The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-13
Trumps From Various Quarters

Three dozen cheers for Asheville! asi
Tuesday morning we, in company with
many friends, boarded the Ashcvillc
excursion and went spinning away to
parts unknown Ito the undersigned
understood). We left at 8. Is Il. m. and
arrived at Ashcville about 3 O'Clock y.
III. We mounted Il street car which
carried liz to the court house square.
where we were transferred to another
and carried down Patton avenue to 4
place short distance from the "Bo-
nair," where large party of Ncwber-
rians put up. We were assigned TO our
rooms, and utter dusting ane washing
and getting ourselves in trim, the un-
dcrsigned, with his room mate Mr..
Lony Dickcrt, sailed out to scour the
town. BY sun down we had taken in
tho town proper and the next morning
we began taking in the suburbs. The
Lookout Mountain car took us TO the
foot OF Lookout Mountain. We climbed
to the summit, cut our names in the
bark OF lone tree that stood there hold
Ing the names of many other from va
rlous States and descended. Another
car took us to the foot Of Sunset Noun
tain where We boarded the "Dummy,"
IL car attached to small locomotive,
and went stcaming around the noun
tain, gradually ascending us we went.
at the terminus OF the line, four hun
drcd feet from the summit q now puvil-
ion with seats has been built from which
grand and extensive view may be OBJ
tanned. From tho summit we looked
down upon Ashevillo which appeared
to bo little moro than miniature city
situated in II deep valley, though the
city Is really 2350 feet above sea level.
About p. N. We visited bingham
heights and the French Broad River, q
distance ofabout miles. returned
to the city and after taking few fare
well glanccs we boarded Il street car
and soon found ourselves waiting for
tho train at the depot.
We quote the following from little
booklet entitled "Guidc for Ashcvillc."
distributed among cXcursi0nists who
visit the city: "Ashcvillc is an enter
prising, modcrnly built city with $1,000
population, and is steadily growing.
In 1882 1t was Il mere village, with $500
inhabitants. The city has communica-
tion with the outside world through the
great Southern Railway system, which
penetratcs nearly every part of the
South. Ashcville Is on u main line.
over which through trains are run be-
tween washington and Chattanooga,
and Is tho terminus of two branch lines.
One extends southwest to Murphy; the
other southwest to Spartanburg, S. c.,
where connection Is made with tho
trunk line between Washington and
Atlanta. Asheville enjoys Pullman
palace car service which reaches It
from Washington, New York and Bos-
ton; from Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis: from Memphis, New Orleans and
Jacksonville. Parties coming in on
trains at the Ashevillc depot will find
transportation to the business portion
OF tho city by way of electric cars, fare
five cents, or by carriage at twenty-five
cents. Once in the city numerous hotels
and boarding houses arc to ho found,
among which selection c..h be made TO
suit the taste and means OF any soiourn-
or.
Court square, with the Buncombe
County court house In the centre.
marks the heart of the city. Radiat-
Ing from this centre are tho several
electric car lines and the various COM
mercial streets. Here on most any day
may be seen the typical mc"ntaineer
with his canvass covered mountain
schooner, often drawn by oxen, lending
picCuresqueness to the scene. MANY
handsome business blocks and attrac.
tive stores are to be observed on Court
square, Patton avenue and Main street
Beautiful residences, many of them
built by mon from distant cities, at-
tracted hithcr by the beautiful sur
roundings and rare climate, are scat
tered through the city and suburbs.
Some OF the finest hotels in the South !
are located In Asheville, hotels which
would adorn any city.