The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-11-29
What | am Thankful /
Xxx FOR on THU Xxx
Thanksgiving Day.

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With the idea of finding out Just what
some Of our citizens find to give thank:
for, today, the Hustler presents the
following;
Rev. A. r. Love, eI'm thankful for
the excellent condition of business and
religious interests of the town and
community"
Capt. M. G. Toms: "I'm thankful
that Eve made enough to live on, and
to enjoy life and good health and for a
hundred other things.'
Cashier j. A. Maddrey: 'I'm thank
ful for many things-too many to men
tion."
VIM. Hewitt, Blue Ridge Inn: "I'm
thankful that Jim Hickman has arrived
safely in little old New York;
Postmaster Brownlow Jackson: s'I'm
thankful for that new boy at our house. ,,
Judge Pace: "I'm thankful for many
things. One that my hard fails this
last week did not injure me worse than
they did,
W. F. Edwards: "Pm thankful for the
fact that, while this has been the most
eventful year of my life, everything is
no worse than it is.
Rev o. L. Orr: "I'm thankful that
the Lord has prospered me IN my
work, and that the churches I am pas
tor of are on the forward move"
A. Cannon, president Bank of Hen
dersonville: "I'm thankful that I'm
alive and in good health, that can en-
Joy the comforts of life; and that live
in a country where God is loved and
respected, that 1 live amongst people
who believe in temperance, for the
friends that have, and that our news
papers are clean papers, which man
may take home and let his wife and
daughters read throughout"
Rev. r. B. Grinnan: ''Im thankful
for the spiritual advance and prosperity
of our church, for the progress and public
spirit of Hendersonville as manifested
by the Chautauqua and other enterprises,
and for the health of myself and family
| Speaking broadly am also thankful for
the wonderful prosperity of the whole
country, and for the moral awakening
of the citizenship at large, as indi-
Gated by the recent elections through
out the country, and which indicate
that the day of the political boss is
drawing to it's close"
DIR. Waldrop: "Pm thankful, like
Geo. Stewart says, for the things I
have not, for the things from which 1
have been spared"
Charles French Toms: "I'm thankful
for good health, for abundant blessings,
and for increased business and happy
family"
| Wash Brooks, of Brooks & Williams:
"I'm thankful for prosperous business
year,
! G. M. Glazener: "I'm thankful because
the indications are that Pll soon be
married"
A. w. Calhoun: s'I'm thankful for
the privilege of being in such beauti-
tul and healthful part of the world.''
). M. Waldrop: "Pm thankful the
rain has stopped"
M. T. Justus: "I'm thankful because
I'll soon retire from business, after
| ifty-six years work, during which time
have averaged Is hours each day."
r. G. Clarke: "I'm thankful, as l
think we all should be, because there
has been no failure of any individual or
business firm in Henderson county
during the past year."
W. P. Williams: "I'm thankful to
the ladies of Hendersonville who have
been so kind to US during the illness of
my wife"
Rev. DIN. Litaker: 'sYou ask what I
have to be thankful for: Many things,
but first and highest of all I am thank
full that I can be Christian optimist,
believing that, through the mystic and
mighty power of the ever working
Spirit of God, humanity as whole is
improving in all the elements of excel
lence: and that the purpose of God in
humanity is, TO bring it, by all the
forces He has in operation, to perfect
state in this world somewhere in the
future. Believing this I can work
hopefully and heartily that righteous
ness may increase and the race be ad-
vanced If ever so little toward the goal
of that perfect day."
w. A. Smith: ''I'm thankful for the
bright prospects of new railroads and
the lake."
Col. s. v. Pickens: 'tI'm thankful
fhat thoro ia still s0ma nr0tactinn to