Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-09-10
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CAUGHT ON THE. CURB.
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George Carson, the well known
newspaper dealer, has closed his bust
ness for the season in front of the
postofice. George is about as we'll
known among the tourist of this sec
ton and Florida as any newspaper
salesman in the South. He will visit
his relatives in this section for several
months before going to st. Petersburg,
Fla, where he operates in the winter.
Deputy clerk of Superior court Lo-
gan Pace, is very much worried over
the loss of $40 greenback. Whether
the money was stolen or simply lost
Mr.. Pace is unable to say.
A we'll known wholesale produce
man of the city says that the cabbage
| market has certainly taken slump
/ and it is now hard matter to sell the
| product at any price. He does not
| think that this condition will last long
Cabbage is one of Henderson county's
leading products.
r. P. Freeze, secretary and treasur-
er of the Freeze-Bacon Hosiery mill,
states that this plant has been forced
to curtail it's production to about one
third the full capacity on account of
the scarcity of dyestuffs, the short
age being due to the war.
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/ Bobby Jones and S. B. Mace are now
occupying the building in front of the
st. John hotel formerly used as a
shooting gallery. They are conduct
ing a clock, watch and bicycle repair
ing establishment.
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i Considerable improvements are now
being made at Oakdale cemetery In
the way OF sidewalks, grading and i'm
proving the new plots.
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Overlook Park sale is the latest
land sale for Hendersonville. This
magnificent property, formerly known
as the J. P. Israel place, overlooks
Hendersonville. The SO acre farm viii
be cut UP into small farms from l tc
acres each and auctioned to the
highest bidder Tuesday, September
%, at 1920 o'clock.
The fall opening of the local MILL
merry shops are now a topic OF CONVEX
sation among the women. Last Fiji
day and Saturday the Quality Shoi
held its annual opening which wa
witnessed by large number OF pros
pective customers. Next Tuesday am
. Wednesday Miss M. E. WoodaH viii
display many of the newest creation
: al formal opening. Other shops Il
the city will follow later with their an
nouncementS.
" Labor day was the occasion TO
quite an interesting clay pigeon shoe
near Laurel Park, in which many @
: the leading business men participated
It is said that a number of fine record
were made by some who have devel
oped into expert marksmen.
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: Judge C.. M. Pace celebrated his six
ty-ninth birthday Tuesday by follow
q ing his usual labors as clerk of tn
q Superior court, which position he ha
l. held for ONLY forty-six CONSECUTIVE
y years.
L "The last named is a republican
II that's the reason we have so man
i preachers on here" explained Secrt
tary Zollie Morris of the Henderso
County Election Board to the newsps
~ ner man about list printed elsewhel
> in the Democrat, not particularizin
IA as to whether or not democrat coul
T. be a preacher of whether preacher
:. were needed among republican ranl
8. to reform their own men.
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By reason of his increased bushes
Jonathan Case, proprietor Of the Go
den Rule Store, which opened here
>. few months ago, will be enlarged
as to include the adjoining store roo
re in the new brick building at the depc
o. Mr.. Case has applied printers In
le which combined with strict buslne
ne methods, satisfactory to customers al
OF high efficiency, makes result-proou
ty ing combination of almost unequal
OF proportions.