Buy your Magazines, Ne7S-
. .V v papers, etc., "at ; -ALLEN'S,
, Opposite ; 0.
;;:CIEADQUARTERO
ijf Fruits Candies, Cigars;
Tobacco, Pipes; Stationery,
s'llews, Magazines,-etc. Vv;.
7 ,
fry OnrTenns's Brittle atiOc.
the weather;
By Teiegraptn to iuk juz.-cm.w. , -,r j -v
The following temperatures prevailed at
Asheville . . V.v. . . . . ... . . 28 ' :
Boston- Y.-..Cfcmd
Chicago . 7. .VT, : ,: : .. .28 Ciondy
Cincinnati-:..'...........-" 36 Rain
"Raleigh 28 Cloudy
JDacksonvilie . . . 7..-. ........ U Cloudy
New Yofk .,(...- 30 Cloudy
Washington ... 24 Cloudy
- Dr. K. J. Chapman, in chargejof the gov-
rsported ; at 9 o'clock ' last night; the, . fol
lowing weather :, condiUon ..prevailing : . in
. -1 111 . - - w I
C Maximum temperature for the.tfay 53
r Minimum - temperature f or the oay . ; .. : Z3
.-; A vera ere imoerature lor., the" day .'. ". . . 32
sAveiage mliifiTe humidity.". . . ... . .'. . . 66
Barometer t 9 p. m.,-. 27.96. Failing.
- NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. ;
' Advertisements tor Jne uazetre
to receive proper attention must be.
receiveq at tne,omce Dei9re pm.
' on the day-proceeding .their v publi
dispfay advertisements and is yfor-
ithv of attention : bv all merchants
wno aesire tneir. announcements
- attractively displayed. " t
LtJ Y KEWS IN BRIEF.
-. (Bom to Mr, and) (Mrs. Geo. H.' &tarnes
' on. . . " - . ri - ;
morrow. 1 1- .
- VTobtt midteibrand Is crftlcally- 411 aV-hls
- Simmfi tn Ohxrnn'a dura' : :' . ....
- " W. 'B. fimiftn has' opened grocery store
on College streets' ;No,43.' '
A meetiiis'of the county" medical board
wlU'b Jseid Komorrow evening, t 'Is y'
"The Oasrolina Coal eompi2yslivering
coal at the ite of ninety tonar pet lay.-
.viited, , 'v.J- " " rv-!.--CSerk
Caithey, after a -severe ii loess -of
v several days -wa able no 'be on duty yes
ftercta.. . - 4. ?a J-
The board of trade meets Tuesday even-
Main etreet."-' . v - .
; : The conditlon of General "Vance was re
r: ported " yesterday: afternoon as being con-
, -.iTh Swannanoa Dodge,-No.' 56, X O.' O.
F., will confer the first degree at their
tjneeting Tuesday night.. . x
, will .e held tomorrowevening. 'iA'large
attendance Is desired. " " "" r -,
Mr. J. Ij. Leary'-bWrecei v ed an order f of
' 300 Ironing .boards- from an agent in Ashe
rille. .Waynesvllle Courier. ; '
t ., tCr.i . r
Muss Grace Jones-will entertain ta nuin
. ter'of her- friends af cards Tuesday even
, log at herJwme .on Clayton street- . ,
iv- Ji tB. S." Mclsatosit company Jhave a -very
r aoDraictJVei -iWlni containing I Klondike
scemes'by Messrs., (Boyce & Ketclsuan; rt
Senator 1 James aZ Moody was "In " town
yesterday and stated that he ii not a -can
didate - ftr the- criminal court judgeship.
-There will be meetlnr 5of :the board of
darectors of the Y. M. C. A. to-morrow af
ternoon at. 5 MJ'elocM Various reports WiU
be made.' v - - r.--
,
- - CJhas. fWhlte ias sold: bis stock of -con-fedono
at 22 (North Court Place to Ohai.
G. (Lee1,, who wiM adhl them to his etock on
Sourth iMain etreet. v , v- .1
There will be a meeting' of the Flower
- Mission (at Mrs.' J. A. 'Burrougha, to-mor-row
afternoon, at 3:20 n: mj. a fiii
W- - - m. wwAS,.
4nce1a requested.- v. "l " - , i '
1 . ml 7' r f'"""" i , -X
The court house park looks" Mke a' stone
5 Urry wfi'Jh;. more tihan onte hunxire& huge
gray granite, blocks now on hand for the
jVanoe anomument. i , ',.--4- r-J
y
iA oaJied 'meeting 'of Zeb; Vance camp,
"U- C V., will be toeCd to "Hilllard hall to
.moriow morning at 10 o'clock.- AH' mem
bers are, requested to be present.
.The regular monthly; -meeting .of the
Asheville Typographical Union will be oeld
. to-morrow evening at 6 p. ml "All mem
bers are requested to le present - -'
Rev. R. V. Miller wUl deilver i'address
'At the Y.- M. C. i A.' this atftemoon at: 4:30
ro'clock. Both ladies and gentlemen.' are
invited,. Special music will be furnished, '
- There iwas f meetfing Friday ait Capt
PtalJwOn's office ot the executive missionary
fconumittee smd the trustees of the USpisco
paa tOiurch in the jiirfadictton ol Asheville.
The irons taken from the old "front of the
Mlmnaugh store room , on Patton avenue
ihaye been removed and placed ta the base
; ment of the building by E. R. Glenn, eon-
xractor. - , - - - -
vaaes -were scarce oerore tbe police court
-yesterday. Two negroes were fined $1.00
each for. having thier backs on the street.
and -two men were fined 1.00 and2.00 for'
fighting. - . :
At the Monday evening meting of the Jr."'
.O. U. A; M. the oriental degree -will be con
ferred; the procteeds of wMcn wlM be given
to the orphanage at Tiffin, O. A full At
iendanee' i3 requested." . - -
' 1 -' ' - ' - - -
Rer. E." E. Folk, editor of the Baptist nd
Reflector, and. secretary .of the . Southern
Baptist ".Press aasoeia.tlon, . 4a here - from
Naishvillo. looking af ter.the intterests of the
association xonventaon . wliBch wjll be held
here on March 9 and 10 inclusive.-- " " "
1 The Johnston-Garrett, wedding wMch
was to'have occurred on fhe 9th, Unas been
postponed until tbeJ. 22rwi, "owing to Mr.
Joihnson's Inability to leave the government
work at KeyWest.' ; v-r-'-
tMarcwha Erwia end -Henry B. Steplhena,
two of AheviH,e' promising young, law
yers,! 'have . fttrtmed law; co-parn ership ,
and -will-occupy ho-ult ot .rooms formier--
ry occupied-by tMiaircuar Erwdn and Charles
xneiwinaow or;'iJUmxerg.cig5ur store-xa
Pat ton, avenue 1a decorated"wlth a display
of the ickt given thejcontestanta -. for .a
prize on -ne..jtrenus wneei. " :i ne pnze tn-ia
week is a' ban of Blomberg's "Selectos,"; a
vAs Jieretofore stated 4n :the Gazette the
'xamlnatkt'vor4officr8vby',the:potoffie
xamincng tKard occurs in this cfty on the
18th inst.. Potmaeter RoKins claiims ythat
the 1oard' has mo rlgtit to' eooamine em-.
ployeS in pte off toe JPor eeryice to other, de-I
partmencs ana as not muon pjeasea wiub
the coWoe sent out; -
TwKslerks'lntne"federa-ooiirt- clerk's
office have been engaged tin epreadong upon
the records" the bills of-indictment: against
Messrs. PenJand, : Breeae and Dickinson.
Bach bill contains about dxty-bc counto,
and cover lover; 100 pages each. I .Estimated
at the progress made yesterday the deputy -
tbin'ka it will take ten days to-complete the
work of iecordlng iJie three bills. " ,
r Several , of 4he young " men of the" city
hate planned a rabbit chase for Wednes-
day. v Mr. and Mrs. J. BJd.' Rumbough have
he placed several dozens pairs of hose from
"his new machine tat - Grange, says the
French-Broad Hustler. -He manufactures
an: excellent arUcle and finds a ready sale
for -all the" goods he can furnish," His new
knitting : mlls promiBe-to be a permanent
fixture - among ..Transylvaniafa enterprises.
'- - - f -. . . . -
Jtiatioe JackXJampbell ttifad vbefore.. Mm
yesterday two negroe3r. John Avery. -nd
Mcse Nai,- wlho ; were arrested tor "stealr
log thickens from S4ts. Stocfej on-cm Flint
treetTiJje evidence- sfhowed that tfhey Shad
been seen ' with .t!he staick wlhdclh ' was ater.i
wards fcnand wi th six chickens in it-i-They
were bound to court in t!he sum of $150, and
fn default were eommitijed to faiii. . --j
(Deputy Coltectora A.-. C- Patltersonand
-A.- B. Alken and -Deputy- (Marshal .Robertson:-
returned yesterday afternoon from a
raid .ia Polk county. NTr XX "-. Yesterday
acorning to 4e lower- edge' of "Polk county
they -destroyed two large JdHstilleriesl and $
captnsre'a Xour.wlhf te men whom (.ihey-turned
over to th , "North lOarollna . United 'States
auithcrtaes-abiaaifburg Herald. -1 , J
Waitt Ybiiivl J
Prescriptibnrri
J 'Wettrink; w6deseryeTt:;We"fJ
" have- spent v time and "' money
I xperf ecting this branch of our; 1
f , business.- It 1 isn't; Jan :easyT
thing "to cbmpouuds a : re-y?
X scnption it requires care and .
i brains it requires : accuracy,-1
- and practice," - . j 4
You place ; implicit conn- 1
T dence in your physician, who T
prescribes the- medicine and -
I- the druggist who compounds t
J it!"' We f realize ; this Jfully
ahd:"acf accordingly., We
I want you to have everyxoiifi--ft
T dence in us-werwrantyour T
-prescription trader. VVe have
J. made a specialty of;; this Hnec J
t weiwill appreciate your Jrustol
1 1 None but "graduated "phat-- ?
macists fill precriptions at "y I
J. B. S. nclllTOSH,
7 wTr BUCoisSOR lO'
The White 6 Smith :Drug Co
-A liaTge numiberotf paBseceer s.gen)ts are
n.t!he city," wfoo ere'soliclfctins Klonidikers;
Amomg them are from Atlanta: W.i R. Fa-
Ban; of the SourUhem Paofflc i Fred D. Buah.
of he Louisville and fNashviile; S. lit Par
rott, of the uenapbas and Qhaxl-esffcoai. and
J.J:- Farry,- of IJie Northern Pacific, head-
quareers at Cisma;tlf-nd i; E. Retlaasider.
of the Southern. Ptbciflcy with headquarters
at CJhattJanooga. - V; f
- JTust try a box of Cascarets; the finest
liver, and bowel regulator ever mads. At
Pslham Pharmacy. , r - - . :
We Do fldt Have to Tell
You any fairy txls atout our'eoal that
you may. see its superior qualities. Make
your fire and it will speak ' for ' itself.
Burning, it stands out liks plcturs and
I heats 12V m vrAiw an A it fa miA I
is all thers. - - -
nnnT T'H nCnfC
; 2 f , I f ! f : 1 1 U ' Z
.kwaM i - w- Ilm -ssJm
L oo p.; ;
" PlltHO Z0 " ' J -
uouewxccu ""j w.our iio ana rouniain ; fens worK, eise your money DacK
WoTto a niacenear the old vSSe hSSse 1 They come in fine,' medium" and stub points and ewe have1 so . many, of
on the river. Ten or fifteen -of AshevilBe'sjeachweeel'sure.we- C?J1 Suit wyottT; "No --trouble to try - SaVes SQ
-young Jadies will be in the party. Twenty- m'Uch diDDinff ? - i " - . . '--tl a U " -
five dogs hare been secured for the chase. I- . . i-V - - ""J '1 -V; -
. Charles M. Orr, of Grange, was here this T; f-4 Vir-Tk Ll - gn'-L' ' " l'-rtf'
week on his return-from Asheville, where . L3f flC fC f Hisff:rl V3 f -
til
Free-42 Boys' Suits
' chance for boys to et new- suits free. ;YVe want very.
- boy in sheville and; vicinity, to write, us -an "aid."fin other. Jl-
- v words lend us your brains--we're,
rV 'them:--, i ;- : .. ';v
v,v""- r Wejwant every, boy tindesr
F v ; 'Asheville to write and bring -
v.-V;25tli, fivexeasons why ALIkVBO YS SHOULD BUY- k-
THEIR. CLOTHIN.G, CAPS, ETC.; FROM, ALEXAN- . -
: ;:der .cdURTKY.d : 4 c; .yJ; .ic
: Contestants tinder 1 1 vears 6f age wilt be considered.sepa- ;r
' V rate from ..those between .ii
. . .
.nave equal cnance;- nence-me-poy unuer . jiiwnose
x ' If'atL" t (or i.fivel' teasons); shall- be'adjudged .thetest
r , r-i-wui :geiiree.-nis;.cnoiceiot our 5.00 suits ;.anu frxne- uoy j.-v ,
- i"betweeri i i and 16 who writes the best "ad (or 5 iniaisons)..
i V-i "is choice of our 5.00 suits.also.'; Zz : - ,7. :.rr
- V. ; Write out your feasonsnurnbeTihg them 1 ; 2, 3, ,4r-5 ign
. -y our. name, address "and age"at bottom anxlletciis" have, it't.
-.c;-as soon as possible: ;T i'--2f''''::LS iTJiy-
t "V"s-We "wul:'giyef alconlestants a special, discount1 of "o per ' r J;
I-.- Vcent; on all they buy from us lurin&Fjebruary -V-V; H- -
; - - ane contesx wiiioe-aeciuea oy.na comminee wno wiu oox - r
v;Lkriow'the name of .anyvcontestant. - ' "1 1 '-sr -Z -
AlexiiidrCoiirtitey, 1 v ; 50 Pattoh Avi&niie.
c
C andf convenient toJiave,'apefiilri:'y6ur-pbcke't hUed ami
jm- -c
3
and we will be able to
snowtm some-
and;w&waiit76tt t6 comer and; see ftfaemand pass
yurjudgment-on tbeir: appearance and see if you
are nQt ot the same opinion we are about tbem-that
they an:t be beat at any pnce.. : ; . f ... 4 J
ASI3EIILLE eVCLEI 00DPIDV,
Eugen C.
-TelejpHone 228.
J i
, C0LD1VEATHER GOODS. J "I
v? - 1 ' . - - - - - - : ,
You may need thenv If o, bargain
ban be secured 1m the following articles :
Men's Sweaters," Men's Woolen Underwear,
Men's and Boy's heavy .Overcoats and Ul
sters. Just a small lot in each of me above
Unes kt, and they mast be sold. ' : ;J '
39 m iMain jjtreeu .1
? JFIVH TOJJrJARS FOR TESN .OESNTS 1
" (Alexander & Courtney's ad. tells how to
gett $5.00 Shoes for Ten Cents; and $3.00
Shoes at less than nothimg.- - 805-?
?"Alft 'AsSheviUe .ipeoplfi who are going to
Klomdl ke,' as - "wel 1 as tfhose' wlio ataylai
home atouad try -tSie Juicy fresih m-dat (U be
had ut A. (M. GoodHaike's,' S3 (East etreet.
Phone 209." . . ' - - -
.. .ijDRr-GEQ.'iTHBASH, ;i :
SUK6ERT. -ANI) MEDICINE;
?-OOoq and Residence, V. j
Phone 211;,-- ; - 24 South. Main Sfe.
PRIVATE SANATORIUM,
64 Havarood Street- rf
Nervbus"'and : Surgical :.Cases a
J" --". ;r" . ' -
specialty; -Trainedurses. r No
bercouspatientsadmittebi
CaKes and Walers.
ReceptibmFlakes
X Raysf -
Please MeSaltinesC
nairy unsps,
Tea wafers, rv j
Jelly Wafers, :
? Marshmallow Wafers,; -Almond
Wafers,;- ,
ThQ TidrJ Wave, . . : i -Pecan
IJarshmallows "
1 Almond 7afers.
flnTTh'n' "0
UUtiU
16,N; Coiirt Place
1
tnmrvr- Mm
SlTilillfiv"
m ua tuvuvj a
vorili .25,00. mcIl
witting to pay .for 'heiise-
- 1 i. J-;c. .-
16 years ox ager'm and around.
or send to us before February -
and ;16, o that. the little boys
.t t - j .---"
, V! -
&
22. Soitr Main Street.
Sawyer, -MgrJ;
47 Patton Avenue. -
fq;
Meats
Poultry and" Game,
CALL' ON
HILDEBRAHD MILLER,
1 t ' CITY &l ABKET. f
r
DENTIST,
Formerly .demonstrator of olperative dent
istrj at Penna College of Dental Surgery,
Philadelphia.. a
' -Nitrous oxida adminlstsrsd."" -.
Drnumor Biock, : -i noom 9,
Phone 349. - r- 50 Patton Avenua.
1 t-!..V
GOB?; LIVER
wV Jt'
1
A Perfect- and t Tasteless
Preparation "of the Extract
of Cod Liver Oil. t : ; : ;
5 -t : Drufloistsi
Fresh
Vambole
O
Ch-rctt St and Patton Ave.
H P p.- -JC
! cC- - "
iOD'T BOTiV
JDonf try to do your own laundry wort
Doat have anything to" do lrtOx ILvEjoat
go- to-, a . laundry; wliere "you h&v to : tetl
them how to' do your work. That's al
most'as much bother as doing it yourself.
Send your clothes to us, and you . shair have
them Just as you like them. Just when you
want them,-. We . use no Injurious ' chem
icals.: We don't tear the fabric .
AsheyHIe SieamELaundrv,
Phone. S5,
.43 "West College street.
J AS. KSAWYEB, President.
Oapitsil Stools:
hPPFsiUtiesior Doing a General
MankmgMusiness. .
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
f rSAFB DEPOSIT
J.. WNorwood, "Pfesident,
BlpiDOElTlONAIiBANK,
-: -; , ; ASHEVILLE, N: C; :
' Vt r,SoUPits a Portion of the; patronage of the publicrWe Guarant
du uubwmers rromptness, Accuracy and Absolute Security, but,
V iWe Pay : No Interest on Deposits.
-; On approved security we hold ourselves in condition to make lib
eral loans at : lowest rates Security, First Rates Next.
:; DiiascTQ-p.s-
W. JiSLATDE CJAS." BURROUGHS, - J. E.'daVID
-?r B L?OAS, .-J. W. NORWOOD. . p. McDIVJTT.
BR WIST SLUDER4 Tefler.
Gift
ii
Begins owftlondax?
February ? '98
AVith each roll on my: Fairest
Wheels the customer gets i a ticket
and a couponattached to it with
cbrresponding ; number - Jhe one
holding the lucky number, will get
a . prize. "For ; the Jfirst week the
prize jwiil be one box of . :
:c 60 Blomberg Selecto Cigars
or any leading Five Gent -Cigars
keep in stock, r All who yrill have
such tickets";' bring theni" with you
the following- Monday s when : the
orawmg win taice place. ,
" L BLOMBERG, :
Leading Cigar Store. 17 Pat : Ave.1
NORTH .A.BHBVTLXgTC:
1 , . .4. - '. - .. t
Cfroceriesr;:Ve8nDtab
ana .OystersI
-5
;: PHONE 209.
Onlylleatllarket in Doubleday.
A$l
for 50c
jy e are tired of sell
11
ing to dealers and
1
V IS.:.
1 Tlt wamugyoaaysior
- T H V i-J-
our" money,' so we
will sell to. house
keepers at jobbers
prices- , ".-'iV-
Send g0 OfTS andwe will mai
you postpaid one of 6urbest ' "
Bay , State; Raisin:Ssp!irS ?
guaranteed ;to seed ' one pound of
raisins in five minutes! Sfmnle to
operate and easy toVclean."-- ; f
EASTON SPECIALTTWCO
Distrwmion
O'OBM
3
" -'a
Speali For It.
: Only sajr Word; and ieU what kind
promptly, at as, low a price as we dare
clean; good weight and fine grade, and you
J2i :wR"'-r" Are than our
coal will furnish you. v. - - . -
Ashe-flllilce.and Goal Gompaoy,
, :. 34 PATTOB'AyxiHUB.
!PHOH-a40.
J. B. RANKIN, Cashier.
5
,000.
BOXES FOB RENT
E. Rl Lucas, Cashier
ee
HOUSTON JkIERRIMON,Book-Kcper.
COLUMBUS BUGGY CO'S
Carnages;; Phaetons,
ana -jpuggies just re
ceived; They: are the
standard; of "excellence
and : style; r:;,
AlsaKsKipment of
Emeroii; : & Fisher's
make ori-theVy .
Gall .on" lis Before you
purchase a vehicle.
-9-
AsheviileHafdware Co.
a Soatb poirt Square.
ERY
r 04 luiraea; cood TahJclea. Safe and aa
wcommodatins; rtrer. Prices down. Bs
fors xoakins; other arrangements ask fx
trkiir'Owyn'a.carria on Cost dqaare,
n sail Tsleoheo 1 - V
AN EXTRA
inducement we always cffr to tioss who .
favoru wita etr patronara tenths aa- f
oerior manner that we ladder their Iinea, &
and ithr rATftni vit fnJ vnU1i w ;haadlS
11, sencns 11 noms at au times ss
condition as -we received: iL .VOtirpriesav f
Hodol ; Steam Xaundry
IPaipM
IBainnlk
L3V
... . . v. IM. tw m mW-
G4 Fcicrcl Ctrcct, Ccst:n. v.
Church Street