The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1886-09-07
AsHEVIIILE's SYMPATHY
FOR THE SUFFERING.
She :Sends SuccOr With Her
Sorrow.

Sorrow.
Pursuant to call, meeting ofthe citi-
zens of Asheville was held in the court
house yesterday morning. The meeting
was called to order by Mayor Aston, who
stated that the object of the meeting was
to express our sympathy, not in words
but by action, in behalf of the suffering
in our sister city of Charleston resulting
from the recent earthquake in that
place.
On motion, Mayor Aston was called to
the chair, and MesHs. Jordan Stone and
Theo. Hobgood were requested to act as
Secretaries,
Mr.C. E. Graham moved a committee
to solicit Contributions in ibehalf
of Charleston. Motion adopted, and
Megsrs C E Graham, C M McLoud, J P
Sawyer, w R Penninan, Rietmond
Pearson and R R Rawls were made said
committee. sA es2- -. .]is- ''aaasiis,
Capt. McLeud expressed his hearties
sympathy with the people of Charleston
in the misfortune which had overtaken
them, and he thought that AsheYille,
above all other places should come to
their assistance, as we not only had a
large number of Charlesto oman residents
in our midst, but hundreds of visitors
from that place annually spending the
summers here. tn E&A
Mr.. Richmond Pearson said he was in
hearty sympathy with this movement;
that he was informed that on the day
after the earthquake 187 South Carolin-
ians called at the First National Bank
for information concerning the disaster,
the greater majority of whom were from
Charleston, showing how closely we were
allied to that unfortunate place and be
hoped Asheville would come literally to
the assistance of the stricken city.
Messrs. Johnstone Jones and H. A
Gudger made few appropriative re-
marks. ..-... -...r- g. 5---sfs
| Mr.. H. A. Gudger moved committee
on resolutions be appointed, to report to
an adjourned meeting to. be held to-
night at s o'clock at the Courthouse.
Adopted, and Messrs. H. A. Gudger,
Johnstone Jones, S. R. Kepler, ]. H.
Merrimon, and ]. S.. Adams we're made
said committee. ~ '
| The chairman was instructed to tele-
graph to the Mayor of Charleston our
sympathy in the distress that had be-
fallen the people of that city, and to in
form him that Asheville would give
more material assistance.
The following amounts were subscribed
during the meeting:
R. NJ. Pearson, c. NJ. McLo oud, Mrs
James Thomas, H. a. Gudger, g. E.
Graham & Co, Rawls & Bro, James
Cortland, $4,000 each Bank of Asheville
$4,000; Johnstone Jones, o. II. Reighard,
S. R. Kepler, ]. r. Patterson, Frank
Johnston, Theo, Hobgood, E. J. Aston
DIR. B. F. Rawls, Doubleday and Scott, j
S. Adams, Eben Coffin, Powell & Snider
$1,000 each; J. H. Merrimon, Pennimar
s. Co., ]. P. Sawyer, Jno. P. King, $3.50
each H. B. King, DIR. J, A. Watson,
Miss F. L. Patton, E. I. Holmes, Band o.
Hope, Matt Atkinson, ToWn Topic, $500
each Mcconnell and Son and ]. G. Muir
ray 81 90 each Caroline Cheatham, COL
: Scots, and Capt M. J: Fagg 250 bushell
oflime, which has already been forward
ed. s5
All the committees will report to the
meeting tonight, and we hope the
amount subscribed will run up to thous
ands.
The following letter presented to the
meeting speaks for itself
AsHEvILLE, N. c., 9-6-1SS6.
To the suffering of Charleston:
Please accept our little offering witt
our love and heart felt synpathies. May
!; your dear city soon rise from its ruini
more beautiful than before and the glac
temperance banner float from every
house, for more dreadful than the earth,
quake shock is the work of the grea
enemy we are fighting. Hoping in the
strength of Jesus, our leader, to sconquer
BAND OF. HOPE,
as ofAsheVilleSN. c.
Inclosed amt. $500. -a4
God bless the little band.
And subsequent to the meeting
the following amounts were sub
scribed, making total amount ST.
E375: l.
First National Bank and Mrs. Sa
rah Coke 500 each; Mrs E Sludel
and Rev. L M Pease $50 each; w q
Penland, Bearden, Rankin & Co.
t$25 each; j Adger Clark 800; ] F
Starnes, H H Lyons, I C Lyons, AL
exander, Penley & Co., D c Wad
dell, H G Hunt, DR.. w H Hilliard
Powell & Snider, w B Williamson
& Co., Brevard & Blanton, Frank
Loughran, J E Rankin $40 each; n
W Girdwood, J A Tenant, Jas n
Owenby, c J MeCape, A D Cooper,
| II Redwood & Co., S Hammershlag
L Pulliam, Whitlock, J L Murray
E L Brown, G B Dufield, Col. R E
Cox, G Cowan, W B Gwyn, M f
Carter, Ballard Bros, James Lough'
ran SIS each; T C H Dukes,
w Shartle, w c Carmichae
w E Pelham, R L Fitzpatrick
l$2 each; David Murdoch
James Calvin $3.50 each !; j 1
Smathers, 81 g Fagg, viii Heston
i James Carson, Butler Scruggs, J d
Woody, R B Furman, w E Wolfe
4 r r Porter, E Heston, B II Cosby
/ 81 each; cash $500.
FULL DENTAL OUTFIT.
i DR.. Ware has Just received ney