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j IlocaL [ HAPPENINGS Miss Marie Wagoner is out of the bank this week with flu. Mr. Coy E. Mabe, of Prospect Hill, was in Sparta Saturday on business. Robert Taylor, of Laurel Springs, returned to Boone last'week. Robert Story, of White Pine, Tenn., spent the week-end in Sparta. Miss Marie Shores and Sam Rich ardson spent Tuesday in Boone. Mrs. Nannie Edwards, of Glade Valley is real sick with pneumonia. Mrs. Eugene Transou entered the hospital at Winston-Salem last week for treatment. Miss Lila Poole, of Irdependence, Va., spent the week-end with Miss Maggie Osborne. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shores and Mrs. P. L. Choate visited in Salis bury Monday. W. H. Phipps, of Mouth-of-Wilson, Va., spent a few days in Sparta this week with relatives. Miss Grace Gilham is spending this week with her grandparents at Mouth-of-Wilson, Va. Little Billie Gambill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Gambill, is re covering from a recent illness. Mrs. R. A. Doughton, of Raleigh, spent the week-end in Sparta, re , turning to Raleigh Monday.' s. FOR SALE-^Good pair of heavy mules. Age right. Work anywhere. John Choate, Sparta. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Phipps have moved into their new home on Main street. Wade Choate had the misfortune to get his arm broken Wednesday while playing at school. Mr. Ervin D. Stevens, of Holly Springs, was a visitor in Sparta last Saturday. The family of Superintendent J. M. Cheek have been ill with flu this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Doughton, of Statesville spent the week-end In Sparta. Mrs. Jp,e Woodruff, of Doughton, is spending solme time with relatives in Sparta. Misses Thelma Osborne and Hazel Jarvis returned to Boone last week to enter their duties in school after spending a few .days with their par ents. Announcement has been made of the marriage of Breece Caudill to Miss Georgia Taylor, of Laurel Springs. The marriage took place last August and has been kept a secret until recently. Those out-of-town attending the funeral of Col. Hackler Monday, were: Mrs. Mattie Hardin and daughter, of Roanoke, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Cornett, of Corner’s Rock, Va.; Dr. and Mrs, H. T. Smith and Edgar Phipps, of In dependence, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. R. B. Harrell, of Elkin; G. D. Brown and family, of Galax, Va. Old House In Wilkes County Reminder of Famous Siamese Twins North Wilkesboro—A weather beaten house five miles north of this town stands as a forlorn monu ment to the day romance led P. T. Barnum’s “original Siamese twins” to the backwoods for wedlock with the Yates sisters. The girls were reared there and just as they reached maturity, along came the twins to woo and wed them in the ancestral home. There is nothing to distinguish it from any number of like dwellings in the community and few, save the old residents, are aware the oriental circus freaks, weary of world tours and public curiosity found it the focus of domesticity'with rural mai dens. The brothers were famous the world over because they were joined together at the breast bones. What Ted them to settle down as farmers in a primitive country was some thing their neighbors never fully understood. Being orientals, they didn’t go to a great ,deal of trouble explaining but they did let the word get out that they had saved $80, 000 and desired quietude far from Barnum’s spangles. The mountaineers liked them from the start. They were indus trious, rigidly honest -and showed a liking for neighborhood contacts. Hitherto they had no names ex cept.Chang and Eng. Such brevity seemed a bit out of keeping for Atherican citizens by virtue of nat uralization,” so the state legislature remedied matters by authorizing k them to adopt the surname of Bun ' There are still a tew aged people ; Wilkes county who remember nothing of their domestic life af their marriage to Sarah and Ade Mannish For Sport Mannish wear is getting the call for sport and in-about wear - this spring. Lillian Harvey of Germany, here for screen work, wore this suit with sweater upon her arrival in the United States. laide Yates in 1843. They went in for farming in a big way and owned many slaves. Children were born to the wife of each and for a time the two families lived as one household. After a while domtstic complica tions arose, so Chang and Eng es tablished two domiciles, alternately spending half of the week in one and half in the other. Finally they moved to the neigh boring county of Surry and bought farms near Mount Airy. Emancipa tion of the slaves just about ruined them financially and they were forced to quit their rural retreats for a time and and go back to pub lic exhibitions. En^oute home from Liverpool, England, in August, 1870, Chang suffered a paralytic stroke. {le never regained his health but he lingered for four years. The night of January 16, 1874. he died of a celebral clot. The shock of waking to find his brother dead proved too much for Eng’s feeble heart and he, too, died abou,t two hours later. Many of their descendants still reside in Wilkes and Surry coun ties. Total Of 7,124 Were Arrested In December A total of 7,124 motorists were stopped in December by members of the state highway patrol for inspec tions or violations of the road laws, Captain Charles D. Farmer reported Tuesday. Of this number 454 were arrested 438 being found guilty. More than $5,000 ?n fines and 83,806.70 in costs were paid by those convicted. Vicious Rooster Spurs Mrs. Burch Mrs. Duella Burch, of Jonesville, was painfully injured Sunday morn ing at her home when spurred by a rooster, the property of a neighbor. The rooster was said to have spurred Mrs. Burch in both legs, in one instance the spur penetratng the 'flesh for a depth of nearly an inch. NINE HURT IN WRECK Three persons were sent to hos pitals, six others were less serious ly hurt and one man was jailed af ter four auto wrecks in Davie county during the past week-end. A Grand Champion A single-comb white leghorn rooster, owned by Dr. E. L. Denison, of Chicago, won the grand cham pionship at the New York Poultry show in which 3,000 birds competed. Miss Alice Rhinehart posed the champ for this photo. NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND North Carolina Alleghany County. In the Superior Court Before the . Clerk. Mack Maxwell, Plaintiff, vs. Cleve Maxwell, et al Defendants. Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of certain special proceedings instituted in the anove court entitled as above wherein the undersigned commissioner was appointed to sell the land hereinafter set out, I will at one o’clock P. M., Monday, Febru ary 6, 1933, offer for sale at public auction at the courthouse, the fol lowing described land: That certain tract or parcel of land in Prathers Creek Township, known as Lot No. 2, which formed a part of the Toni Maxwell land and which was partitioned under an order of the Superior Court of said county and state, dated May 25, 1928, in an action entitled Gaston Maxwell, vs, Mack Maxwell, et al, and further described as follows: Beginning on an oak stump, Jones’ corner. South 2 west 37 poles to a locust in the fence. South 70% East 39 poles to a stake, corner Lot No. 3 and No. G: North 33 3-4 East 26 poles to a stake, corner Lot No. 8; South ,60% East 5 poles to stake corner Lot No. 1; South 49 West 6 poles with fence: South 60 West 26% poles with fence: South 70 W’est 13 poles with fence; South 61 W’est 8 poles with fence: South 25% W’est 6 poles with fence ,to the beginning, contain ing 19 % acres more or less. Terms of Sale: Cash. This Jan. 16, 1933. GEORGE CHEEK, Commissioner. NOTICE OP SALE OP LAND North Carolina Alleghany County. ' In the Superior Court Before the Clerk. Mack Maxwell, Plaintiff, vs. Cleve Maxwell, Ellen McMillan, et al. Defendants. Notice Is hereby given that by virtue of certain special proceed ings instituted in the above court entitled as above, wherein the under signed commissioner was appointed to sell the land hereinafter set out, I will at One o’clock P. M., Monday, February 6, 1933, at the court house, Sparta, N. C., offer for sale at public auction, the following des cribed real property: That certain tract or parcel of land in Prathers Creek Township known as lots 4 and 7, which formed a part of the Tom Maxwell land whicli was partitioned under order of the Superior Court of Alle ghany County, dated May 25, 1928, in an action entitled Gaston Maxwell vs. Mack Maxwell, et al., and furth er described as follows: Lot 4, Be ginning on a chestnut, Gaston Max well’s corner, soyth 4 % East 59 poles to a stake: Sputh 57 West 1 pole to a stake; South 30, East 10 4-5 poles to, a stake; South 89 East'14% poles to a stake in fence; North 1 East 7 8V2 poles to a stake in Gaston Maxwell’s line; South 73 West 25 % poles to the beginning— containing 9 1-3 acres, more or less; and LOT No. 7; Beginning on a lo cust corner, lots 3 and 8, South 8 East 7 4 poles to a stake in R. Wr. Hall's line; South 35% East 22.1-4 poles to a chestnut, R. W. Hall's corner: North 52% East 15 polds to a chestnut oak; North 21% East 18 % poles to a stake in j fence; North 30 West 71 poles to a stake in fencg; North 86% West 10 poles to the beginning, containing 11 86-100th acres, more or less. Terms of Sale: Cash. This January 16, 1933. GEORGE CHEEK, Commissioner. ILLUSION: One of Houdini's most spectacular escape feats was performed with a huge milk can filled with water. He invited persons of the audience to bring padlocks and lock him into the can. He got into the can, the lid was .put on and fastened with several padlocks. A screen was placed in front of the can. Assistants stood by with stop watchesand fire axes to save him from drowning after a certain time. About a minute later, the screen was removed, Houdini was seen panting and dripping... the padlocks remaining intact! EXPLANATION: The usual method of escaping from a milk can is as follows: The lid of the can is apparently secure ly padlocked to the lower portion, but actually the metal band to which the staples are attached is the top of a short inner lining. The performer, after being locked into the can, pushes the lid upward with his head and the short inner lining is forced out of place, permitting his escape. The screen is then removed. KEPT FRESH IN THE WELDED HUMIDOR PACK CwjtUU. 1933. B. J. Bejnoldi Tobacco Computt _JVO TRICKS .. JUST COSTLIER TOR ACC OS XI A MiTCHIKt BLIND Its teat to be J^ooiee . ..it's more teat to &voiv What exciting magic there is in cigarette advertising! Let’s look at one of its greatest illusions ...that cigarettes can be mysteriously given superior " flavor." thi explanation! Just three factors con trol the flavor of a cigarette.The addition of artificial flavoring...the blending of various tobaccos...and the quality of the tobaccos themselves. 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