounted revol
ver and the operators up and down
the line will purchase a medal for
her. This is sufficient argument
that every woman should learn to
use tire arms.
NO
CHAFED
HEELS in
OXFORDS
If attorn tims in your life you
triad to wear Oxford lSoe. and
found that they chafed and blistered
your heels, or that they sagged and
opened at the ankles at every step,
' you may have decided that you could
' not wear Oxfords.
Perhaps you Can't wear the ordi
nary Oxford, mad en ordinary high
hoe lasts, but you CAN wear a
KINO QUALITY Oxford, and we
will guarantee that you will have
none of the troubles experienced in
other makes. You will find that thy
fit snugly about th ankle, but do rut
bind; that they cling to the heel with
out slipping, but will not chafe.
Mad in all styles and all leathers, at
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$3.60, $4.00 and $6.00
W. A. Watson.
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COURTNEYS
pecial Clearance
Sale
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Misses Sailor Hats and a Lot of
Trimmed Dress Hats Begins Mon
day June 11th in our Mil
linery Department.
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.Notwithstanding this has been the best season we
ever had, still we have too many Hats of some kiuds
that must be sold. 'ote the bijr reductions and great
Bargains to close out these lots:
Ladies Stylish Ready-to-wear Hats were cheap at
$1.50 now 1.15, Ladies Stylish Ready-to-wear Hats,
were cheap at $1.75 now $1.23 and 1.33, Ladies fine
Keady-to-wear Hats, good values at $2.00 and J2.25
all going this sale at $1.50, Misses White Trimmed
Sailor Hats, wereoc now 50c, Misses White Trimmed
Sailor Hats, were 85c now 65c.
We can show you the larg
est and cheapest line of Trim
med Dress Hats and untrim
med Hats to select from.
Don't Miss this Bargain Sale.
Some of The
You should exert the
greatest care in your
selection of your refrif
erator. First, the
whole family is at stake
in an uncleanable, un
sanitary refrigerator.
Then, the box having
the perfect circulation
that ours has, and one
built along scientific
lines is certain to cut
your ice bill in half.
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in Kentucky, Alabama and Geor