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ASHEVILLE, K. THURSDAY. JUNE 10, IS! II I. NO. 37" 1 i laocak jBTieiB i BWAia uuuwi i.

more, ana A. M. Rpnnett hvp PTPPtorl r.PAtrAK rnnwrv I Local Briefs more, ana A. M. Bennett 1 i 1 i a a I hanrianmA tmMom If.

I 1 handsome residpWpa J. S. Grant, Ph. GL I i Looting I Backward Its Large and Varied Resources and i We availed oursej I Mr. Hodge, formerly of Michigan, is now a live, active agent for the development of the resources of his adopted county, making his Herald a useful medium for such purpose.

His office is a museum of specimens of the 'agricultural of our attendance superior court to Its County Town-pNew Hotel And I Other Attractions. It was a great pleasure to liis note the great improvements in Brysoh City, the capital of Swain county, since our last visit two years ago. We spent court week there, and spent most of the time upon Graham coun (Of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.) enterprises which enquire into various th r.ast eight iyears of our have been established since our last visit, aid mineral resources of the county. He Wanted, a Job Pressman, at Furman's Job Office, No. 10 N.

Court Square. Capt. E. Carter left for Raleigh Tuesday, on important professional business. Mr.

Geo. Vanderbilt has bought twenty-eight acres in and around Biltmore from S. H. Reed for $28,000. We had the pleasure of a call last week from Mr.

T. C. Williams, representing the State Chronicle of Raleigh. ii It is reported that Gep. W.

Vanderbilt has bought several more farms on the French Broad at a cost pf $150,000. pftil business life in Ashe- Of the magnificent a year or more ago! looking into the neW enterprises and im- can say nothings too good for his county, and The Democrat will stand by him iip has demonstrated to us the Apothecary, 24 South Main SU The first to attract atten- provements. tion is the in all efforts in its behalf. I and varied, resources of the county we have written frequently. The county is one of the largest, territorially, in the State, and its timbers, minerals and agri Lands are excellent and cheap in SWAIN HOTEL Swain county, "and persons seeking good homes are wafited and cordially wel comed.

I Cct that our determination to ,1 onlylpure goods, weights and quality, and skjng a small profit on every-iing sold, commends itself to ie good sense of purchasers. Second, That desirable cus-imers cannot be gained by the If your prescriptions are prepared aC GranVs Pharmacy you cafy positively de pend upon these facts: First, that ordy the purest and beM drugs and chemicals will Robbinsville Notes. At Graham Court we met many old cultural resources' and possibilities are inestimable. Only luntil recently have opportunities been afforded for utilizing these resources, but! now capital and enterprise are beingl drawn and much work has been done. The future of the county for worth and prosperity' is assured.

Among! the enterprises now President Barker le Sunday night, having the shock sustained in rt for Abingdon recovered from ie wreck 1 of Sat- and made a number of new friends. The used; second, they wiU be compounded care Asheville Democrat is well received day. ft-tried practice of some deal- by a large number of the good people of fully and accurately by an experienced Pre- Graham, and its list is rapidly increas in operation and which we inspected are Is in cutting prices on a few the works of .1 I ing in that county. scriptionist, and third, you will not be-charged an exhorbitant price. You wiU re ceive tlie best goods a a very reasonable ColJ Green Phillips has given up the unaluska- House at Robbinsville, of ading articles, hoping to make Up on something else.

That hard work and close ap THE BELDINa LjTMBER COMPANY: This company 15 composed of the Don't forget the plact Grant's Pharmatyr which he was the noted proprietor for a Messrs. Belding, of Cincinnati and New York, the great silk manufacturers of 24 South Main street. plication to business is the price number of years, to conduct a popular situated jon Everettj street, midway between the Station and the Court House. ii i i i Two years ago Mr. Geo.

N. Blackburn and familv, with several other families, all of Michigan, came to Western Carolina on a prospecting tour, and, pending some days in Swain! county, became impressed with the belief that the -future of that section was a very bright one, and the result was all purchased properly in and near the townj of Bryson City. Mr. Blackburn also became impressed with the necessity for a first-class hotel, and forthwith proceeded to build one. It is a two-story frame building, well designed, contains 40 large, airy, comfortable rooms, with wide halls, large office angl dining room, all finished with native hard woods, and handsomely furnished throughout.

Every appointment of the hotel is excellent, land the service admirable. Mr. Blackburn is greatly pleased with his new home, and! more pleased with the prospects of growth and development apparent on every hand Others who located in the same town and section are equally satisfied. Mr. BJ is now erecting a store-room ad hotel at Blue Ridge, Ga.

i We were the United States, Prescriptions filled at all hours, night or Cooper-of Beldintr is on. J. VV. D. W.

That our business for 1889 Murphy and others pleased to meet him again, however. The Junaluskafis now well kept by Dr. day, and delivered free of charge to any parf of the city. The night bell will be answered' hows an increase over the pre- president, Louis Krohn and John Swan, general manager, The office of the company is at Robbinsville, and Mrs. Suddoirth, who loose no oppor Eight pages 48 columns of live reading matter for all.

The Asheville Democrat, only per annum in advance. W. J. Cocke, son of Capt. W.

M. Cocke, of this city, received the medal for the best original essay at Wofford College, i Elder Stancill, of the Christian church, is spending sometime i4 Asheville with the members of that church who are at i i present without pastor. Hon. H. A.

Gudger yesterday delivered the literary! address at "Weaverville College, where the commencement exer-cises are now progress. 7 i Capt. C. M. McLoud returned from New York Tuesday, accompanied by his jous vear of 20 per which tunity to render: their guests comfortable Promptly.

Grant's Pharmacy, 24 South-Main street. I and pleasant. The Doctor was but re very! gratifying, and for the county seat of I Graham. The company owns over 50,000 acres of land on cently married, and his happiness seemed hich we wish to thank our At Grant's Pharmacy you can buy any iany friends in Asheville and to pervade the (atmosphere of his home and impart itself to all his Iriends. Snowbird, Santietlajjand Tennessee rivers in this county, every acre of which is 3 ixL l1 i 1 Patent Medicine at the lowest price quoted? Vestern North Carolina.

Col. Bill Cooper and his good family covereu wim more lesp oi me vaiua-bl timbers, such al poplar, linn, ash, also conduct aj popular hotel, and de by any other drug house in the city. We-are determined to sell as low as the even if we have to lose money by so serve a patent for being able to take white and yellow pipe, the oaks, hickory, chestnut, locust, cherry, etc. They have good care of more people than they have looking We wiU sell aU Patent Medicines at first- room for, and dp it well. daughter, Iiss Irene, who has been at- cost, and below that if necessary, to meet the some 150 men employed getting out these timbers, whi4h are floated in the log to Chattanooga and there prepared Mr.

Manning the popular Register of tending school in price of any competitor. that city. Reynolds and J. A. joining his hotel, the upper story of which: will be fitted up1 for bedrooms.

He anticipates a goodly number of summer hoarders, and all who go may be assured of good accommodations at rea- for the markets, noti only of the United Deeds, suffers with the same complaint, for he, too, was crowded to overflowing, and all happy, i I Messrs. W. Forward We have the largest assortment of Chamote States, but of the world. They have al Spears are building a livery stable on Skins in Asheville. Over 200 skint, aW "Purd" Tatham, the "old clerk," the corner of Water andiPulliam streets.

sonable prices. Mr. sizes, at the lowest prices. B. says there is a keeps a "stag Ijiouse" in the town, and to enter up- are encouraged run by Mr.

Spears. ready gotten out some 20,000 logs. Mr. Belding says it is estimated there are from three to four hundred million feet of merchantable timbers on this "proper when a visitor or friend finds all the ho We are ogents for Humphrey's Homoto- good opening at this town for machine shops and and the establish the year before us with re Mr. Robert t)avidson and wife )f pathetic Medicines.

A fuU supply a of hus twed energy and a determina- tels too full for one more, he only has to go to Stag Hall," where the latch- and chair fac- ty. They have already in that ment of a large tannery tory is talked of. goods alwags on hand. to give our customers the county some fifty thousand dollars, and of course expect tq spend much more. of our increased facili- There are already a large number en Use Buncombe Liver Pills, the best in string is always out, walk in, make himself at home, much to his own comfort and Mr.

Tathami's pleasure, Galveston, TexasJ are in town. They are stopping withiMr. Davidson's father, Col. A. T.

Davidspn, in Camp Patton. v. Maj. W. W.

McDowell is engaged in building three handsome houses, two brickjand one frame, on the hill opposite fes for buying and selling the world for liver complaint, indigestion, etc. I After the timbers shall have been taken off, Mr. Belding says that every foot of the territory which can possibly be available for anything and there is but fery finest goods to be had, at In a 'I I No man is allowed to go away from Robbinsville unfed and well fed at that A thoroughly reliable remedy for aZf ail proms. blood diseases is Buncombe SarsavariUa' his place on the Swannahoa road which i i i i ii and un slept. Our stock is now the largest little that cannot bel is unsurpassed for he recently sold.

1 er offered in this market and Mr. t. B. Walker, the first man to represent Graham in the Legislature after I the formation of tire county, is a We; regretfto learn of the death of Mrs. grasses, fruits, vegetables', grains and tobacco, making it available for happy Try a bottle and you will take no other.

J. S. GRANT, Ph. Pharmacist, 24 Main St. AsJieville, N.

O. -m braces everything in the line Morgan, mother of our townsman Mr. J. growing merchant of his place. Mr.

R. Staple and Fancy Groceries, Ible Delicacies, Fruits, Grain, I i' homes of a large' population. He thinks stock-raising shoulq be, and wiil be, ithe principle business of Graham county, as it is specially, adapted to the grasses, N. Morgan, which occurred at her residency on Patton avenue Wednesday morning. We could not learn particulars before going to press.

ur, etc. nespecuuiiy, W. A. BLAIE. gaged in getting out lumber, for saw1 mills or for shipment in the log, and the opening for all woodi-working machinery is certainly an excellent one.

It is a good farming section, the grains, grasses, fruits, vegetables grow to perfection, and living lis cheap, The Swain Hotel is headquarters for hunters and fishermen, a the mountains abound With deer, while the beautiful streams are full of trout. The Tucka-seegeej River, which passes under the shadow of the hotel, affords fine bass fishing sport. Parties desiring sport or recreation, or wishing to make safe in-vestments, can do no better than go to Swain. We came near overlooking some of the special attractions mentioned by Messrs. "Blackburn, W.

D. Crisp and Cary Mendenhall. Mr. Blackburn says the little streams near the place contain much fine gold, he having obtained ovr J. V.

BE0W1T. and hence for cattle, horses and sheep Powell Snider. Rowe who has been "Graham county ought to furnish the Mr. W. D.

in the marble! A she- business in South with butter and cheesei for it is L. Davis is also an energetic and successful young merchant, while Dr. Sud-derth conducts the drug store and physics the sick. Sheriff Flemming, besides being a good officer, is also a successful farmer. All arje good people, proud of their county, and anxious to welcome good people who will go in with them and help develop their rich country.

We enjoyed our stay in Graham, and enjoyed meeting with our friends. has ville bought for some time the best county for such products I have HOLD ON! out his brother in i Danville, in the same ever seen. lie is laiso anxious lor a Furniture business, and will move; tlere to, live. We wish Mr. Rowe much success in his railroad from Tennessee up the Tennessee river through Graham, Swain and new field.

lerel Am Again. ito Augusta, Savan Macon caunties, on "It would be the nah and Port Koya -AND- Go arid See Them. said Mr. "in the best paying road," jrbss all the mineral South. It would cr lliose people wno wisn to see some flVith the best stock of Dry Goods thing of the immense resources of West- lands which run rom northwest to 1 i tions Dress woods, Ginghams, Do-stics, Jeans, Flannels Blankets, Shoes, ots Hats, many of them bought for sixty cents worth in a few moments with southwest, open up the nnest copper, The North Asheville Methodist church in Doubleday was dedicated on Sunday night by the Rev.

R. N. Price, D. of Tenn. t)r.

Price also 'Mi, 'I i preached the baccalaureate sermon at Weaverville on Sunday morning, Mr. M. J. Bearden has bought from Messrs! F. W.

and G. Taylor, the property on North Main street known as the ern witnout mucn; expense or labor, should tjake a trip over the Mur only an ordinary pan. There is fine iron, slate, marble, corundum, lard, kao Undertaking magnetic iron within three miles of the Less Than Cost Of Making. phy division from Asheville and inspect lin, mica, specular iron, all of which abound in the very territory to be iron and other valuable town, while fine specimens of silver ore the marble, talc Uirent for some of the largest factories are found in many localities. Inch the cars run from deposits; over the.

South, andean sell home-made I traversed by this ro id, from Tennessee to Georgia. And.tBe supply of timber the mouth of uNantahala River to the In-, all; wool rilled, for! less than you ITaylor property! The Consideration is terminus of the road in Cherokee. Of tible. Should, this -cv meiii ai any siore me Messrs. Arthur Lipscomb, of South Carolina, have a large steam plant, with necessary machinery for; making locust is simply inexhaui urn's home-made shoes, all styles, as ompany will jjuild course they can go farther if they wish, i shiu nails and insulator pins.

Mr. E. C. road be built my spurs running up ir different points tc can be bought! in the State, pry pair guaranteed. and find something good as far as they to the mountains at Vol 22 Patten kut, $23,000 and the property is to be a part of the jAsheyille Loan, Construction atfd Tmp'rovemeiit Co's plant.

i I I Among the fourth class honor-men at haul timbers! out Simpkins is the manager only; wish to take the mniiv irnm wtrf hnncrht at go out i ii uiey upon." A party is negotiating! wit keeping on the railroad i the of the' plant is about pins pe.r day, and it is now run to its fullest capacity, time allowed by in the section! late in season, and hence can be than any other house in the 't can offer them. mentioned they can see Belding: company ito locate a tannery West Point are Geo. P. Howell of North uoon the companyls lands. valuables that iwill astonish as the company have a contract jwith a The sup and see.

Prices made the them. Be-road down McAfee Block, Opposite Blair's Old -Standi re. Northern firm to take all the pins, they sides, the scenery along the enterprise; are in- Carolina, in English, French and Mathe-matics and R. P. Johnston of North Carolina in English and Mathematics The plies here for such exhaustible.

The Creek can make as fast as they can be made over the Balsam, down Scott's i i elding company are Grahaml and wil Messrs. McDonald Fenson, of Mich and Tuckaseegtee River, up Turnpee doing a good work pHEVlLLE DRY G0( DS latter is a son of Mr. R. R. Johnston of this city.

Mr. Howell is rom Goldsboro. as rapidly as facili increase their effort a $30,000 saw River and thence up the grand canyon igan, have just erected j. O. HOWELL, 3Ianager and planing mills, and have constructed of the Nantahala, will more than repay for marketing the ties are increased products of their debted to Messrs.

labors. We ate in for the trip. Our country and resources IT North Main Street. extensive dams acros Tuckaseegee River and Deep Creek near the town, The graduates of the Asheville Female College this year were Misses Eva Smith, Hattie L. Tate, If.

Mary Sharp, seen to be. appreciated only need to be. ieiamg, wan ana Krohn for courtesies. for their. uses, Mr.

ll B. Lake, of the i Ida C. Holloway, Alice Anna Johnston, Catawba Wood We are now ready, and in-yite our friends and the public generally to call and examine our! well selected stock of of Chat Messrs. W. C.

HeVser A Correction. The DemocrAt of June 5t RE INSURANCE AGENCY i OF in its no tice of the election of County Superin Works, Hickory, has his headquarters at Bryson City, land is pngaged in getting and shipping to his works locust tanooga, also have i large force getting out timbers in Grahiim. jThey purchase the trees, however, without the land. tendent of Public Instruction, states that Ethel M. Lyons, of Tennessee; Misses Edith Wells, A.

Mary Alexander, Sallie L. Alexander, Awa LJ 0r, Annie Zach-ary, Addie Charles, of North Carolina; Misses Kate and Mary E. Luther, of South Carolina; Miss I Carrie Wljite, of Florida; Miss Ida K. Hopkins, Louisiana T. RAWLS.

timber, for ship nails and insulator pins Have purchased over 50,000 poplar, ash nominations were made on Monday, in the meeting of the Board of Magistrates, This company also have large mills on and cucumber treesj which they "float" Furniture, to fill a "vacancy" in that office, and that Tennessee River. 5 Patton Avenue, (Down Stairs.) to Chattanooga; where they have exten on jTuesday, at a joint meeting of Mag sive mills. Mr. Ledrux is their manag A new Methodist Church has re cently been completed work is progressing on and Miss Ella Scales, of Mississippi. istrates and Commissioners C.

B. Way Assets. in Robbinsville. There are a number of pnai Tire Insurance Co. of was elected on the fifth ballot.

The cor i. i Col. Thos. B. Long, State Lecturer of others engaged in buying trees and get a handsome Baptist Church, and ground has just been broken for a commjodious 2,443,937.33 rect report is, that on Monday, at a joint Which we, are offering'at cbantsTi.

the Farmers' left Wednesday rje Insurance 1,554,658.37 ting them out, all of which go to Chat i "P-pocVitTtoTian Plinrpb meeting of Magistrates, Commissioners in the week's lecturing tour re Insurance for a six counties was The farming interest of the county are been handsome stotes have Some and Board of Education, C. B. Way elected for a full term of two years auera, Wilkes, of Ashe, Wa Insurance 270,191.89 Icontinue to improve improving and must Yadkin and adininintrLwmtips.1 Wfi erected within the past eighteen months, be bal Rock-Bottom Prices. ginning July 1st, 1890, on the sixth been now under con- People who want farms, who have. and several others are i brick INstIa struction.

The new two-story who have smal -I NTANEOUS lot. i Judge Conner. -J; commend the Colone to the Alliance men of 4hat section. He will tell them', as he has done in tt(isj section, many plain jeasons of complaint against the used tq such work, means and who want gooa neaitfi, can do no better than go to Graham, buy a store of Mr. D.

K. Collins is one; of the handsomest in the State, jand is equal, in structure and finish, to any of its size in This able jurist concluded the work of ii fcisrialri? 1 Special Feature. tract of land, clear it and go to Work this district last Saturday morning at national legislation which bears heavily 6 Cream Freezer, Lands of this character, the very best Asheville. It is 30 fee wide, 100 feet Swain, and passed through Saturday upon the farmer. He inky not have time can be bought now for from two toj to tell them it is deep, and 16 feet from floor to ceiling on republican legislation Calls Attended Day or Night acre.

Everything! except i. i i jwhich now oppresses tjhe, farmer, but his first floor. Mr. Collins carries per a very dollars cotton be urpassd by anything now on the and tropical'; products lean and heavy stock of general merchandise, (remarks upon the heavy burdens im-jpqsedby the monopolists, trusts, and raised here. is doine a large business.

He deserves evening en route home. No one jj has ever ridden thisjcircuit with more satisfaction to bar and people; able, patient, courteous and firm withal, he commanded for himself and the bench that confidence which are! his and its due. In returning to his easterm home he may be assured that: he carries with him the i eaic uy me couniy or p8e machine at Ashevilip "NT pp Telenhone, Day 75, KUht 651 Situation Wanted. i I I rorik by git- A sober, industrious man desires a kindred institutions apply directly to the legislation of the republican party which keeps up high tariff taxes, internal revenue laws and such other methods which hurt the farmer and the la- i all the success he can achieve. Messrs'.

J. S. Elmer, I. B. Conly and J.

W. Ill Kline have also erected! handsome stores, while Messrs. R. L. Leatherwood, A.

Ml Fry, A. B. Allison, Hodge of the Swain County Herald, H. J. El- Bookkeeper.

Thoroughly nation as competent. Good references eirenj A6V 1 McConnell J. M. Crawford highest admiration of those whom ie Blair Brown. City.

dress 8.," Box 408, has just served. boring man.

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