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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29
TO BORE FOR GAS.
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
TALK 1T OVER.
WHAT ITS DISCOVERY DID FOR
MARION, INDIANA.
a Committee Appointed to Ascer.
tain the Cost of sinking a Well
Near AslevilIe Another
Meeting to be Held.

A meeting of subscribers to the projec
of boring for natural gas and those in
tcrested in the matter was held in tn
court house last night. Capt. Matt At
kinson called the meeting to order, and ol
his motion Mr.. Geo S. Powell presiden
of the Board of Trade, was called to tn,
chair. Mr.. +. NJ. Johnson, who has beer
prime mover of the enterprise was callet
upon, and gave his idea for doing thu
work.
81 think there is certainly something
under u.s." said Mr.. Johnson, "and tn.
best and only way to ascertain is by
boring. five don't find gas, we may
find coal, oil or salt, and the cost of the
undertaking is comparatively small when
the possible result is taken into consider.
alton. In Indiana, recently, while boring
for gas, they found instead of that, a salt
deposit, and the well is now yielding
about 100 barrels of salt per day. |
think the opportunity is too great to
miss. The cost will be about 81 200"
Mr.. NJ. Wilson, of Marion, Indiana,
which is in the gas region, was present
and was asked to give some idea Of the
way it is done in his State.
"About three years ago." he said. "a
stock company was formed in our town
to borea well. They didno know what
they would find. The shares in the com
pany were worth So apiece, and iiost OF
the stockholders had only one share. A
man was engaged to drill 1850 feet for
81, 800. Before reaching that depth, gas
was found. The town was pipcd, and
that well furnished gas for the whole
town for some time Since that time, n
OF wells have been sunk, and all
are better than the first one. The depth
runs from $50 to 900 feet"
Men who owned So shares in the first
well sold them afterwards for $40, an
increase of 100 per cent. Three years
ago, when the first well was made,
Marion was a town of 5000 inhabi-
tants. II now has about 10000. and is
still growing rapidly. Twenty-Five fac
tories have been located there, and roll
ing mill to employ 500 hands will soon
be built. That will bring population
Of 1000. Real estate has increased
thrceiold in value. There were very few
people there who had any faith in finding
gas. but they were determined to make
he search, and you see what it has done
or the place. II | lived in Ashevillc
most assuredly would not be content
until the trial had been made"
4 committee composed of Messrs. II.
:. Hunt, +. NJ. Johnson and y. {. Nc
Loud was appointed to correspond with
partics doing such work and ascertain
he probable cost OF sinking n well near
\shcvillc. The committee is to report at
, meeting to be called by the chairman
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29
BARGAINS
wHITLOCK's.

Every line of goods in our
stock at reduced prices. New
Spring Dress Goods, includ-
ing Outing Cloths, Ginghams,
Sateens, Challies, Mohairs,
Henriettas, Silks, Velvets, etc.
Counterpanes, Lace Cur
tains and Curtain Draperies,
and Household Linens ut
astonishingly low prices.
Laces, Embroideries and
White Goods in great guam
tity at 5, 8, 10. II, Is, 20
and 25c. that cannot he
matched at the price.
New lot Of Sun Umbrellas
and Fancy Parasols, tho
most elegant ever shown in
Asheville. Also a lot of Silk
Parasols at 81, worth 81.
Great bargains in Muslin,
Merino and Gauze Underwear
for Ladies, Misses and Chill
dren.
Reduced prices in Corscts,
Gloves and Hosiery.
Millinery ut prime cost, in.
cluding Hats, Ribbons, Flow
ers, Feathers, etc.
Something New-We sell
the only absolutely Fast
Black Hosiery in the market
for Ladies, Misses and Chill
dren, also for Men and Boys.
They are guaranteed not to
dye, crock or turn green, or
money refunded.
wHITLOCK's,
Is SOUTH MAIN sTRRRr,
Opposite Bank es Ashsviiis.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

CrRIorsLr enough, the grand prize OF
500. 900 in the Panama lottery went to
the company. OF course it is explained
by the fact that the ticket which drew it
had not been sold, but this thing happens
so often in lotteries that it has ceased to
he looked upon as a wholly accidental
coincidence. Briefly put, a lottery is u
game in which the public pays money for
n chance and the company pays nothing
for certainty. The company usually
wins.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

THAT hcavcn.shining genius, Monsieur
l:iiicl, proposes to build for the Chicago
Worlds Fair tower 500 feet higher
than his PARIS Babel. That would Just
about reach the giddy altitude where at
present Chicago's goose hangs high. II
is seriously believed by many men OF
good Judgment in that whizzing town
that before many years all Chicagoans
will have to live in tall towers to escape
the smoke and heavy perfumes Of Cook
county. THERE'S wealth as well as louder
famc for NJ. Eillcl in Chicago.-New York
Sun.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29
MISCELLANEOUS
ESTABLISHED 1874.
". c. CARMICHAEL,
APOTHECARY,
20 SOUTH MAIN STREET, AsHEvILLE, n. c.

For sixteen years | have
carried on a Drug and Pre-
scription business in Ashe
vile, striving at all times to
buy pure Drugs and sell no
goods that are not strictly
first-class in every respect.
Everything warranted as
represented or money re-
funded. My goods are pure
and fresh and my prices as
low as the lowest. Prescrip-
tions filed at all hours, day
and night, and delivered free
of charge to any part of the
city.
Mr.. j. Taylor Amiss is with
me, and will be pleased to
meet his friends and custom
ers.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

A PHYSICIAN OF Lagrange, Ky, asserts
that certain of his patients are afflicted
with tornado poisoning" BY this he
means that their illness is due to germs
carried from some remote locality by
storm winds. This makes diagnosis in
the West an easy task. Tornado pois.
oning" is apt to become as useful a
phrase to physicians as heart failure"
and "malaria."
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

THE CARPET manufacturers are at a
white heat of indignation over the car
pet wool clauses of the Mckinley bill,
and says that if carried it will set their
business back twenty years. Yet they
are nearly all high protectionists.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

THE ORGANIZATION of great school
book trust will bring about serious dis
cussion of the merits of the plan already
proposed IN several States of State
school book series, to SlS published at pub
lie expense and furnished free.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

a LADY desired to communicate by
electricity to her husband in city the
size of an Illuminated text which she had
promised for the Sunday school room.
When the order reached him il read,
unto us child is born, nine feet long
by two feet wide.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

Mr. GLADSTONE is said to draw great
audiences to hear his speeches largely
from the fact that in the course of nature
the privilege of hearing him will soon be
a thing of the past. The phonograph,
however. can be made to repeat his
speeches thousand years hence.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

lr Is rumorcd that President Ilarri
son has decided to call halt in the mat.
ter Of appropriations for the coustruc.
ton of public buildings throughout the
country. The rumor grows out of the
fact that the President has sent to con
gr,ss informally for list of all the build.
ing bills passed or now pending before
the two houses.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

THE AUSTRALIAN ballot system is now
being advocated for Georgia, and an ef
fort will be made to get the legislature
to pass bill adopting the system at the
winter session in time to he used in the
county and city election in January.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

THE EASTERN republicans say it will
he suicide for the party to pass the
Mckinley bill and the Western republ-
cans insist that it will be suicide for the
party not to pass it. 1t looks as
though the party was in for suicide,
anyhow.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

lF NATURE would only distribute her
favors a little more evenly how much
nicer some things would be! There is
louisiana soaking under water and here
is Asheville half suffocated with dust.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29
THE DAILY CITIZEN.
FACTS AND COMMENTS.

IT is a pity the emaciated surplus in
the federal treasury can't get some kind
of eight-hour law passed in its favor. 1t
is almost worked to death.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

"How to Raise the Devil" was the sug.
gcstive title of an address delivered be.
fore the Iowa editors by A. G. Lucas, OF
the Bedford Republican. 1t is proper to
add, however, that Mr.. Lucas confined
his remarks to the apprenticeship sys-
TEN.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29

NOTICE HAS been given that 1,49O
speeches are impending in the Austrian
Reichsrath. The Reichsrath must re.
semble her our beloved congress in its
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29
PRICE 3 CENTS.
NORTH CAROLINA NOTES.

|
filed by the Raleigh Real Estate company
A fire in Wilmington Thursday nigh
destroyed some stables, and a mule wa
: burned.
The Goldsboro Rifles have decided t,
attend the Lee monument unveiling a
Richmond.
t A Randolph county saw mill man ha
an order for shipload Of sixty feet planl
for Australia.
The general store of II. G. Trottcr, al
Alaska, Swain county, has burned Will
all its contents.
Every train that enters Charlotte is
loaded with people who have come to
hear Sam Jones.
Editor Marion Butler, of the Clinton
Caucasian, has purchased an interest in
the Mt. Olive News.
State Secretary Beddingfcld, of the
Farmers Alliance, has Just issued fifteen
charters for sub-allanccs.
A convention will be held at Marion
tonight to nominate democratic candid
atcs for mayor and aldermen.
The town of Aulander. in BERTHE county,
is greatly rejoicing over the completion
of the Norfolk and Carolina road.
The farmers of New Hanover county
held a meeting in Wilmington looking to
the organization of a county alliance.
The Georgia, Carolina, and Northern
railway has just placed an order for ten
powerful engines and thousand box
cars.
Robert Adams, we'll known brick ma
| son at Smithhcld, committed suicide by
to liquor.
A party of revenue officers made raid
in the southern part of Johnson and
Harnett counties and captured two stills
and one moonshiner.'
1t is the current belief among the ne
grocs that Congressman Cheatham will
appoint one Of their race to fill the va
cancy at the naval academy.
A ball was given at Ruthcrfordton in
celebration OF the completion of the grad
ing of the Three C's" railway. People
from all along the line attended the affair
i
accommodations will be built at Tillcrv,
a town in Halifax county, on the Scotland
Neck railroad, between Halifax and Scot
land Neck.
F.. =
Nepor's come Ho" sampson county
that the farmers are unusually hopeful
and that they will make their crops this
year at n much less expense than they
nave III many years.
Miss Martha Can, of s,oLos ,c,,,,,,
will su. W;lI,,m E,II,n , ,;cI, r.s;J.,,,
the same county for 500 ooo Jona,cs
drtomn,;on of character I, 10 sd sh.
HIS s'ro"s Case
The River View knitting mills. of Tar.
boro, are all the while improving. The
capacity has recently been enlarged by
the addition OF various kinds of macbin-
cry. and even now it is impossible for
them To fill their orders.
Some persons are endcavoring to defeat
the denomination OF J. A. Long for solici-
tor OF the Eighth Judicial district because
he took an active part IN the prosecution
OF the men charged with the lynching in
Davidson county last autumn.
r,. ..,.,,p u y,.,.u H.,
BERTHE county, was broken into and n
barrel oi Hour taken out, negro who
had n barrel OF flour aitcrward said that
he found It floating. in the river and
rolled II ashore. lie is suspected of the
theft,
H.. ,.,sr,,....,.,u.,.
ine h'r'"ers pi huEeeo'I'oe ana iin'i'ak
sy ',ip for the past two wears, and N still
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-29
Elj1s dem
GALE or RIAL ESTATE.

SALB or RIAL ESTATE.
wi offer for sale at the court house door
IN the city Of Ashcviic. N, c., on Saturday.
the 81 day Of May, 1890, at ~ M, the fol.
lowing described property
A lot OF land, with the inpro vcmcnt L. there.
on, lying near the old depot Of W. N, G, X. X.
Co. adjoining the lands Of Girdwood n Me.
Lcllan's old foundry lot, beginning Mt stake
on the east side of the railroad track, the
: W corner Of said foundry lot and runs wit h
that line N 90 degrees X 100 feet to n stake,
thence y, 20 degrees - minutes II 100 feet TO
n stake thence y 100 feet 90 degrees W 100
feet to a stake thence N 20 degrees 45 min.
utcs W $50 feet to the beginning. containing
about onc.third of an acre more or less
This lot contains q good frame building
with brick basement, ~ rooms, and a good
well of water. situated near the line Of W.
N e. X, X, aud the {, X, Graham cotton fac.
tory, aud other factories near the new depot.
II could be made valuable as boarding or
tenement house,
Terms onc.tbird cash, balance IN one and
two years. J. q. MARTIN.
april dtds
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21

The Mexico Fair directors met
Monday afternoon in the parlors
of the Ringo House. There was no
business of importance transacted,
except to allow bills, and order a
meeting of the stockholders August
80, to elect directors for the ensu-
ing year. The Fair just closed
was the most successful one ever
held by the present management.
It's success has infused new life
into the managers and IN all prob
ability, before another Fair is
held, the track will be heightened
to a mile. The gross receipts Of
the Fair just closed amounts to
s13,5OO; expenditures, a little over
$4,000, leaving as net proceeds
over $1,000. The new stalls built
this year cost over $1,000. The
object now looked for is to increase
the stock to $4,000. The Mexico
Fair with its track heightened te
a mile, grand stand moved over te
the railroad, and a train running tt
the Fair Grounds every few min.
utes, won't she fly
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
PRIMARIES.
Some Very Close Running Be.
tween the Candidates.

FULTON, Mo-, August 19.-The
Democratic primary election held
in Galloway county yesterday re-
suited in the nomination of the fol.
lowing ticket: Representative, c.
H. Harlan; Probate Judge, Robert
McPheeters; presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court, w. H. Wilkerson; Judge
Eastern District. John Whyte;
Judge Western District, s. T. Muir
ply; Clerk Circuit Court, J. z.
Berry; Recorder, ]. M. Brown; Col.
lector, T. H. Halley;County Treas.
urer, F. A. Hunter; Sheriff, H. II.
Brown; Assessor, W. H. Nichols;
Coroner, G. B. Simcoe. The frs,
count for County Clerk between
Henderson and Baker, 10 majority,
and that between Thurmond and
Tlncher for Prosecuting Attorney
gave Thurmond 80 majority. In
| order to make the nominations en-.
tirely satisfactory, q recount is now
in progress by the central commit
tee on the two nominations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
In a Horrible Fix.

We know a young newspaper re-
porter in a town not far distant
from Mexico, who went out to re-
port a party one evening where the
home had recently been blessed by
a new baby. Accompanied by his
best girl he met the hostess at the
door and after the usual salutations,
asked after the baby's health. The
lady, who was quite deaf, and suf.
fering with la grippe, thought he
was asking about her cold, and told
him that, though she usually had
one every winter, this was the
worst she ever had; 1t kept hel
awake nights a good deal at first
and confined her to her bed. Their
noticing that the scribe was getting
pale and nervous, she said sh'
could tell by his looks that he wal
going to have one just like hers
and asked him to 60 in quickly ant
sit down. The reporter bolted ont
way while his sweetheart made TO
the gate, and they have been sh.
of each other ever since the party
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Amusement Attractions,

The following named attractions
are booked at the Grand Opera
House for this season. They are
all first-class, Manager Weaver Sc.
lecting only the best from the
many applications made. The
bookings show unknown, ""Wild
Oats" Joe Clifton, "Fakir," Car.
RE Lamont, "The Tin Soldier
"Town Lots, delights O'London,' u
'sThe Hustler" Beach & Bowers,
Penalty" Vernona Jarbeau,
Kindergarten" Hattie Barnard
Chase, 1.-THE Colored Aristocrat,' D
"Reuben Blue" Maggie Mitchell,
Mary Greenwood's Opera Co., with
thirty-five artists. Reeves English
Operate Burlesque Co. ,in''Faust.' p
This is a great company and one
that has taken SO we'll in the larger
cities. 1t is now playing in Chi.
cago and is winning laurels.
"Thurburt's Quartette," of Chi.
cago, will be here and all lovers Of
music should avail themselves o.
this musical entertainment. It il
pronounced by eminent musicians
as the very best travelling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
F.. & L. UNION.
Gard From the Secretary of Au.
drain County Union.

Our Unions are reviving and be-
ginning to cast about for the best
plans to solldify the organization.
Politicians are continually raising a
howl of some kind to scare off the
weak and hesitating farmer. They
are afraid OF losing their occupa-
ton and cause the rabble to cry
out "Great is Diana" They have
yelled themselves hoarse, crying
"It is a political trick" and many
of our members are trembling in
their boots, ready to stampede the
whole order at the crack of a pop.
gun. And herein lies our greatest
danger. Unions, please note the
call of Bro. Richards, one of the
best business men of the county
He means business, SO please send
a good man from each Union tt
assist him in the deliberations.
J. N. Cross, Secretary.
NOTICE TO AGENTS.
The business agents of the sub
unions will please meet me ii
Mexico on Saturday, September
20, for the purpose of devisins
some means by which we can have
concert of action In the business
connected with my Office. Unions
that have not elected business
agents will please send secretary
s. G. RICHARDS, Co. Agt.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
A PLEASANT DAY.
The Ledger Man Enjoys Judge
Shells Hospitality.

The editor of the LEDGER had the
pleasure of spending a day with
Judge j. H. Shell this week and
partaking of a fish dinner, such as
Mrs. Shell knows how to preside
over. Judge Shell is one of Au.
drains sturdy, pioneer citizens,
and his farm, just northwest of
Mexico, is one of the best located
and most valuable in the county,
Among the other improvements on
this farm is a fine pond filled with
German carp, which we can testify
make good feeding Judge Shell
is enjoying the fruits of a we'll
spent life and is surrounded with
all that it takes to make one salts
fled with this world. Only a few
weeks since he had a reunion of
his family-his children and grand
children were all together and
photographed. The picture is one
to be proud of, and the Judge can
we'll point to it with pride and say,
81 have not lived for naught." We
wish the Judge and his estimable
wife many happy returns of their
pleasant family reunion. Age rests
lightly on both and we expect to
see them harvest many more crops
of carp before they pass over the
river.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
Live stock Market.

ST.. LOUIS, NO., Aug. 19.-The
National Stock Yards, of East st.
Louis, furnishes the following
quotations:
CATTLE-The receipts to-day
were 3,4OO head; the Shipment
were 800. The market ruled
lower. The sales ranged as fol
lows: Good to fancy native
steers "a. 2Oa4. go; fair to good steers.
3.S5a4. 20; stockers and feeders
at $2.3Oa3.25; Texans and Indian
steers, quoted at 81. 4Oa3. 80; range
steers, not quoted.
HoGs-The receipts to-day wert
3, 100 head; the shipments wer'
none. Market was steady. Tit
sales ranged as follows: Fair =
choice heavy were quoted at 1885,
3.95; packing grades, at 1870
1856; butchers grades not quoted
light, fair to choice, quoted a
81. S0a3.9 80.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The receipt
to-day were 1900 head the ship
ments 1890. The market wa
slow. Far to choice grades {
sheep we're quoted at $4.COa4.Si
lambs were not quoted; mixed lott
not quoted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
WORCESTER NE VS..

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
WORCESTER, Aug. 19.-Miss An
ME Steele, Of Mexico, spent last
week visiting Mrs. w. P. Atkins.
Mr.. Isaac Iiams and family will
leave this week for st. Louis. They
go there to reside.
The Fox boys are carrying the
mail again. Floyd Iiams, our old
mail carrier, has retired from bus
mess.
Miss Carrie Galbreath has been
real sick but is some better.
Our friend, John L. Carnes, who
has been very low for two weeks,l is
able to sit up and we hope will be
out in a few days.
L. P. Origler left last Friday 70,
Elk Lick Springs to be gone 6
week.
Miss Bradley, of California, il
visiting her cousin, Miss Ada Der
ry.
Mrs. c. c. Hill spent Sunday
with her parents, MI. and Mrs
Eph Hughes.
Misses Jennie and Annie Mar
shall, of Mexico, are visiting Mis-
Sue Canterbury.
Mrs. Walter Newman and little
son, WEIGH, have gone to Illinois
and Iowa for a months visit.
Mr.. James Ford, Of Greenville
Miss, is back on a visit. He ha'
been gone two years.
Miss Mamie Hughes attended
the Fulton fair last week.
Mrs. Sallie Wright and daughter
Miss Lizzie, of Mexico, are visiting
friends and relatives in Worcester
Our road o~verseer, John H. Con
ner, has commenced working tn
roads in earnest, getting then
ready for the winter travel.
We had the pleasure of listening
to a very able discourse by Rev
Arnold, of Boone county, las
Wednesday evening at the Littleb.
Baptist Church.
Elder C. C. Hill filled his regu
lar appointment at Rock Hill
Church last Saturday and Sunday
Town TALK.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
NEWS.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
CENTRALIA, Mo-, Aug. 19.-Eld.
Samuel Magee is engaged in a pro-
tracted meeting with the Christian
church at Harris Prairie.
Mrs. w. Woods is on the sick
list.
Mrs. R. W.. Pennelle, of Ash.
land, was in Centralia last week.
j. r. Pollard and family, Of
H~allsville, vert visiting friends in
Centralia last week.
Adam Rodemyre, editor of the
Guard, and his accomplished wife
left yesterday for Hannibal to at
tend the annual convention of the
Missouri Editorial Association
They will be absent several days
Uncle Dick Poague has purchas'
ed the Holloway property and ii
now renovating his own residence
John McLittle, of Woodland
vile, Mo-, was in Centralia las
week.
DR.. E. W. Herndon, of Colum
bia, was here last week.
Our farmers are getting rid o
their old corn at 90 per barrel.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-08-21
The Editors at Hannibal.

The Hannibal Journal, speaking
of those who are attending the
meeting of the State Editorial
Association, says: Col. Bob White,
of the Mexico LEDGER, than whom
Missouri contains no cleverer gentle
man, with his accomplished wife
and interesting little son, Mitchell,
came in on the M, K. & T. yester-
day evening and are occupying
room ~ at the Park Hotel.
The members of the convention
we're photographed in front of the
opera house. Front seats were
reserved for Walter Williams, J.
West Goodwin, John Jacks and
Bob White.