The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-13
fJot a single arrest was made by

Rev. Joseph E. Carter, of Hender-
sonville spent yesterday in the
city.
Regular meeting of Asheville Di-
vision, Sons of Temperance, was
held at their hall last night.
c. H. Hutcheson, Sweetwater
Tenn, and Lew A. Thorne, Wab-
ash, Ind, are at the Swannanoa.
The Asheville Light Infantry re-
ceived their guns last evening and
were out for skirmish drill last
night.
Both the Farmers and Banner
warehouses had light breaks yester-
day. Prices were about on an aver
age with Mondays sales
Any person in tae city having a
large portrait of President Cleveland
will please communicate the same
to &C." CITIZEN Office, at once.
The patent key-ring man struck
the city yesterday, and seemed to
be doing rushing business in front
of the Grand Central during the
afternoon.
Mr.. B. H. Cosby yesterday filled
an order for silverware from Nc,
Minnville, Oregon. The purchaser
saw Mr.. Cosby's advertisement in
the CITIZEN.
Rev. DR.. 6. G. Rankin leaves this
morning for Weaverville, where be
will deliver the annual address be-
fore the literary societies of Weaver
vile College this afternoon.
The essays read by the members
of the graduating class of the Ashe-
vile Female College yesterday morn
ing received the unlimited praise
of all who were. 50 fortunate as to
hear them.
All the benches use! in the Pear
son evangelical meetings have been
removed from the Farmers ware
house, and that building. is now in
use as tobacco warehouse and a
general auction house.
Winston is to celebrate the great
4th, and the Asheville Light In
fantry, among other military com,
panies has been invited. If the
boys 90 to Winston they may be
sure of Il glorious time sure enough.
In a hot political contest our es-
teemed cotempcrary the Knoxville
Tribune can devote it's editorial
space entirely to admirable and well
digested articles upon agricultural
topics, This is what we call versa
tility.
An elegantreception was rendered
the graduating class of the Asheville
Female College, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. J. Atkins, of Knoxville, by Presi-
dent James Atkins and wife last
evening. A large number of in
vited guests were present.
Every member Of the soliciting
committee, appointed by county
chairman McLoud, is earnestly re-
quested to go to work at once and
endeavor to induce every democrat
in the city to be present at the
court house Friday night, at 9:3O
O'Clock, sharp.
Chedister's iron connection is
pronounced thing of beauty and a
Joy forever. 1t represents the course
of life, first up ana then down. II
will certainly prove of great benefit
to the popular Grand Central, and
will ever be a monument to the en-
terprise and pluck of Mr.. Chedister,
Our citizens should carefully and
calmly think over the vote on the
sewerage question. 1t is really a
matter of vital Importance to every
citizen who expects or desires to
make Asheville his permanent
home, whether he be a workingman
a property owner or a capitalist
Let every citizen of AsheVille
look at it as a business matter
solely and wholly for the general
welfare of our beautiful city. If so
there car be no doubt of the result
The graduating exercises at the
Asheville Female College yesterday
were very interesting. The essays
by the young ladies were excellent
and well delivered, and highly
gratifying to their friends and
teachers. Thus closed one of the
most prosperous sessions If
the history of this college
DR.. Atkins and his able corps O
assistants deserve the high charac,
ter they have achieved in establish
ing one of the best schools for y une
ladies in the South. Asheville il
justly proud at her Female College
J The old depot shows up as rap
idly growing center of industry and
trade. Population is rapidly grow
ing in and around that section, and
the five or six stores there are doing
a brisk and large business. w,
learn that some large warehouse
are in contemplation, some for to
bacco sales, others for general pur
poses. Every facility is there Offered
for such enterprise, and our shrewC
business men are quick to see i
and grasp the situation. The ok
depot section will soon become tn
Manchester section of our fast grow
ing city.
Married.
On Sunday last at Calvary church
Henderson county, Rev. w. S. By
mum officiating, Mr.. William Cor