Double Wedding on Beaureater Mountain Near Asheville
Two Catawba county couples joined in marriage on Beaueatener Mountain near Asheville on Tuesday November 23. Ke R Long and Carrie Belle Davis wed alongside G H Lawrance and Zelda Cline with ceremony by Dr R F Campbell. The bridal party then hosted a feast at Battery Park Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba County
Asheville
Ke R. Long
Cataw
Carrie Belle Davis
Statesville
G. H. Lowrance
Memphis
M. Davis
Miss Cline
Value of Cotton Crop in Present Prices
The cotton crop this year could be worth from 900 million to 1 billion dollars for the South. Last year’s value was 683 million, or about 780 million with seed. If seed is counted, the current crop may yield 150 to 200 million more than last year, surpassing gold production and the total capital of all U.S. national banks.
Corn Grower Gathers World Leading Yield in North Carolina
Mr J Batts of Garner No 3 has harvested 2264 bushels of corn from one acre, a record yield. Production cost totaled 139.02 dollars, including 15.75 for guano, 7.05 for forty-five loads, 56.25 for labor and team, and 23.97 other expenses. The item challenges others in Catawba county to match or approach this result next year.
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J. Batts
Garner
Catawba County
Football Victims Toll Reaches Record High
Football has claimed 30 lives and 216 injuries this season per Chicago Record-Herald figures through last Sunday. The deaths include eight college players, 20 high school athletes, and two club members. Injuries split among 171 college men, 40 high school players, and five club athletes, with many serious harms such as internal injuries, dislocations, concussions, fractures, and torn ligaments.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
J Kemp Doughton Improves From Typhoid Fever
State Bank Examiner J Kemp Dough ton has improved from a serious bout of typhoid fever he suffered in Lenoir. He was able to leave hospital and go to the home of his parents Ex Lieutenant Governor and Mrs R A Loughton at Sparta Alleghany County last Saturday.
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Doughton
State Bank
J. Kemp Doughton
Lenoir
R.A. Loughton
Sparta
Alleghane C County
Why More Men Do Not Enter the Ministry
A long newspaper column discusses why men hesitate to join the ministry. It cites low pay, lack of inducements, and social obligations, but argues many are drawn by the chance to do good and serve the Master, despite hardship. It notes salaries, social costs, and comparisons to other professions, with regional church examples and a Baltimore Sun summary.
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Virginia
Southern Methodist
Newport News
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
Death of Mr. Robert Partee Matheson in Taylorsville
Alexander County records the death of Robert Partee Matheson at his Taylorsville home after months of feeble health. A lifelong resident with a brief stay in Le Noir, he once served in the state legislature and was widely esteemed as a gentleman and friend to many. Zelaya’s reference to side whiskers adds a dated note. Mr J P Thompson marked his 80th birthday recently with 45 to 50 guests, noting him as a long trusted figure with wide connections in the county.
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Bishop Wilson
M. E. Church South
Raleigh
M. M. Gardner
Charlotte
Alexander County
Robert Partee Matheson
Taylorsville
Lenoir
Alexander
J. P. Thompson
Monument proposed for Dan Emmett writer of Dixie
The Man Who Wrote Dixie in Memphis moves to erect a monument to Daniel Decatur Emmett. The piece notes Emmett born in Ohio, wrote Dixie for Bryant's Minstrels in 1859, first performed in Mechanics’ Hall, later printed in New Orleans. It stresses the tune’s wide reach and civic honor. Washington Herald praises the idea and the broader value of songs to national life.
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Dixie
Memphis
Daniel Decatur Emmett
South
North
Allegheny
Stephen Collins Foster
Dan” Emmett
Ohio
New York
Bryant
Mintrels
Dan
Mechanics’ Dail
Bryant's Winstrels
New Orleans
Miss Irene Bunker Near Drowning In 40 Foot Well
Mt Airy Nov 28 Yesterday afternoon a 19 year old Miss Irene Bunker tried to kill herself by jumping into a 40 foot well. Water level was five feet due to drought, neighbors rescued her from water up to her neck. She remains in serious condition with possible internal injuries and bleeding from nose and mouth.
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Mt. Airy
Irene Bunker
Ito
Iis
Miss Bunker
Wedding at First Presbyterian in Lenoir
A grand wedding in Lenoir at First Presbyterian last Wednesday at 7 pm united Mr Alice Henkel and Mr Henry A. Rayne of Mt Holly. Rev D P McGeachy conducted. Bride wore white satin with lace and pearls. Reception at the Henkel home followed, then a train to Hickory for a Southern tour westward.
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Lenoir
First Presbyterian
Alice Henkel
Henry A. Rayne
Holly
D. P. McGeachy
J.T. Jones
Hickory
Southern
el West
California
Mt. Holly
Henkel
Rhyne
A. P. Rhyne
Second Degree Murder Verdict in Madison County Case
The jury found Robert and Major Tweed guilty of murder in the second degree with a mercy recommendation. Judge Adams imposed 9 years 1 month road sentence for Robert Tweed and 7 years for Major Tweed after noting the health impact of prison. Each defendant's appeal bond was set at 5,000. The killings of Andy and Arthur Franklin at White Rock occurred May 24.
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Asneville
State
Robert
Major Tweed
Madison County
Adams
Brevard
Buncombe
Roert Tweed
Andy
Arthur Franklin
White Rock
Robert Tweed
Franklins
Tweed
Watauga County Notices and Clergy Moves
Dr Oscar L Moore arrives in Boone to practice dentistry John Hodges Co ope rates large stock in Cook Bros store Rev Rudisill exits Methodist circuit enters Vanderbilt University He and his wife praised Rev Wea ver joins Watauga circuit Thanksgiving observances noted Rudisill preaches at Appalachian Training School auditorium The Sugar Trust doubts adversity uses and billion dollar Congress claim.
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Watauga County
Oscar L. Moore
Globe, N.C
Boone
John Hodges & Co
Cook Bros
Rudisill
Vanderbilt University
Weaver
Watauga
Appalachian Training School
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Betty Justis
Geo. Meadows
Hurley
Little
Richmond
Susan E. Lipscombe
Durham
T. G. Sexton
United
Staes
Hickory Banking & Trust Co
General News
South Carolina State Agricultral and Mechanical College For
Orangeburg
S. C
Charles K. May
May
City of
Rock Hill
York County
Grand Jury
Moore
Yorkville
Lincolnton
Messrs
Edgar Love
J. L. Love
Congress
Lee Fisher
Nashville
Tenn
F. T. Lewis
Guilford Plaster and Cement Company
Greensboro
Wake Forest
Randolph Macon
Ashland
Davidson College
Lynchburg
North Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Norfolk
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Morgan Chambers
Marshall Broadway
Joe Camp
Meridian
Miss
Martin Dressler
Point
John Fuller
Jessie V. Fuller
Laurens
Tennessee & North Carolina Railroad
Newport
Waterville
Haywood County
A. J. ‘McMahan
Canton
Pigeon River
Palma
Cuba
Gomez
Sayas
Zelaya
Aldrich Ee
Taft
Catawba
Catawba College
Venom
Corpening
Parks
Howard
Mauney
Rudesill
Jatawba
Craplett
Geller
Warlick
Rex
Boyd
L.G. _ Criven
Finger
Herman, L.T. Coon
Dakota
Tweeds
Sugar Trust
Trust
Setzer & Russell
Hickory, N. C
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