SYLVAN VALLEY NEWS
Senatorial Convention.
A democratic convention of the
38th Senatorial District is called
to meet in Sylva, N. C., on the
7th day of July next for the pur
pose of nominating a candidate
to represent said district in the
i^ext General Assembly of North
Carolina and to transact such
other business as may come be
fore the convention. The chair-
uian of the executive committee
of the counties comprising said
district will please take notice
n.nd call primaries and send dele
gates to said conv('iition.
T. C. iiuvsox.
Chm’n o.'-^th Senatoritd Dist.
June (), IDOG.
All Aiai'iiiiii^ Situation
frefjuently results from neglect oJ
c*logi>;etl bowels and torpid liver, until
constipation l»econios chronic*. This
condition is unknown to those wht>
use Dr. King's New T.ile Fills, the
host and }jfentlest rcjjulators of Stom
ach nnd Bowels. (Uininteed by Z.
W. Nichols (irui>r<iist. J’rice 2')C.
Course of Instruction
IN
Languages
and Music
( By e.xperienoeil Teai*her.)
From June 1st to
November 1st.
Up-to-date Methods.
rii'as^e api)'y to
MRS. C. STRAUB
i^n'varcl. X. < Box Of call from
:> u. c. I‘. M.
Notice of Summons.
stati- of North (’amlina—County of ■I'raiisylvania
,!no. 11. (’a't«‘('l, .Ino. < >. IJrartley ami D. A.
Froston, tra'iiiin uiiiler the !’.nn iiaiiU' o
Casteel, Bradley a Cotnnaiiy,
vs.
•los. Kosenthol ami ,T. s. Silversteiii.
Simiinoiis.
The lU'fendant in the above oniiileil a<‘t;on
Jos. lloseiithol will take notice that an aetinn
entitled as al>ove has been institnted in the Sn-
jHTior Court <>f 1 rausylvatiia eounty. North
Carolina, said action h'eini; lor tht- recovery of
c“''rtain per>oual {iio;icrt>'. or for tiie valut.*
Inereof, and for danianes for its deterioration
and detention. And let the said defendant
further take noti. e that he is required to appear
at a tetni of the Superior «'o\irt lor I'ransylv:iuia
countv, Norih Carolina, to be held on iln‘first
MoU(iay before the iir>t Monday iTi September,
I‘.tu6, a'nii answer or demur to the comiilaint,
which will be «lepo'ited in the olli-e of the
’’lerk of the Supeiior Court of said county,
within the first tiirec days of said term, an<l that
if he fail to appear and an-\M'r or demur to said
; ompl:iint that th.- plainiilS '.vill Mjijily to the
eourt forthr relief <ii nuui'ieil in 'UUl complaint.
(ii\i'U uuiler my hand and seal, this the ‘..''.Uh
lav of Mav, A. 1>.. liMii.
T.I.oK'ns,
Cb rk Superior Court for Transylvania C<> . N. c.
1). 1,. Kni.i.I'U, .Mfy for I’rHs. Ijuii'it
Entry No. 2473.
.1, B. N'-al. jr., eiitcr' and claims (I(T acres of
land in Jlouback Township, 'TransylvauiH
founty, oil the water-^ of 'To.\a\v;iy rivcr. He-
■ziniiinK on the 'outhea't corner of state grant
No. •J'.i'.t and runs with the line of to the line
of tlicii w ith the liiiccf ruiiuiim v.irioii>
; Durses for coinpli'iiii ut, so as to incluile all va
cant land iu said boumiarv. Knter<-d April i::.
;900. -M. W. (FALLOW AY,
Kntry 'l aker.
Entry No. 2474.
p. iV .1. Stanley enter and claim‘>1) acres
of land in <’atlu‘\< < i.-vk 'Townsliip. 'Tian-ylva-
nia county, lyin;,^ on the head ^vaters of I'attcr-
s-oiis i-reek, ioiniu-' laiuK of Croft and oiliei'.
Kc'Jiinnin^ on a mai>li'. Croft's <<M'uer, and runs
thence N G1 dct; K with Croft's line lOu jioles
niiire or less 10 a stone, tln-nce variou'. coui>C'
r'or conipleni'nt. Kuti-red Ajail L’;;, i'.fOi:.
.M. M. <.AI.LU\VAY, Kntry Taker.
Entry No. 2475.
W. L, Conley enteis ami elainivi i;-.* ai ros of
iand in F'as’atoe 'I o .\ n^hip. on <;ia<ly Kork of
Kork. joininsi lanii:' of .lohn Gravley, AIi-
iier Ciui^tain and others. r.e'_Mnnintj on a stoiu-
at .lohi! <iravle\ ■ s laurel ci irner and runs thence
\ arious courses for < < inplemeut. I'j.iiered .May
], p.MiCi. \\ . .M. <iA l.i.i iWAY, I-'.ntry Taker. '
M. W. riallowa,''. I jitry Taker for 'I'ransyl-
\ aiiia county, cettify tha! the foreL;oin<; is a tine
((ijiy of entry made, iis will appear by reierenc<.‘
to the eiitrv book ir i;:v oilice.
M. \V. (;A1,I.0\VAY.
liutry Take-.
Reglstareii Berkshire !or Service
Olliee .\merii an lierkshiri' Association,
spriiiglield, Illinois, r. S. A.
Mav 18.
This is to certify that upoii the
aiiplication of K. K. Lowis, Brevard,
N. C., there has been admitted to
/•e<>:istry in Vohiiue I’f) of the Anicrl-
cnii i’.erks{iir(‘ Keconl a Berkshire
boar known as {'ureton ’(IOC)."), far
rowed Nov. (■», sire, (lovenior
r,(>e JHCi'.il; dam Stall Titts Beauty
;’,:5d Thi* animal named above
is recorde<l as lircd by C. 1j. ( ureton,
I’ickens. S. (’.
Fkank 8. Si>Ki.N(;E!i, Sec’y.
(’iin be tsoen at mv residence.
It ^E.E. LEWIS.
Asheville Letter
The twelfth annual convention of
the Commercial Law League of
America will meet here in this city
on July 30, August 1 [and 2, and
will have a iixiuiber of i^roininent
speakers on tlieir list, including
Govt‘rnor Glwnn of this state, (Gov
ernor Blanchard of Louisiana and
Hon. John Temple Graves of (Geor-
gia. Judge Jeter C. Pricluml of
this city and John G. Gray of Seat-
tl(^ will discuss tht‘ ])ankruptcy
laws and tin* addre.ss of w’c'lcomt^ to
the convtMition will l)e made by
Mayor Alf Barnard of Asheville.
On tlu‘ lirst night of the convention
tlu're will b(‘ a r(‘ception and dance
irivt‘n at the Battery Park liotel,
aud this Avill b(^ largely atte'nd<‘d
by in(‘mbers of the league and Ashe-
vill(‘ ])eo])l(\ The visitors will en
joy a drive ovi'r the Biltmort> (\s-
tat(‘ during their stay and the an
imal bauqm*t will bt' given tht‘ last
night of the conventi«m. A sidi‘
tri]) will b(‘ made into the Transyl
vania section by a number of the
visitors to take in the sights of that
beautiful coimtry and a short stay
will b(‘ mad(‘ at Toxaway Inn.
Th(* Ash(‘villc Tt‘le]>hone and T«'l-
egrti])li ('ompjiny have for the past
nuuith bi'en actively engaged in in-
sttilling the und('rground system
for th(' local ti'lei)hon(‘ ('xchangi',
but hav(‘ bei‘ii nu>(‘ting with troublt'
froTU time to tiint' by unknown ]>ar-
ties tiimpt'ring with tlie svin's and
])n)]H'i'ty of th(‘ company. In one
instanc(' the culprits cut all of th('
wiri's on Atkin striM't. com])let('ly
eri])])ling tlu‘ phone service in that
si'ction of the city. An ('ITort has
be«>n made to ascertain who is do
ing tills dastardly woi'k, ])iit with
out avail, so the comptiny has sc(‘n
lit to otV(‘i- a r(‘ward of st'veral hun-
dr(‘d dollars in tlu‘ ho])cs of captur
ing the 7ui.scrcants.
(-In'at ])r('parations art' lu'ing
made in antici]5ation of tlu‘ Firt*-
ni(>n's tournaTiicTit that will be ]u*ld
iK'ri' July 10. 11 and I'i. Between
two ;ind thr('(‘ thousand visitors art'
ex])ei‘tt'd tt) 1h‘ in tlu' city at tlit‘
timt‘ ;tnd tlu' business houst's will
all ht' dt'corated in hont)r t)f tht'
visitors anti they will l)e shown a
good ti7ne by all.
Mr. Li]H‘ of Biltmoi't' wbt) was
sht»t last wt'ck by his son (as statt'tl
in this ctn’i’esijondi'nct') bt'ing mis
taken for a burglar is rt'])ortt,‘tl tt)
be ini])rt)V-ing ra])idly.
This city has b»'t'n visiti'tl by a
number t)f nt'rvy sneak thit'vt's ih‘-
ciMitly. and a numbt'r t>f ht)uses
liavt' l.'et>n I’eixirtt'tl tt) have bci'u
I'nti'rt'tl. It is t'vitlt'nt that tlu‘
Avork is bt'ing tlt)nt‘ l)v t)nt‘ jx'rson
or a wt‘11 tirgani/,('(! gang. All t)f
tlu‘ thefts rt'])ortt'd havt> IxM'n pt'r-
]»t'tratctl in a likt* mannt'r. Tht'
htiusi's are t'uteretl at tht' tlt'ad ht)ur
t)f tlie night, entranct' b»‘ing nsually
t'lTccied tlivtiugha bastMiit'nt tir rt'ar
kitciU'U vrintlow. Tht> rtililier j>rowls
tht^ wluile lu)use I'egartllt'ss t)f ])t‘tj-
]»le wilt) ar(' ash'e]) in tlu‘ rt)oms.
in adtlititin tt> st'vt'ral i‘obbt‘rit's
which luivt' bet'n siicct'ssful ;i num
ber oi attt‘m])ts liavt' bt>t‘n nuitlt* tt)
t'nrt'r ht)ust‘s anti tht> thit>f hatlbt't'u
st'aj't*d away. On oiiv occasion iii
till' rt'sidenct' t>f ]\lr Sht'han on
South .Main strt‘*‘t tlu‘ man vais tlis-
covt*rt‘tl by tht' tiwner t)f tht' hc)ust'
but as it was vt'ry thirk lit' was at
lirst mistaken for a i>t)artli'r anti
was allov.'t'tl tt) gain tlu' stairway
a?id makt' his esca])t' beft)rt' any
thing coultl bt' tlont'. ZSIr. Sht'han
in convt'rstition Avith yt)ur corrt'-
s])oiult'nt stated tluit tht' man was
a light mulatto t>f int'dium builtl
anti tluit lit' luitl gont' t>ut into tht'
hall to awaken a young man btjard-
or for some ]>ur])t)st‘ anti lU'arly
walkt'tl ovt'r the' nt'grt) in tht' hall,
wbt) v.'as in tht' act t)f going thro’
a trunk at tht' timi'. Tht' resitlt'nce
of tht' Misses ^McDowt'll's was also
(‘ntt'rt'tl the stimt' night of tht' tit-
ti']U’)it'tl rt.)bbt'ry t>f tht^ Sht'han
houst' but the man was scart'tl
away bt'ft)re ht' managt'd to gt't
anything t)f value. Pt)lict* tirt^ work
ing ({uit^tly tju tlit^ C“ise but u]) to
the ])rest'nt writing have b(H*n un
able to get track of the robber or
robbers. Chief o Police Barnard
in speaking of the matter said that
in liis opinion the man was either
a very desperate character or was
a stranger or very ignorant negro
Avho was not aware of the gravity
of his crime as held in this state
not know'ing that the punivshment
w'as hanging for the offense of bur
glary.
The mystery of the origin of the
fire at the Burnette & Lassater
carriage repository w’hich com
pletely destroyetl the building and
its entire contents still remain a
mystery. The tire wiien lirst dis-
eovert'd had bursted through the
roof and stM'int'd to be burning in
tw’t) ]>arts of the building at the
same tini(‘. The fire proved a
very stubborn one and only for the
excellent work done by the tire de
partment woultl have (*aught th(‘
Swannanoa Hott'l and Holmes liv-
t'ry stabh's w-hieh adjoin that of
Burnt'tte & Las.sater. Mr. Rector,
])roprietor of the Sw*annanoa Hott'l
tt'ndert'd the meml)ei's of tlie firt'
department a bantpiet last Satur
day night at the hotel in honor of
their eflicient work.
At the graduating c'xereist^s of
the Normal anti Collegiate Institutt'
the affair was ft'atured by a vt'ry
})l('asing addre.ss l>y Lieut-Govc'rnor
F. D. Winston. The graduate's this
year numbt'rt'tl young ladit's.
During tht' driving gale last w’tu'k
which visited this city a slight
snow flurry was notict'able and th('
wind attaint'll a vt'locity of 3(> miles
an ht)ur. A numbt'r t)f trt'es wt're
u]>rt)ott'd, .small tmt buildings blown
t)vi'r and windows smasht'd, etc.
It was tht' otltlest Junt' weatht'r
st'en in this st'ction ft>r yt'ars.
At a 7tit't'ting of tht' Buncombe
dt'mocratic county conv(‘ntit)n la.st
wt't'k it was dt'cidt'd that the dt'ltv
gatt's wt)uld vt)tt‘ as a unit aftt'r the
first ])allt)t. This is t>ut' t)f tht'
mt)st impt)rtant mt)Vt's tt)uching
tht' (•t>ngi’t'ssional ra(*t^ and mt'ans
that Mr. Gutlgt'r will get all t)f
Bunct)mbi''s (Ui vt)tt's (>ti tht' st'cond
ballt^t.
A rt'ct'ut t)i-tlt'r t)f tht' Bt)ai‘tl t)f
Altlt'rmt'ii is tt) tht; t'fft'ct tluit all
])rt)pt>rty t)wnt'rs wht) liavt' iin-
])rovetl ])rt)])erty on strt'ets witliin
tht' city limits must havt^ tht'ir
htiust's connectt'd with tht' city
st'Wt'rage at onct'. Tht' ordei* was
issut'tl aftt'r an invt'stigatit)n by a
ct)mmittt't' t»f the btiartl wbt) ftjuntl
that a numbt'v t)[‘ lit)ust's wt'rt' not
co7int'ctt'il Avith till' city seweragt'
although tht' sti-t'i't 7iiains liatl bt't'u
laitl ft)r somt' timi'.
Jamt's II, Bt'wlt'y, a st'wing ma-
cliint' agt'nt froin A7itle7-.st>7i. S. ('.,
ca7Ht' to toW7i o7it‘ tlay last wet'k gt)t
tlru7ik and tot)k a carriagt'I'itlt'with
sevt'ral (ini'stio7iable chtiracte7's. I71
tht' 7norning ht' awoke tt) fintl lu7u-
st'lf 7uinus thirty tlollars in cash, a
goltl watch aiitl a cht'ck for four
hu7idretl tlollai’S. Ht> 7"e]>oi'tetl the
mattt'r to tlu' ])olict' and they went
out 071 a still hu7it for tin* lost ar
ticles with the 7-t'sult that Alice
\Va7‘d alias Ha/.t'l Johnso7i is in jail
chai-gt'tl with tlu^ robbt'i-y. It
si't'7iis that Alice 07- Iia/t'l trit'd lit'r
ha77tl at fo7‘g('i’y by t'7ulo7-si7ig tht'
cht'ck anti ]>rt'st'ntetl it at tht' Bat-
ti'ry I’ark btink in hopi's of getti77g
it casht'tl but wountl U]> i7i the lt)ck-
u]) as the ri'sult t>f lu'r rash act.
Tht' wonui7i is bt'i7ig lit'ld undt'7- ;i
S‘?00 bontl for ht'aring at tht' 7it'Xt
tt'r7ii t)f criminal court tt) .sit lu'7-t'
in August.
As ]-e])t)]‘tt'd in tliis corr('s])ontl-
t'7i(*t' Mi>s Jost'i)hint' Ht)t)tl, foi’int'r-
ly t)f this city who 7narrit'tl a 7iian
in Nt'W' Iberia. La., aftt'r a short
acfiua.intance of only st'vt'ral w't't'ks
and tht'n disa])p('art'tl and has nt'vt'r
bt't'U lu'a7*tl frt)iii sinct', st'ems tt.) bt'
ct)ming into the limt> light in It^c-al
cii’clt'S. The latest dt'vt'lt)p7uent
7Ti tin* case has btn'ii bi'ought al)t)ut
by the Chief t)f Police of tins (*ity
Siltis Barnai’d. Ht^ sent a picture
of tlie nott'd bigamist, Lord Doug
las alias J. C. Cavt'ndish to the pa-
7-('uts of the young lady anti they
have identified the ]>icturt' as that
t)f tht' 7nan Cavendish w’ho married
their daughtt'i'. If the two cliarac^
ti'rs ])rovt' to bt' t)7ie and Hit' same
man ]Mlss Hootl has marrit'd t,)7ie t)f
tlu' 7nost noted scoundi't'ls in tliis
country. L. R. D.
Matting ! Matting!
We have just receiyeti 100 rolls China Matting that we will sell while It
msts at 224c per yard by the roll (40 yards.) It is regular .‘iOc matting, and it
will pay you to come early, as it will soon go at this price. We also have
•Japanese IMatting' at 25c and 30c per yard.
Go-Carts.
•Just received our spring’ stock, which we bought 10 per cent, belovv’ the
market price, anti the benefit of which we give to tha purciiaser. Write us for
catalogue and jjrices. A large aad select line of
Parlor Suits
at low figures. Also Ii-on Beds, Springs, Mattresses. Kitchen Cabinets, in
fat;t a full stock of everything in the house furnishing line. We invite you to
call and inspect our stock when iu the city. You will saye money by doing so.
McCorkle-Donald Company
35 N. Main St.
Asheville, N. C.
Ladies’ Idea Shoes and
Gentlemen’s Skreemer Shoes
They are the leaders-^^none better.
Dry Goods and Notions
Hats from ()0c to ^5 Stetsons.
P^resh Groceries, Lamps and Tinware.
Fresh home-^i^round Meal, Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls always
on hand.
Try our fresh Flour and Coffee and Good Value Tobacco.
Kye, Corn and Hay.
JENKINS m> BRO.
10
0
0
DISCOUNT
On Pittsburg
Perfect Fence
For 10 Days.
Fence That Cemetery Now.
Potato Bug Sprayer 50c. Barbed Wire $3.25*
Hand Garden Cultivator $3.75. Oats 70c.
C. M. DOYLE, The Produce Man.
THE NEW FURNITURE STORE
I Jiow Jiavo a, very complete line of Iron and Oak
])eds, and Mattresses. Cots and Cot Fad.'^,
TiMiiiks, Go-carts, llaiinnocks, Sliade.s and Curtain
]*()les. Come in and ^et our })rices l)efore you buy.
ARTHUR KILPATRICK
Ij Main Street Phone 89 BREVARD^ N. C.
Glias. E. Orr,
I eed
I STAJ5LES.
BREVARD, N. C.
Up to tlate Veliicle.'^.
C;ot)d rltling anti dfivhig Horses.
Attentive anti eareful DriviM't?.
^ ^V^)l•k ft)r suuimer yisitoi-s and the traveling public solicited.
Oi-dei-s by Phone. Telegi-aph oi* ?vlail ])romptly attended to.
Two principal Main street stables. Busses meet all trains.
krl
Count) Convention Tomorrow.