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INV1CTE0-T0
SEN YEARS;
The Jury in the case of the State
vs Geo. Ward wherein Ward was
charged with thr killing of his fath
er at his home hear Barker's Creek,
more than a year ago found Ward
guilty of mans! Aughter and i Jud3
Cline sentenced hiai. to seen years
in the penitentary.
The evidence was purely circum
stantial as the only witnesses who
were present at the hojle at the
time of the trouble were the
brothers an6 mother of the defend
ant Solicitor G. Lyle Jones and
James H. Catliey appeared for the
state while Ward was defended by
Thad D. Bryson.
The circumstances surrounding
the death of Mr. Ward were indeed
peculiar. It was admitted by the
defendant and his brother that a
few days prior to the-death" of their
father the defendant and the de
ceased had had sonie vords and
that the deceased had attempted to
strike his son the defendant with a S
chair. Dr. league who was called
some days later to attend Kirk Ward
the decease testified that thf skull
was fraemrefrtxni a blow. The
defendant and his brother both tes
tified, however, that the defendant
did not ireturn the blow of his
f ath r. They contended
that at that time there was another
brother! now dead, who was insane
if
and that the. probability .was that
he had. at some time When the ot-
Her memoers 01 me iamui' were r
present, s ;uck his father; t-sus in
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Kirk vVd;a
.George had
a.id iiiJ ' SUM,
u: us father
with a
stick and that th tt was
the means
whereby he c ime to his death
Evidently the Jury inclined to the
view of the situation as pointed out
by the state. Judge Cline said to
th3 Jury, after they returned their
verdict. "Gentlemen I, am convinc
ed deep down in my consciousness
that you have fdund the truth of
this matter."
AMERICAN- SHIP SUM BY MSKE.
The American steamer Evelyn,
which sailed from New York Janu
ary 19 with a cotton cargo for Bre
men, was sunk by a mice
oft Borkum island, in the North
sea.
fUThe vessel's captain and 27 of
her crew were saved. ;
The nationality of the mine which
destroyed the Evelyn has riot been
established.
The Evelyn is the first American
vessel to meet with disaster as a
result of the sea warfare of the
European nations. F She did not
sink within the war zone included
in the German admiralty's decree.
Borkum lies directly off the Ger
man coist, at the V mouth of Ems
river and is Germmitterritgry.
Maritime records give the com
plement of the Eyelyn at 25 men.
sotliat it is ipjBMeall oh,
board the : vessel ; were Rescued .-
Asheville Citizen "
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TO BUY MT MITCHELL
The Senate passed the Weaver
bill appropriatin$200u0 for the
purchase, by the state of Mt. Mit
chell forthe; ' establishment ofja
state park for the k purpose of pro
tecting the forest on the highes
peak east of the Mississippi. v
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VUISAi?E'0F21AT10Ft News a Ld Observer Feb. 19,
Representative"" J. L. Mayo, of
Beaufort, one of the members of
of -the House from "Down East" was
on the committee of inspection that
visited the Cullowhee Noirnal
School at Cullowhee, Jackson
County an i comes back enthusias
tic over the school and the beauti
ful scenery of the " Land of the Sky, '
It was his f rst trip to that God-favored
region but it is safe to say it
will not be his last,
"Leavin 1 Salisbury which is lo
cated in a rather flat country," said
Mr. Mayo," traveling up the West
ern North Carolina Railroad you
gradually see unfolded to your vi
sion one of the grandest panoramas
of nature's handiwork, a scene taat
is constantly changing and very
pleasing to the eye. Reaching
Statesviile one gets the first glimpse
0f the rnountains in the distance
and as you travel onward they
come nearer and nearer until when
Morganton is reached they seem al
most to be at the car window. At
Marion the main street of . the town
buts right up against a rriouutain
and r.t Old Fort you begin climbing
the lofty ranges,
"Seeing the cultivated . fields on
the side of the mountains the man
frofn the East wonders w
farmers would work land on such
is wnen aown m my
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wiioa Win produce abuiidv.;,
een :tor Paxtoa told of one in'
working these steep p! aces falli i v.
out of his field and breaking h
ann while another story was tol i o
how the farmer hud to load up hi.
gun with com and shoot it into th
i'iirrovs at planting time.
"But on inquiry I was told hat it
was impossible to get these rnoun
taineers to leave their present abid
ing place, that they would riofmove
for the best farm in the East as a
gift.
"The fountain at Round Knob
named in honor of Col. Andrews of
Raleigh was one of the picturesque
sights on the trip. The fountain
was first seen from the le'ft side of
the car window and in a few mmu
tes the car had wormed around and
wet .were almost at the same place
agaiti, only a little higher, looking at
the fountain from the right side of
the car. There is a point here
where the railway can be seen in
five different places where it winds,
up the . mountain.
'We went to Sylva located on the
Murphy branch of the Southern acid
on our way passed; by the i ih0s
station, Balsam, east of the;li?sife
sit)pu ;'A hotel'eoieliin
near Balsam is 501Ilirjthe
sea levels' . - - ' ' ' -' ,
"Reaching Sylva it topk us tm
two hours to SriV 40 Cullowhee on
account ' of the sconditidn'; of the
roads. ThS township has recently
expended $30,000 forTdads but the
top coat ia not yet . finished, hence
the mud The grade on tbis road
was almost perfect, not over two
per cent.
? "Cullowhee is situated on one . of
thfe mountain peaks about 3,000 fdet
hih. A new admirations buildihg
has been erected recently - at r the
school built pf brick, three stories',
in heightfitted iiip with glass rooms
and is bracticaHir ftfeproof ? rr .
The girls dormitory is in the old
building qot iieiS iBd&the dinning
liiall. laem-ai.teftt m drawing
plans for '.Cf:-ffuiXU''Taie-: 1 1 ,e
rooms too lark6.and these should
be cut in
it "in .-his building ' i
; storie!liiifjiiid ; one of the
serious faults ttgi-found with it
is there is nlrMig8re Escape to tl.
to the buildigiialie stairway is
in the centeJoflhe building and
should a firt occur it is horrible to
contemplate jtitopte of the girls
sleeping on me unrQ story, mi tne
buildings ateHeated from a central
heating pi antfl
Mr. Mayo Jaidi the school was do
ing a great worK" for that section of
the State and;Jrie is . gratified that
the State i3 assistiug the institution
in a 3abitaatM:maari3r. Cullowhee
was first started as a private institu
tion aid Mr. f Mayo, and gradually
grew until the' State, seeing t he need
or an institution of ti is hilq. in that
section, came to its aid until now i'
has' become.iahe pf the State's mo
valuable' assets. The young poopl-
going out from t he School are better
U'niued for.: fher life work, ' have
broader intellects and greater visions
of what theffuture has in store ;o
them, these children of the hills.
Mr. Mayo spoke in the highest
terms of the management of . Presi
aent A. U. Keynoias and said tnat
rhe standard of the school has been
greatly raised during the past two
years.
Mr. Mayo is in favor of the ap
propriation asked for by the school
both fof new buildi 4s and mainte
nance dnd thinks that it would be
a mistafce for the State not to, ren
der thejnecessary aid at this ti:ns
because the school is passing
through a crisis and to - refuse the
aid asked would impair the useful-
which neeo3 jut such a school an
which it is serving most acceptably.
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Recording to the . reports of the
doings of the Legislature., in the
daily press, Representative Jones
has introduced a bill to increase
the members- of the Board of Edu
cation of Jackson County from
three to five.
It is not known here what the
bill provides or who the additional
two members will be.
BIG IMPRnVKIOTS.
Andrews, Sun Feb, 18.
The Graham County Lumber
Company are going ahead with
their improvements a this place.
Their immense plant when com
pleted will employ a large number
of men, and they expect to have
several other factories that will
each have a very large , pay roll.
This company is one of the
strongest in the county, and we are
glad to have them located in our
town.
HOUSE VOTESAKTiJUO LAW.
The lower house of the General
Assembly passed the Greer bill pro
hibiting the delivery of intoxicants
in&e state for beverage purposes
bvTth astounding maioritv of 100
33' -ineaeiis now before the
rjaie and it friends are fearful
of lt fate as there is believed to be
a strong sentiment against it in
thai body:- However, the General
Assembly has been literally swamt-
ed with petititions from all parts of
the State asking that the measure
be adopted.
STOP THAT COUGH NOW
When you catch Cold, or b?gin to
CoUghldie first thing to do is to
ake Dt Bell's Pine' Tar Honey. It
penetrates the linings of the Throat
and Lnngs and fights the .Germs of
the'Disease, giving quick relief and
naturalhealing "Our whole fami-
lydernd on Hne-Tar-Honey for
CpuiS;:andr Colds,,' writes Mr.' E.
WllliWs."Hamiltpn; : Ohio. If ai-
ways helps. ; 25c at your Druggist
MER SNJUfi
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Engrossing Clerk Will" Ay cock
was instantly Killed s and speaker!
tinmett R. Woolen and Senators
Rivers Johnson were dangerously!
wounded at an early hour, Friday
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motning when the chau tier of the
automibile m winch they weret
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riding lost control of his car
Kaieign. j
Soea iter Woo ten was so desper-
aeeiy wounded that it was necessary
ior an operation to be preiormed
upon his ruptured right kianey
lie rallied from the operation and
it is oeheved tUat he will recover.
Senator Johnson" is doin. nicely.
Will Aycocit was a nephew o(
the late iormer Governor Chas, b.
AycocK.
WyMAii'SAliXIUASY iiiVlS RiffliM
The Woman's Auxiliary gave a
recption at the Home of Dr. U. Z
Candler, Tuesday evening in cele
bration of Washington's birthday
and in tiue.id for th ; purpose of
raising funds for the paying of the
debt on the Baptist church. It was
indeed a notable social event. A
large number of people of (he city
and from Diilsboro as well as the
visiting members of the bar and
court attendants were present. The,
lirlefise
and parlor were thrown into one
for the reception of the guests. The
home was tastefully and bealiuffd
!y decorated with tlags, - buntings
pictures- of W.t.riijigt p, hatched
cherries and other ornaments that
brought to mind the colonial days
and the struggles of the revolution.
A lovely picture indeed were the
dames and damsels of colonel times
who greeted the guests at the door
nd served them during the evening
with becoming grace, dropping curt
sies' here and there.
Miss Betsye Barker favored the
party with a couple of selections
accompanied on the piano by Miss
Lula Tisdale. The male quartette,
Messrs. Ensley, Chastain, Jarret and
Crisp, also added to the enjoyment
the guests.
In the dining room the table was
most attractively decorated. In
the center was a large birthday
cake ieed in the -national colors and
topped with thirteen candles and a
small American flag. A delicious
salad course, followed by cake and
coffee was served.
Following the refreshments, Mr.
C. C. Buchanan announced that the
ladies had placed under the cake
an article typifying an occurance
iu the life of Washington and that
the cake would be given as a prize
to the one who would guess correct
ly what it was. Miss Helen Cathey
guessed Lie and the prize was
awarded to her, for under the cake
was a small package of concentrat
ed lye.
Miss Jannette Snyder also guess
ed correctly, but she wasin another
room and theorize had been award
ed to Miss Cathey. Miss Snyder
was given a box of Huyler's confec
tions. The event was a success from
beginning to end and from every
standpoint The party, sang; My
Country; Ti& oM'heel'5 as they took
their leave of the hostesses regret
ting that the ' time had passed so
quickly.
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1S0NW ESCAPc
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Cherokee ScoutM feb 20, -
Oliver GribJjand Henry Camp
bell made thi escape from the
county jail Wednesday 'morning -
when the celloor was left ajar.
The escapifl jwas made while
Jailor Ramsetand family were
away in the it ping. Mr. Ramsey
.cauVihi Gribbt I about three miles
neareas 0f towfliaif an hour later.
Thompson hftiot been apprehend-
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Gilbert Ho?way, the young boy
being neld oiShe charge of murder.
m,;ve 110 enotiifto get away.
SIT TillOGH SPIOfl?
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messa ' was received here
late Wed nes-y night stating that
j Carl ToWnsej had been shot at
Uhe.home of-fts father, Bill Town-
send, near jlherson, early that
nrght. He vVs shot twice, and the
shots were fi $d through a window.
j Townsendwas still alive, 4he
I - . fa , ,
message stamp, ana medical aid
summoned here.
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No furthearticulars are known
here at tmslrne. :
"ICJWARTS.
,Dear EdiUnd your many read
ers: Once Jtipre I shall join your
happy circleJr I ,
Miss ApoQj Coward is very ill.
'ifiMfSQdrl'-been very' "
ill, but am gd to say she is im-
oroving.
Miss Cdli- GaHoway is very sick.
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Hope to see ,.er out again soon.
VIrs. J. VvSivngiai is the
sick list; ;
Born to ; 4r. and ' Mrs. Albert
Daves a bo
Born to Ma and Mrs. Thad Brown
a boy. 1 i '
born ,to and Mrs. Bob Mills
a girl.
Born to bj. and R. S. Green, a
boy. V
Mr. Hane r of Waynesville is vis-'
itingG. .'. j'wayngim
The Johu Creek school'will close
March 0. 1315. They planning to f
have a nicentertainment. f All are
invited. r
Oq Janm ry 11, 1915, the death
angel visitei the home of Mr. Hamp
Hooper, ad claimed Mrs. Vina
Brown. Hf death came after a
shott UInesr She is , gone, but- not
I forgotton. Sie leaves one daughter, "
Mrs. nam Hooper, and one
brother to i,ourn their loss. She has
to .a home 'here there will be no
more sad partings. May we be
ready wher our. summons come to
meet her dthat shore. The funeral
services w fre conducted by Rev.
D. R. Prot arid interment was
made in thMoses Creek cemetery,
we extend j& sympathy to the be
reaved famjy,
; ElijalivClard died at his4iome
January 1101915. His death came
as a shock o the many friends and
relatives. ..He leaves a sister 84
years old, llfesides a host of friends
to mourn t4eir loss. He professed
faith in Chf 3f many yearsv ago i nd
joined the f laptist church. To know
him was trlove him. We must bid
him fareviU here, but we hope
some day. ! meet around the Great
VTuteTifgie where farewells are
never; IsppSeh and " where Jesiis
reigns leteuUy He waslaii to
rest in the Woses cemetery.
Wishm the Journal and its read
ers much luccess, Brown Eyes.
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