Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1906-04-03
Yesterday was anidsal day . regu-
laf April fool.

W. ri sl 1
Mrs. Ida Merrill's spring opening Of !
millinery will occur on Thursday and
friday, April 9Th aud OTIS She has
lust returned nom market with an
up-toSdats stock WediFectRttention
10 her display advertisement in this
lssnes
= Prot Clyde. 81 the graded schools
ana its $50 assistant i'd u taaahefs
were given holiday Wednesday rs |
lie scholars. Ii was scircns day and
the boys and girls failed 70 show up |
at school, soali they could do was to
close UP sh0p and-gO to the show2
Several Murphy young ladies are at
tending Davenport College at Lenoir,
N. @, and on last Tuesday night there
was Students Recital. The affair
was written up for the Charlotte OBJ.
server and among those deserving spe-
cial mention for excellence was Miss
Winnie Britain, Of our town,
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Hereafter we will make the uni-
form charge Of 20 for Rlllodge reso-I
buttons, obituaries, etc. provided they
do no exceed half column. IN every
Instance cash must accompany the
order. Remember this. and should
the mattel you send fail to appear.
you will know the reason Why
Fridays Atlanta Constitution con-
tains this item. William Pierce, Of
Blue Ridge, Fannin county, black
smith, yesterday filed with the clerk
Of the United States Court apetition
In bankruptcy. The liabilities shown
BY the applicant are $lBb6.40, while
the assets are presented at about
81, 800.
Sundays papers contained the In
formation that Mrs, Amanda Cobbwas
acquitted the day before at Carnes-
willie, Ca, of the charge Of numbering
her husband, w. ii. Cobb. Her plea
was that she inistook him for bur-
| glar and the jury sustained her. The
deceased was the son Of Mr., John F,
Cobb, Of this county.
A letter from Hon.J s. Bell, who
recently moved To Shawnee. Okla
brings the sad news Of the death d
w :. y M ~ 49, w 8,
ibis good wife, which occurred March
2Sth, after a lingering illness will
lung and stomach trouble. The news
Of her death will be shock to hel
many friends in this and Clay cOun'
ities, her old home.
Burglars entered the store Of Mrs
III. M. Dickey at Ranger q week agC
and secured the change left in tht
cash drawer, some snuff and tobacco
or at least this was all they missed
| Entrance was effected by prying tht
door open. It is thought the burglars
We're frightened of before securing
| all they intended to get.
\ Superior court convened here yes
terday morning with Judge Mcneil
one of the abIest judges in the Stat.
presiding. solicitor Bryson was o.
To prosecute vl6lators Of the lER. w
believe, with the exception Of q felon,
case, most Of the criminal business j
petty Offenses. Quite large crow
was in attendance, and for q wonde
the weather was pretty.
Hayesville Courier; Mr.. VIM. A
TurnbilI, Of Murphy came UP Satur
day and spent Sunday with friends i
Hayesville and vicinity, returning
Monday.--We are informed that tn
board of commissioners will not con
vene next Monday, as the member
win attend Murphy court. II the
> get off from the court in time, tn
} session will be held Wednesday.
Wednesday when Mr.. Davidson Nc
!. Iceland went to his trunk to get som
: money to give to his niece to go to tn
! show, he discovered that some bod,
had stolen all he had, about 5000
some of the money being gold. Hi
daughter-in-law, Mrs. J. II. McLel
land, also recently had 500 stole
fyoina bureau drawer, and it is SUP
posed Mr.. McLelland's was stolen a
the same time. No doubt some or
familiar with the premises got til
money,
Already the papers are lamentin
over the Etowah-Cartersville line
the Il. & N. taking the business froi
' the Blue Ridge-Martetta line. Mos
all freight is now shipped over tn
? new route. The last issue Of the p
Iiiay Courier contains this: TT
: said that there will be considerabl
! change in the railroad schedules
J. the near future, and the night trail
Il will be taken off and all throug
travel and freight will 60 over Il
new line OF the Il. a NJ, and we wi
: only have two passenger trains da.
X one each way"
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