The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-03-08

Avenue, yesterday.
Charles A. Dale. of Marion, has
been appointed store keeper and
guager at that place.
Mr.. J. H. McCourt, of St. Croix
Falls, Wis, was registered at the
Swannanoa Yesterday
Messrs. Reynolds Bros. Of this
city, have Il good family horse Tor
sale, at a very 10" price.
Mr.. +. E. Brown, the photogra-
pher, returned from his western
trip yesterday afternoon.
Charleston, S. c., is -;oing the
honors to Sir Henry Grafton Eso
monde, the Irish agitator, this " eek.
Rev. A. Toomer Porter, OF Charles
ton, S. c., who was in the city
Tuesday, returned to Charleston
yesterday.
Engineers on the w. n. &. r. r.
are sending money to aid the strik-,
ing engineers on the C., B. & Q
road in Illinois.
The aspen is hanging out Its fuzzy
catkins. and the grass is springing
fresh and green on the lawns This
looks like spring.
w. J. Croswell, SO. Ex. Co., Of
Greenville, S. c., was in the CITY
yesterday on business connected
with that company.
MIR. w. A. Piet, of the book firm
of Jno. B. Piet & Co., Baltimore,
was in The CITY Yesterday, registered
at the Grand Central.
Maj. Jas. G. Martin, of this city,
who has been on tour through
England and the old country, is ex-
pected to arrive here tomorrow.
Handsome illuminated posters
adorned .he bill boards in the city
yesterday, announcing the date of
the "Boston Stars" at Opera Hall.
DR.. John B. Weaver, late consul
to Bahia, S. A., and who is we'll
known in this city, is taking post
graduate course in medicine, in
New York City.
Among the roon arrivals at the
Grand Central yesterday were j. A.
Reagan, Brevard; J. Mic lols, Mar
shall; J, A Collins, Knoxville; E.
l.. CockreiI, Washington, D. C.
A lady of this city yesterday pur-
chased over a load of hardware
and house-furnishing goods at the
hardware store of Matt Atkinson x
Sons. She was evidently pleased
with the prices.
The eastern mail train on the
the Western North Carolina road
was seven and half honrs late last
night. 1t is supposed that an acci-
dent on the Virginia Midland road
caused the delay.
Manager Brown informs us that
reserved seat tickets for the Boston
Stars concert next Tuesday night
are going like ''hot cakes" Those
intending to take in the entertain
ment had letter secure their seats
at once.
A fr2cas occurred on Patton
avenue yesterday evening, between
two of our fellow -countrymen, in
which knife and rock played a
part. The offenders were hauled up
before Justice Malone, who bound
them over for trial at the next term
of the Interior court.
Miss Louisa M. Acct died at her
home in Boston MOI. >ay. How
manv thousands of little hearts, and
older ones too for that matter. that
have been made happy by her
''Little Women" and many other
kindred wo"ks. will be saddened
! by this announcement Truly, a
good woman, one who made the
world better for her having lived,
has passed away.
The suggestion that the winter
months should begin in January in
stead of December is not a bad one.
1t would conform naturally to the
course Of the year, and it is IN re
conformabIc to fact. We have. it
is very true, winter weather; so we
have in November. But ordinarily
extreme cold weather does not set
in until alter Christmas. And spring
certainly is not assured until April
comes, March beng characterized
by cold and storm and excessive
f1uctuatlon. The present division is
of English origin, and England has
scarcely basis for any distinction
in season. At least. taere are no
nice gradations which bear defini-
| ton.
Woman and Her Diseases.
is the title of large illustrated treatise,
by DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y. sent
to any address tor ten cents in stamps
1t teaches successful self-treatment.
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