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sivi Vol 12 : 4 Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, Juno 17. 1915. No. ID G. G. PAGE, Editor and Owner '-.... ' . . PRINCIPLE FIRST . . ... $1. A YEAli in ADVANCB GASTON FAIR HAIL STORM i - - WEST OF SHELBY AT GRACE CH. LITTLE TOWNS! PERSONALS CHILD DIED -E THIS FALL CHILDREN'S DAY MAKE IMPROVEMENT MATTERS OF INTEREST FAIRY FERGUSON' Clumber of Commerce plan for a big (air this (all. Gastonia, June 4, At a joint meeting Wednesday night of the agricultural committee of the chamber ol commerce, .nd Mr W. L. Rankin, president ot the Live Stock Association, it was decided to have a county fuir. and to submit a report of the meetinK to the board of director:) of the chamber of commerce, re questing that a county fair be held either in September or Oct ober of this year. The idea was most favorably received, and will be ot wide in terest through ou t Gaston county os it is a subject that has already been much discussed. A committee is out looking for grounds for the fair. And when a suitable location Is found there will be a joint meeting of the Agricultural committee and the board of directors to decide the final details of the fair. The ground is to be leased for five "i years. For thisear t"io exhibits will; bu shown under tents, princi- pally, with perhaps, one or more permanen! buildings, and the exhibits will consist of live stock chickens, canning clubs and a , tuanjfacturera exhibit that will be hard to excel. Also a midway that will have many new attract ions combined with those of the Old, that will delight the hearts of Voung and o.d. 1 he G iston county fair, as it will be known, is under the di rection of the chamber of com merce entirely and already proinisss to be n great success. REV. J. T. PHARR SUPPLIES PAS ' TORATEOF REV. C. L BRAG AW. : Rev. J. T. Pharr of Charlotte has been employed as supply to the pastorate of Rny.C; L. Bra gaw of the Presbyterian Church here, at Bessemer City and long Craek. His services have been engaged until the mi'idle of Sept ember when It is expetced -Pastor Bragaw will be , able to resume the work. Rev. Mr. Pharr is a student of one year at Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va., bay ing graduated at Davidson Col , ledge before entering the Sem inary. He is tl e sun ol Mr. J. W. -. Pharr, a (raveling man, of Char-. . lotte and is a native of Char lotte. y Until last summer Mr. Pharr expected to study medicine but felt the call: ta the mUistry - and entered the seminary i The young minister is being favorably received, here and 'we . nincerely hope that his sojourn " within our gates will prove a benediction to both him and .all . the people . ";'''.".. . ' ;,; : P He is taking meals at Mrs. B. . R. Hunter's and rooming at E. ,.W. Barnes' - ' - Mrs, E.L. Ware and Miss Car lyl'i Ware are In Greenv'.lJe, S. C Visiting relatives- :.-. "... Mrs. Cpy Smith Of East Kings Mi'3ln nas. Keen sick for sgv Biggesi in history ot County iluch damage done to crop: and property One of the severest hail storms in the history of Cleveland coun ty visited an area west and north west of Sheldy Monday afternoon and did damage a mounting to thousands of dot Urs to the growing crops. The hail was accompanied by wind and rain. The stricken dis trlct begins above Eskridge Grove church (colored) on the Shelby-Lattimoro road and ex tends to George Spurlin's store on 1.1)6 Shelby-Falston road. Wheat and oats were blown flat oil the ground as if they had been roiled down. Wheat grains were beaten from the had as if the seed were sown broadcast over the fields. Trees were uprooted, especial ly from Mrs. Doggett's to Craw ford Hick s on the old Roach Poston place, promising fields of corn and cotton were so washed that it is impossible to tell which way the rows ran The wind lifted Mr. L. P. Yar boio'a barn- off his mules and Heft them standing where the stalls were. ' His, crib was mown on nis com ana many trees uprooted in his yard. His croos are almost totally ruined. A part of Mr. Flay Cabaness new house, was Ulo"'ii off its pillars six feet. A tree blew down on Fate Warren's roof 6n the old John foston place, between the river and Brushy creek. : A tree was blown down on Nev ett Kandrcik's automobile at the brick yard. Henry Bess who works for the Piedmont Telephone Company stopped his horse and wagon un der a shed at George Spurhn's store. Mr Bess went in the store to geta soft drink when the shed was blown down on the horse. Had he remained in the seat of the wagon he certainly would have been injured, possib ly fatally... The horse was pin ncd flat on the ground but the wheels ot the wagon held up the roof and prevented injury to the animal. : The wrecked timbers were removed and the horse was unhurt. Farmers' who suffered most from the hail are: Reinhardt Doggi;ttL. P. Yarboro. Fate Warren, and John E. Jqnas on Blanton Brothers plantations, Cra ford Hicks, Cling Justice, Monroe, F. A. and Reilly Well- ir.nn, &eb tuanton, John B.tioin brick, Dan .Brooks, , Frank Mc Swain. ...Mrs. Poston, Albert Dedmon, Yan Weathers, Will Metealf, Beatty Philbeck and uozens ot others living in the neighborhood of the above farmers. Some are damaged more than others. Some cotton fields are absolutely ruined. The corn may recover, but many cot ton fields will be plowed up and planted in " something "else. In addition to the field crops, or chards and limbers were badly damaged. ; ; -- - Fortunately the area was not larger than it was. i Mrs. JS. F. Hamilton of Char lottesville, Va., left Monday after a visit to. Mr. Hamilton's brother, Esq. C. A. Hamilton. , A. E Smith; of Misenhpimer, N.C., is visiting his mother.Mrs. L.' C. Smith, in v East i Kings Mountain, . ' . '. ' " 1 ' Celebrated with fine program Good dinner Dr. Stevens speaks. Crowded out last week Un last Sunday morning, a bright and sunny morn, tlie oung people of Grace M. E Church East King's Mountain caught the suirit of the morn ing and rendered in very beautl ful stylo a well arranged and tastefully selected program. These little folks, and they sure did have tho most little folks the same size the writer ever saw, carried out their part exceedingly well. The Sunshine Exercise by four little girls was just like the day full of sunshine. "'Little Lambs"was re-idered by three little larubs. Then "four" Utile soldiers rendered "Little Soldiers." Three girls told us what they knew about "I know a happy story'.' Then came Send out the Word" by four little eirls The Reading by seven girls was very blpful. After this four boys told us about "The Sea ons." seven little gins in uui Teacher" recited on the great est Teacher. The Girls Penanl Drill insisting of twenty Pen ants or College Colors of differ ent Methodists Collet'os through cut the United States, was worth going miles to sea. Each girl carried a banner with the name of a college or university. Then several ot the Young Ladies told of the advantages held out to the people not oniy to tho M.etho dist ut all denominations, they read'the names of several Presi dents, Govenors and many other prominent statesman and pulpit orators who attended the. col leg es thus represented. Every oer son in this vast throng which flocked to Children's Day heard all that they could expect. Mu sic! Never was this more vividly brought out than at Grace: Tint the man who is not moved by th concord of sweet sounds is fit for treason, etc., his heart is lark as Embus.: Especially was the blend'.ng of voices in the du et bv Miss Nell White and Mrs. Non Lindsay very marked. Then dinner time rolled around Dinner? Yes and one of those old fashioned dinners spread out under the trees where all may cat who will.: When all had sat is Bed the inner man Rev. B. A, Cnlp, pastor, announced that Rev, S B. Stevens would ad dress the people at the church. So we q jit drinking lemonade and eating and went to hear his lecture. Rev. Stevens has been quite a traveler having been ov; er most of the old world and parts of it several times. He was a Missionary in China during the Boxer uprising and is a very en tertaining talker. He remained in town and preached a forceful sermon that night. Mouut Olivet, Smyrna, Gastonia and Pennley's Ch apel all were in attendance. STILL " YORK" VILLE" AND NOT "YORK" Yorkvllle Enquirer. V "JTbose people : who Wed to change : the name1 of : Yorkville could not prove that- they have succeeded even by their own evi-.- ... (Cont'd on back page) Small town put in water and sewer. age Produce healthful conditions Old Fort and Hertford are the next North Carolina towns to make notable municipal improve ment. Old Fort, the main gate way to the mountains proper, with a population of not over I, 000, has contracted for a sunita ry sewer system to cost around 10,000. lieitfoid. the quaint old town on the ferquimans, has gone two farther. She lias contract ed for waterworks, electric lighting and a sanitary sewer system, together with street im provements on specified struots, Hertford is a town of about 000 people, some 00 per cent of which are negroes. The lowest figures for Hertford's improve ments, not to ineludj street im provement, will be about $..."), 000. l lie small towns ot l.ra or more inhabitants are today mak ing the municipal improvements that towns of 1(5,000 or -JO.OOO in naDitaiiw made just a few years ago. h, !ardle of w.ir tunjs these people fool that they can not alTord not to inane these principal safeguards in aefenso it health and-s;ifety. It is mi en couragingsign. when suiall towns reallsw that t'm.y must provide (saiet.v urst : lor tivjir people, regardless of the money cost. Attention: Kinj;s Mountain, KEPT MARRI AGE SECRET. Forest-City Free Press. Friends, of Miss Sarah Philips and Mr. Collier. Barber were sur prised Sunday nipht when Rev U. B. Cleggy pastor of the Caro leea Methodist church, announc ed' their marriage which, took place in Kings Mountain the fith of last June. Mr. Clegg was pas tor of tho church at Kings Moun tain at that time and performed the ceremony. The young peo ple were accompanied to Kings Mountain by twi friends but these were pledged to keep the matter a secret for one. year. This they did and no one dream ed that the young people were married. Mr. and Mrs. Barber will make their home at Ciiff- side. THE McSWAIN TOUR BEGINS. E. S. McSwain and family of Montgomery, Ala., beiran their cros-i-conntry tour last Saturday. They will visit the Exposition and other points west. Mr. McSwain is a brother of our neighbor.Loyd McSwain of Gro7 er, and his wife is a daughter of Mr. Watt. Herndon.He is to write up his trip for publicatipu in the Herald. As Mr.and Mrs' McSwain are well known here Herald readers' will anxious! j await the article. ... They are going the northern route via. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and through , the Canadian ' Rockies, Vancouver' Victoria, Seattle, Portland', steamer to SanFrancisco, ' Los Angeles, San Deieo, ' Salt Lake City, Colorado Springs, Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis and will make stops at all points n tmed as well as several other p jin i s of i p teres t aiong th e rpu te , Personal mention of Heraih readers j DilJ lss Saturday after long and pa and their friends. ! tient suffering Mr. S. White of G rover wns here Friday. Arthur Kendrick came home Friday suffering with rheuma tism. Mrs. r. S. Mood and little daughter, Kli.aheth Knox, are expected home Saturday from an extended visit to her parents in Wiliuiiiu'ton. Born, Tuesday June 8th. to Dr. and Mrs. J.. K. Anthony, a son. Mrs. W. K. Hudgens of Pel zer, S. C, left Saturday after a visit to her mother , Mrs. I. B Goforth. Little Miss Mirian Goforlh went witii her. Henderson Long of Gastonia spent Friday night ;n ton. Miss Nettie Merritte of Char lotte,a Lin. wood College student, took part in "Miss Busbee's Boarders" at the music and expression finals here last week. She left Saturday morn ing. A. A. Groves keeps adding a I say come up higher. Those left little to his shoe tixery. Some i behind sorely miss her but re months airo he put in r huge i0ice in the fast that she ii wait sewing machine and last week In: added a finisher. He is now well equipped. Mr. Nick Ahdolnour of Newton was here Friday and Saturday. Mrs. W. D Brown and daugh-1 ter, Miss Irene Brown, left Sat-! urday for Rock. Hill,. Yorkvillej, and Tjrauh where they will j spend the summer- with relatives. Prof. R. A. Yoder, J. G. Cline and- Mrs. Raymond Robinson, of Hickory formed an automobile party which came down Thurs day to attend the music and ex pression finaU at the graded school. The car returned Satur day with Miss Essie Robinson taking Prof. Yoder's seat. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dilling left yesterday for Wrightsville Beach where they are attending the Bankers Association which meets today, tomorrow and Sat urday. They will, spend a- few days on their return at Galli vants Ferry, S. C. as guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Hagood: ; The expression and' music- fi nals here last week given bv Misses Laura Plor.U and Marg uerite Stewart in , five install. ments were said to form a Series of b'gh class entertain ments. Ye old editor was so ball- ed.up with rheumatism that h didn't get out to enjoy it, but those who went speak highly ot it In the declamation contest Horace Rudisill won the medal: Iii expression Miss Virgie Har- mon.won. The medal for improve ment' in music was awarded to Miss. Mary Plonk. Miss Louise Corn well , took the medal in story telling. ' Certificates were given the following which certify that a certain course in- expression has been covered; Misses K&thryn Moss, Louise O'Farrell and Messrs Horac j Rudisill and Carl Plonk, ' Miss Virginia Mauney was. awarded a certificate in music The . proceeds , of the play Thursday, night amounted to $61i and wnt to the piano fund. This leaves a balance of $53.00 d-m. the. piano. Special to the Herald. Fairy Elizabeth Ferguson,' tho little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ferguson, died at their home Saturday morning about 1 o'clock. She was sick 3 weeks and 5 days and during iier illness suffered mucii pain. Fairy was only 7 years ,1 months and '. days old yet she bore her suffering with patience and cheerfulness as though she realized how her Muster had suffered for hor. When she was taken to her homo on high she passed away very sweetly say ing "Mama couib to us." Sue Was a, favorite loved by all who knew hor and gave" promise of a useful life. We can not understand why she was taken, our Lord often ealls loved onus from, our side when we rau not clearly seo the reason. The (lower that blooms for a few days completes its mission as well as the old oaklhatstur's a century. God knows when our work ! is done and it is time to " ing for them enly home. safe in her heav- SCHOOL FACUL TY IS COMPLETE Miss Edna Dixon, of P'aMsfrm.' C. has beeu elected to teach the fourth. Grii.de in. the Kings Mountain graded- school. The second grade was the only grade oi:en and at her request Miss Laura Mears, the fourth grade teacher, was transferred to the second grade thus making vacant the fourth grade which will be tilled by Miss Dixiou if she ac cepts. If Miss Dixon accepts tho faculty wili be complete with only two new teachers. ; Later Miss Dixon has accepted1 J AL KESTER IS HONORED Ita a-lottep fromiRfev. Jt Mar cus Kester he states that in the recent commencement at Newton Theological Seminary, Newton Centre, Mass., he rceived the B. D. degree and was honored ns one of the six. sneakers of the senior class Mr. Kester states also that he has bcen appointed "Fellowship Student" of New ton for next year and-that if the war permits he will' Study most of the year at Oxford England, Glasgow and EdinburgjScotland. He will be home here in July, Attrelius Black Dead' Wednesday morning at 10:45 Aurelius Black diecj at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Al fred B. Black, on Virginia- Ave. nue. Reel, as he was familiarly known, had suffered for a long time with Tuberculosis, though he was confined to his bed for iess than a weftk. H6 had lived at Greenville, S. C. for the past five years, and - had' been here at his father's' only two week.". He was 36 '.years of age . He lea"es a wife and four children The burial took place this morn at Ho'clock In the Bessemer City Cemetory. Bessemer' -"City"' Journal
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