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HENDERSONVILLE. N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY- 13, 1908
VOL. XVII, No. .
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Personal
C.E. Brooks has returned from Ten
nessee. Dr. Robards of Kentucky is in town
on business.
Messrs John and T. Allen, of Mills
River.Jwere in town, Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Clande Brown ha W re
turned from a visit to Charlotte.
His Honor Mayor Schenck is recover
ing from an attack of the grippe.
Dr. Allen caught a fish in Florida,
last week, which weighed 41 pounds.
SamBryson is in town visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Bryson.
D. F. Morrow, of Rutherfordton,
registered at the Blue Ridge Inn this
week.
Attorney E. W. Ewbank went to
Waynesville on Sunday. Attending
court there.
Squire Tinley is recovering from an
attack of sickness. The Squire is one
of our many new subscribers.
Harry Roberts, of Fletcher, ex -county
commissioner, was in town last Satur
day. John Albert Maxwell, of the Rfdge,
at one time county commissioner, was
in the city last Saturday.
J. L. Pace, of Knox ville, of the
Uuited States mail service, is in town, a
guest of the Blue Ridge.
Mrs. J. E. Nunn and' Miss Virginia
Nunn of Shelby ville, Ky., are visiting
Mr. S. K. Breeding. -
Cbas. D. Anderson, of Michigan, is
here, probably for the winter, Mr.
Anderson may bny property and locate
here permanently.
A. G. Thompson's many friends may
find him at the store of D. Sr. Pace, at
the depot, with whom he has become
associated.
J. H. Lamb, Horace, says: "I have
been subscriber to the 'Hustler ' from
its first issue, almost, and would not
like to give it up."
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kinch went to
Fletchers, Saturday, where a couple of
days were most pleasantly spent with
Mrs. Kiach's parents. Of course tb
baby went, too.
J. F. Brooks many friends will be de
lighted to hear that he is recovering
nicely from an operation performed at
Biltmore hospital, last week. Mr. Brooks
will soon be home.
Miss Hattie -L. YThitaker and Mr.
Erekin R, Edmonson ware married at
the residence of Postmaster Jackson,
Monday night. Rev. J. C. Holland per
formed the ceremoDy.
Millard Galloway, of Balsam Grove,
passed through this city, Monday after
noon, on his way to Greenville, S. C. to
look after the disposition of a drove of
cattle which had beeu taken across.the
country by his sons.
Andrew Woods, aged 92 years, died
recently at his home, near Wolf Moun
tain, Jackson county. He moved there
in 1849, and assumed the role of a typi
cal mountaineer, which he carried to his
death. He was an estimable character.
Misses Mamie and Lola Shipman, two
of Henderson county's excellent school
teachers, were shopping in town last
Saturday. Mies Mamie has just closed
her school at Big W iilow. Miss Lola
has bean teaching at Dana.
S. J. Thomas, vice-president of the
Hendersonville Wholesale Grocery Co,,
and traveling salesman for Hancock
Bros., Lynchburg, Va., was in town
last week. Mr. Thomas has been in
the hospital for three months and this is
bis first visit to .Hendersonville during
this time. His many friends will
be glad to know that his health is now
steadily improving.
Miss Bessie Hodges will give a Val
entine Masquerade party, Friday
night, at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. S. T. Hodges, on Academy st.
Refreshments will be served, games
and guessing contests will be indulged
in, and the young folks will do their
best to celebrate the Saint's day in joy
cus fashion.
The following invitation has been
received: Dr. George King Logan re
quests the honour of your presence at
the marriage of his sister, May Overton,
to Mr. Jules Blone Monroe, on Thurs
day evening, February the twetty-stv-enth,
nineteen hundred and eight, at
half past six o'clock, Newcomb Chapel,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
W. P. Whitmire, of Brevard regis
tered at the Gates on Monday.
John Grant says he is a candidate for
Congress from the 10th district.
A. D. ABbury, the expert - electrician
of Greenville is working at the Gates.
S. W. Flushing and wife of Rome, N
Y., are in the city for a short time.
F. S. Wetmur has returned to his Iowa
home. Mr. Wetmur will return next
winter, with his family, for a month's
visit.
There are four Hendersonville pa
tients in Biltmore Hossital all under
the care of Dr. Merri wether.
U. G. Staton, accompanied by his
nephew, Tom Johnson, of Saluda, spent
Tuesday in town.
The Misses Patton, of Flat Rock, will
give a Valentine Party at their home
on Friday night.
"Farm News," an excellent paper,
free to new and renewing subscribers.
For a limited time only j
Mr. Ben Posey of Murphy, who has
been visiting' Mrs. A. E. Posey, is now
spe :diug a short time with his mother
here.
Miss Georgia Henderson, who has
been the guest of Mr. and E. L. Osteen,
has returm d home, called there by the
death of her aunt.
C S. Clarae has returned from New
Castle, Pa., where he has been an in
mate of the hospital for some time. Mr
Clarke is much improved in health.
Miss Miriam Bchell, teacher of lan
guages at Fru tland Institute, accom
panied Miss Gufste Dotson home last
Friday and was a pleasant visitor at
the Mountain City Inn, until Sunday.
Miss Gussle Dotson of Froitland In
stitute and Miss Ethel Dotson. who is
attending the Asheville Business school,
came Friday after nooa and remained
nntil Sunday with home folks.
E. L. White, of Skyland, wbo is
slowly rocoveriug from a recent oper
ation, was in town Tuesday, attending
a business meeting of the Asheville and
Hendersonville Railroad Co.
Miss Mamie HaDt, Saluda Seminary
Faculty, with Misses Francis McDaniel,
Florence Graham and Ossie Gilbert,
pupils, were shopping in town Satur
day afternoon.
Mr. J. C, McGaha, an aged and highly
esteemed citizen of Cedar Mountain,
Transylvania county, was found dead in
the mountains adjacent to his home, on
Friday of last week. He was 76 years
old and the father of ex-Sheriff V. D.
McGaha. of Transylvania county. He
had cone out to look for his hogs, which
were running at large in the woods, and
it is not known whether he died ' from
heart failure or was frozen to death.
J. W. Murray, formerly a resident of
Hendersonville, died yesterday after
noon at the Western Hotel, the home of
his Bister, Mrs. J. S. Stevens. Mr. Mur
ry had been in failing health for years,
and for the past two months had been
confined to his room on account of ill
ness. His death was not unexpected. A
man of a quiet, unassuming disposition,
be had many warm friends, both here!
and in bis former home. Funeral serv
ices will be held this afternoon at the
Western Hotel, conducted by Dr. R. F.
Campbell, at 1:45. The remains will be
taken to Hendersonville for interment.
Asheville Citizen.
G.M. Glazener will remove to his new
store as soon as completed. In this is
sue, on last page, he mentions a few
prices he nas made on his fine stock
Not one dollars worth of these goods
will be taken into the new store, and
that is the reason for the quite remark
able price reductions he advertises.
Mr, Fra.nk Valentine
Dead,
Mr. Frank Valentine died at his home
in this city on Sunday evening at H
o'clock. He was 67 years of age. The
funeral services were held on Tuesday
afternoon, at 3.30, at 8t. James Episco
pal Church, Rev. R. N. Wilcox and
Rev. A. H. Stubbs officiating. .
Mrr Valentine was born in England
and was a graduate of Cambridge
University. For several years he taught
school in Asheville, and came to Hen
dersonville seven years ago.
He was a man of upright character,
kindly disposition and the broadest cul
ture. He is survived by hia widow,
five sons and two daughters.
Good Roads
The terrific conditions of the roads is
an excellent argument for macada
mizing eyen two or three miles each
year.
THE AUDITORIUM
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Unable to Stand the Strain of a Blanket of Snow and
Many mortgages, the Great Building Collapses
and Is Almost a Total Wreck.
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Photograph of the Wrecked Building, taken Especially for The Hustler
A scene of desolation and devastation. Oyer half the roof of the great building
fallen in. The portions of the walls standing are bulging and tottering, threatening to cave
hi and complete the woeful wreck. Great massive beams; once part of the roof, now lying
on the floor.distorted and twisted and torn. Chairs broken to splinters under the enorm
ous weight resting upon them, in some instances, by a strange freak, being driven part way
thro' the floor.
The stage that wonderful stage! where Broughton and Graves and Taylor and
Sam Jones and many others have stood and delighted thousands, covered completely with ft
mass of wreckage, with the rear wall of the building forced entirely out.
Sometime during Wednesday night over one-half the roof of the great Auditorium
"ell in, caused, it is supposed, by the weight of snow with which it was covered.
The crash was heard for blocks, the walls partially collapsed, and the big building is a
wreck. About one half the chairs are still uninjured. Should the rest of the building fall.as
seems likely, they will all be destroyed.
The building was erected by the Hendersonville Auditorium Company, a year ago
ast September, at a cost of about $5000. The land cost $800. A contract was made with
Dr. Clarence B. Strouse to hold an annual Chautauqua and Bible Conference there. Two
such have been held in the building. Alter a rather interesting legal fight this contract was
dissolved. The building, land, chairs and surrounding atmosphere are well plastered with
mortgages. The financial loss falls upon Dr. Strouse, and it is now extremely unlikely that
he will hold another Chautauqua here.
The above picture was made from a photo taken especially for the Hustler by A. F
Baker, the well known photographer. It shows the rear end of the building, and is an
excellent picture of what was once the pride o! every Hendersonvillian. '
Mme. Schumann
Heink
The local musical horizon is bright
with promise. Shumann-Heink ir the
most wonderful contralto in the world
to-day for personality, for range and
for quality and for strength of voice and
for method also. No music student can
afford to miss hearing her. No music
student can afford to miss bearing good
singers. With those able to make in
telligent application of what they bear,
Schumann-Heink would be worth a
term of lessons. She is a marvellous
woman of great natural gift and large
musical acumen. Better, however.than
the mere faculty of revealing 4nusical
technique is Shumann-Heink's faculty
of pleasing an audience made up of the
general public fond of music, but not
technical judges of it. There could
scarcely be an event of the concert
tage with a vocalist as the attraction
that could be preferred to Shumann
Heink. Asheville . and Hendersonville
is lucky to have this chonce of hearing
her. r Auditorium, Feb. 14th.
Capt. Ko viand and his compatriots,
, A. Hobbs and L. W. Walker are en
deavoring to frighten a certain Hen
dersonville man with visions of fights,
retribution, etc., for what the Hender
sonville man did in Asheville recently.
WORK OF LEGISLATURE.
Laws of General Character Passed
by the Recent Extraordinary
Session.
The following acts of a general char
acter were passed by the recent special
session of the General Assembly:
An act allowing twenty dollars to be
approporiated from the general county
fund, upon recomendation of the Chair
man of the Pension Board, to provide
for the payment of burial expenses of
confederate pensioners.
An act exempting from taxation, rents
and profits of real estate used exclusive
ly for charitable, religious or education
al purposes.
, An act authorizing the Governor to
employ counsel before the Inter-State
Commerce Commission in the freight
rate investigation and providing the
payment of five thousand dollars towards
defraying the expenses of the same.
An act to compel attendance upon
Indian schools, ten months in each year.
This act applies only to persons having
as much as one-sixteenth Indian blood.
An act preventing seining for moun
tain trout with seine or net and repeal
ing the law prohibiting the use of either
Continued on last Page
Death of William W.
Pace.
William W. Pace died at Flat Rock,
February, 9, 1908. He was born in
Green River township in Henderson
County in 1865. He has always lived
in Henderson county, a farmer and the
youngest son of Major L. J. Pace who
died in this county 13 years since.
The deceased left a wife and nine
children all under 20 years of age.
Such a slushiness!
This Is good weather to keep your
feet dry dey DRY.
The trial of Jos. Lance, who killed
Miss Altbea Green at Buena Vistr is
postponed one week.
Trie.
Bartlett Shipp says: "What if it is
cold and snow in Hendersonville, think
of the weather they are having in the
Northern part of AlaskaP
CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE
. the celebrated Cabbage Plants that are
--coia proor," raised oy v. . Hands &
Sons, at Meggetts, 8. C. Leave orders
with them.
Judge James Hargis, the most famous
Kentucky feudist, is killed by his own
son. Shot down in drunken rage. Was
long a dominant figure in politics and
blood feud in the mountains.
Shoes, shoes, shoes.
Shepherd's.
Cut prices at
Shepherd's for shoes at cut prices.
Cut prices on shoes at Shepherd's.
Will Build Handsome
1 Residence
Henry Jordan has the contract for
handsome $5,000 residence, to be erect
ed by Mr. H. J. Tatum,of Bennettsville,
S. C. It will be located on land pur
chased from Claude Brown, on State
St., opposite Mr. Jordan's residence,and
will be a hvddsome addition to that
part of town. It will be finished by
July 1st.
Mr. Tatum thinks there is no place
quite like Henderssnville, aad will
spend a large part of each year in this
city.
Will Be
Big
Crowd Here
Said a well known business man yes
terday: "It is a fact that the low
country people have the money these
days, and we all know when they have
it they come to the mountains in the
Summer. I believe Hendersonville
will have a record-breaking crowd next
season."
That Terrible Bar!
"Woof, woof," cried the bear.
"Alright, I'm traveling fast as I
can." said Harry Duffy, drawing his
belt a notch tighter and touching only
the high spot in his headlong flight
down the mountain. "I didn't know
you were there. I didn't want to dis
turb you. Besides I've got to get to
town and help initiate a mau into the
K. P's. I'm in a hurry, too!"
And it was such a g-r-e-a-t b-i-g
t-e-a-r, you just wouldn't hardley be
lieve it, so you wouldn't!
Tuesday morning two parties of bear
hunters started out to get the big bear
which has been reported being seen near
the reservoir.
One crowd, consisting of Harry Duffy,
Geo. Guice. Lum Guice and Doc. Guice,
with John Potts, went out Pleasant
Hill way and hunted towards Mt. Pin
nacle. N
Another party, composed of Ernest
Jordan, Jack Dalton.'S. F. Garren, W.
A. Garren, went "to the reservoir and
worked toward Mt. Hebron,
Det Reece missed connections with
Mr. Duffy's party and went clear to the
north side of Pinnacle, where he reports
much ice.
And J. L. Thompson had a gun which
measured four inches across the barrel
and fired a two pound bullet. If Mr.
Thompson had ever met that bear with
that gun there wouldn't have been any
bear left except the growl which scared
Harry Duffy.
Both parties came back without the
bear, altho' affidavits have been made
that he was seen no later than last Fri
day, and the tracks in the snow showed
claws about 'steen inches long.
On that day Will Garren, Southern
and the Wright boys tracked his bear
ship to Jump Off mountain, the tracks
leading from the reservoir close to Jeff
McCarion's house.
P. P. Garren and Bob Bryant found
the hollow tree, in Laurel Park, just
above where Cushing's body was found,
that was the bear's residence when at
home And close by, hanging to a tree,
Bob found a great big bunch of black
bair which bad been torn from his hide
the bear's hide, of course in his wand
erings through the Part.
People in that part of town are now
pretty well scared and almost afraid to
go out o' nights until the animal has
been captured or killed.
H
entaflii
8.
ome of In
tetries
Wild Animals Wanted,
Wild cats, coons,8kunk8,ground hogs,
foxes, or anv other native animal wan
ted. Will pay a reasonable price.
Hendersonville Walter Smith.
Mgr. Laurel Park.
The Snow.
Snow, snow,
Beautiful snow,
How we hope
You'll biame soon go.
Nearly seven inches of snow, some
rain and now about two feet of delight
ful slush. This is the report of the
Hustler's involuntary weather observer.
The slush is quite damp. It's a good
time to keep your feet dry and thus
avoid pneumonia.
Shoes at cut prices at Shepherd's
Shoes and Shoes and Shoes. All at
cut prices. Shepherd.
75,000 Horsepower from Toxa-
way River. Gigantic Indus
trial Proposition. MayCBring
Electric Current to thifif City.
Just received, at "The Ideal,"
lot of
Fancy
Fruit Baskets,
Boys get busy, your best Girl
will think more of you, if you
will send her a nice Basket of
FiHiit.
The only exclusive Fruit
and Candy Store in the City.
The IdeaJ
Miss Nettie Le Grand, Prop, j
French capital has been attract
ed to Western North Carolina,
and the result may mean that
thia part of the State will soon be
alive with industries of every de
scription. '
J. R, Braniier, representing a
syndicate of French capitalists,
registered at the Hotel Gates last
week. This is the third time this
gentleman has been in Henderson
ville. He has investigated the
proposition of generating an enor
mous amount of electric current
rom Toxaway River and other
streams, utilizing the storage fea
tures of Lake Toxaway, and his
conclusions are entirely favorable
to the proposition.
A noted French engineer is now
on hia way from Paris, and upon
his report will rest the final decis
ion of the syndicate. Utilizing
Toxaway River below the lake,
with a great power house at
Ceeaer's Head, it is estimated that
from 65,000 to 75,000 horse power
will easily be generated.
The current will be transmitted
even possibly as far as Atlanta,
and to all the Piedmont section.
In California electric current is
now successfully used 240 miles
from the point of generation.
Owing to the tremendous head
of water, one of the highest in
this country, 1740 feet, turbine
wheels will not be used, but the
highly successful Pelton wheel in
stead, which was designed to
meet such conditions !
It is said work may
be started within. 60
days;
Mr. Branijer has spent much
1
time in carefully investigating
the proposition, and he is highly
enthusiastic over the prospect..
Should the French engineer ver
ify his figures the gigantic propo
sition will be started at once.
What woild this
mean, t Henderson-
ville and Henderson
county?
That an unlimited amount of
electrical energy will be. available
for every purpose.
It may mean the long-looked-f or
industries of which we have dream
ed, and which would transform
this county into a bee-hive of
industry. '
With its superb climatic advan
tages, its abundant labor, and
now--with cheap and unlimited
power, there . is no town in the
South which could offer the in
ducements to capital that this
town would be in a position to
guarantee.
It would mean not dependence
upon summer visitors ONLY, but
a permanent payroll the year
round, and that, above everything
else on earth is just what Hender
sonville needs and must have.
THIS BUSY
TOWN!
The new office building will be com
pleted by April 1st.
Alas, the poor auditorium! It was
more than it could stand,
Egfrs are selling at 35 cents perr and
mighty facarce at that.
W. A. Smith has sold that fine cor
ner lot on Main and Broad.to Dr. Howe,
for 11,600. Dr. Howe may erect an of
fice bulldinsr there.
Hendersonville Graded School held
no sessions on Tuesday, out of respect to
the late Mr. Frank Valentine, who at
ene time taught there.
J. O. Williams, a very conservative
advertiser, has some specially attrac
tive bargains this week, mentioned on
the third page of this paper. When
Mr. Williams advertises a bargain, de
pend upon it, it IS a bargain.
A. L. and L. E. Davenport, the pros
perous merchants at Horse Shoe.J'have
Durchasedthe Lvtleand Johnson store
v..nn mr,A DTMi-t to move their
uuuuuig e
stock into it at an early date. They are
also considering converting their pre
sent building Into a hotel.
Mrs. W. H. Rhett has just hai a large
part of hor furniture re-upholstered and
re-finished. Mr. E. S. Hall, the expert
in this line! has just finished the ;work,
and Mrs. Rhett says she is entirely
pleased and satisfied with the results.
Contractor Henry Jordan has the job
of imDrovlnsr that property belonging
to C, E. Brooks, at the corner of Church
and West College sts. It will be made
into a handsome ten-room building, the
grounds will be improved, and wUl
make a most desirable residence when
finished. Th contract price is 3,500.
Last Saturday there was an unusually
large number of people in town from
the country.
Friday, the 14th, is St. Valentine's
day. Several pleasant social affairs are
planned in the Saint's honor.
The Presbyterian Orphanage at Bal
four will erect a school building on
their property there.
Sure, the ground is covered , with
snow now, but think how fine its going
to be this Spring and Summer,
The spasmodic advertiser achieves
nothing. Keep your name before the
public ALiTf ax a ana results wm
follow.
A three weeks old baby girl aban
doned by its motler in Asheville, on
door step of ex-Sheriff Eeed, has been
adopted byW. fc. Candler.
Hon. A. Cannon recently shippei the
Arkansaw Experimental Station some of
his fine corn for whieh they bad asked
him.
The Balfour Baptist Church will
thankfully receive any contribution
from their friends to aid in finishing
their new church. Address E.J. Rhodes
or J. E. Allen, Balfour.
Don't forget the spraying demon
stration at Dana on next Saturday. It
should be of vital interest to every far
mer in the county.
The Balfour Baptist Church hsve a
small telescope organ which they are
anxious to sell, and apply the proceeds
to their new building. It is suitable
for singings, meetings, etc., and u
good as new. Address ! Rhodes
J. E. Allen, Balfour, for particulars,
rr TT.,in-has a timely article on
Lfcrs'in this issue. In
papers are lighting "J'
sition. The Busier wourd be 4
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