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Sylvan Valley News
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper,
& BREESE.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1903.
VOL. VIII—NO. 3(5
Diinns Rock Lodge No. 267
F.
fleets Friday on or before the full
<^>on in each month, at 2 p. m. Visit-
loyr Masons are cordially invited to
with
Wm. Maxwell, Sa-'y.
meet with us.
sptly
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
^ HOUK.S:
IMlly—^ p
^^vinday—S to 10 a. ni.. 4 lo (> p.
eiitral Ottioe—Cooper Hloi’k.
Confederate Veterans Reunion*
Professional Cards.
W. A. GASH,
attorney-at-law,
Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn BId’g, Brevard, N. C.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
attorney-at-law.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
Ivooms 1 and '1. I’ickelsinier BuiUlinj:-.
“Tlie knights are dust,
Tliclr swords are ru>t,
Tlu'ir souls are with th«- saints, we trust."
•‘Theirs not to reason wliy,
Theirs but to do or die.
W. W. ZACHARY.
ATTO R N E Y-A T-L A W
Offices in McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
D. L. ENGLISH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
r. s. Court ))rai*tit.*e a .specialty.
Offices in Cooper Building, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
I*ca;-lift's in all the courts.
Rooms 9 and 10 McMinn Block. Brevard, N. C.
Address of John Donelson Martin before Transylvania Camp U.
C. V., at Its Annual Reunion Here Aug. 24,19G3.
Mr. Choirmon, Ladi>.'< t(ud ^'(///«»/ death and sacrifice to country’s
Jkn Who WiH-c the ' j cause uplifts us niid jioints ihe way
X() prouder compliment could be i to hij^her niid to nobler things,
pjiid a Southern y<»uth than Inis been
ntibrded me toihiy. To be permitted
to address this inspirini; n'^semblaye
of jrallant Confederate sohliers who
for four Ion*? years of privation, snf- | And O, the heroism of your wives
ferino- and harilship so bravely aiul daughters who, with anj^elic
j fou«:ht ;is men ne’er fought for canse sweetness bore the sadness, ainl the
j heroic is a priceless privjlej^e and an | sorrow, and the suirerin<? of those
I honor which I can merit through the - ih-ead times that tried men’s souls!
I heroic death of my jfallant <^randsire, ' J low nobly with their sympathy,
the Coniederate brigrdier whose their encourajjement and their ten
der ministrations, diil they inspire
y(»u to the fiercest and most i>r(»-
lonji'ed resistance to everwhelnjing
Ibrce that the world has ever known.
Tliere are two j>re.it forms of in
spiration that move the soul of nnin
And the privilege ot addressinj^ liij^liest asjnrations and noblest
> on irs hei^httMied bj tne tact that as (jecih—love of country, love of wo-
a son ot lenne>see I can pay a t«ilj- ^ Such is tiie intliience of pat-
ute lo iiiy mothers mother, the iioti?ini that under its spell l)eardle.ss
jjiand old state ot North ( arolina. youths have been known to iiurl
We Tennesseans are proud of our lin- their lives in carele.ss ul^e at the tbot
eii^e, proud ot our ancestry, proud • qj* tlaming altar of the (Jod of
that fiom the \ii^in soil ot the ol<l ji.-ittles. /lUil let a man but once he-
North State, that land of freemen universe
and bravest of the brave, our int'ant sweetheart's eves-
NOTICE,
many winters. You have seen your
veteran comrades of the marcii, the
camp, the Held of battle; one i»y one,
siidv silently to rest and travel the
road to the ^leat Unknown Whence
none returji to tell us of the way;
s(nne of you even now can hear the
rumble ol'a distant drum.
You have nothino-to fear. There
aw'aits lV)r you the reward of heroes
who could fi*?ht for ri^dit, and noth-
inj? daunte«l by defe.it live u'^eful,
nol)le lives, consecrated to the u})-
buildin^r of the bleedin^r and pros- u, a .-h.M.iut <,ak ih.-n.v wo t
trate South. When the hour draws 'virh their nnc> is pov- i-. m ..h.< k o k ih,
I soutli *.J(i polc< to a stiikf HI W 111 ,Ioht:^o:i sluic,
" ' thonce eust i'll his livi'to t!i • coii-
t liuijii; vi'.t a« ii s. Knteied ir>ih dav c; hiiv. hki:}
W. M. HKNUV.
Kiiti V ■r;’,k< r.
H^vinjr qiialitie<l as adiiiinistnttor ol w. <J.
Fi her, deo ase 1, late < f Trans;. Ivaivta ooiin y,
N. C.,ihis is ’o notify all pf^rsons hMviiKj- clairnH
airainst the »srarc oithe said W.C. Fi.-h'-r ioe>-
hii>ittheniio the iiiidi-r'ii’iu-rt on or t>ofore tJu'
l.'t'h day of AngU'it. IW4. or this notife will he
I>le tl in har >f tht-ir recovery. Al’ ]«-r om>» iti-
dehted to said estate will ple:ise uiake iiiKji.viiiii^
payment.
i iiis Ausrii^t 1<. lit'i;}.
K!fOl»\ K. FiStiKR, Adr.i;ii;‘irator,
W. W. ZA( IlAKV, Attorney.
Notice -Entry No. 2426.
■Folin .s 1*itton'Miter a’ld claims u'.) ncr^s
latid ill Brevard Townshi).. iyiiiiron the warcr’
of hreneli I'.road Ki vcr. ad.ioiiMii.ic the t:iuis<{
theheirsof <'ii:irHs H:itton, Wni. .Io)h1''Oii aixl
»tlier<. Hc-riniiintr at a liickory (’h.4r!"' Haitfni
lic’T'" corner in Wni. .I.Wiii'on's line and nni-:
name 1 bear. Dear to me is the her
itage of his soldier’s death at ('orinth
where he led liis dauntless brij?ade
over tin? enemy’s breastworks and
t'or a })rinciple lie loyed yielded his
life to the (tod of Battle.
A
. H. McLEAN.
Doctor Dental Surgery.
Rooms 1 and 2 Cooper BId’g, Brevard, N. C.
Miscellaneous.
mother •'pranj?. Honor to whom is
honoi- <lue. The State ot‘ North
Carolina has a record of which her
I
sons may well be i)roud.
j (,)n history’s scroll in tlamiiio:
.characters as imperishable as tiu*
levealed in his
-those twin stars
far brighter than the dawn-lit Kast
and dee|»erthan the fatiiomle.ss sea—
let him meet there an answering?
Hash of tin*, and h,? has felt that in
spiration which alone can move the
prosaic soul to i)oetry and arou.se in
! soul ot man tlu^ moN iny^ linger ot the breasts ot commonplace men the
l'atf‘ ha?i written the spotless uloryot slumbi'rinj;, fires of heroic ambition,
her past, the matchless si.lendor of xve men ot the South hav.* inherited
I her luture. “A simple scene, yet as our patrimony both these tbrms
I hence our countiy sees her solid of inspiration in unsurpa.ssed dej^iiee.
giandenr ri>e.” i love our country and we love the
Ihe treasures annually delved unshrined jjoddesses of our hearts
T. L. SNELSON,
Blacksmltli and Horse-shoer.
Shop in Rear of Orr's Livery Stable.
<’:irriai:i“ and Wao'on Building-.
Whivhvrloht woi'k a s))ecialty.
from the throbbing- bosom of her
sdil exc(*ed the wonders of the story
IxKdvs; the i)U‘ntiful harvest of her
fertile fields yields abundant life.
our
with such steadfast d >votion that
we first lift our voices, but thereafter
we lift our mighty swords and trusty
muskets if it beJOiiie necessary, to
hope mid lK\ppiTiess t» ii joyc.us pe»- ,,ur comitry’s ai.tl pro-
C. C. KILPATRICK,
CONTHAGTOR AND BUILDER.
Room 13, McMinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
K.stiinates oiven on all kinds of worV;
in the buiiclin^^ line.
T. L. CLARKE,
Arcliitect and Contractor,
I’laiis and sjiecitlcations on all kin l.s
of l)uil<lini>- work.
pie, while her myriad of ma^niti
c(‘iit achievements in industry and
commerce throw into pale insi^^niti-
<:ii:fe the fondest hopes ot'h(‘r sturdy
pitMicers. Not for the wealth of
('ro(^s;is, the pomp of AlexandcM-,
tiie power of Cic-^ar. the triumphs of
all aoes and all t inies would a sinirle
man of you yield his imperishable
birthrijiht of North Caroliiiu citizen
ship. Through what mau’ic I;as the
State of North Carolina attained her
unexampled i)restige and pre-enii-i blameless record! You liave be-
nence? Honor to whom lionor is <iu(!athe(l us an imperisliable i>atri-
‘bie. I sav to you Veterans: throu};h ^ mony of honor and jjlory!
lilijstrious example and heroic; May the omniscient ('reator of
tect the .san<*tity of our homes from
the oppressor’s wrono-, the invader s
tyranny.
Veterans of a hundred battlefields,
yon tbuj;ht tor your rights and your
freedom.
“Furl that banner softly, slowly,
Treat it irently—it is holy—
For it droops afjove thi- dead.
Toucli it not—unfold it ui'vcr.
Let it ilroop there, furled forever.
For its [K ople's hoi>es are lied.' ’
Valiant heroes, you have left us a
T. B. CRAR.Y,
Goniractor for Ail Kinds of Brick Workj
CtMiieiit Work. IMastei’ino. I’eidde-
dash and lloujrh Castin^>^ a .Sj)ecialty
BREVARD, N.C.
J. O. DERxMiD,
The Reliatile Jeweler.
Watches an<l .Teweli-y for sale. Fine
Watch, and Clock rcpairinjr. All
\Vo- k iiuaranteed. West Mriii st.
A. C. NORTON,
Practice! Best and Shoemaker
Harness Work a specialty.
West Main Street near Caldwell.
Notice—Entry No. 24/35.
W enters and claims 75 acres of
1 in Hosiback Township, J'ransylvania
fv X- '• on the waters of Flat
Count. 1' south pronL'of French Broad
OreeK, i^iij^g tlie lands of G. W. Hei^dorson.
ccece, Julia Ann Galloway and others,
on a hickory O. W Henrlerson s
soutli end of Pine Ri<iire and runs
coriipr coinpIcnKMits. Kiiteired this
4 th da. Kiilrv TiiiKer.
(j ijHt'eds ot your nobie band ot volun- | mankind breatlie your spii it of c
teers who in 1S(50 demonstrated to
the world how glorious and j^raiid a
(hinu: it is to fi^ht for the noblest
cause for which men e’er fonjjht and
to defend the purest homes that fair
w’omen e’er jjraced and ke}*t inviolate
in their sanctity.
Oh! Hrave survivors of a lost
cause, not le.ss rifxht because o'ercome
by countless might, you stand there
as a livinj? monument to a younger | y,,^v the li^ht of an unspeakable des
con r-
ajre into this younj>:er jjeneration
that witli reverence and love tor our
fathers, both th(> livinjj and the dead,
and with no laggard steps, we may
be led by our utdalterino- efforts to
a succe.ssful .solution of the most mo
mentous, sphinx-like problems which
are now being propounded to the
people of the South. Our country is
to-day the greatest nation that ever
nigh wtien each of you must render
his account to Him who placed you
liere, you can say in j)erfect harmony
witn the Immortal poet:
“Sunset and eveninjr star,
And one clear ciill for me,
And may titere be uo moauin? of tlic bar
When ] put out to sea.
Hut such a tide as niovina: seems asleep.
Too full for tide or foam.
When that whicii drow ftorn out the boundless
deep
Turns again liome.
Twiliirht and eveuin?r bcH,
And after that tlie dark:
And may there be no sadness fit farewell
When 1 embark;
For though from out our lx)urne of time and
place
The Hood may I)car me far,
I Jiope to see my pilot face to face
When 1 have croised the tar."
Vanderiiilt Buys a Farm.
The Reed farm at the month of
Mills river recently sold as the
{)roporty of th(3 Western Caroli
na bank, w’as bid otf by J. B,
liostic and Capt. JSawyer of Ashe
ville, It lias rec<‘iitly develo[)od
tiiat these ^-entleiiien were only
actin<^ as agents, and that the
deed was made to W. Vander
bilt. The Evening News says:
“Tliis })urehase, althon,<:h the
farm does not adjoin the Vander
bilt property, is of great signiti-
eance and is taken to indicate
that Mr. Vanderbilt Vv’ill ac<inire
large holdings in tlie beautiful
and fertile Mills river valley.
He already ov.’ns lands not far
away but thesti have been con
sidered as part of his mountain
property, while the purchase of
BIe Land Opening.
A large f'-;Kt (’omfirisiutr thousands ot acre* of
fertile laii'U ill the far.'.oii- Hi-.t liiv rVa'.’.i.y.s
non-throw;: open to the piililic for
This body oi' land lie- liirc 'tly : di« iii^ r.n.ii
rich and fci'Tiie siTtir)n know n as tlie Uiowa
Comancln- <'iuiitry of oklaiioina ou tin- ii-<i
and Pease Hiveis. withii! a few miles of Vento".,
'l'e.\as, a l:o iri'lmiu- coiinty seat -own < f :! r.«i)
p>o(>le. substantial hom«'s public .
'Chools limi churcfies. Two l iusof rnil"oi't<
HOW eotni'leu-l; one 1 K-isco System) nins- di.i-»-:-
ly throUfTh tlie l:<nd. ffcrc is a <-ouiit y \vhoi-;
wheat, oats, corn cotton and alfab'a ivrow side
by side: where they have a tnarkcc
and favoritli!-'.'hippinu r.itc': wIk-u.’the
'easons are ! and tiie winters short >'nd irriid
lnwsse'onl :o noiieaud istxe!- ..nc-tifc!: t.i.iio.'
Hasten' ai;.'i Nortli>-rn State-. S;><M-i:i! iraitis vi;i
tlie Frisco s.-tfm will run to this iau<!. b avucj;
St. Louis at J;80, 8:;!.') and 10:("p. iv. . an 1}'. ”•
sp.s city at 7 :>■'and llNio p m . Tui-^.l i'.-. > m.-
tcmber l.‘». ■e'Ct. l.ow latc of 'rl.i.n:' ir ,t, .-i
I.ouis and Kansas City to ViT’mvi. T • :;i- !•• !
return. Fn.i ortionateiy lo',-.- rifv^inr.ii a;l oii.ci
points.
If it is ' intention t(. iiia’^e thi-tr’n to s..-
cure a valu 'Me homcs:te, wriic to U. .s l.e no
Secretary, F'ri eo Sy.^tcia lmiiiii;r;iCi<Hi !'>ui *.n
SC Ixiuis i'l order tliat ar-in',''jtn,'!;ts f i: y ).ir
aeeommodanon ma>- be jna i''.
MORGAN
WOR.KS
Spartanburg,
SASII
DOOKS
HLTNDS
l ;( i i 1 :)Mn
])iM-:ssiv]‘
Iron work and ca-ting- ( t' ( v«Ty
. (l(*scription. KstimaU" t'u! r 1-Iiet!
this fai'in indicates tiiat exten- j promptly <ni all work.
sive fiirniiiig operations in the
valley are C(jntenii)lated. ”
Unite a lot of speculation has
been caused here by this pur
chase, but the most unique sug
gestion is Unit the wild animals
are multiplying so rapidly in tlie
L^isgah forest that Mr. Vander
bilt will have to buy the fanning
land in several counties in order
Win. M. JONES, Pres, and Tie^s.
J. A. MULLINAX, Supt.
generation of the matchless valor of
Southern arms and the deathless
glory of Southern deeds.
T^y your sturdy endurance on the
march, by your good comradeship
around the camp tire, by your ever
cheerful conduct in the midst of pri
vation and suffering and by your im
perishable glory in the blaze of bat
tle you have furnished to us your
children and your children’s children
an example which can but inspire
us to highest aspiration and noblest
deeds. And, Oh! The unsurpassed
glory f)f your sleeping comrades!
How the meu’ory of their heroic
tiny. Southern men have ever been
at our helm to .steer her clear of the
dangerous shoals.
It shall become the duty of your
sons in the future, as it has been your
duty ill the past, to sha])e the future
and mould the destiny of this great
nation. The example of your hero
ism shall ever be with us, even now,
as when you shall have pa.ssed on to
the Great Heyond.
Even now, many of you, who in
18(50, as beardless striplings respond
ed to bugle’s call, are bowed beneath
the Aveight of Iioiiored years and
crowned with the silver snow of
to raise Belgian hares to feed to
the catamounts and bears. Of
course it is not ex))ected tiiat he i
will enter the field of usefulness
or benelicial industr\\
BREVARD
Machlise Hliops
Why send your r.ioin x' abroMii
J when you can get lOWei’ j : if. > at
What is Kentucky marksman
ship coming to? One of the best
shots in the state has died a nat
ural death.
A Roiiiarkable Kecord.
Chamberlain's Cough lleniedy has a
reniarkabk? record. It has been in use
foi- over thirty years, during wliich
time many milli(^n bottles have been
sold and used. It has long been the
standard and main reliance in the
tieatment of croup in thousands of
homes, yet during all this time no
ease has ever been rei>orted to the
manufacturers in which it failed to ef
fect a cure. When given as soon as
the child becomes hoarse or even as
soon as the croupy cough appears, it
will prevent the attack. It is pleasant
to take, many children like it It con
tains no opium or other harmful sub
stance and may be given as confidently
to a baby as to an adult.
For sale by Z. W. Nichols, Brevard,
and O. L Erwin, Cherryfield.
I iloine for
Turned Columns
and all other turned w<>; i\.
Door and Window Fv*aitu;.s
mantels and all siniiiur
work. Call and sim* ino b( i'oi’e
sending orders away
Very truly,
Kilpatrick’s & King,
J. M. KILPATKICK,
Galloway, Duckwortli & 0&„
REAL ESTATE DEUERS,
Rooms 3 and4, McMinn Biock, Brevcrd, H. C
Buy and sell all kinds of ll.ral }>.••? r;'.o.
Collect rents, and attei.j to jnou-
erty when owner is a})so:U.
Farming and Timber Lands a Spsclalty.