The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-01
LIBRARY TICKETS
GIVEN TO F|REMEN
Members of Asheville Depart
ment Express Their Ap-
probation.
Especial to Tho rlm.s-Dlspatob.1

Ashev'lle. N. C.. March s1.-A rather
unusual gift to mombers of tho
Fire Department has been received
by the local companies. c. Brewster
Chapman, OF New York CITY, formerly
an Ashsvlliian and great admirer
OF the men who fight the blazes here,
having instructed Chief James Wood
to furnish the men with ten season
tickets to the Pack Memorial Library.
Az result of these tickets, the fire.
men viii be able to keen a large
number of books at the hall at all
times and their quarters will be free
ly supplied with tho latest books
from the library. Mr.. Chapman's gift
has been acknowledged and a great
deal of interest Is being shown
among the firemen in the books
which Will be distributed The de-
partment has pool tables, gynnas
ium and other places of amusement,
and the addition of standard books
to the reading room Will prove of
great interest to the nremen
at meeting of the Asheville
Poultry and Pet Stock Association
last week. Professor james P. Kerr
poultry show which will be held dur
Ing the early part OF December.
Professor Kerr was formerly a resi-
dent Of this City. but recently nc
copied the chair Of poultry husbandry
at the North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts.
Ex-senator ". y. Clarke. of Mon
tana. a wealthy gentleman, who has
made fortune in mines. spent q
few days last week In this section OF
the State looking over the property
of W. S. Adams. who possessed some
very valuable mining interests in
Webster and Jackson counties
The order OF the woodmen of the
World installed Oak Camp. at West
Asheville Friday night. with sixty
Ave charter members. Three com
panies of the 1S7th Regiment. uni
form rank, assisted in the installa-
tion services. and some of the Ashe-
Vile members OF the order aided in
initiating tho candidates. AT the
conclusion OF the exercises, q banquet
was rendered IN honor OF the new
order.
Captain a. J. Dnugherty, of the
United States army. anu Major
Thomas Stringheld, of waynesville,
having inspected the property.
quarters and personnel OF the two
local companies. and the Third Regi-
ment Band of the North Carolina
National Guard.
Friday was celebrated as arbor day
by the children OF the schools OF this
city. each pupil In the public insti-
tutions of learning having been pre-
scented with shrub BY the Civic
Bettcrment League. 1t was an
nounced that prizes will be awarded
in one two and three years for the
plants which are In the best oondi-
ton.
The three weeks term of Civil
Court adjourned Friday. over 500
cases having been disposed of by
Judge Benjamin f. Long. AS a re-
/ suit of the rapidity with which the
bus ness OF the court was dispatched.
the Ashcville Bar Association adopted
resolutions thanking the Judge for
his action in clearing a docket which
for the past several years has been
hopelessly congcsted.
on April 9, eleven workers OF the
Worlds Purity Federation Will hold
two mass meetings in this city in the
interest of the suppression OF the
white slave traffic. The eleven per-
sons, three of whom are women, who
arc interested In this work are max
ing tour OF the United states and
Will visit large number OF Southern
cities. They Will hold mass meetings
throughout the country, and special
addresses will be made.