The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-24
Street railway talk is dying out

The mandamus case will be heard
at Webster to-day.
T. c. McNeeley, Esq, of Sails,
bury, s in the city.
No new attractions at Opera Hall
for several weeks yet.
One or two real estate transfers
were recorded yesterday.
The markets were well supplied
With garden truck yesterday.
W. H. Tunis, Esq, and wife of
Cincinnati, are at the Swannanoa.
Rev. Jos. E. Carter, OF Hender-
sonviile, spent Sunday in the city.
The Asheville & Spartanburg train
was two hours late yesterday morn~
ing.
Squire L. A. Lanning, of Fairview
township, was in the city yester~
day.
Quite number Of people from
the country were in the city yester-
day.
Smith d Baild yesterday receiyed
& fresh supply Of choice West India
fruits.
One or two trivial cases were
tried in the magistrates court yes
terday.
This term of the inferior court
will be the largest ever held in the
county
The brick pavement on North
Main street was being put down
yesterday
Misses f. c. Perry and f. NJ.
Peck, Of Morganton, are registered
at the Swannanna.
There are more goods and better
goods in AshcyiIie at present. than
we have ever seen before.
Col Butler, of South Carolina,
passed through yesterday, en- route
to the Hot Springs convention.
The removal of all signs extend
ing across the sidewalks, is a good
idea. Swinging signs are positively
dangerous.
Matt. Atkinson & Sons hardware
store WAS crowded with customers
all day Yesterday. A large stocl,
still remains to be sold.
Quite :. number II oar cifizsl.>
will 50 ;:vwn to Hot Springs t.
night. and another crowd w,il 20
down tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Fred. 4. Browns handsome
residence across the river, will soon
be completed. Mr.. J. A. Wagner,
Of this city, is the contractor.
The Western Carolina savInSe
Bank is ready to receive deposits,
and we venture to say has the |
youngest cashier in the State.
/, seerby, Esq, representing the
Calvert Lithographing Co., ,~of De-
troit. Mich, was in the city yester-
day in the iGterest Of his house.
President W. Z Breese. ct the |
First National Bank, returncd to
the city yesterday morning from a
business trip to CharIs :. c.
Cardinal Gibbons left Baltimore
last evpGiiig. and Tili arrive at Hot |
Springs in company with AIch-
bishop Ryan Of Phj:adeluhia to-
night.
Mes-rs. J. P. KiIli;.m aud J. R. |
Gather, of Newton, arrived in the |
city last Il ght, to appear rs witt
nesses in the Best trial. al this term |
of court
The livery business in Asheville |
is on a boon. A centlcman told US
yesterday that he had tried all mcrn-
ing to secure turnout, hut without |
success.
Messrs. Long & Goodman, of the
Racket Grocery" are fixing u, a
saloon in rear of their store, in
which they will serve fruits, cream,
etc, to customers.
Messrs. Matt Atkinson & Sons
yesterday shipped five hundred
copies OF their magazine The Land /
of the Sky, to Hot Springs, for distIi
button at the convention.
For the week ending this morue
ing, Manager StikeieatheY, ofthe up
town ticket Office, had sold s,396.25 (
worth ofrail!oad tickets over the R.
& D. system Most cf these tickets
were local. For the months of
April and May. 1887, he sold s11,
400 GO
Tie new Catholic church at Hot |
Springs viii be dedicated on
Wednesday next at 10 n IN. Dedi-
cation service by Ri. Rev. H. P.
Northrop D. D., Bishop of Charles
ton, Vicar Apostolic of North Caro~
lima. Sermon either by His Fmi- J
nence the Cardinal James Glib
bons, or Rt. Rev. Abbott Leo Haid
0. S. B. d. D., Bishop elect OF North
Carolina. J. B. WHITE,
Rector.