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HENDERSON VILLE, NORTH C AKOLnTA, K 27, 1911.
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We have before us a circular dated April 29, 1009, signed by Mr. R. H.
Staton, J- D- Davis. J. W. Mclntyre. and J. H. Hines. At this time these
ntlemen were candidates for mayor and commissioners respectively.
This circular bears the caption VAN APPEAL TO REASON." ;
It begins thus. "As there seems to be a" desire, on the part of the peopljfe
of our town to know the position of our Board, provided that we are elected
t0 the offices for which we have, been Tioniinated. in regard to salaries and
taxesi we desire to state that we shall reduce the salaries of all the officers
of the town to conform to th old method of salaries and fees, and if possi
ble reduce the rate of taxation conversant with good government and pro
mpssiveness." " ' ' -
FIKST: AS
tl 3AlJii-lxlXii3 -x lie election uue ,uu,. xuj xeyYulluau
jLc. Hines, were elected, this left the democrats, who
. a salary basis, in a majority,, hence His Honor, Mayor
candidates, exct,
were coiuiiiiti-fcvt
ctaton received -tie same salary the first year aas his predecessor in office,
w-wit-' $50.00 per month,' and we have never heard that it was a very hard
nroDosition to get him to Bach month receive this amount Then a year
''ter (June 1910) three Republicans took the place of the three democrats
ni icing the republicans in absolute control. Now did this republican board,
(except Mr. Rhodes, a democrat) reduce the salaries of all the officers of
tv-o town to conform to the old method of salary and fees!" If we are
oronerly informed, Mr. Staton, the present mayor is now, and has been
since tbe last election (in June 1910) beeri receiving a salary of $40.00.
This is a salary. The very thing that the mayor, and his associates on the
ticket, condemned in: their campaign.. There is certainly no return to the
"old method of salary and feesv Under the "old method, of salary-and
fees" the mayor received a salary of 15.00 per month and the fees (thaH
is tbe costs) paid into nis dSil. If ir. Staton is. now on the "old salary
and fee" basis, he is l ccoivitr a- salary of $40.00, per month and the fees of
his ofice, which would make iis remuneration far (more than 33 1-3 per
cent more) than any of his predecessors in office; and yeCthe cry ' of his
campaign was reduction in. pay of officers. i - " . ' ' -
We do not know whether .ISfl- Staton as mayor receives the fees (court
costs) of the city court or not. ' As to piis" point we would like to be in
formed. We have inquired and can find no record of, the costs of his court
being paid into the Board ot. Education or no 'record-of the costs being paid,
into the town Treasurer. ' .Where do', the "costs "go ? Jntqr the-Bpard 4of Edu-.
cuUon into the town treasury, or into the mayor's pocket?- We can find no
Tecord. If Mr." Staton retains the costs, then the promises in "An Appeal
to Reason" to return to the old method
from 515.00 to 54u.,m9JfiLwai
th;sA prntlfimfin were inclined to eulogiae. - Jrtne-costs re-4i, raaaafeiuaeii8i
bv the mavor. then the". promise to
www 0 - . . ; - "
$1?.00 per month and fee&.'has not been kept: - .
We would like to be informed by' these gentlemen'- who in April 1909,
so vigorously championed the "old-method of salaries .and fees,"-(which as
aforesaid was $15.00 per month' and fees), if Vthey have kept the faith?"
In this same "Appeal to Reason they. CriUcize the 'sworn statement red
dered by the former mayor as to costs. Where are . the sworn statements
of the present incumbent as to costs - ' - -
These same gentlemen" in this same "An Appeal to Reason" further say
that they are in favor of.and will "if possible reduce the rate of taxation.",
in their campaign they talked and wrote reduction of taxes-"; They have been
in absolute power for a year and have failed to reduce the rate of taxation
one fraction of a penny, and and yet they became hoaTse two years ago, and
again one year ago, condemning their predecssors in office for not reduc
ing the rate ofytaxation. And in addition to all this they have applied and
received from the legislature,-by aObill introduced by Judge Ewart, authority
for the Board of Commissioners (not the people by a vote) to .issue special
uonds to take up the floating indebtedness of the town -and have- already
sold aDd agreed to deliver: $12,000 in bonds for this purpose, and the bonds
&r? now being printed for .delivery Not only have our taxes not been - re
Suced, but we are asked to sit quietly by and allow these gentlemen the
Bflard, not the people, to issue bonds to, pay the indebtedness. And we are
asked to thus sit still and quiet by "the gentlemen who preached economy
and promised reduction in taxes. According to the -.report of E. H. Davis,
an auditor employed by the present Republican board, the -floating indebt
edness of the town on the 2nd day of June, 1910,-was $8,312.01. 'yet the board
has contracted to sell bonds to an amount of $12,000.00 to take up floating
indebtedness, Why this extra" $3,687.99? Does the present board think
under the eco.icmical (?). ndministration calculate that 'loatiug indebted
ness has increased this amount in Isss than one year. Have they kept the
faith?" . . ' - ' .
RETURNS FROM MAYORS' COURTS-A COMPAEISOJf.
We would like to calf Attention to the difference in the amount turned
into the Couny Boardipf Education by the present encumbent and the pre
ceeding mayor. And we; may remark here, in pissing, that" the Constitu
tion provides that all fines and forfeitures go to the school fund, and that
rort be made by all judicial officers of the county every, six months, show
ing the fines and forfeitures collected by them. For the first six months
Mr. Staton reports $45.38, while his predecessor reported for the first six
months $324.06, a difference of $289.00, or more than 500 per cent; for the
second six months Mr- Staton reports $40.10,, while his predecessor the
second six months of his court reports $120.54, a difference v of $84.40, or
more than 100 per cert, and for the third six months Mr. Staton reports
?73.15, while , his predecessor for the third six' months reports $231.89, a
.Jifferenc'ei of $158.74, 'or more than 300 -per cent. . The last six"jnonths of
Mr. Staton's administration has not been , reported as it is not due until
-i'ne 1, 1911. and hence we cannot , compare this with the 4th semi-annual
report of his predecessor. The total difference in the reports', of the two
Wr. Staton and Mr. Schenck) is $517.00. In other words for the' same
iength of time (18 months) Mr. Staton's predecessor paid into the Board of
I'ducation for the" chlldren-f the. county more than four times as much
money a shasTMr. Staton. We know -of no. way to explain-this great dis
creparjcy exceipt to attribute it toMr. Statons fondness for imposing a fine
of a PENNY and the costs," he "penny" to go to the school fund and the
costs unaccounted for unless returned by the economical (?) officers run
?w the old method of salary ($40.00 and not $15.00 per month) and fees."
IJ the 125 cases tried' by Mr. ''-Staton the first 18 months, of his serviced as
ffiaTor, according to his reports filed with the Board ot Education, he im
posed the exhorbitant fine of "one penny4 in 66 of them, in other , words
J one cent was imposed- in very near every othejr case. ; ONE PENNY 5
sthis calculated to either break up lawlessness or enrich 'the : school fund-?
"Economical Man"? ; Yet these are the figures and this - Is the record
the man who preached economy and condemned -others as . extravagant.
, Have our present . board been the' conomical, money saving board, that
lJ1r campaigns of 1909 and 1910 promised. "Have they, kept the faith ?
Flat Rock News.
r"r. and Mrs. W. B. Howeuid Mrv;
Rogers are attending the; Fes-
and Unroa Cknw at VO..tan!
wrai and Hnroa
bttrs this week. V-- T''
Mr. c. K Morgan, the Misses Pat
J and Miss Elizabeth Baker, shap
ned by Mrs. John Patton i attend-
w tne commencement exercises
'nutland, Monday night. V
at
Mrs.
J. F. Freeze and children have
Tat, . r- ' c u.uu vmmicu x r o
at ffvn visit to her parents
mmaT;r iorr- viy
nvAJuiupameii ner nome vo
has been kept, Dut.witn an increase or
Ji-Suw.v -7u
return to the old method; which was
. .
spend a few weeks' - - , "..
: Patterson and Jackson jare .opening
a' beef market ' at E: Flat Rpck. This
firm: ran a , successful r market last
summer ' and pleas eoS our people by
giving them-,, nice meats (at home.
We' bespeak for. them, the same sue
ceSs this v year. : ":';:.;
Salisbury is to" take another step"
ahed of any other city, in the fctate
n tUftt-snft is soon lo nave a uaruer
shop in which only ' female tonsorial
artists will be employed..
LOCAL MENTION.
. Miss Ora Capps was" operated on a
few days ago for appendicitis. -. She is
recovering rapidly,, we are gad to
learn.- . ; -- - V .' V
-The National Board : of Young , Men's
Christian Associations will hold . their
general conference In Asheville June
9 to '19th. il-.-
A car load Of automobiles arrived
here . last Saturday td be used this
summer in running an automobile
line between here and' Kanuga Lake.
Mr. John Forest of this city was
married to Miss Chessie McClung of
West Virginia, on last Thursday,
April 20th, at the 'First Baptist
church in Spartanburg, S. C. ' ,
The Hendersonville" High School
ball team have played seven games
this season and have lost but onel
This is a fine record as the boys have
played some strong out of town teams'.
Rome Wallace, a negro who was
captured by Deputy Sheriff Stroup,
has confessed that he is the person
who cut Pug Williams about last
October 1st., inflicting a very serious
wound.- Wallace . was placed in jail
where he will await his trial.
The dance given by the young men
of the city at Hotel Gates last Tues
day night was one of-' the most pleas
ant - social affairs attended In-Hsome
time. There were about fifteen
couples present. i Music was furnish
ed by an orchestra from Asheville.
Mr. Geo. Stephens, '""president of
Kanuga Lake club, was in town the
past' week. He was here to look af
ter improvements out at the lake and
to make preliminary arrangements
for the coming State Bankers' associ
ation meeting to beheld the early
part of June. - . -"
There will be a meeting of the Commercial-
club ; tonight at 8 o'clock.
It is urged that a full attendance be
made as business of importance is to
be transacted, among other things the
selection or appointment of a delega
tion to. go . to Knoxville, Tenn.to at
tend a meetings of the Knoxville .&
greenvtrje railroad promoters. .N
C.V M. Dalton, of Edneyville was in
town last3veek. Mr. Dalton " la one
Pfoaw4as5ca; v.,progressiv
en8Qll6ris tJropietQr;!.. a. large
hotel-at Slick Rock and a store in
connection:;' Lately he has put up
miles of independent telephone :"wires
and has a number of phones in his
neighbbor subscribed. Mr., Dalton is
looking for a large' crowd of summer
Visitors at his hotel this season. ' .
Rev. , J. P. Rogers preached two in
teresting sermons at. the Methodist
churchIast Sunday, Mr. Rogers ia
here , in the interest of the Methodist
orphanage, at Winston-Salem, and is
soliciting subscriptions for the pur
pose of erecting suitable buildings to
care for the orphans of -the Methodist
North Carolina conference. Mr.
Rogers has, up to the time of .going
to press, secured almost one thousand
dollars ' for this noble purpose.
The Grand, Henderson ville's, new
electric theatre is receiving a very
large patronage. The mangement ex
pects to continue during the" summer
months on the same high plain and
every -oQe'.can expect a high class
picture show at this theatre. - A
change of program every day is now
being1 made which allows many of the
nteasures seekers to visit every night
one of the town's many attractions.
: The game of base ball played last
Saturday afternoon on the Academy
grounds between Hendersonville and
Fruitland resulted in a' score of 11 to
4 in favor of Hendersonville. The
batteries for Hendersonville - were
Allen and Hoots ; . for Fruitland, bar
ren and - Hutchinson. On Monday the
same teams played another game on
the Fruitland grounds 4 which resulted
in favor of the Hendersonville boys
aagin .by a score or 7 to 6. - Batteries
for the home team ' were . Allen and
Hoots for Fruitland, Hutchinson and
Pittillo. The' town-. school boys wiR
play: Mills River ; Friday.
' Mr. and Mrs., Geo. W. Vanderbilt
and party were in the city last Tues
day en route to Highland Lake club.
Mr. Vandibilt had heard so ' much of
Hendersonville's fashionable - club
that . he decided, to come over from
Asheville and see the attraction but
at the club. Iri a : conversation Mr.
Vanderbilt expresses his - surprise at
such a beautiful -'place and said that
the prospectus sent out by "the com-f
pariy did riot bring the property, out
in Its ' real beauty. The party ; went
over the entire , estate and through
the-magnificent club-house which is
rapidly nearing completion. y -
An attorney ofv this town made an
Interesting discovery a' few. days ago
-while looking up a deed for Mr. RW;
Pace, of - Saluda. Mr. Pace was born
in Buncombe" coupv reared to. early
manhood in . He. county, now
lives, an old nvi " . " ' k county, yet
lives and alw i :red in the same
house, in wlu , Vasvborn" Bun
combe's jr,c once comprised all
three cou.TTSi -fenderson first being
carved from us boundaries and later
Polk being partly made up of a. sec
tion of Henderson. Just so they do
hot.-get Mr. Pace clean over into South
Carolina fh . the same ' house " it is all
right. . . V - :- - .--
nSIIIIIGS SEASON OPEN;
! The nshing- season has opened in
lull swing" in and around Henderson
yille, parties go out erery week and
return"-.with; large strings of moun
tain trout ; There , are several fine
places near here, where ' fish can; be
found in abundance. The ' members
of the 'various clubs are experienc
ing some fine sport in catching large
quantities of ; mountain fish. " ".
Nearly every stream iri the coiin-
ty around here has been stocked from
the government fisheries in the past
years and there is hardly a place that
some variety of fish can not be caught.
- Most of v tiie fishing grounds are
posted and . the , proper "authorities
have to be j seen before a person can
get ", permission' , to fish, there. A
sportsman . with v the proper .'recom
mendations, will not find it. very hard
to 'get permission .to fish in any- of
the streams close by.; v r
. ' With the -new law in this county, al
though the warden has not been re
appointed, there are a few special
restrictions. . that ;are . different from
those lit adjoining counties. Some
parties and clubs owning lands along
streams have restrictions as to the
number of fish caught In jone day.
However 'the sport is popular in this
"section and a great many of the citi
zens and ' visitors are . taking advan
tage of the warm days for fishing.
Tom Pitilla Arrested on. the Charge
.. of' Argon. ,
Because the owner, of what is known
as the Middleton & Fish-r grist mill
situated near Fruitland, refused to sell
his the mill, it is alleged that Tom
Pitillo of the same . vicinity set fire
and burnedV it to the ground last Fri
day night . .. . . .... 7
On account of the suspicious actions
of Pitillo after tiie fire he was arrest
ed -on. the f charge of arson, and
was brought to town and placed,
under a $400 bond by Magistrate Der
mid until the 8th of May when he will,
have a hering. . v V '
It is. alleged that Pitillo upon hear
ing . that ; Deputy Sheriff Stroup, was
coming with, blood hounds, sprinkled
black pepper in bis tracks to kill the
scent of his v- feet.. At any rate a
quantity of pepper -was found hurried
in the. ground near the &eene of. the
flr ;. .v; . .-.' - f f
- Black neprjer .for offensive .smellinsr
J iTeet i&iX&vbrie :on'ns,"hut. perhaps
this lnf afmaliori. may'Trove a vhless-'
ing to those who are, too lazy to make
a liberal use of soap and water. . " "
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.-1 Put Henderson in Lead. ' '
s The following letter ;has been ' re
ceivcid from Raleigh which will be
Instrumental in getting more" bcjys
from this county t int rested in the
Corn club contest. ,- ' - ". -Dear
Sir: - ' : :
Many of the bos of your county
have Joined' the Corn Contest conduct
ed by Mr. I. O. Schaub . and have
neglected to send .in their applica
tion for membreship to .the State.
Corn Club contest. -. ' r '
- These two contests are entirely sep
arate. . But. the rules of each are, such
that . the boys can belong to both and
compete for the prizes offered, with
the same acre of corn, provided, they
have filled out and returned to each
offlce : their Application" for, member
ship. And unless a boy . has, filled
ont. signed and returned to MrT. B.
Parker- one of; these- application
blanks he can not compete" for,. the
prizes offered -by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. ' These appli
cation blanks, together with a - leaflet-of
rules, governing the contest
can: be obtained by. writing to Mr.
TT B. Parker, Raleigh, N. C, or from
your county Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction. - -' 1 ' '
I hope that you "will urge every
boy, who has not yet done so, to pro
cure one of these , blanks; flill ; it ""out
and return to Mr. Parker. By doing
this the boy will -be competing for
five" more prizes with the same acre
of corn, and thereby greatly increase
his chance of winning, a prize.- ?
I - would he glad for- you to give
this matter a little space Jn the next
two issues of your paper and ; urge
the boys to give it their prompt at
tention.. By doing this you will great
ly aid the Department of Agriculture
In getting them in touch with the boys
of your county a great kindness'by
calling their attention to thismatter
Thanking you in advance for your
kindnees. I am . . . " . ,. . . .
; , . . Yours veryruly
-' JAMES M. GRAY.
I Assistant (Director. V r ' ; :-':. 5
11,0i1 aymeng Migslonary Heetin?.
r On next Sunday afternoon . at 3 : 00
o'clock, April - 30th, the Union Lay
men's Missionary .. .meeting, . will be
held in the .East , Hendersonville Bap-;
tist church. The movement will Ibe
discussed under the- following heads i
. First ItSj.Orlgin. Its Purpose and
the Great Need by CL S- Fullbright. ' -
Second1 The Jtesults thus far, th&
prospects for the future by F. V; Hun
ter.; After which theneeting will bef
thrown open fpr the. discussion: of -this
great wprkuby . the representatives' or
the different- churches present, . v .
. 'An urgent invitation to-attend this
meeting: is extended to al! by; the
Lcommittee. . .1 -
The home of W; ; C. Moore ,was tot
ally destroyed last Tuesday night by
-e. Damages amounting - fcto . about
$2,000 were made with only a. few
hundred dollars in insurance.' ;
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nEJfDERSON
COUNTY
TION.
LEGISLA-
Brief Synopsis of Bills Findly Enact
ed Into Law by The Recent General
- Assembly. ;;.:: '.' . . .'.
7 The "captions of acts and resolu
tions of the .-.General Assembly ' - of
North Carolina, passed at the session
ot 1911 with a synopsis" of theircon
Rsata'" hast jusfheeri issued from the
presses of E.T M. Uzzell & 'Co., State
Printers. -. In the publication Ilendtr
sonville and Henderson county, mat
ters are referred to in the" following
manner:. - - v - -
. Heridersonrille. 1
H. B. 248, S. B. 220 1An act to au
thorize the" Board of Commissioners of
the - Town of Hendersonville to issue
bonds and levy avtax to pay the float
ing indebtdness of said town.
Issue not to exceed $12,000; interest
6 per cent. x .7 -
H. B. 391, S. B. 404 An act to au
thorize, the Board of Commissioners
of the Town of Hendersonville to sll
and make title to certain property in
that town. . '' -, ;
property known as Town Hall prop
el'. Proceeds' appropriated to - aid
in erection and equipmeht of graded
school building. V V -
H. B. 414, S. B. 570 An act to pro
vide, for the maintenance of the
grader schools of the town of Hender
sonville, and to authorize the com
missioners of said town to issue bonds
for the purpose of erecting a new
school building, and for ; other pur
poses; , ; -; " :
- Town constituted ' a graded-school
district and incorporated as such.
School, tax not to exceed 20 cents on
property and 60 cents on polls. Ques-r
Uon of issuing $15,0Q0 bonds for build-;'
ing to', be Yoted on; ; Bonds if issued,
to be paid $1,000 each year x:
-', - Henderson County. , w - v
H. B. 390 S, B. 403 &n act to re
auire : the register nf ' cleeds - ofj the
county: of-Henderson- .to -My7" all 'lees-
collected inta thergeneral county f wxL
Title covers act r a;
::. H.:B. 722 8. B,. 1792 An act to
amend section -4, chapter 508, Public
Laws of .1907, in relation to the de
predations of domestic - fowlsJ VLaw
extended to Henderson. County. . .. - -H.
B: 1436, S. B. '1476 An act to
protect fur-bearing , animals : during
the breeding season in the county of
Henderson. - " ' '
.... Trapping or killing fur-bearing ani
mals, except wildcats, during breed
ing season forbidden. Game warden
to prosecute, r " - "
H. B. 65, S. B, 142 An act authoriz
ing the boards of commissioners for
the counties of Henderson and Tran
sylvania to employ an engineer, to
examine and report upon the proba
ble cost, of removing the Buck Shoals
in the French Broad River. ' - V
:j Joint or separate action authorized
H. B. 751, S. B. 928 An act to pro
tect sheep and other stock from dogs
in the county -of Henderson. - "
Males, and spayed females, $1 each:
ropen females; $1.50. Proceeds to be
used in paying damages for stock in
jured by dogs and in paying - bounty
of; $1 for each wildcat killed in coun
ty. . - .;- ' . - , ;; ,
H; B. 1183. S. B. 1588 An act to
prevent forest fires "in the county of
Henderson.' - - - -
' Negligently' of willfully setting out
fire in woods amisdemation Gam war
den to prosecute "person furnishing
information and proof to be paid $25.
Person convicted to be taxed $15 to
use of witness. - - f - ;
' H; B. 174, S. B. 175. An act author
izing the t5oirimisslonersof the coun
ty, of Henderson to provide for -the
construction of an iron bridge across
"the French Broad River near . Fan
ning s in said county, and a bridge
near where McClain's bridge stands.
Action by courity commissioners
made mandatory. , .- " -
: H. B. 563, S. B 536 An act to pro
tect the', game and fish of. the county
of Henderson. ,7 '' . , .
Open season for quail, v January and
February. . Possession of dead quail
prima , facie evidence. . Setters and
pointers not to run at large in open
season. . Destruction of. eggs forbidden
Shooting, dynamiting, -anL. netting
California trout, forbidden.- Taking or
removing, boat forbidden Game war
den to'be'appolnted. Open season for
.trout October to March. v . License tax
for nonresidents $5 per year, - .
i- r ' f Use'' P. U PafntsT ; :
That B. P. .SL paints is the eastiest
to . work; and that it can cover more
su rf ace to the . same quantity of any
other well .knownbrand sold in this J
a city wasv tncrrougiy deinonstrated sev
eral days.:ago by of . the local pain
ters. . ' . '..V ' : - ' .- - -..v. .y
Two J buckets, each Jholdlrig the
same amount: of . paint were used by
a disinterested painter of r this' tlty
and - to the satisfaction of the spec
tatars preseat B. P. . S. paints were
found;. to be for superior,' covering
22 X- percent more space of surface
The demonstration was . held at; the
lumber yard of J.R. Willsdn
Southern' Eailway Will Advertis-
- AU Over United States to this.
; Eff eci-Large Results'. Expect
ed Preparing- f or" Summgr
. Rush Facilities Enough for a.
Larger Crowd Than" Ever Bo-fore-
:7:r-7:': 7. 1 liO
, Hendersonville will be advertised.
over the entire country as an ail-the- '
year '. round resort Scity. Oenexal. .
Traffic manager, - S. H, .Hardwick -
in a rpcent telegram to Mayor R; VIL
Staton. - 'V . ; '
The meeting of the citizens . several-
weeks ago-when the members of tli
passenger, department of the South.- '
em Railway .were in the city witSt-.
Passenger Traffic ..Manager . S H- '
Hardwick, it was mentioned that- '
city was not bjeing advertised fully tor
the railroad company as a winter re
sort. This is to be corrected by the:
officials nd from -7 now on iri', every
town of the United States " where
there is distributed-Southern Railway
literature Hendersonville will appear. , ,
and tickets can be bought direct her.. '
as a winter resort, as well as a snm- '
mer resort : " - '' ' ' . ' . r ..
' The following s the telegarmt ' re
ceived from S. H. Hardwick:; ;
"Referring to the meeting iri. Hen- "
dersonville on the Hth inst., glad t& - '
inform you that in addition-to har-r.
Hendersonville made a tourist poinfc.
we have now succeeded In having" it ,
Imadealso winter tourist point and to-
be included . in- the all year tourist
tariff. -We will proceed promptly tax
tender this as basing rate, to all coo- - '
necting,, lines and am confident this - "
;wiir5be.a accepted nd -Hendersonville . ,
wm':thusbe 5takencare of with tfce. - 7.
wishes expressed' at the ,meetingJ y
The! news waa received wltfr grestfC ' '
delight to the;: many 'people of thi-' . ; '
cRy who have3ri years past tried-nartf -r :
inmakiiig HendersoriviHe an a.ltd
year. rovnd resprtjtowrirEyery. 'jj&sr tb& M f
iourisJL &:Mers'tnliTe?i81 '
i-Many new people vis.it - the town" tor ...
eevexai mouuia i aco.. winter. tYlu ,
the ajtd of the railway; company t2ie
town;'1 should receive 0. a;, great dsaS'.
Jargerr per cent of visitors next vris- 1
ter than ever before Several - jbftS
town's largest .hotels - will -more tlua-,
likely be kept open the 'year roriritfX .
. The ; summer business, is growiirgr
enormously, large. In some inci
dences the town's facilities have heai '
taxed in holding the rush of summer
visitors - comfortably.- This , season,
extra preparations have been made ttr
take care . of the "crowds and atno
time during the season is If. tnougfiti;:
that the itown will be unable tdr.ac- -commodate,
all those who wish to bbv
journs in '? this beautiful . mpuntafii1-"
city.. ..' ; -
Every hotel in the 'efty is havfn -improvements
made, preparatory to' 7
the opening The various club houses;
are undergoing repairs and improve
ments so that when the busy part of
the season begins there will be" no
cause, for complaint from; the visitors'
that they cannot get "reasonable an3
desirable locations' while in the city
of Hendersonville. r L
The Young. Mens Christian . C3s .
of Hendersonville will open itV nev
quarters With a" special meetihgr cajk
Monday, May: 1st 8 : 15 P. V -which
the Board of Goverriors Is ia
vited to be present.' -
-The rooms of the club aresftesJt-
ed over J. O. Williams store and" wI ,
be in readiness' for. the meeting: sf
subscription list lis being circulatE3
among the citizens, calling for dota
tions, either- financial "or for such ax
tlcle as the club" is in need of. -
This p is identical f with the' T,
M. C A. methods all over the coun
try and should meet' with the hearty
support of our people. ;
.. PEAK STILL STANDING.
Report That Caesar' Head Had Tap
pled Over Denied.
Greenville, April 1 25. That 7 ta
statement conveyed in a dispatch fert
night' that the' mounEain peak kncrwir
as'jdaesar's Head bad been'overturrxi
ed by an earthquake shock last Fri
day - night, is errorieous.-ls the heDeT
of citizens of the place "who faarre
beeri . In the neighborhood of the
mous resort In the past few dsyx.
Parties who ! returned to GreenrEIt
today after spending Saturday ssiT
Sunday within : a yerv short distance -of
the. head, report that nothing, oJr y
of the ordinary has occurred. ;i.
It' is believed x here that the orcr-:
turning of - some , other rock in ; t&s2 "
section of the Blue Ridge;"was the c-7
casion of the reTort. ; Caesar's He3
ia 7in South Carolina, about 26 inflca
from Gr. enlUe s
This in. answer to 'reports sent c&t -t
rpm Asheville of the -resuUs " ZhzOC
the recent earthquake- felt -in HendTer
sonville . . Tb e Jars " were distinctly
tinctly - felt here . by many. .. '
Gasoline Engines for AutomobiTfar:
motr boatJ and other jjurposes ovyr
hauled' and made - to run 'Wt4r 'TJbm
Kramer's Machine Shop; - '-' .
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