Brittain Presbyterian Church marks 159th anniversary in Rutherfordton
Clarence Griffin notes Brittain Church nine miles northeast of Rutherfordton in Rutherford County celebrated its 159th founding anniversary. The second oldest Presbyterian church in North Carolina began in 1768 under Rev. Thatcher with 20 members, later expanding during Rev. Kerr’s era and a 1827 1830 revival adding many members. The church’s graveyard holds Revolutionary War era markers, Kings Mountain veterans, and notable descendants, with Rev. R. T. Baker serving since 1923 as the current pastor.
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Brittain Presbyterian Church
Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
Morganton
Lincolnton
North Carolina
Samuel A. Ashe
Brittain
R. Johnson
Daniel Thatcher
Hanover
Samuel Andrews
Samuel Reid
James Mitchell
Thatcher
Brittain Church
Tryon County
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Cathey’s Creek
George the Third
Great Britain and Ireland
John Andrews
Andrew Morris
Henry M. Kerr
Thomas McCollough
Kings Mountain
Francis Logan
Golden Tornado trip Chesnee in season opener 13 to 0
The Golden Tornado opened the football season by defeating Chesnee 13 to 0. T Blanton ran 50 yards for a touchdown after a Chesnee fumble, Capt Watkins kicked the extra point, and Watkins scored again in the third quarter. Finley starred for Chesnee. Watkins, Peeler and T Blanton stood out for Golden Tornado. The team schedules Hendersonville at Hendersonville next.
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Golden Tornado
Chesnee
Parks
Finley
Chessee
Watkins
Capt.Watkins
Capt. Finley
Capt. Watkins
Peeler
T. Blanton
Hendersonville
Sulphur Springs Social Roundup at Forest City R-1
Sept 26 report from Sulphur Springs notes Rev A G Melton's Sunday service, Joyce Bland visiting Miss Bessie Henson, and Mrs Ollie Harris staying in Durham. Pauline Cole hosted a party with many attendees including the Cole, Robbins, Henson, Bland, Hopper, Matheney, Hamrick, and Wilkie families plus local youths. The entry promotes B Y P A gatherings and references brass research in New York, while urging Rutherford to honor its history as gray stones catch motorists' eyes.
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Forest City
R-1
A. G. Melton
Sulphur Springs
Joyce Bland
Bessie Henson
Ollie Harris
Durham
Pauline Cole
Lillie
Maudie
Ina
Ruby
Leuna Robbins
Bessie
Annie Henson
Estell
Annette Hopper
Myrtle Matheney
Ella Hamrick
Pauline
Etta
Ellamae Cole
Arthur
Tom
Edward
Howard
Kenneth Cole
Floyd
Lloyd Owens
Bill
Arthur Henson
M. F
Jack Hopper
Damon
Caldwell Robbins
Herman
Virgil Matheney
John Bland
Arthur Wilkie
Garland Roach
Bet Hamrick
Lemuel Henson
George Eaves
William Give
C. E. Wall
Floyds Creek Sunday School Elects Officers for Year
The Floyds Creek Sunday school reorganized and elected J. H. Sarge as superintendent Wister Bridges secretary Macbeth Scruggs treasurer Jesse Honeycutt music director and Maude Kennedy pianist for the new year Next Sunday promotion day and teacher elections are planned W S Tate is stepping down after seven years of service Bernice Dobbins has largely recovered from a recent automobile accident Flora and Nora Belle Alexander visited W P Alexander in Shelby Rev T M Hester fulfilled his monthly Goode's Creek appointment Delegates were chosen for the association Gaither Kennedy and family spent Monday in Charlotte as guests of C H Kennedy.
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Floyd’s Creek
T. M. Hester
Goode’s Creek
H H B Mask To Conduct Field Meeting Soon
State manager of the Chilean Nitrate Educational Bureau H H B Mask will hold a field meeting at W L Hunt farm between Forest City and Caroleen on Thursday October 6 at 2 PM He is a leading fertilizer expert in the south and will teach cotton fertilization using test plots The estimating contest on these plots is closed and the vault at the High School holds the entries The winner will be announced after harvest D H Sutton.
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H. H. B. Mask
W. L. Hunt
Forest City
Caroleen
Mask
South
Weevil Damage Shows Increase In Cotton Crop
Raleigh reports boll weevil damage rising through late August and early September with estimates that 28 to 30 percent of North Carolina cotton has been destroyed or delayed from maturing. Damage varies 5 to 50 percent by region, most severe in Scotland County. Entomologist Dr. R. Leiby warns weather favored weevils this summer, urging early stalk destruction and harvest to reduce overwinter survival.
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Raleigh
N. C
R. Leiby
State Department of Agriculture
Lower Coastal Plain
Upper Coastal Plain
Piedmont
Leiby
Scotland
State Department
Spindale Installs Fire Siren and Alarms City
Spindale reports installation of a large fire siren atop the new city hall and a modern fire alarm system with red boxes at over fifty locations. The system triggers the city hall siren when an alarm is received and runs until stopped. The fire department has trained weekly, improving readiness. Local incidents include a collision near Spindale House involving Forest City drivers with no injuries and an arrest chase near Ellenboro ending with whiskey seizure. Revival meetings begin, pastor changes announced, and baseball matches with Alexander Mills slated for county championship. Librarian appointment and visiting residents noted. Policeman seized whiskey, suspects fled. chase injures officer’s knee.
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Spindale
City Hall
Forest City
Spindale House
Duncan
Green
Concord Filling Station
Ellenboro
Asheville
T. C. Jordan
Ioeal Methodist Church
H. H. Jordan
Hickory
W. W. Rimmer
Dallas
Rimmer
George W. Davis
Louisville
Spindale Baseball
Alexander Mills
Alexander
Alexander and
Gladys Griffin
Leo Long
Wadesboro
W. M. Clay
Kenneth Clay
George Green
Eulalian Society Meets at Central High School
Rutherfordton September 26 The Eulalian Literary Society of Central High School met Friday afternoon and conducted a full program. Carrie Stacey read chaplain duties, Alzora Henderson presented a reading, Ruth McDonald spoke on The cost of our School in Dollars and Cents, Gladys Griffin read jokes, Lottie Hardin shared scrap-book selections, Mr Yoder gave the critic’s report and the society song closed the session. The note mentions their present abundance as a factor in favor of damage another.
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Rutherfordton
Eulalian Literary Society
Central High School
Carrie Stacey
Alzora Henderson
Ruth McDonald
Gladys Griffin
Lottie Hardin
Mr. Yoder
Society
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Presbyterian Church
Clarence Griffin
Courier News
Kerr
Colonel Patten
J. M. M. Caldwell
Samuel Murray
Charles Smith
F. K. Nash
Mr. Savage
E. G. Walker
Mr. Kerr
Thomas E. Davis
Walker
Old Fort
Westminster Preparatory
W. R. Minter
D. D
R. C. Morrison
R. T. Baker
Thomas McCullouch
Eat Cample
Campbell
Col.Pargerson
Watson
Patrick Watson
Gilbertown
Gilberttown
Logan
Rutherford
George W. Logan
John C. Carson
Jesus Christ
A. L. Henson
Copper and Brass Research Association
New York
Gray Stones
Ferry News
Dobbins
Bernice Dobbins
Floyd’s Creek Church
Flora and
Nora Belle Alexander
Shelby
Mr. W. P. Alexander
Gaither Kennedy
Charlotte
C. H. Kennedy
H.H.B. Mask
D. H. Sutton
Eulalian Society
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