The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-11-16
STATE NEWS.


is rightly classed as one of the best
sneakers Of the House Of Represents
tives of the United States, Is to visit
Ralefeh and will make an address IN
that city on November both. The event
Will prove not onyl q great one for the
people Of Raleigh, but to many citizens
Of various sections Of the State who
will 20 to Raleigh to hear the able and
distinguished speaker ST
with q view to inaugurating q fight
before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for the purpose Of securing
better freight rates to the Pacific coast
for the Southern furniture manufac-
turers, fund aggregatfng $1,S25 was
raised by private subscriptions among
the members In attendance at the am
nual meeting OF the North Carolina
Furniture Manufacturers Association
held at Winston-Salem last week.
The Presbyterian Synod Of North
Carolina en- last Wednesday in body
visited historic old Centre church IN
Iredell county, where nearly century
and quarter ago, its organization was
effected. The pilgrimage was made in
q pelting rain but this did not interfere
with the exercises incident to the dedi-
cation Of handsome tablet reciting
the fact that it was on that spot that
Presbyterianism was formally inn
planted in North Carolina on Novem-
Der 5, 1888.
Capt. Tom jolly, travelling represent
alive of Cooper Brothers Marble
Works of Raleigh, and formerly for
many years freight conductor on the
old Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail-
road, was shot in the face with shot
gun three times and instantly killed
last week near Pilot Mountain by a
young man named L. lily, at whose
home Capt. Jolly lived. 1t is said the
two men had been carousing and that
the shooting resulted from trivial
quarrel.
Fifty-four years of happy married
life is the record of Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Brown, who live near Walnut Cove,
and a few days ago Mrs, Brown cele-
brated her seventy-eighth birthday.
Many friends and relatives through
three generations, to the number OF
one hundred and nine persons, visited
the aged and happy couple.
w. C. Cleveland and ]. Hudson Will
liams, OF Greenville, s. c., and WEIGH
Galloway, of BreVard, N. G. last week
secured articles of incorporation for
the Brevard Cotton mills, with an au-
thorized capital of 100000. OF this
amount $51 900 is paid in. The com
pany will manufacture yarns, cloths
and all kinds Of textile fabrics also
manufacture furniture
w. C. Richardson, who for fiVe years
was assistant pastor Of the Baptist
Tabernacle church at Raleigh, has &C
cepted a call to pastorate in Chat
tanocga, Tenn, and will leave with his
family December for his new charge.
State Horticulturist w. M. HUT and
Assistant Horticulturist S. B. Shaw
are rounding up their preparations for
great North Carolina exhibit again
this year at the annual convention
and exhibit of the National Horticul-
tural Congress to be in session this
year at San Jose, Mo-, November % to
December 8.
Superintendent Laughinghouse, OF
of the State prison. gives the state
ment that on the farms this year he
has made fifteen hundred bales of cot
ton on fifteen hundred acres, enough
corn and forage to last nearly two
! years, enlarged the building for stock
and forage, and done much work in
putting up dykes ca Roanoke river SC
as to make possible bigger crop next
year. This is good news and is re-
suit of good farming and good bust
ness methods and speaks finely fol
i the management.
The Presbyter1ans in session a
Charlotte last week pledged $4,000
to Barium Springs orphanage for next
year.
At the American Land and Irriga-
ton exposition which is now going OF
at Madison Square garden in New
York, Charles w. Mason Of the LAND
and industrial department Of the
Southern railway has fine, agricul-
tural exhibit from Western NORTH
Carolina, and Mr.. Hays of the South
ern is giving steroptican lectures in
which number of views Of. Asheville
and vicinity are shown.
John w. Carriker of No. 10 town.
ship Cabarrus county, has made 8
model of an invention Of his own
J The invention is continuance for I'M
loading freight from a car to the de
q pot or vice versa and also for moving
anything from house. The crane
J moves easily up or down or in AM
! position, and the load suspended il
moved on a trolley, the crane moving
UP or down by means Of a windfasi
so as to load or unload. All the ad
justments are easily made and the en-
tire machine is simple and is operated
! with ease.