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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-03

Andy Griffin, colored, was tried
before Magistrate Tinleyl yester-
day on the charge of carrying
concealed weapon. He was found
guilty and bound over to court
under bond of one hundred dol
lars.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-03
Sunshine Hawks.

Sunshine Hawks paid this office
another visit this morning. He
took his first drive this morning
and in regard to it he said: Il
went to Mt. Hebron, and | tell
You it is the finest country ever
saw, and moreover it makes a
Presbyterian deacon feel fine
after stealing lots of fruit uI
there. He went on to say this
IS one of the best towns | ever
saw, the people are so nice, and
the hotels are fine. | like this
town and surroundings much bet
ter than | do Asheville."
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-03
Great Suffering.

Interest in August centers in the
dead and the relief measures to be
taken for the poor. The greatest suf-
fering is along a deep gully known as
BridwelIs Bottom and Perry's bottom.
Here in instances the houses were sub
merged to the caves, and the people
have lost their all. The damage is
estimated at from one and a half to
two millions by the mayor and lead
ing men
An urgent appeal has been made for
assistance by the Augusta Chronicle
of Friday. the first issue since We'd
nesday last.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-03
Opening Guns h Campaign.

Congressman Crawford eyanf
Hon. W. T. Beckett opened the
campaign in the tenth district
Saturday, by a rousing meeting
in Columbus, Polk County. The
court house was well filled. The
enthusiasm unbounded: j. E
sShipman introduced the speakers
in a neat little speech. The issues
now before the people were dis
cussed in a mastery manner by
one Of the best speakers in the
state and by undoubtedly the
best campaigner in the South.
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EdnGVJOneS.

Miss Bessie Edney, of Flat
Rock, and Mr.. Hood Jones. of
Upward were married at the
groom's home Wednesday after
noon, magistrate u. S. Young. of
Upward, officiating.
A large number of friends of
the contracting parties witnessed
the marriage, after which re-
freshments of great abundance
were served.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-09-03
A Little Train Wreck.

Train No. 13, westbound, was
partially nearly as it left Tryon
station, Saturday night, one car
leaving the track and partially
overhanging the steep embank-
ment. The passengers were
somewhat shaken up, but no one
was seriously injured. The line
was blocked until nearly mid
night. An split switch was the
cause. A wrecking crew from
Saluda and an engine from In
man were necessary before the
wrecked car could be dragged
off the track.
The passengers piled out and
lined up alongside the damaged
coach, asking Capt. Chase, the
conductor, who had troubles all
his own, about every imaginable
fool thing possible. There was
some excitement and every one
wanted to tell some one else
all about his experience. One
travelling man said he hadn't
missed being in a wreck during
the month of August for the
past five years. August must be
his unlucky month. Jim Wal
drop wasn't excited tho. He
was on the Pullman just Ginning
back from the Rep. convention.
Neither was Prof. Posey, who
had spent the day at Columbus.
But some-especially the ladies'
were, and they just had to have
some explanation, right then,
why the Southern permitted such
things to happen.
Then the crew from Saluda ar
rive3, their smoking flares cast
ing an unreal light over the sur
roundings, making familiar OBJ
jects strange, gigantic, monstrous
With jacks and heavy timbers,
with an audience of women in
summer finery, impatient men
and curious children, the grimy
crew endeavors to raise the
coach. AT last the engine from
Inman comes, one of the biggest
on the division. A heavy chain
is attached to the trucks of the
car, and to the locomotive. The
iron monster pulls gently at
first. Then, a hoarse word of
command to the lined up
passengers who stand in possible
danger from the chain swapping,
which causes them to fall tumb-
ling back. A red lantern swings
thro' the air, the great engine
exerts itself, and to the sound of
splintering wood, of kissing steam
the car is dragged off the track
and the road is clear, while soma
sweet boys from the rear Pull
man stand in the glare f the
giants eye and sing alleged col
lege songs.
Soon the train is made up
again, leaving the wrecked
coach behind, and Hendersonville
is reached early Sunday morn
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Notice to NOn-RCSidGntS.

In the Superior Court of North
Carolina for the County of
Henderson, October Term, 1908
K. G. Whistler and L. B. Whist
Ter.
VS..
Arthur Barnwell and Louisa w.
Barnwell. his wife: Willis Will
kinson; Mcmillan C. King and
Louisa B. King, his wife; Ar
thur Barnwell, Jr., and Marie
Barnwell.
To Louisa w. Barnwell and
Marie Barnwell;
You are hereby notified to ap-
pear before the Judge of the
Superior Court at a court to be
held for the County of Hender-
son on the 4th Monday after the
1st Monday in September, 1908,
and answer, or demur to, the
complaint of the plaintiffs which
will be deposited in the Office CT
the Clerk of the Superior Court
within the first three days of the
term, and let the said.defendants
take notice that if they fail to
answer or demur to the said
complaint within that term, the
plaintiffs will apply to the GO lrt
for the relief demanded in the
complaint, and the costs of this
action to be taxed by the Clerk.
And the said defendants are
fdther notified that the1 above
entitled action is instituted by
the plaintiffs for the purpose of
having the lands in Flat Rock in
Henderson County, North Car
DINA, purchased by the plaintiffs
from Arthur Barnwell and Arthur
Barnwell, trustee, and recently
occupied by the plaintiffs as a
home and now occupied by Aug
ustin T. Smythe, freed and ex-
onerated from all claim of dover
or right of dover on the part of
Louisa w. Barnwell, and of ex-
Guiding the said defendants,
Louisa w. Barnwell and Marie
Barnwell, and others, from any
claim or interest therein.
Given under my hand this 18th.
day of August, 1908.
c.. M. PACE
Clerk Superior Court.
SHIP & EWBANK,
Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
Hendersonville, N. C.
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Money order CLERK Arrested.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 29-Chas.
w. Brown, money order clerk of the
p~ostofice at Hartman, Tenn, was ar.
rested Thursday night by an inspec-
tor charged with the theft of ordinary
letters from the mails.
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Scientific Fun With a Spider.

1t occurred to scientist in Washing
ton to try what effect thez sound Of a
tuning fork would have On a spider.
He had a strong suspicion that the
spider would take 1t for the buzzing of
a fly. Selecting large, fat spider that
had long been feasting on flies, the
man of science sounded the fork and
touched thread of the spiders web.
The owner was at one edge of its
web, and the thread selected was on
the other side. Over its wonderful tel
ephone wires the buzzing sound was
conveyed to the watchful spider, but
from it's position it could not tell along
which particular line the sound was
travelling. 1t ran to the center of the
web in hot haste and felt all round till
it touched the thread against the other
end of which the fork was sounding.
Then, taking another thread along as
a precautionary measure, 1t ran out to
the fork and sprang upon it.
At this point it found out its mistake.
1t retreated for a short distance and
stopped to survey this new buzzing
creature that should have been a fly,
but was strangely unlike any insect it
had ever seen. At length, apparently
convinced that the object at the outer
edge of the web was more suitable for
amusement than for an article Of diet,
it got on it and danced with pleasure.
1t was evident that the sound Of the
fork was music to it.-Washington
Star
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A Story of Saint Gaudens.

The eminent and lamented sculptor
Saint Gaudens while living in Rome
had a fountain in his studio which he
declared to be the source of his inspira-
ton, and when he returned to America
he missed the sound Of the trickling
waters. 1t occurred to him that sub
stitute for the genii in the fountain
might be obtained by tying down the
faucet in the lavatory and thus having
n constant flow of soul inspiring aqua,
a delightful accompaniment to hard
work. The arrangement worked very
we'll, and the delusion was perfect, so
far as sound, if not sight, was concern
ed. Work progressed rapidly and we'll
with the inspiration Of the genii in the
faucet, and the day came when the
finished work must be removed to other
quarters, which removal required the
assistance Of the janitor. The sculptor
rang the bell for that dusky person,
and after repeated summons receiving
no reply Saint Gaudens descended to
the regions below, where he found the
man of all work pumping away for
dear life.
On Saint Gaudens inquiring why he
had received no. reply to his summons
the negro replied that he was sorry not
to be able to answer, "but somehow
can't keep no watah in this here
tank, sir "-American Art News.
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WATER WORKS AT NEW WINDSOR.
CHAPTER 70.

CHAPTER 70.
AN ACT to authorize the Burgess and
Commissioners of New Windsor to
construct water works for the pur-
pose of supplying water to the in
habitants of the town of New Wind
sor and the vicinity thereof, and
for this purpose to borrow on the
credit of said town an amount not
exceeding the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars (25.0OO) and to is
sue bonds of said town in payment
of the sum so borrowed.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Burgess and Commissioners of
New Windsor, in Carroll county, in
the State of Maryland, be and they
are hereby authorized and empowered
to construct water-works for the pur-
pose of supplying the inhabitants OF
said town and the vicinity thereof
with water for the extinguishment OF
fires and for domestic and manufact-
uring purposes. And they are hereby
authorized to rent and sell water to
the inhabitants of said town and the
vicinity thereof at such price and on
such terms and conditions as the
said Burgess and Commissioners OF
New Windsor may determine.
Section g. Be it enacted, That for
the purpose of constructing such
water-works and supplying water as
set forth in the first section of this
bill, the said Burgess and Commits
sioners of New Windsor are hereby
authorized and empowered to borrow
on the credit of said town an amount
not exceeding the sum of twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) and to is
sue the bonds of said town in pay
ment of the sum so borrowed The
than one hundred dollars nor more
than five hundred dollars, each to be
signed by the Burgess and counter
signed by the clerk TO the Burgess and
Commissioners of New Windsor, with
the corporate seal of said town affixed.
And said bonds shall be consecutively
numbered as the same shall be is
sued; and if registered bonds are is
sued, said bonds shall be registered
by the town clerk in a separate book
to be specially provided for that pur-
pose. The said bonds shall be is
sued at such time as the Burgess and
Commissioners of New Windsor shall
determine; they shall bear interest
at the rate of not more than four and
half per cent. per annum, payable
annually at such place as the said
Burgess and Commissioners shall
designate, beginning one year from
the date of the issue. Said bonds
shall be payable as to the principal
thereof in forty years from the date
of their issue and shall be forever
exempt from all county and municipal
taxation for any purpose. And shall
have printed on them q distinct ref
erence to the act of assembly author
izing the issuing thereof And the
said bonds shall not be sold for less
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| than their par or face value, and said
bonds shall be redeemable at any
time after the expiration of ten years
from the date of issue thereof at the
pleasure of the said Burgess and
Commissioners of New Windsor, and
they shall be redeemed in their con-
secutive numerical order, commencing
with Bond No. 1. At any time when
the said Burgess and Commissioners
shall have selected any of said bonds
for redemption, in accordance with
the provision of this act, they shall
notify the holders thereof, or, if the
holders thereof are unknown, then
the said Burgess and Commissioners
shall give notice by advertisement in
at least two newspapers published in
Carroll county, Maryland, of the num-
Der or numbers of said bonds SO Sc
lected for redemption, and when and
shall cease on said called in bonds
redemption by the said Burgess and
Commissioners.
Section 3. And be it enacted, That
for the purpose of paying the interest
on said bonds by them issued under
the provisions of this act, as the
same shall fall due, and to gradually
redeem and retire such bonds until
they shall all have been redeemed
and retired, the said Burgess and
Commissioners are hereby empowered
and directed to apply all the net in
come arising from water rents, after
the expenses of any necessary better
ments, extensions or increase of water
supply, or proper repairs are made,
first, to the payment of the interest on
said bonds, and second, the remainder,
if there be any, shall be invested in
sinking fund to be applied to the
payment of the principal of said bonds
as soon as they shall become redeem
able. In the event that the net water
rents shall not be sufficient in amount
to pay the interest on the said bonds
and the principal thereof as soon as
it shall become redeemable, the said
Burgess and Commissioners shall an
nually, after the issuing Of said bonds,
levy on the taxable property of said
town a special tax not exceeding
twenty cents on the one hundred dol
lars, as shall in their discretion be
necessary for the prompt payment of
the interest on said bonds and the
principal thereof, when the same may
become redeemable; and any surplus
on hand at any time arising from such
levy, shall be, by the said Burgess and
Commissioners invested in some safe
securities as sinking fund which
shall not at any time be diverted from
the purposes of this Act.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1908.
AUSTIN l.. CROTHERS,
Governor.
J. ENOS RAY,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
I hereby certify, That the aforego-
ing is true copy of an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1908.
A. J. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.
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Weddings and Broken Teeth.

"After every big east side wedding
the dentists of the quarter reap har-
vest" said dental surgeon. ut Is
the broken teeth that keep us busy. /
do not mean that the guests raise a
row and knock out one another's teeth.
Oh. no; it's the wedding cake that does
the mischief. Over here bakers mix
into wedding cakes every kind Of a
charm from coins and tiny china dolls
to plain tin tags. In the course Of the
festivities many luckless guest is
bound to crack tooth on that indi-
gestible part of the wedding feast. At
various times the wedding cake vic
TINS have talked of getting up a petit
ton imploring the bakers to omit all
gritty ingredients. but up to date the
swapping of teeth goes merrily on
New York Sun.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
CHAPTER SAG.

CHAPTER 546.
AN ACT to amend Section Is of Ar
ticle of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title Carroll
County" subtitle County Commits
sioners."
Section /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section Is of Article Z of the Code of
Public Local Laws OF Maryland, title
Carroll County," subtitle County
Commissioners, be amended and re-
enacted, so as to read as follows:
IS. There shall be three County
Commissioners for Carroll county
who shall each receive four dollars
per day for each day they shall be en-
gagged in the discharge of their duties,
and mileage at the rate of ten cents
for every mile over five miles from
their places of residence.
Section 2. And be it enacted That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved April g. 1908.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor.
J. ENOS RAY,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
hereby certify, That the aforego-
ing is true copy of an Act OF the
General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the january Session, 1908.
M A. j. ALBfONEY,
Chief Clerk Of the House.
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CHAPTER 2O7.

AN ACT to pay the claim of E. Oliver
Grimes,Jr. and William l.. Seabrook,
Receivers in cause No. 4201 Equity
in the Circuit Court of Carroll
County. sitting as a Court of Equity,
for publishing in the American Sen
tinel, a newspaper published in Car
roll County, Maryland, certain Acts
of the General Assembly of Mary
land of the session of 1906, which
were designated to be published in
said paper.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland that
the Comptroller of the Treasury be
and he is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue his warrant upon the
Treasurer for the sum of three hum
dred dollars ($300.O0), in favor of the
said E. O. Grimes, Jr. and William l..
Seabrook, Receivers in cause No.
4201 Equity, in the Circuit Court for
Carroll County, sitting as Court of
Equity, for publishing in the Ameri-
can Sentinel, a newspaper published
in Carroll county, Maryland, certain
acts of the General Assembly of the
session of 1906, which were designat-
ed to be published in said paper.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of it's passage.
Approved April Z, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor.
J. ENOS RAY,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
I hereby certify, That the aforego-
ing is true copy of an Act OF the
General Assembly OF Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1908.
A. J. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.
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SAFETY GATE AT UNION BRIDGE.
CHAPTER 159.

AN ACT to compel the Western Mary
land Railroad Company to place a
safety gate at Main street crossing,
in the town of Union Bridge, Carroll
County, Maryland.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany, whose tracks cross the Main
street, in the town of Union Bridge,
Carroll county, Maryland, shall be
and it is hereby required to place,
erect and keep in operation and repair
safety gate at such Main street cross
ing, in the said town of Union Bridge,
which safety gate shall be closed on
the approach of any and every train
of cars or locomotive, and kept closed
until the said cars or locomotive have
completely passed said street crossing.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
should the said Western Maryland
Railroad Company violate the provis-
ions of the foregoing section, 1t shall
be liable to a fine of fifty dollars for
every day on which said safety gate
is neglected to be erected or operated;
said fine to be collected as other fines
are collected.
Section 8. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved March 80, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor.
J. ENOS RAY,
Speaker of the House Of Delegates.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
I hereby certify, That the aforego-
ing is true copy Of an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland, pass
ed at the January Session, 1908.
A. J. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.
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ent it is impossible to predict any def
mite date.
sincerely yours (by which ! mean
I'm not joking,
MARION EARLE"
"Well, bless her fiery little hearth
exclaimed Holbrook mentally. 'This
will never do at ALL She shall have all
the love letters she wants to tie up in
ribbons" And he started to suit the ac-
ton to the words.
He had proceeded no further than
''Dear in my heart" however, when a
telegram was handed him.
Coming home" he read. with amaze
ment. "Need not write. Meet me,
4:3O train MARION"
with an exuberant flourish and tore his
affectionate salutation into undecipher-
able fragments.
When. later in the afternoon, Gregory
was seated before hearth fire with
Marion's curly brown head on his
shoulder. as of DID, he asked with mock
solemnity:
"You don't find it monotonous, do
you, Marion, loving me this way?"
For answer Marion drew from some
mysterious hiding place two very crum-
bled letters and, holding them up. look
ed at her fiance sternly.
"Isn't that a romantic collection to
hand down to ones grandchildren? ?"
she asked him accusingly. "Just two
letters, and one a typewriter call
down.
"As romantic as mine, anyway" re-
taliated Gregory, displaying a picture
postal card a self addressed envelope
and a telegram.
"The postal card made you mad.
didn't it, dearest boy?" leased Marion.
Gregory refused to commit himself.
II knew it would" continued Marion,
laughing at him. '"That's why sent
it."
Gregory tore the card in two and
threw 1t, with all the rest Of their cor
respondence, into the fire.
"Oh, Gregory exclaimed Marion
tearfully as she darted toward the res
cue Of her '1ove letters"
But Gregory restrained her forcibly.
and together they watched their senti-
mental legacy blaze up, flicker and dis
appear.
When Gregory looked down into Ma
rion's face, wonderfully beautiful in
the freight, he was surprised to see
her smiling indeed, almost laughing.
isn't it all lovely?" she asked him
roguishly.
whats lovely?" asked her big, puz-
zled lover. "I'm afraid I don't under
stand"
"Why," Marion made clear to him,
we've really quarreled, and now comes
the fun of making up, you old stupid"