The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-04-13

The Spring Term Of Haywood Super
Tor Court began its session last Monday,
Hon. w. NJ. Shipp presiding solicitor
Ferguson, Clerk Boone, Sheriff Leather
wood and other officers were promptly
IN attendance. The criminal docket, lof
over one hundred trifing cases, was dis
posed of by Friday. Besides the local
BAR, M. Kope Elias Of Macon, Mr.. F, c.
Fisher Of Swain, and Messfs Shuford
aud = D. Carter Of Buncombe, were in
.attendance. The civil docket was taken
up yesterday, and Mill doubtless occupy,
the week Messrs. j. Hs Merrfmon, and
WV. Jones of Asheville, have gone out
to be present during this week, - =
Many improvements have been made
to the town the past few months, whilei
others are being entered upon. The Me-
'Tntosh Block, three handsome brick
stores, has been completed and is now
occupied by Mr.. F A. Walters, druggist,
q. 7. Reeves, general merehandize and
.4- +. Morriss, stoves and tinware. Bro.
Harman of the NeWs has excellent and
Convenient Offices on Che second ABUr,
and Messrs. Harman and Rath bone, real
estate agents, also. Mrs. Luke is having
built handsome and cemmodious brick
residence near the court house too near
in fact; while "a number of other resid-
enees and additions and improvements
haye been made The handsome court
house, of which not only Haywood, hut
all Western Carolina is justly proud, is
to be enclosed with a handsome iron
fence, and the clever and popular Regis
ter Of Deeds will devote his spare NOM
ents to beautifying and ornamenting the
grounds.
The town authorities have submitted
a proposal to the voters to vote debt of
$8, 600, for, the purpose of making needed
street improvements. We are pleased
to know that the prospects are good for
the proposal being carried. Hon. Geo. II.
Smathers, the energetic and progressive
young mayor, with a board of intelligent
and public-spirited aldermen, are deter
mined to do all in their power to make
their naturally beautiful town all it.
should be. Waynesville can be made
one of the most attractive and delightful
places IN the South, and q general senti-
ment pervades the community to have
it so. .s',,
On Thursday evening the funeral and
burial services over the remains of the
tunate young man who died from q
pistol-shot wound near Pigeon Flyer a
few days before, took place.. The entire
community attended, as mark of res
pect and sympathy, the court adjourn
ing, at the request of the bar, to enable,
those in attendance thereon to attend.
The whole people are greatly disturbed
over this matter, and are detennined to
ferret the matter to the bottom. In con-
nectien with this the county commits
sioners ct their meeting last Monday ,of-
fered reward of 500 for evidence to
establish the guilt of the party who COM
mitted the murder, if it be crime of
that character.
Farmers from various sections report
wheat outlook most promising, and farm
ing matters generally in advance of this
season usually. The peach crop has been
killed, but, SO far, the apple crop promises
to be good one. The people generally
are in good condition, their last years
crops being very good. and having on
hand a full supply of the supplies essen
tial to good living and farming opera
tions. The tobacco area will be largely
increased the coming season. The Way
nesville warehouses have been doing a
good business, sales going on now every
udyp az HOOO pkASCo 1OH Tic Sfa0Sb Ou0I-
ed; but, like all markets, the Waynesville
market suffers this winter from too much
tobacco ofa poor and nondescript char
acter.;
The National Hotel, now kept by Mr..
A. L. Herren, the Battle House, by Mr..
VIM. Rhinehart, the Merchants, by Mrs.
Emma Willis, and the Stockton by Mr.
Stockton. Qate of Florida). all are well
kept, and are preparing for large sum-
mer patronage. All deserve it, and we
hope may receive it.