The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-12-23
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The weather and the State Signal
Flag on Battery Park yesterday i'm
dicates some more aclimate' to-day.
The C1qTznN weather bureau, Prot.
Smith, Of Canada, chief, predicted
bad weather for Christmas Our
bureau is generally correct.
The Managers Of the Mission Hosaital
would be glad if our good houskeepers
would. remember the hospital at this
time and add 70 the Cfri6 6tnnas cheer Of
0innnates. The mauaRers do not feel
justified in supplying dainties and VIII
trust to the citizens TO G8nd nice thingB
90 that the hospital will have It's shaFeDf
Christmas goodies.
Among The building ifnprovss
mepts going on Is the enlargement
Of Mr.. BarLard's d's building on Spruce
street, avery pretty and commel
dious dwelling as was, but now
having its capacity increased to
fourteen rooms roof raised, and
the whole architectural appearances
altered.
Is it possible there is a man in
Western Carolina who cannot afford
to pay one dollar and fifty cents? ?
speceially when he owes that much
for one years labor and reading? II
there be none who are not able, our
receipts for past dues on the CITIZEN
will be very heavy the next few
days. Let them be heavy, friends,
we need itall.
We are indebted to our friend Rev. ].
L. Kennedy, formerly of Asheviile, now
a popular missionary of the Southern
Methodist Church in Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, for copies of publications issued
and edited by him, in the interest of his
church and calling. They are printed in
Portuguese. and consequently we cannot
read Q word in them save that Rev. ]. l.
Kennedy is "Redactor." We are satisf.
ed that anything containing the name o.
our friend is all right.
Congress passed no bill of special
general OF local importance Monday
or Tuesday. The Senate discussed
the report of the ccnferees upor
the Interstate Commerce bill on
Tuesday, after which it. went ovel
until after the holidays. In the
House several general appropria
ton bills were reported, and referred
and passed the army appropriation
bill. The Invalid Pensions bill
was reported. 1t appropriates S76,
254,000.
Mr.. L. l.. Hatch, of New York
contractor and builder, has CONS
to our city to make it his home
He is master of his business, ane
we not OILY welcome him but corn
mend him. Mr.. Hatch says a mum
{ber of people Of his section, repre-
senting more or less capital, ar,
anxious to come here and if they car
get favorable reports will do SO. LIE
all come-we have room for then
all, and now is the time to come anC
grow up with this new but very ricl
and inviting country.
Referring again to the whisper
which was circulated at the Ba
Cave Railroad meeting last Satur
Iday that at was doubtful as t,
whether the CITIZEN wanted th,
Carolina Central Road to come t,
AsheviIle or not" We desire to ado
to what was said yesterday: Shoule
a railroad company which desired
and intended to build to Ashevill,
find out the CITIZEN did not favo,
tits coming it would at once tdcl
tail and run away in an oppositl
direction; or should one neither dis
Iposed or intending to come her
find out the CITIZEN wanted it t,
do so, it would certainly build on
fright away, before breakfast SOM
bright morning. regardless of all cir
cumstances or aid or comfort. Their
is not a jackass in the country tina
does nst understand this.