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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
TO BUILD LAKE
At LAUREL PARK.

Laurel Park, said to be the
most beautiful natural park in
this country, is to haveits charms
still further enhanced by the
building of lake within its borders,
opening up a system of still greater
scenic beauty than is already possessed
by this famous park.
Mr.. w. A. Smith has had the prellm-
inary survey made and it is his present
intention to start work within the next
few weeks,
The dam will be built near Mr..
Smiths summer cottage, be tween
Claude Brown and Jim Carver 8 houses.
It will be $50 feet long, 80 feet high,
and the water will cover the entire val
lev to the North of Mr. Browns house.
One of the most charming features of
the lake will be an island of over two
acres, covered thickly with rhododendron
bushes.
About 200 acres will be opened for
lake view, will include part of +. f.,
| Curtis and Claude Browns land and
100 acres of Laurel Park.
| It is Mr., Smiths ultimate plan to run
the dummy line by the lake up to q
point below the reservoir, swing around
by the Log Cabin Bungalow, to Crystal
Springs, to the Casino, when any part
Of the Park will be within one-quartel
mile of the railroad and therefore II
direct communication with Main street
The section to be opened up is said tc
be of unrivalled scenic charm. Inc
lake itself will be heavily fringec
around with rhododendron, laurel anc
white pine. Above the lake is sprinf
of even greater beauty and larger flow
of water than the famed Crys ia
Spring, while from above this, water
fail dashes down over the living rock
for a distance of 600 feet and more.
Mr.. Smith has decided to name thil
beautiful spot "Rhododendron Lake,
, a most suitable name, for this busl
grows in greater abundance there thai
in any other section near town, an
helms to enhance the charm of a parl
where Dame Nature has been mos
generous in displaying her charms TO
the delight of man,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
For the Growth Of HGndd.
SOnViIIG and Henderson
County!

On Friday night, March IL,
at eight o'clock, at the Court
House, the citizens of Henderson
vile will meet together and en-
| deavor to form a permanent or
ganization to advance the inter-
ests of this town.
Almost every business and
professional man in Henderson
vile has signed the call for the
meeting.
Of course, no one signing his
name viii be absent unless un-
avoidably detained, so the chances
for a representative meeting of
the public spirited citizens of
Hendersonville are most excel
i lent.
| No one questions the need Of
such an organization.
The boarding houses and hotels
of this rapidly growing town
have almost doubled in number
in the past two years.
How are all these houses going
to be filled this season?
/ Do you think it's going to take
care of itself-this mighty i'm
portant question?
Do the merchants of the town
think Hendersonville has a mono
poly on the climate and scenery
of Western North Carolina?
Don't you think it's almost
time to WAKE UP and work
and advertise and work for a
record breaking crowd this sea-
son?
Don't we need the money?
What are YOU going to do
about it?
Are you going to the meeting,
confer with your fellows there,
decide on the best course to pur-
sue, and then give that method q
fair trial?
Or are you going to stay away
because you don't happen to like
the complexion or the way he
parts his hair of some other mar
whom you think may be there?
Whose business is it to help de-
wise ways and means to promote
the growth of Hendersonville-
the fastest growing town in the
South-the most talked of town
| in the South. and certainly the
BEST town in the South?
Isn't it ANY of YOUR bust.
ness?
What efforts are being made
right now to get the people il
Florida to stop over in Hender
sonville on their way home?
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
Death of Paul Jordan.

Paul Jordan, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. G.. Jordan, died at
the home of his parents on Will
liams avenue, Friday, March 5,
death resulting from lockjaw.
The funeral services were held
on Sunday evening, by DIR. r. B.
Grinnan, interment being in
Oakdale cemetery. The Presby-
terian Church Choir sang Safe
in the arms of Jesus" and Mr..
Charles E. Pless very sweetly
rendered Zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought. "
The pail bearers were Messrs.
P. F. Patton, Claude Pace, Wal
ker Smith, Will Smith, Ear
StillweH and John Grimes. Mes
srs Walter Brandon and Avery
Patton, of Greenville, uncles Of
the deceased boy, and Mrs. Jor-
dams sister, Mrs. D. M. Hodges,
of Asheville, were present.
One week before his death
Paul Jordan bruised the tip Of
his finger with a piece of rusty
iron. In spite of everything tha'
medical science and the most de
voted and loving nursing coulC
accomplish, blood poisoning Sc
| in and death ensued last Friday
To the heavily bereaved par
ents the sympathy of the entir'
community goes out in this heav!
hour of affliction.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
Roc Shepherd's Cat

The Burckmyer cat now takes back
seat-it fades away to insigniicance
and oblivion. Roe Shephe erd's cats got
it beat block and then more. Mr..
Shepherds feline eats two eggs-raw
eggs-for breakfast every day, and in
sists that they be fresh eggs, too. She
carefully seizes an egg between her
front paws, stands erect, lets the egg
fall gently to the floor and then eats
the contents, inserting its paw to the
interior of the egg to make sure it gets
all that's a-comin7 to it. After partak-
ing of its morning meal, the cat delib-
erately walks to the front door of the
store and sits in the sunshine slowly anc
daintily washing its face, and medita-
lively gazing across at the court house
as tho wondering how it seems to be
put on salary basis.
It is said to be most remarkable
sight, and people come miles to see Miss
Pussy eat her breakfast.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
A Social Hour

On last Thursday evening, in the
sweet home of their teacher, Mrs. G. X:
Whitaker, on Broad street, delightful
entertainment was given the Phllathea
Glass connected with the First Baptist
Sunday-school in this city.
AS guests of honor, the BaEaca Glass,
and a goodly number of invited friends,
shared the pleasant greetings, parIor
music, with Mrs. WINS at the piano,
Mrs. Grace Cotton and Miss Annie
Smith on the violin and Messrs. Fairy
and Hugh Barber's Cornet support,
accompanying choice selections led by
Miss Pearl Rose and Miss Lille Hight,
and charming variety in the choral
songs of the fair Philatheas.
In the dining hall tastily decorated n
blue and white, dainty refreshments
elegantly served in liquid scheme OF
chocolate and cream, gave the occasion
a festal feature, whose rich abundance
was equaled. only by the responsive
appreciation happily expressed by the
favored recipients, voicing unan
imous vote of thanks to the genial Mr.
and Mrs. Whitaker,
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
ROAD BILL KILLED.
Much Discussed Measure
Finally Meets Defeat
In The House.

The General Assembly of 1909
is now in It's closing hours and
final adjournment will be reached
tonight or about noon tomorrow
1t has not been a stormy session
and few measures of general
interest have been enacted. Many
laws of local significance were
put through the mill and numbers
proposed failed in committees,
died on the calendar. or were
laid upon the table. Fortunately
no legislation affecting any in
terest in the State has been pas
sed, and business conditions will
not be disturbed.
Quite a number of local bills
for Henderson county were in
troduced in both houses, but
have been unable to ascertain
Just how many of them passed
both houses. 1t is my
purpose to prepare a synopsis OF
them for publication in the neal
future. The Ray road bill came
to grief" in the House on Fri
day, when the motion of Mr.
Rhodes to lay it on the table pre-
vailed by a decisive majority
It was a hard fought battle, last
ing for weeks, and both sides tx
j the controversy must have
heaved a sigh of relief when i
was over. AS predicted in this
correspondence some weeks ago
it was a fight to the finish. Thii
road bill is the only measure Of
| fered by Mr.. Ray that was op
posed by, me and my position il
the matter has already been ex
planned. Letters, petitions ant
kilograms from leading demo
Gratis of the county, urging M
to oppose it, indicated that tn
proposition was very ob
iectionable to the people, and
entered the contest, in their be
half, in no half-hearted way
: The author of the bill sought t
force it through by base effor
! to impeach my democracy, an
failed utterly. Leading mem
: bers of the House resented tn
, intimation that my political in
! tegrity should be questioned be
n cause the republican represents
8 tive from the county had joine
+ with me in opposition to a me;
! sure which the people did NJ
e Continued on 9Th page)
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
St. May'S Catholic Church

The Parish of St. Mary's
Church has raised over $4O0
towards the erection of a rectory.
Some $500 still remains to be
subscribed, and when the total
amount is in sight a suitable
building will be erected in the
rear of the church on Anderson
avenue. The building will not
be erected until the funds are
ready to pay for it, a strong dis
like of debts being one of the
many admirable characteristics OF
the Roman Catholic Church.
It is expected the rectory will
be completed and a priest ap-
pointed for permanent residence
here sometime early this Sum-
mer.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
HendersOnvie- The Most Talked Of Town IN the South!
High School Boys
Organize Ball Team

The boys of the Henderson
vile High School met last Mon
day night and organized a base
ball team for the coming season.
They have ordered their uniforms
which will be here shortly, and
then the boys expect to do some
stiff practising in order to give
the teams of the surrounding
towns a run for their money.
They elected Vernon Few as
Manager and Hal Edwards as
Captain. Those desiring to Sc
cure games with the boys will
either write or call on Mr.. Yer
non Few
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
County News;

Henderson county paid to State
in taxes, in 1903, the sum of $8,-
764. 33.
The county income from taxes
on property is So, 353. 18, from
polls $761. IA. Out of this the
county pays running expenses,
such as pauper claims, court ex-
penses, election expenses, coro'
ner's inquests, printing, coal,
salaries of commissioners, buria
of Confederate veterans at 1870
each, etc., etc.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
An Early Season,

w, A, Jameson, of Atlanta,
has leased the Wanteska Inn,
Mr.. w. A. Smiths beautiful
Main street place. Mr.. Jameson,
an experienced hotel man, who
has an extensive acquaintance in
the South, will open the Inn for
guests on April 10th, which is one
one of the many indications for
an early season.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
GOn---WlliSkGV.

We are informed by our es-
teemed contemporary the French
Broad Hustler, that Mr.. Will
Corn is to be tried by the Mayor
of Hendersonyille on the charge
of selling whiskey. We cannot
believe that an unlawful connec-
ton between Corn and whiskey
could exist in North Carlina. -
Charleston News & Courier.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
Notice!

To those who subscribed to the fund
for paving off the debt on the Baptist
church at BaIfour: The time Is near
when the note will have to be met,
and the committee earnestly request al
those who have not yet paid their sub
scription to do SO at once. The amount
NAV be handed to Mr.. Patton' at the
Wanteska Bank, or ]. E. Allen, or =.
], Rhodes.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
THE GRIND Of THE
Blind GODDESS

j y
decisions of Criminal term OF
court just ended. M4nye cases
were continued. There are
three prisoners still in Jail.
Sheriff Blackwell left on Tues
day for Raleigh with Laurence
Bishop, criminaily insane.
John Bradley, bigamy, not
guilty.
Jess Pilgrim, retailing, pay
cost and bond of $50 for good
behavior.
Dug Fletcher, gambling, chain
gang for 2 months. !,
win Owens, gambling, $50 and
cost.
Ollie Murphy, afray, dis
charged.
charged.
Ethel Bradley, disord erly con-
duct, Jail 6 months, term to COM
mence after 80 days.
Chris Pilgrim, retailing, sub.
mitted, paid cost and bond of
$50 for good behavior.
Charley Smith and J. P. Case
aiffray, no bill as to Case, Smith
plead guilty and was fined $40.
James Range, carrying con-
cealed weapons, submits, judg-
ment suspended.
Henry Fowler, assault and
battery, fined $10O and cost.
/ J. w. Hoots, forcible trespass,
paid the costs.
Joe Blake, gambling, $25 and
cost.
) M. ]. Cash, gambling, defen-
dant having been in Jail 3 months
Judgment suspended on pay
ment of cost.
Dug Fletcher, assault, judg-
ment suspended.
S. B. MCGEE, larceny, two
, years on chain gang.
Lawrence Bishop, assault and
battery, found to be insane ano
sent to the criminal department
of the insane asylum.
John Featherstone, gambling,
fined $25 and cost.
Mark Edney, colored, fineC
S25 and cost for gambling.
Sam Prince, $25 and costs fol
: gambling.
Tom Keith, affray, guilty
Judgment suspended.
Tom Keith and Rebecca Fow
e Ter, adultry, not guilty.
Sylvester Watson, murder
e continued on bond $500.
Crick Skinner. retailing, jur
f mistrial.
Will Dill, retailing, not guilty
3 P. P. Garren, retailing, nc
7 guilty.
Sylvestyr Brown, retailing
not a true bill.
s Arthur Greer and Henry King
q afray, submits, fined costs.
Vernon Pittillo, submits, fine
d SIS and costs,
Fulton King, affray, fined 81
and costs.
/. Pug. Williams, affray, fine
l. SIS and costs.
r. Albert Whitesides, assault, NJ
to guilty.
n julie Whitesides and DolphV
Heffner, assault, 500 and cost
each.
er Calvin Russell, assault, guilt
oe $50 and costs.
rt Bill Corn, retailing, not tr1
IN bill.
re Ed. Laughter, retailing, n
l. true bill.
Joe Mitchell, retailing, not tr
w bill.
|" y Adam Jones, drunk, fined
q g and cost.
=. % Tom Keith, retailing, guilt
~ ~ IL months on chain gang.
~ ~ Tom Keith, breaking jail,
" months on chain gang.
Tom Keith, retailing, guilt
he judgment suspended.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
Needs Of the Orphans.

Anyone having copies of Cos
pei Hymns, No. 5 and 6. will con-
fer great big loving favor upon
the Orphans at Balfour. for do
mating them for use in their
Sabbath School. Leave them
with DR.. Morey. They need
these books very much for next
Sabbath, so do not delay.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
News Of the Electric Railroad

Mr.. C. F. White was, in town.
Monday, with Mrs. R. S. Faucet
of New York City, the repre-
sentative of Northern Capitalist,
who may finance the road.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
Last Call For Taxes.

This is absolutely the last no
tice | shall give to delinquent tax
payers, but will advertise same
after March 18th.
C. E. BROOKS, Tax Col.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
| ABOUT 0 u r
| |3BRnplR

RlQS0.
Logan Pace is visiting friends
in Washington.
Mrs. C. A.. Grimes has return
ed from the South.
George Stevens came up from
Charlotte, Saturday.
John Mcintyre is home again
from a trip to Pennsylvania.
Prof. Posey, formerly of Fruit
land Institute, was in town Sat
urday.
F, z. Morris has returned from
Washington and the Northern
markets.
Lance Holmes is home after a
two-month's enjoyable vacation
in Florida.
H. A. Stepp, who has been liv-
ing at Judson, N. c., for some
time past, has returned to town.
Chas. E. Pless came home"
from Winston-Salem, Friday, and
returned there on Tuesday.
Mrs. J. S. Israel, who has been
so seriously i'll, is now rapidly re-
covering.
y ur. J. L. Egerton was called to
Baltimore, by wire, Wednesday,
for a consultation over F. A.
Burroughs child, of South Caro-
lima.
Mr.. Jameson, the well-knoWn
hotel man of Atlanta, was IN
town last week, and may lease
Mr.. Orr's big hotel at Osceola
B. George Barber, one of the
successful business men o1
Asheville, spent Sunday With
relatives here.
E. H. Davis, bookkeeper at the
Citizens Bank, has been appoint
ed notary public, his commits
sion. duly signed by Governor
Kitchin having duly arrived.
Mr.. Alwarden of Columbia
&C, has purchased one of thos'
fine Bowen property lots anC
will improve it with handsome
residence.
Another soul-soothing sign o
Spring is the new awnings go
ing up on Main st. The Edward
Hardware Co. is the latest offend
er.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
Gallamore, on March 6, a fin
boy. Under the care of DR.. j
L. Egerton, both mother an
child are doing well.
BORN-To Mr.. and Mrs. f
D. Carter, on March 8, a daugt
ter at Canton. Mrs. B. B. Ca
ter left on Tuesday for Canton
visit the first grand-child born
her family.
E.. w. Durant, whose summt
home is in Flat Rock, may
appointed Collector of the Po
of Charleston, an honor whlc
Mr.. Durant's many friends he
would be delighted to see col
ferred upon him.
T. jackson Henderson is ne
member of st. Mary's Paris
DR.. Scheppregell and Mrs. Cha
Blum, both members of tt
church, have contributed $50 al
500 respectively towards tt
erection of the rectory.
Mrs. Joseph Noterman will
in town on the 18th and will G
cupy her beautiful place
Main street for the season. Nh
S. F. Wheeler is expected
arrive shortly also.
J. o. Huston, of Salisbur
who purchased DR.. Carson
place, arrived in town Tuesds
Mrs. Huston and their thr
children accompanied him a
Hendersonville welco mes tt
desirable addition to its citize
ship.
Mrs. Dorothy Morris of Gle
land is recovering from a rece
threatened attack of pneumon
Mrs. Morris is 85 years Of a
but most earnestly wishes
visit Hendersonville and !
friends here once more, and
her health will possibly perm
will come here for a short VI
sometime during this late Sprl1
Chas, E. Pless has sold
bookstore to Mr.. William L.
Mr.. Pless bespeaks for Mr.. L
the same cordial support
patronage which the people
generously afforded him.
Lott came here from Mississi
several months ago, purcha
the old Posey place from Jc
4 4. IL
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
l56 Marriage Licenses.

There were 156 marriage licen-
ses issued in Henderson county
during 1908.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
MARRIAGE License.

L. L. Bradley, 25, S. S. Ward,
25, Flat Rock.
Henry Station, 21, Lille Laugh
ter, 20, city.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
The New Board Of Education

Messrs J. P. Patton, N. w.
Posey and G. Oates compose the
new county board of education.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-03-11
LIFE IN HENDERsoNVlLLE AN NToxIcATIoN /!


Hustler of those Henderson county
country
whic S anostw than the morphine habit" =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-16

at the National Home Mrs. Edith AL
ger, Mrs. Nellie Alger and the Misses
Bertha Alger and Hazel Chase.
Mrs. Walter Alger and children, Wal
ter Jr., Harold and lawrence, went
Wednesday to Massachusetts for an
extended visit to her sister at Bolton,
near Clinton.
Miss Hazel Chase, who has been the
guest for two weeks of her sister at
the Collins farm. will leave Saturday
by boat for Boston. where she will Wis
it friends for week before returning
to her home at Worcester.
Andrew Johnson of Melrose. Mass,
has been in the vicinity this week WIS.,
iting his old neighhors and friends. He
returned Thursday to Hallowell. where
he has been since July and will leave
Saturday by boat on his return home.
Mr. Johnson. who is past so years of
age. made the trip unaccompanied and
his mary friends hope for another
visit next wear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-16
End to Dyspepsia
Eat Your Favorite Food Without Any
Fear or Distress.

Don't think you have catarrh of the
stomach just because you are distressed
after eating or have sour quotations.
The simplest kind of food will cause
belching of gas, heaviness, dizziness
and biliousness if the stomach isn't
right
It's a very easy matter to set the
stomach right and if you'll just swallow
one or two little Mi-o-na tablets be-
fore, with or after meals. You'll dis
cover that all stomach agony is I'M
necessary.
Mi-o-na is a great big help to a tired.
wornout or overworked stomach. 1t
quickly puts it into such perfect con-
dition that the most hearty meal can
be eaten and digested with pleasure.
And please bear in mind that while
Mi-o-na is guaranteed to quickly ban
ish all the ordinary stomach ills that
1t is also guaranteed by Bowditch &
Webster Co. to. cure indigestion, gas
tritis, catarrh of the stomach or money
back
1t matters not how long standing is
the disease Mi-o-na will cure if you
give it a chance If it doesn't you can
have your money back.
A large box of Mi-o-na tablets only
costs so cents at Bowditch & Webster
Cos, and leading druggists every
where
Sold and guaranteed in Waterville by
Dorr Drug Store, and in Gardiner by
Jackson Bros.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-16
Plaque Rats in London.

The story of how the rat watched for
the prevention or suppression of plague
is told by DR.. Herbert Williams, the med
ical officer of health for the port of Lon
don. in his report of 1908:
During the year 1908, 61,521 rats were
killed in the docks. and total of 555 94i
in the years 1901-0S.
Last August decomposing bodies of rats
were found in a basement in the North
Quay of the West India Docks by the in
spector in charge. DR.. Williams visited
the spot. selected the least decomposed
rodent. and sent it to Professor Klein. of
St Bartholomew Hospital.
With the lung juice of this rat Profess
sor Klein inoculated a guinea pig and a
mouse The guinea pig developed symp-
toms of plague and was killed. The
mouse was reported to be distinctly i'll
The verdict was that the rat had died of
plague
Then the medical officer stated the facts
to the managers of the London and In
dia Docks Company A search party
hunted twice a day through every base
ment and warehouse on the North Quay
Any dead rats were taken up with tongs
and placed in a bucket of disinfecting
solution, and finally burnt in furnace
The search was through an area 900
yards long. practically in the Easements.
the floors of which were honeycombed
with rat holes. The bodies of the dead
rats were examined before being burned,
and several showed signs of plague.
The mortality from plague ended about
September g. The Court of Common
Council sanctioned the purchase OF an
apparatus for the fumigation of ships,
with view to the destruction of rats
This will be carried on a barge and
towed where required.
Only one of the persons in contact with
the infected rats showed any symptoms
of plague. The medical officer adds that
the above plague was due from among
rats in the port of London to his knowl-
edge.-London Express.