Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1905-05-16

the bapt!sk pchoOt, was neFe SEVERN
days last week.
w. II Meroney and Miss Alma
Guy, Al. G. Deweese and liias Dot
MauneV took ii The Yahag Harris
committeeman Saturday and Sun
day.
c. b. Hill returned Friday from
Salisbury, where he passed HE ex-
ANIMATION before the State Board Of
Embalmers, and he is now ready for
business.
Among those who attended Young
Harms commencement were Willard
and Carl Axley, Sam Hughes, John
Posey, Willard and Charley Cooper,
Charley Mayfeld.
Bishop Gambler, DR.. LoYejoy and
Rev. Cooper spent Friday night in
town on their way to attend Young
Harris College commencement. DR..
Lovejoy delivered lecture at the
Methodist church to an appreciative
congregation on what he saw in
Palestine.
Quite a number interested in the
library movement met at the SooUT
office Friday afternoon and perfect.
ed an organization. Another meet
ing will be held this afternoon at 4
o'clock and it is to be hoped all in
terested il this movement will be on
hand promptly.
We regret to learn that T. j.
Thomasson, at Upper Peachtree, hap
pened to a painful accident one day
last week while out hunting. lie
had his gun across his shoulders,
with his hand across the muzzle,
when limb struck the hammer, dis
charging it, the load badly lacerat-
ing his hand.
The protracted services begin at
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning. There will be services
both day and night for ten days or
more. 1t is to be hoped that the
housekeepers and business men and
every one will attend regularly. Rev.
and Mrs. E. 9. Glenn, of Greensboro,
will arrlye Saturday night.
The closing exercises of the Muir
ply Graded School will begin Sun
day, June 18th. Rev. A. 4. Bell, Of
Asheville, is expected to preach the
annual sermon. Monday and Tues
day nights will be devoted to exer-
clses by the students, and on We'd
nesday night Gov. r. B. Glenn will
deliver an address. The full pro-
gram viii appear later.
Prof. F. A. Brown has given up
the principalship of the Bellview
High School and accepted the presl-
dency of the Sylvia Collegiate [nsti-
tute. lie will leave in about week
for his new field Of labor. He car
ries high recommendation from the
trustees of the Bellview school, and
the Sylvia people are indeed FORUM
ate in securing his services.
We spent an hour between trains
lass Tuesday at Andrews, and we
were surprised at the growth of this
pretty little town since our last visit
Of year ago. On every side are to
be seen evidences Of solid and sub
stantial growth, and il Murphy does
not keep humping Andrews will
get in the lead. While there we bad
the pleasure of meeting Savage Bros,
who recently purchased the mercan-
tile business of w. p. Walker q
/
Son. They are affable gentleman
and propose to keep up business to
its high standard. They gave us
large order fer stationery. We also
called on our old friend, W. Bruce
Fisher, the genial proprietor of the
department store, and who favored
us with a bill for job work. We no
ticed that M. 4. Cozad is building
several new modern style cottages
eighth number. d. s. Russell Is
erecting two story frame house,
the upper room to be used as a Ma
sonic Hall. Quite a number of 9th
err buildings are going up all over the
town. We we're sorry when the
tram rolled in for Murphy.