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jawford And BicKett Ad
dress Big Crowd at
Brevard.
A large outpouring of Transyl-
vania county uiLiz,ens gretJteu
Congressman W. T. Crawford
and Hon. T. W. Bickett, who are
touring the tenth district in" the
interest of democracy, State and
National, at Brevard Tuesday.
The big audience was composed
of people in every walk of life,
young men and maidens;
old men and matrons; bachel-1
ors anu niaius, auu a iair
sprinkling of republicans.
The speeches were well received
and maids,
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I and if indications count for any
thins: the militant democracy will
continue to predominate in that
good county by winning a signal
victory on the 3rd of November,
1908. The speakers must have
been gratified to' meet so many
people and find so much enthu
siasm, "
Mr. Bickett led off in a two
hour's speech and. held the at
tention of the audience from the
beginning to the close of his mas
terful exposition of republican-
ism as it exists today, dwelling at
length upon the iniquitous tariff
laws, trusts," centralization . of
power and the present republican
panic. The republicans had charg
ed the democrats with bringing
on the panic when Mr. Cleveland
was president and now thejAjiad
troubles of their own. Mr. Bick
to devoted considerable time to
the discussion of state issues
and twitted, the republicans for
the hypocritical reference to
local self government in their
state platform. He called atten
tion to conditions during fusion
times when negro aldermen were
! Selected by the Governor and
twp than a thousand nporoes
were appointed to various places
of trust and honor. .
Mr. Crawford made his usual
clear and strong argument.
arraigning the republican party
for its deception and hypocrisy
and scoring its so called standard
bearers in this section for declin
ing to meet the democrats in
joint debate, as has been the
custom since the memorable cam-
aign between Vance and Settle
hirty-two years ago. He paid
his respects to their "antiquated"
candidate for congress, John Gil-
espie Grant, and literally tore
nto shreds the false arguments
rant is attempting to make
kith reference to wood pulp, lum
ber and the claim that the late
constitutional amendment pro
vides that no man can vote un-
ess he can read and translate
ILatin. He declared that the re
publicans were submitting to a
campaign ot misrepresentation
and feared for the people to hear
the truth.
Both speakers predicted the
flection of Bryan to , the presi
dency and the crowd cheered
fustily. The occasion was a dis-
finct success and the "democracy
f Transylvania is strengthened
fhereby. Every one present went
way feeling hopeful and happy.
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Oh, tradesman, Sri thy hour of eee,
If on this paper you should cce,
Tike our advice and now be yyy,
Go straight ahead and advert iii.
You'll find the project of some mm;
Negect can offer no ex qqq;
Be wise at once, prolong your
A silent business soon dekkk.
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Mrs. Russell and Miss Elvin
Russell, the wife and daughter
of Vardy Russell, of Hoopers
Creek, were painfully injured in
a runaway- which occured this
morning on Anderson avenue
near the depot. These three
people were on a wagon load of
apples when the team became
frightened at a passing bicycle.
The ladies were badly frighten
ed and attempted to jump from
the wavon, but misfortunately
were thrown to the ground.
The ladies went up to C. C.
Huguely's residence and after a
short rest were able to come Von
up town. The girl appeared to
ibe very painfully injured, and
Mrs. Russell sustains a few
bruises. ?
Russell managed : to stop the
team just as he was meeting a
funeral procession.
Notice.
The township meeting for the
purpose of nominating a township
ticket will be held at G. B. Hills.
0n Friday Sept. 11th, at 2 o'clock
P. M.
C. Oates,
Chairman Township. Dem. Exe
cutive Committee.
Tryon is just now - spending
$8,000 on paving Trade street
The county is spending $12,000
additional." The improvement is
a great one, the change it makes
in the appearance of this beauti
ful little city is wonderful. Tryon
has a progressive body of busi
ness men, not the least of whom
are George A. Gash, Senator Bal
langer and T. C. Mill$. The; town
has had -a satisfactorjsummer
business and the outlook for the
winter is most encouraging.
Senator Ballenger was slightly
injured Saturday, by his horse
stumbling and throwing him. He
was severely shaken up and some
what bruised about the face.
Patty's Cliapel Service.
Program of Memorial service
to be held at Patty's Chapel Sun
day, September Thirteenth, at
ten o'clock, in memorial of our
late Brother P. B. Cunningham.
Services opened by song Selec
tion No.
Prayer opened by Rev. Pussey.
Hymnal Selection No.
His Sunday School and His
Life in the Church, Brother W.
S. Burge.
His Life as a Citizen, Brother
J. C. Sales. .-
The Concentration of all Ser
vice for Good, and the Value' of
his Acquaintance as a Neighbor,
Brother Frank Smith.
The Life He Lived Is Commen
dable to You for an Example and
Guidance, Brother Pussey.
Hymnal Selection of Family
No. .
Benediction.
The services will be conducted
by Brother J. C. Sales, present
superintendent of Sunday School.
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ICE CREAIOUPPER. '
The Woman's Betterment Asso
ciation of Fruitland will give an
ice cream supper, Saturday Sept;
5th, from five to eight o'clock"
for the purpose of improving
the school rooms and and grounds
All are invited' to come.
Smith
Homes
Miss Ada Estelle Smith, of
Columbia, and Mr. Walter I.
Holmes, of Newman Ga., were
married in this city last: night at
the Presbyterian manse, the Rev.
R. B. Grinnan officiating. ,
The bride's mother, and sister
were the only friends of- the
contracting parties to witness
the cermony. The happy couple
are spending their honeymoon at
Toxaway. - '
The Biggest Auction Sale
Ever Held m this State.
Robert D. Penny of the Ameri
can Realty and Auction Company
Geeenboro, N. jC. is jn town.
Mr. Penny will have charge of
all preparations for the auction
sale of Mr. Claude Brown's prop
erty here, rumors of which have
been in circulation for some time
past. The sale will occur on Sept.
14th.
Practically all of Mr. Brown's
extensive real estate holdings
here will be auctioned, comprising
some of the choicest in Hender
son county.
In addition to this there -will
be all of Mr. Brown's stable of
fine horses. The carriages, , wag
ons and harness jtvill also be sold.
Mr. Penny states it's one-of
the largest propositions7 his com
pany has ever handlecl-in van ex
tensive experience of many years.
P. B. Cunningham.
Whereas the Angel of Death
has invaded the ranks of Tahkeos
tee Lodge 185 K. P., and removed
therefrom our friend and knight,
Bro. P. B. Cunningham, who de
parted this life on Aug. 13, 1908,
therefore be it
x Resolved. That this Lodge de
plores the untimely death of
Brother Cunningham, who has
been taken from our midst in the
very morning of life, after many
months of patient suffering. We
shall all miss so genial a knight
for we remember some kindly
word spoken, some deed of love
done, and we will ever cherish
his memory as one whom to know
was to love. His plain and sterling
honesty, his generous spirit and
frank disposition could not but
be admired by all who knew him.j
We recognize his noble qualities
as worthy emulation. As a mark
of respect to his memory let the
charter - of this Lodge be draped
for thirty days.
. Resolved. That we extend to
the bereaved family our heart
felt sympathy in this hour of loss
and affliction. Our loss is his gain.
Frank Smith.
Mrs: Drane Dead.
Mrs. J. R. Drane, of Louisville
Ky. died of softening "of the brain
yesterday at Dr. Kirk's residence
after a very short illness.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the Episcopal church
todav: the Rev. R. N. Wilcox offi-
ciating. The remains were taken )
care of and shipped to Louisville
by undertaker Stepp.
- Mrs. Drane came here from
Florida to spend the summer and
until a few days ago was apparen
tly enjoying good health.
The son of the deceased, H. J.
Drane and wife werewithher at
the time of her death.
Teacher's . Association i
The Hendersori County Teach
er's Association meets in Hen
derson ville on Sept. 19, at 11 a
The subject chosen .for the
meeting: is ' 'Teacher's Influ
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1. Teacher's influence on the
child's life, by;H; H, McMelbeh.
: 2. Teacher's "influence in the
school V as a whole, by G , F.
Clark. : :- '-
3 Teacher's influence n a com
munity,: by F. M. Huggiris!
4. Teacher's influence in the
home, bv Elizabeth G. Grahill
-T. TVj King, of Mecklenburg
county,' ia-in this section with
credentials from E. C. Faires,
secretary of "The Farmers Ed
ucational and Co-operative of
America, authorizing the organ
ization of local Unions through
out Henderson county.
Mr. - King has organized
branches at Pleasant Hill: - The
object of these organizations is
to bring the f armeas nearerto
gether.with reference to; means
and methods in promoting agri
cultural interests. First, to es
tablish justice; second, tQ secure
equality, third, to ' apply the
Golden Rule among the members,
and, further, to discourage the
credit and r mortgage system.
Good enough. The organization
is nonpartisan. That's good, too.
Put Your Honey
" In The Bank.
James1 Johnson, of Balfour;
who warobfeedqf . $190 Satur
day, will probably keep his mon-
ey in the bank hereafter.
- Hendersonville has three banks
and it is absolutely incomprehen
sible that any sane, intelligent
man or woman should -keep any
considerable amount of money in
their homes, when any one of
these three banks offer an abso
lutely secure place in which to
keep it
' And not only secure but where
the money works for its owner
earns him four per cent when
if he kept it jn his home or on
his person it is a constant temp
tation to many to rob and even
kill.3! .
There are several men in this
county who are known to have
large sums of money cencealed
in their homes.
One man in Hendersonville
carries a roll $600 of bills constan
tly in his pocket.
This news leaks out. At last
it reaches the right, men and
then there's a newspaper story
of a farmer and his wife being
bound and tortured to make them
reveal the hiding place of their
hoard, or of murder and . sudden
death falling on these suspected
even of having money concealed.
In these modern days there is
but one place to keep your money
and that is the bank. Any other
course is childish and silly. Put
your money where 'tis secure and
where it will work for you.
Sold Same Wildcat 4 Times.
Prof. A. ! E. Posey, who is in
charge of Central Institute, Col
umbus, tellsan interesting tale
of a wildcat, which was caught
four times by the same man' who
each time cut off one of the cat's
nails, and each time sold it to the
same northern visitor. The cat
escaped thejf ourth time and left
Polk County for good. He didn't
like it there anyway. He wanted
a chancre, and the man who had
TniA TTTantv rlnllnra fnr nnft wild-
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cat is still wondering. 'where he
comes in.
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nsressmah
Hon. T. W. Bickett Speak to
the
Greatest
iastic
thus
Crowd
in Hendersonville Since the -
Amendment
- Before a monster audience
which crowded the big court room
to its. fullest capacity, with a
fringe of people standing in the
rear, Congressman Crawford and
! Hon. T, W. Bickett Monday dis
cussed the issues of the campaign.
Even tho' the farmers are
busy. Even tho' some bridges
are down and travel difficult,
still the people poured into town j
until it looked like Horse Show
week come back again.
The Hendersonville Band furn
ished inspiring music. The sun
shone brightly and the sky as
clear as if it knew nothing of rain
and clouds, and at 11 o'clock these
two able speakers had . an aud-
:en-waitingwhich iJust
made them feel good and
; have
feel
also that the Democracy of Hend
erson county was on the war-path.
The name of Bryan was the
signal for loud and long cheering
The two speakers were constantly
interrupted by applause and held
the attention of the great crowd
to the end of their speeches
two of the best ever heard in
Henderson county.
Mr. Bickett said, in part:
T appreciate this opportunity
of meeting the people of the tenth
district. I am glad to be in the
district of a man whom the nation
delights to honor," who stands
four-square to every wind that
blows. If I have sized up his
opponent correctly, including his
accomplishments as aJLatin scho
lar, if. Jthe tenth district turns
Crawford down and puts Grant
there to rattle : around in his
shoes, you ought to have a guar
dian appointed for you. '
"The republicans have done
what they could to keep the nig
ger in power. They opposed the
creation of the railroad commis
sion which saf e-sruards the - peo
ple's interest and all other re
forms, all down the line. I
would not say a -word about the
leaders of the republican party in
this state, but read for yourself
what they say of one another.
Butler said of the Legislature
which he and Pritchard made,
'Up to this time the legislature
is a damnable disgrace.' Com
pare the personnal of the leaders
of the two parties and judge 'for
yourself. Kemember Adams and
Butler. Zeb 'Vance once used
the expression, 'it's the same old
coon and the same old ring on its
tail.' I say it's the same old coon
and the same old two rings on its
tail Adams and Butler,' who, in
their dispute now about to be
aired in court remind me of a
(story I heard Two lawyers
:were argumg.acasebeforeacer.
Grawford arid
and Most En-
Fight in 1900.
one. 'Your an ass,' replied the
other. Well, gentlemen,' re
marked the Judge, 'having iden
tified each other to the satisfac
tion of the Court we will jiow
proceed with the case!'
"The spirit of the age lusts for
the new, the strange, ithe start
ling, but Democracy is of no
date. It was, it- is, it shall be.
Democracy is immortal, it is far
more than a practice or a policy
Glorious in her past, militant in
her present she asks you to joia
her in her march down the widen
ing road of freedom. In the
north, in the south, everywhere
men who love justice andJ fair
play are laboring for the success
of democracy. ': K . -
man Stri Goof lias : chiseler
from his own eternal quarries,
the stone, twice rejected by the
builders shall yet become the
head of the corner!'
' ' 'The typical republican be
lieves in his heart that the govern
ment owes him a living and
spends his life trying to collect it.
Harriman now owns one-seventh
of all the railroads bf this coun
try. Soon a few men will own
the world unless the law steps, in
and says, 'so far shalt thou go
and no further. ' If- the trusts
ever die in this country the Re
publican party will be their chief
mourner. If Taf t gets within
telephoning distance of the
White House it will be because
the Trusts, the predatory inter
ests, hags paid his 'way-" - -
Congressman. Crawford made
one of his old-time campaign
speeches and he has the reputa
tion of being the best campaigner
in the State. He paid his respects
tp his opponent briefly mention
ing the different Republicans
with whom he had made joint
campaigns Pritchard, Pearson,
Ewart, said there was two sides
tp every question and they should
be discussed before the people of
this part of the state "the best
posted people on earth. "
Said he was sorry Grant and
Logan considered joint' discuss
ions antiquated, but thought
Grant would be a genuine anti- ,
quarian after the election. Re
mined him of an old fellow whose
wife had died. He was obliged
to ride to the cemetary in same
carriage with mother-in-law. He
protested strongly, but- to no
avail, and finally consented, ,&y
ing: "Well, I'll ride with her, -but
gentlemen, -let me tell you this.
It's going to rob me 6f all rrthe
pleasure of the occasion!" x
The republican party has . been
lieingand stealing; For 12 years
they have been teaching the peo
ple that they have made pros1
perity and the Democrats have
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