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VOLU.ME-XVII
BUKVAlin, NOl.'TII CAROLINA, FIJIDAY. MAY
THE OTHEB SiOE Or
THE POLITiCAL ROW
( hairman brfj:si: shows
HIS Sl!)l OF CASK
Also Assorts 1 luit No I'Viuul lias
Been Practise 1 ami I'iiat lie
Has N(>tliin<j: to Hide.
7 m
<•! T:'I II.''ill',
1,1, , , ,
:lifl l“'llil'i,:
111 last wt'clv'- i-s’ai' of tlii' Svlvan
Vallry New.-' 1 .--tah tl lliut I would
ill this issue Hit* ]>osifiou of
tlu‘(l(>ni()cr;i 1 ;«■ iM-urani/atioii in i-(>-
to tlu' i/ivtii'S who faih'd to
l>:iy tht'ir ]i. 1] tax-.-
tiniv' ])r','S(,'i'i.
iiow do so.
1 statfd i’l tlu‘ artich' iu last
AVi-rk's ])a]i‘-r ! want to niter
auy controvi'vsy with llu* rt‘])ubli-
<‘aii< ahont ’
inti nd to n.M'
within tlu'
liv la w. and I will
veft any v.’’i
l"-'en f;isteri'<: ■
dent ])ii]it i. :
VeiMli’iican-- a!'
tl.;s anil < itl.ei-
1 !■■■' ' an ■
niattei’, hut only
.'-tatt-nient to ci m‘-
ideas th:it havi'
1 circulated hy ar-
; j M 'Uent s. 11 1 lie
'Thesi' are the' t’aej
as f(.llows ;
'I'he law T(‘(iuii‘e:
'■fi.
la \v is j (‘sca]n d ])i isoner who l:::d ni'arl;
I hunu'd u]) the cou-ity jail and wh<
'.nr.
IPJOES
:ill 7nen liahle i had t nda7’.'.’er(d the livt
<) t 1 h e I
for noil ta xes to ]'.ay t lieir said n<.ll j jaih-r and his t;nnil> and also oi
tax<‘s hi'fore th.e second day (^i:.y | the (>t I'o-]>visoners (•-)nfi’'.ed iti th.
of till'Year ir. which the (1 'ctl in ; count v jail.
i
is t(» he held. '-'or iTistane-', 1'.'“! And I’U’-ht h«'!’t‘ we t > as!; |
]>oll tax Irvied for thr yeai' 1i ! I if tlit* re]inhlicans would not iiave:
must hi'])aid Ix'foi’i' .May I'.M -. in j ht^t'n holh'T-inu: just as loutl if thel
ordt'r to fjualify a votc'r to ea^t his Uherift had staytd he]-(> to colh'ctl
iM i:i<i:s riNG i:ssay by in-
S rn i E K STL i)ENT
hallot, if cltallenu't’d, in any ele(*-
tion aftei- Jhi' tirst (»f May in sa:d
year. Th.is r.i’l ]»oll tax hi'conu'S
duo and ])ayahle on the lii'sl day of
(icttdH-r. i'.M !, an<l the shiM'ifi’ i^i 7'e-
quired {:» l>e in his r-llic-e for tin' en-
11 ro nunit h.s of (>e11 >hcr and I )ec('!n - ! < irder to stay aI’ound and ci>1 leet all
Ihm‘ to reci'ivi' taxes. Me can not j the democratic ])ollsV Certainly
leav(‘ his otlic(' va(‘ant for a sinLrle|they would. Somehow a (h'rnocrat-
da V.
'^•1 -
i}.,
l.'-c
■ t lie
I !l.
iler
th(“ ])oll taxes of the ih-moci'ats v/lu.) |
faih'd to ]iay up in tini.>, and would Sliowinjj^ the Rapid Strides Made I
not they haV(' hci'n cli.-ir^inii: tliat I
he was allowinLT a danuM'rcms and i
the Women's li-'tte; ',-,. tit a
1 inn was (ir‘’’a ni/i d ;< > '- t. /
s'i'iirit of ]iiiblie ('dne.it ioTi, i^.-i
the l.-n-rth of terfn-. i! ' t ■
walls with ])ietlH‘e'-,
ixi'ounds. hesiih'S I'nco’.ir.uJ n
])Ul)l‘C 7■■(•(•‘Is.
'’I’en ye;i rs au'o 7lol n;c,;-e than t'.V )
r('Sj)cc{ahl'‘ school li< -- ( • >::M h*;
found in the Cl)i!n'.y. 'i’!ie ( Id ,itk1
inc(»nveiiiejir hou-e--hi\. !..(!!]•(*-
]>lace«l hy 71CW 'iT- ' .
iMe
des])e7-atc crimi7ial to esca])0 whc7i
he Could hav(' cauirht him jost i7i
in I'diicational Lines in
tliis CouiUv.
'l'li(' law also 7’c(|ui7-cs th;
I .
1C
ofiicer 7icvt'r does to suit ou7’
shci'iff to advf'i'tist' for I.-)da.vs he-
forehand and havi' Tiot h'ss thati
071C ])laci' in cMcli townshi]) sjx'ci-i littliMliffe;-c7itl.v f7‘om th
tied to I'ollect taxes duri7li^ the
7uo7iths of Xove7nher aTul .Ma7’ch.
a7id She7'iff Shuford tracked the
law i7i this. lh‘ staid i7i liis ol’lice
7-adical frie7ids. It set nis as if our!
ilemoci'atic slK'riffs do business a
c>.,;iy of Sallic S. Mcrrih, I’.rr-
v;ir(i liislitutf, .May 22. i‘iU.
In till* T’ich 7nou7itain ]>latean of
\V<sier7i Xorth ('aroli7ia lies the
small cou7ity {;f ''l’7-a7isyl vania,
whose 7'iild cli7nate is exceedi?i;rlv 1
• me
e]eve7i oi wlii
wli
the
the
e!i c. ^;ts .it
two S"’ifi fr< in lla ir
i iUtid o; :i 1;: ;; i h-i 1
hild7’C7! it i-i '-'■’■('/ol
'cv<‘nt Ii VC
t i;
])a i nt
to'A’Cl-.'.
wa i'7is
ti77ie.
houses -are s\ippUv'd with ]Knent
desks, l-'i ve-sixths are sn Hie’ei’.tjy
sii}>])licfl with hlaekhori7'ds. the
h('u:i 11 (11711: of tlic twe7iti( th c- Mtui-y
7\ot a sin'.:!*' school lihr iry cex'id hi\
re7,uhli-|f.,,.o,.ahle tor lu'alth a7id rccivation. county and only t’
can shei’ilTs an> how. 'riu-re has;-^^^!^
rt'liuhlican she7’iiVs faili7nr to collect
ruLTired mountains arid
i 171 the vcar
o W
never he,-n 7nn.-h co7n])laint i withcdcr" ^ift.'cn.
'(■me (»f the-c
the taxes, hut the7'c has hecn co7i-
',\ious to <liscuss
I I • -7 S We will offer
■ ty fo do so in a
joT7it eampa^'rii t.\er the (*ou7ity he-
fi ii'e eiection. 1'Ley wei’(‘ afi’aid to
have a joiT’.t c. ;iii;iiLr7i two yea7's
:iL'o. hut tins iw.;] tax discussio7i
durinir the 7no7i'ihsof (Ictohcr a7id : sidc’-ahle co7n])lai7it ahoui tin' ' poT'tation and therefore i7i educa-
j)cc(Mnher, and wi'ut i7ito (‘vci-y tIn' way they st'ttli* afti-r their eol-ij^j,,^^ .\7iv countv which is hehind
townshi]) durinir the nionths ol h'ctions. j in t7'a7is])o7‘tatio7i is rcsti'icted idu-
Nove7nher a7id March. thcTi'hy j;iv-1 A nd it does scc7ii as if those i'('-1^ j, ,>,1^,.;, tion de|,cn<ls
i7i'j: cve7-y citi/,('n a7i 0])])07-tu7iity to ; ]>uhlicans who wt'rc so anxious to tran.-'])(.rtation. As this is an
I’a.v t heir ta yes. j ^^ct their taX(‘> ])a id ''A ould ha \ e i\^-, county, (diildren have*
In a small county as this is the ' mcmhered liow slow some f n-mer
shcritT and taX coll-. ;or ai e usual- rcjtu'olican tax handh'rs were and
! ly one and the ?-ame man. and as w</nld ha\e sent theii- nn^nev
the law re(|uires th-'sheriiV to l:!ve strai'^'ht to the sh.eriiV. for if tli -y
f<.urmo7iths out of tlv '-even he- t!ad (i'»ni tins, oi- if tlie 7ne!i
1 hi^7-e are
li ’ T;i ries
1 ■ i 1 „ .i 1 1, „ ! >« I e > '■ I ' :'iim o . Dill I ]: ;i r< • hi - j ]lir
, 7’7j)|)lini;’ sti'('a7ns. she must lalxn ! •
■ ^ 1 .V ■ 1 increased hv ]))-i va te liouat ;■ .-n-
airainsr nuniv ditticulti ‘s in trails- ! ■ '
te7-tain7n('7ils and a special f-nvl
tr, I
. I are vei'v small, hut
to 1 I-;| N'el lor!'.T dista7ice< to Teach
ll: >o
Up. a7id we will
• • si T'.m]>. a nd the
d"’'oc7-atic ])ariy
i’i.M al (piestioii
. if the county. s< I
anv c< introvei'sv
may hrace t-s'tu
int'ct them (>n t’
IloniiUecS of th-
will ai’LTUe any
hefi 'Ti' t liC Vo! ■ •r"
we will 111 if ha \ I
now. hut will Ire.'p :lris <]uestio7i
to force the ■'•e'|)’ii>licaI -' to meet us
071 The stum]; h.ter o7i and not let
tliem t'unk as th^'y d.id two years
au'
in ordt'r that tlie citi/e7\s may he
ahle To jndL’e this poll lax cpiestioTi
fairly and impir’ially without
])7'i jr.diee it is la- i >--ary to liT'st
state tilt' facts, !hc7i the lawa])pli-
cahle tlu'i-i'to a7:d ii tlic moral
aJid jMilitical ip; *"?: c " involved.
M'he facts are l]i-;T Sheriff shu-
f. I’d was n')titied li.'it a ne^n-o ^vho i
had set iii\‘ to tlie jail and hvu'Tied |
)ii-> way o!it was in (irct'n\ i]le j
cou.ity r.i'd t i c >i(;c ('ver iind L'et
him, and lu ]»erfor!i!in'_r one of t!i“
duties of hi" o'lic.- t' l -heriff wen*
aftc7'sai<l ncL'To ; T'’.tt durinir the ,
ahsei;c('of tlu' shei'iff. o7i tlic iir>t
day of May, one 1). ],. K’lirlish, o7ie
of t lie r“]iui)li-a :■ lea.:, rs. alleirin'/
to 1 a\'' in his ].os-c--;ou the me.ney
to naV the t iXe- o;' ei-rl- i71 le])uhli-
calis ^sevci'al o!’ whom lived i7i
r.i>‘Va7-d and had hu'^:iess there'
loole. d ai’oUiid ft 7‘ the slieriff aiK
mad' h'ud :;nd lusty ]'rore>ta1^oi\
th-t h^
i«l many of 1 hem a vo de
prived of th' ir s-hool advantai^ s
which has iieeii set apa.’t hytli
eonnty and state.
Xot a scliool i?i th
I over f< >’ir months h >r
I Si7ice then t;ie citi/ -;
: t< I 7’cali/,“ '.vIi'Tc t h“'.' .
icatioTi arni v.hei-e i';
>ni!t \
,nnl
h.a Vi ■
■: i
vras
' H li’i
inie
will
pia'-ed. 'Ph
ahl
ll
t v.'cen ()ctoher and ''!a.v to the du
ties of tax collectin’ il iloes not re-
(|nii'e him to ;j;ivi' a7iy 7nore, a7id
the other tlu’i'e 7n"7iths he is re-
(plil’ed to ])ci'for!ii Tile duties of the
ofli'-e of she7-ifl'.
A7iy citi.<'-n of the conn.ty or
.•-t.ate could )-.(p-ii''e <h-' she7'iff to
leave hi.' o;‘!ie,-at any tinie c\.'e])T
duriii'j; !lu' four months 7nentio7ied
i7i ordt'T to have a ])a])ei- se7'Ved.
If lie should stay i7i his
cei VC ta xes instead of
ture an illicit still re-'
v.hoTii tlu'y sent thei7- nioiu y had
T'.ot held it hack, there would not
lia vi' ln'c7i o7ie of them that Would
7iot ha ve had ' i- t ; X' s ]>aid in t ime.
Sli.TiiV Shufc »i d heea use
it v.as his impei-ative daty to h'ave
—it was 710 tri>-l{ ; ii wa^-; not do7ie
nndei’ the covei' of darlcnesS nor
behind the hack, hu’ it wasd‘>ne in
ae;-o>-(hince with his views as heiiiL:
a ])art of las (.tiicial and swinai
oilice to 7'e- |duTy. If lii.-' action was illeiral any
■fi;.: t o ca])- ] >e7'so7i who alh'i''es lie is injured
: ted to liiTii , h;i''isiiiph' time to ha.ve hi^ (‘ase
disfa7le
■n-'e it is easv
and had n.ids.
set • v\'j 1 ed aea -
j iiot he leni:i!'. neii Wo.
I ta X \ ' ited ; V. ea>
'that ]>rr]>ose. 'I’i-i-- ^
tion has 7iot 7iiade as 7'apio p7-o-re>s :
' tricts to I'.e lenirt la r..-
i to six or ei'_:ht moTith".
Since tiie vear !
counties of
K'-Lra7-dles
Me
of
( >1,1 :
lu r ^
a^ in othei
No7'th State,
di'-advantaire.-- --he is 7nakiin.’, 7’apid j
■ad<. I
:a I
hd t:
I i'l'
r< I
, im])i-o\ eTIle7lt m i.er pul
! hi r sch.ool pi’opi-i'Ty an i hei‘ si
' teacjiers.
)
' To ;d: '•w the i:n]n’ove7n"nt it i>
iUecessarv to ui ve a sketch of tli,
I
. schools from '"'•'.oto I.-''.
j
year." a j:o Ther,' was no '!'ra nsy ! v;;
I *iia connt.v. This was IJnncoT.he
'The first and oldiest school to In
, me7it ioned was situated on ion o|
1..
1 j su]>e?'i7itend‘.'n;, '1'. ('. 1
n !• ur
■>unty
ni
:?ld
Tii-
lei:
he v.ou'id lo-,' his
staiil in his otVice iii-
r 1 o MTV,' an at tach-
])7-ocess he would he
sus-
the
the law says
ol’lice. If he
stead of ;^oi7U
meiit or oTher
liable ,ill his honi] for dama.Lre
tained by the pai‘t\ wanti7i.t;’
])a])e7‘ S,‘7‘Ved .
'I'he lawmakers, thi'rel'oi’e. i7i or
der to ijive evei-y ni'i7) a cha7ice to
iiaN his l.ixe.s—liis nc.ll tax—um \ e
tried a7id setth d in eithc7- the state
oj- federal conrt hefor..' ehctio7i : 7io
ma7i ca7i he de])rivc-d of h.is leiral
I'iirhts in North ( a.roli71a.
,\nd 710V,-. ha\in>.r linished v.ith
the h'i:al side, h't U" tuim to the
7iioral auil political siile. We can
di>cuss t he."C two Tiiatters jointly,
to7' ]>olitics withour 7n.o7-ality is ije-
neath. tlie ciaiteTni/t of hono7ahle
him fou!‘ months in whicit lie couhl
always lind the sherill in his ol'iice . t rickei-y a nd the low pi'aclices of
o7-i7iTi'.e 7na7i's towns’ii]*. hut t he ' of t he ward heeler,
iw also ira\e the citi/en tli,' riirht ’ 'idi,* democi-aiic ]tarty has alv.a\'s
the se!'viee of the sheriiV . stood i'l )7- v.'!iat is i-i::ht and iiist, it
wiiat i-' l\7iow7i as (lailamo7-e I!,...
'I’iie li'iuse \'.as nothiiur hiU a loir
cabiTi, about t velve bysixtee?! feet,
furnished with slab 1*-'iich: and a
w7-iti7iLT de.-lc which i-xtendi'd
throULdi th(' 7iiiddh' of the hinise.
Th.i? course ot' study was s]ielli7n:’.
’.■eadi7'.Lr. W7'iti7iir a7id cii»iieri?!;^.
I )ne was co7isi«lereil educated if he
was a jiood s])elK'r. coul,i wi 'te a
iib'iiand residts in <ie!t'.a'^o_M:i‘ry. | ;i,[ -^-oidc all the]iro')-
le;:is th.i'ouirh the doubl,' rule of
I 1.
I ^ ■
' to rt'ouir,
fill- the other dutii
In th.
(lavs the teachi'rs
»f his ot'lic,' ]ias
d fi >]• 1 i'.e eh vatioTi of t lu'
j
i during.: the othi’r thre,' 7uonths. j wliiti' nuni. f <r the iprotectioii
Ihei-efoi'i' any citi/.en who does ; tlie home, foi-law an:l (U'der.
of
I not ]>ay his ]to1l tax du'-inir tlie
, months o* < )ctobe7', Novembt'r, De-
i cembe7‘ a7id Mandi must take tlie
' (d:ance ,»f lijidin;^: that the sherilT is
I (Uit of his oilice atteiidiim to the
^ jmaiiy otiicr duties inciuiih.nt on
i him.
\Vhe7i th(' c,institutio7iaI aniend-
me7it v/as ])assed a few years airo
three.
of \V;^ste?‘U Xo7'th ('arolina thouLdit
the I'-upils wei-e 7iot studyi7m unless
tlh'y could b,' hea7-d. In 1''!'), six
yea 7’s a I ter {he foi'77iatioii of Hen
derson c,ea7ity fj’oni nuneombe, the
lirst deno7ni7ia tio7ial '^chool, k7K -wn
as the Davids lU I{ive7- Acad. ii'..v,
was foundt'd at I>;'ividso7i Kiver bv
, the re])ulilica7is sai,i that it wovdd
;7esalt in iiie d'.si raT;chi.-'(‘7nc7it l’resi>_\'terian.s inidei
I many white nu'7\. O’V'of'I’rausy 1-! aa7ne-;
, xania s uilteu S071". H-)n. 1\. -ll-jAl'out the .-iatii'' time a
jZaidiary, v>-eiit over this county and j I established neai
the lea.
1 !
I'hii-di-l want,‘d to ];ayj
bcf
late. Mr. Luirlisli
I 'i'ln'7-e is. h-iwevcr, (•ne way that; on every stum]) ]!i-oidainied that
io rcimhlK'an poll taxes b,'fore if , ; ‘Statement as bein- false, and that
time and s> cr.r“ all the beucii 1 s of tii,. ici-.-iti.- nartv would n/vei-
had
be.
wa- 1'
hecn ni Brevard all th,' w,
loi'c —all da.v ?'londay itreviori-^iy
hut made n>) efi'ort oj- atte?7i])t to
])a\' > i;d ]»oil Ta.xes ’mtd he *oii7id
early ]'.avinent of his tax,*s—a way j dist'i-aTichis,' a7iy xvhit,' man wIk*
so simple ao'd i7iexnen>ive, a way wa-entitle-! t" V'>1, 710 7natt,'7‘wh;-1
tliat has been so(d.M7'ly ■)>assed upon ; liis p,>liTics wt'r,'. ai.d what Mr.
by tin coU7-ts of thiis land that i'v,>n ' Zacha7-y said was the truth then,
the yoimiresl- law student knows o!'!a7!d is the truth now, and no white
it. a7id the way whicli would h.ave ! man wh.o is a h'lral \dter will b»'
heeti suu’L^ sted to j). Ij. Ktiiilish ^lisfraTichiscd. v.li;'tII.'r lu'he a re-
had he coiisulfed a lawyer :;s to | t);-i],]icau , n; ,h'iiiocra t.
Vvlait he should d,). a7id that way I Mi-hr-li^h and other m,‘mbers
won 1,1 h.a v,‘ been ioi’ caeji man in-!
I t,'rest,'d to hav(' mailed a (du
' tlu^ money to the sliei'iff for th,'
a' n-i1 ;»i 1 .. !
Sinikei*.
]'lihli •
' Dan”.-
IJoelc, known as the Dunns h’oc];
Academy. M'l'cse s(diools c;i7ttinu,'d
top7-os]>ci- until the hnildin,:s were
desti’oyed by lire durin;.!; the i-ivil
war. ,\ft('r The clos ' of the v.ar
tlie s;-hool at Davidson !-{iver was
! re-i'stahlished by llev. (i. t’. i’oh-
I ertson and Mi‘. (.'haiinu!n, but ih,\v
{did not nu'ct success. In tiie fall
of l-'i! IJ.'V. K. Allisim ,)f Xorth
(and the hi >a I'd ot' ed ;; t
j 1 It “Cn Wor': '• illT t' ! Si ■! ■ 1 .-I
I hel]» th.e t-aich.er.
i done ny ti •ael ,ei's' i n-f ■ : i
'nil I’it'id V mt',;tini:s.
I teacher has an opj'o"; uio
! her ti'oiililes and r,'ceive s';_:_'e:,
tious that will aid lier in .'Me- tinj:
''■e ]»U]'ils to riiih; iivi'"/ and
i.iu’her ideals. She can h . ■ .• ]. -u-e
■ co7itrol OVC7- the ])U; '.' t]r!*i any
ot he7‘])ei-son. If Thi- i”' ; ■ i^
7\ot for !,'ood it is cerf...i.ly ' r ’la-
bail. Kverv tea(di r sh-.n![ I-.- a
coi'secrated ('hristian. foi- her iu-
!lue7ice will last wh -71 -lie i- _’on.'.
'I’ht' teaclier d leS 7lot 7-'.m''-: ■ , ■;:it
sh^ ha> don,' until it i' ■ - ^ t
l-'ro;;i the In:]ii’ovenleUts :dre. ,1\
mentioned it looks as i:' a c .ni['ul-
sory sfdio('l la\v is tlr^ t^ : t
interest the pati'ons. Ii 1-1- b ,n
foun,l tluit in the y< :.r' . ■ ’
was an avei'au',' attendari; .• of a' oiit
all ]>,-r cent., and an enroih-n'n’. of
'ila •
iren
ih'-
‘ t' i ■
i * 1 •, -
: ■ an
; ].,'r cent. ,,)f the s-In >. >1
tion. 'I'his shov.'s tha.t
stai t to sch'i )1 out for s
,h; not ,‘ontinu.'. i! -e
i n,-ed of comii'dsory’' edi.c ;t:
better tlie m.-isses are I'l:":,
less the : x]»eavliture of 1
monw,*alth will be ior rel
ries. jails and ])e?dleri\, ^
appli,‘s to 'i’ransylvania e- ■
aweiI as to ' h- • n;. i . .
tilths of tli,'crimes in t. i:
can be traced io i'.’-mil a 7:> •
lessn,-'^', ai'.ii eith,'r ,ai.- i.
bv hl(dv of educatio7l. \s
>11.
j ,)f til,'rc]'nblican , r'.’:ani/ati,>n did
I n,)t ap])roach or C'onsult v.dth the
lie>-s of t:((> democrati(‘ orL'’:’.ni-
I mt'iii!),
7Uount oi liis ] oil tax stich a | .yiff ^]i’ij\,rd%
|,hit,' that in ihi' ordinary cmrse <'i'!
lowav was n<d a lax collector, b ;t ^
oTily s\vo7-n in a- jailer. \Vithout
B!’eva7il tau'j-ht th.t'
'va r.
l^nown as
tlui' tlie slieriii was a'.\av. waitinu’
until the last twodaysto cveii o'fe-
t o ] lay t h,' 1 aXt s a n,l then ,Mi'.^ri tli;
to p .y some thi'-'y od 1 polls.
in the eveninir '.Ir. |-inL;lish w( n: to
tlie jailer, *f. A , (.'alh; ,\ay. and 11 i d
to .iTct (ialloway to issue tax r ■-
c, i])t-and acce]i1 the nn)ney there
for. and .Mr. Ihi'.'hsh knew, or
shoulil have known. That Mr. (;. h ie,mrsc ot 1 , rp,
hn,ns,„.v,..,i.,„ i, w„„Id
r,'a(died th,> slieriff l.obnv Mav V. I =
that woidd liav,'s,'ttlcd til,'maVtcr i nnd,‘r the | irani/at ion e.xtmdcd tliruu^di a })e-
Tii ' sli • . -f . 1 '* ■ I l’-‘i^'('il'^‘‘ “tii:it th,'LTuilty 11,'c'will'll I riod <'f alnmt thirty years. Dur-
. , • J' i no man i)ursu,'th,‘’ they ran up aiid ! iTiLC this tim,' the ])eo])l,' r,'i;ain,^d
not claiTU to ])e a. lawvt'i' a7id <lidi i .. ' . . . . ',-,.0... ^
.di'\\7ittu' county (‘ryinir “i r;; nd.'' i t lU'ir laith aiivi be^j^aji-\v,)7'k aeain.
,'i nor Ay,
of ,'v,'ry
ii{)on the
■iH-k .-ays :
c*o7ii’nunity
avi'ra::',' of
11.
tl;.'
'. a 1 -
‘itv jr:st
■ >unty
■ 1 I','
r o .-.e,l
* ' ; > -
rei:_th.
ei'dent
ini,'ili
1',7‘st school in
IJethel ];ublir
-chool. '’i'i’.is was the y,'ar of the
I'ormation ,)f I’l'ansylvania cou7ity.
Th,' ma.7iy ditlicultii's and hnrdshi])s
of the ,'i\il v^ar caus,‘d a declin,* in
•ducation wh.ich could not bv' over-
treiicv' of th.at etnmniinifv. a’ai. this
I '.
>eimen:
,it t’-'r
^^Ir. Knu'lish 'aakdync any
effort to ]iay the J'loticy to se\-,Tal
cither k7i()wn di ]» ;’ i, s who v.’cn- in
town, namely [> Siinnneyand
31. W. (Calloway, or withmit ))ut-
titm'the iii*>^<’.''' or (dieclcs I'liniva-
lent (hereto i’7 a 1. ttej- aiid maili.nur
itteth' - herill. M i‘. laiLrlish let the
niattcr < ■"]* the shcriilt" re
turned 1r‘ -1 Sout-i <'a.roli7ia. and
t]ic7i iMii^lish tried to ir,‘t th,> .'-^hi‘7'-
jjf to issu,' tax receipts dated back',
jje tt'ic'i to do lh:^ not in ari and \-i-
l)!,' niMini'*^'' but anpj'o;i(di,Ml the
shcrilf from the start with “his
lioriis oii< ’ they say. and tried
to ohtiiiTi the rec,‘i))ts hy IdnlT iind
bluster.
not know v.hat to do ub,)ut tlu' oiK'
07’ tv>'o ehc(dcs he found in has oi'liec
,,ji Ins ri'turn from South Carolina
s('nt in to ]»ay ])oll taxi's until h,'
consultcl liis attO’iTiey and found
out v/hat tie' law was.
.Frotn the h'U'al staiidi)oint tlu'r(‘-
foi-,' Slu'riff Shuford had complied
with all tlu' ref|uir('in,'nts as to
stayinu' in his ofiic,' anil,<;oinL; to
tlu! dilV('T('nt townships to c-oll(*ct
tlu' taxes, and liis t(-ni])orary ub-
sence was caused l)y liis tryini? to
])erforni one of tlie otlu'r duties of
tin' sheiiiV. namely, to ca])ture an
'riiis cry of fraud. liov.-('V('r, is no | Ii<‘V. Fit(di Taylor of Aslu'vilU'
i7it,'lliLreiice is di
education I.»f tlle
111 >t th“ fl'W."
entire
ilic
ain!
n,'w thiii'j; tis coming from tlu; re-
])uhlican leaders. T,j lu'ar them
talk th,\v hav,' ni'vc'r be,'71 ^.','aten
in any I'lection by th-^ d(nnocrat’s
except wh,'n the democi’ats bonirht
or stole the el,'ctio7i ; in fact the re-
])ublican l,'ad('r.s art'so fond of tin'
word fraud that they accnise ,'aidi
,)th,'r of it. in tlu'ir own party
s((Uiihbles ; tlu'y ('V('n i;o so far that
the ^ood i)eo])le of the.so United
States ar(' now hein'j: hnniiliated bv
Continued on page seven.
I
cam,' to l>r,‘var,l in 1 and f,)und-
,'d Brevaril Kpworth School, now
Brevard Instituti'. In i''!).> the
Ikqitist ass,)ciation of 'rr.aiisvlvania
county^ m'i^ani/.ed Br,»a,l Valley l7i-
stitute, near l\'nros,', nndt'i" the
dirt'ction of 11,'v. S. W. Hall and
l’r,)f. J. X. liradh'yof Wuk,' F^lr,'st
colle.i.re. Sine,' ]i)e>' this .scho,)l has
bc('n a state hiijh school.
The seliool ])ro])('rty of this coun
ty has ht'en {greatly improved, but
still move improveni('nt is needed.
Ln tl'.v' year a local bran.chof!
PENRCSE mmm
Ml--;. \V. L. Talh'y ai'.l s,ni re
turned liome f7'o7u a vi-it to Mrs.
'I'alh'y's father last Fj-i,lay.
.laki' Bc(dc i*f Asheviii • !■■■.■ , ni'd
home Sunday. 11,' ha' e, , •; ., ork-
ini;' ,)7i Ij. F. Lvday's lioiise.
S. Shtiek a.nd Z\lark ( la ,,’f -n n?-
turiK'd ho7n,' from Mars Hili eol-
h'lX,' hi-t Saturday.
.Mi-s. A. Clayton is icp-'.-,vi7^_
h('r lunis.'by till' ad,liti«..i , fota
new r(K)ms. • \V. Ij. 'jadi'V i-add
in”' liv(' nior,; rooms to hh- ho’as,\
a7id A. 1..I. T.cdbi'ftt'r is l:n'l.Iin;4 a
new hous,'.
.!,)s;‘]:h <’lt!yton, of Mars l.Lill eol-
retnriK'd honu' MoTulay.
With best wislu'S to th.e Xew.s
and its eorrespondt'nts.