The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-21
ASHEVILLE NEWS NOTES.
(Staff Cor. STATE CERONICLF,)

The newly elected mayor and board Of |
aldermen were administered the oath
of Office on yesterday at the Battery
Park Hotel, Mayor Blanton being phys
ically unable TO leave his room at the
hotel and go to the mayors Office. where
the administering OF the oath should
have been held.
With half million of dollars for ad-
ditlonal municipal improvements, such
as sewerage, waterwoIks, paving, &C.,
and the newly elected municipal officers
all men Of excellent business qualif-
cations, who have at heart the best inter
ests of Asheville, the people Of the State,
and OF the South may ere loDg behold a
city that will compare in sizo and indus
trial activity with Richmond and At
lanta. Keep your eye on AsheYille.
AsheVille is perhaps the only town in
the State that pays its aldermen for their
services The old board which has Just
retired received each for services render
ed $3.50. The Mayor receives twelve
hundred dollars annually.
On May the 25 the voters Of Asheville
Ream's creek, Flat creek and Ivy town
ship will vote on the proposition to sub
scribe to the Atlantic. Asheville, and Bal
timore Railroad company the sum of
two hundred thousand dollars to aid in
the construction Of that road from Ashe
vile through the above named town
ships to the Madison county line.
Il L
ton Day, Roberts Post, G. A R., No. l.,
will observe that day in Asheville. The
city militia and the Confederate Veter-
ans Association will join with the 6. A.
r. in the decoration Of the graves Of
the Union soldiers who lie buried at
Newton's Academy, one mile from Ashe-
VILE.
Mr. Il. A. London, editor Of the
Chathat Record at Pittsboro, who has
been in Asheville during the past week
as delegate to the Episcopal Conven
ton, has suggested the idea that Ashe
vile should extend an invitation to the
National Editorial Convention to hole
their next session in this city. Mr.. Lon
don will attend this convention this year
in July, and he proposes, il Ashevillt
will, in some official way, authorize hin
to use all his influence to secure the mex
Editorial Convention for Asheville. Tn'
matter will be brought before the Com
mercial Club and the Board Of Aldermen
this week.
Albert Sndderth, young man aOou
q years Of age, while engaged in coup
ling cars on the yard Of the Western n
G. railroad last Friday night, was caugh
between the bumpers Of two cars an'
crushed to death. It was found on ex
animation Of the body that long ke
: which the young man had in his pocke
had been driven endHise into his thigh
seyering the femoral artery, causing il
ternal hemorrhage. Young Sudderth
9 while on trip to Salisbury recently wa
! converted under the preaching Of Evar
. geIist Fife
The First Presbyterian church Of tn
: city has undertaken the support Of
. mission station in the Congo Free Sta c
J in Central Africa. The station bein
situated at Boleke on the Kassoi rive
Rev. Mr. Lapsley, of Ala, and Re'
Mr.. Shepherd (colored) are the mission
! aries who have charge Of this mission
. The amount that is to be raised th
:. year 10y the Presbyterians Of Ashevi
! for the support OF this work is s., 80
! TIE Presbyterian church Of the South
= the first of the branch Of the Presb
terian denomination to eS ablish st
, tion within those limits
On Tuesday the Goth, the State Mus
; cal Society will meet in this city. It
! expected that there will be three hum
\ red delegates present, and royal tin
= is in store for them. On Thursday, 2St
;, the ph sicians and citizens Of this ci
q will charter special train and will tai
- the convention in a body to Hot Sprin
= where they will be rendered banqu
! at the Mountain Park Hotel.
g "Bl" Nye came over from Skylan
=. his country home, today and purchas
a pair OF beautiful black horses viii
will be used by him during his SUNNI
stay at Skyand.
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