The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-12-05


street to No. 10, Patton avenue, up
stairs
The dog days are coming back again,
One was seen ON the street the other day
with an Eliztncthan ruff on and line
Melton cape thrown carccssly over his
shoulders.
The Farmers warehouse, which is
owned hv Smith aud Rollins. has had
large extension addcd to it end will b"
extended to Water street, thus attOrding
ample accommodationtor all.
There will hc No orchestra at Battery
Park until the first of January Bur
sometimes the dar,ies give a concert in
the lobby on their guitars and banjoS,
which is very much appreciated by the
guests.
In Yesterdays CITIZEN it was forgotten
to state that Mr.. l.. ". Icunncrct Wa
elected secretary of hose company No. |,
in place Of Mr.. Lipinsky, who resi9nc'
the Office which he had filled with grea
credit fnt a long time.
Old Sol has concluded to rcappear anG
make the ladies hunt for their parasol,
and wells Yet ii was only a few days
ago when Young married lady of this
city ushcrcd her vsi ors into the parlor
and apologizcd for the striking ardnorI
costume which the sudden cold spells ha'
made necessary. 1t consisted of three
dresses. put on one over the other.
"P'lcrre. Fleece Come and get mr
is so drums can't git home This was
the cry officer Mcdowell heard the othc'
night He hast, ned kindly to the rescue
and released the lamp post from the pris.
oncr's clutches. Vet when that prisontl
was brought hetDre the mavoI did he nc
knowledge a good, plain, straiGht-a-waN
drunk? No. He pleaded cNtenuating
circumstances in these words "NOn
honor. was drunk, but warn't down
One husband III this city has solved th,
long vcxcd question of how to get rid o
ones wife. The idea has not been pat
entcd, and so all who wish to see hin
will have to postpone their call until 1t
has heard from Washington. 1t consist
! of a stick ot wood. followed out, tillc'
with powder, and then plugged up. Th
, stick should be placed on the wood-pIl
When it finally reaches the fire, it is SAT-
! to be very effective. Many Cranks Sa
"marriagc is Il failure" but they cannO
apply that remark to this solution of tn
/ difficulty. sample is on exhibition a
{ the mayors office.
( Apropos of the weather, one OF our cit
$ zcus saw a very amusing sight the othc
II night. A team was coming slowly II
the street about o'clock at night, an
the driver was walking along by its side
swinging the lantern to and fro as h
wiped the ciclcs from his beard.
"What's the matter, brother? ?" querie
one. Ild' 1t DlN'th NI'NH'
l. mo; hut I'm goin' to put dow
brakes and walk or III be a stiff hCtor
e mornin'. It's so cold that my broth;
g Iohn saws his foot is aching, and, Heave
knows, it is made of the best cork"
k Mr.. Striegcr has brought fine lot :
t, Texas ponies to this city They III
|. awaiting purchasers At the Battery Par
I livery stables Regular cowboy tcat
k take place there during the day tim
II Horses are laSsoed and ridden arour
the ward, regardless of their rearing ar
=. puugiug, VIII, never any one asks hcth
, they are good saddle horses or not. Oh
. pony was Thought to he almost de-
, and was sold to SpcCulntOr for SO
1t now threatens to get well, when I
owner will be III pocket about 500 {
,. $40
l., Don't forget to give the number OF Il
-. house and the street you live on to yo1
correspondents. 1t will he Il great he
III to the p"Stothcc officials ana save the
much ANNOYANCE when the free dclivc
system GOES into operation Some ha
torcstallcd the timy as is shown by t
cn following: Two vnung ladies were 5
is ting in the parlnr with their moth'
lis when the he'll rang and four letters We
ct thrust under the door. Each sprang
Nj with the cry: "Oh. know the postm
has a letter for me" In eager haste tn
{. tore open the envelopes and out tumbl
he the advertisement OF some bakingpo
der. For their information it might
ul well to state that the system does not
IS into operation until January.
4 SmaShup.
Dr.. y1n Ruck had wheel of his {