PRESIDED |. . IF IT ISN'T IN J! THE SCOUT ? j' ITS BECAUSE WE OIDN'T ? KNOW IT | The Official Orga XXXIV. No. rural carrier examination held july 28th Four Applicants for Position Opens At Grandvicw Wil! Announce | Results Later ? \ tb riti< < f tii* local p :offi :t' . ? Bat urday. July 28th, for the purpose of fi . n vacancy in the *ura! i.! at tbe Grandvu w ; of ce. Th*< were four applicants fot* the position, who took the examinations h:r: l>-* Sntu.Jav. Th- w Mulkey, Walter < j' 1' B. McDonald, ai 1 S - v.. odvii. 7Tf.: rv-ute, as announcd in the call for the exan^:nation some : \. ?!< ] il is ur r hi ponot fit ! a little lat< r vI5. Th'.' l'X2!iI!!12t!Or. fnf n'inf.i-, ' ' I' : . :.t at \Y." -h'l L'ton f-.T irrad* r ' i rc th c i thi examination arc. known. ' . NUMBER CASES ON CRIMINAL DOCKET FOR NEXT WEEK Judcr Bry?r>n Will Try Several VioLationx of ProKiLitin Laws *" s When di:di?e T. P. Bryson con?l \ upcrior i tiurj here M-mla;. m . a numbc* of en.--. s of nv?rc fcr irrav natur? are expected to r. ? up that will attract peopl" fr- : I v- r the county. This 1? I* : imin.il and civil term of i irt. ond. although only five dnys irr allotted to the criminal d kid. it .- * ? xnected that it can he f'n ishi tl this time. Th?re are fortytwo < a. o < ; th.' warrant d k? t >e> ?b i number of others, many of ' art of a minor nature, i'i :j of the prohibition law Is he i: t corcmon offense probably j fiat tii.- term of Court will have to a! w ;th. T t;ntr'??r cases are scheduled o ' up. These are of lone stand | ic ml the principals in the cases j aw ly h**en apprehended ; ir.oe. te la-' t? rms of the criminal court. ! he t is the case o fthc Statt. *"* tt ? Taylor, who is accused ??f the turd* ? f West McDonald in the! iwer end of the county about two fars ni:?. Taylor escaped followmjt j ic r.l i d killinp and was only rr-' mt!\ apprehended in the state of' Iigton, when* he incriminated r while in an insane asylum in aie. While in an insane conh>. dropped j*c marks that led If to believe that he was wanthis county for some crime and ? were Notified and 'Taylor roug'r.t back. The detail? of fair are not known ther ca?e is one in which Wcwman, a negro, is accused g one of his own race in a 1 in the colored residential t sometime a^o. Bowman e escaped and was only retaken and brought back here wer for the offense, rlie Balkw and Willie Tilson , larged with assault and holda public road; Clyde Plott 'laud Rogers are being held *harsre of burglary in the secleg-ee; Robert McClelland Is <1 of assault with a deadly n. 0ne of thc gravest cases in which E. J. Williamson is , d with seducing his own child, ase came up in the last term ?rt but resulted in 4 mistrial. Iiton Home Under Construction foundation work ?on the home? and Mrs. E. A. Davidson on e of their old home on Valley I Avenue has been completed e floor beams and framing are put in nlace this week. The j frill bo brick veneer and will un dlv bo onc 0f the handsomfc* -dences in Murphy. It is ex- < that the home will be comby fall. IT HARDII tlulje a of Murphy and Cherc HAYESVILLE 1 LADY IS CALLED < TO HER REWARD I Mr?. Josephine Andrr'on was Wife Of Confederate Officer and Mother of Prominent Family Flayepvillv. July 31.?The dc it*: anjrel v sited allycsvilh and carried a.vny the fpirit Mrs. .J ? ; h:r." And- : ?!). widow ? f tho 'at.- in J. S. Anderson, oM - ?-* .Sunday night July 21*? at eleven o'clock. Mrs. An|:i was ,s year* anu rfevcn months old al the time ?>fl 5: r death. She was l">rn at Blair*- , ville, i: Union Count v. Ga.. January 12. IS 1"?. SJ,q was th fir-t horn of Rev. R. G. Ketron a^d Matilda R. Kcti? ?n. Hw: fuller was an i'inerant minister of the Hnhtoii) Conference of *h? Methodist Church. South, until h?. riled here ir. IS4S, shortly ait.r Josephine's birth. Sh?i profc-s.wd religion at the age of 12 years ar.d ; unit d v. itjj the Methodist Church, j South, in llaye-vj!l? , of? which she; remained a faithful member unfit j iei" death, a per.-d of years ?6G year of service for God and her ' neighbor*. Si; - was Jl'iA*rteil fo Captain J. S. '' Ami' r: n, f the 1 " ' Army j iunc 6. 1S>G, jiml was ever an en* uragement t him in his labor for; fof the deveiopnn : t of Vest; rn North f'arolin:i. and more especially, (.'lay County, where he was for uviny a leu'h r. until h . d? ath in j Jtn? 3. . . | The funeral >toVi?es tvero con-, ducted in the lla>i -ilk Methodist: Church by her past . Re v. Mr. j Seizor, \v;th the a sistanee -f Rt-v. J. A. Stanberry and Rev. ffarvo Stanbcrry. and the remains were iaid to r ' n the old Methodist cemetery w herr. | ,| Mrs. And*. rs?>n was the mother of j, chii i'.i-n. fiv, .-on- and one da Ugh ^ or. who occupy prominent place.- in the business and professional lif,t of ' ;his county. They are O. L. An- 1 ' dcrson, R. L. Anderson. Edgar L. o \nn. Early I.. Anderson. Wcavr Anderson and Mrs. Carrie I.. Johnston. She is also survived by two brothers and threc sisters, viz: " l>avid S. Ketron. MeConnell, Texas; '' It. 15. Ketron. Have villi- C.; Mrs. ,1 .Martha A. Plait. of the State of. ti Id:ih">; Mrs. Laura Brown, of Mur- a ??hy, and Mrs. Corn A. Polk, of Doujr- d las, Ga. ti Besides hcr relatives, Mrs. Anderson?"Grandma Anderson," as she ( t w ;< familiarly known to the pople of Clay County?leaves n host of; friends who will miss Jher familiar figure and kindly word. May we all live a life of service as shehasdone. b< To Beautify School n Grounds at Peachtree w t> The citizens of Peachtree, includ- >* ing boys and girls, are requested to | in meet Saturday inoruiri^, August y> at 8 o'clock at the school house to A clean off and beautify the ground). I tj. All teachers who expect to teach . an Peachtree next year must meet the trustees at the school building1 nt 12 noon, aSturday to sign contracts, announced Mr. II. B. Elliott et i>n a visit to Murphy a few days ago. p MANY PEOPLE t WANT EVERETT FOR GOVERNOR ? I in Ralegh, July 31.?The boom for tj, Secretary' of State W. N. Everett! ^ for the next Governor of North Car-j rdina is not confined to home folks ar in his native county of Richmond. according to word .being received M here in Raleigh from all parts of ^ the State. There appears to be a genuine demand all over the state for the Secretary to put his hatf In ot the ring for the chief magistracy; hut Mr. "erctt is standing firm in te his determination r.ot to enter the race. He believes that he can do re is much for the State in his capacity j a{ is Secretary of State as he could a> re Governor an dhe docs not plan to i sh ?r.tcr the race for re-election t0 this j fi office, unless the insistence of his j fo 'fiend* upon him to go out after the} p< f'r-t office of the commonwealth, j ra MG DIES (Ojetc >kee County, and the L MURPHY, NORTH CAROLIN, "HE SECRETARY OF DF COMMERCE ADDF j|| The Hon. lit;!. :r K'.torti 1 -h tizcns of U'r.i - '.hat thvir l&tld ; not rnc rely "attached tot4 rations." at that Alaska is .in important par: 3RES. HARDING _ PASSES OVER THE ' GREAT DIVIDE Ind Came Late Thursday Night; Country In Mourning From San Francisco early this tcrning came f!a thing over the ires the ncw < of the dcat^ of I'rtflent Warren G. Harding. who has, een suffering with bronchial pneulonia for vera! days, fol tawing a , >ng trip across the continent and ^ trough Alaska. The latest photos f the president to rtfich eastern ustern new. pap-, rs shownl him care orn and weary. Three days ago nxiety was expressed about the resident's Condition but Thursdays { patches. r; portal the chief exceuTi. . I T; i - i_. "" " ' u;i?? xmui'UWJ muni. bout 10: >(> o'cltu-k. News of his ! i-ath has cast a gloom over the enre country. 'LANS BEING MADE FOR GREAT EXPOSITION CHARLOTTE, Aug. 1.?Septemer 14 to October 6th are the dates : xed for the Carolinas Exposition, j hich will be held in Charlotte again 1 VjK I us year a3 it has for the past two j ears. The Exposition will be held' i the company's building erected last :ar or. Park Avenue &i IK purpose? rrangements are being: mjbde for ic manufacturing, commercial and ' idustrial interests of the state to ie displays in the building?. Tuesday. October 2, has been nam. 1 as North Carolina Home Coming, ay, at which time it is expected iat extra large delegations of North arolina pebplc will be in attendance aon the exposition. September 26 , t? been set apart for a home-corn-' g day for the Palmetto State. For e program of these two days. Gov-, nor Morison, of ,North Carolina, nl the two North Carolina U. S. >nators and Governor Thomas B. ? cLeod, of South Carolina, and the ( ro South Carolina Senators of the | ilmetto State, in addition to many | ^ ner aisunguisnoa men or me two ?ter states, have been invited to at- j nd the exposition. 1 At a meeting of the Board of Dt- 1 ctor* of the Exposition a few days ro, .T. C. Patton was elected Sec- i tary and Genral Manager of the 1 ow, and J. C. Robinson named as eld manager. The ferrangemci^t* < >r the preliminary work of the ex- i >sition are being pushed forward piitiy. < THURSD^ ifeee ? ead ing Newspaper in tl FRIDAY. AUCJl ST 3. ltrj:J THE DEPARTMENT. ( JESSES ALASKANS j ' *? .,'''', . Fyfo--* \J3HS& T, i nil of the L'nion. President Harding; and vcrnor Bom*, of Alaska, arni ecn at the left. , FIRST PARK TO BE OFFICIALLY OPENED FRID/ f Fain Grocci > Comi?lny GWei Melon* for Opt *?i*h?Lt'iMrcn E?peciall> Inviud "* v.. According: t0 a: >.unt?? ' nvide Wednesday by the special) (' ta4vritt<*o 1 front tliC' School oliard and the Town Council the first Murphy park wi'* 1*? officially opened on Friday afternoon with a watermelon cutting, at which it is expected at least t.000 people will he present. The \\\ 1 M. Fain Grocery Co., through the ' courtesy of the' manager, Mr W. M. ' Fain, has given u... committee 100 : waterelons for use on this day and 1 the annoncenu nt bar gone forth that ( the p'.??>ph. of the town and surrounding country are invited and urged 1 to be present at this formal open- 1 ing of the park. Children are esjie. 1 1 ally invited. It is expected that a few words of dedication will bo 1 spoken before the melon cutting and * f'nii.. fnll.-.iv-incr ?1>. ..... ?ome children's games will ht. play- 1 od. 1 The coinmitfe have decided t>o c name the park Riverside Park. It Is | 1 on the school grounds and lies along Valley River for several hundred, 1 yards. The town, under the super- 1 vision of the joint comittee, has, c built a few seats around some of the 1 trees in the park, erected several ' swings for the children and cleared 1 out some of the most objectionable undergiowth. No elaborate ' equip- _ ment is being placed in the park, yet , there i senough to make it comfortable and yet not destroy the natural lu'auty of it with artificial contr!r- j ances. It is thought that this park ' will serve as a rendezvous for the i children and many of the grown-ups. j especially in the evenings, and that tourists and others {passing 'through A here, who want to camp along the \ way. will find this ground openl to j them. It will be an ideal place for picnic suppers. It is planned to de-: velop a bathing beach here as soon a>? l' practicable. I p New equipment and new improve-! ^ ments will be added a? time and de- ^ irianil seem to make them necessary ' Underwood Silent g On Presidency Race Birmingham, Ala.. July So.?Anchored firmly flo his determination to reveal nothing of his intention* roncerning the presidential race un- ir til 7uesday when he appears before! si i joint session of the Alabama Leg- n islature. Senator Oscar W. Underivood left here Monday morning at 5 loclock for Montgomery. Senator Underwood avoided pry-? P ng newspaper men with east. Let's 1 tl wait until Tuesday and see." is Asked how he foun4 the sentiment ^ >f his friends. Senator Underwoood mid: " "My friend* are with me. I nev- ^ ;r have to worry about my friends." I y lY AT 1C ftout lis Section of Westeri :ensus tlaces POPULATION OF WHITES AT 1,628 teligious Nnmhering Shows Baptist* Outnumber all Other Denomination* According to final figure* rslounced Thursday, the pre;- .it white copulation ??f Murphy is 1,628. E inviting the < lored populat :.,n at 72, th,? pre cnt poup!ati<>n of Mur?liy v f-uld b. 1,800. which is a gmn ?f four hundred c.v }> rill i>i in tiie 2,500 clam b fore an* .thrr cenMis mme? around, and omc ? f th0 n.o>t uptomistv re-1lent - t the figure at fu*? i* tal;?*n. An 1 tinh v ^ . hing gets in the wa/ ??' MurAy: present late of gr jw h. th.s I ate will not bc an ex itr:o-r;>t .*. ?. Th:- census wa? iiwle'tui.i n hv :h" churches of the town tw\, wc- k * r?go in order to find out th* church membership audi church preference f many people who do n ' regularly attend some church and Sundaysi lior>lk 'h" idea being that this would : vd the pastors and Sunday School workers a chock on delinquent nu-m' t and on thoes who have not yet lined upj with the church and in this ay it is hoped that Sum! y School and church attendance can he greatly increased. The census wa." actually taken Sunday afternoon of July 22, wh n r. < mmitte of 11 front the churches <>f the to\v*| organ i/d committee* and visited every hom? in Murphy, under th? dirCction i,f R. v. T. ' I.. Sasser, who was ranted eh airman of the census committee. Th,. original pom.'tteo consisted of .1. \V. I avid sot:, \V. U. Fain. A. A. Fain, C. M. IVoflVrd, G. II. Cope, Noah Lovingood. .1, A. Richardson, Henry Axley, R. F, Crunks. J. B. Storey and It. W . Sipe. Seven of these w. . e :host*n as group captains and plae-.1 i-i charge r?f the seven natural livisions of the town. Under each groujl captain, several committee4 worked from two to four /clock Sunday afternoon. Tin- census reveals the fact that he Baptists outnumber ail other bipl here, with tmenihershipt; 1-ewhere and those of Baptist precrenee, but who have not yet affill ited themselves wit^ the church, is >14. Tht. Methodists thus classified iumber 493; tht- Presbyterian^ 126; ither denominations. 64; those of no >reference, 31. In the table below, the population s analyzed according to division in he Sunday school. Those 25 years Id and above are considered adults; 'rom 17 to 24. younjr people; from 3 to 1(5, intermediates; 1) to 12 Junors; C, 7 and 8, primaries; 4 and .1. epinncrs, andf below 3, cradle roll. I I || (Jill | - I = l I ? 8 ! t : , "woe W i ? t Q 7 Jj 9 - 1 5 - ? .< ? m t 5 ? o o _0 CO S t 0_ Z H idults. 13891256j 65] 36 27i 773 | :'K PT J101 "571 4] | 168| nter... 89 401 9 1 1 ~140 unior 100 471 15 3 105 rin.ary 72 30 11' 5 1 119 egin. 36 18 7 5 1 67 , nul. R. 127 4.7 13 111 1 196 otal . . '914 493 126 64 31 1628 .AY BRYANT GIVES HIS I OPINION ON PREACHING I J Preaching is like buying potatoes t a sack. You have to take the mall ones with the large ones, and ! lost of them are small. Now and ion you get a good potato. So Is j reaching. The most of preachers ive you a good thought now and I len. The majoity of the discourse i sma'l thought. Not so >yith Evan- j elist Price's sermon on Sunday! ight. It whs big thoughts. If you j on't believe it come and hear him ourself. GAY BRYANT. >:30 P. M. '}. advertise mt- x J THE SCOUT 5 % "IT W ! it L MAKE T * YOU IICH" 4 : m Wlf t North Carolina :9 A YEAR IN ADVAt*CE CONCERT CLASS TO RENDER HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT Will Givtf Concert Under Tent Fol* lowing the Union Meeting 14 In The Party The concert class- from the Odd Fellow's Home at (loldsboro w hi irive a concert here Friday night following the service at the tent. The duv from tlie Goldsboro institute is composed of 14 members. Violin - tsJHB)!"'ne. flute and kett!# < i . v. be u.*-ed by the children ai.'t it i said that they play like veteiai The concert v.ill be given u: tk ten following the segular revival servicea. In order to give way to t^ ^children, the regular revival service will begin at 7 o'clock on this evening and will be throuijli not later than 8:30. Then the platform will be turned over to the chili dren. The cro#'d will remain ia :heir seats. A< it will be next to im-i l> sible to sell tickets, a free-will offering will bo fake,, for the hen^j^ fit of the children. ? A class from this institution played to a Murphy audience last season and thu quality of the concert can be anticipated from this, .? r ' -s: REVIVAL SERVICE " WILL CLOSE ON , SUNDAY NIGHT ?... "What Arc You in Your Home/' and 1 "When You Cross the Dead Line," Titles of Last Sermons . - ?? "T > Sunday night revival service) which has bet n inprogress here for the past three weeks under *he tent, will to u conclusion and thus will end what is declared by mrfTiy onc of the most succMsful and farreaching religious campaigns ever conducted inl Murphy. Evangelist Thurston 1* l'rice* nas brought an eloquencc at J logic to bear on his large audiences rarely