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V.S , r i www Pi 1 A . ' ' '. '.-.. ' 4 K ' '' . : t A (Elran Cnrul Nraiap&pf r 3For All Qlrip Jamilif Vol. 13, No. 27. Kings Mountain. North Carolina, Thursday, August 31. -11)16. 81.50 A Year in Achanro THE STORY, OF. CHRISTIAN MAUNEY AND TRYON CDUHTY AS TOLD AUGUST T9TH, 1916 ':.'- ;.-';v.5 BT HON. ALFREO NiXON OF la his tpeech af the Hauney Reunion and Dcolc held on the site of the old Trron Conn Houst xn the macadam road between Bessemer City and Cherryvllle, now in Gaston county. North CaTolioa. (Continued from last week) The Tryon Court ware styled the! the troublous period of the Amen- t ' aJ "County Court of Picas ant Quarter Sessions." In thla court deeds and wills wore probated, estates settled, land entries recorded, guardians ap pointed, orphan apprenticed, high ways oponed, overseers " appointed and many other natters: attended to. lb ere was a sheriff and clerk, a clvit and a criminal docket, grand and pe tit juries, and au "attorney for the Crown." These ' courts convenod Quarterly a ad continued without ma terial change until the adoption or the constitution of 1868. One of the first orders: "On mo- tlon of William Kennon, Esq., it was ordered by the court that Christian Mauney nave a license to keep an Or dinary at his now dwelling house in Tryon county, he complying with the act of the Assembly in that case made and provided. He proposes for securltyvJaeob Mooney, Jun'r., and Peter Plonk, bond In thirty pounds' accepted." LI ceases were likewise granted Thomas- Kpsy, Alexander Moore, William Wray, James Pat terson, John. Delllngor, Henry Do:- linger. What is an Ordinary? Let this or der answer: "Present His Majesty's Justices can Revolution. From the beginning thero was strung sontlment in tiie old county of Tryon for freodoin ana the rights of the people. As early as August, i n a, at tnis place they adopted a bold declaration, This occasion marks its 141st aunivorna ry. Let the instrument speak for it self. "The ' unprecedented, barbarous and bloody actions committed by ormun troops on our American brethren near Boston, on 19tU April and 20th of May last, together with the hostile operations and treacher ous designs now currying on, by. the tools of ministerial vengeance, for the subjugation of ell British Amer ica, suggests to us the painful neces sity af having recourse to arms in de- ionso or our national freedom and constitutional rights, against all In vasions; and at the same time do solemnly engage to take up arms and risk our lives and fortunes in main taining the freedom of our country wbenever tho wisdom an : counsel or the Continental Congress or our Pro vincial Convention shall declare a necessary; and this engagement we will continue in for the preservation of these rights and liberties whlca VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL FROM LATEST PHOTOGRAPH Then were the Ordinary keepers prr- the principles of our constitution oea rated: Lodging in good featner j and the laws of God, nature and na bedsand clean sheets per night, 4d. j tlons have made it our duty to Ue Break fast and supper each 8d. Ev-j lend . We, therefore, the subscrlu ery dinner not less than 2 dishes o ors. freeholders and inhabitants or good meat Is. Pasturage? for every; Tryon county, do hereby manfully horse or mare per 24 hours, 4d. Sta-j unite ourselves' under the most sol bllng every night to hey or foddor ems tlos ol religion, honor and love for every horse or mare. Is. Madol-lto our country, Ilrmly to resist force ra and Port wine per quart, 3s. Clar-i by force, and hold sacred until a re el wine per quart, 4s. Punch and , conciliation shall take place between loaf sugar and West India rum per Uart, Is, 6d. Toddy -and loaf sugar and West India rum per quart, is, 4d. Toddy with New England rum per quart, Id. Brandy and wbiakey I Croat Britain and America on Con- I stltutlonal principles, which we mos; ardently -desire, and. do firmly agree to Bold all such persons as inimcta; to the liberties of America who shall toddy per quart, 8d.-Beer per smart,! refuse to sign ' this association. i. Cider per quart, 6d. West In-John Walker. Charles McLean Au dit rum per 1-2 pint lOd: New En- drew Neel, Thomas 'Beatty, James gland rum per l-ll pint 6d. Brandy Coburn, Frederick Hambrlght, An or whiskey per 1-2 pint, 6d." I drew Hampton, Benjamin .Hardin, Roads were laid out 'to variousi George Paris, William Graham, Hob points to this court house. Xutejert Alexander, David Jenkins, Thom some of the orders: - . fas Espey, Perry Green Mackness, "Ordered by the Court that Chris-! James McAfee, William Thompson, tlaa Carpenter, Lawrence Kyzer, Ja cob Ramsour, Adolph Keep and Joan Aker be appointed commissioners to jay out and mark a road from Burns county line to Ramsour'a Mill, from that (he nearest and best way to Try on Court House." "Ordered that Wm. Moore, Abra ham tscott, Eboneter 'ewton, John Moore, Zack Bpqncer, Fred Ham brlght, Mlchal Hoyle, Thos. Costner, Jacob Manuey, Peter Labqon, Mlchal Hufstatlor and John Hoyle be a jury to lay out and, mark a road the near est and best way from Tryon Court House to. Tuecasiege -Ford." -- "Ordered by the Court. that Chris ty Mauney be appointed overseer or the road from the fuccaslee road to Tryon Court House in that part be tween the court house ant opposite to Peter Laboon; and Pete Laboon in that part between his bouse and the South Fork river, and. damuel Martin from the. Forks to the. Tueca siege Ford.',' "Ordered that Henry Dejllnger DC appointed overseer of tho road lead ing from Tryon Court , House to Beatty'r Ford in that part between bis house and Forney's creek and Jacob Forney, Jr., front thence to JJeatty'a Fard.'V . - ' The pioneers- found this seotion a wild, luxurlatipg -In native grasses and other flora, the habitat of the red man the wild animal and fowl. There were herds of ..fleet footed deer; there were clumsy brown bears and fierce wild Cats and panthers; there were droves of buffalo, . and countless beavers -building their dams on the- creeks. t The early set tlers -waged a relentless war on these animals and set a bounty on-many ot their scalps, The Scalps on which a price wis set were the-wolf, the pan ther, tbs 'w.lW cat, and such other as preyod en 4onvsstjc animals. Forty nine wolf .scalps yore . paid for in 1774. But before mis time tue rcea Jacob Forney, Davis Whltesldes, John Beentan, John Morris, Josepn Harden, John Roblson, JSmes Mc Intyre, Valentine Mauney, George Black, Jas. Logan, Jan. Baird, Chris tian Carpenter, Abel Beatty, Joab Turner, Jonathan Price, James Mil ler, John Delllnger, Peter Sides. Robert Hulcllp, James- Buchanan. Moses Moore, Joseph. Kuykendali, Adam Siiums, Richard Waffer, Sam uel Smith, Joseph Neel, Samuel Lor tln. BRITISH ENCAMPMENT. This spot marks an event In the closing scenes of the Revolution. When the war had been raging ror six long years the cause of liberty and note the result: The advance seemed proBtrate and hopoless In tne South. The victorious British con sidered Georgia and South Carolina restored to English rule and were planning the. invasion of North Car olina. The borderland of the Caro lines soon became the battleground, William Whiteside. George Dellln ger. Samuel Carpenter, Jacob Moo ny, Jun., John Wells, Jacob Costner. lieutenants of Lord Cornwallls as sembled the Tories at Ramsour-s Mill, where June 20th. 178(1, they met a crushing defeat,- and the light began to dawn. At Kings Mountain. October the 7th, 178a, Ferguson and his legion were wiped out ot exist ence and Cornwallls; had lost his right arm. This marked the ene mies first serious disaster, and turn ed the tide Of war. In a most signal victory General 1 Morgan defeated Colonel Tarloton at the Cowpens, Jan. 17, 1781.. In less than an hour 600 of Tarleton's legion were prison ers, the remainder slain and scatter ed and he scampering In mad haste to Cornwallls, then 25 miles distant, and thus his mighty left arm was weakened and limp. General Mor gan, anxious to hold every one or hlB prisoners to exchange for tne fir """ ' t h 'X 1 " t... . , j V- i - " ' I f V : ; 1 ' it. Man had left, Indian creek, the bur- Continental Line of North Carolina, m faloes that brewted on Buffalo Moun tain and ajon the savannahs Of Buf falo creek; '.('had receded towards he setting -sun, and the. beavers has HUit buil4lg their dam on the preek. . ; ' i .;!.' Tryon unty was 45 miles wide from north to south, and extended from theCaUwAa river 80- mHes M the Cherokee Indian, Beservttlqn -en1 the west, "it, was blotted out in 1779 and -its terjitory divided;-Into "Lin coln and Rjuthertord. -, It embraced the territory now included in Lin coln, Gaston. Cleveland, Rutherford and Polk bounties. The hustnees or this large territory was conducted here until the, division,," and it' re mained ther ctMlrt house -of Lincoln until the end of the January . Bet- records are still In- Llncolntqn- Thev contain many quaint things, mingled frith matters of grave public concern. - M.,m -. v nw 'An. min,, . inc. lAIUil UaVLAOAIlW, captured at Charleston add langulsn tixg on the British prison ships, Im mediately began his famous retreat towards Virginia, while Cornwallls the very next day began a vigorous pursuit. - He -was yet in command of an. army of 4,000 seasoned, well equipped veterans, 'who by direction ot Cornwallls, inarched In the fol lowing order: 1. Yagers; 2, Corps of Pioneers; 8, two throe pounders; 4. Brigade Guards; 6. Regiment ot Boe; 6, North Carolina Volunteers; 7, -two .six pounders; 8, Lieutenant Colonel Webster's Brigade; 9, wag one of "the General; 10, Held officer's wagons;' 11, ammunition wagons; 12', hospital wagons; 13, regimental wagons; 14, provision train," 15, Bat. horses, a captain, two subalterns-and; Ions,: 178 and. the Tryon . courttone hundred men from Col. W ca ster's brigade, to form a rear guars. On, the 19th. the army camper as Smith's house, near the Cherokee- Iron Works, on Broad river. On tne Jhe -courts" 5 ere, held nere, durlhg 2Ath tho arm; cantped. at Saundsr plantation on Buffalo creek. On the 23fd, the army crossed the Norm Carolina line and camped at Tryon Court House. Ramsour's Mill, Kings Mountain. the Cowpens, and numerous other engagements along the borderland made the defeat of Cornwallls possi ble', and he was now marching to his Yorktown. It was no exulting army. with victorious banners that encamp ed here on that January day, in tne vain endeavor to overtake and res cue their comrades then being hur ried across the upper fords of tne Great Catawba. This Is a spot rich in historical fact and legend. 1 have brleily touched Borne of tho high places and have endeavored to Impress four im portant points: 1. This was the colonial home of Christian Mauney, pioneer and patri arch. 2. This was the site of the old Tryon Court House from 1774 until the abolition of Tryon county in 779 and then ot Lincoln county un til 1783. 3.. Here was formulated and signed the Tryon Declaration : for freedom,. " 4. This was one of the camps or Lord Cornwallls and the Engllsn army In their march through Lin coln, county. Permit me In conclus ion to make , ' A. SUGGESTION. The erection ot monuments to commemorate Important events has the sanction of divine, of ancient and of modern useage. This is a histor ic spot-, sacred' ground. Let there arise here a granite shaft, four square to all the winds that blow, in scribed on one side to the memory of the Mauney family; on another, marking the site ot the ' Colonial Court House of Tryon County; tne third, perpetuating the declaration for freedom; and, the fourth, pre-, serving the place of encampment or Lord Cornwallls and the Engllsn Army. Bof f Anticipating the desire of a great jnany persons for a well-connect ed copy of tne above address for their flies, we have printed the full address on a sheet 12 it 18 inches and have tnem for sale it ten cents percopy$1.00per dozen; by mail, 12e per copy, $1.10 per doxen. The quantity is limited to 200 copies. J HERALD PUBLISHING HOUSE ' ' - - Kings Mountain, N. C. - A oH'a-n town nrver needs to ad vertise the fact, I spreads.. And Vte verwii, . ; .. MR. WARE PROMOTED Mr. Jacob O. Ware, of O k Grove section, lias airain been promoted, Ele was recent'y elected Farm Demonstrator for Polk county anil went tlie-e and began his work. Last week lie reived a call back to nis alna mater, the A. & M. College at West Kalcigb, 'where he was elected a member of tho faculty as instructor ic Agronomy. He cauie home Saturday and will be in the vicinity until September 20, whec he goes to take up his professornhip in the college. We are ell proud of Jake. WflRE-PEnUS The following announcement will be of special interest to friends of the groom in Kings Mountain. Mr. Ware is the son of Mr. and Mrs, W.' A. Wara and holds a responsible position with the Southern Express Cc. of Chailottp. . MRS. CARRIE REBECCA PETTUS ANNOUNCHB THE MARRIAGE OF HElt DANGHTER JOHNSIE ... io ' MR. M0PPATT ALEXANDER: WARE . on Pbioay, August the eighteenth nineteen hundred and : ' SIXTEEN ' Chaklotte, Nokth Carolina At Home aptur septembeu first XTO4 West Trade Street - Charlotte NL. OH 11 CREEK Lincolntn, Aug. 2t.---The annual reunion of the John Rud IlIII family whs, hold at the old; home place near, Indian Creek pin Ijincolr county today. Moie than 1(10 persons were present, including 7 children, AH grand tliren and :JG great grandchild. ier.. The chiluren aro Mrs. J. S. Mauney of Kings Mountain; Judge W. A. Kudiiil of Lincoln- ton, Ernstus Rudisill of Henry River; A. T. Rudisill of DaiUs; M. S. Rudisill of Ciouso Station; M. R. Rudisill of Henry River; and Mrs. dus McLean of Lin- colnton, Mrs. M. R. Rob erts of Vineland N. J., was absent. One or the fea'.ures of the day was a big dinner. Every body was well ld and had a wood time. . R. B. MILLER OF SHELBY OEAD WAS A MAN OK ABfLlUTV- IN DUSTRIAL AND KDUCATION RELIGIOUS WORKER LEGISLATOR. E The Long Hi others' buildings which have been under way of remodeling for the past two 'months are Hearing completion. The two-story building toi-meny occupied by the Pantime Theatre was turned over to Captain Moss and Miss Marie Mos, operators of-the Pastime, Friday.- They went to wrrk immediately in stalling ie.v seiti throughout. They have put. in two huodred and sixty up to-date opera chairs that are w-ll in keeping with the sp'endid finish on the interior of the building. The sho starts up today modern in every re aped. The "folks in Kings Mountain who attend pictuie shows have ns nice h place now h? they can find anywhere and we trust that they will contribute their part totvaid keepingit uice. When'the old front, was removed and the light turned on the walls wpre. besmeared with snuff and tobacco f pit unM1 thny were per fectly scand i!oin. This was not the fault of tin; management eitT.er. They tri d to kep it clean. It. had recently been gone over witli pi'-int. Now, folks, for the sake of decency kee, the new place nice and clean and tidy, and don't let it present the appearanco ot the chins of some snuff users we have seen, The corner building will be be finished within the next "few weeks. This has been rented by Mr. H. T. Fultou and will bfc used for his undertaking and music business. When Mr. Ful tou sold his furniture business to Mr. E. Price Rauk'n he re tained the undertaking and music business. . He will carry a full line of coffins and caskets and will sell pianos and organs. The side-walk has been graded down to correspond with the new buildings and thesurround ing grades. The other buildings on this row are left well above ea-ltvcl by the gradiufr. It is hoped that tho owners will ad just their property to the new grades as best they cau and . as soon as thty cn- The following invitatiba has been" receiued by the editor: '."' the DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE cordially invites you to attend the formal notification to PRESIDENT WOODR0W WILSON . of his renomination . at Shadow Lawn, West End, - Long Branch," New Jersey -' Saturday afternoon September second , nineteen hundred and sixteen . : at four o'clock.. .-- . Hon. R. B. Millfr of Shelby died at his home Tlnisday, Au gust 24 after remaining at the point of death for several days following a second stroke of p. plexy. Major Miller was one" of the most ,)romiuent men of the" county and having taken an act- ive interest in religious work,- the prohibition cause, education and the promotion of agriculburo during his entire life, his dei.th brings sorrow to thousand in Cleveland and the Ktat9 who had learned to love aud admiie him. The funeral was hold from the Central Methodist Church of Shelby, Rev. W. E. Abernathv. assisted by Re?. T. D. Batten, pastor of Mrs. Miller conducting the funeral .ervice. The Masons had charge ol the ceremonies and the interment was in SuiiseK Cemetery. Majo Miller was born in Cleve land Couutv January 1852, the son of Dr. W.J. T. Rnd Eliza beth (Fullcnwidei Miller. He was educated in the SholUy High School, 1859-71, and then became a farmer and- real estate' :uan. He was president of th" Helmont Cotlon Mill, Which he' and his threa associates, Rlantoht Oatesand A. C. Miller huiltln 1888; the first cottnn tuill to be in or near Shelby. Later when he severed his connection with mill disTpwing of his interest to h's brother, A. C. Miller, lie built the Lauragleen Mill oa tho r ver and was very acti vely asso ciated with the Cotton Manufac turers' Association. -''using a member of the committee 'that sesured the adoption of a resolu- , tion for the e.t'ablishing of the Textile Department of the Agri olturjl and Mechanical College;, Raleigh. Previous to his mill experience he was in the mer cantile business in Georgia, their when he returned to Shelby he aud his brother, A.C. MU'er, ran a store as Miller Bros., f,r 20' years. As a manufacturer . he advocated aud framed resolu tions pertaining to' the "open door" policy for promoting the sale of cotton mill products in Ciiina,; The cause of prohibi tion wss near and dear , to his heart back in the early days of ; the cuinoaiga when- the friends of the causo were few and he was ohair nau o! the prohibition cam paign committee of Cleveland County in 1881. He canvassed' the county for locii school tar in 1808, delivered tl?e rneinorial' address at Shelby ivnd a speech . at Kings Mountain in the inter-' est of the celebratiou of the - Battle of Kings Mountain in 18801 which is now an annual affair. He was commissioned as major in the state militia under Sener 1 Taylor of WilmwKtou, 18?8 was a. member of- tt.e Masonic; odge, the Farmers' Union and Rogeat of the Royal ArchanuDi. 1 Mr.. Milter was" a1 many sided' man, a foicefuapeaker, writer, and chauipioiitf all things that for the betterment of our people &nd our country. He deliverer!' many Masoio speeches- and speeches in Interest of farming and Sunday School wofk.' He' was a member of tho Mfethodist church and steward for over 30 years, trusteee, teacher for" 23 years, member of the Quarter- (Continued ostbatk page
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