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Buy Chri?lm?? Seals The Leading Weekly Newspaper in We, tern rwh r Serving a large and Potenti.il y Rich Territory'^ tW.' VOLUME XXXIX. NUMBER 14. state ML RPHY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1927. 6c COPY ? $i.6u ffiK lEAl A SUMMARY OF CHEROKEE COUNTY AND HER INSTITUTIONS (By W. M. West, County Historian* Again the County of Cherokee is possessed of a court house, having recently completed and equipped a mapnificent and imposing edifice of marble on the site of the former court house, a building that will at tract the attention of all, and would ! do a credit to a far more oppulant commonwealth than ours. In view of the fact we deem it appropriate and opportune that we rfiould briefly scan the past history of the county, in so far as the avail able data will admit, for it is a de plorable fact that most cf our past iistoiy has been irretrievably lost by reason of misfortune, and indiffer ence on the part of the public. The territory, of which Cherokee County occupies a part, prior to its settlement oy whites, was occupied ?nd possessed by the Cherokee In dians. The ever increasing number and expanding of the whites, who were pressing and hovering on the frontier, was a source of friction be tween the two races, and necessitated the maintenance of Federal troops at different stations in the Chero kee Nation to preserve harmony and peace between the two races. Be fore the establishment of the coun ty, by strategy, intrigue, or other wise. the Indians were induced to enter into a treaty with the Federal government, by which they ceded their possessions here for other lands in the Indian territory and other emoluments granted to them. In compliance with this treaty, the In dians were removed to the assigned territory in the year 1838. By virtue of colonial rights, the State of North Carolina exercised a ?ort of suieranity over that portion of the Cherokee lands that were within her domain. County Organized 1838 J Act of the General Assembly the State of North Carolina, rati fied r.n the 4th day of January, 1838, the County of Cherokee was formed, from the western portion of the County of Macon, bounded north *nd west by the State line of Geor Ria. In addition to its present boun daries, at the time cf its formation, the county embraced the territory now included in the counties of yla.v and Graham. Clay County was formed, from a portion of Cherokee ? 1864, and likewise Graham Coun ty was formed in 1871-72. The pres ent area of the county is estimated at about 500 square miles. The sur ac<' is broken and undulating and Mountainous in part; the scenery is Picturesque and beautiful; the cli "ate is salubrious; the soils are fer . yielding bountiful crops to the industrious husbandman ; pure and cams or water aoouna in a Parts of the county. Immediately after the establish ment of the county there was a Peat inflyx of imigrants to this ver 1 hie Eldorado, in search of homes other attendant blessings. These Urdy and industrious pioneers were .e ancestors of the present citizens 01 the county. They found ar. al most unbroken forest without roads 0r nouses and doubtless endured ^ny privations and hardships. In anticipation of the establish ment the county the state had the lands of the county survey * ,n 1837 and 1838 by Jas. Whit er and Ruben Deaver, only the etter class of lands being survey ^ at that time. After the survey, ,e 'an^s so surveyed were advertis and sold to the highest bidders, *ese sales were made at Franklin ^Ptember 12, 1838, following this j er unsurveyed lands were ob by right of occupancy in 1847 e amount of one hundred acres j claimant by the payment of |? stipulated sum to the state, and | (Continued on page 2) m REV. HARBISON GOES TO CHURCH AT HIGH POINT H. P. Powr.l Named for Murphy Church by Conference Meeting In Asheville Rc\. E. J. Harbison, pastor of the | [local Methodist church for the na?t year, was named junior pastor of the Wesley Memorial Church at High Point this week by the Conference of the Methodist Church, South, which held its thirty-eighth annual conference in Asheville last week and the first part of this week, ac cording to news dispatches. Among the former pa3tors of the Murphy church being named to pas torates by the conference were M. R Clegg, to Biltmore, Asheville dis trict, and D. H. Rhinehart, Cliffside AHendale, in the Marion district. The appointments for the Waynes ville district were as follows: F'. W. Tucker, presiding elder Andrews, J. R. Church ~ ?el, J. C Gentiy: Bryson City . Howell Canton, A. C. Gibbs ^herokee M sion, William Hornbuckle; Cullo whee, J. S. Folger; T-ellwood, E. W. Needham; Franklin, R. F. Mock; Franklin circuit, J. H. Strickland; Fines Creek, H. C. Freeman. Glenville, C. C. Totherow (sup ply); Hayesville, C. S. Plyler (sup ply); Haywood, Van B. Harrison; | Highlands, C. E. William*; Jonathan, G. N. Dulin: Judson, L. H. Hipps (supply); Clyde-Junaluska, Frank I duei. Macon, T. S. Roten (supply); Murphy, H. P. Powell; Murphy cir cuit, J. Winkler (supply); Sylva. G. B. Clemmer; Waynesville, J. T. Man gum; Webster, F. W. Kirker; Whit | tiei , R. L. Fass. Mr. Harbison ha& Deen pastor here for the past year and during which ! time he and Mrs. Harbison niaJde many friends who regret* the trans ! fer, but whose best wishes follow i them wherever they go. MRSW.S.M'COMBS: CALLED TO H E R REWARD FRIDAY Funeral Services Held Saturday ? Wa? Wd?l Known Throughout This Section Mrs. W. S. McCombs, 64 years old, wife of Dr. W. S. McCombs who was for many year* one of Murphy's ' leading dentists, but new retired, died at her home last Friday after noon at 3:30, November 4th, after an illness of about a year. About a month ago, Mrs. McCombs return ed home from an Atlanta hospital wheie she had been taken for treat ment some five weeks previously. After returning home her condition gradually grew worse, and the end was not unexpected. She was the daughter of the late J. T. Butt, and was born at Blairs ville, Ga., January 16, 1873. The McCombs and Butt families are among the oldest and most promin ent in this mountain section. She had been a member of the Methodist urch since 13 years of age. and s a consecrated Christian and de ed mother. "uneral services were conducted I he Hme Saturday afternoon at J by Dr. J. A. Sharp, president of ; Young Harris College, assisted by i Rev. J. P. Anderson, pastor of the Murphy Presbyterian Church, and j Rev. T. L. Sasser, pastor of the Mur phy Baptist Church. Interment was in Sunset Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and six children, four (laughters. Misses Ella, Fettie Kate and Ruby McCombs, ot Murphy, and Mrs. W. E. Davidson, of c,t. Louis, Mo.; two sons. Robert and Jim. of Murphy: her mother, Mrs. T. J. Butt, of Bain bridge, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. T. M. ; Watkins, of Bainbridge. Ga.; Mrs. I J. L. Howelson, of Donaldsonville, Ga.; two brothers. Dr. T. J. Butt, of Cairo, Ga.; and V. I. B\)tt, of Mur- j phy. During "Bargain Days" Dec. 1-15, f you can get The Asheville Times ; (evening or morning edition), daily I P.-T. A. HELD FIRST MEETING LAST FRIDAY Dues Fixed at $1.00 Per Year ? D Other Business Transacted The first regular meeting of the Parent-Teachers Association was held last Friday afternoon in the p nool auditor.um with a good at tendance of teachers and parent? present. As this was the first meet ing of the new association no pro gram had boen piepared, however the high school orchestra rendered some musical numbers after which was held the regular business ses sion. The names of the committees ap pointed by the President were read, the objects of the Association stated, the dues fixed and some definite ob jects for the Association to work to ward were suggested. The Associa tion fixed the dues at 10 <*ent per month or $1.00 a year. For the pres ent month the Association is going to use its efforts in keeping up the attendance of the school children and then make a drive for school books for the library. The members agreed to bring all the readers, his tories and similar text books from their homes or from their neighbors homes to the school at the nexc meet ing *o be placed in the grade libra ries. The membership committee was urged to be active in securing new members. The Association has a definite field of activity and every parent should join hands with the teachers in making the Association a success, thereby increasing the ef ficiency of the school. The next meeting will be helJ the first Friday in Pecember at three o'clock at the school building. and Sunday by mail, a full year for $4.00, and everybody subscribing this year will be in class "A" (pre ferred list) limited to 5000 ? marked to expire Dec. 10, 1928 and may re new such subscription every year at the fixed rate $4.00 (saving $3.00) ? while others pay $7.00 per year. Will Never Forget ? By Albert T. Reid TrZS JUDGE SHAW'S CHARGE TO THE GRAND JURY Compliments People of County on New Court House and Urges That It Be Kept Clean Declaring that Cherokee County's beautiful new court house was a j credit to the people of the county, and the property of every man, wom an. boy and girl of the county, Judge , T. J. Shaw, in his remarks preceed ing his charge to the Grand Jury in opening the first session of the superior ccurt held in the new build ing, urged the people of the county to endeavor to keep the building clean and sanitary. The building will be dedicated at special exercises Friday afternoon at I o'clock. Members of the local bar are preparing the program, which is expected to be in keeping with the day, Nov 11 ? -Armistice day. A number of prominent visit ing attorneys anr jurists are expect ed to have a part on the program. Judge Shaw's charge to the Grand Jury is an excellent discourse on crime conditions of the day, and con tains statements thai should be pon i dered thoroughly by the people. ; The text of his charge follows: | Mr. Foreman and gentlemen of the Grand Jury, you have been se ' lected and sworn as a grand jury j for tills Term of the Court. Before ftHnp noon the discharge of your duties, the law requires that 1 shall deliver to you a charge. By this is meant that 1 am to explain to you something of the nature 'ut the du ties that you are to perform and the manner in which you shall discharge these duties, and in talking to you gentlemen, I am going to talk to you in as simple English as 1 know how and not in the technical language of the law. Fefore beginning my charge 1 I want to congratulate the people of ' this County, upon this beautiful Court room and this Court building; This building, gentlemen, as far as 1 can see is a credit to all of the people of your County, and I want the people of the County to under stand that this is their building. It does not belong to some imaginary corporation ? the County Commis sioners do not own it ? none of the County officers own it ? gentlemen, this building is the property of all of the men and women and boys and girls of your county; it is your insti tution; it is built with your money and it is built for your convenience and for your accomodation. For that reason every man and woman and boy and girl that comes here ought to make it his buisness to see that this building is kept clean; that the walls are not written upon; that the floor is not spit upon ? just re mpmKpr fltof !? ?? upctljr, jruui building, and let every man and woman and boy and girl make it his business to keep this Court House, lot only the Court room, but all of the rooms of the Court House, and the halls and the entrances to the court house, in decent, proper con dition. Now, a great many people chew tobacco, and of all the places :n the world they want to chew it is in the court room and about the court house ? that is all right, but because you want to chew tobacco, do not spit on the floor, and whether you are chewing or not, do not spit on the floors of the buildings and on the walls of the building and in the (Continued on 7) Babe : Did you hear about the baby fed on elephant's milk that gained twenty pounds the first week? Howard: No, whose was it? Babe: The elephant's. Julge: What is the verdict of the jury? Foreman of Jury: We find the cul prit not guilty, sir, but we recom mend that he be warned not to do it again.
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