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HENDERSON VILLE. n. 0 THURSDAY. May 9, 1907 I
VOL. XVI NO. 19
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Combined Railroad Mow
WILL EXHIBIT AT
Hendersonvilie, N. G.
Monday, May, 15, 1907
West & Wells Shows are a grand consolidation:---Compos-ed
of all that is Wonderful. Novel and Trilling in the world
of. wonders. In the arena are
Lady and Gentlemen Performers, and the funniest Clowns
on the road.
SOME OF THE FEATURES ARE:
The McCue Bros.. Exiropeacn Acrobats
The Flying Cotton Family,
The Lamar Troupe, Midair Artists,
The Hatsie Family of Japs,
9 FUNNY JJLOUNS 9
Perform ae
A grand free street
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DON'T FORGET DATE
H'sonville, if orvday, May 13
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Rlairges aid; House
Goods
The celebrated-Cole's and Favorite Ranges, and Acorn Stoves. These makes
are absolutely the best on the market today and are fully guaranteed by the makers
and us also. Satisfaction in even' case is guaranteed.
fTf-v o WWca fijC-k Make your dining room more attractive by getting
Vilirtt VV &l6f a new set of dishes. We have an extensive line,
and the prices! Well, they're so low you'll wonder where our little profit comes in.
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Paints.
Sportirg Goods
all sizes. A lull line at different price
price go hand in hand in this store.
Old i ckorv Wagons.
cost to close them out.
? Farming Implements
) get our prices before you buy. You'll save money.
Cvitlery
iiiwari laMiare' ' k
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We
to be seen some of the best'
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afternoon &
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parade at
daLy
vjamisries ot $
Such as fishing tackles, tennis goods
rifles, revolvers, all sizes, cartridges of
but all bound to
Keen Kutter Knives, Shears, and tools. The best line of
lery on earth. '
The Philadelphia
up. None better.
The Cotton Mill. : '
Prospect for the new cotton mill are
bright. Several local capitalist! have
indicated their intention of subscribing
heavily, and the committee feel' much
eacouraged.
It Is desirable, however, that those
who wish to take smaller amounts of
stock communicate with the committee
at once! Mr. U, G. Staton is chairman.
and Mr. J. W. JSwbank secretary, anc
either oue of these gentlemen, or any ol
the committee, in fact, will be glad tc
five any information desired as to stock
iu the mill.
Mr. A.B. Cajyert recently stated that
cotton mill stock is an extremely de
sirable investment now. as the demand
for their products exceeds the supply.
and the outlook is still more favorable.
Henry Duffy, who has been living it
New York state, has returned to the-
city, and is with J. W. Mclntyre, the
plumber.
Dirt U ranffer
Following, is a list of Real Estate
transfers for the week ending last Sat
urday
uuua Anders to m. u. Toms, et ai
Hendersonvilie, $50.00
ju.t. Tanxertby to m. u. Toms, et. a:
Hendersonvilie, $50.00.
J.J. Baawell to W.B. Burney, Edney-
ville, $1.00.
J. Ft. Kuykendall to H. P. Kuyken-
dall, Crab Creek, $5.00. .
A.J. Johnson to T. A, Allen, Sr.:
Crab Creek, $100.00.
W.9. Laughter et al to W.B. Burney,
Edneyville, $30.00-
Sherrel Laughter to W. B. Burney$
Edneyville, tilO.OO.
J. U. Lance to C. Q. Lance, Mills
River, $400.00. .
J. L. Freeman to D. S. Pace, Hender
sonvilie fl,200-00.
The Lake.
iaxe matters are somewnat at t
standstill. The capitalists represented
by T. C. Williams are still considering
the proposition, and it Is said, with a
fair prospect of going ahead with the
in it andxare In daily communication.
with local officers of the company." Jus-
when a definite answer will be givei:
is nara to say, as tnere is such a mass
of.details to be considered that quick
action is hardly to be expected.
Furnishing
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please you. Quality and
We have a few of these fine
wagons which we will sell at
A full line of the best farm
ing implements. Call and
cut-
Lawn Mower, from $4.00
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Democracy
Triumphant
Entire City Ticket Elec-
ted by a Good
Majority,-
For InTfiyr '
miciuki. scucnck.
Fr Aldermen
JOE BltrSON
J. 31 AC ML RHODES
J. F. BROOKS
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ub ouuro Lfemocrauo uciset was
elected by a. majority which exceeded
the expectations of the oarty leders.
The vote was as follows.
Michael Schenck, ' 157.
rt- t. Staton . 1 138.
acnencks majority, 19.
Bryson, . ' ifii
Rhodes, 165.
orooks, i4
"avis, 13s.
Anderson 127,
fctepp. , 135.
Average majority 28.
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ouuu m uecisiYe vote nas Dut one
meaning, and that is the citizens-of
Hendersonvilie want a general Spring
nouse cleaning.
ine iaituiui ones held an impromptu
jollification meeting Tuesday niarht
wnen tne result became known, and the
streets were full of enthusiastic demo
crats who Indicated their feelings in the
matter by much loud noise.
it was a thoroughly good natured
From Chairman Brooks. .
: In reference, to the. election
whidrne haaTBOfsuccessf all v-tiian
aged, Chairman C. E. . Brooks
says: . .
"1 wish to thank the Demo
cratic and independent votes of
Hendersonvilie for. the hearty
support given the straight Dem -cratic
ticket. The election Is
over, now let us tret down to bus
iness and a.l work for the interest
oi the town."
vrvwa, ana nome or tne more joyous
...- a a ' .
ones formed a ring in front of the Blue
Ridge- Ian and circled around and
thought they were dancing.
The successful candidates were kept
busy reviving the congratulations of
their supporters and they all seem to
bear their new honors gracefully. .
Election Day in Our Town.
Election day dawned bright and clear:
after a hard rain all night, which, in
cidentally, was good for' the. crops.
The day was typical of Western North
r t . .
Hrouoa.- unenc ana clear, tte sun
warm and the azure sky dotted wiih
fleecy clouds, while the big' old moun
tains encircling the town seemed, thi u'
the clear atmosphere, to have drawn
closer to the town they guard, as tho'
they, too, were interested in the. coming
battle of the ballots.
It was a hard fought battle, and Inter
est was intense. Out of a total reds
tration oiout overuu naa Decn.cast up
l .j 0 rm
to noon, and a total of 297 when the
polls closed at sundown,
W. E. Jackson and L. T. WiHiams
were Judges, while W. C. Stradipy held
down the registrars chair. Dave Gl bbs
cast the first ballot and Prat. A. B.
Harold the last.
It is said the candidates, without ex
ception, -all yoted straight , tickets
Brownlow Jackson matched up., without
hesitation and deposited a little, slip of
white paper about 10 o'clock, and other
well known men of the two parties wore
a cheerful air as they exercised their
crest DnvllftCfi as f ull-fleottd vntmr nf
this glorious country.
Talk about a national election! It
wasn't In it with the contest of Tuesday.
Many good citizens came hundreds of
miles that they might cast their rote,
and several voted right soon in the
morning and then made a dash, for tbe
depot to catch the 8;10 train.
Both parties put in their Vbest licks"
for their ticketsand lh6 defeated can.
didates have the satisfaction of , knowing
that it took hard worr to defeat them.
It is said by old residents tht Tues
day was the hardest fQught, ijoost ex
citing, and most Interesting payely local
election ever held in the towiv Every
other man on the street eemed to be
armed with one of those nice little red
indexed books , and a sharps pencil.
(Charley Pless sells em, and you can't
r
oe a politician without one . J These red
books contained theVainesof the voters.
and as they voted they were duly check.
ed off. . -
Auoro iiut mucn privacy aoout an
election in Hendersonvilie. From the
time you enter that Ion? roped-off en-
closure until you finally reach the win-
aow ana deposit your ticket, there's
plenty of time to analyze your political
faith, v
unalleDges were . numerous, but the
liberal and most every applicant was al-
v ucjiusii uis ntLic butku oi paper
Mister. Henry Justice, who is excused
from paying poll tar, because, it is al
leged, ne is slightly deficient In that
part of his anatomy where brain-storms
occur, was allowed to voie" a straight
Republican ticket. J. M. Dermid told
Henry that hereafter he would have tc
pay his tax, and Henry got real mad
and said he'd carry the case to the Su
preme Court first, and that Mr. Dermid
"'d better look' out, now, Jor. there'll be
'nuther fight." Mr. Dermid cautiously
Dac&ea away and so is able to be at his
desk today.
Promptly at sundown the polls closed
aid the ballots were counted. The
suit was known within an hour.
tnere were.four disapponited and four
well pleased men in Hendersonvilie
Tuesday night.
Judge Pace and the Lantern.
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Judge Pace, a man of weight and
standing in the community, was walk
ing down Main street Wednesday morn
ing with a lantern in one hand and
microscope in tn otner. ills many
f . . m
friends were slightly startled, to say the
least, and begged and implored and be-
seeched him to explain the why and
wherefore. . "What am I carry ing a lan
tern and a microscope for?' replied the
Judge, in his most judicial manner,
looking severely at his questioners,
"why, if you really want to know, I'm
carrying the lantern to try-and find a
Republican this' morning, and when I
find him I've got the microscope so
can see what he looks like!"
Joe Bryson Wounded.
Joe Bryson was severely, but not fat-
UUy--ju V on-eictioini ay, aboutHnoon , - by
J oe Rhodes, who lives on the Crab Creek
Road, .some little distance, from town.
Had tbe knife penetrated a- fraction of
an inch deeper, his life would have
been sacrificed to his loye of fair play.
The accounts of the difficulty are vari
ou3 and conflicting, but the following is
substantially the facts in the case.
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uemocrauc worsers were tailing to a
man who had not yet voted, and several
of their opponents walked up
and endeavored to take the man away to
the voting booth. Sir. Jbryson insisted
upon his right to go along , also, and
the argument waxed warm, several dif
ferent men being involved.
Mr. Bryson charged one of the crowd,
a man named Carl Lewis, from Ashe-
ville, with running a blind tiger, and
the argument waxed warm between Ery
son and Deputy .Sheriff Pink Case.
Just then Rhodes came running up.
with an open knife in his hand, it is al
leged, and made a stab at Earnest
Thompson. Mr. Bryson, armed only
with a light cane, attempted to inter
fere and Rhodes turned on him. Bryson
stepped back and tripped over the cur-
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oing, men xiuoues leaned over, it iff
said, and stabbed him, ' the bystanders
seizing him before he could repeat the
blow. Only the thick underclothing
worn by the injured man saved him
from a mortal wound.
A warrant was issued for Rhodes and
he was taken to jail.
Rhodes was struck over the eye and
his face was covered with blood. He
made several desperate efforts to get at
Bryson and it was with only the greatest
difficulty restrained. He was finally
disarmed and taken away. Mr, Bryson
was taken home and Dr. Drafts hurried
ly called, he pronounced- the wound
dangerous but not fatal .
Joe Bryson has tbe reputation of beiDg
an absolutely fearless man, and as an
officer in this town andin Brevard he
made a record yet to be equaled. When
he was Marshal here the laws were en
forced, and when they sent for him to
come to Brevard and repeat his good
work, he also made good there, and his
name was a terror to evil-doers. He
has many friends here who trust he may
recover quickly from his present In
jury.
A well-known Jocal man met Michael
Schenck, on Main street, jnst before
election, and grasping his hand 6hook
It heartily, saying: 'Mr. Schenck, I
want to congratulate you upon your
nomination, and I shall take great plea-.
sure in voting for you." Mr. Schenck
thanked him and walked on. In a few
minutes the well known loeal.man met
B. H. Staton. , He greeted Mr. Staton
very cordially, and shaking his band
as tho'he were bidding him a long, long.
farewell said. "Mr. Staton, I want tq
congratnlate you upon your nomination,
and I shall take great pleasure In voting
for you,
. ; ; Death of J. M. Waldrcp.
' Mr. J. s M. Wald rop died Tuesday
morning at five o'clock, after an illness
of several weeks, death resulting from
a complication of diseases. , v
The funeral was held on Wednesday,
I Dr Love ofiiciating, interment being in
Oak Dale cemetary. The large number
present, and the beautiful floral offer
ings testified to the universal esteem in
which-Mr. Waldrop was held in this
community, r .
Following are the pall bearers:
CLude Pace, R. C. Clarke, Geo. Val
entine, W. H. Justus, W. A. Garland
and P. F. Patton,
The following gentlemen were the
honorary pall bearers: '.
J. VV: Wofford. C. M. Pace, J. P.
Rickman. C. Few. .
"Jim" Waldrop was born in Hender-
sou ville 55 years ago next August. He
was married 28 years ago, and leaves a
wife and six children. For many years
he was the trusted clerk of the old firm
of Ripley and Toms, and enjoyed that
firm's fullest confidence' He was post
master here from 1880 to 1884, and for'
many years has been a member of
Smith and Waldrop, possibly the-largest
real estate operators in this city. He
has long been a consistent member of
the Baptist ohurch, and probably with
the exception of Capt. M. C Toms, no
man was better, known in the county
than J, M. Waldrep. .
"Jim" Waldrop's death is a distinct
loss to the town. As secretary of 1 the ,
board of trade he was untireing In his
efforts to advance the interests of the
whole community, and it is the irony of
fate that death should claim him ' now.
He had lived all his life" he re, had watch
ed the growth of Hendersonvilie' from a
mountain settlement to a town, from
a. town to its present position as one
of the best known resorts in the country.
and now that even greater changes are
about to occur, death claims him.
To Dr. Few. the dav before his death.
he said: "Doctor, my body is in a bad
way, but L believe my soul is alright."
To most of our citizens the death of J.
H. Waldrop comes as a'personalloss,and
expressions of sincere regret may he
heard on.&lf sides.
For the Hustler
: .- The 4ly$Jerie.?'-
By J ames Walker Heatherfj
As I look across the stream of time,
My memory backward leans;
NL.see a baby, a boy, a man,
I wonder what it means,
Oh, I wonder what it rneans!
As I look across the stream of time,
As I view all future scenes,
I see a grave, some tears, and flowers,
I wonder what it means,
Oh, 'I wonder what it means!
Honor Roll. .
Following is the honor roil of the
Graded School for April.
First Grade, attendance; Jessine
Brooks, Lillian Clouse, Everitta Clouse,
J. P.RIckman, Hugh Waldrop, Boyd.
McGuire.Uean Williams, Laurence Bly;
Deportmjint: Clara Dermid, Sarah
Fred, Helena Gri'er, Lillian Clouse.
Beatrice Blythe, Everitta Clouse, Pau1
English, Boyd McGuire, George shep
herd, Donald Staton, Hugh Waldrop
Paul Newman. Dewey Sherman. Lau
rence Bly, Hughlon Smiths
Second Grade, attendance: Jessie
Bowen, Nillie Jordan, Ruth Williams,
Electra Twyford, Emma Orr, Doughlas
Manders. - ..
Deportment: Nora Conner, Gladys
Reiber, Charlie Potts, Electra Twyford,
Jewell tstepp, Cecil Stepp, Otta Brook-
shire, Everard Dittmer, Douglas Man
ders.
I The Hotel Gates.
The Hotel Gates will open June first.
Mr. Gates is now engaging his staff of
employes, which is somewhat of a difi-
cult proposition, as he dmands a high
degree of efficiency in those working
for the big hotel. The orchestra this
year will be from the Jefferson Theatre,
Birmingham, one of the finest 'organi
zations in the South today. In addition
to this orchestra, an Angelies piano
player, costing $750 has been purchased
and Is now in the lobby of the hotel. It
is a remarkably beautiful instrument,
and may be used either as a piano or as
an automatic piano. From all outward
appearances it is the same as a regular
instrument, the additional mechanlcism
being conceale d inside.
The green bay trees Imported recent
ly from Holland help to set off the large
lobby, one of the handsomest in the .
south. A large silver closet is being
built at the rear of the dinning room.
The electric elevator will be in service
from the farst day the hotel opens.
' A large electric flash sign will also be
a new feature of the hotel, and will soon
be in place on the building Mr. Gates
is an extensive user of newspaper space
and the hotel is being advertised in all
the principal cities of the South. Mr.
Gates looks for an extremely busy sea
son. Tbe .hotel made hundreds of good
friends for Itself last season and will
undoubtedly make more this year. .
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