Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-01-29
CONDENsED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Review Of the Latest ImOortant Hap.
penings Of Thirteen Surround
ing Counties.

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Merchants and Farm
ers bank Of Marion the following on
GERS were elected: 7. F. Wrenn, pres
ident; G. W, conley and ]. W. Street
man. yfce-presidents; R. F. Burton,
cashier; w. F. Wood. assistant cash
ier; w. T. Morgan. attorney.
/ At the annual meeting of the stock
holderss of the First National bank Of
Marion the following officers were re-
elected: W. A. Conley, president; b
3. Price. vice president; Geo. /.
White. cashier; j. E. Neal. assistant
cashier. A. Z. Gilkey was reelected
bookkeeper, and Geo. /. White, Jr., coll
| lection clerk d. E. Hudgins and ] .
w. Pless we're reelected attorneys.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Champion bank of Can
ton the following officers were elected:
W.. j. Hampton, president; G. S. Bry-
ant. vice president; J. H. Kirkpatrick,
cashier; and John Rhodarmer, teller.
Following alleged pranks in which
/ a new student at Bingham had his
head shaved and was whipped by other
students wIleE he furnished the au
thorities of the school with the names
OF his alleged assailants, three Ring
ham cadets were fined for assault in
the court of a local magistrate and an
/, rouncement was made at the school
/ that four students had been expelled
for hazing.
The Jennette Lumber Co., is doing
a largesbusiness at their plant at Fall
Clin. They are putting from 8 to IL
Thousand feet Of lumber ON sucks.
every day-Jackson County Journal.
[ At a meeting of the teachers of Hay
wood county called by Superintendent.
Sentelle on Saturday Jan. 10, it was
decided to hold a county commence
lnent for all the, public schools of
the county. This event is to take place
| about the first week in May
AT the meeting of the stockholders
OF the First National bank OF, Waynes-
vile last week the following officers
were reelected: President, j. R. Boyd;
vice president, D. r. Noland; cashier,
w. T. Blalock; teller, j. H. Way, Jr.;
bookkeeper. Troy Wyche.
D. NJ eagle, of Clyde, has sold his
entire stock of goods to C. F. Rhine
hart of Sylvia.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
helders of the Commercial bank Of
Rutherfordton John c. Mills was re-
elected president, C. l.. Miller cashier,
and John G. Nichols assistant cashier.
Fire which started Tuesday shortly
after the noon hour. caused by sparks
from a shifting engine, destroyed two
boarding houses, a large commissary
store, three residences and the Office
CT the Champion Lumber Company at
Spruce, 16 miles from Canton at the
terminal of the Tennessee & North
Carolina Railroad The damage is es-
timated at several thousands of dol
lars, but it has not been learned just
what amount was covered with insur
aDce.
The stockholders of King & Rhein-
hardt Drug Co., of Forest City have
applied to the Secretary of State for
Incorporation papers. The authorized
capital stock is $4,000, with $4,000
paid in. The president of the corpor-
alton is G. c. King. The company has
added a wholesale department and
carry full line of drugs.
Hon. w. T. Lee, of Waynesville, a
member of the State corporation COM
mission, announces that he will not
be a candidate to succeed Congress
man J. M. Gudger as representative Of
the Tenth district
In the annual report of Brig. Gen.
Mills, chief of the division of militia
of the United States army, Company Fl
of Waynesville shares honors with
Company of Asheville in being rated
as excellent, the highest rating ac-
corded by the inspection division to
local militia companies.