The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-08-22
Fine rains fell Monday night and

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last has had a general and thorough
soaking.
Don't forget that Col. A. NJ. Wad-
dell speaks at Nellie Park, in this
city, on Monday next. Turn out
and hear him.
Good tobacco breaks at the Ean-
ner warehouse yesterday and prices
obtained from the ''weed' were con-
siderably above the average.
A large number of our citizens
will attend the exercises Of the
Turkey Creek camp meeting, at
TurEey Greek next Sunday.
Che Southern Improvement c.,
are lusiiy at work completing their
portion of the new Southside ayeaue
in the southern portion Of th6tity.
Eug. D. Carter, ESQ.,, and Hon.
H. G. -EMart nddreeeed -tlee-eleetcrs
OF Henderson county, at Bat Cave,
yesterday. A large crowd was
present.
Invitations to an. evening party
given by Mrs. N. A. Reynolds, at
her residence on Woodfn street,
were out yesterday. The party will
be given tonight.
The Charlotte byciclists are exI
pected to arrive in the city to-day.
They have made the entire trip upon
their wheels" and there are five
of the "boys" in number.
Tobacco breaks will be had at the
Farmers warehouse this morning,
and auctioneer Davis informs us
that the gay and festive pin
hooker" is still in the ring"
The Eastern Star degree was con-
ferred upon several of the wives and
daughters of Master Masons, by
Past Master A. J. Blair, at Masonic
Temple, yesterday afternoon.
Several minor cases were disposed
Of in the Superior court yesterday.
This is the second week of the three
weeks term, and efforts will be made
to clear the docket next week.
We are glad TO know that the few
nuisances existing in the city, to
which we called attention q few
days ago, have been removed, and
that the city is cleaner now than it
has ever heretofore been.
Chief of police Waddell by order
of Mayor Harkin's yesterday notified
the Asheville Gas and Light Co, to
replace the wooden boxes of that
company on the streets with iron
ones.
The fire department has secured a
complete set of drop harness for
the horses that draw the new truck.
The harness may be adjusted in one
minutes time, and there is no pos
sible chance for it to get out of fix.
From Mr.. Mears who returned
from Hendersonville last night, we
learn that very large crowd heard
Judge Fowle, Maj Finger and Hon.
Theo. f. Davidson at that place
yesterday. He says splendid
speeches were made by each of
these distinguished gentlemen, and
that they a'so gave great satisfac-
ton to all who heard them.
Mr.. W. FL. Inman of New York,
died at Tate Springs, Tenn, on
Sunday night of heart disease at
the age of about 60. He was one
of the founders of Inman, Swan
& Co. He was the uncle of Mr.
John Inman, the prosperous
fianancier and railroad magnate
That gentleman was in Asheville
when notified on Sunday night ot
his uncle's death, and went by
the next train to meet the remains
at Morristown.
The gale which prevailed here
yesterday morning from about
to Z a. m. was the tail end of the
destructive storm of wind and
rain which visited New Orleans
and Mobile on Saturday night,
and continuing through Sunday
In both those places the vino
was from 81 to 60 miles an hour
with floods of rain. At New Or
leans so boats, valued at $4,000
each, were sunk. Great damage
was done to rice and sugar, anG
in the city much damage was
done to houses and other prop.
erty. Here there was much rain
but no damage to anything ex
ceptfhat some ofthe corn was lait
low.