LOCAL PARAGSAPHS. W. E. Bret^se Jr. Esq., weiit to Asheville on Monday to attend Fed eral court. A. H. King has moved into his very pretty cottage on the corner of depot and Caldwell streets. The Board of Aldermen were in session Monday and Tuesday nights with the question of a bond issue bafore them. Mary Ann, wite of ,T. K. Galloway of Quebec, died Monday night and was buried at Oak (Jrove cc^nietory Wednesday at eleven o’clock. She was up in 70 years of age and was highly respected by all who knew her. No one who receives this paper need refuse to take it from the of fice—it is paid for. There wjll be no bills for subscriptions sent out until the time paid I'or has expired, an<1 the time to which you are paid is niarked on the label—or will be after this w’eek. * There will be an old time sinking at Glady Branch church on the 4th Sunday in May, bej^inning at 10 o’clock a. m. H. C. Gillespie of Bre vard and Joseph Orr of (''lotiio, will conduct the singling in old time style. Bring your baskets and have a day full of enjoyment. i j A number of new features chai-ac-! terize the June issue of the New Idea j Woman’s Magazine. In tiction, | Sunday School Convention. Following is the programme of the Sunday school convention of the Transylvania Baptist Association to be held at Mount Moiiah Baptist Church, May 27, 28 and 29, 1904: FRIDAY. 11:00 a. m.—Sermon. Rev. L. D. Weldon. 1:.‘U) p. m.—Enrollment of delegates and organization. 2:00 p. m.—The Sunday school as an evangelizing foj'ce. Kev. I. T. Newton. .'J:0o p. m.—The evergreen country Sunday school; is it practicar:* llev. J. 11. Owen. SATURDAY. 9:30 a. m.—Devotional exercises. llev. W. L. Kuykendall. 10:00 a. m.—The superintendent’s work—(a) During the week, llev. A. W. Heck, (b) In the school, llev. F. M. Jordan. 11:(X) a. m.—The Sunday school teacher, llev. S. W. Hall. 11:.'}0 a. m.—Sermon. 2:00 p. ra.—The teacher’s meeting; its importance; how to conduct it. Calhoun Henderson. 2:45 ]). m.—How our Sunday school is conducted. Five minutes talks. 3:15 p. m.—Open conference. Diffi culties and how to overcome them. Conducted by moderator. 3:45 ]). m.—Question box. SUNDAY. 9:30 a. m.—Devotional exercises. A. O. Allison. 10:00 a. m.—Sunday school mass meeting to be arranged. 11:30 a. m.—Sermon. Preaching on Saturday and Sun- lashions, theatrical news, domestic arranged by pastor and science anell j pi'oph* have l)ought the Sl)artanburg i aii'i Asheville line and without somej sp('citic un(l«‘rstanding this section ('herokeee 1<) Chiy 8 (rraham S Haywood 35 Henderson 22 .) iicksiju 22 Macon . 21 McDowell 23 Polk 11 I lutlierford 4>S Swaiu 11 Transylvania 12 It is earnestly desir« i tliai wou'd have b(‘(*n without long dis-i each county siiall be luily repre- tuiice conn<'Ctions. Patrons of iheisented by duly accrediunl ili'le- Tnxaway sunjuu'r hotels will find this a great convenience. Miss Olivia (Jla/.oner and T^eo Hogsed were married on Sunday Ir.-l at the home of the bride’s pa- rt^uts, Mr. aiul Mrs. Ed. (\ (Jlazenei-, of the Calvert section, llev. 1. T. Ke'vton oiliciating. Mr. Ilogsed is a young man who is rapidly foriring to the front as a young business man | of Toxaway. He has been with (). L. lOrwin sev(*ral years and is now in Ciiarge ot‘ his branch stor(‘ at Tox- av.ay. I'he hrid(‘ is the charming and acconiplishcMl daughter of p;!d CU'/ener, aii (Miterprising and pros-j porous farmer of the French Broad | vii'.lev. The newly married couple | st '.:t in wedd<‘- convention. Many Votekr. gates. By order of the 'JVnih District Executive Cominilt< e, in session at Asheville, X. . on April '28. This April 30, 1904. Respectfully, Iv. M. Weli.s, Chciiruiun. M. L. Shii»man, Seci etary. A curious railway accident ocotirred in India lately. While a train was m Iliixaul station a tcrrifio storm (.oni-j meiiced, and, althouf^h the brake was applied in the van and the engine, the force of the wind was such that the train wa« driven along- the line. The: engine dashed through the buffer sto])| at the end of the line, and traveled, KiXJlSThK t)F Deeds I hereby an- along about six lenj^ths of rail laid 'lounce myself as a candidate for end to end without fisliplate fasten-! i \t“i*ister t)f Deeds subject to the ac- ings. After leaving these rails the en-' tion of the Democratic county conven- pine plowed along the emhankmrnt. | ^ be called herea fter. and then came fortunateh' to a stand-j still, no great damage having beeni __ done. i Subscribe for the News. Sheriff—At the request of many T)<^mocratic fi-iends I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of SluM-ilV, subject to the Democratic convention to be held hereafter. This May (itli, li>04. Respectfully, • C. 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