Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-02
STATE NEWS.

injuries fromlwhich he died. He leaves
a wife and three children.
Rev. willis G. Clark. rector Of Saint
lAndrew's Church. Birming has
notified the members Of his church
that he has accepted call 10 Trinity
Episcopal church Of Ashevtlle.
The police of KannapolIs on Friday
seized big automobile and three suit
cases containing "a pints of liquor.
The owner Of the outfit escape with
one suit case.
4 According to the views and best in
jformed Democrtic leaders in the State,
There has developed a strong probable
ity that there will after all be third
candidate for Governor, the new can
didate in process of grooming being
Gen. Julian S. Carr.
Col. AL Fairbrother, the versatile
editor of Everything, Greensboro, suf-
fered two hemorrhages in Charlotte
! one day last week. He left later in
| the day for Greensboro, saying that he
would go to Baltimore to consult
specialist.
Everything points to the most sue
cessful State Fair that has been held
| in the flfty-four years history Of tho
Fair" says Col. Joseph p. Pogue,
speaking about the prospects for the
big annual event which will be held
this year October 1928.
Miss Fannie E. Heck, for thirty
years president of the Woman's Mis-
sionary society, Of the North CAROLINA
convention, and for twenty years presi-
dent of the Woman's Missionary socie-
ty of the Southern Baptist convention,
| died at her home in Raleigh on Au-
gust 25.
The Highland Cordage Company of
Hickory, will commence work next
week on the erection of its mill in
Highland. The building will be two
stories, 75x1OO feet, Cotton twine,
clotheslines and sash weight will be
made. F
Elliott Merrick, 10-year-old negro
boy, stole $500 in cash from. the Farm
ers and Merchants bank of Lumberton,
last Friday. The cashier stepped out
a moment, asking one of the directors
who was present in the bank to watch
for him. During his absence the sneak
slipped around behind the counter and
grabbing a package of money, slipped
out without. detection. When the mon
ey was missed officers were notified
and in a short time he was under ar
rest and. all the money but $22 re-
covered.
New Hanover county has received
high praise from the United States
Health service, which in part says:
$50 far as statistics are available, at
the present moment, no other. rural
county in the entire South Is equal to
New Hanover in its school sanitation.
If any other county has as good school
sanitation as New Hanover. it certain
~ should not hide its light under a
bushel.' -. a..
At a meeting Of the Brown Memorial
association held at Granite Quarry In
Rowan county last week 1t was decided
to preserve the old family burying-
ground which lies near the Rock House
which was the home of Michael Braun.
the father of the large family whose
descendants compose the association.
About 500 attended the annual gather
ing and there was picnic dinner.
The A. & M. College will open Sep
TENDER 2 and President Hill says that
the outlook is for an attendance that
will be very considerably in advance
of the registration for last year, when
767 students entered. The college
farm, the buildings and grounds and
the equipment was cause for enthu-
siastic praise by the 500 and more
farmers and their wives and daughters
who who attended the State Farmers
Convention at Raleigh last week.
After a three day session marked |
by an attendance of more than 500 |
farmers from every section of the |
State. the State Farmers Convention |
adjourned Thursday at Raleigh to meet
there again next year. The follow |
ing officers were elected for the COM J
ing year: President, Roger A. Derby, |
Jackson Springs vice presidents, W. |
r. Wright, IngoId; George A. Holder /
ness, Tarboro,T and r. N. Berber, Way
nesville.
Mrs. Z. H Barker, worldwide |
prison missionary, has been instru-
mental in establishing "a. home for the /
friendless at the Leray Mills in the
western part of Gastonia. The build
ing which has been selected for the
home has IA rooms and an assembly
A Mrs. Scroggins of Charlotte has been
secured as matron for the home and
has already begun her work. Mrs.
Barker is known throughout the
prisons of this country as "The Little
Mother" she having visited the prisons
of all the larger cities in more than IA
States.
A very black and very smart negro
of various kinds, including couple of
dozen chickens which last item, if
true, indicates how smooth a talker he
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