Asheville daily citizen., 1894-12-21

bStOHHHS SOHtHeip'
Mrs. W. A. Blair is reported as being
not 50 well today.
Fr,scoers are busy on the ceiling of the
Hotel Berkeley Office.
THE CITIZEN has received the Rano-
McNaIly Railway Guide for December.
Chrisk,as trees now form a part OF
the loads brought in by wagons from
the couatrl.
Many of Buncombe's pensioners have
called at Register Mackeys office and
received th,ir vouchers.
The Southern railway employees re-
ceived their Christmas presents yester-
terdav The salary checks came IN on
No. II.
The A>hcvillc Female college began ITS
observance ct the vuletlde TODAY, ana a
number OF the Young ladies have gone to
their homes to spend Christmas.
The Southern EXPIRE SIS company sothcc'
i'll order to handle with all possible dis
patch the large amount of holiday ship
ments, will be kept open all day SUNDAY
Volume / of the Code seems to be one
that rs much sought. Someone has Dor
rowed Justice J.. NJ. lsracl's copy and the
owner is unable to discover "where 1t is
at"
Two Havwoodilcs came in from neal
| Wayn, sv,lle observation-disclosures d pur
chas, d supply OF wet goods Tor tie
holidays. They set out tor home IN TIT
afternoon. Haywood is dry.
c. NJ. Penland and Miss Delitha Cook
were married yesterday at 3 p. m. al
the residense OF the brides father, IL. X
Cook, Grove street. The ceremony we:
pc: ,orme1 by Rev. J. X. Cannon.
Col. |. G.. Martin went down to Alex
aud,r to see Gen. K. b. Vance yesterday
returning this afternoon. Gen. vance
has been able within The last few days tt
walk about the piazza OF his home.
An interesting program Of music ant
recitations was rendered before a larg'
aud apprcciatiye audience at the Norma
aud Collegiate institute last evening
The institute has closed for the holicays
Interest in military circles center
about the election of captain to sue
ce,d Capt. White G. Smith of the Ashe
willie Light Infantry. The election is t
be held this evening at the regular meet
ing Of the company.
|. A. (Jim) Baird, of baseball and foot
ball tame, is back t ON the U. n. e.
which schools team be has been aidirl
ia covering the gridiron. He bring
back a considerable gain in weight, bu
minus a tooth that was lost during tn
excitement of one of his tackles.
Col John D. Cameron is in receipt of
: letter from 5. G. Worth of Washington
d. G., formerly North Cardinals tis
commissioner, in which he states tina
Col. Mcdonald. the commissioner {
fisheries, accompanied oy Mrs. McDor
aid, has lett for the South. and expect
to spend 10 days in Asheville, staying a
: the NanGildcr.
The Wayncsville negroes, Alex. Et
wards and Robert Love, who were al
rested here on charge of robbery b
Geo. Grcculsc. were taken to WayneSvil
, Yesterday morning bv Chief Deaver {
, the Piwion agency and Greenlee. I'll
trims the thieves had robbed were G. v
Williamsa and B:o. McCracken and Davi
: One of the firms knew nothing "t the rol
ocrv until its cost mark was found O
, some of the stolen goods.
: Wednesdays dispatches from Sa
Francisco sav .cars are entertained tina
l "A pumber OF vessels On the way to tha
! port have foundered. Among them
the coaler Germania, 16 days out OF S
attic. Wash. News of this vessel is I
; especial interest to North Carolina, b
t cause the captain is North Carolina
Capt. Harry Lane OF Wilmington. +
! is a particular friend of Deputy Regist'
, Robertson of Ashevl!e, who met hi
whtlc living in Washington some yea
t ago.
Chls A. Webb, esq has received te
egram from Raleigh stating that Il
/ 1tcision OF the Supreme court as
whether Billy Mcdaniel and Hem
Webb. the condemned murderers shall
r granted new trial. has not been re
ieled. .Jailcr llmison says that Il
b VS. under sentence ere about the har
s. cases he has had to do with. Henr
webb yesterday declared his belief thu
, n" was goiug crazv and cursed at such
r rate that it required a threat to put hi
i III irons to ihilucnce him to stop b
cursing.