The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-06
ASHEVILLE NEWS.
Work Commenced on the Public Build
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Nine Hours a Day--Other Items.


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Nine Hours Day--Other Items.
Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., May ), 1890. W. The
people of Asheville at last believe that
their public building is an assured fact.
On Saturday work was begun in earnest
and by Jan. l, 1881, we will have a
beautiful building at the foot of Battery
Park Hill. Messrs. Dement, & Harding
are the contractors. They agreed TO pnt
up the building for S.O,O
One of the prettiest marriages ever
seen was that of Miss Fannie Hunt.
most charming and popular young lady,
to MIR. CASTOR MearS on last Thursday
night at..Central NJ Z Church. DR.. j.
u. Atkins performed the ceremony in
the presence of large congregation.
| The couple were rendered royal recep-
ton at the residence of Mr.. Hunt on the
same evening
Qnte a matrimonial move has struck
Ashevllle. Mr.. K. L. Graham, president
OF the Asheville shoe factory, was re-
Gently married to Miss Williamson of
CaSWell county, n. G. The engagement
OF prominent young lawyer to a Viii
mlngton belle was announced at a High
Tea few evenings ago.
Asheville is justly proud of her CITY
schools. They have been a great success
this year, being conducted through
nine months session. Prof Caxton and
bis corps of twenty-one teachers have
done good work during the year. In 4
few years our schools will he classed
among the first city schools in the State.
AS an evidence of the work done in the
| schools, most enjoyable entainment was
! given in the opera hall on Friday night.
The tamborine and dumb bell drills
were excellent, while the recitations
from little girls, and the Operetta Ca
diets picnic were equally as good.
The labor movement has received a
good deal of attention in Asheville.
Meetings have been held every night of
late, and the question has been thor
oughly discussed. The carpenters have
decided to demand nine hours work
with none hours pay. There seems to
be no danger of a strike, as most of the
contractors are granting the requests.
Last Wednesday night prize boxing
match occurred in the opera hall be
tween Harry Collins and prof. " Layton,
cf Spartanburg. They fought ten rounds
for two hundred dollars side, winner
taking the gate receipts At the end of
the tenth round the referee declared
Collins the winner. All who saw the
fight pronounced it farce.
The Cosmopolitan Club is again in
trouble. Some time last year the club
was indicted for selling whiskey, but
submitted, and was fined only the costs.
They promised not to do so again, and
to avoid all further trouble an ''INNER
CIRCLE" was organized who would buy
the liquors. Instructions were given Il
the manager to dispense it to their
friends as they might call for it. This
was merely dodge, to keep from pay
ing the city tax; but recently a United
States officer went to the manager for
the United States tax. This tax
was paid, and Immediately the town
authorities demanded that the town tau
{ be paid. The club refused, aud at the
{ recent session of the Criminal Court
/ Mr.. E. H. Mes, the manager, had sixty
eight bills of Indictment brought against
him for selling whiskey without license
f The cases will go to the Supreme Court
. Subscriptions have been taken durins
a the last ten days to organize company
for boring for natural gas.