VOLUME-XIX BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. MAY 29. 1914. NUMBER-:22 THE COUNTY CONVENTION The ileinocrHtic connty conven tion met in tho court hous-e last Satnnlay afternoon, and the har mony KTid good foeling displayed all tho way through promises good things for the party in the future. Every township in the connty vpas represented either by duly elected delegates or hy proxy. J. M. Zach ary held th(^ proxy of Cedar Moun tain and F. E. Shuford held the proxy of Eastatoe. The uieetin.:^' w;is called to order by W, M. Henry, the retiring coun ty chairnntrt. After roll call Mr. Henry was elected as permanent chairnuui and K. L. (lash was elected as secretary. On motions dnly seconded the entire strenfjth of tho convention was f^iven to Michael Shcnck for solicitor and Lee S. Overman for United States senate. On motion of W. E. Breese, Jr., the chairman v.-as instructed to ap point dele;_^ites to tho judicial con- venlion, which n)cets in Marion on Juno Nth. The following delegates were selected: K. L. CJash, P. E. Alexander, J. H. House, E. A. Alli son, Wales Ltinhford, I. 8. Fisher, Welch (.lulloway, J. A. Ciillospie, Wait Kilpatrick, \\. F. (Tille.-spit!, T. S. Galloway. R. F. GiazL'ner, John Hunt. On taking up the matter of can- vasi-ing the vote for senator, T. Wood, the dofe.HttMl candidate lor this placv*, took the floor au>1 stateil that it Ills noJiiinatfd unanimously, making a njotit)n to this elreot. Wl'.ilo f)Ti th»; Vi v>r Mr. Wofd stated tlinl in t !;r (•h'-.’.ij.'ii thfro hud 'ir-vu no .stiiii', lliat he hi;d I't'v' i’. <'o.'rte!iu.s, grr- tli'Mianly t.•cafat thi* hands of ^Ir. Parc ton and {liat had been beaten fairly ami s.Ki:m‘ly. He aiNi) i'.is v;r,^i><*rv tu tin* i ii- tiro ticket lur tl.o laH (dfction, i srtiting ti);it isi! Inul ni'v.>r voted | a’^ything bur a >.traigU! dt ii;o4'ratic j tif'k'it. Mr. talk \vi;s greet ed Vvith eli'-ers. The miction to nia’ie the tu Hii!'.;:ti')n of I’a.vton j nr.arirvKiV.s Vv-as unr.nimonsly car j ri! d. I On eanvi:i-.sing tlic tho !'ol- : lo vving woir -.iittiiru'd : I B.'V'l : (.1 uuii* r r.»\yn')Ms .t)5, ; MomJ O .1 i. 1^, ^ Brt;va’. t’: r !, fli'ynolils ' 3 ('i.'), Jl-.’rritit ji: J-;-, j.Looi’(! liar- I ri.son .','1. ('atlioys ( 'ifi.'!. : iTiuiger 2.11>, Reynolds ..‘iri, iMoce .i:-. l.'(*dar M(i;;ni;n!i : (hislger Reynold.-: fil. Dunns ’lock: Gr.ilgor i , Peyn- ulds Kastalo'.^: (Indger .-'tS', ili'viioMs .'Z>, Moore . 1 J. Kust Folk: (u'tilger lieyn- (jloucest.-r: Gudger .IT, Keyn- .s:5. Jh.ghack: <^uugi-r Rt^ynolds '.if/rinK/H .('N. L:t il.-ir. v<'i-: (;u, Harrisen In the conures>i()nal convention th:^ strength of ihe various candi- vlates in lliis i-!*vinty wili be voted as f^'llov.'s : (T.iiigv-r r.;57'. Reynolds -1 40. Mt-rriman .f..',, Mourw .41, Har rison .11. ' On motion of J. L. Bell, duly carried, unc delegate from each precinct .va.s selected as a commit tee to recommend delegates for the congressional convention, which meets in Waynesville today. This committee was also intructed to prepare a li.st of delegates for the senatorial convention, which has not been called yet. On motion of W. E. Breese, Ji*., the chairman and secretary were instrncted to prepare a certifled copy of tho re turns from thi varions precincts and deliver it to the chairman of congressional delegation. The following delegates were appointed to the Waynesville meeting: W. E. Breese, Jr., \V. H. Duckworth, Fred Johnson, T. W. Whitmire, W. M. Henry, B. E. Paxton, J. W. Mc- Minn. J. C. Df?r*i'r, A. F. Paxton. E. A. Allison, T. H. Galloway, Carl Wiko, W. B. Henderson, J. M. Zachary, F. Paxion, A. E. Lyday, T. S. Wood, G. W. Wilson and Harry Patton. Tho following alternates were chosen : W. W. Singleton, Ernest Gillespie, T. B. Reid, G. T. Lyday, T. T. Loftis, W. F. Garren, C. C. Kilpatrick, W. R. Wilson, i'. Hen derson, John Morris, Erwin Gallo way and M. P. Hawkins. The following were appointed as delegates to represent this county at the senatorial convention : R. L. Gash, W. E. Breo.se, Jr., P. E. Al exander, Los Allison, \Vm. Max well, Jordan Whitmire, Leon (lil- lespie. Booth Price, J. A. IJreed- love, C. B. Shuford, R. F. Glazener E. B. Clayton and Ora L. Jones. After the meeting of the county convention adjourned, the county executive committee met and elect ed J. M. Zachary of Calvert as county chairman, and R. L. Gasli secretary. A vote of thanks was extended to the retiring chairman for his services. No other biisiness came before the meeting at this tiuic. INSTITUTE eOMMENCEMENT The commencement exercises of Brevard Institute began on Friday night of last week and continued until last Tuesday night. Most of tho exercises w’ere held in the In- stitute chapel. The bpening program was pre sented by the primary department Friday evening, May 22. It con sisted of a play called tho “Adven tures of Robin Hood and His Merry Men,” which was very well pre- .sented. Tho parts were largely taken by little girls dressed up as outlaw’s in the following of Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. A few boys also took part. Tho charac ter of Robin himself was presented by a girl—Miriam Silverstein—who showed excellent training and real ability. Tho children seemed to enter heartily into the spirit of the play, and stage settings and cos tumes harmonized well with the DEATH OF J. K. BRADLEY place at the Methodist church Sun day morning, beginning at 11 a. m. The students and teachers of the school and a few visitors marched in procession into the church. The morning’s program was as follows: Hymn by the congregation. Invocation, by Rev. J. J. Ed wards of Iredell county. “Hark, Hark My Soul,” song by the Instituto choir. Scripture reading and recital of creed. Duet, “Angelus,”sung by Misses Blair and Wells. Sermon, preached by Rev. J. F. Kirk, pastor of the Broad street Methodist church of Statesville, N. C. Prayer, hymn by congregation, and benediction. Mr. Kirk took as his text II. Cor., .j:17, and 1 :1*3. His subject was the new birth and the new life. The sermon was well worth worth publication in full, but our present ; space will allow for a mere outline niediirval idea. Quite a number of i>ersons from | IV t^- i iV V o-i T ^ ^ ^ , Mr. Kirk said that tho Bible made town were present and enioved the , e ■ , , • I much of new things—a new heart, eltorts ot the children. i i • pass- I ^Ir. John N. Bradley died last ■week at Ir^tockton, his fatbi'r's I home. Tlii^ body was bronj^ht to IPenro.se and was buriiul at ihe I Enon cojnetory liist Friday after- i noon. I Mr. v.-a;; !cV;<'-'.mi ii>. . this e-ieufy. Atlrr hi.s gvndnatiur. ; froju Wake* F<>rt*st et.llege he raaght i for a number of vcars at Poiiro.'t-. i as ^1rin^•i('al ol' "V!'.--' tl.i n Ccilled the Brv.;.d Valiry . I located a'l Enon ehnrr-h. His work there was :i- uisi vcr.^a Jly ;;frept;t ii'<‘ as teachovs cun expect, ajul he bci t nj) a Ihmrisliing scliool Vv-liich drew 'its ]>:itrnot ('iily Irom Vf:v* neighborli.n!'.'L hut a’.;:u Cro:ii oilu-r jseetioni^. Whili- tearhin;.^ theic hi^ ^ 1 The last chapel exercises the year were held on Saturday morning, i The school convened at the usual j hour with exercises closely similar I to those of the tisual chapel occa- jsion. After the singing, of two I hymns and prayer. Miss Blair sang. I Mr. Trowbridge then talked from j tlie tenth verse of the twenty-third j eha;)t('r of Proverbs : “Remove not I till' (•'Id landifiark ; and enter rrot j i'ltoliie ii;*ids of ilit-! iiitlio! ](';"s. ■' 11.i rt f<‘ri('d to the (onlinuoi;.'-' j growth of tlie Institute v.-hieh had * made changes, but all of them were i bonelicial to everybody concernf'd, land ludd uj) this kind of growth as I a model for individuals. He re- ’ fi'ired to the fact that the Bible j never thought it v;orth v.-ijili; to j forl)id a man moving a landmark I liaek on^his ov»n pr(»])erty, stiH peoj'le do sometimr*s do that fool ish thing by receiving from ad vanced iH)sitions in mental and Mr. Reece led in }>rayt!r, and urged ii contin ued consecration to the divine vrill. Tiio nece>-.>;ary aanoniicenients wore made l>y tho teachers, and theregn- a da':giiicr t)f Dr. \V. T.l. Lvday , V . s})iriti::il experience, i I nrose. \y:-.i iuj.r o:ii. ■ ‘ ‘ chihl. ll;nry, survivt^ iiini. Aft; r It living I'cnrose, .Mr. It'V W!is for a tiii'.o juini ij;:il of tIi-* Franklin hii:!! r.inl la/.-r took a po;'i!ion at tlie AiMievii’e ;x;st oiileo. Then; lu* Uvi d i r.tll about tlicv’e '.'i'ar.: v. Ju-:i h<* tw v;uv!: 'jT the r !i:;tu. e llendirsor.\iilo. I.ii.'. l.oti’.h Ti.i'- ing in this ki;'.;l <■;' Avr.vk, ! r\. d' ])lans for :ing t’.c* ; a:*' iv.r j)i'ufcssion, and whs <'a*c!fd l;!‘t year prinvij'al of the s^' l.i-.:!i sehcoJ—the siinu* school as Broad Valley institute. (;nly under a v.cw miiue, ar*d reuisteri d as a ^t:;le high school. Bnt (lis^‘as(^ had so wasted his sti'engJh tliat he wa.s advised b'r his pay.sician tii give up i members might be distingnisheci a new' birth, a ing away of old things and a con tinual advent of the new. Science hud come in and fastened upon our minds the idea that there was nothing now, tucked avray in a snug law called the conservation of energy. But science itself has cpme to recognize that new things are po:-sible, and transforjnations are taking ]'l;ice in this age sit a rapid I'ven in the i-.-ulta of luattfr is t'lis irr. *, (^speeiu'Iiy so in the spii itrial realio. It is v,’ond»“r- ful to think tha.t God can m;ike a new man out of a hardened sinner, but it is wonderfully true. This new birth, however, is not the v* ork of man. It is not the result of foresight but of insight. Faith, vision, are necessary. If wo be lieve, the impossible becomes pos sible. The new birth is not once for all, but day by day. In this continued renewal is to lie found the long dr< amed of fountain of youth. Tlio spirit shotild never grow old. Even the body is changed by the power of God and the very countenance is altered. I This ago is ine-eminently a new lar work of the school year v.-as at! ^f the world, and its charac^ei- a close. The souvenirs distributed ■ note is enthusiasm and oi>ti- were cuts of the line of students j The present ]>resident of u'liieh in/)ctober, 101.>, t(jo!c 1 the United Sintes and a former ex- tiCi’.s outlinijig the location of the ' ecetive, Theodore Koosevelt, while I ;’.n’j)uilding. jdirfering in many things, were ! Saturday nftemoon was devoted i -jj nndaunted I to il Id day exorcises on the ath-; People are beginning to ^ letic grounds near the Ir'Stitnte i Ioq]^ younger and hand.somer. But I l uilding. Basket ball and tennis i tjio “outward man perisheth'’ as it I were the features of the after-1 should. It is only the shell. It v.e noon. Tliesc contests were be-1-jiYf, fo^ things whtn tween the Adel]»l>ians and Lar.ier ^societies and the rivalry was ])itehed high. Everywhere the girl this ]>w;*itio’i. which be did to tlie by their colors, tlie red and white irri'at riisai>nointment Oi the com- nmnlty. H.‘. rei.wii«.d at P«iro>.e < «'» Adclpl.lnns «nd the green of lust snininer ami a Jiiirt of tin* ‘ tent several years of usefulru'ss in schcol and church. St. Philips church, WhitSunda.v. May -11, I'.n !. Litany and com munion at 11. Subject, “Tho In visible Sp.ilit.” Sunday school at 3:;ia. W'hitsun Monday and Tuet- day, servi -es at 5. Wednesday; EmV.er dt«y, prayta* at 1'I noon. Thursday, May iS: Parish meeting in the evening at 8 o’clock. Fri day, Mav ‘Jil: Evening prayer with addre.«s at .■>. ercisc they were capable of endur- our hold upon these begins toic- lux what have we left? Mr. Kirk is a forcible and at tractive si^eaker, his language .sim ple, logical, expressive of earnest thought and feeling. The sermon was suitable not only to the gradu ating class, bnt inspiring to every person in the congregation. Sunday night at the town Audi torium the seniors and jnniars pie- •sented a pageant, illustrating in a ing. 1 he tennis games were play«'d i ^f scenes the coming of by Rus.s(dl Wells and George Smith ‘ their subsequent f.jr the Laniers «»d Robert (]raw-1 for citizenship in this ford and Clarence Douglas for the j conntrj”. It showed the pjirt Adeli'hians. In both basket ball {played by mission schools and and tennis the Laniers came out | (•in.isfi.m this training, victors. The busy exercise on the j The closing scene illustrated in part of the sjwctators—especially I spectacular form the United States the Laniers—was almost as strenn-; in jt.s paternal relation to the aliens ous as 1 he playing, and showc'd how | from many lands,ending with a so ig Most Prompt and Effectual Cure for Bad Colds. When you have a bad cold you want a remedy that will not only only givo relief, but effect a prompt and X)ermanent cure, a remedy that is pleasant to take, a remedy, that contains nothing injurious. Cham berlain's Cough Remedy meets-all those requirements. It acts on nature’s plan, relieves the lungs, aids expectoration, opens the secre tions and restores the system to a healthy condition. This remedy has a world wide sale and use, and can always be depended upon. Sold nv S. M. adv much interest is taken in the Jith- letii:; contests of tho two sccieties, Saturday night in the Institute chapel the music pupils gave a con cert, the greater part of which w-as piano playing, with a few vocal numbers. Most of the pupils ac- whose words were set spiring strains of the to the ir - ‘Pilgrims’ Chorus.” This feature of the com mencement was entirely new and quite successful. The pieces played during the march of each band of immigrants were the national airs quitted themselves with credit, o! th( ir respective countries. The and the correctness of their play-1 whole program had been arranged, ing was noticeable. Miss Mabel i the material compiled, and much Wells sang two solos very sweetly, } of it written originally by Mrs. C. and :\Iiss Hope Wells and Mr. An- j H. Trowbridge, tonio Macias rendered well a beau-1 Tho first public exercise on Mon- tiful vocal duet. Mr. Clarence | day was the annual commence Douglas presented the rather un- ment concert at 2:30 p. m. The usual sight of a young man at the piano and gave good reason for his j)lace on the program. The ccn- cert show-ed much attention is be ing paid to good music at the In stitute. The annual commencement eer- music department of the Instituto, from small beginnings, has grown year by year until it is now one of the most imi)ortant departments < f the school. This year three teach* f rs were required to do the work. Miss Blair is at the head of the de mon and .derotional scrvice took piirtmcnt, assisted-by Miss .\Ialel Wells, and for a part of the session by Miss Maud Allison. The^concert was designed to fol* low one central theme idea, which was a wedding occasion, and all the music developed this idea. It was expressed in the opening song by the glee club, “Happy Day,” from Robin Hood, and carried out through all the members, instru mental and vocal, reaching a cli- climax in the two bridal choruses by the glee club, from Lohengrin and from the “Rose Maiden,” placed near together, and ending with Mendels.soha^s celebrated wed ding march, played on two jnanos by four students. Both in design and execution this concert was one of the best over given before the public in Brevard. The Lanier and Adelphian liter ary societies had their annual con test in recitations and debate on Monday night. As in tho athletic contests, the rivalry is always keen and the enthusiasm among the students cannot be repressed. The program opened with a well rendered arrangement of “Sweet and Low,” sung by tho girls’ glee clnb. The recitations were : “We Speak to Men,” by iliss Gertrndi^ Edwards; “Swan Song,” by Miss Anna P. Nichols; “A Little Child Sl'.all Lead Them,” by Miss Neppie Brothers; “Tho Pearl of Great Price,” by Miss Marie Williams. The recitations were followed by a vocal dnet. “Oh! That Wo Two Were Maying.” by Mis-!(is Hop^' and ?.;a! on tlio (|ue!-y •‘i\es<’l Vi'd, Tliat the .Mt)nroe Doctrine should Isot Be Ext(‘nded,” was between Jeter Matthews and (ieorge Smith, atilh-nndive, and Oscar Parker auvl Robert (’rawford, negutivi*. Dur ing tho wjiit for the decision of j’‘dges the audit^nce was enter tained by two numbers by the bo.y; ’ glee (dub, ■•Tinkers’ Song From Robin Hood” and Topical song. Tho e.ssa.r receiving highest di.s- linction for the yf'ar was read by its author, .Mr. Omra Jones, sub ject, “A.scent of Mount Mitchell.” The decision of the judges v.as to Miss Edwards in recitation, to tho ailirniative in debate, and to Mr. George Smith for best individual debute. All of these were victo ries for the Lanier society. Tho final cf^nimencement exer cises took ]»lace on Tuesday night. An invocation was made by Rev. .1. J. Edwards of Statesville, and this was f-'llowed by a song by thf^ girls’ glee club, “Schubert’s Sere nade,” one of the best rendered tnusical numbers in the entir-.^ commencement jn’ogram. The men'.- bors of the graduating class Uiarclicd umler a series of lloral arches held by students and took their jdaces on the stage. Tv.'O oi the members read essays: Mr. Clarence Douglas a well written paper on “The Importance of Mu sic ” and Miss Cora Willson an ex tremely interesting essay on “Pre-. Transylvania History.” This i>a- pcr shov.'cd a great deal of research and prc])aration and contained un amount of historical information in regard to this immediate sec tion. Miss Wilkson de.serves much credit for her efforts to put into tangible form the floating liistori- cal data of this county. Owing to tho detention of the train by a freight wreck. Rev. Loy D. Thompson did not arrive until a part of tho exercises had been finished. He addressed the gradr4- ating class Jind students, taking us his subject “Yourself,” tho most interesting subject, as he said, to every person, and his remarks on this subject were interesting and inspiring. He urged tho students to trust themselves, to pat a high, estimates upon themselves, to love tho lovely, and to hate the hateful. He said that of nil tho wonders of the world, man was tho most won derful, and from this central idea drew his conclusions to apply to the lives of his audience. The pre.sentationof diplomas and certificates by the principal, Mr. C. H. Trowbridge, announcements, and the awarding of honors mado the closing scene in the school year. Mr. Trowbridge paid a high tribute to tho graduating class, Conl::*.'.:cd os p.igc feur. - -