Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-09-09
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GENERAL STATE NEWS j
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Maxton graded school opened Thurs
day with the largest attendance ever
shown on the opening day.
| Dunbar farm in Edgecombe county,
containing 2,196 acres, owned by cor
poration, was sold last week to w. A.
Erwin of Durham for 100000.
Ninety-six lusty, Growing youngsters
between the ages of four weeks and a
year was one of the attractions Of
Health Exhibit Week at Asheboro last
Thursday.
Thursday, September %, Lenoir Col
lege mill celebrate it's twenty-ffth an
niversary of the opening of the col
Ilege The speaker of the day will be
Rev. Simon Peter Long of Mansfield, o,
Agents of the British government
| have offered the Moffatt Machinery
company of Charlotte a contract to
make 100000 steel shells for $4,000
! 900, 20 per cent of the money to be adj
vanced before work is begun. The
company will be given ten days to &C
cept or reject the proposition.
Many of the two thousand persons
who left High Point during the past
winter on account of the shortage in
work are said to be drifting back in re-
Spouse to the calls of the manufacture
ers, and it Is not impossible that the
[ September payrolls will contain the
names of 1000 more employees than
were on them several months ago.
The farmers of Catawba county will
hold farmers institute, September 10
at Lenoir College, This will be the
farmers "big day. in the county this
year, it being the intention of the pro-
moters 10 make it great agricultural
rally and picnic. A woman's institute
will be held at the same time.
Rutherford College has opened with
he best enrolment in the last Is years.
having over so new students, together
NTH the majority of those of last year.
There are % ministerial students in at
tendance.
The State Department of Agriculture
reports considerable activity in agri-
cultural lime through the special ar
rangements made to procure it for the
farmers at actual cost Large num-
department and they are turned over
to private grinders who are nearest
the parties making the order.
Deputy Grand Master A. B. Andrews.
Jr., Of North Carolina Grand Lodge |
of Masons and acting grand master in |
the absence of Grand Master Hobgood, |
OF Greensboro from the State, is stirr- |
ing the Masonic leaders all over the |
State to a degree Of activity that gives |
promise of growth for the current year. |
Mrs. r. J. Reynolds of Winston /
Salem, State president of the Elieh /
Wilson Memorial, is forming plans for |
the organization of committees CON- |
posed of leading women of, the State |
for the purpose Of raising funds for a |
permanent memorial to- the wife of the |
head of the nation. Mrs. Reynolds !
states that it is hoped to have the |
movement Endorsed by the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, the caugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, the Colonial |
Danes and other social and patriotic |
orders, as well as by individuals and
not only their Endorsement but their !
cooperation in the matter.
Farmers In the rural sections or |
Scotland Neck report that the cotton |
bolls are rotting before they mature |
and are at a loss to know the cause.
Added to this trouble the peanuts. of |
which there is already a short crop,
are dying in the fields from blight.
G. Edgar Williams and F. A. Crank.
mell-known auto-hack drivers of Eliza
beth City, were apprehended by officers
last week while coming from Norfolk
In an automobile, in which were found
II gallons Of whiskey bottled in pints.
The prisoners were brought to town
and mere required to give bond in the
sum of $3.50 each for their appearance
in court. after which they quietly left
the town some time during the night
in an automobile. /
Two stores in Gastonia were robbed
of a few dollars and some small ar
tlcles. Near the scene of the burglary
Methodist preacher was held I'D lby
three men about IL o'clock who de-
manded his noney(O but did him. no
harm.
According to a tentative plan of the
Republican National Committee. North
Carolina Republicans will be thee
delegates short in the 1916 convention
The Republican Congressional Cam
pa1gn Committee has worked the prob
able representation Of the various
States.
Durham county fair is to opened on
September 81. Much interest has been
shown by the Durham business m In.
who are preparing to make the OPENING [.
of the fair one o1 the most festiveEin T
the history of Durham. Floats will !
represent the various steps of progress
in the development of the city will take
part in the parade.
Cicero eFlowe. a well-known citizen
Of No. township, Cabarrus county,.