Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-12-18
CONDENSED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Review Of the Latest IMPORTANT Hap
penings Of Thirteen Surround
ing Counties.
ing Counties.

Rev. 10y D. Thompson, for two.
years pastor of the Brevard Metho.
dist church, has been transferred to
Marion.
A. M. Paxton has received his APP
pointment as postmaster at Rosman.
The commissioners of Mcdowell
county in session last week ordered
the erection of six steel bridges, two
iii Marion township, one at Greenlee
and three on Mill Greek west of Old
Fort. Bids on the work will be re-
ceived on January 5.
At called meeting of the promo
ters of the Hiawasse Valley Railway
company, which proposes to build a,
line from Andrews to Hayesville, the
following officers we're elected:
President, S. E. Cover; vice president,
O.. l.. Anderson; secretary and treas
urer, j. w. Walker and G. H. HaigIer.
Charles A. Brown, colored, who has
Ecen employed as a helper in the rail-
way mail service for the past year or
more. between Asheville and Union,
S. c., is to be transferred.
A child of Joe Wooten was accident
ally shot through the leg on Junalus.
k. creek when some of the children
were playing with a rife.
Fox Piercy is the boss chicken rails
c. of this section. On Wednesday, he
Filled one of his chickens that weigh
ed nine pounds, and the liver weighed
three quarters of a pound. If any N
can beat this we would like to hear
from them.-Andrews Sun.
Samuel B. Gibson, one of Swain
ccunty's oldest and most influential
citizens, died last week.
At a meeting last week of the Hay
wood County Fair association the fol-
Loving officers we're elected for the
coming year:
President, NJ. D. Kinsland, 1st Vice
President. Dr. G.. D. Green; End Vice
President, Jno. w Norwood; Treasur-
er, J.. l.. Morgan. Directors: Messrs.
Jno. H. Smathersy Jas. E. Carraway,
J NJ. Mock, ThOs L. Springfield, H.
II. Garner. ]. r. Boyd. E. j. Howell,
D. r. holland, and w. D. McCracken.
Mcdonald Adamss a prominent cit
izen of WaynesviI4e, died on Novenl-
Der 81.
John w. Norwood, editor of the
Waynesville Enterprise. has retired
to the practice of law and announces
that Harry M. Hall, former manager
OF the W~aynesville Courier, accepts
the position of news editor and man
ager. Mr.. Norwood wiz contribute
editorials under the new arrangement
and the paper will maintain an indc-
pedent political policy.
James Cannon, III, a student OF
Trinity college, has been elected edi-
tor in chief the Trinity Chronicle.
A public library association has
been formed in Andrews.
Superior court for the trial of civil
cases will convene in Marion Oh
January 49,
According to correspondence to the
Old Fort Sentinel the Mt. Hebron So
ciety of Friends has transferred their
church property to the Wesleyon
Methodist church and many of the
friends have become Wesreyans.
Inc contract has bee awarded for
the erection OF a $2,25O Baptist church
building at Nj. Pleasant in Ruther-
ford county.
Bushnell, in Swain county, has
been incorporated and the following
~cers have been sworn to duty:
Mayor. E. C. Monteith; Marshall, j.
r. T. WEIGH; aldermen, D. 6. Fisher,
=. 9 .yelch and A. B. Shuler.
lie Forest CITY Free Press states
that. he Rutherford commissioners N
o~Ao-lining the county home found
] bushels of corn, 5000 bundles OF
fodder, a ~nuaLtity of hay and other
feed with eighteen porkers and lots
of poultry, the home property being
~iIventoried at $2,131.
Superior court for the trial of civil
eases is in session this week at.
R~utherfordton with Judge M. H. JUS
tice presiding.
The Sylvia Board of Trade has been
organized with Prof. w. H. Rhodes as
president and C. C. Buchanan serving
as Sacretarv