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THE EACtLE, BURNSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
THE EAGLE.
' published ^^kly.
Published in Yancey County,
the home of the bisr red apple.
Entered as second-class matter
January 28, 1.910, at the post-
office at Burnsville, Is. C., under
Che Act of March 3, 1879.
Mr. Mack Sorrells, after a short
illness, died at the home of h.s
son-in-law, W. S. Bryant, m
North Burnsville last Sunday
afternoon. He was an old soldier
and was 74 years of age at the
time of his death. He was ouried
in the Burnsville cemetery Tue;
day afternoon.
County Officers.
Representative—G. Ellis Gard
ner.
Superior , Court Clerk—Louis
English.
Sheriff—J. Welzie Bennett.
Register of Deeds—Ben Frark-
Un.
Surveyor—J. R- Young.
Coroner—D. C. H. Morgan.
County- Physician—J. B. Gibbs.
Board of County Commissioners
—John M. Lyon, Chm’n.; John
A. Hannum, Wilson Edwards.
New Road Law For Yancey County.
An Act to be Entitled an Act to Provide for the Construction and
Maintenance of the Public Roads and Highways of
Yancey County.
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and shall not be exempt^ himself B-?d1ou'nTy%S^tn Teh
relobations or thange shall be
located more than fifty feet dis-
ity ctiLCJiiov/ti. unu feiitiu *"V ,
The stockholders of the
Z3ns Bank held their annual meet- nor shall any person be mcaLPu mojc - —
ing on Monday, and the Bank of provisions of tant from the present location of
The year . „„ coin • anv mad in anv section of the
Neighborhood News.
Yancey on Tuesday. ^ —
1916 proved to be the most pros
perous in the history of both in
stitutions and both banks placed
a good-sum to the surplus ac
counts as a result of the'year's
work. The old set of directors
and officers in both instit'itions
were re-elected for the year 1917.
Mr. W. B. Wray, who owns
the Bay hotel property in Burns
ville, will begin early in the
Spring to remodel_ and enla^ee
the property and will open it for
che entertainment of the sumrner
visitors and the traveling pubic.
Mr. Wray is one of the best hoLo
men in this whole country and
when he gets this new eniecyrise
under way it will mean much for
Burnsville. '
SdtyThrbUrfc™
shall only extend to persons who
are both physically infirm and un
able to employ a substitute. Nor
shall any road superintendent use
employ or work his own team up
on any of the public roads of the
' county, and the compensation lor
teams shall be fiixeci and allowed
He saw his shadow all right.
Mr. James Anglin was here
from Micaville Monday.
Mr. S. C. Blankinship was
hci’e from Pensacola Monday.
Lost.
Mr. Elbert Watson is reported
greatly improved from his recent
illness.
Mrs. Siler Oberiin, of Pensa
cola, was a visitor to the city
Wednesday.
Mrs W. B. Wilscn returned
home Tuesday from a visit with
friends at Morristown, ienn.
Mr R. F. Reins is here from
Lenoir. N C.. taking orders for
tombstones and monuments.
Mrs. H. T. Willis is here from
Eskota spending a few days with
homefolks.
Miss Dusky Maddux, of Ten
nessee, is the guest ol her uncle
Prof. Moyers at the Y. G. 1.
Show U3 a man who has no
faith at all in the groundhog
theory, then get your gun. 1
Mrs M. E, Moore has returned
from Biltmore, where she spent
several days with her daughtei,
Mrs. Harry Maney.
Rev C. S. Adams, who has
been on a two weeks lecture tour
in Tennesse, returned home
Thursday.
We print this week the last in
stallment of Yancey’s new road
law. Save your Eagles for future
reference.
The talk of Burnsville town
ship issuing bonds to macadamize
her roads, has about subsided.
It is a way we North Carolina
people have of building our roads.
Hot air.
The grippe, measels and other
sickness among our people, inci
dent to the season, has k^pt oui
doctors on the jump for ihi pa:t
few weeks.
Hon. G. E. Gardner. Yancey
county’s representative in the
Legislature was here from Satur
day until Tuesday. He returned
to Raleigh Tuesday
Ex-Sheriff J. M. Edwards was
herefrom Wampler Wednesday.
He reports several cases oi
measles among the people of ins
community.
At the meeting of the county
commissioners on Monday jurors
were drawn for the March teim
of Superior Court. The list wnl
be published next week.
Miss Mittie Beecher, v/ho su
stained injuries at the fire at
Stanley McCormick school, some
davs ago. is able to be out again
to the delight of her many friends
Last Monday was such an ex
tremely cold day, very few peo
ple came to town, ihe county
commissioners met, however, and
transacted routine b u s i n e s s,
Messrs. Lyon and Hannum being
present.
Mr. James Staples and Miss
Maye Freas both of Pensacola,
were united in marriage at the
Methodist Parsonage Wednesday
afternoon, Rev. M. T. Smatheis
performing the ceremony. The
happy couple i*eturned to Pensa
cola on the evening tram.
This section of the country has
experienced some sure enough
wiSer weather during the past
week. On Saturday moimmgard
on Monday morning following
the thermometers registered as
low as 8 degrees below zero. As
a resplt of the extreme co d
weather water pipes in practically
£veiv tome in Burnsville fioze
Ind bursted, while it is estimated
that hundreds of bushels of ap-
On Monday, February 5th, in
Burnsville, or between Burns
ville and Bald Creek, a Coca-Cola
pocket book containing receipt
from '(.he Citizens Bank to Willard
Her=iley for $10.00 deposit; one
$l( b J ana some other currency;
also some visiting or business
carde with my name printed on
same. Finder please leave at
the Bank of Yancey and get re-
EARL WILSON,
Bald Creek. N. C.
For Sale.
My property in W’est Burns_
ville one ten room house, good
basement, bathroom hot and cold
water, with all furniture. One
$300.00 piano; rooms all well
furnishe; five acres of land in
hif’-h state of cultivation. Grapes,
apples, peaches, strawberries,
raspberries, plumbs, more than a
large family can use. Good barn,
woodshed, chicken house. Price
$5 000.00 one half down balance
on time. If interested call on o'-
write M. B. Robertson, Burn. «
ville, N. C.
Toledo.
Leaiiio oiidii ua
by the Board of County Commis
sioners.
Section 11. That if the Board
of County Commissioners, or Su
perintendent of roads, shall will
fully neglect, fail or refuse _ to
' perform any of the duties im
posed upon him or them by this
act, he or they shall be guilty ot
misdemeanor, and upon convic
tion shall be fined or imprisoned,
or both, at the discretion- of the
court. (
Section 12. That for the pur
pose of cur ing out the pro
visions of this act the superm-
t mdent of roads of the several
districts of Yancey county are
hereby authorized to enter upon
any land unincumbered by crops,
near to or adjoining such roads,
to cut and cany away timber, ex
cept groves, or trees upon im
proved land, or left for shade or
ornamental p.urposes,, to dig or
cause to be dug and earned away
any gravel, sand or stone which
may be necessary to construct,
improve or repair said I'oads, and
to enter on any lands near to or
adjoining such roaejs, in order to
; make such ditches and drains as
he or they deem necessary for
the betterment of the roads, do
ing as little injury to the said
land and timber improvements
thereon as the nature of the case
and the public good- will permit;
and the drains or ditches so made
shall be connected to the nearest
ditch, water course or 'ivaste
ground and.shall be kept open by
said superintendent of the roads
wherein located, and chall not be
obstructed by the owner or the
occupant of the lands, or any
other person or persons, under
penalty of forfeiting sums not ex
ceeding ten dollars as a fine, or
imprisonment not exceeding
twenty days for each and every
offence, said penalty to be col
lected by the justice trying the
k'
may be necessary to report said
proposed change to the Board of
County Commissioners at any
regular meeting of the Board,
who shall thereupon cause a cita
tion to issue to the owner of the
land upon which change is pro
posed to be made,, to appear be,
fore said Board may designate-
not exceeding sixty days from the
date of the filing of the report of
proposed change by said superin
tendent, to appear before sai-i
Board and show any cause which
he may oe able against the grant
ing of such proposed change.
After hearing the proff of the
land owne. if no sufficient reason
is shown for not granting the
order laying out or changing- the
road as proposed by said superin
tendent, the said Commissioners
shall order a jury of three ap
praisers to be summoned by the
sheriff of the county to lay out
the location proposed by t'ue su
perintendent, said appraisers shai
meet and, after being sworn lay
out the said change and report
their proceedings within ten days
to the Board of Countr Copimis-
sioners, who shall make an ordei
confirming said report after same
has been filed for a period of no
.longer than ten days, in which
time the landowner may file such
exception to same as he desires.
Upon the c-onfirming of such re
port the Commissioners sh^ll is-
an order upon the County Treas-
mer of Yancey county, to pay
such damages as may have been
assessed to .the land owner and
upon the tender of the same to
the land owner said superinten
dent is authorized and empower
ed to enter upon said land and
lay out and make the read ac
cording to the proposed change,
noiwitlistanding the appeal of the
landowner from the order con
firming the report of the ap*
praisers. in the assessment ot
the'damag* frre appraisers shall
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The Five Reel Film
“THEN FLL COME BACK TO YOU”
Dramatized from the no-vel of the same name,
and staged and photographed at Pensacola, N. C.
Will be sho-wn, Saturday February 10th, 7:00 P. M.
AT
STAEEY icOOEiII]l SCHOOL f
Admission—adults 20 cents children under 12
years 10 cents.
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Section 16. The County Treas
urer shall keep a separate acr
count of the road fund of the
several districts therein and of
bis disbursements of same,
a id he shall make a written re
port thereof to the Board of
County Commissioners at their
regular meeting on the first Mon
day in each month, and on the
first Monday in July and in Jan
uary in each and every year pre
sent the said Board of County
Commissioners a written report,
giving a statement of receipts ^ •
and disbursements of the several *
road funds during the proceeding
six months, which report or the
substance thf^''’eof, shall be pub-,,
lished by s.‘id Coumy Comnis-i^
the court house door. ‘ *
Section 17. That any person or
persons who shall obstruct any
public road of the county or inter
fere with any orticer working the
same shall be guilty of a_ mis
demeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined or im
prisoned within the. discretion of
the court.
A. BLAMTOi GROCERY CO.
Wholesale Dealers
MarioB, K. C.
"Safty First”
Reprsented in Mitchell and Yancey
Counties by
W. F. Dodson,
SPRUCE PINE, N. C.
Eds. Eagle;
• While standing on the platform
at the store of Mr. Howell s at
Green Mauntain station Saturday
afternoon Mr. Elbert Bailey was
shot in the neck in a very _
the window located m the anex , f „dTorthe agent
of the store or agents of such owner hrying
was fired. So lar as is Known nu. . j which tim-
one seems to know who fi^d the: ^"jkarEe was taken as
shot or what 'Jpt"'-f j. aforesaid, shall present an ac-
the firing at Mr. Bailey, r-emnf nf the same ihrough the
was a very P»Pnlar the
“'!ST!™eM?Baitey was'district wherein the account a-
rf?^in*‘nd3^n to-cured atmryregui^^^^^
the wound will ™t prove fatal
Mrs. J.-W.oase^ and adopted, the duty of such Coin-
daughter or Asheyille IS pay for same such
visiting her friends and relatives, I.P agreed upon by
in this and Mine tork se-tion. j assessed by an impartial
Several of our young men re-freeholders, one to
cently were foiinnate enough jjy the superintendent
run down one of the finest coons | g^ic by tfio part.v claim-
seen in this section in several j the damages and the third to
y ars, it is understood that the; t,g selected by the two, with the
coon put up a nice defence, how- ^.j^j^t of either party to appeal, as
ever as one coon and nine dogs | t)y section fourteen of
never prove equal and the i this act.
was exit of Mr. Coon, and the; cgghj™ 'j’he superintendent
exhibit by the coon hunters or , various districts
the coon which was a fine speci-. county are hereby given
men. , , * i 1 authority and power, in their dis-
Owing to other sad duties to ijei cretion, to locate new roads or re
perl ornied by Rev. D. W. White. jg^ate. -widen or otherwise change
of Bvrnsville our folks gf the public ro?ids m
turned out in quite a number j district, when in their
were disappointed Sunday in not ] ppjjyjQf, g^ch change or relocation
being able to lave service pj,gyg advantageous to the
Zion. I public travel; Provided, that
It is understood that our school gu^h dis:retion and power to
is now Closed, the smallpox scare change, or alter or relocate raads
cause I tie .u innsial tome time shall not exceed fifty feet from
tack and ia order to make tne the present location. Tr.at v/hen
lost time up and to have full ses-; any person or persons on whose
sion school was resumed hence • jand a new road or nart of road
the lateness in closing, the located, claims damages theie-
average attendance is understood i thre, and within thirty days at-
to have been good and so far as | tgj. the completion of said alter-
is known Ml. Carl Young who nation, or amendments to said
was teacher gave good results. ^oads petition the Board of County
J. C. T. Cohimissionersfor a jury to as
sess the damage done, by reason
tne me tvivt'*-'.--.'--''
take into consideration the bene
fits to the public travel and bene
fits accuring to landower are con
sidered equal to the damage done
by the road being built, the jury
shall find and count the benefits
against the owner of the land as
agt in ;t the damages done by the
roau being so built, against the
damages claimed by the land
owner. The sheriffi or officer
serving the summons upon the
appraisers shall be .allowed the
sum of twenty five cents for each
person summoned as a juror, and
any juror making _ claim for hiS
service shall be paid the sum of
fif y cents a day for such services
to be paid out of the district road
fund. A copy of sumirions shall
be served cn each _L'ee holder
summoned on the jury of ap
praisal: Provided, however,
that such service shall not be
necessary if the parties accept
service of said summons, ihe
damages, if any awarded shall be
paid out of the road fund of the
township in which the l&nd con
cerned m bcacaJ.
Section 14. That in case eithe.-
party interested shall be dissatis
tied with the fiinding of the jury
as provided for in section 12 and ,
13 of this act, such dissatisfied ;
narty may appeal to the Board of ,
County Commissioners and if dis-
satiified with their decision may,
in turn appeal to the Superior |
Court of the county. Provided, j
that an appeal may be taken ,
from the, judgement of the,
County Co'.rmissoners with bond, ;
and\he same shall be heard in.
the b'uperior Court de novo: ;
Provided, that the party to whom ;
the damages awarded shall re-;
cover no more cost than the sum ^
equal to the amount of damages
awarded.
Sectior'5, Tla; all work on
roads be d me between the fifth-
teenth day -of May and the first
day OI December in each year ex-
Asheville Belongs to
Western North
Carolina
AKE "you A STOuKHOLDER?
SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES
TO
WASHINGTON, D. C.
The Southern Railway System
•- . .-i „jr (-1,^
trade-centea, and its money ana „ ,
enterprise are busy in the de- TICKETS EXTENDED.
velopment of all the Moun ;a n Original purchasers of tickets may secure an extention un-
.Land til April JOth, 1917, by depositing tickets with Special Agent,
Asheyjtle is growing. Properly Washington. D C.. and payment of $1.00 iSce local Agents
values .^r.e increasing. Wise in-, for particulars)
vestment in Asheville real estate! g^P OVERS:
IS certain to be profitable. | granted going or returning af any stations where
trains are scheduled to stop within the limit of tickets.
The following rates will apply from stations named and
[ 10. 1
Asheville serves you as your;j^Qj^^ X9l7.
trade-centea, and its money and ,,
Premier Carrier of the South
Will Sell Rour);d Trip Tickets Account Of
Inaug^uration of Presi-Jent Woodrow Wdison. •
DATES OF SALE:
March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 1917.
FINAL LIMIT:
To. reach original starting point before midnight March
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Become a stockholder in your ;
city! Buy Asheville realty. It I ’
will be a heratage for' your chil
dren.
HEHRY T. SHARP CO.
American Bank Building.
Ash^ille, N. C."
Asheville to Hot Springs inclusive
Hendersonville
Brevard
$14 90
15 95
16 60
15 35
Lake Toxaw'av
17.15
15 60
If, (il5
Andrews
19.00
jyOO
Secure ^our Pullman accommodations in advance and get
what you want. Asheville 3:!5 p m. daily.
For further information apply to your Iccal ticket Agent
or write
J. H- WOOD,
DIVISION PASSENGER AGENT
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
NO OTHER LIKE IT.
NO OTHER AS GOOD.
“NEW HOME” f.nd you willhnvc
I SeSS Uie Urtuicvg':: vauiK--
. . ..vr., of such alternation, or change pt
road, thm said Commis-
I^lisaiu luau, t.—
-•i. „ W1 sioners shall order a jury of three
DR. S. J. HAMILTON, 4 j freeholders, -if t.ie dis-
I trict where
t. ""l jsh!" o’rhaviitg the''^nTw''HO^'’L
WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
THE HEWHOME SEWING MACHINE CO.,ORANGE,MASS.
BUOSVILLE lUitNITdRECO. i
day OI December in each year ex- Kn"vntUe3d ovcrforLX^^^^^
cept to repair roads on accouni xotsoidunUcr any other name,
of washouts or other damages. Tuc,jpu;nriMcscwiMr.usrHiNFnn..nRAi
That the County 'Treasurer or
any one holding the county funds
as an individual or corpoiation is
hereby treasurer or trustee of the
road fund of the several districts
of the county, and for the faith
ful keeping and disbursement of
OI said fund the bond of such
treasurer or trUvStee shall be liable
and for his seivice in jeceiving
WHAT FAMMEES FOUND ®UT 1
ABOUT WAGONS
I N certain sections of North Carolina wagons are subjected
to unusual service. . /
Koin ain-Pen Ink.
TUe Vo\((?h
jTpn.roafly In
ii'jvny m.akprs
ritty-foiir persons were lynched
in the United States during 1916,
..„t-hundreds of bushels “f ui> | [““ftiitef madepuWic. Fifty of
?J"n.m‘*??ie^iTto“h“eLenUhe virtims were negroes and
eoWest spsH 18 years.
I four white.
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Do not use ordinary ink in your 1
fountain pen, as it will corrode;
and soon make your pen unfit for;
, ,, treasurer or irusiee snail ue name Takeatypewriterribbon'-'v^-
y.? I freeholders, ivsiuentb ol tie dis-1 seivice in receiving That has been disrarded and turn , shom. v
dentist, ^$ltoct disbursing such funds he o^gr it a pint of hot water. Al-:
_ , been made, not lelatcd to t • p | gj.^all recieve such oommissions as icrand a dav or so stirring i ’’i'* wouiiia'
Office Over Citzens Bank, claiming such damage to be : ^^unty Commis-1
BURNSVILLE. N. C. | summoned the shenft '' i sioners may agree upon, not , j^ade into a bottle securely, and' Vueej
^ township constable to meet an^ 1 exceed two per centum of all 'have an mk that wilU
assess the damages, if a .. moneys disbursed hereunder. He | freelv and not corrode your’ npu aiJccat* Watznn Ta
stained by the owner of the land, ghail pay the accounts against. Tf there was much ink i , ^ISSCIl WagOH tO.
whichsaid jury after being duly l^Zdinni of the several dis- i'ibbon It mirbe Winston-Salem, N. C.
sworn to mipartially as^ fte itemized atatenients | hf‘'hhon.^"XTi? is madef bi
damages, snail forthwith pioceea , ^ approved and ^ x- water
to assess the same and make a the Board of udding moij^Meix
County Commissioners, | to the Eagle.
jolt YOUNd, HOWniTCIH, N. C.