The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-12-12
NEWS OF THE TOWN
Christmas is almost here!

And Southern Garren has hundred
dollars in his pocketl
WHAT'S Santa Claus going to bring
W F. Kinney will sell some very de-
slrable property at auction at Horse
Shoe, on Decs-2I.
Many beautiful and fitting articles for
Christmas are displayed by the mer-
chants of Hendersonville.
DR.. Lloyd Russell;- the we'll known
physician of Fletcbers, was in town
Saturday.
/ Mrs. A. E, Hart and Co., announce
their annual Holiday opening for Satur-
day, Dec. 18th.
The electric road between here and
Asheville will be built, and work will
start very soon.
The finance committee and county
commissioners made final settlement
with Treasurer Rhodes on Tuesday,
Dec 10th.
Hon, A. cannon has returned from
Raleigh, where he has been attending
meeting of the State Board of Agri-
culture.
w. j. Davis. who has been under the
care of DR.. Drafts for some time past, is
now able to be at his desk-in the First
| National.
Henry A Damn, who has been here
prosecuting the search for his missing
| brother-in-laW. left for his home in
Lancaster on Tuesday.
| J. Robert Davis, registered pharm-
acist, is now in charge of the presorip-
tion department of J. Leon Roses new
drug store.
r, G. Clarke, treasurer of the Clarke
Hardware Co., has returned from his
trip North. Mr. Clarke brought re-
markably handsome riding horse With
him.
Jesse D. Beele, who has so many
friends here, is dangerously i'll in Ashe-
vile. Atrained nurse is IN constant
attendance and some fears of Mr.. Beale,s
recovery are entertained.
Wilson's sale. great bargain feast, is
now on. Tinware, for instance,is offer
ed Mt one-half and less, 10 some in
stances. Thousands of other real bar
gains also.
Miss Mary Leora MoCrray the beautiful
and accomplished daughter of Nr. and
Mro soseph McGraFy and Mt. Arthur
Perry will be married on Sunday, Dec
ember the 18th.
L. T. Dermid, Sr., one of Henderson
v1lle's most respected citizens, has been
happily married for nearly 80 years.
| Mr. Dermid is "a years of age, hale and
hearty, and is the father of several good
Democrats.
| J. Leon Rose, of Kentucky, proprie-
tor of that fine new drug store in Capt.
Toms store on Main street, is well
pleased with Hendersonville. Mr.. Rose
now has a registered pharmacist in
charge of the prescription department.
! Don't forget at this joyous Christmas
\ tide, that it is more blessed to give than
to receive. We'd like to receive any
little amount you may owe on subscrip-
tion-if you owe anything. We need
the money.
Furman Ward, an employee of the
Hendersonville Light and Power Co..
Ireceived q shock at the company's plant,
scious for an hour. He WIS not serious
ly hurt, however
Through the death of the unfortunate
; Alden T. Cushing, Hendersohville's
name has once more gone abroad. That
news story was handled by the AsSO
ciated Press and went far and wide
through the whole country.
The Henderson, Polk Medical Socle
ties met Dec. Sd and elected the follow
ing officers: President, DR.. Guy E
Dixon: secretarY-treasu"er, DIR. j. Stew
en- Brown; delegate to State Medica
Society at Winston, May, 1908, DIR. A
B. Drafts: member board of Census TO
three years, DR.. VIM. Redin Kirk.
T. w, Wood and Sons, the vel
known seedmen of Richmond, Va.
have been awarded the gold medal a
: jamestown. It will also be remembers
that the u. s. Government Experts, a
: an institute held here about six month
ago, recommended this firm as being re
liable.
The annual statement of the expendi
lures of Henderson county for the yea
, ending Nov. 80, 1907, which is publishe,
| i in today's paper, furnishes good readin
to many. The statement is complete i
this issue, and this is why the paper
solate, this time,
The Bank of Hendersonville's state
ment, published elsewhere in this paper
makes an extremely favorable showing
especially when one considers the sea
son of the year and the financial condi
tion of the country at large. Unde
the able presidency of Mr.. J. p. Rick
man, this strong bank continues to gro'
in strength and in its usefulness to th
community at large.
The Board of Trade now has an ex
ecutive board of Is men. This Boar
will do the work and will be held ri
sponsible for results. They will call
public meeting of the whole board whe
necessary. Cards, reading "This fir
is member of theHendersonVille Boar
of Trade" haYe been distributed {
nj members, who will hang them in prom