Newspapers / French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, … / Dec. 31, 1908, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
FREE-A "Sse oF BsimoM' 'Spaoiis or A-Fr of 7t "ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR - 1908 iSirBL. XVn;No. 52. Town's Greatest Improvement to be Conipteted Outside Capital Being Attracted Here ABOUT OUF ABOUT OUR WEI eira if-1 A " ' 1 " ' I - - .-. ..I-. I , 1-1 ! -I I.I Ml . '" ' " .- . . n n . . - i . I I . I - ' , - ' . T wm l he M Mini: 77 . h - - u nil EQiewa Aftetf a Long and Bitter Contest the Right of the City Authorities to Lay The Cement Walks is Fully Sustained by the Supreme Coiirt of the State. DECISION GIVES GENERAL SATKIII TO PEOPLE. The Supreme Court of North Carolina has decided in favor of the town authorities in the now famous cement sidewalk suit The bond election was ; legal, the bonds themselves are legal and have been sold. The town authorities win on every point. The work of completing the sidewalks, now about two-thirds down, will be started as soon, as the weather permits and will be completed before June 1st. On Dec. 5, 1907, the town commissioners appointed a com mittee composed of Messrs JF. Brooks, J. 0. Williams and J. S. Bryson, with Mr. Brooks as chairman,to investigate the mat ter of putting down cement walks on Main street and Ander son avenue. The committee re ported favorably. The necessary ordinances Were passed and the work started. The authority of the commissioners then being questioned .a special election was held on July 11, 1908. : when the people afprow the allien of the commissioners. ' . ' u "; , Henry Jordan, to whom the contract had been awarded, offer ed to buy the bonds. His offer was accepted. He then refused to accept the bonds, believing there was some question as to their legality. - The Supreme Court having decided the bonds are legal, Mr. Jordan has taken them and the greatest improve ment ever made in this town will proceed to a satisfactory completion. Wim.IByeirs AS The following is from the New York Tribune: Hendersonville, N. C, Dec 25 Lying on the . ground, with four empty laudanum bottles close by, the dead body of William Byers, sixty years old, who disappeared from his home in Balfour, N. C, ten days ago, was found half a mile from Bal four today. Byers had -been dead about a week. So far as is known, there was no cause for the suicide, although he had brooded much over the death of his son, who committed suicide some years - ago. MrJ Byers was a "brother-in-law of ex-Congressman Gudger, of Asheville. ; Coroner Kirk held an inquest, Wednesday last, in Shepherd's Undertaking rooms. The jury decided it was suicide. The funeral occurred on Wednesday, interment being in Oakdale Cemetery, the services were con ducted by Rev. G. S. Jones.' ; , SPARKS! FROM ; -A LIVE WIRE! Just arrived, a car load of Doors and .Sash, as good as ever came to Western North Carolina. RIGBY-MORROW CO. v Questions and Answers. question wnen win tne new postoffice building be completed? Answer The 4th of July 1 falls on July. 4th this year! , , Question Why aren't ! those holes in Main street : left by re moving the electric light poles, repaired and the street put into good condition ? ; Answer-rne indications tor a mild winter are extremely favorable.- - ' - Question When will the Ashe ville and Hendersonville Electric Road be built?" ' ' V . . . Answer The next . President of the United States is William Howard Taf t of Ohio. Question Will there be another law suit over the cement walks? v v Answer It is claimed, - by those who know, that there- will be no navy yard built in Hender sonville' this 'year. t:;. - : 4 Question How much liquor was received at the local express office during the holidays? Give tne names oi some oi tne con signees. Answer Never eat soup with a fork. It is passe, to use a good old latin word, and is no longer recognized as good form in Asheville. He Burgled! He Wanted Fresh Meat! Bel vin Sherman heard a noise in his meat market at the depot, Monday night. Gun in hand he investigated, being of a curious and truth seeking nature, and found Mr. Mooney, a colored gentleman, helping himself to choice cuts of meats. And meat so high, too! Mr. Sherman cord ially invited Mr. Mooney to call on Sheriff Blackwell, and cover ing him with his gun escorted him to the Sheriff's comfortable hotel, where only the choicest meats are served. Mr. Mooney jyas bound over to court Tuesday .afternoon, by Squire Dermid. the - Jolm t. Orr Dairy. John L. Orr has purchased six of Mr. E. W. Perry's finest regis- tpwd .Tersev cows and is now supplying milk and butter "of superior quality to Henderson ille folks. Mr. Orr already had four fine cows and now has a herd of ten beauties. His . barns and fixtures are strictly modern; He has 30 acres of ; fine pasture, intends to run a first-class small dairv. It is but five minutes drive .from town and all interest ed are welcome ' to ' inspect this latest venture of Mr. Orr's. Dr. T. A. Allen, Jr., has' re turned to Hendersonville. R. A. Allison is home from Weaverville for the holidays. . Mrs. Dodamead of High Point, is the guest of her mother, ; C. J. Hawkius. ' A. W. Calhoun has returned from a brief visit to Abbeville, S C. .. ; - Hundley Gover, who is attend ing school in Virginia, is home for the holidays. Miss May Boyd is home from Converse College for the Christ mas holidays. P. D. Heffner and family left on Tuesday for Greenville, where they will be the guests of Mrs Heffner's mother, Mrs: Miller. Mrs. Johanboeke of Louisville, Ky., with her little daughter Lee, are the guests for the ijext few weeks of Mrs. F. E, Durfee. Dr. T. A. Allen, S.r. with Mrs Allen, left on Monday for Flor ida, where they will spend the winter. rV N., Buckner, 4 'the ad" man," of Asheville, with his brother Dr. Buckner spent Christmas day with their parents here. George, ' Connell, of Spencer, a. valued employee of the South ern, is the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. . C. Connell of Flat Rock. , Mrs. N Milton Peace, of Flat Rock, is recovering from a ser ious operation performed by Dr. Merriwether, assisted by Dr. Egerton, on Monday. Miss Nannie Miller, aged 15 years, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller, died Wednes day morning, after a brief illness. Thefuneral services will be held on Thursday, interment being in Oakdale cemetery. - George Gash of Tryon was in town Monday, on business. Mr. Gash, one of the most progres sive citizens of that beautiful town, says he looks for an un usually good season there this winter. Mrs. G. H. Ripley has return ed from Washington, D. C vhere she has been the guest of Mrs. Singleton Farmer. Mrs. J. A. Hatch, who has been North for several months joined Mrs. Ripley at Washington and both ladies came home together. John Cox, an ' old resident of Hendersonville was in town Sun day, enroute to Penrose., Mr. Cox. has lived in California for several years. For many years he was with the Wilson Mercan tile Co., here, and his many friends will be glad to know he may again make Henderson coun ty his home. Rev. R. N. Willcox attended the tenth anniversary of the consecration of Junius Moore Horner, Bishop of Asheville, on Sunday and Monday, and which closed with a banquet at the Bat tery Park on - Monday nigbt. Rev. Willcox was chairman of the Horner Decennial Committee having the arrangements l n charge. - - ' . - Miss Norma Bryson, the girl with a smile, who is so accept ably filling an excellent position in . Charlotte, with Miss Anna McCaryer, the expert stenograp her of the Hotel Selyn, Charlotte, spent a brief :Christmasv hoHday here as the guest of Mrs., S. Y. Bryson., Miss . Bryson formerly most acceptably filled the posi tion of bookkeeper and steno grapher in this office. - Write it 1909. , . , ;:V ,.'i; , The first snow s of the J winter, a mere flurry which soon disap peared, fell on Dec. 22. :: ; v 'V-. The j infant ychild of Tillman Brock was badly bitten in the cheeks by a bull dog last Sunday. The county commissioners meet next Monday, when their new rules, recently announced in this paper, will go into effect Only:; $18,000 of the county taxes collected out of- a total of about .$60,000: Folks must get busy and settle right away: - . ' Y - ; " . - - " . t- Tom Conner is Sheriff Black- well s v deputy. Tne snenii is living in the j ail himself and has about ten guests there now. Strange very, very, strange, that Mr. Taf t should . go to Au- gustar Ga., for the winter, ;when Hendersonville! , ' Rickman Osteen, being unable to pay a fine of eight dollars Nf or being drunk, was sent' to the chain gansr, Tuesday, by the town authorities. The Hendersonville 1 Wholesale Grocery Co.Tbave a very pretty calendar which they are distri buting to their many friends and customers. . , To all, each and everyone, but especially; to those . of our sub scribers who are paid upto date, we wish a Happy and Prosper ous atfew Yearn i ''''-'i ' :. Baivare of handing out money to an aDie-Doaiea man wno is con stantly soliciting alms. Give him work which is the best charity j of all it helps him to help him self: . State Senator-elect McD. Ray leaves f or Italeigh next Monday. Mr. Ray's office will be open for the transaction of business dur ing his absence, with W. C. Jor dan in charge. v . The county board of education met at the court house, Tuesday, Messrs. Dermid. Oats, Posey and Ray being present They made a settlement with the county treasurer, made requisition on State fund, and made apportion ments of school funds. J. D. Dermid will probably be the next county superintendent. A colored man asked for a money order at the postoffice, just before Christmas. ''For how much," asked Mrs. Morris, the extremely capable lady in charge of that department 'For one gallon, " responded the dar key. Me got it. At a meeting of the directors of The French Broad Hustler Co., Inc., the immediate collection of all accounts due was ordered, both on subscription and job work. The directors adjourned to meet again at an early date in called session. Next Saturday, Jan. & is Foun der's Day-at Fruitland Institute, when the tenth anniversary of the founding of that fine institu tion willlbe fittingly, celebrated. The exercises, promise to be of exceptional interest, and all old students of - the Institution and the puble generally, are urged to attend. . : . Ah! Ha! Chairman Bane of the county ' commissioners; says the court house . may: no longer be used as an appartment house, and everyone renting sleeping rooms in the big basement must vacate by Jan. 1st The chairman is a business man1 all business, in fact and it .is said : the. rents have not been paid so very promptly. v7 : i Outside Capital Being Drawn to rThis Town. Two Millionaries Who Will Invest Heavily in Hendersonville Real Estate, Gonfident its the Only Town. BEUEOS MARVELLOUS Kit WILL BE I-llTAliSED - Men of millions are about to become heavily interested finan cially in Hendersonville. ' Impressed with ' the possibil ities of this beautiful town, after several; visits here and most careful investigation and con sideration of the whole situation, they are convinced that Hender son ville's marvelous growth of the past few years is but a . faint and feeble hint of what, she; will develop into and that very soon: So confident are they that they will iriveSc heavily in Hen dersonville real estate and are positive the near: future will sustain their judgment. For the ; present these two capitalists prefer not. to have their names mentioned. Two of their local associates are Messrs. U. G. Staton and H. S. Ander son, and Columbia Park is one of the first propositions -they--will take hold of. . At the same time they propose to buy heavily of Chickasha, Okla. property where they pro pose also to enter the banking business. Messrs. Anderson and Staton will leaved for Oklahoma about Jan. i st ; to investigate that end of the proposition. When the whole deal is consu mated Mr. Staton will remain in Otters $1 000 R . Everett's IBar n Burned . S. T. Everett's barn on his estate in Transylvania county, was totally jestroyed, Sunday,, with all its contents, consisting oi six head of cattle, feed, im The Calhoun-Wilkins Co. Incorporate for $15,000.00 - Calhoun-Wilkins Company, Wholesale grocers, have incorpo rated with a capital stock of $i5,000. J . The officers are: A. W. Cal houn, president; Chas, P. Hayes, vice- nresident: Jno. T. Wilkins," secretary and treasurer. JThe growth of the company's business, opened on April 11908, (has rendered such amove ineces- sary. ' '. r" ; T 0 - r . The Calhoun-Wilkins Company handle fancy groceries and manu facturers specialties. : Their in on a We them I -ve" : - " - to carry an enlarged and more complete stock, and m addition 1 the West, while Mr. .Anderson will handle the Hendersonville end of the deal. ' , Altogether it is said , to be a . Asirlp "frnm Va mnnov tVto hum v. A AUVlAwJ ' V1AV VV W outside capitalists will imme-1 maieiy invest in nenaersonvnie-; no small advantage will accru to this town' from : Mr Rt ton's handling the - other , end of he. proposition, as it: is expected to interest Western capital ' also in this place. - Tlie results of the formation of. this company will be' the "imme-1 diate development ; of - Columbia Park and" the investments of large sums in other directions : here. For . the present, v they have no intention of entering:' the local banking field- It is said, on excellent authority, that were any substantial r en-; couragement received,' these capitalists might be induced to invest, in a.cottonmill. herpJaut they would first have to receive prise would be welcomed in Heni dersonville. On the return of Messrs. Staton and Anderson from the West, a fuller statement of the purposes - capitalists, two ofthe best known cotton mill men of the South,' will be made public. plements, etc. Mr. Everett, a well known capitalist of Cleve land, has telegraphed his agent to offer $1,000 reward and to hire detectives to discover the origin of the fire. . to their present lines, the com pany will add stock, of a still higher grade than they now sell. The business of this company - has grown beyond their expec-, , i -. : tations, and is still growing. They consider Hendersonville an excellent distributing point, and, in common with others conver-' sant with conditions here, say' that the wholesale business of this territory is done from Hen- aersonvme. - , Both Mr. A- W. Calhoun and Mr. Jho. T. Wilkins are men of long experience in the wholesale grocery business, and with their I iBeased faculties will help de , veop mQre the tert6rj ' surrounding Hendersonville. Jnieirej
French Broad Hustler (Hendersonville, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 31, 1908, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75