The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-11-23
GENERAL. CITN NEEVS.

GENERAL. CI'EN &EWS.
a marriage license was issued vestcr
day to Mr.. Richard Hair and Miss Kittic
Jenkins, oi Buncombc county.
Among he large number of marshal,
who reported for duty at the Fayctte.
vile Centennial was Mr.. d. NJ. Vance, OF
AshcvlIc.
Corporal L. +. Mcdowell won the
medal for proficiency in drill in the man.
ua' OF arms at the regular monthly com
pc;itivc contest held in the armorv of the
Ashevillc Light Infantry last night
1t is Mr.. Hunt, of Cincinnati, who is
building that large house on Haywood
street, opposite Battery Park. He is
only awaiting its completion to take
possession and move in his goods and
chattclS.
Business is booming on the Vanderbilt
Not enough workmcn can be secured.
Teams are in great demand and Mr..
Thompson has sent off to PENNSYLVANIA
tur ten pair of heavy draught horses and
ten yoke of oxen.
\ gallant charge and noble steed
Rilcr'rSs aud fecked with foam it gal
Iopcd down Main street last night. 1t
had managed to get loose and was max.
ing fast time to the stable and feed winch
was awaiting it at Mr.. Blanton's stable.
Darkcys, white men, everybody flew
when they heard the buzz and hum
the bagpipcs. The crowd was large an
apprcclativc, but instead of arriving after
the collection had been taken up, as some
church-go do they all left before the
piper could get his hat off. In this case
they didn't pay the piper"
The cows i'll A,aevilc arc exceptionally
intelligent. One was seen on Spruc,
street walking on the sidewalk. 1t knew
the road was neither fit for man nor
beast. Others may argue that it couldn't
tell the sidewalk from the stree. Sure,
this was an eXcusablc error. 1t is hard
to find the bottom IN either.
The incaudesccnt lights burst out upon
Il, last nightin unexpected splcndor. W,
had patiently concluded to wait for them
uNtlncXt week. Wcprcsrmc the skill ofth,
electricians found a way out of the diff
CuIty. Kerosene had proved friend il,
need, but we discarded it promptly when
the incandcsccnt bcamed out again-not
uugratclully VIC hope.
\ drunken man was leaning against a
post in front of one of our grocery stores
yesterday afternoon. He was in that
soliloquizing state which only good old
corn can produce. One man went in
while he was there, and spent 50 on va
riouS articles. After he had come out,
the drunkard gazcd intcntly after his re-
.cding form. for a lew minutes, and then
SAID with deep feeling; "Hic-'founded
shame That tool-hir--wasted his money.
He'd better buy the necessities of life
Two dolIars,-and good Ticker only one
-hic-dollar and Il half a gallon"
AJournaliSt, connected with one of the
papers Of this city, made very amusing
mistake the other day. Col. Cooke was
standing in the pustotiice, gazing dream
lily into the street, when this item hunter
swooped down on him like a ravcnous
hawk on a poor, deicnccess pigeon.
You are stranger, suppose"
well, there are a good many people in
here don't know
"When did you arrive in the city,"
Il should say, as near as can remem-
ber, it was i'll the spring of &C."
"Ah,-cXcuse me-therc is man who
wants to speak to me-" And the Journal
ist, overcome with chagrin and mortif-
cation, fairly churncd the air with his
coat tails as he sailed down the street
and around the corner.