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VOLCME-XIX BEEVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JULY 3. 1914. NUMBER-27 THE NEW DEPOT The new building, to take the place of the old depot destroyed by fire last fall, is jnst about com pleted, after two months wOrk by the construction employees of the SoutherD railway. By the time another issue of the News comes from the press it is probable that the offices on wheels will be aban doned and that business will be carried on in a ^lermanent habita tion. This week the carpenters nnder Mr. Moose, the foreman, said goodbye and went to other parts. No bnildinj; work in or abont town has attracted so much atten tion and causod so much comment for many years. When the heart of commerce and transportation gets out of fix the whole system will suffer. Travelers are subjected to discomfort, freight consignees are worried, depot employees are exasperated, and the citizens gen erally made anxious over the effects on the public welfare. After eight months of such conditions, traffic may now settle down to its stride. The nevv" building is of about the same sizfe and shape as the old one, but with a more attractive exterior and with greater conveniences within and without. With th»i pas senger shed on one side and the freight and baggnge platform on the other, it occupics the space from the Whitmire street crossing to the crossing nt'ar the tank. Ex ternally the hniltling is neat and attractive, pKintcd the standard railroad colors, with yellow walls, broad grocn bordor, and trim- ic ri'is :i\\d white. The shed covers a cement [jlutform with a of er:iur‘ steps leading down to the street. Here the steps will be protected by a device from the wln-cls of vehicles backed up to the plati'ovm. An irt>:i Taillnt': on the street slUe 'iV.ll also add to the % sts.Vtr of th ' on {ho plat- fcrTn, whieli is t]jcre quite high. The vloor? opening into the tvco Waiting rooms tivi* on opposite sides of the biiildinir, 1h-e one; for whites beiiig next to the railroad track. Tne nnneces5>!;rr mingling of colors is thus ])roviued against. Both wailing rooms have th»-ir walls and ceilings staineil a darlc oak color, i T1 io rcfonis are iirovidcd witli lava tories and toilet room?, and sani- INYITATION TO EDITORS .The writer, in behalf of the town of Brevard, last week extended an invitation to the State Press Associ ation,through its executive commit tee, to hold its June meeting next year in Brevard. While a number of other towns asked for the meet ing we believe wo are safe in say ing that next year’s session will be held in Brevard. Two members of the executive committee (composed of six members) declared unequiv ocally that they would vote for Brevard and two others, while not committing themselves, 4»ay they are favorably impressed with Bre vard and will doubtless vote to come here. Of the other tw’o mem bers of the committee one was absent and did not express himself and the other one favprs Alta Pass for the meeting. The benefit to the town in bring ing this organization here can not be computed. We are amply able to entertain the editors in the style they have been used to, and since many of them have never seen this l)^lrticular section it would do them good to see the gem of Western North Carolina. Every citizen of J]revard is enthu siastic over the prospect of bringing the newspaper men here and the small amount of money needed for their entertainment can be subscrib ed many times over in a very short time. The executive connnittee will meet in Ilaleiijh in Doceinber / or January todeeido on where next year’s meeting wiil bo held, when a committee from Brevard will l»e present to extend torai:jlh’ her vatiou. “ENOCH ARDEN” RECITAL TOM THUMB WEDDING in- To Be Given at Auditorium Fri day Night, July 10. On Friday nin:ht of next w«'ek, .Inly lOtli, Mrs. May Pnlnum Clay ton, reader, and Miss Mary'Stew art Blair, piaiiist, will give a ro:n- bined exprt'ssion and musical rr*- cital at the Anlilorir.m. Tlie n tid ing will be a dramatif rendering of “Enoch Arden,*’ and t!ie mn<ic will acconip iny tlie reading. Enoch Arden is perhans Ti;nny- son’s moht i»o])ular poem. It is a story of undying interest f-'! oid and yonng, and is one of those rare ! tary drinking fountains turned on |pj-^j^fnctions that gain, rather Xbzv.i I lose, by ro])eti:ion. ! j The music, composod by Richard ! : Strauss, i.s ala]ited t]iT on*.*hoiit to ' I the narrative, the beaiitiful de.sr-vip- j the baggage clerk j tions and the shades of emotion in , the freight clerk. | the poem. |)iano ])ar! Is nut a ‘ by prossiirvr. The oHices occupy a room in the Central part of tJu^ huikling. In the large freight room there will be a table for and anotlier t«v Ri>iiig from tlh; jilaJform mi the j mere aeeom'paninieiit, but a nsnyi- freight end is a ])latform about ten j eal int«M-proTaliou of a great I'ieei; feet wid(^ by sev(>uty-live feet in! of literatun; length, ext'-ndir.?' t'> the upi)er j Mrs. Clayton is an expre.^sion cro.-^.-ing. The treiglit platform on graduate of Greenville Femau? Col- the delivery-side i.s high above the j lege, Greenvillo, S. C., and of tlie stvec.t and is protected from im-1 Boston, Mass ,School of Expressio:i, iiact <‘f drays bv large bea’iis run-1 whei*e she was a pupil of the eeU*- ning along the liooring. i brated Dr. S. S. Curry ; also a papi! Theroof ey-.v-tihvl, brick re l!P^nny (4nnn1soTi of (’hK-..:.'.. in C'.hir. Sixty-four i lutasand i fiu( h • pounds of tiling crown the house, te-xcher of dramatic art aud lia> The "wedding of Tom Thumb and Miss Lily Pntiaa Midget” was pre sented last Tuesday night at the Auditorium nnder the auspices of the Ladies’ Aid Society of the Presbyterian church in conjunc tion with Miss Miglario and Miss Ulrich, traveling managers. The actors were Brevard children, rang ing in age from about ten down to two or three years. The audience was large and the enjoyment of the occasion w’as gen eral. The advertising notice of “one hundred laughs in one hun dred minutes” came as near the truth as posters ever get. The scene began with the usher ing in of invited guests by James Waters and Tommie Whitmire, who were dressed in evening cos tume, and who led up couple after couple, seating them on the stage with most profound bowing. The first couple was Percy Verdery and Miriam Silverstein, followed by a great many others, all garbed to suit a marriage occasion. The im mediate families of the bride and groom were: Carey Resce and Dorothy Silver.stein as grandpa and grandma Midget; Archibald Caldwell and Naomi Cloud as grandpa and grandma Thumb; Leon English and Ruth Waters as father and mother Midgf^t; Frank j Duckworth and Eliza Henry as father and mother Thumb. IVal these wore not all the I Three idd maids, Mary Harris j Agathti Deaver and Mary Bacon, 1 v.'cre led on the stage and seated I together on a separate sort of mourner’s bench. Sisters and cousins, Edna King, Annie Bi*yant and Clara King ; bachelor friends, Francis Jenkins and John Nichol son, the ])reacher’s wife, Amelia Galloway, and others too numer- o’as to mention came singly and in ])airs to see the wonderful wed ding. Announcements of persons | and parties were nnide at the door by Miss Miglario. When the an nouncement was called out, “The rejected suitor of the bride,” it was a long time before those sit ting on the sides could see the gen tleman—thouj-’ht i)crhapshe wasn’t eomiTig. But ho did, and in the diminutive, wedding clothed form of little John Plummer. All this lime .Mis-’ Maud Alliso’*: was playing a pretty march on the piano. It eeased, and Miss AlMe Helu) Cloud sang “Oh! Promise, Me” About fifteen flower girls I hearing daisies filed down tiie aish; to the Lohengrin march, and then, come the bride and groom, little j Alice Rebecca .lones and still lit-i tier Tommie Hampton. SINGING CONVENTION Following is the program for the tenth session of the Transylvania County Interdenominational Sing ing convention which meets with Catheys Creek church on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 24, 25 and 26. The convention will be called to order at 10 a. m. by President J. M. Galloway and song service led by W. C. McCall, all classes partici pating. Prayer, by C. C. Duck worth. Address of welcome by C. C.' Duckworth. Response by Rev. Queen. Reading of minutes by the secretary of last meeting. Song service by J. W. Burns. Roll call of classes and enrollment of new classes. 11:00 to 11:30—Conventional sing ing. 11:30—Address by Rev. J. C. Owen on “The History of Music.” 12:00 m.—Adjournment. At 1 :pO p. m. the convention will reconvene. Prayer by Rev. Reed. Song service by C. M. Cassell. 2:00 p. m.—Address by Rev. Queen ; subject, “What is Music?” The balance of the day will be spent in alternate singing. Ap pointment of committee on time and place for the next convention. 3^30 p. ni —Adjournment. S.VTURDA\, JULY 25. Siiturday morning at ten o'clock the convention will comc to order by singing “Am I a Soldier of the f'ro.^'.s.” all classes joining. D(n*o- tional cxt-rei.-ies by Kev. Ileed.i Song service until ll::iU by the different leaders. 11:30 a. m.—Address by Rev. J. C. Owen; subject, “The Good of the Anjorican Singer.” 12:0Om.—Adjournment for din ner. m.—Convention will re- Prayer by Judson Corn, singing until 2 ;30 p. m. m.—Address by L. B. Haynes of Spartanburg, S. C.; sub ject, “David and tlie Harp.” Song service by all classes tilf 3 :30 p. m. Adjournment. SUND.VY, .TULY 2'». Sundaj’ morning at in o'clock devotional exercises by Rev. Suin Reed. Song service by all classes. Report of committee on time and plrce for the next convention, 11 :00 a. m —Sermon by Rev. J. C. Owen. 12:30 p. m.—Adjournment. No dinner on the grounds Sunday. The miuisters of the gospel of the various denominations of the county as well as all lovers of music are earnestly invited to at tend. Homes will be found for all who come and tliere will be plenty KILLED AT SAW MILL 1 :30 p. convene. Alternate 2:30 p. Harley Orr, a young man em ployed at W. Kilpatrick’s saw mill, near Calvert,was accidentally killed while at work there last Friday. It was abont the noon knock-off hour, and some of the yonng men were doing some sawing on their own account, yonng Orr among them. The plank he was sawing broke and fell, and in stooping to pick it up he was caught by the saw. An arm and both legs were almost severed, and internal in juries were also received. Surgical aid was at once sent for and Drs. Cheatham and Wallis from Brevard and Dr. Emmett Lyday from Rosman hastened to the place. Am])utation ot a leg was considered necessary, but the operation did not succeed in saving the young man’s life. He died not many hours after the accident. Harley was a son of Mr. Colum bus Orr of Blantyre. The remains were taken to Blantyre for inter ment. The funeral services took place on Saturday, June 27, at Pleasant Grove church on Little Willow, the sermon being preached by Rev. T. C. Holtsclaw. The young man was only twenty years of age. He -was of a kind- hearted, genial disi)osition, and had many friends, whose sympathy goes out to the bereaved family. RuSft^AN h-APPEKINGS The parties took their places on to eat on the grounds Friday and In spite of the disappointment felt by many in rt gard to general structure and oa]).icity, the new’ depot is a ])lace to be proud of, and its completion a thing to give sat isfaction. WHAT WAS IT? appeared often before the public as as a reader. In the melodrama, “Enoch Arden,” she has ai)peared a number of times with flattering success, as evidenced by the many newspaper notices of her work. Miss Blair is a music graduate of Wiltion College, Chambersburg, Pa.; has boon a jjnpil of Olaf Jan sen of Copenhagen, Denmark, and Mr. Hady Jolley, who does night I ^ ^ 4. t - ^ i i c , , ,7 of Prof. Albert Lociiwood, head ot ork on the railroad yards coaling . , . ^ « tt - -i. piano department of University work on the railroad yards coaling up for next day’s travel, tells a strange story of a phenomenon seen by him a few nights ago. While at his w'ork, he was sudden ly attracted by a bright light in the east. He first supposed it to be caused by one of the electric lights, but in an instant he saw that some thing was happening in the heavens. A ball of light, as large as a fnll moon, was rising above the moun tain tops in the north east. It cross ed the sky at great speed and in about five minutes sank behind the range in the north west, leaving behind it a track of fire. Too slow for a meteor, too swift for any hu man machine, what it was, W’hence 't came, whither it went, he could ly wonder abont in great amaze- nt. 7 School of Music, Ann Arbor, Mich igan, and is at present director of music at Brevard Institute. She is eminently qualified for the difficult role of piano part in the melo drama. KEATH-MERRILL Last Monday evening at the home of Mr. Joe Hamlin, near the depot, Mr. Ira Merrill and Miss May Heath were united in marriage, the ceremony being performed by Rev. E. H. Norwood. The married couple left on the evening train for Hendersonville for a wedding trip. They expect Ito make their home in Greenville, /s. C. ' ' the stage, and the preacher, Clar ence Deaver, in a long-tailed cleri cal coat, pronounced a ceremony decidedly unique and comprehen sive. The little Pink girls, Jlil- dred Clayton and Elizabeth Shi]i- man, the little Dluc girls, >^ancy .\!acfie and Riitli Cantrell, and the little Ring gii*ls, Ethel McMinn and .Mary Verdery, the maid of honor, Isalwlla Caldwell, and the best i i man, liranche Paxton, Jr., formed ' an important part of the circle. At the conclusion of the ceremony the ring was jxissed to the g’X)Om who placevl it on the bride’s finger, and then to the intense joy of the audience, kissed her. After the ceremony Miss Anna May Robbins assisted off the stage w’-ith a solo. Then came the feast— 'which was real ice cream served to the large crow^d of little ones. Several songs were sung by the children, and they did them as if they had three w'esks instead of three days’ practice. It was amaz ing to see how much could be got ten out of such little tots in so short a time. Everybody seemed to enjoy the affair. In fact, the crowd seemed happy, as if they had all become children again. Saturday. J. L. WUI«HT, W. C. McCall, J. A. Brysox, Committee. ETOWAK At the Fraternity Hall next Wednesday night, Under the au spices of the Woodmen of the World, Mrs. Cora Ransier of Hen dersonville will give a lecture, free to the public. Hev. W. H. Pless mied his regu lar appointment Sunday. S. N. Merrill has been quitj sitk but is better now. The members oH the Farmers Union held an interesting debate at Holly Springs last Saturday night. The anti-snffragetts were able to convince the judges of the truthfulness of their claims and it was decided that woman shoud not be allowed to vote. W. H. McKinna is busily engag ed in the building of a new barn on his father’s farm. Crops are doing fine and every one is busy. The writer had the pleasure of of spending one day of last week in the cornfield. Walter Cairnes has returned from the eastern part of the state where he holds a. position with the Roanoke Bridge Company of Va. Rev. Flanders of Hendersonville preached an interesting sermon at Pleasant Grova Sunday morning, after which the pastor, Rev. J. R. Liner, conducted the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper. Misses Cannie and Jnlia Glaze- ner of Brevard visit«d Mrs. Fletch er Sunday.* * * Bill Weay. One evening last week just after the 3.29 train passed Rosman a scared couple was seen going down the street, they were pursued by a number of the town folks,and v.’^hen they were o'CiJrtaken at R. F. Glaz- ener’s they found it was Louie Gill- esjjie, and Miss Mae Holden ; short ly after the crowd assembled they raised a yell for Esq. E.ii. Whit mire, v;ho was cutting rye in the field near by, and then some’thing took iilaee that had never happened before, tho young couple v/ere pro- nounctHl man and wife. Rosman, is soon to have a new Post Oflice, the bulding is being put up as rapidly as possible under the directions of the Rosman Im provement Co.' Misses Victory and Grace Gilles- l)ie, and Clessie Whitmire, are at tending the summer school at Bre vard. Miss Della Gillespie attended the teachers institute at Henderson ville, last week. Rosman expects to have a su'el-' time for the -1th, the Rosman base ball team is j3xpecting to play Pisgah Forest for their first game. Chestnut Oak Camp No. 235 W.O.W. is going to serve ice cream and refreshments of various kinds, the proceeds to buy uniforms and axes for the Uniform rank, or .such other supplies as the camj) needs. Everybody is cordily invited, and especily the ladies. Come one and all and let's have a glorious fourth.. Sweet Boy. BGYLESTON MEWS, The government surveyors are now in this section surveying and mapping the lands recently pur chased by the government from the Vanderbilt estate. Mr. Ed Hollingsworth of .David son River and Miss Annie Patton of Boyleston were married Sunday, June 28, Rev. W. H. Pless officiat ing. Mr. Weldon English had the misfortune to have his horse bitten by a big rattlesnake last Saturday. Misses Emma Reese and Dovio Shipman and Mr. Girlie Shipman attended tho funeral of Mr. Harley Orr at Pleasant Grove Saturday, returning home Sunday evening. BIDS WANTED Bids wanted for the building of a new one-room school bouse at Montvale, in SchooP District No:’.’j, Hogback Township. Contract, to be let on Monday, July 6. See or wrtt«.T. ,C^ Henderson, Jttrevard, for specifications. 6-12-3t
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