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MADISON COUNTY RECORD, J
Established June 28, 1901. :" $
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people of Madisoc County.
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FRENCH BROAD NEWS,
: Established May5 16, 1907. '
Consolidated
NT. 2nd, 1911.
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' VOL. XV : MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, N, C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st, 1013. N(. 31.
Directory.
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' . MADIHON COUNTY.
Established by the legislature ses-
ion 1850-5L.
: Population, 20,132. "'''
County seat, Marshall.
J 656 feet above sea level.
, New and modern court house, cost
$33,000.00. : . ;- '
New and modern jail, cost 115,000. -New
county homo, cost $10,000.00.
. . County OHirsra.
V Hon. C. B. Nashburn, Senator, 3th
District, Marshall. . '
Hon. J. K. Reolor, Representative,
Hot Springs. 'N C.
N. B. ; McPevltt, '" Clerk Superior
"Court. Marshall.
. . W. M. Buckner, Sheriff, Marshall.
Z. G. Sprinkle, Register' of Dee.ds,
Marshall.
c: F. Runnlon, Treasurer, Marshall
N.C., R. F. D. No. 4.- :
R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, While Rock
- N. C. : - v."
: Dr. J. II. Balrd, Coroner, Mars Hill
; N. C. V -x '-,- , v'"':
. Mrs. Eliza Henderson, jwiler, Mar
shall. John Hqneycutt, Janitor, Marshall
Dr. C. N. Sprinkle, County Physl
. clan, Marshall.
Jamea Eaynie. girpt." county homo.
" Marshall. ; '
Courts u Follows: "
- September 1st, 1013 (2) Novembei
10th, 1913. (2) ':' I' '
March 2nd, 1914, (2). June 1st, 19)4
(2). Sept. 7th. 19147(2). -.
' R. R. Reynolds, Solicitor, Asheville
N. C. 1913 Kail Term-Judge Yranit
Carter, Asheville. '.''' -
1914,Sprlnjr Term-Judfte M.' II.
Justice, RutherforJton, N. C.
. Fall Term-Judge E. B. Cllce, of
Hickory, N. C. : "
County. Commllon".
W. C. Sprinkle, chairman. Marshall
R. A.'Eawaras, meniDer,-jviar!,iiii, i.
. F. D. No. 2.';-.ReuWn"AT JweST, WenY
ber, Bltf Laurel, IS. Or , ' .,
J. Coleman Ramsey. atty.,Marshall.
. Road Commlloneri.
Frank Roberts, chairman, Marshal).
J. K. Wilson, secretary, route 2. Mar
. shall.
Highway Commlilon,
F. Shelton, President, Marshall. ,
Guy V. Roberts,
n w Wild BiirPlne. N
c.
8. W. Brown, - Hot Springs,
Joe a Brown. Waverly,
Board or Education.
Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
Creekr Nv C. John Robert ' Sams,
mem. Mars Hill, N. C. W. R. Sams,
' mem; Marshall.- :Pro. G." Anders,
Superintendent of ScboolMarslmll.
Board meets first Monday in January.
' April, July, and October each year.
School a and CollBa
Mars Hill College, . Prof. R. -U
Moore, President. Fall Term begins
- August 17th, 113,: and Spring Term
begins January 2nd 1914.
' Spring Creek High School. Prof.
R, G. Edwards, Principal, Spring
Creek.' 8 mos school, opens-Aug. 1st.
Madison Seminary' High School,
Prof. G. C. Brown, principal. 7 mos.
school. - -. "
Boll Institute, Margaret
' lith, principal, Walnut, N. C , .
Marshall Academy, Prof.ig. Roland
VWJlliams, principal, 8 mos.- school.
Opens August 4th. ' ' .'
Notary fullo " -
J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, Terra ox:
plres Jauuary 1st, 1911.
W. O. Connor, Mara Hill, Term
expires Nov. 27th 1S14,
D, P. Miles, Barna'
A, Term expires
March 14th, 1914. " v
- J. A. Wallln. Big Laurel,
Term
expires Jan. 24th, 1914.
, J. G, Ramsey, Marshall.. Route
.form Binlres March 10th, 1914.
4.
J. E. Grezory, Joe, N. C,
Term ex-
pires January 7th," 1914.
Jasper Ebbs,' Spring Creek. N. . o,
' Term expires September 24th 1914.
- J H Hunter, Marshall,. Route 3.
'Term expires April 1st 1015,
: J WNelson, Marshall Term ex
Sires May 14, 1915 r
; T B Ebbs, Hot Springs Term ex-
pires Februaryih 1915.
Craig" Ramsey, ReTere.v Term ex
pires March 19, 1915,
' N. W. Anders!, Taint Fork,
Term expires May 19, 1915.
C. C. Brown, Uluff, Term expires
December 9th,. 1914. -.W.T.Davis,
Hot Springs.
Term
expires January 22nd 1'J15. .
George W. Gahsgan Post, 'No. 3.
G. A. R. T. J. Rice, Commander; J.
H. Ballard, Adjutant. Meets at the
Court House Saturday before the,sec
ond Sunday In each manth at 11 a m.
Madison County
Wants Convicts.
Greater Western North Caro
lina Association Helping to
Get Them. "Matter
Before the Gov- :
. ;- ernor.
The following Good Uoad news
is taken from a recent Issue of
Asheville Citizen: . , f , '
'.'The Greater Western North
Carolina Association is now lend
iiiK its aid to Madison county in
an attempt to secure the 50 State
convicts that were promised. by
the last session of the general
assembly to construct roads for
county at least to construct
central road as a link of the Cen
tral highway to replace the road
bed that was sold to the South
ern railway by the State for its
present rijrht of way. .The con
viols were promised on or-before
June 1st. Inst, but up to this
time they hare not appeared on
the scene.-
At the meeting of the associa
tion here yesterday Guy Roberts
of Madison co'ucty appeared and
made an eloquent speech about
tho, matter, declaring that on the
promise made by the general as
seiiMy the county authorized an
issuo pf $800,000 jn bonds to
build good roads, and that $50,
000 of this issue was sold at a
considerable sacrifice in order to
have tho money available when
the, convicts arrived. , Following
his speech lie introduced these
resolutions before the board of
directors of the association which
were unanimously adopted:
, Whereas, it "was '.enacted by
the legislature of North Carolina
session of 1913,- that Madison
and Buncombe - counties ' should
be, furnished with a sufficient
number of convicts on or before
June 1st, 1913, to aid in building
the Central highway; and
"Whereas, ' Madison county,
relying upon this, aid from the
State, has issued bonds for $300,
000 to carry out this work, pari
of which issue has been sold at
a saoriflce in order to have" funds
available to supplement the. work
of the convicts; and
"Whereas, the council of state
tills already allotted 50 convict
to aid in the work of the Hick
ory Nuf Gap road, but has failed
to make any provision for the
work in Madison coqntyj, and -v-
V Whereas,- the projected road
in Madison county cannot possi
bly be constructed without state
aid, on account of the heavy ex
pehse necessary to build said
road.; .therefore be it ' ' v '
- "Resolved, That this Greater
Western North' CoVoli na; associa
tion, knowing the i supreme im
portance of the - completion of
the highway,, through;: Madison,
county in its relation 10 me in
torest of the whole of ' western
North Carolina, ; does , hereby
most- respectfully ask that the
act of the legislature, as it ap
plies to Madison county, be car
ried out at the earliest possible
moment.'? ;'; ;V ivp.; ;;, '": ;
A copy of these resolutions
was mailed to Governor Locke
Craig and the council of state,
accompanied by. the following
letter: rf ". ;','. '; ''.: '
"I take pleasure in submitting
to you these resolutions, which
we're unanimously adopted by
the board of' directors of the
Greater Western North .Carolina
association at a ' meeting held
yesterday, the 24th 1 Inst., at
Asheville! The resolutions were
introduced and seconded byep
resentati(8 of each of the coun-'
ties of the associationand I have
been instructed to forward - same
for your considerations j f ; trus
the matter will meet 'with1" your
I early co-operation." The letter-
was signed by , W.A. , Smith of
Hender8onville, vice president
of the association. Frank W.
Miller, Secretary. ,
This matter of delayed convict
labor for the building of the
Madison county road has arous
ed considerable discussion lately
am org good roads people of 1he
section,, and it is believed that
with the concerted action of the
counties of. the section that the
request of the county for con
victs will be complied with at an
early date."
South Carolina
Letter."
Editor News-RecorI) Will
you allow mo space in- your pa
per for a few brief news items. ,
There has been some c4 the
hottest weather here for the past
week that we've experienced in
a loner time, but in the last few
day a good rain and local thun
der storms have relieved us to a
m-eat '-'extent. Durinsr one , of
these? storms lightning struck the
railroad round house and it Was
soon"burned to the ground.
There is auite a lot- of work
going on hero on the big dam
that is being constructed to cre
ate electric power. .
Corn crops are greatly damag-.
ed by tho recent dry, hot weath
er.
A. A'. Odell loft last week for
North Carolina. VV . Y. . Mead
ows &pi Lewis Hames ore going
to Texas on a prospecting trip.
Hope to see them back soon.
There is some sickne?s in and
around Lock Hart at present. w
Success to the News-Record.
' L. A.M.
CONVICTS FOR MAD
ISON COUNTY.
Work to
be Rushed
Highway.1
on The
Sunday's News & Observer
contains the following interest
ing News:" , v v , ;r.
'J. E. Rector, representative
from Madison .County in the last
General Assembly' -was - here
yesterday on business pertaining
o the detailing of convicts to the
Highway in Madison county as
authorized by an act of the. last
egislature. Mr. Rector was in
conference with the Council of
State relative to the matter and
he went away satisfied that tue
convicts to pusti the completion
of the work of that splendidly
conceived piece of highway will
be forthcoming, '
Mr. Rector boarded the early
morning train last Tnigkt 'out of
Raleigh for Chase " City, Va.,
where, oil Tuesday lie enters in
to the solemn bonds of matrimo
ny." -- --.-
MInilter Praises thia Laxative
" Rev. H. Stutenvoll of Allison, la.,
in praisinjr Dr. King's New Life Pills
for constipation, writes: "Dr. King's
New Life Pills are such perfect pills
no home should be . without them."
rffb better regulator for the liver ' and
bowels. Every pill guaranteed. Try
them. "Price 25c. at Marshall Pharmacy.-
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ton .Wells Fails
t : to Secure Pardon
GOVERNOR , CRAIQ REFUSES
, "EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
Holds That According; o the Evl
ii dence He Cannot Qrant Request
V Case Most Unusual One. .'
, At a hearing held, at the Bat
tery Park hotel yesterday morn
ing, Governor Locke. Craig re
fused to grant a pardon to . Lou
Wells, convicted in Swain county
Superior court of the larcency of
goods from the Southern Rail
way .company. Attorney Ed
ward Norval, of Murphy, pre
Rented a monster petition, signed
by people all the way from Mur
pay to Asheville, but Governor
Craig held that according to the
evidence he could not grant the
pardon. .
V Mr. We'.k, who is 70 years of
age, was convicted of a very pe
cuhar theft. With his wife he
was moving from Murphy to
BrysonCily. In unloading the
household goods from the car at
Hryon City a box'of men's cloth
iDg was unloaded with the house
hold goods and removed to the
new Wells home.? -It was stated
at the trial that Mrs. Wells was
to blnmo for the failure to return
the goods to the railway com
luiy, but Mr. Wells refused to
alfow this view 'to" be "taken" and
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ONE CAR LOAD UNBROKE WESTERN
,
Horses & Mares
: AT AUCTION,
Hot Springs. N.C. Friday Aug.l, 1913, and
Marshall, N. C, Saturday, Aug. 2, 1913
I Will sell a load of extra good bred, heavy bon-
-
ed and good shaped unbroke Western Horses and
Mares, ranging in age from 2 to 4 years. This will;'
be a great opportunity fori Vou to get a good Horse or
MareN cheap. . . ; 1 ;
PdVt miss this Sale for these horseswill be sold.
Remember the date, Saturday, August 2, 1913.
Sale begins at 10 am. ; .
Ialso want to buy 50 head of mules from 4 to
10 years old; 13 to 14 hands high for the mines.
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that he was equally
' The trial jury in Superior court
in Swain county found both Mr
and Mrs. Wells guilty, and sen'
tenced each to serve two years
in the penitentiary. Each made
bond and appealed to the Sup
reme Court. ,About a month ago
the Supreme court affirmed both
sentences, and when the officers!
went to look for the pair it was
found that Mrs. Wells had for
feited her bod and left.
Mr. Wells. announced himself
ready to serve his sentence, but
his attorneys gave notice of
petition for pardon and Governor
Craig granted him a 30-day re
spite to secure the petition. This
petition was presented to Gover-
. it ii
nor craiir .vesieraay, ana me
governor declined to issue exe
cutive clemency. .Mr. Wells
will be taken to Raleigh next
Wednesday.
The prisoner, who is white-
haired and feeble, is a former
resident of Buncombe county
and is well known here. He
served one term in the general
assembly as representative from
Buncombe and was 'one of the
electors-at-large at the Jirae of
the election of Grover Cleveland.
Sunday Citizen. s
. A CALL MEETING.
There will be a call meeting of
the F.,E. C. U. of Madison Coun
ty August 4th all Locals are re
quested to send a full delegation.
H. D. SMITH, lJres.
insisted
guilty.
A Ginseng ifatch
mat is a ratcn.
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Mr. R. M. Gahagan of Allan-
-1
stand N. C, has a ginseng patch,
of about two and one half acres
the seng is growing in the foods'
the seng is transplanted in rpwsj
on an average of about 6 inches?
in the Irill and the rows are a-
bout throe feet apart, the seng
in this field ranges from three to
ten years old, and is kept as'
nicely cultivated a the up to-date
gardener would keep his garden.
Mr. Gahagan says that he now
has enough plants to transplant
about three acres. At a low cs,
timate Mr. Gahagan could now
dig from his sang Ifield at least
from 18 to 20 thousand dollars of
sang and then not dig any uuder
five years old.-
It is a show for any one to see.
Mr. Gahagan is a genial, court
eous gentleman and will take a
great pleasure in showing any.
one over his sang paicn, anu
telling them how to cultivate it.
But woe unto the man who
visits this natch alone, as it.
is kept strictly and closely guard -ed.
There is a cabin built in the
center of (his patch, and a faith
ful watchman is kepi constantly
on the job, night and day, and
as his companions he ke keeps a
vicious bull dog and a Winches
ter rifle, but in these are meant
no harm. Tbey areonly to serve.
as a warning to those who are
disposed to purloin some of the
sang. .., y
ltespct.
J. Will .Roberts.
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