GROWING TOWNS.
Hendersonville, Hickory and the
Flat Rock Section. ! !
Happy Koines and Prosperous Peo
pleInternal Imrrpv6j2ent and
Cprnmex'cial Importance, j
The i-ecent rapid growth and
development ot W estern .North
Carolina towns Is worth v of re
mark when the fact I is taken
into consideration) that, only a
few years since j these same
towns were but rherp hamlets
or villages, containing but few,
if any, of the industries and en
terprises that liavje since given
them ;name and fame in the
Outside world. 1 j i j
i Sucli has been' the case with ;:-
HENDEftSONVlLLE.
Twenty-seven miles j south1 of
Asheville on thej line of the
Asheville and Spartanburg road
' lies Henderson vlll0, the county
seat of j Henderson.! It is alive
' progressive - townl Containing
2700 inhabitants, j and is 2250
feet above sea-level; The town
is laid out in squares of two
acres each, its mam streets 100
feet wide and I two miles long.
They are clean, dry and well
shaded, land no matter how
. heavy a rain may fall, there is
no mud or standing pools of wa
ter to; vex the patience and
, spoil the j wearing apparel of the
r pedestrian. .. 'j . j j-
Hendersonville j is ! quite a
: model town; its inhabitants are
active,1 progressive! neonle. fall
earnestly working! together for
liic v,ujiijuuii ueveiopment or tne
resources of their vert pretty
town, j One thing heedful, how-
ever, to rapidly promote this
' development, is the erection of
- hotel suitable for the reception
and entertainment of the thous
ands of guests who: annually,
winter and summer, frequent
the. town and surrounding
country. A syndicate, it is
said, hats been forrned to build
such a staucture at an early day
possibly completing it by the
opening season. j j !
The State Bank of Commerce,
Dr. Gl H. P. Cole,! president;
Capt. M. C. Toms,! cashier, and
J. A. Maddrey assistant cash
ier, is an institution that has
done a great deal to upbuild the
commercial importance of TTon
dersonville of latei The bank's
authorized capital! stock is
$500,000; paid-up capital $30,000.
A general banking exchange
and collection business is trans
acted by the institution.
Hendersonville is under dem
ocratic administration with Mr.
y. L. Hyman, a prominent
young attorney, as mayor. The
town council is composed of
Messrs IP. E. Bras well J Wil -
Hams, J. S. Barnett, W. A.
Hood and W. A. Smith; marshal,
B. B. Jackson. i !
Among the hotels and board
ing houses, the Glcjbe, Dr. T. A.
Allen, proprieto; the Alpine, W.
Cl Stradley, proprietor; the Exchange-P.
S. Brittain,' proprie
tor; Virginia House and. Moun
tain House are the most ! promi
nent. The Globe hotel is owned
bv Capt. W. M. Cocke, jr.f
Asheville, and is perhapthe
best kept ; as well as the most
desirably located hotel in Hen-
dejrsonyille. " - . , ' ! . i i
There are four wjhite and two
(olorprl i fliinvliac ilUoVl 1,,.'
, v 4. u ! vn v o uvt a icu licit:,
aijd the denominations repre
sented are Episcopalian; Pres
byterian, Baptist and Metho
; (list. ... ; ' "L;-.- f ; I .),.:
Leadihg physicians are Drs.
& w! J- M Sertoli, J. G.
AValdrop, T. A. Allen, T. IR. Eg
erton and WiliiamjReece, while
the - legal profession is i repre
sented by Messrs. W. A. Smith,
V. L. HvmanJ S: i V
-U.
R.
T.
W . Esrerton . A . V. Paaat v
Memminger, W.j E. Erwin
J. Rickfnan nnd' r Sfi-orllr
T , . vn civil v .
urf v exier omatners and Unas.
McDowell are dentists with
large practice. jThe general
merchandise business of Hen
dersonville is verydarge during
a year, and isf about evenly di
vided among the following firms
Barnett, Hood & Co., J. P. Rick
man, R. H. McGuire, Fletcher
cz. Jiaunder, W. H Ray and M.
ji. lonepnera. - j
Other firms doing
Hendersonville are
Co., and; J. L. Egerton & Co.,
nugisis;-v. " ie,tner, whole
sale groceries i D. Stradley &
Son, fancy groceries and con
fections; M. Sherman, liquor
dealer; M. T. Justus, hardware
and harness; B. F.j Staggs, tin
ware: Staggs & Justice, stoves;
Liverett & Co., J. S. Stephens,
J. A. Bryson and Joseph Israel,
livery, y . .
The Hendersonville Manufac
turing Co., is located at the A.
& S. depot. Dr. Wexler Smath
ers is president, and the compa
ny turns out spokes, hubs, han
dlesland staves in iarge quan
tities. : I ' , - ' r : .. I
The steam Manufacturing Co. ,
T. J. Israel, president, also does
a bi businesss in the way of
iiicin Liici lui iii r?ct:ii, UllllUS,
aoors, aressea lumber, etc.
Judson College, the denomi
national school of the Western
Xorth Carolina Baptists is lo-
i-ii !-... ...
catecf nere and is presided ove
by Dr. R. H. Lewis, a noted ed
ucatpr of the least, who has re
cently been elected to the presi
dency ot the institution. Hen
dersonville also has srood miblic
and private schools under,, the
control ot competent and thor
ough teachers. Mr.' AV. B. G
Morris is the postmastar. and
.Messrs. Davis Bros, publish one
of the best weekly newspapers
in tne west .The Times.
The liquor license as fixed hx
the board of commissioners is
81,000 per vear. added to which
the Federal and State tax makes
the total amount Si. 225 per an
num that a saloon-keeper must
pay bef ore he can engage in the
Dusiness ot selling j liquor . in
Hendersonville. .
There are many fine residences
in and around Hendersonvilla.
notably among which are those
ot uongressman Ewdrt, Capt.
M. C. Toms, Gen. Bainberg,
Ma j. James Anderson, Rev. GJ
S. Jones, C. M. Pace, S. V.
Pickens, B. G. Gaden. J. Wil
liams, Ma j. Selden and others.
One mile south of the town is
the Urquhart placey the former
home of Mrs. James Brown Pot
ter, the" celebrated actress. It
is a magnificent situation. An
other very pretty place is that
of Mr. Preston F. Patton, a short
distance from the town, with its
fine old grove of oaks, winding
drives and walks, to say noth
ing of the elegant old mansion
now undereroiner repairs and rp-
moddeling. "Dun Cragin," the
nome ot congressman Ewart is
an attractive and beautiful
home one of the most nlpasino-
location around Hendersonville.
Work upon the new water
works system for the citv has
been commenced. The project
win cost 20,000 and when com
pleted the system will furnish a
supply ot 250,000 gallons.
The Mud Creek drainage is
icinu ncciiiiig completion, ana
tne watercourse commissioners,
Dr. T. R. Egerton, P. F. Patton
and Ji,. k. Memminger, are en
titled to great praise for the
splendid manner in which this
great project has been so rapidly
carried torward. Twenty-one
thousand acres of fertile farm
ing lands have been reclaimed
lx-.- r r x li 1 i
v icasun ui lius worK and will
next year be placed m cultiva
tion.
The county officers of Hen
derson are: Senator M. C. Toms,
Representative John G. Grant,
Sheriff T. C. Israel. Clerk Sutip-
rior Court C. M. Pace. Register
or Teeus vv . t. stepp, Treasurer
J. Williams, I Surveyor A.. L.
Patterson, Coroner J. M. Mc
Minn. Mr. A. Cannon is chair
man of the board of county
commissioners, the other two
members being Mr. B. F. Posey
and Dr. R. L. Freeman. The
lutai vciiuaiion ot real and per
sonal property listed for taxa
tion is $1,757,497. The county
pays a general tax of $4,393.74 ;
a school tax of $000; pension
tax ! $075.02;' contains 209,796
acres of land; 1,405 white polls,
177 colored polls, and the rate of
taxation is 88 cents upon the
$100 worth of real and personal
property.
Henderson is rich :in mineral
and agricultural wealth. Her
credit is good and her peo
ple are prosperous and han-i
py. ! Long may that happi
ness and prosperity continue
is The Democrat-s wish for
our friends to the south of
us in Henderson and Hender-
viiie.
ether a scarcely more desirable
place could be found in ! the
Western Xorth Carolina moun
tains at which t-4 " kill time in
pursuit of pleasure."
A first-rate hotel, kept by Mr.
jl. S. Farmer, is located here,
whiqh enjoys a (heavy patron
age during the sjummer and au-
nvl - il t mi ..
ifuimicii iiioiiins ine iare is
goad; delightfully served, 'and
the rooms and beds are models
Of cleanliness and comfort. !
The Flat Rock Canning Co.,
fnt, is a concern! that bids fair
to make Flat Rock in future
more famous than ever. All
kinds of fruits land vegetables
aic put up in a superior manner,
and the sale qf these goods
aoroao is becoming quite a fea
ture.i ilns season the output
of the factory has been larger
than ever before, and a greater
numoer ot Hands liaye been
given employment. The plant
win i be enlarged- during the
coming year, and many im
provements will hp nriori
brought about, by reason of the
largely increased busi npss nf
ine company. The fruit and
yegetaoies put up at this factory
are said to or tar snnannr in
taste, freshness and pprWtinn
to those T)lit nf hv "NTnT-f KoT-n
(foncerns. :; The supply of. peaches
apples, pears, grapes, cherries
TT
shooting has become quite a
teat ure about Hickory; and
many j Northern sportsmen hkve
taken! up their Quarters at the
Inn for the season. Altogether OI
tne inn is a model hotel! m
every particular! : and 1 Mr.
Lough ran deserves much Credit
m supplying tne traveling pub-
lie witn tne excellent accotnmo-
. REDWOOD &
CO.
E PRICE STORE
dations his place affords.
Everybody has heard of the
famous "Piedmont Wakroh
manufactured here bv tlie PiVd-
mont Wagon Co. A visit to the
works! is a pleasant and instruc
tive recreation. Thousands of
these wagons are manufactured
each year, and a lartrei number
of hands are employed. ! Nearly
all the work is done; by ma
chinery of the latest' pattern,
ana notnmor hut tho hpst ma
terial is used in the COllstriiftinn
of the! Piedmont 'wagon. 1 jj G.
xxdn ; i in efeiuent or tne com
A large arid
sorted stock
!
staple and
o-OOQS.
f
as-
tine,
dr
Everything
fancy
usually found in a first
class establishment of
the
kind.
attention eiven to the
better qualities in all
lines. Clo.thino- for
pany.
The
new Bank of Hickory
men, boys
building is one of the hand- dren bdie;
children's i
tomatoes, i peasi beans, etc
around Flat Rock is almost in
exhaustible, and prior to the es
tablishment of the factory had.
ijj a great) extent, been allowed
to rot and waste. Now. th
is a good ;deman!d for the entire
crop, and. ffood prices ptv nnid
at tne tactory tor all truits and
Vegetables delivered in. good
condition.! The agricultural re
sources around Flat Rock are
abundantLand manv o-ood fa
may be seen bearin
I - - - -.v-i-
oi a nign state o cultivation.
-KUOrKESSIVE HTCTTOTJV
Among! the leading town s
aiong tne line ot the Western
js ortn uarolma railroad Hiclrnrv
okciuu. iJie-eminent. Witn a
population of nearlv three thnn
sand people, two railroads.
trie lights, Piedmont Wao-on
Works, two Colleges of hio-h
grade, besides excellent private
scnoois, one ot the hnpst hntic
n the South, a new opera, hmisp
to oe completed by Christmas,
evime uaiiK ouiiamg, manutac-
tones of various kinds fine
qnurcn tmiidings and private
residences, the hpst, h
in the State,' elegant business
houses, a( first-class newspaper
nd printing house, etc., a visi
tor can find I much to interest
him about the bustling, busi
ness town. 3
j The chief features of Hickory,
however, are its splendid Inn, the
Piedmont Wagon Works, the
Hickory j Manuf acturino- f!o '
plant, its new bank building,
arid the opera house.
First, the HickWv In
the management of Air Tiir.i-
j . o -r t una.
Ioughran, former! v of Ashe
ville, assisted . Hv Mr. AT u S
Clark, ; lately connected with
some of ithe leadine- hotpls nf
the Nortfiwest, is deserving of
cppcciai neniion, none tne less
because of its handsomp
somest in the State: and its in
terior decoration, furniture and
fixtures are of the hicrhpet nrdor
of finish and quality The; Bank
does a; large business. M; Mer-
Miuii is x-resident, jj. v . Shuler,
Cashier. - - ! i: M :
The Hickory Manufaciuriri
' jupv..i!1(l"i', i unt; qi tne
of the! kind we have seem and
inej yoiume ot business j tran
sacted by the comnanv isnor
mousj Additional buildings-ah(l
macninery nave recently been
added; to the plantand further
extensive improvement is contemplated-
in the near fntnrp
This company is manufal(?turine'
u iJApcut iuc mienorvtnnisn-ings,-
j stairways, newels. ptr
fori Mr. Richmond Pearson's
new residence at " Richmond
Mill."! !
ine eiectnc lierht plant iives
1 ! o . . . :- C
great isatistaction, and is in al
most universal use in the town
Mr.1 Jas. G. Martin is Presidpnt
of the company, and thplnlftnt
is a first-rate one. The lights
art; kooq and no trouble is pt-
prienced by customers in the
way ot pertect illumination. !. ;
The j new opera house whpn
completed will be an ornament
and credit to Hickory. It: is on
the! third floor of a handsomp
three-story brick building, and
i! ownea oy a stock: company.
The scenery is beino- na in tpd 5 W
Mr. F; A. Grace.
considerable skill and! fame.
The hall will seat about! twelve
Hundred people and will be sup
plied with the most approved
iiiecuariicai errects, stage fit
tings; opera chairs: etc:1 I I i
The ! Hickory -Printing Co.,
Mr H. A. Murrill, President,
publish the weekly Press-Carolinian,!
an' excellent paper, be
sides doing all other varieties of
printing.; Their establishment
is well equipped, and very good
work they turn out. r v5i- i
Leading business houses I in
Hickory are E. L. Shuf ord &
Co., Hall Bros . CM
icMl-
misses and
:lbaks and
i I .1 1 " 1
wraps; all new! (styles.
Knox s celebrated hats
also a full line of Ipqq-
expensive goods. Zeig-
ler Bros, fine shoes for
men, boys, ladies and
children, Packard's
$2.50 and $2.99 shoes
for men, the best in
the world for the mon
ey. Graham's home
made shoes! The lar
gest and most complete
stock offine trimmings
and dress goods in W.
JN. CL. Quality guaran
teed Prices as low as
the lowest. Bargains at
all times in. all lines.
.I--. N " L .
PA
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Pant
! Paint!
SPECIAL
PAINT m WALL PAPER limt ;
The largest stock ever offered in Ashovr -We
carry well assorted, stock ot m
Pointc WViil-o T pnrl Oils nnH TSii-trn-i.,
best makeof Varnishes and Hard Oils. ' 4 '
FLQOH AND FUHNITURE FCLISHSS,
IIHard enamel mints. Rest thinir nut -
ors in oil from one to twenty-five pound
Venetian Hed, Yellow Ochre, Umber, Seirt"
Tuscan Bed.
THE FAMOUS BRICK RED
, .WINDOW GLASS AND POTTY.
LABASTINE,
A Beautiful Wall Finish
Wall Paper
AND
Decorations.
We havfi in strife- 7 nrirr viie Won t.," .
which we will sell cheap to make room for oa
large stock just ordered for Fall and Sprir?
trade. ; - -
House Painting and Decorating a Specialtv
Paints mixed to order. Call on V 7
FITZPATRICK BROS. & ROBERTA.
NO. 30 NORTH MAIN ST. ASHEVILLE. X. C
At Morgan's.
AVe would call snerial attention tn th
Palmer "DUPLEX-FOUNTAIN PEN fl
Prices from '$1.50 .'to $3.00. Excelled
gold nibs. . .
W. 0. WOLFE.
6EANITS AKD MBIE MUmi
unique exterior ; than for I its
magnificent and isuDerblv d PfO
rated interior, and splendid bills
u iar. jine rooms are all car
peted with Brussels anrl Afo
qiiette, the furniture of native
hardwoods, lighted both by gas
and eiectricity, (and supplied
with hot! and cold water Tl
(lminir room, rich I v frcA
arid furnished in hardwoods, is
ucnguiiuiiy arranged, and the
service is: beyond renroach Thp
rhain office is unlike that of anv
otlier hotel m the; South in ar
ransrement and attracti verifies:
while the . parlor on the second
floor, cannot be excelled in rich-
or comfort in
store-rooms,
etc., are sup-
ne-ss of decoration
equipment. The
pantries, ikitchen.
plied with all modern improve
ments and. appliances, and it is
wprth a day's visit to Hickory
toi inspect this well-conducted
business at
C. Few &
W. G. B. Morri4
books, sta
A. E. Hart
tionqry, etc.: Mrs:i
and Mrs. W. A. Smith
linery; Justice & Lyda and
D. Carter & Son. butch pre-
Chas. Sunofsky and W: B. Pitt"
mi
H.
! THE FLAT ROCK COUNTRY.
About three miles south of
Hendersonville is Flat Root n
section already become famous
by reason of its being the sum
mer home of many wealthy and
influential Charleston and other
South Carolina families, who
yearly every Summer leave the
44 City by the Sea" for their
North Carolina home.
There they stay till about the
first of October and then back
to Charleston they go, sure to
return again the next summer.
The-drive, and dance and fish
and (hunt, and in manv other
ways delightfully pass" awav
the summer days. These homes
are all finely situated and not a
few of them are really elegant.
The scenery is grand, and alto-
gone abroad
table is suD-
jwith all Ithe
season, and
hostelry. The bar. in the hasp
ment, is supplied I with all va-
1 A m m !
rieties ot superior grades of li
quors and wines, and is in
charge of Mr. P. A. Morquardt.
Andrew Mullen, tile chef at the
inn, is also an artist in his line,
and the fame of His celebrated
qusul on toast has
in ithe land. The
plied at all times
delicacies of the
proprietor Loughran is conduct-
nig one oi tne oest notels in the
Soiitherri States. Hickory, is
the dinner station of the West
em Xorth Carolina Railroad;
alo, and passenger trains com
ing westi from Salisbury stop at
thf Inn each day at 1.32 p. m.
The arrivals at the Inn since
Mr. Loughran assumed the bro-
c turnip, nave ay eraged thirty
r day, and a larsre winfpr Tin.
tronage : is expected. Quail
Link, iMcComb & Co., O. M.
Koyster & Co., Field Bros.,
Latta & Beard,! Seaglei Bros ,
Wagner & Killian, etc: I ! j I
Claremont College and the
Lutheran College are also lo
cated at this place. Both are
institutions of high j grade! and
en joy ; enviable reputations.1
The professions are liberally
represented, and each licentiate
seems to be doing a good prac
tice. Four churches with large
congregations are here4-repre-sentihgj
the Baptist, Lutheran,
Episcopal and Methodist denom
inations. Two trains a day each
way pass Hickory . over the
and one train a dav
over ; the Chester and I Tnir
narr?.wuage s road adds much
to Hickory's railway facilities
and importance as a railwav
"All kinds of local
and business are carried on ex
tensively, and the people are
wide-awake and nrncrrpficiro
The tqn is on a big boom and
is growing rapidly. Its import
ance is increasing as a commer
cial centre and
more will find it second only in
rank to. Asheville of all the
tOWIlS West Of OharlnfA ! T-ttt
Democrat is glad to ! record
Hickory's progress and dlrm.
ment. nit deserves fr cnnnnni
because of its pluck, push and
perseverance. It will succeed
because of the indomitable win
and united energies of its peo
ple i to j place it where it justly
belongs in the front rank of
Xorth Carolina towns. j t.
The child's soul is "more ten
der than the finest or tenderest
plant. 1 It would have been far
different with humanity, if ev
ery individual in it had been
protected in that tenderest age
as befitted the human1 soul
New lot of designs just received. Large lot
of Tables and Slabs, very low fcr cash. You
j '-' J -1 ! !
money by calimg on me before pur-
will save
chasing,
Wareroom-Wolfe Building,! S. E. Court
Square.
' : : ' U - oclO-lv
"THE BEST IN AMERICA,"
Said one who had used them.
klJ ST RECEIVING
New sets of Scott, Dickens, Hume?.
Thackery, and Elliot's works. Very W
prices.
Our Holiday Books
Are beginning to arrive, and customer i
would ) do well to make their selection?
earjy. ; i
Just received, a new line of hoys' ve
J. N. MOEGAN & CO
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NO. 3 BABNABD BLOCK.
Fine
FOR
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FURMAN'S JOB
OFFICE,
No. 10 North Court Square, (Democrat Building)
ijll Work Executed with Neatness and Dispatch.
Orders bj Mail will receive Prompt Attention. 1
A" Ki""s of ''Sal Ulanks consianlly kept on hand.
F. N. CARRINGTON,
I CCCpsOR TO ATKIXS & CARRINGTON.)
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEE IN
HARD AND SOFT
;; ill" i : i- - . -is.: :
COAL,
Hay. Grain, Bran and Shorts.
which holds within its
divine spark. J. Froebel.
f the
JELLICO COAL.
: N- 8 NORTH COURT SQUARE, ASHEV,LLE, N. C
The Farmers' Racket Store,
Wholesale and Retail .Dealer In
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