The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-07-26
The summer tourist am come!


The Wheeler reports a big crowd OF
guests.
Mrs. @. B. Osborne who has been
quite i'll, is somewhat improved.
Mr.. Preston Patton is improving, his
illness not proving as serious as at first
thought.
The Presbyterians will worship in
their new church on Sunday, July 20,
for the first time.
Saluda has many hundreds of visitors.
The hotels and boarding houses are
nearly filled already.
Much sympathy is extended Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Osborne in the death of their
little II pound boy.
Rev. r. N. Wilcox and wife are the
happy parents of a baby daughter that
was born to them last week.
Sam T. Hodges left Thursday for
S~partanburg. He will go to Boston and
other northern points before returning.
Tryon has many summer visitors.
The new depot is nearly finished. Oak
Hall, we'll known to tourists, has it's
full share of guests.
Mr.. J.. w. Price of Pittsburg, Pa,
will be at his old home here this week,
for a visit with friends and TO look after
Soma mininU Dronnrtv
The sewer is broken at the depot, and
during the past week the spot where
the hotel c~onveyances stand has been
nothing but mire and water.
There are mountains of tan bark
stacked up at the depot. Pace & Car
son have shipped 500 cars. How long
will the forests last at this rate?
Work on the Greenville Railroad is
being pushed. Matters are coming to a
point in reference to this project, which
promise interesting developments in
the neal future.
Piano and Song Recital will be given
next Monday by Prof, Theodor Saul, of
Charleston and Madame Jeanne Graeser.
Definite notice of place and time later.
Earnest Patton, son of Mr.. John Pat
ton of Flat Rock, is reported as i'll from
malaria fever at his present home in
Sumpter, South Carolina.
The Chautauqua will open August
10Th OF Both. DIR. Strouse promises a
programme of great excellence. Things
are moving smoothly and there is no
difficulties to meet which cannot be
overcome.
The residents of South Main street,
Lying below the monument have named
that portion of the street Aspin
Boulervrd, and the probabilities are
that is will soon be known by that ma me
only.
The electric passenger and baggage
elevator has been delivered at Hotel
Gates and will soon be in running order.
This will add much to the attractive
ness of this hotel, which is now becom-
ing so we'll known to the travelling
public.
On Friday evening July 9th, the
Wheeler Hotel will entertain at "Bal
Poudre.' The usal dancing crowd are
invited to attend. No one will be adj
mitted to the ball soon unless in costume
Powdered hair only being necessary.
Strong efforts are to be made to bring
one or more of the missionary conven-
tions which have been holding their
meetings IN Asheville, to Henderson
Vile. There is some slight -dissatisfac-
tion on the part of some of the delegates
with the former city.
Rev. A. j. Stafford, of the South Caro-
lima Conference, is stopping at Mrs.
Samples, with his sstimable wife. 1t
is nine years since Rev. Stafford has
been to this city, and the changes he
says are marvellous. He is very favor
ably impressed with Hendersonville.
Our community is at present favored in
harboring several musicians of note.
Prof. Theodor Saul, the we'll known
piano and organ virtuoso of Charleston,
whose reception at the courts of Ger
many and Holland last summer was. so
Hattering and so enthusiastic, will re-
main mere a few days longer enroute to
Saratoga.
Sheriff Rhodes, A. A. Gates and w.
A. Garland are a committee appointed
by the Board of Trade to call on the
county commissioners and see what can
be done relative to getting the Green
South Carolina is doing it's share as far
as the state line and it is deemed i'm