Forest City Receipts and Disbursements 1925 26 Summary
Town of Forest City North Carolina reports receipts and disbursements for June 1 1925 to May 31 1926 totaling 579 678 92 with detailed figures including 3 991 71 45 85 carried over from previous pages. The statement continues from page two and again on page six summarizing municipal finances for the period.
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Forest City
North Carolina
Police Dept
St. Dept
Water and Light Department
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
Health Department
Piney Ridge
Capital
Unbroken line of ex sheriffs in 1896 county record
A 1896 clipping notes Rutherford County had seven living sheriffs and ex sheriffs in an unbroken line since 1836, a sixty year span. It lists A B Long, Martin Walker, John E McFarland, Noah Walker, John B Blanton, G W Long, Edward Beam, and James McFarland with family connections and re elections. The piece cites party splits and a 1908 tax receipt for McFarland as context.
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Rrutherford County
J. E. McFarland
A. B. Long
Martin Walker
Mr. Long
John E. McFarland
Edward Beam
James McFarland
Noah Walker
A.B. Long
John B. Blanton
G. W. Long
McFarland
C. C. Moore
Difference in era marked by roads schools and values
Older residents recall the contrast between 1903 and 1926 in schooling and roads as modern conveniences evolved and property values rose, reflecting two distinct periods in community development.
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Erty
Lake Lure area residents warned to relocate by August
Rutherfordton July 15 families in the Lake Lure water area must move by August 1 as about 50 feet of water will be poured into the lake. Several families already relocated. Highway 20 paving from the Henderson line to the dam advances fast. A new Cane Creek concrete arch bridge will soon be finished. Rucker Geer, 53, a Rutherfordton citizen, died at Rutherfordton Hospital Tuesday morning leaving four brothers. He was buried at Munford Cove Baptist church. Mrs Joe Lovelace of Sunshine died Monday night leaving nine children and a husband among others. Funeral and interment held at Walls church Tuesday afternoon.
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Rutherfordton
Lake Lure
Rucker Geer
Rutherfordton Hospital
R. P. Geer
Z. W. Spindale
A. F
T. W. Geer
Gilkey
Munford Cove Baptist Church
Joe Lovelace
Sunshine
Beng
Geo. Wright
Walls Church
Afernoon
Talk of Methodist Church at Lattimore
Plans are shaping for a Methodist congregation and church building at Lattimore where no congregation exists currently. Residents attend Rehobeth church, with a Sunday school to start in the public school while the new worship house is built.
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Methodist Church
Lattimore
Rehobeth
Rosebud swallowed by child ends in death in Rutherfordton
In Sulphur Springs, Rutherfordton, the small child of Henry Hayes died after swallowing a tiny green rose bud last spring. The bud lodged in the lungs, causing suffering, and death followed after its removal.
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Rutherfordton
Henry Hayes
Sulphur Springs
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Rutherford
Citizens Bank & Trust
Spindale
Union Mills
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