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Vol. 3. No. 13
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1919
Independent
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ROAD BILL STRUCK SNAG. .
DID MR. SHIPMAN SNAG IT?
Reported That State Commissioner
; of Labor and Printing Threatened
. to Obstruct Henderson County
Legislation.
The proposed Henderson county
road bill, which was unanimously ap
proved at a" representative gathering
of democrats and republicans at
meeting called for its consideration,
' had. a little politics injected into it
after it reached Raleigh. . :-"
. The bill was forwarded to Repre
sentative Brownlow -Jackson. He was
in hearty accord with its provisions
Before its introduction Commissioner
of Labor and Printing M. L. Shipman
. is said to have declared it would
never pass the senate even if it passed
the. house.; r -...
R. M. Oates was in Raleigh and he
labored with Mr. Shipman but to no
avail, it seems, because Mr. bhip
man is said to have received a v letter
or two from the boys back home who
didn't like some provisions in the bill.
Mr. Shipman is said to have been dis
pleased with the provision for plac
ing the road administration in the
hands of republicans. The democrats
. back home didn't want that provision
; to begin with but .unanimously agreed
to it in meeting because they were
enthusiastic for a change in the road
law and didn't want to block such by
political procedure.
A meeting of the Board of Trade
was -called for Thursday night and
. when the situation was presented
resentment was expressed that Mr.
Shipman should undertake to dictate
Henderson county's needs. , Resent
ment came nigh growing into an m
dignation meeting but the v atmos
nhere was cleared when it war ex
plained that Mr. snipman uau viyy
ably been led to believe that the bil
was of republican concoction aim iiw
Ke would doubtless change his atti
tude after hearing from democrats
. v.ma . xur ' favored the' im-
mediate passage of the bill.. ;
K W. FAvbank. Erl G. Stillwel
and Dr A. C. Tebeau were named as
a committee to put Mr. snipman wise
as to local sentiment for tne diu.
' Death of Elbert F. Carr
' Mrs. 0. Roy Keith and family
have received details of the death of
hr-ntrier. E. t Carr. oi jftianon,
,v, wa V ed on Nov.'. near ver
dun, attached to company. C. 306th
field" signal battalion, -oisi, uivioiuix.
Chaplain Morton's letter to mo xm
fttlier thincrs says:
"Our regiment went into battle on
Saturday morning, November 9, at ; 8
o'clock. We advanced . across fields
and through woods under heavy
shell and machine gun fire. Carr went
with one of our captains to help irt
telenhone connection
w,?fv, battalion headauarters; a burst
ing shell killed the captain, the com-
pany cletk ana arr, au w -stantaneously.
His lieutenant speaks
of Carr as a very laitniui man wu
was always true to his duty and un
ofmiH of dantrer. He died a hero s
deth." , . . toA
A letter from the. American Red
Cross relative to his death says:
"As we read the story of his splen
did service to our country and to hu
manity, we realize the irreparable
loss of such a man as he to you, his
family first of all, and then to his
country." '
KeUler Girl Dead
Little Neva Keisler, aged 4 years,
of Flat Rock, died at Patton Mentor
ial hospital, Thursday. The body was
taken home for buriaL
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PERSONAL MENTION
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Jack Allison is visiting relatives
in Columbia.
Miss Irene Caldwell is ill with in
fluenza. Miss Ruth Hayes is ill with in
fluenza.
Mr. and Mrs. R. P.. Freeze returned
Tuesday from New York.
Miss Alma Lee Edwards is visiting
in Greenville, S. C. "
T. B. Carson spsnt the week-end
with his family in the city.
Mrs. Lavata Garren is ill with in
fluenza. Miss Beulah Trice, who has been ill
with influenza, has recovered.
Clyde Forrest, who has been quite
ill with pneumonia, is reported as be-
ing much-better. ' , . '
Quay Dotson returned Tuesday
from visiting friends in Harleyville,
S. C
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Miss Jane Connor is spending two
weeks in Charlotte taking: a . special
chief operator's course.,
Mrs. Jack Lee 7 and Mrs. Lloyd
Wade of 'Dunn are visiting their
mother, Mrs. A.-E. Morris.
MlSS Annie Fred, While on a vaca-
tion, is spending some time visiting
friends in Camden.
,
Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Brown, who
have been victims of influenza, are
reported to be getting, along, nicely.
Mrs. J. D. Elliott and daughter,
iNora, oi uia rojz are visiung ner
son, w.'iu. rjinozz; .
Mrs.
T. L, Steele of Statesville is
visiting her daughter, , Mrs.
Paul
Rhodes.
Frank Condor, secretary and treas
urer of Asheyille, was the guest of
Mrs. N. E. Hesterly and son Sunday,
, James Dermid was called home
from Chester, S. C , last week on ac
count of . the illness of his family.
, Obed Taylor and family, near Hen-
dersonville, have been quite ill with
influenza. ;
Miss Lucy Bomar resumed her
work as teacher at Fassifern Monday
after a short illness.
-John Burckmyer is back at the
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grocery business after suffering an Misses Norma and. Margaret Wil
attack from influenza. kins returned to the Normal and Col-
Lee Allen, who recently returned
from -overseas, is in the city "visit-
ing his mother, Mrs. James- Allen.
Lawrence J. Pace expects to join
Mrs. Pace in Miami, Fla., within the
next few days.
Mkr Minnie and Nora JnWfnn
of Trvon were visitors in the city
lnf week.
Miss Mary Duff is at home from
Tialfnnr. Her srhool was closed on
account of influenza.
J. D. Duff leaves tomorrow for
Philadelphia. Baltimore and New
YnrV to niirrnac- a heaw line nf
snrinff iroods. - - I
Mrs. R..L. Fletcher left Friday
niiiub iur iter iiuiiic in Luuiaiu. .duo. i
Fletcher had visited Mrs. Joe FleUher
for several weeks.
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Mrs. John Kemp Goodfellow of I
Montreal, Can., is the guest of Miss
Marjone Pierce, formerly of Toronto,
family have closed their home in "
East Hendersonville and are board- .
ing. with Mrs. W. F. Dotson..
Roy Northington, who has filled a
position here as night operator t
the Southern depot for several
months, left Thursday to accept aelvcs beautifully to his "artful hand
similar position in Tuxedo. an(j mind upon his return.
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PERSONAL MENTION
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Blaine Stepp is ill with influenza.
J. F. Byers is ill with influenza.
Clarence Durham is ill with influ
enza.
Mrs. Paul Rhodes is on the sick
list.
W. J. Cathey of Skyland spent the
week-enqin the city visiting friends
Otis Garren is home from Bridge-
water, Tenn., visiting his parents.
Mrs. A. B. Pope and son, Walter,
are ill with influenza.
Mrs. Alph Glazener left last week
to visit relatives in Columbia, S. C.
Miss Jannette Stepp, who has been
ill with influenza, is out again.
The Misses Sample, who have been
victims nf influx re n valient
. ,
George W. Justice have been nn
sjck list for the nast wk.
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Miiss neien xiaymona nas gone 10
New Bern to accent a nnsitinn in a
store. '
ri , xju ;a hnrvya nn 0 ,11T.
loue-h visiting friends and relatives in
the ritv
a x
auite ill .is rennrted as heir, e- mneh
imnroved
tj-i n cn.:'n. n ' .i
i uus. jjii jr. obiiiweu is a cuixvaics-
cent rmtient at Patton Memorial hos-
nital
, Pov n v Hvmin,. ,Q,fc0d afti,
TW TTenflersnnville Rant.ist rbnrch
Iast Sunday morning.
Frank FHwards hn returned from
a visit to various Florida points and
is back at the desk of Slayden, Fakes
& Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Latham las
week went to their old home in Plv
niouth on account of the death of a
relative;
Mrs. A. J. Burks, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Norman
Miller, and her sister, Mrs. M." R
Allen, returned Friday to her home
m Amherst, Va.
Mrs. F. V. Hunter has returned
from Alabama, where she was for
a few weeks on account of the ill
ness and death of a sister.
legiate Institute at Asheville Satur
day after a short visit home.
Dr. Few is in receipt of a letter
from his son, C. Few, Jr., written m
a French hospital on January 4,
stating that he was recovering nicely
from pneumonia.
Claud btepp, who has been in witn
pneumonia, wnicn ionowea a severe
ii ii v.
case of influenza- is nicey-
W. K. llamil, presiaent 01 tne W.
R- Harrill Company, wholesale arug-
!ts 01 "endcrsonv! le an orest
was ,n, ine cuy iast wec" xluul
latter place.
W. F. Case, who has a traveling
position ana is marang neaaqurve
, , r ... . .
veek. Mr. Case will keep his
Anacreon norae as wen
sonvuie piace open.anu ma xunuijr
. rnrf nf the
in iTendersony-'c. He has
lea?ed the Julian Lydaouse on Oak-
AV, Utt !nt weet for
. j j
..i
. M Kantrowitz has had some
training, in this line. The new. large
and handsome windows of the store
cf e. Lewis & Son will lend them-
LOCATION OF MILITARY
SCHOOL YET UNDECIDED
A delegation from the Georgia
Military Academy of College Park,
Ga., visited Hendersonville for third
time last Saturday for the purpose
of looking over sites for the proposed
military school..
Lake Osceola and Highland Lake
were visited and the delegation ap
peared to maintain their former good
impressions. The Hendersonville
committee had laid before the school
authorities while on a recent visit to
Georgia the proposition in hand. .
The selection of a site will be made
as soon as a representative gathering
of the school authorities can be had
to go thoroughly into the matter.
DR. AND ROY KEITH BUY
INTEREST OF MR. GEIGER
Dr. H. L. Keith and 0. Roy Keith
have purchased the interest of L. R.
Geiger m the Hendersonville Buggy
& Wagon Company. '
The officers of the company under
he new organization are Dr. H. L.
Keith, president: George Sloan, vice
president; O. Roy Keith, secretary
and treasurer.
0. Roy Keith, who has been with
the firm since the business was pur
chased from D. S. Pace about two"
years ago, is the only member giv
ing it his full time. Dr. Keith is
busy with his profession of dentistry
and Mr. Sloan resides in Wilmington.
The company will continue to
handle automobiles, buggies and
wagons and auto accessories, laying
particular emphasis on the Buick ma
chines. INFLUENZA PATIENTS
Among the recent influenza victims
are the following: Torrey Duncan, J.
K. Gilreath, Walter Pope, Fred and
Joe Byers, Carlton Clouse, Arthur
Shepherd, Olin Clevenger. - Misses
Frances Gilreath, Grace Freeman,
Minnie Sue Flynn and Annie J.
Garren.
Dr. Morse to Raleigh .
Dr. L. B. Morse left on-Tuesday
fpr Raleigh in the interest of the
Stevens-Scales road bill before the
legislature. Dr. Morse goes as a
delegate from the road meeting in
Biltmore Saturday. The meeting was
largely attended by men from 19
counties. Dr. Morse, W. A. Smith,
John N. Russell, J. F. Justice and
Dr. A. C. Tebeau represented Hen
derson county.
Builds Better Roads
-J. 0. Bell of the Green River Man
ufacturing Company states that his
company has spent at least $500 on .
roads in its section around Tuxedo
durincr the past year. This is a hand
some and praiseworthy contribution
to the road work of Henderson
county.
State Federation Coming
The members of the Woman's Club
are preparing for the entertainment
of the State Federation of Woman's
Clubs, which will meet in Henderson
ville in June. About 200 delegates
are expected.
Bennie Lee Dead
Bennie Lee. aged 18 years, son of
Jim Lee, died Monday of influenza
at the Patton Memorial hospital
Mrs. A. B. Drafts and daughter,
lelen, have returned from Wrashing-
on,D .C. ... -