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French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Several New Charters Granted.

Charlotte Loan and Trust Co., of
Charlotte. Capital stock, $15O,000;
subscribed stock, $4,000. Incorpor-
ators: John M. Scott, Charlotte; A.
M. Mcdonald, Charlotte; John M.
>Morehead, Charlotte.
Mountain State Mica and Mining
Co., of Raleigh. Capital stock, $780,
600; subscribed stock, $4,000. In
c~orporators: J.. T. Birdsall, of Phila,
delphia; William Spicey, of Philadel-
phia, and C. Walter Bries, of Philadel-
phia. - ~
The Sidney Cotton Mill of Graham,
filed an amendment to the charter Of
the company changing the period o.
existence of the corporation from
thirty to sixty years.
The P. Picker Co., of Roxabel, Der
tie county, capital $4,000 authorized
and $4,000 subscribed by Carl R
I4iverman and others.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Present Portrait Of ]. Turner, Jr.

ASSSahS - 49, 80
In Representatives Hall a few days
ago the presentation to the state took
place of the oil portrait of Josiah
Turner, Jr., who was such a great fac.
tor in conserving the interests of the
people of the state during the recon.
struction period following the close
of the civil war. Major w. A. Ora.
ham delivered the address and the
portrait was accepted by Judge R. w
Winston. The Daughters of the Con.
federacy and the Ladies' Memorial
Association of this city attended as
special guests. The painting is the
work of Mrs. Marshall Williams Of
Faison and the fund to pay for the
work was raised through voluntary
contributions by admirers of Josiah
Turner to especially honor his mem.
Dry. The painting is to be placed in
the hall of history.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

apartments with Mrs. Olive Muir Full
ler on Fleming street.
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Mr., and Mrs. w. M. Pofndexter Miss
Lucy Booze. and Mrs. N. S. Sullivan, of
Walkertown, N. c., are in the CITY al
tending the closing exercises of Blue
Ridge School.
%
HendersonVille today extended a
cordial welcome to the Sunday school
of the First Baptist Church of Spar
tanburg. They came here today on a
special train for an outing at Laurel
Park.
The Epworth League had charge of
the Sunday evening services at the
Methodist church. Addresses were
delivered by Messrs. Denny Starnes
n Winborne Beason. Miss Bessie
Aiken read a brilliant paper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Masten, Miss
Masten, and Percy Masten, Jr., of
Winston-Salem, are spending several
days at the Kentucky Home having
come UP for the commencement exer-
c-ses at the Blue Ridge School for
Boys. The trip from Winston was
made by auto, (
% ~
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Garland of Spar
tanburg have opened their summer
home on Seventh n They will
have with their their daughters, Mrs.
Tut and Miss Elizabeth Garland who
recently tool the A. NJ. degree at Con-
verse College. n their son, Mr.. Will
liam Garland who has taken honors
al Wofford College.
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U. ID. C. Meet.
The U. D. G. will meet with Mrs.
Hatch, on the second Wednesday in
June instead of the first. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
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Boy Scouts Entertained. ?
About thirty Boy Scouts were guests
Of Mrs. Lester. Sr.. at the Strand thea
ire last Thursday.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Mann Underqoes Operation.

Supt. Mann Un%dereoes Operation.
j. S. Mann, superintendent of the
States Prison and candidate for the
Democratic nomination for State
Treasurer, has been laid low by a
stroke of appendicitis. He was oper-
ated on for that aiImeut, following
his return from Aberdeen, where he
spoke in the interest of his candidacy.
He has many engagements for the
next two weeks, but will have to fore
go them all.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

day morning, but it may be Sunday a
week before this can be done.
The class was organized January {,
1912, with "a members. It now has
an enrollment<of 80 all earnest work
ers who take up every subject of Bible
study and discuss it from the various
standp6ints. The class Is one of the
strongest and most active in the state.
The officers are: Vance Norwood,
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

Mrs. l.. NJ. Dodamead entertained
a number of friends on last Wednes-
day evening, the occasion being to
commemorate the birthday of her
mother, Mrs. C. ]. Hawkins, the last
one to be celebrated in the old home.
The invited guests were: Rev. and
Mrs. K. w. CawthOn, Mrs. M. Eyer
ton, Mrs. Florence WaldrOp, Mrs.
Florel Few, Mrs. Carrie Stradley, Mrs.
Grace GallamOre, Mrs. W. F. Edwards,
Mrs. Bobbie Hunt. Mrs. Sallie Bryson,
Miss Sue Farmer, Miss Diannah Bow
en-. Mrs. A. B. Drafts who rendered
several beautiful selections.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Leaf TOBACCO Sales Fof ApriI.

Leaf tobacco statistics for the
month of April, 1916, show a total sale
of 641,347 pounds against 598, 9O7
pounds for the same month in 1915.
The sale by markets was as follows:
Durham, 100,805; Louisburg, 6,745;
Madison, 1882; Mount Airy, 1895;
Reidsville, Psi, 949; Stoneville, 1871;
Warrenton, 4,O23; Winston-Salem,
236,475; Greensboro, 1,212; LeaksVille,
1,4OO.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Opinions of Supreme Court.

Banks VS.. Lane from Lenoir county.
Petition to rehear denied. Chief JUS.
tice Clark writes the opinion Of the
court, Justice Brown and Justice Wa
ker filed c%oncurring opinions and JUS
tice Walker file concurring opinions
and Justice Allen dissents. Wilson
VS.. Scarboro from Wake. Petition to
rehear dismissed; Torrey VS.. cannon
from Mecklenburg, affirmed; Barnett
VS.. Smith, ct al, from CASTOR, no
error; Beam VS.. Fuller, CASTOR, new
trial; Springs ct uX, VS.. Hopkins,
Mecklenburg, reversed; Alexander Vs.
Johnston, MeckIenburg, no error; In
surance Company We. Reid, CASTOR,
reversed; Davidson VS.. 8. A. L. Rail:
way, Mecklenburg, no error; Sehorn
VS.. City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg'
error; Chatham Estates vs.. Bank
Mecklenburg. reversed; Walter Vs.
.Earnhardt, Cabarrus, no error; Flour
Mills, VS.. Distributing Company, Ire
deli, n o error.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Federal Supervision of Road.

The Central Highway will be SUI
pervised by officials Of the United
States office Of Public Roads, the
State Highway Commission was in
formed. The highway will be pat
rolled by Engineers Spoon and Wins
low, wwho will superintend all main
tenance work. From the ocean to the
Burke county line the highway is 491
miles long, a distance greater than
any other stretch of road under Fed
eral supervision.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
Pardon Yancey County Man.

A condition pardon has been grant
ed w. B., Hensley of Yancey county,
who has served three years of a five
years sentence for manslaughter. He
i sin ba dhealth andis crippled. Judge
Lyon, who tried him, recommends the
pardon. ~-ea..:
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
BUREAU.

List your rooms and boarding
houses with the Information Bureau.
Office at new drug store opposite de-
pot. Call and get our terms. Phone
q. Office hours from 8 a. N. to 1880
d, m.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

Look! Look! Look! Palm beach
suit sale. one big lot Palm beach suits
to sell quick, price $500 to 1918 per
suit. Glazener cuts the price and
sells the goods. 6-8-2tc
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
WESLEY ADULT BIBLE CLASS OF THE METHODIST CHURCH

| president; James r. Hill and n. D.
Coburn, teachers, and n. r. Stewart,
secretary.
Not the least attractive and Of
course the most welcome feature of
the days work Wednesday was the
bouutiful dinner served at noon by
the ladies. They were complimented
very highly for their thoughtfulness
in providing for the comfort Of the
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

one coat Of paint applied ere the sun
disappeared in the west.
The building stands in the grove
back of the church and is sufficiently
large to accommodate $50 persons.
The lack of room for the class in the
Sunday school room OF the church
made this building necessary It is
hoped it will be finished by Saturday
ready to be occupied,By the class Sum,
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08
FREE INFORMATION BUREAU.

List your rooms for rent and board
with the Peoples Grocery. Phone 43.
adv ct
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Miss Lucy Dermid spent Tuesday in
.A.-evllJe.
AIRS, 7. Ellyson Simpson is in town
asAm-
:, Brooks left Sunday for Above,
Tenn.
r79t. William Philips left Monday
far Philadelphia.
Mrs Emma Faulkner of Inman is
visiting Mrs. Heffner.
Mss Julia Grassland arrived in
tou4 saturday.
MIS- McIIwaine has taken the Jack
..o, .,r.age for the summer.
Mrs uaniIton of Sumter will spend
nd. ..-.-1cr at 321 Fourth avenue. w.
o.
.afn Shipman of Tuxedo spent
y. With relatives in town.
: Patton who has been visiting
-...- IN town has returned to
l-.-4slle.
lin. and Mrs. D. E. Stepp and Miss
f,.. camp spent Sunday at Chimney
R0ta. ~
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. West of Jackson
vile have opened their summer home
on Pine street.
Mrs, W. H. Justus and Misses Lois
and Rosa Edwards spent Saturday in
Asheville.
Miss Kate Doty of Winnsboro, S. c..
visiting Mrs. J. l.. Egerton on Fifth
avenue.
Miss Rosa Camp of Inman is spend
inc the summer with relatives at 4O9
Sixth avenue, West.
Miss elizabeth Blackman. formerly
with GIenn's busy store has accepted
a position at Duf's.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. V. Kennegan and
family have opened their summer
nome in Laurel Park.
Miss Eva Jordan is spending the
summer with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
W. C. Jordan on the Flat Rock road.
o.
I. A. Clark and family have return
ed from Iverness, Fla, and will spend
the summer in the city.
J. C. Beck of Greenville has been
called to Hendersonville on account
OF the illness of his son Ernest.
John R. Begg of S~partanburg was a
guest at the home Of his sister, Mrs. J.
F. Brooks last week.
Mrs. \. L. Hart has returned to st.
Geo.ge, S. c.. after a pleasant visit to
MIS-. J. c. Beck.
Mrs.. 3. S. Womble of Winston
SaleI IS spending some time with
Re. and LIrs. W. F. Womble.
T1a Feet baseball team defeated
J15 a-v scouts tn d score Of 8 to .
Thursday afternoon
W
L-s. Nae Mathews Miss Mamie
Ir.--. and lTessrs. Osteen and Carl
Sli-man n0tOred to Chimney Rock
Sunday.
III. and Mrs. c. F. Fuller of Lum-
beltcn are occupying the Patterson
lomc on Sixth avenue.
20:
'-NI'Cu 7 .!1ian Trncc1on1 Whn has hpGn |
q student at Converse College arrived
in town Monday after attending the
WOfford commencement.
Miss Pink Cash who clerks at Duf's
has returned after a two weeks alb
Fence.
Miss Lucy D~inwiddie of Clarksville,
Tenn, is a commencement visitor at
me Blue Ridge school.
E. L.. HarreT1 of Boynton has pur-
Chased the V. C. v. Shepherd house
md will soon be here to spend the
summer.
A. W. Anderson of Augusta, Super
n%tendent Of the c. & w. c., will spend
ne summer on Sixth avenue opposite
ne Park Hill.
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Miss Edwin Hunt leaves Boston
une 8 for Portland, Oregon. where
me goes to persue her studies in
nusic.
Mrs. Geo. A. Fisher Of Salisbury,
nd niece Miss Adele Shaener Of Bar
er, are the guests of Mrs. L, E. Fish.
I al her home at Flat Rock.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

As announced. In last weeks Hust-
Ter the Mems Wesley Adult Bible Glass
of the Methodist Church met Wed
nesday in an effort to erect in one day
a building on the church lot for a class
room. Thirty or more men were on
the job early, and had the necessity
material for Misunderstanding arrived
from AsheVile as was expected, the
building would have been finished and
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

PRESCRIPTIONS accurately com
pounded with pure fresh drugs by ex-
perieneed registered pharmacist at
The NEW DRUG STORE.
Real Druggist at Depot.
Phone %. Wm. B. Wilson. Mgr.
6-1-2tc
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

shows Death Rate Of Florida City.
The State Board Of Health is send
ing out D bulletin featuring h re-
cent report Of Dr.. Charles e. Terry.
the health officer OF Jacksonville, Fla,
which shows . tremendous decrease
An the death rate in his city from
typhoid and other intenstianl diseases
due entirely to doing away with sur
a privies and the screening OF those
still remaining. He says that the
milk n water supply of the city
have moi changed in five years Dut
b a the death rate has dropped nom
1868 to 100000 population to lsI.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

FOR SALE-Fiye year old pony and
cart outfit. Good condition. Apply
J. D. Pufien. 6-S-3tc
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

To ChicagO.-Judge H. G. Ewart.
Brownlow Jackson and B.. H. De
Priest, left Sunday for Chicago where
they will attend the Republican and
Progressive conventions which con-
vene there this week. Mr.. DePriest
will represent a number of North Car
DINA dailies. while there in sending
special stories relative to the works
Of the convention.
French Broad hustler and Western Carolina Democrat. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1915-1916, 1916-06-08

The U. D. G. will meet with Mrs
Hatch, on the second Wednesday il
June instead of the first. All mem
bers are requested to be present.
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"p.r,on.,;ty" on tn, STAGE.

In his book 1.-The Truth About the
Stage" the author, who hides his iden.
tity under the term lone Of Broad
ways best known theatrical mana.
gers" writing Of personality" In the
acton CT actress. says:
II don't believe it has ever been ade-
quately delined-probably 1t never will
be. But its importance can scarcely
be overestimated. 1t Is a kind Of In.
tangible, elusive radium emanation
that deties analysis, but 1t can do more
to convert sow's ear into a silk purse
than anything else in the world. Under
its magic spell downright ugliness may
seem to be beauty and stupidity may
easily enough be mistaken for bril-
liancy. 1t is the quality that every
successful actor and actress possesses
and without which no actor and no
actress rises to any appreciable height
in the profession. 1t flashes across
the footlights more effectively than
beauty, ability and experience COM
bined, and, while the spectator himself,
perhaps. is not aware Of the fact, he
applauds it more than he applauds any.
thing else"
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don's mayor was making some minor
adjustments to his car. Kick, kick
Kick went the gasoline stations pump
and instead of throwing a full gallon
at q stroke the mayor AYERS he did not
Get a quart. Hurriedly producing the
cash for the five gallons of gas he be-
gan his homeward journey, little real
izing that he would be stranded only
ten miles out of Gwinner. An emer,
gency can was carried and this helped
him to run to farm house where he
secured another supply. At any rate
Mayor Arnston learned how gasoline
can be sold so cheaply in Gwinner and
he is now wondering whether it is not
a good plan to put the same system IN
vogue in Sheldon.
Too much election enthusiasm on the
part of one Kilroy, who halls from
Dickinson, may have assisted in sep
arating him. from roll of several hum
bred dollars-and probably not How
ever, he had warrants issued for three
New England young men who were
with him more or less Wednesday eve-
ming and two of the fellows are now
in the city bastile on the charge OF
robbery. The other party had not
been located late yesterday and Dep
uty Sheriff Christianson was still con-
tinuing his search for him.
Merle wilson of Dogden met with a
painful, and what might have been a
fatal accident Sunday when 6 charge
from a shotgun was discharged and
sprayed over his lower limbs. An auto
special was made up and Merle was
rushed to Velva where DR.. Aaker
treated the wound. Merle is doing
nicely and it is expected that he will
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BRIEF STATE NEWS

Because Bismarck ragman was one
day late in calling for a purchase, he
is out a small fortune in old coins and
money of more modern denominations,
and John P. Kenyon of Mandan avenue
for the past decade elevator man at
the state capitol, is ahead just $4l0.
The county seat location was the
only thing in Slope county that seemed
to interest the voters. Marmath won
out by 43 votes, the total vote being,
Marmath, 619; Amidom, SIG; Bessie,
26O; Slope Center, IS. A contest has
already been started by the support
ers of Amidon who are confident that
it will be an easy matter to throw out
the Marmath vote because OF illegal
voting and other Irregularities. There
were absent voters ballots galore and
no attention was paid to the protests
of the Amidon challengers, who went
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Banking Lesson For Women.

A certified check Is your own check.
across the face Of which the bank has
stamped the word Certified" meaning
that it guarantees payment. When
check is certified it is at that time
charged up to your account and the
money held out by the bank to pay the
check when it is presented. A certified
check is required where valuables or
papers are delivered in exchange for
check. Also they are often held to
make good certain transactions. A GER
tilted check is accepted the same as
money and is much safer to carry, as
it is no good until Endorsed. If you
should have certified check and later
decide not to use it do not destroy the
check. but take it to your bank and de-
post it to your own credit. This is
very important.-May Selley In South
ern Woman's Magazine.
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10 CENT "CAsUARETS"
u BILIOUS OR 0osTIvI
For Sick Headache, Sour Stomach,
sluggish Liver and eoWe's-Thsy
work while you sleep.

Furred Tongue, Bad Taste, lndiges-
ton. Sallow Skin and Miserable Head.
aches come from torpid liver and
clogged bowels, which cause your
stomach to become filled with undi-
gested food, which sours and ferments
like garbage in swill barrel. That's
the first step to untold misery-indi-
gestion, foul gases, bad breath. yellow
skin. mental fears, everything that ts
horrible and nauseating. A Cascaret
tonight will give your constipated
bowels a thorough cleansing and
straighten you out by morning. They
work while you sleep-a 10-cent box
from your druggist win keep you feel
ing good for months.
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longing doubtful votes. Inc VOCeS IN
Marmath village alone totalled 399.
An exchange says there is a farmer
up country who always pays for his
paper two years in advance. He has
never had sick day in his life, never
had any corns, or toothache; his po-
tatoes never rot, the black rust never
touches his wheat, the frost never kills
his corn ar beans. He never has to
walk the floor at night with his babies,
his wife never scolds or shores in her
sleep and-he never has the bellyache.
According to recent report, Albert
Olson, who was shot in the head and
through the intestines by VIM. Crow
der during a quarrel, is recovering at
his home in Ross. He is said to be sit
ting up and that he may recover. 1t
is said that the trouble started over a
joke. Olson is reported to have sug-
gested taking up collection to give
Crowder bath and this angered the
man. When Olson, who was under the
influence Of liquor, followed Crowder
tc his home, Crowder got his revolver
A little story has leaked out on
Andrew Arnston, the distinguished
mayor of Sheldon. Two weeks ago on
Sunday Mr.. Arnston took his family
and autoed to Havana down in Sar-
gent county to spend the day and on
the return trip through Gwinner he no
ticed sign hanging in a garage win
dow which offered gasoline for sale at
Is cents gallon, cheaper than it can
be purchased from one of John DIS
supply tanks. He stopped and order
ed his tank filled and while the garage
man was supplying the gasoline Shell
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patience and Courage Needed.

Have patience with all things, but
chiefly have patience with yourself.
Do not lose courage by considering
your own imperfections, but Instantly
set about remedying them; every day
begin the task anew.-Erancis Do
Sales.
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Apoplexy Days.

1t is the lethargic. full blooded, thick
and short necked subject who eats
and drinks more than is good for him
and who does not take sufficient exer-
else who most frequently falls vic
tim to apoplectic seizures, according
to the New York Medical Journal.
Quoting Dr. f. Barlow, it says, THE
majority of seizures occur on Sunday
or Monday, owing probably to the
greater indulgence in the joys OF the
table on the day Of rest and the slight
increase in excitement consequent on
the return to business"
Big eaters and cocoa drinkers are
just as liable to it as heavy drinkers.
alcohol is frequently made the scape-
goat for an attack Of this character,
when really excessive eating is to
blame"
1t is easier to prevent than to cure
apoplexy Moderation in eating and
drinking and regular action Of the
bowels are the very best preventives.
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Antidot0.

AntldotO.
The door opened suddenly and lady
rushed in. "Oh. DOCTOR" she cried.
the baby has swallowed some ink and
now he's looking blue! What shall
dog"
Give him q dose Of blotter," said
the doctor. This is certainly an alb
sorbing ase"-Exchange.
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His Mistake.

whats wrong. old chap" remarked
the bachelor. you look worried"
Il made sad domestic mistake" re-
piled his married friend.
"How?"
MY wife invited one Of her old
flames to our party. and thought that
esta blished sufficient precedent for me
to invite one Of my old sweethearts!'-
London Tit Bits.
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gray mare years old, weight 800
gray gelding years old, weight 400
I spotted gelding, years old, weight 1000
I gray gelding years old, weight 1000
bay gelding years old, weight 1 400
gray gelding years old, weight 1900
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make quick recovery. However, he
will have learned good lesson regard
ING the carrying of loaded firearms
and will also take his meals standing
for a time.