The Newton Enterprise from Newton, North Carolina • Page 3

Mr, Donald Witherapoon is Miss Floy Loo Married In Memphis, IBENEWiUN tniERPRISL Thursday, Jauuary 31, 1907. BARGAIN SA To make room lor Spring goods and close out the remnant of we havemade big cutsin almost everything, especially Men's and Boy's Suits and Extra Pants. Some will be Sold less than Cost. About 50 Overcoats to go at and below cost. Large lot ot Men's heavy-weight winter Shoes to be sold at Cost.

Ail kinds of Gent's Fur- fishings cheap. All our lot of strict $1.00 shirts to go for 75- All our lot of strict 50c shirts to go for Oc All the latest style Hats cheap. Every thing up-to-date in quality and down under the bottom in price when you- want to be well dressed and save money always see us. YOUNT Leaders in Good Goods and Low Prices. Omega's Budget.

Iron Station, January 26. The farmers of our section are doing a great deal of plowing this fine weather. Work was resumed on the new Methodist church this week. It is our intention to have it ready for the holding of public worship in the near future. Messrs.

C. C. Beaty and Thos. McGee are the boss workmen. These gentlemen also did some carpenter work for your correspondent last week, They are cleyer gentlemen and did us a good job.

Mr. C. Scronce has sold his one half interest in his saw mill and cotton gin to Mr. J. S.

Abernethy, The saw mill is now being operated on the land of Mr. E. Litten. Mr. L.

Little, (merchant) seems to be doing a thriving business at his new stand, Mr, Joseph Punch, one of our oldest and best citizens is seriously sick. When it comes to big hogs, Mountain Creek township has a right to be heard from. Mr. A. E.

Sherrill killed one this week that netted 567 pounds and Mr. Martin Robinson killed one that netted 537 pounds. Measles have broken out in your correspondent's school at Mount Pleasant, and school has been suspended for week or so. We have taught nearly 2i months, and have walked to and from the school house, a distance of five miles, every day except one. As a pedestrian we consider ourself a great success.

We naturally like to walk, and are like the Irishman; we consid er it The safest way to move about." We havo been thinking of making a trip around the world on foot of late, and if brother and brother ASK have not abandoned their trip to -'Jerusa lem, we would be glad to have their company that far on the way, They can of course ride a bicycle if they prefer and we can always go on ahead and engage a night's lodging for us in advance. What do you say to this arrangement of brother A K's? OMEGA. jThe NEWTON HOSI MILL STORE Court Week Bargains in Men's, Youth's and Children's Clothing ru ut Men's Overcoats, We want to she rt you our Men's Suits for 2,75, $8.00. $3.75, 4.00 and on up, and if you can't saye $3.00 or inoro on a suit, don't buy. Our $5.00 Overcoats we are now offering for 3.50 is a great value.

We buy EGGS, CORN, PEAS, etc. Make our store headquarters during court. Miss Floy Long, daughter of Mr. U. Long of Catawba, was married in Memphis, Tenn, last Thursday January 24th, to Mr.

Blair Lowrance, formerly of this county, The bride is one of the handsomest of a family of ex ceptionally handsome girls, and one of the mo3t popular young ladies in Catawba county. The grcom is a native of Catawba, a son of Wm, Lowrance who moved to Arkansas several years ago and is now living in Memphis. Miss Floy has been on a visit to her brotner, Vernon Long at Scanland Arkansas, who is associated with the Lowrance boys in the lumbering business. Personal, Mr. and Mrs.

J. F. Deal, of Claremont paid the Eaterpaise a pleasant visit Saturday morning. Mr. Deal left Saturday evening for Columbia S.

10 resum his position with the Southern railroad. He had been at home about a month on a sick leave, Mr, J. Propst of Hickory was a visitor to Newton Saturday. Mr. W- R.

Abernethy of Morganton came down on No. 36 to Newton Monday Morning, Mr. George Hoover, went to Statesyiile Sunday to see bis mother at the Long Hospital, Mr. N. N.

Norewosd and his sister, Mrs. McCaslin of Reeps-yille, Lincoln county, were in Newton Monday and paid the Enterprise a pleasant visit. Mr. Nor wood is one of the Enterprise's staunch Lincoln county friends. We were glad to have a cali Monday from Mr.

D. Wilkinson, the lively correspondent over the name of ''Omega." Mr. Wilkinson is a Lincoln county man. a member of the counts board of education, but is teach ing in Catawba county. Mr.

N. E. Brady of R. No. 2, Conover, was in Newton Mon day to renew the two subscriptions he carries regularly with the ENTERPRISE.

Mr, and Mrs Clarence Clapp of China Grove, came up Saturday are spending seyeral days with Mr. Clapp's parents, Dr. and Mrs, C. Clapp, Dr. and Mrs, George Costener and Miss Abernethy of Lincoln- ton, paid a visit to Newton last Saturday afternoon in an automo bile.

Mr. R. P. Freeseand Mr. T.

C. Clifton spent Sunday in High Point. Miss Maud Powell went to Catawba Tuesday to visit her aunt Mrs. Dr- Little. Mr.

Abner Goodson of Lincoln county, brother-in-law of Mr. Charles Bolick, has accepted a position as clerk for the J. A-Garvin Company. Mr. A.

Corrsll went to Saluda Monday, with a view of buying a track of timber land and a plant for sawing telegraph and telephene pins. Mr, J. W. Mullen of Lincoln-ton was the guest Tuesday of his brother-iD-law, Sheriff D. M.

Boyd. Miss Coleman returned from her home in New Jersey Monday to her work in Catawba Coilege. She was detained by the sickness of a friend. Miss Susie Jordan of Conover, went to Greensboro Monday to enter the State Normal College GRAND CLOSING OUT SALE of Fall and Winter goods, big bargains in suits, hats and all gents furnishings. See us and save big money, Yount Shrum, THE WHITE is the KING of sewing machings.

For sale by Herman Son. The JNfewton tfosiery A ill Store Compaii) getting lumber for a residence near bis father's in the northwestern part of Newton. Mr. S. W.

Sherrill of Sherrili's Ford, killed a hog on the 23, of January, fourteen months and eleven days old that weighed 451 pounds. Mr. Alonzo Bowman, by a rule in Smythe's arithmetic, has figured it out that there will be snow to-day. Our magazine section for this week has not come in yet, and there will have to be a skip of one week. The Mercury says that Hamp and Cromwell Robbins of Lenoir have been arrested for the robbery of Fox's store in Hickory on the night of January 20th.

The two Hickory boys who took pari in the robbery, as stated in these columns last week, were Charley Steveson and Earl Wilfong. A Morganton boy is yet to be caught, Mr. D. Lineberger of Sherrili's Ford was in Newton Tuesday. He says that Mr.

Pink Sigmon killed a hog one day last week that weighed 460 pounds, He also informed us that Mrs. Jensie Harwell died near Moores-ville a few days ago and was bur ied at Rehobeth church, Come in and join the enterprise procession while at court next week. It is the paper that gives the news and costs no more than the others. One day last week we added nine new subscribers and another day six, and seldom miss. a day without putting down new names.

Our highest number on one day this week is ten. Mrs, James G. Woodward, wife of Mr. Woodward of the milling firm of Woodward, Rhyne Co. died last Friday morning at her home in North Newton, and was buried Saturday in Newton cemetery.

For several years, she had been a patient sufferer from tuberculosis. Mr. Elkanah Hunsucker of the South Fork killed a hog the other day that measured eight feet and six inches from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail. The head weighed 45 pounds, but Mr. Hunsucker had no scales that would draw enough to weigh the entire hog.

He modestly puts the weight somewhere between 600 and 1000 pounds. The hog was sixteen months old. In his speech here on Gen, Lee's centennial birthday. Rev. J.

D. Arnold referred inciden tally to Traveler' General Lee's noted warhorse, and said his form is preserved for poster! ty in the equestrian statue of General Lee in Richmond, On the first page of this paper will be found on interesting descrip tion and sketch of this most famous horse in American his tors. --The regular meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy will be held Wednesday, Feb, 6th at the residence of Mrs. A. Seagle, at m.

All veterans wishing to fill out applications for crosses of honor for them selves or friends will find the blanks at the Enterprise off ce on Monday and Tuesday of court week. Mrs. Williams will be ready to aid in filling them out at that time, and hopes a num ber of soldiers will apply. Mr. E.

M. Deal expects as good a trade in brick this year as he had last. The Catawba Cotton Mill wills use another 250,000 to build an addition to the north end of the mill the same size as that added to the south end last year, George Moose and W. Hardister will build two new storehouses and Dr, T. W.

Long will probably bvild two storehouses; These are the brick buildings now in sight. Others will doubtless be heard ofiater. Death of Air. D. Punch.

Mr, J. D. Punch, aged eighty-four years, died at his home in Mountain Creek township near Danver, Tuesday morning, January 29 fch. Mr. Punch was a Confederate soldier, and since the war has been as good a citizen as he was a soldier in the days that tried men's souls.

He was a good neighbor, a true friend and an hum ole Christian. Monthly, and almost weekly, the roll of living Confederate veterans in Catawba county groves smaller. SAVE COSTS By vour account at once, paying LAST CALL. Yount Shrum. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Newton Hosiery Mill Store Co. HeKel Live Stock Co, Walter C. Feiiaster. R. L.

Llunsucker. J. Garvin Co. Gem Photo Co. Rhyne Bros, LOCALS -The Catawba Cotton Mills are building a nu inber of new houses for mill operatives, There was a pretty little snow Sunday afternoon, but it did not last long enough to to please the children.

Mr, T. L. Bandy still stands head on big hogs. We are waiting for additional returns. Who can beat 770 pounds? Mr, Q.

A. Setzer was auctioneer at the Mailman sale near Conover last Saturday. There was a big crowd and bidding was lively. Mr. PinK Poovy has purchased of Messrs.

Shuford and FJagler part of the South Fork nursery land near Startown. A mad dog was killed one mile below Maiden Tuesday. It was tagged, No. 50, Newton, A new rural mail route from Sherrili's Ford has been established, with Joseph Gabriel as carrier and Henry Cliae as assistant, Mr. D.

S. Jarrett and Miss Laura Smith, both of Jacob's Fork township were married Wednesday, in office of the Register of Deeds, by Capt. P. F. Smith.

A deed has been recorded this week fiom the Oiells in Concord to Mr. G- Geitner of Hickory, for the horseford water power property on the Catawba river The Lincolnton News says that Messrs. Cilvin Shrum and J. Shrum, who have been in Indiana for several years, will soon return and go into business in Lincolnton, -Congressman Webb asks us to say that all persons who would like to get free seeds can do so by writing him. Address Hon.

E. Y. Webb, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Mayor Gaither noticed a freak Tuesday on a young maple tree in front of his office.

A small limb had been broken off, and an ceicicle six inches long was formed from the exuding sap. Rev. Jordan, financial secretary of Davenport Female College at Lenoir; preached in the Methodist church last Sunday morning and Dr. Weaver, presiding elder, preached at night, Court will begin next Monday. The first week will be for state business exclusively and the second for civil business.

The State docket is rather light, but the civil docket is unusually long Rev. R. D. Carroll, pastor of the Baptist church of Newton will deliver a temperance address to the Blue Button Army, in, the Reformed church at Starr-town, Sunday, February 3rd, at 2 p. m.

Everybody cordially invited. Mr. W. P. Thornburg, son of Mr.

Bert fhornburg of Star-town, who has served three years, the term of enlistment, in the United States army, received his discharge at Fort Snell-ing, January 2itb, and is expected to reach home this week. Mr. Rob Setzar says there has been so much pretty weather this winter that he is getting tired of plowing ond hopes it will soon rain or snow, so that he can' take a rest. Most of the Catawba farmers have their land about ready for planting. The Register of Deeds issued a marriage license Tuesday to Mr.

Arthur Bridges and Miss Dora Lore, of Jacob's Fork township. A few minutes later they were made man and wife at Dr, J. Clapp's, The bride is a daughter of Mr. David Lore. The Charlotte papers tell us that a twelve-story building is to be erected on the Osborne corner.

It will be iust twice as high as the Selwygn hotel. This reminds us of a description of the Selwygn by Mr. Lee Lowe, a former citizan of both Catawba and Mecklenburg, He said it is so much higher and more pretentious than the surrounding buildings that it reminds him of a man at camp-meeting attired in a full dress suit, 1 ft) I I ft' ft tn Friends I 3 Mi August and staid up several days and drank freely cf the Seven Springs water and he told me he had not been sick a half an hour since that time. Mr Frank Sanders of Gas tenia visited his parents at Newton last Saturday the 26. Miss Ruth Stiles is visiting kin folks at Gastonia, Mr, Bazzel Stiles spent Saturday 26 in Newton, visiting his kin folks.

A. S. Card of Thanks. We wish to express our heart felt thanks and appreciation to our many friends for their com fort and sympathy during the long illness and recent death of our beloved wife and mother. J.

Woodward and Children, COMING SOON, FEB, 1st, 1907, Gem Photo Co. 28 Photographs for 25c 4 Different Positions. Now is your chance to secure PingiPongs, 2 weeks only Your Photo on a Post Card lOcts each. Come Early and Often. Over P.

O. Carpenter's Store. Notice to Tax Payers, The town taxes for 1906 have been due for several months, and I am compelled to collect tham without delay. 1 will be very much obliged to every body reading this notice, who has not yet paid, to hand me the money as the town is needing it to meet expenses and continue improve ments now under way. Respectifully, J.

I. Goforth, Tax Collector, A NICE LITTLE FARM OF 00 acres, about SO acres of oak timber, a new house, a good barn, and tenant "houses, fine well of water, macadam in front of door to Charlotte. J. W. Hayes, Pineville, N.

Notice. North Carolina, Catawba county. Mrs. Fulbright et al against Leroy Bollinger et al. In the Saperior Court, before tue clrek; special proceedings to sell land.

To Edward Bollinger: Yon will take notice that an action has been instituted in the Saperior court oi Catawba county and State of North Carolina entitled as above stated, for partition and sale of the ands of the late James Murphy, among the tenants in common, which lands lie in the town of Nevtton and are more particularly described in the petition in said cause, Tou will take notice that yon are required to appear at the office of the clerk of the Saperior Court of Catawba county, State of North Carolina, at Newton said county and State, on the 25th day of February 1907, and answer or demur to the petition filed in said cause, and in the event that you fail to appear and answer said petition, the plan tiffs will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the petition. This the 22d day of January. 1907. C. M.

McCorkle, Clerk Superior Court. Geo, McCorkle, Attorney. Administrator's Notice, Having qualified as administrator of Amanda Murphy, deceased, late of Newton, N. this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17 day of January 1908, or this notice will be plead it bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

J. E. Thornton, Admr. This, January 17 1907. Seven Springs News.

Jan, 28, 1807. Once more I endeavor to scrub the rust from imy long idle pen and send a jbreeza ol appreciation to the many readers ol the enterprise It has been a Iods time since I have heard fiom several of the lroononHonfa nf th old Enterprise. What has become ol them? There have been many changes in my life since then. Sorrow that almost shut out the light for time, yet I have had many joys and things to be thankful for and I have come to the conclusion that lile is swtet alter all, I am now enjoying some of the happiest days of my life at the famous Seven Springs, surrounded by good neighbors and happy voices ol scoool boys and eirls. I love school work very much, but my school days have been ended leng years ago.

eo I must lace the greater res-Donsibilities of life. 1 am a lover of good reading, and I am afraid I sometimes neglect my work in order to read. Well, I have come to ask a lavor of someone, Will somebody please inform me where I can obtain Brother Hope's new Almanac? for 1907. The information will be greatly appreciated. Professor F.

A. Lacky, builder and contractor, at Murrayville has got a nice dwelling framed and raised, and will complete the job as soon as possible, he has got a lot of hands on the job, Mr, Lacky istf rom New York and knows his business to a dot. Mr. A. Stiles of Catawba R.

No. 2 and Mr. Auten of Gaston Co-were at the Springs Saturday and spent the day with the pro-orietor, Mr. Auten was up last At the beginning of this New Year, we wish tj) thank you all for the libaral patronage given us during the past year, and onr effort will be to give you better service in the future, than we have done in the past. We will still be at the old staud, where we will be pleased to show you our stock of FURNT- TURK.

"Wishing you all a prosparous JSTew YEAR. WE are yours to please. J. HERMAN Son. Millinery.

In order to make room for my Spring stock I will untii the end of the season sell all ready trimmed hats at and below cost. Thanking the people for their liberal patronage, I am Respectfully, Wrs, Ida TVolKnger- Th Battle Cry of 1907 is more sales, and in order to make the sales I have the right kind of goods at the lowest prices. This has been my experience in thepastt 1 solicit your continued favors. Yours truly, J. C.

Gemayel. UEKEOOUN-TT FARMS, Farmers desiring purchase good farms in large or small tracts at low prices in Burke county should address, The Realty Loan Guaranty Co, Administrator's Noiice, Having qualified as administrator of James Murphy, deceased, late of Xew-tOD, N. this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of January 1908, or this notica will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. B.

Thornton, Admr, with will annexed. This, January 17, 1907, WW We Handle BUGGIES, SURR1ES, WAGONS HARNESS, FARM IMPLEMENTS, ROOFING AND HARDWARE. Get our prices before you buy and save money. our Sill unsucker NEWTON COTTON MILL STORE Conover, N. C..