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Groceries! Dry Goods, etc., you can save money by trading: with us. Come in and see

* if we have what you want. % ■

R. S. FULLER & CO. , Main st, opp. Public Square. BREVARD, N. C. Jj

if its possession compelled us to reside there. "It is home where the heart is," and ours is in the green fields, the limpid streams, the beautiful scenery, the climate and soil of this "Beautiful Sap-

phire Country. •» ■*■

THE SUMMER CITY

Sylvan Valley News Subscription Price of the News

For three months 35c For six months . m 65c For one year......... SI.25

PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY . J. MINKR. Owner and Manager.

A. B. RILEY, Assistant Editor. 08I» M. MINER. Bookkeeper and Collector.

Ghamical Engine Explodes J. P. AIKEN INSTANTLY KILLED

AND SEVERAL OTHERS INJURED.

FORMS CLOSE—Thursday Noon

Friday Morning, August 27,1909

WASHINGTON CITY LESSONS.

In addition to the necessity for wide streets, noted last week as the-first lesson of our Washing- ton trip, a lesson which the writ- er learned years ago in the most beautiful cities of this country, and a lesson which the News has sought to teach our people, the next in importance is cleanliness.

While ^neandering leisurely one day through the mall be- tween the White House and the Monument our attention was at traded to a gentleman and his 10 year old son who were jast in front. The boy was eating bon- bons from a paper bag. and when he had emptied it he threw the empty bag down and hurried to his father's side.

"What did you do with the sack, my son?" was the father's -greeting. The boy turned and pointed to the'empty sack where he had thrown it, and made some remark in a tone too low for our ears.

"Go and pick it up and carry it to a trash can, my son. Never throw anything on the ground either in the streets or parks."

Here was the lesson in cleanli- ness. When our people teach their children that the streets and parks are no place for any trash, then we may have a "town beautiful." The ladies of Bre- vard deserve much credit for having instituted a "clean up" day at the opening of this sum- mer season, but in order to make their clean up effective they should iustitute an educational campaign. Every family in Bre vard should teach the children that the streets are not intended for receptacles of- any old thing you may want to get rid of. No efforts of our town officers, nor ordinances in the interest of a clean town can be effective with- out the moral support and co op- eration of the entire citizenship of the town.

The News has ever, both by precept and example, tried to ed- ucate our pecple to keep the streets and alleys clean. Haying more waste paper than all other business*; houses combined, ho scrap of it ever reaches the street except as ashes.and our back yard is a testimonial that none of it gets out the back door. A little effort on the part of each citizen would make Brevard al- most a paradise Let's all try to

all the trash which reaches us.

Orphans Concert next Tuesday night

Wednesday morning about.7;00 o'clock, in response to an alarm of fire, the chemical engine was rush- ed down the hill north of the court house to Jim Axani's house which was on fire, and just as the hose was being put in readiness to play on the building a terrific explosion occurred, which vinstantly killed Jim Aiken and injured several oth- ers. Jim was behind unwinding the hose When the end of the cylin- der blew off, and he was thrown ten or twelve feet. Whan reached by the others he was already dead. His neck was broken,one arm near- ly severed from the body, besides being otherwise badly mangled.

Chief Galloway, who was in front of the engine, was knocked down and run over by the machine, re- ceiving injuries of leg and hip. C. B. Wilson was hurt in face, chest and leg; J. W. Smith received some bad cuts in tho face, and J. W. Chapman had his loft leg broken iust above the ankle. The whole thing acenrred so suddenly that it was almost impossible for any of the injured to tell just what struck him. There were several other men on the ground helping with the engine, and some were knocked dewn by the explosion, but no oth- ers were seriously injured.

The cause of the explosion is a matter of surmise. It is thought by many that in descending the hill the gas was generated by the turning over of the engine, and that by the time the the fire was reached the pressure had become too great for the strength of the cylinder. The valve which allows escape of gas was shut off about a minute before the explosion and while an effort was making to con- nect the hose.

This is one of the most serious accidents that has ever occurred in Brevard. The death of James P. Aiken is a distinct loss to our town. He was the most widely known colored man in western North Carolina; was a successful and enterprising business man whose stere on Main street is well patronized; he was a member of the Baptist church and several be- nevolent societies: was a member of the Fire Department while Wm. M Breese, jr., was chief, and was always among the first to respond to the call of the fire-bell and one of the hardest workers at every fire in the history of the town. He was in every way a responsible ne- gro—honest, energetic, industrious and reliable. He had a wide influ- ence among the colored race in this mountain section, besides having many, friends among the Avhite people, all of whom will be shocked to learn of his sudden death.

All others injured by the explo- sion are doing well as we go to press.

From time to time weJiave en- deavored through the columns of the News to give the people of Brevard some idea of the guests arriving at different houses, who they were^and whence they came Some of the boarding places re sponded to our request for news and some did not, and in many instances it was physically im possible to get the names. The fact is that there has been such an inrush of people seeking the cool air of our altitudes, that it would have taken an argus-eyed reporter to keep track of them and a daily with with a linotype to re- cord them. For in the summer time, Brevard undergoes a trans- formation from a town to a city —a sudden metamorphosis that

belittles the wonderfnl changes o. the Arabian Nights.

In August, when the days are hottest in the low countries and the nights afford little refreshing

from the exhaustion of the days,, then fly the heat harassed to this place, and find it a city of refuge. The nights remind them of au-

tumn in their own country, and the heat of the days does not op- press. It is said by some that the heat of the daytime is as great here as farther south; but the truth is that the thermome- ter does not rise so high, and shade is never a thing to be so greatly desired.

A city of refuge and of recu- peration. When tne nights sug- gest blankets and the mornings hint frost and there is wine in the air, health and new life come as by magic. The lungs expand to take in the pure air and grow strong. The appetite awakes and becomes savage, and indi- gestion is forgotten.

This summer city is set in a circle of beauty. It is every- where—mountain side, waterfall, broad valley, crystal stream. "If you get but simple beauty and no more," says Browning, -'you get about the best thing God in- vents." It is' thought to be the proper thing to purchase souve nirs of the mountain country, and we have nothing to say

Ugainst the trade; but what pic- tured post card or bit of carved rhododendron will wood compare with the recollection of a trip to

Connestee Falls, a ride through the French Broad or Davidson river valley, a tramp .along the trail to Cedar Rock, or the mar velous view from See Off? Those who come to see want to linger, and then comes the resolve to re turn.

And now the summer season is nearly over. New friends and old friends will sepirate; but the Summer City will call them to gether again in greater numbers than before.

There' is^no Question Chat Washington city is one of the most attractive cities in the United States, but since our visit there

have a clean town by carinVfor|We h&Ve decided unanimously ail thai *i.oc,v* ™v:^i , that we wouldn't trade our little

'Twas A Glorious Victory. There's rejoieing in Fedora, Tenn.

A man's life has been saved, and now Dr. King's New Discovery is the talk of the town for curing C. V. Pep- per of deadly lung hemorrhages. "I could not work nor get about," he writes, "and the doctors did me no good, but, after using Dr. King's New Discovery three weeks, I feel like a new man and can do good work,again." For weak, sore or dis- eased lungs, Coughsaud Colds, Hem- orrhages, Hay Fever, LaGrippe, Asthma or any Bronchial affection it stands unrivaled. Price 50c and

home « Brevard for the most $1.00. Trial bottle free. Sold Ti

Joivn Deep

Your Pocket ; -

the coins ache for freedom. They exert an

influence over you to be put into circula-

Hon. ATo temptation to spend needlessly

when the money is in bank on interest.

Try it. Start an account now with what-

ever surplus you have—even a dollar will

open an account Don't allow your money

to work you; make it work FOR you—this

is the way others get ahead.

4 per cent. Interest paid on Time Deposits

Brevard Banking Co.

Plain Talks on Fertilizers Increasing: and Safeguarding the Wheat-Crop

The use of com-

mercial fertilizers on

thg wheat crop is year-

ly becoming more

general—proof enough

that it pays, and pays

well.

Too many farmers,

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without due regard for the

special needs of their soils.

Often they buy the cheapest

grades. (Or they use very

small quantities.

That such

unscientific

use of fertili-

zers has proved

profitable indi-

cates what it

can accomplish

for wheat grow-

unfertuiKxi~ ers if used

more carefully and intelli-

gently.

The best way to learn just

what fertilizers will pay you

best is to make com-

parative tests on a

small scale with your

soils — then use a

Fertilized

sufficient^ amount and

you will undoubtedly

increase not only the

average yields, but your profits as well.

Write to the Vir-

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NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLI- CATION.

North Carolina—Transylvania County.

In the Superior Court.

O. P. Grant vs. »*'."•

S. F. Wood, W. L. Wood, T. C. Grant and J. M. Grant

Notice of Summons by Publication.

The defendants, T. C. Grant and J. M. Grant, will take notice that an action en- titled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Transylvania county to have certain deeds made and executed by S. F. Wood to said defendants cancelled and to recover damages for injury to real estate of the plaintiff, and to have plain- tiff declared the owner of certain lands on King's creek, Brevard township, Transyl- vania county.

And the said defendants, T. C. Grant and J. M. Grant, will further take notice that they are required to appear at the next term of the Superior Court of Tran- sylvania county, which will be held on the last Monday in August, 1909, in Brevard, N. C, and answer or demur to the com- plaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded

SOUTHEHN RAILWAY COMPANY. Operating the Transylvania Railroad.

.SUMMER SCHEDULE

Effective May 30, 1909 Tiine Table No. 6

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