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VOL. XXI? H
JESUITS
ACQUIREiHOTEL
tPaOPERTY HOT SPRINGS;
- The Jesuits,
. ilw ; CjStfcollo ChWch, yiatierdity c!
ifluirtd ptMtalw pi. the Hot Spring
S(otel ptwr evenl djointnf
Mtcte of .lMd, Hear Hot Springa, r
ajmtinji between 450 and 500 acre.
! The property, : valued 'at $250,000,
wu donated to ihe Jesuit. by Mrs.
Bessie M. Safford, of Hot Springs. B
The transaction was formally ap
proved Monday in Madison' Superior
Court by Judge Walter E. Moore.
; Sprint To Be LeaMd
Under provisions of the compro
mise agreement, the hotel property
and springs, comprising about 100.it
cres, will be leased or sold for com
mercial purposes. The Jesuits will
use the remainder of the property for
establishment of a seminary for
training of its clerical students, and
t for parks. (
The seminary will accomodate be
tween 80 and 100 students. The
.Jesuits plan Immediate development
of the property, and construction of
the necessary buildings will get under
way in the near future.
Mrs. Safford retains a life estate in
the home-place, consisting of the res.
idence and 18 acres. Upon her death,
the land goes to the Jesuits.
The transfer of the property.
from Mrs. Safford to the Jesuits haa
been held up for some time, on ac
count of litigation. A compromise
count oi uinnuvn. a cuinpi uiuhw
agreement, entered into between Mr.
Safford, represented by Judge Frank
k n-, f A,i,a.
Carter and Jamea E. Rector, of Ashe.
ville,. provides for the Hot Springs
TTa1 nrmwrtv and haftlth rivinff
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IjUO CMicmuHIVU V. lia WllURiai
IN MEMORY OF MRS.
WIlUS PAYNE
(By MRS. GARLAN FARMER)
We extend deepest sympathy to the the Congressional and Senatorial Con
family "and relatives. :, We feel, that ventiona were -also appbpniedL 'n.'
in the death of Mrs Payne we sustain
an irreparable loss. She was a wo-
man that was loved and respected,
and waa ever ready to aid in aickpess
in her community, uergooa aeeai
won for her a place in aU our hearts,
uur muiu Lmiiu w uuvl www '1? u
which -
. to ezpreaa esieen .. lor , xer i
worthy deeds nd the kindness she'
showed us. , . - (
We extend the husband and chil,
dren our tenderest feelings of love
.strirsfBttrs;
.. "Deareat Carrie, thou hast left us,
"Aiad thy loss are deeply feel; .
.. But it it God that hath bereft us; .
Heaven ail our sorrowi heal.
Her place now empty here
No one can ever fill; ,
For she. was very dear, .. .....
And we shall love her still.
tit fcuaband and children, .
Let Carrie be your guiding star,
To help guide and direct .each of ou,
To that better land afar.-; ; i
For Carrie will wake again,'
When sounds the trumpet's voice;
We hope, to meet her then .
And with her shall rejoice. ,
We are users of Hammermin Bond
and other Hamennill products for
printing Letter Heads, ete., for ouf
customers is the Job printing line.
Get onr prices ..?..;,.,,.
FOR SHERIFF
TOIHEIBEPUBUCAN VOTERS
' .OF MADISON COUNTY:
Being solicited by a number, of the
beat citiaens of Madiaoa Xunty te
roaae Me race lor ancrio, t nav aiu:r vtuiuea uinpany wiuca wtu'vuipe
duly-considering the matter- decided ain the"iexpahiion program are;; located
to place my name before you. . ; jin that part of the Tidewater" section
i ; , , "i jl ' '.. . J of . Virginia and Maryland which eos
If nominated Jiad elected I promise taht'aome of tha moat productive farm
you that I Will do the beat that i ta lands in the entire south. According
me to make you tha beat officer I caaj, i to announcement of President W. F.
, ; r v Yeura very trwly, I .istevena, -G. B. Woody of Burnsville,
- H ? t swill -be ..in. aetlye .charge of . all the
. ROBERT C LANDERS- company's properties fat Northr Cairo.
-.--4 - -Walnnt, N. C.Ihaa.-. . .
ashless
l' n 1 JitO- Hi
jiadison waml
G. O: POATI
s
DR.
HUTCHINS NA.MED NEW
CHAIRMAN
Stressing party harmony and tfijity
as the proper and essential baste, on
which to esUblish the 1928 poIKicsil
camnaism. the Madison Kepmrnvan
Convention met in the CountfylfKMrt
house" Saturday at 12 o'clock 'wkh a
recprd attendance of coherents of the
porty, representing each of lOtp-wn-shipiTin
Madison and packing to 'pa
pacity the .'courtroom where the con
vention met. The meeting was called
to order by S. B. Roberts f Marshall,
County Chairman, who'- aurrendored
the chair to A. W. Whitehurst," who
served as temporary chairman. B.
W. Gahagan was appointed to serve
as temporary "secretary, both ' Mr.
Whitehurst and Mr. Gahagan being
later elected permanently , to serve
during the meeting following a motion
providing for this action made by
Charles B. Mashburn, local attorney.
Mentioning the record and State-wide
(reputation of the Republican party in
Madison County and urging all the
i -
j?wUo voter. J to work for bar-
." supP party
R- Edney, Mars Hill attorney; J. Col-
man Ramsey, of Marshall, and for
mer representative of Madison Coun
in the State Seyate: Charles B.
.v.i9tt
Jrepraaentative in the Gel
bly Paul Bruce, Mara HU1 postmaster
f Among the important business
transacted at the meeting was the e
ilection of Br. J. H. Hutchins, of Mar--shafl
to succeed S. B. Roberts, as
'chairman of the Madison County Re
publican Committee, while A. W.
.Whitehurst was elected secretary.
,; Although tte endorsement bf i part
or complete Republican ticket at the
G. 0. P. meeting wm expected; hy
many, only one iandidat'was'en'o;or8-
ed, the entry of John u- nendrfcKa
receiving the
nnaninmeua , endorse
wnib 01 ui vvurcaiiuu.,.
ABheviue Citizen
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. JUDGE OTSON
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Marshail Baptist church haa beenwnfrfa'an effortto aolve the mystery
fortunate enoturh t secure the servic
es of Judge T. L.Johhaon to speak, tol
us Sunday morning, Mr. .Johnson is
c fine speaker, and will explain to us
the meaning Tof , the jQentennlal. Cam
paign," Every Baptist should fhear
him. He will present to. us some fact
that we should know abpii fee nearly
100 years of Baptist History' Jn N. C;
The Board of Deacons and Pstor.are
expecting; eyery :. member;! . n .
ehurch 'to be present
Come - to Sunday School, Sunday
morning and stay for the church ser.
vice-, . -.-
MONEY MADE
Chicago, March Z9 More than
million dollars waa made available to
day for expansion and property bet
terment purposes by the'.yprthirest
Carolina Utilities, hc, at Marshall,
BurasvilleJ. Bakersville .and adjacent
communities. - jhifdJutW:
. Other properties of the East Coast
''.Afturfia , v M ?V v Zoom
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Wnttrn Nfwipapor Union, ltt
BODY OF YOUNG
FLOATS
IN RIVER SINCE DECEMBER
: 3rd,. IMir J.i
Great excitement was created in
Marshall Wednesday when the' body
of J. L. Davis, so long sought, and al
most given up as hopeless, after being
the river since Dec. e, 192T, was
itwtxviiitLirtissJxi .ir i w aasr
discovered about ten o'clock by Noah ' afternoon instead. Important bust
Rice and Otis Taylor, two Marshall nesa will be transacted at this meet-
youths. Hundreds of people visited
the dace where' the body was seen,
Davis, young Asheville man, leap.
ed into the swollen stream, December
4. to evade Madison County officers
who gave chase to his automobile be
cause it was said to have contained
liquor when the machine passed
through Marshall en route to Ashe
ville.
?The' pursuing officers saw the man
jump Into the river while a compan
ion whose identity is still unknown
tran trp a mountain and eluded the
law. The officers stated they -found
M gallons of liquor in the car follow.
iag-st search." They also founds suit
of clothes Which led to the identifica
tion of the car owner.
The Trench Broad River has been
corrtrnually searched ever since tha e-
tof. Davia' disappearance and it had
finally been decided that the man had
successfully crossed the stream-which
jwas badly swollen by heavy rains and
had gained the other bank. ' '
iTiM aged father of the youth, how.
ver,nevr gave up hope that the body
iweald fee found, saying he felt sure
that his son had been drowned. The
bulkhead dam of the Marshall Mill
and Fower Company had been drain
ed in order to locate the body there,
if -possible, but this waa unavailing.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday morn.
Ling, Noah Rice and Otis Taylor, two
Marshall, youths, saw the body float-
ling partly out of the water at the
edge of a large pile of driftwood and
f trash. 'A younger brother, Mack Da-
vis; "was located, and assisted in res
cuing the body.
V Deputy. Sheriff Charlie H. Ramsey,
Zack Ramsey;' Glenn Ramsey, . Noah
Ricc nnd Bill Haney-fastened two
boats together, rowed out to the body
and lifted it by aid of an, improvired
stretcher of sheeting. ? ;-
' The inquest was held at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.: The body was
badly decomposed but was identified
by a bill-fold containing the name of
"J. L. Davis, ?S54 Pattoa , Avenue,
Asheville." Dr. Harry B. Ditmor,
Marshall physician, examined the
body and stated that titer war no
evidences of bullet, wounds, and that
death waa due to drownings
In the bill-fold waa found IS I
Tha body was prepared for
at the O. C Bector funeral establish.
, ,v . v.
meat and taken - to- the home Tar.,
Asheville for interment -;i"V
hours oi work-a-day aeem loot,
hard when mufliy August days
and the locust's "sis weeks" song
in the dusty trees, it pays
the family In the car
, camp stuff bundled on the sides,
A to where the deep woods are
Or there the ocean rolls its tides.
-j Vacations hours are short and sweet;
HerWays, like playing children, race;
M But every restful day's complete
wntn might stars guard our camping
I-'?.' 'Dlace.
Wind, sun and shady fishing streams,
' And campfire meals beneath the sky
Who Caret how short micatioiiaeema?
: We have each hour that dances by!
Vacation hours oh, rare delight
- Of strange new places beautiful;
Of walking where the breakers', white
Foam roars beneath the wheeling gull;
Of knowing lonely, leafy roads,
And mountain meadows starred with
flowers;
Of laying down our trouble-loads
And ftvfag glad vacation hours I
DAVIS
IP AT MARSHALL
The meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association,-scheduled to be held next
Tuesday night, will be held Tuesday
ing,; and all mothers and fathers are
urged to be present. Remember the
date --next Tuesday afternoon,
the 3rd.
AorH
SUNDAY
MEETING
f the
French Broad Baptirt. Association
v wt, be held w'h
PEEK'S CHAPEL CHURCH
" APRIL 28-29, 1928
Saturday, 9:30 A. M.
. Devotional exercises, Wayne Peek,
thirty minutes.
. Reports from churches present, 20
minutes.
.-Introductory sermon, Jesse Corn,
- 80 minutes.
4.
The Worth of a Baptist Church in
a Community L. C Roberta, SO
minutes.
The Marks of An Efficient Church
R. D. Ponder; 30 minutes.
Intermission, 1 hour Dinner on
grounds.
' Afteraoea. Session, 1 P. M.
Devotional Exercises Jesse W-tts
80 minutes.
2.
Indifference, A Danger Signal in
Kingdom Development J. R. Ow
en, 80 minutes.
3.
Are We Loyal to the Fundamental
Doctrines of the. Bible E. F.
Baker, 30 minutes.
Business Session Adjournment at
will
Sunday, 10:00 A. M.
Sunday School Mass Meeting, Les
sons taught by F. H. Leathrewcod,
30 minutes.
Tha Work and Needs of the De
nominational Sunday School R.
M.'Lee, 30 minutes.
Sermon H. L. Smith.
3.
NOTE J Peek's Chapel -.Choir will
, '' ; furnish music for the meeU
. ing. ; . ,;
4EWtNdrJlRCLE BAZAAR
The SewinT Circle, .of the Baptist
Church, - w" i 1 J M Baaarr
.pru I. Aprons, iikj wvrm,
- ktf .-j jw-. r.m wiU hml
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JBav vST esVBIsVtfBVavsji daa sMaa H.asiarBa;Rpww vrs''
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'VELL ATTENDED
Vttjia. Madison County Singing Cor
vetttidfa.' in Marshall Sundav was
tende;by 'more than could be com
fortable hx the court house." It was
the jppinfcmv of some attending the
dohirention that the school auditorium
should have been opened for this con.
veion' and ' the real reason why it
nog B-.nvi. apparent., anu n w npppu
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that future conventions can he gweir-j
a . pettier, uuuiwriura man me cgurt-
''Nb .prizea were given at the 'Con
vention Sunday, but three classes and
three' tfuftrlettes rivaled one another
in singutiv- ine classes were 'urape
VmeVBto-; pine and Walnut Creek.
The ' dtiaitettes were Little Creek,
WrinirVCreek, and Wallin's.
,"Mr. . Jl, FvTweed was elected presi
dent' ;f!,,:the, Convention succeeding
Dr. "W. A. Sams, and Mr. t Roy L.
Gudger was' elected secretary,': auc-
ceedng Mr. Sanky Brigman., ...
;''Thjr next convention will be held in
Marshall the third Sunday in.' WsfA
and it js hoped the school auditorium
may?na naea.
PRISONERS ESCAPE
FROM JAIL HERE
oWen.Tbrkman.- one of the
,ree-e)'earsBar
.Owett Brigman, member of a trio
.nino. ftm'fi,.
asii3atai aWailW'" Lmfy
rested Blf yesident at Alexander, on
thVvarshalI highway, t
urday.o t Sheriff Ramsey went after
Bjigttfi V lSturday afternoon and
brWgtfthim back : to. Marshall.
Sheriff Ramsey, aided by a posse,
scoured , the hills east of here and in
other factions' of the county Satur
day in an effort to capture the other
.tafo prisoners.
&aj Throash Hole
; The threenrisoners made their ea
cape by"fnipr6vised rope ladders made
f'trbUnkets, through a hole
torn )n the brick wall on the east side
of ..TotiHding adjoining a blacksmith
shM4tfee were locked in the
same.r, .A 'JS said, and the outside
locks were -'broken and bent with an
iron1 bar.
Among those escaping was Sam
Phillips of Yancey County, who was
being held here following the filing
of an appeal by his attorney from a
sanboitfi of rom nine to ten years in
states, prison' imposed at the Febru
ary term of court here by Judge Wal.
W.R;MftOBj Sylva, following his
: ' l ' !' ' 1 m .
cnvicwon ,00 n roooery cnarge. rnu--lrpaahd
a jroyng couple, Mrs. Homer
Menage ioad her husband age 18
were 'trjieH on ' a charge of taking a
trunk; containing a sum of money and
chej'r.-tgrgrigating approximately
S7fi0;?&mVthe, home of Wiley Met.
calf, agedCfarroer of the Paint Fork
section of Madison County, in May,
Moss 'was given from eisrht to
nim' ekMyhile Mrs. Moss was
foirttf noigiflty, following one of the
Hnost leetby and hardest fought trials
in a Madison court. However, a few
days after the adjournment of court.
John H. McElroy, of Marshall, attor
ney for Moss, and J. Coleman Ramsey
attorney for Phillips, filed an appeal
for their clients, basing the same on a
purported error in the charge made
by Judge. Meore to the jury sitting on
the-easev'oAMosa was released on bond
ofv,S&OQ0Vsrnfle Phillips could not
make;' DojnL,y The hearing of the ap.
peal w'm . expected in May.
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ROBERT LANDERS
Elsewhere in this paper wiU be
fonnx) the .'announcement of Mr. Rob
eiia;'Walnut for Sheriff.
This announcement should have been
in thia paper last week, but by an er-'
re in. the printing efficd, it was left
ont'Y'e'Vc yt'very much the error,
but a'rj'rr te,-be fine apirit in which
Mr Lc .' a accepted our axpianation
aVfi)(;-.7A -
If VmXallliLAAJ
AT'iMAIIS-vHlfcfF
.The- entortaftimenti pa on ,at UWf'lvWi j '
public school audltorium;a)k( Mafp Hai-(!;J J 1 1
.iFriday, fil&r: tfi'lfavfyrtnUAV nf
Teacher Aaaociation of 'Mara Hill, lit
which the Womanlesa' 'Wtddlng;w4! '.f - 4
the principal feature, was quite a auev
cess in every way. Every seat waa
taken, the aide aisles filled 1 witli -chairs,
and a great deal of standing
room taken. More than a hundred 1
dollars was cleared for the Associa
tion. The entertainment, after some an
nouncements by Mr. N. S. Whitaker,
was. begun with musical numbers. -
Preceding the wedding the Bachelor'
Dream was beautifully done. Mlaa
Bex Ramsey, a member of the facul
ty, did well a difficult part in describ
ing in verse each character as it pass
ed over the stage. Miss Ethel Eng.
lish could not take her part on ac
count of illnesp, and some other
changes were made in the wedding
characters substituting for some
printed on the program. For in
stance, Mr. C. O. Crowder acted as
groom instead of Clyde Holcombe aa
printed. -Mr. E. R. Elmore made a
very, pretty little bride and her train
was,effectively borne by Mr. Bryson 1
Ttisen. Rev. J. R. Owen as the grand. -
father of the bride, suggests that he
rnight do well on the stage if he were '
not a minister, so well did he act hht
part; and Mr. Jason Briggs as his "old
lady-' was most effective. ' .
Mr. W. L. George as father of the
bride and Mr. Max Amnions, as moth
er Of the bride, were also quite en
tertaining. Mr. S. L. Carter as uiw -cie.ef
the bride was natural, while'
"Sli. R. S. Gibbs, as aunt of the bride
was quite a good-looking woman. The
twins. Messrs. Garner Hutchina and
J. A. Paige, were so mischievous that '
I they they and Edward a
V. .J' mm "
up the wedding, h LI-)54lWrqs
aa the colored' nurse took eare of the '
situation very . effectively Just imag
ine Dr. W. F. Robinson as the -little
ring-bearer. The jilted sweetheart,"
acted by Mr. A. E. Carter, al
most made the audience weep in ym
pathy. She was pitiful and pathetic.
Mr. E. Y. Ammons made a good f ath.
er of the groom, and Floyd Holcombe
as mother of the groom was quite a.
musing. Kenneth Murray, as sister
of the groom and H. L. Anderson, as
brother of the groom, were quite dir
tinguished looking and we are- sure
the bride was glad to have them in
the family. Mr. N. S. Whitaker is
good any time, anywhere, hut in thia
he was the best man. Mr. R; M. Lee
as .the maid of honor was quite stun
ning. Mr. D. E. Poole, soloist, could
sing both high and low, and Mrs.
Knowall was well done by Mr. J. A,
McCleod. Mr. J. P. Smith was also
a delightful wedding guest Think of
William Runnion as little flower girl
and such fellows as John George, Paul
Bruce, Bob Tilson, and Calvin Edney
as bridesmaids.
'Guy George and John Pittard were
fine ushers. The groomsmen, ' Dan
Carter, G. C. Cox, Plato Reece, nnd
Nathan Runnion were in their natural
puces as groomsmen, and Mr. T. J. -
Murray was quite dignified as he per.
formed the ceremony under the' arch.'
ed altar. Those who had the burden
ot staging this play doubtless feel re
paid for their effort and anxiety. 7
PARAMOUNT NEW'S
Beginning April 2nd, 1928, the
Paramount News Reel will be shown
every Monday, Tuesday, and Thurs-'
day and Friday nights of each week '
at "Our Theatre".
Mr. Ozmer, the owner and manager
-of "Our Theatre," is to be commend
ed ,on this step which he has taken, .
and movie-goers will note this change
with interest ' " -
The latest news from all oyer the ' -
world in pictures -all news of impor
tance right before your . eyes isn't
that good? Our local theatre Is cer
tainly putting on some mighty ;ood'
pictures now. It is your own fault if
fyou -do not see them.
JOHN
DEAVER'S
.HOME
BURNS:
. The home- of John Denver, .weD-7
known Marshall resident was burned .
to the ground Saturday nighty with :
practically nothing of value being
saved and no insurance. Mr. Deaver'a-t
home was located at Rollins, near the
reajdehce of Mayor Grorer C Red-
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