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| Lake Toxaway News Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Raines and ''ttle granddaughter, Freda Jean Hall, spent last Friday with Mr. and Mrs. Ford Reid at Sapphire. tj Mrs. Arrowood Lee and little son, Boyd, spent last Thursday ?with her mother, Mrs. Fannie McCoy. Mrs. Henry Arrowood was a Bre vard visitor Monday. Chris Fisher made a business trip to Brevard last Friday. , Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilliam moved ' - *ynesville last week. ^Ers. Crate McCall of Cashiers, was ti^guest of her sister, Mrs. Cope Lee, last week. Misses Agnes and Lora Bell and Lee Miller and Helen and Herbert Fisher spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. James Nicholson, at Sap phire. AtMfltpi Born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Whit mire of Reid's Siding, a daughter, on May 2. Lyle McCoy was a Selica visitor last Sunday. Miss May Johnson spent last Sat urday night and Sunday with Miss hez Owen. Miss Randolph of Rosman, spent the week-end with Miss Willie Mae Owen. ' ! Mrs. Grady Scruggs and little son Billie, of West Asheville, spent last week with Mrs. D. C. Scruggs. Mrs. Carl J. Moltz is spending a few days in Savannah, Ga. H. G. Rogers is spending several days at Home this week with his fam- j ily. i Little Bettie Fay Rogers spent last Sunday with Lucy Hall. Mrs. W. P. Crocm and son, Billie, of Danville, Va., spent last Wednes day with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mc Neely. Mr3. C. R. McNeely and Miss Car vie McNeely of Brevard, Mrs. Grady Scruggs of West Asheville and Mrs. D. C. Scruggs were guests of Mrs. W. W. Ray last Wednesday. Mr. "and Mrs. Chris Fisher and children were guests of Mrs. Fisher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miller, last . week. ? I Miss Mabel McNeely, who has been attending school in Brevard, is home for the vacation. L. C. Case was a Brevard visitor Monday. _ ? *'! Henry McCall made a business trip to Brevard last week. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Renew Your Health by Purification Any physician will tell you that "Perfect Purification of the System is Nature's Foundation of Perfect Health." Why not rid yourself of chronic ailments that are undermin ing your vitality? Purify your en tire system by taking a thorough _ course of Calotabs,? once or -twice a \ week for several weeks ? and see how j Nature rewards you with health. Calotabs purify the blood by acti- j vating the liver, kidneys, stomach and : bowels. Trial package, 10 cts. Fami- i ly package, 35 cts. All dealers. (Adv.) i NEXT We contribute to your good looks. You can get a Vitalis treatment here, the vegetable oil toaic, also the Fitch products. It Pays To Look Well SMITH'S BARBER SHOP Interesting Chapters in W. N. C. History BREVARD-DAVIDSON RIVER CHURCH OLD PRESBYTERIAN INSTITUTION By (JUDGE ROBERT L. GASH) . PERIOD, 1828"TO 1841 The work of the church had been dormant for several years and ^when ??? he ! found the work at Davidson River as ] ne of the items that claimed h^s at_ ] l nr Kerr vras both a P"wcl : Treacher and a wonderful organ- 1 [zer , tvro very vital requisites for an ; V Th^1 work of reorganizing the \ church probably started during ^the . :ertainmth1tntheSecommittee d eject a . K buying was e??a 1 Benjamin Davidson to the land where f ^tC5eUafa n7a h'a^e chW was ] ?flt ' and for many years afterward ] "he "Free Meeting House" was use ( ls its name implies, as a Fiee ] Meeting House'' one Sunday of the m?sthonee for'thc Baptists and one for j he Methodists; the fourth Sunday ( ,eing open for such services as might , oe available from time to time by ei- ( her of the denominations. j ' In June 1828 the Rev. Christopher , BVadshaw and the three ruling eld- , in, John Murray, ^. D Davis a Pthan Davis, requested Dr. Kerr to ] ?ome to Davidson River and organize , ;he church, (realy to re-organize the :hurch). , . ! Dr Kerr complied with the request ( ind the church was organized with i he following members? chiefly old ; Daniel Bryson, G. D. ^av??' Su^nn < lah Clayton, Sarah Weese, Ann ( Davis, Sophie Davis, Samuel Jobn- j ;on Selina Johnson, Ann Haddcn, j ?nliv Davis Sally Trammel, Ethan j 'A < IVhitzel, Hannah Rhodes, Harrie i Miller, Lydia Lyndzey, Martha Bry ion Catherine Frasier, Mary snu t 'ord, John Murray, ^tey Murray, c ZohZccsi Murray, Elizabeth uasn, j ?da Davis, Selina Davis, Rebecca , Hefner Rev. Daniel Davis. On the completion of the organ.za- , ion Rev Christopher Bradshaw was < ?ailed as pastor and took charge a mpplied the church for the succeeding 1 hirteen years until September, 184 , t vhen he removed to Cherokee County The wording in the old records is as 'ollows ? "The Rev. C. Bradshaw, by ?equest of the aforesaid eidership and nembers, took chfc^ge ?f and supplied he church." Mr. Bradshaw also sup >lied other churches and part of the < ime he taught school. J The session held meetings whenever , nembers were to be received into the , hurch and whenever there might be , ipecial business for them to attend^^. i This being the case, most of the re j irds of the meetings of the session^or . he "eldership" as it is sometimes, ailed in the old recordsj were held , it the camp meetings at Mills Kiver >v at the Sacramental Meetings at ? Davidson River. This period also in cludes the record of meetings held at Cane Creek (now Fletcherl. whicl sv-ould seem to indicate that the Da vidson River field originally included the Cane Creek section as well as the Mills River section. . , _ During this period the sessional rec ords are silent as to Deacons Of | course this omissron can re adily o accounted for by the fact that the election of the Deacons was a matter to be done by the congregation, and not by the session. The records of , congregational meetings were usually kept on such papers as might be found convenient, and, in the course | of time, most of them have been lost. The various records of Camp Meet- ( ing show that Mr. Bradshaw was as sisted by a number of visiting Prea5^" ers. In 1828 he was assisted by Mr. Lockheart, in April, 1829, by Dr. I ? M. Kerr, in June and August of l?j? by Mr. Chapman. By Dr. Kerr again in October 1829. Mr. Davis as sisted in June 1830, Mr. Silleman, assisted in June, 1830, Mr. Silleman, j Mr. Kerr and Mr. Dixon assisted in | 1831, Mr. Rankin in 1833, Mr. Bur rows and Mr. Hood in 1833. Mr. , Lovingworth and Mr. Robinson in ( 1834, Mr. William Harrison, Mr. U. j W. Mathews in 1838, Mr. Mathews, | John Paisley and George Dunahow in | 1839. In 1841 Mr. G. W. Mathews and Mr. J. B. Lay assisted Mr. Brad shaw in his final camp meeting held at Mills River just before he moved, with his family, to Cherokee County. More than one hundred members united with the church during Mr. Bradshaw's pastorate and these mem bers include a large proportion of, and many of the best citizens of those liv ing in and near the valleys of French Broad, Davidson River and Mills Ri i^er, and also include four or five slaves. In October, 1835, John Clay ton, Jr., was elected and ordained a 1 ruling elder. One of the side lights in this per- 1 od is of interest to all the people of this section. The church was reor ganized and Mr. Bradshaw installed > is pastor in June, 1828. John Clay- ' ton was one of the early members of 1 the church. The following Christmas Day, his son Ephraim Bradshaw i Clayton, was born. He was named Bradshaw for Rev. Christopher Brad shaw, and Ephraim for his uncle, Ephraim Clayton. E. B. Clayton anited with the Davidson River Church in 1859 and a few years later mited with the Enon Baptist Church, >rganized near the present station of Penrose. Mr. Clayton, for many years, i .vas a frequent attendant at Davidson River, and it was a very unusual hing for him to miss Davidson River : Day. He lived to be a few months ' nore than one hundred years old and iied in 1929. j Mr. Clayton was born in Buncombe ' County, lived in Henderson County at ;he time of his first marriage, and j spent the last sixty-eight years of his ife in Transylvania County, and all >f his life lived within about a mile )f the place of his birth and also the place of his death. This is accounted 'or by the fact that this section was Dart of Buncombe County from 1791 to 1838, part of Henderson County rom 1838 until 1861 and Transylva- j lia County since 1861. Mr. Clayton, | >r "Uncle Doc," as he was familiarly I :alled, was known and loved by the , seople of this section of the country through three or four generations. It ! .vas a proud day in his life when he [ ittended the Centennial Celebration i >f Davidson River Church held in 1 1828. The people at that time dating j he organization of the church from I he reorganization in June, 1828; then i relieving that prior to that date it | lad merely been a preaching point inder the jurisdiction of Swannanoa Church. The original deed from Benjamin , Davidson was made to the trustees of ;he "free meeting house" and did not specify any denomination. A year and a half after this deed was deliv ered the Davidson River Presbyterian Church was reorganized, and contin ued the organization that had been made about twenty-eight years be fore. While the Methodists and Baptists held meetings regularly in this church for many years, so far as I can learn, they organized no churches at this point. From all the information I can gather the members of the Da vidson River Church who were inclin ed to the Methodists joined with the brethren in the organization of the Oak Grov Church and in like manner when the Baptists organized the Enon Church. The old church ro]l of Davidson River Church contains many names who belonged to the Oak Grove and Enon Churches a couple of genera tions ago. (To Be Continued) NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a deed in trust executed on the 25th day of January A. D. 1926 by Emily Upshaw to Jud son McCrary, trustee, which said deed in trust is duly recorded in the office of the Register of deeds of Transyvania County in Book 24 page 287 and indexted in said office and to which said indext and record refer ence is hereby made and the same made a part hereof for the purpose of description, and default having been made in the payment of both principal and interest on the notes secured by the said deed in trust and legal demand having been made for the payment of same by the holder of Mid notes, and all other legal no tices having been duly given, the undersigned Trustee will, on the 16 day of May, 1931 at 12:00 o'clock M. offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder FOR CASH at the Court House door in the town of Brevard, County of Transylvania, State of North Carolina, the follow ing piece, parcel or lot of land, and all interests therein as described in said deed in trust and said land be ing more particularly described as follows : Lying and being in the town . oJ Brevard, on the corner of Cascadf Avenue and Hilt Street, and mori particularly described in a deed fron aero W. Nichols and wife, Leslie A Nichols to Miss Emily Upshaw. Dee< dated January 25th 1926 and regis tered in Book 57 at page 234 of thi deed records of Transylvania county Said sale being made for the pur pose of satisfying said debt, interes.f cost and expenses of said sale. This the 16 day of April 1931 JUDSON MeCRARY, Trustee. April 16-23-30May I i THE BREVARD UNDERTAKING CO. D. F. MOORE and PURDE OSBORNE SOLE OWNERS DAY PHONE, 88 _> NIGHT PHONE: D. F. Moore, Phone 250 Purde Osborne, Phone 159 ? AMBULANCE Service At ALL HOURS If Father B f Cooked the Jfeals Most Homes Would Have Electric Ranges! . . ? V v . Pleasant Grove News j ) I The children and grandchildren of J. M. Grey gave him a surprise birth day dinner at his hoitoe here Sunday. April 26. Mr. Grey was seventy eigth years old on that date. Those present at the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Grey, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grey, Mrs. Ida Rushton, Mrs. J. M. Grey, Miss Rosa Grey, Misses Mil dred, Ethel, Eula and Florence Grey, Arrie Rushton; Messrs. Earl and 'Alvin Grey all of this place; Rev. John Sentell, Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Sentelle, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Sen telle, Miss Una and Fred Sentelle of Underwood Mountain, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Grey and small sons, J. W. and Harold, of Pisgah Forest. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton Fletcher are the proud possessors of a new boy, born April 27. Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Miller of Fair view, were guests of Mrs. Ida Rush ton, Saturday. Miss Nancy Bell and Miss Flor ence Blythe of Balfour, were week end guests of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Blythe. Alvin Grey visited his sister, Mrs. Carl Killian of Brevard, Wednesday. Misses Florence, Kate, and Jewel Blythe, Sue Hamilton and Arrie Rushton, Mr. and Mrs. Creed Banks and Messrs Alvin Grey and Alden Drake attended a party given at the home of Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Beu lah, Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Banks of West Asheville, visited Mr. and Mrs. S. Hamilton Wednesday. A number of pleasant Grove people attended the singing at Blantyre on Sunday. J. H. Drake, who has been em ployed in Washington, D. C., has re turnd to his home here. Rev. J. E. Osteen and family of Crab Creek, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Grey, of this place. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE State of North Carolina Transylvania County In The Superior Court Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Perry Merrill, de ceased, late of Transylvania County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased, to exhibit them to the undersigned at his home in Little River Township, on or before the 6th day of May 1932, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. \11 persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 6th day of May 1931. Frank P. Shufri-d, Administrator. | P6t My7 14 21 28 J4 11 I The acreage planted to .soybeans i will be materially increased this year by farmers in Mecklenburg county. | The Otootan is the most popular vari | ety and 627 bushels of these seed have (been bought for planting this year. $25,000 in U. S. A. Prizes In Kodak's International Picture Competition x You Can Easily Win a Share Thb Kodak international $100,000 Competition is for any one who can aim a camera and snap a shutter! This is a contest exclusively for amateurs? a contest where only pic ture interest counts. The simplest snapshot may win the biggest prize 1 Get started taking contest pictures today, rhere arc a thousand U. S. prizes. . .totaling $25,000. ana winners nave a cnantc at big international awards. Some picture that you take and enter between now and August 31 may win $14,000! We're ready to help you, . with contest literature . . . suggestions . . . entry blanks . . . picture-making supplies of all|kinds. 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A caravan of Ford Trucks and Commercial Cars will arrive in Brevard Tuesday, May 12th, which will include express bodies of different sizes, panel bodies for varied uses, rack bodies, coal bodies, ice truck, police patrol, service body, complete line of dump bodies and full range of specially built Ford bodies for light commercial delivery. This unusual exhibit by special arrangement will arrive 1 : 00 P. M. and will enable every business man to estab lish the right type of either Commercial Car or Truck for his particular need. A staff of Ford men will be in attendance to help solve year hauling and transportation problems. Held under the auspices of JOINES MOTOR You are invited to see this complete range of commer- m cial cars and Ford tracks.
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