THE HUSTLER
Henderson County's
' Leading ; v
Newspaper.
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C: THURSDAY; OCTOBER 18; 1917
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foL XXIV. NO. S.9 -
sijoiaui OF
l nv Will Affect Individuals
fl0 iM sIuess Set FfJtk Concisely
ami . i
Oct. 16. In view of the
I ,t the general pubilc does not
ciatt''1110'
. ., , t 1 ho
ad in its entirety, the
ave vJi --liases of ;the war tax. re
ificru hv Coneress from
passed
eflu- . .xvnopteii to raise a laree
. .K it iS BA
nthe money with which to carry.
t;.v.'v "
i "V tue Ucaauijf ucikii iiiicut
W 11 , , i.rio? summary of the law
1 1- o ; : ll U' lvl
las W"' a .jvpa a hrtp.f. al-
rei nriprstandable synopsis of
.&0UeU wtiioh will affect the
bp various - - -
KKpss in North Carolina. The
!-u-' Koan nut in tho- Tnnat
pSt form possible. The laws
CS affect North Carolina business
1V nro as follOWS:
l"c" 1,iroro troa Tin farm on t-
War tax
1 grape Julce S5"iU
ai mineral waia v- i-iiivv.,
Ind fermented liquors containing less
than one-half per centum Jf .alcohol,
ner gallon. 1 cent. .
norter'at over 10 cents per gallon, 1
cent per gallon
Parbon acia was ui uruius ur umw
nf.iiners mienaeu ior use ui uto
manufacture of cardonated water, or
nther drinks, 5 cents per pound.
-ar tax on iacmues iurmsuea uy
public utilities and .insurance:
Transportaton of. property, as
freight by rail or water or by any
her form or mecnanica moior pow-
Mi; etc.. 3 per cent, of the amount paid
therefor.
Transportation of parcels or pack-j
ages by express over regular routes;
between fixed terminals for each 20 ;
cents or fractional part there paid,
1 cent.
Transportation of persons by rail
or water or by any other form of me
chanical motor power, etc., 8 per cent
of the amounttherefor.
Seats, berths and staterooms In
parlor cars, sleeping cars, o ron ves
sels. 10 per cent, of the amount paid
therefor.
Transportation of oil by pipe lines,
5 per cent, of the amount paid there
for. " .
Telegraph, telephone or radio mes
sages for transmission of which a
charge of 15 cents or more is made,
cents each. I
Life insurance, on each $100 or
fractional part thereof, of face policy,
8 per cent, (a) On policies not in ex
cess of $500 issued on the industrial
plan. 40 per centum or amount of first
teekly premium of amount of first
J5re insurance, ' 1 per cent on - each
fl or fractional part thereof tf . pre
mium paid. Casualty Insurance. , 15
per cent, on each $1- or fractional
part thereof of premium charged.
War excise taxes; (a) Automobiles
and automobile trucks, automobile
wagons .nd motorcycles, 3 per cent.
of price for whfeh sold,
(b) Piano players, graphophones,
phonograps, 'talking machines, and
records used In connection therewith,
3 per cent, of the price for which sold
(c) and (d) Negative an dpositive
moving picture films 1-4 and 1-2 cent
per foot, 'respectively.
(e) Jewelry, real or Imitation. 3 per
cent of 'the -price tor '.which sold.
(f) Sporting and amusement de
vices, 3 per cent, of the price for
tfaich sold.
(g) Perfumes, cosmetics, ttc, 2
per cent of the price fo rwhich sold.
th) Patent and proprietary medici
nal preparations, etc.. 2 per oent, of
the price for which sold.
(i) Chewing- cum or substitute
therefor, 2 per eent of the price for
hich old.
(j) Cameras. 3 ner cent of the price
for wbsch sold, ftems on the above
Paragraph apply t wholesale dealers
only. . .
War estate taxes: Transfer of net
estates of persons dying after Octo
ber 3, 1917, a per centum tax accord
ing to classification of . section 201,
act of September 8. 1916. as amended
by act of March 3, 1917, plus addi
tional rates provided in section 900
of act of October 3, 1917.
Excess profits tax: (act of March
3. 1917) Domestic corporations and
Partnerships: Net Incomes, less, ex
emption of $5,000.00 plus 8 j?er cent
f capital invested, 8 per cent tax.
Foreign corporations and partner
shis: Net incomes, less exemption of
a deduction according to capital in
vested or proportion of source of net
incomes, 8 per cent tax.
War excess profit tax: On amount
f the net income In excess of the de
duction (determined as provided for
to the act) and not in excess of 15
Per centum of the invested capital for
toe year, 20 per cent
In evcess of 15 per centum and not
deeding 20 per cent 25 per cent.
In pxcess of 20 per centum and not
exceeding 25 per cent, 35 per cent
In excess of 25 per centum and not
exceeding 33 ner cent. 45 Der cent
In excess of 33 ner centum of such
ti invested capital, 60 per cent
On amount of net income in excess
Jf deductions (as provided in section
in the case of trade or business,
including professions an doccupa
ons having no invested capital or
aot moer than a nominal, 8 per cent
. F. CASE & CO'S STORE
CLOSED BY HIS CREDITORS.
M'Hiiment prvpd Saturday Closes
More Until "MattA fa fipfflpd.
The business circle of the city was
surprised Saturday when it was
learned that the well known grocery
nrm of w. P. Case & Co., formerly
lfte Case-Bollins: company has been
cioepfl bv attachment proceedings.
u 1 untrstood that Mr. Case left
fastFriday for New York.
BOYS AT CAMP SEVIER HAVE
r RAISED $8S,000 FUR LOAN.
Magnificent Record is Being Made by
Soldiers of Thirteenth Division.
ureenviiie, S. C. Oct. 13. With
only a few incomplete returns of the ' Sunday on the Greenville highway by J Washington. D. C, Oct. 13. Repre
thc -'cIm'Jaign clock" af ditionll . men claiming J be officers of the : sentative Zebulon leaver today said
headquarters at Camn SpvW hnwfri
tonignt - $788,000 as total, subscrip
tions to the second . Liberty loan for
three days' campaigning , among the
officers-and soldi nf th Thirtth i
divisionl Ldeutenant Gaston ITisineL
divisional Liberty, loan officer,
mated tonight from informal informa
tion received from various units at
Camp .complete returns for the day
would bring the total subscriptions
close-to the $900,000. The men at'an(l reached a hill about 12 miles
camp are working hard in a concert
ed effort to place the name Fof Camp
Sevier at the head of the list of camps
and cantonments subscribing to the
loan throughout the nation, this di
vision being third on the list .given
out thTs "morning.
FEBSUASIOX FAILS TO CUT
BBEAD PBICES; SO U. S.
1YILL USE FORCE,
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(By Harry Hunt in Raleigh New and
Observer.)
Washington, Oct. 16. The baking
industry Is to be taken in hand by the local merchant insisted that he
the government and forced to behave, would have to - write a check as he
The big bakers have rejected all had no cash. . The check was written
offers of the food administration to aud handed over. Just as . soon as
co-operate voluntarily in bringing j Hendersonvile was reached the pay
down .prices. They have hampered nient on the check was held up. La
every eifort of the government to gefe : te revidence proved that the men
at the real cost and profits. The gov- I were only working a game on the
ernment has decided to temporize no i travelers an dthat there was no such
longer with them, but to force them i
to operate under government license,
with strict limitations as to profit.
Examination of baking company
records, and actual baking tests by
the government itself, prove the pub
lic is being held up when it is charg
ed 10 cents for a 14 or 16-ounce all
wheat vloaf. 9 With the baking industry
under license the price reduction to
be required will approximate 25 per
cent.
This probably will be
secured
through the standardization of a 20-
ounce ioar to retail fo 10 cents, pro
viding 25 .per cent more bread for the
same price. It is believed the larg
er loatwill be more satisfactory than
maintaining the pound standard and
fixing the price at an odd figure such
as 8 cents.
The extent to which the bakers
have gone in opposing government
ctmirai is snown. Dy the following lnr
si th. ..i
sent out a story showing that on
cords , submitted by bakers them
selves, the cost of ingredients enter
ing into a one-pound white loaf, re
tailing at 10 cents, was but 4.12 cents.
This. figure under ordinary practice,
the story stated, was doubled to cover
cost, of baking, distributing and over
head expense.
The . Bakers' Publicity Bureau at
once began a campaign to offset the
effect of this story, Personal letters
were sent to editors and matter was
enclosed which editors were asked to
run-' . i i .xbmn
it may be interesting to reveal the
results shown in exhaustive baking
tests just concluded by the govern
ment. These tests, made on six formuals
submitted by baking experts, show
that with flour at Its present price on
the, open market, the cost of ingre
dients in a one-pound wheat loaf is
not at the bakers' figures Indicated
4.12 cents, but from 3.44 cents to
3.73 cents per loaf.
In these tests formulas were sub
mitted by the War Emergency Coun
cil of the Baking Industry; the Bu
reau of Chemistry of the Agricultural
Department; Benjamin R. Jacobs,
bread expert for the Food Adminis
tration; the Washburn-Crosbv Co..
miners; me American
in . .
stores nisr
JjJSJllJS..i:"o 1- ln-JtiBce a, a lieutenant
vr., OOI, CAyCl Ut
The costs of. ingredients per loaf
from these formulas were, respective
ly; 3.49 cent. 3.52 cents, 3.48 cents,
3.71 cents, 3.73 cents ad 3.44 cents.
From 200 pounds of flour, the
weight of bread produced under each
formula was: 286, 291, 289, 291, 288
and 284 pounds. The water neces
sary for mixing the dough furnished
the additional weight."
On the basis of these tests, fortified
by figures gathered by the Federal
Trade Commission, the Food Admin
istration feels It Is proceeding .upon
firm ground In decided to use the
powers granted under tjhe food bill to
limit bakers' profits. .-
One instance of how profits have
been Inflated is the practice of doub
ling the cost of Ingredientsto deter
mine the cost of production and dls
tributionl This method wfes adop
ed back in the days when bakers were
paying from $4.50 to $5 per barrel for
flour. With flour at $10.50 a barrel,
however, this method of computation
returns an excessive profit .the gov
ernment holds.
AT THE FIRST BAPTIST " -
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY.
Rev W. Cawthon, Pastor.
Services 11 a. m and 8 p. m. con
ducted by the pastor.
Morning service: "A Church Cate
chisml" ' . ,
- 'Svening . subject: "Feeding on
Ashes." . : .'x '' ':
Sunday school 9:45 a, m.
Mid-week serices Wednesday 8 p.m.
A cordial welcome to all.
If you cannot go across, come
across buy Liberty bond,,
LOCAL CITIZENS HELD UP BY " !
FAKE OFFICERS IN GREENVILLE.
Gave Check In Payment of Fine andj
TifttPi- llVlrl It n For Pavmpnt. I
- . , . ; '
.Victims of fake arrests made last
South Carolina county are. being
heard from on all sides. It seems : fv'rau ""' -nu-,
, , . , ; formation was gamed after numerous
that only those who had been down conferences with coal and railroad
to Greenville and were .returning ,
r"onie were bothered, by the men and
esti-!some of these did not- stop at tbe
warning.' -
One of Hendersonville's leading
merchants with a party returning
from the state line when hewas ab
ruptly hailed by the supposed officers.
"You are breaking the ' speed limit
and we must fine you," called the im
posters to the Hendersonvile people.
"Why, we are only making 18 miles
an hour," cooly ' said the local mer
chant ' - ; ;
"Well that's 3 1 miles an hour over
the limit,", said the officers as he be-
T j m - a a m
lean to reach for a ten spot The lo-
cal citizen argued a while and even
'caused the fakers to lose several good
prospects as they wrized by at top t
o xrrA wIioti U tttq a eaan hat (na
mpn woro Hotin tn ho mav
Jaw m ureenviiie as 15 miles an nour
outside of pity limits.
The authorities have been notified
in Greenville and it is thought that
several arrests will be made at once.
This occurrance took place last soring
at about the same place in the high
way. The Ashevilie motor club has
reported the matter to Greenville au
thorities. It was a noticeable fact that cars
; runninp at a high rate of speed to-
wards Greenville were not hailed bv
the would be officers.
LEONABD PHINIZY. JR, DEAD.
Passes Away at Newport News. Va..
After Short Illness Formerly Lived
Here.
r The following clipping J from an
Ga-' da"y newspaper tells
re-ithe fJPT of deata ?f a Hcnder-
sonville boy and a son of a prominent
Georgia family who spend their sum
mers near here.
Young Phinizy waswell known
here where he had scores of friends
who will grieve to hear of his untime
ly death. '
"News was received in Augusta
Saturday of the death of Leonard
Phinizy, Jr., which occurred in New
port News. Va., eariy this morniag
after a short illness. -
"His parents, who were in Wash
ington yesterday, heard of their son's
illness and hurried to Newport News,
Death resulted from pneumonia.
"Leanard Phinizy. Jr., left Augusta
several year? ago, since when he had
resided at - Flat Rock, N. C, the
Phinizy summer home, until about a
year ago when he accepted a govern
ment position which stationed him at
Newport News.- He was . about 35
years old at the time of his death.
, The remains will arrive in Augusta
ISnndp.y niorafne: over the Coast Line
and the funeral services will be held
at the City Cemetery Chapel, 'Rev.
Howard T. Cree officiating.
Besides "his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Phinizy, well known Augus
tans. the deceased ls survived by two
sifters. Mrs. Fielding Wallace of this
oltr and Mrs. David C.- Black of At
' i n t t. ti.ii-
in the United States coast artillery."
Perseverance That United
Continents
j- 'hrer times. Field andThomson ; spent ' more than
1 trying to lay the Atlantic cable and three times they failed.
The fourth attempt, however, was successful and great hon
ors" showered upon the pioneers.- But not for long!
The very day that Field was given a golden casket by the May
or of New York, the cable failed ruined by improper sending
Instruments after little more than a month of operation.
- "But no discouragement could deter Field,"the Indomitable"
not even the parting of still another cable In mid-ocean. . . .
On July 28, 1866, the "Great Eastern", steamed into Trinity Bay
and communication between the continents , was finally establish
edto be later Improved to such an extent that "Using the cur
" rent from a battery placed, in a lady's thimble, a message was
sent across the Atlantic through one cable and back through the
other." ' ' ' . . . : ' ...
Somehow, it seems that every great enterprise owes its sue
cess to Just such perseverance. No longer is distance a barrier
to business progress. Adv ertising well-done wilL carry your pro
duct and your personality to the farthermost ends of the earth and
connect-up the breaks In yo r distribution methods. ;
Day by Day Sale by Sale "Keeping Everlastingly at It Brings
Success, says N. W. Ayers company and so it is with advertising
regularly in The FRENCH BROAD HUSTLER. , !
CONGRESSMAN WEAVER
SEES SIGNS OF BELIEF.
I After f!onfprtnPA Snv Srm thorn T?all,
j way Will Not Confiscate Fuel.
?. ; ' " "
relief is m sight from the -coal famine
meri. The Southern railwajj, ;U is
declared, will no longer confisciafee
coal.
Mr. Weaver received a tjelegram
Hardin his secretarv i Mrs. Gordon F. Garlington. treasurer,
soois'ar fto daSeTSiA. H. Morer
from W. Li.
showine that ar.honls aro In rtatiwr
.i.i.!. Trr sn i
the i "coal situation in Waynesville
and Canton." Mr. Hardin wired:
"Serious outlook unless we have some
rnnfimto hv
released that is ' now
the" Southern railway. All public
schools will have to close and people
at large will suffer." " .
, Officials have promised to take ac
tion at once to see that the people in
the state do not suffer. Mr. Weaver
said.
FAMOUS FIGHFTING COUNTY
. SENDS ITS SONS TO WAB.
Breathitt Ky Volunteers Three
Times More Than Quota Called to
the Rational Army,
Next to family feuds, war Is the
favorite pastime in Brathitt county,
Ky.; according to the reports of the
enlistment of the young men of that;
county of courageous men who have
, - . , more weeKs, men. il yauuuagc
been supposed, generally to be a little ! justifleg tbe expense they will Yatill
indiscriminate with fire arms. ItIsjDe given all the winter.
stated that the county registered 1,549 j The members of the club aTe much.
men for the draft, and 1.200 have vol-i interested In the Reciprocity Day
unteered and entered the army be
fore the conscription call was issued:
;When the local board of Breathitt
was ready to make up its quota for
'the national army ,it discovered that
already three times as many men fead
gone from the county as were called
for. It was stated that when! the
news came that men were wanted to destroyer on patrol duty in tne war during the past fifty years,
fight an enemy which encouraged as ; zone was torpedoed by an enemy sub- capt Toms was born January 11
saults on women and indulged in the ' marine yesterday and had one man 1843 at Fairview Buncombe county,
barbarous practice of cutting off killed and five wounded. She man- the Qn Qf James Toms, a large land
hands of boys to prevent them becom-jaged to make port in spite of severe OWaer and farmer. He studied in the
in gslodiers, the Breathitt young men
didn't waii for the draft
LAST WILL AND TESTIMENT OF
THE LATE CAPT. M. C. TOMS.
, . -
, .Probated in tW C!rk of CiTs. Office
. ' --mW IT6iiday0ct0Dw:i5,'-
J from an i ; . -
uc iciDl. niu auu woumwi ui va.!-
tain Marion C. Toms, for many years a
leading citizen of Henderson county
was probated by , his son Charlea.
French Toms, the executor, of same,
Monday, .October 15.
The will contained a paragraph that
it was the wish of the maker of the
will that his remains be buried m a
cemeiery in Asnevine, in. .
The following disposition of the
r-r ;erty of the deceased valued ia the
will at $40,000 or thereabouts.' was
made:
First tract: The house and. lot and
contents of same, located on South
, , . . . , . , .
Main street, to De lert to ms oeiovea
widow, Katie B. Toms during her life
time, after which same would go to
his son or his heirs.
Second tract: Farin on Mud creek,
known as Upper Mud Creek farm to go
t0ts, Y le' , n v i
TWrd tract: One half interest in
the brick block in front of the Blue
Ridge Inn includhig the stores now
occupied by Jhe Farmers Cafe. Hen-
dersonvill News mpany. Maxwell
Garage, Hendersonville Shoe Shop,
and one half interest in the bank
building room Bouth-of the main bank
ing room of the Citizens National bank
oe leu w U18 wue uuimB uW me uU
tne same to go to his son or his heirs
at her . death
In addition to the above $5,000 cash
was left his wife, Katie B. Toms. .
If you are too M for the trenches,
buy, a liberty bond.
$500,000
WOMAN'S CLUB ELECT NETT- -:
-; OFFICEBS JFOK THE YEAB.
Mrs. E. Wi. Ewbank Heads Local Or
ganizationMrs. B. M, Oates, Foun
der Honorary President Other
Officers. . ' I
- The Woman's "" Club held its first
meeting last Wednesday afternon and
the returing- officers v conducted the
new- officers to their chairs with
pleasing ceremony.
The new officers are Mrs. E. W.
Ewbank, president ; Mrs. J. W.
Bailey, vice president; Mrs. E. A. Me-
Millan. recording secretary ; Mrs. A
C. Tebeau. corresponding secretary;
. rian,
nau. jura, xv. m. vatea xa wuuuw
and honorary president of the club.
This year the club will study the
course on .Latln-Amerioan history
that ls followed by the Federation of
numcuo v,j.uuo au. ix vhm, accompamea . me uuuy to imh suiuuii
Mrs. Ewbank. the president,' outlined , from where it was shipped to Ashe
other plans for Women's work that vllle for interment
promise much practical local work j Many floral designs were received!
for the near future. ; I from friends and relatives of the de
Mrs. Wheelwright ' presented the ceased.
needs of the Domestic Science class , The' f0iiowing is a "sketch of thei
at the Hendersonville school and the iife of the last Captain M. C. Toms,
club vqted, unanimously to co-operate one of tne Dest kn0wn citizens of Hen
with the Parent-Teachers association derson county. J
in giving financial aid. j
It was announced that moving pic-j (Reprinted From "1916 Resort and
tures especially suitable for children.
would be given on Friday at the
Queen theater.- The club is greatly
pleased with its experiment and urge
that, a good patronage be given these
pictures so that they may be contm-;
been given on Fridays for the past
! three weeks and lfnttoue;ortwo
meeting which wil be held In Ashe-
ville Oct 27. A number of the' mem
bers expect to attend.
' nTr,
A3IEBICAN BESTROYEB
.. TOEPEDOED BY SUBMARINE
.Washineton. Oct. 17. An American
damage.
Vice-Admiral Sims cabled a brief
report of the incident to the navy de
partment late, today. He gave few
details, but it:Is assumed, there was.
no nght ana tnat tne u-ooat m
no fight and that the tJ-boat made
J good foer escape, after launching a Richmond,-young Toms joined the 6th
His martial
annnw' ctMH.tA 'Dsnfond :;K6W''ln"iiMi-i.--.--J .cu. "w-
gram W& 8111 III till IVlllKU.. xa VY a.a
blqwn overboard by theexplosion and
his body was not recovered.- In-
i gram's mother, Mrs. Betty Ingram,
lives at Pratt City, Ala.
In accordance with the policy of
secrecy concerning Amerian navai
' one rations the department did not
divulge the name of the destroyer or
! theexat Place of the encounter.
TWO KILLED AND MANY
INJURED IN RAILROAD WRECK.
Spartanburg, s. U. uct. i.-in a The captain has taken a prominent
wreck here early tonight on the &ad actlve part In the commercial. In
PipdTTiont. and Northern.' an electric innVfn.
'
interurban line, two persons are
known to have beenkilled and six-
teen known: to be injured.
j The dead are:
Corporal Arthur C. Wright Battery
B. Third field artillery, Buffalo. N. Y.,
and W: Jesse Edwards Gavins, S. C,
a mUed laborer employed at Camp
Wadsworth.
, known lnjured
Privates R. P. Williams, Company
c. 107th Infantry; Joseph Fitzpatrick,
Batery F, Second field artillery;
Courtney Stone.. Company L, 107th in-
: fantry;-Charles Miller, Batery F, field
artii,iery ; Harry. U Stribbe, ambu-
, IanCe corps; iiarry inaniauiau,
company H. 107th Infantry; Frank
Johnson, ambulance corps; Private
Fisher, Battery D, Second field artil-
lery, abdominal injuries; Private
Kare Batterv C Second field artillery.
cut about the head; Private H. K.
iLaukenau. First held artillery, irac-
(tured leg; Private O'Grady, Battery
B, Secon dfield , artillery, left side
hurt; - tTivate xaaue. . Jiagntn com
pany, ammunition train, . fractured
thigh; Private Briggs, Battery D,
First field artillery, bruised - about
right "leg and hody.
Civilians Samuel F. Pearson, civil
engineer; O. W. Mclntyre, carpenter
at the camp. , '
SMALL PERCENTAGE OF .
WHEAT LEFT FOR EXPORT.
Less Than Twelve Per Cent of U. SL
Crop Available for This Purpose.
Washington. Oct 13. Of this year's
wheat crop only 77,696,000 bushels, or
.about 11.8 per cent., will be left for
export to the allies and neutrals at-
ter requirements of the United States
are filled, unless Americans heed the
call of the food administration and.
curtail their consumption.
This year's wheat crop, from the
preliminary estimates, is 659,797,000
bushels and thetotal requirements of
the United States are placed at 584,-
101.000 bushels, leaving 77,696,000
bushels surplus. V
Food administration officials figure to Ashevilie and the interment will
the allied countries will have a de- be conducted at Riverside cemetery
ficiency lor more than 400,000,000 shortly after the arrival of the morn
bushels of wheat, basing their esti- ing train! The pallbearers will be
mate on normal requirements. They announced later. , "
are isolated from those markets other . Captain Toms is survived by his
than Canada and the United States wife and 1 his son, Charles French
OT which they were accustomed to rely Toms of this city, an only child. He
before the war. Canada figures avail- I was a brother of James F. Toms of
able here show they will have a pos- j Ardeh. Mrs Minerva Elmira Lvnch of
siDie surnius of 120.000,009 bushels or
whe, .?'nd that added ;to the surplus
of 'the United States will make less
than 200,000,000 bushels., ;
CAPII1 WL TOMS ;
PASSES AWAY FRIDAY
Captain Marion C. Toms died such
! denly last Friday morning at his home!
on South Main street. He had been
in feeble health for the past few)
years, but-took his condition in good
, Spiritg and up until his death took an
interest in affairs. The day before
jje died he was sitting up and walk-;
ing aD0Ut the house. - .
Thft deceased leaves a wife. Mrs-
Katie B. Toms, and one son Charles
iFrenci, Toms, of Ashevilie. -
The funeral services were hem, at
e home Saturday morning at 8:30
, o'clock where Rev. W. F. Womble, of
tha Methodist church officiated. The
members of the local Masonic lodge
Good Roads Edition of the -French;
Broad Hustler, May 25, 1916.
CAPT. M. C. TOMS.
Who Owns. 8,000 Apple, Trees,
A Builder.
One of Hendersonville's pioneer bus-
iness men is Capt. Marion Columbus
Toms, who came here shortly after, thei
Civil war -(in 1867) and became a gens
merchant His marked ability as
a business man soon made itself felt
and he was for twenty-five years the
' leading tradesman of Hendersonville.
i No -man here has made a greater;
financial success than the captain. No
man here ha staken part in so many
. rr.c i,7iiac, nf ia nitv
common schools and at eighteen joined
the "Buncombe Rifles", as a private to
fight for the Confederacy, It was in
the famous Bethel regiment and his
was the first company to leave the
Rhta th. rnmnativ dishandine- at
Following the battle of Murfreesboro,
enn. where he ristinguished himself
for. bravery, he was appointed 'captain
of Co. A by the Confederate Secretary
of War. Jas. A.- Seddons, the commis-
inT1 rAnrfinp. fnr Ririii ag an officer .
and vaior , in battle." He served
Greensboro.-
. Affr th war P.an ' Tram-attended
Stephen Lee's school at Ashevilie fot
two years and then went into business!
m Hendersonville
uusuiai, icai csialc; ami uua.xua iii-
of a bank f or tnree years He alwaya
eschewed politics, except in 1888, when
he had the State senatorshlp forced
u on niin but he served the abn.
ity characteristic of his forceful per-
Bonality. He has been, too, at times a
Valued member of the city council,
-Captain Toms has for rasny years
been Qwner of , farming in.
terests At regent he nas abaildoned
all bu8iness except his real esta:q
holdings which are very large here
Jn Hendersonville and he has on Mt
Htbron the finest apple orchard in'thi
Bection, where 8,000 apple trees andT
1,000 -pear trees bear witness to his
love of horticulture. Ha la a sp.ipntifift
orchardist and ships thpusands of
harreds of fine apples each season. "
contain Toms ha, been married-
T-Ji a f5 io -uritA Tiro a TVjUo a Taoa.
phi e H French, daughter of George
x pvprmii nt wiimintnn Wfi 13
marriage was to Miss Katie B .Johnson
o Brookhaven. Miss. He has one son
i.h arlesr French "Toms, an able lawyerf
ot .shevaje. .w-v .:,: . . ,
ri ...a i Captain is;a"mehiber of the Ma
sonii order. "
cjj itf M n. TOMS DIED
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING,
. " , j
Soldier. Farmer and Business Man
Man ru:;es Away at Hendersonville
Home Itennent at Riverside.
' (A-iheville Times.) "
Marion C. Toms, soldier, Mason, suc
cessful farmer and business man, died
ah0ut 5 o'colck Friday morning at his
home in Hendersonville, aged 74. He
nad been 111 for two years and hia
death was not unexpected. Yesterday
m0rning Captain Toms left his --bed
over the protest of his family, walked,
two blocks down street and spent an
hour with his friend and Confederate;
Col. : Pickens. Returning home he
went td bed and never spoke again, y.
Funeral services will be . held in
Hendersonvillo tomorrow morning . at
9 o'clock. . The body will be brought
Fairview and Mrs. Julius vA. Wray of
Ashevilie. He wa sa uncle of. Walter
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