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THE? ONLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN MADISON COUNTY.
VOL. XV
MARSHALL, MADISON COUNTY, NC, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5th 1913.,
NO. 49.
DIRECTORY.
Madison county.
Established by the legislature ses
sion 18WW1.
Population, 20,132.
, County sest, Marshall.
1050 feet above sea level.
New and modern court house," cost
133,000.00.
New and modern jail, cost 115,000.
New county home, cost 10;000.00.
easty Otticara.
Hon. C B Mashburn, Senator, S6th
District, Marshall.
Hon. J. E. Rector, Eepreaentative,
Hot Springs. N. O.
N. B. McDevitt, Clerk Superior
, Court. Marshall.
W. M. Buokner, Sheriff, Marshall.
-1 Z. G. Sprinkle, , Register of Deeds,
Marshall.
C. F..Runnion, Treasurer, Marshall
N. C. R. F. D. No. 4.
R. L. Tweed, Surveyor, White Rock
N.a .
Dr. J. H. Balrd, Coroner, Mars Hill
N.a
Mrs. Eliza Henderson, Jailer, Max
shall.
' John Honeycutt, Janitor, Marshall
Dr. O. N. Sprinkle, County Physi
cian, Marshall
James Haynie. Supt. county home.
Marshall
Conrtt m Follows)
. September 1st, 1913 (2) November
10th, 1913. (2)
" March 2nd, 1914, (2). June 1st, 1914
(2). Sept 1th. 1914, (2).
R. R. Reynolds, Solicitor, Asheville
N. C. 1913, Fall Term-Judge Frank
Carter, Asheville. -
.1914, Spring Term-Judge If. H.
Justice, Rutherfordton, N. C
Fall Term-Judge E. B. Cllne, of
Hickory, N. C
'County. Comm!tonr.
W. C. Sprinkle, chairman. Marshall
R. A. Edwards, member, Marshall, R.
F. D. No. 2. Reubin A. Tweed, mem
ber, Big Laurel, N. C. '
, J. Coleman Ramsey. aly.,MarshalL
Dtoad Comriiailoara.
Frank Roberts, ehalrmsn, Marshall.
J. K. Wilson, secretary, :rouU 2. Marshall'-
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Highway commission,
F. Shelton, President, Marshall.
Guy V. Roberts,
Williams, principal, 8 mos. school.
Opens August 4th.
Notary FutlIoa.
J. C. Ramsey, Marshall, Term ex
plres Jauuary 1st, 1914.
W. O. Connor, Mars Hill Term
expires Nov, 27th 1914.
D, P. Miles, Barnard, Term expires
March 14th, 1914.
- J. A. Wallln, Big Laurel Term
expires Jan. 24h, 1914.
' J. G, Ramsey, ' Marshall Route
Term expires March 16th, 1914.
J. E. Gregory, Joe, N. C. Term ex
pires January 7th, 1914.
Jasper Ebbs, Spring Creek. N.
Term expires September 24th 1914.
J H Hunter, Marshall, Route 3.
Term expires April 1st 1915,
J W Kelson, Marshall Term e
sires May 14, 1915
T B Ebbs, Hot Springs Term ex
plres February 7th 1915.
Craig Kamsey, Kevere, Term ex
plres March 19, 1915,
N. W. Anderson, Paint Fork,
Term expires May 19, 1915.
C C. Brown, Bluff, Term expires
December 9th. 1914.
W. T. Davis, Hot Springs. Tern. I
expires January 22nd 1915.
POat.
George W. Gahagan Post, No. 38,
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
Good Citizens Wanted.
Geo. W. Wild,
S. W. Brown,
Joe S. Brown,
A. F. Sprinkle,
Big Pine. N. C.
Hot Springs, "
Wsverly, "
Mars Hill, N. C.
' i Board of Bduoatlon.
Jasper Ebbs, Chairman, Spring
Creek, N. C. John Robert Sams,
mem. Mars Hill, N. a W R. Sams,
mem. Marshall. Prof. B. G. Anders,
Superintendent of Schools, Marshall
Board meets first Monday in January.
April, 'July, and October each year.
" Schools and : olios. "
Mars Hill College, , Prof. R. L.
Moore, President. Fall Term begin;
August 17th, 1913, and Spring Term
begins January 2nd 1914. i
Spring Creek High School. .Prof;
R. 6. Edwards, Principal, Spring
Creek. 8 mos school, opens Ang. latj
Madison Seminary , High School
Prof. G. C. Brown, principal. X mosl
school' !
Bell Institute, Margaret E. Griff
flth. principal, Walnut, N. C.
During the past few years a
great movement has been under
way in - Western .North Carolina
fa attract people and enterprise
to our splendid section of coun
try. The glad hand of welcome
ii extended from all our people
to capital and to all who like our
country and want to make it their
hone. Our cities and towns vie
with each btheirinr an endeavor
to locate prospective home-
seekers in their limits.
All this Is good and we are
quite enthusiastic, ourselves,
about the matter. We want to
see the day when our country
shall be sought by people from
air quarters of the globe. We
want to see them located in onr
borders until the country shall
overflow with people whose brain,
mriscle and skill shall find, em
ployment in our own industries.
We want people who will make
good citizens and help us in the
progress of our country; people
who will share their part in the
cost of making our country sec
ond to none on the American
continent.
Mr. J. B. Roberts of Little
Pine ' Creek was in Marshall
Tuesday of this week. Mr.
Roberts is one of the hustling
and .prosperous farmers of , his
The National
Highway.
. When you travel from Mar
shall to Walnut you will strike a
small stretch of the National
Highway on which the grade Is
now completed. Just as you
pass from the old road into the
new you will have a wonderfn
experience. You feel like there
is a change of climate, a change
of scenery and a brand new
country. Suddenly the little
narrow public road, steep and
rough, expands into ?a beautiful
and wide highway, smooth and
almost level. The horses take
on new life end strike up a livlier
gait as if they were glad that
relief had come, at last, even to
them. You feel that even the
dumb beasts of burden were
proud of the great highway and
that to prove their gratitude they
want to take you over the dis
tance quicker and easier than
you ever travelled it berore.
When you try this little stretch
of new road you will feel just
ike a fellow who has been travel
ing over bills and mountains and
suddenly comes upon a great
smooth plain.
If any man in Madison county
s opposed to this road, or any
gjood road, we invite him to go
over this new grade and if he is
not then converted to the gospel
of good roads we shall be glad to
print bis picture in the News-
Record and right under it his
name, views and ideas of roads
and progress.
The men who are in charge of
the convict force .know how to
make a grade and build roads.
We are not a bit excited, but we
say cooly and deliberately that
we do not believe there are many
grades anywhere in a mountain
ous country that will surpass the
grade, the convict crew is making j
on the National Highway in this!
county. '
.When you see this splendid
grade for the New Highway
slowly stretching out across
Madison county you will surely
feel a thrill of joy and hope you
never nad before, i our nerves
tingle, your vision broadens and
you catch a glimpse of the future
of our great county. She has
ifted herself out of the mud, her
ighways are broad and smooth,
covered with . the caravans of
commerce and traffic; enterprise
and industry are in her borders
and happy;
' Let every man spread the gos
pel of good roads that the trans
formation may speedily come.
A Statement.
Hot Springs N. C.
As partly responsible for the
coming of Prof. Foght of the Bu
reau of Education to Marshall to
Jectur6 it is but due to the people
an explanation and an apology
for the article that appeared in
the Eirksville Mo., paper and
which was transcribed in The
Raleigh News and. Observer.
help to It he put about 83 bushels
of corn in his house loft and down
come house and corn but he and
family escaped. The damage of
his banjo was the worst.
Mr. Natt Davis has just recent
ly moved to Doe branch.
Mr. Stokley Roberts has got in
a new supply of goods call, and
see him. " He'll do you right as
oil honest men do. He seems to
be moving on. We are glad to
see him coming out.
We are real glad to have Dr.
Mr. J. E. Rumbough of Hot
Springs, N. C, was in Marshall
Monday. Mr. Rumbough is the
owner of the Mountaiu Park
Hotel and the famous Hot Springs Prof. Foght has no connection
In fhia nminf.v TTa xo Vian-inrr Irtal H.!V -1. .1 1 t. i l 1
hotel overhauled, newly painted, by the United States Government tJtl "gain as he
nnw n iimtn nir nut. n enA ia molr. -u 1 .1. - 1"" "vo" "UfcUKUjr UU V1SH,
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ing it one of the best hotels Of subject on which he is an expert.
the whole south. ' Mr. Rumbough He was here but 30 hours and was
is preparing and planning to ex- driven over to Biir Laurel and
back on contigious days. He
lectured on the Danish School
tensively advertise his hotel and
springs and confidently expects
his place to be filled with visitor.'.
in search of pleasure and health
during the coming season. Al
ready he has had a number of ap
plicants for accommodations.
Some of the leading citizens
There were a candy breaking
atG. W. Wilds the- other nieht
and while trying to catch the mon
key they all run over one of the
ladies but didn't get hurt.
Mr. AIIati RiMtlrnav la
system of farming and the co-ope- of f Df g fi
.-.us a, t y physician. Hope he will soon
in iubii wuuuji, ilia jeuiuiesi
were fine on that subject. But
the material in his article was un-
recover.
There was a very successful
DTI r.FIld OTlH TO n.T nmncf. frt tha nAAnlAl.
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the United States have visited tfi M.-.V..H .-.I A:i k..,A'.' lu "Jlu'Der8 aia Boa
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huv oynuBs, nuioujf mem vice which he passed. JNo one recrrets
rrcsident Marshall who
was de- more or resents with deener feel
ighted with the benefits received I ing what was said than the writer
'rom the water. The leading of this note. We do not know
water specialists of this country, where Prof. Foght got his infor-
it is said, has spoken in the high- jmation for the article as we are
est praise of the merits of the Hot sure no one at the Camp at Bie
bpnngs water.. It is said by those Laurel would dare to give such
who are authority that it is better false accounts of conditions in our
than the Arkansas Hot Springs, mountains.
Tne country around is a won- There is nothing we can do to
derland to the visitor from the undo what has been said and the
plains; the climate is Ideal and only thing to do is to apologize.
the dwellers of the lowland belts to assume the responsibility for
who are full of Malaria are soon his coming but to deny all respon
made vital ana strong from the sibility for his articw and. to con
use of the water. demn in joto its statements.
Mr. Kumbough Informs us that v ; .Wr E. FINLEY.
Rheumatism, Gout, Lumbago, , Supervisor Church and Country
Uyspepaia, and many other ail
ments common to the people of
this section . of the country are
cured by the use of this water.
We have often thought that our
people do not fully appreciate the
merits of our Hot Springs. Ode
can go a great deal further from
home and get a great deal less
benefit.
We shall be glad to see the time
when our own Hot Springs shall
be known throughout the whole
country and when the siok from
all 'quarters of the country shall
find health and vitality - here in
stead of death, loss of money,
time and happiness at other plac
es more widely advertised but for
less meritoreous. ri
Prayer meetings are, having
great success now.
Miss Carrie Caldwell has just
closed her school on Doe Branchy
she had good successs.
; We would be glad to hear from
Mayflower again.
With best wishet to The News-
Record. " r
ROSE-BUDS.
Lockhart, S. C.
I will write you
from Lockhart for
paper. -
When I get the News-Record
a few lines
your good
Life in Frenoh Broad Presbyt- it is just the same as getting
ery
Big Pine News
Dear Editor, News-Record As
we have been silent, but not dead.
Thought we would call again.
Some of the farmers are plow
ing for crops, through this sec-
j? ft 1 1
vion. uatnermg corn sowincr
""Marshall Academy, Prof. S. Roland section.
Sheriff Wm. Buckner who was
on the sick list last week come
to Marshall Sunday and though
and ber people, are prosperous I very unwell is on duty,
Wheat are about over now.
Logging and blocking seem to ,mprovin some afc Present.
letter from home.
It is raining here this morning.
The . mill is running on full
time.
There .is not much sickness
here at present.
This is a good mill town.
We have a good school, three
gool churches, good roads and
the place good water.
Arthur Ammons has been very
sick for several days but he is
We
be in view. I don't know wheth. fipe for an early recovery. He
er its the With & Pag Co., or W. Is a good yun man-
M. Ritter, but are carrying on ' W. Y. MEADOWS.
works nicely. . i
The Fridge Branch is settling
up rapidiy rour ramuies Jive in Mr. J. -H. Hurt and son, of
one house. Asheville and Mr. N. R. Mtw.
dim JKooerts Jbetter known as ltt . and family spent Thanks-
cotton eye had a sad accident . for giving on Little Pine, the guests
the past week. As no crib was a of Mr. and M s. W. M. Roberts.
CHRISTilAS SUGGESTIONS
KERN CANDIES IN FANCY CHRISTMAS BOXES JUST
ViTe also havq a nice line of Jewelry and Watches, every piece of which is guaranteed
PIPES BOTH MEERSCHAUM AND BRIAR.
TOILET jSETS BOTH SILVER AND IVORY. v
STATIONARY,4 - - PERFUMES, - - - FOUNTAIN PENS,
Do Your Ghristmas Shopping at our
Marshall Pharmacy.
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