COAL
.—-Our |(uoJ, clruu COAL
keeps the house warm and
OCR WISHES FOIl A
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Carolina Coal & Ice
Company
Phone 130
I
FOR FIVE
fATcn repairing and ,
OITH'AL WORK
(Jo to
]H. m. frost,*
f tfl Patton Avenno. T
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Our Christmas
“ Stock is Com
plete
We are prepared to
furnish you any
thing in our line
|T on short notice.
E,. C. Jarr$tt,
FANCY GROCER.
,r:;.f?ho«»p It*. , . 12 N. Pack Square.
Heavy Shoes
Wet Proof
In tan anil Mark, thick
aotag, with tongue sewed to
top. making absolutely
waterproof, $4.00 and 9C.OO.
Guarantee Shoe Store
4 SOUTH MAIN ST.
HANDSOME PHOTQS
-for
DEAITIITL FOM>F.!
nfr
■kJ
J. M. MrCANLKKK* STUDIO,
7 ami 0 Patton Ave.
p The One Best
L GIFT
W-K
l “ For this
Christmas
f Victor
Come and hear
them play.
Sold on easy pay
ments.
DUNHAM’S MUSIC HOUSE
On the Square
: ,
\
Dolls and Toys
For Girls
and Boys
And line china ami silverware
for the grown folks. Also
handsome toilet cases front &0
cent* to I It.00. llow at>out a
handsome chafing dish. We
have the Rochester Nickel
Chafing Dishes, which Is the
standard chafing dish of Amer
ica.----- •• -
IX L Dept Store
a H. UCHAUIVI
tote FroprlMor
Ml (MIm Am
Pbone 1M
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TIRIHK SEEKS,
ELOOUEDCE. SONG
Chrittmu Spirit Breaks Oat In The
Oizetle New* Compos
ing Room.
Tht (’Itrlntman spirit which fins per
^AJuiial iuc Jtuvoml days thft wiechirtilrat
| department of The Cazette-.Wu*—
that department which really works —*
' l»r«'ke this morning shortly before
| n*>«»n when tho lions from the buKlness
i»lli« e paid a visit JO the boys, dlstrlb
tiled pay-envelopes a couple of da> s In
ad\ anee, witdied «aeh and o\^ vone a
merrv Christmas and announced that
' .ve Will all ink#* a holiday tomorrow."
\ eon pie of war-like veils came from j
Idl! Frank's ' adv." .1. pariment while j
Hie iifflee devil cmile Hear "pielllg" a*
“I the Old Man's editorial. |
| Then* was an instant ees-ntinn of.
| labor and while »\ml .Jolinsou Insisted
•dial ha Wits rtreaming and begged the
iuit—Ui wak-e -him up, ..t4te- -cH-h -in
i ue icportorlal department anxioush
hnnilred if ills couple of local Items,
i over which he had labored through
! t lie morning hours wf*>e going to g«*i
left out; the sorb-tv" editor Insisted
that the paper was going to get
"scooped" if the hotel arrivals failed
to appear, while the news editor
“threw a llf' ovwMhe "canning"- *rf ;t
! piece of "grapevine" h\ tin- Chief.
| In the meantime the sound* that
emanated from the aforesaid "work
>"g uepartment—no accent on work
—wore not unlike that which precedes
n band or Comanche* off the reserva
tion Some one struck up "oh. Where
u* Mv Wandering Hoy Tonight?” and
with the llrst spasm ended Obe Deal,
the Kubelik of the shop was grnclously
presented a little wooden man sawing
••n a fiddle. Other presentations fol
lowed in rapid succession. Hen Shook.'
who preside* at the head of the de
partment. drew a niee little hunch of!
lire crackers, while Charley Welborn.
who manipulates one of the machines
that drove Ott MerRenthaler Into the
foolish* house and which sometimes
makes you say what you don’t want to
say was the happy recipient of a little
"choo-ohoo” train of cars real life
like. Charley was very hnppv. "Pe
ter" Smith was handed a nice little
rag do|| with a "1 if-point" face, while
Jim Barrett, the orator, was entirely
'Satisfied^ with ir polctr of strtpecpsttclc
candy. ‘Hill Frank got an apple! T*Bo
boys in the press room where the sev
eral thousand copies of the Gazette
fs'ews are turned out every day In dizzy
swiftness, did not even got a look-in
on the good things.
The fact thut Charley whh picked as
the recipient of the “dioo-choo" train
'vhh duo entirely' ly his efforts some
time ago on behalf of the Appalachian
Interurhati Transcontinental ruilway.
Jim Hurrett. In presenting train, said:
"Mr. Welborn: — From time Im
memorial it has been human nature
tor the weak to admire the strong;
for the homely to envy the beautiful;
for the little to stand in awe of the
great. Hut the weakness and strength
here do not apply to the )divalent
inan. The strength of one’s loyalty I
to country and home Is much more I
'klfmtnrMo than Idryatml strength. And
L*n\ .your comrades' in work, ace in.
■■Vf»A»-,-<)mt„J»«,rfectih tlmt" beautiful. that
•host essential element of manhood,
and. In our littleness.- tre admire, yet
stand In awe of such faith, such loy
alty. Hut to show our appreciation
of those elements which comprise
such manhood, a loyalty that sends
you forth from your work, losing half
a day's time and walking five miles to
vote for the proposition which ia ben
eficial to your country, to show our
esteem for such loyalty, !. on behalf
of our force, present to you this little
Quiet ip the shop was finally restor
ed, the boys made up the lost time;
and tomorrow. The Ciuette-News and
its force will enjoy with the friends a
merryt Christmas and a Holiday.
‘>ne of the pleasing Incidents of the
«1:»v In ihe shop wjjj; the presentatlop
t<* r. M. Messier, business manager of
the Evening News Publishing com
pany, of a handsome silk umbrella by
the composing room force.
ilEPUHFS SURPRISE
THE RICH SHERIFF
They Give Him • Handsome Umbrella,
Along With the Seeeon'e
Good Wishee..
[ An Interesting pre-Christmas event
! •*« eurretl at the office of the high
| sheriff of lluncomtx' county this
morning about 9 o’llock when the
[deputies serving under Sheriff Hunter,
[including Miss Kxum Clements, office
deputy, and Deputies Williams. Jor
dan and Mitchell, presented to Sheriff
Hunter a handsome umbrella as a
token of their esteem. The umbrella
is one of the handsomest seen in
Asheville this season. It Is of very
tine silk h It h u buck horn handle, sil
ver-mounted. Sheriff Hunter was
.taken, entirely by surprise when the
officers tinder him5* gathered* about,
and bringing forth the gift presented
It through Deputy Sheriff Jordan. the
spokesman of the occasion, tri pre
senting the gift Mrv Jordan said:
"It has been the custom for ages
at tills season of the year for friends
to remember their ffiends. It now
becomes my duty, and it is a vorv
ph asant duty, to present to-you this
|.little token expressing In a small
j "'«>'• the esteem In which you are
j held by us. your clerk and deputies.
|To us you have |H*eii llrm yet patient,
kind and courteous ami now on behalf
«*f Miss Clements. Mr. Mitchell. Mr.
Williams und myself I present you
I this umbrella.”
Sheriff Hunter accepted the gift in
pleasing manner and In return pre
sented to each of his force a hand
some pair of kid gloves. The event
at the sheriff’s office this morning was
had today Instead of tomorrow l»v rea
son of the fact that Deputy Sheriff
Williams desired to go to Weaverville
this afternoon to spend Christmas
with his family, '
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AH Physicians
Must proscribe soms of t'»o In*
gradients thst are contained In
Hood's Sarsaparilla - for all trou*
Mas of the blood* stomach, kid
neys and liver.
They include sarsaparilla, stilWngla,
yellow dock, gentian, wild cherry bark,
mandrake, dandelion, juniper berries,
pipeissewa, etc.
The combination and proportions are
our own formula and give'power to cure
beyond the reach of any other prescrip
tion or substitute. That’ll why it is
wias to get Hood’s sad only Hood's.
CITY NEWS
Dr. Iluiinicutt Is nguin located In
the Morsel I building, occupying rooms
Nos. J arid 2.
The brinks of the city, Inuugurutlug
a new custom, will be closed tomorrow
and Saturduy.
The city ticket office «>f the Southern
Kail wax coinpunx will be dosed all1
day .loinorroit.
TUc...Salvation Army Christn>*as trce|
entertainment. fur Jji« unfortuuat*-]
cTiCTd?* II Vif _OTe V 11 y will be lieUl'.Tues
day. December 2!*.
All o| the coal com pa libs of tin
city will close their places of Igisiness
tomorrow, I’hristmas day.
The freight offices of the Southern I
railway will_observe tomorrow am!
Saturday and will not be nyen for
business again until Monday morn
There will ho ny issue of Tin*
*ette-Xew* tomorrow, Chrlstmns ristv.
unless perchance snnw happening <■)
tlio day should make it neeessary. In
i siu h an ovont an • xtru will bo issued.
Any Woman ('an Ik> It.
Any housekeeper can have perfect
MiicceM with hor desserts if she will
use lilue Hlbhon Vanilla. Most dcs
sort* taste flat because Inforlor ox
I tracts arc used.
Cornucopias for Xmas. Candy Kitchen
I. T. LEE CHOSEN
FOR LEGISLATURE
The Democrats’ Nominee in Special
Election for Successor to
Ferguson.
A special dispatch to The Gazette
News today from Waynesville sa\s
that at a convention of democrats of
Haywood county. hold yesterday,
Chairman \V. T. Lee of the demo
cratic executive committee for the
Tenth congressional district. was
unanimously nominated ns a member
of the state legislature from Haywood
county to till the vacancy caused by
the death of the lain Legislator-elect
hVrgnsnn. • The date for the
special election tn. Jlaywood county to.
' ?i;»4
ed by the* goy» rnor for Saturday, jan
tmry Tmd there IsTto doubt bSf. Mr.
Lee- will be chosen at the polls.
W. T. Lee—Tom Lee ns he Is famil
iarly known throughout western,
North Carolina—has been a leading
figure in «l**nioeratlc politics In this
section of the state for many years.
Il<* has hosts of friends in Asheville
and I Unicom he enmity .who will learn j
with pleasure of the honor conferred
upon him by his fellow democrats of
Maywood county. Mr. !*•*» Is one of
the most prominent influential men
in Haywood county, both socially and
politically. He ably represented 1 fay
wood county in the general assembly
oi North Carolina 14 years ago and
two years ago successfully conducted
till* congressional campaign as chair
man of the executive committee. Mr.
Crawford at that time was elected to
congress and while Mr. Lee again
managed the campaign this year. h<*
was unable to swing the district for
•he democratic nominee notwithsfand
jing his untiring* efforts and devotion
• '» democracy’s cause. Mr. Lee will
be elected to the legislature without
doubt, and will again represent his
county ably In the lower bouse of the
general assembly of North Carolina.
Brock & Co.'» studio, located
temporarily at 41 South Main street
2G6-tf.
Chamber* A TO •*>«?. Ltvorv. Pbon« it
Fine CrystalUed Fruit*. Candy Kitchen
Tree Candies 10c lb up. Candy Kitchen
Candy horseshoes at Candy Kitchen.
WAIYTKD.
STORAGE—For furniture or house
hold goods. Light and clean lofts
Enquire Asheville China Co., 6 .V
Pack Square. tf
SPECIAL PltlCES—Extremely low on
all kinds of furniture, heater* and
ranges. It will pay you to call and
see us. Walton & McLain. 19 South
Main. Phone 1515. tf
BICYCLE-VELOCIPEDES—A beauti
ful little thrhe wheel ball-bearing
velocipede, made of the name mate
rial and pattern of a Bicycle, only
won't turn over. Has large one
inch solid rubber tire*,* extension^
handle bars with leather grips and
is absolutely noiseless. Made in
two sizes for a child from. 3 to 10
years and will last us long as a Bi
cycle. Price $12.00 and $14.00. J.
M. Hearn & Co.. Battery Park
Plare. t’hune 448.
AMERICAN CASH REGISTERS gjve
the merchant better protection and
system In hla business. Buckner *
Hearn, Battery Park Place. Phone
448.
IF THE PERSON SEEN to ta
handbag from counter at Redw
store Wednesday afternoon will re
turn .same to store or to 114 Mont
ford avenue, nothing further ’irin
he said about It, |T4-3t
•\;:v, :-/V'.
A glass Wind Shield or Storm Front would -
be most acceptable. We have them irr stock.
A Speedometer, a Dash Clock, a pair Auto
Glove*.
ASHEVILLE C2S* AUTOMOBILE CO.
Telephone 1310. 15 8c 17 S. Lexington Ave.
I'vuKh »r»* host for. Christmas gifts.
Th«*r«* Is a hook for you to give, a ml
\ oir will enjoy looking for It at
llOdKItS' HOOK stoiu:.
30 radon Ave.
' I’liouc 281.
..
Christmas Presents 25°|0 Off |
|TO PARENTS
Take the opportunity of buying something for the boy while my j ‘
Rale Ir on. MY LINE OF SPOUTING GOODS, FINE LINE OF , ,
MEERSCHAUMS AND FRENCH URIAH PIPES. At this sale, 2* • '
per rent, less than regular prices, the goods that I handle speaks j ‘
for ItHclf and everything guaranteed. < >'
Come and select what you tnl^hl need before the rush. ' 11
BLOMBERG’S |j
Cigar and Sporting Goods Store, Patton Ave. ::
PHONE. 456.
NO GOODS CHARGED DURING THIS SALE.
All Kinds of Candies 10c a lb.
and up.
THE, CLUB CAFE. AND CANDY KITCHEN.
Haywood Street, Near P. O. Telephone lit
Thy most delicious desert fur Christmas Dinner is
ICE CREAM
Dot uf,eend you a packer of ours. It is unsurpassed in
quality and .guaranteed to please. Kindly place order for ICE
( KEAN as well as for MILK. CREAM. BETTER, &v.. In time
to be delivered in the forenoon.
We wish to close Christmas. afternoon to give our employes
a well earned HALF HOLIDAY.
ASHEVILLE PURE MILK CO,
PHONE 55 _ _^3, Walnut St.
Have You Seen
THE ELECTRIC CLOCK,
THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING OUTFITS
The Handsome Display of Reading l4imps. Art Glass Shades and Domes at.
Piedmont Electric Co.
Everything Electrical for Christmas.
61 PATTON AVENUE. OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
CHRISTMAS FRUITS AND GOODIES-.Oranges. Grapefruit, Ap
ples. Malaga Grapes. Tangerines. Cranberries. Dates. Figs. Rais
ins. Nuts. Mince Meats. Plum Puddings^ Punch Sauce, Custard
Sauce, ('.oiled Cider. Champagne Cider. Fruit Cakes, Glace*
Fruits.
CANDIES—\Ye shall he open 4onIght. hut advise early purchasing.
Smathers Young,
FANCY GROCERIES. Oates Building. N. Pack Sq.
NOW! FOR CHRISTMAS.
A present reasonable; such as Kings. Watches and Jewelry of all de
scriptions, both In solid and gold filled; Silverware, In novelties and table
HENDERSON O GEIGER’S,
52 Patton Avenue.
Citizens Transfer Company
JULIAN WOODCOCK Owfler.
*■ PATTON AVE. TLLtmONI 33
FURNITURE MOVING
Prompt Baggage Transfer Service
Endorsed by T. C. T. and T. P. A.
Just the Kind of Gifts That Will Be
Appreciated After Christmas is Over
That's the kind t<> give men and
boys—something to wear, something
useful. * t
For men. old and young, groat and
&mu.ll, we've ideal gifts. Let us help
you solvw itie gift problem for “HIM.”
litotes 51.25 to $5.00.* N.s ktles 25e
in $1.25. : Stio|rntlns 25e to $1.^1.
MuftTei s "5c lii' $5.50. 1 nitxvllns 51
to 90.50. Mghtroljos 50e to 91.50.
'hillock Clothing House,
The C*hri»ti»»«v Gift Store lor Men. -f *:• 41 Putton Are.
A. LA?. « ^ -u t-i j ii 'j,, .*_«£§l JL.Sv._t
For Christmas
I - . /
Mince Meat, rjinw Pudding, Raisins,
Nut*, Currant*, Dates, Figs and a full
line of Fruits and Candles.
L. FREEDMAN,
GROCER,
54 Woodfin St. Phone 428
Useful Gifts
! For all members of the family. Wear
ing apparel for all from top to toe.
Come now and select your Christmas
presents. Prices reasonable. I
GEO. W. JENKJX8,
South Main Street.
For Fancy Groceries
And Right Prices
Phone No. 31
G>D. ALLISON
Plione No. 31.
217-310 Merrimon Avenue.
m M
and “blinardy” weather haa ao
terrors to the taom* euppu^
with M. A W. lump coal. Merry
Christmas.
AsKsviHt Fuel & In Go,
PHONE 40
NOT TODAY, BYT ALWAYS!
THE BEST POULTRY
_v*6 HERE.
THE BEST MEAT -
, ; IS HERE,
And you wlU nr«| Hie bM
CHRISTMAS.
STAR
MARKET
PHONE M.
M*
mflKatwwatgMww
Coa! and Wood Cheap
IVrhrtpa you gave your order to a solicitor last fall.' If so you
paid him a commission on each ton you ordered. It's too late to'helo
that now. but If the coal you bought bums badly we wUl sell yon
one ton to burn with what you now have. Ours will, bar^ "freely
and we will sell It at or less than you paid last fall. 2,000 pounds
guaranteed to each ton. Try our wood. We Invltl you to call at our
yard and see the coal. *
Blue Ridge Coal & Wood Co.
OFFICE IN GREEN BROS. STORE, 45 PATTON AVE.
PHONE 642.
Sa,
Aotomobile Repairs and Storage
We are perfectly equipped for the
prompt and proper repairs to caw
and storage. We have four second
hand automobiles In perfect condition
for sale at a bargain; they include t
Itco. Ford, WhiteT3teamer, and Max
Southern Automobile Co.ri<1SL
The Show Cases with the Patented Cleaning Device
High Point SHOW CASE, WorK«
Drag Store Oatfltii
«fl* W>INT, NrC.
Deportment G. 1
Fop Christmas.
Carpenter watches are very acceptable presents. We have them
In all kinds and styles. The celebrated extra thin model, Howard and
other makes at very reasonable prices. Call and Inspect them. It
will pay you.
J. E. CARPENTER
r“'■ - —■—’• ■—■ U -Patton Avenue. • -
Your Holiday Linens,
Shirts, Collars, Etc.,
Should be snowy v hite. If you Phone 70 we will call tor them
and launder them. Just that way.
Swannanoa Laundry
• Phone 70
Try Gazette-News Want Ad.
STOCK FOR SALE,
In the Asheville Pure Milk Company at 73T cents on the dollar. .Apply
to R. V. BROWN, 15 Kast College Street. - / '
Make Your Friends Happy
by firing tlmu a useful present Cram our large stock. Open craninC*
till Xmas. :
Ottis Green Hardware Co.,
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION. ^ ON
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