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Kings Mountain, N. C Thursday, December 3, 1914.
N. 45
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Vol 11
NEXTSONDAY
CORN CRACKER
LONG CREEK
THE PRESS
THE VALLEY
SEEN FROM THE PULPIT
AND SHAD'W OF DEATH
CCMES INTO PRINT
THANKSGIVING DAY
SINGING CONVENTION
HAS FLOURISHING TIME
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.erald
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Wale the soason of Thanksgiving
, brought a message of gratitude it '
.' afeo brooght Its sorrows.
The mortality list was greatly
welled la our burn during
Thanksgiving week. While many
- wei'rf returning thanks for the
good things of life during the
past year many others were
found la grief over departed
friends.
Toseph Eugene McDanlel
Joseph Eugene McDaniel, the
three-year old son of Mr. and
Mrs. W, D. McDaniel, died of
Laryngitis Tuesday afternoo r,
November 24, at 3 o'clock and
was buried at Bethlehem Wed
nesday at three P. M. Rev. J. R.
Miller conducted the funeral.
Mrs. Jno. W. Blays
Mrs. Mays, wife Jno. W. Mays
who lives on the Carroll place
near town died Wednesday morn
Ing November 25 at 2 A. M. and
was buried at Pleasant Hill Bap
tist Church, of which she was a
member, Thursday. Rev. J. R.
Miller conducted the funeral.
Mrs.1" Harvey Mode
Mrs Mode, wife of our towns
man H O. Mode, died at their
tioiiu' on corner of King and
Pii'plliont Streets, at seven o'cloi;
Wednesday' morning .November
25. Mrs- 'Mode had been, in 1iri
ring health ior-wwwal wk-Ks.
, She leaves a husband mid a little
brnv Hie f uuiai U' "lil'i
hv Rev J. K Miller Thurs
-.afternoon and ihtrmut ; lo
. (,d in tin- city U-weiery
day
O.sliiun Chnd
Ciw oia son ot Mr and
;.' V. L. OaHllion'of the.Pfienix
Tin
Mi-
village' died ol aodiixiii-ion Wed
nesday Kov.MtilM'.r 25th.. He was
ep tins; some old neld corn Hint
liit t been pur-.lied when vii Ki-ain
lodged in tl.' iii ' i v'i'h i
ulted in (lentil in less .than thirty
miiiiit.es. Rev, U- 0. Co.le'eo.idnc
ted the fuoBPalATiiMi-sday -bftftir-.
noon and the . rerfmins' were laid
torc:-t in the city l;emeter.y. .
Giinc fc.mii y
Mr. Uainos Kiinvsey lute p'
Kings Momitam died at his borne
.in Oastouia Tuesday 'nuiht .No'v
: cmU-r ;M and the -remains. wei
-brought here' Jcir 17ui'ial'Inirs.
dcH' Deeeiised whs ft. lih.llbrothei
ho Hill Ramsey at tne lioni ie Mill
' and Mis. K. A. Seotto'i kiiilro.'ul
Avenue.
Gray Sloop
:y:-j:VGray;Sloop ot Mooves'Villej N.
C- known all over the nation ax
y;;a,rt exbet't motpi-cycJi. ;t,' was dash
ed to deiitU near Savwinah C.,
on Thanksgiving day while par .
f, ityiuatir g i n ,the JV auiierbilt cu I'
', rfi--i-fo lost control of his . ma
-rtft And it, d,ihhed over t n em
.: Jhklnent'. and., collided with -a
. tree resulting 'an: instant; death
of SWif . ,
V... LA. Wig tlt'f
stoma. CIrretie )
Vi- Toi-ience A very. Va staff,
awtllitmwn ouniz Casfonian
died at tlie homu ot his brother-
in law Mr.' J O. White, Tues-
. a niiibt at 10:40 o'clock follow
i ing along and tedious illness from
' tuberculosis. The end was not on
,.toi nu bn lisd bean Ji. a
J critical condition for seveial days
' V -. -i ,i, l ... ...m Kn a ntat
Sr of bat a short time. -,.,.;,
The Singing Convention that was set
for last Sunday at Bethlehem to
..'- be held next Sunday
The Singing Convention which
was to have bee-i held at Bethle
hem last Sunday was postponed
on account of the bad weather
until next Sunday December 6th.
The morning was raw and rainy
and Secretary 0. P. Gardner
communicated by telephone
with all whom he could reach
and it was decided to postpone
the matte, a week.
Local Wireless Receiving Station. .
(Cleveland Star)
Manager W. G. Soakeof local
telephone exchange is rigging
up a wireless receiving station
in Shelbv as a sort of local curi
osity and experiment and tocat h
the time of the day as It is flash
ed through the air. The aerial
wire will be on the city water
tank, 170 feet high. Transmiss
ion wires will be extended to
the telephone exchange where
the receiving instruments will e
rected. Of course it will be im
possible to dispatch mcrsages aR
as high powered generators and
other expensive apparatus are
necps a 'v. The station will be in
jpcuuse it will pick up many tries-
flashed through the air., ..
' Caldwell Hay nes
Mr: B. P. Caldwell of Kinstoti
N 0 on November 24th. led to
ivmwis .0.1 tar Mwn Virginia
I dun-, ol CI'ffMi'c Til" 'uide
is the daughter of R. K. Hay
.ie of (Jlnlside. Tins couple was
v-h-V popular and quite a swell
: :iir was ui.iue ot mo weuuiu.;.
:. Holt
p.-iif MaD.iu Hi -J Ho! I , one. of
ihe'.prinoipals pt Oak.-Ridire.' Iri
slitiite died al his home at Mali
Ridge last week aged SO. He h;ui
boi n ill lor many months 1 roin
ronic heart disease and Itriithls
disease.- He wns one in uie- inosi
hrilHant orlm-at-ir tin. state Jias
prod iced. Together with his bro
ther, Prof. J. A Hen Holt, he had
bn 1 im an in -.t tntton ot grea:
oow.-r in t!i3 state. Ho was pies
idout of the directors of the State
School for the deaf and Dumb at
Mo ftinton. '
Laws .
Di .-liam. Nov. 2iJ. John -Laws
tbe register of deeds of Orange
county . H Vt iTs of aaa and the
oldest living -elective offiei.il in
the. United States, died at his
home, in Hillsboro this morning
at five o'clock. :
Mt T,!iw has been reL'lHter of
deeds of Orange county for sixty
four vears having held this office
ontiimously.for tills great length
ot tune. - -i j .- ;
He was man ied tivre The last
iim, bo was married he was b(;
vcarsold and. tnci-e are two chil
dren by 'this marrs?e snrvivirg
The.'-e w'iln two Other children
ar-d the second wife stjryivo. .
These . Deouie were all. Wfcll
known and popular and hosts of
acquaintances will join with r,sla
tiv! 4td.Jrtond in j,m oar
boars of gr.ef indeed the last
onemvthat shall ba" destroyed
has reaped a. Dountifnl .harvest
during this Thanksgiving season;
ond trnlv. too. it is a season-of
mingled joj s and sorrows.
Many Couples of popular young people
unite ior better or worse here
and elsewhere.
Hudgens Jackson.
A marriage of unusual interest
was that of Thursday morning
when Miss Annie Jackson be
came the wife of Mr. Kelly Hud
gens of Peizer, 8. C, .
Althoueh this marriage had been
expected for sometime, it linally
came as a surprise, being kept
from the nearest friend until a
short time before tin- hour for
the ceremony arrived.
The bride dressed in a becom
incr crreen cioth suit with hat
and gloves to match entered the
parlor on the arm of the groom
to the strains Lohengrins
wedding march played by Mrs.
Hunter Patterson. 'Traumeri"
nrna nlaved while the ceremony
was impressively performed by
Rev. M. B. Clegg who for some
time has been a close friend of
tne bride's family.
The marriaee took .place be
fore a huge bank of f-rnsapd
white chrysanthemums.
The lovely white mantle and
chandelier being draped w -th
asparagus ferns.
After the ceremony tbe bridnl
party were urshered inte tne
dinning room wh'ch was a scene
of rare peauty wit its decora
tions of . white and green.
The table was covered in
snowvdamnsk. FeRtoons of aspa
ragus ferns were, bvonsbt
from tlie chandelier to the lour
corners of ihe table, the center
pice bei cia a large white cake
on a bed of ferns.
Mrs. Richpr and Miss Spencer
served a delicious salad couif e
followed by mints. The bride's
cake was tlieri, cut, Mr. Tucker
obtained the thimble and in a
pleasing mftnner presented it to
tiie bride, The ring fell to Mips
Spencer; thedinte to M -s. Tuck
er and the button to Mr. Clegg.
The bride is a yonng lady or
nf mn n v admirable t rates ol
nii id and heart and is so well
known that her tine qualities
need no euiohasis. The groom
is a prominent and well establish
ed business man ot Peizer. S.
The couDle 'eft on No. 87 for
Atlanta. Chattanooga and other
.points. The guests .included only
a few friends and near i'eianives
follows: Rev. and Mrs. ;M. B.
Ciesg and Mrs Hunter .Patter
son of this city, : Mr. and Mrs.
Tucker, of Mt Holly, l, Mr and
M,s. J. K. Dixon, and Mr.
iiad Mrs. Kelly Jackson and
little son, of G-tstonia, Misses
Flora Spencer, Hattie McRae,
Coie Burgess : : and Master
Rohert Dve -of Charlotte, Mr.
Huiige.ns of Spartanburg,
Smith of Gallney, and
Drake of Peer, S.C.
Mr.
Mr.
' ; Dorseyrjamnck
(Cl-Mo'and Jst-ir)
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. C,
K. II.. Raixvr united Miss . Carrie
Belle Hamriok and Mr, John W.
Dorsev in matrimony.. The cere
monv was performed quietlv at
the home of Mr. Raper.:The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
itf K. Hambrieand the ffroom is
a popular 'barber of Shelby. The
coupie is speniing a lew days in
Lincolnton after which they will
return to Shelby to make their
Good rich paragraphs from one who
knows bow to write Historic
sketches
Especially after the kind per
sonal mention in your columns,
I feel that my lines are again
fallen in pleasant places.
Fifteen years since, I was a
meek and lowly pedasrog in
these borders, and found it
the land of historic interest,
romance, and hospitality.
Here is the region, celebrated
in song and story, wiiere tne
brave mountain men from tbe
wilds of the Caroiinas, Keutucky,
Virginia and Tennessee stormed
the hiahts and slew on the
crest the intrepid Ferguson and
subdued his minions.
How, after the sanguinary i
scenes, described by the histo-
ian, the a-ts of peace were not
lass renowned than the victories
of wars, and the wild flowers
and the fruits of labor has risen
over the crushed skeletons-
Here the schoolmaster is abroad,
the hum of tne classic melody
of literature is heard when class
ics are lowly hummed.
Also the whining spindle adds
ds irusic to that of the rolling
spheres; and amid the buzz of
commerce aad the classic melody
o literature is heard the richer
notes of Christian worship. Old
(vin-ri Mountain, the habitation
of beast and wild fowl is classic
and celebrated. Kings Mountain
the abiding place of the muse,
the home of culture acd the
marts of commerce where cap
tains of commerce do most con
(Continued on editorial page)
Buffalo News
orrespohdence ot The Herald.
Cherry ville, N. C. Route 2.
About two hundred enjoyed
theT ian'isgiving service at Buf
falo church last Sunday. Sun
day School at ten, Mr. Bangle
preached at eleven and Mr.
Webofroin Shelby lectured on
missions in the afternoon. The
entire day was spant iu render
ing thanka to God,
On last Friday both teacher
and Duoil laid aside their work
and each took part in cleaning
in and around the school house
wjs Bioared and the gi-ounds
were raked and burned. Each
one went home rejoicing over
the clean school house.
viiaono Marcie Hord, Eliza
Kehdrick. Messrs Loren Hord
and Ralph Sellers were the
ruests of Miss Ferol Hord last
Sunday. ' '
Moare-CMce ;
Mr. .Tames Warren Moore and
Miss Bessie Girce were married
Methodists church at
Mt- Hollv on November 29th.
The contracting parties are
hoth well known and popular.
DorseT-Hamrick ,
(Cleveland Star)
Wednesday afternoon Rev.
O E. M.,Raper united Miss
Carrie Belle Hamrick and Mr.
John W. Dorsey in matrimonj .
The' ceremony was performed
nuietlv at the home of Mr. Rap
er. The bride is the-daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W.. S. Hamrick
a ad the irroom is a popular .bar
ber of Shelby. The couple is
snendinor a few da.va in Lincoln-
ton after which they will retnrn
to Shelby to make their home
An all day interdenominational prog
ram was observed to the delight
of a".
(Bv Rev. C. L. Bragaw)
Home Coming at Long Creek
Ch jrch. This, one of the oldest
churches of our section is situat
ed about three and a half miles
from Kings Mountain and sev
eral of the younger churches
some of these Hearing the century
mark hava been made up largely
from the membership of this
honorable land mark.
For many years Long Creek
Church observed Thanksgiving
Day but for some years past
they have not done so but this
year not only did the Long Creek
people meet at the house of
worship but an invitation was
extended to all of her neighbors
to come to Long Creek that day,
and especially to her sons and
daughters who are making their
homes elsewhere.
The day was ideal for the oc
casion, weather man been able
to control the elements he could
net have Improved on the soft
ai'tumnhaze with just enough
sunshine to take off the gloom:
seemed to have just enough bite
to it to put vim into the boay
and a keen edge on tbe appetite
There was no formal program
but the congregation sang the
old hymns with much fervor ard
the speakers gave us very
helpful and practical talks.
The nastor presided and lead I
devotional exercises while the
Rev. D. E. Vipperman read the
icrinture lesson and prfeached
the sermon. Ho was followed by
the editor of the Herald. Thus
wo had a Drocrram representing
interdenominational effort both
in pulpit and pew.
The pastor in introducing the
speakers stressed tbe the thank
fulness we should all feel that
the church visible though divid
ed into many branches are grow
ing nearer together in a bond of
christia unity and a.-e fighting
satan with .the ardor that has
often boen spent in fighting one
another. , :
Mr. Viooermans theme was
'The constant attitude of thank
fulness.". That above every
nation on. earth .the people of
our iand had cause lor tnanas
giving but we should all the
me show oo -selves thank fur to
God for his love and mercies;
about half the world is at war he
(Cont'd on editorial page.)
REV. E. 6. COLE
See historical sketch on
n four.
pa
Rev. L W, Swope of Shelby Shows
how secular press and pulpit aid
each other.
(Erom The Cleveland Star)
IleV! L. W. Swope's sermon on
"The Pulpit and the Press'
nreiubeH at. tha First, KantisL
Church Sunday morning was an
appreciation of the help which
the good newspapers are giving
to the eniise nf Christianity and
the general betterment of the
people. He declared the press to
be the strongest ally of the pul
pit. His message should go into
every home and in order that
Star readers may get it, we pub
lish the following excerpts:
"The naoers are either mighty
friends, or powerful foes. The
newspapers of today are a great
overhadowing institution. There
is a nothing like it. There is no
thing in its class. No idstitu.tion
enjoys its vogue ahd none wields
its inuflence. Its spell is upon
every one. For the modern man
to be without his newspapers in
the morning is to be in positive
pain. A peculiar indescribable
'goneness' goes with the priva
tion. Nothing Is more irritating
than to have something happen
and not know it. So my desire 19
to show the wonderful opportun
ity of the press ot our day for"
the advancement of human pro
gress and the triumph of justice
and righteousness.
The clean newspaper is a ne'
cessity of our life.
'It is as assential as the school -
or Church.
"As an entertainer, detective'
and educator it is a force with
immeasurable power.
' Now of com se there are news
papers and newspapers.
"Tnere have been some very
saffron hued affairs that have a
roused the Indignation of many.
These of the vividly yellow va
rlety have drawn down upon
themselves the condemnation of
the conscientious, high minded
reading public and jnBtly so. None
of us is so devoid of good bearing
as to need have tbe news scream
ed at us by the horse Voice, irt
the lud yellow clothes in which
it is togged up. We still have a
fondness for facts and object to
having something else palmed ;
off on. us.
'Wa abhor the ghastly endea
vors of the makers of comic sup-
plementr Neither do we refer-to -i-
tha Sunday newspapers. Lt ns
be honest. The Sunday papnr
is simply the daily paper thrust
into Sunday, published seven
davs in the week instead of six
and unchanged as to its charac
terneither revised norrefomed
and certainly neither sanctified
nor glorified. '
'Whan tha newspaper first ap-
naared on Sunday it changed its
clothes a little. But the wolf soon
cot tire! of trying to look like a
sheep and now this wolf enter
Sunday as a star wolf, pure ana
simple. Thpre is no difference be
tween the Saturday and Sunday
paiers ex' eot as to magnitude
It Is a great Mosaic, containing
a conglomeration of all sorts of :
materials pertaining to , 'The
world, flesb and the devil.' It is ,
a vast sheet of information, moch ;
nf mMrh Is not unwholesome but
all of it secular and worldly, and ,
very much of it vicious and per ?
nicious. ; : '
"So it is not to these three .
(Cont'd oh back pgge) ; ,
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