Wednesday, June 22, 2022

News From Sylva, Canton, Murphy, Franklin, Andrews Papers, June 22, 1922

Western N.C. Items

Frank Buchanan, one of the best-known citizens of the Savannah section of Jackson County, died at his home June 4th at the age of 77. The funeral was conducted at the East Fork Baptist Church, June 6th, by Rev. Thad F. Deitz of Bryson City, and interment was in the Deitz cemetery. One hundred twenty members and friends of the Coward family met at the home of Hon. J.D. Coward at Cullowhee, Monday, for the annual reunion on the anniversary of the birth of the late Nathan Coward.

--Sylva Journal

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D.G. Wilson is highly pleased with the results of the sale of the P.P. Morgan farm between here and Asheville, which he conducted last Saturday as practically every parcel of the tract was sold to eager bidders.

Funeral services were conducted here last Sunday afternoon for Corporal Hubert L. Moore, formerly of co. H, 7th Infantry, who made the Great Sacrifice oversees, and it was fitting that a great concourse of his friends and fellow-citizens should pay their last tribute to another hearo of the Great War.

--Canton Enterprise.

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Dr. H.N. Wells and Mr. C.B. Hill caught a 32-pound catfish in their fish trap near Murphy a few days ago.

Deputy Sheriff Polie Bell brought in two moonshine outfits last Saturday, which he captured in the lower end of the county near Isabelle.

Mr. John Reinhart of Hayesville had the misfortune to be badly hurt by a steam shovel Wednesday while working on the road above Andrews. He was brought to the Murphy Hospital Wednesday night by Dr. C.V. Orr of Andrews. Upon examination, it was found that his thigh was crushed and his color bone broken. It could not be learned just how the accident happened.

--Murphy Scout

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The Franklin Graded School Board met on Thursday, June 8th, and opened bids for the construction of the school building, for which a bond issue of $50,000 was voted by the citizens of the school district a few months ago. Only two bids were submitted to the board, one by Mr. Zeb Conley of Franklin and the other by Geo. A. Clayton & Co., building contractors of Atlanta, Ga. The bid of the Clayton Company for the building, not including the heating or plumbing, was $43,422. Mr. Conley’s bid was only $78 higher, his figures being $43,500. The contract was therefore awarded to the Atlanta concern.

--Franklin Press

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A quiet marriage took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D.S. Russell Wednesday morning, June 14th, at 9 o’clock. Mr. C.S. Johnson and Miss Maud Russell were the contracting parties, Rev. L.B. Smith officiating.

The Andrews Tanning Extract Co. resumed operations a day or so ago. This industry gives employment to a large number of men in their extensive plant at Andrews, and the starting up of this plant will open up the market for thousands of cords of acid wood, thereby giving employment to all the men that want work. In addition to the resumption of this valuable industry, we are advised that the Cherokee Operating Co., The Southern Iron Mining Co., and Heaton and Russell have all resumed shipments of iron ore, after a shutdown for more than 18 months.

--Andrews News

From The Carolina Mountaineer and Waynesville Courier, Thursday, June 22, 1922

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