The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-11-27
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day-a delightful day for outdoor
exercise.
The regular weekly meeting Of
Mt. Pisgah Lodge. No. 80, X. of P.
was held at their hall last night.
Those superb cranberries at Hes.
tons are teasing, too Teasing; they
suggest turkey and z Thanksgiving.
The new membeaeof the Board
of county commissioners for Bum
| combe, will be sworn in on Monday
next.
| The sales at tlie warehouses yes
tsrday were large. and prices re-
ceiVed for tobacco were on the inA
crease.
The "sweA'' of the Thanksgiving
turkey is now seen in the land.
Bnt went the .stuffng" be knocked
out of him on Thursday. though 2
Mr. E. w. Burkholder, the wells
known architect, has returned from
Lynchhurg, Va, where he has been
on visit for the past two weeks.
Dr.. Arlington has been called to
the eastern part of the State. He
will be at home on the Bird day of
December to meet his engagements
mere.
Mr.. ". w. Barnard and Mr.. E.
Sluder have returned from Charles
ton, S. c., where they have been en-
joying the festivities of gala"
week.
Me5srs. Robt. L. Graham and Jas.
". Sluder have returned from
Danville, where they took in the
tobacco exposition, and had big
time generally.
A gentleman in this city, who
purchased d small tract of land
eighteen months ago, f,r $500, yes
terday sold the same 1or 81 900
cash. AshevilIe "dilt" improves
with age.
Special services w;l! b1 held at all
the churches on Tnursda.' morn,
ina-Thanksglving-an collections
viii be taken up for the beneit OF
the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Help
the orphans.
Sneak thieves ara numerous in
AsheVil e at present. Several petty
thefts nave been copWitted during
the past three or four days. Some,
of the offenders have already been
caught, and the police have obtained
clues which will lead to the capture
of the others.
We are pleased 10 learn that our
old and esteemed friend, Col. Thad.
Brysen, of Swain, is now snjoying
better health than tor some years.
We sincerely wish he could entirely
recover, tor he was II most useful
citizen to his county up TO the time
OF his prostration.
Mr.. Cleveland viii enjoy his
pumpkin pie on Thursday. Not
withstanding he is defeated he has
the consolation of noting rapidly
increasing demand among leading
republicans-Who have studied the
import of the feceut election-for
tariff reform. So the country gets
justice and prospers, Mr.. Cleveland
does not care who Is President.
Messrs. J. N. w. Rogers and A. E.
Fore, of Buncombe county, whose
bright wrappers took the first pre-
MUM, $4,000 in gold, at the Dam
VILE Tobacco Fair, sold at that
place the lot exhibited-45 pounds
for 500 per hundred, which added
to the premium received, makes
$194.55 they have ia hand for the lot,
Well done, gentlemen.
Mr.. A. s. Stalcup. Of Whittier
Swain county, Is in the city. He
has in Rays warehouse the finest
lot of tobacco, he lays, he has ever
raised, and having had nine years
experience in the culture of the
weed, this speaks we'll for his pres-
ent crep. Old Swain, however, pro-
duces fine tobacco when she has
chance, as well as many other good
things.
Transylvania is coming to the
front on the tobacco question. The
Brevard Voice says:
"a sample of very fine tobacco
was shown us this week, brought in
by Mrs. Fuller Norton, W hich
proves that as good an article can
be grown in Pennsylvania as else>
where, if properly managed. Mrs.
Norton has tobacco for sale, and
parties wishing to buy would do
well to call on her."