The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-08-17

IS He CAHANUS - W OHCUHCIUS
Fhos. j.. Underwood. w. Vaughan,
Z. ID. Britain.
DIED DURING THE YEAR.
Reuben Brock, i. I'll. CantrelL
w. B. CASTOR, ID. Edney,
Robert F~eatherstO c. II. Fletcher,
j. w. Lee, J.. B. Lance,
j. j. Mccall, Nj. c.. Redden,
John Syme. Isaac Allison,
A. A. Duncan, C. II. FeatherstOne
D. r.. Guice, j. f. Gentle,
Richard HudginS, Ii. III. Ward,
Joseph CrOwder, w. E. Redeem,
Z The thin gray line!
Men old, and bent, and time-weary
one time fght. ng men of utter dar-
ing, examplaEs of devotion still the
admiration OF a world Though the
deeds which crowned them with
laurel, de IS which enthroned them
{, eve ar aye - the hearts of their
t. try no., have the mists of fifty
ea.1 gctheT2d around them-these
81 the meE who answered "pres-
Z .;th n quaVer in voices which
jace carried the fear-instilling rebel
ell to the startled ears of a courag-
eous enemy-on Thursday these men
gathered once more at Horse Shoe fer
the annual reunion of the Henderson
County Confederate Veterans.
The day was perfect. The blazing
August SUI shone from a braZen sky,
but the slightest shade made his
shafts harmless, and in the cool re-
cesses CT that grove of big trees at
ITa.rA Cha uyh4-4 H. Ill -
arms and their friends fore-gathered
yesterday, one could afford to rest
and laugh at the angry day star.
And the hosts CT people there!
Why, Locke Craig, the speaker of the
day and the next governor of North
Carolina, said truly that this was not
a gathering of Henderson county vet
Grams and their friends, but rather an
~outpc4ring of the people of Hender-
son, Polk, Buncombe, Rutherford and
Haywood combined!
You see, the whole countryside was
full of people-and everyone of them
most, had a basket SO packed, crowd
ed, squeezed full of just the right
things to eat that it really seemed
there could be nc possible danger of
anyone starving to death on the
grounds. Rather was there enough
to feed the hungriest horde CT "Sher-
mans bummers" that ever licked
clean a one fertile county, and when
all on the grounds had eaten their fill
there was still enough left for anoth-
er reunion.
But it was the greatest meeting
this reunion at Horse Shoe yester-
day-since the veterans have been
holding their annual gatherings.
Soon in the morning the first teams
began to arrive. 1t was not long be-
fore there were almost any number
you wish to name of big and little
farm wagons, buggies and carriages
of all descriptions, horses of high
and low degree, on the grounds. The
trains brought still more people un-
couldn't be a soul left anywhere in
e H-r|ntry-they were all right there.
A. Sc to join in a tribute of respect
e Confederate veterans of Hen
,aIrnn county.
The Brevard band came in on one
of the early trains and it contrib
uted no little to the entire pleasure
of the day. When Mr.. Craig the elo-
quent speaker of the day, arrived he
met at the station by a reception
committee headed by Mr.. A. Cannon,
who Invariably sDeakss of Western
North Cardinals gifted sen as "the
next governor" Mr.. Craig was es-l
to the speakers platform, and
was given a reception which indIcat-
ed a unanimous vote for him so far
as that crowd was concerned at least
After prayer by Rev. T. P. Unison,
pastor of the Mills River circuit, Mr..
v. C.. ". Shepherd called the roll
Those whose names appear above an
swered-some feebly, on as sturd
ly as fifty years age-but reveiIl and
had sounded for many, and the
pathetic silence which followed the
CT their names was the hard
est to bear.
Mr.. Cannon. in Just the right hind
2 lftt1e sneech then introduced Mr..