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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

Monday the case of Nellie Martin
VS. Willie Bowerman, both of st. AL
bans occupied large part of the day.
The action was brought to cover the
amount of a promissory note for $40
given in 1910 by Mr.. Bowerman to
Selden j. Martin, the deceased hus-
band of the plaintiff. No claim that
the note had been paid was presented
by the defendant. Sometime after
the note was given; Mr.. Martin was
appointed guardian for Bowerman
and it was claimed by the defense
that Mrs. Martin who began admin
istratiOn of her husbands estate
when she filed the guardianship ac-
count did not include the note in
question. Mrs. Martin claimed she
was not permitted to do so and the
objection from point of law so rul-
ed out by the presiding justice 1t
VAS further claimed that this note
was not valid because OF unsound
mind and insufficient mental capac-
liy. A large number of ST. Adams
people testified to his difficulties in
learning and Mr.. BoWerman when
placed on the witness stand did not
do himself great credit. The attor-
ney for the plaintiff however brought
out the fact that his wife was
school teacher and various people
told of Bowermans business dealings
prior to the appointment of his
guardian. which followed his wife's
death. Many other witnesses on
both sides told of the condition of the
animal which it was claimed by the
defense was not in the condition
which it was warranted to be. it be
ing maintained that the stine had
been thrown out. altho the plaintiff
claimed that her husband had point
ed out certain defects in the animal
at the time of the sale. Mrs Martin
also claimed that her husband told
Bowerman to return the horse if he
was not satisfied with the animal
Elwyn Grant. who succeeded Mr.
Martin as the guardian of Bower
man was an important witness for
the defense. Mrs. Martin was rep
resented by Butler & Butler and J.
II, Haley of Hartland while Merrill
& Merrill were the attorneys in de-
fence, Many prominent St Adams
people were among the Witnesses
The verdict was for Mrs. Martin in
the sum of $14S40.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

showed in Skowhegan some months
ago She was to be paid SIS a
week, but Mr.. Hill. the manager Of
the company, it seems maintained
that the reason he had not paid the
young lady was because of a car fare
amounting to something over $l3
which had not been paid. 1t was al
legged by the company's manager that
Miss Ressley was herself to pay this
transportation charge, while Miss
Ressley claimed that the company
was to buy the ticket 1t was a brief
case and one that the jury were not
long in deciding. They found for
Miss Ressley in the amount asked
for of 1876 with interest to the present
time, the total sum named in their
decision being $37.17. Manager Hill
was represented by W. II. Hawes,
Esq.
Divorce hearings occupied the last
part of the forenoon an unusual feat
ure of these proceedings because Of
his age was the application of Theo-
PLUS Hilton. aged SO, for a divorce
from his wife, May f. Hilton. Mr.
Hilton claimed to have been married
April 4. 1889 and that his wife de
serted him Is years ago. She was
l. years younger than he and was a
good housekeeper he said. His
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

A Detroit merchant, P A. Wright
was in court Monday forenoon as
the defendant in suit brought by
Miles f. BiXler, to recover money
claimed to be due for goods sold to
said Wright in accordance with a
written contract. The goods in
question were largely jewelry and
accessories for showing the same.
Dispositions were read by Judge 0. II.
Drake, attorney for the plaintiff in
place of witnesses. The defense was
that the contract was procured by
fraud, The merchant told of the in
ducements offered by r. l. James.
representative of the jewelry COM
pany. 1t was eventually ordered by
the court that verdict be returned
for the plaintiff in the sum of $203. 26.
The case has gone to the Law Court
on exceptions. H. r. Coolidge Of the
firm Of Manson & Coolidge, Pittsfeld,
appeared for Mr.. Wright.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

Matters were a bit livlier perhaps
in the Court Room Tuesday last The
opening hours were spent by A. K
Butler in presenting his arguments
to the jury and by Judge King in
delivering his charge. A little be-
fore eleven o'clock the criminal dock
ct was taken up by County Attorney
Anderson and Edward Vigue, Med
ford Galway and Alphonso Galway
were arraigned on three indictments
in which they were charged with
breaking, entering and larceny of
goods from the stores of W. p. Ord
way and Fred Avery in Skowhegan
and James Hilton in Norridgewock
Nigue and Medford Galway pleaded
guilty to the three indictments while
Alphonso Galway pleaded moi guilty
to all of them. AS usual the APP
pearance of the Browns from the
Happy Hollow section of West
Athens added a bit of eniyenment to
the court proceedings. On this oc-
casion Ernest and James were at the
bar of justice, an indictment having
been returned against them by the
grand jury, charging them with hav-
ing killed sheep which was the
property of Chas. B. Gilman in
Athens. They both pleaded not
guilty and were remanded TO Jail
with the three whose pleadngs have
already been related
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28


Proceedings in the court room
Monday started off in a more bust
ness like manner. The jurors, ex-
eused several days before for lack of
jury trials, were in their seats at 10
a. m. and the case of Alfred Fair
brother against Frank w. Dyer, both
of Palmyra was the first for trial. 1t
was an assault case, both men it
seems having been employed in a
gravel pit at the time of the trouble
The case was settled out of court. Mr..
Dyer paying SIPS and costs to the de
PENDANT. The trouble is said to
have arisen when Dyer thought Fair
brother was trying to hinder him in
his labors and from the report ac-
cordingly assaulted him to the extent
that his collar bone was broken
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

A glimpse of behind the scenes
in which a chorus girl, Mabel Ressley
by name was the defendant against
Gus Hill and others followed the ar
raigning of the criminals. Action
was brought on common accounts, it
being claimed by Miss Ressleys at
torneys Merrill & Merrill that she
had worked two weeks for the
Bringing Up Father Co which
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

You can't possibly real
ize what it means IN
til you try it.
You simply wouldn' t
have anything else
after you know what
it means.
See US TODAY.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

The case of New York Moline
Pillow Co. Inc, VS. Ben T Steward and
Clair r. Marston. was defaulted for
$21O without costs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-09-28

The quiet powerful
smoothness Of the
Willys-Knight motor
is a thing to marvel at
it simply revolution
ICES any previous no.
lion you may have had
about how smooth and
soft a motor could be.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
JUVENILE PROTECTIVE
ASSOCIATION REORGANIzfD
All Old Oficers Reelected and Rev.
George F. Wright Chosen Chief
Probation Officer.

A meeting of the Juvenile Protective
Association of Hendersonville and
Henderson county, which has been
organized here for about a year, was
held in the Wesley Adult Bible class
room Of the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock.
Rev. Crawford Jackson, general Sec
retary of the association. with state
headquarters at Guilford. N. c., and
general headquarters at Atlanta, Ca,
was present, and was introduced by
+. S. Wetmur, president of the local
association. Mr.. Jackson stated that
the object of the meeting was to re-
vive the organization and make it
more active.
All the old officers were reelected
as follows: F. S. Wetmur. president;
DR.. A. H. Morey, vice-president; Mi
chael Schenck, secretary and treas
urer, and ]. e. Shipman, attorney
! for the association. Heretofore the
local organization had been without
chief probation officer and Rev. Geo.
F. Wright was elected to this import
ant position.
The duties of the probation officer
are to receive all children of both races
under the ages of 18 who are arrest
led for misdemeanor and find home
/ for them until after their cases are
! tried in court. Under state law
! children under 18 cannot be imprison-
| ed unless the crime is a capital offense
or serious felony and all arrests for
misdemeanOrS must be reported to the
chief probation officer of the president
tof the association who will find a.
home for them until the time for their
/ trial comes. This is done to keep
children from being locked up in jail
with hardened criminals to their detri--
ment.
| A restatement was made of the old
record that all pastors of the local
churches, the chief of police and the
sheriff of the county act /as ex-officio
members of a committee to cooperate
with the chief probation officer. The
following were appointed probation as
sistant officers: T. L. Durham John
Bufekmger. DrJ. s. Brown. Miss Ella
Mclean with her sister, Mrs. Hattie
i Scott as alternate, and Mrs. Bowman.
For the colored people the list of as
sistant probation officers is not COM
plete, only the following having been
chosen: Pete Barrows, R. V. Quinn
and J. F. Foster.
On motion of Rev 7. E. Simpson
the chief probation officer was author
iized to work out the committee as
above Another meeting of the asso-
Eciation will be held the 1st Sunday in
November at 3 p. m.
/ Furman Mcdowell, aged Is, who has
been in jail about month for minor
offense, was taken out and given a
home with Mr.. Justus until court is
over and hi. case disposed of.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
old DINAH, THE MULE,
CANE HOME AND DIED
Horse Shoe Mule. After 40 Years of
Service, Finds Former Owners
Barn and Gives up the Ghost.
Especial to The Hustler

Horse Shoe, Sept. .27-Old Dinah,
the mule came, home to die This old
mule after sentence of about forty
years of hard labor on the roads and
fields was found dead few mornings
ago at the home of her former owner,
Bill Corn. He, knew nothing about
where she came from or how far the
poor old mule had travelled. He had
traded her off several months ago and
did not know of her whereabouts till
she appeared there mysteriousIy.
Judging from the rain she wore on hel
back it must have been stormy when
she left home. This goes to show the
old mule loved Corn whether she loved
him or not,
We are glad to see Mrs. Vernon
Moff1tt out again after an illness of
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Lance of Mud
Creek, dined with their sister, Mrs.
Vernon Moff1tt. on Sunday.
The Horse Shoe graded school with
Joe Capps as principal and Miss
Greenwood. the assistant, is progress
ing nicely Although the teachers are
young they are doing their best and
giving instructions that any one should
be proud of.
Robt. H Lockaby of Pisgah Forest,
was seen on our streets Monday.
R. NJ. Brannon has sold his farm
near Horse Shoe to a Mr.. Briggs of
Asheville. a brother of DR.. H. H.
Briggs. He has moved his family to
the farm and expects to make this
their, future home. Mr.. BrannOn and
wife have gone 10 live with their SON
in-law, William McKeIvey, who lives
near BTevard.
Tom Rochester of Marshal, paid
Horse Shoe a visit Monday.
Misses Dora, Della and Clark and
Julian Moff1tt were at Horse Shoe Sun
day and dined with their father, G. b
Moffitt
Arthur Holbert spent the week end
with his parents.
J. D. Collins and family have lie
turned to Spartanburg after a weeks
sta ayl3ah Horse Shoe 49,
Miss Mary Duncan has gone to Hem
dersonville to school.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
CHILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH

| Children's Day services were held at
the Methodist church Sunday evening
September oath. It was very beau
tiful and instructive program, and
quite number were present to enjoy
it. The church was attractively deco
! rated with ferns and a profusion of
Golden Rod. 1t was carried out as
follows:
Song-C Children's Day-By school.
Scripture Lesson-18th chap. Mat
tehw-Charles Hunter
Prayer-Rev. w. +. Womb1e.
Song-I love to tell the stOry-Con-
gregation.
Recitation -Children's Day-Jose-
phine Brooks.
Recitation-Gl Gladness is looking this
!way-Irene Brooks.
Recitation-Two little leaves-Mary
Elias Hudgins. Marion Morris.
Recitation-Keep Sunny-Charles
Hunter
Motion Song-Blossom Bells-Six
little girls.
Rec tatiOn-ForgetmenO r. Brooks.
Recitation-A little boys thoughts
Earle Stanley.
Recitation-Four "+t1e rosebuds-
-Four little girls.
Recitation-Keep looking for sun
shine-Marguer Allen.
Song-Welcome happy Sunday
school-By school.
Notwithstanding too small
Katherine Byers. Beulah GULL.
Recitation-Two little hands to work
for Jesus-Three little girls.
Mr.. Bland made a short talk on Sun
day school
Much credit is due Misses Pearl Bea-
son. Caro- Lee Green and Virginia
Whitfield for the success Of the ex-
ercises.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
SCHOOL RETIREMENT ASSOC
ORGANIZED AT E., FLAT ROCK,

A School Betterment Association
was organized at East Flat Rock on
Monday afternoon with an renollment
of twenty two members. The purpose
of the association, as it's name implies,
is for the betterment of the school at
that place. The organization has the dis
tinct on of being one of the first of the
kind is the county, as far as is known
and the members are very enthusiastic
over the work they have undertaken TO
aid the school in every way possible.
The officers of the club are Miss
Sarah Caldwell, president; Mrs. P. H
Walker. vice president; Miss Nellie
Hart. secretary; Miss Mary Miller.
treasurer.
It is the purpose of the ladies -
meet the first Friday Afternoon of each
month at the school building
Thoughtfully prepared papers on sub
jects relating to the work. discussions
music, etc.. will be the order of the
programs.
It is also the intention of the club TO
raise funds to improve and beautify
the school rooms.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
CRIMINAL Term court
COMMENCES MONDAY
About Fifty Cases to Come up for
Trial Judge Shaw of Green's
bOrO, to Preside.

The October term of Henderson
county superior court will convene
Monday for the trial of criminal cases,
His Honor Thos. J. Shaw, of Green's
boro, judge of the 18th judicial dis
trict presiding. There are 1O1 cases
on the docket, but as many of them
are continued cases it is thought that
only. about SO will come to trial, and
Solicitor Schenck is counting on fin
;shlng up the work of the court in one
week.
Charles A Carlson, formerly of New.
Jersey, convicted in the January term
of Henderson county criminal court
On charge of defrauding DR.. D. j..
Fuller, formerly of Brooklyn, N. Y,
out of about $45,0OO, is due to deliver
himself next week to the sheriff of tn s
county and begin a sentence of five
years IN the penitentiary for the Of
tense. After Carlson's conviction IN
January he appealed to tie Supreme
court, but the verdict of the lower
court was upheld. Doctor Fuller,
whom he defrauded out of the above
sum, died in jeffrey, N. H., in August,
1915. The widow OF Doctor FuIle4
still resides here.
Another case of interest will be the
trial of G. G. Hyder of this city, sent
up from the mayors court on a
charge of entering the home of Mr.. R.
A. Child some two months ago.
All the other cases are of the gen
eral run of mlsdemeanors, including a
few liquor cases.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28

The business people of Monroe are
arranging to observe Pay-Up week
october 2-7.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
big DEMOCRATIC RALLY
AT ASHEVILLE SATURDAY
Congressm HefIin Of Alabama, Will
Speak in Court House at 8 p. m
Big Crowd Expected.

AshkVil1e, Sept. 27- One Of the big
rallies of the present Democratic
campaa agn, in, the Tenth Congressional
distriek Will be held in AsheviIle Sat
urdayl September 80, when Hon. ].
Thomas Helm, Congressman from
Alabama, will speak in the court
house, here He will speak at 8
o'clocK at night. and it is expected
that he viii be heard by great crowd
of people from all over this section
or the state.
Congressman Heflin is one of the
Souths great leaders, and has been
recegHized as such in the halls of
congress, where he has been since
1904. He. is but AZ years of age, but
he isHene Of the powers of this coun-
try's great national legislative body
His coming here will prove big oc-
casion for the Democracy of Western
North Carolina.
The events of the past week in Ashe-
vile was the appearance of North
Carelina's next governor. Hon. 7. w
Beckett, who spoke in the court house
last Thursday night. The auditorium
was packed and several hundred peo-
pie stood in order that they might
hear him. Mr. Beckett dealt chiefly
with the national issues, declaring
that he has no fears about the out
come in the state. He asked his hear
ers to give their support to President
Wilson and the Democratic national
administration.
Mr.. Beckett took occasion to ask his
hearers for their support of Zebulon
weaver Democratic candidate foI
Congress from the tenth. Mr. Beckett
has known Mr.. Weaver as a man and
a legislator, and he paid high tribute
to him as both. He congratulated the
people of the Tenth upon the kind OF
representative they are to have in the
next1Gongress.
The outlook for Democracy in the
Tenth this fall is daily becoming more
roseate, according to Chairman D. S
Elias; Of the District Congressional
Comm; tee. Mr.. Elias Is in close
touGA With every part of the district;
and fepbrts coming to him are to the
enect that prospects of victory Nov
ember are exceedingly bright.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
LADIES OF BAPTIST CHURCH
OBSERVE STATE MISSION DAY.

The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Baptist church of this city observ-
ed State mission day on Tuesday,
Tuesday being a day set apart by the
State board for special prayer and
study for the missionary societies
throughout the union
Two sess 'ons were held at the local
Baptist church on Tuesday Afternoon,
beginning at two o'clock and closisg at
five During the intermission social
hour was enjoyed and sandwiches and
chocolate we're served. Mrs. K. W. Cav
thon. the president of the local oc'ety
presided over the exercises. MANY in
teresting little talks were made on the
different phases of the mission work.
Among those taking part on the pro-
gram were Mrs. J. F. Brooks, Mrs. F.
E. Curtis. Mrs. T. l.. Durham, Mrs.
Pratt. Mrs VIM. Lott. Mrs. Marshall
Bridges and Mrs. Kinds. A vocal duet
by Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Whitmire
was an enjoyable number on the pro
gram of the afternoon.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
BOY SCOUTS TO HAVE
CHARGE OF MASS-MEETING.

Arrangements have been made
whereby the Boy Scouts of Hender-
Willie WI have charge of mass-meet-
ings for men to belheld in the audito-
rum of the city hall beginning some
time in the near future. 1t is planned
to have one patrol to have charge one
SUNDAY end the other patrols to ro-
tate on the following Sundays. The
services will be open to all me and
boys W tn an occasional meeting for
both men and women. They will be
the same IS are held on Sunday af-
terncons by the Y. NJ C. AS all over
the country. and will consist Of Ice
lures, gospel services, etc. Speakers
from over the country who take an
active part in Y. NJ. C. A. work will be
hero on these occasions and deliver
addresses.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR Y. ". C. A. HERE
Work of Organization Well Under
Way-MiSs Maxwell in
Active Charge.

The work of the organization OF a
Young Woman's Christian Association
here is now we'll under way.
Miss Jane A. Skinner. secretary for
the Southern Atlantic Field. was sent
here by the National Board of the Y.
w. G. A, and after making careful
survey of this particular territory, re-
ports favorably on the prospects of
the establishment of strong and ac-
tive organization for the city of Hen
dersonville and Henderson county.
The work is at present under the
management Of Miss Ida Maxwell.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
RAISING CABBAGE PLANTS
ON A LARGE SCALE,
(By Old Hurrygraph.)


"Mrs. Wigg's Cabbage PATCH has a
national reputation, but so far as the
plants are concerned it does not CON-
pare with the cabbage plant farm, one
and half miles east of HendersOnville
that is run by Norman H. Bitch Jr.,
of Charleston, S. c., who is trying an
experiment in the mountains, and has
selected HendersOnville as his expert
mental station Mr.. Bitch is known
over the entire United States as the
cabbage King" On his South Caro-
lima farms he grows from twelve to
fifteen h'lIdrcG acres, annually, in
cabbage. IL the cabbage season be
ships train loads Of them. In one day
he shipped 165 cars Of Irish potatoes.
The HendersOnville cabbage plant
farm is composed of five acres OF
young plants. as thick as they can be
sown; in other words it is cabbage
plant bed qf i've acres. Last winter;
the plants stayed green all the winter,
and they made fine heads of cabbage:
The shipment of these plants began
on the first Of September, and are sent
to fill orders from Texas TO Virginia.
1t was the 2Oth of this month that an
order was filled for Senator Tillman
of South Carolina. The raising of
cabbage plants in the mountains, as
already mentioned, is an experiment,
in it's infancy and the fact that they
will grow here and attract attention
over such vide scope of country is
an incentive to Mr.. Bitch to prose-
cute the industry, and it adds another
evidence to the productiveness of the
soil of Henderson county.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
TRESAPAsSING ON RAILROAD
PROPERTY On THE INCREASE
In This Way Death Overlook IL! Fer
sons On Southern Railway in
Ono Year.

Death overlook 174 persons, Wnll3
walking on tracks. swinging trains or
otherwise tresspassihg on the proper
tv of the Southern Railway during the
year ended June 80.
Despite all warnings of It's danger =
the practice of trespass1ng on ran
road property seems on the increase t415t
For tho three previous years the NUM-
her of tresspa ssers killed on the
Southern was as folIowsN 1913-155; !;
1914-126: 1915-146 making with 1916
q. total of COL lives sacrificed to care
lessness.
Statist cs show that the great ma
iority Of railroad trespassers killed
are useful citizens. Wage earners,
using the tracks while walking to and
from their work. furnish large pro
norton while fully third are school
boys. killed while hopping trains.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-28
DOLLAR nay WAS RIG
SUCCESS IN HENDERSONVILLE
Leading Merchants Profit nv Cn-ODera,
tive ,SaIes Last WOnday-Large
Crowd Attend.

Dollar Dav was a success is every
way. The Hustler promoted the idea
for Hendersonville merchants and
and many Of them nlaced exceptlonal
bargains for 81 on that day. A num-
Der of merchants claim that Dollar Day
was better than they had any one daV
during the summer season.
Those who carried large announce
ments in the Hustler were partlcDler-
" pleased with the business last Mon
day.
It pays to advertise in Henderson
yiIIe's leading newspaper, namely Inc
French Broad Hustler.