»; L O C A L .
Our senior is lu attendance upon the
State' Fair. .
Cheap lioslifry at Mrs. Herndon's.
The , n$w brick stores of McLoud &
Pulliam. E. T. Clemmons and J. U.
Brown are now well under way ant)
will soon bp completed. ~ ;
Our reading space Is somewhat' com
"pressed this week on account of new
advertisements. Another evidence that
advertising In the Citizen pays.
Kid gloves, ail colors, from 80 cents to
SI.75, at Mrs, Herndon's. .
We are glad to know that the Rev.
* Mr. Mitchell, of the Baptist Chnreh lit
this place, who recently tendered his
jesiguatioii us pitsLur oI said «hurclu has
withdrawn the same- We congratulate
the church upon retaining his services,
, Seek ruffling from 20 cents to $1.00
per yard and Tuffs at 25 cents per dozen
ut Mrs. Herndon's. __
The recent sesslotf of the Tennessee
Conference of the A M E Zion Church,
blalu tills place. Was largely attended
by the colored brethren from this and
the eastern sections of Tennessee. El
der Shady was appointed Presiding
Elder of this district.
Elegant black lace Spanish scarfs at
Mrs. Herndon's, from $?..5‘u to $J.OO. !
Our friend Cheek, the Italian b«*e man,
has been to Spartanburg with a supply
of hi* delicious honey. Our neighbors
'are convinced now that our laud does
How' with milk and honey
The. Readisc* .Room.—The location
of the Keating Upcra oft In; Asheville
Reading Club has been changed to the
south front room of the third-story .of.
the Court House. The room will be
open to the public as heretofore. ‘
Fh&ATH in "Mississippi. — We learn
through adelcgiaiii of the »th Inst.'to
Mrs. R. T. Baird, of this place, of . the
death of lier daughter, Mrs. M. J. Lee,
of West Point,. MU«. Having visited
our mountains several summers, her
many friends and relatives here will
, moip-n her death.
Found Head.—The body of a colored
Hian was found near Prof. Kimberly's
on Sunday evening. It, proved to ‘be
that of a poof,' deranged old man who
had wandered from home ainl dled-of
cold and - starvation. Ills mime was
Win'’Gil key. He had lived Tor some
time with John -Conley, a colored man,
residing on Prof. Kimberly’s farm, a
jury was suminohed by Coroner Shel
•fctm, and a verdict was rendered in ae
eordairceAviih the facts above stated.
^^att©* AvIbnuA will soon Ife 4 'thing
of beaaty,1 and we trust a joy forever.
Our energetic mayor is having the long
cherished and greatly needed wish of the
town tarried into jpffect, by having1 it
widened up to Court square. It will be a
■ handsouve avenue when completed. Wp
hope Mayor tsunimey-will have nice a hade
trees planted on both sides all the way
down Let it be made a thoroughly
shaded driving park. Mr. Seyeir has
■ charge of the work, and of course it will
i»e_wjdldsne._1____
' Bring 'in your1 produ co*-nud-lM*y'‘ a da
ceut bedstead at VanGilder & Haungon’a.
- Wants to Know'.—Oar .friend, A. W.
* Bumgarner, in Clay, wishes to know how
^5fe3sPsw#aiBB"in^
Democrats have nearly 130. members o<
the Legislature out of 170 The Demo
crats and Greeabackers elected two Con
gressman in Maine aud hare gained six-in
Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa. Ben Butler
.J*§4ft .>he Democrats to min Massachu
setts and Joe Turner Uads the 'Radicals
' io the d——cuce iu the Raleigh district.
Rverv member.of. our Legislature liTjh*
West is a Democrat,.except Mr. Bird of
Henderson and Mr. Davis of Madison, and
both are- bad off,' because ineligible.
- eiek.w Bob
■ Vance feels quite certain bf liHi' eteeHon;
though be has no opposition. Judge
* Dick's organ, the Henderson Courier, and
Collector Mott’s organ, toe Pioncer, have
.locked borne on the public pap, but really
'there is toe little to fuss over and not
^enough to divide. Postmaster Pagg is
as well as could bd expected under the
'-atrcamstancea. Captain Jim Robinson
was elected-to she Senate from the Clay1
district by an overwhelming majority,
judge, (lodger ie- hanging, folks right
smartly ia the ftth ^ district. Asheville is
improving rapidly aad< our. health, was
merer better^ k^: , Ji
P. S, Official returns soon. .
■ __- hr -K ' I
Mmj jnr Dixit u4 WfiHjpIi* patfa,
•ItiJS at VmOU4w * IftMWl'i #
• ftiif yoar. “ varraxtH " u«n at ?*e.,
4B tUaUwi'l.__ • ^
*■*•..// ‘ .
A party has A very fine piano which
will 1ms so!c| bn very ..reasonable tfenus.
For further information apply to K.-Jr«
Aston. The piano tg a new one, has
never been u*ed, ami is guaiauteed first
Our New Advertisement* — Our
readers will find botli profit and pleasure
iu reading the new advertisetneuta, in
the Citizen this week. ; . . . ...1
Messrs. Pleasaut, Allen, MillU & Co.,
t>f which house we had bccasibn to refer
lengthily last week, auuounce that they
luive on hand the most 'complete general
‘tock ever before received. They will
not be out-doue in prices.
Messrs. Chnnn Biother* announce a
itraud opening of lull diul whiter eloth
ng. toueUierwi11i a full stock of boots
imTshoes. Iii another column wiHt>e~
found a more extended notice of this
Especial attention 1s called to Mrs.
Herndon’s elegant assortment of tniliin
L*rv goods. V
I lie firm of Morrison & Staples'has
been dif«»lvwl, and the thin name will
heruaUcr be Staples. & Brevard.
Proposals will be received by the
L-ouniv Commissioners for re-covering
the bridge across the Swannunua at
Uudger's Ford.
An important notice, to executors, ad
ministrators and guardians is published
by Clerk E. IV. Herndon,
Messrs. Van Gilderj& Haungen, whole
(‘ale and retail dealers'll! everything per
taining to .the hardware business, oiler
iitlructions to the trade unsurpassed in
this section. They have also added fur
niture to their business;
Messrs, l^w i^ 11, Blair & Go-,. Rich
[lionet, Va., oiler inducements in 'the
wholesaler liai trade. This house is
thoroughly reliable, uml will do justice
to all. \
Purcell; Ladd A-Co , wholesale drug
gists of liichuioiid, Va., are too well
known to the. trade to need any com
mendation.
Coiifeet i<n leries of every kltid and of
the very best quality arc. to bp. obtained
jf L. J. Bossieux, of Kichintdid, V'a.
Two tine wagons w’tjl he sold at ajuc
lion during Federal Court by.EV L.
Brown; lutciioiioci*.
Tribute to Gen. Martin. — At r
meeting of tii« Vestry of ^Trinity Church
*d Asheville, held October 14th, 1878, h
Resolved That the following minute be
Entered, on Uie Records ot the Parish, in
nieiiioiiu) of the late Geu. James G.
Martin, Senioi Warden of this church.
. “On the occasion of the death of Gen.
Martin, the Rector and -Vestry of Trin
ity.Church of Asheville desire, in their
uwh bi?hilt, and )u tlfe name of the con
gregation, to record their sense of the
value of Ins example and services to
this church in every department of its
Christian wort^ a* welt m thefe sense of
llfeir own personal fesa'as a dear friend'
and. brother in Clwist. During the pe
riod cl Ids connection with tins parish
for the last thirteen years, he zealously
labored for its prosperity us a faithful
communicant and lay reader, and us the
'efficient Superintendent «f‘ the Colored
JSuuday School within the parish. Then*
u:as no hind of work, iudeedTTn llicter
' Vice of the eliurch from' wtrtch' he evCY*
drew back ; rather. Ids spirit ever* im
pelled him onward to alamod In all
Christian and chiirchly activities ' for
Christ's sake and lor the church's sake,
*' We feel that not only this parish,
but the Diocese of North Carolina, par
ticularly iu the West, has been bereaved
of one of tJielr best* most useful uud en
ergetic friends. But with this sense of
our loss y^re is Hinted the comforting
conviction chat death ha$ been his gam,
for to his life’s end lie urovu to be
V&rlst’S XUIthfui' iphJier and-servant,
aud we have good hope ihat hofonlv
be doth real from labors of earth, but
that at the fiord’s appearing he will re
ceive the Cfown of Lite which the-l ord
lyuh prepared for them "that love Dim.
That we tender to tlte wile and fam
ily of our.departed brother our sincere
commend them to the care and protec
tion of our Heavenly Father. - .
“Lawrence Pulliam,
** Secretary of the Vestry.” ’
tie*. Yaace’e Appafataseata.
Geo. Vsuee, aw Caiigeetetbual cah
dMaie, will u««t JjU* fellow-cltlxeua and
address tlieniat
Columbia, Friday, October If, ,
Charleston, Wednesday, October tf,
Robbtasrllie, Friday, October **, :-* ~
Murphy, Saturday, October a*. i
HayeMMe, Msuday, October Its, <
AqumSf-TiKsday, October M, ’ '
Frauklln, Wednesday, October M, '
Kvl LaBorte, 't'buraUy, Oct. Il.IPJb
HswtS1 delfeer a Kasaoloaddress at
East La farm AMrfamy, « M%i,
November 1st. |
ail- fe*1,
anhkvii.i.k.
'*• AdTUMgra, Allncllm
- <>4 l*ro»p«Tl».
Resuming our talk with our biuluen
men, we called upon. ^.
MESSRS. D. T. MIJULARD AND CO.
Dr. Millard, >the senior member of
thia firm, has long since been recog
nized as one of otir tardiest merchants,
a shrewd business man and clone observ
er of business matters and interests gen
erally. He has recently associated with
him Mr. J. O. Howell, who, fchdftgh a
young man, has established an enviable
business reputation, and commands the
confidence and esteem of a very ex ten
sive patronage; The trade Of tlftb firm
hr'steadily^ but rapidly crowHigratid
tmnp are more alive to the business Im
|>oi tance and prospects of our city, of
which they are Justly proud. -
In answer to our Inquiry of Dr. Mill
ard as to the advantagra possessed hy
^sheyiUe as a trade center, as well as a
point of attiaction generally, he replied,
••Asheville.is. In my opinion, an impor
tant point for more reasons titan one.
Its commercial Importance is one only
of many -attraction* possessed hy it,
though In this particular its growth In
the past three or four years Inis beeu
greut and permanent. Here, the coun
try merchant* assure ns, tliey cun sup
ply their wants to such advantage as to
render it entirely unnecessary to look
elsewhere for umuy articles needed by
their customers, and hi a few years more
every article of merchandise will l»e of
fered for sale here and at prices as low
as tliey can. ire? them anywhere. In a
wordv Asbevide- Is bound to. Wcainr, in
fact, the commereiai center of Western
North Carolina. We, need, a fail road
wo»se titan any people I know of. Tiieu
the wheat, flour, corn, potatoes; apples,
peaches, flricd fruits, tobacco, hay, etc.,
would flinl ready sale, if-not always
here, through eom.»«*Hwion merchants
tliey could choose any market j»u this
or the other side of the Atlaiftlc, *nd
thereby our fanners would be )ti ulula
ted to the proper cultivation bf their
lands. And what a fruitful soil we have
for tiie cultivation of all these products!
Nowhere call there be found a-soil bet
ter adiipted to tlie growth of tile cere
als and fruits than is found ti^tlie val
leys and on the mountain shies of West
eru ziorui Carolina.
“But, to my min i, this is destined to
become one of the finest liealth and
■pleasure resorts In tin? world, and hence
Asheville will soon become a city of ho
tels This? |m«t season stands as a wit
nest to this fact. Hundreds of people
from all sections of the country spend
the summer here and go a« ay restored
to healtli or improved so lunch as to
Wave no doubts sis to the bcniticcut ef
fects of our salubrious climate and pure
mountain waters. It is no less a Winter
Kl'sort tor henlth ami o*nntV»rt-seeker#
ol the North and Northwest. Another
point of interest to our section, and' oite
our people generally take, much interest
ill* is Immigration; but I am sorry I
bare run Hriicto rf'senss tfds rrr.it ter
with you. You cati*i say too much td
Induce good, holiest,, energetic men —
fanners, stock - raisers and mechanics
specially-tocometo our ufugnifleeut
undeveloped section for luppcs, comfort,
happiness and prosperity.^ Our people
want anjd invite them to come.
“As you see we are not allowed to
stand stdl or stop, you will excuse me
for tlie present; hut cad whenever you
hnveMline; itnrH wrttcuke pleasure in
giving you any points which may at
tract my attention. 1 am proud ot
Asheville's growth. and pro*|>c'cts, and
sympathize with any move which may
edi
mankind know what a sp.'endid section
we have, and what a clever set of’fel
lows we are. \ CaU again."
Oar young friends,
Mob css. a. r. aj»p c. j. cbumh,
have opened ia their beautiful a lure room
oq .Main street, opposite the Kagle Hgud,
a uu> s t. uu r a c t >v s.*,t oeg. id gen^raf ms
chHndiwr.if good quhltty and~cheapness
constitute attractions. Cornering the
Senior after he had ju'sf pat up a largo
bill for some Henderson county. custom*
ers.and propounding, a few questions, he
replied:
"i am pieaseo.wtta mu restore jpj;
Introduced ia Ibatinau,. ui-ta-mt
<KtY ripidtf
grotTing eity> Our Iowa occupies aeea
tral position in the midst of a cluster of
coaiAies oust of the Blue Uid^imoime
diately oa the thofonghfare leading from
the Southern to the Westers and North
western Stales, mad will sees be the cen
tre of four liaes of railways, crossing ai
this point. Bence sack yfcar brings rapid
tmproeemests and an IncreasSe of trade;
so much so Utat many ofear merchants
—and-AsheVifte ean^teaW of soma as
wide-awake metehaats- as anywhere t
t now—hen increased their stocks to
weh an attest as to afar good induce
meats to the wholesale, as well as retail
tra^e. This fact has induced eereral of
>nr Hieretsanu to make’Wert ate, iters *f
wu«r ■■■■■ IIMBU VO ■NI'WUil.MH 0f
—Ispecialty. (btxebr MuUklUr
Wiksrmtl!
irwtse eoald la buying small, lets.. Is
riew of this fact wo havtf been shaping
uur business so as to make clothing, geu
ttomen’g furnishing: gooUs and family
groceries our specialty. VW are just re
reiving, as you can see, a large stock of
these goods, which we purchased at rui
nously low prices, and are selling them
correspondingly. Goods are lower here
than I hare ever known them, our people
ace comparatively Tree from debt and im
proving, have fine crops, a great deal of
good stock which must soon command
money. Our prospects, sir, as a commu
nity, are brighter than any 1 know of, and
our people and business men are most
gratifyingiy disposed to appreciate the
situatipa and advantages.” ;
ms. r. ctl t&UTfta,,.. ■
one of our most energttk) and prosperous
merchants, says lie “ started here eighteen
montia ago. As compared with ♦hen, the
present business of Asheville is three or
♦our times as Urge and far more satisfac
vj. The people are in. better condition,
and now growing more-sor have secy-good
crops, are comparatively out of debt, and,
having accommodated themselves to the
“ no credit” system, trade is constantly
improving. And the trade of Asheville is
reaching out rapidly. I now have good
trade from Haywood, Madifon, Yancey.
Mitchell, "Hendersou and Transylvania.
AstveV 1 IfeTs idol'llg~ better by her custom
ers now than any town, large Or small,
that !, know of. The demand for more
spacious store buildings shows jposl
S’irongly the immediate, and prospective,
growth of AshevilL*. Several tihe, large
lour-stoiy buildings are now going up,
and I aiu now' negotiating tor a welt-lo
cated lot on Patton avenue, to begiu at
once the erection of a fonr-stora brick
store. I require now •much moiV room
Hud facilities for displaying my goods
than 1 know have. In live yeurs I Vo in
now our population will he at least
at the present rate of increase, wild more,
JlAhc.coTOpleUoti.of.the several- railroads ,
to this point, now under construction,
increases" this rate as contemplated ..by
tnapy. You can state that in ail my
trawls aud .ahservalioNS,:i see no. spoilti
equal to Asheville in every respect, as a
business point, and her early future is, a
grandone.”
(TO BK CONTINUED I
Good VTokk in Jackson,—Eider J.
W. Hooker sends in tlie following from
Webster. uhder date of the 4th Inst.?—
“ f happy to s.Uy that a glorious re
vival of religion has been going j»n In
Ncwfonnd chtiJrch lor aeveral days. No
doubt great good has been done, a
ntimber have f-ofessed faith In Christ,
uflfl the work Is still, going., on.J# have
liad the assistance of firm Bright, mis
sionary in .this Association, until his
health gave uhiy. TlffT B.has given
himself to his work assiduously since
August. 1 have enjoyed many happy
seasons with him during this time. Ow
ing to ihe present condition of his health
and tinder my advice, he lias concluded
reluctantly to retire from active work
nrilil tlio third Sunday in this month,
when he will commence a Work at*Cut-'
alooebe ”
Messrs. C. W. Thorne & Co., R!ch
MoNfi.—While hi RTctiiiioiicf,.fust weeft,
we availed ourself of. an .opportunity to
through the several stores devoted to
the extensive'trade of this popular firm
and inspect the immense .ami iimguifi
"c^nt slock selected this Reason for their
North' Cuiolina^trade, This house lias
heeu hi business twelve, years, some
«,!Wo .iK^i Jiiuij, specially-,
the. past t welve yeara. It htuTlvqViimf'
grit, backbone, lot tituUu and some
ca.li to cuminct a large business during
tbe past decade; but tills tlrui, aside
n«iii iWi shabireStAymSii.--y,ifisjtmwj f
ally, exhibited tllcir good judgment
throughout. their business Ufa to dis
count every bill the; made, and, buying
only lioimtlio msniiliu'tiuvr-. fiuve not
only uialntallied tliclr own business in
U'grlly and success, but been Jn‘u post
uuu. atwaya-toneovunBouale 4*‘-m»»rlYv»
to circumstance* xml dilfitultiea a* uiey
M'ouid art«. tiow it la ow of the staun
dbeaf llrma In the South. Their, popu
lar aaluainen travel Virginia, Weal vlr
U'.uht, lenueateeand North C'lirMina,In '
«ll of which State* their trade iaexlen-1
Jw* aud.tuureaaiug,. ilr, jLJhdLbaiu.1
' WvMalfr. mow M«jr„Wy 'ktivfrr. bymmi
of our mereiiHUta in Weateru Cimilimi,
repreaenta the houae in our State, ami
we were gratihed at hie. aaaurauee lliat
"no better trade went out to any mar
ket thau Richmond la now getting; troiu
Weateru North Carolina; and, appro
elating Urn rapidly-growing importance
or your lection, the hugest Riduuond
houeea are glflng It apedal attention."
BealUca tnen’a hat*, cape, fte., Uiey deal
extensively In millinery goods, aucli ua
i IJihont, lad lea* trimmed aud untrimtnud
liata, flowera, leather*, aeorla, beregea,
ete. They aay they will duplicate any
bill for gopda kept by them made on the
American Coutiuenc :U beaeiualvely
wboleaale, Ja me of the vary be*t hooaea
In the eouutiy. tu aU reaped a, jnul.de
Yeraae the patruuage ot om- Southern
nwrcliauU..
Mother »gafe ybar children from to
*nd death by using Shriner’s Indian ^7
mifuge. It will destroy and expel wowl'--^
of every Variety It is a reliable ao* ,
b»e it according to the directiob# on»vV
bottle and watch the result, and you £
b^convinied that it does its work "el*J
Prices of boots, shoes aod halt can’t *
beat at S. NanGUder a. . •
ir JW#nt * cheaP bedstead, go ^
VanUilder & Hannsou’s. i
—- ‘ t
MIKHIKU
1v.
AUCTIOX SALES.
w A G O N S
If'Al'CTIOS.
Fetlerul Court. '
1 trill tell ill the town or Aehevllle, to
the highest didder, on Wedneaday, tlio
fith day ol November, two of
Fith- lira. $ Co ’s 7m Hoise
Wagons.
: I. refer yon to Col. V. S. Conk H. H.
Wnbh and I. L. Murray, who are oow
using wagons of the above manufacture.
he L. BROWN, Auctioneer;
NEW A1>VEUTISEAIENTS.
Notice.
ProPORAT.S win BE RECEIVEDHV
the Hoard of Con n ty Comm i.eionen
their regular tro-fting-io November^ -for ---
re-coveriog the bridge across Swannanoa,
at <Ju«Igt r’s Ford. \ i —
By order of the Board. - v
QCtl7-«U J.-E. RANKIN, Chairman/
Dissolution, ~ _ r
The firm of .Moaaisotf
& Staples has this day' been dissolved by
mutual consl-nt, the firm name to be ligned
tn liquidation by C. O. Stsptce. The .
bust’rss will iierealler be conducted un.
HRKV Ailn™” aBd M,le °r STAPLES k .
'Abbeville, Oct. 15, 1878. oclMm
Hate at Wholesale.
We havo a large, cheap, and entirely
new eturk of
HATS AKD CAPS,
for Men, Hoys and Child en. We eolicit
the trade or the North Onrolion wer
■ chants, .
Our Expenses are Very Light,
and as "we bey STRICTLY FOR CA81T,
*'®Are •o*bled to #ell our Goods very.
Lewis II. Blair & Co.,
1313 MAIA *T„ ‘
,
ni-tl7.ll’
Mrs. H. M. Herndon
tmv-w*taroa-•>_/.._!_,_. .
would call the attention of her friend* f
arid. dusfQiner* to her'
*■•11 Ntock of (.oodi,
willed COIIeLtS Of HU assortment of fiull
loimbx* lliits, lllbtM„,». Plume*, Matins,
f lowers, Ornaments. Sc. Sasli RHdmiis V
2.1 eu per yard, Ilei stock of Neck wear,
Corsets, Ctotu^ vifasfefJV Ao.-, ts-ijSolii. "r “
plete and of tiie latest design, and at
very lost prices. AH wool Si,awls, ■
-double and tdiigle; Break fast Shawls. *
Howia and Comfort* at cost. A full line^fe*,
of diUdren 8 a*,d lolaaea’ilon^W »f the
latent at vie. Slit; re* m*c< fully solicit*
die patronage of tUe ladles.lu town and
Official Notice..
r>OXCOMBBCOU.NTr. —i, ^
To -II V . ,a lUe (’rab *« Court.
T<*„ “V Beeeptore, Aduiini.trelon *ud
OurrUiaot: \ . ; ••
Wbureue you bur* UM li'KlilUi.
jtom quurttrl/ repbrf. gl»b your gunnel
uecouu^io th. Jud*e of n9i*iru. »
«»'"<( by l»w, mud fulled lb reu w rou
bondf u required by luw^ .' ...
B lV* lE'r*lur»«r<lered, bj the Court of.
frobut. for euid county, tb.t you «e i
?■*“ return end renew ineb bvude forth*
tritb in the office of ggid court, in ,\*be—'
ylHe, or«hnw ceute why en utieckuiebt
eboold notimce UfeluMyou »» nrccnUd.
by lew. Vbbrlttb Oe'eber, le7U4
, *. W. UEBXoOX, t '
gg»H«L: ., - ftobuu _