French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-05-11
STATE NEWS

The endowment fund of Elon college
has been increased to $125,0oO.
he Marine Band will go to Char
lotte for the 10th of May celebration
Timber lands in Irede1l and Alexan-
der counties are reported as being
much damaged by forest fires
Pedigreed hogs from the mountains
are being shipped to the Pig Club Of
Lenoir county.
! Morganton expects to have a TWEEN
ty-four hours a day electric service
after September /.
/. A plant for the manufacture of high
grade handkerchief is the latest in
dustry for Hickory.
Salisbury a $780, 600 bond money
which is to be used for three new
schools, for a new and larger water
works and for other improvements.
The Masons of Monroe have started
a movement among that order to erect
O. Masonic Temple in that town within
the next few years.
The North Carolina Funeral Direc-
tors and Embalmers' association will
meet in Goldsboro Tuesday Wednes-
day and Thursday.
The Baptist Of Monroe are making
an addition to the extent of about
$1,000 to their church, and a new pipe
organ will be installed.
} Citizens of Statesville will conduct
a w%hirlwind campaign commencing
May % for subscriptions of stock for
a fair for IredeH county.
Reports coming from Alexander ooun-
ty state that fires are doing great dam
age to timber in the Rrushy mountains
OF that county.
Elizabeth City last week welcomed
the people of the city and many visi-
tors from the country in the formal
opening of. an active Young Mems
Christian Association.
The largest crowd Eve assembled
in the historic town af Hillsboro gath
cred there Wednesday to participate IN
Orange County, first school com
mencement.
The corporation commission have
ordered the Southern and the G.. and
NV. to submit plans COR a union sta
ton at Newton, to be built upon the
present site an dto be used exclusively
as a passenger depot.
The County Commissioners of Allie
CLANCY County have ordered an cleo
ton for the 10th of June to decide
whether. Allegheny shall issue $50, 900
additional bonds to the E1kin & Allie
CLANCY Railway.
The ladies of the -Grier Bible Glass
Of the First Presbyterian church at
Concord, with the aid of the Mems
Bible class have recently raised money
enough to build a new doFmitory: for
the Grandfather Orphanage at Banner
Elk,
New Bern is to have a, new daily
paper and the first issue is scheduled
to make its appearance on or about
June 1st. The Morning New Bernian
will be the name of the new pubIica-
tioQ&
Burke county commissioners have
appropriated 500 to supplement the
funds supplied by the state board of
health to carry on in that county a
vaccination campaign against typhoid.
the work to begin as soon as the nee
essary arrangements can be made.
Rev. E. s. Grassland. and Rev. W. E..
Besiegel, two Moravian ministers of
Winston-Salem. have announced their
Intention Of accepting. calls extended
to Them several weeks ago by Moravian
Churches In Lititz. Parma and Brook
lyn. N: 7.
Mrs. W: s. Nicholson. wife Of a proIn
fpent citizen of Salisbury, has served
notice on that city that she will bring
suit Tor the sum of $1,000 for an acct
dent9some weeks ago when. she tripped
on wEter- hose on Mann street and
1elf.aastatning Rbroker arm, andsotrer1
lAAjurfes: = 81
The Board OF Aldermen Of Monroe
are making strenuous efforts to ex-
tend the compulsory sewer zone to all
business sections and the larger nor
tons OF the residential districts of the
city. 1t is the intention Of the citizen
snip to make Monroe the cleanestv and