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I i A S II E V T L L E, N. Ci, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1890
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Looking
I Backward
)ver the past eight years of our
Aiccessf ul business life in Ashe
jille has demonstrated to us the
fact that bur determination to
sell only pure goodsguarantee
ing weights and quality, and
asking a small profit on every
thing sold, commends itself to
the good sense of purchasers.
i Second, That desirable cus
tomers cannot be pained by the
oft-tried , practice bf some deal
ers in cutting prices on a few
leading articles, hoping to make
it up on something else
. That hard work and close ap
plication to business is the price
of success.
I That our business
shows an increase
for 1889
over the.pre-
rf 20 ner cent., which
is very gratifying, and j for
rVi wa wish to thank: our
many friends in Asheville and
Western North Carolina.
Local Briefs
The Democrat is read weekly by
resolution; OF SORROW.
Looking i
i Forward
to be had, at
We are encouraged to enter up
on the year before us with re
hewed energy and a determina
tion to give our customers the
benefit of our increased facili
ties for buying and selling the
very finest goods
small profits.
f Our stock is now the largest
'eer offered in this market and
embraces everything in the: line
of Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Table Delicacies, Fruits, Grain,
Flour, etc! Respectfully,
Powell
& Snider.
ASHEVILLE
HARDWARE CO.
Has bought
STOVE AM) CRt
out the
KERY STOCK
formerly ownedby JJ R. Hill, and are
.'selling the sjoods at , !
LOW FIGURES
To change the stock in
not fonret tli
to Hardware;
e store, 1
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Second door from Powell & Snider's.
?. I. VanGILDER, Manager.
Do
nearly eight thousand people.
The Governor has appointed Mr.
Walter B. Gwyn, of this city, a notary
public.
F. A. Sumner has purchased from C.
C. McCarty two lots on Haywood street
for $2,000."
The Street Railway Company com
menced running their open summer cars
yesterday.
The Carolina Athklic Club has ex
tended the privileges of its rooms to the
ladies on Thursdays.
The Western Carolina Bank have
moved into their handsome new quar
ters' on West Court Place.
Jno. D. Rockafeller, whose family
spent the winter here has given $500 to
the West End Baptist Mission Chapel
The Knoxville Daily Journal has
established a bureau in Asheville under
the management of Mr. Wm. W. Good
man.
Mr. Fred E. Rolf e, formerly of The
Citizen, now occupies the position of
telegraph editor of The Wilmington
Messenger.
At a meeting of the county board of
education on Monday the time for the
teachers institute was changed from July
1 to June 1.
Mr J Chas. L. Badger late of Charlotte,
has taken the agency of the King Pub
lishing Company of Chicago and has an
office at No. 7 Patton avenue, McAfee
building.
During the past week Asheville was
the scene of a conference of Southern
college students and Young Men's Chris
tian Association deputations. Six
Southern States were represented.
The Chicago and Alton railroad has
the distinction of being the only road in
Illinois that had no accident in which a
passenger was injured during 1889. Capt
Ben Newland is the aeent here of this
company.
College street now presents an un
sightly appearance, but wiien the im
provements now m progress are com
Dleted it w;ill be one of the handsomest
avenues in the city and the envy of resi
dents in other sections of the city.
The Christian Observer, of Louisville,
will get out an edition illustrating Ashe
ville. This is in view of the approach
ing meeting here of the General Assem
bly of the Southern Presbyterian Church
in May, Rev. W. S. Plumer Bryan has
sent photographs for the edition.
Some evidence of the number of visitors-in
Asheville during March may be
found in the fact that 10,500 telegraphic
messages were handled in the Western
Union office here during that month
Only 6,000 were handled in March of
last year. '
The charming weather of the past
week has enticed man of our Northern
visitors to prolong their stay in Ashe
ville. The country is fast assuming her
spring attire of green, fruit trees are in1
bloom, wild flowers abound and all na
ture is joyous over the prospect of con
tinued balmy weather.
Work upon the Hendersonville street
railway, was begun last week, and Presi
dent Pickens informed us would be
pushed with energy. Hendersonville is
one of the bright jewels of the moun
tains, and is determined to shine for all
she- is worth. Shine on, good neighbor,
you merit all the success you can achieve.
For the Death, of the Late Mrs, J. R.
Patterson, j ,
At a meeting of the board of ma aagers
of Mission Hospital held on Saturday
last, the following resolution wrere passed.
Death having made its first break in
our ranks, it is with 'a profound sense of
our own loss, as wen as wnn numDie
lat we
submission to the Divine Will, t
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place upon record the following :
Be it resolved, that in the death of Mrs
J. R. Patterson we have lost one whose
wise counsels, faithful services, and
gentle manners had endeared her to us as
well as to those among whom she minis
tered. While feeling that the loss to the
Hospital is well nigh irreparable, we
pray that the example of her who so
bravely went about j doing her Master's
Lservice burdened with heriown pain and
weakness, may be ton us an incentive to
more faithfulness in jthe discharge, of our
duties and more forgetfulness of our
own ease and comfort. j
Resolved, that a copy of these resolu
tions, together with expressions of heart
felt sympathy, bs sent to the breaved
husband and f amilyj a copy placed upon
our minutes, and also published in the
To be Considered.
We would respectfully suggest to our
city, authorities, for consideration m
connection with the proposition to sell
the present City Hall property and lo
cate a market house on Eagle street,
1st. Do we really need a market house?
2d. Have you authority, without fur
ther legislationj'to sell ?
3d. If a market house is needed, and
only one can or is to be built, ought it
not to be nearer the center of population
than the proposed site on Eagle street ?
We see no necessity for & market
house in this day and generation. The
selling of meats and market produce is
now like trading in other commodities ;
convenience toj purchasers is considered
by the seller or vender, and hence the
establishment o private markets all over
the city which will be kept up regardless
of the existence of a market house.
FAXRVIEW ITEMS. !
Asheville does'
city offices, and
need a good city hall,
apartments for the fire
department. The property now owned
by the city is best located for such a pur
pose,; and we insist should be kept and
so usea. if a! market house is consid-
An Enterprising Place -Marriages
A Good Citizen Gone.;
' In the past three years no place in
Buncombe County without the; advan
tage of a railroad has made greater im
provements than Fairview. Her people
are alive to all public as well as j private
enterprises. We can boast of a school
building that ' cost about $5,000. The
school is under the control and man
agement of Prof. W. A. G. j Brown,
whose name is a guarantee to all West
ern North Carolina as to its character.
Space! will not permit me to mention the
many other enterprises in) this commu
nication. j J;
Messrs. R. C. Clayton and Jason Ash-
from a
They
city papers.
April 7th, 1890.
SecJ
F. L. Patton,
Mission Hospital.
Transylvania Court
Was held last week, Judge Conner
presiding. There was nothing of gen
eral importance on the docket, and the
court only had work for four days of
the term. II
The seasonable weather kept all the
farmers who had no business at court at
home, and the usual j crowd incident to
such occasions was missing. I
There is evident improvement through
out the upper French Broad valley. The
farms, and there are none better in the
State, and farmer's homes show the peo
ple are not only at work, but prospering.
The attractions of ij Transylvania, her
mountains and her valleys, her hospita
ble homes and generous people have been
told in song and story, so we need not
repeat an oft told tale here. !
The natural resources are now divid
ing the attention of
ists. Tiie "jvosd val
Visitors and capital
ey farms are pecul-
worth returned a few days ago
two weeks trip to Danville, Va.
claim I that Danville is the! best tobacco
market they ever sold at. I guess it is
for them, as they both speak of return
inar. and have a far-away look. ; I don't
like to predict, but look out.
On Sunday. March 23d, Mr. R. H.
Fite rlied of nnenmoTiia. ! He Was the
ered essential, and one must be on Eagle I .n ' -in -r-n a
! . " uiuot ut u agic mier at ;pairyiew Mills, i Our commu
n4-An In 4- 1 J A 1 X" I 1 1 i
Milieu me uny purcuase ox jsli. x-ear- . finatft?;ftrpJlV W hv hi
fcuu a Buiiauic jlol lor uie purpose ; out, (jea1:
as we fcuggesi, u one is pux in mis part James ;Grant met wifll a severe acci
of the city, in all fairness and justice to dent a few days ago by cutting his leg
more than half the city population, one with ' i .
J. S. Grant, Ph; G.
(Of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.)
Apothecary, 24 South Main St.
Bill Nye, who fuis liad LaG'rippe, sends
tce foUvicitig to Gran? Pharmacy:
"Little grain of quitiiru..
Little drinks of rye, - . '
Make La Grippe that got y an
Drop its hold atodjfy..
I'his may quickly help you,
If you'll only try;
But don't forget the quinine
When you take the rye."
should also be erected on Haywood
street, near the Buttrick property. But
we dp not see the necessity for a market
house. It would have to be an immense
Mr. J. H. Freeman, who
moved from Henderson County among
us, is setting a good example to . some of
mir nlHp.T rU.i7.p.nfl vv Rhnwincr t.hpm tint
one, far beyond the present resources of improvemeilt8 that a little work and in
the city, to accommodate half the people dustry wm add to a place, j .
Our business men are Jason Ash worth
& Col, Jonathan Mooney, general mer
chandise; J. W. Heath, druggist; O, D.
now i engaged j m vending meats and
market produce. What would be done
withl those who could not obtain stall
in the market
be closed up, and with a market house
out of the way
keeping their
houte? They could
not
. Remember the moral,contained in the last
two lines tltAit is don't forget to get 'the qui
nine, and get it at Grant's Pharmacy.
If your prescriptions are prepared at
Grants Pharmacy you can positively de
pend upon tJtese facts: First, that only the
purest jind best drugs and chemicals will be
used; second, they will be compounded care
fully and accurately by an experienced Pre-
scriptionist, and third, you will not be
char Bed an exhorbitant price. You will re
ceive the best goods at a very reasonable profit.
Don't forget the place Grant's Pharmacv-
recently 24 South Main street.
Prescriptions filled at all hours, night or
day, and delivered free of charge to any part
of the city. The night bell will be answered
Promptly. Grant's Pharmacy, 24 South
Main street.
At Grant's Pharmacy you can ' buy any
Patent Medicine at the lowest price quoted
by any oilier drug house in the city. We
of the very finest
minerals, while
it
iarly adapted to stock raising, and this
industry is improving. Mr. J. E. Duck
worth told us that there were many very
fine beef cattle still jn the county, fat
and ready for market, notwithstanding
the large number already supplied the
Asheville and Charleston markets. The
mountains are full
timbers and valuable
is claimed that the
quartz on Boilston and Davidson river
will yet make a number of our people
very rich if not millionaires. So mote it
be!
Ex-sheriff McMinri keeps an excellent
hostelry, and cared well for the visitor
during the week.
Mr. C. E. Wilson,
of easy access, and these
own stalls in more con
venient localities, we fear the city in
vestment would soon prove a losing one
We have not recently examined the
act authorizing the erection of a city
hall, etc., and do not remember whether
it authorizes the sale of the present city
property or not. It may be worth "look
ing into. ; j
Give us a good city hall, good city of
fices; good fire apartments, and leave the
market house jto private enterprise. If
it can be made a good thing there are
those who will take hold of it, and put
it where it will do most good.
Buckner, groceries and confectionery ; are determined to seti as low as the lowesL
Walter Justus; blacksmith; J.E. Shu- We will sell all Patent Medicines at first
ford, wheelwright ; W. A. Merrell enter- and below that if necessary, to meet the
tains the weary traveler who comes our price of any competitor.
rich gold bearing
12 PATTON AVENUE.
BON MARCHE
Calls particular attention to the splen
"1 stock of Ladies'' and Children's wraps,
Underwear; real
Infants long
Aldus' a tl Children's
good and real cheap.
Cloaks and Caps. Arj embroidery ma
terials and wools of every description a
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specialty. P. D., R. & G. Thompson's
Glove Fitting and Warner's Corsets.
Ill i '
Ladies can find articles here not found
in i i
inj any other establishment in the city
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a call solicited by
'H'lXSKY & ELLICK.
Messrs. Chauncey Depew and Jno. H.
Inman reached the city the latter part of
last week. Mr. Inman and family re
mained for a week at the Battery Park.
Mr. Depew was tendered a banquet on
Friday by the Cosmopolitan Club which
the illness of his wifei prevented his ac
cepting. In an interview Mr. Depew
expressed the most flattering views of
the South's future.
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If the property owners of the city
would plant shade trees along the streets
they would receive the thanks of all
pedestrians. Xoy that the warm weath
er is approaching everyone would ap
preciate the shelter of shade trees from
the hot rays of the sun, but very few are
to be found. Shade trees also add to the
beauty of steeets and we hope a general
move will be made to thus add to the at
tractiveness of our city.
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Dr. Ambler, of the Winyah Sanita
rium, accompanied by some friends,
ascended to the top of Mt. Pisgah on
Sunday , last. They were told that they
were the first party who had accom
plished that feat this spring. They were
well! repaid for their trouble by the
charming view which they obtained.
Wild flowers in profusion were found in
sheltered nooks and, several deer tracks
were seen.
at Wilson's store,
seven miles from Brevard, is conducting
very large business in one of the
richest sections of tlie county. In addi
tion to his merchandizing, he has a large
and comfortable home of travellers and
summer boarders where verily the "fat
of the land" is supplied at very moder
ate rates. The view! from his house! is
superb. Mr. W. informed us he con
templated enlarging his house; also that
there was some valuable mineral depos
its in his vicinity, of j which he will in
form us more definitely. There is j a
bright future for this grandly attractive
and productive section, and The Demo
crat will avail itself of every opportuni
ty to aid in its improvement.
A Story of Asheville.
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The Atlanta j Constitution of Sunday
has a special from New York which it
heads "Divorce by Climate." The body
of the article is a pathetic little story of
a New Haven gentleman who had mar
ried a belle of that city and who had later
developed a jdumonary disease. The
doctors advised him to go to Denver and
he moved to that city with his family
There heart disease attacked his. wife, and
the Denver physicians advised her that
the high altitude of that city would kill
her and that she must live on the coast.
So man and wire who did not want a
separation were forced to live apart by
climate, j . I
The article speaks of the probability of
divorces being granted for that reason
and ends with a case in which Asheville
is made to figure. It is as follows: j ,
"A similar case which resulted in the
separation of jtwo young Connecticut
people about tp be married is recently
reported ; from that State. Christine
Mansfield, of Birmingham, Conn., had
for some time been the affianced wife of
way, and last, hut not least, Jesse Wil
liams, fisherman.
Wheat is damaged one-third, j We are
still hopeful about the fruit, i A great
many peaches are yet alive ; apples inj
jured more or less.
The health of the community is gen
erally good. -jj
J. L. Ashworth. after a three weeks
trip to Texas, visiting his brother, re
turns well pleased with the Lone Star
State. "'
B. L. Ashworth and J. V. jay, who
are students at one of the medical col
leges! of Baltimore, returned a few days
ago. ... -j - ; r " ' j .
Many. of our young men are wearing
pleasant smiles over the arrival of Miss
Sallie Brown, who has been absenfr for
some! time teaching school.
We have Hie largest assortment of Chamois
Skins in Asheville. Over 200 skins, all
sizes, at tlie lowest prices.
We are ogents for Humphrey's Homezo-
patJoetic Medicines. A full supply of hit
goods alwags on Jtand.
Use Buncombe Liver Pills, tlie bent in the
world for liver complaint,' indigestion, etc.
A thorougJdy reliable remedy for all
blood diseases is- Buncombe Sarsanarilla
Try a bottle and you will take no otJter. v
J. S. GRANT, Ph. G., Pharmacist,
24 S. Main St. AsJieviUe, N. C.
W. A. BLAIE.
J. V. BROWN".
also
with us
Fair-
Mr. Luther1 Brown is
again, ana to mm ana ms sister
view! extends a hearty welcome, s s
On March 23d, at the residence of Mr.
R. C. Clayton, Mr. W. J. Bright and
Miss; Lonie E. Laughter were united in
the holy bonds' of matrimony, J. Will
Jones, J P., officiating, f
Also at the residence 1 of 3
Clavton. March 27th, Rex. A
and Miss Addie L. Smith; were
Furniture
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Rev.! Mr. Kite officiating.
em-
The Johnson! Citv Boom.
Dr. W. W. Wing writes The Demo
chat from Johnson Citv : 1 1
''There is a tremendous boom going
on here. Four hundred lots wTere of
fered at public auction on Monday and
Tuesday. But this is not a flea bite to
when the Carnegie
the market. The
what will take place
extension is put on
people here are crazy with excitement
Men are coming in from all points of the
compass. There are Buncombe men
here, plenty of them. I hear that the
contracts already made for brick are
over 16,000,000."
Tobacco Sales.
The sales of tobacco in Asheville dur
ing March amounted to. 385,490 pounds,
bringing $57,678.18. The sales since
September have been 3,698,880 pounds,
bringing $559,165.09. ; The sales from
October to April of last year were 3,207,
971 pounds, showing a handsome in
crease.
Every Farmer
Should become a member of the Home
SuddIy Association, ii will save him
many dollars in a year. Fox-further in
formation call on of ii address Chas. L.
Badger. AsheTille. N- No. 7 McAfee
building.
Albert Bersinger, a' young German
ployed by the d! erby Silver company. In
the summer of 1889, young Bersinger
developed an affection of the lungs, and
an examination by doctors showed that
consumption had made marked progress.
He scraped up what funds he could and
started for the pine forests of j North
Carolina, where1 he was told the disease
processes would make least headway.
Miss Mansfiield could not marry and ac
company him, as they would both have
like her to do, on account of business
and financial reasons. When his money
run short, she sent him her saving, part
of which had been intended to purchase
her trousseau, j He grew desperate, and
in one of; his letters hinted that rather
than longer burden her he would put an
end to himself. She at once took what
was left of her funds and started to Ashe
ville,5 bringing! her lover home to die.
Desparing of eyr being able to wed him
she pawned eveiji her jewels to procure
for him luxuries! that wTould comfort his
last moments, bnt he died shortaly after
his return to Birmingham." Citizen.
Two
r. R. C.
. Hunter
married,
Undertaking.
marna-ges
in one week at Mr.
Clayton's has aroused some superstitious
ideas, and I understand thati several
bachelors have applied for board. Will !
let you hear more of us. '. 'i: .
L. H.
It 11 Pat.;:, fa,
Suburban Improvements.
"Wi- T T "Rrctir at tha lYuaA rf q cttti- !
dicate. has ourchased 130 acres! of land McAfee BlOCfc .OwOSifei BlaiYs Old StandL
in Rameth for $30,000. The property ' , f
was formerly owned by Dr. and Wilbur
Burnett and C. S. Cooper, The property
will be laid out in five and ten acre lots,
sold to purchasers and i improvements
made. A prominent banker of the city, W are now ready, and in-
it is said, has already taken one of the vite our friends and
lrttc anrl will 'hnilrl nnnri 'it' Twn avp- I '
nues will be built to the top of Woodfin generally -to call ' and examine
Mountain, water w ill be forced up there our well selected stock of
from a spring at the base, a fountain
and basin will be constructed, a dancing
pavilion erected and J other attractions
added. The improvements will.be com
pleted in sixty days. Ramoth isialready
one of the most attractive snburbs of the
city and this movement will make it
donbly so.
Furniture,
Which we are offering at.
Read This if i You Wish to Know
How tp Save Money.
A new Family Sewing Machine for
only $15; and all other home supplies at
wholesale rates.! Secure a membership
to the Home Supply Association at once.
Tremendous benefit to every member, j mense congregation as:
Manv collars saved every year, x or
particulars call
Badger,' Room ?o. 7 McAfee Building,
Asheville, N. C.
on or address Chas. L.
aprlO-lOt
Elder Letcher. j
This venarable and, respected colored
man died at his home in this .city Friday
night last, and was buried ori Sunday.
He was 71 years, 7 months old. For
years he was a zealous minister in the
Methodist church, serving congregations
faithfully and usefully, both in Tennes
see and this State, many times ias pre-
sidmsr elder, lie was, an honest man
and a sincere Christian. Funeral ser
vices was conducted by Slider Pope of
the M. H Church, assistediby Elder Car
ter of the Zion M. E. ChAirch. An im-
hied to pay
the last sad rites of respect to one who
evidently had the confidence and affec
tion of hif people while living, i
Rock-Bottom Prices.
U&a&rtaking A Special feature.
Calls Attended Day or Night.
Telephone, Day 75, Night 65
Blair & Brown.