Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1908-02-04

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the same notch yesterday morning
A high Northwest wind made the
weather Eeem colder than it really
was. Both days were fair and full
of sunshine, and if the ground hog
theory is correct we are yet to have
six more weeks of winter.
CoAL.-Will have a car of large
lump coal to arrive in a few days,
which we will deliver at $4.60 ton
Leave your orders.
MURPHY HARDWARE co.
Sheriff and Mrs. Theo. N. Bates
returned several days ago from a
pleasant visit to their old home at
Nina. While there he sold his stock
of goods to Mr.. r. D. Lovingood,
who will continue the business. The
sheriff says the roads are certainly
rough and muddy, and in places all
one can do is to creep along for fear
of an accident.
We are requested to announce
that the Murphy Literary and Social
Club will hold it's meeting on Satur-
day night next, the 9Th inst, at the
residence of A. NJ. Britain, in East
Murphy, when will be debated the
question, "Should women have the
franchise?" There will be a lady and
gentleman assigned to speak on both
sides of the question. Public cor
daily invited to be present.
Friday was the last day of Janu.
airy, and it was also the. most dis
agreeable day that we have expert
enced in many years. We first had
sleet, then snow and then rain, with
a high east wind blowing all the
time. The order of things would
occasionally be reversed and it would
start over again, keeping it up all
day and most of the night. Satur-
day dawned with rwhirllng wind
clouds and sunshine just once in a
while. The weather man certainly
believes in variety.
Representative S. w. Davidson
introduced bills in the Legislature to
amend the charter of Murphy; to in
the Hiwassee Railway Co.
and to improve the roads of Murphy
Township. These bills will have be-
come laws before the legislature ad-
journs. When Mr.. Davidson returns
we will find out what is proposed to
be accomplished under the bills and
tell our readers all about them. But
we are sure of one thing: they are
for the good of our people, or else
be would never introduced them.
Postmaster Dsweese desires to,
call attention to the practice of some
patrons of rural delivery of placing
loose coins in their boxes each time
they desire to dispatch letters instead
of supplying themselves with postage
in advance of their needs. This
practice imposes hardship on rural
carriers in removing loose coins from
boxes and delsAys them on the service
of their routes. The postmaster,
urgently requests that pa
irons of rural delivery provide them
selves and keep on hand supply of
stamps consistent with and in ad-
vance of their needs.
A party of L. s. N. officials were
in Blue Ridge one day last week,
and speaking of their visit the Post
says: "They proposed the putting
on of through passenger train from
Murphy to Atlanta and back each
day, leaving Murphy about 5 a. m.
and reaching Atlanta about 10 a. M;
returning, leave Atlanta about 2 p.
M, arriving at Murphy at 8 p. m.
Also train from Blue Ridge to
Knoxville and back each day, leav-
ing here at 6 a. m, arrive Knoxville
about IL a. m; leave Knoxville at 2
p. m, arrive Blue Ridge 7 p. M
The little three-year-old child OF
Mr.. Alexander Stalcup, who lives
in the Bellview neighborhood, near
the Georgia line, died last Tuesday
morning. The death Of the little
one was peculiarly sad. When its
mother went to milk it accompanied
her, and getting cold it went back tc
the house TO warm. No one was II
the room and it got too near the fire
iguitipg its clothes. The child rar
to the door and called to its mother
who saw her baby's dress was on FIRE
but by the tiLle she reached it the
cruel flames had enveloped it from
head to foot. The FIRE was soon ex
ttipghished, but not before the littl,
one was beyond all earthly aid.
/ When the roads are bad is tn
time to talk good roads. This fac
explains why we try to have some