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ADfE-VTISlXO KATES LOW,
I DAILY,
A.: A.: Kilr. ' Mtunn. J Wakefield Cjrt
iaul, 3-M i -x . I'epmy ot tiio Inspector General
for North Cirolin::.
G'I'ciik -'' m-ff. rii, S ' . -J. A. Pr.r.cr Kinitient
Commiindoi-; .Ionian ..,'.e,.S;'crcl:iry. Meeislirst
Wc'dtic-:: :'i-'iit in : il tjioolll.
Aj'u-i t'h.v. ltr. It. A. .'.'. ! I. V. rsjflj lltirn
Prit : s. P .-' 'lit rr-iii".-. ;?ccrc:nr
Meets i
nn iw-'l Vo.t:io!ay!;i.'nt :.i each month.
1.' US.iir j'ri!,i.;i:'. Mat-.r': ' Blant'..ii !
eciotary M.-cW :!). t--st t-n.tay fignt in o.ie.1
mo ;th. . .- . .,
utnt tivtil L.xt'jt . A. ol II., .No. ll;j. -- J1,
uoy. P. -t it r : JoMiiti Stone. Sou. clary.
vle.l isr! iA iliirI Monday niuMs in us'th
m :.(:.
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plD ay, Jonliiu su:ii secretin y. Mo is
in .u! Iial' o!' the KiiikI.!- of i'otioro.i the m , on.l
.111) lo-.irt: M'.mliiv iv!its in eiicli month.
4 slirei'Jr. In.l,y. .1 l il A. U , V. Wafce
:iel I Coitland, W. K J. A. C011a.1t. Sec. Meets
In I'asinie Halt tidd Timrslav liicht in each
nouili at s o'clock, ami 1st anil Ith Thursday
tiiirht for instruction.
The As-umille Public Library, over Mr. Kep
ler' Store, opposite Eale Hotel, and next
door lo Tiio Bank of Ashovi'.lo. is open t vis
itors from 18 a. m. to 1 p. m. and from. ;.t!0 to
6:30 p.m.
Absolutely Pure.
1 his powiler never vanes. A mprvcl of puritv,
.trcLgtn nuil wlioli'soniencs. Mme economical
'.hai; the ordinary kinds, and ranuot be sold in
3om.etition with the tnnitiiui'.e ol low test, short
ht alum or phosphate powders. fcM onli in
an I'.oyaL Bakig I'owdeb Co. ;"t Wall St.,
l'ork. ianlrf-divwlam
One Price Store.
A hire and very attr;ii!ive l;ne of
Men's and 15oys' Suits and Overvoais,
ranuing from low priced goods to some
thing very line.
Measures taken for A. IJiytnond & Co ,
New York Tailors, and a lit guaranteed.
Samples r.i w ready for inspection,
Dress Goods and Tii:i!miu:s, all grades
an excellent stock.
Plain and Fancy Velvets, IMushes, .Silks,
Surahs, Rhadanus, Satin?, S:c.
Best possible valti-- in Carpets, A.t
Squares, Kugs, Oil-troths, l:pholstery
Goodti. Towels, Napkins, Coverlets, Lin
en Damask, Ulankels, ;e.
Ziegler llros.', Merriatn A Tyler's,
Morgan .Bros.' ond Slokley's Shoes for
ladies, mips s and children.
Banister's and Ztcglcr's Fine Shoes for
men.
Tackard o: Orover's celebrated "c2.")0"
and "2.' 0" .Shos for men, and the cor
responding grade for boys.
Rubber Goods in yieat variety.
Derby Hats, Piik Hals, Soft liaK and
Caps.
Merino and Wool lnlerw-ar, Ilrs-iery,
Gloves, Collars ai:d f'ui!', Iiiii-hins,
Scarfs, Tics, Ribbons, Corsi-ts, IjHllons,
Braids, and Fancy (iouiisaiid Suialhvare3
generally.
Shirts and Drawci::, Collars and t.'ntls,
Scarfs, (iloves, Umbieila, Kuhbcr Coats,
Trunks, liagf, &c.
We are oflering Bpecial aitl sin Wraps
of all grades for ladies, misses and
children.
Domesticr, Prints, Ginghams, Cotton
and Wool Flannels, C'asMiueres (embrac
ing fine qualities), Kentucky Jeans.
Kerseys, &c.
H. Pwcdvocd & Co.,
Nos. 7 t 5) Pattun Avenue,
oct 9 dtf
RUCTION SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
On Saturday morning, October 15th, ai 11 o'
clock sharp, we will sell two splendid 3 . story
Cottage Houses on IVpot street, one containing
seven rooms, the other eight. The houses are
bran new. we'd tuilt and on cwd sized lots.
Houses rent readily at 815 to $20 pi r mouth, being
conveniently and pleasantly located.
Terms One-half cash, balance In six months.
MUUHAY A LANCE,
OCtTdtlS Auctioneers.
F
OK SALE OR KENT.
Vf e offer for talc or rent that tine farm of C'ar.t
P. F. Pattou within tw o miles of the city on the
8wannanoa Kivcr.
This is hltely one of the vcrv best farms in
Western North Carolina, and contains in all over
Kive Hundred Acres of land, two hundred and
fifty acres cleared, and about eighty feres of first
Clans bottom land.
It will be offered as a w hole to rent, but if sold
will be subdivided (if desired) to suit purchasers
and on liberal terms of payment. Apph- to or
address NATT ATKINSON & so'NS,
se SO diw2w Keal Estate Dealers.
H. i. LANG,
"THE JEWELLER,
South Main St., Asjieville.
an 24-Om
CITY MARKET.
I nave Just put In a
Jeiv JRefrigertttof
nd am well prepared to keep meats in good
condition. Will keep the beet of,
BEEF,
MUTTON,
LAMB,
SUOKED SA USAGE,
BOLOGNA SAUSAGE,
FRESH FISH and OYSTF.RS,
In season. Give me a share of your patronsge.
Order promptly attended to and aroods deliver
d. T. J. 8UMNKH.
Ao, t Patton Avenaennder 1'owell ic Snider'sj
U7 an
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oi'ice.
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Attorney General Davidson reached
thecit." Stir.di-!, and will remain a day
or two.
Co!. C B. Turner, proprietor of the
Munbo Cutton Factories, is in the city,
and will remain for a few days.
I. X. Baird and wife, Mrs. Mark Young,
Mrs. Calvin Shacklofon' left yesterday
morning for the Atlant; Exposition.
Mr. W. B. Bryan, editor Washington
(). C ) Shir, and Mr. I. Williamson, At-totnev-at-Law
of the sasne city, are at
Hatte'ry Talk.
Mr. V. Dotihleday. of the "m of
Donblt.day A Scott, who has been absent
for some weeks on a visit to his old
home in the North, h::s returned to
Asheville.
The members of the Thespian Club
are working hard to secure success on
the l-'lst. The proceeds Df the entertain
ment are to be given to the Csrolina Ath
letic Club.
The General Committee of Arrange
ments for tht reception of the President
were in sesri.m again last nitdit, arrang
ing details. i hev wtii meet again
Thursday night.
Drs. lfargan A G .itch ell have moved
their office to the Johnston building on
the corner of Patton Avenue and Church
stree , where hette. accommodations can
be given their patients.
Mrs. J. A. Stikoleather, of Olin,
Iredell county, is visiting her father
on Hominy Creek, who is quite
sick.
A party of about two dozen young
people of this city and the vicinity went
chestnut hunting on Elk Mountain, five
milts distance last Saturday and chest
nuts are plentiful on that mountain, and
the party was fully paid for their trip.
It was a gala day with them.
O'.ii- chiens are making preparations
for c-xtensi - e decorations on the occasion
of the visit of the President, an J some of
them wi 1 h i vcrv elegant. Let every
l,uilding on' the route to be traversed,
which will he announced in the Citizfn
in a day or Uvt;, be fully and handsomely
decorated.
Mr. W. K. Roberts, of Flat Creek,
wiio wss in to see us yesterday,
says that the tobacco crop has been
very nearly all cut and nicely cured
in his section. The recent frosts
did yery little damage except to the
late planting-. Mr. G o. Robinson
Wi s the heaviest loser about one
dozen barn.
Conx with a Cultivator..
County Commissioner Joshua
Curtis, of Upper Hominy, is one of
our progressive larmers. ciome time
since he purchased a five-tooth
cultivator, and used it this past sea
son in the culture of bis corn crop.
Aller turning the land last fall, and
cross-plowing in theppringand har
rowing, he planted the corn; and
only cultivated it afterwards
with his new cultivator. To ascer
tain the results he measured the
yield of a three-acre field, and found
it to be one hundred and seventy
eight bushels from the three acres.
This only shows what good imple
ments and gcod preparation will do
in this country. We throw this hint
out to other larmers. It they desire
to keep up with the times they must
avail themselves of new methods
and new implements. Mr. Curtis
used no fertilizers on this field, and
added ''I never used any fertilizers
in my life .save what I made at
home' Another very excellent
suggestion.
New Siylks asd Shapes at Law's, 57
and 50 S. Mais St.
Our new square shape in Wl.ite Granite
and Inner ware just out is the pettiest
we have had yet. and at even lower prices
than other rbapes. New patterns in
Glass .both colored and crystal) at bot
tom prices. Great bargains in flanging
and Stand Lamps, also special lot Table
Knives, imperfect. We carry the largest
ana nest, assortment in western JNorth
Carolina and offer our patrons the lull
benent ol iats reduction in prices.
The lovers of pure corn whiskey can
find no better than at Bob Jones', The
best wines and liquors can also be found
were. tf
HURRAH FOR TBAXSYL
VANIA.
She Totes $50,000 to the Car
olina, Knoxville & West
ern Railroad.
The following good news was sent
in yesterday :
Brevard, N. C, Oct. 8.
Editors Citizen : Transylvania
voted to authorize a subscription of
So0,000 to the Carolina, Knoxville
and Western Railroad bv an over-
whelming majority to-day.
J. L. Eell.
Good for Transylvania! Now
what will old Buncombe and Hay
wood counties do toward this grand
enterprise ?
Change ok Base.
Yesterday the Commissioners granted
privilege to Mr. Son'ells to remove his
bar-room from the basement of the Eagle
Hotel, under the post office to the build
ing on Main street now occupied by Mes
srs. Brown, Gudger A Co. These latter
will soon occupy their decant new build'
ing on Patton Auenue.
The Coffee Ccp as a deteotive a
Horrible Mukper discovered there
by. Sunday evening the police department
was thrown into considerable excitement
by a bund.e of under-clothing brought to
headquarters which indicated very
strongly that something terrible had
happened. The bundle '.vs found in
South Asheville, carefully hid awav
under a brush-heap. It consisted of
undersoil t and drawers. The undershirt
had a large blood-spot on the place which
usually protects the heart, i;nd ahoie
was there which bore ever appearance
of having been made by a knife. All
Sunday evening and night the police
were on the out rive expecting further
clue. Yesterday morning, however, the
thunderbolt of a terrible affair struck
fairly and squarely upon the police; the
Chief was notified that the body of a
dead man had been found secreted in
the bushes near the locality where the
aforesaid under-clothing had been found.
Chief Waddell assumed a proper solem
nity, and gave orders to policemen
Deaver and Smith in the regulation
whisper. With all due soleni'dtv the
worthy sheriff of the conntv was no'titied
and requested to accompany the party to
the sanguinary field of strife and homi
cide. All following the informant, pro
ceeded; and not a word was S3id on the
way. The scene of death wlrch was
soon to bo unfolded to them had its pro
per effect upon even the ''hardened min
ions of the law." The point was reach
ed. The fiold was coveied with piles of
dead brush, just the place of all others
any inau with villainous intent would
select to commit a diabolical dead. The
informant, a young man whose hiirh in
telligence was indicated by a shining pair
of eye-glasses, fell upon all-four ands be
i:an a crawl into and under the hushes.
Chief Waddell and Sheriff Worley follow
ed surtrhile policemen Deaver and
Smith bravely held the flanks as if fear
ful the corpse would arise and endeavor
to escape. Several circuits within that
territory were made by the crawling
ferrets of the law. close behind the afore
said eye glassed informant, and, to Chief
waddell specially it seemed several
square miles of territory had been cover
ed. Finally Mr. Waddell asked the in
formant where the body was, and the fol
lowing exhilerating dialogue ensued :
Inforulant: "He is here some-ers. I
smell him."
Chief: "I thought vou told me vou
had seen the body."
informant: "So I did in the cup."
Chief: "In the cup why what sort of
a cu p .'
Informant: "Wny the coffee-cup. I
turned it up this morning and saw the
body of this murdered man in this brush,
plainly, it s about here somewhere.
Words cannot paint the deliberate
solemnity with which the officers gather
ed themselves together and marched
back to headquarters, and it was onh
through the exeicies of the highest
Christain virtuesjand self-control of these
officers that a horribly mangled body was
not then and there displayed, calling
loudly for the services of a coroner.
Sheriff Worley says he never sees the
bottom of any other kind of a cup save a
coffee cup, but he never heard before that
the mangled body of a corpse could be
packed away in such a place. The cloth
ing is still at police headquarteis, and,
remains a mystery.
The Mission Hospital.
The donations to the Mission Hos
pital for the past two months are as
follows :
Mrs. Muller, one bucket ot butter
milk ; Mrs. Reynolds, one cake ; Mrs.
1 erry, one glass ot ie!lv : Managers
of Bazar, 17 loaves bread, 3 cans
berries, calico, domestic, cheesclcth.
cotton, rack with Bhovel, tongs and
poker, 24 boxes oat naue, 12 boxes
of farina, 4 tin plates, brush and
pan, 1 dipper, 1 cake pan; Mrs.
Grant, cabbages and sour milk; Mrs.
Kilyan, butter; Miss Kilyan, butter,
Mrs. West, 2 large cakes; Mrs. Tom
Johnston, tomatoes ; Mrs. Stockton,
bread and yeast ; Mrs. Owen, toma
toes ; Mrs. Wad iell, tomatoes ; Miss
Ida Chunn. apple jelly ; Mr3. Miles
Hazzard, 3 large baskets vegetables;
Mrs. Walker, mattres3 and pair pil
lows ; Mrs. Kepler, bread ; Mr, A.
. Kepler, large bag crackers ; Mrs.
Patton, vegetables and milk ; Un
known, through Mr. Levi', 1 ton of
coal ; Unknown, through Miss Min
nie Reynolds, a large supply of
p.auer, bandages and cotton.
Especial Attention
Is invited to the large array of popular
remedies to be found at Pelham's Phar
macy, near the post office. It is a rule
with this house to keep any thing tbat
is wanted in the drug line, provided it
has any merits. We adyise our friends
in the country that when in want of any
medicines to try Pelham's Drug Store.
They fill physicians' prescriptions at low
prices. The quality of their goods is un
excelled. They handle a full line of
Sundries such as drug stores usually
carrv. Theirs is a complete assortment
ee23dtf
IFor the Ashfcville Citizkn
PUBLIC SIIOOLS- OF BUN
COMBE. (
Moxdav, Octod. 1887.
I visited the district od Bill Moore's
Creek and found tlieia without a
school house ; the old one had grown
too small. So they decided to build.
For this purpose S. M. Morgan, Esq.,
measured off and gave them one acre
of land upon a beautiful" hill, where
upon the committee will at once
commence the erection of a house
24x40 feet, aud 12 feet high, from
floor to overhead, and fix a tower
thereto in which a gooc school hell
will bo swung. Mr. Morgan offered
to pay $10 in cash, in addition to the
beautiful site, if the committee would
fix tke bell. They decided to do so.
The deed Avas made ana the work will
commence soon. Avery's Creek dis
trict was found to be iljv? same con
dition. SauBiaciOi'y .'-v-vy. uiigeuieu u
were made and Mr. T. T. Ledbetter
good gellow! ho ought to marry
will deed a site ; and, another new
school house will be added there, to
the grand free school domri : of old
Buncombe. These two house will be
about the same in size. Th:rT are to
have two coats of paint. Ten by
twenty-four feet of the floor at one
end of the house is to be elevated 12
inches above the common level for a
rostrum, aud 42 desks will be placed
in the houses. These houses, like
many others just built in the county,
will be first class.
Now the clock strikes 8 in the
morning, anil - the breic-bantl of Ufa
Rock moves toward Trinity. Here
Mr. A. II. Felmetteaches a handsome
squad of children, and Ham knows
how to teach. Now, filing right, I
visited Mr. A. Blythe Justice at Ver
non Hill. Mr. Justice has a fine
school and is full abreast of the
times.
Next, on the line, is Sir. Jud Mor
gan at Bent Creek, and Mr. A. Brooks
at Avery's Creek. These two young
men are honest workers, filling their
full measure. At Upper Bent Creek
found Miss Azalia Creasman, at
Hatch's school house, flitting among
her well disciplined pupils with a sort
of skilful movement that bhowed
a fine adaptation to the work. Miss
Ilattie Chambers, at Dry Pond, has
one of the most interesting schools
1 have seen; and she is at work.
Mr. Erasmus Merriiaon, at Mur
ray's school house, is alive, and mov-
ng right along. Mr. McD. Whitson
is conducting the gay little band at
Swannanoa Hill ; aud Dow knows
what he is about.
The railroads mid Clev.-,liuid' visit
are much talked of everywhere.
Starxes.
Rev. Father White,
For some years esteemed pastor of
the Catholic Church of the Sacred
Heart, Raleigh, and recently assigned
to the ' Asheville church, reached the
city Friday, and assumed charge of
his paiish. Father White is an ex
cellent, faithful, christian pastor, and
will serve his people and church well
in this citv. He will devote himself.
at once to the erection of the con
vent, recently decided to have estab
lished in this cit', and for which a
very fine property, on French Broad
Avenue, has been secured.
Rev. Father Price, who has been
here for some months, has made
friends with all whom he has come
in contact in this cit3', and he leaves
for other fields of labor with the kind
liest feelings of all.
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The Flower Mission.
The Flower Mission will meet at o'
clock p. m. dining the winter ins ead of
5 o'clock as heretofore. Members re
quested to bear this in mind.
Northern people are well supplied
at present with an assortment of
'"uolitical nrincinles" that would
seem to be ample to meet the re
quirements ot any occasion, lhey
have the Regular Democrats, the
Kickers, the Independent?, the Pro
hibitionists, the Labor Men, the
Socialists, the Anti-Povertyites the
mugwumps, tne Keguiar nepuDii
cans ami the Anarchists.
Premature decline of power
in either sex, However lndueod, speedily
and permanently cured. Book for 10
cents in stamps. World's Dispensary
Medical Association, 6 3 Main street,
Buffalo, N. Y. d&wlw
Second-hand books, ''MiHtakes of
Ingersoll" and answers thereto by prom
inent Divines, Key to Kay's Higher Al
gebra, Arithmetics, Latin and English
Grammars, and others at less than ha'f
price. Some beautiful views of Ashevil e
and Western North Carolina. The artist
has s own threat taste in selecting these
scenes and the pictures are printed with
exquisite clearness, hplendld stock ot
paper, plain and ruled, Envelopes, Pen
and Pencil Tablets, Inks, Slate and Lead
Pencils, Isudind note oooks, Ac. Well
s lected stock nf cheap novels Latent
magazines and daily rapers always on
sale. Subscriptions received for all
publications at Carson's Stationery and
News Store, N. Maiu street.
All Second-Hand Clothing which can
be donated to the Flowei Mission for
distribution will please be sent to the
residence of Mrs. J. P. Sawyer. As win
ter is approaching d nations will be
needed and gratefully accepted by the
above mentioned society. 12t
Games at cost at Morgan's.
Jlandsome ttylcs in Carpets, Rugs, Art
Squares, Oil Cloths, &c.
oSdeodtf H. REDWOOD & CO.
The men in W. B. Williamson & Co.'s
Furniture store haye been so busy send
ing out furnituie and cutting out Carpets
that they did not know the new build
ing, just opposite, was out of plumb until
alter it Had been straightened - So mnch
trr selling goods cheap. . . 1 j3t
The Banks of Asheville and their Re
lations to the Ixdcstrial Progress
of the City and Section.
The Bankers' Convention which meets
in Pittsburg on Wednesday, and the
announcement thatgentletaeit represent
ing the banking institutions of Afiheyille
will attend, suggests a few thoughta con
cerning Asheville'c phenominal growth
in banking interests no less than indus
trial. And a review of the rapid develop
ment of banking enterprise is the best
indication of the substantial character of
all other development.
For vears, before and during the war, a
branch of the Bank of Cape Fear was
conducted at this plape; but the teruniia-
t on of the war also terminated that
institution; and,' with the exception ti a
brokerage business, nothing akiii to
banking was done here until 1879
In this year Mr. D. C. Waddell, a gen
tleman of much experience in hanking,
came to Asheville then a village of 2,51)0
mi abitants, whose people possessed all
t he aspirutioiis and energies of a people-
cous'-ious of the adyan'ages of their place
and of its f uture with a purpose of sub
mitting to our business men a proposi
tion to establish a bank. Our place could
cot then boast capitalists, as the term is
understood, but all of its people were
energetic and possessed more or less of
tuia world s troods, and were ever readv
to unite for any local enterprise, which
when aggregated, always accomplished
results. It is this unity of purpose and
of means of the men of Asheville which
gaye the real foundation upon which the
city has builded s lapidly. Mr. Waddell
met a congenial spirit in Capt.C, AI. Mc
Loud who though a large practitioner at
the bar was o::e ot the active and stronc
cst supporters and promoters of every
industrial or linancial enterprise which
could help Asheville or Western Caro
lina. Mr. J. i. Sawyer, then and now
one of our largest and most successful
merchants; Mr. J. K. Kankin another of
our most .successful business men, and
others, met- .Mr. Waddell; and after due
consideration I he Bank or Asheville
was determined- upon, with a paid up
capital oi piM.ouu i-or these uentlemen
10 ueter.-uine a thing means to make it a
reality, and so the Bank of Asheville was
opened for business on the 10th of April,
1S7'J. At the end of the first six months,
10th October lS7!,amountduc depositors
was ?i.yj.;4. in October 1SS0 due deposi
toro 17,G20; Oct. ISSf ?6S,-7S. In this
year this capital stock was increased to
?4o,000; in ISS'i was increased to f05,000;
and in 18S5 to $100,000. -Now, October
1SS7 due depositors JilO.OOO, witli a cash
surplus of $25,(100; it has paid fjur per
cent, dividends every six months since
its irgim:;:atioii. Besides the dividends,
at each increase of capital stock the
surplus fund tl.cn on hand was distribu
ted to the stockholders which amounted
to between nine and ten per cent. The
officers of tiie bank are J. P. Sawyer
President, J. K. Rankin Vice-President
and Teller, D. C. Waddell Cashier, Law
rence Pulnam Assistant Cashier, Law
rence P. Mc-Loud Bookkeeper. The par
value of a share of stock is one hundred
dollars, but none can he h d at 125 per
share. It3 management has been such
tht the "haraetei- of the Bank of Ashe
ville is equal to that of any bank in the
United States. And withal it has been
a most potent agency in encouragingjand
pronii.ting industrial enterprise in Ashe
viile, indeed the great impulse given such
enterprises which started Asheville fur
ward so rapidly was given by this Bank.
The rapid growth of the city and the
increasing demand for larger banking
facilities attracted the attention of Capt.
W. E. Breese, Hon. W. A. Courtnev- aud
others of Charleston, S. C and Mr. J. S.
Chiuchi'l of New York. These gentle
men met in Asheville, with Capt. C. M.
McLonJ, ::r. Thus. I. VanGilder of the
extensive hardware house of VanGilder
and Urown of this city, Mr. C. E. Graham,
then our largest wholesale Dry Goods
merchant and now proprietor of the "C.
E. Graham A Co. Manufacturing Co." of
this city, and others, and organized The
FiiiST National Bask of Asheville,
with a paid-up capital of 100,000. This
bank was opened for business in Decem
ber, ISfv), with W.E. Breese as President
v. II. 1'enland Cashier, lhe ;ir.-t vear
of its existence its deposits had reach
the handsome sum off loO.OOU and at the
end of Us second year it ?!! ais-jw :
greatly increased amount. Cant Breese
the President, was raised in Charleston
aud from i:ij youth up was connected
with tne most successful Lank and
banxers of that city; and li s high char
acter and splendid abilities were well
rccognizpd by t : prominent bankers of
Char-lesion when such men as Geo. W
Williams, Andrew Simonds, " A
Courtnev and o' hers subscribed to and
now own largely the stock of the First
national cank of Asheville. This lunk
is doing its full pa:t in promoting the in
duslrial enterpnses of the place, its
officers haying the greatest faith in the
advantages and certainties oftaefu'ure
of the city and section served at this
point.
In 188G the French Broad Savings
IS .nk was established with a paid-up cap
ital of $20,000, with Mr. C. E. Graham as
President and Capt. Breese as Treasurer.
The success of this bank, though scarcely
a year old, lias beeu as marked as the
other banks, ana is conlributinT lnrcrelv
to the good purposes of such an institu-
tlltlOD.
Recently there lias been orgauized un
der a charter obtained with large privi
leges from the General Assembly of North
Carolina The Western Carolina
savings liauK. capitnl stock nf
ipau.uuu, wiiu privilege to increase it to a
halt million dollars. Capt. C. M. McLoud
is President, who has retired from Hie
active practice of the law in order to de
vote himself to this institution. Itniioo
just had finished, and furnished with the
uest Dank appointments, one of the hand
somest and most substantial hanking
houses in the country, it being a part of
his extensive and elesant Law Bnildintr
on Court Square the latter being erected
and fitted up for law offices and a lnw
lihiary, and every office is now ocenpied.
The banking house is about completed,
and in about one month the bank will ho
open for business, with Mr. Lawrence P.
nlcLiOUcl, a young gentleman of high
attainments, strict and intelligent busi
ness character, as cashier.
Messrs. Sluder and Barnard conduct a
banking and brokerage business most suc
cessfully, Mr. W. W. Barnard managing
the same with intelligence and contribu
ting largely to the- prosperity of the city.
The above will show to what extent our
people have endeavored to meet the rap
idly growing demands, for banking facil
ities, such as could contribute to the re.
quircments of the. industrial growth and
possibilities or uie cuy and section. To
show upon what foundation this rests, we
will state :
In 1880 the population of the citv was
2,620. Taxable vnlues in the city about
$1,000,000. Iu 1887 lhe population in the
corporate limits and just surrounding is
12.000. while the taxable values in the
city are over $4,000,000. In 1881 the first
railroad reached the city, now we have
four lines centering here; and the growth
of the city really began in 1883 or 1884.
Since Jauuary, 1887, and up to the 1st of
September, over one million of dollars in
cash have been invested in buildings, pri
vate and public, and permanent improve
ments, all of which are of the best and
most substantial character. Streets hove
been widened, opened and improved, gas
and electric lights and extengie water
works established ; a street railway com
pany has been eUartered and will soon be
constructed. The Transmontane Real
Estate and Trust Company, with com
plete iaboratory and assay office is iu sue'
cessf ul operation ; a telephone exchange :
a building and loan association; more iron
bridges in the county than ay (eounty in
the South can boost; excellent ;unly
buildings: n hospital, eataul.sUed ad
maintained by Uie charitable of ibecity
and country; finer churches tbn any
place of its size in the South ; a female
college whose buildings, just completed,
are the handsomest and best equipped in
the State; the A9hcvi)le Military Academy;
public schools aud soon will have first
class public graded schools for both races;
the handsomest icemctery in the South
save one; largo itob;o wsrehouoes for the
sale ot the leaf; wc ha lobncco lactones;
curar factories, shoe factory, a largo cot'
ton factory (nearing completion), several
machine and wood-working shops,. sash,
blind and door works, an extensive furm
ture factory, ice-plant, large flouring
mills in contemplation. Asheville is (he
commercial centre of seventeen counties
in Western North Carolina and of border
ing counties in East Tennessee, which
section is rich in valuable minerals which
are rapidly being developed, gold, the
finest hard woods in the world, much of
which is uot only being shipped to various
points of the United Staes but every
week shipments aie being made to
Europe; its agricultural and fctockraising
possibilities are simply inestiiBuble. All
the best grasses and clover flourish here,
six ions per acre naving been cut in a
season, while from two lo four tons way
he constantly relied ou. Grains, vegeta.
bles and fruits grow to perfection, and
have taken the highest premiums at
State fairs in the North and South.
Stockraising is already a large industry,
and constantly growing, weekly ear loud
Shipments arc now being made to Bam
more, Richmond, Wilmington, Charles
ton and Augusta. The tobacao of Wes
tern Carolina is of world-wide fame and
popularity, it having iu the leaf and as
smoKing looacco taken the highest a
silver medal premium at the Vienna
Exposition. Five years ago not a-ha!f
million pounds were raised in this section;
now the product reaches up in the mil
lions of pounds, always commands the
highest prices, and sunually brings into
the section hundreds of thousands of dol
lars. As a health and pleasure resnri
Aslieville and Western JNorth Carolina
are famous the world over, known to all
intelligent people. It is estimated
that over 50,000 people came lo this city
and section the past twelve months, either
for health, pleasnrc or busiiies. And
they came from all parts of the Union,
many from Europe. Many, of course,
have settled, invested in some enterprise
or another, in stock or dairy farms, in i
manufacturing or other industry; while,
many, men of wealth, are making;
their homes here to eniov the niaunifljcnt
climate and the many social aavantagos
offered by our cosmopolitan and rapidly
growing city. The wholesale trade
is rapidly growing and extending over a
large territory. We can certainly boast of
the finest hotels in the Sonth. and more
of them than any other one place can
boasL Wc have two daily newspapers
taking the associated press dispatches,
three weeklies and two monthlies.
1 he above is an epitome of the present
resources of the section, barely alluded
to, which shows the foundation upon
which our banking institutions are based.-
and to the success of which they have
contributed so very much. All of which
brings us to the point we started out lo
reach, to show that Asheville needs
a much larger hanking capital, and can
most safely use afar greater amount in
wisely and profitably promoting the de
velopment of the vast and varied resources
with which this section abounds. As a
collecting point Aslieville is unsurpassed,
it is a distributing point from Tennessee
to Salisbury. That our business people
aro reliable and substantial, we will state
we have had but one failure in two years,
a small one at that, and our hankers re
port they have not lost a dollar through
any of ihem. A belicr showing could
no . be made of not only the reliability of
our business community, or of the excel
lent management of our banking institu
tions, but of lhe success which attends
the efforts of our people iu nil branches
of enterprise. We are confidently assured
by our prudent and successful finan
cial men, 'dint one million dollars added
to the facilities of our present banks could
be used at once in absolutely safe busi
ness enterprises, and with the same profit
as now realized.
I The constant feeling of being ' played
out and 'used up" can readily-be re
moved by using Ayer's Sareaparilla t!4
Lois of handsome Goods now arriving at
se 13 dtfeod II. RED WOOD & CO.
You want to see that 00 Goat But
ton Shoe at J. O. Howell's.
Oa rcotils in great variety, well made and
trustworthy.
oSUeodlf U REDWOOD A CO.
Picture frames fine and cheap at Lind
sey's Studio, Main st, opposite postoffiee
EPOKTOi' THE CONDITION OF THE
l-'lr.ot Xntionnl Uuuk of Aslieville,
At Asheville. in .he Slate of North Curnlinn at
me close ol business, October 5th, 1SS"
RESOURCES.
Loaus and Miscounts.
SUS.fl.1.1 46
1,552 42
Overdraits,
L. S. Bonds to secure circulation, 4
Dercent..
25,01(0 00
31.635 00
lS.aKil 70
5,971 99
J,Ui3 73
15.000 00
1,748 57
7,250 00
4,000 00
124 76
3.500 00
9,a.-o ro
Other stocks, bonds and lnortgnjres,
Due from approved reserve agents,
Due from other National Bants,
Due from State Banks and Danker.--,
Real estate, furniture and tixtun-s.
Cm rent expenses and taxes paid,
Premiums paid.
Bills ot other Banks,
Fractional paper currency, nickels
and cents.
Specie,
icgai icnaer notes,
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer
is per cent oi encu atioa,
1,125 00
Total,
LIABILITIES.
577,841 63
8100,000 (0
10,000 00
6,533 08
81,480 00
10i,17 10
19,797 48
216 97
16,000 00
Capital stock paid In,
Surplus fund.
onaiviaea proms,
National Bank notes ontstandiinr,
Individual deposits subject to check,
Due to other National Banks,
Due to State Banks and bankers.
Notes and bills re-discounted,
T"tal, ' (KII.844 63
State of Noetii Carolina, 1
County ot Buncombe. I
I. W. H. PEN-LAND. Cashier of the abovn.
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge and
Subscrioed and sworn to before ma this 81 h
dayofOc.ober 18S7.
i- a. tunMires, Notary Public.
Correct Attest :
C. E. GRAHAM, I
WARDLAW McCHLL, i-Dlrectore.
II. A. GUDGER, )
FOR TELEGRAPHIC MATTER SEE
FOURTH PAGE.
A Strong Endowment
is conferred upon that magnificent
institution, the human system, by Dr.
Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" that
fortifies it against the encroachments of
disease. It is the great blood purifier
and alterative, and as a remedy for con
sumption, bronchitis, and all diseases of
a wasting nature, its influence is rapid,
efficacious and permanent. Sold every
where. d&wlw
Williamson & Co. struck on a novel
idea lo straighten the walls ot their new
building. They Slowed some of their
beautiful Carpets and Art Squares on the
opposite side fom which the walls wer
leaning and drew them back to their
right position. - N w thev will fill the
h so full of first class "furniture that
it wiy ompelled to stand plumb, db't
You wsut to see that 2.00 Gout But
tin Shoe at J. O. Howell's.
SEW AD VERTIS hi M K NTS
ALU ABLE FARM ON H05ll.s tu; WALK.
I will sell tue farm where I now rtstdeoh
Hominy, containing 8" acres, half of it Hie line
bottom land. Geo! dwelling un.l ontnonses ou
tbe place. Apply to W. II. JONES.
ozt 11 Hoiniuy, Jf. C
ORItt.R
SuhmltllHtr to the ProyUot Bnncamh, prop,
astllon to nulliurltr a tubic-lpllon larir
ti UallroadM.
Ol-'MtE OF BOABO OF CoMllls-ilOSERS.
)ABO OF CoMllts-ilOSERS.1
Buncombe County. y
tile, N. :..Oct, !, 18-ST. (
AsUev
The Board met aceor.llnij lo sojournment.
Present, J. E. Kankin, Chan-ram ; J. A. Ragtu,
T. D. Britain, J. O. Curtis an I J. P. Welli, ujeo).'
bcrs.
The question of s-ibscrihing stock to the several
railroad companies hereinafter referred to coir
ing before Hie Board for consideration, the
Board hereby adopt the followiuB proposition,
ami orders the same to be entered of record: that
is to say :
hereas, the Carolina Central Railway torn,
pany has a charter to construct a railroad from
the city nf Wilmington, m this State, to or near
the mosKlgiblc point on the llneof division be
tweeJ this Kia e and the State of Tennessee or
Virginia, or cither or both of them, aud has
completed and is operating said road to the town
i of Ratlierfordton, about forty miles southeast ol
Asheville; sad
Whereas. The Carolina, Kn(,yille & Western
Railroad company has a charter to construct a
railroad from the South Carolina-liug fo the Ten
nessee line; and
Whereas The Aslieville fc Barnsville Railroad
company lusn charter authorizing itro construct
a railroad from Asheville, by way of Wea7erville
through the counties of Madison ard Yancey, to
Cranb rr, iu the county of Mitchell, oi sonio
otherpolut in said county, or to ,he Tennessee
line at any other point la the counties ot Yancey
or Mitchell, connecting witK the Tennessee, lion
Mountain Jfc Carolina Railroad; aud
Whereas, It is represented that said railroad
companies propose to extend their roads Into oi
through the county cf Buncombe, and that a sub.
scription to thelrcapital stock by the saia county
of Btncombe is necessary to aid iu the comple
tion of said several railroads, in whirh the citi
zens of the coun'y have a deep interest, the said
Board of Commissioners do submit to the people
of Buncombe county the question whether they
will authorize a subscription of One Hundred
Thousnd Dollars (J100.000) in the bonds of the
county, to the capital stock of the said Carolina
Central Railway company ; a subscription of Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars (Si00,000) in bonds of
the ejunty, to the capital stock of the Carolina,
Knoxvi.le 4 Western Railroad company; and a'
subscription of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
(S100.000) to the said Asheville Sc Burnsville Rail,
road coamany; all upon the following terms anil
conditions," that is to say :
1. That the principal of said bonds fhall be pay
able at the cud ot thirty years from the date of
their issue.
2. That they shall bear interest at the rate of
four per cent per annum, payable semi-annually,
for which r moons shall be attached to each bond,
the said interest to be payable at such time and
place us the Board ol County Commissioners may
herea fte r detc rm i n e.
3. That the said bonds sha'l not fcc issued, paid
out or delivered to the Carolina Central Kailway
company, until its road shall he completed aud
Its cars running from i'spresem terminus through
Fairvi-w tow. ship, tn this county, to the citv of
Asheville;
Kor to the said Carolina, Knoxville Western
Railroad company, ui til iu road shal' be cooi
o'cted from its present te-in!nns through Avery's
Creek township, to the city of Aslieville, thence
through Leicester an ' Sandy Mush townships, iu
the direction orKnoxvilie. and the cars rutin ug
thereon :
Nor to the said Asheville .1- Burnsville Railroad
company, until its road shall be completed
through Big Ivy, Flat Creek and Reems Creek
'.owuships, by way of Weavcrville to th city ot
Asheville. and the cirs running tbereon.
Provided, however, Th t in case either one of
the said Railroad companies shall not accept
within a reasonable time (and this sha'l be deter
mined by the si.d Board of Commissioners) and
m good taith enter upon the work ol tuilding
its said railroad, as n, reinbefore provided, or In
case it shall commence said work and fiil to
prosecute the same with reasonable vigor and ex
pedition, then the sid Board of Commissioners
shall have tbe power, and It shall be their duty
to refuse to subscribe said stock at all, and they
may ia such case. In their discretion, subscribe
said et ck, and deliver said bonds, intended for
the company so fa.i;B asafoitald, to any other
railroad company or companies ttat shall, within
a reaso table time thereafter, complete a railroad
through the saire ton a ships respectively as here
inbefore provided.
Provided, further. That the subscription oi
stock to a- Id companies respectively shall not be
considered as made, or th' proposition to sub
scribe the same, as of any binding force, until the
said Board of County Commissionei s, by
themselves or their regularly constituted agent,
shall have actually entered the same upon the
books of the said companies respectively, and
said subscription shall only be made upon the
condition, tl at no other stock shall have prefer
ence over the said stock :
And provided further, That the sid boudsshai;
te made of such denominations as the Board of
County Commissioners may deem proper, and the
coupons attached thereto shall be receivable iu
payment of county taxes.
To the end that the people of the county may
have the opportunity to decide for themselves.
whether or not they will authorize the said sub
scriptions of stock to be made lo the several rail
road companies aforesaid, on the terms and con
ditions set tor'.h above; the Board ol Commission
ers of Buncombe County, by a majority vote,
hereby ordr :
That the Sheriff of Buncombe county proceed
to open and hold an election at the different
places of holding elections in said county in ac--0
cordaiice with an . under the laws and regula
tions provided lor the election of members or the
General Assembly, on Saturday the 19th day ot
November, 16.-I.ai wnicn lime the qualified vo
ters of said county shall vote upon the question
ol said svbscriptious on behalf of the county, and
every vo tr who shall desire to vote for the said
Buoscriimuus un ucpusil a Daiiot on ivhicii
shall be written or printed the word "Subscrlu-
tlon, ana inose wno are opposed to such gul
scription, snail drosit a ballot, on which shall
be written or pr'nted the woids ' No SubscriD.
tiou." and the aaiJ SherilT shall c..nse the result
of said eiectiou to t certified to tbii Board! at
its regular meeting in Deoeu.ber next, aa requir
ed by law.
By ordi rof the Board.
Oct li, is7. J .. Rankin, ca n.
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