Hear S. Gordon and other noted speakers at Unwood August 24-29, Laymen's Conference
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4fcfe n . ' . . ". PRINCIPLE FIRST - fl. A YEAR in ADVANCE
-iTTi rs Dne. lMimr and Owner rt 1 "
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SEND LIST
THE BOY PREACHER
All Choirs are asked to send In" Hits
of songs Ret, Vina Harner to
preach it Singing Convention
All thn nhnll'H PKDeCtillir tO
participate in tho Singing Con
vention at Patterson Grove the
fifth 8unday in this month are
reauested to send in a list of
the sours they expect to use on
that day. ArranRe your lists and
.and them In to the president at
the Herald office at your earliest
convenience.
We now have the promise of
four extra choirs for this session
o,r,ai,r Marv's Grove. Besse
mer fiilr (BaDtfetl and Caldwell s
. i.. rri lAnn(aln Ahhln.t
CtaSS in 1IIU.U-- ,
ton Creek choir of Wllklnsvllle,
S. C. will be here is guests.
Another attractive feature of
the Jay's program will be a ser
mon by Rev. Vance Heavner,
the famous 13 year old boy
preacher. .
East Kings Mountain
Baptist Sunday
School
On Sunday August 7th the edi
tor had h pleasure of address
ing the Sunday School of East
Kings Mountain Baptist Church.
He was most pleasantly surpris
ed to find such bright prospects
looming right op before it. The
f!hiimh ha been organized only
a few months and the people
have thrown themselves whole
.oafrHlo i Ato tha work. Before
throrgihs4tlon of JJie, church
th. Nmidav School wss run .'on
the union order, In fact it works
in nninn Hutrit set but the atten
dance has greatly increased. The
average attendance for the past
few mouths is about 83. Brother
J. R. Roberts is at the helm as
the superintendent and Brother
R. L. Chaney is the assist-
. ant. -' '
Gov. Craig In The
Movies
Locke Craig baa become a
moving .picture actor for one
occasion, taking one of the prin
cipal roles in Ihe big five-reel
cenario entitled Cantata Boo
of the National Guard, which is
f.j - Hi A kn una rt thfl larffA
beiiig filmed by one of the large
producing companies ': .
Governor Craig has a decided
s advantage in his part since he
takes the role of 'The Governor'
jyernvir
In A. Dhotooiay. and
years he has not only been act-
ingbut Hying the part of. the
n nt Nnrtti Carollra. tie
UVinum .
aa nA Aw.htnir for the rele
in which he appears in the play.
, Governor Craig haa gJod com,
' pauy in the scenario other not
' ables who appear on the film
with him being General Wood,
TJ, S. A Gen, U'L, Mills, Chief
of tte Diywion of Militia Affairs
' omtir tf War'.' T'lndley M,
. Garrison, add Secretary of Na
. yy, Josephus Daniels: "
, Of additional intorestto North
! Carolinian's is. the Uct that the
A scenario was' written by Cu.t,
.'5kv R Rflvnolds of Ashe-
r .v J iif, v 'ft mha was induced by
SJiSo producing company to por
the leading'-Trolo through
'VMM i-- y
' subicrlbtor Tls Uerali
MRS. PLONK
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DIED SATURDAY
Wldow'of lamented John Plonk suc-
cambs to heart failure at toe
age ot 57
Mrs. Margaret M. Plonk, wid
ow of the lamented Jno. David
Plonk died Saturday morning
August 14th from -heart trouble.
She had been sick but not seri
oaa for several Jays. She saton
the porch and talked with friends
Fiiday night but on Saturday
morning she wasseiaed with des
perate illness and died in a short
time. Mrs. Plonk was in her 5 7th
The funeral was conducted
from the home Sabbath mornirg
hv her Dastor. Rev. G. L. Kerr
of the A. R. V unurcn
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and interment followed in Moan
tain Rest Cemetery
Miss Margaret Adams was
married to John David Plonk
March 8th. 1880. Thoy lived
happily together until July, 22.
1892 rfheu Mr. Plonic fell by the
wav and was Ratherec' onto his
fathers. To the union were born
fivflcnlldren four of whom sur
vive as follows; Mrs. Jno. Laok-
. " ft. f
ey, Miss Utile i'lonK ana our.
Espie Plonk, of King Mountain
and Mrs. ' Laura Bradley of
Mayworth. One daughter died in
infancy.
Deceased joined the A. K. if.
Church at old Bethel when about
14 yeanrof age under the preach
ing of Rev. Mr. McLean. As
she grew Into womanhood she
also grew in grace and ripened
into a street smooth Christian
Character. She was knowo for
her cheerfulness an'l was great
ly admired and touch beloved ty
a large host of friends. : :
Mrs. Plonk's Sister, Miss Ad
ams who lived with her died on
the same day last year, August
14th. ' - -
Now that bushiest is picking
nh and vou are Retting hold of
some money why not hand us
that dollar due us on subscrip
tions. We need it. :-.
Automobile Strikes
Buggy and Tumbles
7 t Over Bank
. autoinobile' driver, by
char,ie w Mhburn and carrying
- .. -' ou.lk..
four otner young mon oi ouen
hA . mar on collision with a
buKgy in which Mr, 0. A. ' Pul
ton and little . grandson were
. . , p rfda ,Kht aD0Ut
for tWO1. . . . J T Mannav'a
Mountain
Nobody wa8 hurt. The
tWlUKU bom -
( street
Knhodv was hurt. The machine
tamed noon its side ana
iho hmrorv was badly wrecked.
Roth vehicles were golnir in tne
direction of . Shelby and it
seems . tbM; the autompbilist
Hirtn't see the buggy In time to
miss it: He conseauently cut the
machine an Abort that it went
over the bank. , V f
iyr. EllUr.
I Gastonia Subscribers will take
nntina that Mr. W. M. Miller -is
authorized to collect subscrlp'
lihris to the Herald. A large num
Kcr of Gastonii subscriptions
are falling due just now and we
hope you will see Mr. Muter ana
nr.ew. 1 ' ;
1 ' G. G. Pag,
1 Editor the Herald
THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTER
NATIONAL EXPOSITION AT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF., THE
PANAMA-CALIFORNIA EXPO
SITION AT SAN DIEGO, CALIF.,
AND THE GREAT GOLDEN
WEST,
as seen by
Mr. E.S5. McSwain and wife Mrs.
Ava Herndon McSwain and their
little daughter Velda Irene, of
Montgomery, Ala., on their recent
ten thousand miles tour.
BY E
( Cont'd roni last week )
Farther nn we decend the
mountain mnch the same as. we
came up, on the other side, and
after getting dawn in the valloy
we passod along the Buffalo
Park, which wo entered with the
keeper and guard, but did not
feel safe to get out among the
irreat number of Buffalos. Elk,
Yak (or Ox, commonly called the
SaVsred Animal of the Indian),
Moose, Bear, Coyotes, Wolves,
Lynx and a number of the less
Ticious animals, all of which
were in their natural suites, run
nlmr wild and loose, but of
course in very large ami substan
tial enc.osures covering several
hundred acres of valley and
mountain Jand. Passing on we
take the Ho.s Back Drive,
which has it's right name from
the fact that it tops a small range
of mountains resembling a poor
hog's bock very niuch.and farth
er on cross the Devils Guide ov
er a bridge that does not look
anv too substantial to cross a
river, at a point that deserres a
name so vile as the one it bears.
This Kulch is earvthe outlet of
LakeJmnnewanka, ana tarongp
it flows the Devil's Head River,
and as vou cross over the bridge
you tnink some one must hive
been an expert namer.
Lake Mintvewanka is a beauti
ful lake being about eight miles
loan on which : there is a nice
steam boat used for excursions
as well as' for commercial purpos
es. The oatiet of the lake has
been dammed for a power plant
blow which the- water emptied
into the Gulch referred to. The
oower generated at the plant is
used to operate a saw null also
located on the lake-. On our re
turn drlv we passed through
the coal mining town of Saw-
back, the remarkable feature a
bout which is that insteartof dig
ging down t a great depth . to
get the coal, they run cables up
the sides of the mountain, some
of which are more than a thous
and feet above, from which
nolnts tunnels re made Into the
heart of the mountain to get the
rwinl which in brought down on
cars attached to cables. The lab
orers are chinamen, i '
After reaching Banff we take
another drive to the Cave and
Basin no the Bow River Valley
on the" side of Sulphur Mountain
Ttm cave is entered by an artin-
cial tunnel- running back soe
distance into the mountain and
at the end of it is the hot sulphur
basin where the . strong' sulphur
water cornea out at 90 degrees.
As you first enter the odor from
ttMf-'water almost takes your
breath, but as the guide explains
in detail allabout hewonderful
MtWAIN
cave and basin vou become ac
customed to it and enjov the vis
it. Tiey Iwve a board walk and
the way is electrically lighted.
It io thought to have beirn a vol.
cano base a long long while- a-
ao. Til's water is said to be
yery healthful, and is pined into
a swimming pool nearby as well
as to the C. P. R. Hotel at Banff
However, since we had been not
onlv wearing our overcoats all
the afternoon, but wishing they
were of heavier material, ' we
did not take any swim in the o
pon, although the steam could
be seen rising Off the. water.
Part of the afternoon we were
in the rain, and were, we thought
almost frozen, so welcomed a re
turn to the hotel after having
been driving about eight hours
to get by the open fire to thaw
out. Strange to nay, none of our
party were none the Worse for
the cold afternoon drive, not ev
en contracting the sliahtest
cold. It was cold but not pene
tratiog, the air being cooled by
the snow on the mountains sur
rounding', amonfr them ther Cas
cade, Fairholme. Inghsmaldio,
Psechee, Stoney Squaw, Tunnel,
Bundle, Sulphur, Bourgean, and
others.
Pridav. June 18th. Changing
to a comfortable hotel bed from
a bed on wheels" was very
welcomed last night, and we all
made good use of. It' Five O'
clock this morning found us up
and in tine shape preparing for
what we think of as the the
srandest day of our trip" in so
far as scenery is concernea. uur
rin left, Banff at 6:15 a. m. for
an all day run tnrouga toe
most magnlficient scenery Im
aginable. It la beyond descrip
tion, neither can acy photograph
do it justice. The only way any
one can properly enjoy it or get
the right conception ot its grana
ness is to see it. All of my read
ers Will never have this pleasure
and I feel a bad attempt to por
tray H will be better than noth
ing, so I will mention a ; few
tnings that stand out the most
promlentin my memory. If you
hoo-in tn think I am trying W
make it too alluring, just take
what I say and doubla. It yea
treble, and thenyou wont-think
of it in as grand shape as it stands
out before voru bewilderd. eyes
from the observation car. .
Leaving-Banff we wind onr
wav uu the Bow river through
forested yalley with on either
hand the sDirals of the many
peaks point Heavenward, whose
inns and ice caDDed toDS rise
far above the timber, line, and
stand up defying the clouds to
pass their way. Back behind you
coDt'd.oo.back pagel
NEWS ITEMS
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Folks who go and cone and ether
new gathered by the reporter
on his rounds
Mr. Pulton Saiiot'h of G'iftii'ey
Visited friends here last week
Mrs. Veruon Philips who is
spcndMig the summer here re
turned Friday from a trip to
Gaffrvey,
Miss Mrg Gamble of Elbethel
section left Friday for a visit to
Miss Gossett at Spartanburg.
Miss Bonnie Manney has sig
nified ber acceptance of a posi
tion in the graded scliool faculty.
Miss Birdie Phifer left Friday
for her home at Gaftoey after a
visit to Miss Daisy Carpenter,
Miss Flora Herndon gave a
sewing party last Thursday
morninir in bonoi of Miss Daisy
Carpenter and her house guest,
Miss Birdie Philips.
Keve B. A. Gulp spent last
ek in Hickory assisting in a
revival meeting.
Mrs. J. N. Nash of Atliinta
left Friday after a visit to Mrs.
0. C. O'Farrell.
Messrs L A. and Geo. McGiU
went to Charlotte Thursday to
consult a siiecialist about
George's eye which io in very
bad condition. Two years age
measles damaged his eyes con
siderably apd a recent attaek of
fever renewed the trouble.
K. A; Chapman spent a few
days last week visiting at Moores-
bors and Gaffnuy.
Misses Iona and Ethel Davis
are visiting in Shelby and' up
per Cleveland.
Miss Callie Harmon, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs.. Avery Har
mon, Is visiting her uncle, J. H..
Anthony, near Shelby.
Miss Mollie Sapocb, a member
of the graded, school faculty,
visited here last week.
Miss CJrawtopd Sledge return
ed last week from a visit to her
old home in Steel Creek section
of Mecklenburg county.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Sand
ers of Colleton county, 8. C. ar
rived Friday to visit Capt. F.
Dilling.
Miss Elizabeth Falls, a native
of Kings Mountain, who for some
time has lived at ban Marcos,
Texas has mot ed to Chicago, III.
5030 Woodlawn Ave.
Mrs A. V. Doniel and children
returned last week from Hen
dersonville where she had visited
her mother, Mrs. M. L, Williams-
Miss Lola Guffey of Bessemer
cltv has accepted the principal
ahio of the Patterson lirove
schools. Miss Dolla Ware is the
Assistant.
Mr. Frank Thomas of- Beta-.
any section was-badly cut with
from a door which slamm-
ed against him during a storme
last week. He Is not(in a serious
condition.
A mosi successful revival
meetiuir dosed at Bethany
church Sabboth night August
8th. There were 72 accessions to
the church, with 48 baptisms,
Rav. Mr. Prensly of Statesville
dkt the preaching.
Miss Sarah Watson is in the
northern markets.buying up her
fftiland winter, stock of millinery.
Rtae expect to have tne rest
IVneeverjhls season,, 7
1915 COTTON
BRINGS 15 CENTS
South Carolina puts first bale of cot
ton 9ft market and it brings 15
coirs per pound
Bariwell. Aug. 10 What is-
perhaps the first bale of the new
crop grown In bouth Carolina
was marketed here today. The
cotton was grown by John Owens
a sharecropper on the plantation .
of J. A. Porter. The bale weigh
ed 3(0 pounds and was classed-
as good niiddlinir. It was bought,
by J- W. Porter 15 cents a Doundt
The bale wis shipped to F, W.
Wagner & Co., of Charleston.
(York News)
Town Tax Levy Is.
Changed But Not
Increased
The o'd tax levy of the town
was changed a few weeks ago
but was neither increased nor
decreased. Five cents was taken
off the bond- levy and five cents
added to the general purpose
levy. It stood formerly, General
Purposes 30cents, School 25cts..
Bonds 55cts, It now stands, lien-
oral Purposes 35cw, Bonds 50
cts and School 25ets. A total of.
11.20
A Wasp Stings Mrs.
McSwain On The
Chin And She
Dies
Mrs.. Oliver McSwain of Pat
terson Grove section met a most ,
peculiar death. On August 2nd.i
she arrived at Mr. Johnson Car- . '
roll'n near Grover for a visit.
Rot.waan th vehicle and the
house she was stung on the chin
by a wasp. In a few momenta,
she became unconsious and lay
in that condition for eight ''ays
land died Tuesday. August lOtn.
iThe case baffled medi c al skill for
'no trouble-could. be found except t
the ating of the wsp. Mr- and . '
Mrs, McSwain, wens, old re&K
dents of the Antioch audi Earan i
communities and the remains
were buiied at Antiochi They
had lived in Patterson Grpvc '
community about two years, :
Deceased was between 35 ana
40 years of age, was a daughter
of Bish, Fulton and leaves a hus
band and three small children,
She was a memoer of the Bap
tist Church.
Dr. J. W. McGiU and family ,
Tirzah,,S. C. are spending sorrft ..
time, here with his parents Mr.
and Mrs, L. A. MoGlll.
Notice To Contractors
Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids, for the .conttructlon
A from,.15QQ to 2500 yards of ce
ment Side walks .wilL be receivea
to. .August 25 1915rlt I, desired
that bids be made, on two separ
ate propositions-, as follows;
1st For the construction ot saia
sidewalk. the town to furnish .
the material. ;v; . :
2nd For the furnishing of the
material and the construction of
said sidewalks.
All bids must be submitted
not later than Aug. 25, 1915.
Wiley H. McGinn's, v
Clerk of BoAM."