Hear Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman and S. D Gordon at tinwood the last week in August Laymen's' Conference
The Kings
Mountain E
erald
" Vol 12 Kings Mountain, N. C Thursday, July 29. 1015. ' No. '23
G. O. PAGE, Editor and Owner" ' . v PRINCIPLE FIRST , . - $1. A YEAH in ADVANCE -
Winging Convention
will be held at
Patterson's Grove
The next meeting of the Union
Sunday School Sinking Conven
tion will be held at Patterson
Grove Church the fifth Sunday
in August. The choir of Abbing
ton church near Wilkinsvilie, S.
U. is invited to attend and sing.
The executive committee met in
the Herald office Saturday July
17, anr1 made the above ar
rangement. It is honed that the several
choirs which have already parti
cipated in the convention will do
sufficient pracfice nd be able to
I. old the standard set and if pos
sible raise it. It is also hoped that
INFANT CHILD OF MR. AND
MRS. ED. HILTON DIES
Correspondence of TUe Herald.
Vera Jeanette the one year
and nine months old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hilton, died
Friday morning at 7:45 at the
home of the grandparents Mr.
nnd Mrs. J. M. Hilton, 418 South
Liberty. Street Winston Salem,
N. C. after an illr.pss of three
weeks of a complication ot dis
eases. She was a bright little
child and was loved and petted
by all who came in contact with
her Mr. Hilton a- member of
the paid lire department nt Sta
tion No. 2 and he and Mrs. Hil
ton have many- fi lends in the!
cii.y who deeply sympathize with
them in their bereavement -
The funeral service was con
iuctedut the residence of the
grandparents Saturday afternoon
at 4.30 o'clock by Rev Dr. H. A.
Brown assisted by Rev, Douglas
Right. Interment took place in
the Salem Cemetery .
Klemoirs
This tittle child, who has at
Ruch an early hour in her lif'i
took her departure for the Heav
enly Home was the daughter of
Bro. C, K, and sister Vadie Hil
ton, , She was born: in this city
on October 1013.
For sometime little Vera ilean
ctte was'' the beloved favorite in
the home of iter parents on South
Main Street. She was of a bright
happy disposition and made,
many friends. Not only will she
be missed by the members of the
Immediate family, but those who
KINGS MOUNTAIN
FANGS IN WASHINGTON
-Kings Mountain man sends
rattlesnake fangs to old school
mate in Washington. D. 0. All
hands raised their bristles and
thought of Holt and his infernal
machine.' ' ' -.-(Charlotte
Observe )
J; W. Skinner, who was a
schoolmate of The Observer cor
respondent In Providence Town-
nhip twenty odd years ago, caus
ed quite a commotion in Wash-can
ington by sending me a package
of rattlesnake fangs , by mail
The parcel came ahead of a let
ter explaining it, and everybody
in The Observer bureau thought
another bomb had arrived. -
Ever Mlnoe Frank Holt tried
blow op the Senate anything
Sij loons suspicious get a cold
reception. , ' s , .
Mf. Sklitner is. now -living .at
other choirs will join. There
were a number of invitation bb
fore the committa but Patterson
Grove was unanimously chosen.
This will be the meeting for
the election of officers for the en
suing year, It will aleo be tiiei
first anniversary of the Conven
tion, it being born at Patterson
Grove Sunday, Sept. 6, 1014. At
I the business meeting which will
' be held at 1 p. m, the following
omcers wlil oe elected, presiueni
vice president and secretary. and
an executive committee appoint
ed by t.ie newly elected presi
dent.
came to know her among the
neighbors and fliends of hr ac
quaintance will miss her also.
Father and mother have their
sympathy.
Owing to the close attention de
manded by bis position, the fath
er was away from home much of
the time but he co.ild a'ways be
sure of a t'lud welcome upon his
home-coming from his little ones"
who did Inuch also to gladden
the heart of the utothnr.
Little Vera was jusi reachiug
that happy state of childhood
when, as it were the budding
flower begins to blossom. She
wis growing into a lively, cheer
ful, loving child, when suddenly
sho became ill, About seven
weeks ago she b?gau to decline.
For the last three weeks she has
been very ill indeed. Just a week
ago she was removed to the home
of her grandparents, Bi o. and
Sister J. M. Hilton, th it better
caie cou'.d be shown her and
more comfort given. In spite of
loving care of parenls, grand
parent, the immediate family
and friends, she grew rapidly
worse, often suffering- "intensely
no til early in the morning of Ju
ly 10th, the Ange) of Death call
ed her home to her Maafc-r and
Ours. Her age was 21 months. '
Asleopin Jesus; blessed sleep
From which none ever wakes
to weep; :
A calm and undisturbed repose.
Unbroken by the last of foes.
Kings Mountain, : and in his
rambles about the famous battle
ground he ki.led an old rattier
which bad five fangs, three of
which he sent me. "he poisonous
points" were preserved in a bottle
of akohol. :''",
The fangs will be kept in re
serve so if the United States
goes to war with airy of the bel
ligerent Nations abroad they
be shot at the fellows who
use gas bombs,
H. E. O. Bryant.
Miss Mamie Fuller of Besse
mer Ulty arrived i Thursday , to
visit at Mrs. P. T..Lockman's
Bright Katterree of Bethlehem
section who has- been sick with
typhoid fever for several weeks
is reported as being a little bet
ter.
He has hjCa tough time pf
CLEVELAND'S FIRST SHERIFF
IS DEAD,
j Shelby. July 23 Ex-Sheriff'
I Jusi.pl) O'aton Byerdied Sunday
I morning at 11. 30 o'clock at the
; home of his daughter! Mrs. Mar
shhll A, Bowert at the age of H2
years. He had been in declining
health for several years, but tv.i
days ago he was seied , with a
malady from which he never re
covered. The end was peaceful'
aud quiet and a prominent and
esteemed iigure took its flight to
the great Beyond Mr. Byersserv
ed hemicl.v and nobly ir the Con
federate army! leaving Ruther
ford county as lieutenant of Cj.
B., 31 North Carolina Regiment.
Because of his soldierly demean
or he was advanced to captain
and loved his men who in tu'-n
loved and respected him,
He was the first Sheriff Cleve
land county ever had nnd tilled
this office ivKh distinction and
honor. After his first term he
made several races for the posi
tion but was unsuccessful. How
ever, his popularity and esteem
(Cleveland Sta")
HOW EUROPEANS
GET WAR HORSES ON
AMERICAN MARKETS
Mr. Forrest Floyd of the firm
of Plonk & Floyd, horse dealers,
who returned last week from St.
Louis where he bought some
tine stock with which to start up
his fall business, gives an inter
esting account of how the Euro-
pean nations buy hoises on the
American markets fur ; war use.
Each country has a fixed price
which they pay. They havo oue
price for cavalry horses and an
other for artillery horses. Eng
land pays the highest prices and
France next. .
They are bought by inspect
ion. For example; the horse
dealer will otss out all horses
that he can sell for the amount
stipulated. They go through the
inspection pen. All animals ac
cepted by the inspector are- sold
and the dealers responsibility
ceases at the moment the animal
is accepted by the foreign agent.
A great many animals fail to
pass the first inspection which is
for the English artillery. They
then go th rough the iirxt lower
class pen where a great many
inoie are accepted, and so on
until a final remnant may bo left
MRS. W. M. HARMON OF
PARIS,
The many friends of W. M.
Harmon, formerly of tins county
but now of Paris, Tcxax, , will
regret to hear that he has lost
his wife. The following account
of her death is taken from The
Paris Morning News of July 13;
"Mrs. Margaret Mauney Har
mon, wifd of W. M. Harmon, an
old resident of the county, died
at the family residence on West
Kaufman street at lOo'clock Sun
day night alter a long illness,
fche was born m Gasloi (Ointy,
N. C, and was 77 years old She
camo to Texas with her
husbatid nearly 40 years ago and
tliey located in tia Hrookston
community, wln:m- thev resideo
continuously until about eleven
years ago, when they mvod to
West Paris. She is survived by
her husband and the following
'ren; l. C Humon, of beas
JOSEPH C. BYERS
was shown in the splendid vote
which he received. Mr. Dyers
was a successful fanner of hear
Patterson Springs and very
useful man in his co:mmniity.lIe
look great interest in church
wor'.Cf holding his membership at
the White Sulphur Springs
Methodist church where tliu fu
reral was coiducted yesterday
by the pastor, Hev. A. J. Burrus
'at 11 o'clock. Whenever sick
ness and distress was found, Mr.
B.vers was always there render
ing whatever assittance and
comfort lio could.
Fourteen vears ago hii wifrf
preceded hiin to the grave and for
the Inst few years he has been
making his home with his child
ren, three of whom silrViVe;Mrs.
Nan Howeii, wife of Marshall A.
Ujwen, ChtfVus Dyers and Mrs.
Laura Hainrick, wife of J D.
Hamrick Six children ar,) dead
one of Who i). Mr. Jim Dyers,
was treasurer of Cleveland couir
ty for one term.
after
all the
pens have been
gone thi'oiij'ii. ,
This reuin int then reverts to
the dealer who may nut them on
the local marl-el or in some cas
es improve tno animal and put
him through the inspection a
gain :
M r. Floyd states that the En
ropean nations are carrying, off
some awfu.ly good stock from
our markets but tlwt the prices
paid by them do not get the very
best and most "narketable ani
mals. The belligerent nations
ae not careful about the appear
ance of the animals but go di
rectly after the most serviceable
animal that can be had for the
money. ' ,
Regardless'of the faot that the
warring nations are buying prob
ably half or more of the horses
put on the American market and
a good manv mules m addition,
and the effect that this condition
is. having on the local market,
Mr. Floyd bought a limited num
ber of as fine looking mules and
hoi'ses as we ht-ve seen on the
market here eer.
TEXAS, IS DEAD!
ley, Tex.; Mrs. S, H, Hogan, of
Caddo. Okla.; J, R. Harmon, of
Brookston, Mrs. E. D. Egger.of
Ton ell, and Mrs. J." E. Hogan,
of Reno. All of the children and
a neice, Mrs J, Wt DeWitt of I
dabel ' were present
when she died. The funeral ser
vice was he'd at 4 o'clock Mon
day afternoon and was conduct
ed by Rev. W, J. Bludworth.
Burial was at Evergreen ceme
tery. A number of her old friends
from Brookston attended the f
neral. .
No Football for herl
Grand Rapids, Mich: Mrs. I Agricultural department; C.
Rachael MuMullin has left $1500; b, Armstrong, rhairmen, B. P.
to be used in the education ofp0( and John Frans: Jackson,
her grandson if he refrains from Finance department; J. Lee
playing football. Should be de- Rcbinson, chairman, A. G. My-
clde in favor ot the game, the
money is to revert to the estate
I
THE PANAMA -
NATIONAL EXPOSITION AT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., THE
PANAMA-CALIFORNIA EXPO
SITION AT SAN DIEGO, CALIF.,
AND THE GREAT QOLDEN
WEST.
as seen by
Mr. E.S. McSvvain and w ife Mrs.
Ava Herndon McSwain and their
little daughter Velda Irene, of
Montgomery, Ala., on their recent
ten thousand miles tour.
BB BY E,S.
In answer to numerous re
quests from relatives and friends
in the Carolinas and elsewhere
to "tell us about. vonr great trip"
I give you all this as my invitat
ion to lay aside your worries;
get an easy chair air' come take
the trio with us.
We travled alone on this tour,
not with one of the so called
"conducted" tours, and we are
glad t!t we did for it enabled
ns to make our stops at the va
rious places in accordance with
our Mires ami not nave to gw ui
the call of someono else. The
entire trip.wu made without
mishap of., any kind whatever,
and enjoyed in its entirety, very
much.
In or Jer that I may not o-er
look any point the things of
interest will be given just as
seen 'y us so I would suggest
that the reader have convenient
a mai and follow us along the
way? this I believe will make it
more interesting.
Saturday, June 13. 1915. We
are accompanied to the Union
Station by a number of friends,
who wish 5 God speed on our
trip as we board L. & N. Train
No, 3. leaving Montgomery at 6;
p m. Out from Montgomery wo
pass through the more or less
jugged section of Alabama as we
wind our way north along the
Co'sa River. At Birmingham, a
city of about 150,000 inhabitants;
the largest in Alabama, which
has big mining and manufact-i
uring interests, and is located 97
GASTON COUNTY
BEING WELL ORGANIZED
Gastonia, N. C, July 19.19
Special to the Herald
No time is being lost by the
Gastonia Chamber of Commerce
in starting the ball to rolling
looking to a complete organiza
tion and equipment for the
First Gaston Connty Fair to be
held this fall. President T, -L
Craig has named several of the
committees in whose hands the
detail work of the fair will be.
Other committees are to be nam
ed later.
The committees so far named
are as follows;-
Live stock ard cattle depait
ment: W. T. Rankin, chairman,
H. Rotter and W. N. Davis,
Poultry department; J. L. Be-
ers e. G, McLnrd, F. I Smyie
R, G. Rankin and J. M. Holland '
PACIFIC INTER
MCSWAIN
miles north of Montgomery, we
are met by friends during our
twenty miuutes stop, who pive
us their parting ood wishns for
the journey west. Soon mter
pnr.s.ing i'irininglvun we retuv.d
for the night to wake after pass
ing through Alabama, across
Ttnnerssee and almost Kentuc
ky. Sunday. June 13th. The first
point of interest this morning is
the crossing of Mie Ohio River,
which runs between Kentucky
and Indiana. At this point, just
south of Evausy'.ile, the liver is
about 1 niile wide. We have a
short stop nt Evansvillo, Ind., a
city of about 75,000 inhabitants.a
large railroad center and a nice
'hustling place. At this point our
train it switched from the L & N
to the C. & E. I., over w flich lat
ter line we travel into Chicago.
During the day we pass through
fine farming and grazing sections
of Indiana and Illinois. The prin
cipal crops being corn and wheat
all of which are in good condi.
tion ond show evidence of thrifty
farmers, but crops are lator than
in Alabama, corn being all the
way from coming up to knee
high; wheat ripe and being har
vested. A great many horses and
cattle are raised in, this section,
At ,r),;05 p. in.'- our train arrives
in Chicago,' 'The Windy City,"
the second largest city in the
United States with a population,
of about '1 300,000.
(To dc continued next, week)
FAIR IS
There are yet three or four
more Important commitlecs to-'
be named and these will be an
nounced perhaps at an early date
The chairmen of these fand oth
er committees will constitute a
governing board for be fair.
It is announced by the commit
tee recently appointed to secure
a site for the fair, of which W.
T.Rankin is chairman, that a
deal has been closed for ten ac
res of ground on East Franklin
avenue, this being the property
of Mrs. Harriet Hanna. The site '
is not far east of the Avon Mill
property and is admirably locat
ed for this purpose,
It has been suggested by some '
that a feature that would appeal
to many from all over the connty- '.
would Vie a series of athletic con
tests to be participated in by
contestants from all over tba t
county. President Craig and "
co workers are getting 6uJQ'
business and there is every
promise that Gaston ConntrV
first fair will be a big success,