THE FESTIVAL PARTY.
i
Monday afternoon at abont 5:40
o’clock fifiy.six per^ns -whose
souls are thr:yiled by concord of
sweet sounds left Brevard on a
special train^to attend the South
Atlantic Musical Festival at Ashe
ville. At Pis^ah Forest four music
lovers, and at Davidson River four
more, joined the Brevard party,
and a few scattering ones down the
line helped to swell the number;
but the crowd was distinctively
Brevard in character and composi
tion. Hende'rsonville, which would
be expected to furnish a large num
ber of people for such an pccasion,
was conspicuous on the train for
its absence. When the train rolled
into Hendersonville, only a thin
line of depot hangers-on cotild be'
seen at the station; with an oc
casional vender of ice cream, who
had taken advantage of such a
movemQnt of people to reap pecu
niary profit out of the occasion.
Arriving at Asheville, the party
was met by street cars specially
provided and well looked after by
the affable conductors and taken to
Seawell’s pharmacy where the tick
ets for the concert were obtained.
Seats had been 'secured in one of
the most advantageous situations
in the auditorium, and the excur
sionists settled in their places at
the musical feast, just in time to
hear the first^trains'Of the orches
tra in the opening number of the
program. :
It is needless to say that the
whole concert was enjoyed. Good
music is not entirely strange to a
large number of Brevard people,
and there must have been few in
deed who did not feel repaid for
going. It was a veritable feast to
listen to such voices as those of
Uv, Strong, Miss Hinkle. Miss Hus
sey and Mr. Martin, and to sit un
der the spell of the Pittsburg or
chestra’s playing. It was perhaps
the orchestra that made the deep
est impression on the majority.
While the ear was pleased by the
sweetest, imaginable sounds, the
eye wuft ftteclftat^d b^^'the finished
skill and wonderful training of the
players, and by their almost in
stinctive response to every move
ment of the conductor. Round af
ter round of applause greeted each
performance, but the climax of en
thusiasm was reached when in re
sponse to a vigorous call back the
leading violinist arose and gave a
solo on the instrument which nev
er fails to delight an audience and
which touches the^ hearts of the
musically untrained as well as the
highly cultured. *
The Brevard party left Asheville
not long before midnight and
reached home a little before two in
the morning, tired and sleepy, but
happy.
Too much credit cannot be given
to Miss Wave Long and the others
who assisted her in getting up the
party. Nearly all the details of ar
rangements were worked up by
Miss Long, who was the acknowl
edged musical director of the par
ty. It was no small undertaking,
bnt the results were gratifying and
encouraging, so far as Brevard is
concerned. Going and returning
tlie excursion was conducted with
out a hitch, the excursionists were
congenial, and nothing occurred to
spoil the pleasure. It will not be
so difficult in the future for Bre
vard to furnish its quota to the
festival till it has a musical festival
of its own.
It isn’t every town the size of
Brevard that could have induced a
railroad company to put on a spe
cial train for an occasion like this,
and the notoriety which our town
bas gained thereby is worth all it
cost as an advertisement. Without
united enterprise, energy and push
we should have failed, and a tovm
which shows these traits so promi
nently will most assuredly attract
the attention of those who are
seeking permanent residence in
Western North Carolina.
■ Notice., .
List your taxes. J. J. Shipman, list
taker for Brevard Township, will be at J.
E. Smith’s residence June 8, at T. T. Pat
ton’s June 9 and at Brevard June XO, 11
and 12. All who fail to list their taxes
are subject to indictment. m21t3
Brevard^^jMflte Notes.
The Young Women’s Ohristian
Association entert^ijned many of its
friends recently at an informal re
ception in the school building. An
address was delivered by Rev. A.
G. Hickok, D. D.* _of Asheville.
His subject was the ^Crossing of
Pathways,” and he urged all to so
prepare tliemselves today that they
receive full benefit from those
whose' paths they may cross to
morrow, and that they may be
ready to be of some service to oth
ers. After the address some time
was spent in social conversation,
and refreshments were served. The
halls and chapel had l^een tastily
decorated by the_ social committee
of the association, and this added
greatly to the enjoyment of the
evening.
An outline program of the com
mencement exercises is herewith
given:
SATURDAY, MAY 22.
9:00 a. m.—Final ch^el service for the
yean Open to members of the school.
2:00 p. m.—First annual field day. Ad
mission 25c.
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SUNDAY, MAY 23.
11:00 a. m.—Commencement sermon in
the Brevard Methodist church. Preached
by Rev. S. B. Turrentine, D.D., Salisbury,
N.C.
MONDAY, MAY 24.
11:00 a. m.—Lecture Music Recital, by
Miss Nina E. Law of Brevard Institute.
Admission free. Open to all interested in
music. ^
8:00 p. m.—Annual inter-society recita
tion and debating contest. Admission 25c.
TUESDAY, MAY 25.
10:30 a. m.—Graduating exercises and
and literary address to the graduates by
Mrs. Frank Siler of Atlanta, Ga.
2:00 p. m.—Teachers* meeting. Open to
all interested in the advancement of edu’
cation. Address by T. C. Henderson,
Superintendent of Education Trnsylvania
County.
In case of bad weather Saturday
the field day exercises .will be post
poned to Monday or Tuesday.
Patrons of the Institute and mem
bers of their families will be ad
mitted at h^f price to bpth pay en.
tertainments. Delegates to the
Waynesville District Conference,
with those entertaining thertt will
be admitted free.
Buck .Forest Items.
Editor Sylvan Valiev ^ews:
Farmers in this section are thro’
planting corn.
W. M. Drake of Shoal Cre^k is
road overseer for this section.
Sunday school at Laurel Creek
every Sunday morning at 10 p’clock.
Jack Frost has been visiting in
this burg and killed all of our ap
ples and peaches.
Americus Heath from near Bre
vard dined at the home of F. L. D.
Thomas last Monday.
Mrs. Joanna Brown visited her
niece, Mrs. M. C. Morgan of this
section Saturday last..
Miss Ada Robinson called at the
home of Miss Addie Thomas last
Wednesday afternoon.
Quite a number of young folks
from Brevard were visiting in this
part last Saturday night.
Rev. James Gray delivered some
very interesting sermons at Laurel
Creek last Saturday and Sunday.
J. L. Lance of Indianopolis, Ind.,
was a welcome guest at the home
of his uncle F. L. D. Thomas last
Wednesday.
The many friends of Uncle Ben
Merrell were, sorry to learn of his
sad death which occurred at his old
home at Grange last Monday morn
ing.
Miss Rosa Sentell who has been
spending several months in Colum
bia, S. C. has now returned to her
home at this place. We gladly wel
come her back. -
Peach Blossom.
Rosman Items.
Mrs. Hattie Kitchen, were in Bre
vard Monday.
Miss Annie Patton of Rosman
visited relatives at Penrose the
first of the week. .
Q. A, Morrison of Asheville was
in Rosman last Sunday and return
ed home Monday. ^
Miss "Lela Brooks- an^ brother
spent a few days .with relatives in
Brevard last week»
J. SI Silver stein Esq. returned
last Sunday evening from a trip to
Chicago and other places.
Mrs. J. j. Miner of Brevard spent
a few day Si last week with relatives
in Rosman. Glad to see her. Come
again.
Friday night. May 28, 1909, the
Rosman Literary Society will meet
again. Following is the program:
Song—By Society. ,
Reading of Minutes—?By Secreta
ry, Mrs. Kitchen, ^
, Essay on^James Whitcomb Riley.
Recitation—A Riley Poem—Miss
Stella Holcombe.
Song—By Society.
Recitation—Another Riley Poem
—Miss Clessie Whitmire.
Debate—“Resolved that Capital
Punishment should be ALbolished.”
Affirmative ; Alfred V. _iite, J;ordan
Whitmire. Negative; Mark Os;-
borne. Rev. Z. I. Henderson.
Election of officers for next 4hree
months. Little Pee wee.
— . Quite Different.
In some parts of Canada it is cus
tomary to call the justic<^ of the peace
or local magistrate “squire.” One of
these worthies, a* very estimable man
who always enjoyed a good story, even
if it were at his own expense, useii t«
be fond of relating an experience hr
once had with an uneducated kuglisl;
farmer.
After transacting'some business tlii
“squire” and the Englishmiin sat dowi;
to enjdy a smoke together. When the;
had lighted their pipes, the stolid Bii;
isher started the conversation by n*
marking, “I notice as 'ow volks calb
you the ‘squire.’ ”
“That’s because 1 am a justic e of th<
peace,” replied the Canadian.
“Things is so different at ’ome.”
“Indeed?’* ''
“Yes. In England a squire—w’y.
bless your 'eai't; a squire, ’e’s a gentle
man!” " ' '
-f IT*:/m
The Market Irr Cauls.
- We believe that there is still some
market for caUls among sailors, who
retain their belief in the efficacj^ of .the
membranes as a protection against
shipwreck and drowning. Notices of
^‘Cauls For Sale Within” were to be
seen recently in windows in the vicin
ity of the docks of both London and
Liverpool, but it is some time since
we have noticed an advertisement of a
caul for sale in the daily press. It
may be remarked that the sale of cauls,
so far from being a' very ancient cus
tom, Is a comparatively modern inno
vation. The witchcraft of the middle
ages declared against the caul retain
ing any virtue whatever if parted with
by gift or sale to any but a member of
the child’s kindred.-+*London Lancet.
Worst Railway Carriage.
She looked complacently at her spot
less white kid gfove?..
“I would never wear these on an
English train,” she said. “An English
railway carriage is the filthiest and*
most inconvenient one in the world.
It holds eight pCTsons, and to leave it
you must open the window, lean half
way out, reach down about five feet,
push -back the filthy outside bolt of
the door and then turn the filthy out
side handle, for this door won’t opfen
from the inside. Its opening entails
an acrobatic feat, to say nothing of a
blackened glove. The English like the
seat by the door, but they wrangle
hotly over who 4s to»^pen it at the ter
minus. - In^hird class' carriages these
wrangles often wind up in a free fight.
But a free fight is hardly more labori-
out. It hardly dirties one up more
than the opening of these doors.”—Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Editor Sylvan Valiev News:
Whooping cough is very severe
in our section.
Miss Norma^ Glazener and sister,
Cynical Jowett.
Professor Jowett’s comments on the
young men of Baliol often took the
form of crushing sarcasms. “The ^col
lege, Mr. X., thinks highly of ycfa,” he
once said, “perhaps too highly, but not
half so highly, I am sure, as yon think
of yourself.” After a lengthy survey
of one’s person, as if one was some
rare animal, he has been known to ask
of the instructor, “Mr. A. Is an Intelli-
gent young man, is he not; ^Mr. Y.?'
' Scotfand’s 8tf||i^e Birds, w .
From the small teland of Kilda,
off Scotiand, 20,000 joms gannets and
an immeiise number of’eggs are annii-
f^ly collected, and, although'iiiis bird
layst only one eggr per annum and is
four years in obtaining its matuHty, its
numbers do not diminish. Olw^iously
such birds most reach a ^reat |i^ 4>r
they would long ago have been exter>
minatedT
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How a Cat Cau^t Two Rats.
I once had a eat who did a rather
remarkable ratting feat. He stalked
two young rats on the eaves of a low
flat stable roof and caught one in th,e
usual way. The other jumped on to an
elderberry tree just below. ^
Bob, however, not satisfied with the
one, grasped it firmly in his mouth
arid then jumped headlong for the oth
er^ Either he was very lUcky or ex
traordinarily agile, for he fell to the
ground with one rat still in his mouth
and the other iti his paws and prompt
ly killed them both.—Scotsman.
Alphabet In Bible Verse.
In the twenty-firsT'verse of the sev
enth chapter of Ezra can be found
every letter of the English alphabet.
It runs thus: “And I, even 1, Artax-
erxes the king, do make a decree to
all the treasurers which are beyond
the river that whatsoever Ezra the
priest, the scribe of the law of the
God of heaven, shall require of you, it
be done speedily.”
But, still more w’onderful, in the
eighth verse of the third chapter of
Zephaniah is contained every letter,
Including finals, of the Hebrew lan
guage.—Westminster Gazette.
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and find them-eiich a good family
medicine we woiildn^t be without
them.’’ CHills, Constipation,
Biliiousness or Sirk Headache they
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MAY 24, 1909
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