THC ASHEVILLE GAZETTE DEO. 7, IS&7.
I V ; CITY NEWS lU BBIEF-
AT THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
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Jave you any dates? If not
you can buy. more good
'new dates lor "your money
at ALLEN'S; opposite post
officv than anywbeje.else..
Don't pay ovtrlOc pound,
for dates. We bave just re
ceived a big shipment of
new figs, dates,1 raisins,
nurs: Also some fine Flor
ida ' oranges, - bananas, fine
candied, etc ' See our 3tI(j
box of gne stationery for
25c. , Be sure you go to Al
len's,' it's headquarters.
THE i WEATHER.
Wshington.lDei 6.-Fair, .warmer. "
The following, temperatures prevailed at
8 a.'-m'..: .-'. -
Atlanta,
. . so v air
. .,30 -Fair-.
Boston,
m 4
Chieago '.'i. .
Cincinnati ;
Raleigh
Jacksonville
INfrw York .
Washington
24 CIpudy
32 Cloudy
m. f
34 Fair -
38 Fair'
...34 Fair
62 Fair ,
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Dr. H. J. Chapman, in charge of the gov
ernment weather bureau at the Winy ah,
reported at 9 o'clock last night the fol
lowing -? weather conditloaf prevailing in
Asheville: . - " ' ? " j
tPTti-nerature for the day. . . 45
lutnimnni tmDeTa'ture for - the . day. 24
,i,.,A tpminrature for the dav. ..... 35
Awratre relative humidity....... . 69 1
iD.rtm.AtM o-t q n m . .27.80 iSitaitionary,
udiviunvi " . . - i
Local Business Items of Interest.
rrrcr-ir. nAV aw nTJ'ir!!! TS OVER..
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But the1 time ior your Christmas Photos
Is at .hand; tli rush hsas - commenced, at
Liihdsey'"s Art Parlors.' So 'Vera had" bestl
get your order in now or you win 'De too
late.
Frank Hello, Ed! You're diked out to-
day.- Where'd you. get that new suit at-'
Ed O, this is one of them handsome
$10.1)0 suits that Alexander & courtr. ' sen
this week for 57.50.
Frank Great Jeosophat! that all "
cost? "I'll have me one before tomorrow
night. ' ": - 7 t " v I
iDouble .strength horehound tablets made
(fresh every day at The Alcazar. .
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In selecting' your Hairaess your life is lat
stake. J.M. Alexander has the best. No.
11 Nortwest Court Square.
CUT' WITH A KNIFE
the price on all $10.00 suits this 'week, to
$7.50 at Alexander &-JCourtney s. v-
GOOD, established, paying. . business fori
sale. For parculars- address Box .705,
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Try our peahtit brittle,' made fresh every l
.r- .-tg,
All kinds'bf 'cheese 'can be had sliced for
table uset Gross. h r
All kinds of.salads.iurnished. to house
keepers at Gross'.: ,: ,.r , ., .
New Yoykr Imported Bologna and frank-j
rureters at Gross'.
Sweet,' Florida oranges at The Alcazar, J
8 Patton- avenue
Boiled' hanv by the - pound at. Gross'.
Go to Gross; for fry in the box.
TENNY'S
JejBfity eft pat WBiit
tie. Cocoanut Crisp that is
Crisp, made by the finest
candy company in America,
Tenny Co., only 10c pack-
age. Honey and molases
candy kisses 5c box.
WKISS-ME"CAIIDY STORE
8 -North Court Square, - '
leadouBrand
SUGAR CORN.
When I say that s this
is a good" article itlie
.. trade can ' depend on
This corn must .go. at
$1.00 per dozen, or 10 . J
. ce QXS ior one can.
mtn wnrnMn
TKSpot . Gash Store.
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I ( tMr. Fred' 'Hull, who has been 111 for some
time, is reported -nobetter.. . - J ;
Colonel ' Cameron is reported, as still in
a critical condition. : , '.' ,
C F.' Hay has a pretty display of dolls
and Christmas tree ornamemsJii his street
show "window. - f n . - : -
; - John Ballard of ' Reems creek, brought
itOi the city yesterday a quanity ... o apples
of a very, fine variety. . V
IMr. Leather a well known horse dealer
from Tennessee, is at Wiley Browns liv
ery stable "with a lot o'f fine blooded horses
for sale. ( ' ' - '
"Capt. W. J. Hannah", -with fdrtynthree of
the Kichland (Rifles, arrived lasit might and
will take part in thee ClingmanoDsequies
today. ' 1 1 " '
"Master of the Situation" will be subject
of lecture of tR. -R. Swope;- rector of All
Souls'-- church at Blltmore, at the Young
'Men's Insti'tuite ithis evening at 8:30. ,
. Turner MWarson, who it Is 'alleged stole
some money from Walter Crook Saturday
night, was bound -over to court yesterday
in the sum o'f $100 by Justice Van Gil
der. . -f- ' f4j;::v -svo-.
The notice,. ;to magistrates recent y pub
lished In . the Gazette, has had the effect
t!o bring to (the clerk's "oflke a number of
reports . from justices of ? the peace, some
thing unusual in Buncombe county. .,
The Rit. Rev.' T. XL Dudley, D.D., will
preach" a special sermon on next Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock at ; St. ' (Matthias
Episcopal church to the 'Brotherhood of St.
Ahdrew. The putolic is cordially invited to
be present. :. -- : rv-
" The. ladies of Woman's Foreign Mission
society who . met in the parlor of Mrs.
Turner on Friday afternoon decided to
have a called meeting of their body on
Thursday ,the 9th,- at 3:30 p. m.. Impor-
tant 'bus-Mess : under "consideratibn. and a
full nd1 prompt' attendance is urged
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iux-jsnerin; u. iieynoiaa, - on oi me
'eillgibles" who was recently assigned to
duty as "store keeiper in Wilkes eounfty,
has given notice to Collector Har kins that
i rt a " 1 J. 11 a. t' , j a x ' j.
ne couia noi nil xne appuiuumeui at yres
ent, by reason of sickness in his family,
The National Educational' association
department of superintendein'ce, will hold
its annual session at Cha.tltanoo'ga, Feb-
ruary 22-(24. Prof. D. L. Ellis, supervisor
of oirtlic-schoola. has been sriven a lace
on .ne program ito .discuss, the subject
Summer Schools for TeacheTs.'
,Migs rjalsy Smith, a daughter of Dr. T.
C. Smith, who filled the unexpired term
0f -Pro. Graftrau as organist In Central
(Methodist ' church, bas been elected orga-
hist for - the ensuing year. 'Miss- Smith
-has haA mnut eTcn-ellGTnt trfllniner land the
church is to be eoneraJtulated on- eefttina
her services.
The Asheville Cigar-' company received
yesterday . through R. R. Porter a large a
a,fge order from a New York firm for
their celebrtrd "Havana Mixture smoking
tobacco.' THis firm is i acouirinff ouite' a
retmtfatton on their goods. The quality of
tthe goods they manufacture and the fair-
ness with which they, treat their custo
mers is rapidly bringing them to the front
as -one of. the leading firms in the state
in the manufacturing of cigars and-smok-
ing ,iooaeco.
SERIOUS' AFFRAY.
The tunnel on Blue Ridgev eighteen miles
east of the city, was the scene of a bloody
encounter last Friday might, warticipated
'in by a well knowp younig man of this
counlty by the name of W. Y. Hemphill,
and Dave Pressly. Hemphill was badly
h eaten and his wounds may prove fatal.
It is claimed that his assaiianlt did his
sbastly work by the use of brass fcnucks
Hemphill's jawbone is thought to be
broken and his entire 4ace is horribly man
gled. He was brought t& Asheville Sun
day and pilaced in the hospital, where- he
is receiving every - possible attenition. It
seems that th'is unfortunate affray was the
outcome of a drunken debauch -on the part
o'f both men. , Hemphill is well known in
this county and. belongs to a good family
f- 'MIARRTAIGBI liTOENSBS.
Licenses have been issued for the mar
riage of the following persons :
Thomas Perry and Bessie ' Dawson. -John
Lakey and Gertrude 1 MdOlain, all
white and of Buncombe county.
KEEP your blood pure, your appe
tite good, your digestion perfect
bv takina- Hood's Rarsflnnrilla. -wriinri
has power to keep you, WELL.
Special lot of one and two gallon
earthen Stew Pots with covers
v Large size Coal Scuttle
; 2ttc.
Asheville China Co ,
12 N. Court Square.
THIS SPACE
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Packet Book
Mr. Pete Baker, the well known dialect j
comedian and his merry company, were
greeted by a large audience last evening at
the -Grand opera house. .The initial per
formance, "Chris and Liens," pjoved Dne
cf the b&! aittracitiohs presented iln
Asheville this sea'son, and above the aver
age -of the popular price plays which have
exhibited in this city, j i; ' 2 , ': . j
Pete Baker is one of the best 'dialect '
-comedians On the stage and he. was seen
to great advantage last night in "Chrds
Schuilt?erholtzbofiin" and "he Emigrant
Boy." A variety oft pletasing specialties
were introduced, notably among which
was the duet by Miss Lincoln, the grace
ful and clever soubrette, and Mr. Baker,'
also the superb danoing of Miss Itfncolfa,
the singing of : Baby .-Cecil,' five years of
a era 10 tj TW,i TJoVc'o wrUol. (Cbvnt nil
I Our Dining Oar Special Collee 1
s Is the b&st sold in the city at
I 35 cts Per Poind. 3 Pounds lor $1. 1
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DR.
Dentist
Formerly demonstrator of "opieratlve dent
itry at Penna College of Dental Surgery,
Philadelphia.. ..,.-.,.,
Nitrous oxide gas administered. . j-
Drhumor B ock, " Room 9,
50 Patton Ayenu&. y '"-
Our Domestic; Nut
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Is the very highest grade "we tan buy.
You will find that a scuttle full of it will
do as much -toward heating your home as
two scuttles of t cheap coal. 7 .tl; y
A ton of it weighs a full, round ton.
GAROLIHA GOAL GO.
23 Patton Ave :
J-";;; Phone 130,4
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Coy
Nations" in ten different dialects. The
hits were the dialect song and the danc-
ing of Miss Uincoln.
The . audience was generous' Jul its ap
plause and , the encores were cheerfully
responded to. ,
"Bis mark," a comedy introducing a va
riety of 'burlesques is billed for . tonight.
Incidental to the play Mr. Baker Will give
some original specialties. He will as
sume the role of a German actor and will
recite a parody on Hamlet's soliloquy.
His company has a week's engagement,
playing at popular prices., - They will , give
a different performance each night.
A matinee will be given Saturday after
noon, at which' a general' admission price
of ten cents will be charged. No extra
..a. x in n a .
The Holiday Books
are ready in great variety. Noth
ing makes a-' more welcome present than a
book. We have books for all ages and all
tastes, from the picture book for the baby
to the historical or religious book for
grandfather. Christmas cards and souven
Irs of all sorts are especially dainty and
attractive this year. Come in and look
around while the stock is fresh and un
broken.
ROGERS' BOOK STORE,
22 SOUTH MAIN STREET.
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DR. GEO. THRASH,
SURGERY MD MEDICINE.
Office and Residence,
Phone 211. 24 South Main St.
BON-BONS
A.2STD-
CHOCOLATE
Received i twice weekly ; :
at their selling "agents. ,
Heinitsh & Reagan
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DraggistsV'.-'
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Church ' St and Patton- AveJ
nnri'T nn it
DonU try, to do pour own laundry work.
Don't have anything to do with It Dout
go bo a ilaurJo' iwher .you i have 'to tell
them ' how to do your work. .. That's al
most as much bother (as doing it yourself.
Send your doses to ua, and you. shall have
them just ass you like them, Just when you
want them. We use no injurious cnem
icaits. We don't tear tJhe fabric
Asheville Steam launifrvi
Phone 95. 43 West Couege street.
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Ride on the
Ocean
With one of our wheels,
but you can ride about any
where else with absolute safe
ty and with the assurance that
your wheel won't break down
and get out of order.
You
Can
is a strong, durable wheel, built tor both speed and strength and
is guaranteed to be "just a little better than the best."
ASHEVILLE CYCLE COMPANY,
Eugene C. Sawyer. Mgr.,
Telephone 228. 47 Patton Avenue.
II
aces.
FINEST GOLD LEAP TOBACCO FOR
PIPES AND CIGARETTES. THIS TO
BACCO IS GROWN IN A SECTION OF
NORTH CAROLINA KNOWN AS SHAKE
RAG,,. FAMOUS-., FOR PRODUCING
BRIGHT. GOLDEN LEAF. ITS ONLY
TEN. CENTS. TRY.A PACKAGE. A
CIGARETTE BOOK WITH EACH PACK
AGE. L. ciiOMBERG
Sole Agt for Asheville.
The Leading Cigar Store,
17 Patton 'Avenue.
Free Reading Room in rear of store,
handsomely flexed for the public.
NORTH ASHEVILLE
Market
AND VEGETABES.
33 East St. Phone 209.
ONLY ME A.T MARKET IN
DOUBLED AY.
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: FROZEN UNDBR ICE.
The fattest, sweetest, Juciest, best tast
ing, highest flavored, tenderest, quickest
and most easily cooked roasts,steaks and
stews always on hand.
UP-TO-DATE ' .
Cigar Store !
I: have been in the Tobacco business for
many years as Manufacturer, Wholesaler
and "Retailer. You will find In my store
what will suit your taste and pocket hook
in domestic 'and imported cigars and In
the pipe tobacco line. J have all varieties
of goods, from the, costliest to the cheap-
est.-;f---.'L .f zf -'';- v ,
! See my fine line f stationary, etc., at
reduced prices. Dally papers and ' maga
zlnes ' ' f'y ' ' , , L
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CrOODLA
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' : . '63 PATTON ATENUE.t . '
Seductive andIrresistible
to the tired 'business man is a cheerful
fire.a loving wife and an easy arm chair.
Comfort ; and contentment are engendered
by the hypnotic influence of a bright fire
made from our Jelli coal, in either stove
or grate. You don't buy dirt and stones
in our coal. It is the best mined, and our
prices are within reach.
Asheville Ice and Coal Company,
34 PATTON AVENUE.
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STIKELEATHER-M'CONNELL.
F. Stikelea'ther, Jr., of the Asheville
Transfer company, and Miss Hattie Mc-
CoaneKl of this city will be married today
at Sta-tesville. Mr. and" Mrs. Stikeleather
will make Asheville their home.
AREND-SMITH.
The marriage of Miss Berta Smith to Mr.
Arend will Occur in the First Baiptist
church at noon tomorrow, .
Just try a box of Casoarets, the finest
liver and bowel regulator ever made. At
Pelham's, Pharmacy. ;
PRIVATE SANITORIUM,
64 Haywood Street
Nervous and Surgical Cases a
specialty. Trained Nurses. No
tuberculous patiens admitted.
If you are not
HAP
Sill USILUNIlif
To your otn interests; you will rend your
work to the Model Steam Laundry, 3hurck
street. VWe have tbe,. latest and best mi
chinery and do the best -work.
'JL.
ItOBEL
STEA A LAUNDRY
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Opposite Poetofflce.
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