(rrt.T.KflPTy^ -V''
I)r. Whit Brooks, Sup’t Pub. Instruction.
CEsurcJi ATotices.
Pliilip’s (Episcopal) Church. "’Bervice at
11 a. ra. and 4 p. in. second Sunday in month,
^ conducted by Rev. D. II. Buell, S. T. D.; also,
at same lioui-s on 4th Sunday by Rev. Mr.
Rice. Offertory at every morning service.
M. E. Chureii South- Service at 11 a. m.
on the finst and third Sunday of each month.
Rev. Victor York, Pastor.
Baptist Churcli. Service on .second and
fourth Sunday of each month. No regular
pa.stor at present.
Ij04lge Meetisig-.
Dunn’s Rock Lodge, No. 207, A. F. and A.
M.. iRegular monthly commuincation Friday
before ti.ie full moon each montli at 7. p m.
Arrival aaul 3>epartH.re of Mails
For Hendersonville—Lejives daily at 7 a. m.
From “ Arrives' “ at 3 p. m.
For Asheville—Leaves daily at 7 a. m.
From “ Arrives “ at 6 p. ni.
Ti'avelen' Rest, S. C.—Tri-weckly.—Leaves
at 5 a. m. ilonday, Wednesday and Friday;
arrives on Tuesday, Thui-sday and Saturday
at 8 p. m.
Pickiyiis Court House., S. C.—Semi-weekly.—
Leaves l\i}sday and Friday at 0 a. m.; arrives
Wednesday and Saturday at 6 p. m.
Cosher’s.—Tri-weekly.—Leaves on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday at G a. m.; arnves on
TuescLay, Thursday and Saturday at o p. m.
M{)ncy Order business closes at 5 p. m.
The law strictli/prohibits anyone except
the Postmaster or his clcfrh from having access to
the mails, or to the part of the office where the
mails are opened and kept for delivery.
B- C. LANKFORD, Postmaster.
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THE RAILROAD.
It in with pleasure we inform our
r(3atlers tliat tiie prospects ai^jjlj^t
'^ Voi ’biir I’aiiroaiTi GTebri v'lTie is L) wire
soon S200,000 to extend the road
to the North Carolina line, and from
{I private letter we are infonned that
5345,000 has been subscribed at
Knoxville; Engineer Ramscur has
been ordered to prepare the work
for giving out at contract, and the
survey through this State isproggress-
Therefore, we need no longer have
any doubts as to the early building
of the road.
Since writing the above we learn
that instructions have been received
hero to place before the people the
matter of voting a subscription to the
road; and we expect the County
Commissioners will, at an early day,
, give some definite information on
the subject,
^The wife of the Attorney General
of the State, Mrs. Tlieodorc F. David
son, departed this life after' a long
illness at her father’s home at Alex
ander’s on the 24th inst. She was
interred at Asheville, the home of her
husband.
THE HOTEL.
Now that there is no longer doubt
that the Carolina & Knoxville road
will be built through the beautiful
valley of the French Broad, at an
early day, it- is hoped that some man
who has capital and experience will
seriously consider the advisability of
the building of a hotel of large capac
ity at Brevard.
The time is not distant when Bre
vard will be no mean rival to sister
vns ofmuch greater pretentions
at present, and we j^pPvHIEt some
party will be induced to view the field
and become acquainted with our
many advantages, which would in
sure the success of a large and ele
gant hotel.
in^ .cution) at Charlotte.
The contract has been given for a
new graded school building at Greens
boro. It is to cost 511,970.
A man at Durham took a sack of
salt, weighing 250 lbs., in his teeth
and walked across the store with it.
Gov. Scales has consented to be
present at the Grange Encampment
at Mt. Holly and make the onenina:
speech.
The Democrat says two now brick
buildings are to be erected at tire
poor house of Mecklenburg county
for the benefit of the destitute of tin?
county.
The Governor has appoiirted W. C.
Fields, Esq., a director of the State
Penitentary, vice E. L. Vaughan,
Esq., of Allegany county, resighed.
The Wilmington S7a?’Bays that ex
tensive beds of lignite have been dis
covered in Bladen connty, near the
Cape Fear River. It is possible that
coal will be found.
The regular annual meeting of the
N. C. Pharmaceutical Association
was held Wednesday, at Asheville.
At the same thno and place the N.
C. Board of Pharmacy met for the
examination of candidates to prac--
tice pharmacy. —n--
The horseof Mr. George Strickland,
of Franklin county, took fright at a
cow while he was driving along the
road, ran away, threrv him out of the
buggy and '•''llod him.
A .rpn frmYi T.exinaton to
taiem in thme ilo’urs tiiu^ustSaTTri-
day week, (that hot Saturday) drop
ped deadjust after reaclunghis des
tination. Indict the man who drove
him.
judgements aggregating 514,200, held
by James Ken worthy, a w^ealfiiy man
ufacturer.
The business failures occurring
throughout, the country during the
last seven days numbered for the
United States 147, and for Canada 25,
or a total of 172, as comjiared with a
'total of 179 last week, and 154 the
week previous to the last.
The Minneapolis (Minn.) Chamber
of Commerce, appointed a committee
to meet with other committees to ex
tend an invitation to President Cleve
land to visit Minneapolis on his pro
posed Northwestern trip.
Mr. S. L. Frady, of Asheville, who was
here a short time ago, h:i.s reiitinl the Jerry
Rich lioose, a mile from town, and is iiov,-
occupying it with his family,
The Asheville Citken advocates extending
an invitation to President Cleveland to visit
that city on his return from Atlanta. I le has
also received an invitation to visit Memphis.
'Mr. a. F. Walters, who carries the mail
from Brevard to Hendersonville, lias just had
a buggy i)laced on the route, and will liere-
after carry passengei’s from one town to the
other. Mr. Walters is an accommodating
man, and those who pa tronize him will have
no fault to find. The fare from one town to
the other is $1.20, which is very reasonable.
and large hotel must be built. It
■^ill not injure the business of the private
families where boarders are taken. On the
contraiy, the demand for private boarding
houses would increase. There is not a plac-e
in the Soutli where a big hotel is so bailly
needed, or where one would pay as well.
The Advance says that “a tine speeimeiia^
California Salmon was caught in the Frencli
Who it?
The health of Transylvania is now very
good, the dysentery which prevailed in t
lower end of the county having subsided.
The two falls on Cathey’s Creek are called
—the lower one “Sonfla,” and tlie upper om
“Wilfla.” They were so named by Dr. Georgt
Glazener.
The work around our pitblic well, wliicli
Mayor Farmer has just had done, is a ^
job as far as it goes Some arrangement
should be made for carrying olf waste water.
We regretfully record the fact that a cit
izen of Brevard has been fined'$5 for the
violation of a towui orrlinance, and is also
cliarged with resisting an ofiiccr in tlie dis
charge of his duty, 'rhis is a BtJite case,
and the defendant Wiis bound over to ap
pear before ’Squire Shipman on {Saturday,
The man who will interfere when a sale of
real estate is being made, and advise the
owner to go up on the price charged, thus
possibly preventing a trade, is an incubus
upon tlie grm-th and prosperity of a town.
Any community would be mtu^h better off if
he would eitlu'i* die or move away. We hope
we have no slch benighted heathen in our
town. We \^ant sensible and progressive
men to help mild up Brevard.
We would like to inquire what prepara
tion, if any, is being maiie for the opening of
our school thk fEill ? Tliere is a very great
responsibilityj resting upon a Christian people
in tlie education of their children; and wliere
this duty is neglected the parents nimst sufi'er
the odium al^ched to those who neglect their
offspring. Mb could and slrould Iiave a most
flourishing setool at Brevaid. “'M'hat kind
of schools do tiiey have ?” is a question asked
by everyone ^^^len contemplating moving to
Mrs. Cleveland was twenty-three
years old last Thursday.
Hon. Z. B. Vance delivered an ad
dress in Asheville before the State
normal school.
Mr. Sylvanus Cobr, Jr., a story-
writer of surpassing popularity, died
last week at his home at Hyde Park,
Mass.
The Raleigh News-Observer speaks
in glowing terms of the inagnifleient
resorces of our mountain country,
hospitality of the people, and the
wonderful and lovely scenery.
The total capital invested in 18S7
in the fourteen Southern States is
greater by 597,574,500 tiian during
188G. Alaliama siiows the largest
increase, with Tennessee second.
The advisability of an ordiunce
prohibiting womer. from wearing
Mother Hubbards on the streets has
bf-rn under consideration by the
commissioners of the town of Mocks-
ville.
The business affairs of ex-Congress-
man J. W. Reid are again said to
be satisfactorily adjusted by frienjds
and relatives in this State ancKVir-
ginia, and that he will leaveCana
dian soil an at early day. //
Rocky Mount Pheeix: OiV Friday
night, between 9 and 10 o’clock a
bolt of lightning struck thelkables
of Mr. T. E. Powell, near Golcti Rock,
and killed two valuable hors'ss and
a fine ox. The stiibles caugM on
fire, but the rain put it out. \.
Scotland Neck Detnocrat: f1^ ,
thousand barrels of fl our are brough fi:^ and any
Scotland Neck yearly by our farmers.
■Was there ever a greater economic
blunder committed by any people
since the beginning.
An Exchange says: The recent
assessment of property in Cuniber-
56(Jo^inere were eleven townships.
weighed 7-J potmds. Borne y ;ar
U. S. Fish Commissioners distributed several
hundred of the small Salmon in the h'rench
Broad and it.s tributaries near Aalieville, and
this is thought to be one of them.” We have
not heard that any specimen of these fine
fish has yet been caugiit in this locality.
■Why don’t those who own plenty of real
estate, and have no money, sell part of their
land to raise money for improvements ? Life
is short; so do not wait for some one to give
you a ti’emendous jjriee for your land—you
may not live to get the price you think you
ouglit to have. Improve your property, and
you increase its value. Do not wait to have
somebody else improve it for yon.
We direct attention to the advertisement
of B. C. Lankford, Esq., who recently bought
out the livery business heretofore conducted
by Mr. M. D. Cooper. Mr. Lanlcford has
added additional stock and vehicles, and is
prepared'to furnish saddleJioi-ses or teams at
^rtyjime] Th(5n8 are so many points of in
terest within our chai-ming valley, that we
predict Mr. Lankford’s horses will have little
time for rest during the summer and fall.
A DOG bit one of Mr. W. B. Duckworth’s
children. Mayor Fanner had the dog killed
promptly. The same dog, wliich belonged
to Mr. Duckworth, some time ago bit one
of Mr. Hampton’s children severely. There
are too many dogs in the community. It is
frequently the case that dogs rush from the
yards and attack peiBons walking along
the street, especially after dark, which is of
course well known to the brute’s owner, but
wlio cares nothing. The public highways
for the convenience of people, notdo^;
would be perfectly justified in
killing a dog if lie is attacked by him on
the street or road. Keep your dogs on your
Fob* SaSe,
W’e ^'ill ofier special inducements to those
who have Farming, Mineral or Timber lands
property
and three men from each township,
There are ninety-six counties in the
State, so the cost to the State will not
be less than 550,000 or 560,000. If
their duty has been conscientiously
performed it is money well spent but
if they failed—what then?
The United States Department of
Agriculture reccommends the des
truction of cut worms before the
setting of plants. The mode is to
place cabbage or turnip leaves in
Rattle SsiaSies. ^
Mr. S. S. WiiiiON, who resides a few mil»
from town, had a snake adventure a few days
ago, and narrowly missed being bitten.
erfnre
sell it, asking for no pay till
a sale i;- 'made. This gives you a good op
portunity—not only to sell, but to get the
very be^t prices for your property. And you
do not have to nay until the property is sold.
You cannot expect to sell so quickly, nor
good a price for wliat you have to sell,
by any other means as by advertising.
'me to our office, or write to us, and
give a description of the property, and we
ill begin the advertising immediately.
Advertising does pay; and those who are in
business and do not advertise are'blind to
their own interests. Tliis is the experence of
all successful business men.
ping over a log, with his foot too near the
ground -on the opposite side to withdraw it
before putting it down, he saw a rattle snake
directly under the edge of the log and in a
position to indicate he had just struck. The
imminent danger inspired Mr. Wilson with
strength and activity to get out of reach be
fore the snake could strike again. He then
attacked his snakeship witli a shovel and cut
its head off. As the beheaded reptile seemed
to continue singing, lie drew it from the log
and found a pilot snake concealed under the
leaves. After killing the pilot, Wilson con
cluded to take a peep under the log; and as
he stooped another rattler stmek at liim, and
barelv missed his face. After killing tlie
fourth snake—a pilot—was found, which
also killed, when ^Mr. Wilson took a fresh
chew of tobacco and went b(ymc.
rows 15 or 20 feet apart all over f,he j third one, and as he was dragging bin) out
fields, and about the same distance ' ' ’
apart in rows. The leaves are first
dipped in a well stirred mixture of a
to'blespoonful of Parris green to a
bucket of water; or they may be
first dampened and tlicn dusted with
a mixture of one part' of Paris green
to 20 of fiour, and placed carefully
with the (.lusted surface next to tlio
ground: /
2Ie8s!i Yoma’ JPaper.
Tlic Statesville Landmark is one ot the be
weeldy pajiers in the State. II. is also one (
the best sustained. It publishes more lette
from the j.'oople—more neigliborhood
—th:in any ])aper we know.
Be Reasonable.
Before the city of Birmingham, Ala, was
located, the capitalists were anxious to im
prove I-liyton, the county seat. But the real
estate owners of the latter village, thinking
that a town could not be built anywhere else
in Alabama except on their land, put the
prices of building lots up to a figure which
made themselves ridiculous, and drove off the
buyers. The result was that the town of Bir
mingham was laid out, not far away from
Elyton, And while Birmingham rapidly
grew to be a flourisliing city, Elyton went as
rapidly down liill, until lots which the owners
thought ought to be worth a hundred dollars
could not be sold for five. The avaricious old
fogies who liad a chance to sell their property
at reasonable prices, and help to build up
Elyton, but would not, bitterly repented the
folly of their grasping demands, and died poor
and miserable, whereas they expected to
kick the bucket with untold wealth at their
disposal. The above are facts, which contain
a moral.
Old Relics.
Some old and interesting relics of the early
days of our State and of the Government
were h inded to us the other day by Mr. S. S.
Wilson. Ai 'png them is an almanac which
waspr’ti^Tdi jjring the Presidency of George
Sheetings, Shirtings, Spun Yarn, Jeans, etc.
SHOES! SHOES! SHOES!
Best Brands of Celebrated Sweetwater Flour.
Sugar, Coffee, Bacon, Salt, Lard,
with a splendid lot of other staple Groceries.
S®“WANTED—5000 lbs. HIDES.
5000 lbs. WOOL.
FEATHERS AND BEESWAX.
Be sure and never fail to see our goods before you buy, for We certainly
can give yon some close prices.
Brevard, N. C. (J. C. PATTON & CO.
A CONUNDRUM.
Why will Brevard merchants go to Ashe
ville for Flour, Grain and Bacon, when they
can do as well in Hendersonville at
' EAGAN & COLLINS’?
If you want a fine Canton Reaper, or a Tennessee Wagon, come and see
ours before going elsewhere.
Y’ours respectfully, EAGAN & COLLINS.
T. L CLARKE,
Ceratractor and Bxdlder.
Asheville, N. C.
All work guaranteed. Designs furn
ished on applwaiion.
Churches and Colleges
NATT ATKINSON & SON,
ASHEVILLE, N. 0.
Buy and sell all kinds of Real Estate
on commission in Western
North Carolina
Our list of Farms, City Property, Grazing,
Timber and Mineral Lands is likely the
largest and most complete that can be furn
ished in the State. We have nearly five hun
dred acres of Asheville subttrban property
that we can offer at prices that defy compe
tition. Investments in this one line of 'prop-
erty insures, by the increased valuation, more
than one hundred per cent, before the close
of another year.
Nice LitUe Farms near the city at very low
rates. Send for price-list, and any particulars
desired.
We also publish the “Land of the Sky,”
a montlily Magazine devoted exclusively to
describing and illustrating Western North
Carolina, “the Switzerland of America.” price
$1 per year; sample copy 10 cents.
NATT ATKINSON & SONS,
(P. 0. Box 405) Asheville, N. C.
Telephone call 49
Refer to the leading citizens of Asheville and
Western North Carolina.
BOOKS!
Seliool Books
Ashev^N. C.
Carries all kinds • of Books. Makes a spec
ialty of School Books, School Supplies, Blank
Books and Writing Papers.
Write to me for anything you want that is
kept in a first-class Book Store.
Special rates to Teacliers.
Prompt attention given to orders by
mail. J. N. MORGAN.
Tliomas^eflereon Secretary of State,
tains a list of “Duties on goods imported
into the United States of America, by an
Act of; Congress of the 4th July, 1787,*” laws
regarding foreign-built vessels, and for the
regulation of custom-houses; lists of officer’s
of the government, Senators and Congress
men, a,iid the calendar.
Tliere are two bills of Continental Cur
rency'—one of eight dollars, by act of Con
gress at Philadelpliia, May 9, 1776, and the
other of sixty dollars, by act of Congress at
same place, September 26, 1778. They pre
sent. rude specimens of letter-press work,
but are printed on good, and thick linen
paper,
Four other bills are North Carolina cur
rency—a $10 bill, jn-inted “By authority of
('ongress,’’ at Halifax, ,‘\j)i’il 2, 1776; and
three otl;er bills of the denominations of
one-fiiurtli of a dollar,, one dollar and ten
dollars, by ac.t of the Assembly at Hills
borough the 8th of August, 1778, entitles the
bearer to receive the face value of the bill
in .“^jpanish milled do.llars, or the value
thereof in gold or silver.” Tlicse are all
Tliat is the way ' piintel on good paper, but in very unartistic
Suliscribo for
ite for its columns. Do
alone to do everything,
There are still 20,000,000 acres of, ,,, -r,. -
, -i -i • 1 i i. I !tnd then find Tault witli him il Jus paiier is
GoverniiKnit land in Dakota open to |
aettiement, but .it is being biken up : to make it mch.—Henderson. Gold Leaf
so fast that the whole will he gone [ Every word of the above is true. Wehopc'k'^'
within the next three years, it is said, j Qm- friyiMs will bestir themselves witliout dc-'
and the best of it within the
vear or*voar and a half.
ityle. 'fhey arc about on a par, in this respeect,
witli ilie sutler’s shin-plasters with which we
were all so familiar from ’61 to ’65. On all
the North Carolina bills, except the one-
fourth of a dollar bill, is printed the words
“Death to counterfeit.” Wliy it was omitted
ti tliis one is difficult to imagine, unless
currency was so worthless tliat tliere was
no I'ear of anyone wasting paper in counter
feiting a bill of such very small denomina
tion. 'riiese relics constitute a rare collection.
But want to inform you that my stock of
GROCERIES
is full and complete, and prices will be found
low. Don’t fail to give me a call when you
visit Asheville. A. D. COOPER,
North side Court-house Square,
C-orner main and College sts.
■ University of North Carolina,
CHAPEi. HILL, N. C.
The session is divided into two terms: the
fii'St beginning the last thursday in August
and ending at Christmas, the second beginn
ing early in .January and ending fii-st Thurs
day in .Tune. Tuition, $30.00 for each term.
For room rent and service, $5.00 per term.
Those uiialfle to pay tuition are allowed to
give their notes, secured if possible. Tuition
in the Normal Course .free. Post Graduate
instruction also free. The Faculty is now
sufficiently strong to give instruction in a
wide range of studies.
For terms in the Law School apply to Hon.
John Manning, LL. D. For Catalogues ap-
jfly to W. T. Pattei-sou, Bursar, Chapel Hill,
N. C. For special infoniiatioii apply to
KEMP P. BATTLE, LL. D.
S. D. HALL,
Patton Avenue, Asheville, N. C.,
DEALER IN
All Family Groceries,
FLOUR, MEAL,
BACON, LARD,
SUGAR, COFFEE,
TOBACCO, &c.
Bring your Produce to my store, and buy
your supplies from me.
All ray Goods are fresh, and are sold at tlie
lowest possible prices.
Stop and examine my goods and learn my
prices when you come to Asheville, even if
you do not make a purchase.
I. MALONE, J. W. BOWMAN,
Asheville N. C. BakersviUe,.N. C.
Malone & Bowman,
H aving formed a copartner
ship in the practice of the law, will
do business in several of tb'=‘ counties of the
11A and 12th Circuits,
counties of"'^^syivania,
Madison and Buncombe. Wiil practice in
the United States Court and the Supreme
Court of tlie State. Controversies in regard
to land titles made a specialty.
WALTER W. VANDIVER,
Attorney-at-Law, - Ashevi.Ue, N. C.
Practices in all the courts of Western North
Carolina,
NEW
Furniture Store.
W. A. BLAIR & CO.,
37 Patton Avenue (Graliam Building)
Asheville, N.'C.
Are opening up a large and splendid assort
ment of
NEW FURNITURE
of all styles, and complete and elegant in
w’oi'kmausliip.
BED ROOM and PARLOR SUITS
LOUNGES (Single and double)
BEDSTEADS, CHAIRS, etc.
And everything tliat can be found in a
FIRST-CLASS FURNITURE STOKE.