Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-02-06
STATE NEWS.
Another hosiery mill is being agita-
for Rutherfordton.

Lexington 10 to have free mail de-
livery commencing May !.
The Chamber Of Commerce OF Bur-
lington are having plans drawn for a
$4,000 to $25, 900 hospital
It is said that plans are on foot to
OF ganize a company to build a 100000
cotton oil mill and fertilizer plant at
Ellington.
A heavily signed petition has gone %
the legislature asking that the sale Of
cigarettes and cigarette papers bo pro-
hibited in ~TaylorsviIle.
The people OF .Lenoir are much elat-
ed over the introduction of a bill by
Congressman Doughton appropriating
$4,000 for o public building for the
town.
"A shooting ARRAY in the Black Ankle
section of Robson county Sunday
night caused the death Of Allen Hunt, a
Croatan. while his slayer, Elijah Hunt,
also a Croatan.is in jail in Lumherton,
seriously wounded.
A bill charging the jurisdiction of
the recorders court at Charlotte 50 as
to give special attention to juvenile Of
tenders WILDE sent to the Mecklen=
burg delegation for introduction into
the General Assembly.
The Salisbury Industrial Club has
States Chamber of Commerce, and
three members of the club wfllrepre-
sent 1t In the National body when oc-
cRssion presents itself. &
Claiming alleged loss Of property
and damage to his milling business by
reason OF the city of Greensboro TAX
ing so much water from Reedy Greek,
Mr.aW. l.. AHuf1ne has instituted suit
against Greensboro for $4,000.
Gastonions will attend the lnaugura7
ton of Woodrow Wilson as President
In large numbers. Special Pullman
cars will be operated from that place
to Washington and return for the oc-
=
Pistol totting among a large class
Of negroes in Greensboro has become
an epidemic and it has come to he the
unusual when~a negro is arrested for
some petty offense that q search does
not reveal some form of shooting
iron" or "razoo." !,
During the past week Newbern has
been besieged by a small army of
beggars. There have been small ones.
large ones, fat ones and thin ones and
each and every one with a tale of woe
intended to touch the heart of the
most hardened.
W. e. Smiley, an air-brake inspec-
tor for the Southern at Spencer, was
struck by a yard engine Saturday and
is seriously, If not fatally, injured. His
skull La said to be badly fractured. one
arm broken and he is otherwise badly
bruised.
AT q special meeting of the board of
aldermen of Lexington, Bird s. Coler,
OF New York city, and his associates,
were granted a-60-year franchise for q
street railway system and a gas plant.
Mr.. Coler and his company agree to
forfeit their franchise if work on the
system Is not under way within two
years.
Unprecedented activity in real estate
is reported at Spencer. The sound of
the hammer and saw furnish music
for the inhabitants and at the ksame
time provides bountifully for the car
penter. New homes are goingsup~al=
most all over the town and still there
is an unheard of demand for houses.
Major Leander A. Holland, one of
the Oldest and best known citizens o
Rutherford county, died at his home,
just west OF town, last week. y Major
Holland was 81 years of age and until
recently enjoyed very good health. He
was stricken with paralysis O few days
ago and never rallied. go
The city fathers of Durham have de-
cided' TO erect an abatt0ir ana faveage-f
cured the property on which TO con-
plant. The plant will cost
about $4,000, exclusive ofsthe site. IT.
is expected that the central slaughter
heuseswill besready for heforeth the
next fall.
Nazareth. Orphans Home, located at
Crescent Rowan county, is TO recetEe
$1,000 by the will Of Mrs. Margaret
Hood, who died recently at her home
fuf sFrederfck, md. The home was
founded and I'D maintained by the Re-
formed Church and the bequest will be
OF much helm, 10 the institution.
Mr.. George w. Lawrence, with one
exception the onlEasuHNEing Forty
Miner" In the Fayetteville region, died
at his home on Dick street, last week.
Mr.. Lawrence made q fortune IN the
California gold fields where ne emf
gFReedlm the days efRthsF gold craze
with Coll JztB. ~Starsof Eayettevillet
Thsysboth returned TO Eayetteyille TO
enjoy their good luck.
vtse q 4sa43 s.
Citizens OF Bayboro, Pamlico county,
are planning 10 hold tournamentsFeh-
.ruary z. Recently tournaments have
beeen held at Oriental and Merritt In
th@Ysanne county, and ON both aoccaE
Giong were well attended. The partfc-