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u Kinfc8Mountain; Cv Thursday,--November, 4, 1915. -
: C G PACE, Editor and Owner
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Winning -- ' Receipts Very Satis-
factory - Weather Ideal
, With Ideal weather conditions
prevailing th annual Floal Fair
opned here Thursdav id the
' Kings Mountain Garage, bulla
lax which Lad ben reted and
vacated the two days lor this
purpose. r.- i - ''''.x'r;.t
' '' People began pouring , hv as
the doors were opened. The fair
was the Mecca for the whole
community and scores of visitors
.until the doos closed Friday
night at eleven o'clock. Eery
thing went off in the ' beat , of
style and everybody seemed to
get a fall measure of enjoyment
' from the occasion. . -... ."
The array of flowers over ' a
gainst the north and west walls
or tne spacious bunding was
' most excellent. It had been fear.
... . . . . .
Bd mat we recent sold snap
would injure the quality of the
flowers which consisted .mainly
Jot Chrysanthemums,1 but the
, blooms came uc to the -former
standards, 'with tne exception
( fewer 'in number. -, ,
-At the entrance to the right
; was tuo fancy work booth, la
; Ibis, Was displayed i nice, collec
tion of the product of the need'
le from, skilled hands,, ; i?; .:t;
The midway was used-at the
dining room and was no les at
tractive than the other exhibits.
,' o fact it ? m ,-the goal for
:, : fpany. " t: it i 'V,
:. Every thing sold well. Sever--sl
houis before the door closed
. ' all the, table comfocta had pass
ed from view save ice cream and.
. ' ake. The choice flowera ; were
all o1d at good prices and just
before the closing hour the re-
' . maining blooms weie sold at afro-
. tion. The fancy work, went very
: wetljjnt a few ' pieces were left
to be disposed of later; Between
five hundred and a thousand per-
. sons bad passe through the doors
making the door receipts swell
up nicely. 1 The tetar receipts
; r were about $325.00 which netted
the Civic League something like '
.J225.0O the expense! being about
4m0(V't;4.i;:V'":tV;H
; The judge were as follows;
Flowers, Mrs. J. M.' Sloan, -of
1 Oastonla; Mrs, H, W.eidnr, of.
Lincolnton; Ud MrrtcLurd,
- Cherry ville, FaneWorkj kltss
' Emma Frick, Bheibyj Miss' Ed-
: 1th flambrlght, Grover j and Miss
Laura Page, Osstoqla, The
A prise winners tvere a follows. '"
. FLOWERS; y '. '
1st BetfOoCMro,' E.eisler;
. Jnd, - M , Mm. R. C lEaker.
I Best single bloom ' r - ,"
; 8 best pinks, Mrs. C. BL.Ketslet
s; S ' red, Mrs. BV T. Fulton,
3 " variegated Mua Mianie Phi.-
fer
I m .1 Vt-8 'M. bronsev;:Mis8 Line' Aliisoni,
8 " white, Mrs.
" yell6w.I
r. a.
Jsker
" : cream; Mrs.W, S. tJiHihg,
3 DfiAppleton, Mrs. R. C- Bak-
i,er.:j(-s,v;.f.yf:;;:;,-.!j(;l(
Best vase cut , flowers. Mr.
. Worth fft$&f-;Z
Best tinirle fern Mrs, Dora Belle
Willelord. SW
s FANCY WORK
-;s Best embroidery Mrs. Josie Ir-
win.; ? SA.;5:
JCost piece tatting; Mrs Arthur
Crz-'9.i : ;';! ''::'ftt:';l'-:;-''
pleads in Prize
Allison, i . i
Best piece baby appearel, Mrs.
Kelly Ford.
Best piece miscellaneous, Mrs,
Geo. E. Lovell.
Reunions'
V ;; iby H. Y. Belk v-
Tis sweet to meet, but sad to
"pert, ' .
Is and old maxim we know by,
heart. ': -:' .,.-'.;.' -
And we realize that it is so '
When to reunions we do go.
The old folks come from far and
near, .; - ,- . 'r ,.
With a hearty handshake nd a
' word of cheer. j V ; ; ,
They greet.their f rlehds of :
' . bygone years, .v ,
WiA hearts all, terobbing and
.'eves (ml of tears.7 ' -Vs i
Time has wrought a great many
. changes ."'
To the old homestead a.ai
j: ohildhood raiiget r y ..
But the bills and vales remain
the sm r- - i . '"'':r'-'
As when thejr flshed and nuntel
And the little spring at the foot
of the hill : r .
With sparkling water Is running
etill. U:iJ-
Where the daisies and butter
cups' with perfume sweet
Blostomed under their little :
They frolicked and pjaved , from
mdrntill night, ,t f ' " ;
With mirth and glee and hearts
so light' j . V;.
Cares an sorrows they knew
iv not of. v- : : .v.t'j -i ;
To them all was joy and peace
Swiftly passe 1 the yean when
they we're in their teenajT
Then came the period of youth-;
Zul dreams . ' ' : ' U
Oi hopes and wishes and am-"
bitions, Uto-;f"f i :'y- f'i,'l "
Love and romance and a mate
' to woo. K''- '.:f'-J'"i:-These
little children are grown
; pareoU today :.J. ''-'"r.
Toiling through life's rugged
Bearing sorrows and cares as '
:;;.rtey onward' gb, fs 'f
And feasting on memories of
Jong aga:C i.'v;
The old remind us as through .
. v'life we go '-; .-.- '. .' '!,' . .; ' ;
That our steps, too, will grow
',:ifeeble andslow. -- '
Atd f he hory hairs like 4drk.
Will sooner or iater. be adornv. ..
mentforoars.?; " . 'j. 0 ;.
With each, dawning, dsjr jarijf " ;f
setting snn; S't'J':
This race on eaith is nearly
May they hayeilspd a'.l'ife .so.J"'-:''greaVr:''-:;'..,-:'i'1'
(!m-f',;;
Worthy lor uj to emHlale. ,
- Kings Mountaii Kt.-.fc.:
- Littleton Col lege.' which, car-
rid an adverUsemeni iii rthis
paier during the past snmrner
has had the laif- :.' -!?t' f
SBy S". S".
(Cont'd from usf tea tte) '
We visited tlielr telephone ex
change nd ionnd it very Inter
eating. Other points of interest
visited included the famous "Joss
House, " and if you should judge
from the things that can be had
here if you have the price, it
should be called a uombioatlou
"Lawyer's oStoe-Religlous dis
pensing' shop-a Fortunetellers
haunt, and Curio headquarters.'
Yes, its all of these and more,
If a Chinaman gets in trouble of
any kind he can get relief here If
be has the price. Various stat
ues representing the many Gods
that inhabit' this place are in
are in evidence; altars on whic
the precious incense is burned
as well as many ether wonders
performed; the much used wish
sticks, which are maJe of bam
boo much in the shspn of abana
na f plit half open. These are
placed , flat side to-gether and
thrown up with the wish, the
manner in which the fall repres
enting the outcome of your wish,
good, bad pr. indifferent ' Many
had made articles cai be had
here as well' as ' the wooderful
"'righteous" paper or I sha.l
call it that for want of knowing
better name. This paper is of
the tissue nature cut in strios
aloutone by four- Inche wiCh
nomerous holes in It and is
bought In quanitrestostewalong
the street fro ui the home to the
cemetar.v following the , corpse,
and It is tbeir -belief tbet if
enough of this sacred paper be
pot in the way tbe soul of , the
person dead i witfCvftever'-. be
troubled, as the Poyilsmust alt
past tnrough' all the holes in
order to reach the corpse. -They
do not mourn -their loved ones,
and while they attend the funer
al no" tear are shed by relatives
or friends; this is all left to hired
professional mourners, who morh
aocordirg to the amount of the
cssn you put up . We visited a
Professor of Music, ; who enter
tained us with -many instruments-
dozen I should say as a
rongh ' guess, though , he : had
many more-he played them with
not onlj American Mnsio but
with Chinaman's aires marches,
and other things-thelr wedding
march and funeral marches being
the same. The instruments were
of a very crude design, the Violin
haying only twq strings with the
bow In between then, and with a
head .about six Inches acrosn.
Other were Of about the "same
the crudeness,' but still you
could make out an familiar
piece he was .striking "-, at, ot
which played sereral. It "was
very interesting.' - ;
Passinjf on e 4 visit one' of
vueir uoiuea,' privttK) tainuy id
nioderatie'iroumatancesbout
an "average ; yfe werft told, ; 4To
reach this hame we .went down
steps f romv an ' opening ' in,', the
sidewalk, , which Is tbe way mope
of 'them llYe untler.grOnnf f audj
with no W except that Whfch
come in through th4 one ioprr"
down through r.thie eidewalk,,; a
kind of trap-dooretyle; but few
(Ighsf'jio chairs aud only' a kind
of blank for beds, which are used
for their chairs when they do not
sit on the splendid floors which
are made of the "Mother Earth."
It wag about ten'o'clbclt at night
biit still the father of the house
!)!J' not come in fiwri wo ht
rit ' ,i f .
4t(Sualn-
origni cnuaren wdom ages
ranged from nine months to
nine years." Three of the chil
dren had been attending school
and were able to speak pieces,
sing songs, etc In a very inter
eating and entertaining manner,
some of them being in English
and some in Chinese; so they
(mere in a measure master of two
languages, and they went at it
with a vim that showed they
had the, right determination to
win the master, There were no
charges for entering any of these
places but ot ouurs that tbe hat
was passed by the kids, at our
conductors request, any many
were the coin that chat changed
hands, but it was well worth it,
nd more.. The Prpressor,; of
music also accepted any offer
ings you felt diftposod to -pait
with and his was liberal share,
This was the case down the line.
We also visited one of, their
stores which carried various and
sundry curio artieles as well as
the necessities of life, nd pt
course you wmted s sou venlnr, a
post card and what not.
There are many other things
of interest I would like to tell
you of San Francisco and the
Great Exposition 4but I feel tht
euough space has beon devoted
to it, so we will return to the
hotel between eleven and twelve
atler having put id'Hho most
stteunouH days work of ourtrip.
The eighteen hours was enjoyed
in its entirely not only by the
writer and the Lovely Lady, bat
little Veld i took the lead nearly
all day,and yet was not ready
to retire wh n we reached the
hotel, nor would she consent to
dQaovatil a number' . of her
friends little play mateshad a
card from the Exposition speed
lng on its long road to greet
them; her endurance and ability
to stand the "go" was inded re
markable, for she not only " went
today-but was ready and more
so, for to-morrow. . '
Thursday, June ';. 21th. We
have already given you record of
part of today's sights, so we will
start with our trip to Los Ange
les. Leaving over tbe Southern
Paciflo, shore tine, we pass out
through, and I should say ohder
part of the city as we go throu-
gb.tunriels in the heart of tbe
city At first the'-road follows
alone- down the shcre of the San
Francisco Bay, passing down
through the famous Santa Clara
County, one of the most, adver
tised , sections : of Cahtoraia.
which is commonly called "The
Valley pt . Hearts Delight..,, ; It
Is indeed a very pretty country,
productive and well cared ' for.
It ia pot onlj a splendid farming
section where almost all kinds
of vegetabfesi corn,, etc. thrives,,
hut is ' noted , for. the', large
variety of fruits that are': raised
with great success, among tbem
being; Apples; Apricots; ' Cher
rles; -Fis; Lbmons;.' ; Olives'.
lOranges; ... Peaches; ; Pears;
Piomsi Prunes: Quinces,' sis well
as Almonds and Walnuts in a-
bundance. ; Th ese' are the - prin
cipal crops, ; but others' grow.
One thing toat Is very striking
ia the fertitlity of the' 'soil;' . or. I
should say its depth. Mot fields
have growing in Jhem large oak
or other hard wood trees,.-- scatA
terod all about, but they do not
seem to injure the crops "at all
ff 1'iio aL'k p J,'
ft
Rcws From Some of Oat'
. ... flereiod There
Also Bojgkd and Don
v , Monroe journal) .
At
"Whilo people are 'motoring' A
here and 'motoring' there, " naif
Dr. Bart Houston,- "! wish that
you would put in tbe paper thht
Bob May buggied .to Wiognfc!
last Saturday. . Ahd that Jin
aoiuva aonsefi fa we, uepot.
T Jl . . . I A .
after tbe mail every day.',' ,
Gastonia's Whit
Way
(Special to the Charlotte
'.. Observer.)
Oastonia, Oct. 29. Gastonia's
long- cherished dream of a wb'U '
way Is at last to be realised. Con
iracta were let today or tne eity
for $6000 worth, of equipment,
including 63 light Doles and trol
ley poles. The lights will- '
tailed, at once and will b -
on Main avenue
section of Vua'
the cross
section', f
Thls.i
action takt)w
at au adjourned mtrntnig. ,
cltv will also spend $50,000
strflet paving, , XC'J L
Several ' representatives , o .
paving conoarns 'have been . in
tbe city today and some bids on
sheet asphalt and bitulitbio have
already been submitted. Others
will probab'y be submitted before
the council meets again the first
of next week, when it is ,
something deflate will i
ed updn. Tle money t
pended is part ol a re
issue" for public imp) ,
In connection with t
ment ot the white wa
poles and wiresw b
from r the business t Vt
Main avenue.:. :
Yorkyilie 'Matter
(The Enquirer 20th.. c-.
Detth of ElM Margaret Barncfv
Miss Margaret Barnetr, ag3d
81 years died at' her home in
Bethel, township this moruing.
Her death was; not unexpected,
since she bas been In bad health
for some time: She leaves a num
ber of relaUVes., Miss Brrne"
was for many years a membu
of Bethel church fromVhich
place the funeral 19 to ' be held
this afternoon, conducted by her
pastor Rev. R. K.'Timmons.
":"To Begin Work Konday
'. Superintendent of Education
fohn E- Carroll was at ' Bowhn
Green Tuesday, where he went
to inspect the new Bowun CreeB
school' house .which is nearing
completion. The new building is
a handsome structure built on the
Clemson .planan.re altthe mod'
era school houses, and cast about
$1,200 and contains t jtq ' Bchool I
rooms and a cloak loom, Th
1 . .
sptjooi, wui open i iay,
' ' ' The T ver r.-w. '
The annual flower show t
duoted by the ladies ot the I
byterian ebuvch of Yorkvii'is,
being held in the O'Leir.v f
room building today.,The ',
served a turkey to a un
people at noon a:i I r
serve oysters thw
T'loc'ff '
;
drn
tOI'
If you wai
tauRht In the
read tbe less
show this vea
ber of chrysai
hition. They
and more be:
owin to lhpi-
r i.i the nnul)ti
year. Accord
tocting the
ii-dner's exhib
"ltiful flowers i:
s which hr
t " 'VIOum flowf
-.ontinuing
"it' 2 embroWi i
;- the pnly cfi'
' show are v.i
"y made by 1u-j
. "iles have It
a proceufl
um 'expc