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(( ,jjj i O sind French Broad Hustler NEW SERIES- VOL 1, NO. 16 HENDERSONVILLE,' N. C THURSDAY APRIL 17, .1913 OLD SERIESVOL, IT . i- . -V,. . - ' - ' I0IR0E 1 SHEPII mi msm for mm 0 HARMONIOUS CONTENTION -OF LAKGEST CROWD OF DEMO CRATS IN HISTORY OF CITY, A TICKET IS NAMED. In one of the moSv interesting Dem ocratic conventions ' ever held in the city of Hendersonville a good strong democratic ticket was named - last Tuesday night for mayor and three members of the town board of com missioners. . ; ; : :'r i- M. M. Shepherd candidate' for the nomination for mayor on the third ial lot received 85 votes while his oppon ent E. W. Ewbank succeeded in getting only 59. Upon the motion made by Mr, Ewbank the vote was made unanimous ia favor of M. M. Shepherd, YY'-i The nominations for three aldermen only took one ballot, Five gentlemen were nominated, three of them receiv ing the necessary number .of votes. Those nominated wereW. A. 'Keith, J. A Fletcher and A. Ficker. ; J, D. Der mid made a strong run but failed by a few votes. J. B. Arledge got quite a number of votes; ; ' The convention was presided over by Captain J. W. Wofford, who has been chairman of democratic conven tions in the city for many years. J. Mack Rhodes was elected secretary The first nominating speech , was made by J. E. Shipman when he placed the name of E. W. Ewbank before the convention. This nomination was sec oned by B. Shipp. McD. Ray nomina ted M. M. Shepherd in a few well chosen remarks. . Mr. Bryson placed the name of McD Ray in nomination. The ballotting began and lasted for three rounds. Mr. Ray withdrew his name after the second ballot. " Most of his strength gog to Mr. Shepherd who won on the next mote. ;;; ' The ticket named is a " winner and will at once commend itself to every Democrat, as well as other citizens who desire to see the city go forward.. News was received of a tremendous fire in Columbia Tuesday in which was destroyed the hotel owned by S. F. Wheeler, manager of the Wheeler Hotel in this city. " The total damages range about $200,000. A large hard ware store wa sdestroyed also. A GOLD WATCH FREE TO AMY CONTESTANT REGARDLESS OF HER PRESENT STANDING Miss Hart Wins the Patterson Prize. Twenty Thousand Free Votes with every Club of $5.00. . ,i . ' ."' Standing of Contestants.-Contesl Closes May-20th, 1913. Another period , of the contest has Passed and many of our contestants have made great headway. However we want to see if we can not put still a little more life and ginger in the wee. The scale of votes has decreas ed to one thousand votes for a one year suscription; but we are goirig to give one more free vote offer, : with every club of five dollars paid in by Joou of April 30thr we will give you 2M00 free votes, and better still. To every contestant that pays Jn $75.00 between noon April 14th, and noon April 30th we will give absolutely free a HANDSOME gold watch, regardless ? your standing in the contest; This js a very liberal offer, In fact an' of fer we have never made in the past, Here or elsewhere. This offer in no Jay conflicts with the regular con test, every contestant on the list can save a watch free of . all cost" and hile working for the; watch you are Placing yourself nearer to the capitol Pre, the of your choice. Lets see how many are going to call Pon us for a watch. Miss Annie Hart was the winner of the; H. Patterson PJe, a box of six pairs of silk hose, we congratulate Miss Hart, she works ue an old timer nothing discourages "er and the result is that she is con. tly gaining ground. un Tuesday May 20th at noon V will it battle ryali er that hour v wUl avail you nothing to wish you jaj done this, that or the othen the jjpt will be over and all who will ve remained faithful will be reward- r- according to the ' works they have Gone. ,. ,.. . want to help you, and to prove you that our heart Is in the right Tr we are making one more induce t. MONDAY, April 21st, will be 0Wn as double Vote. day. In other ERD GETS ; GREENVILLE ROAD DAD t SAYS AUTO TOURIST Mr. C. Brewster Chapman, Multi millionaire celluloid manufacturer of New York, and Messrs, H. A. Gudger' and Woodstock of Asheville through the city Monday enroute to Greenville in Mr. Chapman's handsome Chalmers ; car. - These gentlemen arrived in Greenville that night and . registered at the'Ottaray Hotel. ; In an .interview witlTa reporter of the Greenville News it .was stated that the road on both sides of the mountain near the state line was in a deplorable condition. The weather lust now had much to do with the conditions, but from in dications used by forceful words in the interview; there must be some grounds for complaint about the road. It is about this time o the year that the first impression of the road is made and "with people coming all the time there might be the impression given out that the road is, all the time iu a deplorable condition and hinder large number of tourists from travel ing into the mountains in their ma chines this Spring. "Narrow Escape of Carolina Special. But .lor the presence of mind of the faithful conductor . of the Carolina Special last Wednesday,. April 9th, there would have been a very disaster pus wreck on the Saluda grade of. that train when en route South. While passing over one of the high embankments of the roadbed . the trucks of the .. combination baggage and mail car left the rail and was be ing dragged: longwhen Captain EI ;R Chase felt the jar and realizing that somefiiing must be done at once jerk ed the emergency . cord and the train came to a sudden stop before any of the other cars were derailed. ; Engineer Black was running at the fate of about twenty miles an hour and knew nothing of the accident until he had stopped his train. . About three hours delay was made in getting the. damaged car sidetracked and the train continued, leaving the car on one of the safety switches. words on that day the schedule will be exactly double, and you will still get the extra votes for every club of five dollars.. Lets sleep a little less and work a little more and see what we can do if we try in dead earnest This is the place in the race that some one can outstrip their competitor. x .-' . ' . : - , ; .' . List of Contestants District No. 1. , ; April 'ieUi. v - Hendersonville Township. Mrs. Ethel E. Dixon 218.B0O Miss Jennie Bowen. . . . . . . . . .328,000 Miss Jennie Garren ... . . . . .221,566 Miss Katelene Hefner ...... . . . .3,150 Miss Dollie Timmons 5,000 Miss Margurete Orr. . ...... .. . .5,000 Miss Lquise Hodges ; . . . . . . . ... . . 12,000 - t : District No.-2. -' 7-v';,:- Fletcher, N. C. .-. ..' Miss May Justus . . V . . . . .i .253,825 Miss Jennie- Rhymer . . . r. . . . 5,600 r v- Saluda, NJr C. - :' Miss Annie Hart ... .'. . . . v .259,025 ' Tryon, N. C. -, . A. . ' Mrs. Frank Wood : . . . .' . J00 ' v : Marion, N. C. : Miss LI Blanton . . . . V. . . . A .11.000 Old Fort, N. C. Mrs. P.-H; Mashburn . ,,......6,700 Brevard, N. C. . - Miss Delila Step . i . . . . . 5 . ' V .H000 :' , . Horse Shoe, ' N. C; Sliss Mitchell Corpening . . . . . .117,400 ' : . Wayriesville, N. C, n aa Miss Dollie Lee . .. V . ' r - .22,000 :";v Rutherfordtbn,' N: C.( .kVftAA Miss Sallie Beam -i. r i v,8.000 ';':' --' Andrews, N.lO. i:'?,-; Miss Gladis Watson :i ... . . . 7,0000 , - : IIurphy,-"N. " C.-; ;, ' .: mm 1 hi Miioin CITIZENS HATE ISSUEJD . PR0:i PECTUS AND EXPECT. CITY ' . TO AID. ' FAIR WILL HELP COUTi Ladles Hate Taken Interest and 1Y. ; . Help Make Occasion-iSacJes$-No i Date Mentioned. -" : - ' i.- : l j During the fall of 1911; November 8th and 9th, the farmers and citizens oi tne Blue Ridge section of this coun4 ty "combined themselves together ,for the purpose of holding a township, fairs Persistant efforts on thebartvof" the" .leading citizens in this settlement with the assistance of several leading; bus iness men of Hendersonville this fair was a, decided success. v , ; ' While the date has y. not been set there will be another fair at Daiia' this year. This promised to out 'clasVtne, last fair in every respect. ; -The cityi zens have realized great benefits from the last and are now. working to one j end to make the fair bigger thaneyer before. , . -r- Issue Prospectus -. -: " . In a prospectus . issue . a ago by the Blue Ridge Fair Association, under guidance of one of the f6w days Township the - able livest cit izens in the county, the secretary of the association, Mr E. B. Freeman as sisted by one who should be given most of the credit of the success of the last fair held at Dana, Jonathan Case, this association Is now beginning to work on1 the fair to-be held this fall. 'J, "?J ' ;- : ;fr 'cS: fDana iS., Ideally Lfed'forT aiJOtit half the people "of the county io attend the fair. Located in one of the richest farming sections in the midst of some of the farms owned by the leading clt-, izens of the county there is no reason why , the fair should not be a -great deal more successful than before: City Will Help. The merchants of the city are ready to aid In any manner to help this fair. They realize that their future business is dependent upon a large share of the trade of this section of the county. The good 'accomplished on account of the fair held two years ago has not died out in the Ridge section" and today they often speak of the various prize winners shown during the two days of exhibition. The ladies of the Blue Ridge town ship and adjoining territory are busy, just as busy as the men folks In mak ing this year's fair a "whopping" suc cess. The ladies society exhibits ,at the last fair in Dana were in one of the leading departments of the fair and their rivalry in flowers, jellies, and cakes marked intense interest during tli 6 events. . -, Since the fair of 1911 Dana has come into" particular prominence to the outside world on account of the mammoth canning plant located In the heart of the little town. The Ottaray Canning Company (Limited) has a $20,000 establishment- running full time and turning out as many canned goods as any plant of its size in the world.' It is said that this plant is one or the best arranged canneries. in the countryr Today there are being built two large granite warehouses to hold the supplies made from this plant every season. Hundreds of young girls find good wholesome employ ment here during the season.' Mr. Case Talks. In a conversation with Mr. Jonathan Case, of Dana, he said, "We are goingj to iave one of the finest fairs this fall ever held in Henderson county. The people of Hendersonville have taken an Interest in us during the past and we expect them : to help us with this fair. We want to give our assistance' to the fair which is proposed for the city of ; Hendersonville. should they have one and you' will find the people from the Ridge there with the goods." In fact the date of the fair at Dana will be largely rr governed by lite date set ' for the Hendersonville fair, al though l it is stated that the Blue Ridge people desire to hold. their. fair when the crops are gathered after Nov. 1st A premium list and catalogue will be issued some time soon announcing the premiums. ; It As thought that Tiporiy $500 will be given' in prizes this year . , Mr. Roberts Seeks Job. ,v with the recent resignation of W. t.. Troy of this county!. from the de rment of agriculture of the South ern Railway oompanv it is understood that H: M. Roberts of this county is an applicant" for the position and is en dorsed by a number'of the leading citr izens of the county as a man suitable to fill the -position formerly held by Mr. Troy Mr. Roberts has been farmr ins in this section for over 25 years and ig thoroughly . versed with - the scientific ? farming in' this part of the state" i& Z ?. 'Pi rYrY-:- Y' z '. Mrs. H. R. Dillard of Spartanburjr is snending some time with friends in the city, ' ,. ' ; . " ;" r mm lAiiiinn r m in PREVIOUS OK CLUB NOTES. Next Meeting Thursday, April 17th, . . 8:30 P. M, Court House. N A lot of folks, here have Joined the club and never, attended a single meet ing. You have invested your .money In the club. Don't you. want to have a say in how it is to be spent?. See you at the meeting Thursday j ; ' Dr.,Ennls( who is in charge of the Greater Hendersonville Club office in i. x-eiersourg, is aomg great vork. " A number of people have been, .and jstill m . our , cuy as a, result of his , voQ8ung." : "More . coming," writes Dr4Ennisi ;If we had a man Htfe that in every city in the South, Henderson- ville, would have to annex Ashevile and .Spartanburg:-.-:VV ::,:t:"''v '.The, following letter from the Spar tanburg Charmber of Commerce will be.pf.interest here: r - , Greater, Hendersonville Club. . ,; Hendersonville, N CV .v ' Gentlemen: ; . ; ' ; fx We have had good news from Tryon. A letter from Mr. B. L. Ballenger states that; they have put their bond Issue through and are preparing to go to work oti the. road from Tryon to Salu- j da..,, from what they tell us it will not tKe long to get this done. From the fayr they are going at it it looks as if tnia roaa vm oe one oi tne oest in the Country; -IV.; .''..'"' : We are writing to remind the good peoples of .Hendersonville of their de- sire to take the road on from. Saluda and to ask if you will not "get in touch with f ::. Y; : :; : :::: ': -': v ;; v: ; , : ; .Very truly yours, ' -, : r r . ;Y-:a .JOHN ;,woop, i Dr. Fuller; who is.jiowrin New York, writes that he has seen . the Hender- scnvllle" Traction Company's new pay- as you-enxer cars, in, operation in New ark, N. J. It will be remembered that Mr. Carlson had ..secured the consent of the Newark Street Railway company to use iheir lines in trying out his new cars. The cars, being the first of their kind, have attracted-a great deal of attention in motor and traction cir cle sthroughout the country and sev eral magazines have sought informa tion concerning them. Mr. Carlson, however, has declined to give any" facts until the cars are placed in Hender sonville, thus giving this city the ben efit of the advertising the wj-iteups will bring. Throueh the invitation and efforts or K. W. Cawthorn and' the ladles of the First Batpist church, Henderson ville has secured the next convention oi the North Carolina Women's Bap tist Missionary ; Union to be; held In March 1914. Over 600 women attend ed this year's, meeting in Raleigh and Mr. Cawthon believes that "fully 400 wil Icome to Hendersonville next year. The Greater Hendersonville ; club, through . its Convention Committee, also extended an invitation to the Union, to which a very courteous re ply of appreciation was received. Hendersonville will have about five or six pages of write up a ndillustra tlons in the Greater " Western North Carolina Association summer bookelt, which, will go to press shortly. The manuscript of the Hendersonville, and (Henderson county description has been approved by the Boar dof Governors of the Club an dplaced in the hands of the Western' North Carolina: Associa tion., The booklet will be the best ever gotten out and with the Associa tion's v splendid distribution facilities wll 1 result in , great benefits J for this section. ,.;,', . 'T-V ; ' -. ''- l ' ; . ' ; ' Mr. Chapman, of Cheyenne, Wyo who was in Hendersonville for Several weeks, attended the last meeting of the Club and in a brief and interesting address, said he" would like to . see a four, or five acre tract of land here put hi charge of experts, to. cultivate and demonstrate vegetables, berries, fruit trees; etc., so. visitors can see what we produce., , i. - Dr. Morse had previously called the Club's attention to such a demonstration 'farm, which was being conducted - and -maintained by the Chamber of Commerce of Henderson, Ky. Relative to this subject a -letter was sent to the office of Farmers Co operative Demonstration work, United States Department , or Agriculture, j ascertain if the ; Federal Government 1 wnuiri va flnanciai am ior tne tjstau- , lishment "and maintenance of such an enterprise.,. The Department's reply stated that no such aid could be given fht Bin el e. serjarate demonstration demonstration farms: but that in counties where there wa sa demonstration agent such agent structioh," etc., in making a success or this kind of an undertaking. ; V v I IMPORTANT. - On accounr of an - oversight on the part of the printers there are a num ber of tax payers advertised this week who have paid their taxes and their names have not been, removed. These names will not appear next week. ; V. C. V. SHEPHERD. ; i mmi ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Wife of Local 3Ian Trys to End it AIL , Fires Pistol Into Breast Recovery Is SOIl Uncertain. I - : r Th city was startled last Thursday o? the news . of the attempted suicide of Mrs. Crow Staggs of this-city. Using a 32 j calibre - revolver in .'a, fit oL anguish, placing the muzzle of the weapon close to her heart, a bullet was sent! through her body almost pene trating the vital organ. Since the. oc currence she has lingered at death's door..- 'Y:i' J-- Soon after the shooting last Thurs day; Policeman Thompson and Dr. J. Frank Cranford were summoned tothe scene. ' .Medical attention was quickly rendered and today her condition is said to be favorable for recovery. Conflicting stories have been told of the cause of such a drastic method of attempting to end her life. It is said she had only recently threatened the life of her husband. There has been no quarrel previous to the rash act be tween the couple. The woman is 42 years of age and has lived In thistown many years. : - MISS MAMIE STEEDMAJT DEAD. Popular Young Lady Passes Away, in , . . Camden, S. C After: Short Illness- - Shock to Friends. he sad news of the sudden death in Camden, S. O., of one of Henderson ville's "best- known.; and. loved young ladies, Miss Mamie Steedman, was quite a shock to a host: of friends and relatives ,in thevclty left: the this. city-fo v rCamden, S, C, where she went to regain her health. She was not considered dangerously sick but simply needed a rest- Several days ago; Mrs Steedman, mother of the deceased young lady received a; mes sage of the illness and left on the train that day. - She arrived in.' Cam den, just before the young lady passed away. " Miss Bessie Steedman, siste'r of the deceased, left the city Friday, and it is said she did not arrive at-the bedside in time to see hersjster alive. The sympathy of the entire community Is "extended'the bereaved family. Funeral services were held in the iresoyterian unurcn at a o ciock r. jvi. in Canden last Saturday. The deceas- ed leaves a, father hnd mother, brother and sister. " Canning Plant For Fletcher Fetcher will have a canning fac tory within the next few months un der the management of E. W. Sanford formerly of Canyon City, Col. The lo cation of this factory will be near the summer home of Mr. P. A. LeLong, of Fletcher, and will be owned: by a stock company of leading citizens of the Hoopers creek settlement; ; . The canning business in this county id fast growing to.be one of the lead ing industries. In a conversation with Captain -M. C. Toms of this-city he stated that he was glad to hear of the new canning , plant - His interests In the Ottoray Canning company of Dana, N. C, have been quite profitable and he says , that the more plants in the county; the better it will be. The farmers of the cpunty are raising products for the canning business more extensively every ' year. They are realizing that the profits are worth while and that with more canning over the county the resources will be in creased largely. . ' ' - Jury List for Next Terms of Court. , Civil term of - Superior court will convene here .the week beginning Mon day, May 12. The following gentlemen have been drawn on the jury list for the two weeks: ' . " ." First' Weefc "" J A. Marshall, T. V. Carland, T. A. Rhodes, L. C. Hamilton, Mark Cockran, M. S. Johnson, J. J. Ballard, C. C. Led forL J. C. Sales, Burgln Staton, J. T. Pace, H. W. Hill, H. C. Jones, W. J. i Upward News. :- Maxwell, J. A. Hooper B.-F.. Pace, S. . Mr Cnarlie Westall and Misff Bessie M. Gilliam, E. A. Erwin, R. Salts, Mllson of East Flat Rock, were C M. Dalton. W. D Case, J. F. Drake, j Quietly married at Upward Sunoay af J. C. Beck, R. H. Anders. ternoon by Squire Justus. Their many ' ' C0S7xt flw r n rn9 friends wish them much success. v J. J Freeman, H N, Lamb, C. C. Jor- and Mrs. Pink Jones spent Sun- iBn 'tP1?' I 15S with Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Tabor. Oates,H. E. Tranham. T, MMerrell. - MIsa. Sallle smith visited Miss Ber- J. C. Bowen: J. F. Garren; W. W, Bed- ingfield, J. M. Barnett, J. Wiley, 'T. C uiacKweu. j. w. iveuuiu Wreck on Toxaway Line. ; . The passenger: train, from Toxaway was derailed at the eight-mile .post near Horse ShoeJ Wednesday morning 'and traffic had to be suspended for sev- were aerauea but all passengers escaped without se rious injury to anyone. The "wreck ing train,! which was . started to the scene met with a mis-hap between Hendersonville and ; Horse Shoe and further; delayed the "progress of mat ters." : ' . .- Y'Y Z-v-;.-Z- h Seed ' Sweet Pptatoe sand' Irish Po tntftPQ at Hunters'a Pharmacy. Elec tric Line Corner. 4-17-2tC mmm has II ATTRACTIONS COMPLETION OF ELECTRIC LEVE. MARKS WONDERFJTL GROWTH OF NATURAL PARK. - BEEN BUSY AJLli WINTER Popular Play Ground and PriTato Residential Section to be Yisited. ' by all Who Come Here. ' With the final placing of the .trolley 1 wires the. Laurel Park Street Car line -has been completed for the season. - -Three trolley cars will be in operation. " on this line this summer. Each car- ' will carry two . trailors when the. crowds justify. This will be ample accommmodations to carry as large a. v crowd as -ever witnessed an event in. the park in its history. Having a switch at the power house near the Bevard railroad track the : cars can pass making schedule during the busy season. There will probably ,: be placed a "turn out" at the ball park ! or at the casino where several cars f can stand and allow the crowd to" get on and not interfere with traffic of the other cars running regular schedule. " The track of the Laurel Park Street . car line has been extended beyond the -home of President W. A. Smith and , now makes a complete circle around . " a beautiful fountain in the flats at the head of lake ; Rhododendron, Plans. ' have been drawn for an artistic wait- T ing room to be located at the end of the line at the corner of Fif th , avenue " and Main . street where the passengers will .waittp go out td the park. There- will probably be another waiting roonx L.iectric Machine . company . has been here for the -past few-. Weeks putting: " the. finishing touches to the nfewpoWer plant and pronounces it in5 excellent r condition to handle, the; traffic; of the summer rush. The power plant of the r street car comnanv will aisn fnmieh Ughts for the park during the summer nights, but will not light the resi- .: dences. The Hendersonville;Lieht. and ' Power "company will continue to furn ish lights for the residences n Laurel park... ..Y Y:y'::'- The Swiss railway will be run by the power furnished by the power - house at the park. Much imm-ove- jments have been made on this line. A j beautiful cascade has been, placed or. the side of the line and everything ihas been added to make the scenerv more beautiful to the visitors. Laurel Park will be more popular this season than ever before. New im provements have been , going on . all the winter and even the local people who live here all the year will find many new. attractions to meet their eyes when going through Laurel Park. SPECIAL TRAIN LOAD TOURISTS TO ARRIVE HERE MAT 7TII. Several Pullman .cars loaded with tourists will arrive in this city about May 7th and ' May 21st from the city of St Petersburg, Fla. Mr. Charles E Moore, of Florida, who was in Hen dersonville all last season, will person ally conduct the first train of tourists to this . city. The next train to leave from Sti Petersburg, May 20th will be accompanied by Dr. - John E. Ennls' well known here as a "live wire" from : St Petersburg. . ' : ::. ' The coming of these trains through ' without .a change from far southern Florida marks a- distinct new 4 era in the transportation to this section and will eventually mean an earlier open ing of the summer tourist busliiesa -here. - . , V' Y).Z YZJ Messrs. Moore and Dr. Ennls have been talking and distributing Hender sonville literature v during the past winter and it is thought that there will , be quite a number of tourists to 'come here May 7th: . -u ' tha: Hill Sunday, : Y Y; Mrs. Millie Hill is still quite sick. "The farmers of this section are get ting behind with their - wprk on ac count of recent rains . - ' : Miss ; Mamie ' Jones returned ; from Hlllgirt last ; week, where" she spent the latter pari of the winter. " 1 C Mrs. L. C. Gilbert Is having her a new house erected. . : L. J.' At a meeting of the directors of the First , Bank and Trust Company this week it was decided not to close for more than four ; holidays during the next year.. The reason for this Is to allow-the officials each ten days holl day at one time during the year. , The holidays to be observed are J uly 4t!i Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christ mas, r , " Vr.. ": 'r'-'Z Y- '' ."
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