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

LOVER THE LAND OF
THE LONG LEAF PINE
SHORT NOTES OF INTEREST TO
CAROLINIANS.
Winston4salem.-While Greene waa
not the first county in this state to 60
over the top by raising its fuu
quota of war-savtngs pledges, It may
be said to have gone farther than any
| other county as it has raised 127 peE
cent of fs allotment.
Salfsburv.-Moses Swfnk, aged s.
years, was killed here by being bid
by a street car. He was carried to q
hospital and died q few hours later.
Concord.-The Mecklenbarg-Caba1
rus Baptist Association win be held
September 10 to IL, inclusive , At
West Concord Baptist church. The
opening sermon will be delivered by
DR.. Luther Little, pastor OF First Bap-
list church Of Charlotte.
Observation-Disclosures T. w. Bfck.
EFT delivered a thrilling, eloquent and
inspiring patriotic addresse to a great
crowd in the court house. The ser
vices were held in Inauguration Of the
w~ar-savings stamps campaign in An
son county.
Greenville. - Lieut.. Col. Charles
O'Hagan Laughinghouse has been as.
signed to command of Base Hospital
Unit No. IS and sails shortly with that
unit for service in France. Colonel
Laughinghouse is a native Of Green
vile, a member of the State Board OF
Health, and one of the best-known
physicians of North Carolina.
Observation-Disclosures valued at sew
eral hundred thousand dollars will be
exhibited at the Bright Leaf Tobacco
Belt Fair here next month. Between
IL and 20 counties will furnish ex-
hibits.
Notwithstanding winter the
county school board will make a def
mite stroke at the elimination of adult
illiteracy in Forsyth county. A GEN.
sus of adult illiterates is to be taken
and arrangements to have special
classes taught all over the county for
the benet of those about school age
who cannot read or write.
Charlottesville official information
has been received here that Lieutenant
William Holt Oates, of the American
army, who was captured July Il, is
held a prisoner by the Germans at
Rastatt, Baden.
Spencer.-The Baptist congregation
in Spencer is rejoicing owe the clear
ing of an Indebtedness of several thou
sand dollors on the house of worship.
Raleigh.-GOvernor Beckett fixes
Friday, September 6, as the date for
the e~lectrocuton of Baxter Cain, OF
Stanly county, who is, under death
sentence for the murder Of Abel
Harris.
Chapel Hil.-The University OF
North Carolina will open for registra-
ton on September "a and 25 instead
of September IL and Is, as scheduled.
Boone.-The opening of the Appa-
lachian Training school on the goth
was most encouraging. A larger num-
Der was enrolled during the first week
than last year The number of girls
is unusually large, and the boys are
many more than we expected at this
time.
Rutherford College.-The Ruther.
ford college authorities announced
that Rutherford will have military
training.
MduISO.-DdE0 county las U06u IOr
the past few days within the grip of
the severest storm known to the old
est inhabitant, since the year 1916, or
se~venty-two years ago.
Winston-Sa 1em.-Thomas A. Edison,
world-famed wizard in electricity,
Henry Ford of automobile fame, and
TT c ---I1
tire manufacturer of Akron, O., with
a party Gf friends, arrived here, re-
turning home from an automobile
tour and camping trip.
Con@cgd. The county commission
ers will place s bronze tablet in the
court house and have inscribed on it
tha names a0cs alto of ovorry bou