The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-05-23
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There was ne electricity in town most
all day Monday. They we're changing
the line.
Another handsome residence being
erected on Mt. Hebron Drive. See
Claude Brown.
W. K. Davis Of the Asheville Citizen,
was in town Monday, greeting his many
friends.
Miss Amy Edwards, who has been in
Greenville attending the horse show.
has returned home.
DR.. T. A. Allen has recently taken up
some locust post On his property which
are so years old, and, the doctor
says, are good for 20 years more
Claude Browns property, including
his home place is now on the market.
A detailed list appears on the last page
of this issue.
J. Frank Smith, of Asheville, was in
town Sunday, with q party of friends.
Mr.. Smith came over to visit his folks
and also wanted a glimpse of the lake.
What will property be worth on MI.
Hebron Drive mi year from now? See
Claude Brown, who has the handsomest
building sites on this beautiful road.
Messrs. Station & Brock bought, the
Blue Ridge Inn for $40, 1000, and sold,
this week q one half interest for S14, 600.
What will this fine property be worth
one year from now?
The Chautauqua will open or August
18th. DR.. Davidson, of Washington, has
a fine progra min prospect, details OF
which will be announced later. The
grounds in front of the building are be-
ing filed in and improved. =.
The new telephone directory will be
issued about June 15. Noble johnson,
the efficient local manager of the tele-
phone company is now engaged in get
ting the ''copy" ready. It will be pub
lished in this Office. !
j. NJ. McCandless, of Askeville, has
made arrangements to open a photo
graph studio here. Location will be
over A. Ficker's store. Nh. McCandless
is an artist and has a fine reputation for
good work. he has purchased land here
and will build an up uo-to-date studio
this Fall.
Main street had a busy appearance
Saturday, being we'll filed all day. The
merchants generally report a very salts
factory days business. The number of
summer visitors already here is quite
noticeable, and the livery barns had
every avilable team out Saturday and
Sunday.
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Somethin' or other is wrong in Hen
derson County that should receive the
prompt and immediate attention of the
city and county officials. Were it not
for c.. E. Brooks and Charles French
Toms what would become of this COM
munity? There have been no marriage
licenses issued during the past two
weeks.
The Hendersonville Hay & Grain Co.
have o novel display In their window.
There's grass and corn growing there,
a little old log cabin with a man and
woman sitting on the porch, a rail fence
a wood pile, q stack of hay and a rush
ing. roaring, fOaming mountain stream
It's decidedly realistic, and Mr.. G. A.
Hobbs is to blame for it.
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In order to encourage and revive the
almost lost art of hand-weaving among
the mounain women of the Blue Ridge
Mountains, Mrs. George W. Wander
bilt has taken to wearing homespun.
Mrs. Vanderbilt appeared in Asheville
a few days ago In a yellow homespun
gown. 1t started a fad for homespuns
among the woman of the town and has
resulted in just what Mrs. Vanderbilt
has wished it TO result in-good bus
mess for the women of the mountains.
Mrs. V~anderbilt's gown cost her S25.
Yesterday she placed it on exhibition q
Biltmore among the Biltmore estat
exhibits to go to the jamestown exposi-
ton. Mrs. Vanderbilt has placed ord
ers for a number of other gowns for her
self.
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