The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1888-12-13
Christmas gobblers are beginning
to gobble on oar market now.

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Mr.. J. w. Robertson, a prominent
lumber manufacturer of Morgantor
is in the city.
The first snow of the season be-
gan falling thick and fast here las
night at 8 o'clock,
Capt. J P. Sawyer is attending
the meeting of the directors Of the
Western Insane Asylum at Morgan
ton.
! Read the advertisements in the
Daily and Weekly CITIZEN. They
are exceedingly interesting and i'm
portant just now.
The young ladies' Bible reading
will be he d Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the residence of Judge As.
ten. llyoung ladies cordially in
vited.
Mr.. G. w. Culp, of Chester, S. G..
is stopping at Col. Rays in
"Ramoth." He is well pleased
with our mountain city. and will
E1ecate here.
The wholesale trade of Asheville
is very large just now. Asheville is
rapidly reaching out in this matter
Our merchants duplicate other
markets, too, in prices and goods.
We have never seen such hands
some goods, to suit every taste and
purpose and pocket, as are to be
seen in our Asheville stores now;
and they are cheaper than ever be-
fore.
Some twelve or fifteen wagons
loaded with Haywood tobacco drove
into the Farmers warehouse last
evening. They attracted some at
tention as they passed through the
streets in line.
Mr.. J. Wiley Shook, of the Clyde
Register, was in the city yesterday
and last night. His shadow grows
no less under coming events, and
he is somewhat jubilant over the re.
suit of the recent elections.
Wild Jim, the Texas scout and
cowboy gave an exhibition of his
skill with the rifle yesterday afternoon
in rear of the old Eagle hotel. Several
hundred people witnessed the exhibi
ton, among which was the typicaI
small boy. Jim" is certainly ar
expert with his chosen weapon, anG
his shooting yesterday would ranE
with some of the famous rifle shots 81
the day, inasmuch as he shot with 8
solid ball not bird shot He will give
another performance this evening al
3 o'clock.
In this issue will be seen the
large advertisement of the new firm
of Messrs Thrash, Hough & Co., OF
west AsheviIle. Mr.. Ho sgh hes
just returned from the Northern
market where he has bought one OF
the largest and best assorted stock
of goods, consisting of clothing dry
goods, shoes, hats, heavy and fancy
groceries, confectioneries, &c, that
is to be found in the city. These
goods were bought strictly for cash
and will be sold in like manner, and
at such prices as will give the best
satisfaction to customers. Goods
will be delivered to any part of the
city.
There were large breaks at all the
warehouses yesterday, and, as fa1
as we were able to learn, prices
were very satisfactory to the plant
er. The tobacco sold was mostly
from Buncombe, Madison and Hay
wood counties however, a great
deal of the weed is being hauled
and shipped here from the countle;
in the extreme western portion O.
this State and East Tennessee
There will be several thousand
pounds sold to-day from Mitchell
county, where only a small portion
of the county raises tobacco. W.
now have complete corps of buy.
ers on the Asheville market Wht
can pay good prices for more good
than they will be able to get, ever
if all the tobacco is sold on thi
market.
| The articles heretofore mentioned
to be sold at DR.. Smiths drug stor
to-day and tomorrow, are now OF
exhibition, and makes one of th
handsomest displays of useful ant
ornamental articles we have seen ii
some time. The enterprise is unde
the auspices of the Ladies All,
Society of the Presbyterian church
The articles consists of fancy wor
of every description, made by th
ladies themselves. They are yer
pretty, and are appropriate -fo
family use and equally SO TO
Christmas presents. The exceller
workmanship of these goods ar
such as merits high praise on th
part of the ladies who have thi
work so at heart. Mrs. Collin
: Mrs. Lea, Mrs. Eagan, Misses Nd,
Dowell, Erwin, Grant and othe
/. noble women of the society are /
charge, and will be glad to meet a
who want to help a beneyoleT
cause.