Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1908-08-04

A box supper will be given at the
Harshaw Chapel on next Saturday
night, August Sth. A good time as
sured all who attend. Proceeds to be
used i'll building a church house near
there.
The second nine went TO Peachtree
Wednesday and played that team aud
was defeated by score of 6 to 4. 1t
seems that Peachtree is too much for
the Murphy boys, as this is the sec
Ond defeat.
On account of the great length of
the article in this issue from Mr.. i. f.
Nelson, chairman of County Board of
Education, many locals and other
matter were necessarily crowded out
this week.
A Tabernacle Meeting commenced
last Saturday at Grape Creek near
the Methodist church and will con-
tinue through next Sunday. Servi-
ces daily at 1880 a. m. and at night.
The meeting is in charge of Grant
Teter, representing the Church of
God.
The barn at Warne belonging to
Mr.. A. H. Brown, of our town, was de-
stroyed by fire last Tuesday night, to-
gether with seven head of horses and
mules aud like member of eattl4S
lot of feed, farming machinery and
tools, etc. Loss about $1,000, with no
insurance. 1t is not known how the
fire started, but it is thought to be of
incendiary origin.
There will be a Farmers Union
Picnic at Beech Greek by Local Union
No. 1853, Saturday, August 18th. The
welcome address will be made by
Rev. W. A. Revis. A suitable pro-
gramme will be arranged for the day.
Speakers will choose their own sub
ject, provided they are in line with
the constitution. A cordial invita-
ton is extended all.
HAM VOYLES, Chm.
We must compliment Sheriff T. N.
Bates on the clever strategy he used
in affecting the arrest of Frank Hill,
charged with the killing of S. nj. Low
ingoOd, near Marble. We also wish
to state right here that we did not in
tend to convey the idea in our write
up of the affair that Hill bushwhack-
ed LOyingOCd. There were so many
conflicting reports that we were at q
loss what to say, and further we wish
to say that the proper place to try
murder cases is in the court house,
not in the columns of newspaper.
Bob Brown, cOlored, whose mind is
unbalanced and who was put in Jail
for safe keeping, has made confess
sion to Sheriff Bates that his insanity
is the result of broOding over a MUIR
der he committed nineteen years ago
in Franklin county, Ca, at place
called Bold Spring, near GAINESVILLE.
He shot another negro at q dance and
fed to South Carolina, finally work.
ing his way to the mountains. He
has been here some ten or twelve
years. He says his right name is not
Robert Brown, but George Jones, and
gave the name of Gross McHan as the
sheriff of Franklin county when he
committed the deed. Sheriff Bates
will write the Georgia authorities in
regard to the matter. Application
has been made for the admission Of
Bob Brown TO the cOlOred asylum at
GOldsbOrO.
Upon the hearing of the mandamus
to compel the County Commissioners
of Cherokee county to levy an addi-
tiOnal tax for schools, at Bryson City
last Thursday, the counsel for the
Board of Education, having discover
ed technical defect in the summons
in the case, which if taken advantage
OF would result in its dismissal, pro-
posed to the counsel for the County
Commissioners to waive this defect,
which did not affect its results, and
remove the case to Murphy to be
heard on its merits at the coming term
of court and thereby save costs. But
upon the commissioners refusal to do
this, the Board of Education's coun-
sci consented to the taking of an or
der dismissing this proceedings. An
other suit was begun Friday and will
be heard on Saturday of the first week
of our superior court.
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