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The French Broad News from Marshall, North Carolina • Page 3

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1 -tribute tl. i as-rto rudjng Ladies, Wear Queen Quality Shoe Oxfords For no apparent. jeason" other than that he insisted on having his hack fare, Zeke Roberts, was' shot and mortally wounded by John Burchfield at the latter's hoine on Magnolia avenue, shortly after eleven o'clock lasfnight, Roberts was carried to bis home, 38 Penland street, and- at three T. j. Murray of Outlook', was here Monday.

Joe Phipp3 qf Walnut waa in town Monday. H. Pagan of Mqirs Hill was In town Tuesday Mrs. Eapifih! Rector been For Style Service Comfort Best Shoe on Earth for the Money. fcwJ i.

V. Ey- tD WARD H. HAJtRIMAN. Railroad lnaoeltr. II of tho country tverer NEVER s6'RICII aa tlicy aro today 'The farmera have money, they Lavo paid thoir.

debts, are past the promotion era in fact, tho promoter has no part to play just now in the affairs of the country. 1 THE PEOPLE HAYE. EMERGED FROM A PERIOD OF EXTRAVAGANCE AID 1 ARE' LIVING RIGHTEOUSLY IN POINT OF ECONOMICS. EIGHTY MILLION PEOPLEHAVE STOPPED SPEND- ING AND ARE NOW AT WORK' MAKING'" state of affairs is IAEGELY DUE- TO THE GOOD i CONDITION OF TILE RAILWAYS and the extended capacities 3. SO 3.00 2.

SO 3 See the new Spring styles at T. W. James' Store fry of transportation lines. J. his past time of depression is the only one in the history of 'the nation when importantrailway lines have not gone bankrupt and placed in the hands of receivers.

This ia because most of them' had been PUT INTO PROPER CONDITION. Those lines which had given proper attention to the constructive side of their business and had given, the care to details that was needed-, escaped with the- minimum of financial suffering. Those whfclf failed to do these things are the ones which are suffering, rr rather which" did suffer. As it is," no line of importance has got into trouble. the country 18 getting along nicely and 18 boon to 'getV-0 s- Less Politica and More Business Would Improve Our Cities and Towns.

By Governor SIMEON 5. PENNEWILl of DcUwara. I BELIEVE that political 'parties are necessary, and I also believe that all good citizens shpuld take some interest and i part in political affairs," and as strongly' of the opinion that conditions in our cities and towns "would be very much improVed if there could be LESS POLITICS AND MORE NESS IN LOCAL.AFEALRS.. A 7 REPRESENTATIVE MEN OF THE DIFFERENT POLITICAL PARTIES, INCLUDING PARTY LEADERS, COULD MEET AND AGREE UPON SUCH MEASURES AND. THINGS AS WOULD BEST PROMOTE THE TftUB INTEREST AND WELFARE OF THE CITY, "if, WOULD BE EXCEEDINGLY HELPFUL ASvWEtU.9 SURPRISING.

The thing that the legislator is most anxious to know and the most difficult to ascertain is WHAT. THE PEOPLE DE- SIRE AND WILAT THEY NEED. When there is a practical consensus of opinion his duty is plain. and i in the 'coui-ty. "Willie: mathe'pa- pers say lic is piowmg the briny deep way to the jungles of "Africa.

I he plowing with Tom -Jan; Lynchburg now? Yes, d.i iling; the ex- President of 'this rreat nation would plow with nothing but the best and the Lynchburg is It. One of the news items that we were forced to leave out of laa.t week's issue on-account of space was' the "rnarriaKo of- orur old friend William Eortner, "who lives near Laurel Fork, to? Mary 'Squire Burnett Fort-ner officiated. -x W.JE. King Company offer a ladies' low shoe black, and tan for and guarantee 'it to be as good, nice and as any offered for 2.00 elsewhere. William Edwards af Mars Hill, R.

F. No. 2, was on our streets Saturday. Mr. Edwards was ap pointed road supervisor in Not 5 township last week.

(The people of that township were lucky to get a man who will'make good, as we Edwards will. Brown's" Muler r-Reynolds' Suncuredr-Apple Tobacco 7H cents at E. Kinf Co's. Riddle' tot Walnut, was in- town yesterday making application for hef interest in the $450,000 Uncle Sam owes the Cherokee Indians, fop land that the government too from them years ago; We' have th6 largest tine of men's, women's and" children's Oxfords in town. prices.

E. King Company. J. H. Haynie is the registrar for the town election in May and the books are now open if you want to registrar, See that your name is on tbd book We hav a fall litxJ of Greneral Merchandise' and ilh self you same for as ht.Ho ns any competitor, and givw, ou- a -lrey for each $1 cash trade or; payment on account to; -the money box, which we guarantee to be a fair and" square deal.

E. King Company. Sherman Hensleyj who was held over from the last term of the court for the reason that the State was unable to find a bill against him, gave bond in the sum of $500, with J. F. Carter as surety for his appearance "at the next term court for the alleged killing of a woman in the Ivy section some two years ago.

Improve Your Stock. We beg to impress upon all stock raisers of Madison county that we have a full blooded German Coach horse that cost five years old, weighs 1,350 pounds, and has already proved himself one of the best breeding horses in the State. All readers of such farm journals as the Progressive Farmer, published In our 1 own State at Raleigh, N. and Breeder's Gazette, one of the largest pub-limHona of Its kind in America. claim that the tSef man Coach stock is far superior to all xther breeds for farm iand carriage horses, and beyond doubt bring double the price-of common stock getting their growth from one to.

two years younger than common stock. As to the colts already folded, we refer you to the following named person, viz: M. A. Chandley, W. B.

Ramsey, Mike Teague, Evan Worley, and otliers. T. stockholders Cf tLis horss piitinnt. hone to make money out of the investment, but Co hope to cet the people of tl.i 5 county interested in irood stork row ins. although we expectc t' be- ginning to find kn.

kickers, but find this ly in the minority, fanners are taking quite ill for tne-past few days. Instiue of 'Petersburg's spending a few days in Asheville this Fancy and staple Dress Goods. Largest assortment to select from at Tom James'. C. J.

Cashier of the Bank of Hot Springs, qualified as Not: ary Public Tuesday. Jim Crow; Elijah Thomas and Mrs. William Thomas oi Pewdrop were in town Monday. Mi9ses Leta Davis and Emma Smith are spending tion at Marshall'-. have you seen those imported silk hose at W.

E. King Company's? Better try a pair. J. C. Chandley, chairman, of the Board of Commissioners, passed through our town Tues day- While there was not an cpi Ldemic of Easter hats on last Sunday, still they were in evidence.

Prettiest line of Ladies' Spring and Summer Hats at Tom James'. See them. R. Rice of Little Creek was here Monday and paid his re spects 'to the News office in a substantial way. Ralph Tilson, son of Df.

J. C. Tilaon, -hi D. No.3, is spending a few days with friends in the city this week, If youet lost from your friends while in town, you will be most apt to find them at N. B.

Tweed's Bargain House. Write andttell us" of the mar- riages, blrtas, deaths and other news In your section. The readers of thisjjapbr want, to know Uat is rolngm iu-your accUon, Buy Uiat new Spring Suit from Tom James. Latest style and best quality. Lowest price.

'Squire J. Guthrie, formerly of Walnut, has purchased the livery stable from Redmon, Ramsey and will do business at the same stand used by the old firm. 1 The George Gahagan Post, G. A. held their," regular monthly meeting here Saturday.

We are always glad to see this. noble band of old veterans and hope they will live to meet many years hence. Como and see them on Decoration Day, OXFORDS Kids, Tans, Can Metals, Patents for Men and Women at Tom James. Don't fall to call at the Bargain House on corner of Main and Bridge fits proprietor has been-walking through the stock and did not spare the knife. Alfred Lowe, who only a few days ago returned from do ing duty on the Buncombe county chain gang for.

retailing, was held to the next term of the Sn perlor Court here for taking a suit of clothes from the depot that belonged to the other fellow. Know men by these presents: That N. B. Tweed has been duly elected and properly installed as 'he Leading Bargain Manj His stock is new and com Later He couldn't give the necessary bond and I have been installed 1 tosell you goods as cheap or cheaper than any merchant in Marshall. So you will find your friends at J.

M. Franklin's on Bridge street buying the best quality of goods at the lowest prices. See? W. I.I. A.

Chand-ioy, I Tcr T.v;v and others a -a cCVr 1 iv (' 1. o'clock this morning was reported as The police were notified of the shooting a. few minutes after it had and when a squad went ont Burchfield was found sitting in his home, as if. nothing! out of the ordinary had happen ed. 'He appeared to be in the last stages of drunkenness and jested with the officers about his deed, telling them- he expected the man was dead and if not he hoped so.

The ball from Burchfield's pistol, a forty-four calibre, entered Roberts left temple, tearing a hole half an inch in diameter, and lodged somewhere inside the head. -The wounded man was driven to his home on Penland street by Earle Rambo, who was in the carriage when the shooting occurred, and there was at tended by Drs. Whittington and Citizen. Above we publish a brief account of the killing of Zeke a. former -Jupiter" boy, by Burchfield last Saturday night.

From the account we get this was a crime without an excuse, but we will be more liberal with our Buncombe county neighbors than they have heretofore been with us when we have had a mis fortune. If this crime had been committed in Madison county, no doubt the- papers in Asheville would have come out in flaming head lines, man killed in Bloody Madison." i People have been killed since the days of Cain, and will be so long as time-lasts," and we know that the good, law-abiding people of Bun combe are in no way responsible for this awful crime and deplore it as much as we. What prompts the Asheville press to speak? Jightly of our county when a like offense occurswe are unable to say. -v'r Death of Miss Sallie Ramsey Miss Sallic Ramsey, aged 19, daughter of Dock Ramsey, died Monday morning at 5 o'clock at Biltmore. Hospital in Her remains were brought to Marshall on the early train Tuesday morning and laid to rest at the Roberts graveyard on Walnut Creek at ll a Rev.

Mr. Wall of this place conducting the funeral services. Miss Ramsey had been attending the Presbyterian school at Hot Springs for a number of years? and some two weeks ago she became ill and it was found necessary to send her to the hospital, where she died Monday morning. Miss Ramsey had been, in poor health for a number of years. She leaves a brother, two sis- tersj an uncle, Riley Ramsey, of Asheville.

N. and a number of relatives who reside in Marshall. Miss. Ramsey's father and mother both died several years ago and her future was in the hands of ber relatives who kindly assisted in keeping her in school. Likes the New Road Law.

Editor of The News: I write in regard to our new road law. In my judgment it is a good law, and we need it put ia force now. Our roads in No. 5 township are in bad condition and need working now. I am well pleased with the appointment of.

Wm. M. Edwards tor our road supervisor for this township. If the Road Commissioners of the county-will stand by him, as I believe they will, he will give us betteu- roads in No. 5 township, regardless of what anyone says.

T. J. TILSON. Death cf Ilrs. Jas.

A. Ileadrix Mrs. II drix, wife of James a former resident tv this place, J'CH'-S VL11C1 WIN lid IB Hi IvU Air DCO W1U U1U1M 41 dff little or nothing at all. 'I know our legislatures are composed of good, hone Bid pnpwl's -jner r1" 1 i fvit. 1 l'io rr': laws -as are best for tao state nua every part of the stute.

WHAT" THEY, WANT IS DEFINITE ND 8ATISFAOt TOBY INFORMATION, AND THIS CAN ONLY BE FURNISHED THE PEOPLE THEM8ELVES. xiyyi -J THE IDEAL WOMAN v- By th Rev. Sr. LYMAN ABBOTT of Maw York, 'HE ideal woman must discard all shoes the sue of whleh Notice' of Special Election Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of an Wot of the General Assembly of North 'Carolina, entitled, Act to authorize fJje town of Mar-'. shall to issue bonds jfor the improve-.

ment of said town," which said act was duly ratified. on the 29th day of the' Board of Aldermen of said town have called a special election and the same will be held at the May- or's office in said town On, Tuesday, the 20th day of Aprl, 1909, for tho purposo of passing -upon 010 question of issuing-the coupon bonds of said town in the sum. of $20,000, to become due and pay-: able at a time to be fixed by said not exceeding thirty years thi? date of their issue and to bear interest i from date at a rate of not exceeding six per centum per -annum, interest payable of levying a guMclent special tax to pay the inter est coupons on said bonds as they shall become due, the rate of' taxation for this purpose not to- exceed fifty cents on the one hundred dollars worth of taxable property and one dollar and fifty cents on oach taxable poll; and of levji.hg a further special, tax of not exceeding one dollar on each one hundred dollars worth of taxable property and not exceeding three on each taxable poll in said town', for the pur pose of creating it sinkiug fund to pay said bonds at maturity. proccda derived from the sale-of said to be expended for the following purposes and none other: To the completion of the pres-" ent system of water-works in said town at a cost not to exceed $5,000. Slxxno to the installation of a System of sewerage at a cost not to exceed $5,000.

Thikd. All the residue of the amount realized from the sale of said bonds to be expended in the grading, paving and improving of the, present streets and side walks of said town and in lay- -ing out, making anil Improving such other streets therein as may be neces- -sary and to the best Interests of the said town. At. said election all qualified voters of said town who are in favor of issuing said bonds and the levying and colleo- tion of said tax for the payment of said bonds and the interest thereon, shall cast a ballot upon which shall be writterS or printed, Improvements," and those Opposed shall cast a ballot upon which shall be -written or printed Against Improvements." Notice is further given that a now registration of the voters of said town has been prdered by the said Board of Aldermen and that John Jarrett has been duly apimlnted registrar and P. Rector and T.

N. James have been appointed judg4 for thej purpose of holding said election. This the 13th day of March, 1009." R. N. RAMSEY, Major.

W. H. REDMON. Secretary. Tlie reason'that Vf.

E. King Company 'can and do o.Tcr you better bargains In ladies' trimmed hats is that they buy direct orn the largest manufacturer Vm United States. Of cour -y have the latest and 4 1 For pleasant and pro" ercise use the LyncLL Good for the whole N. James, Agent. Our new 'lis Mifiie'sV ti'liu--ulioad of isy i 1 i Ivin makes walking well nigh her hands when it comes 111 Notice of Sole of Land Under and by virtue of a de cree Of the Superior Court made and entered in a certain proceeding therejn pending entitled B.

Cody, administrator of II; R. Rhea, deceased, -vs. W. S. Rice and others," I will on Monday, the 3rd day of May, 1909, sell at the court house door in the town of Madison co'unty, N.

to the highest, bidder for cash, all interest of Jessie Rhea, Carl Rhea and Maggie Rhea, the same being an undivided three-fifths interest in and" to the following described tract oi' parcel of land, lying and being on the waters of Bull' Creek, in the county and State aforesaid, and bounded and more particularly described as follows; Beginning on a red oak, Martha Hensley's corner in her west line, and runs up the same ridge a northward course with N. Hen sley's line to his sourwood corner in Thomason's line; up the idge a.wcst?ara course to N. L. Rhea's chestnut oak corner of his 25-acre tract of land; thence with the line of his 25 -acre tract of to the beginning corner of said tract on a sourwood; tnence "witli J. JU.

Rhea line ot tne 103-acre tract of land to the corner on a black pine, Martha Hensley's' corner and runs thence 'with Martha A. Hensley's line 'to. the" beginning. Containing 80 acres more or less. Said lands will be sold for the purpose of raising assets to "pay the indebtedness of the said H.

R. Rhea and the costs of administration. This March 29th, 1909. J. C.

RAMSEY, lt4-22 Trustee's Sale: North Carolina, adison County. I By virtue ot the authority vested in me by the terms of iy certain deed of trust executed by S. Wallin and Elisha Waltin and dated the 12th day of December, 1902, and duly registered in the office of, the Begistep of Deeds of Madisou county in Book 8, on page 362 and following, the power of sale therein contained becoming absolute by failure to pay the moneys secured thereby within the time prescribed for the payment of the same, I will sell at publlo auction, to the highest bidder for cash, at the -court house door in the town of Marshall, at ,12 o'clock on Monday, the day of April, l'JOO, the following land and premises: Situated in the county of Madison and State ot- North Carolina and on the waters of Walnut Ci-eek trad bounded and more particularly described as follows. Beginning bn a large rock Known' as the Balance Hock, Isaiio Wallin'g beginning corner, and runs east 50 poles to the top of the Dudley ridge, then South 75 west 4 polos to a poplar, then south and with the top of said ridge 105 poles to a then 10 west 40 poles to a sourwood, then south 55 weat 9 poles to a bunch of chestnut sprouts, then south 8t west 10 pales to a Spanish oak to a low gap, then north-west and down a hollow and a small branch to the potato gap branch to a large rock, then up nnd with said branch 20 poles to ai rock on tho west side then north 50 west 10 poles to a stake on the top of a rioy north and with tho top' of the ridge to a stake, then north 10 ea-it 1 lo; to ft chestnut rri 4) po'os to a stako on ('-''. Cat Knob, then south i TAKE EXERCISE AND LET PAINT AND POWDER GO IP SHE DESIRES RED CHEEKS.

She must not4 the servant of the milliner and dressmaker. She must not change her styles at the dictation'of men in Paris. HER HOME MUST BE HER PALACE, and she must, be industrious, sympathetic, enor-. getic, enthusiastic, motherly and a true friend," s. A woman's idea of modeV industry is playing bridge whist mon ing and night.

Her idea, of modern life is to be supported by some one else. i- THE IDEAL 'WOfclAN D0E3 NOT CON8IDER. WORK MANLY, SHE BELIEVE vTHAT WHATEVER CONCERNS HER HUS-. BAND CONCERNS HER. IF THE IDEAL WOMAN'8 FAMILY FINDS FAULT WITH HER COOKING, SHE DOES NOT BLAME THE COOK-lv ING, 8HE BLAMES THE FOOD AND CHANGES IT WA8 MEANT TO BE MAN'S COMPANION, AND IP THE IDEA' WERE PROPERLY CARRIED OUT THERE WOULD BE NO AFFINITIES.

impossible. She must not consider to a question of work. She must Accidents Unless Railroad Diminish Government Must Intervene, 1 Br W. PARK. Caaaral Suparlntandent of tha Vnion Paclflc Rallroa4 AILROAD men must admit that the long list of appalling accidents, accompttiied -with fatalities and personal injuries to passengers and employees, many of which were is a blot on their escutcheon WHICH MUST BE WirED OUT.

before they can return to the full confidence of the greatest of earthly judges, public sentiment. 5 It is a fact that 4t a few railroad accidents arewhitewashed in the investigation to the extent that the officials even deceive themselves. Unless railroad men are willing to let the politicians take from their hands the reins and govern the railroads with inexperience, end theory they must ANALYZE TpE PRESENT CONDI-TION3 an 1 bh t1 fvtnre policy in this resp'ecft i ap.s ff.evented to a greater de- 1. Cr" TH ARM OF THE" GOV- ii t2 concscuences what eir c-3 we .1 So he; i..

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