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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-23
: MARRIAGE JUST A LOTTERY
Written for The Hustler

young and good to look at, and they
just naturally liked him.
well sir, he Just went crazy over
my girl. Seemed to be case of love
at first sight, as they call it, tho
never did set much store by it, myself.
/ didn't think she cared very much
about him, fact is, was sure she did
MT She had such cute appealing
way of loking at me. with the color
deepening in her cheeks just as much
as to say she would trust me to the
end of the earth, and nothing could
interfere.
81 shall never forget that night, as
we came nback from church. The
moon was shining / though / had
never seen just such moonlight. Bright
as day outside. We fingered along the
lane like young lovers will, you know,
not caring much whether we ever got
home or not and finally we got to
talking about well-firts one thing
and another, and told her l loved
her, and took her hand in mine, and
finally she promised to marry me, but
knew that her father would never con-
sent.
1--WE had been reading one Of those
iold English novels about people being
in love, and clipping, like they used to
do in the face OF parental objection.
and that made me think of it, so /
bucked right up and asked her IL she
would't elope with me.
SShe was romantic anyway and
full of odd notions, and could see she
was struck with the idea. So we went
on talking and talking about 1t, and
| finally when we got to her gate, we
i had it all planned and we knew we
never could have found nicer night.
| We planned to run away to the next
town, ride horseback, you know, and
get the magistrate to tie the knot
then come back and get forgiven. !
was going to get the horses ready and
/ put a ladder up to her window, like
/ they did in the story-book. We
planned it all fint. I left her there,
she planning to raise the window when
set up the ladder.
Long just before midnight, / set the
ladder up to the window, but she did
not appear. Ny heart was beating fit
to kill me by choking me to death.
| threw up handful of gravel, but still
/ she did not appear.
81 grew more nervous, and finally, !
went up. There were two windows on
the same side of her room, and not till
/ got to the top did notice that the
other one was wide open, and there
was ladder leaning against it.
81 began to suspect-well. lots OF
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-23

Ten years ago Farmer put his init
ials on Dollar Bill. The next day he
went to the nearest town and spent it
with Merchant. Before the year was
out he got the Dollar Bill Back. Four
times in six years the Dollar came cak
to him for produce, and three times he
heard of it in the pockets of his, neigh-
bors The last time he got it back was
four years ago He sent it to a Retail
Mail Order House He has never seen
that Dollar since, nor never will That
Dollar will never pay any more School
or Road Tax for him, vii mot build or
brighten any of the Homes of the
community. He sent it entirely out Of
the circle Of usefulness to Himself and
his Neighbors. Exchange.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-23
Taft fhe Partisnn..

cincinnati overthrow Boss Cox and
his Republican machine. but President
Taft didn't have hand in it even af-
ter condemning 1t. He could have
strengthened himself In the eyes of
the country had he gone to Cincinnati
and voted for the overthrow of the cor
rupt political machine. He was too
much Of partisan to vote right. and
so it was good that he lost his vote
and lost friends among many good Re
publicans in his city.
AT Akron, Ohio, some time ago. Pres
tdent Taft denounced Cox and his Gin
cinnati machine. When he voted last
Tuesday he voted with Cox for the Cox
crowd. He could have done better, for
/ independent Republicans appealed to
him, before the election, to aid in put
ting an end to the Cox rule. On the
Saturday before the election, while he
was in Washington and getting ready
to go to Cincinnati to put his foot In
It as usual, President Taft received 8
telegraphic message from twelve
prominent Cincinnati Republicans
protesting against endorsement of the
Cincinnati ticket
The President had previously en-
dorsed the machine in letter to for
mer Mayor Julius Fleischmann He
wrote that city politician that he would
vote for the Republican municipal
tick II he were permitted to vote.
OF course, he was permitted to do SO.
and he voted on the losing side. with
thousands of Republicans voting
against him. The telegTaphic message
which the President received before
going to Cincinnati read as follows:
We, independent Republicans. who
have always been your sincere friends
and supporters, believe that you have
been misinformed as to the facts, and
wo do not agree with Mr.. Fleischmann
that conditions materially chang
ed since your famous Akron speech
On the contrary the same political
leaders whom you denounced then are
still in control Of the Republican or
ganzation
Evidently. rresident Taft has done
himself harm In the eyes of a large
number of Cincinnati Republicans. not
to mention the country at large. VIII
mington Star.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-23
DOUBLED IN SEVEN YEARS:
improvements IN South More Than
Doubled North Carolina Has Spent
s4,5O5, 900 IN Ten Months.

washington, November IA. Speak
| ing of the advantages of Good Roads
and OF what is being done in that di.
rectIon. Secretary of Agricult ire VIII
son declared today that nearly $44,-
00O,0 was expended during the pres
t.ent year for good roads in the South
lern States alone The secretary viii
speak on the subject at the good roads
Congress to be held next week II
Richmond, Va.
Through its bureau Of good roads.
the secretary continued. the Depart
ment Of OF Agriculture has been stim-
uIating the nation wide movement Tor
better highways. sending out expert
enced engineers to conduct demonstra-
ton work and . force OF trained men
to give illustrated lectures.
Reports to the department, show
that the $44,OOO.o0O spent during the
first ten months Of this calendar year
was divided as follows
Alabama, So, 484 900; arkansas, g.
100000; Delaware, $3.50, 200; Florida,
81, sos, 900; Georgia, $2,50O,O00; Ken
lucky, $500, 900; Louisiana, 81 ,132,-
354 Maryland, $2,250, 900; Mississippi
IS, 130, 900; North Carolina, $4,505, 900;
Oklahoma, $1,5O5, 900; South Carolina,
81. 100000; Tennessee. $4,000, 900; Tex
as, $7,600,000; Virginia, $1,000, 900;
West Virginia., $1.625, 900.
The department is cooperating
with State or local authorities in prac-
tieally every State, ana reports show
that over $4,000 miles of roads were
built during the past twelve months.
A few years ago the department
conducted an investigation to deter
mine the conditions of roads through
out the country. The result, showed
2,151,5 miles of public highways, Of
which TIA per cent, were improved.
while there were in the sixteen States
of the South 685, Isl miles, of which
only 27,185, or 1897 per cent. were i'm
proved
sSince 1904 the annual expenditures
OF money for road improvements in the
nation has doubled and In the South 1T
has more than doubled. The move
ment for good roads is going to benefit
the farmer in getting is products to
market expeditiously In all kinds OF
weather at "a reduced cost; is going to
increase the value of lands; and Will
give his children better school facfl-
tiles. Good roads will particularly
prove beneficial to the farmer OF the
South, where, apart from the staple
crops. the soils will produce almost
every known crop and especially late
winter and early spring varieties when
transportation from farm to. railroad
is rendered difficult owing to the cut
up and rough condition of unimproved
roads.
For demonstrating purposes the de-
partment recently laid over 700 900
square yards of object-lesson roads of
nearly every type of road, and our
road experts are constantly at their
work in all parts of the country, while
the laboratories are testing all kinds
of possible materials in order to Sc
cure the best improved materials for
road construction
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-23
Some Nuts for Farmers to Crack.


How much do you suppose it costs
you year to repair your wagons and
harness on account OF bad roads, How
much does it cost you a year for shoes
and clothing that are ruined BY your
children wading through the mud to
school? How much does it cost you q
year for medicine to cure your child
ren's colds contracted in wading
through the mud 10 school? How much
of damage q year Ia the mud that
prevents your children from attending
school; or damage TO them, rather, In
the loss Of an education? How much
damage to you is our bad roads IN pre-
venting your reaching market with
your producer You are perfectly will
ing to spend money In the buying Of
reapers and mowers and other farm
machinery. You are willing TO pur-
chase carriages and harness. AT the
price potatoes are today, one load
would be theaverage farmers tax for
ten years for good roads At the end
of that time the roads would be good
and you could vote to rescind the law
ff you wanted to and you would have
your good roads and no tax for thirty
or forty years, the balance Ofsolr life,
Selected.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
RIBBONS
At Clearance Prices

At Clearance Prices At Eac-Moire Betting, In black, white
 and colors at 1zc an inch. At 2c-Black Velvet Ribbon, cotton
 back, value SC to 121kc. At 5c-No. 1 Wash Ribbons st Sc q
 piece of 5 yards, value Sc. At 6c-No. 1k Wash Ribbons at Sc 4
 piece of yards, value Sc. At 8c-No. Wash Ribbons at se a
 piece of , yards, value 10c. At 5c-Black Shoe Tie Ribbon all s4lk,
 at 5c a yard. value 10c. At 1fc-Moire Taffeta Ribbon, 1A
 inches wide. value 1zHc. BLACK VELVET RIBBONS No. lat Sc a yard. value sc. No. 11a-st Sc a yard, value e No. 2-at 7c yard, value f0c. No. 3-st Sc a yard. value 12He No. sat 12lae a yard, value lie. No. 7-at 15e yard, value fsc. No. .9-at 19o a yard, value zkc. No. 12-at 25c yard, value 55c. No. 16-at 29c a yard, value 4oc. No. 22-at 35o a yard, value sec
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
TROLLEYS STALLED
 ABOUT TWO HOURS.
Electric Power Was Short for All But
 Main Line.

From about 10 o'clock Wednesday night till midnight the city trolley lines were partially tied up and the divisions running out of town, with the excep tion of the main line, were completely crippled by lack of power. due, it was stated, to steam going down at the Thamesville power house. A poor quality of coal in the last lot was blamed for the sudden drop in the steam, which caught the power house force unawares, and left more than half a dozen different cars stranded out on different sections of the lines which get their electric power from Thamesville.
 Just before 10 o'clock the steam dropped so that city and suburban lines were all stalled for short tim ?. Then to keep the main line open and running the power was all turned n there and shut off from the Yantic branch, Willimantic, Central Village and South Coventry lines.
 One car was marooned on the South Coventry line where there were about 200 people waiting to get home from a dance at the lake. There was car stalled at Williams crossing and an other at Willimantic. There were three cars tied up at different points on the Yantic division. They all came into the square one after another just about midnight, when the steam came up again. For the accommodation of q score of people who had been waiting to get up Yantic way a special was sent out at this time to the end of the route, reaching the square again at 15
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
ELENA A CUP WINNER
 IN FINAL DAYS RACING
Plants Schooner Shows Top Speed
 Into Newport Harbor.

Newport, R. l.. August 9.-A 12knot southwestern gave the New York Yacht club fleet a grand race from Buzzards bay to this port today as a fitting climax to one of the most successful cruises that the club has held for many years.
 Every since the fleet left Glen Cove last Friday all hands have been pull ing hard for a good whple-sail breeze. Today it came. Every yacht had lee rails under and on some of the boats the water was rushing almost to the hatch combings.
 The honors of the day were won by the schooner Elena, owned by Morton F. Plant which defea ted the Westward for the fourth time. by two minutes 29 seconds.
 The cups offered by Rear Commo- dore George F. Baker, Jr, were award ed to the schooner Elena and Katrina and the sloops Istalena and Cara Mia.
 The racing run today was 27- mile affair with a ten-miIe beat from the start off Wilkes ledge, six miles below New Bedford, to the Vineyard sound lightship, and then across to Brentons Reef lightship. It was a beat to the Vineyard sound Eghtship and a close fetch to the finish, and the yachts travelled the last leg at top speed. The Elena, which led the fleet at the lightship and into the harbor logged a trible over 12 1-4 knots an hour on this last lap, which is very nearly the fastest speed ever attained by an American racing yacht, and certainly the fastest since the Plant boat was launched last spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
OPPOSED TO APPEALING
 AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW.
Fifty Eight Norwich Names on Petit
 ton Before Legislature.
Especial to The Bulletin ]

Hartford, Aug. 9.-A petition signed by 5S residents of Norwich was re- caived in the house Wednesday and referred to the judiciary committee.
 The petition is as follows:
 We, the undersigned citizens and voters of the town of Norwich, re- spectfully enter our protest against re- pealing the So-called Australian ballot law. We urge the amendment of said law where any defects have been dis covered rather than the repeal of tEe law. the repeal of which, in our judg- ment, would be a serious mistake.
 (Signed)
 J. D. Haviland, R. H. Montgomery, E. A. Prentice, Henry D. Johnson, Charles H. Ricketts, William H. Baker, Frank Palmer, H. F. Palmer, Charles A. Carlyle, John H. Barnes, Charles R. Gallup, Edward $. Purvis, $. A. MoX- ley. L. A Adams, Chester G. Amblef, c. s. Storms, c. W. Hamilton, B. w. Peck H. R. Norman, Gilbert $. Ray mond, Archibald Spalding, Edward Brown, w R. Haun, George A. Risley, J. B. GalIivan. c. J. Riordan, James H. Hankins, Fred B. Manning, H. D. Rallion. Thomas Potter, Louis Mabrey, Irwin C. Elmer, w. H. Cruicksha nks, Charles l.. Stark. w. F. Young, N. F.. Church, William E. Buckley, H. c. Beauchemin, R. c. Jones. W. J. Town : send, William Henry Allen, c. J. Con- nell, Frank w. Ranger, John, E. Black Shea, w. F. Herrick, Charles A. Nor throp, Louis A. ---, A. R. Grover J. A. Mitchell, E. H. Pincus, $. E. Bliven, H. B.. Larkie, Ernest Allison Smith, William R. Cowan, Walter M. Cowan.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
BLOCK PAVEMENT FOR TWO STREETS
Commerce and Market Will Use Blocks Taken From Main Street Hourigan Lane Work Starts Next Monday-Yantic Cove Spiling Also to be Started Soon.

When the; new vitrified brick pave ment is laid in Main street from Rose place to Market street, the public works committee has decided to utilize the blocks which will be taken up py using them to block pave part of Mar ket street and all of Commerce street. Tha two jobs can be carried on simuI- taneously, the blocks from Main street being carted to Market and Commerce and laid there as fast as they are taken up to make way for the new stretch of vitrified brick
 Market street already has a block pavement from the Main street corner to the Auditorium hotel crosswalk. The blocks will be laid from there to CoH1- merce street and then along all the length of Comm cree street. This will do away with what has always been a mudhole, the committee says, in. Com merce street, and will put these two streets, where there is heavy trucking by the wholesale houses, in much the best condition they have ever known for that kind of traffic.
 All that is holding up the start of the Main street brick pavement work now is the completion of the agreement with the Connecticut company as to the laying of that part which it belongs to the trolley company to take care of. This is all the street surface between the rails and a space two feet outside of each rail- Since the public works committee had conference with En- gineer Elwell of the company last week in New Haven they have heard nothing further, but they expect to re- ceive the contracts and agreement at
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10

any time now. As soon as that is re- ceived they would go ahead with the work, being in shape to begin next week if they should hear from the company in a day or two.
 The city's order for the bricks has been sent, between 105 and no thou sand being needed. They are expected to be delivered by train, a carload COIL taining from 5000 to 10000 bricks.
 In laying the pavement 1t will be necessary to have new cement curbing in one or two spots between Rose place and the Wauregan corner. In that section on both sides of the streets there are already some good concrete curbs and what is not concrete is first class granite curbing which will not be disturbed. The same condition IS to curbs prevails along Main street be- yond the bank corner.
 Since the final hearing on the Houri- gan lane improvement was held at the council meeting on Monday evening, and the reception by the city of the necessary deeds from the adjoining property owners, the way is now clear to proceed with this work, and Street Commissioner E. c. Lillibridge stated on Wedn asday that he would begin the work there next Monday.
 A. l.. Potter & Co.,, who have taken the contract to do the spiling along the Yantic cove to retain the dump there, are all ready to go ahead with this work as soon as they can get their apparatus on the spot. There are about 400 spiles to be driven. on each side of the stream. making about 800 in all to complete the contract.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
OBITUARY.
Benjamin F. Lewis.

Benjamin F. Lewis died at his home, No. 69 Cliff street, at 1.30 o'clock We'd nesday morning. after having been con- fined to his bed for ten days. He had suffered from rheumatism and other complaints for twelve years.
 He was the son of Benjamin F. and Sarah Rogers Lewis and was born i'll Mystic. When he. was 12 years old the family moved to Ledyard and three in the grocery store of Samuel Prem tice in Norwich. Afterwards MT. Lewis was for many years in the employ of his brother in Jaw, John Brewster, who kept store at the corner of Main and Ferry streets. He was for some time in the employ of the Adams Express company and at one time conducted q business of his own in Old Mystic. On account of poor health he retired about twelve years ago.
 He was married in 1873 at Poque- tanuck to Phoebe Esther Brewster by Rev. MT. Purvis. When a young man MT. Lewis was member of the Nor wich militia. He was a member of Christ Episcopal church for forty years and also belonged to Charity and Re lief lodge F. and A. M of Mystic.
 He is survived by his wife, three brothers. Henry Lewis of Ithaca, Mich. John Lewis of Saginaw, Mich, anJ George Lewis of Santiago and a sis ter, Mrs. Jane Morgan, of Ledyard The deceased was 65 years old. His father passed away in Norwich June s, 1909. at the age of 94 years.
 MT. Lewis was of a kind and ganer- ous disposition and made many friends Although in poor health for twelve years, he bore his suffering witl marked fortitude
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
IN THE CITY COURT.
Accused Paid Costs in Lumber Gases
 Property Was Recovered.

In the first case in the police court on Wednesday morning, Judge Barnes on the bench, George Proffitt and wife, for fighting on the street, were pre- scented. They did not deny the fight ing. Proffitt was fined $5 and costs and took an appeal. Mrs. Proffitt was not punished.
 Alexander Colburn of Occum, who was arrested Tuesday night by Con- stable Lambert and brought to the lookup here, was presented on the charge of getting drunk and making trouble for his family. His wife testi fled to his drinking habits and said that she was afraid of him at times. They have been married 30 years and have 10 children.
 Constable Lambert also testified to the drinking habits of the accused. who is a painter, and Superintendent Per kins of the Occum mill told of being called to the Colburn home when he found the prisoner drunk and defiant. The superintendent said he thought the man was not of sound mind.
 Judge Barnes sent Colburn to jail for 30 days.
 The continued case of the state vs Benjamin Sadinsky was called up. He was charged with theft of lumber from the Lucas building and also with talk | Ing away d NdlST ClOS6l, He w dS uO- tended by Attorney F. H. FoSS.
 Policeman Henderson testified that when he found the lumber and the closet at the Sadinsky home on Peck street the accused told him that he bought the closet from Patrick O'Keefe for 20 cents and the lumber was given him by Contractor Cruthers.
 The contractor denied giving Sa- dinsky the kind of lumber found by the policeman, but he had given old lumber to Sadinsky and others. The Shannon building janitor Ben- jamin Santos, testified he saw Sadin- sky taking away lumber on Sunday Arthur Hill. teamster, said he saw >Sadinsky taking lumber away. In testifying in his own defense Sadinsky said he had brought the lum- Der back when he found he had talSer the wrong kind. and he had paid 2t cents to O'Keefe for the closet. He said he had understood that MT Cruthers would let him have the 1um- Der he took and he claimed that some lumber he bought from the Shields building had been mixed with the kint found at his home.
 Julius Scholossman testified that ht saw Sadinsky pay O'Keefe for tn; closet. but the latter denied that ht sold the closet He said he saw Sa- dinsky sneaking away with it and tha' O'Keefe shouted after him.. Judge Barnes allowed the case |. be settled by the payment of S10.92 1T costs, as all the stuff had been recov- cred
 Louis Sha piro, against whom ther. was a similar case was allowed to se.
 tie by the payment of s9.92 costs.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
HOW MUCH IS YOUR.
 STOMACH WORTH

It's worth almost as much as your life; how much is that worth? The Lee & Osgood Co. has a remedy that keeps the stomach right and makes it right when it goes wrong.
 MONA is the name of the great stomach remedy and The Lee & Os- good Go. guarantees it to cure the fol- lowing stomach ailments and symp- toms, Or money back -' Upset stomach, pain in stomach, belching of gas, biliousness.
 Heartburn, sour stomach, lump of lead stomach, after dinner distress.
 Nervousness and headache caused by stomach arrangement
 That all-in feeling in the stomach after night of sociability.
 Bad effects of overeating or drink ing; sea or car sickness.
 Vomiting of pregnancy, or any stom- ach distress.
 Remember money back if it fails at The Lee & Osgood Co. or leading drug gists everywhere. and the price is only 50 cents a large box.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-08-10
Funeral of Mrs. Alice DoIbeare-Notes
 and Personals.

The funeral of Mrs. Alice DoIbeare, widow of William Dolbeare, was held from the funeral parlors of Shea & Burke Wednesday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, and the attendance included relatives and friends from out of town. Rev. P. c. Wright conducted the serv- ices. There were numerous floral forms. Friends acted as bearers. Burial was in Maplewood cemetery.
 Mrs. Dolbeare passed away Tuesday at her home. No. 10S North Main street. She was born in East Hart ford and was the daughter of the late Frank and Alice Bell. She was mar ried in Hartford to MT. Do1beare and made her home there until less than year ago. when she came to Nor wich. Her husband died eight years ago. She leaves daughter Marion and her mother. who made her. home with the deceased. She was 2S years old