Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-08-27
HENDERSON, RUTHERFORD AND -.
BUNCOMBE no CELEBRATE.
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Fitting / estiyaI Plannsd to Marx Near
pOmpleiiOn ~ Hickory Nut Gap Road.
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I rutherford county feel that the.
should take leading part in the eel
-ebration that issto mark the first mile
stone towards the greatest Develop
ment of aefegion of country that il
beautiful beyond description. The
Piedmont region from Charlotte t.
Rutherfordton. and the mountain re
gion from Rutherfordtpn to Chimney
Rocky and on to- AshsIille. is beyone
| doubt, the most interesting mountair
section Etpfbe fogndCi ri world.
And Rutherford county freely gave
$4,000 towards the opening up OF
this region by subscribing that amount
to good road work. Therefore, the
people of this county will lay down
! their tools andf march to the place of
I meeting with decorated wagons and
conveyanees, loaded with good things
Ito eat, and viii join$ln thesbiggest pic
mic that was ever participated in by
-any people; TT fI1E DIS
Some of our people will go a few
days in advance ] and camp on the
grounds; others will go in their dec
Grated conveyances from Rutherford
ton with the procession of decorated
wagons. This procession starts from
the court house square at 5 o'clock
The automobile procession of Ruth
erford county will leave the court
| house square at#9 O'Clock.
In the general organization, our
county has been specially honored
Capt. w. T. R, Bell has been appoint
ed chairman of the committee to Sc
lcct, invite and escort the speaker of
the day. Mr.. c. w. Keeter has been
appointed chairman of the general au-
tomobile procession. That will be
the largest ever assembled, many COM
ing from all parts of the county.
Mr. John C. Mills has been appointed
chief marshall and will have in the
procession both young men and youns
ladies as assistants in proper regula-
ton. These assistants will be from
many sections of the two states, AMI
many of our citizens have been ap-
pointed on various committees.
There isstofa great barbecue and
picnic dinner. AaAH who carry baskets
will have tickets issued to the family.
Those who prefer can buy tickets at so
cents. The income of the dinner is to
go to DR.. Fletcher. Of AsheXille, to
help. in the rapid completion, Of the
hardest part of the road to finish, that
part that the State Is having the con
victs to grade! @ Fhe people Uf' Rdtherle
ford countyf gladly jnfu M this great4
picnic and our people will put in 90
cents each to- help Henderson county
tD finish the most, picturesque part Alff
the finest mountain. road in the world.
a.Rutherfordton will have her brass
band to head the procession. She Will
GO with banners and decorated wag-
ons. Many Of the schools wifi gfVs
this day to the children, and they VIII
from now on practice singing, SO thar
as they pass house after house they
will seend up their songs of thankful
ness that America is at peace with all
the world, and that the South, aspect
| ally this region is IN a warfare of
progress; that our merchants are en-.
larging, year by year, their business;
that our factories are prosperous and
LOW ones being built: that our farm
ers are learning more and more how
tc improve the crops; that fathers are
:akinging more interest in the schools.
They viii sing as they never sung be-
fore. They will have the Inspiration
of the occasion and the inspiration of
the great mountains.
Rutherford county people, one and
ali. will rejoice on this day Monday,
September 7th. And they will gladly
share the honor with their friends of
the sister counties who join them, be-
cause the sister counties have done
their part to make this great Char
otte-Asheville-Rut Highway
q success.
? The Seaboard Air Line sells week.
end round trip tickets on saturday
and Sunday, good for eight days, en-:
abling people to come in on Saturday
and4Ssunday, stop oyer at Rutherf IS r. :,
ton, and go out or. Monday morning,
automobile procession returning Mon
daylight.