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ASHEVILLE, N. 0., THURSDAY,
MAY 22, 1890.
NO. 33.
Looking
Backward
Overt
he past eight years of our
successful, business life in Ashe
libs demonstrated to us the
fact that our determination to
sell on
y pure goods; guarantee
ing weights and -quality, and
asking a small profit on every
thing sold, commends itself to
the good sense of purchasers.
Second, That desirable ; cus
tomers cannot be gained by the
oft-tried practice of some deal
ers in cutting prices on a few
leading articles, hoping to make
it up on something else, i . j ' ,
That! hard work and close ap
plication to business is the price
of success. i
That' our business fr ; 1889
shows an increase over the pre
vious year of 20 per cent., which
is very gratifying, and for
wish to thank our
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many friends in Asheville and
(Western North Carolina, j
Booking;
j Forward
We are encouraged to enter up
on! the year before us with re
newed energy! and a determina
tion to give our customers the
benefit of our increased facili
ties for buying and selling the
very finest goods to be had at
small profits.
I Our stock is now the largest
ever offered in this market and
embraces everything in the line
of ; Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Table Delicacies, Fruits, Grain,
Flour, etc. Respectfully,
Powell & Snider
Local Briefs
Mr. Griffin, editor of the Marion Free
he honor of
d call on
Lance, did us
Tuesday. j
Collins' Ice Factory in Biltmore will
soon be completed. The factory will
produce 15 tons per day. j j '
Bob Raymond, of Richmond, Va.,
knocked out Harry Collins! in a three
round sparring match, in this place, on
Friday last. ' j I T . ;'N -
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The Episcopal Convention at Tarboro
referred the subject of the Ravenscroft
school in this city to a committee which
is to report at the next convention.
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The will of Mrs. V. S. M. Chapman
was to the effect that her remains be
taken to Philadelphia to be cremated.
This instruction will be carried out.
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A new industry in Charlotte is a cider
works which already has a good busi
ness in North and South Carolina and
Georgia. It is just such enterprises as
this which Asheville needs.
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The seventy-fo irth Episcopal Conven
tion of the Diocese of N6rth j Carolina
met on the 14th at Tarboro. Rev. Jarvis
Buxton of this ci ;y preachead thejopen-
GENERAI ASSEMBLY
HOLD ON!
Here I Am Again.
AVith the best I stock of Dry Goods
Notions, Dress Goods, Ginghams, Do
mestics, Jeans, Flannels. BlanketsJ Sloes,
Boots,1 Hats, man of them bought for
Less Than Cost Of Making.
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Agent for some of the largest factories
un ithe South, am can sell home-made
yeapis, all wool tilled, for less than you
C'Rli trot them at omr c -ti it- flr1 C'h-
jate.
Graham's home-made shoes, all styled, as
lvr a can be bought in the: State.
.every pair guaranteed. if
I A great many goods were bough: at
.auction, late in season, and hence can be
told lower than any other house in the
Ftate can offer them.
I Call and see. ! Prices made in the
ft ore.
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ASHEVILLE DKY GOODS CO.,
No.
J. O. HOWELL, Manager
7 North Main Street.
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY
OF. -
C. T. RAWLS.
No. 5 Patton Avenue, (Down Stairs.)
A
national Fire Insurance Co. of
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Hartford, Conn., $2,443,9 57.33
rchants' Fire Insurance Co., l,554,t)58.37
.Vftclu-ster Fire Insurance Co., 1,521,7)6.53
Kr"xvirre Fire Insurance Co., ; 270,11.89
Ice
'NSTANTANEOUS
Cream Freezer
surpassed by anything now; onhhe
Illarkt't is now for sale by the1 county or
le machine at Asheville, N. C. Erice
oO. For sale by
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- H. McConnell & J. M. iCrawford.
ingi sermon. Asheville was
the next place! of
meeting.
i
chosen as
Dr. Monteiro, mrgeon of the famous
Guerilla Chief : 4 ' Mosby," of iVirginia,
has! written a most interesting yblume
of War Reminiscences, which is high
complimented by both Northern and
large at this point
Southern press. See advertisement
this issue.
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Doran & Wright, of New! York, who
are proprietors of bucket shops all over
the South, at Charlotte, Asheville, jSpar
tanburg, Greenvi le, have failed with lia
bilities of $300,000 and assets nothing to
speak of. The j losses by the failure are
not
A iA. W
Asheville shou
d by all means neglect
no ' "Opportunity to secure the Southern
Presbyterian T tieological r Seminary,
which it is proposed to establish by the
Synods of North
linaj
and
able
will
Augusta, Ga
places, but
have to make
to td
a ha1
says
for s
for
Georgia- and Florida. Asheville J
seem to be the prob-
fthe town which gets it
a liberal bid.
Mr. John Hemph
miles from Asheville
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a day or two ago
brought the skin
vvn yesterday
f feet f rom t
were over an incJ
the wolf had
ome time and
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in wno lives seven
on the bwannanoa
killed a large wolf. He
and skull of the animal
It measured six and
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p to tip and its; tusks
long. Mr. Hemphill
"l
There was a
i I . s s
General Assembly
the
A.
Bet
drk
meeting
W.
and!
ago;
con
cent
are
has
verting hersel
hdu
business
happy to k
shared largely
Carolina, South
Caro-
been killing his
jsheep
he had been hunting
becial meeting of the
on Saturday night in
among seamen Dr.
n, oi me seamen s
Orleans, conducted the
a
interest of w
J. Witherspoo
lei of New
Addresses were made bv Rev.
A. Carter, o
Chicester, of Charleston
Chas. S. Vedder,
J. Witherspoon
ill- I
dress. I
Macon, Ga., Rev. C
S. C, and Dr
Charleston.! RevJ A
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also made a short ad
of
ved with the cojmpli
We have rei.-ei
merits, of Capt. F S. De Wolfe, for
a citizen of Cha
lustirated pamph
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AN ash i net on, .bemt
by C taw ford & C
it shows that
merly
ilotte, a handsomely il-
et of the metropolis of
le. It is gotten out
onover, real estate) men,
since the lire a year
eattle is,!like Chicago after her fare,
into a city of magnifi-
ses and homes. We
know that Capt. DeWolfe
in Seattle's prosperity.
Of the Southern Presbyterian Church
in Session in this City.
The General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church has been in session
here since Thursday last. They were
formally welcomed to the city on Thurs
day night by a banquet tendered them at
the Battery Park Hotel W the First
Presbyterian church of Asheville. Gov.
Fowle welcomed tha assembly to North
Carolina in a short but delightful speech.
Other speeches followed or behalf of
Asheville, Mecklenburg Presbytery, etc.,
and Dr. C. R. Hemphill concluded in re
sponse to the sentiment, "Th s faith once
delivered to the Saints." His views uppn
this subject and the warn response5
of the as
that there
sentiment in the
thereto of the commissioners
sembly showed very clearly
was no creed revision
body.
The assembly has already accomplished
a great deal of work. Repor;s of stand
ing committees have been presented and
discussed. All the reports show the
general condition of the! church and
church work to be better than hereto
. i
fore.
Rev. Mr. Houston's report on foreign
missions shows that during t
fourteen missionaries have been sent to
foreign fielils and an important mission
has been established in the
ate of Africa.
The report of the committee on the
abbath regretted to say
seemed to be less observance
Resolutions were adopted
bers of the
Mr. J.JJ.
introduce,
looking to
quirements
Sunday newspapers and pledging mem-
assembly to discourage them.
Vance, of Bristol
it is understood
he relaxation of
of the Presbyterian church
Congo Free
that there
of the day.
condemning
the rigid re-
Tenn., will
a motion
upon the snbject of the classical attain
ments of the ministers. He does not
think that one who is capable :of preach
ing in good! English, even though unac
quainted within Latin, Greepi, and He
brew, should be excluded from the min
istry. This requirement of the Presby
terians is, however, as old and seems to
have as strong a hold' as the Westminster
Confession itself, and it is hardly proba
ble that a radical change will be made
The sentiment upon the time question
is divided. A few think that the old
Hebrew law of tithes has still the force of
divine injunction. Others dp not go so
far but think it is a good rule j for Chris
tians in their contributions to church
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work, while others hold that the guide is
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the consciehce and means of the church
member
As to the question of revision there is
ii
hardly a diyision of views,
is enthusiastic against such
suggested that if; the Northern church
should endorse such action there would
be a probable re-union between the
Northern anti-revisionists and the South
era church.
1 he action of the assembly upon its
relation to the American Bible Society
ger support
than it has ever received bemre
Dr. Parks, the new moderai
he
with great satisfaction to t
He is from Knoxville, where
pastor for twenty-five years
Rev. C. R. Hemphill, I o
who received the second vote
ator, though quite a young
ready a leader in the church,
inally from South Carolina,
The University Centennial!.
We have received from W. T. Patter-
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soni oursar, a pampniet giving tne com
plete proceedings of the Centennial cele
oration last year by the Alumni of the
University of Noi th Carolina. It j con
tains! the original charter, an account of
the Alumni banquet, the toasts and re
sponses; the speci il exercises of the class
of 1879, special exercises of the class of
18T8J the Centennial Alumni reunion by
classes in "Memorial Hall with, the
speeches by the class representatives; a
The edition
list
Of the alumni
is limited to 700 copies. Orders will be
tillejd as received
paper oO cents.
r:
alkigh, May
present.
Price in cloth $1.00;
Mysterious Murder.
9
-News of a'myste
quest is in progress
far
Completely involved in
rious murder came to lisrht here yiester"
day which has created profound sensa
tion.; A man'naiied Lemuel Bryan rwas
shot and killed Saturday night on the
bank of Neuse river, about four miles
east of this city, while standing fishing.
The only person with him was a man
named Bob Pulley who fled when the
shot was fired and says he does not
knolv who did the shooting. Bryan was
found dead the next morning with a bul
let through his lieart. A coroner's in
here to-day and the
a family long prominent there both in
church and State. His brother is J.J
Hemphill, considered the
sentative of South Carolina
; Dr. Hill, of Fayetteville, .
ablest repre-
in Congress
he retiring
moderator, is one of the leaning Presby
terian ministers of North Carolina. He
was elected at Chattanooga
I The assembly has chosen
as the next place of meeting,
being the second place in thfe
last year.
Birmingham
Little Rock
vote.
Among the ladies attending the assem
blv is Mrs. Thornwell, wido
quent and famous Dr.
South Carolina.
The assemblv will be sin
several davs longer. Its
have been fully reported jby
n.
Thorn well, of
ber of newspaper men representing pa
pers in Richmond, Charlotte
points. The Citizen's report
has been especially full and
Gen. Vance's Appointments.
Gen. Vance, by request, will speak to
the farmers at Bryson Cit y, May 24th ;
at Oak Grove, Transylvania, , May 31st;
at Robinson's Church, Transylvania;
June 2d. Also, by request J he will de
liver a lecture at Bryson City, Sunday,
May 2oth, on " The World for Christ,"
and at Robinson's, Transyjvania, Sun
Iday, June 1st, on the same s ubject. j
Everybody
step. It is
or presides
assembly
he has been
Louisville,
for moder-
man, is ai
He is brig-
member of
of the elo-
session for
proceedings
quite a num
and other
of this city
laccurate.
For the Chair of History.
We clip the following from The Citi
zen, lne writer we learn was Attorney
General Davidson: I ,
Asheville, N. U., May 14.
Editor Citizen: At I the next meeting
of the Trustees of the University a chir
of history will be established and a pro-
essor chosen. - ,
I venture to suggest to the Board that
Col. Jno. D. Cameron j be selected. He
has been so long and well known to the
people of North Carolina that any com
mendation may seem superfluous. He is
an alumnus of the University, and has
ever manifested the deepest interest in
its welfare; he is a ripe soldier, and per
haps is more familiar with the history of
the State than any man now living, ex
cept Col. Saunders; his style is peculiarly
suited to historical composition, he is a
thorough North Carolinian, conversant
with her traditions and the genius of her
citizens. He has been a participant in
many of the most important events of
the last quarter of a century, and a calm,
thoughtful student of j j every epoch and
phase oi our political history.
To whom with greater confidence can
we commit the guidance of the youth of
our State in its history.! N D.
W. B. Ferguson, Esq., for Solicitor.
We have been requested to announce
that W. B. Ferguson, j Esq., a prominent
member of the bar of this district, will
be a candidate before j the Judicial Dis
trict Convention for the office of Solici
tor Mr. Ferguson served during the
entire war as an officer of Co. E, 29th
Regiment N. C. State Troops, and sus
tained the reputation Jof being one of the
best and most faithful soldiers of the
South. After the war he devoted him
self, to the law, and for a number of
years has practiced throughout the dis
trict, receiving and meriting the fullest
confidence and respect of the people of
all parties. If Mr. Ferguson be chosen
by the Democratic Convention the ban
ner of Democracy will be in loyal and
faithful hands, who will carry it to vie
tory, and when elected the district will
have an efficient and honest official. If
he is not chosen no one will render more
earnest labor for the success of the nom
inee and of the party.
! Alliance Meeting.
Tbe Buncombe County Farmers' Alii
ance held a very interesting call meeting
last Friday. There was a large number
of our best farmers in attendance and we
learn that there were many questions of
interest to the order discussed. The
principle part of the day was taken up
in reports from the various committees
Prof. Britt, who was to have addressed
the Alliance on that occasion, could not
be here on account of sickness, but there
was no disappointment when; it was
known that Rev. W. A. Robertson
president of Yancey County Alliance,
was present, and was introduced as a
substitute of the orator of the day. An
other call or rather mass meeting of the
Alliance of the county will be held in
the court house on the first Friday in
June to consider matters of impbrtauce,
so we are authoritativelv informed.
THE CONTRACTS IiET.
French Broa
and Bristol Railroads,.
Valley and
Asheville
wn by Capt. WL M. Cocke
dent C. G.
We were shd
on Monday a letter from Pres
Dyott of the French Broad Y alley and
.sheville and Bristol railroads in which
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the writer statis that the entire work on
the rwo railroads in the State of North
Carolina has been let. The contracts
are from Henderson to Reedy Patch Gap
where connection will be madu with the
Carolina Centr.il; from. Mills River to
Asheville or Sulphur Springs nnd thence
through Madi ion and Yancey to the
Tennessee line Free labor will be em
ployed, no cojivicts. (Local labor will
also be given thfc preference. Henderson
has voted $50,000 to the roac ; Transyl
vania will give a like amount; Madison is
expected to give $75,000, and Yancey
$50,000. Bundbmbe will also be asked
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t is said that if
to subscribe.
gives nothing the main line1 of
will be run bv the Carrier
Springs. It isfeaid that $40,000
Death
Asheville
the road
Sulphur
has been
offered by people on that line; Asheville
will be connected with the main line in
this event by a spur, j Subscriptions are
are to be votep to the French Broad
Valley road and to the Asheville and
Bristol.
Work is to be begun on June 1st, and
the contracts call for comp
cemberj 1892.
etion by De-
f Urs. Chapman.
The death on Sunday evening last of
Mrs. V. S. M. j'hapman, at her home on
Bartlett street! removes a l ady who has
been long prominent in educational and
religious circles in the State, j She was
the widow of Rev. Robert Hi Chapman,
who was at one time pastor of the Pres-
byterian Church in this city.
his wife at one time
lege for young ladies
lished the Spectator
a vigorous writer an
in
Chanman (born Moore Vw as the dauffh
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ter of an editor of New Berne, who pub-
conduc
cted
Chario
He and
the col-
otte. Mrs.
man. Mrs. Chapmanj
rary capacity.'
State,
death.
She w
a an accomplished
She had a large circle of
friends in Asheville and throughout the
as 74
Inherited his lite-
years
bid at her
I "Looking: Southward:
The Asheville Democrat goes to
subscribers, &pd is sent to others by
friends throughout the Union, especially
in the Northern States, who are seekjng
lniormaiiun concerning mis section. A.
numberi have
already been
of then! to locate
come to Western North Carolina, most
ceived a list of
dents of Vermont
with
about
who
a view
his section
thd
Brand Him.
Brevard, N. C, May 15.
Editors Democrat: I wish to put the
people of Asheville on their guard as to
a young man who calls his name W. W.
Wooten, a painter by trade. My friend
J. A. Miller employed him to do some
painting ih j our town. I boarded the
young man while thus engaged and after
a ten days stay he left without paying
for his board, with a lie in his mouth.
The amount is small but I wish the pub
lie to know him that they may not be de
ceived by him, and tl at the men of his
profession
for I am well acquainted with some
painters in
gentlemen.
may put a mark upon him,
Asheville that I know to be
B. C. Lankford.
Alliance Cannery.
The . outfit of the Buncombe
County
Farmers i Alliance canning establishment
has beeh received, and will be ready for
operation as soon as tomatoes and fruits
are ready. The factory will be under
I Called Alliance
There will be a called
combe County Farmers'
Court House in Asheville
Meeting.;
meeting of Bun-
liance, at the
on Friday,
I 'nil T T TT AT T, T?pUrl
is one of tne leading stockholders, and
will be located at his mills on th Swan
nanoa river, three miles above Biltmore.
Only about 2,000 cans daily will be made
during the first season. Mr. Reed and
otheis in his section j are planting very
largely in tomatoes this spring.
What a Young Democrat Says.
I Barnardsville, N. C, May 14.
Editor oi asheville Democrat pear sir
that litle peace i sent to your paper has
caught the Jack shore it has turned My
pa out of t ie postoffice May 12, 1890
that is the thanks papy gets fur being
a stronge Republican
i am 12 jfear old an i am a Democrat i
V. r.-rr 'Kiri toltin rr ro fhA T?iTnhHrftTlH Willi
itA bvuiug r f w
tricky i ani afraid papy has given over to
hard hart and Bad Mind he is still for
H. G.Ewart. . - fj
Democrat, all
South, and to
welcomed to any part of
we would especially invite
in Western Carolina and
attractions before purchasing elsewhere.'
mont can
on, gen
A people who
get rich in thi
tlemen.
induced to
1
weeK we re
Last
30 names of resi-
desired Tiie
of coming
They will be
can live in
k section. Come
South, but
them to take
examine our
Ver
A Sigrnificant Sal4
l nree years ago tne seven
erty known as
Melke's place in the western
Cliveden Park J north of
city, overlookihg the
sold for $3,000 That
what is called
at its heighthj
so-called boomj!
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any depreciation, but
a steady increase in
be no better evidence
the
this property
bought in a body by Messrs:
French
thd
was
Asheville
Now. to slhow
has not been
that
part of the
Broad, was
time when
boom was
that the
oil owed by
Hieira has been
than
Three wee
C. D. Blantoh and
$5,000. j It was laid
sold on; Saturday last
is the way rea estate is
around ! AsheVille.
Death ! of J.
Mr. J. J. Guds?er, a
of Madison County,
morning, at hid home
trouble. Mr.
kidney
father of
city, and Mrs
74 years of age
Hon. H. Ji
W. W1
at death
C. E
out
for
J. S. Orarit, Ph. a.
(Of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.)
Apothecary, 24 South Main St.
Bill Nye, tcho Aaj hod LaGrippe, send
the fvltowing to Grant's Pharmacy:
"Little grains of quintru,,
Little drinks of rye.
Make LaGrippe thafs got you
Drop its hold and fly.
. This may quickly help you,
If you'll only try;
But don't forget the quinine
When you take the rye."A
Remember the moral con tained in the last
two lines that is dorCt forget to get the qui
nine, and get it at Granfs Pharmacy.
If your prescriptions are prepared at
Granfs Pharmacy you can positively de
pend upon these facts: First, that only the
purest and best drugs and chemicals trill be
used; second, they wiU be compounded care
fully and accurately by an experienced Pre-
scriptionist, and third, you trill not be
char Bed an exhorbitant price. - You trill re
ceive the best goods at a very reasonable profit.
Don't fprget the place Grant's Pharmacy
24 South Main street.
Prescriptions filed at all hours, night or
day, and delivered free of charge to any part
of the city. The night bell trill be anstoered
Promptly. Grants Pharmacy, 24 South
Main street.
At Granfs Pharmacy you can buy any
Patent Medicine at the lowest price quoted
by any other drug house in the city. W
are determened to seU as low as the lowest.
We will sell all Patent Medicines at first
cost, and below that if necessary, to meet the
price of any competitor.
We have the largest assortment of Chamois
Skins in AsheriUe. Over 200 skins, all
sizes, at the lowest prices. .
We are ogents for Humphrey's Homoeo-
pathetic Medicines. A fuU supply t of hi
goods alwags on hand.
Use Buncombe Liver Pills, the best in the
world for liver complaint, indigestion, etc.
A thorovgfdy reliable remedy for al1
blood diseases is Buncombe SarsapariUa.
Try abottle and ymiwill take no other. -
J. S. GRANT(Ph. G., Pharmacist,
24 S. Mam St. -Asheville, N. C.
W. A. BLAIR.
J. V. BB0WN.
Furniture
AND
acre prop-
values, there could
th i history of
ks ago it was
T. Rawls,
raham, for
2 lots and
,000. This
ntr in and
well known
died
on Sa
citizen
op i Juonday
n'dv Mush, of
Gudgei-;lwas the
i. Gudger, of this
Rollins. He was
ClintpnL Winston,
on, Durham, Ox-
To Go to Richmohd.
Raleigh, N. C, Way 8.4-Governor
Fowle will go to the I Lee Uh veiling at
uicnmona. ine ioiiowin; companies
up to date have consented to attend:
Tarboro, Raleigh, Gbldsbbrp, Warren-
ton, Elizabeth ) City,
Greensboro, Henden
ford, tsunmgton, iteidsville7 two com
panies, Statesvilie, Lincolnton, Waynes
ville, Monroe, Charlotte, Asheville, Con
cord and Dallas. The Fo lirth Regimen
tal Band from Hickory v 'fll (accompany
North Carolina troops. The band will
carry twenty-six pieces. CoL; Gray, of
the Third Regiment, will parade with
field and staff, as will alscj CoL Anthony
of the; Fourth. The strength of the
North Carolina troops will approximate
Undertaking.
Ill ;2 P:H:a bs
McAfee Block, Opposite Blair's Old Stand.
We are now ready, and in
vite our friends and the public
generally to call and examine
our well selected stock of
Furniture,
Which we are offering at
Rock-Bottom Prices.
lit A Steeial Feature. -
Calls Attended Day or Night.
Telephone, Day 75, HUht 651
Blair & Brown.
affair is so
k
mystery.
LTrme 5th. at 9 o'clock a. m.
Geo. Lidb Whittemorb.
800 men. J
4,