Asheville daily citizen., 1893-04-20


Friday; colder.
Recorder Miller held no court this
morning.
A blind man with hand organ has
been making music on the square all day.
Internal revenue collections for the
Fifth North Carolina distri, t Yesterday
amounted to So 1887.
Are you registered for the coming
municipal election? The books will close
at 2 o clock on Saturday.
The Joint Board and Board of Alder
men will hold their regular meetings in
the city hall tomorrow afternoon.
There will be church social in the
basement rooms of the First Presbyte
rian church this evening from $50 to- 10
O'Clock.
The Patton avenue trolly wire broke
near the Grand Central last evening
about 7:3O and delayed traffic for
SoHc time
Postmaster Kerr today appointed,
under the civil service rules. q. II. Morris
to be a clerk in the postoffiCe. vice I. L.
Caudler, resigned.
w. L. Walker, who has sold his resi-
dcpce on French Broad avenue to IL. 7.
Collins. will. with his family, board at
Capt. Farrar's. on Spruce street.
]. w. Sluder has purchashed the inter ,
-
ness of the Carolina Coal company. Ii.
A. Miller will continue manager.
A game of checkers is to be played in
the rooms of the Buncombe Checker club
SATURDAY. evening between 10 PLAYERS
from BiltmOre and like number from
Asheville-
The SwannanOa hounds will meet at
the West Ashevile bridge, Tahkeeostcc
Friday. April 21, at 4:3o p. m. Carriages
may view the run from the Merri-
wethe place.
Last nights rains caused n suspension II
OF paving on North Main today. The
work has reached Cherry street, aid
will be resumed tomorrow if the weather
will permit.
Reuben Foster, one OF the receivers OF
| he Richmond aud Danyile, accompanied
by his son, spent part OF Yesterday in the
city. in private car. They lett in the
afternoon for the East.
Maj. ]. M. Blair. the auceioneer. today
sold for F.. w. Hubbard. trustee. three
lots on JunaluSka. William and Bautou
streets. The purchaser Duff Mcr.
rick and the price was $2O7.
Mrs. +. M Lawrence mother OF Mrs.
<. l.. PleaSan of this city, died on
Tuesday at the home of her son, n. II
Lawrence, Granite Falls, n. G. Mrs.
Lawrence was 75 years old
The pupils at the Collegiate institute
were iaSt III AN
| talk by Capt. T. w. Patton. who gave
recolectionS of his trip to Europe last
summer. At the conclusion OF the lecture
the speaker was unanimously elected a
member of I he faculty of the institute.
1t will interest Ashevillians and visit
tors here, no are going without over
coats to refer to Il letter received by ].
I. Young. of The firm of Geo. +. Scott s.
Co, from his father, in Suuapee, New
HAMPSHIRE The letter says that the
ice on Sunapce lake is now 27 inches
| thick, and that snow is still the
ground.
Yesterday afternoon as !. {. Hugill,
foreman Carpent.r on the Vanderbilt es-
state, was riding along the Glen road his
horse became tractious and finally STUN
| bled and fell, ca tchng the leg of the rider
| Hugill's left leg vas broken and the acci-
dent w i'll keep him in his room for n
couple of weeks.
Ashc villc was visited last night and
this morning by one of the heaviest wind
storms the city has known tor some
| tune. No serious damage has been te-
ported, however. The big watch in
store, on North Court place, was blown
| down, and d corpiCc OF the building was
| also torn off. A number of ancient trees
| were leveled about the city.
The Montgomery. Ala, Advertiser. in
an account of the opening service, on
Sunday evening, of the revival being con-
Quoted there bv Rev. X. G. Pearson OF
Asheville. says there were 5000 people
in attendance. The account says: mo
one present will ever forget the empha sis
of tone and expression upon the face OF
the preacher he pierced the hearts OF
men with his Damascus blade of divine
truth.