Sylvan Yalley News
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper,
miner & BKEKSE.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 20. 1904.
VOL. IX-NO. 20
l^unns Rock Lodge No. 2S7
A. F. Sr Jt- M.
to mpet with n«.
sptly
Meots Fi-iday on oi-
bt'foi-e tlio full moon
in month, at 2 p.
n'. Vif^itinjr Masons
are cordially invited
Wm. M.axvvkll, Sfc>.
Conestee Lodge No. 237,
. O. O. F.
fleets every Monday ni;rht at S
** <*loek. VisitiniT hroti ers ai'e cor
dially invited to visit us.
Z. \V. XICIIOI.S. N. G.
Transylvania Lodge No. 143,
Knights of Pythias
1. The unit of county or^anizM
tion shallLethe votinjr })i*ecincts.
In each precinct there shall l>e
an Executive Committee, to con
si St of live active Deniociats.
who shall be elected by the dem
ocratic voters at ti e several pi e
I *•
cincts in the meeting tirst called I citict meeting. The chairman
respective districts in accord
ance witli this vote; that is to
say. each carididate shall receive
in the county convention that
pi-oportion of the vote to which
trict conventions the delegates
from the dilTerent counties may
disre^^ard the vote of their i-e-
S{)ective counties as to any can
didate: Proi'/fted. that a two-thirds
majority of ail his votes from the
<*ounty consent.
o. The chairman, or in his ab
sence any member of the County.
llfi.’ular conviMition ev
iM-y 'riit‘sday niyht in Ma
sonic 1 lall. V i s it i ti y
Kiii^lils ;irt'cordially in-
vii(*d to attend. .1. A. SX()\V. (
Brevard Teieplione Exchange.
HOT'KS:
Daily—7 a. ni. to K» p. in.
Sunday- S to I(t a. in.. 4 to <» p. ra.
('entral f )ttice - ('oonrr Jilock.
Professional Cards.
by the County Executive Com
mittee. And .said coujmittee so
elected shall elect one of its mem
bers as cliairman who shall }>re-
side at all committee meeting's.
- The chairmen of the severiil
precinct committees sh-ill com
the precinct may be entitled I ^^enatorial, Judicial and Conijres-
which he received in the pre ■‘'ioiud convention, shall call to or
der their res]>ective conventions
and hold chaiimansliip thereof
nnlil the convention shall elect
its chairman.
4. The Executive Cojnmitte(vs !
and secretary of the precinct
meetint^ shall certify to the'
county convention the vote re
ceived by each candidate at the
precinct meetin«ir.
7. Each ])rec,inct shall be en
tilled to cast in tlie county con
Call for County Convention.
A convention ot‘ the democratic
party of Transylvania county is
hereby cjiINmI to assemble in the
court house in lirevard on June lltli
tor the purpose of selectinj; delej^ates
to th(? .s-tate convention to be con
vened in the city (»t‘ (ircensl»oro on
Thuis«lay, June 2i}d; also <lelej?ates
to the contort S'^ioiial convention to
b(* held in the Town of Hendei'son-
ville on Tuesdny, June 21st,
jalso dek'o-ates to 1 he senatorial con-
i V(‘utioji yet to be calk'd; also to nom
inate candidates f’or the county
pose the County Executive Com- ! vent ion one vote for every twen-
tnittee. which shall niet't at the | ty tive democratic votes, and oik*
same lime and place as the Conn-1 vote for fi*actions of thirteeti
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.
?i00nis 1 and 2. 1’ickclsiiiwr liuildinjr.
ZACHARY &. BR.EESE
ATTORN EY^-AT-LAW
Offices in Mcll/iinn Block, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT l AW.
Practices in all tiicconi N
Rooms 9 and 10 McMinn Block. Brevard, N. C.
Mlscsllaneous.
Dr. K. H. CARSON
Surgeon Dentist
(over
N. <:.
Satisfaction Cuaiuiitt ril in all '»|MTaiions
ty Convention tirst held in each
election year, and elect a chair
man of said County Committee,
who need not be a member of the
committe, and he shall pi-eside at
all meetino;s of said committee,
and shall hold his place until his
suftcessor sliall be el(‘cted. A
majority of said }>recinct chair
men, in })erson or by proxy,
shall constitute a (luorum. The
deujoci-atic votes cast by tlie
township at the last i)rec(idino
gubernatorial election: ProridvtJ,
that every votin<«: ])recnict shall
l)e entitled to cast on(? vote and
each ))i’ecinct may send as many
(h'h'.ii'ates as it may st‘t‘ fit.
K The chaii nien of the pre
(•iu(!t committees shall presid«'at
all ])recinct meetinijrs. In tluii
absence any other membei’ ol
nf tbo .in 1 inclndiiij-: member ol the ejj-
ot the senatorial, Coni»Tessi(>nal ;,i ^ ^ ,
T T T • 1 Tx- . • islature, register of deeds, county
and Judicial Districts, r(*siK‘ct-' • • ■ ,
' ■ conwnissiouer.', si ei iil and consta-
ively, shall, at the call of their a,,,i to transact s.u-h otht..-I,usi-
lespective chairmen, meet at j iie-^s as may be proi)erly brouf?ht l»e-
some time and [)lace in their re-, lore the convent ion.
spective districts, and the chair- ! The votinu- precincts in the county
men of said j-espective comujit-!''iH he entitled to the followinu’
lees shall immediately notify t he *tiie convention, the same
chairmen of the different countv based on tiieir vote in the last
County Committee shall likewise 1 said conjmitti'es may |)r(‘si(le.
f' })point a Central C^)mm: ttee of
(’ )l'NTV AXl) lilS'l'IvK T cox VKN'I’IONS
1. The S(‘vi')-al (N)iinty conven
lions sliall l)e entitled to elect ti
their Senatorial, .Judicial an<;
C’oMiiTessional c<»n vent ions on<
(h‘l<\<iale and one alternate for vy
cry fifty Democratic votes. an<i
oti(‘ deh'^'ate ior 1 ract ioii.s of ovei
I wi'nt v-ti V(‘ democratic voter-
cast at th(* last jn’i'cedinif i;'ul>er
nattirial (‘h'ciio ] in thcii- r('s{x*ct
i\ e (‘ount!('s; atid noiH' but dele
^•ali's or alternates so (‘lecteii
shall be entitled to a .>>eat in s;)i<;
conventions: rmrl>lr<] furthrr.
that in all county con\’(‘ntions i:
C. C. KELPATiUCK,
CONTRACTOR AID BUILDER.
Office at Barber Shop, Grevard, N. C.
lOsti/nates ;iivcn on all knids of woi-K
ill liie bni Ui i iiI i in•.
T. B. CKARY,
Contractor for All Kinds of Brick Work.
('cnient Work. n j. IN-bhU*-
dash and Kou'jii ('ast'ciL; a Spfcialty.
BREVARD. N. C.
G. W* Summey—Carpenter
IJcst of i-econuHfJidat iolj.- his \vo: k,
,!(>])s in or out <»l' tewii acn-ptcd.
All work ^uaraiiliM.Mj.
J. O. DERMID,
j:
iUi I
Watclics and .Ifwclry for Fine
Watch, and ('lo-'k i riAll
Wo»'k nuarantf(>ii. Wfsi Mai!i st.
A. C. NORTON,
UIEUui
Harness Work a spfciaity.
West Main Street near (Taidwell.
The JEthelwold
Jirevard’s New ]Iot<‘] Medivn A]>-
pointinents -()pen all tlic yrar.
The patronaye of the travel in jr jniblic
as well as sumnier touri.sts i.-; ,soli<.*ited.
Opp- Court House, Tirevard. X.C.
five, who shall act in its stt‘ad
when the C<junty Comn]itte(‘ is
not in session.
v>. J11 case IhtM'e shall be a fail
lire on tin? part of any precinct
o el(*ct its Elxecutive Committe(‘
for a period of thirty days, the
County l']xecutive (.’ommittee
shall appoint said committe(‘from
1 ho Democratic voters of said
precinct.
4. T.ie membcM'sof tlu‘L’recinct
Committ»*e shall eh'ct to any va
^•ancy occurring' in said commit-
: e('.
.-I. The Coimly Kxeoiilive Coin. „.|,ich d.^leirafs shulj l,e selrcie,
inltee shall cal! all Me,-,.ssai y , I aiiv Slate.
al, nauenli,,,,
tintic.. I.y |M.l,lK- a<lv.r.,„ v„t,. shall be lak,.„ i„ a,i
tiseieeat m, Ihree puhii,- ,,laees anee vvil h I he |,hn, .,l'„,-anizat i,„
ill .M. h ,,1-eeinel. at the e„ur|. as le Ihe eaii.liclatrs u l„,se naine-
'lease an,I in any Deine may be p.vsenie,! 1„ sueli e,.„ nl ^
c aiie news|.apers lhal may !>.• ,.,,„v,.nii„ii. The d,.|,..^aies sl,;.|
l.abhsbe,] in said ,-„unty, ' i b,. s,.|eel,.,I l ie,n t he friends ane
'(■le.stiniT ail democrats of the . • i- i
' ' .•^up))oi i(>] .N (‘I (>acn ca.ndidat*
■unnly te meet in their res,-i-I
ive )>reniiets on a coinineii 'lay I ,i„„,ber „f voles he shall recei-,
iher.-in sial..<l, whieh said day nl v eonveiilion, am
shall iini !„■ less than thiv,. .lays : |„.r instraeti.ai shall be
before the meetin-of I he (’ouii. ^ ,.n : l'r.,cUU;l fnrih,;-. that »i,<M,
ty Convnlions, for the purpose ;„„|y one eandidale is presenle.i
of elee-111-their .h'le-ates lo the ..,,1,1 si.eheoanty eon
i'onnty (.•.Miventions, Thereiip .viition. it shall be la« Inrto in
on the nieetiii- so he],I shall .•loet jstniet tor sll<-h eamiidale.
their dele<i-at«'s to r<‘|)r(*sent the! l’. At every connty conV(Miti(»n
precincts in the County (,'onv('n-i (before d(>leL>:a1 <‘s to Stale, {''on
tion fi-om tin* voters of tli<‘ re : uressional .i iidi iai, SiMiatorial oi-
s})(‘ctive votin<>- ])recincts. which j<»lh(‘r conventions ai-<‘ <-hos('ii)
d(‘h*pites. or sucli of them Ms|t'i«‘i-(‘ shall Ix* a vot(‘ lalc(‘n ior
>Iim1I att(‘iid, shali vote the full'the
i)(Mnociaf i(* st j’eniit h of theij’ \\ ho.s<' natne.s niav b(.> j 1 (ui
sp»'ctivt‘ volin.u' I recincs on all i and t In* il«‘l(*oal es shall voU* for
(jui'.^tioiis t hat may conn^ befoia'! t h(‘ir respiM-tive counti(>s in ac
said (^)unty (’onvmitions. In!cordancc‘ with this vot(‘; that i.^
case no mec't iii.ir shall b(‘held in | to say, each candidate shall re
I eei v(‘ in t h(i State. ('ouii’rc'ssional.
liidicial. S(*natorial oi‘ other con
vention the pi'oj)ortion of the
Volt' lo which the county ma^' be
entitled which he received in the
executive committee's of the said
appointment, and the .said county
exe(.utive committee shall forth
with call conventions of their re
spective counties in confoiniity
!o said notice to .send d(?le^at(‘s
:o said respective district con-
veri lion s.
s 'r A 10 (’( ) X V X T1 () x s.
TIh? state convention shall be
•omposed of d(‘h\ii:ates appointed
)V the several county convt'n-
;ons. l-']ach county sliall been
it led to elect one (h'hj^ate and
>iu.‘alt(*rnate for evt*i'v <uie hun-
irt'd and tifly di.Mnocratic votes *
ind one deh\i;ate for fi'actions
>V(M' sevtMity-ti ve democratic
'Otes cast therein at the last |>re
•edin^ ^-uijernatorial (‘lection:
•na none but deleirates or alter-
ial(>^ so (‘lected shall be entilhd
o .s('ats in said conveniion: /'/•<>-
'nlcd, that ev(‘ry county shall i
lave at h^ast one vote in said
•on vcMition.
CKXKUAL lin.KS.
1. At ail c'(jn\'entions the d(d-
‘*4'ate.s .^liail bt' .st'lecied as ii(‘ar
is may b«‘ trom the frii'nds and
-uppoi-ters of tin? candulah's
. ')U‘d f()r,
- Such d(‘k‘<:,-Pes or altei-n
iti's of absent (U^lei^ales—as may
>e pi‘('sent at any (h'jnocratic
•onvention shall be allowed t:)
>'ast 1 he whole vote to which their
■ ;r(M-iiict Ol- county may be en-
i it UhI.
j’ul)ernatiorial election and accord-
I inj^ to the democratic j)lan of orj^.mi-
zation:
I IJrevard 7
]>oyd ^
(’:itbe\‘s ( |
Diunis Kock 2
('edar Mountain . ]
J'ast Fork 2
JOastatot* j
(Jloucester 1
I lIo<:back ;)
Little lliver 1
The various precincis will plea>e
iiol(i their jirimaries on Saturday,
fliuie 4th, 19 }, and seKct delejj^.ites
to repre.'ient them in the county con
vent ion.
It is the earnest'(It sire ot‘ all tha
e\eiy precinct he fully represented
at the coini(\ convention, and we
ur;^(* that all i^ood diMnocrats att(M.d
the pr(‘cinct primaries on the day
abov(* meniioned. Piesp(‘ctfully,
J. \V. ^ic.^^l^x, Co. Chrnn.
\\'. K. lt!{Ki:sE, Jr., Secretary.
ALCOEOLIC SOMNAMBULISM.
I’ecullnr EiTeet «»n Peiiplo of Ii»-
diiliircnce in IntdSkieutint?
Dr. Francdflo, nf ]ia‘5 pnblishf ,T
1 cart'fiilly ] aiirr. lia\ inir sj v-
.'lal rt“fffi'ricc to tin* niedico-li'tral rela-
of tht* sor;M;:ifiiliiilisia w.'iich is
ir.et with as ;i rcscit of aleoliolisni.
^ ■:vn;:iai>!ilis:n. rejrarded as the coTi-
’..tiiin in (!iiiiii<r )<js;s of con-
''•:o!isiifss. <■<loi'din;'.ti'd aclioiis are I’ar-
c'lt. (if v'.1;!<'!i is im) rccollc'.--
;i:in :: I a I’d. is jiH't \\itli not c»n!r
■1 hv:,-*.'>•!■). (>|;il;-;-sy. f li- liypiiot! •
'late. l»:it als:) as a ii-;-uit ( f alft.hcl'i
ii:d!iI:^'<M:<-(>. 'Die aiMl.or I'clates ll;e fol-
r>'.vii!i; I'as'- of a i:;:!!! \\!i;> w;:s :ir:'v st;.:i
di.^oi-devly ccia!:!'t i:; a I Ml lic I
»j. In all (onvt'tilituis pio\idc*d 1 lii'couMti'it i'eii fiiiii'dtoaiis'A'crf U’.■>-
:or by this system, afU'r a votejlinns o>- (''.('H to s-ca!;, .-md ap;(>;:r!d
isca.st, Ihert' .shall b(* no chann’(‘ tii-nuT.'ed. 'l here was r.->
n .su(‘h vol(‘ until the final re.Nuh ii^oxira;i:,'a, lait next nuiniii'L:
>t tlu! ballid s all b(‘ announced
oy tin* chairman of said conv(Mi-
I ion.
1. All denioci’at ic ext'cutive
■ it ilie i:;r-'ica 1 e\-; n.di. he (•(■:-
r‘ssi'd liiat at a j l,,cc f:;.-dista.nt frcrr.
1 at !:,;(! ai’i’estti!,
!;e had i:nlii!).d a I;; i':;e (jua nt i ty of a. Ie< -
h? 1. Ii',‘ i.ad conipkteiy lost ret-ollcc-
C )U1 mil l('('.s shall haV(^ tin; |)OW('r : '‘">1 ('f what ha?! oecur-i'd diifiaiT tl:-.
t) fill a'.iy vac:iiu‘ies o( currinji’ in 4s hours. Hi- eoiifcssed to etfuM
theii- respectivi^ bodies.
.'). ^rii(
any ])r('cinct in pursininc(; of .said
call, or no election shall b(* mad(‘.
tin* I’recinct Ex(‘cutiv(' Commit-
t(‘e shall a[)])oint such d('le^'-;it('s.
niiMAKit>:s.
(I At every ]u-ecinct m<'etin^'
there shall ( before the del(^,<rat(‘s
to the County Crnvention are
elected) be a votE* tak’en for the
different candidates for office,
whose names may be presented
and the dele<rates shall vote
in the county convention of their
. ‘xei'ssrs in :i!eohol. and tliero \va;-
, ' inarlu'd trenu.T of tl<e hands and of ll.i>
ellairnien ot the ditter-^
.*nt county convtnitions shail C(‘r- 1 „.en1al dis.-a.-e. Tb.e aniiior. after-
tify tlu'list of did(‘i;'at(‘S and al- cili;!”- several o\an!ple;<. er.nelu-les that
Ierna!(*.s 0} tin* (h"tl(*r<‘nt di.strict there* is a Sjicel;^ of nh-oholie s(in>-
iud stall' ConVtMil iol'S, and a ci*r- j ■‘=‘'^d)ulis:.i ia w Jiieli t!i<> [laliiMit l<e-
iitied list of said d(*lcirates and i'» -■> norn:;!!
dl-i-nale.s to the secretary of the ' "it}n)nt eon.^.eiensncss, or nf
.State Central C'oniniillee. Iiv,<.|to.-ti..„
I >f iiat In* has (uau*. In r-,*;> lit v. ho'.v-
(). it shall be the duty of the *vi-r. dnrin- saeh a 1 inie eertain
• 'ounty C()inmitt('e and its chair- ■■!*ca!!;irities <-,f eoiidnet art* presc7it
man to fui’llish such in foi'inat ion 1 ''hi.-h may easily (*stape th.e observer.
the i • e.)ndi'ii')n manifests itst'lf only in
^'en‘*rate individuals, or ;;t h*ast in
county (‘onvention. T e chair
man and secretary of the county
;*onvt‘ution shall c»'rtify to each
conv(‘ntion tin* vot(‘ i’ec(}ived by
each candidat(.‘ ^iven: Provi(U‘(I,
thati where (uily one candidate is
;)r(‘s(‘nted it shall be lawfid to in
struct for him. At all slate dis-
ind malve such r(*j)orts to
v-hairman of the state committee
:is li(' may d(‘sire.
At a meelin<^ 01 the executiv(‘ p!i,-s the ahs(*ne»* of re.-.j.cnsii.iiity. un-
committee h<*ld on .NJa.rch 1/, 1 less it is intentiona.ily in.dueed, it is c»f
11104, tile following’ rule W’as | fi’reat n'.e(lieo-le^^'^I iTnporlanoe.—Xeu-
adopted:
“In all conventions a nomina
tion may be made by any major
ity, even though it be a fraction
of a vote.” P. M. Slmmoxs.
Ch.71 Sfafe t\v. (Joni.
Alex. J. 1^'jeld, Sn-retanj.
who ha\e inlieriu*d sc.aie psyeliic*
ness, and :is it is one \v]>ich i?n-
rol<Jt'i6elu*s Centralhlatt.
X«t !'2vt*ii ii 'i'll iurt' I’jirt.
ae \\hat part i.s
y-oiny to lake in tiie amateur theatrii--
als?
Ktlul—He will tr.ke tickets at tiie
door.—X. .Juuri;al.
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