ALl-. ASOAR D FOR K 1 QS MOUNTA N dCtOgSR 7TH.
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Vol. 13 No. 23
Kings Mountain, N. C, Thursday, August 3, 1916.
$1.50 A Year in Advance
BY REV A. T. X.1NDSAY $3
(A. K. PRESBYTERIAN) '."'.
"Ed ration aloue'cin conduct
s to thai enjoyment which Is it
r oqce beet in quality, and infinite
in quantity." A complete and
- generous education fits the indi
vidual to perform justly, skill-,
filly and magnanimously air the
. 'duties constituting 'life. It's
true purpose W to 'cherish, and
untold the seed of immortality
already sown within ns; modern
. : education too bftnn covers. -the
flhRors wftli rings, and at the
i : same time cuts the sinews at the
wrist. No education deserve
the name nulea It develops
thought, unless it pierces down
Into the depths ctho mysterious
. 8pirM.ua) principal o( mind, and
wtArtii that into activity and
growth. '
- With such a conception of edu
cation and its fruit, we arc
' r)(ly to say that education is
not knowledge but iower. It is
t mistake to ask "Have you been
t'l.rougtr college?" Ask, ."Has
oollege been through you?"
A Hjnaparto asked Mine, d e
Stadia whit manner ho could
' host promote , the happiness- o(
Praiice'.- H?r reply is full of
wlrdoin She ' said, "Instruct
tiio 'mothers of the French peo
ple.! fata what: boundless lifu
tloes education 'admit the young
portion. Evry ' truth gained
through it expands a moment Of
ttmo into illimitable belug--,JOsl-
' tively enlarges t'aeir existence,
und endows them with qualities
which nothing can weaken and
destroy.- -
... Education'! tbe leading humin
souls to what is beet, and malt-'
ibg what is beat out of them; and
these two objects-are -ai-iray best
attained together,, and by the
tame means.- The training
which mates men happiest in
themselves also- makes- then
-most serviceable to others. I
. wonder it:. the' eyes- that may
. road thesq Hues-have beeniinado
to' joe far enough- to' wish and
strive that your., lifts may moan
omuoh-in the world.. - '
. " Upon the education of the
' jroung people of this country the
k to of' this country depends.
"There is no-period' in the history
v of the world in which I believe
ft? lias been wore important tfiat
-tiuryo'uug men and young "wo
men should seize upon the op
portunities offered them to set
tt 4.uo&tion than to-day, -Thilwell
thougl'.t it ver.v un
fttr to lottuence a child's mind
- by inculcating any opiutons be
fore it had come to years of dfft-erction-to
choose lorll-self.;. His
- frkiDd showed him his g'ardjn
and told him ii wf.s a botanrcal
' garden, -"flow so?" said he;J,it
covered with weeds.-. "QV liis
r friend replied, "tnat 1s enly be-
- Aailse it has not yet come to vhe
r -ge ' of discretion and ' choice.
v Thi weeds, yon we, have taken
the tlbertj' to Vrow, and thought
Pj; vnftfir In me to pa-ejudice the
. toil iowaids; roses and .Btraw
t berries." That seems to be the
conception of a pareut'6 interest
In ihe child displayed by many
parents lh 'l'n we tome-Jn
Q ontatot.',::i feo jyany t iamonls
?(maih in the rough, they 3fe
:tver BOlished nd J 3aB'; T.ever
'Z hlh for man, and ior God'to-
'")t(. they or their- parents
H. R.
-o-
.WtlKiig to pay the price.-
L Ve wOrk'upon marble ft will
S, if v h work In brass time
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; I r tea:;!)"?
The A. R. Presbyterian came
out last week in especially fine
style. It wahteirEducatioaal
Issue," and It waj m good as we
ever saw in point ot mechanical
'get op' ar.d of composite matter.
It was prlLted on very expensive
book. pspr";and contained 24
pages. There wero about six
teen special articles wrlltci by
best men the church affords be
sides the splendid locil and edit
orial effect. Tho pictures and
advertisements of the .various
schools and colleges of the de-'
nomination was. a feature well
worMi noticing. Rev It.:- M.
Stephenson is tho' editor and Mr,
R. S. Galloway is assistant cd Upl
and business manager and to
them is due great credit for this
most splendid issue. The paper
is tho official organ of the Asso
ciate Reformed Presbyterian
church and is published at Due
West, S. C.
NEGRO PRISONER
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. BIRTHDAY RECEPTION
On the 22nd 'ol July
home ot Mr. . iinii Mrs.
Shumaker a surprise reception
was given to Mr, S"umiiker
and Mrs, Ed Hord, bf Mrs. Shu
maker and Mi HorJ. :
To make this pleasantry a
com pi j to surprise, the Hoid
family, were asked to spend a
few houis'tn cngenhil conver
sation on this evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. G, Miller,
parents of Mrs. Shnmakcr, who
had bce informed of this intend
ed surpiiso, hI.so Mr. and Mrs, I.
B.Golorth, and Misses Deliali and
Feiol Hjrd were guests at this
social event : .
About 8:30 o.clock the guests
were asked tn go quickly into
the diqing room, the honored
ones woridt-rinf what had gone
wrong, but to their happy as
tonishment they found the table
and dining ' room , attractively
decoratud in white and yellow.
A larga, white centor piece
whose foundation. wyelIow and
a larjo silver cake, adorned the
(outer of the table, while yellow
crepe' paper swung from the
chandelier to. the four corners of
the table where stood vases Of
beautiful sunflowers on crochet
pieces to miteb "the center.';-'"..".
The honored guests were giv
en'seats and to them were their
gifts presented ' by little Miss
Nancy Hord and ' Master Sao1
Dudley ' Shumaker. Theso tp
jjembftiances wero both usotu'
and ornamenial. ....
Mrs. ' Shnmaker assisted by
little' Mitiam Gotorth and Helen
Shumaker, served delicious sil
ver and gold cake and ice cream
' We wish these good people
many happy velurns f nd these
guests will be elad to witness
many such occasions, - - .
ii we wr.rlt-unon human minds
and , hearts, we engrave ; upon
those tab'ei). something that will
brighten all "tornlty.
I am pt'S'ided that tho prize
is witlnu reach otof every youn
perron who wants it. Home,
coinpa.-ilivelv few, aro are want
ing it. Sui-fly tjils is noVan un
iVJadonrtble or. unjust conclusion
to reach Vjen we thlnu of the
sma-'l 'per-cont of yourg pf pple
who ever enter a college oor.
Tho time has coino when, .von
will feel the peed and realise the
seriousness of tlie tnisHke made
if yon do not get an "education as
those before you r ever conld.
;.'B(t wis9:today-k. 'slv)radness
o
Policeman Poston and Deputy
Lindsay and V. J. Wright went
out to Mr. W. A. Morris's place
Thursday night to look for Lee
Lnttiraore, a nogrO. who was
wanted At Bessemer Ci'.,y on a
charge of cursinc a negro worn
art. Tliey found their man with
out a great deal ot trouble and
loade : him into the automobile
nd starred to town. Mr. Lind
say was on the front seat with
Mr. Wright and Mr. Poston oc
cupied the rear" seat with the
prisoner.' Things were coming
along very well 'until the party
reached a point near tho freight
depot when the prisoner sudden
ly jumped out. It is a charac
teristic of Mr. Poston to hold on
to a good thii.g and to a prisoner
whether good or bad. So he
had a good hand on the . prison
er's clothing and when he jnmp
ed out Mr. Poston held ot. Thus
they vent about twonty feet' be
fore the machine con-J be stop
ped, the prisoner swinging be
hind and Poston hohliug fast
thht which he lied. The ma
chine' was stopped and Mr. Lind
say lent first-aid to Mr Poston
and before the prisoner was sub
dued his outer garments were
badly tors, and . tattered. The
officers .compromised the negro's
deulro to ruu by walking the WI
of the way to the lock up with
him. -
THE BOOK CLUB
; Unique in charm, and excep
tional in personal pleasu.-e, was
the Thursday Afternoon' Rook
Cub at Mrs. II. T. Fulton's.
It was a delig'itful set of
friends to whom this hospitality
w ui extended, there being quite
a nnniber of guests together with
the greiter number of clulmem
bers. The reception hall and parlor
were decorated with beautiful
pink roses and evergreens which
added beauty to tho already at
tractive rooms; ,'
Mrs. Fulton met her friends
with her characteristic grace
and charm of cordiality. "
It beine near the close of the
club year, qnite a' longt'iy , busi
ness meeting was held the mem
bers selecting for the' ensuing
year and appointing committees
for the ordering and distribution
of same. '
. Mrs. Fultun, assisted by Mrs.
L. P. Raknr a"d Misses Mary
and Peiri Pulton, " served a de
licious two-courso menu. Master
Thomas Fulton in his jolly good
way distiibuted the napkins to
the guests.
.There are many ploaeant mem
ories of that atieruoct'.V
N
In mariying a couple t lie other
day Dr. Falls gave a n:nn the
third wife. The doctor tills the
Herald that he doesn't think it
fair for hi'n to give a man three
wives und yet can't .have one
himself We reccotienl that
the doctor toll - his troubles to
someone opoQ. whom he can et
his - heart aed . probably tl
ables will.luin, '
COURT PROCEEDINGS
Not
Not
and
Sen
.-:".: RlC J.LWnil lilUB
' We ire dad- to note that
J; A. Wright his bought a
lot oh King streetrfiear tho, cor
porate llinits . and ; will tn- the
enriy fall rect a n5o-;riisJdencB..
Mr,
nice
(Cleveland Star)
1 he July term of Cleveland
Superior coart finished its work
in three days. Business trans
acted is as folio a-s.
Criminal.
Cases continued St ite vs Lee
Wood.ill, embezzlement; John
Ackers, A. D. W.; Ciem Johnson,
A. D. W.; Frank Hayes, larceny
and forgery; Jess Porter, sland
er; Layton Edwihds, seduction;
Alfred liaumgardncr, forceable
trejoass; George Flack, larceny,
ChafMorrlson, retailing.
Mai tin Uoyle, Buren Dedmon,
Oscar lisldwin, secret assault.
Rill waived and plead guilty of
simple assault. Upon recom
mendation of private prosecuting
attorney, judgment suspended
upon payment of costs.
Osborne Aiken, A. D. W,
guilty by jury.
Frank Poston, larceny,
guilty by jury.
Chess Miller, burglary
larceny. Found guilty.
tence not yet passed.
Guy Tilmas, larceny, motion
continued uuiil next term. Geor
gia Wiljiumson, infanticide, nol
pros with leave. J. M. Hayes,
A. D. W-, continued for want of
evidence. Will Walker, assault
on female, continued for want of
evidence. W. 0. Surratt, viola
tion Section JJS72 Revl-il 1903
caoias and subpesna for witness
es. Marion Martin, bijjamy, not
guilty by jury.
A'j McDowell, larceny, defend
ant pleadu guilty. Dieciiarged
on account of youth.
H. A Lackey, alias Hill Lack
ey, falso piete:ise. Upon recoin
Liendation osolicitor bill chang
ed to fvirceable trespass. Judg
ment suspended upon Daj ment
of costs, upon recommendation
of solicitor.:
John Adam, A. D. W.; found
not guilty by jury.
Civil Docket
J. J. Murry and Son vs Fred
D. Hamrick, F. B. Hainrick and
J.: Y. Hamrick, compromised
with defendant to pay costs of
action.
E. May Turner, and husband
T. D. Turner vs H. 15. Johnson,
continued. J, W, McMury vs
Mary W. McMuny, continued.
G. F. Wolf vs Buffalo Drainaue
District No. 1, continued for de
fendant W. F. Pearson vs J.
Bun Bridges and wife, M. A.
Bridges, continued by cojsent.
Lawson Ke-idrick, by his next
friend, J. B. Murry, vs S. A. L.
Railway, continued.
Landro Patnam vs Southern
Railway. Compromised defend
ant to pay plaintiff $100 and -jost
far action.
R. B. Mil'er vs O. E. Ford,
continued. . C. II. Smith vs J. L.
Hopoer, continued. Claude Nich-
Ols vS Thompsot-Mosely (Inc)!
j-idgment that plsintiff recover
of defendant $000 and costs of
action to be taxed by clerk.
J. F. Clme vs Southern Rail
way, continued. Zulia J. jGrieen
vs J. C. Beam, continued. W.
A. Davis vail. H. Iackey con
tinued:" . :' ' -v- t . '. ' '".
Seth Pirtnam vs W. A Oostner
and C. W. Uh.hardson, action
dismissed
- D. W. Jones vs Hiirhwa.v Com-
bnissioners of Na 7, continued.
i li. L. Jones vs Highway Com
misiOnor ot No. 7, continued. '
; Rkukin Furniture Co. Thorn
as-SobrCo.;, contlnuedi ' ' ,'
(dontinned on back patreVr
BRIDGES REBUILT AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE
Dr. Falls, chairman of the Gas
ton commissioners, joined his
board Thursday and went' to Mt.
Holly where they met the Meck
lenburg board in a joint meeting
to decide what would be done
about re building the bridges
across the Catawba in which
both counlie.i were interested.
The whole situation Was gone
over in detail and It was decided
to take action at once. They
decided to re build at Sloan's
Ferry and at Mt. Holly first. A
committee consisting of Dr. Falls,
R. L. Stowe, R. K. Davenport,
and .1. F. McArver of the Gaston
board and tin entire board nt
five ot Mecklenburg was appoint
ed to look over the sites and fur
ther worn out plans for carrying
out the work. The committer
was to meet Tuesday.
Roth Mecklenburg and Gaston
are fortunately already in pos
session ot the means of securing
the money needed for restoring
tjhe lost bridges. The Mecklen
burg comm'ssioners havo the
offers of Charlotte backs for
ample loans of money np to $100,
000 or over, at the reasonable
rate of 4 per crnt for interest,
Gaston commissioners have the
cash where they can put hands
on it immediately or aj soon, as
the first money is required
piy tor the rebuilding work,
to
EAST KINGS MOUNTAIN ITEMS
Mrs. B. It. Payseur had new
sweet potatoes, roasting ears
and grapes the third of July.
Mr. Irvin Mauney has been on
tho sick list, but is better at
this writing.
Mr. James Payne's family
spent last Sunday with Mr. B.
K. Payseur.
COST OF MR IN MERINO MONET
Coat of warfare $ 60.602.000,000
Property dmag
Lom of induktry
49,442,000,000
12,600,000,000
Total monetary loss $118,444,000,000
Killed and mortally
wended ...... 7,000,000
Cost of killing one
man. . . $,16,820
Cost per day per capita: France, 60
3 4c; Britain, 56 -4c; Germany, 44 12c;
Russia, 12 l-2c.
(These figures are compiled from the
latest estimates of European experts;
they are, of course, nnofficial but they
combine the figures fur.iiehod by the
leading German, British, French aud
Am erican authorities.) Charlotte Observer.
THE CREAMEBT ROUTE
Mr. Loyd McSwsIn was hi town Fri
day in the interest of a creamery route.
He says that there ore about twenty-
nine cows already on a certain proposed
route nd that if a man can be employ
ed to ride the route and collect cream
twice a week that ninety or a hundred
cows will be put on right away. The
proposed route would leave Kings
Mountain and go south to Dixon school
house; thence west out by Archdale,
Bethlehem church and on to Shelby.
Mr. MrSwain says that the farmers
along this route are very much inter
ested in establishing the route. . They
can see money in the business provided
the cream can be put on the market
without too much loss of time to each
farmer.. '
MONET FOR THE EOROPEAN SUFFERERS
A service for the relief of the people
of the War-stricken couotriesof Europe
was held at the Methodist church Sun
day night. The following pastors took
part in the meeting: Rev. E. O, Cole,
Methodiat, Kuv. J. E. Berryhill, Pres
byterian Kev. G. L. Kerr. A. B. P.,
and Rev. W. R. ileach, Baptist Mr.
BerrybiU tpoke of the devastation and
starvation in Armenia; Mr. Cole dealt
with conditions in stelgiun sod north
ern France. Mr. Kerr told of the hor
rible conditions in Serbia and Poland.
Mr. Beavh bad no special astiganMnt
but mode a resume of the wools situe.
and the soon of $28.64 was collected for
the cause.-
1 MARRIAGES v
immmmm&i&iz
WILSON-PEMSON
Mr. Brady Wilson ot GastoniaL
and Miss Lizzie Peaison of East1-
Kings Mountain were' married'
Sunday afternoon, July 10th, by
Rev. B. A. Culp,
WlOU&MfiSS
Mr. Hugh Williams and Miss
Bessie Moss, ot' Kings Mountain
were married' Sunday morning,'
Rev. W. R; Beach officiating.
CflUNUrMINS
Mr. M. C. Connor and Mlsg
Ethel Davis, both of East Kingb
Mountaio, were married Friday'
evening July 21 at 8:30, Dr. O. Gv
Kails officiating. The bride itf
the daughter of Mrs. J. A. DaT'
is and the marriage was held1
at the home.
afPiUSITMEf
Fredrick Benjamin MoFa.li of
Newton aud Miss OIlieRymer of
China Grove,- were married in'
Bast' Kings Mountain Sunday'
evening, July 10, by Dr. O. G.
Falls: The bride is the daugh
ter ot Mr. and Mrs. 3'. M. Rymer
of China Grove and the groom 18
a brother of Mr. John- A. Me-'
Falls, superintendent ol th4'
Dilling Mills here.
SHALL HAVE
A trial of unusual interest was
held before Esquire Kendrick
Thursday nigbt Mr. Kendrick'
said that In all his experience he
had nsver had oce like it. It'
was a case of decision who bad'
authority to rent a house, thV
man or his wife. Mh R. ,Tv
Gladden was living In the bouse
and Mr. Jno. A, Mc Palls , waW
suing for possession. The housed
which is situated near the Mid'
way tin mine, belongs to the
owner of the mine property but
Mr. J. N. Smith has been acting
js agent for the owner in i-enting
the property. Mr. Short who'
recently vacated t h e house",
moved to the Anna mill 'and Mr.--.
Gladden moved from the . Anna'
mill up town. So they f decided-' ;
to jost exchange booses, Mv '
Smith being at Keysville, Va
Mr. Gladden applied to Hn.
Smith for the house and retried
fro'n her ' and ditosited" seveix
dollars in the Peoples Loan 4-v.
Trust Co., to MrT Smith's credit '
as the first month's rejt. About
tho same time Mr. McFalls closed .-'
a trade with Mr. Smltb at Keys-
ville by correspondence whereby
he was to have the house when
Mr. Short vacated. The tjues-r
tion for the court to decide .was
who was entitled to the house. .
Evidence was produced to show
that Mr. Smith had been attend
ing to the renting ot the ptoper-
ty in the ,ast. A letter" from'
Mrs. Smith was introduced sbat--ing
that at the tine aha ranted
the - house she knew nothing'
about the transaction between4 :
Mr. Smith and Mr. McFaUfc an'
that she had made a mbrtak in
letting Mr.-. Gladden have tntf
bouse. " The evidence aatialled'
the court that Mrf Smith waa
the real Htgent ahd" that 1 Mrs
Smith witraotUig onlt iu his ab--
sence but la gooa' Rtitny.- bat tnar
the trado made by !Mr,. Smith by
cor re (i i mi deuce would hold and ,
that Mr. McFklls was entlWed to
tbe house", Tie eoort' rendered
a jndRement id : favor' -ol, life
oiaintiff and dennnded that; Mr;.
Gladden vacate, by Abgnat -fiitt.
tion sad entered a-soeda) appeal fori
their relief. Tbe plates wen posted Tu5 18 anotaer instaoce or how v
muoh-dwelliha houses r ii
maud io Kings Mountain? -v J i