The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-02-23

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Moore County News: 1t is q pleas
ure to 8 the many farmers who are
coming TO town every day and invest
ing In modern farm implements and
a bounteous crop this year.
Canton Indicator: An associate ed
itor Is now on the staff of the Vindi-
Gator. He arrived yesterday at tire
O'clock and from the fuss he is maxi
ing we believe he will make good
Both mother and child are doing nice
ly, and it Is thought that with pro-
per medical attention Editor Sentelle
will soon recover from the son
stroke"
The FAYETTEVILLE Observer. News
reached Fayetteville of a tragedy at
Linden. in Carver's Creek township,
Saturday. The report is that Mr.. J..
M. Honeysuckle's ive-year-old child
was playing with a shot gun. which
had been put down in the yard by
some one. The gun fired and the
contents took full effect in the head
sof the child's ~six-year-o1d brother,
who was in his mothers lap
Newton Enterprise: Another spell
of bright spring weather is with us.
Mr.. John Yoder and some other
weather prophets are of the, opin-
ion that the winter is over and that
the ground hog has made a big mis-
take. But there are many who still
pin faith to the ground hog and ex-
pect freezing weather about the time
the fruit trees come in full bloom.
Charlotte Observer: The youngest
person to be convicted of felony in
M~ecklenburg courts in a is Ken
meth McCorkIe, colored, age 9 years
and a half. A verdict of Guilty of man
slaughter (boy-slaughter would be
more accurately with recommends
ton to mercy, was returned yester-
day afternoon, Judge Justice sentenc-
ed him to twelve months servitude
to be hired out. He was placed in
the custody of his mother to whom,
presumably, he will be hired. Solicitor
Wilson asked for a verdict in the Sc
cond degree.
Cleveland Star: The spirit of good
roads is spreading rapidly over the
county and a petition was presented
to the board of commissioners at their
last meeting asking for a special cleo
ton to be held March 25th in Number
8 township to determine whether or
not a special tax will be levied to
build goodroads. 1t provides an an
nual tax of not less than five cents nor
greater than rs cents on the 500
worth of property and not less than
Is nor greater than Is cents on the
poll.
Fayetteville Observer: There was
great excitement in the northwest
portion of Fayetteville last night when
from one of the residences issued
cries of burglars, robbers, murder,
police, and then the loud explosion of
shot guns and pistols. Neighbors and
police were soon on n scene, and the
bur glaE was taken red-handed. 1t was
a cat. wearing an empty SALON car
for a hat, from which it was trying
to extricate its head by cavorting up
and down the rear piazza and doing
other equally noiseless stunts.
Charlotte Observer: Henry Becker,
a tailor employed by Tate-Brown
Company. was found in a dying con-
dition in his room at the Charlotte
hotel early yesterday morning by
another Toomer, breathing his last
in a moment after he was discovered.
An empty bottle which had contained
pure wood alcohol told the story of
death but nothing is known as to the
motive of the man for having con-
sumed the contents. He had been on
> p~rotracted spree since last Satur-
day night and while he may have
taken the alchohol with suicidal in
tent, it is probably that he did it
through a mistake, supposing the bot
tie to have contained the other varie-
ty.