.THE TIMES kJ l JW 0 ( the TIMES jw Hi - I 111' fc. n-- V rflfi fKVTYr'f&i'l? I Headquarters for I HfflH (lJ " " " ; - : , : I - HENDERSONyjLLE, N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 7t 1910. NO. 40 7M S Mrs. Arthur R. Guerard very pleasantly entertained a num- oer oi friends at, dinner on New Year's day at the formal opening of the Heidelberg Sanatorium. The occasion was greatly . enjoyed and will be fong remembered by all who were present The guests were shown oyer the sanatorium Which is admiiJya ly equipp, jThe tliew sun-parlor, which has just been completed,' was especially admired.- Those1 present n were Dr. W. R. Kirk, Dr. J: G.:WaIdr6p, Dr. Guy E. ; Dixon, Dr. J..S.,k Brown, F. V. Hun J ter.TL H4Staton, E:5.L. Ewbank, E. W. Ewbank, Rev. R. N. Willcox, J. ft Willson, T. P. Mallorie, T. W. Valentina r I At the close; of the, diniffli Guerard made a statement explana tory of the character and purposes of the sanatoifdm: ' His remarks were in parkas follows: In the first place I desire to thank you, and through you, my many friends and well-wishers, for the kind expressions of "good-will and interest which' have come to me from all sides, sinc$.it,was announ ' ced that I would open at Flat Rock a regular sanatorium for tubercu losis. And I wish more particularly to thank ttoDSeTE have consented to act .as members of the tingJfiagalr or adyisory board Sf the Heidelberg Sanatorium' for their 1 cordial.'1 bo oDeration aM moral ' suDDort!-a : token of friensn13ii 'jam truly gratef ulc amark of; confidence which 1 ifeff Dur Jaunary, f- JqImsIoiiisi- mmm ' -MiNIVERSARy SALE ?? Seg'iiis jSaturday aenncea to make" spac:e I WeHVlIl offer our goods whicjiarg 1 ndwlnd seasonable at thegreatest fidgalnsevcr offered. ? ! 1 1 ' Ur greates trtcerweavi -; JT S. JOHNSTON . ... A 'Happy. le Jtear! We are convinced tHa?jHon&t l.grlitndidni has its Reward. TEs is Rideacdxbyhe confidence and pathraage so generously e ' stowed by otuvmany friends. the many courtesies extended, we : express "pur sincere thaW to each and every oneof nr natrons, and hope by continuedattentjpn yto merit your father - i..- ....'ehoc fnr a f'thbHSi tnuHsvJT fire Yours very anatorium ? this is no small or trivial enterprise J which I have undertaken, and with out the assistance of my friends I could not have attempted it at all, without their continued aid and guidance I shall not be able to carry it on now. I want to impress upon you, gen tlemen.' that this is a great and im portant enterprise, the. establish ment of a special sanatorium for tuberculosis at this place, not only for me, its projector, but also for you, its supporters, and for the pub lic in general. It is no ordinary commercial organization that is be ing formed, no mere money-making scheme which is being floated. It is a private undertaking, it is true, which if it is to exist at all has to made self-supporting, and even if it may prove to be moderately profit able, it is not expected to be a gold mine; as I have heard mentioned; it is, first of all, a high-class, ethical, scientific institution, and is intend ed to perform a valuable, practical work in the cure and prevention of disease, one of the most prevalent and terrible scourges that ever at tacked the human race. -rThe Vames'W men who are as- f sociated with me in this institution, representative men, all Of them, in -their- various professions-doc- tors of medicine, divinity, law, and 'WW reputation these names alone are a sufficient guarantee of the high plarie bf ethics, fedence andf business upoB tf which the sanatorium will , Jain. 8tK means store is for. 4 rcittg: patronage. most orosoerous new - truly jinancet" andonie of themthaving a national or even international : wis & Son he Undeselling Store" A Host of Census Takers Apply Promptly If You Want to Get a Position Washington, D C, Jan. 4-The big task of tak ing the census will begin Aprirl i5. with an army of enumerators in the field. On February 5, applicants for these places will be examined all over the country. No applications will be considered after January 25. All persons from the Tenth congressional district of North Caro lina who expect to make application for the position of enumerator can get application blanks and other information by addressing Hon. John W. Norwood, Census Supervisor, Waynesville. Anti The Henderson County Anti Tuberculosis association met in the court house Tuesday, January 4, at 3:30 p. m. The meeting was called to order by the president. Rev. R. N. Willcox, and the minutes of the previous meeting were read by the secretary, Dr . W. R. Kirk, and ap proved. The attendance was not as large as will be the .case when the ob jects of the association become bet ter known; and, in commenting on this, Dr. Kirk cidleH aftentiqn tQ the fact that the. state I association (of which this is a.branch) began with a mere handful of members but has now grown so much that at the last convention there were hundreds of delegates present. The officers xf the association, elected at the previous meeting, are President, Rev; R! N. Willcox ; -; 1st Vice-President, Dn Guy E. Dixon 2nd Vice-President, Rev. J. W. Moore Secretary. Dr. W. R. Kirk Treasurer, Dr. W. B. W. Howe The directors consist of the presi; dent and secretary and the follow ing ten members elected at: Tues day's meeting: . Dr. J. G. Waldrop. J. R. Willson H.-H. Sayler ; R. HStaton ! 1 EW. Ewbank R. JJarrows: a Dr. A. R. Gueratd Dr. A. B. Drafts t. W.Valentine, F. V. Hunter ' The secretary then read some' in teresting remarks made by : Dr. Gaerard at the ' opening of the Heidelberg Sanatorium. The next matter which came up was the setting of a date for the regular meetings It was suggest ed by one of thedirte association, in order to .gam the in terest of the county school teachers, should meet on the fourth1 Saturday kri!ftemT the teachers meetii&. This t date was adopted, and , 3 p. m. was the hour set. A committee of one was appointed to notify the; teachers and request their presence. Discharged In the hearing Wednesday of the writ of habeas cprpiis sued out of the U. S. circuit court at Asheville in the case of Hayne vs ' Wooley and Whitaker, the defendants' were discharged from custody, the court holding that their arrest .was with out warrant of authority in law. Messrs. Wooley and Whitaker, to gether with their attorney e H. 6 E wart, returned from Asheville Wednesday afternoon! Wooley Tuberculosis Association Wanted! : Hendersonville needs an up-town express office. The only express office we, have is located at the depot and its dis tance from the main business part of town causes very great incon venience to the people of Hender sonville. 1 he express . people would do yell to "start the new year right" by at once taking steps to improve on the antiquated system now in force We need the express office HERE, riot half way between here and Bal four. . Deals in Dirt W L Gordon to A F Pace, 9 acres hvGeen River, on eastside of Tram mel Gap road, $110. N MLCouch to D S Pace, land joining lands of Will Holbert and otriersiM1" ' ... Buck Shoals Company to Sophie Harrison Eastman Edwards, Buck Shoals property, $5. - M L Shipman to , S A Byrd, land in Mills River. township, $960. . CM McCall to C C McCall, 5 acres in Blue Ridge township $175 y Mrs R J Plumblee to W C New man, 26 acres 6n waters of Mud Creek, $390, ! , . R W McQulloch to W M Floyd, land at Flat Rock, $400. An Invitation . The "Blessed" Baracas, the 'lovers f ofTrutlT, ; " ' Invite you with arduous love, To eomeandassist- in raising 'the4 ' -youth, To thoughts that , will carry above. We will not deceive you, we must tiot beguile; A good time we want you to feel; So bring your good spirits and come : with a smile, And a scheme we will try to reveal. The day is the tenth, the month is the present,, The year is the one we are in; The Odd Fellows' Hall is the place to be present, The young folks' affection to win. A 21 perXent. The Hendersonville postoffice re- ceipts'for December 1909 showed an increase of 21 per cent, over becember 1908. W eather in The Hendersonville weather rec ords for the year 1909 present few unusual features. The mean temperature for the year was 55.5, which differs by less than half a degree from the eleven year normal. The greatest depart ure was in February which was nearly 7 degrees above normal; other months which showed higher averages than usual were January, April June and November; while March, May, July, August, Septem ber, October and December were somewhat below normal, though in no case was the departure consider able. In the following table, the first column of figures shows the mean temperature for each month in 1908, the last column shows the mean temperature for each moqth in 1909, while the intermediate col umn shows the monthly normal based on the records of eleven com plete years from 1899 to 1909' in clusive: 1 1908 Normal 1909 Jan Feb March April May June July Aug. Sept. Occ. Nov. Dec. 36.0 35.5 53.6 58.3 63.8 68.9 73.2 71.3 65.0 54.5 49.1 425 38.4 37.3 48.0 53.1 63.2 69.7 725 72.4 665 56.0 47.1 38.0 42.6 44.0 46.1 56.3 60.6 70.5 70.7 71.5 65.0 53.5 50.9 34.5 Mean 56.0 55.2 55.5 The total precipitation for the year was 65.30 inches, which is about 2 inches more than the eleven year normal, but nearly five inches less than the heavy precipitation of of 1908. Only five months showed any considerable departure; in May, June and September the rainfaJ Come and see our new UNTER'S ?re Justus arnraeL) Always Have the Best of JEverytMhg in the DRUG- " : The Drue: Store on the Corner was more than usual, while in Aug ust and November it was less. In the following table, the first column of figures shows the preci pitation for each month in ;1908, . the last column shows the precipi tation for each month in 1909, . while the intennealate column shows the monthly J normal based on the records of eleven complete yearsjfrom ij&99 to J9j9 Inclusive ,;?J9P8 ; Nprrnal 1909 : n ... , Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ,5.54 v 424 8.19 5.86 4.01 6.36 5.35 4.39 3.74 4.95 3.05 7.29 6.81 2.7S 1053 1.51 6.39 43 3.30 2.59f 6.24 3.58 0.57 5.70 Total 70.07 63.34 65.30 The following table gives the number of clear, partly cloudy and cloudy days in each month of the year 1909: Partly Clear Cloudy Cloudy- 4.44 5.84 6.74 January 16 6 9 February 18 3 J March 16 7 8 April 17 9 4 May 17 7 7 June 10 12 8 , July 18 9 4 August 20 7 4 September 16 3 11 October 25 2 4 November 23 2 5 December 19 7 5 Total 215 74- 76" Shoes! Shoes! down goes the prices. The heavy Shies must go now. Glazener ait8 ! M DTicend sells the Shoes; P HARA1ACY 2 soda fountain ' . v. ... , - v,. . 1 r 'm . ' ' -V. 1 -' .