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Thomas Rotch Receipts for paid bills, 1791-1823
No full textThomas Rotch pays Gideon Webster $12.50 for 100 white oak posts. 7.5" x 4.1
FIGURE 2 in Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae)
No full textFIGURE 2. Like most of the plant parts, the flowers of Kalanchoe thyrsiflora are covered in a white-waxy substance. Flowers are densely carried in club-shaped inflorescences. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.Published as part of Smith, Gideon F., 2022, Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), pp. 131-134 in Phytotaxa 560 (1) on page 133, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.560.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/703115
FIGURE 1 in Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Kalanchoe thyrsiflora, the type of K. sect. Raveta, in the vegetative growing phase. The leaves are obovate to round and borne in pseudo-rosettes. Photograph: Gideon F. Smith.Published as part of Smith, Gideon F., 2022, Date and place of publication and author attribution of the combination Kalanchoe sect. Raveta (Crassulaceae subfam. Kalanchooideae), pp. 131-134 in Phytotaxa 560 (1) on page 132, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.560.1.12, http://zenodo.org/record/703115
Historic Webster Vol. 3 No. 2
No full textHistoric Webster is a newsletter of the Webster Historical Society, Inc., created at the Society’s founding in 1974. The publication helped to serve the Society's mission of collecting and preserving the history of Webster, North Carolina. Webster, established in 1851, was the original county seat for Jackson County.James Arthur Allman
By Mildred Cowan
July 4, 1974 Arthur Allman was proclaimed Mr.
Historic Webster. He was at that time the town's oldest
male resident. Arthur's life style was truly the Golden
Rule - Do unto others as you would have them do unto
you.
The present Allman generation living in Western
North Carolina is said to have descended from a Robert
Allman who lived in the reign of Edward III.
However, the oldest records found in Haywood county
indicate a William Allman who probably came from
Germany. The William Allman who married Mary Love
(called Polly) about 1835 had six childrt!u. Spouses of
these men and women carry familiar names of
residents of both Haywood and Jackson counties.
John Gideon, oldest son of William and Mary married
Mary Jane Bryson. Margaret Allman married J .
Ramsey Dills. Sarah Melvina, Joseph W. Cowan; Mary
Allman, William Cowan ; Martha, Richard Stillwell;
and Polk Allman who married Elizabeth (Betty)
Stillwell.
Polk and Betty Stillwell Allman were the parents of
James Arthur of Webster. Arthur was born March 17,
1884, and died January 21, 1976 at the age of 91. He is
survived by one son, Polk Allman of Franklin, North
Carolina; a brother, Walter Allman of Webster; and a
sister, Mrs. Annie Long of Clyde, North Carolina; three
grandsons and five great-grandchildren.
Arthur Allman was a farmer and for many years
carried the mail to and from Sylva. He devoted his
efforts to being the best courier ana public servant that
he could. He was dear to the hearts of all Webster folk
because he was always so kind, cheerful and
accommodating.
Arthur Allman was also known as a prize storyteller.
He had a wealth of stories for every age and occasion
which he enjoyed relating, and his hearty laugh could be
heard throughout the village.
This man will long be remembered as typifying the
good, Common Man, wise in the ways and needs of
people from the youngest to the oldest who ever knew
him- "Given to denote great strength of character."
Mr. Arthur Allman receiving his scroll from Betty Price.
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The home Captain Enloe built in Webster. It was sold to 0. B. Coward when the Enloes moved to
Dillsboro. The picture, taken after the Cowards occupied the place, shows few changes from the original.
Capt. WiUiam Alfred Enloe
By Margaret Moore Councill
The Enloes came from England
and Scotland where they
were feudal lords and educators.
Capt. W. A. Enloe told in the
following letter some of the early
family history:
Dillsboro, N.C., January 28, 1899
Jas. H. Cathey, Esq.
My Dear Sir: -
My ancestors were of Scotch
and English descent as far as I
have been able to trace them.
They came to this country (that
is, direct) from England.
My father 's given name was
Scroup. This name was always a
mystery to me on account of its
perculiarity. I could not account
for it Wltil I came across it in an
old English history. I found in
this history that there once lived
in England a family whose
surname was Scroup, and that
they owned a large estate which
descended under that name.
From the best information I
have, there were three brothers
of the original Enloes who came
from the old country. They made
their first stop in Maryland,
where one of them staid and
raised a family. One of them
emigrated to York District, South
Carolina. This was my greatgrandfather.
I think his name
was Gilbert.
My grandfather , Abraham
Enloe, came over to Rutherford
county, North Carolina , and
married there a Miss Egerton.
He afterward moved just above
the Indian Mission, then to Ocona
Lufta, in Buncombe county,
where he resided till his death.
He raised nine sons and seven
daughters. The other brother of
my great-grandfather, and one of
the original tbree, went to Middle
Tennessee and settled. He raised
a considerable family. One of his
descendants, B. A. Enloe,
represented the Eighth
Tennessee district in Congress
for several successive terms.
Yours truly ,
WILIAM A. ENLOE.
The Enloe home was for many
years the most progressive one in
this wilderness area. Abraham
was a justice of the peace. He
hunted and farmed. He owned the
first horses in the settlement and
he possessed the only forge and
blacksmith tools. The nearest
markets to which the settlers had
access were Augusta, Georgia
and Charleston, South Carolina.
Here they exchanged their produce
and livestock for the necessities
of life. Since Abraham
owned the only wagon in the
settlement, he often transported
salt, powder and other commodities
for the entire settlement for a
year.
The pioneer preacher, no matter
what his creed, was always
welcomed by the Enloes and
often held services in their home.
It was in this home that Scroop
Enloe, born in Rutherford County
in 1798, grew up, married Sarah
A. Angel and reared nine children.
One of these, William Alfred
Enloe, was my maternal grand·
father , born June 7, 1832.
He married Mary Emmaline
Allison October 7, 1859 and moved
to Webster. She was the daughter
of Rebecca Bryson Allison and
John Baird Allison, who were
among the earliest and most
influential settlers of Webster ,
having moved there from Savannah
in 1853. The young couple
built what later became the 0. B.
Coward home and reared nine
children there:
Ida Jane <Mrs. E. K. Cunningham);
Sarah Thomas (Mrs. S. T.
Early); Laura Rebecca (Mrs.
Walter E. Moore); Melvina Magdelene
(Mrs. Joseph J . Hooker );
my mother , Lela Leonora (Mrs.
Fred Moore ); Scroop Wesley ;
Florence Elizabeth (Mrs.
Charles H. Daniels) ; Lillie Hannah
(Mrs. Frank Gudenrath );
and William Angel.
William Alfred operated a
store, mill and tannery and for
this reason , the stream running
through that property is referred
to in old deeds as "Tanyard
Branch." He was Captain of
Company E , 29th Regiment, commanded
by Robert Vance and
served in the Confederate Army
for four years. During these
years he was accompanied by a
trusted slave and friend , Fie
Enloe, whom he credited with
saving his life by foraging for
food and fuel. Captain Enloe was
a successful merchant and business
man. He represented his
county in the State Legislature
and served repeatedly as a school
committeeman and as an official
in the Webster Methodist Episcopal
Church .
Due to the hardy, Christian
ancestory of both William and
Emmaline, they were enabled to
rear their children and give them
more than the usual amount of
education for that time. For long
periods the responsibility of the
family and household was left to
Emmaline during the Civil war ;
and, afterward, while William
drove horses and cattle to the
markets in Atlanta, Walhalla,
and Charleston and returned with
supplies for his store.
Sometime after the death of our
grandmother June 20, 1884, he
married Mrs. Emma Chase,
whom he met on a business trip to
Florida ; and in 1890 they moved
to Dillsboro with his five younger
children and a stepson, Charlie
Chase.
Here he again opera ted a
general store and cultivated a
fine garden from which he shared
such luxuries as asparagus, celery
and other special vegetables
and fruits with his family. Special
treats at Grandpa's house were
ice cream and chilled drinks and
melons made possible in the
summer by the ice he had cut
from the river during the winter
and stored between layers of
sawdust in his ice house. He
continued his support of church,
school, Masonic and community
activities until his death April 10,
1917. His funeral service was held
in the Dillsboro Methodist
Church, of which he was a
leading member, and burial was
beside Emmaline in the Webster
cemetery.
Following the death of our
father, Judge Fred Moore, August
14, 1908, we moved from
Asheville to Dillsboro where we
lived for about a year before
moving to Webster. Here my
sister, Mrs. David McKee Hall,
my three brothers, Fred, Enloe
and Dan and I spent many of the
happiest years of our lives. It was
during this period that I learned ·
to love, honor and appreciate this
fine , silverhaired Christian gentleman
, who was my grand- .
father , and his third wife, Delia
Slagle Enloe, whom he married
July 20, 1898. We spent many
happy hours in their home and his
wise counsel and that of our
paternal grandfather, Daniel Killian
Moore, who· also lived in
Webster, was of inestimable value
to our mother in rearing her
five children.
Professor R. L. Madison said
many years ago: "Captain
William Alfred Enloe was among
those whose efforts and influence
have made possible the Webster
of yesteryear and Today."
Captain William Enloe
as he was leaving Webster in 1861
to light for his beloved southland
in the War Between the States.
Captain W. A. Enloe
Dies; Services Held
Capt. W. A. Enloe died, at his
home in Dillsboro, early Tuesday
morning, after an illness of
several months duration. Captain
Enloe was one of the oldest and
best known citizens of this section
having served in the confederate
army during the four years of the
war between the states and
having been one of the leading
business men of the western
counties for many years. He was
85 years of age and leaves a large
family of children and grandchildren.
Seven children, two
sons, W. A. Enloe Jr., of Lafayette
Ga., and S. W. Enloe of
Dillsboro and five daughters ,
Mrs. Walter E. Moore of Webster,
Mrs. Lela E. Moore, widow
of the late Judge Fred Moore, of
Webster. Mrs. Joseph J . Hooker
and Mrs. C. H. Daniels of Dillsboro
and Mrs . Gudenrath of
Huntsville Ala ., survive their
father.
W. A. Enloe
Capt. Enloe was largely and
prominently connected throughout
Western North Carolina, being
a member of one of the
pioneer families of this section.
Members of the Masonic order
escorted the body to the Dillsboro
Methodist church, of which Captain
Enloe was a leading member,
where the funeral services
were conducted by Rev . J . A.
Cook, the pastor. A large congregation
of the friends and neighbors
of Captain Enloe were present
to pay their respects to his
memory.
Beautiful and profuse were the
floral tributes , among which
were a Confederate flag, made of
red and white carnations and
blue hyancinths , the offering of
the W. A. Enloe Chapter United·
Daughters of the Confederacy
and a Masonic emblem of white
and pink roses and galayx leaves.
The interment was in the Webster
cemetery conducted by the
Masonic lodge.
Captain W. A. Enloe, a soldier,
churchman, Mason, man of affairs,
was known throughout this
section of the state as a Christian
gentleman, as a man whose
living has made his town a better
town, his county a nobler county,
and his mountain section a better
place to live. He lived not unto
himself alone ; but contributed
his life to make the heritage of his
people richer. The minister who
conducted his funeral said of him ,
"I have not buried a greater man
in thirty years." A nobleman has
passed. A gentle spirit has gone
from us. We have lost much by
his going. We have gained more
by his sojourn among us.
Services
Held For
Mrs. Enloe
Mrs. Mary E. Enloe, daughter
of John B. and Rebecca Allison,
was born July 15th , 1841, in
Jackson - then Haywood -
county, N. C. When very young
she joined the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, but did not
make a public profession of
religion until in the fall of 1860, at
Scott's Creek camp ground in
Jackson county. Shortly afterward
she was united in marriage
to Capt. W. A. Enloe, with whom
she lived happily until the day of
her death which occurred at her
home in Webster, N.C., June 20,
1884. Since the day of her conversion
she has lived the life of a
consistent Christian up to the
time of her death.
At her home the preachers
always found a hearty welcome.
In disposition she was modest,
kind and afiable. As a daughter
she was obedient and kind. Her
father said of her frequently ,
"She never from a child gave me
a short or unkind word." She
honored her father and mother.
As a wife, she stood by the side of
her husband in all the various
conditions and relations of life,
ready to encourage and sympathize,
rendering all assistance
possible. As a mother, she was
affectionate and kind, yet firm in
the government of her children.
She strove to make all happy and
contented about her.
The poor never appealed to her
in vain, if in her power to relieve
their wants. Consequently when
she died the whole community
were united in mourning her
death as was attested by the
uncommonly large attendance at
the funeral service. A good
woman has gone to rest.
"Blessed are the dead which
die in the Lord from henceforth ;
yea, saith the spirit, that they
may rest from their labors; and
their works do follow them."
"Her flesh shall slumber in the
ground,
Till the last trumpet 's joyful
sound;
Then burst the grave with sweet
surprise,
And in her Savior 's image rise.
Then she shall see, and hear, and
know,
All she desired, or wished below,
And ev'ry pow'r find sweet employ,
In that eternal world of joy."
J. 0. Shelly.
Mrs. William Alfred Enloe
<Mary Emmaline Allison) taken
shortly before her death in 1884.
Page 3 HISTORIC WEBSTER SPRING 1976
Early History Of Cullowhee Schools And Churches
ByMrs.NannieSmithMcGuire my father had been a staunch noonssoasnottoconflictwiththe everyone today." Following is mother Smith's room, in order
1957 supporter of "Dawson's School ," Baptist Church, and it was here the list of the Charter Members, that she could be present at the
he was not content to live in a that the first Methodist Class was as she gavtl them to me: meeting. She was about ninety
community, with his large lam- formed, and Mr. Frank Siler was Mrs. Rebecca Smith (Mother of years old at the time. They
ily , withoutaschool , soassoonas the first preacher. I think this Mr. L. J. Smith, who was about agreedtomeetonceeachmonth,
our new home was completed, he was about the year 1889. ninety years old at the time), Mr. taxing themselves ten cents per
rounded up the neighbors and a Later the Liberty school was L. J. Smith, Mrs. L. J . Smith, member every month, in order to
school house was built on what moved to the Public School Mrs. Lena Wallace, Ida J. Smith, get the fund started. Later they
was then part of our farm, at the house, which was situated where Beulah Smith. worked at different things like
mouth of "Mull's Branch" near the stone and fountain now stand Also, Prof. R. L. Madison, Mr. piecing quilts, making suppers,
what is now the home of Mrs. and attached to the building, for a J.D. Coward, Mrs. J.D. Coward, etc. Although the Church and site
Tom Simpson . As I remember, primary department. We called it Mrs. Hamilton Brown, Mrs. So- was still a "Castle in the Air," by
the school house stood at the spot the "Kitchen" then . phia Brown, Mrs. Anne Bryson, the time they finally did get
where the weeping willows now I believe it was the year 1889 Mr. Vance Bryson, Mrs. Eva ready to build, they had a sizable
stand. They named this little that Prof. Madison first came to Bryson, Rev. Hardee Bennette, little sum toward the building of
one-room building " Liberty Cullowhee, and about that time, Mrs. Hardee Bennette, Miss it.
At the request of Mr. Millford
Thumm, I am trying to get
together a little of the early
history of Cullowhee, as touching
the First Methodist Class organized
at Cullowhee, and also the
very beginning of what is now
Western Carolina College. I want
to write this while Sister Ida can
help me to remember some of the
things that happened then. I am
also indebted to Mrs. Hannah
Hall and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bird
for some of the information they
had preserved in their files.
The organization of the first
Methodist Class, and the very
beginning of the school at this
place are so closely related that it
would be hard to write a history
of one without a little of both.
When the first school was established,
the community was
largely Baptist. Judge Davies
had built the Episcopal Church,
known as "St. David's Church"
before I can remember, but the
congregation was small, and the
Baptist people were in the ascendency.
The little handful of
Methodist attended the Baptist
Church, and we all worshipped
together. My father and mother
still retained their membership
at East LaPorte, and some of the
others had their membership at
Speedwell, but, as we had no cars
in those days to take us places,
we mostly attended the Baptist
Church, although, sometimes we
would attend the Episcopal
Church.
After the school was really a
growing institution, the Methodist
Church took root, and the
Baptist Church also grew by
leaps and bounds. From the very
first, we lived together in Christian
fellowship and harmony. I
attribute the miraculous growth
of both school and churches to the
harmony and neighborliness of
the people of the Cullowhee Community.
As the Baptist Church was still
in the ascendency , they had most
large gatherings , and I can
remember when their Associations
convened at this place, all
Methodist homes, alike with the
Baptist homes, were thrown open
to entertain their delegates and
preachers. It seems to me,
looking back over the years, that
we entertained almost more
Baptist Ministers than Methodist
in our home during my childhood.
In those days, travel was done by
horses and buggies, and sometimes
, by the farm wagons and
mules. The delegates would come
to the community and stay
through the meeting which lasted
two or three days.
About the year 1882 or 1883, my
father and mother, L. J. Smith
and Clara A. Smith, with the
older children in our large family,
moved from East LaPorte to
their farm in Cullowhee, and built
a new home, at the place where
Mr. Walter Ashe now lives, on the
highway to Sylva. The house
must have been a well built one,
for Mr. Ashe now lives in it, and,
after these many years, it is still
a good house. I grew up in this
house and have many dear
recollections of this place. My
father and mother both lived here
until they went to their better
home in Heaven.
When they moved to this community
, there was no school and
no Methodist Church nearer than
Speedwell on one side and East
LaPorte on the other. Having
moved from East LaPorte where
School House" and I think there Mrs. Eva Bryson had moved to Mattie Bennette. About this time, Uncle David
were two short term schools the Dick's Gap Community in We had no site on which to build Rogers who owned the most
taught there. 1 believe it was order to send her boys to Prof. a church near enough to the desirable site for the church was
what they called a "Subscription Madison's school. She was a center of the Community. sick, and Cousin Ida Cotter was in
School ' •; that is, where the staunch Methodtst and a great The women of this class met at his home a lot, trying to do every
parents go in together and hire a worker for her church. I re- my mother's invitation in our thing she could for his comfort
teacher to teach their children. member she came to our home to home and organized what they and recovery. Cousin Ida seemed
My father sent the older chil- spend the night with my mother called a "Ladies Aid Society" to to be one of his favorite nieces.
dren to Sylva to attend Prof. and they talked it over and start a fund toward building a She asked him to give the site for
Madison 's school there, but I wondered if they could not find Methodist Church as soon as they the proposed Church, and he very
attended the school at "Liberty" enough Methodist people in this could secure a site. They also willingly did, and told her to
taught by Mrs. Ida Cotter (mo- community to form a class, and invited people with Methodist select it. She selected the site
ther of Mr. Bob Cotter) , and had get the Webster preacher to come leanings to participate in this where the Grey Stone Gymnas-the
first grade under her teach- out once a month and preach for movement whether or not they ium now stands, and a church
ing. She was a wonderful women us , even though we did not have a were church members. I remem- and parsonage were built and
and an excellent teacher. church. They then began scour- ber my Aunt Sallie Norton was used until the school needed the
A Sunday School was organized ing the whole community to try to not yet a member of any church, land. The Methodist people then
in this school house, and both find them. Finally they rounded but she joined this Society and swapped for the college site on
Baptist and Methodist attended up seventeen names, and Sister was always a great help. I which the present Church now
it. They met on Sunday after- Ida said, "I can name them remember they met in Grand- stands.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
School of Education, Health, Nursing, and Arts
Professions
Division of Education
Department of Hebrew Culture and Education
637 East Buildi
The Byzantine-Islamic transition in Palestine : an archaeological approach /
No full textUsing recent archaeological findings, Gideon Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, arguing that the Byzantine-Islamic transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously thought.Includes bibliographical references and index.Using recent archaeological findings, Gideon Avni addresses the transformation of local societies in Palestine and Jordan between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, arguing that the Byzantine-Islamic transition was a much slower and gradual process than previously thought.Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on March 14, 2014)
Counting Colors: Judgments of Summary Statistics in Color Arrays
No full textThe visual system can reliably extract the average value of stimulus distributions that vary along many dimensions, from orientation to facial expressions. We examined how sensitive observers were to the average chromaticity of color distributions. This average has special significance for color coding (e.g. to estimate the illuminant) but how it might depend on the level of representation (e.g. perceptual vs. cone-opponent) or nonlinearities (e.g. categorical coding) is unknown. Stimuli were arrays of spots that alternated between two component colors with differing hues that bracketed a given color boundary. Observers set the array so that the composite color equaled a specified reference hue. These settings could be made reliably though variance increased with increasing angular difference between the components. Matches for an average red, blue-red, or yellow-green were consistent with the arithmetic mean chromaticity of the pair, while blue-green settings instead deviated toward blue (indicating greater perceptual weight for the green component). The settings show little evidence for categorical coding of the colors, and moreover cannot be predicted from the scaled red-green and blue-yellow appearances of the individual components, suggesting that there is little influence of linguistic or phenomenal color categories on the mixture judgments
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No full textThis thesis considers the musical response of the American composer,
Miriam Gideon to political events during the McCarthy era. It examines the
interrelationships between politics, society and culture and considers how these are
reflected in two works, Epitaphs from Robert Burns (1952) and Altered Steps to
Altered States (1953) that Gideon composed during this period. Specifically, this
thesis focuses on Gideon’s transition from teaching and composing music within an
academic setting to preparing for life in a musical world, without support from
mainstream academic institutions.
Following the Introduction, Chapter 2 documents the rise of anti-communist
practices on campus at Brooklyn College and City College, New York City where
Miriam Gideon held music teaching posts. It reconstructs the personal events that led
to the loss of both of these appointments and examines how and why this occurred. It
is argued that Gideon entered a period of ‘inner exile,’ and this concept and its
consequences for Gideon are explored in Chapter 3. An examination of her private
diaries demonstrates that the effects of the McCarthy era were not only physical, but
also psychological and social.
Chapters 4-6 consider Gideon’s music through the perspective of inner exile
and aim to show that the music that she wrote was a reflection of her experiences.
Gideon’s return to academia in 1955 and her rehabilitation back into the academy are
discussed in Chapter 7. A complete list of Gideon’s compositional output is included
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Recurrent drought in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province in South Africa: an environmental justice perspective
No full textThis article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study – of which the author was a research team member – conducted in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in February 2007, which assessed the impact of drought on older people. The methodology used during the initial study included observation, individual interviews, focus group interviews and participatory research. The author of the present article suggests, however, that discourses of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and ’legislative compliance’, as in many other South African contexts, have not yet been a particularly useful framing for issues of disaster and drought. The author suggests that environmental justice discourses might offer a more useful framing or conceptualisation for those concerned with the issue of recurrent drought in the study area or similar contexts
Recurrent drought in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality of the North West Province in South Africa: An environmental justice perspective
No full textThis article adopts an environmental justice approach to recurrent drought in the North-West Province of South Africa. It is based on a secondary data analysis of a study – of which the author was a research team member – conducted in the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in February 2007, which assessed the impact of drought on older people. The methodology used during the initial study included observation, individual interviews, focus group interviews and participatory research. The author of the present article suggests, however, that discourses of Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and ’legislative compliance’, as in many other South African contexts, have not yet been a particularly useful framing for issues of disaster and drought. The author suggests that environmental justice discourses might offer a more useful framing or conceptualisation for those concerned with the issue of recurrent drought in the study area or similar contexts
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