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r.REVARIV TlfAXSYI.VAMA COIIXTY. X. C., FRIDAY, AI'l.’IL 17. !90:5.
VOL. vni-xn. lo
Dunns Rock Lodge No. 267
F. ^ Ji-
Moots Friday on «>i‘ boforo tlio full
•noon ill at _ i>. iii. \ isil-
j’l’-T MastM!" ai l' roi'ti ially invitod to i
ni“(>t witii u>.
5<]>tlv \Vm. M aX\vI'xr,.
Oiii* Tn x 7k.Hsossoi'*fc^.
ConiHiissloOirs is
lolgd ly ili3
ProfB5S^oTi*‘Cbl Cards.
V/. A. GASH,
ill town i.s ad voii isiiiir, that show.s
;iii ('r:i ot plenty atnon.ii^ us. It
take.s iiionoy to pay lor tht\se ad
vert i.si'UKMits and tlioso adver-
tiscMU('nt.s niak'e inonc'y for tin*
advertisei'. We do not, have to
*^•0 outsid(‘of our county lor :id-
V(‘riis(‘! s tr> liil our .space. This
sta1(3 oi' affairs siiows not onlv
Tjast Vv’i't‘k \v(' puoIisiic(l tlu} nanu‘s t>f the ni<‘n appointed by tiie
i^,)ard of C'i>unty C’oin iuissiom*rs at lii(‘ir last iiieetin^' to list tii<*
taxabl<* pi'opi.M'ly this year in th(' s('V('r;d townsiiips. in ioo
4i " <■. I I > . , ...1 HinoniZ' OUT IK'Onlt
^ I ovor t he na lilt()ii(‘ {*an .s(>e I (la I t.U' I >0.1! (.1 .seie( It (I 1' pi» Nt n 1.1 , ■ i i
AiTOi.'vNiE'*^ AT 1_A \A/^. I t j iii( ‘U, lilt'll w ht) <)\v II their hi >iii tvs a nci art* ini tMH'st t*(l in t he w t >1
isin-vativecitizons wiio. ' ha vo sht)Vv n tho ovithMu-t
Ijino-j pfosp(*rity but a spirit of pro-
<4i'e.Nsi V(>no:
that will l)t'i>ot ii’ood t i nit's for all.
Rocms 7 8. ^'icf ;ir;n Cld'g, Brevard, 1C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
A.TTORN^V AT LAW.
lnvesti£?.t‘on nf LciiU Titles a Spcciaiiy.
IJot)iriS I aii'i i’iri\risi!’n r I i It'i
w. w. ZACHARY,
A T T O A N t: \-A T-L A W
Oftices in fiiCi'-’iiin Clock, Crevard, K. G.
D. L. I'^-GLISH,
ATTOIV N LY-A'r-LAW.
fare of thoctuinlv. Tnt'V aro htuit'st and con;
- hi liiev <'i r in anv wav. will
Ml
favor t.fa lt>t> small vaiuat ion. i 1 l>i‘‘i^1y'>f work and
Xow w'uit is tli<3 cause''
avt' ehanii’fd sttniuch and so rapidly during' tho •
.tt'lv c.iaii.i'clK'iid I I'"''' ■! "liO
s IM,«- an.i iu'ul os|.crUilly is i '“■'■<1 'vui-ki:,- ...vMKi.niral.
honi'st and (|uicl\ to talce advan-
i:!<4't‘ t)f iii! i)i‘ovt'd int‘tht)ds in
thoir busiiu's.s.
Sfcond, v\’(> iiavt' abundant
j 'i''ht‘ coiitiil ituis
|]iast 1 wo yt‘a rs 1 ha. I th(‘ordinary cili/on can s(“irct‘
' tlu? diri't‘i t‘i!Cf il! aclua! valu'
i t his I I'ut' of uncultivated inounlain and 1 iini)er la.nds.
I t is tiiiiy a ft'w voars sinco a!l 1 ht* wild land in tii(‘ c'ounty was
on tiu' tax bot)l\s a' a vabialion t>f I'T) ct-nts an aero, and wluMi it was
raised hy 1 In* assesst>rs tt)r)Ocls lh>'i’e was a i^rejil l\icl\ Ironi tiu ^
ai-t* inforiiifti that lar^;t' hodit's of tiinbt*r lantls an* ^ior tu’ery man wiio is look-
i(* 111.* fact is o\'t‘rywln*rt‘ palont tlial
Expert Assistaiiits
Honest* V;^ork
tax pa vors. \Vt
now listed a! -^1 jkm- at-rc*. w
i:i<j’ ft)r labo!’.
I’hird. we hav(*a soil that ricli-
.S. ( (Ulli Ml’.'tr It
ia!t V,
tlu'i't* is iit>t an acri' of land in the ctiuntrv but will !)riii,Lz’S-j ca.^ti.
v;Uiialion ol' all wihl lands shoui.l |„. j iy ivpays 11.,' lana.'t-who woi-ks
' i! in t lie coi‘ri*ct m:iiint-r.
KtMirlh. w(* have intn’chants
Offices in Cccper Buiijing. Brevard, H. G.
V-TLCL-: CALLOV/AY,
ATTOlv Ni£Y-A'r^LAW.
i ’ract ic i> ; I' ;! l i"• coiii-t
Rooir^s S end 1':' iMcV:r,n t-Jnck. Lrev’: .;, N. C.
(*spoi‘i;dly in Iht'Town of lirt'vard
< j I !in t“iyiLLAil
Jor
Rco?ns 1 and 2 Cocpsr [Jd’g, Brevard, H. C.
T. L. SNELSON,
siBiiii anJ Hoi'S8-sliD8r.
Shop in Raa*- of Orr’*: Livsry Siable.
('arriaL:'' a:i;'i l!uiiiliiiL:.
\\’lit'flwriL;!'’ woriv a >;i(’t‘iahy.
C. C. KkL?ATR.ICK,
COflTRAOTOR ^^0 BOILOER.
Room 13, Biock, Brevard. N. C.
l-;>t iinatc^ l:!'.!'!! tm all k'imis of woi-U
ill t In ■ I HI i il: i 1: ii in ■.
W o bt.’iiovt* 1 h:il tin' taxaldi*
I rajs('d tt» soiin't liiiii:'liicf its c.isli \'aliit*.
I ini b't'va rtl towindiip. ami
i iht.*rt‘sliould boa i:'t*nt*ral rist*in t ii.* vaiual ion of town lots. ’’I'lu'reis al-
lo<.:'elht'r ttm liToa.l a discrc;);! at'V i;i't woen 11n* ])ri< i‘o! lotsand lands
! ftir taxation ;mtl liio prioe at whic/i propt'rtios art' Sfllini,:. This i."
i “>pocially t i-iio cf tiu* D.i vidson Itivor s«*c;ion. Tht*rt‘ :m‘(' many
^reasons voliy lands art' woiih inoro tlun't* than t'ls('w!;ort' in t la-
iCouiity. It will b(* I !i(* t! uty of 11n* assi'ssors to not o t In.* condit ion.s
I ami (Mpia!i.':t“ values as nearly as pttssil>lt*. atnl we bt*lit!Vt.* t!i'.*ni am-
! i'ly ca j la Me t>f dt^bm- exaet ly t lie i-in’hl t hin^\
j II tii'* iliei'l“ti^>('d valut*s wt)uld have* a tt'iidt'ney to incri'aso tbe
'amount of individual taxes we mi.ii’liL ht'silati? in askiiiii’ ft)i* a irt'mn'-
al ri.>>t*. but .as wt* st'i* it tluM'e is only a ,iiiv(.*n amounl to be raised
t*(.l \'aluation will rt'tluct' the rate until the indi\'idual
!a\ t‘ about t iie saim* amt)unt to pay as nt>w.
11 is a liuty we t)Wt* t hi>se wht> pay only poll lax tliat the rale be
i!!adt*as low a.s pi>ssihl<‘. It i.s tin* )>oll tax that is la. !’i';ely in.sol ven t.
autl tiar >ehool fuml sufft*rs aeconlinnly. Why not list [>rt»r.t‘rty at
its cash vaba*—not at whal it would i)rin,<:' in a ft»rced sale, but
soint'iIdiiiT nt'ar what it is actually worth in tht* ma.rU't't.
We ha\'t' a.ssesst>rs in ('ach tt)wnshii) this year v\’ht> llit)i-oui;'hly
iindt'i-stand values in tln'ir rt‘sp('ctive st*elit)iis. and Vv'e ho[)t* the
eounty comnli^sit)n(‘rs havt' instructed tht'in as to a i»’(Mu*ral in-
crt'ast* in vaiui's throun'heut thect)untv.
All kinds cf Exterior Fflmtjp.g
done
PAiNTS SGIENTIFIC/ILLY Um
.anti an mere
:n
Transylvania’s Prosperity.
Mm Gt !i'<e Snveslcr is Callad to tlie Pros-
'ivania G
T. L. CLAS.KE,
riiisot 800
(’lan-^ ami
<»r IniiIIIi
'.•.•i!i<-a‘ions
work.
Utl
o!i all
T. B. CRAR.Y,
Contractor fcr A!! Kint^s cf Brick Work.
l.hle-
(‘fniciU WofK.
tiash ami ! loiiL’h <
a-1.•i-uil;'. I
•Miil;- a .S|»c.
BREVARD, N'. C.
J. O. r>E?..Mi!>.
Tlie Re’ialjle iswelef
\Vat<-lit‘> ai:^i .!'
W'atfl.i ai;ii
Work
'•:fV
M M-k
r..i- sale.
U'cst Main
A. C. NCiVrON,
Practical Bcai; and Slioetnaksr
rfani-'.-s a specialty.
Wesi .\iaiii G{r$;ei near Caidwel!.
GallflWev, OyGkw\nri!i &, Go
‘■I ESTaTE BEALERS,
Rooms 3 and 4. Mci/knn Block, Brevard, K. C.
We thini\ tlnna' is no (county in the .state wliicli has made tin*
'^bowin<:- that Transylvania h.as in the last ft.?w 3'ears. The number
of improvi'inents that an* now <4’oin<r on, the amount of new' and
nnxlern niachimn’y that the farimn’s have boujjfht, and ]>aid for. the
class t)f dv.'(*HiiiL''s that have betni ert‘cti*d all ico tt> show a prosp(*i'-
ous ]u*op]t*. We can then olfer tt) lionu^set'ktM’s not only a prosper-
tms section but also -,i p(*act‘ab1i‘ and law-abidini;’ community.
In this clai m t iiat we nudce b>r Ixnii.n’tlie baninn- county wh(‘n
• ky. ' j| comes to beinir l.T.v-alVidin^' w'e roftn’ to our criminal docK'(‘t. tlu*
; small<\‘^t in the Statt‘. Our st>licitors barely mak’o thoir expenses
“ while here, and tlii' only <*ases that we have are p.*tty misdenit'an-
^>rs. Evtn'v Judina that has been here comiiH'nts on it. AV(‘ have
I hi'.d some more serious cases on the dock'(M. but th(\v arc' few anti
* far V)etv. een. To a man with a f.amily thei*e can be no irreater in-
l'iti.‘I dncement thnn tliat of ]ieace and fpiiet—we can fui-nish both.
Allj 1,^ i-Oi’’.ard to our pros])oi-ity w(' i*eftn- the investor to several
I s;afe and sure critt'rions and ])oint to them with pride. Wo lirst
i call your altenlion I0 the records in the otlict* (d‘ the Reo-jster of
T)oih1s. ant1 yon will 1hei*e tind but few dt'ods in trust oi* niortirau’os
beinir r<‘Cord(‘d. Vre also call your attention to the tiles of this
j paper, wdiicb is Ib.e only i^aper ])ubi;sbed in the county, and there-
jfore every le<jr.al salt' lias to be advertised in it. You will notice
I that there h:is l)een but one advertisement for the sale of iiroperty
i undt'r niortirafro dnritiLr Ibis y<^ar. and that lone sale w’as the result
M ! of a law’suit that lias been fr<'>injr on for tbe last eiirht years. The
jnewspa])or and tbe lawyers are losinj? by 1lic* liick of le^al notices
but the county is prospering Is there anotlier section of our state
l\\ in> st'll the* satm* ^‘ivxls for as
! lit lit* inont'y as the merchants in
j tilt* larii’t'cil jes, tht*reiort* we can
l)uy wiiat vo(‘ want ht*rt* .-tt houit*
and Ivt'ej) oui' money in tin' fain-
ily.
When you tind a people willin.ii*
to work' and plt*nty for them to
do at ii'ood ]>ric(*s you will also
tind p)'osp(n‘ily. Wt* hav(;a will-
inir ])eo|)le and wt)rlds t>f woi-k.
Vv*t; therefore call the att('ntion
of tin* invi*stor liavin<.r :i small
amount of (.‘apital tt) tliis ci^unty.
}I<*rt' ht' can tind lands siiiled It)
th(' cultivation t)i' all i1h‘ cereal>:
a line openini;- ftu’ truck' fariiK'i’s
and market ,i:ardeni*rs; a need for
st'Vt'ial poa.Ilry I'aistn's; ani[)le
t)[)[)ort unity for larirt* and })ayin,i:'
t)rchards; ffnt; catth; and sli(*e[)
raisin,li’ properties for sale at rini-
sonable pric(*s. ami he will settle
amt)n.i;' a ibid-fearini:’, honest and
l)ea(*eable pi'o[)l(\
Our climate is all that could be
asked. We ai’e ])rt>t(*cted from
the severe ami nearly continuous
north wiiiels that. swt'e[) over
some of our west<*rn counties
durin<r the winter, as w<‘ hav(‘
the bialsani and Pisii-ah ran^i^es
of mountains ttJ tin* north of us.
We ha\'»' as fine water as any
section and plenty of it: an abun
dance 01 firewood that sells
chea[>.
In fact v;e can offer to tbe in-
vestoi- all that <rt)es to make a
nnin happy, prospe*rous and con
tented.
Any information of a more
definite character will be gladly
furnished.
;'ai)t‘r IbuiLiin^-. I’i-l'sco 1
all kind.-; of interior Iii/!-';,
a spf'cialtv.
;J
Eyeglasses and SpsGfasiss
'•>yos '‘xarnined I’l-ec ainl lensr> t;rt'
Fine waleli anti elock i‘c]»airiii?.'.
a as
IJny anti sell ;p] ..diul.'< of ilt*al I'lMtate
(’olleot attonil to j)rop
oi'ty when ou .*r is aitseiit.
to jIUUUMUii CU^!!5
A bill was pass(?d by the last
k'gislatui'O creatinir tin' Andobon
soci(*ty for the protection of the
^•ame, son.<i' and insect ivortms
birds in North Carolina. By the
provisions of this law it is a mis-
deiiK'anor. i)unishable by tine and
imprisonment, to destroy the
iK'sts or kill any birds in this
state without a ])ermil from tlie
society, except the English spar
row. owls, hawks, crow.s, black
birds, jackdaws and rice birds.
I Joys who v.'antonlv liunt and d(*-
that can shcnv as cloan a vecoi-d? We notice that all enr exchnnires
have notices of th(* sale of land under execution or power of .sale in j sti'oy bird's nests are warned
mortgages, our I'laper has none and w’e hoix* that we will never liavej that hereafter these lhou<>-htless
VXT)—
AR1 iSX!C
£3
many. We w’onld rather let it go on as it is novr. Save the money
paid for l^g.al advertisements and subscribe to your paper.
And then there is anotht'r sign of good times, look at our ad-
farniing and TiniftBr Lands a Speci2lt/.jvortising columns. You win see evcrj’merchant and business man
acts are liable It) be* [)unished by :
the courts. i>irds are the farm- |
ers best friend and should be j
p rot‘.'c ted. 1
All woi-k <>"iiar:i,ntet*d ant:
roa?'Onal»lij
Shop on Broad Street*
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