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Name changed from VISITOR Nov. 19. 1918.
Vol. 3. No. 12
HENDERSON VILLE, N. G, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1919
Independent
HOMER HAWKINS TO ERECT
NEW BUILDING ON MAIN ST.
The building belonging to A. H.
Hawkins and heretofore occupied by
the Western Union, has been torn
down and a more modern structure
will be erected at once and occupied
by the millinery business of Mrs.
Brownlow Jackson and Miss Birdie
West. The building will be new and
up-to-date, two stories, and a little
longer than the old building.
MEMORIAL TO SOLDIERS
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have undertaken to do honor to the
memory of the Henderson county
boys who gave their lives in the ser
vice of their country during the war
by erecting a slab in the court house
bearing their-names.
. It is desired that there be no omis
sions and friends and relatives are
FRUITEAND INSTITUTE OPENS:
SCHOOL HAD NO BAD CASES
BANK AND POSTOFFICE
CHANGES
S. fin ifl-nsr T? lingoes oesisfnnt nAof
Prof. N. A. Melton: principal, of masfpr f WpHreriiu
Ewod fe86 in0ed year and a half, will soon resume
NEWS on Tuesday that the school work aa assistant cashier of the First
opened on Monday alter a suspen- Bank & Trust. Cn. to Wo
sion of only four days. . - M. Whitfield, who goes to the Amer
xnnuenza visueo rrumana on ,can 'National Rank f AshAvillo
January 15 and d8 cases developed. Mr. Whitfield answers the call to
a 1 n i l
All were mild, mere was not a
complicated case, therefore no death,
as was persistently rumored
large opportunity.
Mr. Rhodes had about ten years'
Ma-.F ciiHnf0 r,rtr ht re experience fin the, banking business,
returning and all the sick are - up J08 work a few years ago with
Mic x iiai, dauis. oi xrust KjO. to pusn
his Mills River farm work. He has
had a longand varied experience in
postal work. i
Mr. Rhodes spends the nights with
his family on Mills River and one of
again, une floor of the girls' dormi
tory and one portion of the boys'
dormitory were used as infirmaries. .
John Garren Dead
John R. Garren, aged 32 years, a .njiiin. u
plumber, died Wednesday in Ashe- . , - -
ville, where he had made his home 7"Z7r h m, in Xi
.iL. wv,,i i TT,wCn, ..nnn. longer hours than postal regulations
tv. Death resulted from influenza. ula Permit
reauested to communicate names of Tntormont wn in Wpnrlprsnn rountv. -
the dead to Mrs. Tom Shepherd at . .- NEW OFFICES OPEN
once.
Roy Lanning Dead
The Henderson ville Laundry, Ice
T?ir T onninnF crn rtf Mr on1 MrB. I . --n.. 1 1 i i ...
Mr. Dittmer Movin Shoo ' rrT?" TrnI: ? ruei. wmpany ana tne nrm 01
J. H. Dittmer has secured a three vmG. died of pneumonia which de- tZZ ' J iT:
" r. " T . I--;. ,y Wtta n . V room has been divided.
uiuraomg uusmess tueretu. an. his trade was mamiy laming, xiisi thp t , :n j u a
",v?'vu tr" ""r t ie tune. nffico Hia nn F!Ho-or will rriva V,ia
full f tmo of flia rvl an4 Hfico T5?1ifli
3U riu tatei on ftouie o Blvthe will Hvg her full time to the
Kutnerrora noaa vpen Again j. n. Johnston, mail carrier on uti-town office.
The 'Chimnev Rock corresnondent I route three ' out ' of Hendersonville, --w , ,
oi tne KUjnenoraion oun wroie ine iasi-. weeK;..reporieu iuuib uu : CHARLES .'GIBBS KILLED
following snappy remarks concerning cases oz mnuenza on nis route.
the replacement of the bridge near j iirv Jonnston said tnat in some Charles Gibbs. aed about 18. was
TJree: - . t homes the --entire family was sick hnstantlv tilled when he came in con-
UTXT ova tninlifir trloA frt notolonfl' InttA to Horienfl Ml nAlchhorS for I a .t . it
tc oic ui6j . . uu iv. v - -o i ran. wir.n a live wire near tvanucrn.
and attractive display of his goods.
last Thursday. It is said
took hold of the wire.
that he
DEATHS FROM INFLUENZA
Ananias McCall died on last Wed
nesday and nortense Lanning on
the completion of the Searcy bridge much needed attention,
which has been down since the heavy I . 1 -
"rain about four months ago: Some New Feature for Lewis Store
of us were very enthusiastic over hav- Mrs. Abe : Kantrowitz and sister,
ing the bridge xebuilt at once, but Miss Rosa Lewis, expect to leave
our efforts met defeat, on account next week for New York, where they
of the miserly actions of some of our wni be for about a month taking in
county officials. However, we are gtructions in the art of fitting corsets Friday from influenza.
glad mat we can now nae 10 mc as given by Warner and .ueaiern,
county seat, and the mail boy is not corSet makers. The Warner and Henderson County Boys Well
compelled to waae tne river in oru Redfern corsets nave long oeen Lieut Walter B Smitft cablea ftis
t05rveothe PC aa ' of the established lines of thestore mother. Mrs. W. A. Smith, from
The Sun editor adds: of E. Lewis & 'Son but the fitting France that Ca t R y and tfte
'The bridge could have been re- service these ladies will give on their HndeKon county boys are safe and
piaceu suuu uii-ci ii wo ytoiiv j I return will oe an umuvauun ivi lWpii
had tne autnonues gone to woris. aim dersonvilie.
nrnmntln Wo Virtna f Vl V Will I
BEN ANDERSON KILLED
UU11U uciuiaiicuw) ouuowuwai iv.& nni. V A tiuii wt ......
hereafter and not have the highway
blocked for weeks."
PRIZES AWARDED AGRICUL
TURAL CLUB MEMBERS
NEWSPAPER MEN MEET
. The quarterly
Western
Press Association
Friends of Rev. K. W. Cawthbh. Ben F, Anderson, aged about 50
wi VOQi. nnstor f years, Henderson county man, was
the First Baptist cWch of Hender- ru , dow n h jrtota . and as a resuU
cnnvillp will he interested in the 101- auuiwy
. . it, SOnVllie, Will Ue UltCICBWU ill wre - . .,
iSSiSf Weetw lowing ixtract from a personal letter Mr. Anderson was foreman of the
North Carolina Weekly J" J f his friends opening room at Brookside mills,
ciation, was transferred to 10 . . fl . but ht Knoxville. He is survived by wife
Hendersonville on last Friday after- to sav I am now and seven children, his mother, Mrs.
noon and night by .reason of the in- gI T&L&T J- Anderson Horse Shoe. N C.;
fluenza quarantme in Asheville. The I ' th all the family made a the following brothers, Rev. J. A.
attendance was small on account of J"r"; Aanf- through the country. Andersoft, Anderson, S. C; M. R.
sickness and inconvenience occasion- rip Anderson Etowah, N. C: F. W. And-
ed by change of meeting place. The " "Jw a trip to Hendersonville erson, Rock Hill, S. C; and W. E.
meeting was at the Kentucky Home. fSrW mSne the same way. Anderson, Butte, Mo.; also the fol
In addition to the local publishers, "5 hlrfS succLd- lowing sisters, Mrs. Lilie McClain,
.Jfn' ingwen.ChUMyhurchinthecoun 2" kJ
Waynesville Mountaineer-Courier, B. 1 1 2,0 00 to the education fund in the Sallie Woodfin, Detroit, Mich.
nd T a OsboVne V" Brevard 5 15.000,
!!?.TJrlPre!:lt;: ' " . :;:UhicTi will make more than 97.000 Dr. W. r. Kirk is to have as his as-
"r "T v. .;tr, Ipntlv from my field. ine peopie nere 80ciate- Dr. Benjamin F. ClifT, who
inXdfth3? ahortSit7n tte city ?s a fine support. The salary is ha8 fa the government service
enjoyed their short visit in the city. X.Rrn nd then the DeoDle bring m L- vrt(tT,;ai r.arr,n T He has
The Board ol
: Trade took occasion to amountini? in the 1"J rY" Z' "IJ
pay for the enUrtainment of the -- more than $600. "rin
Visitors, enjoying me rvnrV molasses- a. :: n. r-i;r
having as iU ruest the only woman w " - v.-, -T-jh I 5 Tm M,uu' .tl"44
v"L xi.i, piir. and "our u iwjr wmi. : return has oeen practising
PvMu iL Si? mZf ot Thc " much work 10 d0 her.of lSck but U to move to Ii
she is of the state s best, man or w . , . b doine !V,.
MM 1. M &
woman, me press ooaj went
record as endorsing the movement In
Western Carolina to get every dollar
sf federal funds available for road
buildin?.
many kinds, and we keep busy doing L
the best we can with it."
since his
irr Flat
Henderson-
Hav you mad a R4 Cros gar-
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Bfmu noriiri ani wiaito.
Mrs. Wade, of Dunn, is visiting her
'mother, Mrs. A. E. Morris.
On last Saturday the members of
the Agricultural Clubs of Henderson
county held their annual meeting at
the court house. The influenza kept
a great many away from the meeting,
but quite a number were present. R.
E. Lawrence, county agent from
Brevard, judged the exhibits brought
in by the boys and girls. He com
plimented them very highly on their
exhibits. The highest yield of corn,.
138 bushels per acre, was made bv
Alice Anders.
In each of the four clubs three
prizes were given for the best work
done during the year, 1st $5.00, 2nd
$3.00, 3rd ?2.00. The prize winners
were as follows: Corn Club Alice
Anders, first; Hubert Greenwood,
second; John H. Osborne, third. Pig
Club Willie King, first: Francis
King, second; Clarence Glover, third.
Potato Club Myrtle Dalton, first;
Lillian Moss, second; Edwin Staton,
third. Poultry Club Bessie Powell,
first; Leoma Sherman, second; Ted
Ward, third. Carroll Wagner,
though not a member of 'the club,
brought some very fine chickens.
Prizes were also given for the best
exhibits brought in by members. For
best' exhibit of corn, Terrell Green
wood, first; Alice Anders, second;
Robertson Cathey, third. For best
potatoes, Wayland Sherman, first:
Clyde Ward, second; Egerton Fletch
er, third. For best chickens, Flave
Dalton, first; Terrell Greenwood,
second; Graham Barnwell, third. ,
The club members gave a rising
vote of thanks to the merchants and
business men of dersonvilie who
so kindly gave the money for the
prizes. Each member who had sent
in a report on the year's- work re
ceived a club pin as a prize. Many
of the boys and girls wished to be
come members again this year.
Drake-GHreath
A very pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J.
Drake, of Mills River, when their
daughter, Miss Carrie, became the
bride of Frank Gilreath of Asheville.
Rev. Mr. Hutchison of Mills River
Presbyterian church performed the
impressive ring ceremony. The bride
was attired in a brown silvertone suit
with accessories to match. Her only
attendant was Mrs. J. L. Albea, sifter
of the bride.
The weddingmarch was played by
Miss Lenoir Johnson. Those present
were : Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Allen and
family, Hendersonville; Mr. and Mrs.
Hall Corpening, Misses Ella and Gus-
sie (jorpemng, Messrs. ionn ana
Boyce Clement, Avery Morgan,
Asheville; Hugh Ward, Saluda; Mr.
and Mrs. J. L.' Albea, Miss Grace
Drake, Miss Marie Warlick, Hender
sonville; Misses Lucy Ellen, Irene and
Lila Osborne. Robert Frances, Mr.
and Mrs. Scutter Johnson, Mr. and
Mrs. Bryson, Mrs. Chas. Barnett,
Prof. Clyde McKinney, Robert Clem
ent, Mills River. Immediately after
the ceremony the couple left for
Asheville, where Mr. Gilreath holds
a position. The popularity in which
the young couple is held was shown
by a large number of gifts, including
a suit of furniture, chest of silver,
china, cut glass and many other use
ful gifts.
Brok Into Stora
The store of Mr. Drake on Main
street was broken into on last Wed
nesday night and quite a few goods
were taken.
Several places have been entered.
within the last week or two.