The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-27

preparing to build a handsome brick
church at a cost of about $4,000.
Judge J. C. Pritchard of the United
states circuit court left Ashevillt
saturday afternoon on a second
speaking tour of the Northern States
IN behalf of the celored training school
: and chautauqua at Durham, this
state The tour will embrace Ohio,
Indiana and Pennsylvania, filling sew
eTa1 appointments in each.
The North Carolina Baraca and
Fhilathea Union met in Greensboro
saturday night in its third annual ses-
sion and in its first convention apart
the State Sunday School As
ssOciation. The number of delegates
IN the city for the meeting is esti-
mated at six hundred, and i any
event the attendance will reach that
number.
There will be no shop picnic for
the employers of the Southern Rail-
way Company in Spencer this year.
ut is said that the inability to secure
a desirable location and the time
work for all the men at a givtn time
stands in the way of the annual OUT
ing which was in vogue for many years
Il had been the custom of the South
fern to furnish a free train for it's en-
opIoyes on the annual occasions.
The Oasis Temple, Ancient and,
Arabic Order, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, will hold a ceremonial session
I'M NeWbern May|12 and 10. The local
mobiles are making great prepare
tons for the session and are prepar-
ing to entertain the visitors in great
style. The Arab Patrol Of Charlotte,
hirtv-five strong, will be present
under the guidance Of Capt. Jim Wal
keE
James NARROW, 81 years old, was Kill
led last week at Sag Bridge, near Lee
ment, while stealing a ride on a freight
train of the Chicago & Alton Rail
road. In his pocket was found a
memorandum book which gave the
address of his sister, Mrs. J. H Rob,
ertson. Charlotte, N. c.. who was
notified of the death. NARROW was
accompanied by another young man,
who say he and NARROW were work
ing their way to st. Louis.
While working around a wagon
loaded with poplar logs last week, the
! d4year-old sol of Mr.. Alexander, who
Hfvts 2 miles from Cleveland. in Row
an county, was insanity killed. 1t
Is not known how the accident hap
Mened, but all the logs but one rolled
over him and that one crushed his
head to a pulp. DIR. Burns was cal,
led to attend him and he said nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
IAN insurgent ticket has been put
out in Salem, composed mostly Of
young men, prominently connected
who expect to oppose the regulars"
apparently, although the "old guard"
Ehas not put out it's ticket yet. The
young mems ticket is headed by Fred
"A. Fogle, for mayor. and the platform
for an equal distribution of tax
alton a first-class public school for
Salem and a square deal" for all
citizens.
A check enclosed in a bottle and
= thrown into sea from a vessel OFF the
{ coast of the Carolinas by a Pittsburg-
Ger, March 10, just to see if it would
; turn up" again, was received by the
uGnco1n national bank last week. The
check was for 81 and was made out
20 '~bearer" Pearl Etheridge, a IL
year-old girl of Kitty Hawk. N. c.,
found the bottle near Kill Devils hill
On the sea coast April II and sent the
check to the bank and the money was
forwarded to her.
Lexington is to have the honor of
entertaining Thursday ;of this week,
April 81, the national officers of the
= D@%rinfio nrdnr Of Cons of A m oriao
and delegates from the forty-six local
camps of the State at the first State
meeting of this order in North Caro-
lima This order is comparatively a
new one but it has great strength in
the West and North. 1t has grown
wonderfully in North Carolina and
this meeting is for the purpose of or
Eanizing a State camp to take care
or the orders rapidly growing inter.
tests in the State.
Announcement is made that the
North Carolina division, Travellers
Protective Association, meets in Raj
eeIgh May 5. There are eleven posts
comprising eight hundred knights o
the Grip" and fully two hundred ar
expected to attend the Raleigh con
Hention. The posts are Greensboro
.NinSton-Salem, High Point, AaleigE
AshevilIe Wilmington. Rocky Mount
Wilson. Mt. Airy and Hickory. Elevel
delegates are to be elected ~ the M
kiGna1 association in Philadelphia. !.
J. Newman of Winston-Salem is presi
dent and G. c. Mclean of Greensbor
rs secretary.
Subsequent reports from fruir
growing sections of the state to tn
State Department of Agriculture al
confirming the estimate made tw
weeks ago that, while the peach Gro
m the extreme eastern section of tt
state is about completely killed. thel
MS still a half crop or more in tt
Southern Pine section and in tt
piedmont or central belt and pro
poets for a good yield further ives
The apple crop in the piedmont Sc
fiOn has been much more ~SeriouS1y Il