French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-12

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SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAROLN1ANS.
Greensboro.-Win Hester An alleg-
ed deserter, was found in a trunk at
the home of his father It Pomona to-
the home of his father at Pomona. He
was placed in Jail and the father is
under bond for his appearance at
court.
Rocky Mount-Rocky Mount tobac-
co men are well pleased with the to-
bacco outlook here. The opening is
declared by local interests to have
been very gratifying indeed, the sales
footing up a quarter of a million
pounds at an average price of $4O.95.
Raleigh-The J. L. Thompson Com
pany Of Dunn, has been severely CEN
sured by State Food Administrator
Page and put out of business for the
duration of the war, SO far q hand
ling of food and foodstuffs is concern
ed. This action followed the discov-
cry that the concern has grossly pro-
fteered by charging a margin of from
forty to ffgty per cen on -four, meat,
lard, compound, etc.
Charlotte. Maj. Samuel Humes
Houston, U. 8. A. 58th infantry, a
brother Of James Alden Houston and
Hopkins Houston, of Charlotte, was
killed in action in France, August 6,
! according to a wire received by his
brothers from a brother in Baltimore.
Observation-Disclosures Of MeckIen-
burg Camp, u. c. ", have been noti-
| fed by their officers of the official
| call for the annual reunion Of the
veterans of the south to be held in
Tulsa, Okla, in September,
MISUNDERSTANDING. and Mrs. Geo.
Shore, of South Side, have received
a message from the war department
announcing that their son, Private
Paul Shore, was killed III action on
the western front.
Gastonia.-Frank L. Carpenter, a
prominent business man of Dallas,
this county, and a brother of M. A, o.
B., J. G. and Carl E. Carpenter of
Gastonia, was painfully injured when
his automobile turned over at Balls
Creek camp ground, Catawba county.
Concord.-News was received here
Of the death at Arcadia, Fla, of J.
Kinsley Culbertson, pastor of Poplar
Tent church, from wounds received a
few days ago in an ~aeToplane acct
dent.
Shelby 49, Newspaper clippings from
Austin, Texas, give the details of the
explosion which resulted in the death
! of two former Cleveland county PEG
pie, Albert Wesson, aged 50, and Mrs
Andrews Wesson, both of Grover, this
county.
Durham.-A cablegram has been re
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Vena
: BILE of this city from General Billiard
commanding a division in France, an
nouncing the death Of their son, Sec
ond Lieut.. Paul Venable.
Fayetteville.-Mr. and Mrs. A. T
Chason, of Hoke county, have beer
notified by Acting Adjutant Genera
Harris that their son, Private Carson
B. Chason, died from wounds receiv
ed in action.
Kinston.-Richard E. Bland, chair
man of the Lenoir county exemption
board and son, Leander Bland, are un
der bail here as the result of the find
ing of a moonshine still in a pack
/ house on R. E. BANDS farm, some
, miles from Kinston.
Winston-Salem. = Cicero Stockton
one of Kernersville's honored citizens
died suddenly following a stroke o
apoplexy. He was standing out ii
l his yard when stricken and never re
gained consciousness. His age was "a
Raleigh-Genera1 B.. s. Register, o
Oxford, succeeds General Laurence
= w. Long as adjutant general of Nortl
Carolina, Governor Beckett having al
\ nounced the selection of General Roy
= ster.
Raleigh.-A sentence of two year
in prison has been imposed on Maria
Fain at Murphy for Implication i
the burning Of a big lot Of lumbe
for excessive insurance.
Observation-Disclosures ali pre-
! vious recOrds both as 20 pounds a.