Local and Personal Items
m+toa aud Marshall Teague are
visiting their grandmother in Ashe
ville.
Rev. Paul Hartsell and Julian
^pusener attended the two-day meet
ing of the promotion committee of
the Baptist church convening in Tho
masvilie thts week.
Miss Marjorie Young, Rachel Wil
t iams, Louise Gillespie and Lena Al
Hison, studihits at Cullowhee the past
^vear. have returned to their homes
Here.
■ Miss Bertha Jean Hampton and
Hliss Emma Beaver have returned
Hrom Montreat Normal to spend the
^Lmmer at their homes here.
Hums Yeanie Barrow of Greenvill*
I accepted a position as operator
Htuth’s Beauty parlor.
Hlr. and Mrs. Fred Myers of Sa
Knnah ,Ga., are arriving this week
motor to spend some time at
^Eae'hso Nest camp with their son,
Randolph Myers, and their sister
Mi*e Carol Oppenheimer.
Miss Mary Aims Coltrane, who has
been attending Guilford College, and
Miss Eugenia Coltra’ne, a student at
Peace Junior college, arrived last
week at their home here with Presi
dent and Mrs. R. J. Coltrane. The
ycurg ladies were accompanied to
Brc. ;.rd bv their friend. Miss Jose
k chi- c Murdoch, of Salisbury, who is
I visit .ig them here. ,
^ M . Brown Carr, of New Orleans,
mu nod last week to Brevard to
spec. I the summer here with her
pai nts l>r. and Mrs. J. H. McLean.
Mr-. Ralph Duckworth was called
to her home in Ashokie last week on
account of the serious illness of her
father. —« ‘
.MIS .’.UIA’UV I <*k» ***■
from it. ait school she has been at
g t mi.tig m Ni w York City t> spend
the summer ‘t her home here.
I. .1! .-mbers of the Methodist
church at ending the district confer
ence m Bryson City Sunday and
Mot day were Rev. J. 11. We-t, E. J.
Coltrni e. Miss Florence Kern and
.Mrs A K. Gillespie. J. E. Rutty and
j. DM. .'t. nt/.. , , I
A t.. Vin-k of Ashevil.e was the,
wee# d .. lest of his daughter. Mrs.
Fra: I Os o ne and family.
Mr* L> S. Masters and little
dau-' • • B. t\ of Asheville spent the!
w. e" d V. .tii Mr . Master's par
ents M. :d Mrs. C. K. Osborne. .
E , i):-i>.nie return d last week
* to . -end ‘ ' summer with his parents
Mr. and ."i C. K. Osborn®, after
j....... . i at Wul.'e 1'crest
C' lltge. . . .
Mi-- Martha Bo?\vM! i- \iisitmg
friend.* in Charleston, S. C.
Mr.*. Tie ! Warren and little son of
Rosehoi o are visiting Mrs. Warren’s
m the.-, Mrs. Emma Zachary. Mrs.
Warren wrs before her marriage Miss
Ella Zachary.
Mr. and Airs. R. W. Everett return
ed the first of the week from Min
stor.-Sa on. where they attended the
Mpsir.e ses of Salem Academy
\ -,c . aughter, Miss Dorothy,
a’re <•••! >1 the past year The
la >,-m. . ■ i to Brevard with her
p* .*•* nd the .-umnier here. j
[> .... ; A hington, of Great F-ar
ringto A: <■ is guest for several
days c. 1 Mrs. R. W. Everett.,
Mr. \\ n is a brother-in-law
of Mr i . I
Mr a s. Lamar Lewis and
daiig t cf Raleigh are ex-’
ptet» . n Brevard this week
to vi it their parents here. j
Nathan Me.Mi on left the past week
to s-pend some time visiting his uncle,
K F Me.Mi nt in Cahoma, Texas. J
Mr*, i . B. Iiaynes is visiting her
sisteipi Heiuiersotiville. I
Mis« Elizabeth Zachary, who has,
just completed the past year her(
school Ant es at Salem Academy, left,
ijs wee! S.r.i'li college where she
git, •: s u u nr sell ol. j
Jennie Aiken is recovering
,jiom an operation tor appen-1
.Fitffpei formed last week at LydayJ
lemirial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. McFee^oi
Marion are visiting Mrs. L. M. Puette
and family this week.
Mrs. J. A. McCrary. Mrs. Arthur
McCrary, Lillie and Fred McCrary
were in Hendersonville Friday on
business. >
Misses Liliie McCrary, Mabel Gil
lespie, Mamie and Nora Bell Mason
accompanied by several boys enjoyed
a motor trip through the Pisgah
National Forest Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Preston Taylor and
little Preston Jr. are arriving this
week from Baltimore, Md„ where Dr.
Taylor has just completed his dental
course. Mrs. Taylor and little sop. will
spend some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Trantham.
Miss Earleene Poindexter arrived
this week from Weaver college and is
now stopping with Mr. and Mrs. N.
A. Miller. She is acting as secretary
to President E. J. Coltrane this sum
mer.
Mrs. A. B. Michael and family of
Vero Beach, Fla., have arrived to
spend the summer at their summer
home in this county.
, R. G. Jennings of Pittsburgh, Pa.,
was a Brevard visitor the past week.
Bob King of Johnson City, Tenn.,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Bill Fet
ter and family.
Miss Martha Vaughn has returned
from Limestone college, Gaffney, S.
C., where she has been the past year.
Mr-'. Boyce Walker is reported to
l e ill at her home at Pisgah Forest.
Mrs. Van Epps of Cashiers was
guest of Mrs. Carl McCrary this
week.
Beil <. raig of Pickens, S. C., was
Brevard visitor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Clement and lit
tle son of Greenville are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Verne Clement and F, D.
Clement th's week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hunter of
Swannanoa were week-end guests of
n la fives in Brevard and at Caesar’s
Head.
Mrs. William Cowan and sister-in
k.w. Miss Cowan, of Charlotte were
week-end guests of relatives and
frnnds here.
Mr- Carl McCrary and Mrs.
Oliver Orr and Mark Orr attended
the Bariett-May-- wedding in Ilende
si • ville Saturday morning. Mrs. Mc
Crary was soloist at the wedding.
T. A. English is said to be quite
i'l at his hi me at Davidson River.
Mrs. M. C Verdery has been
visiting her daughter in Henderson-,
■ i 11 u the past week.
E. O. Flood of Frostproof, Fla.,
and Mrs. Myers ol' Washington, D. C.
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Webb at Virginia Lodge.
Mrs. W. O. K. King and two]
children William and Betty left last
week for their home in Canton after
visiting Mrs. Cordia King.
Mrs. Oula of Florence. S. C., has
returned to her home aft r visiting
her mother, Mrs. Esther King.
Mrs. M. J. Owings and Mrs. Rob
ert Taylor of Owings, P. C.. spent.sev
eral days last week at Mrs. Owings’
"ummer home on Probart street.
Walter Banks of Columbia, S. C., j
has been visiting his family here(
this week. I
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bogen moved
last week into the King-Tatum house!
■>n Probart street.
Mrs. Rowena Summey was the!
week-end guest of her sister. Miss.
Inez Hart, in Greenville.
Miss Mildred Williams of LakOj
Toxaway was the week-end guest of.
Mrs. B. H. Freeman. |
Miss Juanita Freeman is spending
the month of June with her grand-'
mother in Easley, S. C.
Mrs. D. C. Scruggs of Henderson
ville was guest of Mrs. B. H. Frfe
man on Sunday.
B'. M. S. HAS MEETING
OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
The W. M. S. of the Baptist church
in regular meeting Tuesday afternoon
I
SWINGS-;
-takes only $1 to open a
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Travel ... a better home ... a car , , .
yes, there are a thousand and one worth
while purposes, aside from Adversity, to
RAVG for. Systematic depositing of spare
money in the Bank soon make them a
“dream come true."
We invite your Account. Every dollar of
your money is SAFE here, protected by high
^ ly liquid assets and every deposit from $1
$2,500 guaranteed by the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation.
Transylvania Trust Co.
| GLANCING I;
|i! BACK. AT
BREVARD !;
!! Taken from the flies of The i ■
«1 Sylvan Valley News, beginning 11
' ’ 1896, through the courtesy of 11
I, Mrs. W B. F. Wright. |
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(From the file of March 18, 1898)
The renovation of the Thrash cot
tage, now owned by Mr. Everett, 0£
Cleveland. Ohio, is in charge of W.
1. Trantham, our enterprising paint
er. We feel certain that Mr. Everett
has made a wise selection, both as to
skill and reliability.
A wedding, which appears to have
had 3ome opposition, occurred at the
residence of R. W. Baxter, in the
Dunn’s Creek section on Sunday last.
G. A. McGaha and Mollie Hogsed
were united according to law. A. C.
Landreth, justice of the peace, offi
ciated. May prosperity abide with the
young people on their journey
through life.
Our menagerie is growing. At the
post office a few evenings since, the
bovs concluded they would have some
fun with the old man and slipped a
live mouse into our outside pocket.
Wc brought it back and turned it
loose in the office, and henceforth
our cricket will have a partner to lis
ten to its music.
L. F. Sorrells, who has been watch
ing the business outlook in Brevard
with a view to investment, nas at
length made up his mind that our
town will do “to tie to.” He lias Pur
chased a half interest in the Ur.
Young stock of-goods, which was las„
week sold to A. L. Hardin, has
become permanently identified witli
the business interests of this section.
The new firm will be Hardin ami
Sorrells', and they will continue sel.
ing goods in the building occupied by
Dr. G. W. Young and Sons.
With millions of feet of lumber fm
sale in the county it seems a little
strange that our builders are shipping
in by the car ioad to build up Bre
vard. Two cars of machine wonted
lumber were unloaded at the depot
this week.
Aunt Mvra Moore, probably the
oldest person in the county, died ast
Friday and was buried on Saturday,
aged 118 years. During slavery days
she was owned by Richard Moore of
Polk county, and after the war which
gave her liberty she settled here with
her daughter,' mother of Brice and
James Mills. Her age is vouched foi
by her daughter who get the f'guie
from her old master. She was known
and loved by the colored people and
respected by all who knew her.
At an organization meeting Mon
day night of stockholders oi the
Trar.svlvania Turnpike company a
board ‘of seven directors was elected.
The following were chosen directors:
W. A. Gash, J. F. Hayes., W. L.
Hume, N. McMmn, J. C. Cooper,
M. IK Cooper, and W. N. Symington.
The directors came to order with
W. A. Gash in the chair and proceed
ed a program of unusual interest
and effectiveness. .
The program on the subject., Con
tributions of Youth to IWldm.nd
edness,’’ was in charge of Mrs. i. r.
Ward, who gave the ;ntroductor>
talk. Others assisting on the program
were Mrs. R H. Ramsey, who pre
dated the topic, “Our Youth,” m
a unique and impressive manner, a
listed by representatives or h
four children's and young peoples
organizations, the Sunbeams, K. a s,
G A’s amt Y. W. A.; also an article
by Mrs. T. E. Reid on “Stories of
ihe Ycuth.” showing how leader;
made decision to serve while young;
a discussion by Mrs. A. E. Hampton
on. “Southern Baptist 'i outh, tell
ing how young people might get.
training at the camp at Ridgccrc- ,
and a duet by two of the Y. V. A.
girls, Helen Erwin and Marie Gallo
way, singing “Give of \ our Best to
the- Master.” ...
Mrs T. P. Ward was elected third
vice president, 'filling the vacancy
made bv the former officer moving
8wav from town. It was announced
that the divis;onal meeting would be
held at Mar? Hill on Tuesday June
ft*
The president, Mrs. M. H. Holli
day, presided over the meeting, which
was attended by a large number of
members and young people.
BREAKFAST HIKE IS
ENJOYED EY G. A'S.
Members of toe intermediate G. A.
of the Baptist church enjoyed a
breakfast hike Wednesday morning
in the vicinity of the country club. |
An appetizing breakfast cocked in
the open was a dfeiightful feature of
the event. The girls were chaperoned
by their leader, Mrs. Hugh Holli
field.
ANITA GALLOWaFiS
HOSTESS AT PARTY
Miss Anita Galloway was hostess
at a delightful social affair Saturday
evening at the home of her parents,
M' and Mrs-Coleman Galloway.
Games were played during the
evening. In addition to a number of
local young people present were also
several boys from Greenville.
Y. W. A. MEETS WITH
MISS NINA BURRELL
The members of the Y. W. A. held
an interesting meeting Monday night
at the heme of Miss Nina Burrell.
In the absence of the leader, Mrs.
Harold Norwood, the meeting was in
charge of the president, Miss Neli
McCrary A helpful program on mis
sionary work was led by Mrs. Roy
McCall, assisted by other members.
The personal service work was dis
cussed, this being an outstanding
objective of the organization.
After refreshment* wore served the
meeting adjourned.
ed to the selection of .officer? as fol
lows: President, J. F. Jiayes; vice
president, N.„ McMirn; secretary
treasurer, W. A. Gash; surveyor,
W. L. Hume; committee on route and
construction, T. S. Boswell and J. F.
Iluyes. The organization of the com
pany opens one- more avenue for the
progress and development of the
upper Fiench Broad valley. The stoek
on which an organization was effected
was heid as follows: Toxaway com
pany, $1,000 and Brevard subscribers
$1,060, in shares of $26 each.
We have al! at once a rush of job
printing on hand. Certificates 'of
stock and right of way for the Tran
j sylvanit Turnpike company, mortga
| ges for the Sreemville Medicine com
I pany. a folder for the H. & B. rail,
j road, besides smaller job? for the
I Toxaway company and others, will
1 keep the News editor from dying of
snnui during the next week.
The Mrs. Woodbridge cottage i?
nearly ready for occupancy. Five
painters are hustting to get it ready
to move into by the first of next
week
From the New York World we
learn that Francis C. Moore, who is
abundantly able to pay the money, of
fers the president $1,000 without in
terest and to be repaid whenever the
government choose?, and never if it
does not choose, as a “starter” for a
. .—
PflKt.000,000 unconditional loan. He
calls upon the 100,000 men who are
richer than he is to make similar of -
fers by way of showing the eouatry’s
icadiness to furnish all the money
that can be needed for national de
fense.' This is a laudible preposition
and shows that in the breast of one
rich man there still lingers 4 spark
of patriotism. But then Mark Hanna
Jiasn’t yet seen Mr. Moore. As soon
as he does this proposition will be
withdawn. Bonds are demanded by the
money trust .and every proposition
which will heip make the issue of
bonds unnecessary will 'Be suppressed.
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The series of meeting; conducted
bv Evangelist S. C. Lee, which com
menced at the Methodist church two
weeks ago and then removed to the
court house .have swept the town
with a cyclone 0/ religions fervor.
The storSn are closed during services
and everybody appears to have taken
a deep interest in their future wel
fare. Up to last 'Saturday 36 conver
sions were reported. Nothing has ever
occurred here in the 20 years which
we have known Brevard that has
been of such general interest to the
town and county as these meetings.
Many who have grown old in sin have
been brought to see the error of their
ways, and many who are just starting
on life’s journey have decided to start
right. We are informed that a col
lection amounting to |75 was taken
up last Sunday for Rev. Le*
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