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J L Interesting Chapters in W. N. C. History BREVARD-DAVIDSON RIVER CHURCH OLD PRESBYTERIAN INSTITUTION By (JBDGE ROBERT L. GASH) In the summer of 1878 Rev. W. H. ( Davis was called to this church, and i he filled the pulpit for twelve years, < until the summer of 1890. To under- i stand the work of Mr. Davis, a brief ; sketch of the man and his work is 1 ?ecessary. | 1 Of great influence on the life of , W. H. Davis was his father, Dolphin Alston Davis, a banker, who began , his career as a clerk in the Fayette- , villa branch of the United States Bank; was later manager of the bal-, isbur.v branch of the Cape Fear , Bank"; and, later founded the Davis and Wiley Bank of Salisbury, of j which bank he was president until his death in 1880. One of his ideas! on the education of his sons was to' give each two years work in the bank, in addition to the other education he acquired. This portion of his educa tion was of great assistance to W. II. Davis. 1 William Henry Davis was born in 1845 at Salisbury; in the Civil War he was a member of Ramsey's Bat terv of the 10th Artillery; was cap-, turi-d, and spent the last few months of <"he war as a prisoner at Point l,ot i.iiut ; graduated from Davidson Col ege in 1869, and from Union \ Theological Seminary in 1872. In ad dition to being an able preacher, he wo a good business man, an ardent sportsman, and a general favorite with- all who knew him. His first work was evangelistic, in the mountain field embracing what is now Hay wood. .lack son, Macon, Cherokee, Crahfn and Swain counties. This was a :urge field, a great deal of rough territory, and the fact that to this day many of the old settlers still talk of his work and his personality, and compare both favorably with those who have been and still are working in the same localities, speaks well for his work. After a few years this work, he was called to the Shar on Church in Mecklenburg County. From t hat church he went to David son River in 1878. At first he rented a house in Brevard. Shortly after he built the house near Davidson River, which is still known as the old Davis Place, and is owned by two of his children. In the early eighties he as sisted in and superintended the build ing of the Presbyterian Church in Brevard. I.eaving the Davidson River Church in 1890, he spent several years at Charlotte Courthouse in Vir ginia ; was pastor of the Providence Church in Kentucky; was again pas tor of Sharon Church, and in 1906 again came to Davidson River, which church he served until he retired in 1915. From his retirement in 1915, until hia death in 1919, he spent much of hi< time in Home Mission work for Asheville Presbytery, often punching at Mills River, SwannSknoa, Preston. Ktowah, and elsewhere. Foi some years during the eighties, he wa.. County Superintendent of Schools in Transylvania County, and was fr,i many years one of the trus ts ni' Davidson College. It. is of interest to note that the W. H. Davis place, near Davidson River, included the land owned by the Rev. Daniel Davis, the first pastor of Da vidson Uiver Church, the location of the Daniel Davis house being near the spi'ing. about two hundred yards in front of the W. H. Davis house. When Mr. Davis came to Davidson River Church, the acute stage of re construction days had passed; the section was fairly prosperous; the branch of the Davidson River Church adhering to the Northern Oeneral Assembly had practically died out, ;nid iboiit that time its church build in; v. turned over to the old church: the church owned a lot in Brevard, donated by lie newly forni We contribute to your good looks. You can get a Vitalis treatment here, the vegetable oil tonic, aldo the Fitch products. Jt Pays To Look Well SMITH'S BARBER SHOP ?d county of Transylvania, and it was i j new thing for this section for a lo- ! -al church to have the entire time of in able, well educated preacher, and me who lived among them and gave his entire time to his church and pas toral work. Shortly after he came to Brevard revival services were being carried on in Brevard, and Mr. Davis whole heartedly joined in the work. He made a lasting and favorable impres sion on the preachers of the other denominations, by being able to reach a number of the "hard boiled citi zens who had apparently never been influenced by any preacher or preach ing before, and, also, by his stand thut the important thing was lor the men to be saved, and that they should feel perfectly free to unite with whichever denomination they prefer red. His church being several miles in the country, Mr. Davis early started the movement for the Presbyterians to build a church in Brevard. The result is the Brevard Church. For years he preached at Davidson River on Sunday mornings, and on Sunday afternoons preached at Brevard or at Glade Creek (the "Northern" David- j son River Church) . The universal high regard of all people for him, regardless of denomi nation, shows how well he was looked on by the community. By common consent he was the arbiter and judge (unofficially of course) of many of the differences between citizens for miles around. His slow deliberate drawl, and his endless supply of dry humor, was the "life of the gather ing" on numberless occasions. Shortly after the Brevard Church was finished, a movement started for the organization of a church in Bre vard, and this issue stirred the church considerably for several years, and some criticized him severely be cause he insisted that there should by sufficient membership and strength to maintain a churcu in Brevard as well as at Davidson River, and it took considerable time for the advocates of the new church to see rhe wisdom of "erecting the fences and cultivating the ground" for some time before taking on the responsibil ities of a separate organization. It was during the mid-eighties that Transylvania County voted bonds to aid in the construction of the C. K. St W. K. R. from Greenville, S. C., to Knoxville, Tenn., the bonds to be de livered on the completion of the road through Transylvania County. Con lactors worked for a long time grad ing the new railroad from Jones Gap lo the French Broad valley. It was about 1888 or 1889 that the railroad company failed, and also the contrac tors. Nearly everybody in the county had been either working for the con tractors, or selling them supplies. Ev erybody was hard hit, and there was the worst period of "hard times" in Transylvania County from the Civil War to the present "world depres sion." The church work, like every other kind of work, was hampered by the general economic conditions, and with adverse local conditions, and a grow ing family, it was more and more difficult for the preacher to make "both ends meet." In the summer of 1890 the call came from Charlotte Courthouse, Vir ginia. This presented a larger and wider field for his activities, and of fered better educational facilities for his children. Mr. Davis accepted the call. A strong testimonial to the place Mr. Davis held in the community lit'e is shown by the fact that when the movement came seventeen years later to again call Mr. Davis to Davidson River, a number of citizens, members of other denominations, pledged sums . to help pay his salary. The fall of 1890 again found old Davidson River without a regular pastor, and with preaching services supplied from time to time by Dr. D. McNeill Turner, who was spending a i few months at Davidson River. (To be continued) Administrator's NOTICE ? State of North Carolina \ County of Transylvania. [ IS THE SUPERIOR COURT ! Having qualified as administrator I ,i' the Estate of Ollie J. Perry, 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 homeatCal vert, N. C. Catheys Creek Township, on or before the 18th day of June 1932 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate settle ment. This the 18th day of June 1931. /. ./. PERRY, Administrator of the estate of Ollie J. Perry, deceased. Ot Jn 18-25jly2,9,16,23 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 ETOWAH NEWS In honor of Mrs. J. Volney Blythe's ( birthday anniversary, and, coming as u complete surprise to her, Miss Eleanor Gailliard of Charleston, S. C., who haB spent the past few weeks at the Blythe home, entertained a number of friends on Monday, June 22, from four till six p.m. Cake, ice j cream and candy were served to about 20 guests. After spending two weeks at the home of Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Earn- 1 hardt, J. T. Ervin has returned to J his home at Cherryville, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Mosely of Hcn dersonvillo, wore Sunday visitors here. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Dalton were called to Brevard on account of the sudden death there Saturday of the latter's sister, Mrs. James Killian. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gray of Plat Rock road, were Sunday visitors here. Mrs. H. G. Buckner and three chil dren have been visiting relatives at Rcem's Creek for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Blythe of Eb enezer section, were visitors here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tracy and Lon and Rty have arrived from Miami, Fla., to spend the summer at their cottage here. Rev. H. 0. Baker filled his regular appointment at the Baptist church here Sunday. Mrs. R. M. Blythe and daughter, Charlotte, Mr. and Mrs. Surrett Nicholson and young son were recent visitors to relatives and friends at Greenville, S. C. Ulys Justus of Black Mountain, was here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Orr and four children, Nettie Ann, Phyllis, Harold and Christine of East Hendersonville, were Sunday visitors here. I Mrs. C. C. Bellamy and daughter Carolyn and son Edward of Wilming ton, N. C., are spending some time at the home of the former's mother, Mrs. C. E. Mallett, near Etowah. Miss Eleanor Gailliard left Thurs day for her home in Charleston, S. C. Miss Gailliard has visited at Etowah for the past three years and has won many friends here. Miss Marie Lance, who was called home from the National Military hos pital, Dayton, Ohio, a few weeks ago :on account of the illness of her sis ter, Miss Minnie, Lance, who is at jPatton Memorial hospital, Hender sonville, made a brief visit to her fa ther, S. B. Lance, and sister, Miss j Louise Lance, recently. Friends of Miss Minnie Lance will be glad to learn that her condition is slightly improved. 1 Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wil son, a son, Clarence, Jr. Mrs. Lee Johnson and daughter Miss Mona Johnson, have arrived from Miami, Fla., and are at the Gash home. ' Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nicholson at tended the funeral of Mrs. James Kil lian Sunday. i S. B. Lance, J. J. Gray and twe (laughters, Emma Sue and Dorothy Gray of this place, and H. W. Gray of Flat Rock road, visited friends at Pleasant Grove Sunday afternoon. SOT ICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Under the power of sale contained in that certain deed in trust executed by W. W. Reid and wife, Lecus Reid I to Lewis Hamlin, trustee, dated the ? 22nd day of June, 1929, and recorded in the office of the register of deeds for Transylvania county, North Caro lina, in book 24 on page 220, et seq. and default having been made in th( payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and demand havng been mad( for sale, the undersigned trustee will | soil at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, at 12 o'clock M., or the 27th day of July, 19-31, at the 'courthouse door in the town of Bre vard, N. C., the following described niece or parcel of land, lying and be ing in Hogback township, and mon particularly described as follows: First Tract: On the waters of Flat creek, beginning on the creek at th< mouth of a small ditch and runs uf 'said ditt'h south 38 east 36 poles to r fSksmall white oak at corner of tin fence; thence with the sum" soutl 15 east 8 poles to a stone crossing the branch; thence south 75 east 14 poles to a stone: thence south 50 east 1 8 poles to a stake ; thence east 8 poles j to a stake at wire fence; thence witl [wire fence south 50 east 14 poles t< a stake at a gate; thence north 51 'east 10 feet to a stake at the W. E j Reed corner; thence north 48 east 24 I Doles to a stake in the R. E. Woot] I line on top of the Blue Ridge; thencc I north 34 west 27 poles to a stone on top of the Blue Ridge, passing W. W, , Reed at 4 poles passing another cor i nor at 18 poles to a chestnut stump .old corner; thence north 60 west 32 ? poles to a stake in the creek and in 'the line that divides the land between , G. J. Whitmire and T. V. Smith, thence up and with the creek south 14 [1-2 west 17 poles to the beginning, ; containing all the land enclosed in deed from G. J. Whitmire and wife, Cora Whitmire, dated the 30th day of August, 1920, recorded in the of fice of the register of deeds for Tran sylvania county in book 45 at page ,162 and containing nine acres, more or less. Second Tract: Beginning on a stone and pine stump, Johnny C. Whitmire and W. W. Reid's corner, and runs south 41 1-2 east 54 poles to a black nine in Norton line; then with his line north 27 1-2 east 92 poles to a locust in a small hollow, Norton's cor ner: thence north 62 1-2 west 6 poles to a small maple in Johnny Whit mire line of- his home tract; thencc south 84 west 37 poles to a Spanish oak on top of Blue Ridge and in own line; thence south 10 west 11 poles to the beginning. Containing twenty one acres, more or less, and being the same land deeded to W. E. Reed and wife, Lecus Reid, by Johnny Whit THE RIGHT"wAY TO TRAVB1, Is* by train. The safest. Wfbst com fortable. Most reliable. Costs less. Inquire of Ticket Agents regarding ?reatly reduced fares for short trips. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM | Lake Toxaway Newt | I 1 Miss Lovella Merrill of Penrose, is spending this week at Toxaway, visit ing: relatives,. Mr. and Mrs. Arrowood Lee and son Boyd were dinner guests of Mrs. Fannie McCoy last Sunday. Paul McCoy and Cecil Robertson were Fairfield visitors last Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Fisher and family spent last Sunday with Mrs. Fisher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kim sey Miller. Toxaway and Quebec played ball last Saturday at "Tip Top." Quite a number of Toxaway people attended. J. C. McCall of Oakland, spent a few days last week with L. C. Case, Jr Mr. and Mrs. Lou O'Shields were called to South Carolina last week on account of the death of one of Mr. O'Shield's relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. W.McNeely gave an ice cream supper for the B. Y. P. ,U. last Friday night. Lyle McCoy and Emmit Owen were I in Selica last week. i Mrs. Leonard Thomas had as her guest last week her brother, Oscar McCall, of Oakland. Mr. and MrB. J. J. Foster and chil dren of Leicester, N. C., spent the week-end with Mrs. Foster's mother, Mrs. Fannie McCoy. Coming as a surprise to their many friends was the wedding of Miss Net tie Sanders and Mr. Walter McKinna last Saturday at Pickens, S. C. Mrs. McKinna is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ray and Mrs. D. C. Scruggs and children spent one day last week at Penrose with Mrs. Lyda and daughters. Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Gillespie were Asheville visitors last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McNeely of Tryon spent last Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McNeely. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tinsley anc children left last week for a visit tc Washington, D. C. Mr. B. T. Egerton went to Asheville last Sunday to see a nephew who 1: very ill in a hospital. Mrs. C. J. Moltz returned home lasi week from Savannah, Ga., where she had spent several days. C. Williams spent last Saturday u Asheville. Rev. and Mrs. Kukyendall and chil !dren and Mrs. Tinsley of Brevard ; spent last Wednesday with Mr. an< 'Mrs. Ben Owen. Mrs. D. C. Scruggs and daughtei .Elaine, spent last Saturday in High lands, N. C. 'l Luther Owen of Wolf Mountain i spent last Saturday night with hi: j daughter, Mrs. Cole Lee. PI SO AH FOREST NINE PLAN SOCIABLE THURSDAY NIG HI An ice cream supper has been ar , ranged at Pisgah Forest for thi ? Thursday night at the Davidson Riv ; .er schooi house. The supper is beinj I held to raise money to help defra; 'expenses of the Pisgah Forest clul land to arouse the snirit of the clul and supporters in the coming inva I sion of the Carolina Valley league I I The girls of the community hav , [agreed to bake cakes, thereby helpini ? \ and taking pride in the ball club, t I | lot of fun is expected. 'i ? i ? REVIVAL TO BEGIN SUNDAY I AT GLADY BRANCH CHURCl Announcement is made that Rev. 1 N. Kuykendall will begin a revivo meeting at Glady Branch church nex Sunday evening, to which all peopl I are invited. Song service will begii | leach evening at 7:45, and preachini ' services will start half an hour latei ' | or at 8 : 15 each evening. 'mire and wife, T. E. Whitmire, b: t deed dated February 22nd, 1923, sail ? deed recorded in the office of the reg ) ister of deeds for Transylvania coun i ty, N. C., in deed book No. 45, at pag : 167. i | Said sale being made for the pur : pose of satisfying said debt, interest i costs and expenses of said sale. : I This 26th day of June, 1931. 1 1 LEWIS P. HAMLIN, Trustee. July 2-9-16-23 NOTICE OF SALE Sealed bids will be received at toi I 'A. M., July 14th, 1931, by the Loca ? Government Commission of Nortl i 1 Carolina, at its office in Raleigh, fo , $64,000.00 Funding and "Refundini ? Bonds of the town of Brevard, Stati , of North Carolina, dated 1st Jul; : 1931, denomination $1000.00, matur i ing $2000.00 per annum on July Is in each of the years 1938 to 1945 in , elusive, and $3000.00 per annum oi July 1st in each of the years 1946 t< '1961 inclusive; interest payable semi annually on January 1st and July Is at the rate of six per centum per an num, principal and interest payable | at the Chase National Bank in the i City of New York, N. Y.; genera I obligations, unlimited tax, negotiable coupon bonds, no option of prior pay 'ment before maturity. Issued unelei authority of the Municipal Finance 'Act as amended. There will be no auction. The town will furnish legality ap proval of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer 'and Dodge, Attorneys And Councillors At Law, of Boston, Mass. Bidders must present with their bids a certified ch;ck upon an incor porated bank or trust company pay able unconditionally to the order of the State Treasurer for two per cent of the face value of the bonds bid for, the purpose of such check being to secure the town against any loss resulting from the failure of the bid der to comply with the terms of his bid. No bid for less than par and accrued interest can be considered. Right is reserved to reject all bids. By direction of Local Government Commission, CHARLES M. JOHNSON, Director. This June 30, A. D., 1931. Easterling. CRAB CREEK NEWS Mr. and Mrq. Parmer McCrary and children were visitors at Neal Hamil ton's Sunday; also Mr. and Mrs. Joe McCrary. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pateraon mo tored to Hendprsonville on business Monday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Manson Hamilton, Arthur Hamilton, Gladys Hamilton, Mrs. Arthur Pickelsimer and Mrs. A. L. Hamilton and children visited Mrs. Manson Hamilton's sister, Mrs. Lee Kilpatrick, Sunday. Miss Laura Turner of Pickens, S. C., are returning; home after spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Ruth Osborne of Geter Mountain. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Drake and little daughter Helen spent the day with Miss Leona and Colonel Prid more Sunday. Mrs. Henry Pridmore has been very ill for the past few days. Mr. Carter Blythe was at Neal Hamilton's on business Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Davis visited Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lance Saturday night. I Mrs. C. C. Orr and brother, Tilman 'Hood, were callers at Mrs. Dalsia jPridmore's Friday. Mrs. J. A. McCall was a visitor at Mrs. Lou Hamilton's Saturday. Miss Leona Pridmore spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gar iren at Eerea. Mrs. Sue Jenkins is on the sick list. ' Rev. John Sentell visited Mrs. G. :T. Pridmore Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Garren and chil dren of Berea, Mr. and Mrs. George i Pridmore and children visited Mrs. JPridmore's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kuykendall, Sunday. Mr. Jess Osborne and Mr. Balos Anderson and Mrs. Sue kinkins made a business trip to Hendersonville | Wednesday. I I Mr. M. H. Lance visited Mr. and ^Mrs. M. J. Lance, Sunday. | Mrs. Jane McKiney had the misfor I tune of being in a wreck and knocked , from a truck, fracturing the bone in one of her legs. She is doing well as , could be expected. NOTICE OF SALE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA [COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA 1 j Under and by virtue of the power ! of sale contained in that certain deed " , of trust executed by C. E. Lowe and j wife, Fannie Fortune Lowe, J. G, , Lowe and wife, Nina Cook Lowe, to the undersigned, dated August 6, 1924, and of record in Book 14 of Deeds, at page 324 of the Trust deed records of Transylvania County ' North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the indeb tedness thereby secured, whereby the power of sale has become operative, the undersigned will, at the request of the holder of the bond secured n thereby, and *for the purpose of sat isfying said indebtedness, on the 10th . day of July. 1931, at 12 o'clock, M. at the Court House door of Transyl . vania County, North Carolina, in the r City of Brevard, offer for sale al J public auction, to the highest bidder b for cash: 3 I All that certain lot of land lying . and being in Town of Brevard, Bre !vard Township, County of Transyl 2 vania, State of North Carolina, anc ^ more particularly described and de ^ fined as follows I Lying on South side of Main Street ! adjoining lands of Bishop, Ashwort? 'and others ,and bounded as follows : BEGINNING on a stake on the South margin of Main Street, 8C ' feet distant from where the South margin of Main Street intersect: ? West margin of Caldwell Street, this ' point being a corner of the Bishoj r lpt, and runs from this point, witf e the South margin of Main Street 1 North fi4 deg. West, 42 1-2 feet to i LIST OF NEW LAWS PASSED FOR COUNTY County to Loae Some Benefit* Because of Putting Cff Tu Sale Raleigh, July 1st.? Transylvania county had a total of eight laws en acted by the 1931 General Assembly which relate to the county or it* ac tivities or the communities in the county, designated as public-local or private laws, the records of the sec retary of state show. These, of course, are in addition to the numerous other public laws, which relate to the state as a whole or to some large part oi it ,such as the school, road, local government^ and other enactments which reach every county, and the numerous laws 'which touch each counfy in a gen eral way only. The Local Government act, which, in many respects is equal in fmport ance to the school and road acts, is already showing its value in bringing I about a readjustment and stabilizing I the financial affairs of the counties, { cities, towns and other units, some of | which were in sore need of the aid the law gives. Some of its value, however, is to be nullified, especially for this year, and in particular by those counties which take advantage of the law enacted which permits county commissioners to postpone the collection of 193! tax es, or the foreclosures, for delinquen cy in paying such taxes, until No vember 1, 1931. In case a county postpones such foreclosures, that county will find it hard to market its bonds or notes this year, according to Charles M. Johnson, director of Lo cal Government. Bond buyers are afraid of such postponement, he states. The local acts of this county are as follows: Abolish General County court of Transylvania county; amend chapter 41, public-local laws of 1927, relating to salary of treasurer of Transyl vania county; decreasing board of county commissioners from five to three members in Transylvania coun ty; authorizing county commissioners to disburse funds, from taxes for ^maintenance of General County court of Transylvania county; validating certain legal sales in Transylvania county; allow county commissioners and aldermen of town of Brevard to aid in reopening the Brevard Bank ing company in Tr?nsylvania county; allowing commissioners of Transyl vania county to freeze deposits in Brevard Banking company and to place a percentage of deposits in a surplus fund in said bank; amend chapter 91, private laws 1927, so as to contract the limits of the town of Brevard. stake; thence South 26 deg. West, 132 feet to a stake in the Ashworth line; thence with the Ashworth line, South 64 deg. East 42 1-2 feet to a stake at Bishop's line; then with Bishop's line, North 26 deg. East, 132 feet to the beginning. This being a part of what was once the A. H. King lot; and being the same land described in the aforesaid deed of trust. This the 25th day of May, 1931. A. C. Mann, Trvntce Jnli,18,25jly2 666 LIQUID OR TABLETS Relieves a Headachr or Seuralgia in i ,30 minute n, checkx a Cold the first day i and checks Malaria if three days. ? i 6 6 6 Salve for Baby's Cold i LET US DO YOUR JOB PRINTING LONG BOB MEDIUM BOB? Either is smart this summer. So let us help you select the one which is most com fortable and becoming to your type. We wave a long bob so it stays off the neck . . . . and we make a medium bob look very fem inine and dressy. Visit our shop and you'll be pleased with your hair. Powder Puff Beauty Shop rAT Plummer's Dept. Store MRS. LODEMA ROBERTSON, In Charge i
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