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ASSEMBLY TALKS i
RETRENCHMENT
By M. L. Shipman
Kalciuh, Jan. 14.:?The General As
M i.ibly ??f 1925 went to the bat
|ii'<>!U|'ily at noon on Wednesday of
last week. The organization of both
branches of the Assembly was with
out incident. All contests had been
settled in caucus on the evening pre
vious. The members simply "promised
to lie good" and went right to bus
iness. Chief Justice Hoke administer-'
od the dath in the Senate and Asso
ciate lustier Clarkson in the House.
Ko|)iosciitative Eilgar W. Pharr, of
Mecklenburg had it all his own wav
in the speakership contest and no
other name wasw presented to the
(loiifooratic caucus for the honor
Mccklcubuigers were here in large
numbers to see the high honor be
llowed. The last time this distinction
weiit to that great county was when
urv 1'owd "put-the fixing" on the
boys in 1011. Mr. Pharr, therefore,
has a precedent to which he may
"hark hack" for the Mecklenburg
brand <>i information.
Other <>(heel's of the House are: 1
Alex Lassiter, of Bertie, principal S
rlork: Dr. G. M. Higgins, of Anson,
sergeant at-arms: E. JM. Woodhouse,
id Currituck, assistant scrgeant-at
arms; Miss Kose Mund, of Cabarrus,
engrossing clerk; Needhani W. Man
-urii of Wake, reading clerk, succeed
in:; David P. Dellinger, one of the
present representatives from Gaston,
who has done the reading stunt for
the House during the last live con
>octire sessions.
"The Senate caucus Tuesday night
made sliort work ?L" the iask before
it. There was nol a contest for any
filing after the withdrawal of Sen
ator Paul Grady for President Pro
tcmpore of that august bodv. and
Senator \V. H. S. ttnvgwyn, of Niirtli
hampton, is wieldcr of th^ gavel in
the north chamber of the capital this
winter. He has been to the legislature
many (times before and knows pivttv
well what is required to operate the
"Machinery" to the bes: advantage.
Senator Grady becomes chairman of
judiciary committee Xo. 1 of,that
body.
The Senate reelected Frank D.
lluckett. of Wilkes, principal clcrk;
W. D. Gaston, of Cumberland, sei
j;cani-at-arms; assistant sergeant-at
auns, Joa. A. liiyson, of Henderson;
lav. A. Corey, of Martin, engrossiti?
clerk;'Banks Arendali, of Wake,
reading clerk. Mr. E A. I la wi s, of
lYmlcr, who was defeated for read
ing clerk by Mr. Arendell, will, it is
understood accept the clerkship to
the finance committee of the House,
There is a pronounced tendency
towards retrenchment in the ranks of
l)3th the senators nad representatives
which is a bit disconcerting to the
many faithful party workers who
tame down looking for positions In
the legislature. It is proposed to're
duce the number of clerks employed
by thi> General Assembly of 1923 at
bust fifty jiereent. During that.ses
sion ilit- clerks drew around ,$25,000
more iii salaries than did the members
'.hiaiscives and a lot of folks are
wa:.tin?: to know "how come." The
answer, is obvious. There will be a
different story to relate on the sub
ject of ''overhead excuses" when
the Record of the present Genera!
Assembly shall be written unless
somebody "takes back-water."
l ew treasurers of state wide sig
nificance have found their way into
the legislative hopper.SenatorSquires
introduced a bill prepared by the
Mslntive committee, selected by the
I'ceial Session last August, entitled
?n act to control bus traffic in the
State. It would regulate, supervise
n"d control persons, firms, corpora
tions owning, eontroling, operating.
f,<' managing vehicles used in the
business of transporting persons or
property for compensation on the im
proved public highways of the State
whirl, are or hereafter may be do
flared to be parts of the State High
way system, or arms of the county
I'i'jhways, prescribing and im]>osing
license fees, and providing W the
disposition of the revenues raised
h.v the same. The bill V^vas referred
the committee on Public Roads,
?nd ordered- printed in pamphlet
torni for the convenience of the
>?emhet\s.
Representative Kins, of (liplford,
"?'?'?Ks to repenl the act passed by the
Inst regular session of the General
'^scmhlv exempting from taxation
s,fM-ks owned in foreign corporations.
The 1?)23 session wrestled over this
a'np?dmeut to the Revenue Bill for
,lays and the vote on its adoption
V JI- very close. The question of tax
^ touigii 6toekfc 'was an issue in
primary campaign fov Governor
| and has been much discussed ' ?>
recent months. The King bill
i ly to provoke a lively fight SrtSre
| the Finance committee, to which it
was referred by the speaker.
M'KINNEY WILLS
ALL TO WIDOW
Sioux Falls Press.?The will of D.
L. McKinncy prominent Sioux Falls
business man who) died December 28
at tlu> age of'09 is, in which he
left liis entire estate, estimated to be
worth more than $100,0)0, to his
widow. Mrs. Emma McKinncy,. was
tiled in county court' yesterday. | Mrs.
McKinncy is also named executrix
of the estate.
The will .specified that no portion
of Mr. MeKinney's estate should be.
left to his san, Russell Bennett Mc
Kinncy, who has not been heard from
for a number of years and who is be
lieved to be dead or to any descend
ant of Ryssell or of Charles Lrl'ny
McKinncy, another son, who died
some vears atro.
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The estate includes more than $10,
000 in securities, a huge aniaunt in
real estate holings, and a half in
terest in the McKinney-Bcycridue
Automotive company. After his jr.-:t ,
debts and funeral expenses have been !
paid, the. will Mr. McKini^ey pro
vides that the balance of his estate
be turned over to his widow.
County Judge Lewis Larson set
Januarv 17 at 10 o'clock in the fore
? t
noon,' as the time for hearing on the
petition for probate of the will. The
estate is repsented by Bailey and
YoorhccSv^ ?'/ f
Mh. McKinuey was Miss Emma
McCoy who wits a daughter of
William McCoy originally of 1'rank
lin,-N. C., but later a resident of
Dillsboro, X. (J. and a sister ot Mr.
Thos. C. Mcgoy
Both well knoJW . tf*'3
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FAIRFIELD
Mr. M^ck Hnrt of.. Oklahoma , is
visitiblj relatives and friend.-, at this
place. ? <
Mrs. J. C. Montcith ami Mrs. Leo
Rochester were Hie tmesis of Mr.:.
I Wade} Hawkins Monday.
? Mr.Hampton Pell and Fred Xicliol
son made u business trip to AsheviHo
this week. v
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Mr. and Mrs. I). S. Robinson have
been very si?-k with fll^fcp^ are re
covering slowly.
Mr. L. C. Hooper anel his Ippthcr,
Mrs. A. M.- IIcopeT spent ?mday
with Mr. and Mrs.>Lec Rochester.
Mrs. T. S. Montcith has returned
home from a week's visit in Fair
field.
Messrs. Walter Ben ami Horijcr
Filiate j>assed through here enroute
to Cold Mountain.
Mr. and Mis. Wodo Hawkins en
tertained a1 crowd of young people
Saturday night, January 10th. Inter
esting games were played and re
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Zachary attend
ed the funeral unices of Mr, Harley
Pierson at Norton ^unday.
Misses Anita and Lois Montcith
Louise and Irona Fowler (were the
guests of Misses Deyola ami Edna
Hawkins Sunday, 'jf
There ai-e some improvements be
ing made for the ^benefit of ouv
school. Xlce little Bungalow.; are be
ing built at tlie forks of each road
for waiting stations for the children.
We think that is grand, because thev
are certainly exposed to tlie cold bad
weather.
Mr. Mack Robinson" has been on
the sick list for the past week.
Mr. J. C. Montcith made a business
trip to Cashiers Thursday.
Mr. Freeman Fowler was here
Friday.
Mrs. M. E Nicholson was here
Monday.
Mr. Vernon Nicholson was tne
?uosts of Messrs. Cccil and Elmo
Monteith Sunday.
; Mr. Charley Hoed left Saturday
for Charlotte, where he will spend the
rest of the winter.
Messrs. Edward and Conrad Fowler
were the welcome guests of Rosco and
Dorabelle Robinson Sunday.
Mr. Wiley Nicholson visnted Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. "Wike at Fairfield
Inn Thursday.
I POULTRY PAVES*WAY
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Rnleigh, Jail. 15.?Succcss
poultry i$ largely responsible fo
!j. Parker of the Amity Coinm
in Iredell. Connty now owning
own farm reports R. W. Grai
County agent for the State Coll
extension division in that county,
Mr. Graeber states that Mr. Pa:
has demonstrated to the people of
section thot poultry will bring lrf a
good fann income. The returns f:
Mr. Parker's birds have about eq
ed ti;at secured from cotton, in
dition to giving food for the faui
"Mr. Parker is a small farmer
has been living on rented land," sSs
Mr. Graeber. "He has not had Ine
opportunity for equipping himsjjjlf
for handling his poultry as he w
like to; but, when we visited
?it;rui recently we found 350 h:
grade white leghorns turning
grain crops Df the fann into
We found crude equipment but fi&e
mrtheds of using equipment as j^ci
had. * I I
"After talking with Mr. Parker,'
we realized tliaf he had giVen muph
study t;> his work. His wife had kept
a enrefui record on the poultry far
tli;.' past eleven incut lis and her re
j pint showed that ' the\* began the
I year on January first,'1924, with 150
hens, The salo of eggs and poultry'
up u/itil December lirst was $1,488.45.
This! amount included the value of
200 birds now in the laying flock as
increase in the poultry and valued at
$1.50 each. The feed cost during the
eleven months was $405.5!) leaving a
net profit from the 150 hens of.
$1,022.80."'
Mr. Graeber states that the Park
ers did not keep a careful record of!
Hie poultry and eggs consumed at
home. On December first, the. laying j
iWk including 00 yearling hcns^GO j
early hatched puliets. Mr. Parker has I
recently purchased a farm of his own i
and moved to it in December: He has i
built an excellent farm ..poultry honse
that will care for 350 layers and%?
with7>ouftry gavct
me the ificti. of buying the new
place." .
THHEE BOYS KILLED
NEAR SKYLAND
Hendersonville Notos, Jan. 11?Thej
bodies of Daniel Bain ..and.. Frank
Burv.it/, Chicago youths, who with
Arista Rallah were killed bv a freight
train near Skyland Wednesday after
noon, were shipped, to their resjHje
tive homes Friday night. The body
of Baiiali \ti belli*? held in Asheville
?l l w. ~'\
until relatives arrive.
The three boys and William Qmnn,
the sole.survivor ofthe fatal a<kcr.
tlrous tri)? left Chicago som<i time a
go for a trip to the south. When'
the youths boarded a train at Bill
more for Spartanburg,-(Juinn slipped
and fell, failing to catch 'the train.
He manj.ged to beat his way on the
next 'feright train and did not know!
of the fate of his tr
reached Spartanburg where hP~ was
expecting: to meet them. With the ud
of the Salvation Army he returned
to Asheville tvherc the bodies were
taken and accompanied * them to
Chicago.
The cause of the death of the
youth's is not known.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Wv-'Ro$s Yokley, Pastor.
Preaching at >1L A. M.
B. Y. P. U/at 6:45 P.M.
Preaching at 7:30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting each Wednesday
at 7:30 P. M.,.
/Choir irehearsal each Friday at
7:30 P. M.
Sunday School at 9:45 A. M.
( J. T, (Iribble. Supt.
A church with a full program,
won't von make it the church of your
%? ?
choice, if you arc not already affiliat
ed with some church? ? .
Just walk in and you will find 6
happy welcome to any and all the
services.
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BALSAM I"
1'' Toxat ion without representation"
Dion us mml, mud, mud in Balaam.
Miss Selmn Crawford of Addie is
visitin.tr her sister, Mrs. Roy Bryson.
iMr. Earl Mohaffey spent the week
end with his parents in Baisara.
Mrs. Ellen Barnes and Mr. John
Warren went to Waynesville Mon
day. . " ^
There is mnch sickness in and
Wound here. Supposed to he on epi
demic of whoopingt-couerh, but there
is not mooh "whooping".
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I HORTONS WRITE COMMISSION
ERS ASKING POWER SURVEY
| 0. E. and M. C. Horton, of Atlanta
have written the commissioners of
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Jackson county recommending a
water power survey of the county.
These gentlemen see vast possibili
ties for Jackson county towns / as
manufacturing centers, and are anx
ious to see the potential #power sur
veyed, developed, and used in the
county.
Their open letter to our commis
sioners, as well as a personal one to
the editor of the Jorunal, follows:
Atlanta, Jan 10th, 1925.
To the Board of County Commis-'
sioners, Jackson County, N. C. j
Sylva, N. G.
i Gentlemen:?Mr. Pratt president
of "Western North Carolina, Inc.,"
of Asheville, told our Mi*. 0. E. Hor
| ton "last summer that the state of
North Carolina each year appropri-j
ated severol thousand dollar^1 to
bear half the expense of surveying
. out water powers in such oolinties as j
would pay the other half of the sur
vey. The first one accepting the offer,
being first served.
Doubtless the North Carolina
Legislature will at the February ses-'
siou raak? another appropriation for
the purpose of surveying out these
water powers in 1925. Do you not
think it would be a good idea for yon
gentlemen to meet the State half way
and have the water powers of Jack
son County surveyed out? You know
Jackson County lros some fine water
powers and if developed^ would pro
duce many thousand horse powers
with which to drive the wheels of in
dustry*. It is not more than from
fifty to sixty miles, the way that a
wire line would run, from Sylva to
the Southern Railroad at Seneca and
Central, in South Corolina. Whin
you get to those points ycu are on
the border of the great industrial
cottep. mill section of -South- Carolina^
Electric current or energy can now
be conveyed over high powered wire
lines one to two hundred mile* wit'*- .
out the loss of more than 16 to 151
per cent of the preraary energy re
ceived nt the generating station,
which the awter powers of Jackson
derscn, Piedmont Easlcy, Greenville
County are capablc of producing, ?
could be conveyed to Seneca, An
derson, Piedmont, Eosley Greenville
and Spartanburg, South Carolina,
without the lass of much energy.
If the Jockson County water pow
ers were developed they would bring
thousands of dollars taxes to the
County and State which they now do
not get. Then, too, it would give em
ployment to so many Jackson County
people and bring a market for prac
tically all home produce.
There is over three hundred feet
fall on the east prong of the Tuck
asccgec River from the fork of the
river to the mouth of Robinsou's
Creek. There is, perhaps, as much or
more fall on the west prong of the
Tuckaseegee'River. These streams,
with their enormous falls, are rich
with streams of gold, which are run
ning to waste year by year.
There is 110 reason why Sylva and
Dillsboro should not become great
manufacturing centers, blessed as
they are with such vasfc1 naturnl
resources and surrounded with such
quantities of raw material. They
ought to build up furniture manu
facturing interests, which no doubt
would oome wejre the water powers jf
the County developed. No doubt
Jackson County would hum with in
dustrial activities, which would do
credit to New England, were the
water powers of the county properly
utilized.
,Please let us know what you think
of our suggestions.
We are writing this letter to you,
because we have some interests in the
county, which would be enhanced
were the water powers developed.
Thanking you for -anything you
may do in the wav o fassisting in the
development of the water powers of
the county, we are 1 *
Yours very trulv, X
0. E. & M. C. HORTON.
^Atlanta, Ga., Jan 10th, 1925.
Editor Jackson ^County N. C.
Journal, Sylva, N. C.
Dear Sir:?Inclosed you will find
copv of letter which we have just
written to the Board of County Com
missioners of Jackson County, North
Carolina, which we hone vou will see
fit/to publish, if vou think onr sug
gestions, if adopted, would help the '
county. In our opinion if ihe water |
powers of JtokMo Oaofy wmm 4*1
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! veloped they would make the com- j
muriity one of the richest and most,
, ]>rogressivc in the State.
Thanking you for any assistance
! you may give our suggestions, we are ?
Yours very truly, 1
0. E/& M. C. HORTON.
SHORT COURSE
AT SAVANNAH.
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j Rev. Bennett, of the \\febster Cir
cuit will conduct a short course in
religious education at Savannah be
| ginning January 19th. This course
! will consist of three classes in order
to mee the needs of the different
ages which attend. N<
Rev. Bennett has had extensive
training and experience in this type
of work. He is a graduate of Trinity
j College and in addition hos done,
graduate work in Peabody College.
He was instructor in Rutherford Col
lege, and prior to this tanght in a
business college, i-: , t ? \ ? .
The people of this district have a'
rare opportunity in having suchl a
i person serve them in this capacity.
Those who fail to enter at the be-1
ginning of the course ond stay until
the close will miss something worth
while.
NETTIE E. BROGDON,
Supervisor of Public Schools.
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COMMISSIONERS REELECT
BUCHANAN SOLICITOR
The county commissioners have
discontinued the farm demonstration?
work in Jackson county, after a trial |
for S number of years, of this pro-j
gressive and far-reaching work, that
has proved so popular throughout the
United States, the commissioners of
thfe counties, the state department
of agriculture and the United States.
Department of Agriculture cooperat- j
ing in spreading the gospel of better
farming and better marketing.
There was no order mado concern
ing the discontinuance of the work,
judging by the minutes of the com- ?
missioner/fc meeting; but the Journal;
has it oil good authority that the new
??? commissioners decided to ;
discontinue the county's financial
sji^>port to the work, and have so
notified the state and federal depart
ments that have been cooperating in
the work in Jackson county. /
BRYSON HEADS
^MINING COMMITTEE
By M. L. Shipnian
Raleigh, Jan. 14.?Senator Bryson
is chairman of tho enate cosmmittee
on mines and mining, is a member
of the following committees: Ag
riculture, Claims, Counties, Cities and
Towns, Distribution of Governor's
Message, Propositions and Geievances
Public Health, Railroads, Immigra
tion, Institutions for Deaf and Dumb.
Representative Madison has been
appointed to the following house
committees: Banks and Banking, Ed:
ucation, Institutions for Deaf and
Dumb, Journal, Oyster Industry,
Privileges and Elections, Federal Re
laiions, and Justices of Peace. j
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MARRIAGE LICENSES
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Business for Dan Cupid will be
good during the year 1925, although
it is not leap year, if the number of
licenses issued by the local register
of deeds, for the first few days of
the year are to be taken as an indi
cation.
License to wed has been granted
to:
Zach H. Hoojrcr to Cordie Wood.
\ J. C. Browning to Lela Cope.
James McCall to Flora Fitzgerald,
of Haywood.
Abe Estes to Margaret Conner.
James Herple to Ollie Thompson,
both of Georgio.
Geo. F. Bryson to Bculah Galloway.
Roy Buchanan to Vancry Tatham. |
Wilburn Childers to Lela Styles.
James Norman to Lavenia Turner,
(colored.)
LOCAL registrars appointed
The comity commissioners appoint
ed the following as registrars of vital
statisticts ?or the several townships
of the county* at their regular meet
ing Monday:
Barkers Greek, Bessie Sellers;
Canada A. E. Qalloway; Gatiey Fork
Mary J. Hooper; Cashier'? C. G.
Roerers; Cullowhee,Mrs. R. V.Brown.
Dillsboro, Mrs. Minnie Jarrett:
Green's Creek, Mrs. T. E. Green;
Hamburg, Carl Jamison; Mountain J.
B. Bumgarner;QualIa, Dr. R. D. Holt.
Charlie Hyatt; River, Mrs. J. C.
Hooper; "Savannah, Mrs. A. C. Bar
ron; Scott's Creek, Mrs. Los Sny
der; Sylva, Miss Bessiel L. Davis
HASLET PIERSON KILLED
IN GREENVILLE
Greenville S C., News.?The alleg
ed carelessness of the bell man who
signals for movements of the derrick
used in erecting the steel framework
of the building was blamed by *
coroner's jury yesterday forthe death
of Harley Pierson, 30 who was al
most instontly killed at about 1
o'clock when he fell from the seventh
to the second floor of the Chamber
of Commerce building on South Main
street. The mau, who was walking
on the seventh floor, was said to
have been swept off his footing and
down through the building, when a
piece of timber broken by the heavy
weight-ball of thp derrick fell from
the eighth floor and struck him.
Pierson was a member of the steel
erecting/ crew of the Carolina Steel
company erectors of the framework
of the building. By coincidence, he
wos to have left the employ of tho
company at closing time yesterday,
being killed on his last day of service
on the job.
Coroner Arthur Vaughn empaneled
a jury yesetrday afternoon to hold an
inquest into the deatli of the man.
The following verdict was returned
by the jury: "We find that Qarley
Pierson came to his death through
accidentally* being struck on the
head by falling timber this accident
being caused by carelessness of the
bell man in not stopping the ball in
time before the weight-ball struck
the scaffolding."
Pierson had been with the Carolina
Steel company only a little more than
4me month. He is survived by "nia
wife, who has been in Greenville
since Pierson lias been working on
the present job. His home was in
Norton, North Carolina. It was
stated yesterday t;hat Pierson's death
was the first fatal accident that has
happened to employees of the Caro
lina Steel company during its five
years of existence. It is unrertsood
that the company carries heavy lia
bility insurance on all its workmen
and Pierson's life was insured. Work
was ^suspended by steel workers ft*
the remainder of the afternoon fol
lowing the accident.
Mr. Pierson was a son of M. M.
Pierson, of Norton and the body wi?s
brought back to his old home, In
Hamburg township for funeral and
interment.
SHOAL GREEK
Shoal Creek gossip has been al
most "drowned oat "by recent rains.
Miss Kate Battle, who has been
detained at home for the past
month on account of the illness of her
mother, retraed to her school at Wil
mot Monday.
Miss Annie Deakins and Miss
Buchanan were Thursday night
guests of Miss Grace Hoyle.
Messrs. D. C. Hughes and Theodore
Kinsland called at Mr. J. ?. Battle's
Sunday afternoon.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Owen, Jan. 4th, a son.
Miss Gertrude Ferguson spent
Sunday night with Miss Mary Emma
Ferguson.
-Mra. M. Shuler called on Mrs. S.
R. Hoyle Saturday}
Mrs. W. H. Hoyle spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. J. G. Hooper.
ilrs. J. K. Terrell spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. J. H. Hughes.
Messrs. York Howell, Jim Hughes,
Golman Kinsland and Jerry Howell
are at work on the Tidmarsh hospital
ot Biyson City.
JURY DRAWN FOR
FEBRUARY TERM
The following citizens were drawu
by the county commissioners to serve
as jurors for the Feburary term of
the superior court.
FIRST WEEK '
4
Bragg Allison, Oscar Coggins, \V.
T. Crisp, J. Robert Cotter J. S. Tov,
W. G. Phillips, R. B. Cowan, G. W.
Pangle, A. S. Campbell, H. L. Taylor |
0. D. Moses, J. W. Frizzle, J. V.
7 cvedahl, W. 0: Jennings, J. E.
Tr:tt, J. E. Buchanan, W. H. Rhodes,
J. I'V-Sutton A. H. Hooper, v J. A.
Stiijw -II. W. I)!. Bishop, T. B. Cabe,
Fr.?d MeT ain. S. M. Parker, W. L.
Wike, John B. Jones, D. 0. Green,
F. E. Green, John, Allison, J. R?
Dills, J. F. Math s, H. C. Br son, T.
L. Monteith, Ed Childe: , Will C.
Brvson.
' SECOND WEEK ,
. S. M. Buchanan, Boone Brysou, J
C. Patterson, H. L. Barnes, W. C.
Cajrle, J. M, Fowler, Mack Ashe,
Lymon Stewart, J. N. Wilson, T. C.
Brysoii, Huston Blanton, C. R. Moody
T. A. Adams, J. E. Green, J. M.
Hoyle, T. G. Wilson, E. M. Ifos, R
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