French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-09-20

Mrs. Mary T. Covington, of Monroe,
was found Sunday dead in her room at
the Westbrook s~anatorium, Danville,
Va, having hanged herself by the cord
of her bathrobe from the transom of
her room. From indications it appear
ed as though she must have committed
suicide on Saturday, night.
Battery E, N. c. F. A., consisting or
s enlisted ran, entrained at Lenoir
0nday morning en- route to Camp
s Vier. at Greenville. Three men we're
unable to accompany the rest of the
battery and w9re left in the hospital
but will follow as soon as able.
Plans were formulated Monday in a
meeting at Greensboro for a campaign
embracing Greensboro to raise a fund
to equip the war libraries which are to
be established at all of the 80 canton
ments in the United States. The ma
tional scheme, backed by the Librarians,
is to raise $1,000,0 900, and this amount
is being divided into appointments
so that every town and city has its
part of the money to raise.
George w. Garner. of Salisbury.
a~ccidentyl stepped into ian elevator
shaft Of the Salisbury Hardware and
Furniture company last week. and
was injured SO ba dthat he was ent
to a local sanatorium. Several
months ago John A. Misenheimer. a
prominent farmer of CFabarrus coun-
ty, was killed by stepping through the
sameelevator shaft.
"Mokum" is the latest contestant
for hoonrs amoDS the various brands
of booze that have appeared since thf.
stuff received it's killing blow when
the Webb-Kenyon law went on the
statute books. 1t is made from mo-
lasses skimmings, and is said to pos"
sess. the strength of good whiskey
that has been aged in wooden caske.
Gard Cannon, colored, who lives OH
Bear Skin creek in Union county. is
the manufacturer of "Mokum."
Miss Jennie Elliott, daughter ii
Thomas E. Elliott, proprietor CT the
Southern hotel at Shelby, received
burns at 4 o'colck Sunday afternoon
from which she died five hours later.
Locked in her room she is supposed To
have struck a match to burn some pa
pers in the fire place when an
outing garment she was wearing
caught fire. enveloped her bod. iii
flames and burned her limbs and mead
so severely that she was rendered UE-
conscious.
Ed Oldham, white man. of West Dun
ham, has been placed under arrest fox
making remarks tending to defeat
prosecution of the selective draft law.
Besides making remarks against the
draft law, Oldham is charged with
"cussing' methods used by President
Wilson and other administrative off,
GERS in hadling the war situation.
Some of the manufacturing plants
of High Point are contemplating trying
women labor to take the place of the
me nwhO have either been drafted or
have needed the call of high wages
being paid TO rworkmen engaged liz
build ng several government canton.
ments EleSy&&N
According to deliable information
received at Monroe the war depart
ment is making an effort to lease $4,000
acres of land in Chesterfield county to
be used as an artillery target range.
The proposed site is approximately IL
miles square, and TO rmiles it is impos
sible to see any sign of civilization on
the tarct owing to the poor condition o.
the land.
Davenport college has opened its fail
term with a full attendance of both
teachers and pupils Not since the oC''
Iege came unde rthe district control of
the Western North FCaroilina confer
ence has it enjoyed such a Lar ge open
ing and enrolment. The school is
represented this year with students
from West Virginia to Florida.
For the second time within two
weeks H. H. Hoyle Sink, who reslg1ed
the job of vice consul at Mmoy, China.
came home to fight for Uncle Sam
left Lexington Saturday for Fort Ogle-
hoppe. Last week the medical OIL 5
there sent him home because they s, Id
he had a defective eyesight. He ap-
pealed to Washington and got In ely
a telegram from Secretary Baker di-
recting him to return to camp. Mr.. Sink
came half around the world to do his
bit, and says he means to have dis
chance to make good.
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