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WAYNESVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, JULY 28, 1911. ...
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THE CITY WATER
ANNALYSIS SPLENDID
The Purest in 'the World See
the Last Analysis Posted ;.
at Post Office.
If there is any one thing above
another that "Waynesville "shonld
be proud of it is Uhe water sup
ply of the city. A fine water sys
tem, the source of supply in the
everlasting mountains, free from
contamination, a (perfect, filter
ing plant removing even the
. possibility of taint these com
bine to makeour people and Our
visitors feel' comfortable as to
ravages of certain dread
thes that, have their cause often
in contaminated drinking water.
We are glad that the official
analysis of the State Chemist of
the Waynesville water supply has
been posted at the city post of
fice, so- that any who may desire
can see it and rejoice .over the
fact that Waynesville is greatly
blessed in her clear, sparkling,
pure, health-giving water.
TEXAS VOTES WET
IN STATE ELECTION
Liquor Vote Heavy in Cities Was
Not Overbalanced By Vote
In Country.
. . . (By Associated Press.) .
Dallas. Texas. Jnlv 22. A ;
"wet victory is indicated by early
returns from the state liauor elec
tion today. First reports show
the anti-prohibitionists have poll- J
ed heavy majorities in the larger .
towns . and in all parts of South
Texas. Prohibition majorities in
North Texas are not balancing
them. - ' . '
SNOW, SNOW, IN
OHIO AND MICHIGAN
Findlay, Ohio, July 25 Citizens
of reputation aver this morning
that quite a little snow fell here
last night. The snow was genuine
and was probably forced down by
a heavy, atmosphere.
Bay City, Mich., July 25. For
five minutes last night a snow
flurry occurrred several miles
southeast of here, the only snow
ever recorded during July in this
part of the state.
Mr. J. H. Wood, the genial and
popular district passenger agent
of the Southern Railway company
was in Waynesville last Saturday
in the interest of his, department.
Mr. Wood remarked to the writer
that there were more visitors in
Western North Carolina this sea
son (than , in any previous one.
Waynesville has many, but she
oa-n entertain more. Sierid them
on, Mr. Wood.
Marriage License.
Marriage license have been is
sued to the following : .
Nathan Green and Lilie Rogers ;
W. MBfesser and Mamie Smith;
Carl Shehan and0 Minnie Crawford
S. A. Free and Cora Williams ;
Oscort Parham and Seath Davis ;
Harrison Seay and Florence Grast
ty; Edgar Wood and Althea
Wright; Slyvester Gwyn and
Maggie Davis. -
Mr. Gentry has returned to his
home in Sumter, S. ' C, after
spending several weeks in Way
nesville as the guest of the Ken-
more.
SAD DEATH OF
ROBERT MITCHEL
Passed Away at His Home Sat
urday, July 22, 1911 at 9:00 :
o 'clock a. m. A Good
x Citizen Gone.
The news of "Bob"
Mitchell's
death everybody called
him
"Bob," for everybody li
Mitchell sent a thrill
and sadness into the
Re D0D
of regret
hearts of
the people of this community last
Saturday morning, wien tele
phones here ' and there rang and
gave up the sad 'message of his
spirit's departure-Robert-
Harrison Mitchell, aft
er 'a lingering illness of several
months passed away at his home
in Wayrc ' -ay
morning at' 9 o'clock, tt was not
unexpected as the attending phy
sicians thought for some time
that there was no hope of his
recovery. His suffering - was
great, but he bore it with equally
great patience and fortitude.
Mr. Mitchell was a native of
Tennessee and was 43 years of
age, the latter part of which
the past 15 years he spent in
Waynesville. lie was in the
clothing business' with his father,
Mr. W. T. Mitchell tV
months. lie was" the organizer
and founder of the Haywood Gro
cery company, which was estab
lished . in Waynesville, and later
removed to Canton. He was sec
retary and treasurer of this com
pany, and it was largely through
his efforts that the company at
tained such marked success.
' "Bob" Mitchell was nojedfor
his genial, sunny .disposition and
his jovial, witty conversation. He
made friends wherever he went.
Mr. Mitchell was married in
1896 to Miss Maria Love, and
from this union there were born
three children, Robert Harris
Janie Love, and Harry Marshall,
who, with their mother, survive
him.
The funeral ser ":
ducted by Rev. . M. F. Moores,
pastor of the M. E. Church at the-
residence' Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock, and the' remains were
taken to Green Hill cemetery and
there laid to rest.
The Courier joins the many
friends of the bereaved in sym
pathy.
POPULAR GENTLEMAN
COMING TO WAYNESVILLE
Mr. Powell Hale to Spend a Short
Time Here in August, and
; Give a Delightful
Evening.
Those who know Mr. jV. Powell
Hale, either personally or by
reputation, will be especially de
lighted to here, that he will visit
Waynesville about August 16
for a brief time, and while here
will give one of his splendid en
tertainments in Academy Hall.
Mr; Hale is unquestionably one
tt m "'-I'm f
oi the cleverest impersonators
and entertainers in the South to
day, and it, is a rare chance that
)Waynesville folks will
hearing him.
have of
Miss Jennie Ray entertained in
formally Wednesday evening in
honor of her guests, Mrs. Fergu
son and Miss Harris.
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Dr. Herbert Smathers,
of Clyde,
was among
day.
pur visitors Thurs
FINE CORN PROSPECTS
IN OLD HAYWOOD
Recent Bains Have Brought Out
Growing Crops and Revived
Pastures.
From reports it is believed" that
Haywood county will have one of
the biggest' corn crops ever
grown in the county. The re
cent rains have acted like magic
on all growing crops. Pastures'
that before looked diad and dried
up now look green and fresh.
Oats and hay did not harvest
a full crop. But wheat turned out
above the average throughout
the county. Apples do not indi
cate even a half crop. . But old
Haywood never fails ' to- make
something and to get along, if any
county, does. ;
Wednesday Bridge Club.
Miss Nann Killian was the host
ess to the members of the Wed
nesday Bridge Club. Five tables
played the greater'part of the aft
ernoon. Miss Hilda Way was. the
lucky as well as scientific player
and was presented a pair of , silk
hose. After the game ices and
cake were served. The clul? will
be entertained next week bv
Misses Lina and Anna Alt.saetter.
Mr. and Mrs. Norwood Entertain.
. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Norwood
entertained with a ball at their
residence Friday evening in hon
or of Miss Jennie Ray. The charm
ing hospitality of Mr. and Mrs.
Norwood made this one of the
most enjoyable social events of
the summer. . The house was gor
geously decorated -with dahlias
and ferns. Music Was furnished
by the the Waynesville Orchestra.
At midnight a delicious ice
course was served. Over a hun
dred guests were present.
HOW TO REDUCE
COST OF LIVING
New Market Scheme is Patronized
By Over 3,000 Consumers! -
. . ... (By Associated
Press.)
. .Des Moines, Iowa, July 25 How
to reduce the 1 igh cost of living
fwas solved bv cAtr three thousand
consumers who 'today established
here a-permanent market place.
Following-a campaign qf-several
weeks the city officials turned over
city h&ll iawn over to the vege
table and farm produce venders.
L Nearly a half hundred hucksters
were lined up on the plot. The
march of consumers began at 6
o'-'loek. Two hours later the
hucksters had sold out.
New potatoes were bought at
45 cents a peck, or $1.75 a bushel,
where formerly the 'price had
been $3 to $4 per bushel. Apples
which had been selling at 25
cents a peck were sold for 10 and
12 cents. Cucumbers . found
ready buyers at three' for 10
cents, .against the price of 10
cents each, which had been pre
vailing. . For nearly four hours
the people men, women and
children swarmed in from every
direction and jammed the street
in front of the city hall, in an ef
fort to. get to the wagons.. The
services of a squad of police were
necessary during the rush, al
though the crowd was orderly.'
Mrs. E. E. Edwards, of Snow
Hill, and Miss Sadie Harper, of
LaGrange, N. C, will arrive Sun
day to be the guests of Capt. and
Mrs. J. W. Payne. '
RICHLAND RIFLES
PREPARING FOR CAMP
Were Drilled Wednesday Night in
Front of ; Courier Office
Leave Wednesday For
Moorehead City.
The Richland Rifles, one of the
best companies in the state, are
geiting ready for encampment at
Moorehead City next week. On
Wednesday night Capt. J. H. How
ell and Lieut. Plott brought the
boys in front of the 'Courier office
and; drilled them for some time,
going through the manual of
arms and other exercises. They
made a fine appearance, and we
really felt proud of Waynes ville's
rifle boys. It is certainly a nice
body of young men and their
bearing is that of gentlemen as
well as soldiers.
They leavie for Moorehead City
next Wednesday and will be in
camp there for about a week.
The Courier wishes for the
boys a pleasant and profitable en
campment, , , '
Hews From Ratcliff Cove.
Mr. George Liner, who is stay
ing in Jackson county this sum
mer, was at home on a visit the
first of the week.
Messrs.' Cleveland Underwood
and Jerry Liner were Saunook
visitors Sunday.
There was ! singing at Mr.
Jara-gstcliff's house Sunday
nigi?." Quite a number were pres
ent and enjoyed the good sing
ing. Messrs. David Turner and Ohas.
Francis were . Crabtree visitors
Picking blackberries seems to
be the. go in this .section at the
present, though it has been said
by some that it indicates a lazy
qoo blackberries in his
pasture. There is something else
also that is indicated and that is
sonle mighty good pies when the j
snow is falling, and who does not
enjoy them. So after all it is
not so bad to have blackberries
on your farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Liner vis
ited Iretyitives at Crabtree .Sun
Miss Mary Hawkins of Franklin
was in the cove Sunday.
Baggage Rules of the Southern.
The Courier is requested to call
the attention of liverymen, board
ing houses and hotels to the im
portance of getting baggage to
the depot early before train
leaves, in order to get it on that
train, The; agent.; Mr. Dowling,
has received strict orders from
the officials to .enforce the rules
which are necessary to dispatch
haggage. Baggage, therefore,
should be at the depot twenty to
thirty minutes before train time
for checking, and it will not be
cheeked if received later than ten
minutes before train time.
. Post Office at Hazelwood. .
As announced heretofore a
post office has been established at
Hazelwood as a sub-station of
Waynesville. M. J. S. Cowan
is the post; master, and informs
us that business of the new office
is right .considerable and that it
is a. great convenience to the peo
ple of that -community. 'The first
mail pouch for Hazelwood was
put off there last Monday.
Mr.. Carrie Robison, of Willets,
jwas a Waynesville visitor . this
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MRS. SARAH ROBERTS
AGED WOMAN GONE
Passed Away Thursday Morning,
After An Illness of Sev
eral Months.
Thurscfay morning at 11 o'clock
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, widow of the
late William Roberts, passed away
after an illness of several months.
She was at the time of her death
84 years of age. Before her mar
riage Mrs. Roberts was Miss Sar
ah. Rogers. She; united with the
Methodist church at an early age
and lived consistently in that
faith until her! death. She was a
devoted mother,, a loyal friend,
and a singularly pure and lov
ablecharacter. Her family is
connected with many of the lead
ing families of Haywood county,
W by ties of marriage and blood
relation. Surviving are five sons
and two daughters.
The sons are Messrs. J ohn,
Richard, Judson, . George and
Thomas. The -daughters are Miss
Sarah and Mrs. Fish.
The funeral ' was held this
morning from the Methodist
eharehV at 11 o'clock, the serv
ices being conducted by Rev. M.
F. Moores, the pastor.
BALSOM HOTEL
AND IMPROVEMENTS
New Dancing Pavilion to Be
Opened Saturday,
. ..-July -29. V. '
A special from Balsam an
nounces among other improve
ments of that popular hotel, the
iBoam, anew dancing pavilion
has been completed, and will be
opened Saturday, July 29, with
a grand ball. Invitations have
been sent to guests of the hotel
and to the citizens of Waynes
ville for the occasion and it is
expected to make , it one of the
grand happenings of that fine
hostelry.
The Hotel Balsam has expend
ed several thousand dollars in
improvements for this season by
adding a fire ( proof up-to-date
kitchen and culinary department,
making it one of the best in' this
.section of North Carolina.
Balsam is high up and a beauti
ful place, and the public are cor
dially invited to visit the place.
Birthday Party. ,
Little Miss. Harriet Boone and
Master Rogers Bopne '-'entertained
a few of their little friends at a
birthday party Wednesday after
noon at their country home near
town. The children were driven
out 'from town at' three o 'clonk.
Games were played for several
hours and -dainty refreshments j "pon the bil1 amendments affect-'
were served. The little guests mg the tarir generally in such
were Vern a Moores, Janie Lovela .way as to embarass -thelExecu-Mitchell,
Helen Wyche, Frederick ftve to make it doubtful
Love, John Swift. Jr and C. g. 1 wh.ether he cold the bill
Logan, Jr. .
Mi. Dunpan Herron, of Canton,
visited his parents here Wednes
day.
age of the . bill look forward to
the test of the actual operation
of the reciprocity- agreement to
disprove their prophesies and to
their jfears. The satisfaction
that actual
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m
its
working will ss;ive, we confidently
hope, will secure its permanence.
In a decade its benefits will con
tribute much jto a greater Canada
and a greater United States
DEMOCRATS CREDITED
WITH RECIPROCITY
President Taf t Issues Statement
Placing the Glory Where
It Belongs A Great
Measure.
President Taf t was delighted
with the final vote in the Senate
on the reciprocity agreement. In
his own judgment, the President
declared, the agreement would
mark an epoch in the relationsHbe' ;
tween the United States and Can
ada and those who opposed the
bill in Congress would find their
prophesies disproved and their
feans allayed by its actual opera
tion. Its passage by the Canadian
parliament, the last I step before,
it becomes a bond between the
two countries, he hoped and be
lieved would be forthcoming.
"The satisfaction that the actual
experience in its working will
ive, " he said, "we can confi
dently hope, will secure its per--manence.
In a decade its bene
fits Wll Icontribute much to 'a
greater United States and a
greater Canada.'
i The President's statement fol
lows : 11
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j " That . I am much pleased
With the passage of the Can
adian reciprocity bill through
both houses of Congress goes
without saying. I believe and
hope it will, be followed by- simi
lar action by the Dominion par-.
liament. In my judgment,-the
going into effect of the agreement'
will mark a new epoch in the re
lations between the United States
and Canada and it will tend to a
marked increase in the trade be
tween the countries, which will
be in every way beneficial to -both.
.
"I hope the credit that belongs
to Secretary Knox and his spec
ial assistants of the State Depart
ment in the negotiating and .
framing of the , pact and their .
lucid explanation" jand defence of
terms, will not be withheld. ;
"In a sense, the bill passed was
a non-partisan measure, though
the republicans who voted for it,
probably did so on one economic
theory 'and the democrats who
voted for it on another.
"I should be wanting in
straight-forward, speaking, how
ever, if I did not; freely acknowl
edge the credit ' that belongs to
the democratic majority in the
House and the democratic minori
ty in the Senate for. their con
sistent support of the measure, in
an earnest and sincere desire to
secure its passage. Without
this reciprocity would have been
impossible. It would not have
been difficult for them to fasten
'd f r ? ex 10 aim. Popular ap
proval tor their -support of reci-
I pro city in its defeat. In other
words, the democrats did not play
politics in the colloquial sense in
which those words are used, but
they followed the dictates of a
higher policy.
" We , republicans who have
earnestly sought reciprocity and
some of whose votes were neces
sary to the passage of the bill
may properly enjoy mutual felie
tations on a work well done. To
those who opposed the bill,; on the
ground that it will do harm to;
the farmers, we can only say that
we who have supported the pass-
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