The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-24
Local News

A. W. sitton, OF Easily, s. O., is here
for a few days.
+. B. Mace. OF Hickory, is in tow for
few days.
the library has been moved from the
town hall TO the court house.
Attend the half price dress goods
sale at GIszener's Monday Jan. 2Sth.
There will be a meeting OF the stock
holders of the A I. r. r. on Jan Goth.
DIR. Merriweather, the eminent Ashe-
vile surgeon, was in town Wednesday.
Peach trees are reported in bloss ON
at Mills River, at least there are two or
three in bloom.
For this week only, the union prayer
meeting will be held on Thursday night
instead of Wednesday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. R. Kirk have re-
moved to their new home, "~Belleview,"
opposite the Methodist church.
Pace-Ffcker Co. are new advertisers
and start off with a bargain. See the
last page of this issue.
W. A. Smith left on a business trip.
Saturday. for Atlanta. He will return
before next Saturday.
u. G.. Station, Ia. Harris and B. W.
Trantham are new members of the
board of Trade.
Will Smith was thrown from his horse
last week and badly bruised. No seri-
Gus consequences + feared, however.
1.-THE Marshalls." a fine entertain.
ment, the fourth of the Star Course, are
at the Opera House tonight (Wednes-
day.
The Epworth League of the Metho-
dist church will have a social and liter
airy meeting &C DIR. Waldrop's Friday
night this week.
Notices are posted in the postof1ce
about examinations for rural mail ser
vice. Date of examination will be an
nOunced later.
Contractors all Busy. Town dotted
with new buildings going up. Many
more contracted for. Many Improve
ments being made.
John Sanders, a well known cOlored
man, died last Friday and was buried
on Saturday. The colored Odd Fellows
conducted the ~obsequles.
At the auction sale of horses at
Youns's stable, Saturday: Tom jackson
sold his big black horse for $91l. The
other horses sold brought fair prices.
DIR. L. B. Morse has investigated the
the matter carefully, and he states that
the proposed lake will be two ADD one
half times the size of Lake Toxaway.
Asheville has shown what she can do
in raising money for benevolent pur-
poses. Over $500 already subscribed
for the Y. M. c. A, fund, in less than
two weeks time.
The Board of Trade has a committee
at work to see what inducements the
citizens of the town will offer the new
cotton mill in order to nave it locate
near town.
A sale of trimmed and ready to wear
hats at Mrs. A. E. Posey's, next Satur-
day, is an event which will interest the
readers of the Hustler who wear such
articles
Mrs. L. w. McCutchan, and her
nephew, accompanied by Mrs. John Nc
Cutchan, nave returned to the city for a
few weeks rest. They are stopping at
the Terrace, Mrs. ~Israel's place,
Three big wagon-loads of camp eqip-
ments ven out with the surveyors for
the Appalachian Railroad. The road will
be built tbro' some very difficult coun,
try, costing in places $4,000 a mile.
G. W. Brooks left on Tuesday for q
months trip in the Interests of the Hart
Knitting Mill. Mr.. Brooks has a way
of making friends which ought to be of
service to him IN his new field of en-
deavor.
J.. P. Hickman visited Capt. Barnett,
while in Florida recently, and says the
Captain is very pleasantly situated
down there. The fishing is good, the
weather fine, and everything just right
to enjoy life.
Several visitors here from Florida
say that the weather of that state is not
to be compared with what W. nave beer
experiencing this month. All this sec
tion needs is advertising to make it O
big NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resort
Buncombe county good roads associa-
ton met and ratified the proposed $3.50,
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