The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-04-28

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the. Cincinnati sNonpareil" at the
Bonanza. tSe
Clothing of all grades from Boys ,Suits 81
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Mr.. Pleas. Israel says he has q
fine stack of oats for sale; also, that
he will have clover blossoms by first
of May. The crops generally are
very promising in the Dick Creek
settlement. ..-
Mayor Aston and Alderman Muir
ray "took in" the eastern portion OF
the city yesterday, looking for oppor.
tunities for improvements. They
found several. ,.----. -------.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. C. Brocklesby,
Of Hartford, Conn, are on a visit to
Mr.. A. J. Lyman, of this place. Mr..
BrocklesbY is one of the most skill
full architects of New England.
Attorney General and Mrs Theo,
F. Davidson passed through Mon
dav evening for Alexanders. Mrs.
Davidson has much improved from
her recent severe illness. Mr.. Dav>
idson was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Martin Whittemure asks us
to correct statement made last
year in regard to the burning of a
house of his. 1t was ascribed to
lightning, the "act of Cod" he has
reason to believe it was the work of
man, not having the fear of God be-
fore his eyes.
The members of the Amateur
Comedy Company desire to return
their most cordial thanks to the
citizens of Asheville for the very
liberal manifestation of their good
will, extended to them on Monday
evening in it most grateful and
generous form.
The acting Secretary of the Treas
ury has granted permission for the
Northern Settlers to be held in
Knoxville on the 4th and 9TH of
next month to meet in the federal
court room in Knoxville.
The compliments be7towed upon
the city press as prompt purveyors
of important local news by Hon.
Separator Stanback in his able and
lucid address Monday night had a
vivid and soul>stirring effect upon
an appreciatiye audience.
Mr.. George Alexander, an old or
chardist of the Swannanoa valley,
was on the Square Yesterday with a
load of apples, fresh, plump and
ruddy, as if just plueked. Near the
end Of April, it = is refreshing to see
the fruits ofthe orchard in such fine
preservation after the fierce cold of
a winter which seemed to have de-
stroyed all vitality; to seethem fresh
and juicy extending the hand of
welcome to the fresh fruitage ofthe
coming year. ~
A well informed and experienced
gentleman from Madison, informs
US in relation to the tobacco crop of
the coming season, that disappoint-
ment in prices will probably curtail
the acreage very considerably. There
will be no harm in this rather great
gain, if the reduced quantity is we'll
cultivated and carefully cured, and
if in the mean time food crops are
enlarged. More ground put to for
age crops, more land given to grass
and clover. The mountain farmer
should begin to take hold OF the fact
that grass is the sheet anchor of ag-
ricultural safety, thing patent
enough to every body but ourselves.
The same gentleman in forms us thai
tobacco plants are much infested
by the Ay, Notwithstanding the
protection of covering. Speaking
of the crop now on hand, he thinks
about four-ffths of the crop has
been marketed.
KNIVES AND FoRKs-PRICEs AT LAWS.
White handle knife and fork, with