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HENDERSONYILLE; N
VOL. XVI, NO 47
SariBI
Clifflate;l
Here are a few voluntary testi
monials as to the effects of this
glorious climate : ''-yy
Editor .Hustler : When I cam
to Hendersonville I weighed only
twelve pounds. . Now I, tip" the
scales at 245. - ; Citizen. -
Editor Hustler:- When J came
to Hendersonville, three years
ago, I was suffering from lops of
appetite and voted the Republican
ticket. I can now digest anything
and vote the . straight Democratic
ticket. fr f ; PoBiieNr;
Editor Hustler: When I came
to Hendersonville I was auervous
wreck as a result of "seeking in
vestment for my surplus wealth.
Dear Editor, af ter living here fiye
years I find I no longer am obliged
to worry about my surpluB wealth.
Editor Hustler: When we came
to Hendersonville we were poor
and had 14 children and 11 dogs.
We are now the proud parents of
twins, and have lived here only
one year, We leave tomorrow, j
' .V Pater,
The Baby
HUT 7
HERS did you come from,
w-jDaDy.dearr. -
Out of the everywhere into-
. me nere.
Where did you get your eyes so blue?
Out of the sky as I came through.
What mtike8 the light in them sparkle
- ana spmr
Some of the etary spikes left in. -
Where did you get that little tear?
I found it waiting when I got here: -
What 'makes your forehead so smooht
ana mgnr " v
A soft hand stroked it as I went by. -
What makes your cheek like' a warm
: r white rose?r i - r " J -4 "
Something better than any one knows.
: Whence that three cornered" 8mile of
bliss? : : - -
Three angles gave me at once a kiss.
Where did you eet that c'earlv ear? '
God spoke, and Tt came to hear, - -
" -r- . "v. j ' - " .
Where did you get those arms and hands?
XiOve made itselt into hooks and bands.
Feet, whence did "you come, you darling i
things? ; - . . .'. 'l
From, the same box asr the -cherubs
wings. - . - : . - .: : v
How did they all just come to be.yoti?'
God thought about me, and so I grew.":
f i Beal
- - ...... . -- . .r - . T-: . ... : . : i . : "
.Iwan
Eve
But how did you come to us, you dear?
God thought of yon. and so I am here.
; '. . -': ,'-r :.J. - George Macdonald.
N,
ry :IPrdgressive City
Kas rSomi-'SucK Or-
soirwille MsjHve
it. Also. -: A : Kvdppsed
ox il ira
finally reached. " v -
The news had already spread far, and
jscores of sorrowing friends weie wait
ing outside the church for" the arrival
of what must ever be the saddest of all
j processions. . - - - ; J
When the first hymn am going
j home, was sung, the church was crowd-
ed to the doirs. Students from theIn-
CountyLooSCS Another I stitate for which the dead Sheriff had
' Faithful Official. A: done 80 mu?b wer there Members of
Lo'Mto theCommiiiv. tbe oflclf the
" . x r ' - "mm were there. And men and women from
ity,; What Was Said near and far, men and women: wlw do
Of Him by Men Who not show grief easily -were there and
Have lino Wn" Him T broke down utterly and cried.
' It was said to be the most remarkable
MissionocrJv Te a
Valuable Coin
D. R. Chewning has a coin which he
prizes highly, as does Sheriff Williams
that coin of his, mention of which was
made in this paper some tluie ago. ; -
It was the first piece of money ever
presented to Mr. Chewning, who has
had it now for nearly 57 years. It bears
the date of 1827, while Sheriff Williams
coin has 1825 under it. -Where our pre
sent half-dollars have' the. words chalf
dollar" is stamped "SOc." :;The piece of
silver is not worn at all, was civen to
Mr. Chewning when a baby,by an ancle,
and is naturally highly prized by him.
; Every live town, every town which is
The Womans Auxiliary of Su; James trying to induce people to locate within
church-gave a Missionary Tea, at the its boundaries, which wants conventions,
Rectory pn Thursday, which from every or new" enterprises, which is trying to
point of view was a success.-t advance in material prosperity, has an
The study and dining room were dec- organizationTof its business men of some
orated withjwtted plants, trailing ferns kind or other. . . .
and hemlock, which in the soft light of " In some places it's called a Board " of
the many candles and shaded lalnps ap- Trade. In others, a .Business Mens
pearid very attractive and cozy. League. In others again a Retail Mer-
MrsrHatch as vice president and Mrs. chants Association. . . , '
Willcox were the hostesses and were , But whatever its name Its purpose is
ably assisted by Mrs. Fred Ewbank and to aid the town and its members". :
Miss RoBards. Mrs. Hewett and Miss ita siniply an organization of bus-
Steedman presided at .the tea 1 able I iness men who want to advance their
which with its old silvsr fser vice, can- j 0 jrn Intrests pure and simple. . "
Joseph Lola Freeman, Sheriff of Hen- j demonstration of grief , aad sorrow ever
derson county, died Thursday night; I occurring at any similar occasion in the
Nov. 21; at midnight; at the age Df 35 county and showed -how strong a hold
years, and after holding office" for one the dead man held on the heart strings
year, lacking ten days.' . ;; L ; .; j. I of the people who knew and loved him. '
Sheriff Freeman had not been well ior I Rev. Allison spoke Heaven-given words
some time and-on the same I day that j of comfort to the "grief-stunned family,
Capt ' B. T.: Morris dropped dead in the I and his tribute to the man before him r
court house he took to . his bed. The 1 was finer:rffAs a citizen and as a man he-
best medical attention and most devoted J was true to whatever was entrusted to
nursing proved unavailing, and death 1 him. - In one word, be was a good man 0
came Thursday night - I and goodness is greatness." -V ,
The funeral occurecTat 12 'o'clock Ex-Sheriff Wilfiams said: ,'The life '"" -Friday.
Brief seryices were held at the and character of J. L. .Freeman is de w
Working along these and ; kindred county j all. The body was taken to I monstrated by the character of this as-.
lines, the results would, be :-certaih and J Fruitland whereservicesyereconductlsemblage gathered 1r pay -him -their 1-
highly benelieiai,4 ana every man in ea.by Rev. R Allison, of Brevard. In- last tribute of love , and, respect. The
terment was in the family burying county has lost a valued citizen and -ground,
about one mile from Fruitland. Fruitland Institute a faithful trustee."
" The pall bearers were : - O. E. Wilson, ' W A. Smith then said: I find coin- "
Charles French . Toms, - C." E. Brooks, fort, as we all must, in one sentence "
Henry Twyford, "T. R.' Barrows and from Brother . Allison's text: 'For
. - ----- - ,
though we walkin the valley of the'
beneficial, 4 and every man
town would benefit thereby.
The dues should be fifty , cents
month. -'rTVi' "" :-" : ; :
A statement of receipts and. expend!
tures should be made, say: every three
months.
If every business man in town joined, jt LTFreeman was one of five sons of j shadow of. death Thy rod shall comfort
there would be money enough for : all j; B. Freeman. AbouTl2 years ago he us.' Sheriff Freeman : had no spite
legitimate expenses, and ,thej' money i married W. B. Coston's daughter," and I nor envy, nor malice, nor hatred. He
would be spent for the benefit of HEN- two children, Plato and Lora, resulted was honestrand true." J . .
DERSONVILLE. . - . : -. from the union, all; "of whom -survive Charles French Toms in a few well
Asheville's growth and present popu-f him." .': - chosen words paid a sincere-tribute to
latlon. of over 26,000 is due in no; small f On next Mpnday he wonld havefilled the departed official. - I '.-
delabra andcut glass leaked verypre ! It'anaUwigcr an exp.eriment: .AlmosiTnjeasura 1 tbe ofiLce bfSheriff Of Henderson county L JJudgePace saidi: "Ilia deaths has
ty and inviting. The Misses Haas,' Ewr evry townTfrqm New TYork city down directed efforts of her business men to just one year. So far as we" are aware j fallen heavily npsn me'V and here the
bank, "Hathaway ; Smith-and; Emily to the least pretentious town "has such push and talk a: blov and advertise no other sheriff or elected official of the judge barely able to talk: for emotion,
ASHEVILLE. - , . - countv has ever died in office here. I broke down utterlv and cried as a little
What has been done there can be I while It was, generally known that child.- '
here. - . - T. ' v..: N n. W",:?1 HEr-Sheriff Rhodes, 'Tba teobIe
Oyster Svipper
The ladies of the Hospital Association
will give an oyster supper on December
19th, in the vacant building opposite the
Hotel Gates. It will commence at 4.30.
There will also be a table devoted to
fancy work and it might possibly afford
a sharp buyer a chance to pick up a nice
Christmas present at less-thau cost. T .
Anyway, the oysters will be fine and
for one we are going arid intend eating
oysters just as long as the ladies will
bring 'em along. '
The New Sheriff.
Through the death of Sheriff Free
man, Dr. Kirk is now Sheriff of Hender.
son county, the- law providing, under
such circumstances, that the Coroner of
a county immediately - becomes Its
Sheriff, until the couuty commissioners,
in regular session, fill the vacancy.
It is behved that R. P. Freeman will
be appointed to fill his brother's, place.
A petition which is being generally
signed, ii being circulated," asking, the
commissioners to take such "action.
Ewbank assisted as ? servers and saw j an organization, and. they are doing
that all had a "ouppe o kindness I good and effective work. i ' "
for auld lang syne." . . " ": - The Hendersonville Baard of Trade
; Mr. Willcox made an address on mis- as been through many trials and trib-
sionary work in general and on the work ulations. It has been accused xf being
being done at the Thompson Orphanage j ony a hot air oganization.,, The
in particular.. A liberal silver offering j p-ood it has done has been-lost sight of
was made for the benefit of the Thomp- J m0st of Its critics have , been men
son Orphanage, Charlotte. . I who refused to aid by their membership
Sheriff Freeman was dangerously sick"
his death came as a shock to the whole
Under this proposed plan, there would J community, and expressions of sincere J found in him an active and true friend."
b,no so-called hot b M
would do all the work. The results aii sides.' "1 , - I taken f rom the church, and that kindly.
results -.are
would be published, when
obtained and not before. ;
At twelve o'clock on Friday last the
face with its genial smile forever hidden
from this world, the congregation filed -
occasion such
success.
a social and financial L
The'effective organization would be mortal remains of Sheriff Freeman J slowIy pM& the casket for a last look at
I . . -. . nrffl ;J3 I -
The daman's Auxiliary wlshea to ttnd their little old 25c"dues an organi- there ready at all times toactr to seize wew im u their dead friep(L
thank all who contributed to make the -ft,lnt: of TTendarsonvUle business men any opportunity to benefit ' the whole ane counsy jau nu picu m mrx- Qld and J0X1Qgt men women and chil
Who were workin g" for HENDERSON- commnnity. ; ; : ; , -. laS hearse, yioiiowea Dyneany a score drea were there, and their uncontrolled
VILLF - : - . " Bv electing the right men as directors of carriages, containing tne Dereaveu MT(QW was pitifuL Great bearded men,
TA tVK 41 Himflnd. Annt vAr ferret that when you ana the right man as secretary, witn me lamiiy.ana some oi ice oesi. uw mou men who have seen death many times
; r , KnpRt HENDERSONVILLE you bene- uniiea support oi ine enure oiuinens iu- oi xxeuuorauuwtixo F?J - and bave not been airaia,' oroice aown
lii-iaieu l i..i. i tk. tv.om.9nn. aoM Ka Ktknnf waonaitf.ttV filthful nfnei&l.l' 'jiu."lt.i. Ii t.-
mora or less dlrectlv. every business wrsw wwbwwu, nwuJU uo uiuu iy Mantt soDDea, ana me wuoio cuureu
absolutely certain. - - -r the sad cavatcaae began its seven mue i full of BOrrow.
he : nQW I ; some such plan will oe suomittea nexi journey io a ruiuana, me oiu uuuo ,
destined to be the last resting place
of ajman well-beloved in' his commu
-
well at- j nlty.
T''m r-v - m l . I mi . Tha ian fall
. . . ii lennAn. -n. m. vjaxes. ir. - rvirK.. ur. - j. nB sua was uwuuiou. a
However, lets iorget aumau. i " 7 . t . , ,
conization of Hunter, and others spoke briefly. - The gently and . the ume sicy was covereu
of 'some advertising committee is working stead- with heavy clouds, as tne saa procession
V Altogether, that was an
hunting trip which took Capt. M C.
Toms to the eastern part of the state
fit,
man in i& ? V r' -
One thine is certain, when
recently. v - MI . - - Thursday night, a Is believed.
. . - z " .,r:i to the board of trade, for in thatorgani-
ana nas no ye enuy was originated: The last meeting was fairly
left Florence on Monday for home, ana r""! " TZT. - I tended. R. M. OaW - Dr.
on Wednesday, MrvW. A. French, with
whom he had been hunting, was stricken
with apoplexy and died in the, woods.
' Mr." French 6pent part of last summer
here, where he made many friends dur-
Xnrr his fihort fitftV. : - - - ' - '
tta 72 r of am-.- and secretary will be elected,
auDmitteu w mo
There must be...anr. or
trlnarortnvUlA business men
. - j lly, and will push that important mat- moved slowly along the road so often
At the next meeting of the Board, W ter. : They have had several meetings traveled by.tbe dead Sheriff
Ko. Vt Aid Thanksffl viner nieht. a new
and a new
had spent practically all of his life in Plan of operations
wflminifton: and Was one of the most meeting-. ; ..
... ' .L. ; Ti; will be- oroDOsed to get every
successful bastness men oi urn city. - J . . , ,
OverSO vears ago he married Miss" business man in town as a member.
TTarriet Timmons. of Effingham. S. C,
-a :.t; wi and four - child- say, once or twice a year.
A DOaru OI uirecwre wi " oi v:
and have fully decided upon their course Past prosperous farms, up ana aown
of action. The ladies will be called long hills, keeping Bald Top Mountain
upon to see the boarding house beepers, ( with a circle of snowy clouds hanging
It Is desirable to get the advertising
out at as early a aate as possible.
At TKe Postof f ice
; over its peak, ever In. view, with a new
picture of marvelous .beauty unfolding
I at each turn of the road, Traltl .nd was
The pallbearers gently bore the casket
to the hearse again. r Once more the
sad journey was resumed and in the
family hurrying ground, possibly a mile
from the chureh, a new-made grave was
waiting amidst the tall and solemn
pines. ' j- .-.-. - ' . .,
Gently the casket with its silver pla e
"At Rest" was lowered into Mother
Earthv Solemn and sad - sounded thej
words of the benediction, and slowly "
and sorrowfully the mourners departed,
leaving the dead alone with his own "
pie who naa Deen waiting mere iur
ren.
" Good Advertising Means $ $ $ to You -; : ;
N, BUCKNER, The Ad. ManJ ;;
7 ' -vT:7'; ;" ; AshevlllerN, C.:;:X. -l Vf - YiT'
My dear Barrows v : r K"y::':J;-r:i.:
I oanvt holputr cpngrfAtulato
you on the i great improenen ohqwn in
the HUSTLER f rpn-botb , nooimhioal;:and
news otandpoint ; It a; a ox fl100; f
and a paper that ;oli6uiai
home in Henderson
per will prove po
who o ar ry adv er t i o ing opao o in inV--.-v.:
providing ".fi;ooM
spaoe properly sk-i-?
- She was ffbm 'way back in the
mountains. " Going to the stamp
window she" asked Claude Pace for
best known men in wu win - cent- Mr pace gaid the
by the board, to serve one year, wuuuu Btamp coat two cents.
pay. . l - . Two cents Man,, an' l can
frviMR men. with the secretary and git all I want down ter baludy ier
. -. 3 i . - T-r - .. -.
aM.r.. will do all the active work. - one cent. ieep yer stamp, young
If there's a chance to land a conven
tion here,it will be their business to try
I and land it.
They will work and work hard to
manufacturing enterprises here.
They will attend to ;the very impor
tant matter of properly advertising the
town.' -; ::"y -J-':'
Porinstancev an advertisement.: would
be.inserted in. the Manufacturers Re
cord, and kept there all the time, set
ting forth the advantages offered by
j this city as a site' for differeuV enter-
prises::r?;--;
When inquiries are received, it wui
be their duty to.make 1 the best offer
possible under "the circumstances.
man. I'll wait 'till . I get home
and buy my stamps there V - " r
Notice to Tapo-yers,
- All persons who may be due taxes : to
the town of Hendersonville for the year
11907 are respectfully .requested and
earnestly solicited to call 'and settle
their city dues. I must have money to
meet the indebtedness of the town and
after Jan. 1 1908, 1 will proceed to col
lect as the lawdiredts.1 Don't let your
property be advertised; it may hart your
credit.- ..';.r::-- . , ' : - 7 ";
' -"':;: v'::. Yours truly ; ''
J - . : ' Qlty Tax Collector
- Hendersonville, N. a, Nov. 23, 1908.
: Thahksgiying ; will . be fittingly ; oV
served by all the churches today. ? r
The Presbyterian and Methodist
Chuxcheswill unite in holding Thanks
giving services, at; the Presbyterian
church at 11 1 o'clock this : morning.
Rey. John W. Moore will-preach if here,
otherwise, Pr. Qrinnan. A collection
for the . orphanages of - both denoml
natlbnswill be taken, ; '.; :; y.
AtTthe Episcopal? Church. Thanks
giving services will be held at 11 o'clock.
Dr. Wilcox will conduct the services.
Thechurch has been prettily decorated
by the ladies. Holy communion at 8 in
the morning. ; . ; ' t-.'- "".- : 'yy j y
At the Babtlst Church Rev. Lawsoa.
will hold Thanksgiving services at' 11
o'clock. ; A collection will be taken for
ttte Orphanage, y Jyy,. y':'y