The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-03-25
Next Sunday is Easter Sunday

S. H. Jordan, Esq. OF Cooper's,
was in tie CITY yesterday.
No breaks at any of the ware
houses in the city yesterday.
Mr.. w. W. Vandiver went to
eaverville yesterday afternoon.
There was no session of the supe
rior court held yesterday afternoon
Booksellers report heavy sales of
Easter cards during the past few
days.
Mr. +. Rogers Grant has accepted
a situation with Me~sr-. Gwyn &
West the real estate and insurance
agents.
In the case of Britain VS.. Dan
iels. the verdict was in iavor Of the
plaintiff, and not defendant, as res
ported yesterday
The Superior Court was engaged
Yesterday in hearing the case of
Zachary ~. Phillips, az action Of
debt. Solicitor Moody appeared
| fer the defendant and MesSrs. Jones
& Shuford for the plaintiff.
The Swiss Bell Ringers. who will
give an entertainment at Opera
Hall Wednesday night. have put
prices of admission tor children at
25 cents. in order that all the little
ones who choose to do 50, will be
enabled to attend.
In the case Of Steyens & Childs
W. " p Black, OF Flat Creek, in
Justice Summey's court Yesterday,
a continuance was had until Satur-
dav next. Mr.. 1hos a Jones ar-
pears for the plaintiffs, and Major
W. II. Malone, tor the defendant.
MessrS. Walter b. Gwyn and W.
W. West have formed a general
partnership for the business OF real
e-tate commission. life AMI fire in
surancp. negotiation OF loans X"
under the firm name of Gwyn d
West. successors to Walter b. Gwyn.
The blocks of ice from the ice fac
tory being delivered through the
city. though not looking scasonable
at present, give promise OF very
solid summer comfort This is the
more consoling: for we do not be
iievc a single pound of pond ice has
been secured here this season.
Miss Nellie LaBlrbe with her
hards me new millinery emporium
at Lyons old stand meets the c"m-
ing Spring season with all the cle-
gances Of temininerequirement, and
the ladies cannot fail to be attracted
by the brilliant display of hats, lib
hons lace. and the myriad Of other
pretty and presumably useful and
Indispensable til gs, the ve.y
names at which are unknown to
men, bu, the ladies know and will
hnd them out. which we advise
them to do.
We Join the Franklin Press in the
h1rr tha: the commissioners of
Macon county will hold the petit
ton OF Nantahala township to fin
ish the road already partly made
from Observation-Disclosures Jar
rats. on the railroad. The distance
is only y miles: but the uncom-
pleted gap Is so rough that the two
points are practically thirty six
apart. The road, hesil- being a
most important one ior traffic,
would be treasure to tourists.
passing as it does along the wild
ana beautiful Nant thaia river, and
the grand mountain chains Of the
Valley river and NaAtahala moun-
tunS
TIE Wilmington Star continues
to be enthusiastic over Mr.. Pearson.
the evangelist. We rive elsewhere
extracts from an editorial from that
paper on the characteristics of the
divine. and we add the following as
appropriate to the subject: son
Monday night Mr.. Pearson's SER
mon on Fairl and Works was a
masterpiece. 1t threw great light
on the perplexing, seeming contra-
+ diction, and was, as far as we could
discern without Il flaw. He preached
last night to probably $500 people,
or more. At any rate the big tabere
nacle was full. His discus8'o on of
Regeneration WAS the plaincst, the
! simplest, the c'earvst. the best, the
most satisfactory to which we ever
! listened. Indeed, it was the Very
best sermon we ever heard. We
have never. never heard any such
! preaching before In our heart we
! thank G"d We have iiv Il to hear
| that sermon, and that He ever call