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VOLUME-XVIII
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. APRIL II.. 1913.
NUMBER-15
SUPERIOR COURT
The Snperior conrt, with Jndge
W. J. Adams presiding, did not fin
ish with the criminal docket nntll
late Wednesday afternoon. In ad
dition to the cases reported as dis
posed of last week the following
have been disposed of since last
week's report was written:
State V. Clande Mason, assanlt
with a deadly weapon, found guil
ty, four months on the public roads;
defendant, not to wear felon’s
stripes.
State V. Claude Mason, carrying
concealed weapon, two months on
county roads.
State V, Frank McCall, carrying
concealed weapon, f 100 aod costs.
* Tjiese three cases all came fr^m
the fight which occurred in Glou-
• cester township on election day,
when Frank McCall was shot by
Claude Mason. McCall was not
prosecuted for his part in the fight.
State V. Sam Anders, retoiling,
$25 and costs.
State V. Adger Robinson, dis
turbing religious worship, $15 and
costs. Defendant to give $50 bond
and appear from term to term for
a period of two years to show good
1i)ehavior.
State V. Alfred Cantrell, making
whiskey, not guilty.
State V. Abe Whitmirfe and Jule
Anders, making whiskey. Whit
mire entered plea of nolo con
tendere andOjndgmefct was sus
pended on payment of costs. An
ders was found Qot guilty.
State V. Will Staneel, breaking
jail, judgment suspended and costs
were remitted.
State V. Mozelle Mills, disturbing
religious worship, three months
on county roads. "
State V. Bob Hutchinson and
John Blythe, breaking jail, iixty
days on county roads.
State V. Lee Bromfield, abandon
ment, four months on county
roads.
State V. Emanual Lamb and Ida
Cantrell, fornication and adultery.
Cantrell woman was discharged.
Lamb sent to roads for fourteen
months.
State V. Will Jackson, assault,
six months on county roads. •
State V. Elijah Kemp, assanlt, $5
and costs. •
State V. Charles‘ Erwin, assault
with deadly weapon, judgment sus
pended on payment of costs.
State V. Griflfin Owen, carrying
concealed weapon, $25 and costs.
Defendant to give $50 bond to ap
pear from term to term for two
years to show good behavior.
State v. Art Sizemore, larceny,
not guilty.
State V. Will Jackson, resisting
oflBcer, not guilty.
State V. Eulyss Wilson, abandon
ment, twelve months on county
roads.
After the criminal docket had
been disposed of the court began
immediately on the civil docket by
taking up the case of Tuttle v.
Beidv While this case deals with
the question of tbo ownership of
about one hundred ucroa of moun
tain land it is a very important one
because of the fact thn t the ques
tion of the location of t wo 640-acre
tracts depends on the decision in
this action. The time of the court
was taken up tor several days with
this case.
At the beginning of the civil
docket J. F. Natteford was ap
pointed as court stenographer.
The report of the grand jury con
tained one very important sugges
tion in regard to the county home.
This report, after settings out that
the grand jury had finished their
work and inspected th9^ public
offices ar'i ponnt’T home, concluded
with the luUowing:
“We fin 11 the county home kept
in as good condition as could be ex
pected under existing circum
stance^ but we find the situation
and buildings poor and inadequate,
. and recommend that the property
be disposed of and a more suitable
location procured and a new and
suitable home for the aged and in
firm establiished. ”
This report was read to the coun
ty commissioners at their meeting
Monday and they seemed impressed
with the idea of disposing of the
old home and getting a better loca
tion elsewhere, but the commis
sioners did not know whether or
not they had the authority to make
a change like this without author
ity-from the legislature in the way
of a special act authorizing it.'
INSTITUTE llOTES
*As a preliminary to the hard
work before them this month some
of our students celebrated All
Fool’s Day according to their own
ideas. Freak costumeii surmounted
by preternaturally solemn faces
diversified the usual neat array
that chapel exercises' presents, and
numerous ingenious pranks were
played upon the unwary.
On April 2 the Sidney Lanier so
ciety presented their second annual
program, upon the theme “Voices
of Spring.” The stage was appro
priately decorated and each num
ber of the program carried Out the
idea embodied in the title. The
society organ, “The Lanier,” was
read by Miss Callahan. The de
bate was presented in a rather
unique manner. The curtain rose
on an apparently social group—
sSome playing games, others talk
ing, looking over photos, etc. Sud
denly some one asked another his
opinion of the presidential six-year
term question, and several joining
ing in, it was proposed to take sides
and have a regular debate. A live
ly debate followed, the question
being stated as follows: “Resolved,
That the president of the United
States should have a gix-year term
and be ineligible for re-election.
Affirmative, Messrs. W-ells and
Macias; negative, Messrs. W’ilson
and Mathews. Decision for the
negative.
On April 4 the Adolphian Society
presented their second annual pro
gram, upon the theme “Longfel
low.’ ’ The stage was approprirtely
set as a background for “Scenes
from Hiawatha’* which was the
feature of the evening. The play
was excellently rendered and elic
ited much applause. An excellent
debate on the question: “Resolved,
That great men make themselves
great by their own efforts,” was
presented by: affirmative,' George
Blum, Elsie Matheson; negative,
Frank Dillard, Bessie Smith. De
cision in favor of the negative.
The “Lankford Avenue Journal”
was read by Miss Palmer. There
were also rocitations byMissLeath-
erwood and Mr. Douglas, and music
by Misses Beck, Rice, Carter and
Mr. Douglas.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
The state supervisor of teacher
training. Prof. E. E, Sams, has ap
pointed Prof. N. W. Walker con
ductor and Miss Hattie Aiken as
sistant, for the teachers’ institute
to be held in Transylvania this
year. Prof. Walker is one of the
best school men in the state and is
said to be one of the best institute
conductors. The institute will be
gin May 19 and continue two
weeks. With Prof. Walker as con
ductor and Miss Aiken as assistailt
the teachers may expect one of the
best institutes this county ever
had.
Mr. F. V. Whitmire and family
have moved into the Houston cot
tage at the corner of Jordan and
England streets.
St. Philips churcti, third Sunday
after Easter, April 13. Morning
prayer and sermon at 11. Subject,
“The Recognition of the Risen
Christ in Sunday school
at 4 o’clock. Friday, April 11:
Even song and address at 6. “The
Ministry' to Sorrow—Christ and
Peter.’’ Lesson for the week:
Chr^t is our example in holiness.
The gospel: Christ the Gk>od Shep*
herd. The epistle: Christ our ex
ample in enduring suffering. The
prayer: Conformii^g our lives to
to the eitample of Christ througfh
His grace.'
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET
Quite a little interest was at
tached to the meeting of the county
commissioners last Monday on ac
count of the many matters of im
portance coming before the board
at that time. Uqder the provisions
of the new road law, the commis
sioners had to appoint xoad over-
seera in the various townships to
serve until the next general elec
tion. At that time the successors
to thojnen appointed last Monday
will be elected by a vote of the
people. Another very important
matter was tl^.Qlection of a re
corder to put the provisions of the
recorder’s court law into effect, but
it was generally understood, al
though he had never sought the
office,(' that Mr. J. A. Forsythe
would be elected as recorder.
The first session of the recorder’s
court will be held in the court
house next Monday morning for
the disposition of such cases as
may come before it. It is under
stood that two men are in jail
awaiting disposition of their cases
by the new court.
The following men were appoint
ed as road overseers for the various
townships:
Brevard—C. K. Osborne.
Boyd—Gordon King. "
Catheys Creek—J. M. Zachary.
Dunns Bock—Elisha M. Allison.
Eastatoe—Charlie Gravley.
Gloucester—J. A. Owen.
Hogback—N. A. >Jiller.
Little River—M. L. Hamilton.
The following men wwe appoint
ed as tax assessors:
Brevard—M. W. Gralloway.
Boyd—L. F. Lyday.
Catheys Creek—L. W. Brooks.
Dunns Rock—Wm. Maxwell.
Eastatoe—A. J^,Paxton.
Gloucester—Vance Gailoway.
Hogback—T. C. McCall.
Little River-^-L. M. H^rt.
FLY CATECHISM
1. Where is the Flyborn? In
manure and filth.
2. Where does the Fly live? In
every kind of filth.
3. Is anything too filthy for ihe
Fly to eat? No.
4. (a) Where does he go when he
leavel the vault and manure pile
and the spittoon? Into the kitchen
and dining-room, (b) What does
ho do there? He’ walks on the
bread, fruit, and vegetables; he
wipes his feet on the butter and
bathes in the buttermilk.
5. Does,the Fly visit the patient
sick with consumption, typhoid
fever, and cholera infantum? He
does—and may call on you n^t.
6. Is the Fly dangerous? He is
man’s worst pest, and more dan
gerous than wild beasts or rattle
snakes.
7. What diseases does the Fly
carry? He carries typhoid fever,
tuberculosis, and summer com
plaint. How? On his wings and
Ixairy feet. What is his correct
name? Typhoid Fly.
8. Did he ever kill any one? He
killed more American soldiers in
Spanish-American War than the
bullets of the Spaniards.
9. Where are the greatest num
ber of cases of typhoid fever, con
sumption, apd summer complaint?
Where there are the most fiiest
10. Where are the most flies?
Where there is the most filth.
11. Why should we kill the Fly?
Because he may kill us.
12. How shall we kill the Fly?
(a) Destroy all the filth about the
house and yard; (b) pour lime into
the vault and on the manure; (c)
kill the Fly with a wire-screen pad
dle, or sticky paper, or kerosene
oil.
13. Kill the Fly in any way, but
KILL THE PLY.
14. If there is filth anywhere that
yon cannot remove, call the office
of the hoard of health, and ask for
xjelief before you are stricken with
disease and, perhaps, death.
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT
The firat county commencement
of Transylyania will be held at
Brevard tomorrow (Saturday). The
Little River band will furnish
music.
All the pupils of Brevard graded
school are to meet a^ the school
house at 9 o’clock a. m^-and with
their teachers march to the depot
to meet the pupils from the ether
districts of the county. With the
seventh grade pupils leading in
each school grbup all will march
up Depot street to Caldwell street.
Here they will be joined by tl\e
teachers and pupils from BreVard
Institute. The procession will then
proceed along various streets to the
Auditorium. ^
After a song—“Carolina”—Rev.
Loy D. Thompson will lead in
prayer; and the muyor of Brevard,
W. M.'Henry, will then address the
audience in a few words of wel
come.
L. C. Brogden, supervisor of ele
mentary rural public schools in
North Carolina, will deliver the
address, which will be followed by
a declamation and a recitation con
test. A gold medal will be given
to the boy and one to the girl win
ning in the contest. The prize
essay on “Home Sanitation” will
be read. The prize for this essay
is a beautiful gold medal.
Dinner will be served on the
common about the court hppse.
Every school is expected • to brillg
well filled baskets.
In the afternoon there will be a
re9itation .contest between the
ninth grade pupils of Penrose high
school, Rosman high school and
Brevard graded rchool. The -v^iu-
ner in this cont#it will receive a
$10 gold medal.
Mr. T. Gilbert Wood, agent land
and industrial department of South
ern Railway Company, will deliver
an address on the importance of an ! privileges.
MEETINC OF ALDERMEN
The board of aldermen held their
regular monthly meeting in the
mayor’s office Monday night, and
although they have been in session
for a good part of th^time since
their 'last regular meeting, they
had quite bit of business to act on.
The question of ■^he street paving
came up and after all the misunder
standings, di^greements and legal
snarls, it was reportied ttfat the
matter was finally settled and the
town officials signed the contracts
and'^urned them over to the paving
men for their signatures.
At a meetifUg of the boai^ last
Friday (an executive session) Was
decided to change the original
agreement with R. A. Poe & Co.*
in riegard to the binder to be used,
substituting Standard Binder C or
Texico in place of the Bermudez
natural lake asphalt, as originally
decided upon.
Although there was some little
objection to this change on the part
of a few citizens, the board decided
that the change was necessary since
it was found that they could only
get a guarantee on this class of
work for three and a half years.
There will be a maintainance guar
antee on the work finally adopted
for a period of five years.
The question of widening Oak-
lawn avenue was brought to the
attention of the board. The street
committee was requested to confer
with the property owners tibout
the matter and report to the board.
The street from the negro Bap-
tffit church to the road near the
railroad was ordered to be worked
out.
Aldermen Snelson and Ashworth
were appointed as a committee to
see certain property owners along
the water line from the intake to
the reservoir in regard to certain
Educational and Agricultural
Fair,” after which steps will be
taken to form a fair association for
this county.
The last tning on the program
for the afternoon will be a game of
base ball between Brevard graded
school and Brevard Institute on the
Institute grounds.
Let everybody come and help to
make this a day long to be remem
bered for its beneficial results.
COMMON SENSE ABOUT FLIES
Don’t waste your time swatting
flies this summer unless you have
your house well screened. Fly
swatters are a refinement to be
used only in honses or rooms where
all the doors and windows are
screened. Fly swatters are merely
a finishing process—a matter of re
finement, if you please—to be used
in a well screened room or house
where there are x>erhaps never over
a dozen flies. By means of fly
swatters you can lay low the last
fly in a room, but if the room i^ not
well screened you might as well
blow against the wind as to try to
keep all the flies out by swatting.
Tha first thing to do, therefore,
is to put up fly screens. Don’t put
it off another week or another
month. Do it now, and get the
benefit of screens all spring, sum
mer and fall. Screens do not need
to be expensive to be effective. In
fact, in many instances a window
can be screened perfectly with mos
quito netting for 15 cents, while a
35-cent ill-fitting extension screen
will let the flies come in by the
hundreds.
For kitchen windows, where it is
rarely necessary to open or close
the shutters, there is no better way
of screening than by means of mos-'
quito netting tacked to the outside
of the window frame. Mosquito
netting will usually last ail entiref Maefier-
season,* and it does not interfere in
the last with raising or lowering
the windows, or with the isside
shades or blinds. Of course, if you
have the money, there is no objec
tion to getting made-to-order
screens to fit all the windows, but
they will cost from $1.00 to $1.50
apiece, against 15 cents for the
the mosquito netting.
The two pine trees standing in
the sidewalk near the Houston cot
tage were ordered removed, the
street committee to dispose of the
trees to as good advantage as pos
sible.
The question as- to whether or
not the trees along the streets to be
paved should be removed or not
was discussed. It was the senti
ment of the board that all trees
that will not in any way interfere
with the work after it has been
completed should remain. The
matter was referred to the ensri-
neer and the paving contractors
and their recommendations will be
carried out.
The usual routine matters were
disposed of, and the usual bills
were presented and ordered paid.
BABY SHOW
Every mother is proud of her lit
tle ones, and welcomes a chance to
show them off. We believe that
Brevard has the prettiest children
anywhere. Somte of the ladies in
town,, seem to tlfenk so, too, for
they are planning a Baby Show to
be held in May. Children of five
years of age and under will be eli
gible to enter. There trill be sev
eral prizes given. Now, mothers
of Brevard, see to it that we have
an assemblage of infantile beauty
that will do us credit. Mrs. Macfie
is chairman of the committee. The
proceeds jwill go to the Presbyte
rian manse fund.
For billiousness, malaria and con
stipation, the proper remedy is
SIMMON’S RED Z LiVER REGU
LATOR. ^e first dose makes you
feel better and & little more of the
same medicine cui^s you complete
ly. Price, large package, $1.00;
small size, 25c. Sold by S. M.
adv
Pains in the back, and the irregn
lariti6s to which women are
ject, with all their attendant mis
eries, yield at once to DR. SIM
MON’S SQUAW VINE COM
POUND. It is as pleasant to talHa
as the jTtice of a sweet orange.
Price $1.CO per bottle. Sgld by S.
M. jMacfie. adv