Sylvan Yalley News
VOLU.ME-XVII
ONLY NEWSPAPER IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
V I’APKR I’OR I’KOl’r^K-Ar.lj TIOMK
BKEVAHl), NOKTK CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAY :!1. lOlt
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
VERY HARMONIOUS
For Koprosi ntativc' -
r>nH-so Whit miff Wood
COMPLln COUNTY TICKET
IS NOMINATED
The Race for Rej^istcr of Deeds
Was Hotly ('ontested, Taking
Forty-'l'hree Ballots.
Fi>T VO :
WILI I \ .M i:. HRKKSK, .IK.
!',ir Slu'i’ilV :
fi;i:d !•: siu'ford.
For II LT’-'ttT <)f Dt'i'ds :
15. A (ilLLESl’IK.
I', r 'rr('asurt‘v :
Z. W NK'IIOLS.
Ft r < 'oroTU'i*:
Dll. (^‘ X >1>K CHFATIIAM.
F. .r Snrv(‘vor :
.1. (' WIKF.
For ( ' unty ('■ •ininis.^ioiiers :
(i '1' LVDAY,
'r. B KKII).
1,. \V liKOOKS.
liio (li'ii'tnTalii' (MiiTity ])riinarit‘S
mot Saturday at J <>\‘look and noini-
natod a fnll dt im'cratic tic*k(“t. Tho
mooting was vt^ry liarnionions, and
all faction> Itfcanu' i-onnitt‘d, and
itissaf('ti> lU't dict that tlio ])arty
^vill ])iit a •'iilid fmnt to tho t-notny
in tho fall. TIk- racr for roi^i.-^tt-r
of ckM'ds jirovrd iho most oxoitiny:
t>nt‘, and it was not nntil fortj’-
throt' l)alloi> liad hoon taken that
th(‘ nomint'i' was di'clarod.
The mo(‘tiTiLT was called to order
by W. M. 11. iiry as tt*mi)orary
(‘Imirman. 'V. II dalloway was
t'h'cted as ]»< rinatu‘nt ohairma!i : R.
L. (iash was i l. ' trd S(‘or(“tary. and
Ora L. .Tono> a'>istant soeri'tary.
Tho roll call by t<)wnshi]»s was
then taken, livery townshi]) in tho
coiinty r«s])t.nd'd cX(H*])t ‘'odar
Mountain. T. l.ut'tis ])rLsented
credentials and lir was allowed to
cuh;t the vote ot ‘ i-dar Muuntain in
tho various vut. s There were no
Cont('.sts of any iiatnri'.
Tho first taken was to d<‘-
terminc' the sfnT;iiu-nT for the dif
ferent candidate^ fur prowideiit.
Tilt' vi)tc‘ taken .'•li«*\ved X'nderwood
to bo .slightly in tlie lead, W'itii
Wilson .second.
Loeko Craiu' i>f AslH'ville was
Tinanimtmsly eu([<.i-sed for gover
nor by risimj; vote : as was also
Frank Carter r jndj^e for this
district.
No instructi; ins wen- j^iven as to
lieutenant irovenn 'c.
The follov.iiiL' i-ntlor.semonts were
made:
J. Bryan (iriTr. - for secri'tary of
state.
Jlenjaniin Lacy for state
treasnrer.
W. P. Wood f'^r auditor.
T. \V. Bickett tor attt)rnoy i^^en-
oral.
Janies K. Vouu': for insurance
commissioner.
Williiini A. (Jraham for commis
sioner of agriculture.
M. L- Shi]>maii for commissioner
of labor and ]»riTitini;.
Messrs. Hoke and lirown for as
sociate jnstir*es (,f the Supreme
court.
The vote for corporation commis
sioner was as fdlldws :
Short term—Travis Dan
iel o ; Bagwell
Long term—Pell .')%; Maxwell
20%.
The next vote taken was for con-
jrress, whifh resultt'd as follows :
Kevnolds Gudger
Boyd -79 1.21
Brevard 5.29 3.71
Cedar Mountain .50 .50
Dunns Rock 1.0,^ .97
Eastatoe .20 .80
East Fork l.Sl .49
Gloucester 9.5 .08
Hogback 1.H7 1.13
Little River .28 .72
11.21 11.79
Hovel
I..\=^
.(>5
Hnvard
.=^.12
,V5.^
.0.5
Cathfvs C'r<H‘k
l.SS
2.12
C\dar MounUiin
..=iO
..50
Dunns Rcick
.52
1.48
Kastatuo .
.(>0
.40
East Fork
1.41
.49
(doucestor
.7')
.21
11 Of;hack .
1.2S
1.72
Littlf Rivir
.75
.25
ll.()0 11..V5
For Sheriff
Shuford
J.
C. King
Hovd
_ 2.00
Hnvard
8.2.^
.77
('athcys Crci-k
- 4.00
('odar Mountain
1.00
Dunns Rork
2.00
1-^astatoc __ .
1.00
I-'ast Fork
2.00
(Ilouct’stcr
1.00
Hogback
.Voo
Little River
1.00
I'itr Treasurer
Xiehols
Henderson
Hoyd
__ 1.2't
.71
Hrevard
8.71
.2‘>
('athev.s Creek
,^.70
..^0
('edar Mountain
1.00
Dunns R«n k
1.10
.si
Ivastatoe
1.00
i'lasl f'ork
2.00
('iloiK'est<r
1.00
ilo<rl);u k
.^.00
Little River _
LOO
2.\86
2 A I
Tho race for rt'gistm* of deeds far
sur])asst‘d anything t)f the kind ov('r
h(*ld i]i this county. No nomina
tion was made until tlu^ torty-third
ballot. Following is tlie vote on
tlu* llrst ballot :
P>raek-
(ial Io
(lilles-
Xiehol
en
wa V
j)ie
son
Hoyd
.11
..^7
.10
1.42
Hrevi.rd
1.45
2.5S
4.77
.20
(.'athevs v'reek l.i (>
I.IS
1.2;
(,'edar Mtn.
.50
.10
.10
Dunns k
.25
l..V>
Kastatoe
.67
.05
.2S
Last Fork .
.05
1.00
.(»5
(lloueester „
.14
.Sf)
Hogback
.72
..50
1.78
Little River
-
.11
.11
.78
.\2()
(>.25
S.71
5.78
BREVARD iSTITUTE
ENDS SCneOL YEAR
COMMENCEMENT EXERCIS
ES ENDED TUESDAY
As it to(»k thirt(HMi and a t'ractioTi
convention voti's to nominate, a
second ballot was called for, which
result(‘d in tlu‘ .same vot<\ (»n tho
third ballot (-ilouc(“sier vot(*d ."-olid-
ly for (-Jailoway. The fourth and
iifth was tho same. 'riu*re were
.slight changes in tlu‘ sixth, s(*v-
(>nth, eighth, ninth and tenth, the
tenth ballot ri'sulting as follows:
IJracken (-Jalloway : (411-
k'spie ll.i'iO; Xicholson There
W(*r(‘ no more ehamros until the
twenty-.'^ev(‘nth ballot, which stood
iis follows: lirjicken I '.'.'); (Callo
way (lillos^i;' M..')U; Nichol
son
The vote then remained un
changed until the forty-first ballot,
when Hogback and (Tlouci^ster
voted their strength for T. H. (Cal
loway in an t'lfort to introduce a
dark hors(\ The vote then was as
follows: T. H. (,Talloway l.oo;
Brackim 1 .t*5 ; (lalloway ; Gil
lespie 11.')*.*; Nicholson In
the forty-third ballet (’atheys
('rc'ok voted solidly !k>r (-Jilles])i(‘,
which gave him (‘nough votes to
insurci his nomination, and he was
deelared the nomin(‘o.
T. 1>. R(‘id and (I. T. Lyday wore
nominated commissioners on tin?
the lirst ballot. L. W. Brooks was
nominated on tlii' second ballot,
Catheys Creek again carrying the
day by changing her original voto.
Dr. (4oode CheatLam was nomi
nated as coroner.
J. C. Wike won the nomination
for surveyor.
Tho following committee was ap
pointed to select delegates to the
various conventions : G. W. Wilson,
W. M. Henry, J. M. Zachary, W.
M. Maxwell, J. F. Hayes, J. M. Gal-
loNvay, N. A. Miller and C. V. Shu-
ford. They reported as follows :
Delegates to congressional con
vention : A. E. England, W. M.
Henry, J. M Zachary, T. W. Whit
mire, T. J. Wilson, A, F. Paxton,
M. W. Galloway, R. J, Cook, T. T,
Lottis, Wait Kilpatrick, W. H.
Duckworth, W. W'. Zachary, Cos
Paxton, Ora L. Jones, G. W. Wil
son, W. P. Whitmire, T. S. W^ood.
Delegates to state convention:
T. H. Shipman, T. C. Henderson,
W. W. Zachary, W. H, Duckworth,
T. W. Whitmire, W. E. Breese, Jr.
Delegates to judicial convention :
Welch Galloway, R. L. Gash, Leon
Gillespie, N. A. Miller, W. R. Kil
patrick, W. M. Ball, J. H. House,
Wm. Maxwell, J. P. Whitmire, W.
,W. Zachary, A. M. Paxton, W. H.
Allison.
Various Features on the Program
Were Popular and Showed
Talent and Training.
Patrons of tlu' various I'xercisc's
at the Institute, marking tlu‘ close
of tin* year 1I 1 -1'J. may have Tio-
ticed tho word “.\!i/pah" at tlu* j
bjick of the stair(>. This word witli
its beautiful iut(>r])r('tation, “Tlu*
Lord watch between me and tlu't'
wlien wo are absent one from aTi-
othi'r,” was clmsen by Prof. Trow-
bridiT(' as tln> Iceyuute of his last
eba]>(“l talk on S:itni‘day Tuormmr.
Dainty sovt'nir cards a])pro])riatoly
decorated with a chimo of bolls and
b(‘aring this in.scri])tion wore dis-
tributiMl to th(' school and w('r(' fol-
lowt'd by a talk as thoughtful and
tender as tlu' ins<*ri])tion itstdf.
Saturday aft(‘rnoc>n tlui liold day
(‘xorcis('s wore' hold. A match
game of tt'nnis Ix'twoon tlu‘ boys of
tbt' two soeit'ties and of baski't ball
between tlu* girls ])i'ov»'d inten.soly
t'xciting. I
Both games wen' Wt'll ])1ay(‘d, j
liard fouglit and there was much
choorini; on Ixdli si,lcs. '^I’lie vault
of lieavt'n was fre(iuently s]»lit by
t(*rrifi(^ yells as somo ])articnlarly
good ])lay was made*, and consid(M*-
ablt' soil was dis])laced and carried
away on tho persons of thi‘ various
contestanss.
Tho Laniers won the tennis gamt',
also best single ])layor, (-Jt-orgi* Shu-
ford. Tho Adeli)hians carried otl'
t]i<‘ honors in basket ball.
Tho ])rimary dt‘])artmont Satur
day evt‘ning (Mi.ss Mitcludl, direc
tor) gavt'a cantata t'ntitled “Fairi«'s
of th(‘ Seasons." 'I'his was most
i»eautifully n'ndert'd. It was really
wonderful to s(‘o tho int(*nso inter
est manif(‘st('d by even th(‘smallt'st
tots. Tho ])('rformatico was marked
by a ])recision and gracofuln(*ss of
movenu'nt which showed mu(di
cartd’ul training and much natural
ability on the part of tlie children.
Thi\v sang well, marched well and
looked very dainty and swt*ot, and
they wt'iit through tho most intri
cate tii'un* with j)erfect ease. Tlio
costumt's wi*ro very “fotching" and
tlu^ “miso-en-scono'’ w’as truly won
derful, wh(?n one considt*rs the dis
advantages of one small stage.
Sunday was Brc^vard Ii^stitute
Day at the M. F. church. A mas
terly baccalaureate sermon w*as
l)r(‘ached by the Rev. E. K. Hardin
of Rock Hill, .S. C., a most eloquent
sp(‘aker. His subject was “The
lndisp(>nsableness of Christ.” It
was a tine discourse, and with its
s])ocial mo.ssage to the graduating
class will long be rf'memberod.
Good music “was rendered by the
Glo(^ Club.
At the Institute chapel the sub
ject of the Y. W. C A. service at
t*)p. m. was “Last Message of tho
Senior Class.” Almost every mem
ber of the class delivered a short
message to their fellow students
and “Mizpah” w’as again the key
note. Some beautiful music was
interspersed and every one ])resent
felt the solemnity and sweetne.ss of
the occasion.
Later on t.the school attended
Sunday evening service at the M.
E. chnrch as nsnal, and the Rev.
Mr. Hardin again officiated, the
Glee Club rendering ai)propriate
si)eeial music.
Monday, the busiest day of all
commencement, was marked first
by class day exercises at 10 a.m.
in the chapel. These exercises
were conducted by tho Senior class
and w^ere very ably managed.
Much wit and ingenuity were dis
played in “Class History,” “Class
Prophecy,” “Class Will and Testa
ment,” etc., and several interest
ing musical selections were given.
A general musical recital at 3 p.
m. was the next event of the day’s
doings. Tho selections wore varied
and boi-t' witness to Miss ('ovin(''s
and Miss Ivy’s faithful and ])ains-
takiiig t(‘aehing. Wo havi* not
s]>aco to mention individual ])or-
formanct'S, but all woi'o of high
grade.
Th(* last (‘vont of Monday, con
sidered by many “the"’ <*vent of
tho season, was th(‘ intor-soci»‘ty
contest (fifth annual) b(‘tw(*t*n th(*
Adol])hian and Ijanior Lit(‘rary So-
cicti('s. Much hard work is always
])ut iTito thos»‘ conti'sts, and fending
aTid inti'rost run high. When' all
is so Ljood it is liard for tlie judges
to ehoose. Tli(‘ r(‘sult this year
stands as follows; Miss Mary
Brt‘(‘/(‘ of tho Lanier Society won
tb(* recitation contest, and the
Adel]>hians woji tfio debate. Af-
firmativ(\ .Alessi-s. Douglas and
.Mann; negative. Messrs. Allison
and Wilson. Tlie (juestion, “•Re
solved, That tlu‘r(*ci;nt amendmejit
])assed ])v conirress which pi-ovid('d
for the po])ulai election of I'nitt'd
Stati's sonatoi-s is tho bt'st mt‘tlu)d
of (‘lection,” was ably dobati'd by
th(‘ four c*ontostants. Mr. Maim
received tho higlu'st vote as do‘-
batm*. Tlio usual (*nthusiasm on
both sides was shttwn, and if the
ceiling is still intact it is a mirac'h*,
and ])7-ovos tho soundness of tho
mason-work th(‘r<‘on.
.Monday aftt'rtioon (iuit(‘ a num
ber of vi."itors to tlu* Institute took
advantage of tlie o]t|»ortTniity of
seeijiir tlio Domestic .\rt De])art-
ment, whi<-b is dii*ected l)v Aliss
Minnie Ho])ptM-. 'riii* (“xhibit in
cluded a great variety of work,
such as dressmaking, milliiu'ry,
('mliroid(‘ry. bead work, croclu't
work and basketry. The Beilin
ut'rs’ sewing books showed ^am-
])lt*s of the first work done by the
students with notes from 1ectur»‘s.
In tho machiTU> work ther(‘ was a
largo‘numbor of garnumts made by
tho students, I’aui^ing from j>lain
shirt waist suits u]) to suits of silk
and organdi('. Hats also wore in
(‘vidonci*, showing i*(‘markablo skiil
and nice taste. In bead work tht'n*
w’ort* hand-bogs, necklact's, collars,
all of ex(juisit(* coloring, and sonu*
of the suits slnnvod tin* ai»])lication
of bi'ails by tin* students' hands.
Tilt! bask(‘ts and mats, v'ovt'ii of
rot‘d and ratlia. made a b»‘antiful
collection. Tlui tine coat suits on
t'xhibit were modi*ls of taste and
workmanshi]).
Tho work of four of Brevard’s
young ladies in this dopartnn'ut
dosorvt's s])oeial mention. Those
are Misses Daisy Orr, Ava Ash
worth, Drncilla Hamlin and Jennie
Ffodgos. Miss Hopper spokc’! in
high praise of tho work of these
young ladies. This department, so
ably directiMl, has grown in a short
time to be one of the main depart
ments of the Institute.
Tho graduating exorcises of the
Institute took ])lace on Tut*.sday
night. Tho audience, as usual, was
large, filling the chapel and annex.
The graduating class, marching to
the air of “Onward (.'hristian Sol
diers,” filed upon the stag(‘, and an
opening jmiyor was offered by Rev.
J. R. Owen.
The iirst part of the evening was
taken up by members of tho gradu
ating class and music by Miss Co-
ville and the Glee Club. A solo by
Miss Coville and a chorus by the
Glee Club \vere much enjoyed.
Only two members of the graduat
ing class read essays: Miss Ada
Blum on “Higher Education for
Women in the South,” and Mr.
John Eli Ivey, the first graduate in
agriculture, on “(xood Roads.”
Both these essays w’ere appropriate
and well written.
The second part of the program
was an address to the graduating
class by President O. S. Dean of
Weaverville College. His subject
w’as “Thinking,” and the develop
ment of it showed the mind of one
who is himself a thinker. After
some introductory remarks on the
importance of right thought and
the superficiality of ordinary think
ing, the speaker said that true
thinking involved three things:
vision, purpose and faith. On
these he spoke with clearness and
Continued on page seven.
"FLIES AND FilTli”
AS DISEASE BREEDERS
THE FLY IS A VERY I ILTHY
AND DANGEROUS HIRD
A Buzzard or a Bed Buj^ is Clean
er and Nicer Than a Coni:iion
House Fly.
The followinir article is taken
from the currt'v.t issueo!' tbe i^ulh*-
tin of tlie North Carolina State
Board of llealtli. We eoii.-iilcr it
oni' of tlu' i)e>t artie!e> ever \.'rit-
t(‘n on till* subj('ct of tlie>. It i>
from lli(‘ )i(‘n of 1):-. (’vru.-; I’h .ni])-
son of .lacksonville. X. <
To lift men out of <.]d nits is al
ways a >lo\v and t!:'i fisk
Wh(*n you woulil ri»nsi t'^ new ac
tion nu*n oi’tlinarily intelligent, you
are m<*t with (luorulous irritation:
“A little sleep, a little slinnher, a
littlo folding of tho hands toslet'p.'
In a daily pajx'r ])ubiished in a
gnnit south«‘rn city, 1 read only
tho otht'r day this ])eit editorial
])arai:rai)h : ••Another bad thing
ab(tut mo,-..!initoes and fii' ' i" the
lectures abont the?n." So l]ie
sluL’’gard WouM kee]i his ’'i; d : a?id
So a siiine!' might >ay that aiiotlier
bad TliiiiLT about ser^ions aiuiap-
])eals for right livinix is that ••they
hit my sins and disturb jny slei*]).”
If OIK* livint; in a country wh(*re
fii(^s are unknown (if sn^-li a conn-
trv there W('r»‘) should lie trans-
fi*rred to our own sa'iu>;ev homt'S.
lit' would COJIK' U]»on tlio }l(.)USel!y
])robleTU with entirely ditTerent
fee*lin^"-' from tho.so that are ox])o-
rii'Ticeil by the natives. I’.ut mon
LT(‘t used to anything, eveTi tilth
and l]i(>s and ])ostili‘noe and d('atli.
riio rollicking fun of tlu* Decam-
(*ron was playi'd in tin* face of tho
Plasjrue.
••Fxtorminato tin' Hie-'" s:iid :i.
farmer to mo one' day ; ••why tho.
lHt‘s are useful croaturos. a littlo
troublesonu*, to bo sure, but thoy
aro scavengors about our honu's
wis('lv ])rovidod by naturt*. likt* tho
bu//,ard of tho air ; and 1 jii-'t
so(' how wo could gi*t aloiiLT in tho
summer time wi^^hout tiios. Thoy
clean u]> the* lit . about our ])r(‘m
isos.”
This was tho aV(‘ra‘_M* man with
the average vision in an average
community. He had bc'cn roared
to fool that hon.sollios, like mosipii-
toes, ticks, and various ri'jitiles,
wi*ri‘ necessary and inevitabh* con
comitants of the summer . time
Mayl)0 wo shall ho able to t('ach hi>;
childr('n to assume a difTt'rent men
tal attitude. Thoy may learn that
a buz/ard is a safer and moin; gen
teel scavenger than a housefly, a
really helpful and harndoss high-
llyer, taking away something and
bringing in nothing, an aviator not
to be thought of in comparison
w’ith tho filthy low-flyer about our
houses, which with (*qual zi'st rev
els in filth and relishes dainties,
carries away nothing and brings in
everything.
My average man would, of conrso
reject his cup of cotTee into which
fly had fallen, or his glass of but
termilk into which presumption
had dashed an individual unfortu
nate to sudden death, or his bread
that enshrouded one untimely
done; but the fact that the solid
portions of his food had been the
playground and festal board of the
reeking feet of the living swarm
would be accei)ted by him as so
natural and inevitable that his food
would not lose its flavor, nor his
palate its relish because of theso
pestilential additions. So great is
his respect for and abhorrence of
the dead and his tolerance of the
living ; so custom makes him hap
pily inert in the dangers that
swarm about him.
A man can get used to anything.
Tired out on a second night’s vigil
not long ago, I lay down on a clean
bed for a little rest and sleep. After
. an hour or two they called me and
1 Continued on page three.