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1 1 ' f 'M 5 i. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR l.v.ii'E-N DERSONV 1 L L E . N C ; THURSDAY. JULY 23 l08 VOL. XVII, No. 25 noin i 4 5! 4 i,1' I LK- r 1 v n ' i . v i r i ORSE SH0V Hi it Henderson ville will have a mammoth Horse Show.in August, about the 20th. - . : The Henderson ville Horse Show Association has been formed. All the stock has been placed. A part of Laurel Park has been leased for five years. A mammoth grand stand will be erected. One of the leading horse show managers of New York City will be in personal charge There will be several classes, cuch as: Ladies' driving con test, gentleman's roadster class, children's pony class. Horses will be here from all the principal Southern cities. Excursions from different points wll pour thousands into Hen dersonville for three days. It will be Henderson ville's banner week, and the company is meet ing with that hearty and gene rous support from Henderson ville's business men and citizens generally which is so characteris tic of what is becoming known as the most progressive town in the South. . Hendersonville's central geo graphical location, with the level ground here, its reputation as a resort and the thousands of visi tors here actuated the promoters of this big enterprise to decide upon it as the ideal spot for a great summer horse show. The premiums will be hand some and of value, and will bear inscribed upon them "Hender son ville Annual Horse Show." One of the most popular events of the show will be the Ladies' 1 Jumping Class. Several well Known New York ladies wave Wgrv&ed their intention of par- Iticipating in this event. Many owners of valuable horse flesh throughout the South will have their stock Jiere and will try for a coveted blue ribbon. The interest taken locally has been remarkable, but was no more than was expected when the full magnitude of the enter prise was fully understood. Henderson ville' s reputation as the ideal summer resort will be still further enhanced and spread wherever people are interested in that noblest of man's friends the horse by the inaugura tion of this latest phase of this city's wonderful development, the magnificent Hendersonville Horse Show. The Horse SfiovI The greatest interest is being taken in the Hendersonville Horse Show Co, who will hold their first annual event at Laurel Park about August 20th. . Hendersonville people are quick to appreciate and to help any Proposition which they believe will be of benefit to their city. No other resort in the South is so well adapted to a great sum mer horse show as is Henderson ville, and this annual event, at tracting attention, and visitors from hundreds of miles around, without doubt, prove of the greatest benefit, both to the town and the enterprising men backing it. The Horse Show week will be ttendersonville's Banner Week. lliUiitlitaup Mr. Childs left for Tennessee today where he will meet the .ex-' ecutive committee of the Lay man's Movement of the Method jst Church and will lay before those gentlemen some reasons Hendersonville should be the location of their great per manent Chautauqua. There was'a meeting of repre sentatives from the various pre cints of Tthe..: county at the court house on Saturday for the pur pose of canvassing the vote for State Senator cast in the primary a week previous.' The official count, including Raven Rock, which held no primary' showed a majority for Mr, Ray of 1-5 of a convention vote and forty-seven of the popular vote. The meeting, however, ignored the delegate from -Raven Rock and did not include the vote of that precinct in the filial calculation. This action is in direct 'conflict with the Democratic Plan of Or ganization the chairman of the precinct being on hand in per son. and contrary to all preced ent, but no contest was made by Mr. Cannon's friends for the reason that the result would not have been changed, Mr. Ray having a lead, without the Raven Rock vote, of one-fifth of a vote. Following is the popular vote by precincts: Precinct. Ray Bat Gave 20 Blue Ridge 5 Bowman's Bluff 0 Cannon. 8 7 5 20 1 10 32 19 A A 25 15 11 33 Clear Creek 7 . Crab Creek 2 Etowah 3 Edney ville 14 E. H' ville 62 Flat Rock 7 Green River 5 Hoopers Creek 6 Horse Shoe Mills River W. H'ville 6 32 72 Total 241 Rays Majority 47. 194 ; 1 TlianKs Mr. AVe wish to thank Mr. W. A. Smith on behalf of the Rebekah Lodee for his invitation to Laurel Smith Park, his kindness in carrying the j County Senatorial and Congress members on his car to the park ; SSSBS! and for his courteous treatment Executive Committee for the past of the Lodge while there. eight years. He has done faithful We also desire to extend our ' service to the party which has thanks to Mr. C. E. Hicks the honored Kim. . 0i. ua Mr. Shipman was born m 1866 manager of the park, for the -n Hende;on 6ounty In im pleasant hour of entertainment he was teaching in Transylvania he afforded the Lodge with his moving pictures. "We assure both gentlemen the members of the Lodge appreciate their kindness, and that we thor oughly enjoyed our picnic supper. Bessie Aiken Committee U. G. Staton a T. Hallman A bold burglary was attempted Thursday r night ; shortly : after dark at the residence of Charlie Turnerj on Washington street, who recently moved here from Spartanburg. Mrs. Turner and child started in the bath room, and as she opened the doof, a man conceal ed in the room pushed the door against her, and also knocked down the child. He made good his escape out of the back door of the house, and Mrs. Turner was not able to tell whether he was black or white, neither could she say at what time he entered the house. . , Turner sold a horse yerterday and it is thought that some one was on to ii, and for the purpose of reaching for the money, hid himself in the house, to . await his best opportunity. Saturday's Daily. ; J Visited Toxavav. About 40 of the delegates who attended the Southern Whole sale Grocers convention at Ashe ville this week passed through Saturday ."morning enroute to Toxaway. " Some of the delegates .mil '' wviviGin :' in t he mountains Will liutwu .. -r, through the summer season, while others will sta only a lew days. 'V - Attempted Burglary - . - -: ' - - ::x::v::X::;:::;3v: '4 . mmmm T Mil '- A ASSfSTAN COMMISSIONER Democratic Nominee For Head of Jhe Department of Labor and The Commissioner of Labor l and Printing who will take charge in 1909 is Mr. M. L. : Shipman, -of Henderson county, the present Assistant Commis : sioner, who is the nominee of the ' State Democratic Convention. He is a capable man, alive to the duties of thev position, and he j will fill it wiUrsignal ability. Mr. Shipman is a worker and . his Democracy is of the kind that never tires. In the West he has i hppn thp onirlintr Hnirit in mnnr . hard fought battles, rendering ' efficient service as chairman of Laurel Park Retreat. The late arrivals at the Retreat are: Mr. Gaines, N. Y. ; Misses Daisy and Jesse Huey, and Mr. Broadham, Rock Hill, S. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. Sounehalb, N. Y. ; Mrs. Fannie Sheldon, Atlanta; ? and Miss Manon, of Asheville. The Retreat under the able management of Miss Florence .Jordan fs making an in viable re putation as a boarding house, especially for those who enjoy a few weeks or months in 're treat." . It has nice shady groves, and in addition to the conveniences of a modern home in the city, it has gravity water , from Crystal Springs. None can be found bet er and purer. fire! Vernon Murry's residence had narrow escape from a destructive fire last night, but was saved from danger by Murry and some neighbors.. His child was upstairs with an oil lamp, and j accidently over turned it. The oil and flame spread rapidly over the floor. The bureau and lsed clothing were badly, burned. Fire alarm was turned in but the fire department' was not heeded as the surround- """" " i mor neighbors were quiCKiy on o - - - the scene and had the fire under control. -Friday's Daily, v : - -J - , t r. v , II L SHIPMAU, Printing; ' County where he established the Transylvania Hustler at Brevard He continued in newspaper work and five years later, moved his paper to Hendersonville, . now being the editor of the French Broad Hustler. In 1892 he was the 'Superintendent of Education in Transylvania county. For three successive times he has been elected as Calerfdar ! Clerk of the State Senate j by . the . Democratic caucus, and : nnnnintorl a -fnnrth timo Vw thp 1 principal clerk. Twice he- has been chosen vice-president and twice historian of the North Carolina Press Association unan imously. About three years ago he was appointed Assistant Com missioner of Labor and Printing and the ability with which he has filled the position is a guarantee that it will be in safe hands for the next four years. News and Observer. Mrs. King' Entertains. One of the prettiest social events o ! the season was the Lawn Party given to the Rebekah Lodge and friends by Mr; and Mrs. A. F; P King at their home last Friday. The grounds and house were gaily lighted and decorated and the Rekekahs and friends were there in full body. ' , ' The most important feature.; of the evening "was fthe lexceflent music by. the Orchestra 'which was thoroughly enjoyed - by all present. Especially are: they in debted to Mrs. Geo. Scobie, Jr. of Litus ville Fonda, Cornetist, Miss Eena Hart, Violin, and Miss Helena Morris," Iiano, ' Refresh ments consif ting . of Ice- Cream and Fancy Cakes were 'served during the evening and ;thei 3e bekahs adjournd at a late hour all voting the evening a grand success and looking forward to the next social event which will take place at the WanteskaV Inn Friday evening July, 31st r ler Dies In Piiilipjines. Washington, July 16 The War Department was advised to day by cable of the death of at Mindanoa, July 9, Thomas L. Jenkins of H ender soijvill, N. C, a civil engineer formerly connected with theae- partmentof light house construe- uon in ine rniuppines. llcnde sonviile Sold Dr. R. A. Child will leave for Mont Eagle, Tenn.-, Friday morn ing, where on Saturday, he - will meet the executive7 committee of the Laymen's ) Movement; . of the M. E. Church and will pre sent the claims- of this city as the best place on earth for the permanent location of their great Chautauqua. : President Pepper of the Lay men's Movement, has outlined the requirements to be met in a personal letter to Dr. Child, with whom he has long been acquaint ed: ' . 'v'.' . ' ' This letter was submitted to a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Osceola Lake Co. , held , Wednesday afternoon, and as a result Dr. Child will leave to morrow for Tennessee. If . .he interests the executive committee several of them will come to. Hendersonyille and may decide to locate tneir great Chautauqua here. r As a lake is one of the prime requirements of the proposition, and as Hendersonyille will have that lake by September and. al ready has every other requisite named in ..the following resolu tions, Hendersonville will wel come the committee confident that it can fill the bill in every respect. .; " The great scope of . this mam moth enterprise will be under stood from-the following extracts from the resolutions' adopted by the Laymen's Missionary Con ference held recently at Chat tanooga. . Resolved, First, that we be lieve that it is the general feel ing of our Church that an assem bly ground should belprovided as a railing place for all the arms of service, such as the General Con ference, Bishop's-meeting, Gen eral Board of Missions, woman's board of missions, Sunday School Boards, fepwoth League, Young people's missionary socities, Lay: men's Missionary Movement, and all the important bodies . of the Church ; at such times as they may desire to meet at this place; and a'place where the Church may provide Bible Conferences, Snnday School r Institutes and other helpful institutions and associations. i . This is a business proposition. The Presbyterian Church has a similar enterprise ; at Montreat where they spent $50,000 for the land alone. The Chautauqua of the Method- lt Church will be the biggest in the South. -; '' ' ''. - ' ' J' :: . It would mean the erection; hereof a great psrmarent build ing similiar to the one in Char lotte. . " It would mean Jhe erection of scores upon scores of cottages and more pretentious residences. Thousands of, people would come to Hendersonville to attend the lectures, for rest and for re- ereaction. Without a doubt- many would become permanent residents; He ndersonville would become Known v wnerever tnere is ai Methodist and where are they not?- - ' . The Osceola Lake1 will fulfill the requirements of the commit tee, and the surrounding land may be bought at a resonable figure. : 1 As to the scenery, water, air where else is there a town in Henderson ville's class? Situated on a high and level plateau 2252 feet above sea level ; in'the most beautiful part of the: well named "Switzlarid of Ameri Continued on page 8. v Through the courtesy of Maj S. V. Pickens the writer enjoyed a very pleasant drive this mom-: ing to the scene of the proposed lake one mile south of Hender sonville. About twenty-five men are busjly, engaged in the con struction of the dam, which is to "span", the valley and force trie formation of an inland sea thai; : willj submerge fifty acres of land , and . furnish enjoyment for thousand of visitors who frequent -our fair city, every year. . ' It is a gigantic proposition and spells big things for "the prettiest place, in the warlcL" The dam will be twenty-eight feet wide and twenty-two feet high at'the base, set in cement and sodded with grass, the lake itself is to be encircled by. a thirty foot drive constructed' ac cording to the latest method's employed in road building. The company " having the work in charge is financially strong and the work will be pushed to an early conclusion, which will not be later than October 1. Con tractor Henry Jordan and Mr. A. C. t Clftrk are directing the construction force and feel ' as sured completing the task, with little, if any, delay. Monday's Daily. s There is a prevailing idea, among the people of this5 cir that nearly all the summer visi tors are here from the extreme. Southern States. A slight acquaintance with the new comers anda little familiar ity with the hotel registers will convince one of the fact that our resort contains people from near ly every state east of the Missfs sissippi River, and some Hf rom states west of this line Our city welcomes within its v gates a great many summer visi tors from the New England States, also numbers from the Lake States. The reputation of this place as a resort is spreading rapidly into the utmost parts of this country, and every years development of this fact brings hundreds of new visitors to this place- annually Besides the hundreds of new ones, we have with us year af ter year numbers of those who , first visited this city when it was nothing but a small village! They long ago realized the advan tage of this place for a season of recreation and recuperation. ? A few weeks1 ago there -was a nian in this city f rom " the - state of Washington. He claimed -ta have been in every state Htl I2ie? union besides having trasTelfed extensively in the oM worldL This was the last state? t&at he had visited. He was favora bly impressed with- this section and made no little efforfcihi try ing to buy a good farm nearinwn where he and his family magfefit settle for a lifetime. - Columbia Park:. The marked improvement lit South Hendersonville, designated as Columbia- Park, during the past few months is a revelation.' Looks like H. S Anderson and J.' S. Orr , are.- Vieing with each other in the Work of "city building' and the result is str ing to be gratifying to both, un less all signs fail. A numler of elegant 'new residences are in process of construction and more to be started within a short while Every thing "looks good" in Columbia Park.. Hendersonville Popularity
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