VOLOME-XIX
BREVARD, NORTH CAROLINA, EBIDAY, JULY 24. 1914.
NUMBER-30
THE BOY SCOUT'S WORK
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN
Had she lived just one year long-
Mrs. Littie Matilda Wilson of
Rock township, who died
last Friduy, July, 17, would have
exactly a hundred years old.
Ninety-nine years is a longtime
^or one human life, and in that
time many things have happened
a-nd many changes have taken
place; but so quiet and secluded
^as the life of this woman that our
information in regard to it is very
meagre.
She was born July 17, 1815, in
^'hat is now Dunns Rock township,
Transylvania county, but what
at the time of her birth Mc-
Dowell county—before the days of
Hancombe and Henderson. She
Was a daughter of Walter and
Becky Hogaed, and married Aaron
Wilson, who died several years
Five of her sons are now liv
it's in this county, Aaron, Dillie,
Porter, Henry and David Wilson,
■with the last of whom she made
her honre in lier old ago. She had
Wen a member of the Methodist
church for fifty-two years.
(^uiet and secluded whs her life,
indeed, spent in the neighborhood
in which she vais born'; yet the
days of her life covered a period of
stirring events and wonderful
ehanges. Born when Madison was
pn?sident, when the tidings of
Waterloo were new in Americ^i,
lived durin;' tlio Hdministra*
Hutis of twenty-fonr ]*resulents,
inul through the iierivid-' of three
American wars. She grew to wo-, , * i i
, , „ , , character development,
nuinhood before the locomotive
’.vns ho«r.l of. rot before shp <liert ! '» the Boy Scont
h,M Mniml.-.l i
always stuuv’.s ready to ilo his duty.
All ov(‘r the country cities jiro
waking ui)Hnd discovering what an
During President Wilson’s in^
angural parade at.one place a stal
wart policeman seemed unable to
keep back the crowd which over
flowed beyond the curbstone in
apite of all ho could do to restrain
them. Calling to a twelve-year-
old yoiingster who stood near in
uniform with a long staff in his
hand he said:
“Here, Scout, keep hack a few
thousands of these people, vfill
you?"’ The boy w’ith a stolid coun
tenance levelled his staff and start
ed for the mass of humanity; at
once the mass melted into a
friendly group of men and women
with u big place in their hearts for
a plucky small boy. A great shout
of laughter went up, but the crowd
moved back- and the road was
cleared.
This is typical of "what s^cout-
craft tcaciios the boys who take it
up. They learn to be self-reliant
as well as helpful and nothing
daunts the scout who has made up
his mind to put something through.
Many people seeing a group of
youngsters starting off on a hike
with knapsacks on their backs and
their staves in their hands think
that this i.s all that scouting stands
for—a Kood time out of doors.
However, the scout movement is a
far better thing than this. It ini-j
presses not only the jjlaytime and j
thonjilit of tbe hoys, but thron^b |
the instinct lor outdoors and "di) ;
ing things,” it touches upon their i
FRED A. ROBINSON
i:-> I'.orn on the
(>if riilA^e near
h(‘r dwelling. She lived apart
frotn all these cbruif^fi s, htiving lit
tle education and little knowledge I“ll.V tli»\v have with them, in I
of the great world outside her nu-! J^«ninier ihe boys “.swat” the fly,
tive mountains, and j jtssed a way anti fly liter:;t ure, he!])
on her birthday, with the hun-.the street-tit'uuing departments,
dn dthniilo slone ulinost in .‘^ight j pit^k up loose iwpor and keep the
Oa Hogf^'d creek ther»>is a new I t^anilary, helpat pbiygroiinds,
help tu light forest lires, keep guard
at buthiiij; beaches, and assist in
rescuing tue drowning or in resus
ieitating v,’here that !s necessai-v.
I
j “(Jot a Boy Scout to di) it"’ is a
j very usual way of .sulving diiileul-
; ties in many tov. ns v.hcre there are
, well organized tronps.
I Everyone knows what a \ast
Mr. Fred A. Robinson, a native
of Transylvania, but residing for
a number of years in Charlotte,
died in that city^n July 14, at the
l|ome of his brother, Mr. C.. H.
Robinson.
The “'deceased had undergone an
operation about twelve months ago
and had received temporary relief
from Illness, but about July first
he was again taken ill, and contin
ued to grow worse until the end.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. W. M. Vines of the First
Baptist church, of which denomi
nation Mr. Robinson w’as a mem
ber, and the interment took place
with Masonic honors at Elmwood
cemetery.
Mr. Robinson was born in this
county thirty-threo years ago.
After finishing the high school in
Charlotte he took a special business
course at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
which e.xcellent training fitted him
for the active business life he
afterward followed. He worked
with the firm of C. H. Robinson &
Co., spending part of the time on
the road. He was well known in
Charlotte as a young man of the
highest tyiMJ of character and of
winning personality.
He is survived by his wife, four
brothers and sevc-i sisters, these
being C. H. and F. J. Robinson of
Charlotte, R. P. Robinson of Forest
City, and W. P. Robinson of Jack
son county, Mrs. J. H. Kit<-hin and
Mrs. M. P. Matheny of Trxus. Mrs
•ludith 1j. Dnvis and Mrs. .). Van
Davis of Murphy, Mrs. A. II. Sims
of Shelby, Mrs. J. R. Purser of
Charlotte, and .Mrs. J. H. House of
Balsam Grove, Transylvania.
G. C. CALLOWAY
ciiiietery. Then; Mrs. Wilson,
lierluips the oltU-st inbal.ilant ot
tliis county, wus laid to rest with
a l.rief and simple cereirton^'.
THE OXFORD CLASS
Tlic singing ela.«s of the Oxford
iirphanage gave «n entertainment
lit the Auditorium last Tuesday jcnertjv the normal boy |
iii^ht under the ans])ices of the i ready to <urn
Dnnns Rock lodge of Masons.
The class consisted of ten girls
and four boys, under the direction
of Mr. L \V. Aldi rman, manager,
and Mis5 ' Myrtle Branch, music
teacher. They were introduced
it all loose upon some hel;>lul
seheme as he is to devise unheard-
of v;ays of torturing the familj- cat!
or disturbiiii? hi.s neigh'tjor’s peace
of mind.
' Herein ik’ovard the Boy Scouts
t,y Mr. T. H. Galloway of the lodge, i around the conrt
The boys were all about ten or
twelve years of age, bat the girls
eighteen down to si.v or eight. In
their chorus singing they were ex-
«;oe»lin^ly well trained, and the
s DU^'S were very harmonious. Two
of tlic young ladies seemed gifted
with nnasunll/ ;r*Jod solo vuiees—
house and keep the paper picked
up; v.ill he ready to assist at pvit-
” i ting out tires, and do any work
toward town improvement that
may come np. At present they are
busy getting their camp in orih'r
and headquarters ready
They propose to have a wovh-
A belated report of the death of
Mr. G. Carter Galloway of Quebec
rcnchcd this oifico t(iw) lato^or pub
lication in a former issue of the
Nows.
Mr. Galloway was one of tlie old
est inhabitants of Hogback town
ship, being eii»hty-t wo years of age.
He was a well known citizen and
generally rcspectod. He was a
soldier and oliicer in the Confeder
ate army, serving throughout the
civil war.
One of his sons, Vancc Galloway,
lives in this county, in Gloucester
township, another. Miles Gallo
way, is a citizen of Jackson county,
and a third, T. B. Galloway, is a
lawyer at High Point. The latter
reached his father's bedside shortly
before his death.
The funeral took place at Oak
Grove Baptist church, of which the
deceased was a member.
AT THE FRANKLIN
isliop, rei;diM;j;-ro..)n) and .^r!
Tliero are t
Miss Lillian White and MiaS Nettie ; are nv.i.ty
UruDunitt—while the voices of the j “O"' i
little girls were very sweet. Even day afternoon they went for a hike
the boys sang well.
Some of the most attractive
numbers beside the class choruses,
which were all good, were: “A
Composition on the Hawse,” by
Leroy Smith ; “The Dairy Maids,”
by three little Kiris ; “Fool Young
’Un.«,’’ by filUsha Watkins, and
“Whistling Jim,” by the boys.
Part spcond of the j>rogram was
a little mu^ical play called the
..(jlypsies Fe.stival,” with v.hich
the entertainment clo.sed.
During the intermission Mr. Al
derman made a short *alk, giving
some of the history and aims of
the Oxford orphanage, and gener-
j^lly indicating the record its stu
dents had made in the world.
It was a large audience that lis
tened to the young entertainers, a
large p*rt of those in attendance
tjcing children.
from the sale of tickets $52 were
burned over to the manager.
Mr.R- G. Trowbridge of Dubuque,
Iowa, is visiting his family, -who
have been here for several weeks at
Breva.d Institute. He is a brothar
of Mr- Trowbridge.
to Elk Lodge, took a swim and
some boating on Lake Sapphire en
route, had supper on the mountain
top and were back home by eight
o’clock.
Rev E. H. Norwood will train
the boys in carpentry, outdoor
cooking, woodcraft and gymnas
tics.
There are other trades which
may be taken up, and badges are
given for proficiency. We trust
the citizens of our town will back
up this jiiovement and assist the
boys in getting a good equipment.
The Allison brothers have given
special rates to the Boy Scouts for
the use of the lake for Camp Sap
phire for swimming and boating
and the management of the camp
have kindly tendered the use jof
their boats to the boys when ac
companied by the scout master.
All Boy Scouts may have the privi
lege of the lake on payment of
1^.25 for the season to the scout
master.
CLOSE QF SUMMER SCHOOL
The Franklin is enjoying one of
the very best seasons in the his
tory of the hotel. There are now
about a hundred and twenty-five
guests, and, of course, the busiest
season lies ahead. Mr., Stamp, the
proprietor, expresses himself as
vex*y much encouraged with the
prospect, pleased with the hotel,
and delighted with the kind of
guests he is entertaining. They
come from all parts of the south
and even beyond the Mason and
Dixon’s line, and it would certainly
be difficult for them to find a more
beautiful place than the Franklin
to spend a summer’s vacation.
The orchestra this year consists
of Miss Croker, pianist, and Mrs.
Duleat, violinist, with little Miss
Duleat as dancer and singer.
The summer school, which had
been in sessioti since Jane 0th at
the Brevard Institute, came to a
close last Friday, July l?th. Con
sidering that the school is merely
in its beginnings,^the work of this
session was so far successful as to
be quite encouraging to its inangu-
rators. A number of young men
and women from this county were
in attendance for the whole or a
part of the term. Most of these
were teachers or those just enter
ing the teaching profession, and
they were taking advantage of the
opportunit.y that lay nearest them
of making themselves bettor fitted
for the work of the school room.
Certainly the Institute summer
school supplies a need long felt,
hut never before fully met, in this
county.
There was no class work on Fri
day, the closltig day. The students
assembled in the chapel at 10 *30 a.
m. and the session was formally
closed with a well selected pro
gram.
Rev. W. M. Robbins opened the
cxercises with prayer, after which
Mr. Miles Reece, who has been in
charge of the summer work, made
a talk, giving a summary of things
accomplished by the school. This
was followed by a nnmber of reci
tations by some of the children.
Mrs. Reece gave a recitation,
‘‘When Mr. Brown Got His Hair
('ut,” and .Mi.-is Blair ga VO a ]»iano
solo. Tile In.-'tltute <uc'Tlty was as
sisted by a few visitors. Dr. ilary
Bryce IJe'bert recited “The First
Settler’s Story,” which was fol
lowed by a vocal solo, “In Sweet
Content,” sung by Miss Blair. Mrs.
L. B. Haynes recited two pieces in
Dutch and negro dialect. Two
short addre.«ses w’cre made, one by
Mr. L. B. Haynes on “Inflnenccs
That Make a Boy,” arrd the other
by Mr. T. C. Henderson on ‘‘The
Changes of the Present Day.”
Miss Humphries sang two selec
tions, “Glad Day” and “The
Rosar.y.’’
The program. v.*as well rendered
and ver.y much enjoyed. With it
the summer school came to an end.
RECITAL BY MRS. MURRAY
S. S. FIELD DAY
The proposed ooanfy Sunday
school field day, which was brought
up before a meeting of Sunday
school wortffers Sunday before la&t-
by Mr. L. B, Haynes, will be dis;
cussed at the singing convention at
Catheys Creek next Saturday, July
25.
Mr. Haynes is to be at the con
vention and to take a part in tho
program. He is anxious for all
Sunday school superintenaents iu
the county to meet at the conven
tion . and make plans tor the field
day.
It is expected that all Sunday
schools will take iiart; that there
%vill be a grand parade of scholars,
contests in Bible quotations, ath
letic field contests, and a time of
general pleasure.
REVIVAL SERVICES
A notice of the i)rograni:ne to l.'e
given by Mrs. Murray ut tlie Ar.di-
torinni on Thursday afternoon,
July :<Otb, at -I ::iO p. m., reculls the
previous charming recitals given
by her in Brevard.
Notices of recent entertainntents
of a like nature of the one to be
given at the Auditorium next week
s^ato.
“Never has Natchez had a more
charming entertainment than that
recently t^ivcn by Mrs. Mnrray,
whoso personality and talents
made the occasion one long to be
remembered by her small hearers.
The aduU portion of the audience
was unanimous in declaring the
entertainment a complete success.”
—The Daily Democrat, Natchez.
“We hope for a speedy repeti
tion of the entertainment given
recently by Mrs. Murray. We feel
that such a woman as Mrs. Murray
with her deep appreciation of hu
man nature could not fail to note
the deep interest and delight on
the many upturned faces that
eagerly listened to her delightful
stories so charmingly told. From
the opening number this talented
woman held the rapt ettention of
her large audience.”—The News,
Natchez.
Mr.Erwin Fletcher of Fleteher is
visiting hia nephew, Mr.M. J. Orr,
in North Brevard.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Editor Sylvan Valley News:
When I recommend a man for
county office it is a pleasure to me
to sign my name to the recommen
dation. Therefore I w’ant to put
the name of W. L. Mull of Dunns
Rock township before the demo
cratic voters of Transylvania
county for county commissioner.
I have known Wales Mull all his
life and will state that ho is w-ell
qualified to fill this position with
credit to the party and honor to
himself. More than fifty good in-
flaential democrats of the town and
county have expressed their opin
ion that Wales is the man for one
of our next democratic commis
sioners. T. W. Whitmire.
ADOLPH-KILPATRiCK
i
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
of July 10 contains the following
notice of a marriage which will be
of interest to our readers:
“The marriage of Miss* Helen
Gertrude Adolph of this city to Mr.
Joseph Wate Kilpatrick of Bre
vard, N. C., which was to have
been celebrated Wednesday, was
postponed until today, owing to the
illness of Mr. Kilpatrick. It will
be celebrated this evening at 8
o’clock at the home of the bride-
elect’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick Adolph, in Camp street.”
In anticipation of *be coming of
Rev J. A. Bryan of Birmingham,
Ala., to conduct a revival meeting
at the Presbyterian churc>', regu
lar daily services began last Sun
day and have been continuing
through the week.
At the Stinday morning’s servicc^
Major Hardee, a stimnier visitor,
spoke instead of the pastor. Major
Hardee is an elder of the churchy
who has done service for many
years in Christian v.ork. His ex
hortation to the ]*fop]e on the-
j)oint of t Titcri:ig'v.[>!in u series ot'
revival services* v,-:is ti.-nely and:
forcible. He made a special ajjpeal
to visitors to come to the services...
saying that if they were in the lint>
of duty they were here by G-.d's
appointment.
Sunday night’s services were corr-
dncted by the pastor, and ylso
those on Monday morning. Mon
day evening Rev. W. J[. Robbini^'
of the McthfAlist chnrth preached,
his subject being ‘ The Work of th^-
Holy Spirit.”
Rev. J. A. Bryan arrived on Tues
day morning’s train in time to take?
jiart in the forenoon services, mak
ing a brief talk following a sermon
by the pastor. Tuesday night Mr.-
Bryan preached to a congregation
considerably larger than had pre
viously been in attendance, his
subject being the resurrection of
Lazarus. He said that we have
something to do if wo want to seo^
our friends quickened, our churches
revived. We nii;st believe, have
faith in the power of God, but we
must also live right, for our ex
ample counts. And Ave must be
come personally interested.
Mr. Bryan speaks with the
fervor and earnestness of one who
believes utterly in the message he
is delivering. He insists on prayer
and believes that it will Ix) an
swered. His style of speaking is
very original, and he holds tho at
tention of his congregation.
Wednesday morning he spoke
about Christ’s abiding with hi«
people, of the systematic an*l
-prayerful studj' of the Bible, of
Christ’s help in the time of trials,,
and his presence with us in our
work. The service was well at
tended for one held in the morn-
ingi At its close Mr. Bryan aslieti
all who had requests for prayer tr*
speak them out openly, saying th.*»t-
many prayers were going up iiv
Alabama for that very service.-
Quite a number responded to thi?j
appeal, showing a marked interest,
in the meeting.
The services have been growiini^*
in interest throughout the week-
Thursday morning the stores were;
closed from ten till eleven, and sev
eral business men attended c^rorciV-
The meetings are expected to con
tinue this week and part of next. A
cordial invitation is extended by
the pastor to all the citizens and
visitors to these meetings.
BUILD SCHOOL HOUSER:
Bids wanted for the building of a;
two-room school hose at Lake Tos-
away, a one-room house at Cedai*
I Mountain, and one room added.tot
j the house at Davidson Biver. Ap
ply to Sa^rintendent T. C. Hen
derson for specifications. 7-10-3fe