The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-01-26

lem last Weeh'
While working on an old muz-
u1o- loaded shotgun, which he
tbouoht was not loaded, the an
cent weapon was discharged last
week and instantly killed Thomas
Brim of Rockingham county.
Senator Overman has won his
foht for the retention of the gov
prnment mint at Charlotte and it
will remain there, at least for
another year.
The town of Maxton has found
# necessary to add to the already
large hundred thousand gallon
tank for supplying the users of
city water, and is building a re
seryoir which will more than
double this capacity. The reservoir
is 3Ox4O feet, 6 feet above and 6
below the surface, the walls being
of concrete.
The first authentic case of a
black bear attacking a man is
that reported by Slower Wise, one
of the most successful bear hunt
ers of the Linville Falls region. It
happened on a recent big bear
hunt which ended a few days ago
in the killing of the largest bear
that has been taken in that vicini-
ty for many years. He weighed
about 800 pounds.
Murbola hosiery mill, a local
manufacturing establishment of
Burlington has just completed the
installation Of machinery of the
most modern design, which will
double their present capacity,
and the management states that
the entire output of the mill for
the next three years is sold.
The hosiery mill of the Midway
Improvement Company in East
Burlington has been completed
and the machinery installed. The
mill will begin operation Feb. 1,
and starts business with a contract
in hand calling for their entire
output for the next three years.
Friday afternoon Albert Win
stead, son of late Sheriff Winstead
committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head at the home of
his sister near Wilson. The young
man was 35 years old and a mem
Der of the Wilson Light Infantry.
No cause for the rash act is known
Editor T. r. Manning, who for
over 80 years has edited The Gold
Leaf, OF Henderson is i'll In the
Virginia hospital, Richmond, and
it is said will never be well enough
to edit his paper again. The Gold
Leaf will therefore go into other
hands.
A great gathering of interest
to all North Carolina will be the
annual meeting of the North
Carolina Association For the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, which
will be held in the city of Raleigh
Tuesday, January 81. The meet
ing will be entirely popular and
not confined to the medical pro
fession.
In the Superior Court at Wad,
esboro Friday Henry Tomlinson
was convicted of manslaughter
and sent to the roads for twelve
months. Tomlinson shot and Kill
led Peedy Armstrong one day last
week during a dispute over a pis-
toll. Previous to that time the two
men had been friends and work
ed together.
Charles l.. Wilson, aged about
"A, a breakman on the Southern
Railway, fell from the top of a
box car at Gastonia Saturday
afternoon and had his left foot
crushed so badly that am%putation
was necessary. Wilson crawled
from under the car before the Sc
cond trucks came along. He was
removed at once to the city hos
pltal, where Drs. Patrick, Solan,
Harrison and Anderson amputat-
ed the foot.
At a well attended meeting of
the board of directors of the Gull
lord Battle Ground Company,
held in Greensboro Friday after
noon, a committee, with Maj.
Charles M. Stedman as chairman,
Was appointed to draft suitable
resolutions upon the death OF
resident Joseph M. Morehead,
who was so largely instrumental
In the oroani7o+ion of 4bo onno.