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VOL I NO.
SYLVAN : N, CI jNOVIB 21 ; 1913 ;
I -:?-$i;00 THE YEAR IN ADVAKCE
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BARAlA-rillLAlntA blitttiUN tUUNU
IIYSTERY OF MAUGHttARKEB.
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The members of the Philathea
,10 of the Baptist church gaye a
rpception to uie caidva at , me j a. sKuu was uncovered in"; a field
bome of F. A. Luck, Tuesday even, near the road about 300 yards from
ind A lagre number of the young the Barker's Creek bndffe Saturdav
oeopleof Sylva attended and en: mofning "bya youhg man naoaed
inved the evening, nuuiuers m Hail, wnUe he was digginga hole in
games weic iuuui6w. .uiya wiuuu lu uury a. nog. - rie went lor
Male Quartette rendered two appro- assistance and returning disinterred
nriate seiecuons aner w wuu ue- ine sKeieton pt a man believed, to
jjghtful refreshments were served, be the t of Malachi Parker who dis-
Every one enterea into tne?spim ot appeared some 2q years ago.
the occ sion and had a genuine Parker and his wife had had some
dood time. It was tne consensus nusunderstandmg and had been! interested in the' rh6vement and
of opinion that this was the most seperatect He'declaiinhis intentibn ; quite a number of students as well
ccessful affair of the ilond that of scaling his child frbm: his wice'as apart of the faculty : will be from
that city.' v J ' -
Col. Cohen further stated that the
negotiations that have been in pro
gress with the. Wake Forest College
the -people ot SyJjya; t;i3io wj assur.
it therew
School jotejl'a ?pro?
motes of triis m
C.E. Bruce supermtehaenVofi
of Macon Qa-diprfi
Sanford principai of :Sayid$o2
Hi School of Auiost
will lie established jit rkson
County Fair Groundsanthe Jaige
jaurhber of boys whoJwJU be brought
here by these gehtiemeu . will be
V.T.CHAVFOHD IS DEAD. PROGRAM SlAGKSflfl
co. mwi mm
;- Hon. William Tbomas; Crawford,
three times "the repentative of
triisdistrict in the United States
Congress and seven times ' the
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instructed inr a'UUeticMd-Willrbe
prepared for College Jaiid Uniy ersi ty
work. The authorities; 'iSPublip.
. schools of Savanriabt -.ar6. also
has been given by the rhilatheas.r and going away, had his people to
prcptire xuuu to cane witn nun on
the journey;and left his home taking
FOR THANKSGIVING Give a with him a fish gig ot which he was
bushel ot JNO. l rea appies, in a particularly fond, rie never returned! authotities for the removal of the
beautiful paneled box lined witb to his home, but some neighbor was ' Summer law School from i that place
white, satin finish, wave pattern said to have seen him near the place to Sylva have. reached i stae where
he can assure Sylva that unless
something unfdrseeh turns up the
Law School will be t permanently
located at Sylva, the first session
to be held here beginning next
June. i
who live outside the county
GEO. R MILLER.
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paper; each apple wrapped in tissue; where the skeleton was found short-j
diagonal pacK; up-io-me-minuie m ny after he left his home. This was
every particular. I will ship .these the last that was evr sec n of him
for you to any address.. zb jets, a Dr. D. D. Hooper, who held the
box less than my price to people 1 inquest declares it to be his beleif
that the skeleton found is that of
the long lost Parker, as it answers
the description as to hight and size
appears to have been buried for
about the length of time that Parker i
has been missing, is of a man of
midle age as Parker was when he
oissappearea and the fish gig of Par
ker s was founi buried with the
skeleton.
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Lahti it'ls believed from that, that
this clears up the mystery of long
standing ' What became oi Malach
Parker r.
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All kinds of repait work'donen
short notice. - ' -
ENGRAVING A SPECIALTY
Sylva, 5N. C. '
C. a LOGAN
MR. ALLISON'S STATEMENT.'
rihe Skeleton was tound on the
farm of Mr. 6. C. Allison who sets
iorth his opinion in the following
letter.
About the year 61 a boundry of
land was purchased from old man
Ance Potts, by frrank Allison along
PROF. REYNOLDS
WILL SPEAK.
COLEMAN C. COWAN,
Attorney and Counsellor atJLaw,
WEBSTER, N. C.
Undertaker and Embalmer
16 years experience '
Full Line of Caskets and Robes.
License No6 1
Phone No. 17 - Waynesville, N. C. the beautiiul winding l ucKaseigee
in Barkers Creek Township. At this
time ana a lew years preceeding
this place was oniy mnaonea Dy a
lew red men, it was a wilderness of
beauuiul maples. At the mouth of
a branch that runs into the Kiver
an a httie Knoll, about 75 years ago
was buried one of these old red men
wiua nis dow ana arrow and gig, be
side his Indian wile. These graves
were never molested by Potts, and
Frank Allison lor many years, a
few days ago Mr. Chug Hall was
digging a hole to bury a hog and it
happened to be the grave of this old
Inoian man, alter my knowledge of
this his bones were soon layed back
where they had been sleepmg for
for these many years.
The mounds that were covered
with little white pebbles about the
year 61 one seemed to not have
c. c, Buckantn been placed there many years be-
VlrTVdtb Shoal Creek
cnuT(irrginning Friday before the
nominee of the Democratic ;party- fifth S-nday in November. , fc
for that positi6nv Died at -Iiisver FRIDAY "f '
in Waynesville Sundayinight: 'Mr :.J:-Intorductory Sermon A. IL Becfc'
Crawford had been in-poor heatJ1?: ;12NDinner. " r ' -
for'some time but was 'thoughtlo '1 P."M.-rganizatfonI - :Ky
; 1:30T-Srmbn oh : Christiah Giy-:'
ing A. C; Queen. " J -
; 350 How May the Spiritual Con v
d tion oi' our ChurcheVBe Improv-:
ed? R. L. Cook. : ; -V
SATURDAY .
- 9:30 A. M. Devotional Exercises.-;
10 A. M. Sermon oh Repentance .
M. A. Norman. - '
11 A. M. Sermon on Baptism-
J. L Queen. - .
1 P. M. Sermon on FellowshiD v
A.C.Bryson.
: 2:30 P. M. Sermon on the Lord's ;
Supper A. W. Davis.
Adjourn until Sunday at 10
o'clock.
SUNDAY
- 10 A. M. Devotional Exercises
and Sunday School Mass Meeting
lied by H. R. Snider. A
R. N. Deitz
M. A. NORMAK
1 ' . j W. T. Crisp
Committee.
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DR McGUJRE.
DENTISTS.
Office : Pharmacy Building,
JSYLVA, N. O.
W. R . ISHkE R R:I L1L.
Attorney at Law,
Office In Court House,
WEBSTER, N. C.
.E. Alley
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iu Or COucnanat
HttorneaatOLuw;
Bylva, N. C.
While Mr. Alley has moved to
Waynesville, he will continue to
take active part in the practice of
at bylva and in Jackson Co.
one connection betwen Sylva nnd Way
nes vilJe offices -i
GtO. W. SUTTON
Sttovne? an& Counsellor
Sylva Pharmacy Building "'
Sylva j N. CL' ; .
fore tnere are some lew of tne old
settlers that Know about the graves
of thest two Indians yet they ' were
never allowed to be dug into by me
since I have owned this place.
Respt.
S. C. Allison
TO BE LOCATED HEBE.
m v Ark - . rm
Kaleigii, JN. u. JNov. Z tne - pror
gram of the thirtieth annual session
of , the NorthrCarohna: Teachers , As-
ember ,26-29, has, been sent j out . to
the teachers of the State by Secre
tary E. E. Sams, and it shows that
great things in the way of inspiration
enlightenipent, and information are
in store for all who may be able to
attend.
A Derusal of the mere list of
names of the speakers on the pro-
gram pt only tne . general sessions
shows that these meetings alo e .
would more than repay for his trip
to Raleigh the teachers from sea
board Currituck or from fartherest
Cherokee. The first session will be
addressed by Governor Locke Craig,
State Superintendent J. Y. Joner
Josiah VYilliam Bailey, and Presi
dent J. D. Eggleston of the Virginia
Polytechnic institute, former State
Superintendent of Virginia, and one
of the greatest authorities on rural
education in the country.
On Thursday evening, November
27th, the president's annual address
will be delivered by A. C. Reynolds
of the Cullowhee Normal and Indus
trial School, who is this year presi
dent of the Assembly, and it will
De a plea lor a professional body of
teachers for North Carolina and
suggestions as to how to secure this
professionalization.
On the whole, the program wil
offer such a wealth of profit, in
spirational, informatibned, and pro
fessional, as no teacher in the State
can afford to miss who can possibly
go to Raleigh. Special rates on all
railroads will allow the round trip
to be made for one and one-half the
regular fare one way, plus fifty cents.
Only those who are paid members
of the Assembly will get the benefit
of the reduction.
be improved and only a day. or jsd
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Deipre nan expressed tne opinion
that he never felt better in his ; iue
and that he believed he would re
gain his health. His death came
suddenly. At about seven o'clock h?
complained of feeling weak and of
having a pain over his eye. A phy
sician was summoned, but7 Mr,
Crawford grew rapidly weaker and
at 8: 30 he breathed his last
He leaves , a widow -and ' s ye i
children, four boys and three' girB
all of whom were at home except
Harry and Hillary who were at
Raleigh where they are attending
the A. & M. College
The funeral was held at the first
Baptist Church Waynesville Tdcs
day and the interment was at Green
Hill Cemetery.
f he pall-bearers being, Hon;,
iGeorge H. Smathers, Hon. W. T; Uee
Senator W. J. Hannah, Thomas ; L.
Green, Drv R. L. Allen and Capt
Alden Howell, "
All the Banks, shops, schools l and
business housed In Waynesville were
closed fqr the funeral, j- j :
H ws nominated for Congress
-riressiohai aincL'm :i&H)r',tu(
Democrats after a lorg, hard battle
Haywood, his native county, forced
the nomination of her favorit ; son, j -family 1ast Sunday.
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ineiarmers:nre au ahout rdone
gathering jjorh;:
flMrs.Mary Crumley andosonC
Canton visited Joseph Ensley- and-
by casting on every ballot her entire
vote for Crawford. While several
times defeated by candidates of the
opposition, he never lost a nom
ination sought from his party. Dur
ing his career he was defeated' for
a seat in Congress by Richmond
Pearson, the late Jame M. Moody
and the lust time, in 1908, by John
G. Grant
After the campaign of 1908 Mr
Crawford settled down to the prac.
tice of law in Waynesville and was
one of the leaders of his profession
He has been prominent in church
and Sunday School affairs in Way
nesville, having been the teacher of
the Baraca Class at the First Baptist
Church and otherwise interesting
himself in religious affairs.
CAMPAIGN FOR MEMBERS
Col. Sanford H. Cohen Manager of
the Greater Western Carolina As
sociation was m Sylva Wednesday
andin speaking with a representative
; of the, Journal stated that .-through
the efforts of the Association and
ReV. Caleb A. Ridley, of Central
Church, Atlanta, writes the Biblical
Recorder "We have had over four
hundred -additions: during the past
year and - will begin work on our
new building , at ) price. Congrega
tions continue to tax bur old place.'
Mr. C. B. McFee, district manager
Woodmen of the World makes the
following announcement:
It has been decided to . open the
chartei of all camps in this district
and make a special charter fee of
$3.00 to all who.desire to" join the
Woodmen of the World, for the next
fifty days. On December 18. 1913
the charters will close in all camps
and the entrance fee wulgo back to
the regular price of $6.00. This is
done to increase the membership of
the order, and on December 18, there
will be a class initiation at Henderson
ville, which will be the biggest day
on record for the Woodmen of West
ern North Carolina. , -
The Woodmen of the World stands
foi the uplift cf man and the pro
tection of the home, which we are
all interested in. The noblest thing
any man can do is to protect his
his loved ones, and that can be done
with the least cost through . the low
rates of the Woodmen of the World.
It has done more, to lighten the bur
den of the widow and orphans than
any other order in the state, arid; it
stands ready to protect your" loved
ones in case you, the bread winner,
are called upon to give up this life.'
The address of the district mana
tJlanche fisher visited her sister
at rjairview last Saturday night .
, SaUie and Iillie Ensley visited
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ensley of Fair
view Saturday nignt
Mrs. Addie Reed and son were the
guests of her father Sunday.
Loyde' Keener who was married
last September and moved to Wh
tier will move back to Beta in a
few days.
E. F. Parker of Fairview was a
Beta visitor Sunday.
-. Ed. Reed made a trip to Cullowhee
Sunday.
Fred and Mamie Bryson were
visiting home folks from Cullowhee,
the last of the week.
.. Mrs. R. L. Cook of Addie visited
her son Zeb a few days last week.
Verta Dills went to Sylva last
Saturday.
D. G. Bryson is having a new store
house put up at Beta. .
Mrs. Coralee Fisher and children
were the guests of Mrs. J. L. Fisher
Saturday night ,
Mr. and Mrs. William Cook of
Addie visited Mrs. Cook's parents
aturdey night
Mr. and Mrs Garland Parris were
the guests of his father last week.
, Mr. and Mrs.' W. O. Allen and
daughter went to Addie Sunday to
visit Mrs. AllerVs parents. Mr. and
juts. Murray.
Mrs. Amanda Allen visited Mrs .
Cumi Davis a few days last week.
Mrs. Isaac Davis of Webster was
on the Creek a few days, last week.'
The Beta Sunday School is get
ting along nicely we do not . want
our Sunday School to die out this
winter we want . everybody l to go
and take an interest - " : h 1
: Rev. A. E. Brown will preach' at;
the Baptist church Sunday morning 'V:
and the evening v seryic ;at ?tiie V
same church will be ' conducted by ' '
Rev. HugtP. Vinsonr of Bo'ykins 1
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