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4 THE TIMES "i THE TJMEfK HAS THE LARGEST CIR CULATION OF :ANY:. PUBLICATION IN . ITS TERRITORY. ' ' - I THE" dLDEST WEEK- LY PAPER IN : NOHTH CAROLINA PUBLISHED WEST OF THE BLUE RIDGE. ' 4 : 1 - VOLUME XXI. HENDERS.ONVILLE, N. 0., FRIDAY, AUGUST 17,1906. No 19 y y V- n JOHBrSTOM s GREAT - SPECIAL - SALE OF 5 AND 10 CENT 'GOODS. The specials we offer are neither baits nor. mysteries, but ; merely an evidence of our settled policy to provide :: :: REAL BARGAINS A Busy- Time i ' V - i . : Crowds of Visitors in City and County Other Items: of Interest -A for our customers. The goods odrFIVE AND TEN CENT will surprise and please you :: we offer on COUNTERS S. JOHNSTON, 39 MAIN STREET 1 RENTS AND RE Insurance .Cal Want, a good investment ? Here's ifp or a man with small capital: House Miid !ot for $240.00, that is now renting at $36.00 a year 1 ;ind st-e us. STATON, RECTOR, CUNNINGHAM & CO., OFFICE IN COURT HOUSE . Henderson ville is full, full up o the limit. Every week for months past careful observers have reported that there were more visitors here than at the corresponding period of any previous year. Day by day the crowds increased until the city was apparently as full as it could hold. Then came the excursion which arriv ed Wednesday iu four large sectious, each one depositing large numbers of visitors here. Accommodations were found for them somewhere, somehow Among the resqrt of Western North Carolina Hendersonville stands aloue in this respecc, that it can and does accommodate at one time a crowd of visitors numbering about twice as much as its resident population. .3 f 1 A nice set of plates or cups and saucers atStaton Bros. Come in and let me explain how you get them. We have some of the I best values ever offered in clothing etc. All wool English Meltons cheap at $10.00 our price while they ' last $6 50. All Wool hard finish worsted will cost you $12.50 any where in town our price $8 50. Youths suits positively worth up to $12.50 your choice while they last $$6 50. - ' 200 hats all styles and shapes positively worth up o $2.00 your choice while they last at 98c don't miss them. Cut prices on pants, see them and be convinced that we sell chfcaper than any one. . 15 Globe Cultivators To close at $3.19 100 lines best sleel rivited shanks while they last 30c. A niee line of neat and nobby patterns in spring and suoirner dress goods cheaper than the cheapest. Try ;i sack of our flour the best in town. A completestock of .nice fresh groceries. ; Our si ore is opposite the. New Court Hou? e. You are cordially invited to visit onr store .and be convinced that this is the place l to trade. REMOVAL SALE BARGAINS V. '. v ' - if ' V--' t, . .' :- -' ', . v .-. Greatest deduction s in MILLI- All f 4.00 pattern Hats now going at f 2.00 v $2 00 neatly dressed hats f 1.00 . ' $1 00 ready towear Hats 50c Children Hats are going at astonishing low prices .grea-tl3r, xed.-u.ced. 12 J Chambray 8c, 12 dress Gingham fancy patterns 8c 12 J dress Duck 8c .. - ' 7c Scotch Lawn 6c - N , . 6q Calico 4c ; $ 1.00 Lace Window Curtains 48c , , $1.50 Bed Spreads at 76c EWI8 Sc'SON Opposite imperial Hotel. ; t Hendersonville, The qnrstion is frequently asked, "Where are all these visitors put? They are everywhere. In every part of town are cottages which are rented for the season. On Main street, An derson aveuue and every cross street and side streen are numerous boarding houses, several of them larger than any hotels we had ten years ago. On Main street are three large hotels. each of them either new or rebuilt within recent years. Our magnifi cent Main street, the finest in the state; with its wide, level driving way aud its twenty-foot sidewalks, is never congested. The agricultural resources of Henderson county are very great: many wagon loads of country produce arrive every day ; and the strangers wit hit our gatm al ways have an abundance of fresh, wholesome country fare. It speaks well for our county that this is the case ; for not only the resi dent population of the city and county and the hoste of visitors in. Heoder onviile, but also rhe visitors through out the county must be taken care of. And there are -visitors all over the county. Hotels and boarding houses at Salola, Ottanoia. Roosevelt, Fair banks, Fletcher, Flat Rock, Angeiine and other points are doing a good business. The climatic advantages of this section are evidently appreciated In spite of a wot summer, good crops are reported iu Henderson county this year. The cabbage crop is very large, although the prolits have been somewhat reduced by the slow ness of freight transportation. There is a large yield of potatoes, and a big demand at good prices. Apples are plentiful in sections. In the- low-lying lands the crop is very light, but in other parts of the county the yield is enormous. Recent advices are to the effect that in a large area of the coun ty corn and other crops are doing very well. ' Among our callers Wednesday was J. Man ley Lyda of Roosevelt, the place' where the apple crop never fails He came to show us some specimens of his apples, which were of enormous size. One of tbern, the Wolf River variety, was pronounced by those who saw it to be the largest apple they had ever seen. The others were Bismarck, Hoover, Lawyer, Golden Pippin and Yellow. Northern Spy. A county in which such fruit can be grown has magnificent possibilities. There is probably ho place in the United States which is better adapted to apple grow ing than the eastern part of Henderson county. This crop brings in a large amount of money every year, and .by exercising greater care in gathering the fruit the returns can be considera bly inereaeed. Squire Lyda's specimens are on ex hibition at the board of trade office The street car line, in addition to its usefulness in other , respects, has ren dered valuable, service in two impor tant respects : it has solved the prob lem ofcransportation to the baseball games, and it has brought the attrac tions of Laurel Park withiu easy, reach of the crowds of visitors who are flh ing up our city. ,The park is a very attractive : placet affording ; a great variety, of beautiful scenery. The heights, from wh ich k a ? magnificent long-distance view can be obtained, are not veiy far from ' the end of the car line ; and ' carriages are in readi ness for those who' do not feel inclined to take the walk. N ,r- ::L The street car is being well patron ized and is a great accommodation. - The rapid growth of Henderson ville is clearly reflected in the enor mous increase in the volume of busi ness transacted at the posto trice. Not only have the eales of stamps reached proportions unheard of in previous years, but the general business of the office has grown with unprecedented rapidity. Every mail brings in a. vast load of letters and papers ; every lock box and drawer is in use ; and many times each day large crowds assemble around th general delivery window. In spite of the increased force and in creased facilities, the business is al most more than can be handled Events move rapidly in Henderson -ville, and we are liable to forget how great has been the increase in postal facilities during the past few years. It is not long since the postoffice was kept in the rear end of a store, and on week day nights and during most of the day on Sundays, when the store was closed, mail could not be obtain ed even by those who rented boxes. One of the biggest improvements ever made was the removal of the office to its present quarters, by which the look boxes were rendered accessible until a late hour at night on Sundavs as well as week days The accommodating spirit shown by Mrs. Morris and the "policy of expansion" inaugurated while she was in charge, have been continued by the present postmaster, Brownlow Jackson. Since he has ta ken charge, the office has been re arranged, giving more box room for second class matter and more waiting room for the patrons of the office ; and, last but not least, a special stamp window has been added. Our visitors do not realize the grat efforts required to render satisfactory service. Hendersonville, with a pop r.liition of three thousand in winter aud from six to eight thousand in sum rner, affords more than ordinary dif ficulties. The help allowed by the department is governed bv the total business of the year ; the difference in the seasons is not taken into account. For a few montns, this office does more business than some of the second class postoffices, but it is treated by the department as a third class office. It speaks well for the postmaster and his assistants that the work is done as well as it is. Not only are the legal requirements complied with, but many facilities are given which are not re quired. For instance, on Sundays, the general delivery window is opened after the arrival of each of the princi pal mails, although the department only requires that it be opened once during the day. Other instances might be mentioned. The frequent rains this summer have subjected our county roads to a very severe test, and the? result is re newed talk of macadamizing. This is especially tbe case vith the main thoroughfares leading into Hender sonville. The Flat Rock and Eduey ville roads cross Mud Creek and in wet weather they are hard to keep in good condition on account of the va garies of the creek, as well as the very heavy traffic to which they are sub jected. The Shaw's Creek road also has a very large volume of traffic and needs some permanent improvement. For some time past there has been talk of soliciting contributions to de fray part of the expense of macadam izing the Flat Rock road. A promi nent business man of Flat Rock is on record as saying that the peopje at his end of the line would do their full share if Hendersonville wonld bear an equitable part of the bnrden. Now is a very good time to take definite ac tion. A number of persons who habit ually travel ovr - the Shaw's Creek road are willing to pay something to wards macadamizing that part of the roads which lies within the city limits, afthoogh these persons live outside the limits. If the city will bear one third of the expense, it is said that the re mainder can easily be raised. Within the past week plans for macadamizing a part of the Edney ville road have been discussed, and a similar feeling seems to prevail in that section? Macadamized roads are needed all over the county, and we will -be able to have them when we have factories. Meanwhile tbereis a good many per- TOhri think that, as a starter, it wonld be an excellent thing to macad amize the three roads mentioned above, at leant sla far as the citv limits : and they think that this plan is now prac ticable on account of the contributio ns which have been offered. (qe Spectator EOMPI.AINTS of delay in the shipment of freight are exceedingly numer ous these days. The trouble is of two kinds: delays in the shipment of non perishable matter, which cause great inconvenience ; and delays in the ship ment of perishable matter, which are disast rous. The former can be endur ed with more or less patience, in view of the congested state of the railroads ; but there is less excuse for the latter. f prominent shipper was talking of M this matter recently. He said that our magnificent cabbage crop is bring iugin very much less than it should, the reason being that the railroads keep the cabbage until it is scarcely marketable. The freight rates tfhich are causing so much complaint in many quarters do not, in his opinion, do so much harm as the ruinous de lays. Our farmers work hard to raise good crops, and there ought to be some way to compel the railroads to handle perishable matter with some degree of promptness. any inquiries are being received about our climate, and the inquir ers want statistics. Hendersouvjlle is in a position to furnish prompt and convincing replies. But the stranger who relies upon figures for compara tive temperatures should bear in mind the'location of the instruments. Here is an instance of the importance of this : One day last week the weather bureau reported a temperature of 91 in Washington. The maximum for that day in Hendersonville was 84, showing an apparent difference of seven degrees in our favor. The Spectato.' investigated the matter a little further. Here the government instruments are kept at a height of four or five feet above the ground. In Washington, they are kept in mid-air, higher than the skyscrapers. The actual temperature in Washington, the temperature of the air inwhich the people breath 'd or tried to breathe i hat day was 100, shving,a difference not of seven deerree bin of si-srten degrees in our favor. spectator Death of T. E. Grimes T. E. GrirhesCsr. died at 12:50 p. m. on Thursday, August 9, at his home near Hendersonville. He was 61 years of age. He came here from, Georgia last year and showed his faith in the future of this section by numerous' purchases of Henderson county real estate. He is survived by a '. widow and several children. The funeral took place Sunday at his forme home in Georgia He ,was spoken of in high terms by his neighbors. ' CASTORIA. Beara the Tt,a ind Hava A,wafs u$t The logic of the average woman is amazing, considering she reasons with her heart. '.iliike lltiy Wlille tlic Sun Sblne' There is a lesson in the wdrk of the work of the thrifty farmer. He knows that the bright sunshine may last bufc a day and he prepares for the showers, that are so liable to follow. So lb should be with every household. Dys entery, diarrhoea and colera morbus may attack' some member of the "home without warning. Cbarnberlain'B Col-; ic, Colera and Diarrhoea Remedy,'; which is the best known medicine'for these diseases, should always be kept at hand, as immediate treatment is necessary and delay may prove fatal. For tale by Hunter's Pharmacy. The most convincing proof yon can give to your fellow-men, young man, of the world's honesty is your own honesty. FOR SALE Two milch cows, two horses and four hogs; also farming imple ments, such as .Deering Mower, Johnson K;ike, in use two year. Empire disc drill, in use t wo years; also wagon, disc harrow, plows, etc. For prices call at ' .J. U "MERCHANT'S. Dana, N. C. if Your Toilt vSoap The health of your skin depends largely upon the selection of your toilet soap. Impure soap is often the unsuspected cause of many miner skin irritations Be sure to use a good, purey soap for all toilet purposes. If yon will p rmit us to be your guide we will heip you to choose a toilet soap which will be just right in every way. We havo a collection of many good, pure toilet soaps at low prices. IDunter's Bbbarmacy Near the Postoffice. ?re Justus jarrnaeij V Always Have the Best of Everything in the DRU(t LINE The Drug Store on the Corner ' Blue Ridge Inn, Hendersonville. N. G. Open the Year Eiound Wm. HEWITT, Prop. ' a " . v - y i-'i 1 I 41 -
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