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I The Official Organ
I VOLUME XXXIV. No. 44.
I SUPERIOR COURT iv
I TO CONVENE ON
j JUNE 1ST H
Jud?c Henry P. Lane Will Preside? Gi
fi Jury List and Civiendar of
R Civil Cases
I At " :v.vi t;::c - f the County Com9
tni- t"s ? 't the fir.st Monday in th
M June J i were draws for the new w
I term of court \v' .eh will convene thl
I here on the ISt^ of June, with Judp- , M
I Henry I'. Lane presiding. This is
I an ?1 *' Jm "r t0urt provided for at
I by ti la t General A sembly in or- j tr
der to relieve the ov r crowded dock- C
et whit h generally experienced -,
in UEpronS County. There wiii be i -iJ I
Bjl. tr courts ahnH
W' . pa*.
I i t drawn for the first
I \vt"r as follows:
" VVolVy. |. n. West. t<
I Ha. Johnson, W.
y i -i. Fii. How,!!, Allen p
H;i: il. Moore. I.. M. AntSer- , ill
son. A V Self, Clover Collett, Will
?;.v B !> Palmer, \Y. H. Aber- 1:
natlv ! *'m| \'. Jobn.viin, G. C. \
. V. iward I o\>-.c"m il. C. W.
Aln Will Graham, P. A. Maun- li
ey. G. Clont.*1. Holland McDonald. !"
J. i > therland, T. X. Rat* s.
r -eeond week th following r
were drawn: HK h
? \\ A. Green. W. .V. Ho yd, G. 11.
Cop.. K- W. Raleti. W. S. Hughes, ...
A. N I vir.gnod, Webb Mostelier, s
W. \. B \vn, Sherman Clayton, J. 1
P. S . I H. Hairier. S. S. Luther, in
T. 1' Her lr;\. 1. M. Vaughn, Bruce - :
Br; . I . Rowland, Will Kephart a
and A. I . McIIan. h?
T. 1' ..wing calendar f??r this
term of < .i: has been prepared by! :
the clerk: ! m
Mond*y, June IB
10 Coi.per v-. N"el-on.
53 ( v. - vs. Sneed <t als.
SS 1 wrntico v-. Picklesimer.
Cil I vv ruli^e v.*. Bit'kivMiiioi.
63 !' a man vs. Coley.
67 A: d' :>*>n vs. Ki'patrick.
Tue?d*y, June 19
w
70 K 'patrick v . Anderson.
72 \\"r x.- v . Highway Commission ,j
5?, (.etf l . in:nR * ". vs \
Davis Bros. h:
SI It; . vs. Thomnsson. H
92 Bank vs. Raxter. : 1(
97 Park r vs. Turnbill.
yy \. > Hivtr Lumber Co. vs.
Si-ott ct als. X
Wedneidijr, June 20 ?
109 I. ?if4>r* 1 vs. Eager. i "
II m \t .:i-rson \ Nichols*.
III I.. ?: N. R. R. vs. Nichols.
117 I liford vs. L. & N. II. R. VN
ni
ThuridaT, June 21
119 Fain vs. Bctts
121 L> ?ns v? I'atton.
125 Savage Bros. vs. Crow.
13H Crawford vs. Railway Co. ?
13S Tie Company vs. Mason. w
139 R gi-rs vs. Wells Construction
Co.
Friday, June 22
14i Fidelity Company vs. Gentry
Ijv, et als. | c
32 Walker vs. Walker (protested! ;
43 Carolina-Henncssee Power I S|
Co. vs. Hiawassee River
Power Co. v
144 Axley vs. Highway CommisH5
Radford vs. McDonald. tl
Saturday, June 23
11 Dockery vs. Dockery.
I 34 Coppenger va Coppenger.
41 McDonald vs. McDonald.
42 l.efevers vs. Lefevers.
44 PttItot. ... PorVnr
Cook vs. Cook.
; S2 AlU.n vs. Alien.
'^ *73 Garret vs. Garrett.
Carver vs. Carver.
Moore vs. Moore.
'B1- Bug* vs. Bug*.
Bo Fair vs. Fair.
Moore vs. Moore.
t^Hsi Prince vs. Prince.
r^H69 Clontz vs. Clontz.
?/ Monday, June 29
j^H&v Heaton vs. Colhoun.
^ 49 HeatOy. van Cnlhorm
Truett Bros. vs. Leach.
fi^H49 Daniels vs. Savage.
Kj^HftO Nichols vs. Telegraph Co.
g^H&l Mauney vs. Anderson.
t^H^4 Smith vs. Patton.
tfl 155 Hampton vs. Lumber Co.
f Hi Tuesday, Jane 26 I
?^Ho6 Hill vs. Crisp, et als.
Killian vs. Andrews Mfg Co.
t Con* limed on pace 9)
mt
l of Murphy and Chi
1EMORIAL DAY
IS OBSERVED AT
H A.N G ! N G D O G
r?vck arc Decorated ? Several good
Speeches Heard?Good
Crowd Present.
Grandview, June 4.?Considering
e muddy roads and rainy weatlnr,
hat is generally conceded to 1?
e greatest. ce..-hrat:i?i| ever he i
v was participated 111 on May :??<
hen the people of this community
id many parts of the county gathvd
a- the Hangingdog Church a.their
custom on memorial day.
1th ugh the crowd this year w.?s
h us iargv as it has i;eon at times
the past, yet a very interc tinp
;rram was rendered and mcm<>i
s of the departed friends and relives
revived again as the people
>und their way among the wnitt
ntuu-Ls on l*1 hill^ r. ear by, and
aced flowers on the gvaves ol
lose who have gone before.
i r.v' i n.iu. ixi-iiiM', ut-gan wiu
welcome addrc-s bv Mr. W. A.
dams. win in well cho t n word rcibly
uttered, made everyone fee!
iu; l;e ?ir she was indeed wclocir.c,
allowing the address was a song
Ie.-'iv I.i-ver of My Soul.'* Followg
thio, Chairman H. 1. Mulkey, ol
ie committee on arrangements
vke interestingly, hi. subject b.
n "Dee'oration.** After anothet
?ng, Prof. R. F. Hough, principal
the Sylva < "llegiate ' ;-titute, he
g present in the audience, wa.
died to the stand and a deed it
ake an address >tn education, whicj
did with rare ability, l'rof. 11 ?ugi
< fa of the leading educators ol
day and thi commu r.ty war
ore than glad to have him with
Following the singing of n
tig entitled, "Live On," Rev J
. Mulkey made an interesting talk
he people the,j assembled in the
ineterv n?l deco.-:?? i! the tr.vivec,
i the ns?ie than M.rht hundred dene
ing there, following which they
assembled at the house and dimu-t
as spread in picnic stye ami en
>yed by the entire assembly. It'
ie afternoon there was another
tort address, much talking anc
lndshakinir the benediction bv Mr
ough, then the .separation until
i\t year.
Boiling Springs 5!
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The farmers are greatly bohinc
ith their work on account of s<
mch rain at this place.
Mr. J. T. Davis killed a large rat
csnake which I. ?d seve^ rattles ant
button in his corn field last week
Mr. Horace Towhsend, of Tellict
lnins, Tenn., is spending a few day
:th Mr. Ben Dockery.
Mr. C. C. Mills is doing some flm
aw mill work at this place.
Everybody seems to be very bus;
illing the bean bugs> as they ar?
ating all the beans around here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Abernathj
pent the week-end with their daugh
er, Mrs. Julia Beavers, of Grand
iew.
Fly crops seem to be very favor
ble here as every body has lots o
hem.
The little daughter of Mr. S. M
hiell is very ill at this writing.
We are having ^ome good Sun
ay school at this place. Everybod
on.e and help carry on the good
.'ork.
Mr. J. T. who is working a
he Hooper Ball, spent the week en
,t home.
Mr. Burton Sneed is expecting t
oin ht-r husband in Gastonia thl
sreek.
Two Plays To Be
Given at! Marbl
Two plays wil be given at th
Marble School auditorium at 8:3
>'ciock Saturday even'ng, June 9tl
according to announcement reach
ng here today from J. V. Hall, c
hat place. The titleso fthe plaj
ire: "The Winning Widow," an
? negro comedy, entitled, "Axil
Her Fadder." The public is invite
to attend these plays. The proceed
will be used for the benefit of th
Marble Baptist Church. There wi
>e an admission charge of 25c an
5c, it is announced.
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Ctjen
erokee County, and the ]
MURI'IIY, NORTH CAROLINA
BEECH CREEK
CITIZEN DIES
i act ti ircrv it v
A i UIjOI/M A
I Was Fifty-Eight Years Old?Buried
By Masonic Order On Last
Thursday
: Andrew W. Briton ?1 i? d at hih"!!.
at Iktcl| Cr.ek Tn..-d::v r.i^ht
about ten tii i r V!?>*k. II? had
i been i;i failing health f.>r several
i year, a ' rcceri. v was attacked by
a rfVire illr.t- to which he succumbed.
He Wits I Kirn and reared
\>x the same section where he spent
spected farmer and leader in his
i : coinruun ty. lit* was fifty-ctgh*
r i Id at th. time of his death,
rho remain. \v. re laid to rest in tne
Beech Creek i-ernet' ry Thursday
morning with Maronic honors, his
:>;;siort Rev. W. Ft. ilog.ed, having
1 , charge of the servicis.
' Mr. Bnrto,. - the father of five
hildren, W. \V.. who Jives at Le .it'a;
Andrew, Cihea and Winona,
who ate at home, and Mrs. A. M. Si.
mor.ds, who I., s in Murphy. Mr.
Barton also leaves a wife and a host
of friends to mourn his departure.
* Marble
>
[ The men of ou rcommunity seem
. to he very busy the past few days
; cleaning the weeds out of their corn
, and the won.in ;?: ? nlno busy killing
( the bean bug*.
The young foiks of our town are
making arrangements to give tho
i people a nit entertainment in the'
i i.ear* future, the proceeds will go to ;
. :he Baptist church.
Mr. I>. S. Kiigscll, of Andrews,
\ was in cur t""'n on Monday 1 along
' "n the merchants. Ht, is a wholeale
fu'd ^and.
Mes-rs. Viek and Mark Curtiss
1 and wives, of Andrews, \w:v Marble
visitors Sunday,
i 1
T. (i. Kin y. of Vengeance Creek
!was in our town Tuesrday.
> f Mr. J. B. Hall is tearing down
and moving hig harn which adds
much t?? the appearance of his home.
Mr. Thos. E. l..uld has put a new
1 roof on his dwelling the nast weeK.
j Mr. Pascal Palmer, of Andrews,
- ] was here on Monday after Dr. J.
1 B. Smart to go to Hayesville to see
- his sister who is sick at that place.
>i
*' Mr. Frank Coffey, of our town,
anil MigS Mary Craig, of Maltby,
i*; were married Saturday night. We
' wis^ them a long and happy life.
H
? I Mr. Kotch Howell, who is with
Slayden Fabric Co., passed through
r our town Monday.
Mr. A. J. Lance went to Atlanta
last week where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Homer Youngblood.
f
Mr. W. B. Mulkey and Mrs. Thel
ma Jackson, of Maltby, were in Marble
shopping last week.
y Our school committee has employed
as principal for our school. Prof.
Smith, from Hen?W^?nvi!Ie, >T. C.,
t i high school professor with a good
d recommendation.
o Mr. Millard Eggcrs, of Peacfitree,
s was a Marble visitor Tuesday.
Miss Myrtle West, Vva* visiting
at Andrews the past week-end.
? Miss Ve^ta West was the finest
if Miss Ruby Lovingood Sunday.
e
0 Mr. Earlie Pipp? h*? just returnb
ed flrom Athens where he contemi
nlates moving this fall.
f
> Mr. J. D. Parker, of Peachtrea,
<1 was a Marble visitor Tuesday.
i'
d THhe Cherokee County singinf
h- convention will come together at
u Maarble Sunday, June 10th. Ev1'
?rybody invited to come* out and
tt" icar some good tnp?ic arid eHoy thf
day. ?
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Leading Newspaper in
i, l'RIDAY, JINE IMS
COUNTY SAVES
TOWNSHIP
$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 i
W. K. Terry, T?iedo, Successfu
Bidder for Five and One-fourth
Percent Bonds
At the meeting of the Count;
Omin i- . ?ner Monday bids for th
clc of bonds to be issued for th
J eonstrunion of a rnatj B from th
renin--. Statt line nt-.ir Ani>ala
j chia to the Murphy Township lin
j were o.H-nril ami W. K. Tony, "f
! T'l'edo, Ohio, was found to be th
; highest bidder and the bonds wer
! sold to him. Tltp Towttfhip vote;
, fifty thousand dollars worth o
j road bonds several years ago am
:ho county eommisioncr* at vhcii
meeting the first Monday in May
!n response to a petition sfgned T?
j the required number of voters o
1 the Townshijii offered til- bonds fo
| sale on the first Monday in June
As the county bonds are so mui'
: more in demand, the commissioner
1 agreed t.? sell fifty thousand da
; lars worth of county bond* and wit'
i the proc 'tis buy township burnt.
I i he Tow : hip bonds would have ha
j to been .x per cent bonds and the:
a market for them would have beei
; doubtful. However, the couy;
! boii.i- found ready sale at five an.
one-fourth per cent, and it is est!
mated that at the end of thirty year
when the bonds fall due. the town
ship will have saved at leant twent;
thousand dollars, while the count;
has not ! st a penny. This appear
to be good financing and is a prin
ciple oftcn followed out by tin
State.
Th4. Beaveidam commissioners ar
-eady to proced with the road worl
without delay. John Ross McClel
land has bcen emploved as chief t:
j gineer on the job and will start th
survey at once.
Wolf Creek
There was more "flivverinjr
t'.rough our section Sunday than i
two months before alltogetlur.
Mrs. Sarah Garren celebrated he
( 3rd birthday Friday. She had ir
vited her children wit^ their chii
dren and a sumptuous dinner wa
served. Mrs. Garren the grea
grandmother of tw? children tha
belong to two different families
and her mother, Mr*. Rachel Rick:
who is 87 years old. is living and wa
! jTi m'iii, maKmg nve gt'iierauon
present.
.Mr. and Mrs. \V. C. Ballew visits
: the former's daughter and famil
' M:"s. Will Amburn. Sunday. Mi
and Mrs. Hallew had gmnll pox se^
era! weeks ago.
The saddt.st thing that has ha|
: pened hurc in several nv?nths wi
, the death of Mr. Ben Cook last Fr
day night. He had been sick oni
for a few dayst hut it was not d<
j termined definitely just the cause c
his death. Mr. Cook had lived i
our community for several years an
wag loved by all who knew hint. !
} he had a single enemy the fact
1 not known to the writer. He leav*
a wife, two sons and a daughte
] with a great host of fri?-nds to moui
their ioss. He belonged to the Met!
| odist church and was buried at H<
t Houst church near Mineral Bluff,
| tia., Sunday.
'I
The nurses class met again Sa
urday night with a large number *
stud, iitg present. Miss Evely Bee
acted as teacher.
Mrs. J. A. Coleman, of Toled
Ohio. arrived here on Tuesday <
last week and is planning On buyir
her a home here and connecting wi
the Community school work. SI
leaves Wednesday for Atlanta, G?
and will return home from there.
A Correction.
In the report of the commcnc
nient exercises last week, the nan
of Miss Irene Champion, Salutatc
, mn of the class, was unfortunate
ieft out. There was an error in ti
. galley proof near this fne and
nutting in the new lir.c the nmke-i
, -nan "ok out the line with Mi
< ?>r*>\won name n >'
I
*
btout
this Section of Westei
May Establish
Teacher Training
) Course in School
rl At a meeting: of the County Board
| of Education the fir^t <>f the week
a petition was preM-nted asking that
a toachtrs' training department be
yr established in one <>f the high
'e f the county, either at And) w s or
e at Mutpr y. The- Board filed tin ;*?e
- tion without taking any action, but
- he matter wili be brought to the '
e tent ion of the trustees of both .-a-hols
and their attitude ascertained before
e any action is taken. The only cost
e to thv county'will be the
4 I coot of the t.iiliul eciuiumenr for tnc
f department a.s the State will pay the
J salary the teacher after the ?Ier
parlmetrt. is equipped.
Peachtree *.
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h
s Mrs. Lt?e Wright am! Mis Leoah
!- < arringt-r. of Bvyso? 1 ity. visited
h th? ir parents, Mr. and Mi?. T. C.
Carringer, last week.
.1
n Miss Jalia McGuire, of Andrew-,
n | visited rehui\> s her? last w. < k.
Mi.-s Martha M -oser. of Murphyj
" is spending a few we. 1; with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mis. A. E.
Suddcrth.
Mi > Mary Wright entertained a
^ few friends with a card paity Thursday
night.
Miss Mae Mauney and Mr. T. C.
0 Staten. of Sunburst, N. visited
j. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L.
Mauncy, last week.
p Mr. ami Mrs. Neil Davidson, of
Murphy, visited Mr. and Mrs. J.
i MeComba Sunday.
j
Mrs. Sophia Witt, who has been
? in Miami. Fla., l:?r several months.
; j returned home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hasty. *?f Mur'
phy, spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Sudderth.
r
J Miss Dorothy Carringer. of Hayess
ville, is visiting her grandparents.
t Mr. anil .Mrs. T. Carringer, th:
. week.
it
Van Johnson returned home from
L. Detroit, Mich., last week.
IS ;
Miss Minnie Evans, of Murphy,
I visited friends here last week.
d ,
y j Dolph Carringer. of Knoxvilh ,
i. pent several days last wecll ."4*j
home folks.
Harold Frye. of Bryson City, vise
>. teil friends here last week.
is
i- Blaine Carringer spent the weekly
end at Hayesville.
-
>f Mrs. Neil Hay, of Andrews, is
n visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Wat
,tl kins.
uj
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1 % Upper Peachtree S
n > ::
We are petting considerably mtx
cd up with weeds and grass on ac
count of continued wet weather.
^ S. E. Cover, of Andrews, and Hoi
Marshall Bell, of Murphy, were hert
<?n business one day last week.
Messrs. Arthur Bristol. C. I. Bar
^ ker, Glenn Hendrix and W. M. Luns
ford are still working on the bij
** survey here.
U Prof. Cline Pipes and nephew
Lewis, were dinner guest? of T. J
ThonVi".".On and fai'uii> Sunu?y.
Prof. W. K. Johnson, of Centra
Peachtrec was a business visito
e- here Monday.
nc
re- Arthur Boyd and Pillard M<
ly Combs were among those k?okini
h< after mountain cattle here Monday
in
iij Charlie Lnnsford, of this plac<
is* 's reported to have a complete cas
of measles.
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| ADVERTISE IN
I THE SCOUT ' ;
% MIT WILL MAKE*;
if 0??
rn North Carolina
H.iJ A YEAR i.N ADVANCE
CONTRACT LET
FOR NEW H1C.H
SCHOOL BUILDING
Local Builder Successful Bidder?^
New Members Appointed en
School oBard
At a meeting' of the County Board
f r.fjcation Monday, ,-r*. Yf.
M. Axiey and C. B. Hill were added
to the Murphy I'ublic School Boaid
to i'ii! the places of K. C. Mattox,
vii- term expired, and K. B. Ferc.
n. re-i-pted, and Mr. \V. M.
W was reappointed u. sucj-eod
Meeting Wednesday morning, the
Murphy School Board opened bids
t'or the erection of the new high
school buihiing to be built in Murphy.
II. L>. Harnett v/as low bidder
and was awarded the contract for
the construction the building, and
Holder Bros, were awarded the contract
for the heating and plutnbtng
of th.. structure. Mr. Harnett's bid
was twenty-two thousand dollars, it
is understood, and Holder Bros, got
the heating and plumbing for a litless
than four thousand dollars,
thus making the structure cost
aiouiid t\\i nty-six thousand dollars.
M Dicus. who is erecting the
school buildings at Robbinsville and
Haycsville, and A. J. I'eace, who
I] built the county jail and is erecting
the Oak Lane Knitting Mills Building,
were other bidders on the school
house job.
The school board, while In session,
at the request of the city council,
kindly agreed to open "P the grounds
along Valley River belonging to the
school for the use of a public park.
Revival Meeting Will
Continue Some Time
The revival, which started at th?
Baptist ("hur ^ last Wednesday evening.
May both, wil continue on
into next week and pjossibly longer.
In fact the revivalist in charge has
announced that hv will continue the
services until some good .s accomplished
in Murphy. Services are being
helil at the i hu i twice daily,
at lu o'clock in th,. morning and
7 :o0 in the evening. The morning
service on Sunday is at 11 o'clock.
The meeting is being largely at
icimeu aim many people are showing
interest in it. Cottage prayer meetings
are be:ng held in the various
sections of the t'>wn every afternoon
at li o clock.
County Commissioners
Meet First of Month
l"he Board of County Commissioners
were in sesion as a board two
days the first of the week attending
to the regular routine business of
the county. Following the regular
meeting. Chairman I.ovingood and
the commissioner remained several
days to revise the jury list as
required by law.
i
Summer School Begins
On Thursday Morning
The Cherokee County Summer
School began Thursday morning
with an attendance of sixty-three
k j teachers ami more are expected to
come every day during the rest of
-1 this week. Mj*? Elitabcth ,
. of the Department of Education, was
I here to get the work started. Mrs.
! D. H. Tillitt, of Andrews, will have
i j active charge of theni stitutc. She
_ I ...;n U. -J ' ?
t? I win u(> ossisu-u ny .>1135 jiarion ir|
win, of Columbus, Ohio, and Miss
| Esther Clements, of Elyria, Ohio.
- Miss Clements taught in thc Greens
borro Hig^ School during thc past
Z year.
Services At The
Presbyterian Church
Rev. Dr. R. P. Smith, of Asheil
ville, who is well-known and greatly
i beloved by all our people, will preach'
at the Presbyterian Church on next
Sabbath, June the 10th, at 11 o'clock
Whether evening services will bo
g held will be announced at the morn7.
rng hour.
All members of this church are
i. urged, and the public generally are
k cordially invited, to come out and
hear this grand old man. f*-\?
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