The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-06-20
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M1LLINERY-Miss Nellie LaBarbe.


No trials in the Justices courts
were reported yesterday.
MIR. w. B. G. Morris, of Hender-
sonvillc, was in the city yesterday
Ashevillo buys more homegrown
hay than any other town in North
Carolira.
Only one or two deeds were ad-
mitted to probate in the Clerks
Office Yesterday.
Mr. ]. C. Pritchard, who was in
the city yesterday, left last night for
Hendersonville.
City tax collector Reynolds will
make his settlement with city treas
ure Rankin in a few days.
The Sun bulletin board was the
Mecca TO which many republican
eyes were turned in this city yester-
day.
Regular meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association will he
held at the Presbyterian church to>
night.
The sale of lots, which was to
have taken place on Seney Street
yesterday morning, has been post
poned.
Tobacco breaks at the Far ners'
and Banner warehouses were again
small yesterday, but prices still re-
mained unchanged.
The civil issue docket was taken
up in the superior court yesterday
morning and quite a number of
cases were disposed of.
The patent churn-daCher agent
expatiated upon the merits OF his
milk curdling device to large crowds
in front Of the court house yester-
day.
Read the article describing Bush
nell, the 1argest mill in North Care
lima, with the largest ca pital invested
i'll any like enterprise in its bor-
ders.
When our boys go to the military
encImpment at Wrightsville, they
will go all the way through by rail.
The road is finished. Large excur-
sion trains ran over it on Saturday.
NJ. A. E. Bryan, of Madison, in
forms US that wheat is not SO good as
it was hoped it would be; oats are
good and tobacco only moderately
so. The corn of his section is as fine
as he ever saw.
The cleaning of the city is pro-
crossing finely, aud it should be
kept up until every last vestige of
fifth and disease-producing matter
is removed from its streets. side
walks and alleys, and public and
private premises.
An affray between two colored
citizens at the depot yesterday re-
suited in little blood-letting from
one of the combatant's feet. No Sc
rious damage was inflicted, how>
ever, and the parties will have
hearing before Mayor Harkin's this
morning.
Miss Nellie LaBarbe invites az
tention, not only 10 her ADVERTISE
ment in this issue, but also to the
stock of ladies goods to which tire.
fers. five were lady we should
make break" for that emporium
of all that is pretty, tasteful and
useful, all of which tempt to visit
No. 9, North Main street.
In 1845 there was a great fire in
New York, the loss being estimated
at S17, 100000. Itwas the result cf
an explosion in one of the great
warehouses in the lower part of the
city. The question that vexed the
scientific world for long time was,
"will saltpetre explode?' Now q
fire is reported in GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
said to have been caused by the
explosion of fax seed oil. Linseed
oil is not classed among the explo-
sives. Cannot the scientist vindi-
cate its innt cence 2 Otherwise
every painter who mixes bucket
of paint will be on the gui UiUe lest
he unawares be blown sky high or
tumbled by an unlocked for blast
from the top OF his seahold.