The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-02-21
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beautiful home "valmont."
Fulton King spent a few days in town
last week, returning to the Farm School
ct Swanaunoa last Sunday.
w. p. Bartlett, accompanied by Mrs.
Bartlett, left on Wednesday for New
Smyrna, Florida, to be gone some time.
w. F. Dotson one of the reliable mer-
chants of the town. is a new advertiser
In our columns. Read it and see what
he offers the public.
The store into which Chas Pless will
move March 1st, is being painted and
decorated. Will Garren has the work
in hand.
Mrs. NJ. E. MacMinn, who has been
visiting Mrs. G. E. Wilson, during the
past two weeks, has returned to Cong
aree, S. c.
Rev. A. r. Love, accompanied by
Mrs. LoYe, has gone to Louisville, KY,
for o few weeks visit. Louisville 10
the old home Of Mrs. Love.
Miss Gussie DOts0n has added much
to the success of the Mercantile sale by
her excellent piano playing. which was
enjoyed by the thousands who visited
the store during the past week.
J. S. Liverett, of Asheville, was In
town last week. Mr.. Liverett has
many friends and relatives here, and he
is astoDished 1t the growth of the city
since his last visit two years ago.
Mrs. C. E.. Wilson has rented her
house to Mrs. Gambate, of Charleston,
g.. c., for the season. Mrs. Gambate in
o sister in-law of DR.. Scheppregrell
Mrs. Wilson will occupy the MacMinn
cottage.
F. M. Dixon, father of DIR. Guy Dix
CD, has purchased the Rice place, on
the Asheville road, and will make K
tensive Improvements on the propereS.
Contractor McCreAry has the work IN
hand.
Mrs. King, wife of Mayor King. is
expected home from Florida AbOut
March LIST. Mrs. King is now visiting
Msndrin. in that state, and will also go
to Jacksonville. Pensacola and other
cities there before returning.
U. G. Station will go to New York,
shortly, to purchase the new spring
stock for the Mercantile Company.
Mr.. Station says the big sale now gong
on at that popular store has been very
successful, and that the people have ap-
preciated the genuine bargains offered /.
Those of our subscribers who sub
scribed to the Constitution offer, and
have not yet received their maps, are
requested to call at this Office for them.
We have q large supply now on hand
Also, if the different magazines includ-
ed in that offer are not received reg
ularly, we will consider it a favor il our
attention is called to that fact.
The board of trade has appointed q
committee, composed OF Judge Pace,
Miss Sadie Smathers and DR.. Morse 30
interview the board of county cOmmiss-
toner's, and see what can be done to-
wards identifying fhe court house
grounds. 1t is desired to plant trees,
shrubs etc, which undoubtedly viii
tmprO We the appearance OF the grounds
In q recent communication to Rev.
RIB. Grinnan. DIR. Clarence 3. Strouse
states the C~hautauqua will open prob
ably on August 10th, the exact dfle &c
be determined later. The program this
year wtll:be fully as good as that of last
year, altho that vas certainly 6ne. DR..
Strouse will spare ne efforts or expense
to make the second HendersonvilIe
Chautauqua one long t. be remembered.
and the indications now are that it will
be very successful.
Miss Mary Posey, who recently mar
ried Leo Case, at Mills River. died In
Florida, Sunday. The burial occurred
at Mills River on Wednesday. Mrs Case
was . daughter of Squire N. w. Posey
who was with his daughter in Florida
when her death occurred, The young
couple left for Florida after their mar
riage, Two months ago, and the news o.
the young brides death is q shock e
her family and friends.
Complaint was recently made to the
posto6acs department. at Washington
concerning the irregularity of the
mails at this ONCE, the allegation belnG
that the eastern mail misses connection
40 that mail we should get early in the
morning does not reach us until The
night of that day. It was also suggest
ed that the mail clerks might carry the
mail by this The department
has in estigated the matter and says tt'i
due to the Irregularity in train service
The natter has been brought to the
.a;.oad oomnanv and