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HENDERSONVILLE, N. ;FRE5AYr MARCH 25, 1910.
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Henderson county republi
Vention, held in the court
st Saturday, was well at
larmbnious and enthusias
a unanimous vote resolu-
e adopted heartily endors-
ressman Grant and severe
rig the little politicians who
5n carrying on an incessant
ind war against him.
n county has declared it
nmistakable terms.
Wting was called to order
ty Chairman Staton. On
ir. Staton was made per-
and after the
conven-
eeded to call the roll of
: There were no contests.
)tion, the following were
I deledates to the judicial
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rt,0VF Blythe, WC Rector,
IH S Anderson, J S Rhodes,
WCStradley.
Howing were elected as
to the senatorial conven-
bhairman,
)f secretaries, the
n. J S Rhodes, J L Brookshire,
iVF Gibbs, J G Steppe, J N
C Stradley, T W Valentine,
yd Nicholson, A W Russell,
Joseph Hamilton, G W Con-
Rhodes, H 6 Ewart, JM Vhitaker, J H
Hines, J W Mclntyre R Lockabey," RP
Freeman, J B Patterson, George WalL
Delegates and alternates ; were
elected as follows to the state con
vention: DELEGATES.
H GEwart, W C Rector, U G btaton,
J D Wafdrop, T W Valentine, O V F
Blythe J T Staton, J M Lyda, H S Ander
son, R H Staton, R P Freeman. H M
Roberts, E M Merrell, W C Stradley, AM
Blackwell - ' - " 5 '
ALTERNATES
J D Davis, C M Pace, J H Merchant,
J J Bajdwin, ; A H i Daniel, T J Williams,
R J Brown, B F Staton, John A Houston,
W F Gibbs, J P Capps, ;L C Patterson
J S Rhodes, J A Rhodes, Z A" Shipman.
A resolution was passed that, in
case only - part of the delegation
should be present at any of these
conventions, the delegates present
should be authorized and instruct
ed to cast the whole vote of the
county. . 4-
A resolutions committee was ap
painted and introducexl enthusias
tic resolutions which were unani
mously adopted. ; The full text of
the resolutions will be found on
page 3. ,
SWAIN FOR GRANT
;s and alternates were
follows to the district
i and were instructed for
-DELEGATES
kR J Brown, S A Mac?, J T
'Vaughn, GC Lance, Jule
J Patterson, J W Rickmah,
y, J L Brookshire, T C Reeves,
'JL L WiUiams, W Corn.
ALTERNATES
fell, B F Pace, TAW Lyda.
A W Russell, W F Pace, J S
Swain county has held its con:
vention and elected a Grant dele-
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gation.
VOTED FOR CANNON
Washington, D. C, March 21.-
In last week's bi figntT the three
republican representatives from
North Carolina stood squarely l5y
that eminent North Carolinian,
Joseph G. Cannon, and voted-"for
him in every division.'
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OH NSTON'S Special WKite
1 Goods Sale Now On
tde soft-finish Bleach
;de fine white Cambric
!.de Curtain Swiss
ored Percales
de whife Cannon Cloth
ide fine Percale
ite shirt-waist goods
iiish Chambray
ure Linen dress goods
er white Lawn
t colored Prints
ie Embroidery
jte mercerised waist goods
ite Damask Napkins
ite Table Damask
lade '"Pillow Cases
lade large Sheets
lade Aprons ' ', -
rset Covers
Corsets all sizes
S. JOHNSTON
321 Main St.
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Special offerings for.the last Saturday was
advantage by many of our customers
' Saturday we offer the follow-i
ss low cut Shoes, nice leather bluchier style )
es Patent Leather Pumps broad ribbon low
e strap, latest style at $1.23: ,0VV .
eMSl:48- . Lad,es Tan ankle straos nUfn.U
-.Udies Ox Blood Pumps the very lateststyle best make
' also carry a complete Jine of Mens Wfow
. which wiU be sold at rednowi c....T m,10?
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" The republican convention of the Tenth district of
North Carolina will be held at Asheville Saturday, April 2.
All loyal 'republicans who can possibly attend are urged to
do so. The occasion will be one of much more than ' ordin
af y interest. Those who attend will have the pleasure of
hearing addresses by the following eminent republicans:
Hon; Duncan E. McKinley, representative from the
Second district of Calif ornia; r
Hon. Adna Johnson, representative from the Tenth
district! of Ohio;
;Hon. John G. , Grant, representative from the Tenth
district of North Carolina.
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Good Roads "Gorivention to
" Meet ii TKis City
Everybody Avho is interested in the progress of this
county and section is urged to attend the good roads meet
ing to be held here Wednesday, March 30. There will be
morning and afternoon sessions. State Geologist Pratt will
preside.
As we have already stated, a project is under way to
construct a mighty triangle of hard-surfaced roads connect
ing Charlotte, Knoxville and Atlanta. The Charlotte-Knox-
ville road is to go by way of Asheville, and the Atlanta-
Charlotte road jby vay of Greenville and Spartanburg. It
is proposed also to construct connecting links from Green
ville and Spartanburg, by way of Hendersonville, to Ashe
ville. This is a matter of vital importance to this section.
Opportunity is knocking at' bur doors. ' Don't miss this
chance.
Died
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Hotel r Bus
William C. Roberts, southern rer
resentative of M P. Gould company,
an advertising concern, died sud
denly here Monday afternoon, in
the lobby of the. Hotel Majestic.
Mr. Roberts arrived in' Henderson
ville on the afternoon train from
Asheville and while on the way
from the station to the hotel, was
stricken just as the bus was passing
the - brick block on ....Main ; street,
where the Clarke Hardware Com
pany's store is located, rid about
three minutes later died in the
lobby of the above mentioned hotel.
Dr. Kirk was summoned immediate
ly and responded, promptly; but
when he reached the hotel 'Mr.
Roberts was dead, the cause of
death, Being in the opinion "of the
physician, heart failure. - Mr.
Roberts never spoke a; word from
the time he was 1 striken until he
diedf ; - r -VAmong
the papers found in the
pockets of the deceased was a card
showing that tie jvas a' member 6f
Ancient Lodge No. 724, Free and
Accepted Masons, New York City.
A letter from his daughter was also
found among the papers of r the de
ceased; from z which it was ' ascer
tained" - that Mr. - Roberts ' family
were -now . residing ' in x Key West,
Florida.
:r, A telegram was., sent by Hotel
Majestic to -Missel Roberts, and Jthe
local Masonic lodge, wired the lodge
to which Mr. Roberts belonged - in
New York In replyto the message
sent by the hotel to Miss Roberts, a
message was received ; from Mrs.
Roberts, instructing that the body
of the deceased be turned I aver to
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Town Election
The annual town election will
take place Tuesday, May 3. There
will be three commissioners to be
elected, as the mayor and the other
three commissioners hold over for
another year. The commissioners
whose terms expire are J. C. Mor
row, J. O. Williams and E. C. Ross.
The town council, at its meeting
last Monday night, selected the fol
lowing registrar and judges to hold
trie election: Registrar, W. G. Gul
lick; judges, W. C. Stradley and
J. A. Fletcher. This selection gives
very general satisfciion. ; Messrs
Stradley and Fletcher will make
very capable election judges. They
areiof opposite political parties, and
if they should be unable to agree on
any point, the casting vote will
have to be given by the registrar.
As we have stated above, Mr. Gul
lick has been appointed to this re:
sponsible position, .and we take
this opportunity of commending the
town council for f appointing him.
He is alife-long democrat; but he
has the esteem and confidence of
his fellow-citizens of all parties, and
we voice the general sentiment of
the town in saying that, with
"Judge" Gullick as registrar, every
body expects a square deal.
for week ending 6 p. m.
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Last week Judge Palmer made
the following among other state
ments: that he was advised that
the installation of an up-to-date
common battery telephone system
in Hendersonville would cost his
company $25,000; and that his
company "could not undertake this
work without raising the rates to
$3.50 per month for business
phones and $2 for residence phones.
A subscriber, who has made a
careful investigation of the matter,
has written us a letter showing how
a first-class service may be had at
very much less cost. This letter
contains four full legal cap pages of
typewriting and is too long for pub
lication this week, but we publish
the following summary of it for the
information of our readers:
A modern up-to-date switch
board having all modern devices
(with capacity for 600 phones and
drops for 400); 400 common bat
tery phones; all necessary equip
ment for operating the system; all
this .can . . be procured, installed
ready, for operating, for $5,000.
The cost of line construction will
average $25 per phone, which
comes to Jess than $9,000. This
makes a total of le3s than $14,000. "
There are now 150 business
phones and 200 residence phones in
town.' Our subscriber proposes
that a local company be formed, '
with stock' at $50 per share. Some
users of phones might not find it
convenient to subscribe, but there
should be no difficulty in placing
300 shares, thus insuring a capital
of $15,000. He suggests tjiat the
charges for phones be $2!50 (busi
ness) and $1.50 (residence) ! per
month, thus securing a revenue of
$8,100 per annum; that' dividends
of 12 per annum be paid in
monthly instalments, thus reduc
ing the cost to stockholders to- $2
(business) and $1 (residence). ,,
This will leave a revenue of $6,300.'
Set aside $1,000 per annum for de
preciation of plant and extension of ;
service; this will leave $5,300. The
cost oi operating tne present sys
tem is about $3,600 per annum;
the new system could be "more
economically operated, but to be
on the safe side, call it $4,000; this
would leave $1,300 per annum
which could be used for further
dividends or any other purpose the
stockholders might wish.
The above is an outline of the
letter. We are informed that the
figures quoted are entirely trustworthy.
Last Gall
for
Taxes
All parties not paid will be adver
tised April 7, 1910, if not paid
this means you,
V. C. V. Shepherd,
Tax Collector.
Fees or Salary?
' In a letter, published .Wednesday
in an: Asheville ;paper.jTT. ,J. Rick
man discusses the question" of sal
aries or fees for county officers.'
Mr.' Rickman, who was for many
years a resident of Henderson
county, is now a resident of J3un
combe, and his discussion , of- the
question is based on conditions as
he finds them in his present home.
j?resh Mew
garden
Seeds
Our new seeds have been Received We haue
almost any variety you wish and will guarantee
the quality of every kind to be true to name
and to germinate.
DON'T SEND OFF, FOR YOUR SEED
We can sell them to you in any quantity and
often, Save You Money on them. ' ' ,
ONION-Sets CABBAGE Plants
CLOVER and Grass SEEDS
IRISH POTATOES.
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