Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-11-20
CONDENSED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Review of the Latest IMPORTANT Hap
penings of Thirteen Surround.
ing COnnties.

peningS OF Thirteen Surround.
ing Counties.
Superior court for the trial of civil
cases convened in Franklin, Macon
county, last week.
Mr.. W. C. Smart. of Route 2, was in
town Saturday. Mr.. Smart says he
raised 2S7 bushels Of corn this ear on
2 LIZ acres of land. He set his sub
scription forward two more years and
says that if a man can raise corn that
way he can afford to keep his sub
scription paid in advance-Franklin
Press.
The hookworm commission will be-
gin work in Swain county at an early
date.
Stovall & Woody had a new mill
come in last week. Guess they are
going to grind some lumber. They
also have a mill on the Woody Branch
In a few years it will be impossible
W LII d hduu spine d0 (hCy i SuG-
ting everything that will make lumber
or slabs.-Forney Cor. Bryson City
Times.
PercivaI CAMPBELL Morgan, recently
called as pastor of the Congregational
church of Tryon, was ordained as
minister on November IA.
David E. Stearns, aged 70 years, one
OF the earliest settlers of Tryon, died
on November 8 after a long and grad
Lal decline in health.
George A. Cash is planning to es-
tablish a finished lumber yard in Try
on.
A Baptist union meeting will be held
with the Eastfork church in Haywood
county on November $3.50,
A meeting of the school teachers for
the second district of Haywood county
will be held at Clyde on Saturday,
December 6.
Joseph NJ. McCracken aged "a, dieG
at his home at Ironduf, Haywood
county, last week.
Jacob Weaver has relinguished his
which will be operated henceforth by
its owners, Rev. A. GRAPHICAL and R.
H. Sorrells.
The hook worn commission com
pieted it's work in Haywood county
last week and it was found that 1857
persons were infected out of the 3,O69
examined.
Lawrence V. Sigman has been ap
pointed postmaster at Calvert, Tran
Bylvania county.
Coot Rays neck was seriously cut
in a fight with a man named Haney in
Waynesville last week.
Kimsey Howell has filed exceptions
to the sidewalk assessments made ny
the commissioners of Wanyesvil1e, al
1eging fraud in the report Of the en-
gineer.
Mrs. C. NJ. Duckett, aged So years,
from one OF the leading families of
Haywood and Buncombe counties, died
at her Acton home last week.
Clifford Slagle, who is said to have
been shot on the night of October 16
by Zed Battle at Andrews, is reported
improved and will probably leave
AEheville hospital this week.
The women of Asheville are working
fer the promotion of the Appalachian
Park association and soon steps will
he taken to secure cooperation from
women of the other towns in Western
North Carolina.
The first town election in the his
tory of West Asheville was held on
November II, when a complete list of
Town officers will be chosen.
The eighth session of the Tran
sylvania Interdenominational Singing
convention will be held with the Glady
branch choir, at Gladly Branch church,
Saturday and Sunday, November %
and %, beginning Saturday at 10
o'clock.
The Fifth Sunday meeting of Tran
sylvania county with Little
River Baptist church on November %,
20 and 80, for which an interesting
program has been arranged.
The Rutherford county commission
ers have authorized the road comm.s
sioners to borrow $4,000 for road build
ing purposes
The Presbyterian congregation will
begin building a house of worship al
ElIenboro at an early date.
The o working forces of Ruther-
ford county are now conferred on the
Forest City-Careleen highway. WheI
this road is completed work will be.
gin on the Forest City-Rutherfordtor
; road.