Sylvan
Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper.
J- <T. MJLNEH, .Miiiiager.
BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY. MAY 4.1900.
VOL. XI-NO. 18
ansylvania Lodse No. 143,
. Knights of Pythias
Uesrular convention ev-
erv Tuesdav nijrlit in Ma-
sonii* Hall. V is it in
■ ^ Kni^jiits arc cordially in
vited to attend. T. W. WHITMIRE C. C.
Brevard Telephone Exchange.
HOl'KS:
Daily—T a. m. to 10 ]>. m.
Sunday—to 10 a. m.. 4 to B p. ni.
C’euti-al OHice—McMinn lilock.
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
Transylvania People Who Are Citizens of San
Francisco All Safe.
Professional Cards.
W. B. DUCKWORTH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty.
Mooms 1 and 2, l’ickelt;lniei' Biiildinjr.
ZACHARY &. BREESE
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW
Offices in McMinn Bloci<, Brevard, N. C.
WELCH GALLOWAY,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Practices in all the courts
lioonis 9 and 10. McMinn Block.
D. L, ENGLISH
LAWYER
I looms 11 and 12 McMinn Block.
BMKVABr), X. C.
Miscellaneous.
Letter From Gordon Williams Will Be Read With Great
Interest by Subscribers in this Section.
Iter, but I humbly hope tliat I
1 may forget it all and that I may
never see or even hear of such a
—1 don’t know what to call it—
curse, maybe.
May God bless you all and de
liver you from trials we have and
are goin<r through. We still have
an occasioi.al sliock.
Truly. G. A. Wit.liams.
( Hustler please co]>y. )
Broad Valley Notes.
San FI{A^XISCo, April 23.
Kditor Sylvan Valley News:
I know that you will excuse
everything in this writing for
your esteemed paper, dates and
&11, for I actually don’t know the
dates, and I ask you kindly to
mail a copy to my relatives and
friends. We are having to cook
in the streets and are not allowed
to have lights at night. Our
house was only slightly injured.
Something in old mother earth
got stirred up on the morning of
the l^th at 5:1") and just about F.ditor Sylvan Valley News:
shook the life out of San P’’ran-j A. J. Beck made a business
cisco. Houses by the hundreds, j trip to Asheville last week,
both great and small, well or i ^y. M. Lyday has had his
tlimsily built, were simply picked i painted in a stylish
up and thrown down as il they manner. It looks elegant even
were straws, and almost imme- distance. Walter fioltzclaw
diately the city was on tire which ' ])aini
raged for nearly .sixty hours, brush,
burning almost all the remaining
buildings.
The greater and most costly
]>ob Clayton wears an unusual-
I ly broad smile and whistles a
. . new tune these days. A i)orma-
of is wiped off \^oarder arrjved at his house
face of the earth. The i j^st week
sup[')ly was entirely cut off by the i
earlhciuake and the only re>ort;
r>fOvard”s New Hotel—Modern Ap-,
poinlments—Oi)en all the year j
The patronajre of the travelino- ])ul)lic i
«4il as summer tourists i.. solicited. ;
i)pp. Court House. Brevard, N.C.
It’s a boy.
Emmmett Lyday. wiio is at-
tending the liusiness College of
was dvnamite, which was used i , , ^ ,
, . T : Asheville was at home a day or
by the ton, and is still being used : , ,
T 1, I two last week,
to throw the standing walls. !
Chronic grumblers are in
abundance these days. Every
thing has "one wrong and is
iM-P-A-X-S Taljiilo.'^
Doctors iind
A goo<l proscrii)tion '
For inankiiid
; he -i-font packet is onoujili for visual ofcaMons. j
tin* liiiiiii'' bottle (tit) ('fills, coiitttins il supp.y j
'or a year.' All druKiii'-t.i'tliviii.
Say, John,
Where did you get^ that
uP’t»o-dat*e Hat»?
Jim Aiken
has just received u nice liiu- <>t‘
Ladles* and
Gentlemen’s Hats,
jtTid lii.*^ ])ricos can't l)o beat in to’.vri.
■ / *
To H’ttpr advertise tlip South’s I^eadiii};
rusln«8» CoHei;**, just ji fi-w .-;fiiolarsliip.i are
in eai-li s<-etion at U»s« than rosl.
POST PEl.AV. WHITI-: TOn.W,
SA-Ali. BUSINESS COLLEGE, Macmi, lia
No use for me to try to describe
anything; the more competent j these days,
have reporteil to the papers. | has gone wrong
Now to our relatives and i si'" J'et “'ey do
fi-iends. .\s tiir as I know all are : l’»t ‘’'’'o'''- "’‘‘>'6
Welland uinn.iui-cd--soine of ?'> I'ight. Suppose tliey
lU'obablv hungry but reliei time in this year in try-
theway' George Allman is with ^'"S benefit themselves and
nte. I litive seen Charlie Cox; he | others and note the result,
is all right. (Hd Merrell and | ,T. B. and O. W. Clayton, of our
wife the same: so is Ewart Mer-1 section, who have been very suc-
rell, wife and baby. 1 got only ^ cessful teachers in our county,
a glimpse of Billy Merrell; he; are planning to enter Wake For-
seemed to be intact. Ralph, | est College this fall. They are
wife and two babies are tine. I promising and energetic young
am here yet but almost worn out.
John Cox, wife and child I have
men and we look for them to
reach the top round of the ladder
not heard from, neither Charlie j in the near future.
Orrand family, but hope for the | Williams of Hen-
besst foi them, as thin’ ^ i dersonville is visiting her father,
heaviest of the shock was in and , p^^^osG, for a
near San Francisco.
Almost any and all the people
left, both rich and poor, are glad
to fall in line to the relief sta-
The frost and freeze of last
week played havoc with peaches
tions and draw our one loaf of j and apples in our section. We
bread, si.\- potatoes and a few 0">y e.vpect a light crop this
HOLLISTER'S
Bocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Bqb7 Medicine for Busy Peopl*.
Brings Oolden Health and Renewed Vigor.
A specific for Constipation, lurtipestion. Lire
d Kldnpy Troubles, Pimples. Eczemfi, Impure
Blood, Bad Breath, ShiprK'sh Bowels. Headacho
‘find Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in lab-
'Pt form, 85 cents a box. Genuine made by
HoliisteR Dnro Company, Madison, Wis.
gOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
other things in proportion.
1 have no idea that an accurate
estimate of the lost lives or prop
erly can ever be had, but all in
all it will probably surpass any
thing in the annals of history as
to property.
I wish 1 was competent to give
a full description as 1 saw, felt
and yet see it. It would be in
teresting reading to my folks |
and friends, but 1 am to badly
worn out. and yet it would be
sickening to them if I could de
scribe so that they could see with
their mind’s eye as I saw it.
year.
We want to inform Jack Ste
phens that Boilston is not the
only section that has men of in
ventive talent. One of our near
neighbors is working on a ditch
ing machine (?) which is to oper
ate from a sliding bench.
Sallie.
I>eat!»s from Appeiidieits
decrease hi the same ratio tliat the
use of Dr. kiuK's New Lite Pills in
creases. They save you from danger
and bring quick and painless release
from conetipation and the ills jjrow-
ing out of it. Strength and vigor
This must suffice for the pres-;-ihvays follow their use. riuaran-
teed Z. W. Nichols druggist. 25c.
Try them.
AN INVALID CHAIR.
The Story as Told by One who was
in the Secret.
ent, and perhaps I may in the
future write again of the disas-
EJitor Sylvan Valiev Xe\v,<:
As Bill Ar]) iisc'd to Avrit(‘, “I was
just .rnmiiiatin^^ how snsco])tibl(‘
the liumun mind is of varit'd iin-
]n‘(‘ssions emanating from tlio sanu*
ohj('(*t.” In thi^ rocont r(‘vival at
Catheys CrtM'k chnrch linndr(>ds
.saw U(*org(> Wilson, n ]iop(‘l(*ss and
almost hol])less invalid, ^v}l()so chair
Avas l)orni* in and out of tlio clinrc-h
by liis friends. {Somo .‘■;aAV tli('
scene without emoti(m ; so?ne wer(‘
moved onongli to (>jaculat(^ within
“Tliank (-lod, it isn't Isome with
.sorrow for tlii' snffcring, while but
two saw in him an op])ortnnity to
do something to alleviate i>ain.
Those two w(^r(' so c*aptivat('d with
the idea of li(‘li)fnlness that on tlu'ir
retnrn liome to the village* in wliicli
so many of like* passion <lw<'ll, they
riislu'd forth into the streets in mid
winter f<n* no other i)urpose than
an Tins(‘lfish h(‘,urging for lu‘l]>less
humanity. Days w«*r(' s])ont on
this mis.'iion, miles w('r(‘ ]ilac(‘d in
ri*e(‘ding distanc(‘, and as many lov
ing and t‘lo(iU('nt a])])(*als wt'n'inadi'
as th(*r(‘ were dimes and (piart(“rs
in tlu'ir imi-si'. And so this f('atur(‘
of the missi(m (‘nd(>d as most
wonu*n's mission work (‘nds—in
sneet'ss. T1k‘ oi-dt'v for an invalid's
chair was mad(‘ with tlu* liopi' tliat
only a f(‘W sliH'])less niirhts would
inti'rveiK' the bright day of ]m‘S(‘n-
tation wlu'n tlu^y would stand b(‘-
fore the sur])rised and ov(‘r,it)ytHl
recipient and s(‘0 witli their own
(‘y('s the joy tlu'ir ('t^’orts had ]>ro-
duced in tlie hetirt of a suif('ri*r,
the only ho])e of r(‘v**ard. Oh. my !
th(‘r(*'s a delay in transit, a traci'r
is s,‘nt ont and six intoh'rahh* weeks
art' ])as.si‘d thi'ougli ht'fore the ar
rival of th(‘])recious fr(‘ight. Th(‘n
there are the express charges to
m(K't through the same' ordeal of
canvassing. What is to lu* is and
the charg(‘s are ])aid, tin* frit'ght is
deliven'd, and tomorrow is s('t
a])art as the lia])])v day wlii'n giver
and reci(‘ver will im'ct face to face.
‘‘Mr. Livtowman, .send horse' and
buggy tomorrow lha. m. for coun
try drive," went ov('r the ])hon(\
•*Xo horse safe for a woman to
drive,'' answ('n'd the liveryman.
The long cherished day dawiiing,
the day a])])ointed for th<‘ consum
mation of so much ('fl’ort. and
threat^med with dt'leat I Some
times tears an* not inap])ropriat('
and it would 1k‘ unwomanly to sup
press them, for with her then' is j
no such woi’d as dkfk.vt. Her r(>- j
sonrcefulness is am])lo for any |
emergency—a ni'ighhor is a])p('aled |
to with a modifietl plea for conv<'y-
ance on ('rrand of mercy, hut ho is
found to he sorry that his team is
enii)loj'ed on the streets and unable
to helj). Weeping because of d('-
feat? No ; weeping because* in de
fiance of defeat, and now api>arent-
ly to make misery mon'! mis(‘rahle.
it is rumored that owing To the
great delay in delivering th<' goods
the washerwoman got into the
facts and spread them abroad until
the intended recipient will not be
surjirised but will be eagerly ex
pecting their arrival. The most
beautiful feature of the anti(*ipat('d
scene is spoiled. Is there' anything j
said about abandoning the ])rojectV
At 12 :30 p. m. the giver and the
gift, in spito of further disai>point-
ments, moved out of town with
now the single idea of making some
one happy. Sure enough tlieir
visit was not un<'xpect<‘d. But
what the event lacked in the nov
elty of surpri.ses was fully com]K'n-
siited in the novel xn*ocedtire of
imtting th(‘ chair togetlu^r. After
the* floor was cushiemed with sacks,
])i('ce was ])laced to ])i(‘ce and when
the blows of a sinoothing iron fell
U])(m a folded ])0( ket handkt'rchief
they w<>re forced together, and
soon, guided by fe'minine hands
alone—foi* the whole thing was too
sacre'd for masculine' touch—an in
valid’s chair stoe>d ale)ng.siele the*
(del plain he)ttom('d one'. He' was
the>n re'(]ueste'd to (piit tlie e)ld and
occu])y the ne'w. Afte'r much (‘xer-
tion he got from the^ one te> the-
othe*r. That he' was ha])])y no ont'
demhteHl. Tliat Misse's Be'lle and
Be'ssie Duckworth we're'mem* ha])j)y
ne> eme likt'wise* doubteel, and hejth
]>artie's c*e)uld have*.'^aid : “It isjne>re
hle'sseel te> give than to re'ce*ive.’'
This is the story of (4eo. Wilson's
invalid e-hair. X. W.
Glade Greek items.
Kelitor Sylvan Valley Xew.-^:
Ed Hollingsworth was in our
burg last Sunday.
Miss Hessie Cairnes spent last
Sunday with Miss Olivia Allison.
D. D. McNeely spent last Sun
day afternoon on Glade creek'.
M. H. Fowler si)ent last Sun
day at the home of li. F. Frady.
Mr. Blythe irom Blantyre was
in our section last Thursday on
business.
D. C. Sims spent last Sunday
with his daughter, Mrs. Bascom
Allison.
Mitch Sherrell and wife spent
last Sunday with Mrs. F. H. Al
lison. Pai^a'.s Ba]}y.
l)<‘afiiess C'aniiot b<‘ C'ured
by local a[)plieatie)ns, as they e-annot
?-ea«-h the diseaseel pe)i tion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deaf-
ne.s.s, anel that is l>y con.stitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inHanied condition of tJie mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tul>e. When
tills tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and when it is entiiviy clo.sed
deafness is the result, anel unless the
intiainmation can be taken e>ut and
this tu‘je re'stored to its normal con-
ditie)n, hearing will be destre*yed
forever; nine ca.^es out of ten an*
caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an intlameel condition of the
mucous surfaces. We will give one
hunelieil dollars for any case of deaf
ness (cau.seei by catarrh) that cannot
Ije cureei by Hall’s ('atarih Cure.
.Send for circulars free.
F. J. it Co., Toledo, O.
Solil by druggists, T.X*.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for con
stipation.
Money makes the mare go and
the automobile makes the money
go.
The man who proposes te> stand
between the public and the rail
roads is destined to be caught in
a collision.
It's l>aiig<‘ro»s to N<*gl<‘ct a Cold
Howof'ren dt> we hear it remarke^d:
•‘It’s only a cold.” and a few days
later learn that the man is e)ii his
back with pneumonia. This is of
such a common e)ccurrence that a
cold, however slight, should ne>t be
disregarded, ('‘hainberlain’s (’ough
Remedy counteracts any tenelency
of a cold to result in i;neunie)nia, and
has gained its great popularity and
extensive? sale by its prennpt cures of
this nie)st common ailment. It al
ways cures and is pleasant to take.
For sale by Z. W. Nicholo. ]>revard
aud O. L. Erwiu, Calvert.