ONLY NEWSPAPER IN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY
A HOME PAPER FOR HOME PEOPLE—AIjL HOME PRINT
VOLUME-XVII
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1918.
NUlBER-38
THE TENTH DISTRICT
A Review of All the News From the Comities Com-
po^g the Tenth Congressional District
JACKSON
Mr. S. M. Rhea reports that he
killed twenty-four rattlesnakes one
day last week, in the Balsam motin-
tains, near the dummy line.—Jack
son County Journal.
The new water works were put
into operation at Sylva last Satur
day night, when the populace
turned out to see a fire drill.
A mass meeting of the voters of
Jackson county, “who are opposed
to the present democratic adminis
tration,” is called to meet in Web
ster on the 21st, according to the
Journal. This is entertaining a
false hope. It is clearly a bid for
dissatisfied democrats, the leaders
of this movement not yet having
learned that there are no disgrun
tled democrats in this good demo
cratic year.
The people of Jackson are pre-
jmring for the coming county fair
on the 25, and 27. The event
promises to be a success.
McDOWELL
RUTHERFORD
Miss Mabel Wells and brothers,
John and Russell, left last Wednes
day to enter school at Brevard.
Miss Hattie Allen left Saturday to
enter school at Brevard.—Forest
City Herald.
The Forest City graded school
opened last Monday with Prof. T.
Li. Reville in charge. The enroll
ment at the opening was about two
hundred.
HENDERSON
Mr. T. M. Davis is experimenting
•with a new cream separator.—Old
Fort Sentinel.
On the farm of T
joining town, may
M. Davis, ad-
be seen the
nevel sight of an apple tree in full
bloom. This is extremely late or
remarkably early—we don’t know
which.—Old Fort Sentinel.
The Old Fort graded school
opened on Monday, the 9th, with
Prof. Steppe^ in charge. The en
rollment was something over two
hundred.
The Marion graded school opened
on Monday, the 9th, also, with an
attendance of over three hundred.
On last Saturday a pair of twin
boys were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Lytle,—Catawba Valley cor-
respsndence of the Marion Pro
gress.
The republicans (kind unknown)
will hold a county convention in
Marion on Monday, according to
the Progress, when a county ticket
will be put out. Only one candi
date has announced himself.
Mrs. C. E. Armstrong, a wealthy
w^idow’ of Vicksburg, Miss., was
thrown from a carriage in Hender
sonville last Thursday afternoon
and instantly killed, her head being
crushed against a pile of ties. The
horses became frightened near the
depot while no one held the reins.
Her son, twenty-two years of age,
made a heroic attempt to stop the
run-away team and he clung to the
bridle of one of the horses and w’as
carried about one hundred yards
when he lost his grip and was
thrown to the ground. Mrs. Arm
strong, with her son and two
daughters, were spending the sum
mer at Flat Rock, and were well
known in the sunmier colony.
MR. DEftVER ACCEPTS
The following letter from Mr. C.
B. Deaver to Mr. W. E.'^Breese, Jr.,
which is in answer to one pub
lished in The News last week, is
self-explanatory, that is if you hap
pen to have a dictionary handy.
The answer contained in this letter
assures the county of a joint cam-
paigpi between the nominees for the
legislature of the democratic and The
republican (or progressive?) par
ties. If the campaign brings out
as many big words as this letter
would seem to indicate we would
advise all who attend the speaking
to bring along their unabridged.
Following is the lette?:
Brevard, N. C., Sept. 16, 1912.
Hon. W. E. Breese, Jr., Brevard,
N. C.
My Dear Sir: I am in receipt of
your esteemed favor of recent date
inviting me to meet you in joint
MR. MADLER SELLS
INTEREST IN CLUB
WORK BEING PUSHED RAP
IDLY
Stone Brothers Together
With Other Well Known Busi
ness Men Now Interested.
A. M. Blackwell, sheriff of Hen
derson county, has tendered his
resignation to the county commis
sioners. It was accopted at the
last meeting of the commissioners.
Eckles Green, the eight-year old
son of W. D. Green of Fruitland,
was accidentally stabbed in the
stomach last Friday. In some man
ner the little fellow ran against a
knife his sister was holding and
was badly cut. Ho underwent an
operation and is thought to be out
of danger.
POLK
MACON
Mr. William H. Waldrop, Jr.,
and Miss Florence McConnell were
married at the home of the bride
in Franklin on Wednesday, Sep
tember 4th, Esquire George M. Bur-
gin officiating.
The republicans of Macon county
•will hold a county convention in
Franklin on Saturday, September
21, to nominate a county ticket.
A large crowd of people attended
the baptizing at Columbus last
Sunday, according to . the Polk
County News. A class of twenty-
five, fifteen young ladies and ten
young men, were baptized.
The people of Polk county have
a lot to be thankful for. For in
stance, we don’t live in South Caro
lina, neither do we constitute a
part of Henderson county.—Polk
County Ne’ws. '
The Polk county democrats will
hold a county convention on Sat
urday, September 21, to nominate
a candidate for the lower house
and for county offices.
CHEROKEE
A smokeless boiler, invented by
•W. J. Ellis of Andrews, was given
a trial by a well known engineering
concern in Cincinnati recently.
The trial proved that the venture
■was a sue>‘8s in every particular,
and the new boiler is expected to
reduce the amount of coal necessary
to generate steam.
On last Saturday a crowd met at
the Talula grave yard and cleaned
it up nicely.—Tulula correspon
dence of the Andrews Sun.
HAYWOOD
The Waynesville graded school
opened on Monday, September 9th,
and the fourteenth year has started
off with bright prospects. There
were 457 pupils present at the open
ing of the school.
to meet
debate in several precincts of the
county for the discussion of those
economic and other issues now
effecting the people. I have also
read a copy of your letter pub
lished in the Sylvan Valley News,
and while I realize I shall contest
with one well trained and versed
in the arts of forensic disquisition,
I nevertheless accept your invita
tion with pleasure and rely ujion
the strength and equity of my
cause instead of those marks ofi
merit which, in the generosity of
your nature rather than the fact of
their existence, prompts you to at
tribute to me.
I wish further to assure you that
I fully ax)preciate and cordially re
ciprocate the kind and friendly ex
pression in your polite note, which
is not only an evidence of your gen
erous attitude, but w’hich makes
more sharply obvious the just and
enviable regard in which you are
held as a polished and skillful par
liamentarian. And so, when I cou
ple with these qualities the re
sourcefulness of your mind, and
your trained experience in political
statecraft, I almost stand appalled
at the door of the approaching con
test, and were it not foe the
strength and hope given me by the
equity and rectitude of my cause I
could not hope to meet such an ac
complished adversary.
I am also delighted to note that
you desire to pitch this discussion
ujjon a high plane, and you shall
certainly have my hearty co-opera-
tion. I shall keep well within the
lines of proper discussion, unless
peradventure, I am forced to do
otherwise, in which event you will
grant me, I am sure, a rght to use
the English language to the best of
my ability.
The issues in the present contest
are clear-cut and well defined and I
think pretty generally understood
throughout the county. And so
the rant and hypocracy of public
debate which you so timely and
justly condemn, should find no
place in our contest, because one
should be as honest in politics as
one is in business. Therefore I am
sure you will agree with me to the
proposition that reason should rule
instead of rancour, persuasion in
stead of repression, and right in
stead of inequality, so that the
voice of the people shall be par
amount and the greatest amount of
good accrue to their general well
being.
And in closing let me again thank
you for your very kind invitation
and assure you of my highest re
gards and best wishes for your con
tinued health and happiness.
Sincerely yours,
Chas. B. Deaver,
Republican nominee for the Legis
lature.
About ten o’clock last night
(Thursday) Cash Love’s house, oc
cupied by Alf Foster and his daugh
ter, was entirely destroyed by fire.
The occupants lost everything they
had.—Waynesville Courier.
A deal was put through early
this week that will mean much to
this town and surrounding country,
when Mr. Henry Madler sold his
half interest in the Appalachian
Club Estates to Messrs. T. C., R. C.,
E. E., C. R. and J. B. Stone, R. B.
Gilchrist and A. B. Clark.
Messrs. R. G. and J. B. Stone
need no introduction to the people
of Brevard, they having been resi
dents of the town for the last sev
eral months, having come here
from Greenville about twelve
months ago. Dr. T. C. Stone is a
well known physician of Aiken, S.
C., and ranks high in his profession
in the Palmetto state. Messrs. E,
E. and C. R. Stone are well known
business men of South Carolina.
Mr. R. B. Gilcrist is vice president
of one of the largest banks in
Charleston and also president of
two building and loan associations
there. Mr. Clark is a well known
and STiccessful business man of Bir
mingham, Ala.
With all these successful busi
ness men, together with Mr. H. H.
Thomas, the Appalachian Club Es
tates will certainly be a success. It
is the intention of the new pro
moters to push the work to a suc
cessful termination. Already many
applications for membership in the
club have been recieved.
At a meeting of the stockholders
held Monday the following officers
were elected ; H. H. Thomas, presi
dent ; R. B. Gilchrist, vice-i)resi-
dent; R. G. Stone, secretary and
treasurer; R. B. Gilchrist, T. C.
Stone, H. H. Thomas, J B. Stone,
A. B. Clark and R. G. 3tone, board
of directors.
A large force of men are now
busily engaged in clearing and
denning up the bed for the lake on
top of the mountain. This work is
progressing rapidly. The golf
course is already graded and
smoothed and is now ready for the
sod. A beautiful road has been
built around the golf course. When
this work is all completed and the
club house built it will undoubt
edly bo one of the most attractive
places in Aiiieric**.
It is our intention to give a more
extended write-up of this club
proposition, possibly next week, so
that hll of our readers may know
just what is contemplated on this
beauliful See-Off mountain.
CONVICT ESCAPES
FIUNGIS D. WINSON
MAKES FINE SPEECH
LARGE CROWD HEARS THE
speaker:
Paid His Respects to the Republi
cans and Bull Moosers—Says
Wilson Will Win.
Mrs. J. M. Rogers suffered a very
painful accident recently when she
fell down an embankment at Tus
cola and dislocated her wrist.
Ladies who are nervous, weak
and discouraged from long stand
ing ailments in the generative or
ganism will find relief and the
speedy restoration of health and
strength in DR. SIMMON’S
SQUAW VINE COMPOUND. It
is a woman’s medicine. It quiets
inflammation, eases pain and puts
Gilbert Smith, the young white
man who was recently sentenced to
the roads for three months for an
assault, made his escape from the
gang Tuesday afternoon about four
o’clock.
The prisoner had stepped behind
a clump of bushes for a moment
and while the guard had his atten
tion directed to the other prisoners
he managed in some w^ay to get out
of sight. It is finderstood that a
plot had been formed by the pris
oners for all to make a break for
liberty. It was thought the guard
would run after Smith, and while
away the others would scatter in
all directions. The guard was too
shrewd for a ruse like .this, how
ever, and only* Smith succeeded in
getting away.
The officers were notified shortly
after the man escaped and started
at once on his trail, but up to the
time we go to press he had not been
apprehended.
The work now being done by the
convict force is of a high order,
and much progress has been made
in widening and grading the road
to Rosman about two miles from
town. Any one who will go out
and inspect the work already done
Hon. Francis D. Winston of Ber
tie county, democratic candidate
for elector at large, made the open
ing speech in the coming campaign
at the court house last Friday af
ternoon. A large crowd of enthu
siastic democrats and a few repub
licans were present and all enjoyed
his speech very much. Aftsr the
speaking Mr. Winston left Brevard
on the four o’clock train for Hen
dersonville, where he made a
speech to a large crowd of people
Friday night.
The speaker was introduced by
County Chairman W. M. Henry,
who spoke of the eminent record of
the man who was to address the
crowd, saying that he was held in
the highest esteem of the people of
Transylvania.
Governor Winston opened his
speech with a few remarks in re
gard to the attitude of this county
in the campaigns he has partici
pated in, saying that this county
had always given him its solid sup
port in every instance.
He briefly outlined the principles
of the democratic party, and the
things' for which it has always
stood, saying that any man in any
party conld subscribe, t-o.*them.
‘ If you could x>in Roosevelt down
long enough to get an answer,”
said the speaker, “he would ex-
V laim, ‘By Golly, I wrote every one
of them.’ ” But he then i)ointed
out that Jefterson wrote these
principles long before Roosevelt
was born.
The speaker declared that dem
ocracy believed in an equal and ex
act justice to every man, every
section and every business ; peace
at home and abroad; the submis
sion to the will of the majority;
the supremacy of the civil law over
the military; economy in the ad
ministration of the government
and freedom of the press, si)eech
and person.
Governor Winston said the re-
l^ublican party could l)e described
by words beginning with the letter
“D,” such as dismayed, disorgan
ized, dissevered, dissolved, disspir-
ited and dying.
The speaker paid his respects to
the record of President Taft, Roose
velt and the tariff. Speaking of
the way in which the republicans
had fooled the people on the tariff
question he told a funny anecdote
to express his thought. A little
girl had been punish^ d by her
mother for telling stories, but the
punishment seemed to have hud no
effect. Coming home from school
one day this little girl declared to
her mother she had seen a bear.
The mother, knowing that what
she had seen was a dog, sent the
little girl to her room to say her
prayers. Coming out later with a
beaming countenance the motner
asked her if she had been forgiven.
“Yes,” said the little girl. “God
said I was justifiable that xnistake,
for that same dog had foole'd him
five or six times.”
Every one was well pleased with
Governor Winston’s speech. He is
an orator of no mean ability. He
quoted a large amount of statistics
in a manner that was not tiresome,
and frequently illustrated his
points by bits of humor that drove
his facts home. There was no bit
terness in his speech but he talked
directly to the point.
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