davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

from sources ne was
bound to believe, that
there were two men
in Atlanta who de-
clared that they had
visited me at my
room In . hotel in At
lanta, ct night, on my
solicitation, md Mr..
Gambler, In said let
ter, declared that on go
such account the an ~
gagement should be IN
broken OF. Ky
Fro m statements
made by Mr.. Gambler
/ discovered, and /
now charge that he
thereby meant that the al
legged two men referred to in
said letter had visited plaintiff,
at night, on her solicitation, at
the Piedmont Hotel, in Octo-
Der, 1919, during said Confed-
crate Reunion, and for inn
proper purposes.
These charges are false!
No man has ever been So
licited by me to visit me at
the Piedmont Hotel, or at any
other time, for any purpose
which would not be in thor
ough harmony with the recog-
nized character and practices
Of every chaste, pure and vir-
tuOus woman.
I had more than once ex-
pressed my willingness that
my engagement to marry
Gambler should be cancelled
by mutual consent when / had
discovered the opposition to
his marriage, as expressed to
him by members of his family,
and, conscious Of my innocence
and of the base and grou ldless
charges upon which my fiance,
at the eleventh hour, had
broken his engagement on the
eve of the wedding, | was in
expressibly shocked and humil-
lated by the unworthy grounds
upon which he so abruptly an
nounced his purpose to aban-
don the wedding which he had
arranged.
During Mr.. Candler's long
and entire courtship there had
been no single moment in
which l, in my respect for the
said Asa G.. Gambler and in my
purpose to Loyalty consider his
ultimate peace and happiness,
would not have promptly and
voluntarily released him from
the engagement upon the mere
statement by him that he con-
sidered himself too old to con-
summate a happy marriage. /
freed him if he had said that
objection Of his brothers and h
to his marriage would precipits
and endless friction within his
Gle that would wreck the natl
ness Of his marriage state upol
Of family strife, or upon any OF
consistent with my honor, or
have been accepted by the worI
ural and reasonable basis for I'll
ton OF my engagement withOu
dishOnOr upon the woman he
fessed TO love and had promised
But Mr.. Gambler never at
offered or suggested Q cancelIa
engagement upon any such a
had impatiently rejected my
that he should be released froI
Of our engagement on accou
opposition Of his family to his
l am q pure, chaste and vi
man, and, 80 such, my characte
to entitle me to become the "
man who might seek my hand il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-18

marriage 10 Mr., Candies, md altar To
time nxed for the departure 81 my AaneA
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08
KEEPING HISTORY STRAIGHT

Gastonia Gazette.
r., The One Minute page of the Char
lotte Observer has this item.
Have you imagined a church with
out collection plates?" asked Sister
Register yesterday. picked up a pa
per today and saw where some preach
er up there in Pennsylvania asking
for the doing away of the collection
plates, calling it an unnecessary evil.
He said the Church of Jesus Christ
is not a police department nor a law
enforcement bureau and he wound
up by asking that his congregation
abolish the collection plate syystem
which he says is an unnecessary evil
in the church where the members
love the Lord.
Il only know one thing about that
preacher, and that is that he amt no
Methodist preacher"
For the benefit of Sister Register
and the one minute page of the OBJ
server, the Gazette passes on to them
the information that Gastonia has a
church in which a collection plate
has not been passed for more than
three years, and it's Methodist
church at that. Under the pastorate
of Rev. A. L. Stanford now pastor
of Central Church Shelby, Main street
church of this city abolished collec-
tion plates entirely. In lieu thereof
boxes were placed in the two lobbies
of the church and the announcement
was made that the church would be
supported by the free-will offerings
of the membership. No assessments
were made. The idea of stewardship
was stressed. During last conference
year, ending last October, money was
mentioned publicly in the church once
or twice and the largest budget in
the church's history something like
$4,000 was raised without a collec-
ton plate being passed.
At the time this system was inau-
gurated the idea was so new and
novel that the New York dailies and
other metropolitan papers printed
stories about it. 1t is known far and
wide as "the church where no public
collections are taken"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08

Section 1. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person to place sawdust
in any pond, lake or stream in Wa
tauga county. Any person violating
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than
ten dollars and not more than fifty
dollars, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to catch, kill, take,
or destroy with dynamite or any 9th
er explosive any fish in Watauga co.
Any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not exceeding fifty dol
lars or imprisoned not more than 80
days or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful
for any person to catch, take, kill,
or destroy any fish in Watauga coun-
ty except with hook and line from
April Both until September 1st. Any
person violating the provisions of
this section shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined not less than ten dollars and
not more than fifty dollars, in the
discretion of the court. Provided, this
section shall not apply to private wa
ter reserves.
Sec. 4. That all laws and clauses of
laws in conflict with the provisions
OF this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. That this act shall be in
force and effect from and after it's
ratification
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08
A Bill to be Entitled an Act to Place
the Sheriff of Watauga County Oh

the Sheriff of Watauga County ON
Salary.
The General Assembly of North Car
olina do enact:
Section 1. That the Sheriff of Wa
tauga county shall receive a salary
Of twenty five hundred dollars per
annum, payable monthly, and in ad-
dition thereto, process fees, and for
performing his services said sheriff
shall receive no other compensation
whatsoever.
Sec. 2. That all fees, excepting pro-
cess fees, commissions, profits and e.
moluments received by the sheriff of
Watauga County III performing his
duties shall be faithfully collected
by him ard delivered to the Board
Of County Commissioners OF Watau-
ga County.
Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of
laws in conflict with the provisions
Of this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. That s1is aca shall Be in
Tcl-s l.o.l a.:d afser the s:::pr1as.,on
d Tie ,ef.i Of ofico oI the present
sheriff of Watauga County.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08
A Bill to be Entitled An Act to Alb
olish the Office of Treasurer of Wa

tauga County and to Provide Fis.
cal agents for Said County.
The General Assembly of North Car
olina do enact:
Section l. That the office of treas
urer Of Watauga county be, and is
hereby abolished.
Sec. 2. That the county funds of
Watauga County shall be deposited
equally by the commissioners of the
said county with the banks or trust
companies Of said county, which
shall be the fiscal agents for said coun
ty; and each bank or trust company
for the protection of said .countys
funds in said bank or trust company
shall give to said commissioners such
bonds as said commissioners may re-
quire: Provided that said bounty
funds shall be divided equally among
the banks and trust companies of the
said county only when and if such
banks shall render similar service in
connection with said funds and han
die said funds on similar terms.
Sec. 8. That all laws and clauses of
laws in conflict with the provisions
OF this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. a. That this act shall be in
force from and after the expiration
OF the present term of office of the
treasurer Of Watauga County.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08

"A Dill 10 De Entitled An Act to Am.
end Chapter 125 Public-Local Law.
1921, Authorizing the Levy of Spe
cial Taxes and the Issue of Bond,
for the Improvement of the Public
Roads of Watauga County.
The General Assembly of North Car.
olina do enact:
Sec. l. That section six of chaptei
one hundred and twenty-five of the
Public-Local Laws, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-one be amended
to read as follows: -
"Sec. 6. That the county commits
sioners of Watauga county shall as
certain the proportionate amount due
each township from the bond issue
mentioned in the preamble of this
act and thereupon it shall be manda-
tory for said board of county COM
mlssioners to issue the bonds of Wa
tauga county as is provided for in
section two of this act and direct the
expenditure of the proceeds of said
bonds upon the public roads of the
townships in the proportionate am
cunts they are entitled to have ex-
pended on their roads under the di-
rection of the road supervisor of Wa
tauga county"
Sec. 2. That failure on the part of
the county commissioners of Watau-
ga county to carry out the provis-
ions of this act within twelve months
after ratification shall subject each
OF them to penalty of one hundred
dollars, the same to be paid over to
the school fund of Watauga county.
Sec. 3. That this act shall be in
force from and after it's ratification
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08

A Bill to be Entitled An Act For The
Protection of Fish in Watauga
County.
The Gcnsral Assembly of Nora Car
DINA dc enact:
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08
Laws of Local Interest
Passed by Last Legislature

or chests with lock and key, at a rea-
sonable cost.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty of the
road supervisor of Watauga county
to visit the roads let out by contract
or worked by foreman and to person
ally direct said work on public roads
and shall not pay over the customary
wages prevailing at the time of en-
ployment in Watauga county. The su-
pervisor, foreman or contractor who
shall fail to perform any duties re-
quired of him by this act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be fined in an am
oupt not exceeding fifty dollars.
Sec. 7. That on or after the first
Monday in April one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-three, there shall
be no free labor worked on the pub
lie roads of Watauga county. There
shall not be any tax levied by the
county commissioners except what is
provided for in this act and the five
cents that is now being levied for the
upkeep of the public roads.
Sec. 8. That this act shall not in
any way be construed as effecting the
validity of any bond issue passed in
said county, or the state highway road
law, but all othe laws conflicting
with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. That this act shall be in
force from and after it's ratification,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1923-03-08

t,1aeo9 nl-.1l.o.ls for roads, Scn
millions for educational and caarita-
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
BIG BEND HAPPENINGS

J p. Knight returned home from
MorgantOwn the latter part Of last
week where BE- has been visiting his
daughter Mrs. ". 7. Hartman
Mrs. carl Bower returned home Tues
day from ?ari;ersburg where she haS
been for the past Two wees having
dental work done
". W. Bower has Eeen Ill for the pas
week.
Mrs 4. s. Knight LETT Suaday for
Harrisvl-.e wLcra size was called to the
bedside Of her mother Mrs. Critics.
Austin Carpenter is very IL at this
writing with typhoid fever.
4 series Of meetings began 1t tho
Big Bend u 2. Church Wednesday Of
last week with Re-. 2. T. Barnes AID
Rev. Aldine Polling f. charge
Rev Barnes meetings are looked up
Or with great favor throughout the ea-
tire community come Cu- and Leu- l. II
and you viii come again.
Gilbert Bower has returned home
from 3llrgaurCwn where he has been
employed for the past few months.
Mr. ard Mrs. " O. Umstead Will
leave for Huntington the middle Of the
week where they expect 10 make their
future home We regret 20 lose those
good people from our community.
Dewitt Bower VINO Is employed az
Tanner visited home folks over SUNDAY
Denis Cronnin Is very sick al this
writing
Mrs Mag RAIDER left Tuesday morn
Ing sor ParkersUErg where she va
called 20 rhe bedside % her daughter
Mrs Denis CroEnin.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
CALHOUN HI ENDS GRID
SEASON WITH VICTORY

The local high school football team
celebrated Thanksgiving By whipping
tie Independents TO the tune Of i--6.
The zritlrou vas extremely muddy
and assistance vas needed often 90 pull
players cut
The independents we're composed OF
The following stars.
M0sby OF ClarSsbUrg who played u
his freshman year with west Virginia
University Casio Ut Huntington. who
sJr three gears vas the oU-sracd ling
star u Raw slsw0od li Morgan. all star
center " Nsv Marlls7.le lL for TWO
years. Burns coach VI Calhoun l-
hathaway and . waldo. Insurance
and Cocoon cola salesman respectively
seemed 90 lack -Ls coaching needed Tor
good football players.
Tie T1rsity.s first touchdown came iu
the first quarter when Riddle dashed
w iafr end Cor ten yards The IlGe.
yeltsls only touchdown came iu tla
third quarter when they recovered p
punt on The vlrsi-y twenty yard .le
Burns cIaslad Oh tackle for nineteen
yards. Burns then hurdles the cerr.- 5l
sle zoe touchdown Tla rorsitv aga. II
scored ir -.. Inst few minutes et p.ly
Bali was advanced within
rising dist -ee VI .-e r.aL e. Wdl
aeassI through -cr-s- for couch
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
ROAD BOND ELECTION JAN. Is

By the terms OF an order entered ar
a session Of county court Tuesday a
Special election viii be held in Center
district on January 18th for the purpose
OF voting on bond issue Of 800 600 90
for the purpose Of improving the Cres-
ton road 20 the Sheridan district line
at the top Of Nicut hill ana the smith
vile road 10 the Richie county line at
Tough. The mork is 20 be done in con
junction with tie state road commits
sion which agrees TO take over the
roads ard finish the same when funds
from the proposed bond issue are ez-
hausred. Complete details Of the pro-
posed issue. together with the eugiu-
GERS report upon the matter viii be
published in our next issue.
Al the same meeting OF the cour-
several other important road matters
we're settled. among which was the e.
Enlistment OF read from The Ball
field az the head II Pine creek to the
Joker church. upon the report Of G.. I.
Lynch. Everett Gamer AMI \ I. GIl-er.
Advertisement Tor bids S0r the cou-
sCructi0u OF 5his particular project was
ordered 90 % published. proposals 20 BE-
opened at term Of court 10 be held
January sth
The court also established a road ny
Annamoriah. beginning at the ferry
thence 10 residence Of =. J. Basnetr.
thence up righr hand fork TO intarsecr
with present road near residence OF
Geo. Guardianship Ic is understood
that work or this road viii b. comnenc
ID within the next Few weeks by Henry
Heiney.
Attention was also given Co the steer
Creek road. the review from the fill %
post the residence Of d. J. Huffman up
the river 90 the mouth OF Sycamore be
. ing esr1 Diished. a. vas also the review
from the residence OF Bob Godfrey 90
the Gimer county line az Srumpt5vl
II is understood that work on these
. projects Is also 10 be begun immediate
II. under the direction Of Pa-r0lmel
R. J. Knots and Alvin vd1noy.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
TAXES LOWER II SHORT TINE

While tLa possibility exists that county
a-d district taxes may never be lower
In the fuuure. there Is every indication
-Lat stare taxes VIII come down. Gov
er-or Morgan declared il IN address
Tuesday night 10 West Virginia county
ax assess0rs gathered at the RuEler
loJei IL Charleston
The governor pointed out that Tho
reduction 20 10 cents. AMI not TO > cents
ID TIE levy last year vas due 20 the
gag that Il larger amount OF money wa.
-ecess ary at the tine owing 10 q numb
= or bills t. connection with the PFC
.osed capitol building and other reces-
sa-y i-ciLe-ra.s
Tie occasion ~ tLe address vas
--g-et given Go lie county TAX officers
-a- te-ed IN Clar.est5l Tor their annual
-wc-dl- session by Commissioner Gram
r Hail.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
ORION FLOYD FJRR

Orcn Floyd Furr was born July Il
u. died No.. 81. 1923 axe ! yea =
months amt - days. he was the son
Walter and AIaDIe Furr. Of stump
W. he leaves 30 mourn their loss
-a-her. mother. ore brother. TWO sisters
t-d host Of relatives and friends. H
vas 4 very bright a1d intelligent boy.
md loved BIZ al vino knew him. but
I-sus said suffer the little children 10
one unto NE and forbid them not.
lie l. now happy little boy in Tho
ght Paradise Of Cod He - sua-ed
Al earthly sorrow- will never know
rial or tribuIat;Ou. 10 temptation Or
-lu can ever reach him.
His little body was laid 70 rest sun
ldr Dec. 1923
\ large nunler Of people passed by
bis little casket and gazed down upon
lis beautifuI face
and the strcers OF the City shall ~
trIu Of boys and girls
Playing il tie streets thereof
The golden ga-es were open.
And heavenly Auge,s smiled.
And With their tI-efrl harpscriuGs.
Welcomed Tie LITTLE child
The Savior smiled upon him.
A. none 9l earth had SmIe,l.
And Heavens great glory shown
around.
The Iiccle earth born child
On earth they missed the little ore.
They sighed and wep- and sighed.
And vondcrea II any such
- ,heir's lad ever q Ell
1h had they seen through those high
gates.
The welcome 60 Inn given.
They never would have wished their
child back
from his home fl Heaven
. " BackshirC.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06

Born to Nr. and SIrs. Carl EeIt. Nov.
9th a little daughter
There is now n post Office N the Etrie
village called Hartley ard az the sam.
place where the Hartley oliice f0rue-i
was. The new Office il called Bruharu
and N. u Orchard Is pest master q
the new Office which assumed his nau,c
The Hartley oGice vas disalnnllg.l
aboU- four years lyJ which made ma
ing very Uahald for tLe people % rhis
community since then. Tie new oEicr
which WIS opened Dee. Is. VIII uaA
things more convenient.
\ surprise party was tended Mr..
Bessie Collins. Of Three Mile We,inesda 3
night Nov. 2stb. i enjoyable time wa~
reported by all and Mrs. Collins vas
the receipt Of many nice useful gifts
The G. ". Dye well N0. on Cole
Fork vas drilled in the first Of last
week and Is i good oil producer in the
salt sand
Literary was organized ar Three
Nile school Tuesday night where they
viii have literary every Thursday night
1Ir. and Mrs Ames Roberts ard Mrs
Pheba Peppers are visiting relatives CT
PenusborU and Ri~es~i-Ie. Mario
county for several days.
The Richtor oil Co. have drilled
their No. = well OF Rlua S-ider farm
on Three Mile and have half millio
gas well.
Willie Jones has been very IL for =
few days
Mrs. Sarah Rose an aged lady. q.
near Industry d-cd Ncv. 2i.h aftp- sev-
eral months illness. She Il survived b.
three sons and o1e daughter Her hus
band and TWO sons having passed on
Inrerments were il The w0lvert1-
cemetery, Sunday at two o'clock.
Services were held BY Rev. S1ider.
Clyde SEider vas at Gra1tsvtlIe for q
few days the lar-e- Fart Of last weeA
having some dental wOrl done.
z. o. Cooper IS drilling 4 wafer well
at the Three Nile school house.
Dallas Eugene. the little son Of Mr
and Mrs. J B. Snider has been very Ill
FOR a few days.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
TREASURY SAVING CERTIFICATES

Secretary Mellon has announced. ef
fetivce December 1. 1923. l new orar
Ing OF TREASURY Saving Certificate d
new Prices with higher. attractive i--
teresr return. Tie new cerrinca 90.
~tll De .ssUgG il denominations of 81
500 and $1,000 maturity vaIuet ar
selling prizes &C SO ~. and so. rns
pecucveir The interest yield Is about
IL per ccnc per aauum. compound sem
ANNUALLY. Il held 10 maturity. ar.u-
3 = per ccut IlaUn. compound scr.-as
nEaAy II redeemed before maturity.
Each certificate natures i've Years
froEl the La,e OF Issue bu- na- be re-
deemed a. tie option " the holder NJ
any time after t-e date II issue. a- the
valve --dicu oil oa the back 1E tie e.--
t-iicate. The certificates l-e issued
only il rcS stored form liz order to a 2
fort protection against loss and rhef-.
ald are exempt c-oU the CCrua. FEEDER
al Income az and from al S-I,c ana
local taxa zion except estate and inner
ita-ce taxesf. Tie Aggregation am
ouut C treasury Savings Cer-lLgac-s u
any SERIES that may be held y any ore
perscl a. dl- o-e time is limited e.
$1,000 ma-urir- va-ueI and for this
purpose certificates issued wt-hl1 any
one ca-gGda- year whatever he l---o
Or tIe ISSUE Ur.ec. ocL,-i.,I.e one series.
The new certificates VIII De on file at
about t0.oC0 post Offices throughout rh.
country beginning December I. 1923
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which is being rlnda n -. oi-'rli, :
tic redemption aad exelapre % $50 -.
N'o.e't.Joo Of War SAVINGS Certificates.
- - - - ~ ~ WA-ch mature on lar
tho ,t--i---, .s--. -. '--e Hci'''I-s ec
% continue 1he.r mes moi - =, -
-rac,ivc C3veramel- sec1-is- az,
'A'U-i further encourage thrift among
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06

William Ginger. Charleston rea-
s,a-c nan. was arrested By Hunting
-J- Toi-ce following a conference be
vCel Ch.af of Police Dri-r0u. %
E2r!cstol. and Chief Il Detectives Al
izcr. OF Huntington. Ginger is being
detained il correction with a probe OF
-rc mysterious death Of Thomas
Matthews. Charleston taZicab operator
st Sunday o. the Huatiagton-CharLas
ton read
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06

Fourteen men and women held for
lie grand jury on liquor charges. Will.
Mayer c. :. Abbott OF Hinton and six
others we're freed OF me charges again
>t hem. wcrC The results OF preliminary
earrings fnc the - arrested IN whole
Saic raids at Hinton. when Cni-eJ
States Commissioner Joseph Rurner
'cmpicicd preliminary hearings N the
ases n Charleston.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06
STATE BRIEFS

-EilSar Ccnhs- Union miner. WIN
co,tesseti 70 the murder % Deputy Sher
Il John Gore. OF Logan COUNTY. lnrins
he armed march IA September. 1927
II Hu1fi-;ctcn Thursday night for
AIou;;'isriiIe % begin the LIE sentenc-
imposed ~ Judge Robert Bland. o.
.OgaI county.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1923-12-06

-Pctcbcr's fire losses n West Yir
-ii-a l1crra~cd : Per cent over those o.
20 corresponding month last yea
Coaching $tT.c-J. tbs DAMAGE heinz
approximately equally divided Getwee,i
ui-cl1gs AID their contents. \ report
made D2bl-c az Cha by c. L. Top
7ins. state Gre marshal. showed tha-
his loss occurred in u fires.