The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-02-16
Lent began yesterday, it being
Ash Wednesday.

Lent began yesterday, 1t being
Ash Wednesday.
The Governor has appointed Mr..
Duff Merrick, of this city, a Notary
Public.
The Industrial Cooperative sub =
scription still grows. Let every
citizen help.
Mr.. C. L. Turner, owner Of the
Monbo cotton mills, Catawha coun>
ty, is in the city.
There is a series of meetings in
the First Methodist, Riverside and
Northern Methodist churches.
Now is season for eating fish. We
are pleased to announce that our
market is we'll supplied with fresh
fish (and oysters) daily.
Rev. Mr.. Shelly, of Macon county.
is in the city. He is assisting Revs.
C. NJ. Bishop and J. F: Austin in
protracted meeting at Riverside
church in West AsheVille.
The ravine on the East of Baily
street is sadly in need of sanitary
attention, and the lots ADJOINING
thereto. The authorizes are urged
to give this locality immediate at
tention.
The committee to prepare matter
for advertising AshevilIe and West
ern Carolina has been, and is, Al
work. We are sure pme good work
will be done, and much good will
result therefrom.
It's always necessary to strike
while the iron is hot. The time
presents itself for booming Aahe.
vile now. Let every citizen stgii,.
now. A good strong, united tf'"ri
now will do a vast deal of good to
our city and section.
Mr.. H. S. Jarvis, OF Spring Creek,
Madison county, sold at the Bum
combe warehouse his crop Of tobac
co for $50 per hundred all round.
Mr.. Jarvis is young farmer, wHo
succeeds because he always raises
all the home supplies needed, and
then makes all the tobacco he can,
and makes it good. We are pleased
to note such success.
A reference was made yesterday
to the use OF scaffolding in the cree
ton of buildings. Certainly in our
narrow stree's and cramped side
walks they are nuis rncc to be con
demed. They can be avoided by
building from the inside. We T.
member to have seen the taIitst
structures in St. Louis erected " ith
out the slightest obstruction to the
side walks. For months last Pat
ton Avenue, in successive enter
prises, has been so oppressed as to
have been the subject of serious and
we'll founded complaint. We are
not grumblers.
The weather of February has been
very remarkable. There has been
small rainfall, no snow, and no
fall of temperature lower than 2S
above zero. For an eleyation OF
$500 feet above the level OF the sea
this is remarkable. The cold cur
rents this year sssem to have been
in Northern parellel lines and
while tho North has had its excess
of cold and snow, the S nth has en-
ioyed ar almost semi-tropical tenn
persture. The days are Increasing
in length and while we may have
some cold snaps" we are freed now
from the dangers of long cold spells.
Capt. R. L, Porter, Of Franklin,
N. c., one of the most prominent
merchants of Western Carolina.
was married at Murphy on the 14sh,
to Miss Maroney, the accomplished
and beautiful daughter of r. B.
Maroney, Esq, Rev. DR.. c. D
Smith of Macon, officiating. A re-
ception was rendered the happy
groom and bride OH their return To
Franklin at the popular Franklin
House, D. C. Cunningham proprie-
tor, who knows so well how to ell
teItain. We wish our friends
all happiness and continued pros
perity.
Mr.. J. S. Edwards of Swain, in
foms US that Mr.. R. l.. GaEbreath
has made a discovery Of gold, silver
and galena on his premises near
Charleston, Swain county, and has
gone to work to develop the deposit
We noted some days ago that gold
had been found on the Thad B:yson
property, near Charleston. We
hope our friends may strike it very
rich, for they all deserve such good
luck. We are also informed that
Mr.. j NJ. Bird, near Whittier, has
discovered a very fine mica miDessnll
his property, which is thought viii
prove very valuable; AMI Mr. w. P.
Hyde has made like discovery on
his premises.
The Nest agreeable
AS we'll as the most effective method OF