The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-22
BALL HAS SURRENDERED
TIE NAN WHO EILLEDBCD DohsHi
RETURNS TO ". c.
Senator Rausom. 10 10 Said, VIII be tho
Coun. e, for the Southern hallway ~
y.ud.rbIlt's village of Fillmore.

ASHEVILLE, n. c.. Dec. A.-opeSidi,,.1,
Anorsw Hail. who three years ago killed
.'lud" DocKery IN Madison couIN anu
fled the state. has returned anu a',n
- htnself TO the sheriff OF that couh-
- HaII states that he has spehl Host
NJ the time since the killing in Alapaiia
and Georgia. Ii may be 'reharheu, -,
passing. tnat prospects Tor coh'sC'o'
Amateur talent will present the Mikauo
at the Grand opera House on New ear ;
night. The boxes for the perlotmanee
win be sold at auction here SATURDAY.,
Ray. Tom Dixon. Jr.. of New York.
will lecture in this city early in January
on Fools" His deliyerance on TINS SUP
1ect promises to be highly interesting
at least there is no reason why they
col. g. q. Martin. OF this city. has
filed. through Congressman Crawford, d..
application IN the State Department al
Washington for appointment as Cohsui
at Manchester or Canton.
REBUILDING OF MAEIoN.
Deputy-Collector J. G. Neal. Of NC
DoUeu county. says the rebuilding Oh
Marion. he business portion OF winch
was recently destroyed by hre. mas com
menced. and thar the new town. wheh
the buildings just BEGIN are cGInpieteu'
viii hardly be recognized as part Oh the
CID, the improvements will be SO great.
The aldermen have passed an ordinance
requiring the business houses 10 De OF
brick.
SENATOR BANsoMs son.
Thomas II. Ransom. who has been en-
gagged in the practice OF the law IN thls
CITY for four years past, leaves to-day
for jackson, Northampton county, where
he and the Senator, his father, VIII oe-
come associated IN the practce dIltr
the latter retircS from pubic me, III
March next. They will nave a branch
Office i'm Weldon. 1t has been rumoied
here for quite "A while that Senator Ran
som would be employed by the southern
Railway Company as their general couh-
sci after March, but MS son denies TINS.
This item % news. so far as II relates
10 the Senator's purposes for the future,
Will. no doubt. bring much comfort 10
the heart of any North Carolina POpullst
whose eye may chance 10 rest upon IT,
for ! am told by reliable politicians tnat
the leading members of that party harDor
secret fears in Their hearts that even
now this magnetic old Roman, by some
kind of political egerdemain, may yet
cunjure the next legislature. as motley
and undemocratic as it viii be, into send
ing him back to the Senate.
SENATOR vASCE's LIBRARY.
Hon. H. A. Gudger. administrators Of
the late Senator T.. g. Vance, Will sell
the Senator's library and Otner personal
property belonging to the estate at pub
lie auction in this city Saturday next
George Vanderbilt has turned his "a
tcntiOn now TO the development q the
village OF BiitmOTe. the railway STALLION
for lis immense estate. II H. TO be made
a model village with all the COnVenieEc,S
and comforts. on a small scale, Of the
most progressive city. There will be cleo
tric lights. water works. a thorough syS-
TEN Of sewerage constructed, With V.eN
to the utmost sanitation. the streets viii
be mac1damiZe1. the tracks Of the South
orn Railway Company changed - suit
TIE municipal development. and the
Hickory-Nut Gap road diverted from its
present course. The village site covers
twenty acres. and the view from the sta
tiCn will be picturesque IN the extreme II
the effects aimed at by the village model
Ter are obtained. a handsome new Office
building for those in charge Of the diff
fcrent departments Of the estate. in
GLIDING "A private office for Mr.. Wander
bilt is nearing completion. II is probable
the millionaire will spend his Christmas
holidays here
DEATH OF HX-aAYOR BLASTON,
Collector Carter received a telegram
from Rockford. Surrey county. this after
noon, announcing the death. near that
place this morning. Of eX-AlayOr Charles
-. Blanton. of Asheville. Heart disease
caused his death. which was sudden. He
was twice elected Mayor Of Ashevlle,
and nominated by the Democrats for a
third term but declined on account of
his health. He was the author OF most
Of the public improvements here, that
have given AsheViile worldwide fame.