French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26

u0aVOr VIII PROBABLY De add
ed to the two already here as a re-
suit OF a visit and several addresses
by Karl Lehman Of Chattanooga,
Southern States secretary of the
Christian Fndeavor. Mr.. Lehman was
heard by large audiences.
Greensboro.-T. IA. K:vett Of Sum-
lei township, was caught while oper-
ating a distillery near his home. The
outfit consisted of a so gallon copp:T
still with cap and worm. Four or five
gallons ce whiskey and about eight
hundred gallons Of beer were found.
Reidsville.-The fourth Liberty loan
campaign has been organized. Be-
cause JAS. T. Smith, Of Wentworth,
proved so successful In the third Lib
erty loan campaign he is again chair
man Of the county campaign.
Durham. A. Holmes, a young man
from Chapel Hill. was brought to this
city and entered the Watts hospital.
He is in a critical condition as the
result Of a pistol shot through his left
lung, when he attempted suicide.
Sanford.-Dr. R. T. Vann, of Raj
'eigh, secretary Of the baptist Board
OF Education, fired the first gun here
in the big drive For a million dollars
for the Baptist educational institu
lions in the State. which is to be rails.
ed by the time the state convention
meets in Greensboro, December 3.
Raleigh.RThree North C~aroliniana
are among the number Of second lien.
tenants of cavalry commissioned at
the Fourth Officers Training School,
Fort Bliss, Texas. They are Lieuten.
ants William r. Groom, Rocky Mount;
Joseph I. Lee, Four Oaks; Moses ],
Smith, Winston-Salem.
Decentralization county's total
registration vas 4,753.
High Point-C1arence Gordon and
Lewis Coltrane. held in connection
with the shooting of Lewis Gray, were
found guiltless before a coroner's jury
here.
Newton.-E. Lee Schrum, one Of
Newton's well-k2cwn citizens, was
found dead about two miles this side
Of Hickory, having been killed by his
automobile.
Charlotte.-After two sisters arrest
ed in Spartapburg by federal !nspec-
tors had testified they paid $18.75 for
four one-eighth ounce bottles Of NOR
phine without being required to pre-
sent a physicians order, Earle J.'Ca-
ton, proprietor Of Cations drug store,
West Trade street, was bound over
under $500 bond, for trial during the
October term Of United States dis
trict court here.
Goldsboro.-Following the rescue Of
her mother from the track on which a
log train operated by the Empire Man
ufacturing Company was backing into
their yards here, Mamie Hebron, a
~17-year-old negro girl, was instantly
killed.
Durham.-A "Fair Price" committee
for Durham was organized at a meet.
ing at the Chamber of Commerce I'M
| der the direction of County Food Ad-
ministrator w. A. Erwin. In the neal
future the plan OF announcing each
week fair prices for commodities will
be put into effect.
Laurinburg-An automobile belong
ing to A. H. James was stolen here
and another belonging to Shaw Webb.
was stolen. Both cars had been left
on the street temporarily.
Wadesboro. = Arson county iG
proud of her record in the w. 9. s,
campaign. She has gone well "over
! the top" and will rank with the lead.
ing counties of the state. The
amount asked Of Arson was $3.50, $50.
This county has never failed to re.
spond successfully to any call that has
been made by the government.
Boore.-There was a great patriotic
rally at Blowing Rock IN which quite
a number OF distinguished speakers
took part. The speakers present were
Governor Beckett, DR., Cyrus Thomp-
son, DR.. J. 1. Vance and Mrs. Lindsey
Patterson.
Gastonia.-Kendrick Ware, aged 16,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Julius F. Ware,
died in the City hospital as the result
OF an accident in which he lost his
right I,e. in a saw mill and had his
left leg almost sawed on. Death was
due to loss OF blood.
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