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^OL. XXIV
BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL IBtli, 1919.
NUMBER It
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MCDONALD SINIARD
DIES-HYDROPHOMA
The funeral of McDonald Siniard
was held in the Brevard Presbyterian
Church on Saturday afternoon, April
the 12th. Rev. W. H. Davis officiated
assisted by Rev. J. R. Hay and Rev.
W. E. Poovey, and the burial took
place in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mc
Donald was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Columbus Siniard and was fourteen
y^jps of age. Three weeks ago he
wiIT bitten by a mad dog. He was
taken at once to the Pasteur Insti
tute at Raleigh and had returned to
his home appearantly cured of all
ill effects of the accident, when on
Thursday afternoon he was seized
with a violent attack of hydrophobia
which was followed by death on Fri
day morning.
The entire community is overshad-
dowed by sympathetic grief for the
sorrowing family now mourning the
mtimely loss of their loved one.
PROF. T. C. HEN
DERSON WRITES
Editor Brevard News:
We are now having ideal spring
weather in the *‘State of Robeson.’*
The barefoot tots are indeed glad
that they have been permitted to
shed their shoes for the season. The
dogwood has made the country beau
tiful, the yellow jessamine has hung
its golden bells on myriad twigs by
swamp and field and highway, while
the birds, the tireless workers in the
forests, are filling the air with their
melodies. v
In an address in this section re
cently, Miss Loula Marsh, who has
returned from overseas work in the
Red Cross, stated that the French
people say that President Wilson is
the greatest man in the world, and
that German prisoners say that if
America had not entered the war the
Germans would certainly have cap
tured Paris. She also stated that
the American boys were the most
patriotic she ever saw; that while the
wounded ones were disabled to fight,
their ambition was to hurry and get
able to get back to the front.
Robeson county expects to hold a
celebration at Lumberton on May 10
in honor of the soldiers of three wars
—the Civil war, the Spanish-Ameri-
can war and the recent world war.
Lieut. Governor 0. Max Gardner has
been secured as the speaker for the
occasion. All sections of the county
will take part in the celebration, and
it is thought that the occasion will
draw to Lumberton the largest crowd
that has ever gathered in Robeson
county.
I noticed in your paper recently
suggestions that Transylvania should
have a celebration, welcoming home
the boys who were enlisted for the
world war. The suggestion should
^ with the approval of every
yivania citizen. It will be' a fine
iing for the county to welcome the
»ys home, and those having l!iie ar
rangements in charge should provide
for extending the welcome to the Con
federate Veterans of the County, the
boys of the 60’s.
*‘Good Roads” seem to be a “live”
topic in all parts of the State, and in
some counties and townships the
people seem to be alive to their in
ests in providing the necessary meaBj
for securing a system of good roai
At the last session of the Gen
Assembly of North Carolina a
for Robeson county was passei
viding for clcctions for road
by townships. Petitions fro]
townships in the county, a§]
elections on . the issuing of
roads under the new law, ha^
been filed with the -eounl
sionen and elections have
DEMOCRATS NOn-
NA1E OTY TKKET
The Democrats of Brevard con
vened in the Court House on Thurs
day evening for the purpose of nom
inating candidates foi the municipal
offices. At the close of a meeting
characterized by harmonious feeling i
and a marked absence of partisanship
the following ticket was unanimously
nominated:—
^For Mayor, T. H. Galloway, for
aldermen, F. D. Clement, George Mar
shall, T. D. England, R. H. Zachary,
and R. P. Kilpatrick.
NOTICE!
All Oddfellows are urged to at
tend next Monday night’s meeting.
Business of importance. Election of
a delegate to convention in May.
All members ought to have a vote
on selling stock.
Be there.
JOHN STANCIL,
Noble Grand.
MR.
SCHAIN INTERESTED IN
BREVARD
In writing to renew his subscrip-
I tion to THE BREVARD NEWS Mr.
Joseph M, Schain of Berwick, Pa. says
j “Since my last visit to your city I
have been receiving THE BREVARD
NEWS regularly, and I find it is
i very interesting.” We deeply appre-
I ciatG Mr. Schain’s words and we hope
i to make the NEWS still more inter
esting to such readers.
At the Mathatasian Club meeting
on Thursday afternoon a committee
was appointed to confer with repres
entatives of the Wednesday Book
Club on plans for a formal v/elcome
j to Transylvania Soldier and Sailors.
I This meeting was also featured by a
! discussion of the problem of Child
I Labor in America. Miss Maud Alli-
j son v/as hostess to the club on Thurs
day and the next meeting v.ill be held
at the residence of Mrs. Ida Bryant
on April the twenty-third.
I ed to be held May 20. The amount
j of bonds asked for in the petitions
■ range from $100000 to $20000. Sen-
»
j timent in favor of township road
! bonds seems to be growing, and it is
j expected that petitions for elections
j in other to’.vnships of the county will
FOR EASTER
Shall some new vision of the Christ be ours today, O
our Father, or shall we still go to the tomb only to find
His grave closed?
If so, let us also see the angel who shall tell us, “He
is not here—He is risen.”
We shall not have far to seek, grant we may not walk
beside Him with eyes holden, or with hearts that tail
to burn as He speaks and let us be quite sure He will
appear, as to those of old, in human form and be found
in the familiar pathway. O, let us know His presence
now, even as we pray, and let us go hence, strengthened
as by Him’, conscious that an Easter Day is ours when
ever our souls arise to do His bidding, to minister in
His name, to follow in His footsteps, to commune witli
Him, whether it be in the place of worship or in the
silence of our own hearts.
We would remember before Thee, on this glad day
those who mourn, who see no light, no hope, and refuse
to be comforted. God of consolation, visit such. Give
the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise
for the spirit of heaviness. . Put the Christ Child into
the mother’s empty arms, put the Christ Spirit into us
all, and bid us see that sorrow has a ministry as divine
as that of joy, so that while we m^y be in Gethsemane,
we shall know, even as He did, that Thine own angels
are near to comfort, and sustain, and cheer. Nor dare
we forget those who grieve for sorer loss than the clos
ed grave ever knows, those who see their loved ones
in the toils that are worse than death, more cruel
than the tomb. O Father, stretch out Thine hand, and
save such, and give them back, restored, to the hearts
that yearn over them.
Let the day bring beauty and gladness to human
souls, and the closer communion with the Risen Lord.
Wherever His followers call upon Thee this day, may
they have the vision that fadeth not away, the renewal
of the hope that we believe is at last to be fulfilled to
Thy children. And all we ask in His name. Amen.
C. D. C.
LETTERFROM
FRANCE
EASTER ALLDAY
SINGING
Editor Brevard NEWS:—
Just a few lines to let you and the
good people of Transylvania County
know how I am getting on in
France and this is as the French say
Tra-Bome (or very good).
The weather the last few days has
been just like our spring time. The
farmers are all plowing and getting
ready for a “Bumper Crop” under
the conditions, and I often wonder if
the farmers of our country ever stop
to think of the difl^erence in the con
ditions here and there, here they
hitch the horses one in front of the
other instead of double and I have
seen 8 horses pulling one heavy plow,
I be filed with the commissioners at' were walking in the furrow, and
j the next meeting. Robeson county ! yesterday a man was plowing near
j has sopie excellent roads, but what i on the old battle field of the St.
i she has is only a nucleus of what j Saliont, and his plow struck a
{ she intends to have soon.. May it be
j hoped that Transylvania, in the not
‘ german mine that the Salvage Corps
had failed to explode, and the result
■ distant future may be the “proud
' possessor” of some excellent roads,
j running from Brevard to Henderson
and Jackson county lines and to Oreen
I ville and Pickens county lines, pass-
' thru every township in the county.
‘ On the Lumberton and Fayetteville
road a few days ago, two speeding
was that his plow was blown about
100 yards and was in several different
pieces when it was found and he was
a little farther away and in many
more pieces than his plow was, he
was working three horses and the one
in front was not killed outright but
died soon after from the effect of the
explosion and the other two were
killed instantly. Now that is what
the French farmers will Have to con-
paw attempted to pass each with for years to come, in the
other. One "liBrned turtle and was battle area.
badly broken, w^lUe the Occupants es- We were moved to this place from
caped with only \ighttruises; but Laheycourt, and there is quite a dif-
they were scared\‘to kath’% only ference between Laheycourt and Rupt
M ^ dent St. Mihiel, as there is only about
ion t die; but it sai houses in this joint and there
they will always remember the v/ere over two hundred in Lahey-
scenery of J^autiful flowers—chry- court.
santb- and tube rose&—the^ Well, must close and will write a
me so nea the river Styx; I®”? better and tell you about
it experier,^ « a good lesson n>me “y N. Y.
PS Wp if this one gets to the press and not
• imagine those parties
in favor of adopting the wishing the NEWS 'and all ite
cw.re of speeding Fords”, readers a prosperous year, j^od health
T. C. HENDERSON | and all like that that can be wished
! on a people. Hoping to receive the
paper in the future as in the past, I
am
^ Respectfully,
Corp. ^SlO.'k WOODPIN.
foiild now be 5,
lotto ;
Editor Brevard News:
W"]]! you please give notice that the
friends of the old-time All-Day Sing
ing that ve invited to meet at the
Brevard Institute Easter Sunday that
come on the morning train can repair
to the said building and the house
will be warmed up and all please
bring with them all the Christian
Harmony books and their baskets and
all v/ho come by private conveyance
by ten or eleven o’clock can be en
tertained Vifith some history and the
first music books that were used by
the first churches and Sunday schools
ever had in our beautiful country
and if said friends have a copy of the
book called Southern Harmony or the
Harp of Columbia or the Missionary,
Harmony, the Jubilee or the Psalmo-
dist or the Sabbath School Hosana,
v/ill you please bring them with you.
Also the oldest Bible if it was printed
in the year 1700. If anyone has re
ceived a Gospel Tract in the ’50’s or
’60's or ’70’s will you bring it also
and receive more tracts. Now let us
hope for a nice day and all things be
done for the glory of God. Friends
in the town of Brevard and surround
ing country that attend their own
church at the morning service are
cordially invited to attend this song
service in the afternoon. Please at
tend by 1:30. This service will close
about 3 :3p.
Respectfully,
M. J. ORR,
Field Secretary.
Prof. Clyde jones, former princi-
1 of the B.revard High School
ans, France, that he
Irevard friends about
It. ^
ites from Le
lexpects tjo visit
[the'last of Au
BUY VICTORY^ HONDS
Mrs. C. B. Deaver and Miss Mary
Jan^ Kin" have been appointed to
represent the Mathatasian Club at
the General Federation of Women’s
Clubs which convenes in Asheville on
the twenty-seventh of May. Daring
uid Miss King will be ijie.gtteats of
Mrs. Chas. If. Platt. ^
ISS NICHOI^N-
AN APPRECIATION
Service is a fundamental law of
life. It is the supreme test of true
greatness of soul. “He that would
be greatest among you, let him be
the servant of all.”
I write in appreciation of one who
lived to serve. Miss Daisy Nicholson,
daughter of Merritt and Eliza Nichol
son, was bom March 4th, 1889 and
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died April 3rd, 1919. She was con
verted and joined the Methodist
church in 1905, and she exemplified
her religion by her life. For six years
she had devoted herself to the pro
fession 'of nursing. During the in
fluenza epidemic she gave herself
without reservation wherever need
called her. Recovering from one at
tack of the dread disease, she return
ed to her loved employ, but her frail
strength was not equal to the strain.
Contracting pneumonia while on duty
she passed away in less than a week.
Her funeral service was conducted
from the Methodist church and not
far away on a beautiful knoll her re
mains were laid to rest under a man
tle of flowers. But today her spirit
dwells in light.
Sincerely,
W. E. Poovey
Her Pastor.
GRATEFUL TO FRIENDS
During the illness of our dear little
McDonald, and when death took him
from us, there were so many acts
of kindness on the part of such a
large number of firends, that we shall
never be able to thank them all per
sonally. So we take this method of
thanking them one and all. Their
love and sympathy have been of un
told help and comfort to us in our
afiliction.
We would like especially to express
our appreciation to Miss Tyner and
the teachers and pupils of the graded
school, to Miss Morton and her class,
and to the Presbyterian Sunday
School for the beautiful floral tributes
they sent.
With love and gratitude.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. SINARD
and Family.
LECTURE BY MISS CASSIDY
Miss Lula Cassidy, home demon
stration agent for Transylvania, de
livered a talk on home demonstration
work to the members of the Ladies’
Auxiliary of the Baptist Church at
their meeting on Thursday afternoon
which occured at the home of Mrs.
Joe Johnson. Miss Cassidy held the
close attention of her listeners as
she outlined the work which she pro
poses to do in this county in the next
few months. At the close of the lec
ture refreshments were served by
Mrs. Johnson.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday, April 20th—9:45 Sunday
school.
At 11 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. the pas
tor will preach on the doctrin of the
Resurrection of the dead.
Special Easter music.
All are cordially invited to attend
all three services.
YOUNG DR. LYDAY GOES
TO GEORGIA
Dr. W. H. Lyday left on Wednes
day morning for Newnan, Ga., where
he will open offices for the general
practice of medicine. Dr. Lyday had
recently retiimed to his home here
from Illinois where he ^d been in
charge 6f the hospital trains at Camp
their stay in Asheville Mrs. Deaver Jgrant# His inany friends in this sec
tion wi^ him much success in his
new field. ' ^
ViaORYLOAN
CAMPAIGN
The Victory Loan Campaigift
to raise Four Billion, Five Han-
drcMi Thousand Dollars at four
and three quarters per ec«t»
opens on Monday.
Miss Eliza Wallis and G. C.
Kilpatrick are chairmen of the
drive in this county and state
that bonds will h« on sale at tlie
usual places Monday morning.
YOUR HEALTH
As there is no method by' which
definite information can be had as to
the whereabouts or number of dogs,
cats or other animals which have been
infected by the rabid dog whose bite
is responsible for the death of Mr. C.
M. Siniard’s son, the board of health .
of this county deem it proper to have
all dogs at large muzzled, or if not
muzzled, confined to their owners*^
premises until September 1st, 1919.
The period elapsing from the infec
tion until the development of the
symptoms in man and animals is.un
certain, varying from ten days to as
many months. Hydrophobia with its
distressing symptoms has been rec
ognized in man and animals for cen
turies as has its certain fatality. Af
ter symptoms develop some author
ities claiming that there is no record
of recovery after the characteristic
symptoms are manifested, it is prob
able that an immediate cautery of a
wound inflicted by a rabid animal
with fuming nitric acid would pre
vent the disease, nitric acid being
a liquid which penetrates to every
crevice of the wound and destroys the
specific poison from being absorbed
into the system and reaching the
nerve centers of the brain and spinal
cord. It is the duty of every citizen,
not of this county only, but of the
whole state, and for that matter, of
every state to co-operate with the
health authorities in an effort to pre
vent the spread of hydrophobia. . The
place to begin is to take care of the
dogs. Just how the first case of hy
drophobia was contracted has not so
far as I am aware been satisfactorily
determined and is for that matter of
little concern here, but let us every
one do all we can to be clear of it.
The feeling ^t present is one of
alarm lest some child or children en
counter a rabid animal and the chil
dren absolutely defenseless.
W. J. WALLIS,
County Health Officer.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
At the morning hour the pastor
will preach on “Immortality.”
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At 8 p. m. an Easter Proijam of
Choruses, Recitations, and other ex
ercises will be rendered by the Sun
day school children.
A tithe of the week’s earnings is
asked for the Childrens’ Home at
Winston-Salem.
There will be no preaching at Oak
Grove on account of the All-Day Sing
ing at Brevard Institute.
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT
Transylvania Superior Court con
vened on Monday morning with Judge
Finley presiding and Solicitor W. E.
Shipman of Hendetsonville represents
ing the State. The sessions thus fur
have been taken up with drawi^ tiie
jury and disposing of preUn^^i^eA'
in connection with the ewis «a
the docket. v ..
When you walk along-
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