Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-04-23
CONDENSED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Review Of the Latest ImyOrtant Hap
penings of Thirteen Surround
ing Counties.
ing Counties.

trict Rebekah assembly which met
with the Haywood Rebekah. Lodge.
closed its convention here yesterday
afternoon after a two-days session.
This meeting was well represented by
delegates from the various Rebekah
!, lcdgs in this section of the State. The
next convention will be held at Swan
nanoa in October.
Asheville.-Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. William Jen-
nings Bryan, Jr., and the two children
of the latter, are Asheville visitors for
a stay of several days. They are
guests at Grove Park Inn. at which
Lplace reservations had been made for
the Secretary of State, who cancelled
them yesterday.
The Board of Alderman at it's last
meeting passed a resolution to recon-
mend to the voters of the town a bond
Issue of $4,000, the proceeds to be
used in extending the water and
sewer line, lay new sidewalks, and re-
pair the streets and roads, the election
on the bonds will take place thirty
days from the day the notice of such
election is posted.-Black Mountain
News.
San Jones of Balsam was killed
rear Rosman. last Friday while riding
on an engine of the Gloucester Lum4
Der Company line. The engine turned
over infictnig injuries from which Mr..
J Jones died some five hours later
Jackson County Journal.
Announcement is made from Wash
ington that Mr.. Vaughn H. Byers has
been appointed postmaster at Clyde.
Five candidates stood the examina-
ton for this appointment.
Employees of the Champion Fibre
company will issue a magazine on
May 1st, and it will likely be a per-
manent paper. Fol- some time the
idea of publishing a paper has beer
considered and employees in all de-
partments are showing a great deal
of interest in the project-Cantop
Observer.
At a meeting of the stockholders OF
The C~linchfeld Manufacturing COM
rany, held in the directors room of
The First National bank in Marion on
Saturday, April IL, the organization
of the Clinchfield Mill vas completed
by the election of directors, adoption
and approval OF the bylaws and con-
stitution.-Mar1on Progress.
The bank OF Ellenboro, one Of the
county's most progressive Institutions,
will in a few weeks double its capital
stock, raising it from $1,000 to $4,000
Forest City Press.
Old uncle" Sam Miller came to
Melvin Hill 10 get his picture taken
enc day last week, which fact of itself
is not very remarkable, but "fUncle"
Sam says he is one hundred and four
teen years old and is in good health
cats hearty and sleeps well. He has
seen many years of service as a slave,
been married twice and las seen sew
raj generations of his children. Th9
Oldest man in the county.-Melv1n
Hill Cor. Polk County News.
Asheville, April 1s.-the FIRST cam
paign for a political Office on the part
Of the Asheville Equal Suffrage League
has been started by officers and mem
bers of the organization who have re-
quested that a woman be selected to
fill the vacancy now existing on the
city school board.
E. s. Mfllsaps, District Agent for
Western N. c., for the q. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture, for the farm de-
n.onstration work, was IN our city last
week, and addressed a number of our
house in regard to establishing
court house in regard to establishing
the work in Cherokee county and hav-
ing a county agent appointed to carry
out the work.-Cherokee Scout.
AshevilIe, April 19-That Buncombe
;County's part of the Asheville-Char-
lotte highway will be in readiness for
The use of motorists and other trave- |
lers by the TING the State %convicts
reach the county line was assured yes
terday when the board of county COM
m~fssioners made plans to augment the
force now at work on the highway
The action was taken upon the re-
quest of members of the Good Roads
Association of Asheville and Bun
combe County. the Asheville Motor
OH onA 4hn Rnord of Trade