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BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1912.
NUMBER-
TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
The last meeting of the Transyl
vania Teachers’ Association will be
held January 24 and 25, 1913. The
following program will be ren
dered :
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24.
10:00 to 12:00—Visit to the Bre
vard graded school. The teachers
of the county are invited to visit
the department they are most in
terested in.
13 KX) to 1:00—Noon rocess.
1:00 to 1:30—“The Teacher’s
Duty in Proper Care of the Health
Conditions in the School,” C. B.
Woltz.
1:30 to 2:00—“Importance of the
Study of Language and Litera
ture,” A. B. Riley.
2:00 to 2:30—“How to Arouse
the Interest and Self-activity of
Pupils by Linking Arithmetic With
Their Home Life,” Z. A. Nicholson.
2:30 to 3 :00—Reports from the
assembly.
FRIDAY KVKNING.
7:30—Southern Poets.
Song—“Dixie.”
“Life of Sidney Lanier,” Miss
Delorah Stepp.
“My Springs,” Miss Lena Har
wood.
“Song of the Chattahoochee,’’
Miss Esther Gray.
Solo, Miss Co veil.
Selections from Marshes of the
Glynn, W. B. Sinclair.
Duet, Miss Holcom, A. B. Riley.
“Little Griffin of Tennssee,”
Mark Osborn.
Florence Vane, Miss Nettie Bum
garner.
“My Life Is Like a Summer
Rose,” Miss Nannie Jordan
Song, “Old Folks At Home.”
SATURDAY, JANUARY 25^
9:50 to 10:15—Opening exercise,
Miles Reece.
10:15 to 10:45—“Reading in the
Public Schools,” Miss Hattie Aiken.
10:45 to 11:15—“What Are the
Fundamental Subjects? Why?” J.
W. Briggs.
11:15 to 11:45—“How to Keep In
terest in the Geography Glass,” R.
H. McCausland.
11:45 to 12:15—Betterment Asso
ciation. Each teacher is requested
to bring a written report of all im
provements made in the school
house or on the grounds this year.
12:30—Announcement by county
superintendent.
ROSMAN NEWS
The following is the program for
the entertainment at the Rosman
high school Thursday evening, De
cember 19, at 7:30 o’clock.
Holly Drill—High school girls.
Play—“Christmas at the Cross
Roads.”
This is a rural play of unusual
strength. It depicts the church
committee in their preparation for
the Christmas celebration, bringing
out the interesting peculiarities of
local characters, and the vexing
tangles in which they are engulfed.
It is given by seven boys and twelve
girls, and is rich in clean, hearty,
healthy fun. Abu Lit on-’! hour long.
Second Chapter of L ike—Third,
fourth and fifth grades.
Song—“Say to the Wt»rld.”
Songs by High School—“A Sly
ganta Claus,” “Luther’s Cradle
Hymn»” Merry Christmas.”
After the entertainment there
i^eill be a guessing contest for a
nice, large cake, and this will be
followed by a poke supper.
WMO WILL GET THE
NEXT TEN DOLLARS
NEWS CONTEST IS GOING
MERRILY ALONG
Next Count on Jan. 7th When
Another Special Prize Will
Be Awarded.
TO UND OWNERS
The News voting contest goes
merrily on, and interest in the out
come is growing more intense every
day. There will be two more
counts—the next one on January
7th, and that will be for |10 in gold,
the money to go to the contestant
who makes the greatest gain in
votes from the time of the last
count (December 3) lo January 7th.
Previous votes will not count for
the gold, but simply toward the
piano, and that being the case ev
ery contestant has an equal show,
as the one who makes the greatest
gain will be the one who will be
awarded the gold.
We desire to call the attention of
the contestants to this fact: The
bonus votes, other than for the
merchants’ coupons, will be re
duced after the next count. This
being the case, the contestants
should get in every vote possible
between this time and January 7,
as the bonus votes will not be so
large thereafter.
What you want to know is, how
you can win the gold and 'the
piano, tco. Get new subscribers;
get old subscribers to pay up and
renew; trade with the merchants
who are offering prizes; follow the
rules and get in every vote you can
between now and the 7th of Janu
ary.
Try hard and win this last spe
cial prize we offer, and yon will be
in a good position to make the high
vote on the piano count about
January 20. which will be the last
count, the result of which will de
termine who gets the piano.
The following bonus offer will
continue and remain unchanged up
to January 7; so take advantage of
this splendid opportunity to secure
votes, as this will be positively the
largest bonus we shall give on any
seven-years subscriptions at any
time.
For every 7 new subscriptions
10,000 extra votes, a total of 14,200
votes.
For every 7 renewals, 8,000 extra
votes, a total of 11,500 votes.
For every 40 merchant’s coupons
brought to this office and counted
by the publisher or his assistant we
will give 1,000 extra votes, a total
of 2,000 votes. Now is the time to
rush in the votes.
Do not forget the prizes the mer
chants are giving. If not fortu
nate enough to secure the piano,
you may receive one of the mer
chants’ prizes, and they are all
worth working for.
These coupons may be collected
from any and all merchants who
are in the contest.
The names of the merchants who
are giving handsome prizes and
helping to make this a big
success are as folio
Miller Supply C;
Stone Hardwi
O. L. Erwin’j
y Duckwor:
^'Weilf
The Greater Western North Caro
lina Association is preparing a
form of directory showing the lands
for salt? •'‘■*‘1 pi’iccij of Su-iue. Ahj
landowner, real estate dealer, farm
er, or others having lands for sal
•vrho will send description of sani<
^th prices can have the land listed
■^thont charge in order that colo-,
wiatfl m»y be brought to this sec-
tion and find on arrival the class of
pi^per^ they are seeking. Please
msilenswers to this advertisement
ft^Tflsaed to S. H. Cohen, Manages
Patton avenue, Asheville, N.
The present standing is as fol-
lows:
Miss Gertrude Wilson, Rosman 80,975
Mrs. Charles Jollay,' Brevard 73,600
Miss Agnes Kilpatrick 33,250
Miss Daisy Holcom ! 32,750
Miss Ollie Perry 30,350
Miss Helen Hamilton 24,575
Miss Emma Osteen 2,100
Miss Mariah Inez Loftis 2,000
Miss Lelia Brooks 1,725
Miss Florence Hawkins 1,675
Mrs. C. R. Sharp 1,475
Miss Maggie Deaver 1,200
Miss Nolia Bryson 1,150
Miss Margaret Breese 1,100
Miss Grace Calhoun 1,075
Miss Vera House 1,050
Miss Adeline Patton 1,025
Miss Dora Nicholson 1,025
Miss Rena Harwood 1,025
Miss Florence Aiken 1,000
Miss Beulah Whitmire 1,000
IN MEMORIAM
Charles Cohen, little son of Geor
gia Benson, died at his home near
Penrose on November 26, at the
age of four years, four months and
twenty davs. He was taken very
sick on November 23rd with that
fatal disease membranous croup
which baffied medical skill. Cohen
was a sweet little boy, and a great
favorite of his mother, grand
mother, great-grandmother, - and
with all the people who knew him.
The funeral services were con
ducted by Rev. M. L. Jones on
Thanksgiving Day in a very im
pressive manner from the text:
“And a little child shall lead
them.”
The remains were carried to the
Enon cemetery and there laid to
rest until that great morning of
the resurrection when the dead
shall rise.
The hand of sympathy is extend
ed by the neighbors to the bereaved
family in this sore affliction. Jesus
said, “Suffer little children to come
unto me for of such is the kingdom
of heaven.” A Friend.
LAKESIDE NEWS
DEATH OF MRS. NORTH
Macfie!
C.
Quite a few wedding beils have
been ringing around here lately.
Mr. Hosea Lee and Miss Maud
Thomas were married at the bride’s
home last week. Mr. Riley John
son and Miss Rhoda Owen were
married, and Miss Beulah Dillard
and Mr. O. Lumbard were married
at her home last Sunday. No tell
ing how many more will get the
marrying spirit between now and
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alexander
have a new girl. Mother and child
are getting on nicely.
Mrs. Turner Owen is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. San
ders.
Dennis Reid has returned from
the west, where he has been for
several years.
Gideon, Dennis and Frank Reid
went to Asheville last week.
Little Rhea Saunders has been
very sick, but is some better.
Little Charley Reid had to be
taken to Dr. Brooks at Toxaway.
Glad to say he is better.
Wait Reid is working several
hands on the new road around Lake
Toxaway.
It was said Monday when Mr.
Deaver finished speaking at the
school house that “he was one of
the fairest spoken men anywhere,”
meaning he wanted to do what was
right in everything.
Mr. Ralph Fisher of Rosman is
visiting in this neighborhood.
There will be a box supper at the
Prospect church Thursday,
mber 19. Everybody is in
to come.
On Christmas day, beginning at
Ine o’clock p. m., there will be an
entertainment, Christmas tree and
box supper at Lakeside school
house. The money taken in will
be used for buying an organ for the
church. Everybody is specially
to be there.
Lambert.
Mrs. Linus North died last Tues
day night after an illness of several
months. Funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30
’clock. There was a brief service
at the house in West Brevard, and
further services at the Presbyte
rian church, conducted by Rev.
Norwood, assisted by Revs. Loy D.
Thompson and C. D. Chapman.
The funeral sermon was preached
by Mr. Chapman, and his words
were full of comfort and sympathy.
The interment took place at Oak
Grove cemetery. The pall bearers
were: E. W. Blythe, T. S. Wood, C.
M. Siniard, Fred Smith, J. W.
Smith and A. B. Riley.
Mrs. North was born in Dover,
Maine, December 7, 1835. Her
maiden name was Sophia Elizabetlf
Russell. After the civil war she
came south and spent seVeral years
in teaching, principally at Fortress
Monroe, Va., and Newton and
Brunswick, Ga. She was married
to Linus North December 7, 1870.
In 1877 the North family came to
Brevard, where they have lived for
the last thirty-five years.
Mrs. North united with the Pres
byterian church at the early age of
twelve years. All through her
long life she was an earnest Chris
tian and was devoted to church and
Sunday school work. She was a
woman of unusual intelligence and
good education. Added to this was
a character firm and positive which
held her undeviatingly to any cause
she pursued, no matter how great
the discouragements. For a long
time here she has been noted for
her deep interest in religions mat
ters, and especially in work for the
needy. Her charity knew no
bounds, and her zeal never flagge^^.
Sh-^ will be held in loving remem
brance by many a boy and girl,
many a man and woman, that shi
has heli)ed in time of need.
Hers was a life well spent, and
her w^rks, the good she has done,
the noble causes she has established,
will remain as her true monument.
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LEGISLATIVE MEETING
Delegates from the different
townships in the county will meet
with Mr. Chas. B. Deaver, repre
sentative-elect, in the court house
next Saturday morning to discuss
legislative needs for Transylvania
counly.
A series of meetings have been
held throughout the county where
different township needs were dis
cussed, and the meeting Saturday
is for the purpose of discussing
matters for the county’s good,
when delegates from the township
meetings will be in attendance.
All citizens of the county are in
vited to attend the meeting at the
court bouse on Saturday, and any
and all citi/icns have an invitation
to take part in the discussion.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
The first quarterly conference of
tha Brevard Methodist church for
the ensuing year will be held De
cember 15 and 16. Rev. Chas. A.
Wood, the new presiding elder of
the Asheville district, will be pres
ent and preach for us at the even
ing hour December 15.
Heretofore Brevard station has
been among the charges included
within the Waynesville district,
but during the recent conference in
the readjustment of the districts in
the mountains we were placed in
the Asheville district.
Business session will be held
Monday morning.
Ladies who experience the feel
ing of nervousness, exhaustion and
painful internal symptoms need
the fine resto.rative effect of DR.
SIMMON’S SQUAW VINE COM
POUND. It is a woman’s medi
cine. It is especially prepared to
overcome the evil effects of irregu
larities, heart palpitations and
weaknesses due to the ailments to
which the female body is subject.
Price $1.00 per bottle. Sold by S.
M. Macfie. ^ «dv |
fir.
BREVARD WSTITUTE NOTES
The Adelphi,an society gave an
“at home” to its new members last
Saturday night. The faculty and a
few personal friends were also in
vited. The front and side halls
were transformed into a very pret
tily decorated reception room. An
informal program of music and
recitations was given, followed by
a rather unique game of “spelling”
in the study hall. Ea^h girl and
boy as they passed into the hall
were given a slip of paper on which
was written half of a couplet. The
fun consisted in hunting the other
“half’’, who constituted one’s part
ner for the contest, which was to
see who could make the most words
out of a given word. A prize was
awarded to the successful couple,
who were Miss Neva Palmer and
Purvis Runyan. An excellent fruit
punch was served throughout the
evening and every one voted the
reception exceedingly enjoyable.
There were recitations by Miss
Parkins and Mr. Runyon. Miss
Coville, Miss Florence Carter and
Mr. Clarence Douglas rendered
musical selections.
Christmas vacation is nearly here
and very little is talked of but
Christmas presents and “going
home for Christmas.” • Many are
counting the days and anticipating
a great daal of pleasure, naturally.
Quite a number, however, will re
main at the Institute, those whose
homes are too far away to make i^
practicable to leave for so short a
period. Last ,year those who re
mained at Brevard Institute during
the vacation had such a jolly time
that they scarcely regretted not
going home.
Miss Clara Leatherwood has gone
home for a limited period. She
will return after the holidays.
TO DYNAMITE LAND
Editor Sylvan Valley News:
Mr. W. B. Troy, field agent of
the department of farm improve
ment work of the Southern rail
road, accompanied by Mr. R. E.
Grabel, assistant manager of the
same, will be at Brevard, Saturday,
14th. They come for the purpose
of dynamiting an acre of land on
my farm. At 11 o’clock Mr. Grabel
will speak at the court house, and
immediately after dinner they will
go to my place and give a practical
exhibition of dynamiting the land.
The Southern railway is not doing
this work for my benefit alone, but
for the entire county ; hence they
invite every farmer in the county
to come and see the work. And I
unite with them in cordially invit
ing all the farmers to my place to
witness the demonstration. All
children under fifteen years of age
ARE NOT WANTED AND NOT
INVITED.
E. W. Blythe.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
At a recent meeting of Brevard
Lodge No. 124, K. of P., the follow
ing officers were elected for the en
suing term, the installation to take
place the first Tuesday night in
January:
Henry N. Carrier, Chancellor
Commander.
Cos Paxton, Vice-Chancellor.
J. R. Hamlin, Prelate.
T. L. Snelson, Master of Work.
Ora L. Jones, Keeper of Records
and Seal.
W. L. Wiley, Master of Finance,
S. M. Macfie, Master of Exchequer.
W. M. Bradley, Master at Arms.
E. E. Loftis, Inner Guard.
Claude Cantrell, Outer Guard.
A CARD OF THANKS
“A friend in need is a friend in
deed.” We have found many such
friends in the last few weeks, dur-
ii^ the long sickness of the **dear
mother” and “her entrance into
life.'* We thank them all. espe
cially those who so faithfully as«
fiisted during the last days. Sin
cerely yours,
Sarah C. North,
LmuB North,