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VOLUME-XIX
VETERANS AND DAUGHTCRS
BBEVMD, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. AUGUST 28. 1914.
np.
W hile Comrade Morgan,
moved by the magnificent th o ught
of doing honor to the w orthy
wherever found, covered himself
with glory in doing his whole duty
by this tender, we, who are in
closer relationship and tenderer
ties, m nsi borrow of his enthusi­
asm and far exceed his donation
before we can approach his lim it
of duty done.
The initial step tow ard making
the project a success was ^t^ken by
appointing Comrade J . A. Miller,
empowered to associate w ith him ­
self other business men who are
disposed to make the project a suc­
cess, a committee which is in­
structed to form ulate a plan, esti­
mate the cost, solicit funds and re­
port progress at will to these head­
quarters.
I t is hoped, it is assured th a t by
united effort on the p art of veterauo, the town and country people,
we can build something commen­
surate w ith the respect due our
mothers, sisters and many of our
wives, th a t will do credit to con­
tributors and be an ornam ent to
the town.
A B oy o r th e S ix t ie s.
FARMERS’ INSTITUTE AT SELICA
Three je a r s ago. because of the
W e do not wish to enter the
me&gre
attendance of the farm ers
province of reporter, bnt we do
on
the
annual m a tin g s of the
wish to record sc me features and
farm
ers’
institutes held in Bre­
impressions noticed and felt by one
vard,
oonstroed
to be a manifest
of the old soldiers standing in the
indifference
on
the
p a rt of those
r e a r rank th a t wonld perchance
th
a
t
should/
have
been
deeply in­
escape the pen of a reporter not so
terested]
the
institute
staff
sug
directly identified.
gested
the
propriety
of
trying
the
In the first place the rennion for
country.
Selica,
th
ro
u
g
h
its
com­
a few of the last years has been
m ittee representative applied' for
held a t Davidson River, bn t owing
futu
re appointments, feeling th a t
to the fact to make the meetings
if
no
other advtioAiage be derived
comfortable it required too great
than
th
a t of social contact w ith
an outlay of labor and expense to
those
high
up in soient'fic and pro­
e rec t tem porary quarters for the
gressive
development
and in get­
gathering, th a t the camp was in ­
ting
in
elbow-touch
w
ith fellow
duced to retu rn to Brevard where
farm
ers
and
others
of
allied
indus­
facilities were better provided.
tries
w’ould
not
be
a
vain
effort
by.
This year year for the first time
way
of
local
improvement,
should
the veterans in their organized ca­
it stop there. The first appoint­
pacity entered the porches of the
ment
of 1912 was in numerical a t ­
memorial library building erected
tendance
a failure, so poor was it
to their memory and honor by the
th
a
t
to
continue
the appointments
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
it
wa«
required
to
make a formal
Daughters assured them th a t these
petition
promising
a
minimum a t­
quarters were their own. The
tendance.
This
was
done
and tbe
realization of this fact demanded
institute
cf
1913
was
a
great
im ­
some expression of gratitude. No
provem
ent
in
attendance
and
en ­
motion was made ; not a word was
thusiasm.
Again
to
secure
the
in­
uttered, not so much as “ We thank
stitute
for
1914
Selica
was
required
you.” Strange this to a by-stander,
to petition giving some guarantee
but not so to a reteran. He had
THANKS HIS FRIENDS
of
success. The object of this note
drifted unawares into the poverty
is
to insist upon the farm ers and
of language, and had his vocabu­ fCditor Sylvan Valley News:
their
well-wishers to unite w ith
I wish to thank my many friends
lary teemed with words of richest
Selica
in making the approaching
expression the emotions within for their support in the past pri­
institute
a decided succe.ss. It
would have and did seal his lips. m ary for clerk of the court. Al­
costs
the
people
as much money to
The devotion of u loving d a u g h te r! though I could not get the nomina­
have
no
institi:te
as it does to have
How* little, how inadequate the tion it does not change me in the
words thanks, gr»ititud«\ iipj>recda- least a s to being ii deniocrtit. I one or move. The nione.v invested
tion, tell the story of a hero's shall do as I always do—vote and by the state to send these .scien­
tific and up to date farm ers and
heart. It is unwritten and must work for tho" democratic ticket.
instructresses
of ideal home life is
Very respectfully,
so remain.
money well aj)propriated provided
( J . R. S h a u p .
Thi'< I’Ot.r.iMn in it.-; individnalily
all farm ers and their wives put
stands apurt from uny of its piethemselves in attitiKle to receive
deoessors. There was no formal
U. D. C. ENTERTAINR^ENT
the benefits.
progntni rendered. The scenes in
Now, therefore, let us have a
the main were ini]:rouiptu and
“ In the Sixties.” whieli was iirsf
rousing picnic time at Selica graded
moved fairly in logical .sequence given under the auspices of the school house on Thursday, Septem-giving interest and )deuhi.;e V v i t h j Daughters of the Confederacy in her o, ])rox. Let the farmers—all,
no fay:ging iHOincnts. The actors early May, was repealed last Fri- good, indifferent ajul W ilson’s onewerc the veterans themselves, save iday night at the Auditoriain he- gallus farm ers—be there. If they
t ’le R w . Mr. Xorvroud, whoolTered : fore a ’ar*,'e, and to all api)ear«nces, w ant their homes bettered, bright­
the opening jiriiyer. Miss M artini! an a])preciative audience.
er, purer, let tht-m bring* their
Bjs'.vell read C!u!nrade K ern's
Most of the entertainm ent was wives and daughters along. If
“ Roiiiinii-ccnccs: of Juclison's Cam the Fame as in the fornjcr pvesi*n- they w ant to be assisted in making
paip-n in the Sh. nandoah Valley” tation, hut there were a few midi- our country a fine, sturdy yeo­
and Miss Anna .lean Gash, presi­ ti >us to the program. Eelon^ the manry, let them bring their sons
dent chapter U. D. C , gave out rising of the curtain Mr. A. U. I along. If the m inistry of all the
s )nic croi'ses of honor. Major Har- [ Caldwell phiTed several good h c- *churches realize themselves the
die of Alahsinia was orator of the | tions on the violion, aecomj unif’d ordained leaders of the people to
d i y . (Vv'i-had to ronceal this feu-j by Miss M?*';de Al!ison on the higher things, let them come along.
t a r o from him to seccre his ser-j p:>ino. In th e school Vv.cm som e If our school teachers, required to
vices.) O ther v e t i ' r ^ s ^ c )nti*i!'-1 Miss M aiy Ju n e King .‘i;ing iwo give instructions in agriculture,
I ted to the pl»^a:;nre aij^l^itjagest of j solos very Sweetly and efi'. ctiVvly.
appreciate their calling and privi­
th e occasion—Mes>r».
of I Elesides thel«e,'-i’xcept for iV
leges, let them come along. The
h o u th Carolina. Lance bf ' Bun-j s tilutions in ]nirts, the V’' ' l ' ‘‘ai:r.re Farm ers' Union men, Come along
combe, A. Ca»'non or Henlei.'^on WHS pc-:tctically thi; s.im-! a n d c:n ro
Last but not least, tbe cundldatos
and J . M Kern and E. J. Wilson. as veil re!id(’riMl. The c<>t<;?riS
who have so much at heart, the in­
This ei)itii<ie mu.st :>i- ],ut down us carried the spectators buck t.* the terests of the dear people, let them
a p art of this unique reunicsn. times hefc.r(^ the v:}ir, and the ’l.-'rire come. Whosoever will, let him
Comrade Alfred Ledbetter, uge doll, furnished bj- Mrs. (’ahiw. il, come. All coming and bringing
of baskets will afford us all an unpre
ninety-one ye;irs, v.a>5 preson* to ;ictnallr dati d Vaek to the
be decorated with the cro.ss o f ' the sixties. ^
cedented big time. Leave your
h o n o r . T liis btul^e to bt! le g a lly I T h e re c e ip ts fr om ?ale o f Ti< U? t.s
1>.'Stowed itiusi be i>luced ui>on th e ■ auiouutt d to
S.70, a consid;
V.!e
V
l.jK-iof the veteran’s coiit by the gain over the iorm er enter
Ji.iu.lsof a daughter of the Con- ment.
Among the new features v.
racy. When his daughter was
:t
about to place herself in position song and chorus, composed by \.i-s
to pt-rrorni ll.is covtred honor, she '■ Annio (iJash. and sung
tll^" u ne
wua iipjiioin. liv u by iicr faiiier, !'-•r ■
l>i own's ij«)dy,” i ic. 'i lie
Comrade T. L. Gash, w ith flushed words are given below ;
face, eyes bedimmed w ith obtrud­ T R A N S Y L N A N I A — L A N D O F W A T E R F A L L S .
ing tears, and w ith a husky voice, Brevard loafer sittin’ on the court house
choked viith emotion, said, “ I want
fence,
to place this on him .” As the Brevard loafer sittin’ on the court house
daughter recoiled in meek submis­ fence,
sion, the badffe was seized and as Brevard loafer sittin’ on the court bouse
fence,
comrade bedecked comrade the
In the land of waterfalls.
other veterans came to the po.sition of attention and w ith joyous
Glory, glory, Transylvania,
acquiesence witnessed this open
. Glory, glory, Transylvania,
violation of law.
Glory, glory, Transylvania,
In the land of waterfalls.
Miss Anna Jean Gash, in the in ­
troduction of her decoration re ­ Candidates a-dating with candy by the
marks, tossed abroad a thought pound.—Cho.
th a t seemingly fell on good groand. Summer boarders coming with the com­
ing of the spring.—Cha
She said the daughters are ab­
sorbed in building a m onum ent to Camp schools a-camping by the lake and
riverside.—Cho.
the old soldiers; th a t they wanted
Automobiles honking on the new paved
no help from them. Bnt the women
streets.—Cho.
of the Confederacy, who more than New depot rising from the ashes of the
yon care for them? A nice comold.—Cho.
panion structure could be reared as Recorder’s court employing men to make
a resting place for the weary-worn
for us good roads.—Cho.
and stand a t the same time a monu­ Excursion trains a-running from the far
m ent to the women of the Confed­ and farther south.—Cho.
eracy who suffered so acutely in Uncle Sam a-buying him an Appalachian
pkxk.—Cho.
Transylvania county in the sixties.
Pisgah
Forest saying fiothing, only saw.
Comrade Morgan, before the
ing wood.—Cho,
th o n g h t had any chance to m ature, Rockbrook chickens crowing for the ris­
arose and tendered five dollars to
ing price of eggs.—Cho.
'
the enterprise and a nnmlier of U. D. C’s a-working for the Library fund.
hands for five tlollars each V e n t
—Cho.
A STRANDED AMERICAN
From Miss Alice Kirk to Relatives Now in
Europe. ‘
NUMBER-35
our girls w ent down long boToni
tim e to g e t into line and holds,
place for Miss Nelson. The lin e
was four or five deep and extended
over* two blocks, all Vv*aiting to get
American gold, as nothing else
would be taken. Our party man­
aged to get over 1300 of it,
we
are safe for a while a t least. Tim
prices are soaring and the E ngK ^
people are very much afraid of
food famine, since th ey are so iso­
lated from the main continent.’’
' “ We snspect th a t yon are won­
dering how your ‘stranded Ameri­
cans' are m aking it these days of
w ar. We had been reading the pa­
pers, bnlletins, etc., bnt didn’t have
any uneasiness (only thankfulness
th a t we were not in A ustria), until
Friday evening, a fter having spent
a delightful day a t the Isle of
Marken and Vollen’dam. W hen we
returned to Amsterdam Miss Nel­
JAMES MARION WHITMIRE
son was told a t Cook’s office th at
if we were going to Paris a t all we
Jam es Marion W hitmire, about
had better get out on the eight six months before his death, filed
o’clock train or be held up there, the following sketch of his mili­
for Holland had mobil’zed and all ta ry career w ith the archives of
th e trains would be used for troops. Transylvania Camp No. 953, C.
So we made a grand rush, packed C. V.
our goods and chattels, ate our
‘I wi-.s born in Hender.son, now
dinner and got off on the train.
Transylvania county, December
“ We h a d u time getting our din­ 11, 1837. February 5, 185T, I wa€
ner th a t night. There was much m arried to Susan R. Kennemur.
excitem ent and some of the waiters She having died I m arried Nancy
had to leave th a t same evening for A. Young. I am the father of nine
the front. However, they did their children, only two of whom are
w’crk up to the last. Wo went now living. I enlisted in the Con­
through to Paris th a t night, reach- federate service a t the old Metho­
ing the city about 6 a. m. W ent dist camp ground Ju ly 1.5, isf.L
to a hotel and rested until noon. Soon afterw ard was m ustered in ae
Miss Nelson went to the American a private of Company E, 25th Regi­
express oflBce and found great ex­ m ent N orth Carolina Volunteer Ircitem ent there and had difficulty in fantry. I was in five b a ttle s : Sev­
getting French money. In the en Pines, Malvern Hill, FrederickAafternoon we w ent to the Louvre burg, Suffolk and Petersburg 1
a rt gallery and for a short ’bus was captured a t Five Forks, Ya.,
ride. Went into a book store, March 3, 18G5, and imprisoned a t
where Miss Xelson tried to get Point Lookout. I v.as ])r(inioted to
money exchKnged. She w h s told thu position of ordetly s-er.i>:ci!nt.’'
th a t all trains w^ere to, 'oe stopped He died a t hi.^ home neac Laky
except for troops and th a t we Toxaway December 2«, 19J3, and
couldn’t get out of Paris for fifteen the day following laid to rest ik.
days. T hat was cheerinc of course ! the old W hitmire graveyard nesr
Rosman.
“T hat night (Saturday) a bill
His civic career was no lesstiot.was issued or posted saying th a t all
orable
than his w ar record. Davr
foreigners m ust get out inside
was the word th a t ordered an/i’
twenty-four hours or be tied up in­
shaped his life. It made him hosidefinitely. In the meantime we
had decided on the first train Sun­ est, industrious, tru e to his obiig<tday morning. They told us when tions and exalted his relations tc
his comrades, his neighbors and hit
we cam e tlown to breakfast th a t
fellow
men. The i)ositions he tc<oa
th at was the last meal th at they
upon
]iolitical,
moral or religioui
would serve, as all their waiters,
subjects
the
consistancy
of wlijci
porters, etc , had to leave for war
he
never
attem
pted
to
maintain
ay
\ o u see these continental countries
wordy
ar^mments,
he
lived
yjei
have forced service. We had a
time getting to the station. No acted out w hat he thonght to br;
carriages wfrre to 1)9 had—drivers right. The biography of our fallei.
all gone. Our hotel porter and comrade, though w ritten on the
sands of time only to a closed voV
another employe helped us and we
ume but contains much his fev.
managed to get our baggage for
surviving comrades would do well
eleven to the subway.
to im itate the few rem aining djiy«
‘ Such t\ mob as there v:as on «]lott?d them n rd (.•onimcnd tlit
theso snb\vuy tiains, everjbudy samvi to theii sons. Tl;c refore be it
pushing and jamming to get on,
Resolved, That in th-j dc:;'h ri
and v.e with all our baggage and coTiiravle James Marion W'iYi't'!nn*e
only one man by th a t time to help. this camp has siistzntn'd tin irre­
We linally got to the station. parable loss in that liis life gave
There wera porters there, bat an­ tone and ho.ior to the (tharacter riif
other jam. It ceemed as though the okl soldior both in war «nd
everybody was trying to get out of ^leaoe: in that a snpi^ort ‘Uijoc
Paris for Callais.
which we could so heavily l-^ati
“ Wc at last got on the train, without fear of faltering is rofilthy lucre a t home ; no collections which was crovv'dcd. An old Ger­ rjovc'j ; in th a t we are made poorei
man lady traveled \ ^ t h us. She bcciinje a warm heart stung by the
will be taken.
could not si)eak k word of Frcnch memories of suffering and ctirnage
“ Herein fail n o t.”
or English, and was coming to Lon­ and thus prepared to give tliat
L oC'AL C'-'-MMITTEE.
don. Her son asked us to look sympp.thy known only to a soldier^
RECORDER’S C80RT
after her. Poor old soul. If w-e has ceased to throb. Wc bow iK
h adn ’t I don’t know how sho would submission knowing the Great
In last Monday’s court were th e have gotten through. At Callais Commander of "Wars and the King
following cases:
we took a boat for Dover, Eng. It of Peace doeth all things well.
State vs. Will Norman, assault is only a short trip, about an hour
Resolve<.I, That a page vit Oiir
w ith deadly w’capon: judgm ent sus­ and a quarter, bu t it certainly is
minutes be dc^icrite^ ’tO *Vne mem­
pended on paym ent of costs.
t?ho w’orst we ever took. Our boat ory of(]^our COhi?a(le with these reso­
State vs. Carmen Hogsed, tre s ­ hiid no top or canvas around it and
lutions iiiscribed and a copy of th«
pass : $5 and costs.
the spray dashed over us like a same be furnished the Sylvan Val-^
State vs. Collins Loyd, colored, hard rain-storm . We pu t pn our
ley News w ith the request to pub
d rim k : iJlC and costs.
rain-coats, rain-hats and overehoes lish
T. C. GALLOv.*Ay.
S tate vs. Will Jackson, colored, and kept p retty dry.
J. M.
re ta ilin g : case dismissed.
“
We
were
extrem
ely
fortunate
Committee.
State vs. L nther Shaw, colored,
to get to London when we did and
reta ilin g : continued.
to be able to bring our baggage GENERAL EDUCATIONAL M EETlttf
State vs. Grover Clevland, color­
w ith us, as mkny of the Americans
e d : put in prison for contempt.
To the meeting of the te&c'hera.<t
lost all their luggage and had a
State vs. Joe Little, colored,
the
county next .Sn-turday at
much harder time reaching London
v agrancy: 30 d a y s ; api)oaL
than we did. Some who left Hol­ o’clock the fathers and mothtjiife
State vs. David White, Jo h n Doe,
land on the next train after ours and all of the others -©f
and Richard Roe. affray. The last
were forced into rooms a t different school district who sure interested
two defendants were Poles and un­
stations by the soldiers where they in the education of the children
able to speak English. The case
were searched by women attend­ are invited w ith the view of mail­
was dismissed for lack of evidence.
ants. One woman on th a t train ing th is a general school* “ rally”
said th a t their p arty was stopped and a “get-together” school meet­
T he T w en ty Year T est.
and
searched three different times. ing. W ith th e parents all in te r­
‘•Some tw enty years ago I used
Chambevlain’s Colic, Cholera and They also walked a long d istan ce ested and c o -o ^ ra tin g in the work,
Diarrhoea Remedy.*’ writes Geo. W. and pushed their baggage on a this can and will be made the best
Brock, publisher of the Enterprise, hand-cart to another road.
year in the history o f our schools.
Aberdeen, Md. “ I discovered th a t
“ Everybody is glad to get to Lon- Among those who will take p a rt om
it was a quick and safe care for
diarrhoea. Since then none can don, m any thousand Americans a r­ | h e program w« meirtion the fol­
sell me anything said to be ‘ju st as rived here w ithin two or three low ing : Major Hardee, J . R.
good*’ During all these, years I days w ithout money« as no one Bridges, Miss H attie Aiken, C. Hhave used it andreeom ededitm any
L. B. Hkynes.*
^
times, and it has never disappointed would cash our checks until this Trowbridge,
Everybody
come.
Tim
e:
«
atu
ranyone.” For Sale by All Dealers. morning when the American Ex-* dary a t 10 a. m. P la c e : Brevat^
—Adv.
press opened for business. Two of graded school.