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6. Join the Building and Loan i;sc-.iibnThe Greatest; Kc:o-CuiIdin2 Agency ! In- TjfiQj "3041- - V HcdersoivvilleWr Printing cmi Nat Heads 500lNt Hds For $1.00 Each That Talks! HUSTLER PRINT SHOP ' Phone No. 6 HUSTLER PRINT SHOP. Phone No. 6. ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR H EN DERSONV I L L E . N . 0 u - THURSD AY; MARCH 11, 1309 VOL. XVIII, No. 10 m i i ill, . 1 " ' I ABOUT OU P Will Smith is home from Oak Ridge. I)gan Pace is visiting friends in Washington. Mrs. C. A. Grimes has return ed from the South. George Stevens came up from Charlotte, -Saturday. John Mclntvre is home again from a trip to Pennsylvania. Prof. Posey, formerly of Fruit land Institute, was in town Sat urday. F. Z. Morris has returned from Washington and the Northern markets. Lance Holmes is home after a two-month's enjoyable vacation in Florida. H. A. Stepp, who has been liv ing at Judson, N. C, for some time past, has returned to town. Chas. E. Pless came "home" from Winston-Salem, Friday, and returned there on Tuesday. Mrs. J. S. Israel, who has been so seriously ill, is now rapidly re covering. h Dr. J. Lu Egerton was called to Baltimore, by wire, Wednesday, for a consultation over r. a. Burroughs child, of South Caro lina. Mr. Jameison, the well-known hotel man of Atlanta, was' in town4ast week, and may lease Mr. Orr's big hotel at Osceola. . B. George Barber, one of the successsfull business men of Asheville, spent Sunday with relatives here. E. H. Davis, bookkeeper at the Citizens Bank, has been appoint ed a notary public, his commis sion, duly signed by governor Kitchin having duly arrived. Mr. Alwarden of Columbia, S..C, has' purchased one of those ' "fine Bowen property lots and will improve it with a handsome residence. Another soul-soothing sign of Spring is the new awnings go ing up on Main st. The Edwards Hardware Co. is the latest offend er. BORN To Mr. and Mrs. Press Gallamore, on March 6, a fine boy. Under the care oi ur. j. L. Egerton, both mother and child are doing welh BORN To Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Carter, on March 8, a daugh ter at Canton. Mrs. B. B. Car ter left on Tuesday for Canton to visit the first grand-child born m her family. E. W. Durarit, whose summer home is in Flat Kock, may be appointed Collector of the Port of Charleston, an honor which Mr. Durant's many friends here would be delighted to see con ferred upon him. T. Jackson Henderson is anew mornWir of St. Marv's Parish. Dr. Scheppregell and Mrs. Chas. Blum, both members of the church, have contributed $50 and $100 respectively towards the erection of the rectory. llrs. Joseph Noterman will be in town on the 18th and will oc cupy her beautiful place on Main street for the season. Mrs. S. F. Wheeler is expected to arrive shortly also. J. 0. Huston, of Salisbury, who purchased Dr. Carson's place, arrived in town Tuesday. Mrs Hiitwi and their three aja. ke v - children accompanied him and Henderson ville welcomes this desirable addition to its citizen ship. Mrs. Dorothy Morris of Cleve land is recovering from a recent threatened attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Morns is so years oi age but most earnestly wishes to visit Hendersonville and her friends here once more, and if her health will possibly permit, will come here for a short -visit sometime during this late Spring. Chas, E. Pless has sold' his bookstore to Mr. William Lott, Mr, Pless bespeaks'for Mr. Lott the same cordial support and patronage which the people so o-pnpronslv afforded him. Mr Lott came here from Mississippi several months ago, purchased the old Posey place from John Orr, and now thinks so well of Hendersonville that he has de e$$?d to g into business here. THE GRIND OF THE BUI GODDESS Following are some of the jury decisions of Criminal ternrof court just ended. Mny- cases were continued. There are three prisoners still in jail. Sheriff Blackwell left on Tues day for Raleigh with Laurence Bishop, criminaily insane. John Bradley, bigamy, not guilty. Jess Pilgrim, retamng, pay cost and bond of $50 for good behavior. . Dug Fletcher, gambling, chain gang for 2 months. . Will Owens, gambling, $50 and cost. , . , . Ollie Murphy, affray, dis charged. " W. E. G. West, retailing, dis charged. .',, Ethel Bradley, disorderly con duct, jail 6 months, term to com mence after 30 days. Chris Pilgrim, retailing, sub mitted, paid cost and . bond of $50 for good behavior. Charley Smith and J. P. Gase aff ray, no bill as to Case, Smith plead guilty and was fined $10. .Tames Ranee, carrying con cealed weapons, submits, judg ment suspended. Henry Fowler, assault and battery, fined $100 and cost J. W. Hoots,'forcible trespass, paid the costs. , Joe Blake, gambling, $25 and cost. M. J. Gash, gambling, deten dant having been in jail 3 months judgment suspended on pay ment of cost. . , Dug Fletcher, assault, judg ment suspended. S. B. McGee, larceny, two years on chain gang. Lawrence Bishop, assault and battery, found to be insane and sent to the criminal department of the insane asylum. John Featherstone, gamming, fined $25 and cost. Mark Edney, colored, fined $25 and cost for gambling. Sam Prince, $25 and costs lor gambling. Tom Keith, affray, guilty, judgment suspended. Tom Keith and Rebecca Fow ler, adultry, not guilty,. Sylvester Watson, murder, continued on bond $800. Crick Skinner, retailing, jury mistrial. Will Dill, retailing, not guilty. P.. P. Garren. retailing, , not guilty. Sylvestyr Brown, retailing, not a true bill, ' Arthur Greer and Henry King, affray, submits, fined costs. Vernon Pittillo, submits, fined $15 and costs, Fulton King, affray, fined $20 ann rr. sts. Pug. Williams, affray, fined $15 and costs. Albert Whitesides, assault, not guilty. Jule Whitesides and Dolphus Heffner, assault, $100 and costs, each. Calvin Russell, assault, guilty, $50 and costs. Bill Corn, retailing, not true bill. Grovth of flenfler- Hi -- f It r-. :A -A vt Chimney Rock One of Nature's Wonderi A Mountain Stream With Good Fish ing Nearby. LIFE IN HENDERSONVILLE AN INTOXICATION ! A former resident of Beautiful Hendersonville, now temporarily living in Ken tucky, writes: "That picture in, last week's Hustler of those Henderson county trees, makes me feel curiouslyanxious to be back in the mountains. Once a man livesthee, he can hardly regain himself. There seems to be an intoxication about your country which is almost worse than the morphine habit" - . . Hendersonville-The Host Talked of Town in the South ! f ' TO BUILD m AT LAUREL PARK. ROAD BILL KILLED. Ed. Laughter, retailing, not true bill. Joe Mitchell, retailing, not true bill. Adam Jones, drunk, fined $5 and cost. Tom Keith, retailing, guilty, 12 montns on chain gang. Tom Keith, breaking jail, 12 months on chain gang. Tom Keith, retailing, guilty, i judgment suspended. 156 Marriage Licenses. There were 156 marriage licen ses issued in HenderEon county during 1908. Roe SnepnenTs Gat Tlie Burckmyer cat now takes a back seat it fades away to insignificance onH oKHvinn. Roe SheDhtrd's cat's eot it beat a block and then more. Mr. Shepherd's feline eats two eggs raw egggfor breakfast every day, and in sists that they be fresh eggs, too. She aoixoa an peer between her front paws, stands erect, lets the egg fall gently to the floor and then eats nts. insertinc its Daw to the interior of the egg to make sure it gets all that's a-comuV to it. After partak ing of its morning meal, the cat delib oatalv wallra tn the front door of the store and sits in the sunshine slowly and Haintiiv washinc its -face, and medita tively gazing across at we couri nouse as thowonaering how it seems to be put on a salary basis. , T ia aaiH tn hp a mot remarkable sight, and people come miles to see Miss Pussy eat her breakfast. The New Board of Education. Messrs J. P. Patton, N. W. Posey and C. Oates compose the I new county board of education. Laurel Park, said to be the most beautiful natural park in this country, is to have its charms still " further enhanced by the Ki.;i4;Tif vf a latr within its borders. opening up a system of still greater scenic Teauty than is already possessed by this jamous par. , . Ky w a Smith has had the Drehm it ia his nreseni intention to start work within the next few weeks. . , A tvk Hnm will be built near Mr Smith's summer cottage, between Claude Brown's and Jim Carver's houses. It will be 350 feet long, SU xeet nign, and the water will cover uie entire vai i "MrkT-tVi nf Mr. Brown's house ICJ W a.waw.- rn rr v mnat. rharminp- features oi the lake will be an island of over two acres, covered thickly with rhododendron bushes. About 200 acres will be opened for laice view, wui incmuc w vx . . Curtis and Claude Brown s iana anu inn ai-raa nf T.nnrpl Park. It is Mr. Smith's ultimate plan to run wA Atimmrr llro hv thfl lake ud to a point below the reservoir, swing around htt tVio Tio- r.ahin Buneralow. to Crystal Springs, to the Casino, when any part of the Park will be within one-quarter mile of the railroaa ana mereiore m ication with Main street. The section to be opened up is said to allaH HApnic charm. The lake itself will be heavily fringed around with rhododendron, laurel and nrhita nina Ahnvp the lake is a SDrine of even greater beauty and larger flow of water than the famed Crystal Spring, while from above tms, a water fall dashes down over the living rock fino feet and morer. ifw CmUh Vma decided to name this. beautiful spot "Khoaoaenaron .a,te, f pr abundance there than j t.xt nth aortion near town, and ill ouj " , - , helps to enhance the charm of a park where Dame Nature has been most generous in displaying her charms for the dengnt oi man. Much Discussed Measure Finally Meets Defeat In The House. Higli School Boys Organize Ball Team. ASocial Hour On last Thursday evening, in the vmo vF tVioirltearher. Mrs.' C. R. Whitaker, on Broad street, a delightful ttomTncnt wan iriven the Philathea Class connected with the First Baptist Sunday-school m tnis city. As euests oi nonor, ine raru n9, and a goodly number of invited friends, shared the pleasant ' greetings, parlor a; with Mm Tvins at the piano. Mrs. Grace Col ton and Miss Annie Smith on the violin and Messrs. r arry A ITnorh Rorhor'a Cnmpt BUDDOTt. accompanying cnoice seiecuons ieu uy Miss Pearl Rose and. Miss Lilhe Hight, and a charming variety in the choral nf Vio fair Philatheas. OfLitLa vri. w. . . t u AiTir.tT hnll tA.at.ilv decorated in All ujc umu6 y v-i,, o-nA white Haintv refreshments elegantly served in liquid scheme oi chocolate and cream, gave the occasion o faatal feature, whose ncn aDunuaiice was equaled only by the responsive appreciation happily expressed by the favored recipients, voicing a unan imous vote of thankpto he genial Mr, and Mrs. Whitaker, the General Assembly of 1909 is now in Its closing hours and final adjournment will be reached tonijrht or about noon tomorrow. It has not been a stormy session and few measures of general interest have been enacted. Many laws of local significance were put through the mill and numbers proposed failed in committees, died on the calendar, or were laid upon the table. - Fortunately no legislation affecting any in terest m the State nas Deen pas- sed, and business conditions win not be disturbed. Quite a number of local bills for Henderson county were in- trrvlnrpd in both houses, but I have been unable to ascertain just how many of them passed both houses. It is my purpose to prepare a synopsis of them for publication m ine near j fTl TDn.. ui Vvill ' 'nama t ii 1 1 1 tv i lie iuiy iuau win to grief in the House on Fri- aay, wnen me muuuu w ata. Rhodes to lay it on the table pre vailed by a decisive majority. It was a hard fought battle, last ing for weeks, and both sides to thp controversv must have heaved a sigh of relief when it was over. As predicted in tnis correspondence some weetcs ago, it was a fight to the finish. This road bill is the only measure oi frfH hv Mr. Rav that was op posed by, me and my position in the matter nas aireaay Deen ex plained. Letters, petitions and telegrams' from leading m demo-. cratsofthe county,' urging me to oppose it, indicated that the nrnnnsitinn was VerV . OD- jectionable to the people, and I " in j. a. - xl V entered tne coniesi, in uieir w rmif. in no half-hearted way. The author of the bill sought to force it through by a base enorp to impeach my democracy, ana foiled nttprlv. Leadine mem- XWtVV bers of the House resented tne intimntinn that mv Dolitical in tegrity should be questioned be- cause tne repuDiican reprcscnu tivp from the county had joined with me in opposition to a mea- sure which tne people am not (Continued on 8th page) The bova of the Henderson ville High School met last Mon day night and' organized a base hall team for the comincr season. Thv have ordered their uniforms which will be here shortly, an d then the boys expect to do some stiff Tjractisinff in order to give the teams of the surrounding towns a run for their money. Thev elected Vernon Few as Manager and Hal Edwards as Captain. Those desiring to se cure irames with the bovs will either write or call on Mr. Ver non Few., sonville and Henderson County! On Friday night, March 12, at eight o'clock, at the Court House, the citizens of Henderson ville will meet together and en deavor to form a permanent or ganizatiori to advance the inter ests of this towpi! Almost" every business and professional man in Henderson ville has signed the call for the meetino Of course, no one signing his name will be absent unless . un avoidably detained, so the chances for n renresentative meetino. of the public spirited citizens of Hendersonville are most excei- i lent. No one questions the, need of ! such an organization, j The boarding houses and hotels i of this ranidlv erowincr town ; have almost doubled in number i m the past two years. How are all these houses going to be tilled this season : Do you think it s going to take: care of itself this : mighty lm nortant nnestion? Do the merchants of the town think Hendersonville has a mono poly on the climate and scenery of Western North Carolina? Don't you think it's almost time to WAKE UP and work and advertise and work f or a record-breaking crowd this sea son? Donrt we need the money? What are YOU going to do about it? Are you going to the meeting, confer with your fellows there, decide on the best course to pur sue, and then give that method a fair trial? Or are you going to stay away becauseou don't happen to like the complexion or -the way he parts his hair of some other man whom you think may be there? Whose business is it to help de vise wavs and means to uromote the growth of Hendersonville the fastest growing town in the South the most talked oi town in the South, and certainly the BEST town in the South? Isn't it ANY of YOUK busi ness?-', ' :- ""r; V: '" What efforts arebeiner made1 right now to get' the people iii Florida to stop over in Hender sonville on their way home? ABOUT OUR (n-Yttke;. We are informed bv our es teemed conteihDorary the French Rroad Hustler, that Mr. Will Corn is to be tried by the Mayor of Hendersonyille on the charge of selling whisKey. we cannot helieve that an unlawful connec tion between Corn and whiskey could exist in North carlma. Charleston News & Courier. Last Can For Taxes. This is absolutely the last no tice T shall cive to delinauent tax payers, but will advertise same after March 15th. C. E. Brooks, Tax Col. Death 'of Paul Jordan. notice! To those who subscribed to the fund for paying off the debton the Baptist church at Balfour: The time is near when the . note will have to be met, and the committee earnestly request all those who have not yet paid their sub scription to do so at once. The amount may be handed to Mr. Patton, at the Wanteska Ban, or J. E. Allen, or E. J. Rhodes ,N County Hews.- Henderson county Daid to State in taxes, in 191)8, the sum ot $8, 764.33. The county income from taxes on Dronertv is $8,353.18. from Dolls $761.14. Out of this the ennntv navs runnincr exDenses. such as nauDer claims, court ex penses, election expenses, coro ner's inauests. Drintincr. coal. salaries of commissioners, burial of Confederate veterans atl$zu each, etc., etc Man laoe License. L. L. Bradley. 25. S. S. Ward, 25. Flat Rock. Henry Staton, 21, Lillie Laugh ter, 20, city. Paul Jordan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jordan, died at the home of his parents on Wil liams avenue, Friday, March o, death resulting from lockjaw. The funeral services were held on Sunday evening, by Dr. R. B. Gnnnan, interment being in Oakdale cemetery. The Presby terian Church Choir sang "Safe m the arms of Jesus:" and Mr. Charles E. Pless very sweetly rendered "One Sweetly Solemn Thought." The pall bearers were Messrs. P. F. Patton, Claude Pace, Wal ker Smith, Will Smith, Earl Stillwell and John Grimes. Mes srs Walter Brandon and Averv Patton, of Greenville, uncles of the deceased boy, and Mrs. Jor dan's sister, Mrs. D. M. Hodges, of Asheville, were present. Ono weelr hefnre his death iPaul Jordan bruised the tip of i t j. nis nno-erwitn a mece ox rusLV iron. In spite oi every thing that . . . . i . i x meriicai science ana tne most ae- voted and loving nursing could accomplish, blood poisoning set in and death ensued last i? riday. To the heavily bereaved Bar ents the sympathy of the entire community goes out in this heavy hour of affliction. Lest you" foreret tares are due. J. S Hart, the , r , t-puiat mer chant Of FrUltland. ?Prver1 nn tha jury last week. well known Slick Rock Inn, is uue ox out ucw sunscriDers. What's the Ain't the crowd this year going vu uc cue uiggest ever i Tom Carson h T 1 UCVCL illCl- chant, says you have to figure" ntui mice i-'div.iidivviieii you uuy cross ties these days! Collins' Bee Hive, a big store, offering big bargains, has some thing to say in this issue. Save the coupon it means money. Hon. A. Cannon has sent, on request, another bushel of his fine seed corn to the Arkansas State Experiment Station. - B. M. Bryson is now located in his new meat market on Ander son avenue, where he will be pleased to meet his many friends. If you have signed that call for meetincr of the ritiVpn of the town-DON'T forget it! Thurs day night, at 8 o'clock, at the court house. Be there! The structural steel in' the Clarke building came from Pitts burg and those tremendous "raf ters" from below Charleston a very long way apart In an early number of "Uncle Remus Home Magazine," Julian Harris, editor, will appear an il lustrated story by Mrs. Cora Gerty Ransier,' of Ransier Place. The excavation for the big Smith-Jordan building on Main street is almost completed and part of thejstructural steeL has been delivered on the ground. ' . . T. B- Laughter, of Horace, a new reader of this paper, in sub scribing last - Monday- remarked there was more news in the Hust ler than any paper he knew of. J. M. Spann, who recently bought the merchandise business of W. J.' Case, is making many j j i. u.. l: inenas ana customers uy nia courteous and business-like meth od of running hii store. That, short stretch of road from Wash creek to theBrevard tracks is in most deplorable candition. This is the road leading to bothJ lakes, is much-traveled, and cer tainly should be put into good shape at once. The A sheville Presbvtery has been called to meet at the Hen dersonville Presbvterian Church on Monday, March 15th, to con sider the resignation of Rev. W. P. Chedester Irom the crevara pastorate. Needs of the Orphans. St. Htfs to Church An Early Season. W. A, Jameson, of Atlanta, has leased the Wanteska Inn, Mr. W. A. Smith's beautiful Main street place. Mr. Jameson, an experienced hotel man, who Hasan extensive acauaintance in the South, will open the Inn for guests on April ZUtn, wnicn is one one of the many, indications for an early season. k ' . Anvond havinir coDie of Gos nel Hvmns. No. 5 and 6. will con f er a great big loving favor upon the Ornhans at Balfour, for do- natmcr them for use in their Sabbath School. Leave them with Dr. Morev. Thev need these books very much for next Sabbath, so do not delay. tlews of the EleGtriG Railroad Mr. C. F. White was, in town, Monday, with Mrs. R. S. Faucett of New York City, the repre sentative of Northern capitalist, who may finance the roaa. The . Parish of St. Mary's Church has raised over $400 towards the erection of a rectory. Some $800 still remains to be subscribed, and when the total amount is in sight a suitable building will be erected in tne rear of the church on Anderson avenue. The building will not be erected until the funds are reaHv to nflv for it. a stroncr dis liVe nf debts beincr one of the many admirable characteristics of the Roman Catholic unurcn. , Tt ia eYnected the rectory wil a v v V'" x-' be completed and . a pnest ap- Dointed for permanent resiaence f j. i o.. nere someume cany una ouin- mer. The Rtate Fvneriment Station atBlantyre is making fruit culture its specialty. In addition there' are some interesting experiments - at . the Station with nne sneep, which must prove highly benen- cial to this section. of Charlotte. who recently purchased part ot the McGee property at r ieu;uer,, . will open a dairy and creamery . there. Mr. Bynum paid $8,000 for the 200 acres purchased. He will ship cream and milk to Hen- dersonville and otner pomta. TU iranr COVOrP Wind StOITTl Of Wednesday night resulted in severe damage to the telephone company's wires, almost uau ox the phones in town beingj placed out of commission. Under tne . energetic direction oi manasc Brown, however, the damage has been all repaired. trt 4.1 .laonliness. oretty decorations and an altogether pleasing appearance W.C. Bran- non's bakery snop ni every particular. -The white; walls and polished : show cases with their tempting uiaymjr dainty cakes and fine breads makes one think that here, at least, is a business which lives up to its name 4 'The Model Bakery. Dr. G. H.-Coles, who opened the first bank in Hendersonville, 21 years ago, spent a few hours here last week enroute . from Florida to his home m .Virgi nuu Dr. Coles, recollections of the town way back yonderwhen he , andCapt Toms were w are most interesting and his com menteonthe changed fgv ,of everything h?ra."?;hlltGm lief in the town's bnght future is delightful. - J -