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VOL. II.
AS11EVLLLE, X. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1891.
NO. 45.
LUDDEN & BATES'
W Goods, New Pr
J. S. Grant, Ph. G.
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(Of to- Philadelphia Collere of PharmacyJ
ces
, SOUTHERN
MUSIC HOUSE
V
PIAXOS
AND
ORGANS
On easy payments, without interest
capped direct from factory to purchas
fr-. All freights paid. One price only
and that the low est known. Satisfaction
guaranteed or no sale. 15 days trial in
vol r home. ' ! j
' For catalogues, prices, particulars, etc.,
calf on or address j
J. F. GARRATT,
' AGENT, i !
il Patton Ave., Asheville, N. C.
All our friends are invited to come and see us now ahd find out how low we are sellino-
goods; and we! can always offer some special bargain such as the following now on sale:
Tea Sets, 56 Pieces, $3.85. Dinner Sets, 100 Pieces, $9.90 and $12.50.
You can leave out any piece of a set you do not want and reduce the price.
BOWLS AND PITCHERS 75c, $1.00 & $1.25. FINE GOODS.
We offer during the dull month of July the bigest bargain yet. , Tripple plate Silver Table Knives onlv $1.50 for six. Good
plate Silver Table Knives only 95c. for six. Teaspoons, Tablespoons and Forks in every grade away under regular price. We are
known as headquarters for Glassware and House-furnishing Goods.
Apothecary, 21 Sonth Main St.
J. H. LAW
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MIjX TTIfcUEEnr, - - ASHETILLE, IN". O.
Testimonial to CaptJj McBee.
Over one hundred employees of the
R.j & D. railroad seized the opportunity
of;Capt. V. E. McBee's visit to Asheville
on Saturday last to present him with a
are taking steps to develop the same at
once. This means another important
enterprise for Dillsboro. These kaolin '
and lumoer mills are, in conjunction with j
the people of Dillsboro, Webster and
AN INTERESTING RELIC
costly and substantial testimonial of their j Savannah townships, contemplating the
"VTIiicn Itecalls the Carson-Vance and i
Baxter-Erwin Duels.
Captain J. A.
iug relic in a
aa
regard. This testimonial was in the
shape of a solid silver service costing
rarPianos and Organs tuned and re- foou and a handsome diamond scarf pm
paired. Terms reasonable. Work guar- costing $300; both from Tiffany's, New
, i Yiork. The plate consists jof a massive
salver, a tea pot, coffee pot, sugar bowl
and finger bowl, of exquisite form, elab
orately chased with rich and uniqe orna
mentation. I.
On the salver is inscribed: j
Presented to
V. E. McBEE ;
Superintendent of the Western North Tarolina
Division of the Richmond faud Danville
! . Railroad -1.
by the employees of that division on the 31t
of July, 1891, aa a maik of their admiration
far him as a man and officer, j
iEach piece was inscribed; with the let
ters "V. E. M." entwined in a monogram.
For ten years Capt. McBee was super
intendent of the Western NJorth Carolina
railroad, being recently transferred to
the management of important railway
service m GeoTgia a promotion as pop-
That Capt.
N. C. gave
'Bp :ul Mm
Dinner & Tea Sets
At Unusually Low Prices.
"Sets Made Up to Suit Tour Wants
Irom $7 and Upwards.
(Tho yrraf .nlvanta
'.is that, v.W;uyou
1 you vuvrthcr tine to
tage in buying sets from us
break a piece we win sen
match it. thereby you will
a. ways nave a lull set.
h Mmi Lamp hpiM
1 coir.jih tr, with many new and cheap articles
uar as it was deserved.
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MicBee's work on the W.
Tinware, Woodenware,
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House
Furnishings
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satisfaction goes without saying, and
that his wise but firm governmentt was
popular the testimonial on Saturday from
his former subordinates shows.
jCapt. McBee was accompanied to
Ajsheville in his private car! by Mrs. Mc
Bee, Miss. Rosa McBee, Y. E. McBee, Jr.,
construction of a railroad from the town
via Webster to the valuable mines on
Savannah and the splendid timber of the
upper Tuckasegee. This road can easily
be carried to within ten miles of Frank
lin, and the people are anxious to have
their Macon friends meet them there
with their line from Rabun Gap via
Franklin. There is energy and pluck in
xi nti -'i . - a -1
mese people, iney nave a country ncn j
in resocrces and are determined to keep
up with the procesrion by way of devel
oping them.
Besides the Dillsboro Hotel, formerly
kept by Maj. Bryson, but now kept by
Mr. and Mrs. Swan, Mr. R. P. Potter has
opened a new house near the depot called
the Tuckasiegee House. It h a neat
bulling, comfortably furnished, and Mr.
Potter says shall not be wanting in any
respect to be satisfactory to his guescs.
A number of new buildings have been
erected since we were last there, and a
number are now in course of erection.
It is an attractive point and will grow.
At Franklin the people are all united
of the past. The pistols formerly be
longed to the late Dr. J. G. Hardy, of
Asheville, whose daughter, Mrs. Gilbert
Tenent, presented them to Captain Ten
ent. The old pistols have a history.
Tradition says they were once the prop
erty of a German Count, but who he was
is not remembered. They were presented
to Dr. Hardy by Dr. Samuel II. Dickson,
of South Carolina, who wa3 a frequent
visitor to Asheville in the old days, and
who once owned property near where
the Keniiworth Inn low stands.
If your prescription are prewired at
Grand Phiirmaey you can positively d
perA upon tiuse facts: First, that only ths
puret and best drugs and chemical trill hi
used; second, they trill be com)ourded carp-
fully and accurately by an experienced JY-
stnptunit, and third, you trill not b
ch-i rged a n trhorlnt! n t price. You W3 r-
ceite Pie best good at a very reionJU proJU,
Don't foryetiU placeGrant Pharmacy,
24 South JT.il street.
Prescription flbd at all hours, fighter
day, and delivered free ffcLire toany pari
of the city. The night bcU trill be answers
Promptly. Grand Pharrmry, 24 Sovtk
Main street.
At GranCs Pharmacy you can buy any
Patent Medicins at tU lowest price qusitd
Ws
increase in the cost of travel. How.
ever, the public will not be so unreason- eren if tee have to lose money by so doing
WetriUscUaa Patent Medkine at Jlrsl
A Blue Trip Slip, a Ten-cent Fare.
We fear our friend Col. Martin, mana-
; ger of of the Asheville Street Railway, '
; misapprehonded the purpose of the pub-
x cuucui una auiuicicsk'' i . . i . . .. ni
. i lie in us uesire ior iransier uc&eis. iue
pair or dueling pistols i . .. . rprp h..k.rin(, f,pr by any other drug house in 0e city.
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o I on inr4ia In the rrtat tf t ro vol lirtu.-. I are (if it TJTLf Tist In 111 n n tJ m l.
able as to complain of the extra nickel, if
it is demanded in order to maintain the
present high efficiency of the service, and
to make it pay its owners. After full ex
perience the company find the enterprise
cannot or does not pay at the old rates,
the pub ic, we take it, will be willing to
pay the new rates in ordet that the line
may be well maintained.
Linville.
The pistols are of German manufacture, ; We had a pleasant visit from our friend
S. T. Kelsey, of Linville, this week. He
informs us that the J,inville Improve-
having 'C. Reheichler, in Muchen"
inlaid ia gold letters on the barrels. The
barrels are long 15 or 16 inches and
the stock carved to fit the hand with
great nicety. A finger rest is in front of
the trler guard, and they carry a bll
about the size of the little linger. Una of i vi
them has" a broken stock neatly mended
in German silver and thereby hangs
a tale. It is not known in how many
duels these pistols were used, but they
cost, and beloie that if neew try, to meet the
price of any competitor.
We have the Urgest assortrrtent ofCh-tmcit
Skin in AsTicriUc. Cher 200 ihu nl.
sizes, at the lowest jrriee.
We arepQtnt fur Humphrey' IIcrrv
pathetic Medicine. A ful vpHy ofhU
good alwags on hand.
Use Buncombe Liter Pills, Vu best in tte
xcorldfor liter complaint, iruligestiun, etc.
A thorougUy relii?le remedy for ali
ment company has completed the finest
road in the mountains from Cranberry W w Buncombe Sarsipar&i,
to the beautiful town of Lihville. New Try a btlle and you icilljLike no other.
and eletrant hotels at Cranberry and Lin-
Linville U 20 miles from Blowing
Rock and .40 from Lenoir. The road from
Lenoir to
and Linv
grandest
Cranberry via Blowing Rock
lie is splendid, through the
mountain scenerv. Tourists
and pleasure seekers could find no better
in a mirnosa toeret a railroad. It is one i had a reputation in the old days for cer
of the the best people and counties in the ! tain fire and execution and were always route, where excellent accommodations
State, and they have begun to realize the ! in demand in alTairs of honor. It js j can be had at convenient points,
bad effect of being cut off, as it were, j known, however, that they were used in ! .
I from railroad aftvantasres. The shipment tae Larson- ance and liaxter-i.rwin ; Southern Exposition October 1st to
aijic a party of intimate friends. While
here he and his friends were the recipients
of much kind attention from riends and
acquaintances. The gifts were presented
inj a very neat speech by Capt. Charles
PHce in behalf of the employees of the
R. & D., nnd Capt. McBee responded in
accepting them in a feeling manner. To
dtity, fidelity, and strict loyalty to the
interests of his employers he assribed his
own success and that' of others who have
risen to high position in the service of
tlie R. & D.; and the very same oppor
tunities are open, said he, to every man
in the company's service to-day.
i'At the conclusion of his'i remarks the
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company were invited into the spacious
and elegant dining room of she Kenil-
1 j
wjorth Inn, where the presentation took
place, and partook of an elaborate dinner
at! which all the delicacies of the season
wiere served. 3
At a late hour the company broke up,
lingering, one by one, to grasp the hand
o their friend and f ormerlchief in fare
You may not think we keep them, but we
(K in laui- quuntitu-s. Give us a call when in
E't 'i of anything in the house furnishing line,
bou't t'ofiret the place,
Thad. W. Thrash & Co,
41 Patton Ave-
NATT ATKINSON & SON,
Real Estate Agents,
Asheville, N. 'C,
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BUY, KENT AND SELL.
SEND FOR A DESCRIPTIVE LIST
OF
VJltV, Suburban aild Country well. Besides the gentlemen of the
railroad, a numcer ot uapt. Mcnee s
friends in Asheville weie in attendance
and joined in honoring one who to know
of corundum and other products are j duels, both fought at Saluda Gap, in December 1st, 1891.
already large, and would be very much which Yanpe was killed and Baxter' The following are araon; the articles
larger if facilities were at hand. We j wounded. j tnaj are ilesirable from each section of
hope! they will keep agitating until they j It is said that the Carson-Yance duel ; the South to place in the Southern Expo
have a road. Thev will never inprove ! was caused by Yance charging that Car- j Bjtrn to be held in the city of Raleigh
until they get a road through this county,
and the sooner it comes the better for
J. S. GRAXT. Ph. G PUrmacist,
U 6. Main t. At'uv.Ue, S.
v.
DO YOU
REALY WANT
A Splendid Farm?'
them; and the fact that it can be built so
cheaply should and we are sure will en
courage them to persevere until they get
it. The Democrat is in full sympa-
nathv with its western friends in
enterprises.
The Franklin House, Mr Robt. Jarratt,
proprietor, still cares comfortably for;
the weary traveler. The Allman House,
N. G. Allman, proprietor, is still the
enn i . JI iter iiuil toton Kritiih nrntpptinn I -v- t - is
- "" i " I tmu v-aroiina.
in the Revolution. If so, the old manu- j One-half bushel of the following: Bar
script now being published in the Dem- j iey, buckwheat, com, oats, rve, wheat,
ocrat would have furnished proof that rice, grass seed, cane seed, field peas.
Carson, with others, took protection by I beans, dried apples, peaches, quinces,
order of Col. Cleveland for the purpo?e j prunes, cherries, wild and cultivated
aU of saving hig stock, and not only so, '
but actually led the British on to Tory j
stock. This is related by Col. David
Yance, and it is possible that if the duel
had not been so hurried that Dr. Yance
IF SO, I CAN SUPPLY YOU!
is
to admire.
A TRIP TO FRANKLIN.
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Good Crops en Route Dillsboro Rail-
road Prospects.
In our visit to Macon county a few days
PROPERTY.
MINERAL LANDS, ETC
PIAXOS
AND
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C fT r A "XT ago we were pleased to find so many evi-
den ces of improvement along the route.
Therrublic a'rited to call and examine The crops throughout are vpry promising,
tUr lrtrument3 before purchasing. We carry
la stock euch makes as
FISCHER, ESTEY
Aq-1 other makes. ESTET and other popular
rtana, Lowest rrices possible, consistent
wth first-class goods. Dont fall to give us a
1 before buying an Instrument, at No. 37
fattou avenue.
notably the corn and tobacco. The wheat
was not so good as was hoped it would
b, but the cropr is v sufficient for local
consumption. jj
The Kaolin works at Syfvahave begun
operations again under favorable aus
picies. j
At Dillsboro much improvement was
manifest. The Carolina j Clay Co. is
Working up to its full present capacity
and an enlargement has become neces-
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sarv. The extensive lumyer ur.s ui
frTr M P rU Messrs. Cumings & Buffham are now in
1Y1, YY llllaniS SO O0. fiin operation again, and te-constructed
so as to defy the storms- it is hoped,
you want the best -paper for the bus. which did so much damage some time
e?3 man, the farmer, the familv. sub- asro. Messrs. Glover & Co. haw recently
Bcnle at once for The Asheville DemJ 1 purchased near the town, what is said to
0CliAT, Only $1.50 per year, in advance be a very superior kaolin1 deposit, and
If
In
FROM TAMPA, FLA., TO
VIL.LE, N. C.
ASHE-
! might have learned that his charge,
pleasant home it always was for the though right in actuality, yet attached
public j no onus to Carson or his comrades, and
D. Funningham is still there. This I thereby avoided the duel,
means that Franklin still flourishes. j In the Baxter-Erwin duel, after they
m had fired, it is said that Erwin, thinking
t he had missed Baxter, caught the pistol
i by the barrel and dashed it at his antag
I onist with some violence; the pistol strik
I ing the ground broke the s ock short off.
Mr. Sam Tennent has also a pair of
dueling pistols once Dr. Hardy's ; rather
longer and with hair triggers so delicate
that on one occasion after being loaded
for the fight which was by some means
compromised on the field and did not
occur the seconds placed in their case
one at full cock, and when the lid was
snapped down caused the hammer to
faU. An explosion followed, and the
case shows the effect by the burnt velvet
lining and the hole of the bullet through
its end.
It is said that Col. David Crocket was
present at the Carson-Yance duel as a
spectator. At that time CoL Crocket
was a frequent visitor to this section,
having married a Miss. Patton, on the
Swannanoa. An old citizen of Bun
combe remembers having seen Crocket
giving Carson lessons in marksmanship
by sending a negro boy up a tree who
dangled a line down to which was at
tached a rock to keep it straight. Carson
became so expert that he could cut the
line at nearly every shot. This same old
citizen says that Crocket gained his ad
miration by knocking the middle man
out at every trial in the old fashioned
game of marbles.
Another Important RaUroad Project.
Mayor Blanton has received the follow
ing important letter: '
Mt. Carmel, S. C, Aug. 5, 1S91.
To The Hon. Mayor and City Coun
cil, Asheville, N. C:
Gentlemen: A railroad convention
for the purpose of provisional organiza
tion, etc., in the matter of the proposed
line of road from Tampa, Florida, to
Asheville, N. C, and to Roanoke or
Lynchburg, Ya., is hereby called and
appointed to meet in the city of Milledge
viUe, Ga., on Thursday, 17th September
next. All communities interested will
please send delegates properly instructed.
Yery RespeetfuUy,
YT. A. Gains, Chm.
W. W. Head, Sec. ,
In Full Operation.
The Democrat is pleased to announce
that the T. L. Clayton wood-works and
machine shops are again in f uU opera
tion. Two fires and one washout seem
enough to discourage any man, but not
so with Col. Tom. Clayton. He does not
come from an easily discouraged stock.
He has rebuilt his mills and shops, and
added the best and latest improvements
in machinery, and is now prepared to do
all kinds of work for outside or inside"
of house-building and finishing, in the
very best manner and at reasonaole
rates.
berries, nuts and acorns.
Preserved fruits in half-gallon glass
jars.
One to ten pounds of each variety of
cotton in seed and lint; flax and jute In
various stages of manipulation.
Ten pounds of each variety of sugar;
one gallon of each variety of molasses
and sorghum; honey, one quart or one
to ten pounds in comb.
Two pounds of each variety of tobacco.
' Ten pounds of each variety of gras;
one bundle, six inches in diameter, of
each variety of grain in sheaf.
Hops, five pounds; broom-corn, ten to
twenty-five heads; garaen peas and beans
one gallon of each variety dried.
Plants and growing shrubs in pots.
Spirituous liquors, wines aud all kinds
of liquids, one quart of each variety.
Minerals, building stones, precious
stones, marl and phosphate rock, any
size specimens; soils, one foot square as
deep as desired, boxed up so as to retain
the same shape as when taken trom the
I ground.
Wood and timber specimens, if in awed
form, one iuch thick, any width and
length; if a section is sawed from a tree,
to be any size desired; if split from the
tree, the section ! to be large enough to
square at least two by four inches, by
four feet long.
Manufactured goods, from cotton,
wool, flax and silk, each sample usual
width, six yards long; from wood or
iron, one specimen of a kind. '
Stuffed birds and annimals; , Indian
relics and curiosities; photograpic views
of buildings, faruis and scenery, one of a
kind.
The above listof articles may be added
to, both In variety and quantity, accord
ing to what is produced, manufactured,
or found In each State or community.
S. R. Ketler, Director.
G. H. Bell, Collector.
It contains 175 acres i situated about
fifteen miles south of Asheville, (on the
main road from Asheville to Brevard)
near the famous
MILLS RIVER VALLEY.
About 1(0 acres Is cleared, rest in good
timber. ? acres excellent bottom land.
Well watered. A splendid mill file cn
the property, with good saw and grin
mill in operation. A good ten-room
dwelling, with outhouses, barns, fcc
Daily mail. C00 bearing a;ple tree.
Being connected with 1-usines In Abbe
ville, which requireall of my tixn? Ii
the only reison4for wishing to dUpose
of this splendid farm.
Will sell on reasonable time, or for
cash, to suit purchaser. Call on me at
Blaii A- Brown's, 32 Patton Avenue.
Will sell for half Its value If taken in
thirty days.
Juljrfr-u
J. 13. JOIIXSOX.
NOTICE!
Notice is bere-by vlren that on tbe Mb day
of AutmsU 1"1. 1 will ell to tbe hljrh-t bi idur,
for cash, at tbe court house door in tbe cltywx
AjherliJe, N.C J. II. Htone's Interest ta m
certain piece or parcel of Land titu&ted oa
Homlnr Creek. It being tbe Land now owotd
by E. w. ton and others, adloinln lands of
w. IL Curtis, ILi A. Lutber and M. H. Murvan.
for taxes due for tbe year lMtf and lscax
This July 3rd. lL
D. L. BF.TrXOLDfs friff.
, , 1'er S. J. Lutber. D. 8.
Jul9-4t
WANTED!
A teacher to Instruct my children la music
and tbe usual branches of a rood English
education. Apply, with reference, to
J. H. HALL,
Newfound. Dunoombe Co, X. C,
JulMt
Xotlce.
Ilarlnjr taken out letters of administration
on tbe estate of Jamos Lusk. deceased, notice
is hereby siren that ail persons harln -iimt
against said eet&te will prv-ct tbem duly Ter
med on or before April 7. lsJZ, or this notice
will be piead tn bar of taeir rocorery. Ail
persons iodelAed to said estate mill callanl
p.v tbe same without further notice.
This 7th of April.
3m A.l. sL'ALMET Adslciitrator.
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