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Milford chronicle., 1917-07-27
HABRIED
GREENE-McLERNON

Announcement has been received o.
the wedding Of Miss Mary Elizabeth
McLernon, daughter Of DR.. and Mrs
to Mr.. George Durgin Greene, on
Saturday, July 18th, 1917, at the home
Of the bride in Camden. Mrs. Nc
Lennon, mother OF the bride, will be
remembered in Milford as Miss Jen-
ME Steward, the daughter Of Reuben
A. Steward. The wedding was con-
fined to the family and as quiet as
possible, owing to the serious illness
at that time Of the brides grand
father. Mr.. and Mrs. Greene will
reside in Haddon Heights, New Jer-
sey.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-27
RILFORD GRANGE

The next field meeting of Milford
Grange will be held at the home of
Mrs. ]. S. Elliott, at Shawnee, on
Saturday, July 28th. There will be
refreshments Of lemonade, sandwich
es and cake, while ice cream will be
on sale during the meeting. The
date Of the next meeting will be an
nounced at this time.
Milford chronicle., 1917-07-27
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UILMlWuIUN JIUUH MHMnLIU

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6y Laird & Company, Wilmington,
Delaware
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
LADIES AID IN
CITY SCHOOL
ELECTION

The election for an increase OF
twenty cents tax on the hundred dol
lars for school purposes was carried
by a vote of 395 for and 134 against
last Tuesday. The handsome majority
shown in the election is though to be
due to the untiring efforts of the school
trustees. teachers, and patrons, to say
nothing of the publicity which has
been handled by the local newspapers.
When the polls opened Tuesday
morning there was a delegation of the
school children, workers, from the
Womans Club, school trustees and an
array of placards, automobile banners
and circulars dvocting the incfesed
school tax. Owing to the weather the
children did not reamin all day.. but
the ladies' and trustees worked faith
fully the entire day.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
ADMINISTRATION
OF BROOKS
WINS

A Democratic landslide took place
Tuesday in the city election held here,
when the republican ticket was de-
feated by a majority ranging from one
hundred six to one hundred seventeen.
This is the largest majority the dem
Ocrats have ever had in the history of
the town. Mayor G. E. Brooks. who
was reelected Tuesday, and the four
aldermen who ran with him on the
democratic ticket can well feel proud
of the achievement. In fact every
democrat who voted and some repub-
! licans. it is said, aided in the sweep
ing election of the democratic ticket.
The Australian ballot was used in
| HendersonVille for the first time, and
prominent members of both parties
/ freely praised the system, which seems
| to cause less friction and disorder at
| the polls than any other form used in
| this county A great many citizens
were agreeably surprised at the re-
suits and ease of the new voting sys-
+! TEN.
The results of the election were
i even more than the most Enthusiastic
/ democrats had predicted. It has been
known for some time that the poll of
] the registration books showed a
gain of 40 or so for the democrats.
I Mayor G.. E. Brooks, on the night OF
/ the democratic convention stated in
| his speech that they would win by a.
i majority of fifty to seventy-fye. a
great many thought this little high.
Ebi1t with determi inat Ion. a good or
1fzation and harElIy a di or en-
ing voter III the party the democrats
were able to roll up a record breaking.
majority last Tuesday.
The night before the election the.
republican organ in the city issued an
extra, which contained a manifesto un-
7 der the names of the republican cam
didates offering many inducements to
the citizens if they would vote the re-
|, publican ticket. They offered a re-
duction in the police force. and lower.
: ling of the city taxes water rate, and
other things, which apparently had no
: effect on the reading public.
The official vote shows that Mayor
C. b. Brooks received two hundred and
: seventeen votes, making a majority OF
; one hundred and thirteen over his Op-
ponent, Dr. Wiltshire Griffith. who re-
ceived only one hundred and sixty four
votes.
The official democratic vote was as
l follows:
For Mayor-C. e. Brooks, 277.
For Commissioner-A. H. HAWKINS
281,s Qong term). j. A! Fletcher 271,
(long term). w. NJ. Bacon 271. 0ong
r termE John S. Forest 269, (short
, term).
The official republican vote was as
follows:
For Mayor-W Wiltshire Grifith, 1e4.
For CommisionerS-W. s. Miller
; 100. Cong ternJ. r.. p. Freeman ia
: (Iong teTnl. "A. r. Justus 15s, 0onR
. lterm). @. r. Chaple 1873 tshort tefm1.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
APPRAISERS ARE
WELL PLEASED
HERE

1t is quite remarkable that the Hen
dersonviIle National Farm Bank
should be the second bank in the entire
district comprised OF North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
to be ready for operation under the
new laws.
The First Bank of the southern dis
trict was at Rock Hill, S. c., from
which the appraisers, H. 4. ProsseF, of
Hamlet, N. c., and w. F. Stevens of
Charlotte came to Hendersonville.
These gentlemen spent nearly a week
in this county. They called upon q
majority of Ithe stockholders and sue
ceeded in, appraising about twenty five
farms. relative to making loans on
same. They were carried away with
the cordial hospitality shown by the
local farmers and families. They were
more than surprised at the manner of
their treatment while in this county.
as they were invited to either spend
the day or night at practically every
home they visited. They feel that il
their duties to which they are just now
beginning to perform is as pleasant in
other places as they were in this coun-
ty. that their positions will be very
pleasant ones.
: A. o. Jones, Secretary and treasur'
Ter of the Blue Ridge National Farm
Bank is expecting funds for the-fossl1F
in this county in few days and they
will be dishursed just as soon as they
are received.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
AN APPEAL 10 OWNERS OF
VACANT LOTS BIZ SEC'T TRUE1

Some weeks ago this paper printed
an article RED owners OF EaCaut
city property. to offer same (thrOugh
the Secretary of the Board Of Tradel
to others who wish to cultivate ground.
We have many good people in our
town that really need to raise some.
vegetables that have no land to cul-
tivate.
One only needs to ride around the
CITY to see much idle property. Every
one who owns vacant. idle property in
Hendersonvil1e is earnestly requested
to offer the use of such property for
cultivation the coming season.
The writer will be pleased to re-
ceive such offers and will undertake to
see that land is used by responsible
parties. A. s.. TRUCK,
Secretary Board of Trade.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Washington, May THE unfathom-
ed possibilities of the United States
mails as a medium of governmental
publicity are to be developed at once
to bring home to every person in the
country the need of subscribing to the
liberty loan.
Every letter of the many millions
that pass daily through the mails soon
is to bear a special cancellation stamu
of striking design to notify all persons
receiving mail that the nation is call
ing for contributions to the big bond
issue. Every letter box of the nun
dreds of thousands in the country is tC
be placarded with posters announcing
the loan and the need of contributions
Every postof1ce is to display posters
prominently giving full information as
to the issue.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
fkeheyills iTmes.)

H.ndersenviIle wins the location OF
the model detention camp at winch
the 2,GCN members of German mer-
chant vessels will be held pending the
conclusion Of thu European WaE---sS
long distance telephone message from
WASHINGTON received this morning
states that the officials in Wash1nton
signed the lease for the Kanuga Lake
estate and that the men will be trans
ferred Immediately.
This morning The Times, after re-
ceiving the message, investigated the
matter and ascertained that the deai
was carried throuh by w. I. Rowland
assisted by Charles Lee Sykes, and
delegation of Hendersonville men were
in Asheville for several hours In con-
suItation with. those gentlemen. In
conversation the gentlemen from Hen
dersonville had been selected by the
United States government.
The officials have assured the Hen
dersonville people that it is their puf-
pose to make of the Kanuga Lake es-
tate a detention camp which will be
accepted by the entire world as ?
model place Of that character. The
buildings on the estate will accommo-
date 1900 people now and the first ar
rivals will be the officers of the shlps
many of whom have their wives vita
them. AS soon as material can bf
gathered 100 cottages will be erected
and the men will be in the camp with
in two weeks. The message from
Washington said that he Germans
would come in companies of ESQ, at in
terals of "a hours apart.
Are Civilians
There has been some misapOrehen
sion on the part of some of the peo
ple," remarked one OF the Henderson
vile men this morning "these men arr
civilians of the higher type, men Wh'
while they are citizens OF the Germa1
empire, they are taking little iateres
the war. FOV eArOO years they hAy'
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

The interned Germans are coming,
Thursday, May 10th.
expressions hike the above " ere
heard on all sides / uesday, and Shared
in interest among the cltlzens with tile
city election winch was being held that
day.
A long distance telephone message
from Washington was received by
Postmaster S. Y. Bryson from Z. X.
Gresham, owner of Kanuga Club es-
fare. conveying the, frst news tnat
lease has been closed by the govern
nant for this property TO be used by
abOut three tnouasnd Germans for the
next twelve months and perhaps
longer.
n mas been known here several days
that commissioner Of immigration,
Howe and party, had made a tour Oh
insDection of various sites in and near
AsEnvilIe. He was shown the hanuga
DroDerty. seven miles from Henderson
Vile and found it, 10 be an ideal loca-
ton TOR the camp.
The Kanuga property comprlsln3
some three or four hundred acres lS
ona of the show places in western
North Carolina, The colony was or
ganized by George Stephens, president
0f the American Trust Co.. Charlotte
On the property is located a central
cIub house and about forty cottages
surrounding same, The goVerhIneH'
has contracted for about half million
feet of lumber with which will be CON
structed quarters for about one thou-
sand people.
When the news was first heralded OF
the interned Germans coming large
number of hotel and boarding nouse
neopIe of Hendersonville became very
much frightened as to the effect TINS
would have upon the regular sunnnel
tourists. Some of them thought ina
if the Germans were stationed mere mere
the usual summer crowd WOuld nes
itate in spendingg their vacation II
HandersonyiIle. which is at least sever
miles from the detention camp. Ihl'
fright soon subsided when it was eX
rIained that these Germans were no
nrisoners of war. in every sense or Tn
word but were highly educated an'
prominent German official of the man.
magnificent interned ships IN tnl
country, 1t is said that these men re
ceiye fabulous salaries from the snl
companies and that some nave tnel
wives and children with them.
It is safe to say that he majority O
the peol of Hendersonille see grea
benefits to HendersonVille from the 10
eating of this camp at Kanuga. In
CITY will receive advertising from II a.
over the United States as well as
principal parts Of the world, and II tn
government carries out its plan, mod
ern interment camp will be erected
a considerable cost and will be a. de
ctded show place. near here for year
to come.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

been interned in New York and have
had their liberty throughout the en-
tire period. coming and going as they
chose. Now in view of the fact that
war has been declared they are tech
nicaIly prisoners of war and will not
be permitted to leave the Kanuga Lake
estate. Every possible effort to make
them comfortable and happy will be
made by the officials who will have
them in charge"
Another member of the delegation
said that 80 per cent of the Hender-
sonviIIe people favored the proposition
of securing the camp and that those
who had opposed the movement had
done so because they did not unoer-
stand the type of men who were to be
brought to Henderson county. IN
stead tof iniuring Hendersonville," he
said. ''this will really be to it's advan-
tage. The community not only has
the opportunity of doing its bit, but
will receive the benefit of the business
and publicity coming from the selec-
tion."
: Kanuga Lake estate is the property
of e. B. Gresham, the we'll known no
tel magnate-Whose business interests
stretch from Richmond, Va, to Attain
ia and touch a number of cities and
towns. Mr.. Gresham purchased the
property from the Kanuga Lake club
j composed largely Of Charlotte men and
renamed the PROPERTY the hanuga
Lake estate. When the proposal &c
brine these German seamen to this
section was first made, Mr.. Gresham
opened ! negotiations through W. l
Rowland of Asheville and Mr.. Rowland
aided by Mr.. Sykes has carried the
deal to a successful termination. The
.; signed lease is for II months WIN
renewal clauseTthe government. nav
ing established the custom of maklns
leases for only Il months. 1t Is un
4 derstood, however, that the properts
!, will likely remain jn the possession Ipl
long term of years.
/ Lake Filling.
During the flood OF, last summer th'
lake dam at Kanuga was swept away
Abut has been rebuilt and the lake
now filing rapidly. Seven miles iron
Hendersonville. connected with tn
town bv sand clay road, and by th'
wav the first sand clay road construct
: cd in North Carolina. KanUga Lax
/ estate is one of the beauty spots or tn
Hin cc,,n+rv. At the foot of Pm
, nacle Mountain and surrounded o.
: other 1nounta n peaks, the estate
fenced in and is an ideal location 10
! what the government proposes
| model detention camp that will attrac
the attention of the entire world.
) Speaking of the deal this mornln
= one of the Hendersonville men sa1
D that the credit of the success OF IN
+, movement rested with the Ashevlll
men-Messrs. Rowland and Sykesy
{ both of whom have stayed with tn
t proposition from the first minute.
shortly before noon today a tele
Q phone message from Mr.. Gresham
/ who is now in Washington stated tns ts
d he would have a consultation VII
4 / president Wilson today, at the sue
gestion Of the department and that a.
: tails of the arrangement Woulo
worked out after the meeting with d
9 I. Wilson.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
NIR. F. {. CURTIS WRITES
ABOUT LIBERTY LOAN


Editor Of the Hustler. - -.
4 want to call the attention of your
readers to the Liberty Loan now be-
ing offered by the Government This
loan is destined to become famous in
history. 1t should appeal to every
American man and woman, who has
( even a modest sum to invest. both as
a patriotic action and as a safe and
sound investment 1t is the most CO.
lossal single piece of 1nanciering that
the world has ever seen. It is essen
TALLY a war measure called forth by
the most dreadful and the most aston
ishing war that was ever waged. The
most fervid imagination never cohceiv-
ed of such war. The conflicts of the
fabled monsters, of antiquity are tame
in comparison with the atrocities and
battles Of this war. Only the mad am
bition of the fallen angles to conquer
heaven and earth and the fantastic
warfare waged, as yividly set forth by
Milton in Paridise Lost. can, compare
with the events now taking place on
the land, in the air, on the seas and
under the seas. And now that our
| country has been dragged In, the Gov
ernment has determined upon meas
area come1surats with the magniture
Of the appalling situation. The eter-
nal Yerities of humanity and mviliza-
ton are threatened, and the whole
world is looking to America as their
last and mighty bl1Wark aud defender.
The government is putting out q
loan of two billion dollars to be in
creased by three billion more. It is
| the custom to talk lightly Of numbers,
| but few people realize the size Of a
million. not to mention billion. Let
me try to make a simple illustration of
! the immensity of these numbers.
Everybody has at some time been sick
and experienced an abnormally quick
heart action. The doctor will tell you
that a, pulse of one hundred per min
ute is pretty fast. If you will under
take to count million at the rate OF
one hundred per minute, it will take
nearly a week and you must keep at
| it every second without stopping to
eat or drink or sleep. A billion is one
| thousand million, consequently to
count a billion at the rate mentioned
would require nearly one thousand
weeks or nineteen years Of steady
| counting day and night. Truly these
are stupendous figures. They are only
| equaled by fiures dealing with space OF
astronomy And yet the government
is now calling for two billion dollars
and ultimately five billion will be re-
| duired. The administration is askine
! for universal participation in this
| loan, and because universal help is i'm
i peratiYely demanded and because Of
the moral effect of mighty wave OF pa
triotfc enthusiasm the country over.
/ find that many people think thai
this huge sum can be pored forth from
the Golfers of the very rich people and
financial institutions of the United
states. But this Is O popular fallasy
There s. not enough mobile wealth d
Il tCOuSnnoA - BaOs ~
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
BRITT-WEAYER HEARING
TO BEGIN HERE THURSDAY
CONGRESSMAN Weaver Sides VIII Hold
Hearing Here Before Notary Pubs
lie, Gordon F. Darlington.

Again Henderson county will be
brought in touch with the now famous
Britt-WeaVer contest. About month
ago Mr.. Britt had hearing in this.
county, at which time he and his at
torneys took the testimony of quite
number of witnesses in reference to
alleged illegal voting in Henderson
county. 9s 81
Thursday morning at nine thirty
O'Clock Weaver hearing will begin
before Gordon F. Darlington, notary
public, in the county court house.
quite a number Of s1Bpoenasf have
been issued, and the hearing promises
3 he Of interest 70 1hose WhO nro keep
~m NJ SAa6S1SoI.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
FARMERS MEETINGS TO
BE HELD NEXT WEEK
ImpOrtant Subjects to be Discussed
Farm DemOnstratOr viii Make
Short Talks.

Very important meeting are to be
held among the farmers next Friday.
May 18th at Big Willow school house;
Saturday night, May 18th at Dana:
Thursday night, May 18th, at Balfour
school house. The latest topics of the
day will be discussed. Several prom
inent citizens of the county will talk,
including Frank Fleming. the county
agent.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
NV Parker r. Anderson in Greens
boro News.)

NV Parker R Anderson III OES0tAS
boro News.) 900
Washington, May G-More tahn S'VVv
interned Germans now being detalneu
at Eilfs Island, N. Y, will be trans
ferred to a detention camp at LR6s
,KanaRa, near Hende ~. ~
.Tha. first consignment Of these German
nrisoners of war will be started from
New York some time this weak @1 -
others will follow as rapidly as tney
can he taken care Of by the rain
Il ia nrobable that more camps VIII pe
ostabIished in the western part Oh tne
state. The excellent climate IN .ne
mountains of North Carolina won 1 sno
CAMP. Secretary Wilson salo a, cou@'
that his assistants mad VISITED GeM
Englahd. New York and Nortn CdlU
lima and easily decided that the c!l-
Tnote of North Carolina is the peSt IL
the country and therefore tne IeA
roona will be placed at the Lake, Wnere
+bov will be afforded excellent oppol-
tnnjties for work and recreatlon. :.
Secretary of Labor wilson nlaue s -
known also that it is the lntentioLt "
tbn government to put the GeflllsSn lll1,
nrisoners to work. They VIII pc useG
to cultivate the 500 or more acres VI
land which the government mas IenU ~
az IA cor The the camp and others Will be
Fired hi d. out for farming, road building ls
ana ana1os will be paid the men for the
n15 sc1teS tbTs nerformed.. In announcing
Woih W., CLIo oIoe+ion of the HendersonVllle
camp n5 Secretary Wilson said: oo+be,
tTN with the coming Of warm Weatne. ,li+ies
= was realized that oppor1unfFtlrSs eFarS
should be provided that woula Idnaa ,anote -
fFa fbe individuals interned a cnanGe nronr. -
work S and obtain recreation; aPparens. Iiparties
W. Moi thew would enjoy greater nDerMgs ss,ooi
Than ma are possible at the various ln1nl1, nn5
eration .Tse stations where they are r;ras noT y
snta-nad This government 9eslrss S.t :
..oe,t rao+ A intanrned persons with the sF~slN
tCoussnaod O Page %
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Orders have been recinded for the
assembling of applicants at the two
training officers camps in the South
until further notice Over two hun
dred men have applied to the sixteen
officers training camps in the United
States to date.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

A hope is Frightening that Ameri-
can inventive genius has found the
road that may lead to freedom of the
seas from German submarines.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
UTILIZE LETTER CARRIERS.

Every DeliFerer of Mail VIII be q Bu-
aslaear, nf Information i'm the Inter
est Of the Liberty Loan.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

The draft bill has been ordered by
q deadlock between the conferees fail
ing to reach an agreement.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

SGen. Wood wants two more train
ing camps for officers in the South,
as forts Oglethorpe and Mcpherson
will not accommodate more than two
thirds of those applying.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
LATE WAR NEWS

Three shots were fired at the Kaiser
at Berlin the other day. The would
be- assassin was arrested. Two bull
lets struck the Eperor's automobile
and the other went wild.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Balfour and Joffree may visit south
ern cities. including Atalnta.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Fastest growing city
in the mountains.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
FN-ROUTE HERE
THIS WEEK
SURE.

The interned Germans are coming,
rTburSHaV Nav 10th
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-27

Some men of broad informatien
are Of the opinion that this county
will come. to the same conditig,s
which now prevail in England. Se-
fore the war against Germany
comes to its final end. In the city
Of London a person is allowed to
enter cafe or restaurant and
make order for one piece Of meat,
one vegetable, piece Of bread and
one sweet or dessert. If that dees
not salty the appetite and the yet
hungry man tries bis luck al an
other eating house, by the time he
gives the second order a man from
Scotland Yard informs him that he
has gone the allowed limit for one
meal. However, it is said to be a
fact that the same meal in a
swell" place can be had for less
money in Londnn than in New
Tuh City. 1t has been ostiatsaUd
that the American people waste
ONE BILLION DOLLARS a year.
but before the war is over the f.
ures will be materially reduced
deed, they have already been cut
down by the fact that there is now
comparatively little waste of food
among the working classes in the
cities.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-07-27
OLIVER SMITH.

Oliver Smith is an aspirant for
the Republican nomination for
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Hen
derson county and will be in the
preliminary running until the pri-
mary polls close on the 18th Of
September. Mr.. Smith is young, a
farmer and confidently believes
that he has the business ability to
make the court a satisfactory clerk.
He will be glad to m1Dk al On
publican voters before Sept. II
as that may be impossible hefolea
this method Of earnestly solo ne
their support.