THE EXCHANGE. _ITMr TVrjUBAT X-AOWItBOlU, M.C. XOY. 1* . IOOJ. PENNY COLUMN. ***** ** Qimm m IT TOL n ****** tot. Ittn os* nr a void, °*** WIT* Mo mWTWMUT TAMO FOB LM TOAO 10 OBMTB. . FO»mtT ■iri)tokMi'a« Ife »*—**• Apply to V. W. i’oritsr. «TTHogW»HoMo»d P5*** lor Mb fcy N. H J-W ’rtL*1*1" *** ‘r°*,t Hoop At JUT h *■ *— to -t o«t yoar l*N W lor Keiai a aan tiun> «t K>nrtf ION-!. ^ few "*■» *» "»W«. ^MNfeBlM intiMM ^TKuttSr-ESS?. °— ijnjsrt Sici.fr’ "•■tiij** °mm I** h«M At BREEZY BREVITIES. Criminal eourt oonvrne* in Laurinbarg Monday. J- C. McNeill, Esq., want to Fayetteville Tuesday morning. . Mr. 1). C. McNeill spent Sun day and Monday with bis family m Marion oounty, H. Cl Oapt. J. W. WhitfleM, of Mon. u Mr. McKay McKinnon, of Bad Spring*. «u in town talking in. surance last Friday. Mr% C. 8. McArthur, ol Hasty, wna among the visitors in l^aur inburg Tuesday. Mr*. Frank L. Blue, of Ash pole, janrWting her mother, Mr*. J. R. Mr. and Ur*. W. H. Cooper spent Sunday with relative* In Kock Ingham. , Mies Ann j* McLean came over from Omhon oudspent Saturday and Sunday here with her mother. W# are glad an mnny of our correspondents an showing up this week. There are several, however, that ve haven't hrftird _from -uy ecuu^-lime, Wa.Jiape tnqy will remember us next week. Dr. C. W. Began arrived horn* Monday night after spending a week or two over in Robeeon. Mr. Jos HarrOL at Charlotte, meat Sunday in Laurinburg frith relatives. Meam. Mason A Bethea have dissolved oo-partnership. Res pottos of suae In today's paper. Mr. H. A. Graham, oonnty ear* vwyor for Richmond county, •gratis part of last week in Mr. J: If. Brewer, a worthy dtiseo of the southern portion of the oonnty, was in the city Monday. . Bead the new advertisement of ‘ Meaera. Potest nod Russel, the Mr. W. K. Bsacbnm left Mon day evening for aa extended business trip through several of the Western States. He expects po return about Christinas. * Mr. J. L. Holland left lost week lor aa extended visit to re latives In Wake and Johnson * Mr. W. H. McCormao, of Robe aoa county, visited lAurinbuiw 0«e day this week. Mr. Mo CoTp*ftcw«* formerly a rseident o( We wtah to thoak Mr. J. T. Bftrt lor a bag of large, luscious pkam. Mr. Rite* has withered Between 15 and 80 bushels from two trete this season. -■ Pro*. P. B. Grooms, who was reeently slected Superintendent SUK&SJtt&r'SS fng a* B o’clock, qf appendicitis. The old Hotel at Hamlet la to bemoved on the *set ride of -SgaVBhftffSS: ndttied end used ^aean ^sansx of 'Mr. Maxcy L. Join left Tnes r. tq at „_E*j?Snt I of North Carolina. The i; * i i . e f Gibson Items arrived too late tor publication. They will up pear hi no* t w exit's imri*. Meeere. John Barrington, of Fairbr, D. (X Wright, of Ui&Mou rL Hetties, of ronteol, were among lbo renewaIh uik! ploa *a«t callers in Tux KxcbI.no t office Saturday. On oocout of the absence of Bay-Dr. Roes this week there ’flu be no pmyer meeting in the Presbyterian church tonight (Thursday). lie to conducting • •eoes of meetings In one of the •nuul churches in Moore oonnty. Mra 0. A. Roper reoeivod meu Mge Monday conveying the sad news of the death of her suter, Mrs. Loula Winn, in Marshall, Tex. The cause of her death in not known—the telegram only stating that she died Sunday morning. She was a consecrat ed Christian. Oapt. W. H. Ifclaarln has re celyecl a very complimentary totter from Capt. Robt. W. DouUiat, the Houthere Battle lecturer of llorgauton. W. Vo. Among otiier things be says: “As a Southern Battle Lecturer I seek information everywhere, and so bare had the pleasure of rend log your history of the 18th, N. C. I have read many of those histories, and have fonad yours particularly rich. These histories •re going to make your people famous for all times. Bruce ( visited fletteysbnrp I have great lv changed my mind as to some of the) tacts(?) detailed by wonld-be historians, and I am now eatisOed that North Caro lina s place in the picture la one of, the brightest iu glory that can murk the page of history for nil times ana for all lands. Honor to her memory forever!" We regret that we haven’t space to reproduce a piocu of poetry, well worth reading, composed by Capt. J)outhat,aaa add resued to the gallant sons of the Old Xorth Htato. hook In Thirteen JiLZ&ir* u w-- Mcty, of 5 ■*}{*■ fferss*. \k, cut a box of BatkWn’. AraUa Hxlte, that wboRy can «f a bontbb F«tct Sore oo Ala Uff. Notkls* eiee could. PoefUrely cone gcafwa PtloM. Lllocm, KrupUone, Uoka. Bora*, data* and Mss. Oaly X3e. Uaaranlccd by all il nte«a little Jack Roper, tbs 16 year old eon of Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Roper, accidentally ahot himself Tuesday afternom about 1 o’clock while out hunting. • TU lii>n injiiiJ u.. r.*n_ fakm, about one utile north of tdwn, now occupied by Mr. W. J. Mathis, and was climbing over a very high lot fence when the acci dent oocurred. When the top of the fence woe reached the boy lost hie balance and dropped the gun, with the musxle point ing upward. When falling the hammer came in contact wi th the •woe and the gun w*s discharged, almost the entire lbad of No. 6 shot taking effect. Hie right hand upto the first taint was almost entirely torn off; several shots took affect in his arm be tween the elbow and the shoul der, causing ugly flesh wounds, but no Nonas broken'; a few ahot holes were found in his breast and something like 80 or 40 went in uuler his chin and the side ot his face. Hr. Mathis brought the wound ed boy to the(hoine of his parents in Leurinbonr, and Urn. Ever ington, and Prince ft Bias were summoned. They amputated his arm Just above tbs hood, and dressed the other vrminds. A* we go to press ws hear he is resting ss well as could be ex pected. 1 urtnt.ii Aa a Tobacco Halil Those who are interested in the tobacco movement were grat idl'd ut the snccees of the meeting held in fluid* Jitdi Sat urday. The meeting wn* eoro jxtssd of some of the very best farmer* In Scotland County aud a number of the foremost bad men of Loumburg. Squira f'eter McRae was inode temporary chairman of tb*m**t jng. A motion woo then mod* by Hon. HsetorlfcLeau that a Tobacco Growers Association be funned. This woo done by ideot ing Mr. J. T. Gibeon, president and J. I*. Wiggins, secretary and treasure'. Mr. J. T. Gibson, w ho has been a very successful tobaaoco plan ter for tb* last two or' three year*, aid reseed the association, givlog hm experience from the time be oomtnoneed planting it. The information ho gave was interesting and valuable, and we are verv sorry tluvt every farmer in the county could not hear him. stated that tobacco could be placed on tbe murket at con siderable less coat than cotton; that he hod kept an accurate account of tbeeoetof production, gathering, curing, etc., of bis crop, this year, and tkut thee At. of every thing was leas than 9 cenU per pound. Us stated, how ire, that it would proboly cost the average farmer about 8g crate per pound, the first year any WHY E. W. McKinnon wasuot present to give his experience, out it is an established fact that be bas been very successful in to bacco raising, this y«il> espec ially. We have been informed by several that be will moke something like (2,000 clear money on twenty acres this year. The farmers have neeu waiting to learn something definite about the warehouse, and the worn house promoters have bora wait ing for a promise from tbe form ers that they would plant a suf ficient amout of tobacco to jus tify a warehouse. But the awk wardness of the situation was pructinol^y dons away with at tiie niece ting Saturday, and now everything is running along Them were enough fahners present Saturday to guarantee thftt 175 &cfM would be planted in tobacco. This Unot enough to justify a warehouse but it will be a little trouble to get tbe promise of ISO more-making bOO tu nU ■ * Irfcb s ill ta eulllccjit' to guaranty tbe warehouse. Tbe foil owing committee was appointed to enlist the interest ana of farmers who wersnot pres ent, learn the -exact number of acres which they expect to plant: E. W. McKinnon’ Ik E, War wick, Bougald Stewart. J. C. Mason, W.U Fields, Ik Ik Gov fa^ton, Neal O.Brien and* J. T. Any one who intends to plant tobacco will do this committee a favor by reporting to any mem ber of ft,,tbs number ol acres they expect to plant. Catarrh Cannot to* Cured, vltb LOCAL APPLICATIONS, m they cannot reach the Mat of the dlaeaca. CUMih Its Wool or eeaadtatioael taJee Internal bUnrnailj. aadact*direct. ilaU^ Catarrh Co£u ■ott^wSkMdt doe. It war prescribed by ore erf the bret phyddeae la tfdacoaatry ter yoke, aad&aryalarpreccrlptiof,. ltlaanl PJ"A S*■* b"t *?■«» coothia ad with tha beat Wood partners, actlair dlreedr oa tha maaonr torhiaa Tha PaHha* aotaMaatloa of tha two U«re dtratala what paodacce each vuadrrtal recalta ia eortsf Catarrh- (had for aBbaer** • A 0oU«' Vmt*m Tkar^nf Nor. 6th S*r!?Ub?,^,U®»b tuiahtnarj w-1’-Gft*»un,of Qlbaon.N. C. - Ih Nowmbet-fltfa 1868, Mr. WO UomPrlMQUwoq rrtut married to MtoS Mary ttiboon and lor thaae gps ing the most of life and are atUl bright odd ehmrful, * They hare since aarijr life bam £aS?pl? 5^*22* •P® morality in 8b John* Church; Mr. Qib f»8 yaara Saperio t~d«t of tha Sunday School at £s±j£&ia thm daad. They ndaad^ralva SEP'wTSXSi'SftiZT Gibson, of iftaoTllWiam^i Ooiy Tartar and Arciib 0. • r 0 of B«»l©r(L N. a, Mm. tmak Bollard, of Larinbunr, M'J Mrs. Jos Mr, of Mari, boro county H. 0. J'hey have forty-two grand children, all of whom trwre pre aant Thurwloy oad seonuxf to enjoy the ucoaaekm hugely. Among the aired people pro sent were Mr. EU Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. HtaB Gibson, Mr. JwnmIJirrjr Mf.M, B. Smith, X"; Olbaon. Um Jolla (Mbaon, Mr. and Ha Jolui & Fletcher and Mr*. Fomy Terry. It is useless for one—whose de scriptive power* are so limited— j to give anything ift» an ac curate account about that feature which piny* such an hn pprtant part on sush sensation— the dinner—It was simply grand tour the least bqth in quality und quantity. One hundred and eleven dined and there we« much left. It seemed as if those good women hud vrepnrx>d for two euch occasions in suc cession. No pains were spared to see that oil were served and served royally. Looking at the tHbimed cakes which decorated the long table, one would almost forgst, that b®, wore oeWbratiiU an oreut which took place w years ago and be tempted to look at tire head of the table,expecting to set a young count* whom the parson had Just pronounced ■nou mid wits. After dinner tons very appro priate mings, for (lie accession were suqg by the young folks. A few selection* whfeh these aged peopio sung in their youthful d“y*- Mr. Rodger*, of Bprius Deld having brought his camera, then proceeded tu photograph all preedit, after which be took a. photo of Mr. Hedy F. Gibson, the clever and courteous driver of the liural Free LMivery Rontu No. 1 of Gibson, together with bis boras, wagon, and entire equipage. As the shades of the evening were lengthening all began to disperse to their several homes expressing their balings hi re gard to the pleasures of the day ■P®nti ood wishing Mr. and Mrs. Gibson many years of happiness and trusty hoping that their lives may be spared for good to our neighborhood and county. _ OxtPXMKirB. to ouu a cold ia on oat. r»w» n I##. ^ ~ ~ ~ oonrji AWDDAwa/RoiuyTot Sudden change irf the weather. Thle will cheqf the growth of cotton. ft ' Ueedamee ShlHe Gibeon and Hnann Bethea vhet*6 Meads and relative* near Laurfnburg. Mr. Grover Fletcher of Pine Grove^ gave us. Apbsaaut call So to rday last. .1. Mr- Will Adame, of Gibeon, ’Wted hi* sister lira M. j! Lyteh Sunday. W# regret veryaiuoh to pea the death of aa eri teemed ne«h bor and Mead, |>r. John J. Hemdoo. He ha% been in fll h?S^1 tat u4* to be up and ride out some. He died •' Friday morning at 9 o’clock and was buried Saturday a. m. at 9 o’clock. Owtoe to (he very inclement weather there wae not aa many present at funeral as would have been had the weather been favorable. ' Mr. D. C. Lyteh vWted hi* eick nephew, liUk Albert Lyteh Sunday evening. Glad to re port ala condition some what improvML iU fever eeeme to he the rounds” this year, v —— Jewesses ure reported in the 8k Johns section. ^Maarvf^L^teh went to Gibeoa Glad to learn that our neigh bor Mr. John M. Ooodinan bus ttm contract fur erecting baM Inge oa the county burn. ' Many to thk section wfll be sssfs srasrasss £ffWSfflS8HUS; f*• £■ Ha taught school at Scot land Grove thle eountyahd by bis wemplaW life add Winning •aye, loaned tbe Mesd.hip o» aU with whom ha name hi oontaoK tot. ~ ' . • , « 1 •, - NOTJCEI •, * njLWilttOTQS, Qh»^ t'awrt. OOWOLAVE PARAORAWa Lower WUUamwon has about 180 qualified voter* and only 74 vote* ner# oust in tbe recent election. Mr. 4us. T. Hnatta boa ranted hie farm lor e ported of year* and purchased a home ot Red Spring*, whether he will move Me family at an early date. Dr. 4. J. Herndon, who ha* been in declining health for some time, died at Me horns fast Thursday night and was buried Hatnrdny at tlie family burying ground. J»r. Herndon was a mnn of broad and dssp learning. 11* delighted in intricate pro blems involving higher math ematics, was n close etodeat of the Uible and RibLi history and was at home when it came to a discussion of the questions of mental, moral - pr physical science.. He was peculiar in thought and haldta but his peculiarity was not due so ranch to mere whiui ns to n refusal to accept unquestioned the dogma* of meu. U* reeoguisod the import ant but sally nrgrlevted fact, that God lias given a 8 powers of miud to think imt the great problems of life for ouraMre*. He decided these matter* satis factory to hiinwjH and life life wn* inilKxumaat of his con riotous, lu a man *o given to subjecting thecraeds and dogmas oi men toaporeonnl im-asUgntion In the light oi bi* own reason, we might expect, to find a taint of skepticism, but be was a thin be liever m the plenary inspiration of th* Bible mid hi* faith was us tiuit of a little child. He died n consistent member of tbe Metli od 1st church. ‘ JsksHsadtkfci CssrfcML Anglo 8»loa. John Ifendriclu, the man who was allot in Hrunlet about two itioatbs ngu liy Detective Fell, was tried nt lioydtita, Vt, last week, convicted, nud sentuocsd to three years hi Jerri ten tiary. Ait effort will bo mods to fstn uew trial. The charge against him was assault with deadly weapon. He was himself badly wounded in the assault, and hod been permitted to go to tbs home of his hod to rsoover. in. stead of going to Jail, and ha mads bis escape. MS Ft! Mil. A few DsrksMrs Hi*. for sals ui»cj *AunfS?kE&:L LAND FOR SALE! ■ad tto Orort BwJffiJiSlS* -‘ari^ar.^ ^ ««w irimlm TkMUuk. LA WHENCE MrXRILL, Marlow, (la. VALBABLE IAMB BALL . Oa tka flrmt Moaday la DaraW. IMS, Ma* tbo l.t doj i wfli naoaa •« “1* ■* *» Cygrt iioaa* door la natgimkUVlM. a. Tom of aatafTl ,000 aaafc rad bank. «W« paper kw ti» bolaaar. Vor fatfajr Information apply to B. 9. 8aoot,at»l«CWI.a.C.,orw^ MAXCY U JOHK, A tty, Laaafabaig-M. ft . BOTKE. " ~**" >. a MAXaru> NOTICE I ^•o-tra&JS&STK TOOK FALL AND WHITER HEAVY GOODS. Linton to what wn hare to my below, consider, coass and. beoonrbiood: _■ Dress Goods. ^Oood.Cbama U. Tb hat a *» flood Paula, worth lh; Mr pb ^mmooraiak Tj-phcon worth t% aob, our Pht|W^.WMW.