Asheville daily citizen., 1894-11-27
AROUND TOWN

Washington. Nov. 27-FOrecast till s.
y. m. Wednesday: Far; cooler; west
erH winds.
Collector Garter was able to be up to
his office today.
The public schools of the city will ad-
iourn on Thursday for Thanksgiving.
I'D. Murphy. esq is able to sit up in
his room. and is gradually recovering
from his illness.
Jos, f. Dickerson is sitting up most OF
the time now and will be out in a few
days, it is thought.
The Fergus Opera company is the next
attraction booked Tor the Grand. 1t is
to come December 10.
The bind show at McChesney's on
Patton avenue is an attrac tion tor all
who traverse the avenue.
Chas. d. Blanton OF Asheville has been
appointed storckeeper and gauger IN
the Internal revenue service.
"Mikado" rehearsal for the gentlemen
will be held this evening at $3.50 at the
Western Carolina bank building.
The coal companies of the city will
close their offices Thanksgiving day, and
orders should be put in Wednesday.
The latest from the Twelfth district
solicitorship question is that Messrs.
Ioncs and Mccall are both claiming cleo
tion.
Prof. L. L. Smith, principal of Catholic
Hill school, came in this afternoon from
Goldsboro and will take charge of bis
building.
Ex.Alderman b. II. Cosby is wonder.
ing how it was that when the Marion
fire was raging SOMEONE did not turn IN
an alarm from box 462.
Miss Stevenson is mending steadily;
each dav shows some Improvement y
the encouraging report given THE 9TH
ZEN by DR.. Battle this afternoon.
Gen. X. b. Vance rested easily last
night and is still improving, according
toa telegram received from Alexander by
DR.. Burroughs this afternoon.
Thos. ". Triplett, formerly n member
of Asheville's police force, came up yec'
terday from Lenoir. He is thinking ol
coming back to Ashevile to 1--we.
DR.. W. =. Jones, who suffered loss OF
$4,000 on his hardware business at Ma
rion Sunday, is a brother-in-law of Solic'
itor Eug. d. Carter and Justice Frank
Carter OF Asheville.
The directors of the Mission hospital
and the Ashevlllc Library are requested
to meet at the library rooms, Church
street. tomorrow afternoon at 4:3O t.
consult with committee from the mi
kado" management.
Pelicans are unusual birds for this sec
ton, therefore the one killed recently b,
John y. Jordan and mounted by Tax,der
mist Fain will interest many. 1t is o,
display tor few DAYS at Raysor q
Smiths drug store.
The members of the Junior Ordel
United American Mechanics will heal
their annual Thanksgiving sermon Sun
day evening at the French Broad Baptis
church, preached by Pastor Belts. Th'
Juniors will attend in body.
Col. W. l.. Williamson is home agar
from a hunting tri through Caswell
Alamancc and other counties in that sec
ton, and visit to Danville, Va. Muci
of the trip was made by private convey
ance and the Colonel says he had dc
lightiul time. He has been away since
October lG.
The Bingham. football team expects {
good game with the team from the Uni
versity school, Knoxville, at Allandal'
thanksgiving nternoon at $3.50. Thes'
teams have met on the gridiron before
and the Tennesseeans. it is said, ar
much stronger than when they met th
military boys.
: L. Coffin, auctionecr. sold today at tn
court house for Robt. L. Garrett, trus
tee, a lot 9Sxl9S feet on south side O
Hill street, with five residences thereon
tor ST 900 to K. McCracken. MIR. Cofhl
also sold for T. A. Price, trustee, a 10
59x95 icet at the corner of Holland ant
Eloise streets TOR $9S.25, to w. Sum
mers, agent for Mrs. NJ. b. Price.
The trouble among some of those VIII
participated in the football game a
Bingham Saturday was to have beel
Investigated by uslicc Frank Carte
|, Yesterday, but on account OF the absenc
OF some witnesses the hearing was post
poned to / o'clock this afternoon: lisa
dore Schayer, one of the Ashevilie PLAYERS
is charged with carrying concealed
weapons.