The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-20

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Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry King
on Sunday, q son.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Devine
Capps son, last Monday.
Z The straw hat and the ice cream
cone have made their appearance on
our streets.
The infant child of Henry Carson
of Edneyville was operated on in
Hendersonville last, Monday.
We are requested to announce that
the M. D. H. Chapter U. D. c., will
meet the first Monday in May with
Mrs. Ethel Dixon.
Persons desiring to take lessons
in voice and instrumental music will
do well to read Miss Bessie Powell's
ad in another column.
A, Mrs. Harper, of Vicksburg. KY,
died here last Saturday morning and
her remains were shipped to her
former home on the noon train.
Secretary Drake says there will be
an important meeting Of the Mer-
chants Association. at the city hall to-
night and a full attendance is great
ly desired.
J. H. Jordan received quite a num-
Der of the fine Indiana horses yester-
day which he ex poets to work on
his magnificent model farm just out
side of the city limits.
Quite large delegation of Hender-
sonville people journeyed over to
Asheville Tuesday afternoon to. wit
ness the fight on the aviator Beach
in his successful exhibition in an air
ship
The handsome residence of w. A.
Smith which has started out at Lau-
rel park early in the spring in near
ing completion. The house will be
occupied in the next thirty days. J..
Fl. Jordan is the contractor.
Congressnah Littleton of the oys-
ter Bay, N. Y, district, has accepted
an invitation to. address the annual
meeting of the state Bar Association
Of North CarolinR to be held at Tox-
away In June. s>>7-s
One long+faced, hO1Iow-eyed whin-
ing kicker can do more TO keep busi-
ness and capital away from town than
dreughts, short crops, cyclones aud
cyclones combined. Canton Vendica-
tor.
The residence OF Mr.. Ripley Hood
at Flat Rock was burned last Monday
night. The family bearly had time
to escape. None of the house fur
nishings were saved The loss was
nearly 81 900 with no insurance.
Judging from the number of i'm
mense paste board boxes piled up at
the depot last Saturday afternoon. the
H Hendersonville Mercantile Co., did
a good easter business in headgear
apparel last Saturday.
w. A. Smith, proprietor of Laurel
Park is having a magnificent booklet
published this season of his proper
ty which will be ready for distribu-
ton in a few weeks. Besides many
views of the park the
booklet will contain other views in
and around Hendersonville.
An Atlanta woman who is suing her
husband for divorce alleges that after
threatening her life, curs-
ing and abusing her, one day he grab
bed the clock and tried his best to
kill her with it, whereupon the con-
cluded it was time to strike for liber
ty.
The Ideal Candy store has receiv-
ed one of the most handsomest soda
fountains in the city. The installa-
ton will begin at once, after which
this store will serve it's many visi-
tors with the latest drinks. The
will endeavor to give the
purest drinks and one of the, best
services in the town.
Here is the way the Statesville
Landmark refers one Wiley Black:
a '.jim-"swinger" cato and
white tie, Wiley Black, of Asheville,
noted blind tiger and convict, went to
Raleigh last week and talked with
Gov. Kitchin about the attempt to re-
yoke his pardon. Black says he is
very much perSecuted.
The handsome bungalows Snilt of
win styles with plans furnished by
Fl. C. Meyer and the contract of build |
ng done by j. H. Jordan have been
accepted by the owners complete. |
Messrs. T. B. Kernimgham and ]. p. |
Matthews of Columbia were in the |
:ity last week looking at their new
summer homes. Their families will |
lrrive here in the early part of June |
@ remain throughout the season at |
laurel Park.
An eye-sore, not only to home folks,
,ut visitors coming to our town, is I
he miserable sloppy and nasty condi- |
ion, after a rain. around the depot
where the 'buss and carriages wait