Jfrh Qlnaiham jjucerfJ
THURSDAY, APRIL 2. 1885.
LOCAL BXOOIUDS.
WYou will soon nee peach-blooms.
8ST Were you "April-fooled" yes
terday ?
W At last sonic signs of Spiiug
can be seen.
tW The next trim of our inferior
court will probably be the last.
PUT Oo to Uyniiiu & Hcaden for
Cotton and Tobacco Pertiiizcis.
IhJ-This delightful weather undies
Us nil feel that winter is At last gone.
tOT Tim next term of our superior
court will bsgiti on the first Monday
in October.
Our town authorities have had I
some young simile trees set out along :
our mdewiiiks.
BtfKev. W. H. H. Eawhon will
preachhi the Baptist church, at this
place, on next Sunday.
eVev W. H. H. Eawhon will
'' tfiF- Our fm eiers are all bnsv now
trying to make uji ho much time lot
by the backward spring.
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A not H 01 iiiltl i'iiv i
hero, on last Saturday, goiiitf North.
This is a sign that winter is over.
Stay March is not much of a month
for marrying, at least in this county,
ns only eight, inaiiiage licenses we. e
issued heie lust moiitli.
SrMr. It. C. Council, of New
Hope towiisbiji, infot ins us that he
lias a pig that sucks one ot his cows,
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ura,."elun '" J"-"""
IL f'll.f.
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count v, although he is about .so years i
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old has l.ever hhaved, nor taken a ;
iliink of any kind of intoxicatin
liquor, nor taken an oath.
tW The floods in the stove at
Ilyuiuu's factory have been brought
to this place, and will be sold here a;
auction next Satin day and Monday.
Last chance for bargains!
ftaT" Twenty
veins auo to nicht.
in company with sevein! others.
began l a: her an unpleasant join m y
from Petersburg, which tei initiated
quite ub upt!y al Appomattox Court
llouse. W?" Easter Monday is always ob
served iu this countj" as a holiday for
picnics and tishing pin ties. We hope
the young folks may all have a joy
ous time next Monday, and that the
weather will be favorable.
WTSeveral weeks ngo we atmoune
ed that a ladies' reception room would
be added to the depot at Moneure.
and now we are pleased to state that
it has been finished, and it will be a
gn at convenience to the travelling
public.
frair The Aurora Watch is the latest
improved, the most nccuiattlv and :
carefullv made watch. Order ,.f
Warren Pi ior & Son, Fayctteville.
celling Agents for the Aurora WaM-h :
nnd ntoekholilei-8 in the Aurora Wat eh 1
Fnctorv. !
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WS"At. the last meeting of our town
commissioneis, Mr. II. T. Chapin was
appointed registrar and Mesi s.
'J honifts Cross and W. H. Leonard i
were appointed poll holders for the I
annual election to be held, on the
lii At Monday in Mav, for mavtir and
commissioners.
ST Another lot of Georgia Stock,
Farmers' Friend. Clipper and other
Flows just received at London's.
Only a few anno days to buy those
goods at or below cost from Lon
don'.. London will have a lot. of
Star Special Tobacco Guano at Men y
Oaks and Moneure. Get your orders
at once. Have you seen the Sciung
Machines at London's? I
1KW V., 1, IVI,,,',,1,,
and Retail Merchant, (ireeiislioro, is
giving real lungains in Iteadyinade
Clothing this Spiiug. His stock em
braces Suits and liarmcnts ol ad
grades and styles, and ho seils the
best 10 Suits ever ofi'ered in this
section. His slock of Hats nnd
'Shoes is the largest iu (.ireeusl.oi o,
und pi iocs always at rock hot loin.
w' W. L. London would infi n 1
his friends and customers that Ii-
lutenila going North next week and , to j,,. enforced unless the i.iagisiiales
would be giad to serve them 111 ni.y;, county commis.si.meis at their j
way. He would also be glad to mvc jillt ,,.!.,., i Jo adopt it. In !
the money you owe linn. "A l.'ni to : that the magistrates and com-1
the wmeisHulhcieut. Heeeived ihis " Imssiimi.ls 0f tllrt t.(lutv Kly be
weett lit lionuoti a a nne 101 01 fia-
lioiiery, consisting of Paper, l'uper
. Pads, iuveiopeti, Pens und Ink, extra
cliep.
. tfff" Bob Fitchett is the most punc
lual niail-carricr that we have ever
known between here and Moneure.
It does not matter how severe the
weather is, or how muddy tho road,
he is always 011 time and brings our
...oil ..-ill, ft, Mlhl.1.11 f U , oi.
road train. During all the very bad :
weather of the pastwimer he w as
fieidoin ten minutes bt-hiud ti.ue.
Wouid that all mail curriers
were 1
1
like him!
Sutri' Dying. -Wei egiet to hem- that
there has been an unusual mortality '
among the sheep in this county, dur- .
ing the past winter. Many farmers
have lost iu hi I vail they had. Mr. I
1 . u. xjuiiei .ou is siiiti 10 nave iom
about one hundred. An old citizen !
says that he leuionibeis many years
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lent, that the sheep died 111 great
numbers, and ns measles among the !
t"i """" cus;t!s was very preva-1
people and an unusual 11101 taiity with
the bheep seem to have gone together
this Teai.it in a v be that
Hit
cau&e exibtti foi both.
A Sad Death. Three of the ehil -
drcn of Mr. J. 11. lJiooks, of Mat -
thews tnwiishii. were sick recently,
and a dose of Kcilogg's vermifuge
was given to each of them winch or a retusal to peitoriu tliem, are j ber of farmers in this section are pre-; 1110 gi'aru nouse a pom moriem ; me puipos-.! oi commuting a uusiar.i
seetned to stupify them. Two of liable to fine or imprisonment ; are , paring to go into the cultivation of ; examination of the deceased showed ly crime an 1 having it accredited to
them were whh difficulty moused ! to divide the townships into road : tobacco this vear. There will also ' that the blow from the brick hud sonic unknown m gro.
from their stupor and recovered, but '. districts at tho May meeting, or in '. M tt considerable nuaiititv of simar i driven iu the -i-eond vctebra, break-1
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i no mini one, a uiigui iivc-year oui
boy, never rallied, but finally died.
Orn Kui.hoad. -The incorporators
of the Pittsboro' lhiilroud Company
met here, on last Tuesday, for the
3 of taking further steps to
aft'ected. A netition was prepared
whicn will be presented to the county
commissioners, at their meeting next
week, asking thciu to order an elec -
t ion to be held here, on the 2'hd of
Ma t. for the niiriioso of oblainiiiL'
the assent of tlie voters of this town-
ishipto a township subscription of
to the. canital stock of the
coinpnny, and me issue oi township
company, umi uie issue ci lownsinp
I l)""ls l"'.vnient thereof. The in -
.orporalors will meet again on (ho
llth inst , iiy whieli lime they hope
i tiiu iiir-i , ii) miii'-ii uiti" in' :
1 a!' the reouired y.i.H'.K) will be sub
i scribed, and then they w;JI call a
j meeting of the subscribers for the!
'pin pose of organizing the company. ;
i none 01 inn rm."ni n.i ii.ih: iiiii
subscribed are eai nestly urged to do
so witliout turtlier i!e:av. 1 lie etil ire
coniliuiliiiv will be beneiiled by t he
lirooosed railroad, and the burden of
building it ought not to bo imposed
upon a few persons.
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A ltoiliailt ic .'ilal l ia.'.'l'.
Mceopy ooni me cam v r 101 ki-i ,
f. .. II . 1- , fl
"linn Ihe fouowmir accouiil of tin.'
i- i
.omaui c n.aniageoi young nuiy.
tlfiovli 1 1-1 1 1 1 . 1 'if lliw II II. 'rt ,,'lM l-.i.i.l
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lit with much interest :
I he num.. ions mends among th
. . c , i -n i
society people of Oca a wi be s'.ir-
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ii'ii-i-ii to in-.-ii in hut i omai: i :c ,i-u-
ding that suddenly and. to a'i. nnex-
ipected y took place yes'crday moiii
i ing. between two very popu'ar liiem-
beis of Oeala's socit'ty people.
, 'J heparin s were Mi -s Agnes Si singe
lot' Fa;, c ttevillt-. N. C, and Mr. Ilob-
cit Sanders, of Oea!a. It was veiy
'generally known thai, they were fur
a long tune sweetheart. Imt a wed
ding v.ii'-i not expect ed so soon, even
by the most intimate fi iends of i-ii her
paMy. Miss Agnes has been here
about a year vifiling lulaiivcs, but
the time for the return to her No- lb
home hadanived. Sorrowfully she
had prepared to go. had packed bel
li link, said farewed io loviuir fi ieiids.
Old eve., ,d oone to the depot to .
iai;e ine i raui. t x'-c;ni.', m com sc.
in. t xi'-e;in, oi com sc.
to return at some futuie day to re
main with us and her true love per-:
lu.inent.y. 15,it it was not permitted '
that two sm'h loving hearts should
be so widely separated. As the time
grciv shorter i Sob's heart troubled
him mo.eaiid moie at the thought of
a m palatum ; and. at last, withades
perate resolve to rescue himself and
the one in whom his "Sun lose ami
:set" fiom such a fate, at the verv
moment he pn.cuied t he lice-, :,.
saw Itev. Mr. Wiimcr. and st:u ted di'
in a can iage to Si.er Spring, and
rushed to the depot in time to bo.ud
'he tuiin tinil. was to carry a-.vay his
betrothed. Tin ic on the train as i:
sped on its way to the Spiiug l.e
It.ake the newh to her of his lesoives,
and told l is plans, which were that
t h-y stop oil' at Si!er Spring and
wait- till itev. .Mr. Wiinier should
come, and then, by the side of l'once
tie Leon's loiig-y.oiiglit -for Soring of
perpetual youth, join them liv those
o u.is mat wouni lorevei prevent uer
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As chance hud il. a merry parly of
Oeala's young society people hud
started I he same day to picnic at the
Spring, mid surrounded by many
friends it was a very enjoyable ami
pleasant little wedding thougl
uiiat surpiise to ail
The happy patty returned to Ocala
i the carnage and were met at Dr.
hnowden's by numerous friends and
fi-:i:l.'.l in s ti i i o i'. i iiii-i'if ii I In imrli iv.
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teuipol alieou-i st vie.
Tue numerous friend. of both j.ar
' ties wid wish each a long, long Jil'e
ot pt-acc and happiness, and the
j"Item'' cxtcud.4 to both its best
I wishes for happiness and prosperity."
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1 110 t'W I.0IKI Law.
We have heretofore annouiice 1
that the Legislature had passed a
road law ior Chatham and eertain
nther c,;.i,.ties. which however is not
,,,,..,.,1,., to vote inteidoentlv imon I
purposi
organize the proposed company. The money to go into the township road j '"" u '" ' grnunu.s aiinai. place mat p.nce, caught lire last night awl melI,is it.
persons previously appointed to open i fund, and bo credited to the proper j A darkey having heard that ex-G .v- j was totally destroyed. Two color-,
books of subscription reported that j district. Xo road bed shall be more ! -h vis had been appointed Envoy Ex. j od men at Wadeslmro last night got ! IUIIKI,S t
over 4,00! had been subscribed, and than 1( feet wide unless ordered by ! ttaordinary and Minister Plenipoten-; ii.toxiented and were rat In r uoisy. i ',. " . ,f , , .j. .
no doubt was entertained of obtain-1 tho county commissioners. Five 'inry to Uruzil, told another da-key j Finally one tried to persuade the' J" r ' 1 ') ' fr t t--
ing .-).(M)(, as required by the char-! jurors can order the opening of new .that Gov. Jams had been appointed other logo homo and t ik hold of! I1"" n ,f ! Vi '?'',,., i
tor before an organization can be ! roads, and the sum rvisor is to cause 1 ft! extraordmaiy preacher to the pei.i-. him to try and h id him away, when '. ." VV ' 1
llie (piesinm, at ineir .June meeting, 1 " """ ' " ' ' ' that he knew thev del have money
weheiewith publish a synopsis ol '' week, looking alter hind. -In view of . v ears of age mid has all his hie be. n and Unit he inteedel to have i!-'-thc
law. Copies of the law in fud1 the scarcity of long fornge, we heard a identilied with thefiiowlh nnd maim- t1!lt ;u(.w ,u. yiM follv aollars
will soon bu sent bv the Sect ctary ol' ; l l farmer say u lew days ago that : facturing interest of his vti.ui of ( hifh thev h id received from a puity
State to the magistiates, so that they i he would take an acre of good land. ; the ctumty. lie wiu one of the lust ' n, tj)(l npjKboi hood money v.hicii
mav be fullv inloimedas lo ils nrovis-.
ions. 1 lie) e will iloulitless be a wide ,
diversity of opinions as to the p,,.
pnety of adoptuig it, and we do not I
think it win be i-nlotced in Cliath.un, .
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nt 1!'',9t1 ,1,ls 'ea,'1 ()l,lr l,l",l,lt'
V" to wait and see how it w
may
works
1 in otiier counties.
The follow ing is
n ..miiiiiiiri' tf it fliii'f n nviiniiu
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"ihu magistrates m each tow nship
are incorporated into a boai d of li iis-
tecs, ami they have control of the
roads in their townships; they can
order and lay out roads. tlie 11 riie.-,
appoint where bridges are io be made,
discontinue roads ami I ernes and
a.itr loans wiiou nicy sen proper; ;
they are to meet in their townships ;
011 the 1st Monday 111 May and No
veinoei , ami oinaier 11 ncctj.-..saiy 101
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business ; are exempt from tho tour
days' road duty, are to examine into
the condition of tho roads at leu-a
twice a year, ami report the same to
sauie.ine supeiior conn ju.ige, ami ne tojiimfe. J m cow lias been kept alive
i the bwiKitor with iimtiuciioiis; they i witli li.pud food.
: and the chairman of the county com -
, unsMoners, the county board Ihereoi,
each magistrate and the supei visor
if convicted of I
neglect of their duties,
; lour wceus iiiuichuci, aim minium,) i eane planted.
'alter the same at, pleasure; are to!
a supervisor at t he Mhv ineeti..g! , "l5er!i .V"','"' I. , LcW ,,rtf
and nnnnally thereafter, and if he;Col. . 1. Laickwell has in contcni-
refuses or neglects to qualify, he j phition the purchise of the Kaposi-
' shall pay t20 and cost, to be colled- i buildings and their removal to
od by llio township trustees, the
I them to bo opened, and keep them
in repair in his district, and lor that
j purpose can cut timber, except shade
1 mid ornamental trees, dig gravel from
: any land through which the road
! o issoh. di.r drains to the nearest
j watercourse, Aic, and the owner of
; the land is not allowed to stop said ;
dniins under n tumult v of !10 for :
each ollenee, tone eoiiccteti uy the
eacu onenee
; supervisor fe
district. All
i: years to w
or the lieneiit ot ins riwl
All males between IS and
filin li oi iv Lin-- niu. n iuui null
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: in each year, except disabled soldiers.
or pay -M m lieu 01 said service to
tho supervisor, ami be to tmi said j
money iu improving his roads. Any I
j one lieHTllllg l o 01 i ), tiii-11 'i e.siriu ,
, or refuses to obey the supervisor,
shall av .?! for inch olleiu-e; U he
' fails to at lend, is liable for tho !?:i
in lein of the four davs woi k. to be
recovered by the supervisor by suit
before any magistrate of the town-jenme
jshi,., and in addition is guilty of a..
misdemeanor, and is to be lined !?" ;
f.l- inmrivii 111 I'd live d:l VS. tile llllllll'V 1
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Si.(.llVll ,v ;u.
uiiervisor to lie.
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: Jlis ,ads. The su.-ervisor is to an- ;
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niiaiiv aeconni lor an mone.vs receiv-
! ed and collected by him to the town
i ship trustcfs, and give the names of
!,i ,,.i ,.,.,i,.,.,.i i... i.;.,. i10i,u,.!i,.
: thoe ordered bv h;:u to work, tuo.se
' i cf using to work, fino.-i collected, &!'.
Tho supervisors can order the con
slinclionof foot bridges over any
'stream of water on the road: irf ul
iowed ti.oil per day for time actually
employed, less the :l commutation
for hi.-i four days' labor; is to receive
not moie than i'l'l per year for his
sei vices if he has under his chaige
'J.") hands or less, and not mote than
ii2) if lie has more than 'l"t hands;
said eompeiisati iii to b, paid out of
the county tn asury; is to cause ob
structions lobe icinoved from the
roads, and for this nui noisc can order
out such of his hue as may be nee- .
c.,sarv, and can give a cerlilicate to
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is to cause anv lailroad com
pany to keep in good repair the
road bed of all public roads ncrost'
their l ail road, and can lecover from
such company by suit before any.
magistrate a tine of not less than .'?.'!!)
nor more than S50 lor neglect of this
duty, the money so obtained to be i
used for road itnproyeiuet.it. If any j
railroad employer- unnece.ss.iriiy ob-1
strucls tiny public road by placing '
or permitting any car to stand there-:
on more- than live minutes, or timber 1
to remain on the same to the incon-
vciiieiict! of tiaretlers. the company'
is liable to a tine of not less than
nor more than tfi;!. and also damages
to any parly aggiieve 1, to be recov-
tied by suit before any magistrate, i
either by said party or the township .
tlU.tf.es. Alltiiie.s collected mo to.
be pai 1 to the supervisor, and he is1
t apply them to the improvement
l is roads, rropcr pemidies are .
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luesent.it d lor nan. tiiieiu pracuceson
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the part of unv road supervisor.
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gene" a! road tax is to ne levied iy v.a-i supposed hv tus latnily to Inive
the county commissioners and mag- gone out to visit home of his relativis
istra'es tit the June meeting ; and if ; as he was nut seen in t l.e n, ihbor
this lax is not sufrieieiit for any town-1 hotd through the week. He was in
ship, the trustees thereof can report , the habit of leaving home for j-evcml
flu1 laci, .oihe county commissioners
ase.l magistrates at. the aforesaid June ;
meeting, iiiul have tin) necessury lax ,
mviea.
State Xticws.
Kernerviile News : On Tuesday .
of 1 :st. week, u little 0 months old
clnltl ot Mr. tieorge .Jones, who uvea me i:isi one oi nil m rci m .uii .-.un.i.iv i jt!1 Ahoilt till hour or two altir
live miles wcr-t of Yunstuii. while 1 night without any thbn; fioin him;jtlt, p0(l,p.!VV rotiicl, whin hov:isuji
phiving ( ii the hearth near the lire, ! the m-i hloi hood by Ihirt time beeom i j,(,se,i jo be asleep, a Hois washeu-d
pulled a tea keltic of boiling water ; ing thoroughly aliu ini .1, coumtenct d j (, i.,, outside, and iu a few mo-
ovtr on her and died from the effects '
i,f it. !
1 Asheville Advance- Tho whe-it '
I , ;,, avwo,.d coimlv is almost an !
',,,.,, faUun, owiii" to'tiie verv i-e-
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. , s(( h" Ka'iUx th, t ,W() tinting for the property, and was tak-
' 1!ll)ntm M iny f'lrmers nie1"" H s,ll ve-v (,f P""'1, ,,t'1'""' ;
,,lov'in' ut their w heat ' lields for ' ,l,l,!,,""'!,l"s 't'"' t''"'h- When found
tlM.r mn i'oses ' j he was lying on his face with no marks
1 1 ' of violence on Ins person. The i iii- ;
arreiiion HHeue : A goon many
maniire it . nenviiv ami how corn
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1 111111 "",1 ,llil'. " i"'1" n' 1 .
several tluuisund pound, of good;
oddar 11. i or eight weeks tro.u the
" "f l'l''t"f,'- It w.v bo worth
while to act upon l. plan.
Nc-vton Enterprise: The wheat in '
thft tields makes us poor a show ns it :
did in the year 1801. Then the wheat
did not sliow itself till about the last ',
of March and the lir.-t of April: and !
yet made an excellsnt and unusual'
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crop iu imij me crop was nearly ;
an entire failure. Al Air. . C ,
Ikerd's one day last week a horse bit
It a cow s tongue. Ihewav ot it '
Wns this The horse nml cow oceu
ndjoiuimr stalls Through n
crack the cow attempted to steal some
,i t he Iiol'se s toinl liv FtMiil.lil'' It up
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w ith her tovgue. Hie horse caught
l0r i the act and b:t off about three
and a half i:i In s of her tongue as .
smoothly as if it had la-en cut with a!
Mum- i)f
; ii10 colored neonle in t liisi
section
! annear to be determined to move to
I ArknisaB next full. Quite a limn-
! -''" "Hl" I"1 ln,! 1 , 1 ,,M',C(V
tentwy in .bra.u.
Lexington Dispatch :
Last Friday.
j the case of Mary Ann Given ngaint !
: Franklin Kvcrliart, was bring tried !
. before a jury. A number of wil'iesses ;
: ,..- t!.ut ,.l .;,.;
was insane when she executed a oer- i
tain deed. The admissibility nf the;
i.l,.;,.i;ir i,.0H,.w.,v ..,... .n'i,..f . i I
h!UI ever been insane was argued at
some
1 Lumberton IlohcHonian
len-tk The judge related to wi,h M,! V:,'W uIli"l i1l"'-v ' tc-i . . I . I . - . "s-m k. ,
sel an ineidmit- of 7i in . win'""11 ,f Hoieiice. 'J' 111 distance isi THOMAS -In N..w II .p.-
sei an incident .01 a 111 01 w.io .. , . of Mm-.-ii, Jumn wi-i.i.v ti
crazy from hearing an insanity 1 l ''" fl"' N, '11,( V ayettt.-ville i.,t 1,1. k,.
lion argued. Thocase went over i ,UH f .r"!l:1 , V ' .n,u l'.V , ,
. .,,llns(
' L
i Weill,
! ones!
until the next morning. When the
ease was called on Saturday, Mr. John
L. Young, one of the jurors, did not
ailSWI1! TO UlS UfllUO. 1 110 CUs( was
continued until Mondav, ami inquiry
; liemi' made, it was learned lied the
1 iuror bad left, home on Sfilm-,1.iv : l.,d
'.lilhrmd u..nl. r..Il...l l.i...
On Monday, a m ighborof Mr Yo'.iu's
into court mid made on h that
Young was eruy. It pciih tint h;
heeaine dernng''d while on his way to '
,, mrl s! .1 m-.l.i,. Tl,.. ..no., ;a
' " "'"'""'K' mi i.mr iii.iicii.iui rnninr iiiuv nils lliin n.lll-
a very renmriiable one. and coine.dui!'
n n u t m: i iii-iii i ii. 1 1 -ut i ii .
by the iudi-e. h one of the stran-est '
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occurrences ever hearc of m thu com
h h i.
Charlofio Observer: Th dlsfil-
lerv of Mr. Eli Jenkins i.s in Gaston
county, and is located near the town
of Mt. Ifollc. St-in keeper Green
('lowers is stat-oned at the still, and
last S,y nrday evening he shot and
killed a cra;:v eolored men. in S'-lf de-
rense, it, h eiainie I. J ho trau'e lv r e
eurred in the still hnue. late iu th
afternoon, nnd the jiartie ihi's as re
!a'. d to us seem to Mibstanli de the
claim that the rilling was done in
H:'f defense. Sat ur lay afternoon n
e tlored man namiil Hrown, who h id
al'.vavs been regar led by tlie nc;h
b v a a crazy man, and who was
kuow'i to be a desii 'fate rhnnvte
i- n t,'ene;ai nunai :-s. i-uci .nr. i low- ;
ers t hat he ha 1 come there to g. 1 1
'''ue wnisuey. : ne storeKe.eiier no
lifelv infoiiued the (hrkey that hr
C Hll.l get lio whiskey lit the s'ill. '
where upon Ih-owt, beea-ne insolent .
in his manner, and in a cnimmindingi
ne.- u.oe.t:,. ,.. . k.o.ckc..,,,., 10 K' '
h.m some whiskey This command
Mr. Ih.uers refnse.d to obey, and or-,
der.,1 Erown to leave the prem.s.s.
.. -.. u,iU an, :, :
ami swore mar ne would eu'ier nave!
the whiskiy. or would kill the store
keeper. At this juncture Mr. Flow
eis ordered the negro to leave tlie
still, but instead of obeving tliis order,
the demented man K'i.ed a weapon
and advanced upon Mr. Flower in a
lhr ateuii g manner. Mr. Floweis re
tie de l until corneiel so that l e
could retreat no further, and then
draw ing his pistol shot nt Brown,
who fell and expired instantly.
Greensboro' Patriot: Mr. John
C. Burgess, a well known and big'-v
lespeetfd citizen of liimtlo. Ii cm;.
resM.ng at t. oluiuDia taclory Kit I"
homo on Monday the Dili mst , atid
days at a tune, without inloitntng hn
family wln-re he was "oimr. -vot
,eat mtr tioin. or seeing mm up to the :
llth his friends hemine S'inevs hit
ilarined, an he l ad I e.-u iiii..ell for
1 soiii'-i time.
Ii ipiiry was at or.ee made j
thi ou
l,ig
! w hen
rhout the (:iin;i
lui 'Selioers
sent in diiiVrci.l
il ieciioi s. :
he was thoiijdit to 1 a
got.e.
mi Monday iiiorniug early, a :.earch
f "' him and continued it until Thurs- ;
,1fl"'' "onii" vvl'1'" L'H ' f111""1 :
:iVllt 250 .v''h''"' his old home j
!"'"'," n,w mv , ; " ' '."- :
his brother, with whom he was ne-'o- :
ion ot im, Mivsiciun Mis that lie iliej
'll ','w ' esp-rate enaiivier. ; vvj! bJ ;,, ,,rolii:,b!e, oven if prices
,'ll'1 !lt '""' "",1 ll,f.,,Pr !l:aroh.w. -Mr. h N. trwin. a native
stockholders ami loittPlers ct liic:i, ,U, .,,,( f,-, !., ,,. I
, 1 ,:.... . I ,- 1 , . ..- . "
ohiiuoih mi iorv. esuioiiHiie - m l..io
Wi,mi ,,, ,.,.vicw . ,.,.v 1)r ,
lvit(.,mnl ,(f . ,,irtit ,lst t.l)m,.!,
- ... - , , '.., ,,...,
illvitod tl,',!l(. ,,litori.te of the li.-.p- j
list elmrch t Charlotte, will not ae -
cept the call. At about 7 o'clock j
last Sdurday night a parly of young ;
colored men' weic asset -blo l at the I
corner of Seventh and Ann sheet,
and two of the crowd mined respeel-;
. . . . . .
ivcjy joim l arver ami il'er John-.
son. became involved in a wordy
ipi irnd. After passing much rough
laimmme Carver sutd to Johnsou.
"If you want anything out ol me.
come 011." dohpsoii n tinted in simi-
u- languajj
imd then ailvancitig
MrucR Carver
with his fist. Tnev
1 u i', ii 1. .
then separated and Johnson turned
mound and entered into conversation 1
w itii one of the party, and while thus j
engaged, Carver, who had found a .
bi u k. threw and struck Johnson with 1
the mioilu ou tht back of the neck,
I causing the latter to full and expho
! without a groan. (. arer noi, out wax
pursued, caught an 1 tun.ed over to
: 'he police by w hom lie was routined
. "'K ""
; an effusion of blood that produced
! ! it iMHtaiitiitic-.iiil3-. Both young
men were about 1H years of age.
i The dwelling house at Ciarkton, oc-
, cupied by Mr. S. S. Carter, the agent
. " Carolina CeuU.,1 loiilioai Ht
the latter drew u pistol and sliot tiie
tormer. lutlu'tiug a wound from n hii'li !
ho died in a few minutes. Col
, . ln 11
'''"''"n Gaiiliici
Construction, is i
r. Chief Engineer cf !
in I lie city to-dav and i
has lieen in consultation with Hon
'''''dgers. President of the .
K, relative to the construe-j
tioii of the new short line which is to i
)n l.nilf f.-,.i Wit.,,.. l.'.tvoH nt-il'a,
iniid Sini.'htiold, in Jolmsou county.
I Tho utmost expedition, we under-!
! stand, i.-i to be used iu tho construe, j
i lion of this lino. The surveys have
all been made, the money is ready and
it is prop mm! to have the cais run-!
throiign hel.veeii Wilson ami
Favetteville in one year from this
date. Lids for
I vertised for.
construction are ad
Stutesville Landmark : One of the!
strangest things that has happened j
I,... '.,.. u....... I ; ... 1 1..., I..", e ...
div. Marcus Liiuuii'd. tin- vr-ti-timn v
auii:t.'uii ui .-iui:ii, i:;ive a it
pint
of laudanum at once, and
!. ...
n aris
ing tlie next niominghe fo :. Miecow
j lying as he supposed d, . . ,u; load
ed her on a wagon and oauled her off
: but to his utter mil prist; muiiu time
during the day he discerned the cow
i up and walking about. 'the chicken
and egg industry is one to which the
proper degree of at tendon has never
been paid, i t is run as a side show
: on the farm and is conducted as a
' side show at the grocery stores There
';aro really few tilings tint pay ularee.
i profit to the miser thau jnuiltiy and
.eggs, wlieu lucre is a reliable m l
; convenient market for tin. m. No i i
iVestiiient is necessury to begin the
I business, a id on the farm there is next
to no expcti.ir in conducting if. If
1 there, is abvava a market the h;. mucks
f , .,.. ..,.,1 .......,;,, t,,; ...,. i
. M.tl, v(,!, .L,;,,,,,,,, l" i..tK. 5
ing dealer in this place, vent N rth
!,.,, o i;... . , n,,,i l .,
jce l,een .I'drn.nn.e.-fo,-., ,,i- Vl:
hiw1. A ll)0)lth ur tw , ,0 was
fr:m.U a Uc,rKiaailro,vl ir.nn. !
when, al a ceit iin point, two or more
;,,,., ., ivM bo:l,,h,A ,,1. h(li
,,.st.t) ,limi ,le ,.;, . a.'s.-viid ii i.
(,f n MM wll.,m ,ll(.v waut(,(, fif u.
of some ci iuie. 11
pro-
i,,u, i ,i,.,t i,,, ,,. ,i, .
man.
anil resisted arrest ; hut li e t.ai.ierew
came to the aid of the oti'tci r- and lie
was li ii n 11 v handcuffed and taken nl'f
the car. Af.er Ihi.' ease was investi
gated he was discharged from custody,
it having been hhown to l ave been a
case of inistuken i lcnlhy. I'pon the
ground that the train authorities as
sisted iu ejecting him from the train
wheu he hud a ticket for a p lint fur
ther tin, he lias brought a suit against
tiieiadroad company, laying his dam
ages at :!l.O00.
W.desboro Intelligencer: A few
i;ci.ings ago a weary, foot sole Irish
ped liar jiresi-nted himself at the
house of two ladies who live by
themselvts, n(-;ir Rocky Spiiug, in
Stanley county, and asked for a
niidit s lodging. The ladies felt, a p-
prclic'.isive. ami dcclint d lo entertain
t,;,,, i.t llo told so nitifnl a lal
of
i,,.;,.., i)mi;,.u down 'ind unable
to
j,i,u.eed l'uillier, thai !:e (inallv pi
. ,,,i,i ml iliem Ii. lei. I.im kIiv. He
. i i (i...... tmt if i.v w).re afiaid i f
i,,., il(,v nd-dit 'dock him ui)" in a
I... l, ,.,,. Aliiiiwl ns mum ns lie
j,,,t .js (.upper, the pi ddlar retired ;
and th.' door whs promptly lo,:k' d on
,,,ts' i;,i, without cereino:,y, in
talked a big buck negro, withn
bludgeon in his lusn.l. He cautioned
. !(,ii(.s , be j,(.lft,.tl.y ,p,iet and to
make no ell.rt t..- ive an ahum or
i. ,,..,.,1,1 1.- ,m,,-.W l..t,t I,t1i
H(. tl,,.n .Jemanded thi ir money. One
of the l idies. who 11 pj ears to have
,ad unusual presence of mind, told
him llmt ,iu.v did mil have but little
,u,,tl.v. mi vhut th v .li.l li.iv. thov
,..i,.,i f.. i,.1.,i. . . 11,. ,..l,...l
some
,jl( ,,r. jous lliat 1.
ud more mom y b. si.l.
handed to have il or I
jlu.,,nv ho dv:,-
knew Ihev
ml that he
them. A I
upon her
lie ludv
:t. if he
mena, i.,gh, whet,
uuietly infortmd h;m
would have il, she supposed she would
have to give it to him. She then
started to get th money, turning to
the room wherein whs lodged the
piddlar. Tho Irishman, who hud
1 , .1 : ... l.l
overnearo me convci -,auou, imo iiu.-i
ly arisen, dress.id himself and stood
iu readim ss. 'J'hc negro was in the
act of laving violent Inn. Is on the
hidv win 11 she unbarred the door nnd
out stepped the Irishman with pistol
in Ins hand At tin. stgt;t ot tlm,
sudden and umxpeeted Mppuritioti,
. ,1 , 1 1 111 1
the negro fell back aghast, but not .111
tim., M escape the bullet from the
Irishman's pistol, which went wins' -
ling through his heart. The negro
tell w it 11 a groan ami oieu aiiuosi 111 -
fcUutljr. On tsamiuatiou, the would
'bo robber and murderer proved not
. to he a negr. at
ill, but a white nmn
one of the ladi. h' i
nearest hcighboi s,
. who hud thus digu
uised himself for
, After ail the arguments about cheap-
,' ,1PSS and nihility it appear. that Ur
J lli-H Cough Syrup is the best rem-'
j .,lv for the cure of eou-'hs and colds
t,vel. ofr01.t.,j t (,,, public The pi ice
js .. or, cents a bottle and every
. dtuint in the luiiilMHells niul ref-om-
llard'ivaru or Machinery
from
W. II. Wakki iklk & Co.,
G.veiishoro', X. C
iii:i.
.r Nntii'pmif iii-n-ii, mi l ltvu-niie.-.i in.'.crird
fri'ii. i il'linarlt'rt '-luirj;'! mivcii .-i-uih a tin...
' .' ? rw. ,""! '""" I'. ' "!
tnwn.Mii, f.u On, 'JMUi
I'li'iMAH, 111 llll l.Ui ynnr
THE ia A R 2E 33 ti .
tii'iMi-ifil for Tar: I; ikd by
WY ATT A T AYLOlt,
inoi i;n n. commission mkkciia.vtm.
Kn. 1! K. nth h!iIi Murtln St.,
i:.LKiiiii, ;;. c, MHn.-ti a:. tW5.
COTTON MAKKtT:
(iimd Allil'lllMK, in 3.1
Ml-lillllis, . 10
sirli-i 1...W MiJJtng, -
Sialiin, - bo
WHOI,I.M,l'. filli H'laiVMA UK ET.
M. Ht -C lUhli'M,
l-'l' iir. N. e., i tn" sx
II , 'i -il, Willie, Ih'lli-.l. i'.5
II C'.rn, G'7'.l)
I'm ililiiH
Imi li i-ii. "f liarrrl. K "R
. rimmMni amnx
l.nr.l-
: iiiwi 1-i'Hn.Mi,
I Family,
! M'lllinwvi
Culm, il I,
j Syi ni'H, hrlithl,
SUiln
mi-lit Vi ll'.w,
! I.x'.i-.iC.
! Sllol, Hi
r.-i, l r:0vn
.; ;3 o.'-i-'l Fi':i'-)ii'H, .iVMi
UI lUli'J ApiiluK, ll.'fl'lO,
liuiii-r, "jicflw
f. van. .jo .
f cM'-ki'iiH. crofi-n, 3u I
1 oninuiiiit-'l,
l'"l"r
Kft'.- J
Tlex j
in',
ia iii im.
ILlLVlliU i.t
iii'W llrmu Tli $1 75; no'
M .ill
fur Inrfo liiin.
New Advertisements.
A UMIN ISTRATOli'S NOTICE.
' IIhvIhi; 'imiilt'"l n On .i.linliiWrin.r "f J.
.1. Hnij.i!. i.-.-i-a-.i' i. 1 h'-fi-ey tin irv Hll M'roi.n
li"l'ln i: '-l.-ilnis l';iiiihI s il l -I I"iu in uxlill'U
ilif rtrtfni' l-i lie, fii i ir loior Ui" -Jul 'lnv ir A i.ril.
IW, ti. V. lOl'SUKii
April i, Ihs.'i. din.
SAND SVLH 15Y VIRTUE OF
Hii'li'irUv t'.'t in mi Iiy n jii'lnii-nl t tliu
Sii(n-!-i'ii' i.nii-l til eii.-t' li.-en i-"tii!iy In ii i-rtu.-.t,
1 l .-l-i I l "-M.lln- In win 11 .In" II. U'.llM.rn is plHlll
lilT.iii.l I-'. Il.stiih uii.l "Oi"i' nr.- ili'l'-uiliitiu, I
will hi-ii, al 1'iit'lli' aj"il"ii I" -.In lil-li' si Iu ll"r,
I'T i-a-li, in ih' t '. ri-ll.ii-. i1"-t in ilif it.wn or
Ci iHi... ..n m,.i..i.-.v. m
I'iihIim-.. , "ii M"i...iy. M.-iy I. Is.-..,, I lie r.'ll'iwllii:
,.,J,.r, '.U ,i,,..,,,"i,..':-,i.rJ,r.,.
I, N. ' , known mi II'
pi"; i i.al'1 i"Hu h-i Inn, niiniiM'i- li. :to imj 117
rnii'ily li-l"iigliit- m Uiv l:i'i' . 1.. sum.
T. II. WOM ACK.
eiiiinit.-.bluucr.
I'lti.sl'i.r'i', S. C, April a. IfHV
VT . T .
i;H'
OF NORTH CAROLINA. !
IV. II. liiv-kHiili, I.. P. c-.iimil mi 1 wiai Cut,-fiilii,
! S. W. llp. kwllli anil .uln-rs.
i AlMlll-l
; .1. s. II.'. kwi'i, mill .1. r. Ui' kivlih.
Tills In .1 S I', lilt .l"' l-i-.lllli! I'T p l 'i"ll "t Uu
nnl inia. i- "I O f lam N Iiiiini I "i kwiOi, nml II
i nppi'.-triiii; line i In- .U-fcinlatjis uri' u- ii-i-i'Mdi-nirt
i iiii-l li.-ivi' mi Hi-.-riH! in ;,i. ri'itl i'hihi... Un-y ari
! I'l-n-Py linUtli-'l In hr .'III. I lljiponr III Uili nliliH) "f
llll'rll lk "f H.lt.l oilir. Ill I'lllHlmm', Willi ,1 V)
ilny uiinf Uh' ii'fVi,-i- ,if llii pulill'-nlli'll. nntl mi
; miit "i .Ir'inir I" U iiipi.-niii i ilif plmuliITH,
! "r jinlk'iiii-ii. will In- luk'-n pi- n rn.
j Vvi. M, ISM."., ills.. W. I . H)l SI1KK, C. S. C.
IMPORTANT SALE!
In (!.'. I ;Mi-o whh i-nii'mr tiiurt, 1 will fjn!n ti
f fiif, h: il liri-li.jn-i- .iiHtr lit I'.i?r. M-.n-
t , ituy l A 1 1 1 inxi, th" l-dli-wintr ih-
h.-ril'.l nil vr.'.mv. ..wi: I.:. Tin MI.1JM
l'ATTKIt'N j.U-r iitn-iii l.'Nt arr'H. noitr Mfiry
Orik.-., . ii ;),. l aii i'ii . AuL'u-t.a Air-l-.m j(.illr-ii-l.
'in l. Tin l-.vrTKHSoN IHH sj: ui-l LtT In UiMimvn
l I'i'HlnH., "Il lilt Il H th-iM-st C'TluTl'I pulihc
T rtns f Snli--A lf Hif ikt in fmir
li'iti'lK -1 ami Mvrnty'llvi M- llnr in c;t-ii. rcniHin-ili'l-
tn i iti'-u'd-, an. I :l il.t In' in I'li'-t-ir.t,
in iLi.-.i i'umi :tiil ffMi'iitnIrr in M. iii"irlu.
i: -ri'l tnl f'urty t'tvii un; tnii'rrHt tr m t1nt of
h ili rr jini-fM hi !) li i-awit, ail Miljt.-t t lb
Hi, th-'-l.-r tin-f,uri. J. ,. WoMAi'K,
Mnrrli hili, 4'h. t.'mniif.-i-.iHT.
NOTICE!
ON WKDN'KSPAY. AIMIIL 22m,
I will otVer for sale at l ml ilif auction,,.!, . ., . ,, ,
..tKOYPT, Chatham CursTv. i . 1 ',m,,,f11'" .' 'V'" V$ Rem"
a lot of Household and Kitchen Fur-1
liiture. Cattle. Hoys. Poultry, Sheen.
one W'nL'on. ow Horse. c. Ate. Also.
the stock of "oods in the store of A
(. 11 herson. deceased, comnosed of
(iroceries. Drv (ioods, ('lothing. Hats, i
Cans, ll.iols. H iocs. I I.o diviire. Ike..
such Ihieg- as are yenyi'ally found in '
a eountrv si ore. lerms l AMI.
.MltS. 1. Jl lil5'.li ,
Kjni-utrix of A. (I. lt"ii-!-H'iii( ilHoi-nnoil.
Mttl '-ll VI-'. ixf-'i. e.
mm m mm
L. C. BAGWELL,
AOEST.
RALEIGH, N. C.
u-.,it rM 1 s.oi lo,,liir ( 'lii,m
ber Suits. M.rl.h- a! ,1 Wood Top
Hut-, ef It !i ;ueees, tor ijeJo.
Walnut .Steads, i.irt Steads. Walnut j
Hiitcaus. Poplar bureaus. Marble
Top Tables. lJ.-i ssiug Cases. j
Washt iiids, W:. 1 dr. i.es. Chairs. !
Lounges. Matti.sse.-, and anything,
kept ii. a
FtmrjiTims STORE.
When not in Stock, will order nt
N.'i'.h'in Price... 1'ieight added.
Have illustration of nil kinds of Pur-1
niture from nearly every first-clans 1
manufacturer in the United States.
Cheap Bedsteads a Specialty
COFFINS
OK AM. STM.KS AMI SIZI-S.
Metallic liiirinl Ois s. Walnut Burial
Cases, Walnut Collins. Imitation l'ose-
! wood Collins. Poplar and Pine CofliiiH
! IH'IJIAL KOKKS of all hies.'
..mi.K .i.-iivi.ri.i rur.K r
hnrgo al hiijt t)rHil
I pP'iniw Umi all I'Uslmws ,'iitrunioil to
j hhn mv ,,rm,,i atii-niinu.
j Order attended to Day or Nigh
iilrunioil to my I
L-ht.
1 N.ijKnMMarUusirw.t,o'-.mdiioorfrnmrwuj,
j e-s .
1 opiiioTtfoirttYi,onu-e
ft:nurf- i imt.
NEW STORE! j
A.I. MOO
L I, EMEU I CO.,
FAYKTTEVILLE, N. G,
Market 8uKro,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
Aprils, 18m. ljr
The Old Reliable
NORTH CAROLINA
BOOKSTORE
ALFRED WILLIAMS 4 CO.,
Booksellers aui Stationers,
KALEIGH, N. C.
LARGEST STOCK IX THE STATE
AND LOWEST PRICES.
W'e ran supply all your wants.
Catai.oottes Free.
WlTunry S, I8(i5. 3ms.
BI5 SURE
AND
AH
Winter gtwitls at cost for the
next '2U davs for c.v,sn at
LONDON'S.
jO nice Cassimere Vests, all sizes,
worth from ?1 ..00 to 11.00, vhich
eun be !:oimht now for 1.00 to
1.50.
Ladies' Cloaks, worth 12 for 6,
and others in same proportion.
COME AT ONCE TO LONDON'S
IF YOl WISH TO SECURE
THE BARGAINS !
FAItMKKSeau find
at LONDON'S
Cotton, Corn and Tobacco Guanos,
the very Ust. Also a small lot of
Acid Phosphates left on hand.
LOxXDOiN'S
IS THE PLACE TO HUY
YOUlt GEOliGIA STOCKS,
AVKIiY DOUBLE SHOVELS,
ami all kinds of
PLOWS, PLOW CASTING,
PLOW STEEL,
WE EDI NO HOES, SHOVELS,
POIIKS, SPADES,
or any tiling elst needed alxnit the
PA KM OR HOME.
LONDON
KEEPS THE 15 EST
Sewing Machines,
' "f1"" seconu-naim ma-
' ,, ,n Kir -eap.
lines for sale el
"s " hand n lw liiiCRies,
Minions und one two-horse Carriage.
wliich will U sold at a ureat sacrifice.
lie sure when von come to town
to call at W. I,. LONDON'S.
March 12. lS8.r.
FIRE! FIRE!!
Bo Prudent and
IE
in Tin:
it rt Trniin TiTnrf n 1 vrrti nn
N. L. H II il N, KAllLfc LU.
This company ha been in aueae
ful oH i-.ition for sixteen an, Itk
SAFE,
SOLVENT
and PROMPT
in the payment of il losses.
Enrage Hoi Iistilitis
All kinds of Htiildings insured at
reasonable rates.
Ik' warned by the losses of your
iu'ighliors and insure in tim.
II. A. lOWDOri,
iigeat.
Ckfi. 1, im,
A. K. HANK1N. H. IT. BAXKIM.
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