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New Britain herald., 1915-03-25

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 Manchuria en1 structors for military purpC oInnent sl1al Iourth-The 1 ( hangehun ral trol for ninety article was pr provides for q treaties as ard present treaty. conceded the 1 cttssion regard south Manchur in their list of
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New Britain herald., 1915-03-25
Berlin News FOX FOUND DEAD IN ' BED AT TOWN FARM. NohaQenaTian Inmate SuCCunbS to Heart Disease.
 SElECThAk C,bNEY'S SON ENGAGED
S[LECThAN C,BNEY'S SON ENGAGED
Earle Gibney Will Wed Miss Eulelyn RoeIlm of New Britain SoOn-Auto sinston-Dog Drowned Ill Well.

Michael Fox, the oldest inmate of the Berlin Town farm, was round dead in bed shortly before midnight last -night He was ninety years old and WAS admitted to the institution over twenty years ago. He leaves his wife and son, John Fox, who is employed by George Rapelye of New Britain as q plum Der.
 Fox had been in declining health for the past several years and had been troubled with heart disease Apparently, he felt unusually well early last evening. He are big SUD- per- after which he went to his room. Superintendent Elmer Skinner 'chanced to pass through his room few hours later, and he was sur prsed to find the old man dead. Medical Examiner Roger M. Grisw old was summoned and he pronounced death due to heart disease. Select man William H. Gibney, who was also notified, engaged the w. J. Dunlay company, New Britain undertakers, to prepare the body for burial
 Funeral arrangements have not yet been made. but it is probable that ser vices will be held from St. Paul's church in kensington tomorrow morning, Father J. c. Brennan off ciating. i... Auto and Wagon Collide.
 A Ford touring car driven by d young lady who said sne lived m Aeriden, was considerably damaged yesterday afternoon when it collided with one of George H. Baldwin's ex- press wagons near the factory of the American Paper Goods company. Fortunately no one was injured. Besides the young lady, there were two men in the car, one or whom was teaching her how to operate the vehicle. The girl was driving up Main street towards the Paper Goods when the accident occurred. She had just = turned out to pass one wagon when the crashed into another, which was driven by Patrick Garrity The inn pact of the collision was such as to crush in the forward part of the ma chine and bend the front axle.
 Weeping copiously,' the frightened young lady eXunerated Driver Garrity from all blame. She said she could Eot see his wagon owing to the fact that the sun shonc in her eyes.
 It was impossible to operate the machine under it's own power. so it was left standing by the roadside over night, being removed today.
 V. I. $. Whist.
 Those inN charge of the whist social given at the Town hall last evening under the auspices of the Berlin Village
New Britain herald., 1915-03-25
Dona lluc-Lyons Enga cement.

Announcement has been made of the engagement of Harry Donahue | and Miss Veronica Lyons. They are well known young people and have many friends in Plainvillc and vicin- ity.
 Miss Lyons is q daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Daniel Lyons, who moved here from Farmington a few months ago. It is expected the wedding will take place on April fl.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
WHY THE EDITOR LEFT Town, !,

Friends of Mike Coughlin, joint
agent for c., N. o. & T. P, and South.
ern railway at Danville, KY, are hav-
ing some good natured fun as a result
of an error in a recent advertisement
which he inserted in the Danyille
Messenger The error consisted OF
two additional lines which had moth
ing to do with the advertisement In
question the advertisement appearing
IN the Messenger as follows:
Tickets on sale March 81 and April
l, 1915. Limited return to reach orig
inal- starting point before midnight
April 6, 1915. For full particulars
apply to nearest ticket agent. M. J..
Coughlin, agent, Danville, Ky.sszs~
a gimlet-headed clerk who earns about
two dollars a week and his washing.
1t was recently reprinted in the Gin;
clnnati Enquirer under the captioni
Why the editor left town %
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
RRYAN PLANNING no
We '' SPEAK In HENDERS0NYIILE.
rvDresses Desire to Deliver Free Ad.
dress in HenderS0nyiIle; Spent
Tuesday i'm City

rvnrpsseS Desire to Deliver Free Ad.
dress in Henders0nYiIle; Spent
Tuesday i'm City.
rormer Secretary of State William
Jennings Bryan and Mrs. Bryan spent
nortion of Tuesday in Henderson,
s,,ie being accompanied by Mr.. and
Itrs Fred Seely OF Asheville on their
ontomobile journey.
The party took dinner at the Ken
.rckv home and while in the city Mr..
prvan made arrangements to place his
arondson in the Laurel Park summer
scbool, 1t is likely that he will attend
oitber Fleet or the Blue Ridge school
next winter.
Ut # will be recalled that It was In
uendersonville that Mr.. Bryan made
tbn statement that attracted the at
tention of he world two years ago with
.sference to delivering public addresses
in order to supplement his salary as
Secretary of State, This Is Mr.
Prvan's first visit since that time and
bo expressed the hope Tuesday that he
would be able to return to Henderson
Vile at an early date and deliver a
fee address.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
BREvARD NEWS GIVING PLAIN
FACTS ABOUT BUYING AT HOME.
6Brevard News.

In going about from place to place
through FransyIvanfa county one cam
not help but notice an unusually large
number of bright, shiney new buggies
Eon the road and in the sheds along the
way. This fact, taken alone, would
/ indicate that our people are quite up
to-date and unusually prosperous, but
when one learns the true history Of
these buggies a different impression
is gfven.
During the winter ana early spring
months, oily tongued agents canVassed
the county selling these buggies to all
who would buy, taking a mortgage on
the mans farm to secure the payment
in the fall. The buggy in question
sold for $110, when better buggy
can be bought from the Breyard Hard
ware CO., right here at home, for S 70
Oh easy time payments when desired.
E6r is this ALL In almost every
hq5ae you go into a new sewing ma.
tlSlle. or kitchen range may be seen.
In most cases these sewing machines
are made by companies that reputable
! dealers know nothing about possibly.
and we wonder what will happen when
piece gets broken, or when rev parts
are needed These machines, for the
most part very inferior, sold for more
than the very best makes, and already
some of their owners are getting weary
of cut threads, imperfect stitches, and
such troubles.
At the Farmers Hardware Cos store
this week we saw the exact counter
part of a kitchen range we saw in a
certain home in this county last week.
The only difference was that the one
in the store will cost $4,000, while the
other one will cost $500 cash.
One man who has made a careful
study of such conditions as set out
above states that at least $10,0 600 worth
Of buggies, stoves and sewing ma
chimes have been sold by agents in
this county during the past twelve
months. In ninety-nine and nine
tenths cases in one hundred a better
bargain can be secured at home than
can be had by dealing with these fly
by-night agents who go-about pFeying
upon the public. 1t is the duty OF
every citizen to trade with his home
people people who are doing some
thing for our own county. Our home
merchants deserve the trade of our
own people, and let's see that they get
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
j. T. METER DEAD.
Diai Suddenly Tuesday Morning; Res
ident of City About a ear.

j. IT, Meter. aged "A years died
suddenly at his home on First avenue,
west, Tuesday morning shortly after
falling in his home in an unconscious
condition.
Mr. Meteer had complained of being
tired early in the morning. While
walking. around in the house he fell to
the floor and was speeehless when u
member Of the family reached him.
death being the result of heart failare.
Bntil about q year ago Mr.. Mefeer's =
health had been good. For the past
few weeks although he was able to
walk about over the city 1t was known
by his family that his condition was
gradually growing worse.
Mr.. Meteer and family came to Hem
dersonYtlle about year ago from Co
lumbia, Missouri, where he lived on
the farm He won for himself the
reputation Of being railroad man OF
marked ability, having held for thirty
years the position of yard master for
the Missouri Pacific railway at st.
Louis. He was member of the union
army in the war between the states
and for time after the war served as
"a United States marshal
Since coming to Hendersonville Mr..
Meteer improved his property adjoin-
ing that of Mrs. Waldrop on First ave-
nue.. He united himself with the Pres
Eyterian church. He was a knight
,Templar of the Masonic order and the
local lodge will be in charge of the
funeral services, funeral being at the
home and fnterment in Oakdale cem-
stery.
The deceased is survived by the
v idow and four sons, Leonard and Guy
.cfthis city; John C. of East ST. Louis,
Ill, and Charles of California; and
one daughter, Mrs. c.. ". Wade of St:
Louis. Surviving are a brother and
sister, James Meteer Of CafHnsEtlIe,
Ill, and Mrs. Mary Morse of Panas H.
At this writing it had not been de-
cided when the funeral services would
be held. They VIII be conducted by
Rev. Mr.. Simpson with. Rev. r. v NH
Ter assisting.
During his residence here Of about ID
year Mr.. Meteer made a number OF
friends who we're saddened By the
news of his death.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
MAY SEE AND THINK By WIRE

Inventor Of Telephone Predicts Won
derful Things-Gets Carnegie Medal
(F'rom The New York Sun.
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor Of
the telephone, in receiving the Edison
medal for .meritorious achievement
IN electrical science" !" from the Amer
lean Institute of Electrical Engineers.
said that the day may yet come when
We may see by electricity.
The presentation was made by John
]. Carly, chief engineer of the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, who constructed the Panama
Pacific telephone line from New York
to San francisco, and Thomas A. Wat
sen who was Professor >Bell Is, mechan-
ieal expert and associated with him in
the work that resulted in speech by
wire, told of the series of dreams and
experiments that led up &c, it,
In presenting the medal Mr.. Acc ar
ty said. You gave to man the means
OF talking electrically. Yours was the
first voice sent over wire. Your
name will be immortal as long as.
mankind benefits by your genius.
In accepting it Professor Bell,
praised the modern engineers who
have increased the efficiency of his in.
yention.
There is more to come" he said
ssYou have electric light, heat, the tel
egraph, the telephene-are you going
to stop? Are you going to see by cleo
tricity? / can imagine men. with
great coils of wire over their head.
transmitting thoughts by induction"
6aunoo aql on uoIleoHdds9 uTEpm uI
sort The sesidents got up in arms.
board of health for the positnon as.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
WHAT LIBRARY DOES FOR CITY.

1. Completes its educational equip
ment, carrying on and giving perma2
pent value to the work of the schools
g. Gives the children of all classes
a chance to know and love the best in
SSterature. Without the public library
such a chance is limited to the very
few.
3. Minimizes the sale and reading
of vicious literature in the community,
thus promoting mental and moral
health.
4. Effects a saving in money to
every reader in the community. The
library is the application of common
sense to the problem of supply and de-
mend. Through it every reader in the
town can secure at a given cost from
100 to 1000 times the material for
readings or study that he could secure
by acting individually.
5. Adds to the material value OF
property. Real estate agents in the
suburbs of large cities never fail to
advertise the presence of a library, If
there be one, as giving added value to.
the lots or houses they have for sale.
6. Appealing to all classes, sects
and degrees of intelligence, it is a
strong unifying factor in the Life of a
town -
T. The library is the one thing in
which every town, however poor or
isolated, can have something as good
and inspiring as the greatest city can
offer. Neither Boston ner New York
can provide better books to it's readers
than the humblest town library can
easily own and supply.
g. Slowly but ineJ itably raises the
Intellectual tone Of place.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
HORsE SHOE CURVES.
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f1ntended for last week.

--E
Rev. Mcintosh, a local preacher of
the Willow section. preached at the
Methodist church Sunday in the abb
sence of the pastor. Rev. r. #. Honey
.cutt, who attended children's day at
sAFery's creek.
Miss Sue Cannon leayes-this week
for visit to friends and relatives In
Spartanburg.
Miss Mary Sitton isson the sick list.
Mrs. J. o.. Johnson has seven SUM
mer visitors.
Mr.. M: p. Hawkins of Brevard spent
Sunday with his sister. Mrs. r. M.
Brannon.
Messrs. Harvey Mofatt and Floyd
Nicholson of Route No. 2, attended
church here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Johnson OF Hen
dersongflle spent Sunday here.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
FRANKS SENTENCE Is COM
MUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

Atlanta, Ca, June 21.--Leo M Frank
today began serving life sentences at
the Georgia prison farm for the MUIR
der OF Mary Phagan, the 14-year old
ennp1oye of the pencil factory OF which
he was superintendent. His hurried
secret trip by train and autOmobiie
from the Atlanta jail to MilIedgeYiIies
preceded by few hours the issuance
OF long statement by Governor Sla=
ton giving his reason for coIanantfn
the death sentence, which was to have
been executed tomorrow, TO life i11as
Irisenment.
In his statement exhaustively ex
planning his reasons FOR eommutfEF
Franks sentence, Governor Slaton re-
viewed the circumstances surroundfnk
the murder Of Mary Phagan in the NaS
tional Pencil factory here on April S6 {
1913; the conviction of Frank and his
appeal for clemency.
Newman, Ca, June 81. Goyernof
Slaton and Leo M. Frank were hanged
in ef1gy here tonight Later the
images were cut down and set on fiie
and attached by ropes to automobiles
were dragged blazing through the
kstFeets.
Atlanta, Ca June 21.-News OF the
Communication of Franks sentence by
Governor Slaton spread rapidly over
the city this morning, and crowds
gathered as If by magic on every street
corner. For time 1t was feared that
a serious demonstration might be-
made, and the police reserves we're
pressed into service, but the night ar
rived without any effort at anything
more serious than talk At Marietta,
the former home of Mary Phagan, the
little girl who was murdered, Govern
or S1aton was hung. in efigy.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
WHAT IS A COLLEGE BOY WORTH

That's question nobody can am
sWer-but we are able to tell some
thing about. how much he costs. Ac-
cerding ito figures given out by Wis
cOnsin University it costs $211.65z to
give each student instruction for the
year. OF this amount, 1895 falls on
the tax payer, the rest being made up
OF gifts, federal grants, and special
fees and funds Of different kinds.
In addition to this amount of course.
the student must pay his share Of the
expenses board clothes, and Incl
dentaIs, which might easily average
more than $500 per year If another
5000 be added for loss of time, when
the boy Whois in school might be
earning money, we would have over
$500 per year-or $4,000 for a four
year term. s.
Well, that's a lot of money, but 1t
ought to be a good investment. At six
per cent it would be less than $500 a
year, and even from purely CONNER
cia1 standpoint it would probably be
found that college graduates average
more than $500 year in earning pow
er above the young man who have new
er been to college.
We have to pay taxes to support the
state universities, any way. and when
ever we find it possible we should send
our children to the University There
are many rewards fuller and richer
lives, and increased service to the
world which cannot be reckoned in
dollars.
a Chicago University professor says
it costs 81, 600 to raise child. Having
invested that much money In our chill
dren, we might as well make the gift
to the world complete by adding COL
lege education, where possible even 4
the administrator of our estate does
find a little less to divide among the
teirss-Farm Life
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
s e 3 e g s 3 g J. g 8 8

There are many strange faces In
Hendersonville While the number of
boarders in the city is not very large,
the majority Of cottages have been
leased and indications point to a good
season
xeurs1ons were run recently from
Virginia cities and HeadersonVille Is
entertaining a goodly number Of guests
but SO far they are mostly cottagers
or summer residents.
The season is said. to be as good as
the average and the business men are
in high spirits over the prospects for
good summer business.
Colonel WOOD, feels encouraged over
prospects for summer travel and says
The schedules. which are published
elsewhere, will be equal to the re-
quirements, a new feature Of which
will be day coaches from Atlanta to
AsheviIle without change of cars.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
ENTER ELECTRIC BUSINESS.

]. W. Mcintyre and G.. A. Stacy have
entered the electrical business and are
located in the plumbing establishment
OF Mr.. Mcintyre. The new firm will
handle varied assortment of electri-
cal goods, Mr.. Stacy being an electri-
can of long experience.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
ABOUT $50 INSURANCE MEN ARE
EXPECTED TO VISIT IHR CRY.
Annual Session of tIle North CAROLINA
insurance Men to Convene in
HendersonFiIle. June "a.

--e., : -
The North Caroline Underwriters a.
Eociation will convene in annual ses-
sion in Hendersonvflle on June "a for
two days session. $3.50.
Efforts are being made to give the
visitors an enjoyable entertainment so
as to make their stay Ia Henderson
vile most pleasant Between 200 and
800 delegates to this meeting are ex-
pected from all parts OF the State.
The program for the convention has
been arranged. b W. EWbank has
been selected to deliver the address of
welcome. The convention win be
opened with prayer by Rev. 4. N.
Wilcox.
Tne Insurance. men are coming to
Hendersonvil1e on the invitation of the
Greater HendersonVilIe club, which
sent a delegate with pressing fnVi-
tation to the meeting year ago.
Auto Service Wanted.
A. EWbank states that the local
underwriters are seeking the support
OF the people in giving the visitors
pleasant automobile drive over the.
city on June "a from to O'Clock.
Mr.. EWbank requests the Democrat to
sannounce that the cooperation of an-
tomobile owners in helping to enter:
tain the visitors will be highly appre-
ciated and that if number of them
will donate the services of their cars
for two hours such cooperation will
result in providing entertainment that
will be greatly enjoyed by the insur-
ance smen
This is regarded as a splendid OPP
portunity for a number of automobile
owners to contribute their share in
providing enterS Sainment which will
serve as a splendid advertisement foi
the eoty. Mr. EWbank would be
pleased to list those who will cooper
ate in the matter of entertainment,
which is necessary in taking care or
The convention.
The insurance men are planning 20
have a Pullman to run from Colds
boro to Hendersonyi1Ie, leaving Colds
boro at 2 o'clock on June 23.-It Is
hoped to fill the car with insurance
men and tack a large banner on the
side of the car.
The RrOgra1a.
The program follows:
Hlsnrsaa June Oath, 1915.
1900 4
Inyocation-Rey. r. II. WiIIeox Hen
dersonville. N. c.
Address of We1come-E. w. Ewbank,
Hendersonville, N G.
Response Robt q. Follin. Winston
Salem, n C.
Roll Call.
Presidents Address-W. B.8Merrimon,
Greensboro, n, G.
reports OF secretary and Treasurer-]
w. 3. Sharpe, Burlington, N. G.
Afternoon Session.
a.0o- sf1,o1ocl. s.ssz
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
Travel Record Broken

4 II Is
Travel Record Broken. &
&.
Col H Wood, division IS
e passenger agent Of the South H
ern Railway company, when s.
In the city Wednesday stated $
e to representative of the s.
Democrat that the number Of s.
Is visitors IN Hendersonville is s.
greater than last year for the IS
coTTespo ponding period and that -
comparatively this city has M
more visitors than Waynea- s.
vile or Asheyille. g
& s - M y g Sc s.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
e0TEAGERS AND SUMAEERITES
ARE ENGAlIPING FOB SEASON,
Majority Of Homes Taken ana While
BOarders Are Few IN Number
Season Expected to Improve.

# IS M e e s. M # ]
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-06-24
LUTHERAN PREACHING.

In the Methodist Church, Sunday, 4
o. m. A cordial invitation to our SER
vices is extended to all.
M. M.sKIPPS,
Mission Supply Pastor,
Arizona republican., 1915-01-11
Scott Is Ou Way To Mayt0rena
 F0r Signature
LAssocIArEp rREss pIspArcHl

FL PASO, Jan. 1O-Gen. Hugh L. Scott, army chief of staff left for Naco where he expects to secure the signature of Maytorena to the peace pact eliminating future Mexican bor- der warfare endangerng American lives and property. Gen. Hill has al ready signed.
 Villa left JuareZ supposedly for Tampico where he plans a concen- trated attack on the Carranza forces holding that port The force was re- ported at 5000 but is actually 2000. Villa troops left for Casas Grandes en route to Nogales thence down the west coast.
 Villa forces are credited with q decisive victory over the troops of Generals Antonio l. Villareal and Maclovio Herrera in three day bat tie at SaItillo, according to advices received here The battle began on Friday morning The constitution alist defeat is said to have been due to demoralization when the cry was raised that the Villa troops had scattered themselves among the col- i stitutionalists The defeated forces ! it is reported. were driven to Rim 1 but are now retreating to Monterey | There is no estimate of the number
 of troops engaged.