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

See call OF the republican, OendCOEI-
al Convention in another column.
Miss Alene Smith, of Atlanta, is
visiting the family of LIE. Manney.
Mrs. Claudia silvey, of Calhoun,
Ga, is the guest of Mrs. c. A. Brown.
Superior court convenes here next
Monday with Judge PEBBLES presid-
ing.
G. II. Smith and son Charley, of At
lanta, arrived Friday to visit l.. E.
Mauney.
w. F. Mauney and daughter, Miss
Addie, returned Thursday ta Rob-
bipsville.
The cErmers' Union held quite an
interesting meeting at the court house
Saturday.
The obituary of H. A. Moss, who
died at Glencoe, Okla, will appear
next week.
The men painting the court house
tower have an exceedingly dangerous
looking job.
w. Z. Fritts, wood carver at the
furniture factory, got two of his fling
ers hurt Thursday.
Misses Mary Beal and Annie Nor
gan spent several days in Waynes-
vile the past week.
Carl Axley, of statesvi1le, is here
on account of the illness of his moth
er, Mrs. Margaret Axley.
Mrs. Clara Sheriff., one of the best
teachers in the county, has charge of
the school at Grape Greek.
Mrs. J. j. Clark and two children,
of Asheville, are here visiting her
mother, Mrs. Nettie Dlckey.
Mrs. F. j. Axley and two children,
of StatesVille. are here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Phillips.
Married, Sunday, July 20, at Grape
Greek, Mr.. AbsRlOm Coleman and
Miss May LedfOrd, both of Peach
tree.
The many friends of Mr.. ]. II. Bates.
county jailer, were glad to see him
out Thursday, after an attack of slow
fever.
Mrs. Josie Keasler and two chill
dren, of Rome, Ga, are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. McNabb,
near Suit.
Miss Emma Huskins, of Andrews,
who has been the guest of Mrs. s. w.
Davidson, returned Thursday to her
home.
Mrs. Myra Dickey, Misses Ella and
Nellie Dickey, of Mineral Bluff, ar
rived Friday to visit the family of w.
E. Cooper.
Mrs. R. III. Davis and baby, of Chat
tanOoga, Tenn, are here visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. l.. Hart
ness, in East Murphy.
The Murphy and Blue Ridge color
ed base. ball teams playeda game here
Saturday afternoon, the former win
ming by a score of IA to IL.
Mrs. A. E. Garrison, of POwell's
Station, Tenn, and Mrs. s. B. Marsh
and little son, Of'Charlotte, are here
visiting their mother, Mrs. r. NJ. Pat
terson.
J. G. Sutherland has gone back to
the l.. & N. and will have charge of
the painting crew. Jake Deweese
will be with him, and their first work
will be on the steel trestle across Hi
wassee river.
During the month of July the fol-
lowing marriage licenses were issued :
w. M. Turner and Ollie Haney; w.
l.. Reynolds and Mary Estep; John
Killian and Martha Ash; Luther
Nicholson and Evelyn Russell.
The third mines of Murphy and An
drews played two games of base ball
on the local diamond Thursday after
noon and Friday morning. The first
game was won by Murphy 8 to 6, the
second one going to Andrews by the
score of Is to B:
Hon, John G.. Grant, Republican
nominee for Congress, spent the past
week campaigning in Cherokee coun-
ty, making total of ten speeches.
He went to Clay county Saturday to
canvass that section. He was accom-
panied by Mr.. A. G. Deweese, secre.
tary of the Republican Congressional
Executive Committee.
The entertainment TO be given by
the Light Bearers on Friday night,
August 18th, at Bates Opera House,
promises to be an exceedingly inter-
esting one. The programme is very
choice in its selections, varying from
the dainty chfldren's voices in chorus
to .sRegeries of An Old Bachelor"
A number of Murphy's most talented
and attractive yonng ladies will assist
the children literally in the program.
Adults, 25c.; children, 10c. Every one
cordially invited.
Rev. q. ~. Bowman, aged 80 years,
father of DIR. III. r. Bowman, died late
Sunday afternoon. The deceased was
a retired minister of the Protestant
Methodist church, and came here with
his son several months ago. DIR. Bow
mao left yesterday on the early South
ovn train with the remains for Iliber-