Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-26
CoNDENsED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRICT.
Royiew of the Latest ImOortant Hap.
penings Of Thirteen Surround.
ing Counties.

traction engine does better Work with
road machine than is possible with
horses or oxen.-Franklin Press.
Two corps of men are at work on
+bo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES au-
tomobile road, and the North Carolina
mart of this road is nearing compile
tion, and all persons coming up from
walhalla say that the South Carolina
mart is well graded and every respect
q GOOD road.-Franklin Press.
MIR. Giles, county superintendent of
nublic instruction. was over on Crook
I'd creek last week trying to straight
on out matters in the Belfont district,
where an agitation has been in pro-
gress over the special school tax and
movement is on foot for an election
in the hopes of having the law SET
aside or repealed.-old Fort Sentinel.
Asheville.-C. C. Willard, owner of
the greater portion Of the business
block bounded by North Main and
walnut streets and Lexington avenue,
which was destroyed by IRE Sunday
morning, entailing a loss OF approxi-
nately $4,000, announced today thar
he will rebuild and that his new struc4
ture will be +fre-proof. MI, Willard
carried less than one-1fth of the value
OF the building in insurance, while the
Millard Livery Company's loss of over
SIS, 900 is insured for less than twenty
per cent of the amount of the damage.
Chairman N. A Reynolds of the
Board of Commissioners OF Buncombe
County is authority for the statement
that unless there is another bond is
q work on the Improvement of the
highways of the county must stop.
Mr.. Reynolds states that while the
%convicts will be kept busy grading
roads, a lack of funds forbids the re-
surfacing of the highways.
The Board of Aldermen of Forest
City at it's last meeting entered in to
a contract with the j. b. McCrary
company of Atlanta, Ca, to make a
survey of the town and prepare a map
and estimate the cost for the install
ment of a sanitary sewerage and Wa
ter extension.
At a meeting OF the directors of the
First National bank of Forest City, ].
F. Alexander was elected to the presi-
cency of that institution, to succeed
the late DR.. g. E. Young. This is the
first time in the history of the bank
that the directors have had to choose
q new president. Doctor Young hav-
ing served in this capacity since the
organization.
Postmaster ". A. Gibson will hold
examinations at the court house on
February 25th for applicants for the
post Offices at Bushnell, Forney, Cher
Okee, Almond, Proctor, Medlin and
Fontana.-Bryson City Times.
Perhaps one, of the most unusual
cases ever tried in Buncombe county,
was that Wednesday of Charles Ham
by, the II ear old boy who was ar
rested Wednesday afternoon at his
home neal Black Mountain by Deputy
united States Marshal M. D. Justice,
on charges of retailing. United States
Commissioner R. S. Mccall bound the
0oy over to the next term of United
states district court, which will con-
Vene herenext May, under a bond of
$500.
The Methodist church of Asheville
rave decided to build a modern house
OF worship at Sung Kiang, China, for
the benefit of the worshippers of that
city and the use of the missionaries OF
the Southern Methodist Church. The
structure will cost $4,000, and will be
Known as the Asheville church. On
Tie cornerstone will be inscribed the
names of all of the local churches con-
u3outlng to the building of the edifice.
IN the case ofSmathers, Bayless &
rhckerson VS.. Kanawha Hardwood
company, a hearing was had before
Judge Carter at Waynesville on the
'In INST, upon the question as to
whether a sale of the property en-
traced in the mortgage would be had
III the present time, or after litigation
aS to title to the Waldo land shouts
De settled. After full discussion Of
tne matter, Judge Carter ordered the
receivers, T. J. Hill and D. Wither
SFoon, to proceed Immediately and
sell the property under the order o.
'coge Ferguson rendered on Noyamy
yer 10th, for the purpose of satisfying
~ claims of 9mathers. Bayiess 4
rDekerson, and stated that IL anything
"dE necessary m he Anno an fhn mat