The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-02-28
Madison Superior court convened

: at Marshall yesterday, Judge Nc
Rae presiding.
The water in the basin of tn
fountain in court square was frozeI
over yesterday afternoon.
A party of hunters who returned
to the city last evening were loadet
down with game-birds, hares, etc
What has become of Mr.. Farm
holt's street railway scheme? A
Rose Dartle would say, I'VE only
ask for information.
AS yet, the executive committe'
of the N. c. Press Association have
fixed neither time nor place for the
next meeting of that body.
The sewerage election will be held
the first week in April. and every
voter in the city should actively
support the measure. 1t means
much for Asheville and its future
Medora Henson-Ererson, the
famous soprano who viii appear
here with the Boston Stars, on the
18th and 18th inst, is daughter OF
Rev. J. L. Henson, a prominent
Baptist divine of Virginia.. : ~
A prominent Republican in this
city says that the contest for the
gubernatorial nomination of his
party is narrowed down to two
men-Chas. Price. of Salisbury, and
John Nichols, of Raleigh. Well!
Mr.. Charles Jordan, the clever
prescription clerk at Carmichaels,
is now a full-hedged pharmacist,
having passed a most creditable ex-
animation before the State Pharma.
ceutical Board at Raleigh, last
week.
Mrs. J. Wearmouth, sister of Mrs.
W. H. Inloes of this city, died at
her home near Charlottesville, Al
bemarle county, Va, on Sunday
morning, 25Lh inst. Mr.. and Mrs.
Inloes have the sympathy OF their
many friend- in this city.
Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather Sunday morning, the Pres
byterian and Methodist churches
of this city were filled to overflow
ing with eager and attentive listen
ers to the words of the Gospel, as
expounded by the Revs. Drs. Ran
kin and Bryan.
We regret to learn that our coun-
.ryman Mr.. R. c. Clayton has been
quite Ill for some time with rheu>
matism. He was threatened at one
time with paralysis. He is one Of
Buncombe's best citizens, and we
sincerely trust he may speedily re-
cover.
Capt. McLoud returned Sunday
evening from New York, and judg>
ing from his smiles he returns hap.
py. He informs US that he pur>
chased splendid Herrings Bur-
glar Proof Safe, with vault doors &c,
FOR the Western Carolina Savings
Bank. This will soon be ready and
in full operation.
Among the latest arrivals at Bat
terry Park Hotel are Mrs. Geo. P.
Guscome and maid, Pittsburgh; E.
J. stufield, Ohio; E. J. Wardwell
and wife, Louis E. Wardwel1, Mre.
A. NJ. WardweE, Cambridge, Mass );
J. w. Wickershorn, New York; A.
s. Lvnham, Richmond, Va; Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Harris and family,
Ardovsr, Mass; COLI. H. Barnard,
Alexander, N. c.; Nicholas Kulmer,
wife and daughters. Davenport,
Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs, n. S. Miller
md child, New York; F. Bernhart,
wife and child, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Henry Dalpey and wife, Mrs.
Theodore Athwett, New York.
Climate is climate, a very useful
commodity. There is great vari-
ETY. of this article, from the Noun
tain blizzard to the gentle zephyr &c.
Like genius climate is eccentric,
erratic, peculiar, given to variations.
Climate was climate last Sunday,
with vengence. The morning was
bright, mild and lovely, serene, and
twilight with its gorgeous sum
set glorious. Betwixt IL and
o'cloekats night a vagRant
blizzard broke from its moorings in
the Northwest and, struck US with Its
Minnesota accompaniment and Mon
tana variations, and has kept up the
music to the present writing. We
have just as much climate now on
hand as we can well digest until the
wind shifts.