The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-02-23
North State News.

painful but not serious.
North State News.
Charlotte, SpeciaI.-Mrs. S. S. Smith,
aged 73 years, who was severely burned
Wednesday morning at her home, Nc.
902 East avenue, died at $40 o'clock, as
the result of her injuries. Mrs. Smith
came to this city from Wilmington
some thing more than a year ago, and
had made her home with her two
daughters, Mrs. H: J. Moore and Mrs.
F. J. Robertson, on East avenue, where
the fatal accident occurred. In addi-
ton to these children, other survivors
are three sons, Messrs. John @. Smith,
of Columbus, Ca; J. B. Smith, of
Caldwell county, and G. A. Smith, Of
this city; and two daughters who are
Mrs. Grady, of LenOir, and Mrs. r. N.
Murray, of Wilmington, with whom the
dead woman had made her home be-
fore moving to Charlotte. Mrs. Smith
was sitting alone in her room in front
of the open fire when her clothing was
ignited, the burns resulting in her
death.
Recently J. G.. Hundley, who has
several saw mills in Durham county,
cut four trees that we're giants. They
we're poplar trees. One made $500
feet Of lumber, another 5000, a third
$500 and the fourth $500 feet, an
average of Il, 1000 feet to the tree. The
largest was ten feet across the stump
and 146 feet high. There were cut
from this tree nine 12-foot logs and
n 10-foot log, making a total Of 1l8
feet of logs from the body Of the trees.
Lumber men say that 500 feet is a
fairly good average for a tree and this
can give a better idea as to the size
Of this giant old poplar when it made
as much lumber as 81 ordinary trees.
On n acre of land from which these
trees were cut, Mr.. Hundley says he
will get all of 10O, 900 feet Of lumber.
w. G. Bramham, private secretary
to B. L. Duke, is at home at Durham
He says that he is confident that Mr..
Duke will be released after the hear
ing, that is to soon come up in the
city OF New York. He also states that
the wife of Duke will not resist d.
vorce proceedings should there be
such entered into. Mr.. Bramham
says that he has never seen Mr.. Duke
look as well as he now does. After
spending a few days at his home with
his family, it is the intention of Mr..
Bramham to return to New York, to
be present at the hearing Of the case
Mr.. J. B. Duke, president of the
American Tobacco Company, who with
his bride is at Durham attending the
bedside of his father, Mr.. Washing
ton Duke, who is suffering from a
broken leg. has given his check for
$1,000 to the Lincoln Hospital which
is a hospital for the colored race.
This hospital was built and equipped
by Mr.. Washington Duke and his two
sons, J.. D. and B. N. Duke, at a cost
of some $4,000.
r. o. Pickard, superintendent Of the
spinning oom of the Wilson Cotton
Mills, was shot and killed on Thursday
by a companion named Newton.
Mr.. J. Fisher Correll, of Charlotte,
Tuesday retained counsel to repre-
sem him in an important damage suit
he will bring against the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company. Mr.. w. B.
Crook, the company's local manager,
and the company in which Mr.. Correll
was bonded while he was employed
by the Singer Company. The CON-
plant has not been filed, but Mr.. Cor
rell Will ask for not less than S., 900.
He will be represented by Messrs. Nc
Call & Dixon and T. C. Guthrie.
Mr.. Spain Williams, a substantial
old citizen living seven miles south
Of Asheboro, shot, and it is feared
MORALLY wounded, his son-in-law, Mr..
Shoot Russell, on Sunday. It is learn
ed that Russell and his wife were un-
happily mated, and her father, in a
tit of passion, committed the deed, it
is alleged, in defense of his daughter.
The leaf house of Currin G Coleman
Bros, large leaf tobacco dealers at
Winston, was badly damaged by fire
early Tuesday morning. 1t ignited in
automatic drying machine. All of
the firms machinery was practically
ruined, while several thousand pounds
of leaf tobacco was destroyed. The
loss, which aggregates several thou
sand dollars, is covered by insurance.
Mrs. Carrie Hendrix Mott, wife of Dr..
j. j. Mott is dead. The cause Of her
death was pneumonia. Mrs. Mott "a
the daughter Of Mr.. James Hendrix,
OF Wilkes county and was IS years
old.
Major Henry A. London, of Pitts
boro, has received a very fattering
invitation from Gov. Montague, of
Virginia, to attend the unwilling OF
the memorial tablets to North Caro-
lima soldiers and deliver an address
at Appomatox, Va, on April, 9th.
Major London has accepted the invi-
tation.