The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-06
BRIEF LOCAL MENTION.

Messrs. Ewbank e. Ewbank, the real
estate men say that they have had |
more Inquiries for houses this season
than ever before, and indications point
to an exceptionally satisfactory season.
Mr.. d. L. Sehorn, OF Tryon, has
moved to Hendersonville, and will, in
short time, open a moving picture |
show in the building formerly occupied
by the Peoples National bank.
Edwards Hardware company has
received a large shipment of fishing
tackle from the Abby & Imbrie CONF
pany. These tackles are being dis
played by the local company.
Messrs. X. G.. Morris, r. M. Oates
and II. C. Duffy were among those who
went to AsheEille Monday to take in
the great ball game between the
Brooklyn, N. Y, team and the the
Asheville aggregation.
In special school tax election here.
recently, which resulted in establish
J ing District No. T. not one vote was.
cast against the proposition. Another
election for the same purpose. with
expected results, will be held at Eto-
wah on May 8.
| From the number OF big hogs that
was killed in this county last fall and
winter, one would suppose that the,
farmers of Henderson were pretty,
well healed" on the meat question:
but it is a very common occurrence to
see farmers going out of town with
"a big hunk of the western article in
their wagons.
The city council has ordered to be
printed from the presses of the Hustler
Print Shop 10000 of the folders en-
titled, "a Few Facts About Hender-
sonville. These folders will be given
away to any one who desires to aid
in the campaign to advertise Hender-ss
sonville. They will be off the press in
about week. This last order makes
a total of nearly 10000 folders dis
tributed in Hendersonville in the last
month.
Saluda and Hendersonvilee high
school base ball teams played one of
he fastest games of ball this season on
the school grounds resulting in the
victory for the school boys by a score
of 10 to z. The Polk county boys
made a fine showing but were out
classed by the locals and at no stage,
of the game did the locals lose ground.
The batteries were, Hendersonville; !;
Allen and Shipman; Saluda; Fisher
and Hopkins.
The enterprising real estate firm of
Ewbank & Ewbank have within the
past few days made the following
sales: The Memminger place mt Flat
Rock, 10 Mr. Thos Grimshaw, Oh High
lands, NJ. The IT. "A. Ewbank place
next to DR. Kinks residence to DR..
David F'Bller,sof Brooklyn, M Y 1.-THE
Hobbs farm at Horse; the R: G. Clarke
lot on the corner of 5th avenue and
Fleming street. The above sales ag-
regating something like $4,000 or
SIC, 900 and shows that Hendersonville
dirt is a good thing to possess. The
Messrs. Ewbank say that they also
have prospects of several other big
deals.
| Quite bit of business is going on
these days down on Anderson avenue,
| eyond the depot A new cement
| pavement has been laid from the rail-
| DAD for some distances down the south
side of the street, which greatly i'm
lproves the appearance of that locality
! The two vacant stores in the D. S.
Pace brick building, occupied by Hen
derson & Beck, are being prepared for
J Occupancy. Ramsay & Station have
rented one of the store rooms and J. B.
Sherman the other one. Excavations
re being made and brick placed on the
ground for a one-story 65x80 foot
| building on the vacant lot west of
Henderson & Beck's store. The build
ing is to be erected by Mr.. D. s. Pace
who has already rented it. Mr.. j. M.
Lanning is moving his stock of goods
to the building formerly occupied by
d. s. Pace.