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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Free FaTls on Yonnp Man.

Townsville, Special Wednesday
morning about two miles south Of here
Mr.. Robert L. Rothrock was the vic
tim of a very serious, if not fatal, ac-
cident. He was saving down a tree
and as the tree was falling it struck
another tree and bounded back about
ten feet. Mr.. Rothrock. was struck
a terrible blow on the right shoulder,
being knocked to the ground and the
tree falling on top of him. A negro
working with him gave the alarm and
nearby residents came to his aid. As
quickly as possible the wounded man
was rescued and carried to his home
in an unconscious condition. The
young man was still unconscious
Thursday night but somewhat better
There is some hope of recovery for
him as he is resting fairly well.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
REYENUE RAIDERS
Six Thousand Gallons Of Beer Destroy.
ed Near Hickory.


Hickory, SpeciaL4-Six Illicit distil.
leries and 5000 gallons of beer wera
captured and destroyed In q remote
section of South Mountains, thirty
miles south Of here, by a perty. Of
raiders organized by Special Govern
ment Agent C. F. Blalock, of Hickory.
The officers report the blockaden
comfortably housed in the yards Ct
their homes. Although taken una.
wares, no arrests were made. One
man was engaged in raising hogs, fat
tening them on still slop. He had sew.
eral hands in the act of killing a hog
weighing 500 pounds. The settlement
In which the seizures were made il
known as York settlement, and at one
time was dangerous for officers of the
law; but the younger generation seem
to prefer showing their heels rather
than standing their ground and fight.
ing. Mr.. B1alock said: eve have
warrants for eight or nine and theiI
arrests will follow. All are cid resi-.
dents of that community, SO you SEE
the revenue officers are not out Of
commission and have plenty of worI
to do"
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Editnr pna sncceeds Oates.

Raleigh, Specia1.-At a meeting of
the officers and members of the execu-
tive committee of the North Carolina
Anti-Saloon League, held in the par
Tors of the Park Hotel, Thursday
afternoon and presided over by Mr..
Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, Mr..
Clarence H. Poe, editor of The Pro-
gressive Farmer, was chosen to sue
coed MI. John A. Oates as chairman
of the executive committee, who re-
signed on account of his health.
After a careful review of the situa-
ton it was decided not to undertake
any new legislation of a general char
acter along prohibition lines. 1t was
decided, however, to actively oppose
any measure designed to render nef-
fective. the general law approved by
popular vote last May.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Detectives Marrow Escape.
Fata1, Fan prom Trestls.

Shelby, Special-About 9 O'Clock
Wednesday morning Mr.. Bud Brown,
of Mount Airy aged about SO, fell
from the Seaboard Air Line trestle
over Second Broad river, two miles
from here, upon which he had been
working, and his neck was broken
Death was almost instantaneous. The
fall was about go feet, the cause be-
ing the sickness of the crossties upon
which Mr.. Brown was walking, which
was caused by the heavy rains which
have prevailed here during theopase
few days.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Lumberton,a Lemon free.

Mrs. o. C. Norment has a lemon
bush three years old that has borne
three large lemons this winter. 1t is
known as the henderson. or Ameri-
can Wonder, and it is rightly named.
for it is certainly huge. The tree
had seven lemons on it when it first
bfossomed In the spring. but all bnt
three fell off. Mrs. Norment has
loaned The Robesonian office one of
these "Wonders," and it is well worth
looking at if Fou want to see what
can be done in the way of raising
lemons in Lunberton.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Forsyth's schools Gets $4,000 From
Recorders Cort.

Winston-S Salem, Special-Tbe eoun-
ty school board met Monday with
Messrs. J.. F. Griffith, J. W. Pinnix
and E.. W. Hauser present. City
Treasurer w. E. Franklin was IN at
tendance with an order-from the
or authorizing the payment to the
county treasurer of $4,000, accEEuing
from the recorders court in fines and
forfeitures and set aside as the eOun-
tvs odpporti.pment for schools. }
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
QUEEN HELENA'S HEROISM
IS ACCOMPLISHING WONDERS

Messina. The people call her an
angel of charity, and never was the
name used with greater justification.
Her dress is as simple as that of a
working girl; she does not care for
herself, and is only anxious to assist
others. I have seen her everywhere
at points of the greatest danger and
where nobody before had dared GO
assisting in dressing wounds, eher
voice broken by sobs and her eyes
fearful.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Lees Birthday.

The birthday of General Robert E.
Lee will be appropriately c~elebrate1
by the University of North Carohno
on the 10Th of January. President
Woodrow Wilson, of Princeton Uni
sity, will deliver the address. Presi-
dent Wilson is one Of the foremost
thinkers of the world today, and =
scholar who apprecites the virtues
the services and the life of Lee. 1T is
probable that many State officers as
well as other distinguished citizens
from all parts of the State will at
tend the celbration. President Ven
able has extended an invitation to
the General Assembly. That, how.
ever is the day set apart for the cleo
ton of a United States Senator, which
viii be Hon. Lee 0verman.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
@. F. King Released.

Boston, Mass, Special.-Cardenio
F. King. the financial agent, who was
convicted Tuesday of larceny of $22.-
600 from 81 customers was released
Bonds to the amount Of $4,000 were
furnished bv Neson and Lynn men
Up to his conviction King had been
at liberty on $4,000 bonds. which
amount was raised $1,000 At the
conclusion Of the trial Judge Seho-
field allowed three days for the at
torneys to secure the extra amount
Kings attorneys have been given
thirty days in which to fle exceptions.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

London, By Cable.-Among the
many graphic accounts of the earth
quake published here is a beautiful
tribute paid to Queen Helena by a
correspondent in Southern Italy:
Zone must go back in fancy and
remembrance to the most touching
exhibitions of womanly tenderness
and self-sacriice celebrated by poets
and ~consecrated by legend" he saws,
'tto understand the benefit of the
work the Queen is accomplishing in
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
TWO Run ever .by FTain.

Spencer, Special-Being run over
by a freight train on the Southern
Railway yards at Spencer Saturday
afternoon, Oscar Fart and Wade Wor-
ley, each aged % years, employees Of
l section force from Princeton, John
ston county, were carried to . hos
pital in Salisbury in a serious condi-
ton. At an unguarded woment they
we're caught under the ear of q shift
ing train.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Lumberton Boy Loses . Zee.

Lumberton, Special. Wednesday
night at 10 O'Clock Oscar Warwick.
16 years old, got his left foot caught
in a seed conveyor at the oil mill and
the leg was crushed so badly that am
pntation was necessary. Warwick
was not employed in the mill but went
TO see his brother, who is employed
there.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Southern Power Company to Eenteri
Salisbury,

Salisbury, Special-Upon.. applica-
ton of Mr.. G. C. Moore, represent
ing the Southern Power Company,
Rowan county's board of commission
ers Tuesday granted a right Of way
for the electric lines of the Southern
to cross Rowan entering Salisbury by
way of Albemarle and other points
touched in southern Rowan. The
building of the line, which will be the
second to enter Salisbury, will cost
100000 or more, and when complet-
ed will furnish power in abundance
for all lines of industry in this Sec
ton Of the State.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Sisters of Mercy to Establish Hos
pital in AsheviIle.

Asheville, Special.-An interesting
real estate deal was closed here Tues
day when DR.. John Hey Williams
conveyed to the Sisters of Mercy of
North Carolina twenty acres of prop
erty on South Main street, known as
Ridgewood. The consideration named
in the deed is $40. The property is,
however, valuable and a short time
ago $4,000 was refused for it. 1t is
understood that the Sisters of Mercy
who have conducted a hospital on
Starnes avenue here, will enlarge
their work and establish a fine hos
pital. IL.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
South Dekota Regrets It.

. Raleigh, Special.-South Dekot
now regrets that she sued North Car.
Dina on bonds made Tin reconstruc-
ton days and repudiated since) and
collected $4,000. She is seeking ar
honorable way 30 return the mony
These bonds were given to South Da
kota by holders of large blocks Of the
bonds, who could not themselves sue
and collect from. the State. They
hoped to get the State to compromise
On the whole. An intimation comes
that if the Governor of North Caro-
lima will ask for it he can get it.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Financial Plans of Proposed Orphan
age Making Good HeadWaY.

Winstou-Salem, Specialize build.
ing committee of the Methodist or.
phanage, which is to be built this
spring on the Dwire farm to the west
Of this city was in session here last
week. The committee is composed OF
Rev. DIR. George H. Detwiler, of Char
lotte; Walter Thompson, of Concord
c. H. Ireland, of Greensboro; P. n
Hanes, o.. B. Eaton and James K
Nor1eet, of Winston-Salem. The re.
port Of Rev. ]. P. Rodgers, field agent,
showed in gratifying degree that this
phase Of the project was going well
In Leaksville and Spray alone Mr.
Rogers secured $1,000 for the orphan.
age.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Indra IinneY seriOusfy sick.

Taylorsville, Specialize many
friends Of Hon. R. q. Linney in this
county will be sorry to learn
that he is seriously i'll at hia
home in T~aylorsville. He suffered 3
collapse while making a speech IN
sMitche court about a month ago. HI
rsflied from the attack. but he Is now
quite feeble and his condition 10 eCO-
sidered serious.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Runcombe to Issue Bonds.

Asheville, Specialize board Of
commissioners for Buncombe county
in monthly session Wednesday after
noon adopted q formal resolution re-
questing the legislators from Bun
combe in the General Assembly to
the enactment of a bill author
izing the county to issue $125,OOO IN
bonds to take up the present floating
indebtedness of the county.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Train Goes Through Trestle,

wadesborO, Special.-First section
of Seaboard All Line freight No. 80,
southbound; went through the bridge
owe the Pee Dee river. Is miles east
of here, at S p. m. Thursday. Con-
ductor Fountain and his fagman were
both injured. The wreck was caused
by a broken brake beam.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Wild Cat killed by 1s-Year-old Boy

Wilmington, Special.-Mr. E. D.
Pe~arsall, "the sage of Rocky Point"
has sent down to Wilmington the left
hind foot of a tgraveyard' wild cat
killed last week in Fender county by
i 13-year-old son of Mr.. 0bed Wat
,ins. The boy was hunting birds and
came acn the wild car devouring a
-abbit in the woods. The eat snarled
and spit at the boy, but he was game
md laid him out with a single dis
,harge of his shotgun.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Barbce Re-Arrested.

Durham, SpeciaL.-Rcuben Barbee,
who was discharged two weeks ago
by Mayor P. C. Graham because of
the insuffciency of the evidence
against him. was re-arrested Friday
morning upon the grand iury's find
ing a true bill against him for the
murder of Engineer J. A. Holt, and
is again in Jail.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Action Ratiaed by directors.

Fayetteville, Special = The dree-
tors of the Southern Life Insurance. /.
Company met here Wednesday and
ratified the action taken by the COM
mission of the Southern Life in con-
junction with the stockholders Of the
Seminole Securities Company at th&
recent meeting in Columbia.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS
Occurrences q Interest Cleaned From All Soctious Of the Busy
Tar Heel State ssss2sss , !
NOW EEApY.

Governor Issnes Proclamation Direct-
ing Younths Under, Is Years who
Are Convicted of Crime to Be Sent
to This School-President McNeilI
on Insurance.
Raleigh, Special-Governor Glenn
being informed that the StonewaU
jackson Reformatory of Manual
Training School for theIdetention ana
reformation of the criminal youth of
North Carolina at Concord IS ready
for occupacy, issued his proclamation
Wednesday to that effect and notifies
the judges, mayors and recorders of
criminal courts that they have the au-
thority, ard it is their duty, to sem
tence to this school all persons under
16 convited of any violation of the
criminal laws.
The Governor Tuesday granted mar
dons, to the following named: Ed
Williams, of M~ecklenburg; Arthur
Daniel. of Dare; Richard Green, of
Rockingham; Allen Bailey, of Wake:
Rowan Luckey, of Rowan; John Cor
don, of Forsyth.
President j.. D. McNeill, of the Nat
ional and the State Firemen's Asso-
citation, was here Wednesday and says
the condition of the fire departments
in the State is better than ever be-
fore. Next week the executive COM
mittee will meet here and will ask
the Legislature for some additional
legislation. The chief thing is that
the insurance tax shall apply to all
companies alike. The law now app
plies only to foreign companies and
not to those chartered in this State.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Lawyers want twenty Districts.

Clinton, Specialize several ban
associations composing the Fifth dis
trict have asked the other bar assO-
Citations Of the State to join in asking
the Legislature to form twenty judi.
cial districts in the State instead Of
sixteen as low exist.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
New corDoraiicn For Spray.

Spray, SpeciaI-Ou New Years
day the Carolina Cotton &Woolen
Mills Company was incorporated,
bringing one milo dollars additional
cash capital to Spray. and opening up
new and advantageous business we
ruo.. B. Frank M@hane and others are
interested in this ncw enterprise.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
Severely Hurt.

Fayetteville, Special.-Ad Tindall,
a young white man, of this county,
was found lying by the road about
three miles south of Fayetteville
Wednesday with his head split open.
After he had been carried to a hos
pital in this city and regained his
power of speech, Tindall declared that
he had been assaulted by Luke Moore,
a young man living near Fayetteville,
with whom he became involved in q
drunken quarrel while out hunting
when Moore dubbed him with his gun
and felled his companion.
Detectives Narrow Escape.
Durham, Special.-An attempt was
made to ~assassinate Detective James
w. Ashburn Thursday, who came
here in the murder case of Engineer
j. A. Holt and who brought about the
arrest of Reuben Barbee on the pre-
liminary hearing before Mayor P. C.
Graham, and who later furnished evil
dence, it is supposed, to the grand
jury on which Barbee was again ar.
rested Wednesday afternoon, thisyaf.
ter a true bill had been found. Tho
shot that was evidently intended to
take the life of the defendant was
fred into his room at the Church
Street House on Church street.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
O Distributed

Raleigh, Speeial.-The apportion7
'ment of the first 100000 among the
counties for public schools is just
made in the Department of Education,
the basis being about IA cents per
capita.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

r. s. Bfoxp. a resident OF hooer-
scnville, Eartin county, arrived
Richmond Tuesday night and Gled
wednesday morning of asphyziatlop'
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14

The North Carolina State Reforma-
ory located near Concord. is ready
low for criminals under 16 years OF
age.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-01-14
THINKS RECEIPTS WILL HOLD
UP.


Large Increase In Total Revenue Re-
ceived by Sta+esville Office, Not
~withstanding Falling OF in Tax on
Spirits. u
~Statesville, Special-Cashier Rob-
erts of the Office of the Collector of
Internal Revenue Brown, reports the
following collections for December,
1908:
Lists. =. :. /. =. =. IS 2216.03
Spirits. :. >. :. ;. 47,423. 90
Cigars. :. .. .. .. 3I.3J
Tobacco. .199,93S. 90
Special tax =. :. :. -. 581 rs
Total =. :. .. -. ..$250,190 %
The total collections for last month
shows an increase of. $45,032.0S over
the collections for December, 1907.
Compared with the collections for De
cember, 1907, there was a decrease of
$27,126.11 in the collection on spirits
last month, but an Increase of $73,-
522.75 in the collections on tobacco
and the total shows a good increase
aver the collections for the same pc
Rod a year ago.
While collections on spirits will no
longer figure in Cashier Roberts 1e-
port, because of the prohibition laws
which went into effect in this State
on the LIST instant, he feels confident
that the StatesviIle Office will collect
a much money during 1909 as it did
In 1908.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28
UsetheWireIesS
In Your Business

calls us children won't stand for
it,"
II looked for a moment as II there
would be a p6eling of Of coats, but
Mr.. Quinn cooled down and said as he
had not made any motion In the mat.
ter, II could go over to the next meet.
ing Just as well. Mr.. Logan said that
he had been roasted before about US.
ing up the appropriations for public
improvements, but with the taxes com
ing in. and readiustment of the
finances, everything came out even
He favored the Kahana road and said
the money was available. He started
In to give a few figures, when Mayor
Fern interrupted, calling attention to
the fact that the matter had been laid
over, and was not up for considers
ton.
81 believe" said Quinn. that al
though We met for the purpose Of pass
ing payrolls, that when any matter OF
Importance comes up we should take II
into consideration"
At any rate the work on Kahana
will wait while, although the con
tractor has built houses for his men
the survey Is completed and every
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28
KANlHO SOUGHT
signs Of GUILT
Alleged To Be a Kahuna
By Wrathful
Chinese

Representative kaniho who Oft hHS
lifted up the >"ice of protest in a..
waiian legislative halls, hii assumed
a new ro'o acc" ding to tho declnra'
ton OF over a '.slf.dozen Ehincsc mar
ket gardeners ind vegetrbic 2eddlers
residing bwn 1t the mud aats of IA
lihi. kanihj T. charged with being a
kahuna. y" H.! been Dol lIel mi as
the one, w"j, TO determine the guilt or
innocence III .hinese now under sus
picion of stealing sum Of money, re
sorted to peculiar tactics such MS feel
ing the limbs of the Celestials to de
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28
MERCHANTS ASSN
TO MEET SOLONS

At the meeting of the Board of
Supervisors held at noon today It
was decided 10 instruct the clerk to
write to the Merchants Association
and inform that body that the SUI
pervisors will sit in conference on
the telephone matter at o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon.
The Merchants Association will
be represented at the conference, and
the whole matter threshed out.
Supervisor Cox threw out sug-
gestion that luau should he given
to the prisoners in the county jail
on Christmas Day. He said that
Jailer Asch had suggested that tne
money which is obtained for swil
from the prison be used to cover the
expense of the feast This was
turned down. however, and the feel
ing of the meeting was that the
swil money should be turned into
the county funds and an appropria-
ton of some S25 O 1880 made for
the luau later on.
Logan reported that the garbage
was not being properly destroyed,
ana suggested that the committee
look into the matter. The matter
of road from Quarry street was
taken up and referred to the com
mittee on roads. The next regular
meeting of the Board will he on
Tuesday evening next at 1870.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28

No one should consider that
the Crane incident is closed so
far as Mr.. Cranes friends are
concerned. The atmosphere Of Chi.
cago Is by no means comfortable
for Mr.. Taft Just now, and Mr..
Cranes friends are not likely to for
get. as witness the comment of Will
liam Kent, one Of Cranes personal
friends, and very well known here.
Mr.. Kent is quoted as saying, 1.-The
needless butchery of friend Is too
sore topic for temperate discus
sion. Mr.. Cranes Chicago friends
VIII get together to discuss the af-
fair and take concerted action. -
Mr., Crane refers to his recall as "a
personal humiliation such as no self
respecting man who is drafted into
the service should be called upon 10
endure. but | am grateful indeed
that ! have had the test of official
choice and support here rather than
In China, and now, rather than a,
some crisis Involving the honor OF
the interest of the nation" Neither
Taft nor Knox can slap a man OF
Cranes caliber In the face without
getting return with interest at an
appropriate time and place.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28
HILONIAN HAD
STORMY PASSAGE

The Matson Navigation steamer III.
lonian from San Francisco was off the
rort shortly after o'clock this after
room The vessel brought down thir'
ty-fve passengers, and cargo of mis-.
cellaneous freight amounting to $500
tons. There are large shipments of
lay, grain cement and general stores
aboard the vessel. A few head only
of mules arrived by the Iiilonian. The
vessel encountered very bad weather
after leaving San Francisco, the seas
swapping the decks and doing some
Damage to her houses and upper
works. The wireless apparatus also
suffered from the severity Of the
storm.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28

but the victi moi an assassin. POSI-
bly, they don't realize that the men
engaged in overthrowing American
law and order are still on the job.
Some day they will realize
the fearful price that must be paid
II there is continued Indifference to
the perversion OF justice, and the
struggle to obtain a semblance OF
justice in the prosecution Of men
who established within this city a
defiant government Of their own
and who would turn the public
streets into shambles running red
with human blood.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-28

Honolulu sugar factors and mer-
chants should keep their minds con-
stantly centered on the transporta-
ton problem and how to solve 1t in
the American way. No President
who talks as Taft has talked on the
American merchant marine and its
needs will ever listen with much
favor to a proposition for putting
transportation favors in the hands
OF foreigners.