The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-03-02

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pany. and would be permitted to To-
cate in any city within his territory.
A sensational shooting occurred in
Goldsboro Thursday afternoon a lit
tie after 1 o'clock, when, following a
few hasty words of short duration,
the soul of Camille Pruitt was hurl-
ed into eternity from wounds received
at the hands of Roscoe Rivenbark,
who shot her five times with a re-
volVer, two of the bullets entering her
body, n passing through the shout
der and the other through her arm.
The shooting occurred at the home
of the deceased in the southern part
of the city better known as Little
Washington"
Joseph Willow, a volunteer fire
man, was instantly killed and an esti-
mated loss of $100,0 900, involving ff-
teen different mercantile firms, ten of
which were totally wiped out, was
sustained in a fire which started in
Winston-Salem Friday shortly after
1880 o'clock. destroying the old Far
mers' warehouse property. running
through from Trade to Liberty streets,
in the very heart of the business sec
ton of the city. The ten firms, which
we're. completely wiped out, were To-
Gated in the warehouse building. The
others were in adjoining buildings.
Eugene v. Debs, socialist extraor-
binary, candidate of his party for the
presidency on several occasions, will
speak in Winston-Salem March %.
There is considerable interest attach
ing to Debs' forthcoming address here,
and the sober-minded and the curious
will no doubt flock to hear him. He is
said to be a ~forceful orator. The Soc
ialists here, prominent among whom
are the Messrs. w. b: and J. P. Tay-
Tor, well-known manufacturers. have
been eager to get Debs here for a
long time and they are elated over the
result of their efforts.
Driven into temporary insanity by
'adAp death of his young wife,
M. Milo Pendleton, a prominent bust
ness man of WarrentoE, Friday mron-
ing about 2 O'CLOCK.
';ns with a revolver and died almost
~-- - tie bedside of his wife.
NO vorno wife IF NJ. 0n~ I'c+or -
been ill for several days. He was
watching by her bedside this morn
IN company with a physician.
when she died suddenly of heart fail
ure. He requested the physician tn GO
to a telephone and call in friends.
While the physician was at the tele-
phone the grief-crazed IA picked ur
a revolver from the dresser and blew
out dis brains. Death was almost in
stlHta1Aous. He sank down by the
side of h:s dead wife.
Friday morning at 1912 o'clock J..
Allison. the first white man to be
electrocuted at the State prison, was
pronounced dead by the prison physi-
;ian. Theprisoner in company with his
spiritual adviser, Rev. S. ]. Belts, and
,wo guards entered the room at 1898
Taking his seat in the chair the straps
we're hurriedly arranged around his
lrms. Mr. Belts then read the twenty
bird Psalm and made a short prayer
or the condemned After = the
the ministers announced that
wished to make a statement,
which he was allowed to do before the
straps were placed on his head and
egs. Allison said: why should ]
ear Him; sin has brought me to die;
Why should l fear him.? l hope to meet
all in heaven. and may God bless
you are my prayers. Amen