Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-01
CONDENSED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Review of the Latest Imuortant Hap.
penings of Thirteen Surround.
ing Counties.


tbe supreme court handed down the
following decisions of interest to Yves.
tern North Carolina:
Jones VS.. Jones, from Buncombe, no
error
Railroad Co., VS.. Oates and Powes
Co., reversed
Fisher VS.. Toxaway Co. from Tran-
svlvania, petition allowed.
Ray VS.. Anders, from Buncombe.
reversed.
Pennell vs., Robinson, from Bun
combe, reversed.
Railway Co. VS.. Baird & johnson,
from Buncombe, no error.
Fisher VS.. Lumber Co, from swain,
P. c., no error,
Jones VS., Railway Co, from Jackson
county, P. c., no error.
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School Trustees VS.. Barker. frora
Cherokee, affirmed.
Styles VS.. Mfg, Co., from Graham.
no error.
Franks VS.. Nolop, from Macon. P.
C., no error.
Raby VS.. Cozard. from Graham, new
trial.
Elections will be held in three
school districts in Buneombe county
in January for the purpose of voting
on the question of an additional tax
for longer school terms.
The public school teachers of Bun
combe county r preparing for a
county commencement next April when
pupils finishing the seventh grade will
be graduated.
Dr.. Mac n. MacKays proprietor "a
MacKay's pharmacy of Asheville, who
pleaded guilty to violations of the pro-
hibition Law during the recent whiskey
Investigation and in whose case judg
ment was suspended upon condition
that he surrender his whiskey to the
sherif's department for destruction, is
il financial trouble. Creditors have
filed a petition asking that he be adj
judged a bankrupt.
Josh Custfs, Robert Calvin and Will
liam Rea. three0newlywedseof Eantons
were taken from their homes while
their young brides pleaded with tears
and chained and marched through the
streets of the city just because they
were secretly married.
Congregation Talmuh Torah is the
name given a new Jewish religious AMI
social congregation organization in
Asheville with L. H. Pollock as presi-
dent.
The Supreme court decided against
the dairymen of Asheville when it held
that the tax of 81 per head on cattle as
levied by the board of aldermen was
legal.
The Black Mountain Manufacturing
company has been organized with Il
capital of SIS 900 with the following
officers: J.. 1. Bradham, president; w,
S. Walker, secretary and manager;
and w. X. Howe, vice president and
treasurer. The concern proposes to
handle building material, lumber, coal,
manufactured ice and operate a steam
laundry.
Rev, 7. F. Deitz has been called to
the pastorate Of the Bryson City Bap-
fist church for the fifteenth year, hav-
ing served the church fourteen years.
Editor John c.. Oldham of the Bry-
son City Times has resigned this po-
sition to accept the position of dis
trict organizer for the Modern Wood
men Fraternal Insurance society with
HNou4udA ISIS III Ild1GlSH1 DCAA5 ouN
ceeded by R. L. Sandidge.
During the third week of the hook
worm campaign in Swain county 40i
people were examined for intestinal
parasites and of this number 1913 were
infected with hookworms. OF the
number examined FL were children
If school age and of these ia We're
suffering from hookworm disease
During the first three weeks of the
Campaign nearly 200 people were ex-
amined and about 700 found to be suf-
fering with hookworm disease--Bry-
son City Times.
The plans and specifications for the
proposed drin KING fountain for TrYOn