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VOLUME X NO. "270.
ASHEVILLE, .N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1895.
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A CRUELTY 1(1 MAIS CHARGE
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IMPORTANT TRIAL IX FROG
HESS TODAY.
J. J. McCloskey, E. P. McKlaeick and
G. L. Osborne Before Justlo Frank
Carter, on Charges Preferred by the
8. P. C. A. -
The City Hall court room vVas filled
this morning by persons interested in the
heariDR before Jastice Frank Carter of
the charges brought against I. J. Mc
Closkey, E. P. McKissick and G. L.
Osborne bv President A. M. Ballard of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals. The gentlemen were ar
rested on warrants charging cruelty to
animals, the speufiexfearces being, -that
flefendants did "overdrive, omfcwd,
injure, torture and torment and caue
to be overdriven, overloaded, injured,
tortured and tormented a certain useful
beast or animal, to wit: a horse,
affiant is informed and believes."
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There were lour witnesses named on
Mr. McCloskey's warrant,-14 on Mr.
McKtssick'8 and 10 against Mr. Osborne.
The case for the society was prosecuted
by Attorneys 0. A. Shnfoid, E. D. Carter
and Locke Craig. Defendants were rep
resented by Cbas. M. Strdman and Duff
Aierrick.
The case of G. L. Osborne was the first
one called. Major Stedman was Mr.
usDorne s coonset. J. K. Cowan testi
fied: Am a liveryman on Lexington
avenue. Hired a horse to Mr. Osborne
last Saturday evening. I understood he
wanted to ride in the hunt. The horse
had a slight cough. Horse seemed fagged
when brought in. Next morninir had
swollen leas with knots all over them
and in a bad condition yet. Mr. Osborne
told me to have the horse well blanketed
and rubbed down when it was brought
in. Don't know that bv the ordi
wear and tear horses in Aaheville are
injured as was this one. Mr. Osborne
seemed to be a particularly kind man in
the care of horses and had hired the
norse before. I consider the horse in
oaa condition. Think she was strong
cuuugu 10 go on an ordinary fox chase.
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1 saia wnen tne norsts came in that
night that I would not hire any more
borse to iox chases. Sent other horses
out that day, one to a Mr. Hickey; Mr.
Sevier order, d one, Mr. Lvons, Mr. Nor
ton and Mr. Park. Mr. Hickey and Mr.
xxorcon said tney wanted the horses to
go on the hunt. Am not sure whether
hired one to Jack Rumbough.
-' i- . Aumngs icstineo: Am a
practicing veterinary surgeon. I exam
ined the mare spoken of by Mr. Cowan
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uu ouuuny morning, round the mus
cles rigid and swollen, the pulse 40 beats
aoove normal, and the animal in a bad
way. I concluded that the horse had
been overheated, and bad had a sudden
cooling. Any overwork would have pro
duced the iojury, bftt it was more from
the sudden chill. I have no hope for the
animal s utc, but she may be saved. The
irouoic wun tnis norse is purpura
0100a trouoie irom innuenzi. I never
knew or beard of such a trouble in a
horse unless it had bad influenza. I be
lieve the animal had had influenza. The
animal must have had a severe ride to
nave brought on this attack. If she had
been in sound condition she would not
have pupura now. A strain would have
produced the stiffness. Purpura never
comes on unless a horse has had influ
enza. There is no disease that debi i
tates a horse so much as influenza.
Mr. Cowan recalled: Got the horse
rebruary. 1895. Never beard the horae
cough before last Wednesday. The
cougb may have been the -beginning of
lnuucnza, wnicn Degins with a cough.
Horse has a slight discharge from nose
and a slight cough, and they are symp
toms 01 innuenza.
UT. KOUingS recalled : It 19 ntiitenoa.
slble that purpura might develop in a
very short time after influenza began. If
it was influenza last week it is purpura
now, I don't think present condition
would have occurred without violent
exercise.
Dr. A. M. Ballard : I have' onlv a pen.
eral knowledge of veterinary surgery. I
saw the horse in question. It had an
abrasion on lips, lees were swollen and
the animal seemed trreatlv distressed
Have seen the animal every day and her
condition is perhaps more comfortable
now. 1 don t consider mvself an exnert
Have treated most evervthine. including
dogs and cats. I think the condition ol
the horse was due to overdriving or
o rerriding: I was not on the fox chase.
If sent far to doctor a horse I wonldsay,
as I have when asked to attend other
animals, that I wasn't that kind of a
doctor.
Marvin Hayden. colored, testified! 1
know Mr. Osborne: I was at the fo
chase and he was there. They turned
the iox loose 30 or 45 minutes before
they mounted the hones and ha.
chase it. I work for Mr. Cowan. M
Osborn was riding Mr. Cowan's horse.
Know thetaces of some of those who
were there. Mr. McKissick was thm
Mr. Osborne is kind to hnrv
have right smart sympathy for tbem.
All horses are hot when commor in 6-nm
foT chases, and they need rubbine down.
The State rested here, and Mr. Oshnrne
the defendant, testified : My borne is in
Boston. I have been in Asheviile fanr nr
five weeks. Came on a rjleasnre visit-
Have done some riding. Have hired the
same horse to ride, this one talked of.
The hone bad a slight cough when I
nsed her on Saturday at the hunt. I did
not ride the horse any harder than I did
in previous hunts. She was hot when
taken to the stable. Iown fosr or five
horses; they're my hobby. Rode the
mare at three hunts. Rode her home
slowly to cool her off. On the hunt, in
the woods, we had to go .slowly. I did
not know that the mare bad innuenza.
By b. 1). Carter: Was the fox wild nr
tame ? " ,
Mtjor Stedman : I object.
E. D. Carter: We exoect to pet war.
rants for every man on the chase. These
people violated a law of the State that
says there shall be no crneltv nraetiaeri
on any living creature, not even a flea.
Major Stedman read the warrant and
contended that t be charge was tor cruelty
to a horse and not toward a fox or a
flea.
The question of final jurisdiction bvthe
court was then ditcossed and the justice
ruled that be did not have final jurisdic-
The examination of Mr Osborne
continued. He said : When I first saw
the fox be was confined in : an enclosure.
I wouldn't dare out mv hand near it
snout h. The fox trotted off when turned
loose, it wss chased five miles and it got
away. I should think there were 20
hounds. I didn't jump any fence. When
in open ground I went in a canter. I
should think there were 20 riders in the
chase. ,
Mr. Carter: Who were they ? .
Mr. Osborne: Must I mention names
Counsel on both mdea: . Yea.
Mr. Osborne: Mr. Chttrchill was there
Mr. Rumbough and Mr. Cbeesborougb.
Xoey are all that I remember. Am not a
member of tneSwannanoa Conntrvelnb.
Mf being with the chase was a matter
ot courtesy from the clnb.
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e nan. a anver, testified: I saw
Mr. Osborne come back from the hunt
last baturdar. He rode slowly all the
way back.
J. s. Churchill testified: I saw Os-
00 roe in toe held at the chaan an Natnr
aa v. we left the Club house at 4:23 and
itaic.iaaQH 0:00. a ae eoase was
tnroutnmuch wooas: w went fairl
slow, jumped dittoes, fences and climbed
numuuKDH. vrncw tne race was
about halt over Mr. Osborne assed the
way home, and I did not see him after
wards.
a.itt cartel : tauehe-wM 1..
cnase
Mr. Churchill: The oaoer statrrf bi
were laerc ana perliape it would be
better list than I co-aid give vou.
a. u. carter: Who gave the list to the
paper r
Mr. t-bnrchiH: I don't know.
Mr. Carter: Was the list riven hv
member of the club ?
Mr. Churchill; I don't know.
Major Stedman: That's th f
tne deiendant.
J-oge Lvda was called bv the State
and testified : Was at the fox chase last
baturday. The crowd went oft iu a
bunch, except one man, Tom Cowan.
wno was noioing oack bis borse. Cowan
said he was holding back because he had
no bits. Tbe fox was a livelv one what
I call a wild fox.- -The does were 75 or
100 yards away w ocn the neoole were
trjriog 10 put tne iox in a box.
Justice Carter said that he nmmn.il
the State would make a test case on the
question of running foxes: that he did
not tbmk the case against Mr. Osborne
should be made the test case; and, further,
that he would - determine the Osborne
case on the warrant charging cruelty to
1 iic norse.
After consultation between the attor
neys and tbe lost ice the bearin? was ad.
journed till 4:30 today for argument of
tne usnome case. The cases aeainat
Mr. McKissick and Mr. McCloskey were
continued until Tuesday morning next at
JTNE HIDDEN ITES.
a i-air or xnem, Valued at 600, at
A. M. Field's.
Among the numerous specimens ot
North Carolina gems of rare value that
have recently been added to the collec
tion of A. M. Field of this city is a pair
of magnificent Hiddenites that are pro
nounced to be the finest in the world.
The stones are valued at $60.
Another rare gem in the collection is a
large garnet knbwn as almandine or
precious garnet, a stone with the color
of tbe ruby. This variety of the garnets
was formerly used aarcro wa gems; aha
the supply was obtained from the Ural
mountains in Europe. The vein in the
Urals gave cut and the stones disap
peared from the markets of the world
until in recent years discoveries of the
almandine in North Carolina brought
them again to notice and demand. Large
specimens are rare.
A blue emerald weighing 4Ya carats in
the possession of Mr. Field is a gem of
rare beautv and in fitting company with
the stones already described.
WXLTj NOT DISBAND.
All But Two Members of the A .
Li. I.
Vote to Stick Together.
There was a fair-sized turnout of the
Asheviile Light Infantry last evening to
hear Maj. White G. Smith discuss the
recent action of the legislature in regard
to the State militia. Maj. Smith ad
vised the men to hold the comnanv to-
gether. and told them it was orobable
they would get a greater appropriation
after two years. He also informed tbe
company that he had written to Atlanta
to inquire what inducements would be
given this company to be in attendance
upon the opening of the exposition. It
is probable that they will go there next
fall.
Mai. Davis entered the armnrv aa Mai
Smith was concluding, and was called
upon to speak. He resoonded with a
short address.
Sergeant Clarke then asked all those
opposed to disbanding to raise a hand.
ah Dut two signibed their desire to stay
together.
trip to Haywood.
Prospectors Looking Over the
Ijove
Speculation Lands.
Vice-Mayor Fred A. Hull has been out
beyond Waynesville for several days
with a party composed of A. S. Pierson,
Thos. Crary.'T. B. Crary, J. C. Young
and Warner E. Sprague.to whom he was
showing the Love speculation lands in
thaj. section. The Courier says the
prospectors will likely purchase land
and build a large steam tannery and put
u alumber plant. Of tbe quintette two
are members of the United State
Leather company, one is a hotel man
and merchant, and the other two are in
the furniture and lumber business.
Mr. Hull says be saw on some nf the
peaks out there snow six feet deep, and
he took an enforced sleigh ride on his
horse down the side of one of the
tains, fetching up away below by steer
ing the animal against a tree.
Cotton Going Up.
New York, March 16. The pit on the
New York cotton exchange .this morn
ing presented a wild scene. Prices
started up with a rush, with tbe bears
frightened and trvin to cover thir
short contracts. . '
Receipts of verv bullish rnhle nrlvu-va
from the English markets started the
advance.. In tbe first half hour the trans
actions aggregated 65.000 bales.
Goodman Acquitted.
Charlottesville, Va.. March 16.
At 9:15 this morning the jury returned a
verdict of not guilty in the Goodman
case. There was tremendous ahnntinv
in the COUrt room, and an afteetincr ar-m
between the members of the family.
.onaoctor boodmaa was retried for
tbe murder of Col. Parsons of the V trim 1
Bridge.
Took His Medicine.
Lynchburg, March 16. Walker C
Hamner, defaulting teller of the First
National bank pi this city who embez
zled $25,000 of the funds of tbe bank.
pleaded guilty in tbe United States dis
trict COUrt t Vita mitfnifif. . .,..
wwa to confinement in the Albany pen-
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wr Kvcn years.
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SACKED A NEWSPAPER OFFICE
LIVELY TIMES FOB CRITICAL EDI
TORS; Officers of the Spanish Army Sensitive
When Their Bravery 1a Called Into
Account, And They Immediately Be
come Lawless One Office Resists
Encroachment.
Madrid. March 16. The Resnmen
(newspaper), in an article on the Cuban
insurrection, charged the junior officers
of the army with a lack of enthusiasm
and an indisposition to go to Cuba be
cause of the dan ger there.
Resenting this imputation, a party of
35 officers raided the office of that paper
last evenine, smashinc the desks and
otherwise damaging the premises Tbe
woe commented severely upon the
action of tbe officers arid- protested
against their conduct, whereupon 60
officers visited the oflice of the Globe last
night and made an attack noon the amfF
of that paper. In the mtlee tbe city
editor and two subordinates" were badly
injured and tbeofficecompletelv wrecked.
The crowd of officers and thei
thizers increased every minute nntil it
reached the number of 400. and all at
tempts to prevent their sacking the oflice
were iutne.
The officers and their followers then
went to the office of the- Heraldo, but
were unable to gain entrance, and finally
withdrew. Later, they made another
visit to the office of the Resnmen. hut
tbe captain general, who had in the
meantime been summoned, persuaded
tbem to disperse. A military court has
already begun an inquiry into the aflair,
PULPIT NOTES.
French Broad Baptist Revival to Close
Tomorrow.
Key. Mr. Neighbour, who has been
conducting the revival at the French
uroad Baptist church, will deliver his
last sermon at this church tomorrow
afternoon. No service was held this
atte rnoon, but there will be services this
evenng and tomorrow at 11 a. m. and
30 p. m The mtetini? is retrarrlprl
one of the best held in Asheviile. and
under the earnest and poverlul preach
ing of the young minister tlnre have been
more than 60 conversions.
Tomorrow evenine Pastor I. T. Ret
and Mr. N ighbour will b-gin a revival
at Fern Hill church, Biltmore. services
being held all next week at 3:30 und 7:30
tn. The ministers in chrt- wm,M k
glad to see many friends from the city at
this church, which isonly two miles from
the square.
Key. R. D. Shernl will oreac h flt fterhrl
M. E. church. South. Snnrlav
and Rev. R V. Miller at College street
chapel at the same hour.
At Central M. E rhuroh Sfh vt
Cfes. W. Bvrd. D. D wM -preach 'atjll
a. m. and 7:45 p. m. tomorrow. Second
quarterly meeting of the current -vpar A
cordial welcome to all.
Kev. K r . Campbell will fill his nnlnit
at tbe First Presbyterian church tomor
row mornioe. Subiect: "A Nntnhl.
Sinner Saved." Young people's meeting
m the basement room at 7 o'clock p. m.
Strangers cordially invited to attend all 1
sir rices.
Rev. Henry A. Westall.
Unitarian cbun h. will preach in Hiliiard ,
Hail, 35 South Main street, atii am
Suhjeci : "Working and Waiting."
Rev. Dr. H F. Chreitzberg will nrpflr-ri
and administer the sacrament of tbe
Lord's Sapper at 11 a. m. at the H.
wood street M. E church. Sonth. Pas.
tor W. H. Willis will preach in the even
ing.
Df. J. S. Felix will nrenrh at t1i Pcf
Baptist church, morning' and eve
ning. At tbe evening service Miss
Page of Kentuckv aud M
Skyland institute will rer.der a duet.
Adopting Our Machinery.
London, March 16. The bootmakers
strike has been extending throughout
the week until today there are 200.000
idle operatives in that chain of industry.
The strike affects all the factories in Eng
land except those in Stafford. Norwich
and Bristol. The employers are not
anxious, declaring that they have enor
mous stocks yet unsold. Nevertheless
they are preparing to protect themselves
by the employment ol American labor
saving machinery.
Failed.
New York, March 16. The failure of
I. B. Newcombe has been announced on
the stock exchange. He was admitted
to membership Mav. 1869
Newcmbe says: "Mv failure is the
result of dry rot.
Harrison Sits Vp.
Indianapolis, Ind.. March 16.t-Ex-
President Harrison has so far recovered
as to be able to sit up. His improvement
oas oeen steady ever since bis daughter
and grandchildren arrived.
Ten Buildings Burned.
Deyine. Tex., March 16 Ten build
ings in the business portion of tHs town
were burned yrsterdav. Loss, $50,000.
A Fine Compliment.
London, March 16. The American
loan opened today at six per cent, pre
mium. CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Laffan nf New
York arrived in Tampa. Fla., from Cuba
Thursday night. Mr. Laffan would not
be interviewed in respect to his indict
ment jointly with C A. Dana of the New
York Sun tor criminal libel.
The sentence of ex Oueen Lilinokalani
has been fixed at five years imprison
ment and a fine of $5000. She is still
confined to a room in tbe oalace at
Honolulu.
The membership of the American Pro
tective association in Michigan is 125.
0OJ according to the official report to
tne btate council.
It is stated that the health of
Justice Jackson of the United States
bupreme court shows no signs of im
provement.
John L. Sullivan savs he has decided tn
challenge tbe winner of the Steve-O'Dnn-
neU-Kilrain match Monday n'ght.
A blizzard raged in loss WrrlnmlaT
The thermometer was 10 below zero
and tbe snow was heavy.
Rev. Dr. Broad us. a noted divine and
scholar died this morning at Lama.
ville. Ky. ?
Mrs. Henry B. Payne, wife' of the ex-
Senator, died Wednesdav in Cleveland n
ON THE DIAMOND.
Asheviile Can Have a Good Team
There are Any Clubs to Play.
Tbe preliminary correspondence is en
conraging to the Asheviile Baseball club
and it is believed certain Asheviile will
have a crack team. Of course much de
pends upon the action of the meeting for
the consideration of South Atlantic
League matters, to be held on the 25th
at Augusta. It tbe league is formed
will take away several of the teams that
Asheviile could otherwise play. Ball
men do not believe the league will go
luruugo.
Bingham acd the Picked Nineat Allan
dale Monday at 3:30 p. m. Tbe admis
sion is to be 25 cents. .
, The Atlanta Constitution, speaking of
that town's team says: Green, who is
considered one of tne winning pitchers,
is a c harlotte, N. C, boy. He has been
playing three years and has done some
migutv .good work." Can it be that
Asnevine's friend -lack" has ' irottaa
away down to Atlanta? "
The Asheviile BasebaJl dub will have a
meeting at the. Hotel Berkeley this even.
iug at o ciock.
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QUOTH THE RAVEX.
xne citizen" Receives Real Live
News From Mayor Vat ton.
Ex-Alderman James M.Westall brought
to Thb Citizen office today a bit of
positive news news that will be mighty
interesting to all Asheviile oeonle.
Mr. Westall came from Mayor Patton
with a message. The Mayor asked him
to say to The Citizen that he did not
want tbe paper to lose a wink of aleeo
over tne rear tnar, ne wjil be a canndate
for the Mayoralty in the Mav mnnicirWl
t r . , m ... . .
election. He said further that he an
nounced last year that he would not be
a candidate, and he will stick to it.
More than this, tbe Mayor said he had
some kind feelings toward tbe paper and
desired tbat its sleep should be undis
turbed.
Thanks to the Mayor, The Citizen's
sleep tonight and hereafter ' will be as
calm and peaceful as that ot a healthy
oarje.
And now the question becomes perti
nent : Who will be Mayor next ?
SCHOOLS TO CLOSE MARCH 20.
i. ne .Mayor's Idea About Fnnds Trill
Not Hold.
The city school committee has been no
tiaed by Chairman Redwood, of the
finance committee of the Board ot Alder
men, that there are no available funds
in the city treasury with which to carry
on the schools beyond March 29. the
time set for tbeir closing by tbe school
committee.
1 ne action ot the finance committee is
Dased on an opinion given bv City At
torney F. A. Sondley in which Mr.
Sondley stated tbat tbe Board of Alder
men had no right to use citv monevs. ex
cept those specifically collected lor the
purpose.'forlhe schools, and To so divert
the funds would beTlfegaT "
The City Attorney's ooinion waspiven
in reply to the finance committee's re
qaest lor information on the suhjict.
How Many Ducks f
Washington, March 16. A telephone
message received from the naval proving
ground at Indian Head, Md.. 30 miles
below Washington, says tbe lighthouse
tender Violet with the President on
ooaro passed there at 10:35 a. m. Cleve
land is expected to arrive in Washington
at 1:30 p.m.
IN THE OLD NORTH STATE.
At a meeting of the trustees of the
State University the reports were ex
tremely satisfactory. They showed 463
students on the rolls, representing 12
states. Thirty maintain themselves bv
their own labor, and over 100 on money
previously earned. One hundred and
twenty-six have scholarships. During
the past year the bequests aggregated
$21,000. Tbe trustees elected as tbe
executive committee A. B. Andrews. R
H. Battle, Marion Butler, Julian S. Carr,
J. W. Graham, R. H. Lewis, V. S. Lusk.
J. C. Scarborough, T. S. Kenan, and J.
W. Wilson. June 5th was selected as
centennial day, and on that day there
will be a grand reunion of alumni and a
banquet.
SUtes ville Landmark : A little child
ol Rev. D. J. Roberts of Alleghany
county, got a grain of corn in its lung
about two weevs ago. It was brought
to Elkin last week and Dr. H. T. Banson
of Salem performed an operation, but
was u nable to get the corn. The child is
in a very critical condition.
The Lexington Dispatch sasthat
Mrs. Luther Simmerjon, widow of fire
man Simmerson, who was killed in a
wreck on tbe Western N. C. railroad a
month or so ago, was in town Thursday.
She has entered suit against the railroad
for $20,000. We understand the railroad
has offered a compromise. -
The present board of agriculture and
trustees of the Agricultural and Mechac
ical college cannot.it is said, he dis
placed by the men the fusionists elected,
as the act under which the change was
made was not ratified; until after tbe
election was held.
Cleveland Star: The mootzite busi
ness is still booming. The shipment con
tinues heavy. The price of good mona
ziteisnine cents per pound. The far
mers prefer to work at monasite than
raise five-cent cotton.
Lee B. Wyatt, a grocer, dealer in
farm machinery, and owner of a lau idry
at Raleigh, assigned yesterday. Assets,
$30,000; liabilities. $17,000. The fail
ure is due to his partner's insolvency.
Bryson City Times: Lee Cline, who
has the appetite ot a steam furnace and
tbe capacity of a freight car, devoured a
one gallon can of tomatoes and a pound
of soda crackers at one sitting.
Bryson City Times: The Bryson
City Manufacturing company shipptd
93,000 insulator pins this week. J. H.
Breedlove of Nantahala, brought a car
load of pins here last week.
Tbe Fusisnisls made no attempt to
grab the Labor-Statistics bureau. There
was a bill to abolish it ; also to abolish
the Geological Survey, but neither
passed.
The till torequirerailways to redeem
unnsed tickets was stolen four times, and
never did become a law. It was stolen
for the last time Wednesday morniug.
B. B. Winbane of Hertford, having
resigned as member of tbe legislature,
Governor Carr has commissioned him as
I udge of Hertford Interior court.
. The number of acts the late legis
lature ratified was 822.
EaTfl Ton Seen Our lei Stock
Of .... . : '
FINE CUTLERY ?
Pearl Handle pocket knives. Bone Handle
pocket knives, Horn handle pocket knives. Two,
three and four blades. Lsdies knives. Cora
knives, physicians' knives, combination knives.
SCISSORS!
Manicure scissors, all sizes; Sewing scissors
six sues; Buttonhole scUsors, two sizes; Pocket
scissors and Barber's shears.
-A. Z O R. S
Of the very best American makers., and everv
one sold nnder an absolute guarantee, so that
you are sure of getting a good blade.
Strop., brushes and soaps. If you shave vour -
self, we are the agents for the Fox Safety Rasor.
l ne most practical safety raxor and stropping
arrangement in the world. Anyone can buy
cutlery of us, we guarantee everything we sell
in this line.
RAYS0R & SMITH.
Preaoription
Orutrsists,
31 PATTON ATr-mnTTTw
W AM 1
rilby
Du Manner's great book-the marvel ol
the age-every one reads-sermons have
?" ""T success.nl play hi.
been adapted, from it. We cat the price
J 7S to Ji.5-bound iu handsome cloth
Spaulding's 1895 Balls.
OfficialLea true new stock just in snecial
rates to clubs on baseball outfits
Kites, tops, marbles, sgates, etc!
eauty Bright Tobacco.
Excellent mild smoke only sc. a package
-it's a popular brand and hard toVet
market,POUnd8 ,bUt " thcre
New Music.
All tbe latent nmnlirxiin i:
New lot of 10c. instrumental gemsbeauti
rc?av:eSh0,Ce """ust in ye.
30 titles ol popular vocal and instrumental
Sties0"'' ' -Py-lo-?
RAY'S
8 N. Court Square,
Asheviile. N. C.
Specifd
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Announcement
We sre now showing our
line of
HATS, CAPS, SHIRTS,
COLLARS, CUFFS,
NECKWEAR,
HOSIERY, SUSPENDERS,
i GLOVES,
UNDERWEAR, UMBRELLAS.
Nothing has been left undone to make the
entire line satisfactory in point of novelty and
fashion, special attention is called to our tCoa "
black and brown stiff hst, made by the JB
Stetson Company. We have a full hue of I a.
Stetson Company's soft hats la black, bra.,
otter and slate.
The
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