Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-05
CONDENSED NEWS OF 10TH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
Review of che Latest ImuOrtant Hap.
pcnings Of Thirteen Surround
ing Counties.

gether with the contents OF the build
ing. The school at that place closed
some time. ago, but on Wednesday
some parties went to the building to
clean It preparatory to having a box
supper, sweeping the floor and burning
tht trash in the stove.-Sylyan Valley
News.
The executive board Of the TransyI-
yania Baptist Association has arrang-
ed to hold mission and enlistment in
stitutions at the following times and
places:
AT Rosman all day Sunday mad Mo1-
day, March % and %. 1914.
Enon-Tuesday and Wednesday.
March "a and Is.
Little River-Thursday March 26.-
Sylvan Valley News.
The potsofhces at Armstrong, Nc
Dowell county, Baxter, Henderson
county, Bloom, Cherokee county, Cecil,
Haywood county, and Demming, Nc
Dowell county, have been ordered dis
continued.
Hampered by her extreme age, Mrs.
Minerva Burnett aged Is. was burned
TO death at Bethel. near Canton. when
her house burned down about 5 o'clock
Mrs. Burnett had been living alone al
though supported by her children and
was in the house alone at the time it
caught fire.
A newborn babe was found in the
n4illpond at Caroleen. just after closing
the mill down for the usual Saturday
holiday. The big gates were raised
and water allowed to escape from the
pond. When the water receded from
the banks the little form was noticed.
lying half submerged In mud, about 80
feet from the eastern bank and almost
directly beneath the bridge. The body
was coated in mud and at first it was
impossible to tell whether it was white
or black.
A number of the leading stock rails
ers of Haywood county recently per-
fected the organization OF the Pigeon
Valley Live Stock association and it is
planned to hold an annual stock show
at Woodrow, on the Tennessee AMI
North Carolina Railroad. In connec-
ticn with the. show there will be a pub
lie auction of a few carloads of cattle.
The idea was suggested by the annual
sale and shows held in Kentucky and
is being adopted by many small Zeal
ers throughout the west.
The double daily passenger train
will be put on to Franklin next Sum
day March LIST arriving here at 100
p. m. and leaving at $3.50 a. m.-Frank-
liz Press.
All structures to be erected in the
central part of Old Fort hereafter have
to come under the supervision of a
building committee, which is a new
and wise provision to protect
growing town from being further
rrarred by unsightly buildings,-old
Fort Sentinel.
w. G. Blanton has been recommend
ed as postmaster for Forest City. j. l..
Gamble was also a candidate for the
office.
The ladies of Forest City are taking
steps to organize a civic club to look
after sanitary and other conditions
around town.
At a public meeting of Citizens II
Saluda Thursday night, the board of
trade of Saluda was organized with 40
charter members present.
Officers elected are: President DIR. J..
C. Bushnell, vice pres, Hon, J. A. Boz.
lick; secretary, W. Cannon; treasures,
H. L. Capps.
Directors: DR.. E. M. salley, W. C..
Robertson, @. c. Sonner, DR.. J. O.
Hooper, H. M. Slaughter, v. o. Hop
kins-Polk County News.
The Polk County Singing conven,
ton will me with the Mill Springs
Baptist church Sunday, March Is, at
20 a. m,-Polk County News.
The case of J. L. smathers ct al
against the Toxaway Hotel COM
pany was again brought into court yes
t"rdav and occupied the greater part
CT the afternoon. After going oyer
many phases that had been considered
before, Judge Justice ruled to set aside
the last two issues of the verdict rem
dered at the close of the caae about a
week ago. These two issues were to
the effect that the parties who prf4has-
ed the notes of the hotel company 10
tue amount of $4,000 were innocent
purchasers. Judge Justice held il
this verdict that J. G.. McMichael, of
atlanta and Frank and company of
Savannah, were innocent purchasers Of
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