The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-15
. Man Ki,,ed-AshevIlle Railway.


Asheville, n. c., Sept. 14.-Speclal.1
An unknown man was struck ana klleu
Yesterday, about o o'clock, by the west
hound passenger train on the Western
North Carolina railroad, near Pearson
bridge. The train was rounding sharp
curve and was almost upon the man pc
fore the engineer saw him. The engineer
blew his whistle repeatedly, but the man
on the track paid no attention TO It, 1t
is supposed the sound of the whistle was
drowned by the noise of a stone-crusher
which was being worked in Pearson S
quarry near by. The only means OF
Identification was a pocket rule with the
initials 81. =. A." cut on it. The man
was apparently about sixty years OF age.
He had been put off the west-bound train
No. IL by Conductor Murphy the after
noon before the accident for trying TO
steal a ride.
S. III. Wheaton, of New Brunswick,
Canada, who has the contract for build
ing the 24-inch gauge road from Hot
Springs, through Madison county, miles
into the interior, opening up 10000 acres
of land belonging TO the New England
Southern Timber and Land Company,
saws that everything is now in readiness,
the route surveyed, and that work will
be commenced Immediately. The terri
tory which this road will open up has
heretofore been regarded as almost IN
accessible.
The board of aldermen passed the fol
lowing resolution. which explains itself,
at their meeting Yesterday
"Be it resolved by the mayor and board
of aldermen Of the city of Asheville, in
session assembled, That the city attorney
be, and is hereby, instructed TO make ap-
plication to the AttQTney-General of the
State of North Carolina to bring an ac-
ton in the name of the State upon the
relation of the city of Asheville against
the Asheyille Street Railway Company,
for the purpose of declaring forfeited
the charter and franchise of said railway
company for misuse, abuse and nOn-cOm-
piance with the terms, conditions and
stipulatiOns contained in said charter
and franchises
After evening service Sunday in the
Methodist church Rev. f. w. Il. Peschan.
of Wilmington, n. c., organized Lu-
theran church with a membership Of
thirty-three Over three hundred dollars
were collected for the purpose of build
ing a church here.
Mrs. Peak. who was the only witness
of the killing of Ed. Brown by John
Noel here last week. and who fled TO
Atlanta Immediately afterwards and was
arrested there, has been released by the
direction of Sheriff Reynolds.
NJ. ]. Townsend, railroad agent hereto
fore at Marion, has been appointed TO the
place here made vacant by the resigna-
ton of j. f. Blair.
G. Il. Rawls. president of the Young
Mems Democratic Club, was informed
yesterday by telegram from Democratic
headquarters in Raleigh that General
Adlai Stevenson would reach Asheville
Wednesday about > Il. NJ. on the regu-
lar train from Cincinnati. In this way
he will be in Asheville Wednesday night,
which would not have been the case had
he adhered to his original programme.
Major Charles NJ. Stedman will head the
delegation which will meet the vice-presi-
dental candidate at Hot Springs. Col
Onel A. III. Baird has been made chief
marshal for the occasion. and all clubs
desiring to participate in the parade must
place themselves under his orders.
1t is confidently expected that clubs
from Murphy, Hendersonville, Marion,
Marshall, Hot Springs and Waynesville
will be present
A much-needed rain has been falling
since yesterday, but l am afraid it is toe
late to be beneficial to crops.