The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-16

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IA. Hampton, one mile from Ruth-.
erfordton. The loss is about 900
with $500 insurance.
The Shipman Organ Company,
at High Point, a large three story
building, and also a number OF
other smaller buildings were de-
stroyed by fire last Friday night:
The heart of the business dis
trict Of Rutherfordton was visited
Friday night by decidedly the
most disastrous fire In the history
Of the town, and thousands of dol
lars worth Of property destroyed.
Fire from an unknown origin
destroyed the store and warehouse
Of r.. M. Rosebro & Son, at Cleve-
land. In Rowan county, Saturday
night. The loss is approximately.
$4,000, partly covered by insur-
ance.
Fire discovered at five minutes
past IL o'clock Wednesday night,
swept the business district of Snow
Hill and did over $4,000 damage.
Owing to a lack of equipment for.
fighting fire, the citizens were I'M
able to cope with the flames, and
it virtually burned Itself out.
@H%N@FE
While a crowd of children were
playing around a bon fire of corn
stalks and other trash near their
home at Whitnel, there miles
south of Lenoir, little Hattie May
Kincald's clothing caught fire
and she was so badly burned that
she died Saturday morning at 5
o'clock.
The 25, O00-acre tract of land,
about Leonard Tufts bought in
the northern end of Hoke and
Cumberland counties a few
months ago for $4,000 has been
cut in twain. and half of it sold
to California investors for $4,000.
It is said it is to be cut into
farms. Congressman Fields of
California is at the head of the
development.
The Dunn road force seems to
have reached the unlucky number
Ii. Friday morning the entire
force broke out Of the barracks
about 4 o'clock and all got away
from Capt. j. 3. Cole, the super
intendent. Last one of the num-
Der came In and gave up So far
there is no clue to the other twelve
They seemed to have COTTON hold
of some tools of some kind and
broke out at the window.
The Raleigh News and Oberser
says: This is to be a big year
for building In Raleigh: The
$135OOO Municipal Building and
Auditorium; the $250,O00 State
Building; the Good Shepherd
Church; the Edenton Street Me
thodist Sunday School building
the new Kicks hotel and big i'm
!. provements at the Marlborough
two new buildings at the A. & M.
College; new building at Peace;
new hospital at Shaw and a dozen
other big business and residence
buildings. And last, but by no
means least, this is the year to be
gin the construction of handsome
Y. M. G. A. building.
The Farmers Union of Cabar-
rus county have rented the old
Presbyterian church building in
the rear of the city hall in Con
cord, and as soon as the improves
ments, which are now under way,
are completed they will open fol
business. The union will sell fer.
tiIzers principally, although II
contemplates selling other supplies
soon, provided sufficient demand
is made for them. The business
will be in charge of Mr.. Gedrge
G. Heglar, a prosperous farmer OF
the county and business agent OF
the county organization, assisted
by Mr.. A. il. Sappenfeld. The
business will probably open the
first of next week.
Goldsboro has been making
great strides forward for the past
month or two in the way of new
buildings going up, consisting OF
BUSINESS buildings and dwellings.
There is also rejoicing among the
congregation and members Of the
First Baptist Church, due to the
fact that In d short while work
men viii begin work on q new
81, 600 church, which, when com
Meted, viii be one Of the hand