The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-04-23
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Get your meter!
Pay your poll tax!

Get your meter by June 1st or vou,u
be cut of from city water.
J. D. Boyd has new awning over h,s
store. - ~
Walker Smith has a new delivorr
wagon and it's beaut.
Grand Jury room 10 court borsa
flooded with water. Monday
1t is fashionable now to walk in the
middle of Main street.
Oaly fifty cents for this paper for tho
balance of the year.
The town was unusually full of peo-
pie last Saturday. The merchants ali
report satisfactory business.
To genial Thomas shepherd We ara
Indebted for valuable assistance in
moving our heavy machinery.
When it comes to obliging peonlo
outside Of business hours, Postmo ootoo
Brownlow Jackson is there with The
goods. WIN 'ne
The Southern Railway will shortlv
nave three operators at Balfour. tbS
station recently closed. There are nov
about 80 cars on tFe track there.
NJ. M. shepherd has received a car ~
the Simmons Quality" Iron Beds and
Springs today.
The new Office building is almost com-
pleted, the store fronts now being MT
in. The building has not vet been
named.
s. M. King, deputy registrar of deeds.
has resigned, and W. ]. Davis has taken
his place. Frank Station says he does
not want the nomination for registrar
again.
County Tax Collector G, E. Brooks ia
now preparing his list of personal prom.
erty for delinquent taxes, which will be
advertised as soon as completed. By
paying at once costs will be saved.
DIR. j. Steven Brown lost a valuable
calf last week. Animal ate "Wickie'
and died shortly afterwards. ''Wickie"
looks like dwarf laurel, and is very
beautiful. Also very fatal.
A. NJ. waters, Of Pickens Co., S. c.,
sold 3 horse he did not owD, it is SAID.
shaved his whiskers off, came to this
town, was arrested by Bill Hill, and
returned to Pickens Co., on Tuesday.
One day last week Col. Pickens pointed
out cloud of "fying ants" in front of
Capt. Toms Office, and said their ap-
pearance was sign that there would be
no more cold weather.
The children of st. James Sunday
School enjoyed an Easter egg hunt on
the rectory grounds, Monday, and the
eggs found and eaten were many in
number.
Paid your poll tax yet? Must be paid
by May 1st or you CANNOT vote. Tax
Collector Brooks says he's going to get
your poll anyhow, so you might just as
well pay it in time to vote.
The cement walks are being put down
rapidly. The city hall block is now
complete and the block between the
postofice and Justus Pharmacy will be
tho povf 70 nooaira fLa offanfina of the
large force of workmen. The improve
ment in appearance of the street where
the walk is completed, is really re-
markable.
The three new iron bridges will be q
permanent Improvement. One will
cross Broad river at Bat Cave; one at
P. ]. Hart's place across Green River,
and one across the French Broad, near
Red bank. At Mills River, new road
will be laid of, by way Of the new bridge
to the railroad at Brickton.
The road overseers of Hendersonville
Township are expected to make full re-
ports of their respective roads on the
first Monday in May 1903. For blank!
call at J. D. Dermids Office.
| WI. Miller, Chairman
I'D. Dermid Secretary
This April % 1908.
In hotly contested ball game, Satur-
day the Shaws Creek team wiped up the
earth with the HendersonVillians with
score of z to- S. Corn and Carson fol
Shaws creek, and Garren, Rheinhart
and Edwards for Hendersonville, were
the batteries.
| Col. VIM. Hewitt, of the Hotel Gates
is now an authorized agent for Cupid
though you wouldn't think 30 to look 81
him. He offers to refund the railroad
fare to all newly married couples within
q radius of $50 miles Of this town, who
come to the big hotel for their honey-
moon. The news is gradually spread
ing and soon the streets will be blocked
by couples who think the moon is made
of green cheese. Therelare already two
bridal parties at the hotel.
Hunters Pharmacy shipped six bot
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