The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17
Local News

trip to Florida.
Col. Johnston, one of the big lumber
men OF the South, was in town Monday.
Rev. G. King wishes to that
he has mot ed his shoe shop three doors
east on Aspen Street, near j. P. Israel's
stable.
Jr. O.. u. a. M. will hold their regu-
lar weekly meeting on SATURDAY. night,
at which the installation of The recently
elected officers will occur.
The Presbyterian and Methodist con-
gregations will hold union meetings to-
gether on each Wednesday night, for
the remainder of the winter.
Tax Collector Brooks has settled with
the state for it's share of Henderson's
taxes. The settlement was ratified by
the finance committee on Monday.
The boys were busy playing base
ball in the Smith lot on Main street,
Monday, which is one of the official In
dications that ''spring has came".
Smith s. Schenck have drawn up and
forwarded to Raleigh the charter for
Wilcox & Wilcox, who are constructing
the new knitting mill at Flat Rock.
The Board of Trade will meet Thurs
day night, the 18th, at the Court House
There are so many things of vital inter
est to the town t be discussed thata full
attendance is desired.
Mrs. Frank Hart, writing from Mime
kah, 1. T., and enclosing check for sub
scription, says the Hustler is like a let
ter from home, and she feels she could
hardly do without it.
The many friends DR.. Murphy, OF
Morganton, made during his brief visit
here last summer, will be pleased GO
learn that the genial doctor is ~recover-
ing rapidly from his operation per
formed in a Baltimore hospital last Fall.
r. G.. Clarke has returned from his
western trip, much improved in health.
Mr.. Clark has been spending the past
few weeks at Hot Springs, Ark, in an
effort to find relief for rheumatism.
T. M. McCullah, OF the Henderson
vile Wholesale Grocery Co., is erecting
a handsome and substantial residence OF
nine rooms, next to DR.. Littaker's par
sonage. It will be ready for occupancy
in April.
The new soda fountain in Justus
Pharmacy will be twice the size OF the
old one. To make Don it is necessary
to move the partition and counters back
several feet. 1t will be installed In
about two weeks.
DIR. j. G. Waldrop returned Sunday
from Raleigh, where he has been in
attendance upon the annual meeting Of
the Grand Lodge of the Masons.
While in Raleigh the doctor heard Gov
Glenn read his message to the l0gis'
lature.
The negro Geo. Bryson, whom Sheriff
Freeman captured at Travellers Rest
last week with stolen horse and wagon,
AdS DO0A IcbuEuOu W DuACOA1OO COu0OJ
for trial. The Sheriff says Bryson is {
''bad 'un," and will do most good tx
the community when he is safely in tn
p~enitentlary.
Chief of Police Jackson has abou
made up his mind to enforce the cit!
ordinance which prohibits boys under II
years of age being on the streets aftel
9 o'clock at night. The law has never
been enforced. but the row on Mai
Street Saturday night. in front OF tn,
box ball alley has prompted the cit.
officials to see that it is put into effect
On the best authority we are enabled
to state that there will soon be erected
on the outskirts of HendersOnville
branch factory of n of the larges
manufacturing concerns in the South
As soon as contain negotiations nov
pending are settle we expect to Civ
full information concerning the neV
venture.
DIR. Hobbs thought his yellow "ft
cat had ''done gone and died. ID
Hobbs, assisted by DIR Drafts and MI
A. w. Calhoun, recently held a cor
sultation over Tom, the results OF Wh1c
are awaited by an anxious public. ID
Hobbs also has two rare specimens
the feline race at his store, two vel
pretty pussies of a beautiful pink colo
which the Doctor values very highly.
Messrs. Smith & ScheLck have draw
up the charter for the HendersOnvill
Lake, Land s. Power Company. At
meeting of the committee held Tue
day, the charter was discussed and a
proved, and has been forwarded to Ra
eigh. 1t gives the company entensi0
powers: the right to construct telepbol
and telegraph lines, street cars, gene