French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-11

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Fair of the Carolinas, which will stage
its annual exhibition at the Fair
grounds at Lakewood Park since 1t was
transformed from the Charlotte Fair
Association in to the Fair Of the Caro-
linas, will have no fireworks display
this year.
Raleigh.-A telegram to Governor
Bickett's Office. from Ashe county au-
thOrities stated that two deserters and
five de%linQuents came to the county
seat and surrendered under the terms
of clemency offered by the governor.
This makes eight deserters who have
surrendered through the governors
speech in Ashe.
Washington, N. C.-Plans are being
formulated for organizing the farmers
of Beaufort county into a Farmers
Exchange for the purpose Of securing
better prices for their crops. This
plan was suggested by Mr.. AttaweIl,
representative of the u. s. department
of agriculture, when he visited this
city.
Neutrality-suspicious. G. Tillman, Of
Fayetteville, was crushed to death be-
meath a falling piling al the Liberty
shipyards, where he was employed
The piling fell wwhen the hammer
released the chain on the pile driver.
His skull was crushed and both shout.
--5 GIs-Ia haNIrn~
Charlotte.-Ten widows Of Confed-
crate veterans were added to the PEN
sion list by the county pension board
at it's annual meeting.
North Wilkesboro-As a result from
a report made by the federal inspec-
tor, the North Wilkesboro Roller mills
at this place, and Doughten Milling
Company, six miles north of here, have
been ordered closed by the food adj
ministration until a test run is made
and submitted to the administration.
Winston-Salem-Ten North Caro-
lima counties have raised their quotas
in the war savings drive, and forty
eight counties report q total Of $780,
OOO, 200. The counties that have sub
scr1bed their appointments in full
are: Wilson, Martin, Forsyth, Pitt
Jones, PerQuimans, C~abarrus, Greene.
Davie and Henderson. uAo nAAAA-.0
Lexington.-Ater having his littb
f~ve-year-old son bring his pistol, Adam
z. Lanier, a young white man Of this
place, turned the weapon against his
breast and discharged it. A bullet
went entirely through his body, pierre
ing his lung. He is reported to haNS
thrown down the gun, but feeling. he
had not. done a complete job picked up
the weapon once more when his wife
ran into the room and prevented his
using ie again.
Charlotte-Four aerop1anes, the M
pected arrival of which was recently
announced, are now at Camp Greene.
They were assembled by the Motor
Mechanics, and Ire now set up and
ready for u fight. Large numbers OF
interested soldiers watched the as
sembling of the machines, and visitors
have been frequent in that part OF
the camp where the work was being
done.
Salisbry.-Revenue Officers Talbert
and Kenerly, Of Salisbury, have been
securing the woods for the past sew
eral days and as result have captured
a number of gallons of whiskey and
MADE life hard for several ~violators.
Raleigh.-A telegram came from
the Ashe county draft board to the
executive offices Of Governor Beckett,
to the effect that IL deserters or de-
%linQuents have reported for duty under
the terms Of Governor Beckett. and
they shall have his recommendation
Tor lenient treatment
! New Bern.-Formal demand that
another primary be called for the Sc
lection of county commissioners on the
Democratic ticket was presented to
Chairman H. P. Whitehdrst of the
Craven board Of elections,
GastOnia.-News reached Gastonia
that little Sallie Thompson, ~fve-year-
old, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
r. Thompson, Of Stanley, was run over
and killed at that place by a train on
the Seabcard Air Line tracks. The
child had been across the railroad to
another store for some sugar