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HENDERSON VI LLE. N 0 .. T HUR SD AY,
FEBRUARY
6, 1908 -
VOL. XVII, No. 6
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sorial
BORN To Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dal-
ton, a daughter.
Mrs.' Jessica Maloney left on Thurs
day for Newberry, 8. C.
W. W. Bangs spent a few days io
Asheville last week.
Joho Carson is seriously slok at bis
home on Park .Avenie.
C. E. Brooks has -been out-of-town
for several days this week. Business.
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Barrows went to
Asheville Tuesday to see the "comic
opera "PiT, Paff, Poufl." And it was a
good show, too.
Ernest Banning has accecpied a posi
tion with the Jackson County journal at
Sylvia. He left last week.
EORN To Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
Reed, a boy. Under the care of Dr.
Egerloo both are doing well.
The heavy snow fall made rabbit
hunting fashionable and many a dead
bonny has been broueht io town.
T.M. Merrell. of Gerton, was in town
last week." Mr.. Merrell says the 18
mile drive from Gerton to town is not
a very pleasant experience this weather.
.J W. Cairnes, of Pittsburg, formerly
of this county, opens his new store in
Freeman's old location, at the depot, on"
Friday.
W. C. Rector has returned .from the
Legislature. Took from Saturday noon
to MoDday morning to cover that dis
tance. ' - .
Lieut. R. V. Ladd, of Asheville, is
visiting Mrs. J. M. Ransier.bis mother,
at her beautiful home on the Mt. Heb
ron Road.
. j. Tf . Floyd, of Asheville, has rented
the land of J. M. Ranaler, on the Mt.
Hebron Road, and will ifarnu ife.this
season.
Z. Stroup, W. R. Pryor, Squire J. B.
Hill and A. Cannon were some well j
known men seen in the court house on
commissioners day.
B. A. Merrell, formerly of Pana.now
receives his mail at Oleeta, a new post
office. Mr, Merrell is in the merchan
dising business there.
Dr. Holmes, of Biltmore, is recover
ing from a serious attack of pneumonia.
His brother, Lance Holmes spent some
time with him, at Biltmore, this week.
Ernest Drake, who hasjbecn holding
down a position with the Greer Pub
lishing Co., Greer, S. C, has returned
to this city. Hi3 family will return
next Saturday.
Mrs. Brownlow Jaskson went to
Biltmore Hospital last Thursday. Dr.
Merri wether successfully performed the
operation on Friday, and Mrs Jackson
is improving rapidly.
F. E. Durfee, "the winter superin
tendent" of the Methodist Sunday
School, is expected here this week.
Mr. Durfee leaves his Michigan home
for Henderson ville each winter.
Dr. Allen, with Mrs. Allen, F. G
Hart, with his wife and daughters, (the
Hendersonville colony) are eD joying
life in Flordia, these days. The Doctor
says the fish in' is floe.
Cam Beck, who ha3 unnumbered
friends here, is recovering from an
operation for appendicitis, at Biltmore
Hospital. Tbis is Mr. Beck's third at
tack, and he had a close call.
Rev. J. C, Holland, pastor of Keen
Street Church in Danville, Va., will
preach at the Baptist church in this
city next Sunday morning and even
' Ing. A large audience is expected to
greet this visiting minister.
Mr.VV C. Brown, representing the
Mountain City Mills, Chattanooga
Tenn., is visiting J. D. Boyd, in the in
terest of their celebrated brands of flour
Gold Medal, White Satin, Snow Cream
on which Mr. Boyd has built up an
enormous business in Western North
Carolina, during the past four years,
Miss Julia Jluidesell, who has been
visitingMiss Mattie Davis, . left this
week for her borne in Cherryville, N.C
This is Miss Ruidesell's first visit here
and she is delighted with Henderson
villerits hospital people and its superb
fio.flfiarv. Her "sleisrh rides here she
will always remember with keen de:
light, and she looks forward with plea-
J. F. Brooks went to Asheville" Tues
day. ,
07 G. Station, of Ziroonia, was in town
yesterday.
W. A. Walker went to Asheville. Tues
day. Meeting of stockholders of the
electric line. " "
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan, who have been
the guests of Mrs. Freeman and Hester.
ly, left today for Asheville. From there
they go to Illinois, their home
Station Agent Fullbright has taken
up the matter of passenger rate differ
ence between here and Charlotte. It
may be remedied. Mr. Fullbright got
his Information from the Hustler
Miss juno Morris, the efficient assls
tant registrar of deeds, has a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-1
more or less solid set of silver
ware, and thereby hangs an interesting
story.
Dr. Holmes, resident physician at
Biltmore Hospital, died Wednesday, at
the hospital, of pneumonia. 1
Dr. Holmes is a brother of Lance
Holmes, of this city, was a young man
of marked ability and brilliant pros
pects. His father is now In Southern
Florida.
METERS IN
ASHEVILLE
. T.
Asheville, too, is talking of metering
every house there that uses water-IMore
nrn.st.prl thin lisprl. t.hnv RflV. S
A Mr. OdIoo, of Texas, is a candidate
for the U. S. Senate. Mr. Onion should
make a strong run. (All rights applied
for.) t .."
FIGHT IN
SCHOOL
TeoccKer and Pupil In
Warm Encounter in
Presence of Pipils,
Prof. Ruhl and Al. Edwards had a
ively scrap at the Graded School build-
ng, Wednesday morning.
in the pre-
i
sence of the pupils.
Edwards had the Professor down on
the floor choking him, when Prof. Ivens
appeared and pulled him off.
It is said Ruhl was unable to stand
alone and Prof. Ivens supported him to
a seat. .
The utmost confusion prevailed in the
i
room.
Prof. Ruhl is a teacher. Edwards a
pupil.
Prof. Kuhl was not seriously injured,
t is said he was endeavoring to enforce
order. 0
Building Material .
Squire Morrow, of Rigby-Morrow,
married Lum Hyder recently.
That's not all, tho.
Recently he happened on an except-
onal bargan, also.
It was where spot cash talks, and Mr.
Morrow produced the cash. So'lfyou
are at all interested in ceiling,, in floor
ing, in an; kind of doors, in lime, in
cement, or in fact, in anything In the
building line, you certainly will miss it
unless you see him right soon, s
B. T. Printing
and City Dads
A committee will go before the City
Commissioners tonight (Thursday) for
the purpose of asking a sum of money to
be spent on the Board of Trade adver
tising campaipn. . . .: '
It is hoped the city dads, at Isast, will
believe enough in their ' home town to
tack on some sort of a condition about
the monev beiner spent here. There are
T'ATO printing offices in Hendersonville.
The rest of the money will beT' asked
.Tom me town Dusmess men.
Cut prices on Shoes and Robbers
Shepherd. .
Shepherd for Shoes, for Rubbers, too.
Nprpntiru
Who Can He Be?
In the comic opera, at Asheville, las
Tuesday nieht, one of the characters
specifying the qualities she requires in
her future husband, says:
'He must be handsome, sober, pious,
tall, intellectual, brilliant, clever, a
good dresser, kind, ioduiant, etc., etc.,
etc" , 0
The comedian replies:
" Well-ah.-um I dont know. J don't
believe you will find bim in Asheville.
He lives iu Hendersonville," j
For Shoes and Rubbers, Sher herd, o
coarse! Cut to pieces the price.
SheDherd's cut sale price on Shojs
Quit running the
government an d
wash thoses front
windows M ike
What Everybody
; f Talks About
: Snch a coldnesl My, the words
actually froze as they came out of
your mouth. Somebody let an
eight-syllable compound worddrop
on the cement walk in front of -the
postoffice and made a big hole iu
walk. The word hasn't melted
yet, either. .
And how it snowed. t It just got
started and didn't know when to
stop. There was nearly six inches
of it, and then the sleet came on
top of it and maybe the small 7-L
of Hendersonville didn't have the
time of his life.
Not bo with his elders, tho,'
'Tis said that sinners stand in
slippery . places. If this be true,
Hendersonville is a community of
saints, for certainly many an up
right and highly respected citizen
has fallen of late. I -
And when he , struck the
walk, with its needle-like projec
tions of frozen ice, what he thought
then wouldn't look well in print.
Street-overseer Israel had a team
. - .... . -. - .
of horses hitched to a hastily made
snow plow, and soon had a walk
cleared on Main street and through
part of the residence district.
The roads are difficult of travel.
The almost unexampled severe
weather has caused much suffer
ing to man and beast, and the
oldest inhabitant is trying yet to
recollect a similar experiance.
In other parts of the couutry
the weather has been terrific
And most people here ure satisfied
with their five days' experience of
real winter weather.
The sleighing has been fine, and
those not fortunate enough to
own one, soon made one, and
many a home-made affair was seen
on the streets. What few sleighs
were owned by the livery men
were in use all the time.
At any rate it's harvest time
pf the plumber and the coal man.
Many.WillHear
Schumann-Heink Sing
Next week Schumann-Heink is
to give a concert in the Auditc r im
at Asheville. The appearanoo of
the eminent contralto isesT'Jily
being looked forward to as the
musical event of the season and
the advauce orders indicate that a
large and fashionable -audience
will greet the famous operatic
star. As a concert singer Schu
mann-Heink has been marvellous
ly successful throughout the coun
try, so much so, that in these
times of stringency of the money
market she has been the only con
cert singer whose audiences inva
riably tested the capacities of the
auditorium iu which she saug.
She is one of the most satisfying
singers now before the publio
Everything she does has the notes
of sincerity and earnestness. She
does nothing perfunctorily, but
puts her soul in every song. It
is this that has given her such a
great hold on the. people every
where who hear her. She is just
as true an artist in a simple song
as in the most dramatic "opera
Kinny
February 14th.
Orchixrd Demonstra
' tion Institute
A practical demonstration of
pruning and spraying will be giv
en in the orchard of Jonathan
Case, near Dana, Saturday, Feb
ruary 15, 1908. The object of this
" ' - . "
meeting is to bring together those
interested in Fruit-growing, in
order to jive demonstrations of
modern methods of pruning, and
spraying fruit-trees, t6 encourage
the growing of good crops of fruit
and to combatr insect pests and
diseases.
The North Curlina State Depart-
i -
ment of Agriculture will send
Franklin Sherman, Jr.; State En
tomologist, and W. -N.: Hutt,
State Horticulturist; suitably
equipped with instruments and
apparatus to conduct these dem
onstrations. All farmers, and especially those
interested in Fruit-growing, are
invited and urged to come and ask
questions and joiu in the discus-
ions.
The demonstrationswill begin
at 10:80 a.m. -
Referring to the above, Hon. A.
Cannon, member State Board of
Agriculture, says:
"I give you this important an-
-t
nouncement to publish for the
benefit of the apple growers of
Henderson county. It is impor
tant that we wake up to matter of
taking care of our orchads which
are being distroyed by the insect
pest. In a conversation with
Capt. M. C. Toms who has a large
orchard he says if the people do
not give better attention to their
orchards, in less than than five
years, apples will disappear in
Western North Carolna. ; In this
I heartily agree.
Let all the people who can, come
to this Institute at Dana, where
they can have a practical demon
stration of pruning and spraying
trees.
Thaw Acquitted.
Harry Thaw has been acquitted by
the jury but the trial judge sent him to
the iasane asylum. A commission to
decide on his sanity will probably be
ppolnted later.
Will Occupy the
New. Store
G. M. Glazener has leased that store
room In the new office building next to
the Justus Pharmacy, probably the
most desirable location Jn the city. Mr.
Qlazener, in another part of this paper,
announces some really remarkable
price reductions in his present stock, as
he says positively that not a dollar's
worth of goods from his present store
will be moved to his new location.
And then Mr. Glazener sajs he is In
urgent need of cash. To get his goods
out of his store and into the hands of
the p ople has has decided to adopt the
only course open to simply disregard
all question of profit and SELL the
goods. .
Baptist Church.
&t BeJfour
The members of the Baptist church
at Balfour are making strong efforts to
complete their new building. The roof
is almost finished and the windows are
yet to be put in. , : ,
They would be glad j to receive soma
aid in th ir efforts to finish the pretty
littU church. Everything is paid for,
so far, and with even a little assistance
from their friends the? will soon be able
to worsTiip in the new edifice.
The congregation is small and tbey
have made many sacrifices to get the
... i
building to its pre nt state.
Anv contribution, no matter how
smill, will be ttankfully and gladly re
ceived, and those interested are urged
to com tun cte kt once with either E,
J. Rhodes or J. E. Allen, Balfour.
Remember, no - matter how small,
your contribution will"" be thankfully
received.. -
Death of Wesley
M. Justus
The announcement of the death
of this good citizen on last Satur
day,' February 1st, though not un
expected, touched a chord of sin
cere regret throughout this com
munity, in whioh a long life of
usefulness had been spent strictly
attending to the quiet pursuits of
his daily, avocation connected
with the duties and handiwork of-
cabmet-making.
v Mr. Justus was born in the month
of April 1831, in Blue Ridge town
ship of Henderson, (then a part
of Buncombe county) the second
son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jus
tus, to whjom were born nine sons
and one daughter, of this large
family three , yet remain in
cluding our venerable and highly
respected townsman, M. T. Justus,
Walker Justus, now of Greenville,
S, 0., and Mrs. W. H. Bowen, re
siding in Newberry, S. C.
During the late war between the
states, Mr. Justus, responded to
the call of his country tendering
voluenteer service to the Confed
erate Government, assigned to the
Armory department, located at
Columbia, S. C, later at Char
lotte'and Linconton, N. 0
At the close of the war, on re
turning home, he resumed' his
former occupation, on which still
greater demands were made'for the
products of his advancing skill
fine specimanj thereof are here
and there to be seen today in our
city in some of the well furnish
ed villas in Flat Rock, and else
where inlhia county, and special
orders for choice pieces have oc
casioned shipments to various sec
tions from Boston to. New Orleans.
In his later days, consequent
upon the loss . of his wife, - the
daughter of the late Sheriff Isaac
Arledge, the fatherly care of five
motherless girls and a son by
former marriage added to his do
mestic responsibilities of which
however, in the wise choice of
partners in life's joys, some of the
vigorous young manhood of our
city were pleased to relieve him.
One ' of those Jdevoted daughters
became, the wife of K. G. Morris,
cashier of the First National Bank
in this his home Icity; another
the wife of F. Z. Morris, a success
ful mercantile .representative;
another is the "sweet home"
maker of T. B. Carson, residing
on Anderson avenue in this city;
and the youngest of these attract
ive daughters is the bosom com
panion of John Wofford, engaged
in railroad service in Kentucky.
Blaine Justus, the only son, is a
minister of the gospel, located in
South Carolina. .
At his bedside ' for many days
and nights in his last illness, this
fond father was blessed in having
the attention of those loved ones,
among them Miss Annie, on whom
rested the duties of the home
circle and whose loving watchcare
knew no limit till the face of the
dear father grew pale,' nud' his
heart ceased to throb, and the
moment came when faithful vigi
lance is flooded in tears of bereave
ment. ;
On Sunday afternoon, notwith
standing fhe depth of a winter's
snow, the seating capacity of the
Methodist church, where for many
years the family has loved to
meet in worship, and on whose
roll of membership the name of
the deceased was written in young
manhood ; in this crowded audi
ence chamber the casket rested at
the hour appointed for the funeral
rites, which were conducted by
the pastor, Rev. J; V. Moore, as
sisted by G. S. Jones, life long
friend of the deceased. Thence,
at the close .of this service in
which sadness seemed charmed by
the soft sweet musical selections
rendered by the choir, the proces
sion moved out upon the carpet
of spotless snow, to the consecrat
ed spot in Oakdale cemetery, in
charge of Director Thomas Shep
herd, assisted by pall-bearers :
Messrs. -J. W. Wofford, W. A.
Smith, W. G. . Gullick, T. M.
Smith. Av Ficker 'and J.O. Clause.
Caution!
The water in the big range of Mrs.
E. I Osteon froze solid, Sunday night,
and when the fire was started Monday
morning the water back exploded. Mrs.
Osteeo, was scalded and her escape from
death was narrow, as pieces of Iron
were blown all over the roam. The
stove was wrecked and Mrs. Osteon
slightly injured. ""
Brer Ground Hog.
Sunday was ground hog day, and
unless Brer Ground Hog was frozen
stiff and unable to come onthe certainly
saw his Ehadow as the sun . was shining
brightly all day. This means six weeks
more of severe weather, which , means
that Spring will arrive on schedule
time, not before, and; therefore there
MAY be plenty of fruit THIS year. .
2192.43
County Superintendent McD.Ray has
received notice that Henderson county
sshoolshave beer allowed $2192.43 of
the State's second $100,000. This is the
largest allowance ever received by this
county, v , .,
A VeJentine Partyv
The Ladies Aid Society have decided
to give a Valentine Partv at Fletcher
High School on the night "of Feb. 14,
1908, for the benefit of Patties Chapel.
Dainty refreshments will be served.
You are cordially invited. Come and
bring your Pocket Books. Jtjmbo.
Jury List.
Folio -ring is the list of men who will
be asked to serve their county, at one
dollar per, and mileage, for the coming
term of court, beginning the first Mon
day in March.
Q. D. Nelson
Z. V. Whltesides
E. A. Edwards
P. G. Hart
R. M. Justice
D. P. Brevard
J. B. P. Revis
J. T. Wogner
P. M. McCullough
G. W. Hall
C. S. Lance.
Joseph McCrary
-K. Gi Morris.. .
T. Jrshipman
J, M.Wilson
O. G. Morgan .
John Ramsey
-Perry McDowell
W. G. Lawrence
T. P. Rogers
G.W. Beddingfield
W- P. Laughter
C. 3. Corpening
C. Oates
M. Y. Pittillo
E. C. Ross
John M. Morgan
F. M. Hudgins
A. J. Drake .
H. K. Laughter
W. D. Barnwell
R. M. Rogers
J. P. Barnwell
A. M. Rhodes
J. S. Jackson
B. C. Stepp
Divorce Notice "
State of North Carolina 1 In the Super.
County of Henderson pr Court.
L. May Lydia, 1 Notice of Service by
vs. V r.,M.t
W. Zan Lydia f
The defendant in the above entitled
action will take notice that the plantiff,
his wife, has brought a suit in the Su
perior Court' of Henderson County,
North Carolina, entitled "L. May Lydia
vs- W. Zan Lydia, "for divorce from the
said defendant, and that the said defen
dant is notified to appear and answer or
demur to the complaint in said action,
which will be filed in the office of the
Clerk of the Superior Court by the first
day of said Court, to-wit. the 2nd day
of March, A. D., 1908.
This the 3rd day of February, A. D.
1908. CM. Pack.
Clerk Superior CourtHenderson County
Shepherd for Shoes. Cut Price.
Shepherd for Shoes and Rubbers.
All cut price.
New Postoffice
Oleeta . is a new postoffice in this
county, and the following citizens re
ceive their mail there:
L. A. Merrell,
Luther Harris,
A. E. Merrell,
Miller Stepp.
Terrell Stepp,
J. J. Stepp,
Spurgeon Stepp,
M. R. Jackson,
J. R. Jackson, :
General Jackson,
W. W. Jackson,
S. G. Byers,
V. A. Byers,
S. K. Justus,
Barley Justus,
M. S. Justus, ,
George Hyder,
M. S. Hyder, '
Rev. J, Leverett,
Thomas McAbee,
W.P.Hyde,
R. P. King.
Ham pton Hyder.jr
J. P. Harris, .
W. P. Jones.
M. B. Jones,
Grason Stepp.
L. J. Stepp,
G. 8tepp.
Hyram Jackson,
VV. R. Shipman,
L. C. Leverett,
Rev. Jno. McAbee
W. M. Sanders,
W. E. Stepp, V
B. Stepp,
G. J. Jackson,
John H. Stepp,
Harley Liveley,
P. M. Liveley,
W. R. Healherley,
T. A. burners,
W. P. Burners,- .:
Grant Jackson ' .
K. A, Parris' ,a
EckJackson . '
Fruits
Always Fresh!
AlweLys Deliciois!
The only exclusive Fruit
and Candy Store in the City-
The Udecxl
'Miss Nettie Le .Grand, Prop. j
Candies
THIS BUSY
Joe Israel now drives four horses to
the Blue Ridge Inn bus. ,
The jury list for the coming term of.
court appears in this issue.
The Marie La Tour theatrics- troupe
registered at the Hotel Gates last Mon- 7
day. ; .::''-' r':
And now someone proposes brick -sidewalks,
instead of concrete. Says '
they are cheaper and better.
The county commissioners met in reg- -ular
session last Monday. Nothing of
interest transacted. . -.
A large party went to Flat Rock.Mon
day, where the skating on the .famous
Rhettpond has been exceptionally good.
Under the direction of W. W. Bangs -the
electric wiring of the new oflce
building has been progressing rapidly. '
J. S. Holbert is shipping wood to the
Canton mill. There arc . - many
cords piled up at ' the Balfour -station.
. ,
The Hospital Association meets at
Mrs. C. S. Fulibright's on Monday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. A fall attendance -is
earnestly desired. ; 1 -
E. A. Bryson, at the depot, sells de
Iiclbos fried chicken an bread an' cakes
to the passeogers an . the Southern's
train. ..
A court stenographer for this district
has been authorized by the legislature,
and local lawyers are correspondingly -happy.
They'ye wanted it a long time.
B. L. Brooks has a newgbrand of ci
gar an all day smoker, about the size
of a telegraph pole, which he retailsat
five cents.
Hendersonville has a new postmaster.
That is he looks pew and oh, so young!
He's done had hia mustache shaved off,
and his closest friands now hardly re-
cognize him. ,
Chas. French Toms Is now superin;
tendent of the Baptist Sunday School '
and offers a gold medal to the teacher :
or pupil who brings ia the largest num
ber of new pupils during the coming
year.
"The Fatal Scar" played to a fair
sized house, last Monday, and will re
turn in about a month, when . they ap
pear in Asheville. The show was good.
The comedian very good.- The special
ties fair. The house was oh, so cold. .
Sunday School of St. James church
is now held on Sunday morning at 9. 30.
Efforts will be made to arouse a keener '
interest on the part of the children and
their parents in his important bracch
of the parish work.
J. O. Williams, the well known mer
chant, has an announcement of more
than ordinary ioterest -in this paper,
especially to mothers of boys.
If some public benefactor would de
corate the interior of the oper house,
raise the floor, put p better electric
light system, provide suitable fire ex
its, he would be called forever, blessed
in Hendersonville.
j. F. Hayos, formerly general agent
of the Southern at Asheville, which of
fice has been abolished, will remove to
Brevard, to assume, (it is said, the . gen
eral management of the Transylvania
railroad, Mr. Hayes Is also an officer
of the Toxaway Cempany. " ...
A. A. Gates, ownerof the Hotel Gates,
cam! up from Greenville, last week,with
, , an expert ' el Ctrl-
cian. Certain changes will be made 1 n
the equipment of the electric passenger
elevator in the big hotel, and it will, be
in operation by March first. Mr. .Gates
says he believes this city will have a
big crowd of tourists this season.
The local electric light company did
not suffer much from the recent wind
and snow storms. A tree as blown
down on their line at the Howard Gap
Road, and the water freezing were - the
principal difficulties; In Spartanburg
hundreds of miles of wires are dowa
Poles were blown over on houses and
much damage was caused. -
Sash, Dobro
Fertilizer.
-. .if . j
Sash and Doors, Georgia Pine.' We
buy in car load : lets. You ggt better
quality for same price as you pay for
inferior quality. . . ;
FERTILIZERS! -
Buying several car leads, we can save
YOU money, every time. And the
quality is higher-than most dealers
handle. . ; ' f
Wilsones lercoLntilo
:;:;;:.,;:Compsny,
sura to a return visit. . -
and Rubbers, - - .