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8 AM Give our Show Window a Look and Then call in and get our prices on all kinds of Christmas Goods. We have something from the baby to the old folks, and things that will make hearts feel good if you will give them some of these Christmas Goods. Don't fail to see our Xmas line of Ties and Men's Hose in Holiday boxes. their f on oueW1 rrT STOCKS r TAlKi ylva Cash tore Jtw m ; i hw r . iVY v - i i THE TURKEY GOBBLER-'BILLY 'I BY JUDSON CRISP. IThe following is a Thanksgiving essay written by thirteen year old Masier Judson Crisp, of the Sylva Collegiate Institute. This young writer evinces decided literary tal- poor to kill. So they carried him ! has a splendid equipment for the out and turned him loose. Just as he was freed he gobbled, and strut ted around for one half hour. He was giving thanks. This was his first thanksgiving and his last. purpose of giving practical instruct ion along te lines mentioned, and the opportunity offered the farmer to improve himself in his farming methods has never before been GREENS CSEEIL The revival meetkig which was conducted by Rev..R. W. Green, at the Old Savannah Baptist church. The next holiday was Christmas, j equaled. This is due in part to thej come to a close Sunday. Daring He didn't think there was any dan- j many changes in farm conditions the two weeks services there were : .1 uJ dpr thpn Hp had fJmwn fat. and and to the freauent improvements J twenty tour conversions, bixteen pnt ana tne omer sciiuuis ui o I u j o j enidiiu WI . h f Christmas thev began ! that are discovered from time to I were baptized Sunday morning. ,ntifiT uTrvii i n fin ill I I- 1 1 1 1 1 ! ill n !--'- wf- j v. i -111 1 in 1 T 1 I 1 1 I . II'. k I k. v r A. V 1 . v VyUUtlLJ " important exercise. ! Up in Virginia on a rich farm feeding him more than before but , to time. The new dairy and cream turkey . T 1 over ail the rest of the there lived an He was boss turkeys. One day he thought it about time j for Thanksgiving to come again. Sure enough it was. He was very large and awkward so he could not run very fast. The man and his son came to catch him, which they did without any trouble. And put him in a stall in the barn. This he didn't suspicion anything. Fo on the 24 of December thev wc::c out vm'i caught aim. cut his head before he knew what was happen The following are the names of ery at the college are now shipping ''hose who were baptized: Misses batter on a commercial scale and j Mamie Sutton, Rhoda and Rose will oive new ideaa alon those Haas lOvlders, Otelin Barter, Diey Bell STATHIENf OF THE COXDITIOS OP THE TIMASEIGEE BAM Sylva, N. C. AT TSfi? CLOSE OP BUSINESS Nov 10th 1915 in& The improved and pure-bred live stock in the college barns and the So this ended the career of the methods of handling same should wise old turkey gobbler, '"Billy." ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINTER SHORT COUHS Estis, Lucy Hall, Gayzelle Ashe, Gensey and Mane McMahan, Bertha Hall. Victoria, Emma and Fannie j Green, Nancy and Era Buchanan Mr. Ellis Buchanan. A four weeks' short course, be ginning January 10 and ending Feb- was only three days before Thanks- ruary 5, is offered the farmers of . I "T .1 aT t ' . 1 A I A f " 1 A. 1 giving. After they had returned to worm Carolina dv me Agricultural the house, he began to think very and Mechanical College. A special seriously of his condition. And invitation is given them to come thinking how he could escape death, to the college and study in class At last he came to the conclusion rooms and work in the laboratories that thiswas the best plan: He de- for four full weeks without any cided to just sull up and just eat only charge for the tuition. While at the enough to keep alive. college meal s may be obtained in At this time they had another the mess hall for twentyfive cents turkey in the barn feeding him, but each. Rooms may be either ob- he had given up all hope i of escape, tained in the City of Raleigh or at Billy's plan worked. The evening West Raleigh in some of the board before Thanksgiving they came to ing houses adjacent to the college, kill him. They were surprised to Special courses will be given in find all the food they had given Soils, Drainage, Fertilizers, Field him. They picked him up and he Crops, Fruits, Vegetables, Farm Ani- was poor as he could be. They mals, Dairying, Poultry, Plant and could not understand why this had Animal Diseases, Marketing, and happened. They saw he was too I Farm Management. The college also be of interest. The experi ments on the college and station farms and the methods of cropping j Mrs. Sallie Buchanan, spent last IN AGRICULTURE. ! could be studied with profit to any week at Beta with friends and rela- farmer. j tives. For these reasons a lot of practi- Mrs. Sam E. Grant of Franklin cal, good as well as a theoretical, t week at this place with IrnnwlAfldP rnn hp dmnprt Trip in- H T-ii iritatmn is vtAndfd tn pvaw nm. ner mOUier. gressive farmer of the State. RESOURCES Loans and discounts Ove rd ra i s seen red u n sec u red Furniture and Fixtures A! I :hr real estate ov;:ed Du from National Hanks Pt-o from Stats Uauks and Bau".c ;r ilems (1U1 coin Sliver c-iiu. includin'- all minor c ii currency Natioual liauk uute.9 and other IT. notes Total LIABILITIES Capital stock pail in Surplus fund Undivided profits, less current exj-ense and taxes paid Notes and bills rediscounted Bills Payable Deposits subject to check Demand certificates of deposits R. C SuttOn left a few days agO Cashier's checks outstanding MIU ...I 1 ;,, 1. 1 LL11CU VyllCCKSs xv Awtimiv, va., WUCIC 11C Will WUriV Accrued interest due deoositors in the shin vnrds Total J 7303 f asttttg at Cbrtettnas When Cromwell ruled England he Is- Messrs T pwis AqHp HnrriQon state ot North CarolinCoooty of Jcksouss: -W11 foHviPfl nt MCSSra. LeWlS ASlie, iiamSOn i, Billy Davis, Cashier of the above named Christmas T The festival was aitogeth- Bradley. Fred Cabe and Harvey h. ,do iy swear that the Atr, nt v,nUr, 1 Pnrfln 1 , tir tr ment ls true to the best of my knowledge ana er aDousueu aim me iojr vagic nave uuc tu VAllllluri, YY . Yd. I belief. ind. I"! 01 he they are employed by the C. Bo.ce Lumber Co. MlSS Annia nilla nf nilloKnrrk at. T3nc UlC IvOg tended the baptizing at this place The observance of lighting the Yule Sundav log from the remnants of the previous , , n xtrw nhristmaa loe can nrobabiy be traced Judson Green of Whittier spent to the ancient belief In the efficacy of a few days With his father G. W. fire, 'Which was supposed never to bo Green. extinguished. It Is a link in the chain . uiu duyuer. ISJ TJ! XJXtlT Don't fail to put in your bid on Auditorium Friday night Dec 10th. ... . . I f ha ni rtrr Uvo. T.. O 4. I -. 1 j . . 1 1 kl t nP his wife and cnuaren ana staves me piauv at nuupci a uiug oiuic rjvery DOay IS lUVliea anu first congregation." Dec. 13 to 18 2 P. M. lprl Williams and Hoffman. I Benefit Baptist Church. Billy Davis. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, th'Si day of Dec, WIS. H. D. Cowan, Notary Public. ' Correct Attests. Joseph J. Hooker A. B. Allison Directors. There will be a box supper end fishing pool at the Graded School