Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-04-03
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sheriff j.. II. Mckenzie, Deputy
James Krider and Oficer Oracle Sat
! urday night captured two barrels Of II
auor in a barn of John Kerns, cOlored,
near Spencer. The liquor was stolen
on Monday from the Spencer yards
and hidden two miles from town
lKerns, his wife and one daughter were
arrested and taken to Rowan Jail to
await trial:
One OF the largest land deals that
has taken place for a number OF years
has Just been consummated. The his
toric Iotla farm, four miles north OF
Franklin, has been divided and $50
acres sold by the owner. Mr.. N. u.
Barnard to Messrs. Adm Howell and
Frank Moody of Haywood County, the
consideration being something over
$S5, 900. Mr.. Barnard retains 500 acres.
MI. w. M. Norman. a well-konwn
travelling man of Mooresville, was run
into and painfully injured by a north
Charlotte street car last Thursday. A
broken collarbone and several flesh
wounds in addition to many painful
bruises constituted the extent of his
injuries. He was taken Immediately
to the hospital where his injuries were
given attention.
Emeory Mcneil was shot and fatal
ly wounded Saturday night about 8
o'clock at Lumberton by Garfield Pre-.
watt. Pravatt is about 81 years of age
and lives about three miles from Lum-
berlon. He lis said ito tlgave been
drinking heavily Witnesses state that
he met MCNEIL, who is the son of one
of the towns most prominent citizens,
in front of his home and promptly
drew a 44-caliber revolver and fired 4
shots, one taking effect. entering the
front of the neck and coming out Just
above an ear in the back of the head.
News has been received at Belmont
Abbey Of the death of Rev. Father Pat
rick Domain, o. s.. B., in Providence
Hospital, Washington, D. G. Father
Donlan, who was ordained to the holy
priesthood in 1885 was one of the pio-I
neer priests of Belmont He vas at
one time procurator of the monastery
and way also sub-prior for a number
OF years. Besides these duties he &C
cupied a professors chair in st. Mary's
College for many years.
The big Simmons estate, three miles
south of Henrietta was sold at auction
last Friday in the presence Of a great
crowd of Rutherford County men. The
farm, a large and fertile one lying
along Broad River, vas the property of
the heirs Of oses Simmons, many years
the county's best-known and highly re-
spected citizens. The estate included
$50 acres and was divided into IL
farms of an average of about 80 acres
each.
Canton has been favored by a visit
from Dorcas Griffith, aged 112 years,
from Sodom, Madison County, who is
probably of the most unique char
acters in the South. The object of her
visit to Canton was 80 nurse her son,
Richard Griffith who has been en-
In the plant Of the Champion
Fiber Company and who has, been i'll
for some time, In leaving Canton to
return to Sodom, the elderly lady
her son to board the train.
Mamie G. Bryson and her husband. !
w. Bryson of Asheville have
brought two suits of $4,000 each
against the Southern Railway company
for alleged personal injuries and mem
anguish. 1t is contended that Mrs.
Bryson, accompanied by her two child
was a passenger on a tran several
ago, which was derailed. 1t is
that Mrs. Bryson received
severe personal injuries. Mr.. Bryson
claims that as a result Of the injuries
sustained by his wife and the delay ex-
p~erienced hv the derailment he suffer
ed great mental anguish
Heavy frost and the cold wave and
recent heavy rains have cut of the
strawberry crop in the Rock Point
section, it is estimated from Is to SS
per cent. This relatives especially to-
he early berries, which constitute the
money-making part of the CROP Some
fields of snap beans are entirely killed.
others less exposed are unhurt. All
:ucumbers that are up are killed. Beets
lettuce are unhurt, Garden peas
we're not yet in bloom, hence they are
1ot hurt.
More than a hundred of the citizens
If the town OF Plymouth, met IN the
Hall last week for the pur-
oose of discussing the organization of
business mems league. An interest
and informing address was made
" B. e. Rice, land and industrial
gent of the Norfolk Southern railroad
his being the principal address of the
Mr.. Rice stated that the land
# Washington county was three per
.ent richer than any other land in the !
and that all that is need
d is drainage and development.
Led by four small boys riding shet-
and 200 school children and I
s many other interested visitors in :
inc, the parade of the first Rowan
Commencement was given .
Salisbury Friday. 1t was n of the {
1ost interesting parades ever witness
d in. Salisbury. The thousands of :
cEoOf bovS and girls from more fbanl