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Editorial Pag
In the death df Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt passes from th stage of
action a man who in his time had
enjoyed probably greater populari
ty than any other man alive and
has had but few rivals since. He
was a most active man in many
ways. He enjoyed distinction as a
politician, an author, naturalist and
statesman. He probably reached
the zenith of his glory in the send
ing of the United States fleet around
the world during his tenure of office
of president of the United States
which office he held for seven years.
He was the recognized leader of the
republican party for a long number
of years broken only by his short
lived effort of launching and lead
ing the progressive party. He pos-aes-sod
many traits of character
that tend to greatness and even hit
most pronounced political oppon
ents'gladly acknowledge his admir
able qualities. Ex-President Roose
velt lived what he styled the "stren
uous life" and fell on sleep at the
age of sixty. He was frail as a child
and never did gain the physique
equal to his mental achievements
and physical ambitions.
ROLL GALL CONTINUED
The Red Cross Christmas Roll
Call was a disappointment throu
ghtout the nation and the time
limit was extended until Jan-
for further enlistment. The
Kings Mountain chapter set as
its goal $1500 in its jurisdiction
which includes the Grover aux
iliary but up to date only about
$500 had been reported. It seems
that a majority of the people
think because hostilities have
ceased that no more money is
needed. They forget that we
still have an army of occupation;
hundreds of wounded soldiers
in hospitals and untold amount
of relief work y at ahead.
The local chapter had a meet
ing Tuesday and decided to con
tinue its campaign until a com
plete and thorough canvass of
the territory is made. Let the
folks wake up and enlist,
not red nrtl 'orvnaH gmx
DEATHS
LOTEUCE
Mrs. Andrew Lovelace died at
her home on Kings Creek in the
Dixon community Wednesday.
Her baby died Friday. Both
were buried at Oak Grove.
CHEW
The body of R6bert Caveny
: , was brought here from Char
lotte Tuesday for burial. He died
from pneumonia Monday. Mr.
Caveny was tha son of Mr. T. J.
Caveny of Kings Mountain and
a brother of Mrs. Lather Spear
man. He had two brothers, Hugh
Caveny of Atlanta and W. C,
" -Tf r 'r, nil!. The form
er was here for the burial but
the latter was sick and unable to
come. Deceased was about 82
years old and leave a widow.
MBS. E
- The friends of E. A. Smith, In
Kings Moijntiiin wt-ro Maddened
Friday when it wns teamed Ihnt
Mis. Smith was e'ead at their
homo in Charlotte. : Mr.,. Suiiili
had been away from liis office
at the Phenix mill for several
days on account of the illness of
his wife. Much anxiety' was al
ready being felt as it was known
that Mrs. Smith's condition was
(iritical, A furd was ;iised here
in a few inoumt 1 id iy with
which to plnco a lloril v.rratli
upon Mrs. Smith's uivvo.pf U p
deceased the Charlotte O'wrver
of Prid iy carries ilia wtlowiujj
account;
Mrs."M.iry L. Smith, t-ir(? o!
15. A. Smith, di'tl yesterday
morning at liar homo, 7108 Pari:
aveuue, Dilworth, aftir tn ill
ness of two weeks with inf luon
za followed by pneumonia. Fun
eral services wil be conducted
at 10 o'clock Satimliy.' morning
at the Church of the Holy Com
forter. Intjrmotit will bo In Elm
wood cemetery.
''Mrs, Smith rmde a brave
fifht and maintained all of hoi
faculties to last. Willi her at the
time ol death were members o!
the family and her sister, Mis
Ida Lambe.
"Mrs. Smith was born in the
eastern part of the state Jan. 3.
1870. She was a descendant of
colonial families, the Lamb?s
and Phelps. Her maiden name
ffas Mary Louise Lambe. Was
a descendant of Colonel William
Liinba, of the American Conti
nental army, who lived in Cam
den county.
"When their parents died, Mrs
Smith and her sistar, Miss Ida
Lambe, made their homo for a
while with their relatives, Miss
Alice Pelps and Rev. II. II.
Phelps, an Episcopal minister,
well-known in North and South
Carolina. Later they came to
Charlotte and Mrs. Smith" had
resided here since, except for si
few years spent in Hickory.
"She was a member of the
Episcopal chuich and was a
woman of lovable and Christiar
character.
"Surviving Mrs. Smith, be
sides her husband ar.1 sister,
are nine children. Mr. Smith
is a well-known cotion manu
facturer who has been identified
with the textile industry of
Charlotte and this section since
1890. The oldest son, -Sergeant
James D. Smith, of the Kiinbow
division, is now in Germany.
The second son, Edgar A Smith
Jr., was recently mustered out
of the S. A. T. C. at Virginia
Military institute. The older
daughter is Mrs. John O. Yount
of Newton, formerly Miss Char
lotte Smith."
TAYLOR
A Mr. Taylor moved from the
South mountains Friday to the
Pinchbeck farm east ' of town
arriving at nine p. m. Saturday
morning at eight o'clock hu drop
ped dead. We haven't been able
to leain anything more about
the man or his family,
WILSON
Miss Vinnie Wilson, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wilson,
died at her home here just after
midnight Tuesday of last Vveekt
The funeral was conducted by
her pastor, Rev. 6. L. Kerr, at
the A, R. P, church Wednesday
afternoon at 4:30 and interment
made in Mountain Kest cemetery.
Miss Wilson contracted influen
za Oct. 7 and fought a losing
game ever afterward. Influenza
was followed by pneumonia and
pneumonia by pleurisy and oth
er complications which made
her ease too much for medical
skill and careful nursing. She
wajl pearly seventeen years .of
age-and just entering upon the
thieshold of young . womanhood.
She Is survived by her parents
nd two rubers and "four sis
ters as follows; Harrison, Mrs.
Elliott Benson, Blanche, Faye.
Ruth, Glenn, and many friends.
:,:;-'- il f- v '
BAPTIST STATE CONVEN
TION MEETS JAN. 14TH.
The Baptist Slate Convention,
wincu was postponed in iJjc. on
account ofthe infiuc nza epidemic
will meet In the First Bap'.iUt
Church of Greensboro, Tuesday
afternoon, i o'clock, January 1-1
and will continue through Thurs
day afternoon. The outstanding
feature of the present session
will be tho rounding up of the
Million Dollar Campaign for the
Biplist schools of the State.
DAVIDSON HARMON
A quiet homo wedding was
solemnized at the home of Mr
and Mrs. J, T. Davidson on Gas-
t'jn avenue vVednesday 7 night
when they t;ave in holy matri
mony their second daughter,
Miss Edith, to Mr. J. Orite Har
mon, son of Mr. and Mrs. -jj. R.
H.n mon of King street. Rev. J.
E Ber-yhill cl Clover, S. C. per
formed the ceremony. The hap
py young couple went to Cher
rj villo Monday Mr. Harmon is
working witli the construction
gaog of the Piedmont Tel. & Tel
Co. Both these young ".'people
.tie well known here and very
popular with a big host of f i lends
all of whom wish them long
ycarsof easy sailing upon the
matrimonial sea. Congratulat
ions galore.
FROM FRANCE
Mr. W. P. Fulton,
Kings Mountain, N. C. ,
Dear Friend:
I suppose you
had slated me as holding down
a line on the casualty list but on
the contrary I am 10 pounds
heavier and feeling fine.
I am still with tho Signal corps
supply depot in charge of the
Radio storage battries, chargiu?
plants and electric plants, etc.
The same work: I was doing
.vheiTt--tote you from Paris
daring the Chateau Thiery drfve.
My work, over here has been
very inter, sti.ig, similar to that
1 followed before the war'
After the Chateau Thiery
drive we wete moved up to tho
town of Coulommiers and from
there to an advance supply de
pot near SC Mihiel. At that
place we Twero sure reminded
that there was a war on. We
were located along side - of t wo
large evacuation hospitals. They
drained the hottest part of the
sector. By us day and uight was
a steady line of field ambulances
loaded with our boys in all dif
ferent stages : between life and
death. Full ambulances coming
in and empty ones going back,
full supply trui.ks going up and
and empty ones coming back.
And with these were officers
cars, dispatch bearers on motor-
oycleH, heavy guns and ammu
nition trains all on the same
road day and .night 'but -'-mostly
night, and not a light to be seen
for a light generally means a
bomb from tho air. Imagine a
main thoroughfare of New York
at its rush hour suddenly turn
ed to pitch darkness and every
one in a mad rush to go son.e
where and you have a main road
following up an advancing army
put the whole thing together
with a heavy thunder storm and
you have it, music and all. For
several weeks we worked night
and day almost, getting out or
ders in the day and loading
trucks for the frontal night.
However I draw a lucky straw.
Work is work but the credit for
the whole thing belongs to the
men at the guns. We knew where
we were going to sleep and eat
they didn't- We later moved to
Parois 20 miles west of Verdun
to supply' the Argonne where
we are now. The outfit I was
with is now in Germany. y
' Your Friend, '
' Chester M. Larue
Want Ads
FOR RENT two warehouses in
our back lot.
Carpenter & McGill.
FOR SALE piss, half Essex, 5
week old, (i. P. Barber, Kings
Mountain. N.fl.R J
W.O. RUDDOCK
UctMfld Opfantrlat
. Eyt Euinad and GlaMfi
proptrly fltfd.
National Bauk Building
ICINGS MOUNTAIN, N. C
ARTHUR HAY
All kinds of Insurance
KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
FtM of Ohio, City ot Toledo,
Lucaa County. Ift.
Frank J. Cheney makoa oath that ho
Is senior partnor of tho Arm of i J.
C honey & Co., doing business In th City
of Toledo, County and Stat aforesaid,
unci that said firm will nay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by tho use of HALL'S CATARRH
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this tth day of December,
A. D. 13S6. A. W. QLBASON,
(Hoal) Notary Publio.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken In
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces ot the System. Send
fur testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O.
Sild by all druggists, 76o.
Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our
thanks to our friends and ne'gb-'
bors for their help and sympa
thy during the sickness and
death of our daughter, Vinnie.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Wilson.
TOMBSTONES
G. G. PAGE - Herald Of ice
Feeble Old People
Vinol is What You Need
Decause it contains the very elements needed to re
place weakness with strength, viz : Beef and Cod
Liver Peptones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates,
and Glycerophosphates, with a mild tonic wine.
This is a splendid combination to restore strength,
vitality and vigor. It has given ninety percent
satisfaction for sixteen years. HERE IS PROOF,
MaloM.N.Y.
"I an 84 yean of age and got Into
t feeble, weak and Berfous condition
to I could not sleep. Vinol ha not
only built up my itrenfrtfc but it baa
given me a good nppetite and I sleep
all right now. Without doubt Vinol
is the greatest itrengthener for old
people obtainable. ' 'Mrs. S. B. Wells.
wm ma vwadeww, sjeveMU, anatmle conditions, weak wemem, verwerfceel SBSBjf
taaibto eM tuple J aUow ehilaren, there Is no remedy lifca TlI. (
WincKesUr.Va.
" I am a farmer'! wife, 76 yean of
age, and pneumonia left me In a weak,
run-down condition, ao I could hardly
keep about and do my work. A
neighbor brought me Vinol and It baa
built up my strength so fast that I
think it Is the best medicine I hare
ever taken." Mrs. Jennie Chapman.
FINGER DRUG CO.,
KINGS MOUNTAIN. N. C.
SHOES TOR ALL THE FAMILY
We are devoting most of our time and thought to
SHOES. We find that there is an ever increasing demand
for Good Shoes. People want Good Shoes in preference to
cheap shoes. Thoughtful people havq como to realize that
no shoe is cheap in the long run if it is no account. A good
shoe will ordinarily wear twice as long as a sorry one. The
GOOD SHOES LOOK FINE AND STYLISH
while sorry shoes never look nice even when
new. A GOOD Shoe doesn't cost as much as two
sorry ones but will ordinarily outwear the two
poor shoes. Any way you look at it the Good Shoe
pays. Realizing this we are carrying Good shoes
and those who have acquired the habit of buying
shoes of us keep up the practice because they
have learned that it is economy to wear the BEST
even if the initial cost is a little more.
S. M. SfLcSaniel & Co.
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it all you have to' do is to write a check for the a-
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you need to write another check or until you call for
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v When several hundred people put a few dollars each
in the Bank it means that .several thousand dollars is
put into circulation that would otherwise be buried in
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