The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1908-01-02

TOWN!
New Years.
Don't forget to write it 1908.

s.
What are YOU going to swear OF?
Henry Justice is circulating a petition
its for a new pair of pants.
The New Year wa properly ushered
in by noise, plenty of it, and then some.
There are too many dogs loose on
Main street. They may yet cause q
serious runaway
Girls! This is leap year! Remember
your privilege, hallowed by centuries
OF custom. and let no guilty bachelor
In Henderson county escape.
This is the season of the year when
marriages sprout best. Alas for the
poor man. Once q girl makes up her
mind it's all up with him.
The City Rink will be open on Taes-
day and Friday nights. Its . good place
10 spend an hour, and next Friday will
be especially fine.
j. Boyd, was the first city subscri-
bsr to come across with the cash, pay
ing up to 1909. Thanks. BrowAlow
Jackson, second, T. M. Smith, third.
Lee Drake will erect . saw mill at
Balfour, Immediately. Il is said . large
AotoI ;s ,lannad to- thak 3-a enh,,L ~
Hendersonville.
The new bank has $4,000 capital.
Must sound pretty good to an outsider
-. "First National Bank Of Hender-
sonville, capital stock So. 1000"
Balfour no longer has a telegraph
operator. Both day and night man
have been dismissed and the Office
closed Went into effect Dec. 9th.
The Williams and Welt Furniture
Company have made an assignment to
W. Leslie Brewer. The schedu le Of as
sets and liabilities haye not yet been
fled.
The local K. of P. Lodge will ban
quet next Monday night. Visitors from
AshevIlle will be present A thorough.
ly enjoyable time may be expected Of
course, and all members are urgently
invited to be present.
Judge Gullick is in charge of DR.. AL
lens store during the latters absence In
Florida. Judge Gullick Is anable, petite
and we'll preserved. He is also 9 bach
elor and this is leap year.
Mrs. w. F. Dotson, won the last prize
in the Business 1Bringers" Contest.
Other replies received were from Lola
3. Shipman, City; Mrs. v. c. ". shep-
herd, R. 3. City; Wayne shipman, R. 4,
City; s. P. williamson. Ottanola.
The Hustler wants a correspondent at
every postof6oe in the county. To auch
as will send in live items of news, no
nonsense, proper remuneration will be
msde. If you are interested, write and
we wllksend full particulars.
The Pace-Ficker Co., gave their pa
irons a beautiful little plate for Christ
mas. 1t was finely decorated and very
pretty. This firm is also sending out
about the pr~ettiest little calendars, we
have yet seen.
The boys of the town petitioued Hiz-
zoner the Mayor that they be permitted
to shoot irecracksrs on Christmas. Pc
titiOn granted, the Mayor recalling the
day, not 90 long distant, when he took
keen pleasure in making noisy noises
himself.
Judge Pace got one nics present 1t
was from his daughter, Miss Nina, and
10 o handsome picture Of the old
and the new cour house, side by side.
Judge Pace has spent many years of his
life in the two buildings.
Through the courtesy of col. VIM.
Hewitt, we had our Christmas dinner at
the Hotel Gates. Need we say that we
enjoyed ii, or that it was q most excel
lent dinner? No. nam, wa do not need
to say it, for everyone who knows the
Colonel knows what that dinner would
be.
will and walter smith have gomez to
Green River after deer. They were
fully equipped with arms and ammani.
ttoa and it is feared they, will exteIm-
mate the herd of deer known to be in
that neighborhoOd. Many people think
that the young Nimrods should be linn.
tied to twodeer each, but it lie feared
they win kill the entire herd.
The Methodist church has increased
the salary Of its pastor to 1920 per an.
NUM- II vas formerly 1900. Not only
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