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1880
THUllSDAY, April 8, ,
TflPAT I? 1? P fl P H ! '
iiUOaU liJIluUilUiJ.
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jy Foit one noi.l.ait we will aend Tim
HiCOK.) to any new subscriber Irom now
tint, the election Iu November. Subecii'oe
at once !
A full Hue of Harden Seed, Clover, Or-
chard Orass, and Herd Umsa Seed. Also'
a variety of Plows and Plow Castings, at
li i.utli & Headen'a New Cheap Store.
JV We are requested to announce to the
member ol the Democratic Eiecuiive (join,
uittee of this county that their meeting
will lie held here on Tl'KHlJAY, the 4th of
May .instead ol the 23d, an belore announced.
3g V. L. I.OSKON ia uow rfceivl-ig Inn
new atoi-k of Sl'HINU AND SUMMl'li
1KHJD.S. Call and examine bin atoi k he
lore buyiutr elaewbere.
Jjw price !
The beat good at
yTothoM) ol our lady reader, who
wuh to wer Ibe lU-t and beat at J lea of
millinery ,. we would recounueud Ixaae ), t
tinker, ol Kaleigh, to whoan advertii-ement
w call thrir Hpecia! attention.
Hail Sf.iiii.
Our towu waa viaited hint Tueailay niter
in on with (juile a lu avv fall id hail, which
for a f luomeDtf i ame tattling ilonuiu
(reat iiuautitiea. No terloui damage w
done.
Illlll4'l.
We regret to hear that onr young friend,
K Iward Uillilnd, wa quite paiuf.ilU in
jured laat week by the awoep to lumb.-r
wi iu Ktrikiu him .in the 'ace and knock
ing him dowu, though uo aerioua duiuage
a doae.
1ST To Inn. ur not to Inn . t'., at la the
q.i.-Mlo..; Whether 'tia belter to w,.ar
ahabhy clothing, and euft'er with rag Bnfl
ta'tera.ori. t jou Ukai.T mapk Ci.oi iiino
Irom D. S.J'VAi rr R .leiga N C. Wholesale j
and Ketan I'eaier 111 u.y u.aaia ail 1 ueauy-
Mado Clothing !
Tovii J'M-- Ion.
O'l Monday, the 31 day ol May. there
will b.- the annual election in tins place
f ir Mayor and Co oiiiis.i .nerfl lor the en
suing year. Mr. AlviaJ Byiium has been
appointed Registrar of voter, aud Missis.
Waddy M.-Cleiiahaa an I Jack 'I'hou.as
judge of eleetiou.
t"l( you need a SHIRT, now la the
time t: buy. belore the price is put up.
V. ,. London has a lew left bought lat
Kail, and-can give you a bargain now.
KveryWHlyknowatlieprice.il Cotton aud
l.ineo O.oda ha" gon- up.
Also Cocoanuta. bemona, Rsiai.ia, (Jnr
ranta, 4c, CI1KAC, and juat received at
lyoudon a cheap (lore.
Hlore 1I11.
Ou the 24tu lit March the (tore of Mi . ,
Richmond Jonr. ol this county, waa brokeu
into and robbed ol about f )0 in p-cie, be-
rile other articles. Mr. Jones waa h.-te
attending court, end the robbery occurred
iu th day time. Robert Bo .the and liar
r.son Smith were arrested, and utter no
examination belore a Magiatrnte, Were
lund over to court.
jVn Old Coin.
We aw a row day ago an ol 1 silver coin
tl-.at wm found among the valuable ol the
late Ransom C. I'oe, that U something ol a
curiosity. It was the size of a half dol.ar.
with 1 1 star oo it, the Americau eagle with
outstretched wiui;. aud bearing date lT'.io
and ha been iu the possession ol Mr. I'oe
for a great many years, it bring just hi
age. There was no mark at all ou it iu.li
catiug It value.
Ijuile a heavy storm passed t'.roi.nl. this
aeciioo laat Sunday a'ternoou, accompauieil
w ith much thunder and I iliti. :ii(f, an I '
regret to a.inouuce that the baru of Mr.
Mid. T. Williams, who live two 1. il. s
north of this lce,was struck bf one ol tin
flaahe ol li((htnii.)f and buru.tl ue.
There Here burned up in the baru two bnl.-i
of cottou. a lot ol hay, fodder, and shucks,
and other article, n.uk in;; the los of Mr.
Williami quite lart e.
l(tiiriiiiiX iVom tSiiim.
From the last iasue of the Alooro Index
we clip the following :
"We learu that the fnu.llr of the I!ev
Daniel MctJilvary, iiiisioiuuy si.ionj; the
Io iu Siaui, are now In San Francisco ou
their way home. While all ihe friends of
the larrjily will hrt dvliifhted to aee them, '
we repret the cause which make it ceces- .
rary for theui to come at this lime, il being
tli prctt.racled 111 lit all b ol Mr. M.d.Ivary.
They are atopping in Sjtn I rantisco await
inn milder weather to come over tiie iu..n.i
tain. Mr. McCJilvary will perhaM joiu his
family here in tha cour) ol a year." 1
Many of our reader will doulrflesa re
member Mr. McOllvary, lor lua tiiiihi
school at thi place for uiue titun previous
to the war. I
Weh..rtb.t the olllclals of the Post- ,
uffii.. TV.iartn-.enl
Nee Department are rurprbat at thu
,.. tl..t we n.ade laat week in r-
K.rd.o the miserable wanner of crr.iuK
the mail between here aud Moncure. but j
e will prove every one of them il they.
-ill aeud an agent . mi here to InveMlpite
the mat er. Instead ol our mail making
rl.we connection with the trains that pass
Moncure, our mail jiolnu north (towards
JUlflltfb) lies over at Moncure just twei.vk
hours, and our mafl ooniinjr from ltaleih
arrives here THiKTKB.v aud a 11 At.K hours
utter it reaches Moncure, only nine and a
hall miles rtiatanH We aain aak, should
not this "nuisance" be abated and the
echedule chaaa1"! t Or will the Depart-
ueul continue to allow the contractor to
...ii. .,,- .,,,1 l,... ni,.,we n.ir
hole eomujuulty T
A Mid and remaikabhi lun.-ral took place
Uat Mondav in I In eastern part ot thin
wittily, lor u that day Suus I'pchurch and
' wre huried d ''J' ;d 111 thn
same (rrave. Ivich of the in had pu-seil the
allotted spsn ol life --three acute years ami
! te f"r nearly a hall a century they
I,aj hllRr,, together each others' joys ami
sorrow, and now together oec.ipy the same
last resting place. Of them it may be truly
anUI they were "pleasant in tln'ir Uvea aul
Undivided ill their dea'tn."
Mr Cpchuifh died Sunday mo-nine;, ami
Ilia wife a few hours b; Turn him. Their
deuths occurring ao mar together was
quite retuaik.ible.
(Joi-i-fclioii,
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Magiatratea ol thi county would meet
here on the 22 1 ol May, for the purpose, nt I
electing the oil! -el ol the Inferior Court.
I'll ih i incorrect, ue having been miniu
formed. Tlio I i rl i L day id Tio hiIhv, ihe
4ih of May, and thU la the day al-o when
the im-mlieraof tlieCouu'y ICxecutive Coiu
miltee are reipiea'.ed to meet. The lihiiir
man of the (loinitiee intended to name the
same nay for the luei iiux ol the commit
tee that the M.itfimiaUM would meet, but
waa inixtakeu an to the ihiv.
Kor the ediricai ion ofaome pemona whom
wp have heard of, e copy the lolluning
irom I lie larlioro Niuihvrner:
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n:n ter ol IiuhIiicch
"lie.: ,ue paper cea.ea
to be worth the Huhacriptioii. Hop r. Many
Niioacribeia eiibicribti (or a lieuapaper with
tie ait id a pera II who '.a bea fin ing n
favor; nt pariii); money for which-they re
ceive no i i iiv.ilent. The neuspiip'T ma i
doea not regard it. He le.'a conli 'ent
that he given a uid pro ivio, a lull roniiN
emtio-. Hirt caiit.il is Ii.vi h ed i.i the en.
terpriae ai.d f oni it he expoclH ti ell., oil1
a living, lie is as much erMh-d to hi.-,
pay as the merrliiiui for his goods. A
k!v paper, lit per teat, is cheii
You.- home paper is y..,ir best Ht eru -y. d
K"c' - Rnd fri.-nd. Y..u get more (I an the
j worth of your 1.. . i.e.; remeiiibertlmt."
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..e ... nie moei ...ipor ani .nw. pn-seii a.
the late es'.ra fes-ion of our begislnture
waa that older iuir li. h-wi.ys to be mode ol.
'aM i!a:na acr...-:i our larger atreinii'. Wei
have i.ot aee 1 1 a copy ..I the A. t. hut we are
..nil! .w In I ' V.ur II...I. ii.i.I ll.,ir ...via
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in this cou'.ty. The linh-wnyi are to be
ro.ihlnice 1 at the ext.. -line el' the owners ol
the dams, but according to imtn.ci hois ol
the l'.sl. Cii,iiinii-h-i:, Years ago, before
the erection i.l the l.avigau .11 winks in
Cape r ar and !ep liveia, 1. i.iy ol shad
were caught eveiy a, ring at I. rkville uu 1
other poiuia in il.iscoiiu.y, .mil ivl.ei. I lose
li-li-wi'.ys are const riK'teil we hope ourj
wau ia will guiu abound iu si. ml and other
lislj.
1h i-r- !-.. .li ..
i iii f m a i iim lion.
Our r.alera will dualities remember i
'that In our last issue slluioii whs inn h to
the failure of l'esrc.'a prediction that the
end of the world would occur on the 2!ilh ,
of March. AVer r. u ling t an nM citiz n
of Wilmington wntes ih the f .lhnvi g:
"Vour article in Tiik Itc.i oiti. ..! .-tpri'
first, reminds me ol the hi'liu s'nrs of
1S:13 On that niu'ht tl.e n. orois lli'.u t
the d.iv ol j iiliuent had come su e. I
comfort,.-.! then, by t.-l I ill if 1 1, oi 11 that the
liV ol j id ..ent could uot come at MoilT
That there on that occasion to Im a
fair trial in open dy li.nh', that tliere
would be no j . Ijr.iiel.t before l.iul, that
tl.nl was not ihe cour e of ja-tiee, at leant
nccordine; to the c itlimon lnw. In like
iuin.u r I have oivc consolntion to many
by lelliuir them that the world was round
j and there iva" no end to it, and that Mr-
I'i.-.ce did not even know ol the. rotundity I
..I this lobe, and waa but a poor pronhei
at bet. Was l'. arce alter a tra lo on timk
think vou '.' '
T'iioi 10! ini.
Hv r. lerenee to tl.e proje.din of the
County ('ei.iii.isiouera it will be seen that
nil ejection is ordered to be held at thi
place on the fust 'I lull H.li-.y ill June to de
cide whether the. ml.' ol li.j l .r ahull be
p.ohibited in this township Hnolher veur
At the ele. t:on held last June the prohibi
tionists had nearly fitly majority, so that
ainc- that time no liquor has been legally
sold in this township, and this law will
coin in ue in lotco until reversed nt another
flection. If no election i held tl e law is
in force, but ail election :.iu b ; ordered
noon tl.e petition of one lour'.h of the repi--t.-red
voters. That uuinber iu this t .wnel.lp
having lea le such a p-titiou an election!
will be held aa above stilled.
U ia g- neraJly conceded that 'I'rohib- '
itioli'' has been so benefirinl to the people
of this township durlnj; the pBt.t year ilial
we doubt not it will continue in force if
the (,-oiid citie.ia, both black nud white,
will only attend the election and vote.,
lVraona who h. ve been here iluri.io Court !
wetk before and since "prohibiliou" waa in '
force cannot f.iil to noiico the difference. .
aud acknowledge the (jood ell cts of tl.e
aw. While of course there will be va-:
sions of the prohibitory law, as tliere are
of every law, yet it undoubtedly removes
a dangerous teni tution from many who
Hlr t!'-ir ,J --lB It whiskey, .
u,,!l ruln """"'"'
"ur I "i1"' l,',J- Ht 0n,;" ar'""'e
he,nselvea and prepare to b.ltle against
"lig ' U" ir ""'U ,ml h
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3IurrI"l on t Iio C'iii-k.
1-sst Thursday niirht we iu.. ssed a
moBt uov-1 Nieue and unusual . rcurr. n.-e
a niarrisoe on a railroal car! Ou the
morning vt that day we were aboard the
train on the K 4 A. A ,. It. 11 V"i: to
ltalri(h. ml al Xew Hill (1 it.uion be-
tweeu Merry Oaks aud Apex), two passen
ers ot on wlmao manner ami moveiuei.t
aoon attracted our attention. One ol them
waa a roey-laced, li'ark-eyed country lassie,
the other a galvanised" ..Id man that is,
we in. a. i. au oJJ uiau who seemed rejuve-
uated by souw magic jnociss. 'J'heir .
glances toward each other me soft and
lender, their manner so lover-like, and the.
old uutn skipped around ao (riakily and
seemed so very happy that we concluded
I ley were just married and on their bridal
tour
Wh were correct in the lat tor, but
mt ao iu the former ; that la. they were
not yet married, but were takinjr a bridal
trip. W hen tlio train arrived at Apex we
noticed that our hero stepped out ol the
car aud had a few moments' conversation
with a preacher at that place. The con-
diKtor informed ue aoon afterwards (for all
were takinjr a lively interest iu the couple.)
that the old gentleman wanted to know ol
him how long the train would atop at
'Apex that niiiht on Iu return from IU1
j ei'h, and aeemed eapecially anxiotlH
thai
' "hould atop not leas than five minutea,
"'or he had aomeporticular buaineaa to at-
tend to.'
liiilehrl,,
On the arrival ol the cars at
our loving friend started a loot
Iron, the depot, determined to promenade ! "Jc;"oei oi tue aiMauiie ,ass
the Mree.a and aee the aiKl... of the city. ! a H14 "f .tLe ltll-,
Iurii the day we met them in more than
' one rt.iri examining Uolta of calico, &c.
1 liiit let us haiten to the return trip.
I Wl:eu thetraiu It-It Raleigh that niirlit we
I louiid the couple aafoly aboard aud lukiuft
j tiling quietly, aud a iou we were faat
, bbIi ep, lio n which we were auddeoly
nrotiited by tlio ruehinjf ol a crowd iuto the
cara, (which hud now reached Apex.) whose
j excited manner clearly abowed that some.
i thing waa foing to happen. Waking up
and rubbintfour evea we aaw wli.t eu,erf
an . ruubint. ur eyea, we aw what aeeu.ed
to be the whole of Apx come pouring into
i.l,,., ,,.ini,ii.
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inr lb' aiale, v.ucei crying out, "Where are
llld . . . , ...
very aiispichiua looking document iu hia
' hand, which, of course, we thought waa a
wa.rant in an elllcer. hunda lor the urreat
... aue easing c, iminala, aud that the
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rr..wd waathe Khenfl ap.KBe toaidhtm.
: Hut no; we ,,,,,,-kly recognized t" l-
, eoK-u . Ihoer to be the preacher whom w
had that moruiug.aud wbo.iu r.aponae
to the crua ol -Where are they t" point-
ed to our loving couple aud said, "There
they are.'' The crowd cue up nearer ;
i M ,min ,eplieili ..y...... ,
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I he old man
'Where v. ill vou have it?"
said.
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aid. K ght here.' The preacher Bind,
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'Maud up. I he old uiau boucced to Lin
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.M't with tne elastic aoriug ol vout h. an.
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mo any inatuen atooa up uy ma alile; l lie
.... ....... ..,u u m e, .oi(l 1(J vt.ur ()!(, irl JQ (i
.teacher aald "Jom hands ; they clasped, i i.H ,, illf ii.nt v
; preacher said "Joiu hands"; they clasped,
the conductor kindly holding hia lantern to j
throw light on the scene, aud then and!
; tliere the luariiage took i.hice. The crowd
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lunuvv, ,,,, ...in ...r, .
married pair, who sat aud smiled aud look
ed like two cooing dove.
Xmr, all this is literally true, and we re
ler to Capt. R , (the polite conductor,)
I!, v. Mr. II , (a prominent Methodist niin-iati-r
) and t .1. 11, (a Well kuown lawyer
of Uah ii;h), all ol whom were uujuseJ wit-
i. esses uf this novel aceue.
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( omi v Coiin!issiii?i-
i oe uiinru oi 'iiuiity Vyomiinssioiiera
, h-ld their regular monthly meetiug on the
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.j'h and bib, all the meiubera being preaent.
The following account were audited aud
.ordered to be paid:
J. M. l'uub, witueai ticket, in case vs.
Jiui I.ee, ifl HI-
J A. rugh, J. P., fee in aame case f '5.35
! l. V
Brocks, for 7o8 lbs. ol bacon,
$77NS. '
M. Cook, for repairing school house :
, in distiict No. 10. $5. j
. .,, ,,,,:,,rc,,nw, k ,,i,8 10 ;
jail, aud fees in same case, $4 02. .
John I'l'illjP", wlinea. ticket iu case v.. ,
Jim I.-e. i.:!5. j
I lr.J.U. Uurna, us physician to pocr- j
house, $10 40. j
vi . 1,. Liouuou, lor ruuae lor court-uouse
1 if 0 20
Levi II. Conk, fee
Alston, $1 45.
incase V8. Easter
Isliam ltoaser. for repairing bridge across I
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Li;k Creek, ft 90.
H. V. Thou. us, witness ticket and couvev
inj. Nathan Johusou lo jail, i 80.
(I. W. Koushee, dept , Shff., lees in case
va Itob. I 1 ar, 3.
Ti.os. U. Karrar, J. P., fee in same case,
fi S3.
T. J. Oattis, for 300 lbs. bacon, fill.
.Tas 1 - Eoiishee, for 10 days' services as
crier of court, iiO.
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I),xoi. .o.for repairs on court-house.
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A. J . i enuergrftsa, lutuuef for jHior-uouae, ;
flO.
Sj.cnco Taylor, jail fees in March, (11?
'Ji.
I. A. Wilson, costs in Inferior Court, !
4 (15.
Uicluxrd Hnmsey, for clearing, scouring
and . lilting saw-dust in court-house, 4.
I. IX E.liue, for service, a. clerk to
the Hoard, issu.uk orders, ic , 3021.
J. w. lalor, for repairs on jail, sum-
moniep jurors, c, .l.3.3. j
J J Kidj-ht, tor six day.' services as offi.
cer totlraud Jury aud fees .In State cases, 1
m- I
u housiiea, Deputy auerin.inuoiveut
(' K Scoit, J 1', fees In cse vs. Holland
and others, 75.
V K Fo.ial.oe, lor wood and hauling
m duet and 4 ceititi.'ates and seals, ).00.
Ordered, that Joseph V0111ble be ap
I oluted School ('oiiiiniiteeinan in District
Xn. '.'0.
Ordered, that J. V. Taylor be appointed
to ml.)eriIltr,l aud have the rool of the ;
Cotirt-I.o.ise repaired and painted, and to
hav- the caea in the jail painted.
Ordered, tha the l.dlow,nK person, he, ,
and they are, hereby appointed aea.or.
f.r ih. ir respective townships. -11 : WO;
Kok uioi, C S J..l.n8on, A J Wilson. A J
llivsb.-e. J K i!..n, J E Bryan. EL'
Tysor, Jsii.s F Uives. J A Oill.land, l.abao
Mo.m, James X .Ireen, and V H I etty.
The petiiion waa Krnled for laying offa
public road Irom near Oliver Lamb's across
nav river.
1'etitions were received, sifued by the
requi-ite numiier 01 voters, lor elections 10
be held on the first Tburaday in June iu
Centre and Xew Hope Townships upon
tha question ol prohibiting the sale ol liquor
ll.ereiu. tind the eiecltuUS were kCCOnllliKly
ordirtd,
STATE NEWS:
Large Fish.
AVilliatn Uadger caught a liue
Sturgeon, probably the Urgent ever
caught in our waters. His Hturgeon-
BUip weighed about 300 pounds, aud
nieasurod nina feet. Xewbern Mut
. Shell.
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I''vi'nilO Kitlll.
. Deputy Collector F. 51 Sorrell ro
turned yesterday Irom a revenue
'raid in Change comity, lie was mio-
cebsful thistiuie, having captured a
wagon, a pair of horses and three
I UHBiaiUJ:u niiirtiii v. ju
Who Was He
The Raleigh papers tell of ono of
al 1 t l T - 1 .i .
ouii niiig ilia iiiiiiii-. jiia name
ought to be published as a warning;
to his county against Bending bitch a
niau to make laws for Ihe !S!ato of:
North Carolina. Kinsti'ii Journal.
Wonderful ltuby.
We received a couiinunienti in from
ltiifliti last week, giving an account
of a wonderful baby, whoso parents
live near that place. Jhe baby in
n iiekt inn iu nnlv tln-eo in mill.. ..hi
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t ,t tftn k m.vt,nil WorJa V.
lliKtill,tlv lm(l ,villl.s (1U1,U .Vi.m '
Webster h Wi ld; If
Rpveinic ltu'iii.
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j "lc " "i ' 1 uIk.
Kutherf.'r.l, during March; aud De-
JVvftll ClA h
iui;0 Ult! 15,1, n-.t.,e,:t U, IK stills and
Brre8te,l a number of distiller, in
, y,,,.,. . utl,j A1WlllluJ,
StutBvil!e Landmark.
Kxipl7 .,. lU U,
i a I 1 t'l. ..1.1 I..
We have on our table a piece of n
i loaf of lightbread baked week before
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nifri uv Airs, uennie iioiiaii.i. oi w.m
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j lownship, agi d oi vcar.s. 1 lie bread .
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is as light and u nite as one sees ut'
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1 an agricultural l.ur, and there is not ;
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Sjtutesvi'l"' L ll'dlimrk
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There are three trees on what
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j Known us 1,11c isiaiins ui lut- .eu-e,
iu JohtiHou county, whose iliinei.sioiis
are as follows; A hicl.o. v, which is
eight feet through, and a cypress,
whose hollow is so large that a me
dium sized horse can bo carried in
it and turned around. How is that
for big trees ? Ooldsboro MebSeiiger.
Shot Himself.
I A 1r.l l.ov nt.roit 1 1 rK nl.l
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1 ort 1 . f . n , ..1 .1 ;,, ...11' Tun - l-.e
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lOl last iii't'K, in oauiiii, neni uie;..
lehj(jenca tlj (0j ji pweii jt uis temper got the better of him a
. 1H i,i i,.,,l .',, L unn In1'1' davs ngo A vour.g mail tried
shoot a hawk, and on putting it back
ia the cart the guu went iX, aud a
portion of its contents took effect in .
the boy's bowels. lie die.l two hours .
afterwards. ( 5 oldsboro Messengfr.
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A (.00(1 Man (.OHO.
Mr. John Rutherford died last
week at Bri.l-ewHter, N. C, aRcl
yrH M;l)V yH..s Jf,-. 1.
ip-rf()r,i ,l0Mat(r;i w tniot of land on
.i,;,.!, Uuiberford CUee now stands
miA as an ftppeociution of thin deed
the college was named iu bouor of
Observer.
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n". ;""'"
Davis made the haul of the si nson.
When the seine was beached and the , ()f NVvv Jfanover county, waa nuked
fish assorted, a count showed that his opinion iu regard to the act iu
the shad amounted to the enormous ' ijucislioti, and he cou.-trued t he lau
sura of 1,70(. This til me will bring gu.igo of the sanio to ineiin that tie
the handsome purse of $Soi). 'I'he ;i-sessi;ieiit of ls7'., so f;ir as it te
rnlch of other lisb was tilbo large. lated to r.uil ito;-eit. should hold
Kltzabcth Citv Fnleon.
i-0 s Statistics.
It.- 1 .1
! It is said that there are in
woIJ ls (;(K) 00() K,iM(.,,HiilinBi
! 000,01 (0 Methodists, 1 l.'illthOOO
,n,m fv.iholi.-s. If) .-,() (Hill l'.-f-sbvte
jl'lllUS, H,U0(),U(K) JSantists, (i.lHIU.IKIU
; Conp;reo;Ht ion ivlist 8, 1,000,01)0 Unittiri
1 ans, 1,500.000 of minor re'iiousi sects,
ttuj 8,500,000 of UO particular l'eli-
j giou. Obaervttr.
' -( (;ilill'r IlldiiUIS.
j The' nati'mll K(lver'nmwil h;ls f,,,
Aend t twdvo ir,H ,, tW(.lv,,
,i, ,,-..,, ,,,,,i.,, t,,,i:,.,, r..', 1
' jM the more western counties of
t,li() S!atP i,e educated nt the expense
of the KOV,., ,mient, ut the Ashevitle
Female und the W'eaverville Colleges,
tiiej,,,,, to bo taught here and the
bovs at eavervilie, lor the imriiose
1 0f enablitio- them to instruct their
own people. Ashville Citizen.
I'll fort 11 nut i' IrarKcys.
Seo't Crawford aud Daniel Craw
ford, two industrious, worthy colored
men, living near McCrav's store, hap
...1 o ,.., ,,,;,f.,,in"0 l.t T,i.
d(iv They bad a few davs' before
H(ll(1 tLeir 1;l
last jear s crop 01 toi.aeco,
TLey wellt to the held to work and
the house took lire and burned Up,
leaving them notlnnK save the clothes
they had on Alamance ( Meaner. '
n
Rushing Legislation.
F.vorv ii.t. lli.retit ncrann nwmn of
tlje Uvo ,uht days of every Legislature
wijj apl.oe w;t' j Hav,llfr (u.ro
j should bo constitutional prohibition
0 ila juri)duetion of any new busi-
ueBR (turing tUoso davf.. Moro laR-
Klity passea into leislatiou utnid
the bustle, noise), and confusion of
the final forty -eight bouts than can
lie UtlilollO in II LUOUlll. I Ul'liier .V
iJI'JCbttUic.
i Lady Lawyer.
! Jliss Holton, t lie lad y lawyer, pass
j od through town last woek for Dob
I son, where tthe iu future proposes to
reside. .Miss JLoltou n a ru.uU";t aud
nrenoncssiu" vonn" ladv
AViuaton
Ssntincl.
t
Turner's l'aprr.
AVe have received the prospectus
of thin new candidate for public fa-
vor. Mr. Josiah Turner propotica, us
Moon an four httudrcd KtuWribers are
ililitmcil, to .nmmenco the pubiica-
tintl of the "Weekly SeU'.iuel iu the
city of JMcigh. Io says: "The
politics of tho Sentinel will be na of
ynv. juk t)UJ,awii uu ui iiiioiui
und instruct the pe..plo and fiinsll
the fight with the Coiiservative-Doiti-
ocrutic branch of the ring." Durham
Hunt.
A M iinlercr t ajt urcd.
A negro who was clrirg"d with the
crime of killing two colored n:eu in
Virginia a few dayn r.go, was lu-ikiiiR
his way through Ashe coiuitv, N. V ,
and w,., nn t at night by three co!-
oied men of Ashe county. During a
coiivi.'rsatioii tlio negro disclosed Lis
guilt, and ihreo colored men agreed
to ni'.ot him throuol. Ibo wmi'ds to
Tetiuessee. Thev went pome dis
1 ,.l1(.e ullll(,r (.OV(.,.' t,f j.-lit. uml
wlltll tL(.v tl house, th.ew
i i . i i i .m . i
Ullll uowu aim lien mm. Jlliy lOOKiHoru,
Wilkesboro Witness " -rn Meal,
, Ulm 'LJ-"l-Jli! "J- iW.n. N. C . Hoc-Round.
, It) 1 114.' Wroili; iJt'tl.
A cnrres)ondenl writes us from
51itchell, that a man in that county
g"t ho beastly intoxicated that just
bi fore uight ho Ltiil down in an old
how'b bed by the rn.ijsido and fell
asleep. About night the sow and
her little pigs letuined and found
their bed occupied. Jlrs. Sow, how
ever, Boon began to root out the in
vader, who partly awakened and
thought that he was at home in bed
with his owu wife, whom he addrcss-
ed iu t-ndeaiing terms itud reipicsted
her to jitit more cover on the loil.
ftlld said ho was getting cold.-Le-
uiol- Tonic.
i
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1 lie A. V . I
Some remark
nomc omniu
reference to the
Idtill'ou.l.
c having heen made in
Htawmiont that Mr.
15est was endeavoring lo lense the
road, we publish Ihe following from .
the Newborn Nut Shell : "The )iive- I
lors nf the Atlantic fi North Caro-;
.ina Uailroad, at their meeting hi Id
in this city Saturday, requested the
l'fisideiit to call a meeting of the
stockholders to coiiMdcr Mr. liest's J
projx sii i.iti lo li:ase the road. The
meiting will bo announced and the!
proposition published iu full." There :
see 1 1 is to be an idea here that Ihe'
arrangement will b-j tllucted. Ob- j
server.
! Cured Him of Suicide.
' i)r- J- 1- J"l'es, of (.'IliirlotlC, is 01'
' iliii.irilv verv Mini ible. .Hid r.ir. 1-evt r
loses hi8 ttlnlier. but it is related tlitt'
1 1 comuut suicide by laudanum, and
Jo"!8 ,waf C:1 J" to
, L ih .,lf'"' mULb
01 k- after this the young
,UiU1 took laudanum again nud war,
once moio put out of danger; when
the D octur sai l with much emphasis,
"yo.tng man, if vou are d.t imiue.1
to .lie. von mnv. for I won't w.ak
with vou luruiu to savo your life."
So Hcli'-df struct iou wns utteuipted no'
more. Southern Home. :
X AssesMiient ol Laud.
Tin1 Wili.iiugton Star S'tys: "The ,
; following from Stale TrcnMirer Worth .
..111. i . . . 1 l. ...il
win uu 01 g.-m-iui xuwrv uiroiKuoiu 1
t ;e Mate. It beeins tliat .Mr. ftolic-:
'...11 1... :.. ..I . . it I :
u, ,i.,o, , n . iu, ,., , .
the Hoard of Cotintv Commissioni T8
j of.od until the law directed otherwise;
hut, to pl.iee the matter beyond fjueH
I li.'ii, he wrote to the Treasurer for
his opinion, Kunctioucd by the Altor
(j . ' ney (ieiici'iil, wl.ieh, ns will be seen,
H. 1 coincides with the views of Solicitor
Moore.
I'nivorsity Normal School.
The i:ext fcssioti of the Normal
School will bc;'in on the 2 Ith of Jtltie
n ml end on the '.)!h of July next
Prof. Henry Iv Shepherd has been
chosen Mierititci:dent. Prof. Shep
herd enjoys njtititional reputation as
a scholar, a t.-acher aud a supr-rin-
ti.'udeiit of school work. Uo is now!
superintend, nt of
nil tl e public
schools iu the city of 5 il'iniore, a
position Unit ui.. ne would stamp him
as 11 ui'in of eminent talent and learn-
in. Professor Shepherd is a North
Carolimuu. His father was tliat
most estimable man aud'.earned Judge
.Jesse J. Shepherd, of Fuytttevillo.
Chape! Hill It'di;. r.
Mill Hobbcrs Arrested.
Two nun named Alfred Cibson
and (jeoroe Fotist, and one woman,
named Huffman, (all culorcd) were
arrested ou Friday hi'-t Hiid brouejlit
ll... I'.,..... ,1, i ,il ,01 li.iliinl.iv
.....;., U11,lcr tlll, ,.111U,,A tl( Kt.ttin,,
unll.bo destl Uctiou of which was
11!eutioll,.d i our hist issue. OllO of
th k, (.OI1Cerllud i,j the robberv
aU), jeHtnIcti of tu ,uill, named
Leonard F.mst, becoming frightened.
.rave such information aa lod to the
m rest and detention of the others
It appears the partiea had lirst rob-
bed Hie mill of sev. ml bas of Hour
live or six ol wlm u were lounn
and to lu evcnt detect ion of the rob-
bery tire. I tlio null. 1UO parlies
were arruined before Justice John
'Cobb, who committed them to j'l.l
for trial, he UMtt"; Leonard Foust as,
Millie s iiuet-s uniiini mu oiuvtu.
i Greensboro' Jsorthfttate.,
Special Notices.
Important.
In order that the people may be fully in
formed during the Cuming campaign, and j
that every man iu Chatham may read TllE i
i ..,,.,. ,111 n. .,,1,. I
scriber from now until the election for one
dollar. Let each one of our millers meu-
liou ,, to LU) neighbor, and urge him to
BUUSCriae.
j Tombstones for Sale.
; The citizens f Chatham are reaped fully
I informed that I keen the largest ami beBt
! Ht,Jt.B 'j'oinbatouep, &c, in the State, and
, Himrut (-reiiv reiineed mi, ah
.,.,. pulirallta to uive aatikfaution
V,it l..r i.ric liata nd drawing belme
I btiviuc e'.aewhere. W. E. WILSON",
marcblS-tf Durham N C.
j THE MARKETS.
' Reported for the Hi'.coitu nv
' Xfl. T. ZOIHXS L CO.,
;UOCI-.lw AS1J Commismon MtitcuASTS.
' , .
j Raleigh, N C. April G, 180.
1 cotton maiikct.
Middling, 12
Strict I. Middling, 12
i bow Middling. 12
Tone lit Market weak.
. wnoi.i-.SAi.ii err v ma it kkt
Fk)ur N. o.
I .. ' '
! to 10
Bacon. .V. C llama,
V toi:
Kulk'lear Itib Sides,
Bulk. Shoulders.
North Carolina Pork,
( 'otlee,
Suirar House Syrup,
Cuba Molasaea,
Liverpool Salt,
Sngur,
Cottou Hagginp,
Cotton Ties New,
Cotton Tiea Spliced,
Irish Potatoes,
Sweet Potatoes,
Oats Shelled,
7.3K.K
C
10 to 17
23 to 27
to 40 '
1 73!
10 11
11 to 13
73 to f : 00 j
00
3c. to 1 00 t
70 to73 :
00 io 05 I
Hi
a
3 to 4 !
80 to 1 00 !
15
13 to 20
l' :
Oeaches 1'eeled.
; Peachea I'upeeled,
f
wr Uu8Uel'
M.uter,
NEW A DVKKTI SEMKNTS.
FOR MILLINERY
r:,',ih:i !;::::: i ::::
-UOTO-
ISAAC OETTiriCER
18 I-'AVj';n i:vH.i.i; St.,
aiLjS2(&tl8 ST
0
If" Ileal ways keeps a LA HUE STOCK
and sells Jnods
AT BOTTOM PRICES !
Don't fail to ;ivn him a cam.
W1IKN YOf VISIT JiAI.KI;iI.
Ai'8
CO YOU EVER TH1SK
That YOt'ltS may be the next house that
will be burul ?
He Wise and Insure in Time !
It is more sensible to make SI' HI', of the
property that you already have than to,
run tuo lira 01 losiug luai iu vryiii 10
make more.
li t st hu. little to insure aud fire is
tearful loe.
TIIK SOUTH 'A KOI.IN'A lloMK INSfli
AXi'E I'oMI'ANY oK UALICIOII,
will insure your Dwelling. Furniture
Store, Mill, or other huiliing, at the lowed
rates, and PAY it it bums. This Company
has paid, in leas than a year, lor T11HKK
bii.ld.nirs burnt in Chatham.
Yours may be the nut ! Apply for in
I surauce to ll. A. L,i) I'O-V. Jk., Aueot,
je'J0-lf t ilts joro', a. c.
nil Manufacturing Co.,
' nr
t sn r- - ? 1 -
OF TIIE
BEST YARNS M SHEETINGS,
AND DEALERS IN
rnaiuiiniAr 1
MERCHANDiSt.
GENERAL
Will Buy Cotton in tho
Seed or Lint !
PJ: Sig; or COIES 2
Parties .lilrlriB It, i-an cet their C..ll..n Olnnwl
mi l ra.'k.nl al Hi.) newly creeled liiu uii' Uie
Ka.M'i.'y.
Oel..l".-r9lh. 1879. tf
TIME TABLE
. n .. i. WJi...
yji i 51" W IfttlftSIl I SLUiV ft Y 1
TO Take EltVrt May Otll, 1879.
.. '
Daily Aixcepi ounaay.
Leaves Fayetteville at 4;00 p in.
Arrives at (lull at ?;io p ui.
Leaves (Julf at 0:00 a m,
At rives at Fayetteville at 10.20 a m.
h. C. J0XK3, SmierinleudeBt,
ADVERTISEMENTS.
FARMERS , REXEMBER
W. L. London
j ELI'S THE LARGEST STOCK
OF
PLOWS and
IX THE COUNTY.
ONE .AND
TWO HO ESS;
fmm' fmi VtmL
THREE
Niiuiia iiiiun until SIZES'
Wis Plows He. :6 a:! 2;
George Moore PlOfi;
Livingston TfO Horse;
C 0 0 X TW0 HORSE;
AND
A' L.J. 1J. W THE
,H,;;,Tu",:;oinV.;-jiix.-
BEST
AM-DE;
DOUBLE
... io-o lUIUIUAIkii 1 1 SHOVEL
70 to 73: '
Malt's Plows and Point!, Ban,
Sliies, and MoolJ Boards fir aJL
Bull-Tongues,
Shovels,
Sweeps,
Bolts,
Sings,
Ac.
ALT. EIXH8 OP
Spades,
Shovels,
Hoes,
ZtXattockfli,
Axes,
Iron,
Ac.
jSpun Cotton, Sheeting!;, and Checks,
j at Factory Prices.
I IIoinoMnde WOOL HATS extra
! J3;irjains.
! Seed! Seed!! Seed!!!
of a i.i. kisiw. Cabbage Seed; all
; kinds of (larden Seed; Onion Seta
and lluttuiis: Clover Seed, Orchard
.Grass, and Herd Grass.
i
i tSy When you come to town,
remember you can find ANY and
KVKinTillNG you want, at the
( 'heap Store of
W. It. London,
' Pittuboro', N. C.
j His Coming Canvass
I WILL J)E ONE OF THE MOST
! IMPORTANT AXV EXCITING
j EVER KNOWN.
i E7ERY ClfflEB
I ought to inform himself about
Mlie ii-eues upon which he will Vote.
I SUBSCRIBE AT ONCE
i
! FOB TUB
CHATHAM RECORD,
and learn all about
NATIONAL, STATE,
.,.,,., ..
YOUR COUNTY POLITICS.
Ralcii'b and Augusta Air-Line
It ail road Company.
1 CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
; M'PEKINTKXDENT'S OFFICE, I
! liAi KioH, N. C, June 5, 1879.)
On and after Friday, June 6, 1879. train
on the Italeih and Augusta Air Line Ball-
toad will ruu daily (buudays excepted) M
n;
No. 1 l.esve
lUleigh....8 00 p in
Cary H SI "
Apex 8. 13 "
Sew Hill... 11 14 "
Merry Oaks.'J Hit "
Moucurc . . . KM '
No. 4 Leave
Hamlet
2 801
HotTinan.
Keyssr..,
Blue'
Manly ..
(aineroa
Pan lord .
Ofjfood..
Moncure
.814
.8 87 -
.884 -
4 13 "
.4M
.5 41
.6f "
()soi)d....l 017
Sau lord .
.10 44 "
11 27 "
Cameron
Manlv...
.8 28
. Vi t!l a m
..U'2tf "
..12 4H "
...1 14 "
MerryOk 4)
Blue's...
New U ill.. 7 00
Apes ... 8
(Jary tit
Arrive at
Balelgh.. 99
Kevaer..
tl'maii . .
Arrive at
liumlet .,
..2 00 "
I Train No. 1 connects at Uamlet with O.
('-li ''. Wilmington, Charlotte a4
'hiuts south.
I Train Xo. 2 cmneeta at Ralel.b wltk the
Kaleigh and Uaston KaihroeeJ fur all polst
Xorth.
JOHX C. WIN MB,
Superintend.!.
(Carolina Central Railway Co.,
J Orrtcr Gknxbal Suv't.
Wilmington, N. C, May 18, 1871.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
On and alter this date, the foDowiac
lis
Schedule wtll be operated on this Railway 1
rassenger, Mail and Kxprese Traia.
1 Uave Wiliningtoo at 700 P U
, No. 1. Arrive at HatuTet at 1 87 A M
J " at Charlotte at 8 80AM
1 Leave Charlotte at
) Arrive at Uamlet at
8S8PM
181AM
Xo. 2
at Wllminfftoa at 9 80 A M
Close connection made at Uamlet with
trains ot Kajeigb & Augusta Air Line Kls
way. V. y JOHNSON.
IcblO ti General tJuparlnUnd.Ba.