The Kings Mountain Herald
Vol 12
Kings Mountain. N. C. Thursday, April 29. 1915.
No. 12
G. G. PAGE, Editor and Owner
PRINCIPLE FIRST
SI. A YEAIi in ADVANCE
41
T&i fags Moun
tain Wholly in Cieve
land County
At an election held here last
Saturday to determine the future
boundary line between the coun
ties of Cleveiand and Gaston
placing the town of Kings Mount
ain wholly in either Cleveland
or Gaston it was decided by a
majority of 71 votes in favor of
Cleveland county. The voting
began ear!y in the morning and
continued with enthusiam until
ihmii.l Tt, ws the most
hotly contested election ever
held in this town. Both sides
were hopeful throughout It .was
known before the polls closed
' that the balance was contains'.d
in the folded ballots and nobody
was certain how it had gone un
til the count was made.
Out of a total registration of
(124 009 votes were cant, 341 for
Cleveland and 270 for Gaston
giving a majority for Cleveland
of 71 votes. Thoi e were thirteen
square miles of territory in tran
sit, 0 in Gaston county and 7 in
Cleveland county. The voters in
Gas'.on county numbered 214 who
voted at the Dilling Mill in the
ratio of 178 for Gaston and iili
for Cleveland. The voters in the
Cleveland territory voted at the
city hail. They numbered 307
and the vote -'stood' 305 for Cleve
land and 92 for Gaston. There
were about fifteen who didn't,
vote, ten in Cleveland t rritory
and five in Gaston.
The new boundary line be
tween the two counties instead
ot running with the old Burke
road through the town of Kings
Mountain as formerly now runs
as follows; the old county line
t) a stone on the County-line
road from Kings Mountain to-
, Cherryville'. the corner of No. ,4
and No. 5 Towships of Cleveland
County, near Ebereezev Church,
and running thence S. P" E. 156.
50 chains to a stone near James
Payne's residence in Gaston
County ; thenee 8. 5 W. 444.00
chains to a stone on top of
Mountain; thence S. 10 W.' 110.00
' chains to a stone whe-o the pres
ent county line between Gaston
' and Cleveland counties intersects
the South Carolina line. This in-
' eludes about six square miles of
: Gaston county.
Cleveland county is bonded to
build a sand-clay and macadam
joad on .the old County Line
road from the South Carolina
; line to a point about four 'miles
beyond Ebenezer church and an-
'other piece of road a mile
or
more in length
known as the
" Clover road in accordance with
resolutions passed by the county
l commissioners : provided the
v election, was favorable V Cleve-
land. The formal transfer of the
. territory will be made on Dec-,
ember first 1916.
GOOD NEGROES
j. J. Shehan, a railroad con
tractor of Pamplin, Va., left here
Friday with fif teeen colored men
for his' works there. Mr. Shehan
stated to the Herald roan that
:'Jt Kings Mountaiu and Gastonia-
'.darkles -were the best he had
ever worked. Hrs been work
ing tbem far selW'Av years. He
stated that tfak.'jwere smart,
- peaceable and serftthoir' money
home. : k ' ' - - .
Kings Mountain
Presbyterial
(Shelby Star)
, Mrs. Geoi'ge V. Patterson of
j Kings Mountaiu ably and accept
1 ably president with Mrs, C. E
I leister of Kings Mountain s
efficient secretary for Kings
Mountain Presbyterial, which
embraces the counties of Cleve
land, Lincoln, Gaston, Folic and
Ruuierford. ''.'.-'
The meeting of the Presbyter
ian ladies began in Shelby Mon
day night an 1 terminated Wed
nesday at noon and was a grand
success. They discussed Missions
hone and foreign. Orphanage
and kindred subjects for the
spiritual uplift, and fifty lady
delegatesi of whom 37 came a ia
train and other in cars, were
hospitabiy entertained.
Miss Julia Smith's (of Ashe
ville) address oil Home Missions
was a rich intellectual treat and
conducive to this cause. She was
highly complimented. A mission
ary" Africa, gave aest to the de-;
liberations and Dr.. Bennett ot
Atlanta and Rev. H. H. Sweets
of Ky. gave splendid addresses.
The following -officers wore el
ected for the fcnsuingyear at the
close of die meeting.
President; Miss Clara Patrick
of Lowell who will preside at the
next annual meeting to be held
at Dallas.
Vice Pres; Mrs, L. R.. LaFare
of Gastonia, Sec; Mrs. S A.
Robinson of Gastonia;. Sec. of
Literature, Mrs, E. W. Barns
of Kings Mountain,
INVENTS PLOW
Mr. Robert Hayne, a Lincoln
county citizen, has invented and
built a piow that will tear up a
4 foot furrow. He was In town
Wednesday taking one of these
plows out to the farm of Mr.
Thos. J. Kamseur, where it was
put to work preparing the soil
for planting..
The ' invention is something
new . in this line. I wenty-four
rotating bull tongues are attach
ed to a .revolving staft. The
power for operating this olow is
furnished by a gas engine tract
or, of 20 horse powtr, using kero
sene oil fuel. Mr. Hrynes esti-
mates that it takes 5 gallons of
oil per acre to operate the plow,
With this outfit 4 acres o ground
may be covered in a, dayr taking
a furrow 4 feet wide. It is also
a subsoiler, plowing 12 to 14
inches deep. Those who have
seen this plow at work say that
it tears up the ground at a live-.
l,y rate, thoroughly pulverizing
and that on one occasion a' small
stump was taken up by the roots,
though this is not its strong suit.
Mr. Thos. J. Ramseur is owner
of tie one referred to above. Mr.
Haynes purposes to build more
if this one continues to give sat
isfaction, and he sees no reason
why it will not. : 4
, Misses Annie McMillan , and
Susan White of Gastonia visited
relatives hero Thursday and
Fntbij. . ,
225 MILE ROAD
ASHEVILLE COLUMBIA
A. C. McCarter, road super
visor for Kings Mountain town
ship York County, S. C, was in
town Monday ana informed us
that his people were going to
build about three miles of 30 foot
sand-clay road connecting the
York vi lie road and the one to be
built on the old county line by
Cleveland county. These two
pieces of rond will conneet a
general highway of 225 miles
from Aslieviile, X. C. to CoJuui
bia, S. C.
EDITORS MEET
Tho North Carolina Press As
sociation will meet this year at
Montreal July first and Second.
A special excursion will bo run
to Mt. Mitehel during the s.s-
sion. Tins bids fair to be one of
the most interesting meetings
and outings that the editors of
the state have had-. The sssoci-
ition met" last year at Wrights-
ville Beach and was very much
enjoyed' by a Ik There is one ad
vantage this year over last.
There is less chance of drowing
and as your sinful scribe came
so near losing both halves Inst
year he is indeed proud of this
fact.
The Baraci Book of Numbers.
At tl No th Carolina Baraca-
Philathe.t convention wnich wps
held in Raleigh the last of this
week tho following were present
ed: The number of class organ
izations in different denomina
tions in the slate is approxi
mately as follows, Dot including
Junior Baraca and Philathea
classes-::'
BAUaCA, Baptists, 400; Meth
odist, 227; Presbvterian, 42:
Methodist Protestant, 3a; Chris
tian,. 5; Moravian, 10; Friends, 8
Reformed, 7;.Luthran, 5; Union
19.
PHILATHEA, Baptists. 454;
Methodist, 245: Presbyterian, 50;
Methodist Protestant, 35: Chris
tian, 25 Lutheran, 15:. Union, 15:
.Friends, 10; Reformed, 5. Inclu
ding Junior,, Organizations, there
are something oven eighteen
hundred in the stats.
In. the 845 Baptist Baraca and
Philathea classes there are. en
rolled, we hear,, no less than fifty
thousand young men and young
women.
AUCTION SALE
The auction sale of the Alex..
N. Harmon land last Thursday
went off well-There was asplend
id crowd on the grounds and
plenty of bidders were in evi
dence. Mr, Hatcher Webb of
Shelby was the auctioneer and.
although he was very hoarse
conducted his sale in. fine shape
and with dispatch. The property
had been divided into blocks and
sub-divided into lot It was first
sbld in lots and then the blocks
put up for a better bid. In each.
case the price by blocks was
the highest and accepted.
It was ifeared that coming
right in the lap of the- election
as it did that the sale would not
be a success. But tlve property.
was first-class and well adver-
tised and sold well.
The property was sola
division among the heirs..
for
E. B. Arrowood made a bui.
REV. PAYSEDS
DIED AT GAFFKEY
Rev. C. W. Pnyseur of Gaff-
ney, . (J. was buried at (as
tonia Sunduy. Mr. Payseur is
well known as a minister in the
Baptist church. Ho was a native
of Gaston county, und married
a sister of the' late Mrs. I) E.
Vippermau. nee Miss llurliy of
Gastonia.
BRAXEFIELD
Mr. James Braekfiold.
a eon
April
federate veteran, died
19.li. at the age of 10 yer
was buried at Elbethi
s. He
I the
funeral being conducted
by
Rev. E. O. Cole.
These fair sons of the south
land continue to fall. The
tanks are steadily thinning. Ere
long the bugle will cease her
blowing and the v will all be
gathered home.
MRS. PUTNAM
Mrs. Will Putnam of B"ssemer
City was buried here Sunday
afternoon. She had been in
lingering health for several
months and the cue' was not
Miexpected by her fi lends.
While Mr. Putnmaii is yet a
comparatively young '"an this is
the secoud wife which lie has
lost.
Deceased was the daughter of
Mr. Frank Smith and a neicn of
Mrs. Levi Keynolds 'of this
p:ac !.
CARD THANKS
We wish to-thank throngh
the medium of The Herald all
our neighbors and friends who
showed, us their iove and
sympathy by many kind help
ful deeds during the last sick
nesu and death of our dear
husband and fatliet.
Mrs. Nancy Brakefield
(and children.)
For Mayor.
I hereby anliounte myself u
candidate for mayor of Kings
Mountain and will appreciate the
support of my friends.
Respectfully,
J. J. Ray.
SEND IN LISTS
Let every choir expecting to
participate in ttu? inusic at th
Union. Sunday School Singing
Convention to be neld in- the
FiHt Baptist -church here the
fifth. Sunday in May arrange
their program and send them in.
Remember too that member
ship in this convention is not
confined to the few choirs which
have been taking" part but every
choir of whatever denomination
within the bounds of the Kins
Mountain Baptist Association on
this side of Buffalo creek includ
ing Antioch church are eligible
and are invited to join. All that
is necessary for any choir to be
admitted is to send in a list of
the songs they wish to use some
time during the first week of
May..- "';:' : : " - "
Hon.. E. Y. Webb is expected
to speak at eleven o'clock and
altogether the convention bids
fair for. trie best yet,.
Misses Quinnie Barrett and
Mae Pearson and M. B. Barrett
wcut.li Spartanburg Pridav..
W. T.BradforaTfr
kes His Life Friday
An Echo From
Montgomery
(Troy Montgomcrian)
The Anti-fug Law.
(By Rev .!. M. Page.) 1
As I was asked by t ie super j
inleudeiit of tin; Anti-Saloon I
Leairne. the organization that!
represents .the Churches and
Sundav schools and all real
temperance people in
the Si ate
to look a'.ter its interest in
Montgomery Comity, there aririVU-
a few things that I want to say. ) Mr, Bradford had sat down on
1. The people of North Ciiro
iina said in 1 'JO that, they want
ed prohibition. They spoke with
Tliev sno'e with
the emphasis of rourt.v-four
thousand majority. This no man
could have failed to understand
When the law thus enacted went
uto effect many of the liquor
dealers went to Virginia and
Florida end continued to defy
the people ..ho had put them out
of business in l.orth Carolina.
Thus thousands of dollars were
sucked out of the business- ol
this state and sent over to enrich
other States. In the trail of tbis
business were left paupers, in
sane, idiots and criminal for us
to take Care of with no revenue
to pay the expenses. The peo
ple wanted to sl l this unlair
oasiuess, but coul ' not, on ac
count of the inters -ate commerce
laws. Then Web') bill was pass
ed by the national congiess giv
iiisi the states the authority to
stop the shipping of liquor into
their territory. The Anti-Saloon
League then took up the matter
with full confidence that no Leg
islature would fail to carry
out the expressed will of the
people. ,
2. In this legislature there has
been discovered a fact that but
few people had thought of and
baldly any of us had given due
consideration, that is that there
are a large number cf prohibition
politicions that aro willing to
stand with the, forces of right
eousness in getting liquor out of
the way of the poor white man
and negro so long as there is
provision for them to get their
owi craving appetite satisfied.
The law which the people de
manded would have cut the sen.
ator3 and that class of ociety
tipplers who feel that they are
superior, beings to-the most of
us.out of their favorite beverage
The senators were willing to risk
their political heads rather than
defy their craving appetites.
Thank God there were some
noble men in the Senate, who
were not in this class, but they
stood like the prophets -of old for
righteousness and sobriety and
against wickedness iu high
places.
3, Was not the amendment
tacked oi in the Senate an effort
to let the people sav what tliev
wanted? No. It was a subter
fuge hatched out in the "u igeon
of darkness to defeat the bill
which the psople demanded, andj
you know how it did it. The
real test between the forces of
darkness and the forces of rght
cousness on this amendment
and strange to say tho senator
from Montgomery voted with
the liquor crowd.
(Continued. on back nage)
The saddest thing to occur in
I Kings Mountain in many a day
was lhe suicide last Friday night
J of Mr. W. T. Read ford at his
home in the north side of town.
About nine o'clock a pistol shot
; was heard at the wood shed in
, the yard at t li Bradford Jiome.
A few iiiiiintis later Mrs. Brad
i lord went to the shed to get co il'
j mid found the body of her bus-
band in a sitting posture over in
the corner ot the she I. one im
mediately gave the -ilarm and
neighbors rushed in. J. A. II ir
" on, wno nves nisi across the
t-i'-eei wan me nrst, man lo ur-
I the. ground in the corner of the
land with a revolver in his right
1 M m a uu"ei Through Ills
brain which .resulted in instant
death. The bullet entered about
two inches above the riijht ear
and seemed to range a iittle
downward. A bottle of carbolic
acid unopened was present also.
Two notes were found in his
pocket, one addressed tohiswifn
and the other to Mr. I". S.
Plonk, his employer. Tho con
tents of ne ther note have been
given out for publication but'
Mrs. Bradford told tho Herald
man that ! e assigned trouble
over theconuty line election held
here Saturday as the cause of
the act.
Mr. Bradford was 'up town af
ter supper and showed no un
usual demeanor and nobody sus
pected anything out of the or
dinary. He never went home
again except to the wood shed in
the yard. It is supposed that lie
went from town oack to his office
at the Phenix Mill where ho was
employed as bookkeeper and
that there he wrote the letters.
Mrs. Bradford's note was written
with a pencil Mid Mr. Plonk's
with a typewriter and a copy
enclosed with Mrs. Bradford's.
Deceased was a nativo of Le
noir, N. C. Ho ctme to this town
some 22 or 2li years ago and
worued ns agent for tho SouMi
ern. Ho grow in the estimation
of tho people and was later elect-,
ed maj or of the town. For the
past eight or ten wvr he had
been (yp.nectejil'witii the various
cotton Vnlls il. the town as book
keeperland at the lime of his
death was bookkeeper for the
Phemx.
Mr. Bradford was uf his 57th
year. In lbi5 lie was married to
Miss Eliza Black, daughter of
Thomas Black, one of Clevo
land's foremost farmers who
lives about two miles west of
town. To this unioii were born
eight children, seven of whom
with the widow survive.
Deceased is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Eliza Black Brad
ford, and the following children:
Charlie, Tom, Sarah, Mary, Vir
ginia, John and Rebecca, all of
whom were yet at home, and a
a half brother, Wi'liam Bradford,
of Gner, S. C.
That Mr. Bradford had a:i
exceptionally wide circle of
friends was evinced by the great
concourse of people who attend
ed the funeral and burial Sun.
Axy morning. The funeral was
conducted from : the homo at'
ten o'clock by Rev. G. L. Kerr,
Pastor of tho A. R: P. church,,
interment following in tho
family plot in the city cemetery
. 1 Cont'd on back page
kip to jicsseuiiir City Friday.
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