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The accompanying illustration
was made from a photograph
taken from a design specially
conceived, for Jmfym CoimtyT 1
The two commof ihe arch
will contain a bronze tablet each,
the one bearing an appropriate
inscription to the men and the
mother to Cfcd women of the Con
jfedracy. v These columns and
their base are to be of granite
which is much more durable than
any species of marble.
The arch to be surmounted by
Ihe figure of a Confederate infant
ryman the soldiery who bore;
the burden of that war--in
regulation uniform of a Confeder
ate infantryman done fn- the
bronze aF4)toze is also more
tastW than tnarWe.
This monument be erected
on the hill in front of the court
house in Syiva, a license for a
position on which to erect the
same having been obtained from;
the County Commisslouers
The County Commissioners
neer and lan iscape gardener to
lay off and beautify the court
' Hoouse ruunjs, and in the stipu-
, v rlations the site for tliem8uen ;
ih limy pwwwx i- -
Iatttunty-in th:oui8,
Nhre a more natural and strikingly-beautiful
location for a Con
federate monument.
From the monument the per
&pectiveis a typical mountain
One in charm andextent and
the moaument mayesftbmt
a dosejqt eminences for : nle
ardund.
Inthe?people couldi!
vise Would add so much
attfactivene3S of their
buildings and grounds and; no
..fcold sominter-
est - to visitors or so muchPof in
trAJdon and delight to pur citi
zenship young and old; ;
This monument Iwhen gbnce
erected will constitute a subjec
of perpetual inspiration, gratm
catioaaiid pride to all who had
a part in its bdilding. It is U
V. R. STEDMAK 18 DEAD
News reaches us of the : death of
'''Wi W'4:at' tHe home of his
brotheriiEev. W. R Stedrnan, near
"Salisbury; Sunday; vMf. Stedman
had been in poor ceaun ior several
' ""Reggie" ' Stedman, as he was
familiariiy known here Jiad a hjjst
Of friends in Sylva. Dillsboro arid
vicinity having lived here for a
number af years with his father
and mother, ana his death comes as
a bock, for. while it,w,as known that
he was in poor health, no one knew
that his condition was serious.
Surviving ' memDers oi ins
mediate IyiluA
ister;Mrs. F, E.'eari
brother, Rev. Chas E. teaman,
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T;he home of Mr. Ball of .Webster
Was destroyed Monday night 1y
fire, which was thought to have
started frdm a defective Hue; as the
fire was first discovered by Mrs:
ball near the flue.
It is believed ihe building ccu d
have been saved had the , water
ben on. but they had ; een work
ing on the Jine and , fatted to turn
the Water on, vV '
The greater part of the household
j goods was saved. It is reported
that there was" $I500m
-Mr. all moved there from Hay-
Felix
some two or iuree
at . "1 " r
E. Alley place.
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WFRTFH RFHI1I1 IllNli , PKtUUSUN
FAIR BUILDINGS
Mrs. E. L. McKee secretary of the
Fair Association informs us that
work on tte Fair buildings will be-
gin at Wand that the buildings
Will be rushed to completion
as
soon as possible.
GREAT SUCCESS.
The dinner which the Jackson
Monument Association gave at
Col. D. L. Love's yesterday was a
a root eiiMAss- All who twere Dre-
sent reported an enjoyable occasion
and there was ar large crowd present.
'W1H ' -
WILL
A W AIT R FP1 Y
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WASHINGTON, May 19.-PresK is pnderstood the presidents
dent Wilson will await a reply from itta .ifejjat the case of the
Germany to the recent American UoUed .J?
(Germany to the n
jnote before matag further rep-
law
ta their commercial, embargo on
r m y
Ms was made clear today, with
the explanation that data concern-
ing detentions of American cargo.
htf not been completed, and that,
m&reover tbe nonoer prepara-
tfons wou d not be sent now in.any
event because PiesideitCWuon
was unwiiUng to haVe the situation
opportunity of a life-time. We
the sons and .'grandsons of the .
men and women who suffered
for forty yeacs in the defense
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and rehabilitation of our. South
land, who made possible 'our
very prosperity and peace at this
.U8pici6us mQment--it is sing
larly our opportunity. If sev
N nty tour pfJus,would contribute
ae small siioi of twenty ' five
lollars eachr turn tnia"
nagnificent jponument over to
posterity dear as a whistle.
The Confederate monument at
franklin nol so durable as this
Would be, cas,t twaaty tW3 hund
red dollars aid the money was
aised without trouble.
o those who are our friends in
.hjs enterprise.
We seek -and desire advice -mdcapsrltion.
Thebove is
submitted s owe design. We
ire open forfoTas provided they
esabstantr and creditable,
are rfady and aaxioas far.
litractionujsuestion from ex
jerienced hkdsi from our ftoa
ers. busii&f and professional
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men ri -
The (tiller is urgent ani wc
are not goiag to postpone it 2S
we are detrmined to build this
,nemoriafa9'some of our old ,
: rcars m V.teM yet live t5
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see it. $ , .
ni done if we Yousssk
H 'W".; V(C i
in wiil siMPLY try '6oy letS
ate ando K b the help of
wieraod . ,.
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- .with.parxniitty compii.catei oy rne
American ibvernments correspond-
ence WUh Oreat Britain,
GERMANY FIRST.
Z owmybe disposed
pecfve of any contemplated
move wiAf regard to; the all es,
The idea fire vamn g m some ,uar
ers that presentations to the allies
rnightire nee f
the Ger fM shwf .f
SS-aSgffii
glhiild have
TTr ignited States
connaenc f . . it
. wonWftiwrfeanl s
, nghts in UU cases.
hi
whose home he dlst
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