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VOL. I NO. 7
SYLVA, N. C., AUGUST. 21 1914
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NEWS
OF THE WRA
During the past week three more
Countries have been drawn into the
general storm that is sweeping the
nations of the old world. Turkey and
Greece have opened up the old feud
and the armies of these two Empires
are marching toward each other
In keeping with the terms cf the
Anglo-Japanese treaty the Mikado
has issued an ultimation to Kaiser
Welheim demanding the German
evacuation of the port of Kiao-Chau
and the withdrawal of German ships
from Oriental waters before Sunday.
The plucky Belgians have held
out against the onslaught of the
mighty German fighting-machine
in it's advance across the country
toward the French border. The allied
armies of France and England are
rushing to meet the Germans and it
is expected that the bloodiest battle
history has ever recorded will be
fought on Belgian soil almost any
day.
And in the mean time the English
ships are prowling the waters of the
world in search of any craft flying
the German colors. The French are
said to have been successful in sink
ing three Austrian ships in the
Medeteranian.
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Ca-r.p Cherokee Whoop.
The thii d game of baseball be
tween Camp Jackson and 6amp
Cherokee was played on the grounds ;
of the former last Tuesday and re
suited in a score of 4 to. 2 in favor
of the Jacksonites. This was the
first game of the seiies that they
were able to secure and it was
something of a shock to the locals
being the nt defeat to become en
tangled with a row of victories. It
left a real bad taste in the mouths
of the players, to say nothing of the
feelings of the numerous loyal fol
lowers who journey to Syiva with j
the team somewhat in the mood
of a Roman holiday. But then the
bad feeling was considerably re
lieved by the good supper which
followed the game.
Excuses galore could be offered
for the loss of the game for you
know it is the privilege of the de
feated to tell how it all happened.
It might have been too hot, or too
cold, or the fates were, not propiti
tious, or General D. H. Luck inter
fered. The real trutn lies some
where about the following: There
was an overabundance of AND
FORD. Besides pitching a good
game and holding the locals to sev
en hits, Mr. Glasgow's friend set
tled the matter by putting two balls
over the fence just behind -where
Mr. Dusty Rhodes presided. The
last of these circuit smashes coming
with one man perched:
Our opponents secured the same
number of hits off the combined
deliveries of Todd and Hamilton.
The most objectionable feature to
them being that they were' more
oppotune, more pertinent; ' as it
were. And the two over the fence
were entirely out of place.
Ice Cream Supper Thursday even
ing, August 27, on the iawnl oppo
site the Sylva Supply 'Copaiiy,
Benefit Baptist Xuren: : 4
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BOARD OF TRADE
' GIVES SMOKER
The Board of Trade gave an in
formal smoker Fiday evening for
the gentlemen who sojourn in Sylva.
Numerous speaches were made
both by the visitors and citizens of
Sylva. A spirit of optomism per
vaded the entire meeting and every
one expressed confidence in the
future of Sylva.
Plans were discussed for the
building of a dam across the branch
west of the Fair Grounds forming
what will be a beautiful lake cover
ing about 6 acres. A comittee com
posed of A. J. Dills, Dr. A. S. Nichols,
Coleman C. Cowan, M. Buchanan,
and C. C. Buchanan was appointed
to look in to the matter and ascer
tain the feasibility of the plan.
The visitors all expressed them
selves as being pleased with Sylva,
it's surroundings and the progress
that has been made here and voiced
the intention of returning here next
summer and bringing their friends.
TT AND GUDGER
In the Democratic primaries last
Saturday, Congressman. James M.
Gudger defeated his opponent, Solic
itor Robert R. Reynolds by a major
ity of something like 1500. carrying
ford Transylvania, McDowell, Hay
wood, Swain, Cherokee, Graham.
Mr. Reynolds receive a majority in
Henderson, Polk and Jackson. At
this time we have received no au-
thentic report of the vote in Macon.
The Fe.ublicans and Progressives
of the district met at Hendersonville
Tuesday and named as their candi
date Hon. J. J. Britt, fourth assistant
postmaster general during the Taft
administration.
Both candidates are well known
throughout the district. Both live
in Asheville.
Mr. Britt was the opponent of
the late Hon. W. T. Crawford in the
campaign of 1906.
TABULATED VOTE IN DEM
OCRATIC PRIMARY.
Jackson County.
Reynolds Gudger
Mountain 11 7
River , 28 7
Savannah 35 28
i Webster 33 21
Cullowhee 71 40
Sylva '49 66
Green's Creek 19 15
Hamburg ,30 29
Sc'ts Creek No. 1 24 02
" 2 08 19
" 3 21 29
CaneyFork 26 17
Qualla 44 28
Dillsboro 51 0
Barkers Creek 9 4
Cashiers 6 33
Canada 8 9
Total 473 354
Total vote cast
majority 119.
827.
Reyndld's
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Mrs. B. R. Morgan had a narrow
escape from, death Tuesday after:
noon, when while crossing the tres
tle in Sylva a freight train came up
unawares and Mrs. Morgan was
forced to jump for tier life. She
escaped with" only a few bruises, i ;
AN EVENING WITH THE
MUSICIANS AND POETS
One of the most pleasant and
profitable evenings that the people
of Sylva and vicinity will spend this
season will be at the auditorium on
the evening of the 20,beginihg at 8:30
when the faculty and students of
Camp Jackson, assisted by Mrr. Mary
Carter Brinson, Miss Helen Cathey,
Miss. Walters, Mr. F.A. Luck Jr,x will
give an evening with the musicians
and poet.
Miss Elliot, of Augusta, Ga., will
give two numbers on the violin.
Mr. Jordan H. Sanford will read
several selections from his favorite
poets and will deliver a short address.
Mr. Sanford states that he has some
thing to say to every man, woman
and child in and around Sylva.
You cannot afford to miss this
entertaining hour.
Theadmissson charges will be
25 cents.
H WAS MYSTERIOUS
Gastonia Gazette.
Charles Deal, aged about forty
five years, a weaver at the Loray
Mill, was mysteriously shot and
killed, last Friday afternoon shortly j
after 2 o'clock on the Linwood !
road near Mr. W. D. Anthony's, about
four miles west of town. Following
an inquest held over the body by
Coroner H. S. Sellers the jury ren
dered a verdict to the effect that
"Deal came thhis death by a gun
shot from a gun in tue hands of
Erastus Walt." The latter at the
instances of Solicitor Wilson, was
placed under a bond of $400 and
was given his liberty pending trial j
at the next term of Gaston County j
Superior Court, which convenes the j
24th.
A short while after the killing
the local police department had
Wall under arrest, having found
him at his home. He and all the
other members of the party were
put through a rigid examination
but no information was made that
would give a definite idea as to
how the homicide occurred. Ward
said that if his gun went off and
killed Deal he did - not know it.
When examined his rifle his rifle
had an unexploded shell in it. When
questioned he said that if he had
reloaded his rifle he didn't remem
ber it. An empty rifle shell was
found near the spot where Deal fell.
No member of the party according
to their statements saw any shot
arid most of them denied hearing
pny shot. Some of them believed,
they said, that a" stray shot from
some hunter's rifle in the woods
had killed Deal. If any member of
the party knew how the killing oc
cured they he or she evidently con
cealed it. There could be discov
ered no evidence of a struggle
or of any ill will existing between
the men. They were known to have
been the best of friends. No pos-
j sible motive for a murder has been
found. The officers are of the opin
ion that Wall shot Deal accidently
but for some reason refuses to tell
the facts. "
Ice Cream SupperiThursday even
ing, August 27, onthe lawn oppo
site the Sylva Supply . Company.
Benefit the Baptist church.
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S. S. Enloe has opened a picture
faming business at ftllsboro.
AT
BIBLE CONFERENCE
The Western Carolina Bible Con
ference is over. The next session
will be next summer. Already the
management is making preparations
for the third annual session.
There is nothing perhaps, that j
means more for the intellectual and
moral good of this section than the
annual Bible Conference. For last
week we had an example of the
magnetic influences of the Confer
ence in drawing here men of power,
men of ability, men of stability of
charactar, men who have Jived long
and wrought well, men who think
deeply and have the faculty of put
ting their thoughts into words that
others may think with them and
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into action that others may be
blessed.
Judge Pritchard told of the fight
for manhood that has been by him
self and others in Western North
Carolina, of the eternal battle that
has been waged against vice and
crime, of how king alcohol has been
dethroned among our people. Judge
Prichard dropped the cares of a
busy life to come to us and speak
a word for the Master's kingdom.
Dr. Walter N. Johnson of Wake
Forest one of the best thinkers and
most forceful and logical speakers
in the state delivered a number of
addresses making a nrofound im-
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pression upon his hearers.
Dr. Calvin B. Waller pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Asheville
and one of the best known pulpit
orators of the South was one of the
principal speakers of the week.
Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, the inimitable
was also in much demand during
the conference.
If through the means of the West-
ern North Carolina Bible Conference
we shall continue to bring men such
as these here we have somsthing
that is very much worth while.
The officers of the Conference re
elected are: manager Thad F. Deitz,
Bryson City, president Caleb A.
Ridley, Atlanta, vice president Chas.
L. Allison, Syva, secretary M. D.
Cowan, Sylva, treasurer E. B. Mc
Dade, Sylva.
The efforts of the management
and speakers of the Conference are
not in vain. They are building an
institution that is destined to be an
important factor in the development
of Western North Carolina for, after
all, the greatest asset of our mount
ain country is our people.
The influence radiating from the
Western North Carolina Bible Con
ference is striking a responsive cord
in the hearts and minds of the
people, and it will continue to reach
out until it penetrates into every
cave and creek and mountain side
in Western North Carolina.
S. S. Enloe frames pictures at
Dillsboro.
Mrs. L. A. Buchanan and children
are visiting Mrs. Buchanan's father,
M. H. Brown, at Harris.
Ice f ream Supper Thursday even
ing, August 27, on the lawn oppo
site the Sylva Supply Company.
Benefit the Bapnist church.
Have S. S. Enloe, Dillsboro, do
your picture framing.
Fred McLean is at Caney Fork
constructing a silo for Mn fifown.
NOTICE There will be a public
unveiling, of Woodman of the World
monuments at Webster cemetary
next Sunday at 11 o'clock. The.
public is cordialy invited.
JACKSONJOUNTY
WE HAVE PROGRESSED ALONG ALL
LINES SflFERlNTERDENT DAVID H
BROWN.
Educational Edition of the News and
Observer
During the past year education in
Jackson county has progressed along
all lines. Three new school houses
have been completed and eight,
others are in course of construction.
All of these houses are being built
in accordance with the plans ap
proved by the State Department of
Public Instruction and the average
cost of them will be about one
thousand dollars each.
Pupils' patent -desks teachers'
desks, blackboards and other furni
ture have been bought to the amount
of about three thousand, three hun
dred and sixty-nine dollars and we
now have an order placed for nearly
three hundred more patent desks,
Out of enrollment of three thous
and five hundred and four we had
an average daily attendance of two
thousand three hundred and sixty
four which was very remarkable
considering that nearly every dis
trict in the county was scourged
with an epidemic of measels in
some of which as high as ninety per
cent of the pupils ha 14t
We have two State high schools
in the county besides the State
Normal and Industrial School at
Cullowhee and seven other schools
which are doing high school work. ,
We -nave twenty-three special
local school tax districts in the
county from which is collected nine
thousand two hundred and sixty
three dollars and sixty-nine cents
which is, more tax by a good deal
than Wilkes county collected from
foity-one districts.
The County Superintendent is
employed for all of his time and had
we been able to secure a suitable
person for1 the position we would
have had a lady elementary super
visor for ten of the special local tax
districts which are situated on the
railroad.
Our county commencement was
very well attended and I think
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Those having completed the seventh
grade were awarded diplonias. At
eleven a. m. we had a very enter
taining address by Prof. C. H. Utley.
In the afternoon the contests in
recitation, composition, declamation
and spelling were held. Gold medals
were given the winners in the reci
tation and declamation contests,
gold and silver pins were given
those who stood first and second in
the composition "contest, and ah un
abridged dictionary was awarded to
the winner of the spelling contest.
We have had eighteen district
teachers' meetings the past year. At
trie meetings the reading course
books were given and any other
matter which it seemed to be neces
sary to bring before the teachers of
the county. All of these meetings
were well attended and the teachers
take a great pride in making them
interesting and profitable. ,
Webster, N..C.
NOTICE-There will be a public
unveiling of Woodman of the World
monuments at Webster . cemetary
next Sunday at 11 o'clock. The
public is cordialy invited.
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