The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-04-15

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REGISTERED STOCK-apply to w. Daily.
Mr. Locke Craig has gone to Black
Mountain on business.
Mai. W. II. Malone has gone to
Bake!svil!e on business.
Only one cas-" WAS tried in the
Mayors court yesterday.
Mr.. J. NJ. GamphaIi sold $4,000
worth Of city property Yesterday.
Judge Shuford did not 20 to Ral-
ei2h Yesterday as he expected to do.
Mr.. w. w. Jones has gone to
Raleigh TO attend the Supreme court.
Arrivals at the Grand Contra last
night were R. S. Willard, Green
vile, Tenn, and r. L. Nj. Somey. of
Virginia.
Services at the Catholic church at
II o'clock Il. II. Sermon by Father
White, rector Daily morning SER
vice at $50.
The meeting at City Hail Monday
night will belargely attended judging
from the amount OF street railway
talk jndulged in by our people yes
tcrd3v.
Oy'r four million pounds Of leaf
tobacco have been sold in Ashe-
vile this season. Prices obtained
for the weed" were better than
those Of last season.
Robert Todd Lincoln, ESQ, of
Chicago, is stopping at Battery Park.
Mr.. Lincoln is son of Abraham
Lincoln, and is one of the strongest
and best men in the Republican
party.
Gouche's Peak, North Asheville,
is a most attractive point of interest
to visitors. The views from that
point are sublime. Numbers of
parties 60 out daily to view the
landscape" from that point.
Judging from the loads Of good
things which leave the popular store
Of A. D. Cooper almost every hour
in the day, that establishment must
be taking care Of the dollars as well
as the cents. Mr.. Cooper's go3as
will sell. He just can't helpit
West AsheviIle, near the old de-
pot, is booming. More improve
ments in that section than iii any
other of the city. And the trade of
that section is rapidly on the in
crease. Several new Id mpUrtant
enterprises are soon to be established
there.
Mr.. Byrd says that the wheat
crop of Yancey is one Of unusual
promise. 1t has never looked better
at this season. Fruit prospects are
good, and notwithst nding severe
cold weather at late period
peaches will be in plenty, if there is
no subsequent disaster
A gentleman who arrived in the
city yesterday from Florida tod US
that quite Il number Of people who
intended taking in Asheville on
their return home from the Land
Of Flowers" had been scared off by
| tie recent infamous report Gil, uia-
te 4 to the effect that Battery Park
hotel was closed up and an epi-
demic raging in our city.
Mr.. James F. Byrd, of Yancey
informs us that the engineers of the
| Gees road have determined tc
change the line of the road from III
contemplated coUrse by Cranberry
to one running down Tee River
thence on to Err gin, Tenn. This i
is thought to insure greater dispatch
i'll the building of the road; and the
. change is gladly w.'c3med by th'
Iancey people.
! The French Broad Voice says: "Tht
Carolina, Knoxville and Western
: reilroad is still booming. Capt
Ramseur is among the Haywood
mountains, on Pigeon River, bat,
Ting tor the best route; and tht
authorities are building stockade
in that section for the convicts.
Col. Rice, who has surveyed lin,
from the top Of the mountain dow1
to the Davidson River section, il
this county, is still pushing forwart
in this direction. A force of hand
: began breaking dirt in this county
: near the Pink Beds, on Monday
! and SO the good work goes on.