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JJlK J'KESS CONVENTION AM) AT TENMNtt MATTE l!S. It is especially agreeable to note and acknowledge the uni form kindness and courtesy from all on whom the North Carolina Press Association was dependent for conveniences and comforts during.our trip and our stay with inhabitants of the east. At the beach splendid fair was furnished us at one dollar per day. This included lodging, which was the difficult part, but the citizens threw open their homes along the beach and we slept and dreamed of the placid soa of life on which we were then sailing while the restless, surg ing, roaring breakers moaned their eternal turbulence and quiotloss, oaseloss rumblings al most at our very couches. (The writer will remember the pleas ant stay with Mrs. W. A. Will son and son and daughter, all of whom were courteous, genial and kind. The air without was brac ing and the atmosphere within was light, cheery and refresh ing.) There are two clubs on the beach, the Sedgely Hall Club and the New Hanover Club. The former gave us the use of their hall for holding our meetings and also gave a reception and german in honor of the Press Association Thursday night, Music, dancing and refreshments were the order of the evening. On Wednesday evening the New Hanover club honored us with an entertainment of the same nature. The business of the Associa tion was disposed of with a happy combination of delibera tion and dispatch, but above all without a ripple or jar in mutual goc l will and brotherly regard. All the deliberations had a most gratifying trend to that conservative, high toned jour nalism that is so desirable for t!ie press. There was but the .-:;ialiest degree of that seeking 1he special advantage of our own 'clique" but a dignified consul tation for the greater usefulness of this recognized power for moulding public thought. The fraternity felt but one special grievance at the world and that was at the committee in the last legislature in refusing to give relief to editors when, through mistake, some one is occasionally, but quite uninten tionally, misrepresented. The body spoke in no mistakable terms on this matter but we pass its further consideration till an other time. The gathering was composed of men, women and children and was a gay and jolly aggregation, but business was not neglected. It took precedence and pleasure filled up the time. There was an invitation ex tended to the body to visit Ocean View on free transportation but time was lacking and few availed themselves of it, though the courtesy was recognized with thanks. The party returning byway of Fayetteville, Sanford, etc., was pleased with that unique way of providing for feeding passengers along the line where a living seems doubly a problem. While yet on the coast line each passenger who wished din ner gave an order. It was filled at Siler City hotel, neatly en closed in a basket and labeled to the , tarty. The down train took the oaskets and met the up train at Gulf. The baskets were trans ferred and each train went its way. Our hungry party fell to and emptied those baskets in time for them to be set off at Siler City. The following officers were fleeted for the ensuing year. President E. J. Wichard, of the Greenville Reflector. First Vice President Dr. T. '. Ivey, of the North Carolina Christian Advocate, Kaleigh. Second Vice President Ben jamin Bell, of the Wilmington Messenger. Third Vice President II. S. Blair, of the Lenoir Topic. Secretary and Treasurer J. B. Sherrill, of the Concord Times. Historian W. P. Marshall, of the Gastonia Gazette. Orator E. J. Hale, of the Fayetteville Observer. Poet J. A. Robinson, of the Durham Sun. Delegates to National Conven tion!. A. London, Pittsboro Record; J. B. Whitaker, Winston Sentinel; R. M. Furinan, Raleigh Post; J. B. Sherrill, the Concord Times; C. L. Abernethy, Beau fort Herald. The convention accepted an invitation to meet at llenderson ville next year where the sea breezes will be substituted by th gentle zephyrs of mountain and yuljey in this picturesque portion of the S'ate that is itself the cen tre of mountain grandeur in this broad land. The following is the Associa tion's expression of thanks and wo copy to convey an idea of those to whom our thanks were due: "Resolved, That the North Carolina Press Association is keenly appreciative of the many courtesies extended it during this, the twenty-seventh annual meeting, and would especially thank in this meeting the Wil mington Chamber of Commerce and its obliging President, Mr. Win. E. Worth; the Wilmington Merchants' Association and its attentive representative, Mr. P. Heinsberger; Captain J. W. Har per, of the steamer Wilmington; Captain. R. A. Jenkins, proprie tor of the Oceanic Hotol; the Sedgely Hall and Hanover Sea side Clubs, of Carolina Heach; our brethren of the Wilmington press, both for individual courte sies and excellent reports of our sessions; the Wilmington Street Car Co., the Seacost Railroad Co. and the several railroad com panies of the State. tiieiutoITon A FLY. (Kilitorial Correspon Jence. ) "Sedgely Hall, Carolina Beach, July 1211 o'clock p. in. By the courtesy of the Southern Railway we turned our back on Concord Tuesday morning (pardon the rudness rare) and with light purse made none the more so was hastened to meet the "ocean's ceaseless wave." The Southern had a train resembling in length a train of "empties" and yet it was packed almost like a street car. W any had to stand, for almost every body seemed to be going some where. The work of forming acquaintances with the brethern of the quill (that which tempted us most to go) began in time and we soon found ourself talking to Brother Marshall, of the Gastonia Gazette. Brother Hack ing, of the Epworth News, Ashc ville, with "Henglish" accent soon fell in and Brother Ship- man, of the Hendersonville Hustler, added much to the fair circle of us. At Greensboro a special car was provided and the editors were a peculiar people. We had room enough and no lack of comfort that the railroad com-. panies could supply. It was not their fault that we had little on which to feast the eye, though we do not wonder that theC F. andY. V. struggled for existence and fin ally succumbed to the auctioneer's hammer. What is along there for a railroad to carry? A few fairly good towns with Sanford far in the lead and Siler City coming are spots in the wilder ness. Without change of car we were received by the Coast Line at Sanford. The company had sent a man np the road with tickets, even beyond the number required for the editors of every size, age, sex, various degrees of good looks and sagely bearing. Poverty of country reached its climax after passing Sanford. There was little sign of life. The people were not there. We saw a few cows that owe their life to the fact that there is a kind of hereditary inoculation from the cow tick fatality. We saw a black pig with a nose like the cabinet makers gouge bit, hams like the cat and apparently toating a pot attached to its spinal column. Fields were rare and sparse and as some wit said you could not raise a respectable row along the line for want of men. We saw one finely de veloped man, however, between towns at a shed station that had a lock-up for his books. It is along the long-leaf pine region and the pines are destroyed for their terpentine and lumber. Nothing remains as a starter. But except where there is no clay within plowing reach of the surface we could fancy that at some future day this land, too, will be bearing rich rewards to the capital that will be required to reclaim it. It was but a very unsatisfac tory view of quaint, historic old Fayetteville that we got but we fell in with Editor Hale, of the Observer, and found him inter esting and genial. He confirmed our faith, that some one had ruthlessly shaken, that Cross Creeks was a reality and not only a former name. It seems little less than a desecration of a grand distinction that nature bestowed on our good old State that this unique phenomenon was obliterated from the list of her glory marks. But we hasten along and crossing the Cape Fear at Fayetteville keep on the north side till we land in Wil mingtona change from the former way of crossing in bouts to get into the city. As we sped smoothly along viewing the cypress swamps and other at tractions, a friend pointed out the X oore's creek road and we were within only a few miles of the Moore's Creek battle ground that we would be so delighted to visit. There is now a monument there. Wilmington showed us all the courteies it could be expected to do. No charge on street car to tho wearers of the bages with which Secretary Sherrill tagged us there. The Wilmington, that bonny boat that swan-like skims the placid river, soon had us and glided down the stream in the evening twilight. The moon was bright, though crescent, and cast her shimmering rays from a tinted western sky laying a silver rib bon on the water on a line with itself and the eye while the shadows of trees on the water were of deep ebon hue. A sump tuous supper was quickly served us at the sea while the violin, harp and flute discoursed sweet music and the trained in tho art "tipped the light fantastic toe." We stood, long and watched the restless breakers as they heaved and roared in tones de noting their resistless power and their disregard for all man's joys or sorrows. That wonder ful phenomina, the phosphores cent light that rides the crest of the wave was truly grand and as one passed into darkness you instinctively wanted to seen an other. Half the night was soon passed and we turned in to wake too late to see old Sol come peeping out from Neptunes watery couch. The meeting is a success in every way especially in numbers and interest. Mayor Wadell welcomed us in his characteristic way. The nature and sentiment of proceedings are interest img. chiefly to the class composing it. A Probable Oversight. At the Mayor's court Thurs day two tramps were tried one a white man for occupying and loafing in a car while standing at the depot not being a pas senger. The other was a negro for riding upon the train and not paying fare. The white man was sentenced by the mayor to 17 days on the chaingang. The negro begged the mayor to do likewise with him, but the court could not see it that way and explained to the negro that in his case he did not have jurisdiction. Tho negro was therefore bound in the sum of fifty dollars to appear at the next term of Superior court. Failing to give bond ho wont to jail. He wanted to go to the chain- gang at once and be released af ter working a sufficient sentence, which it strikes us would have been human and proper. We do not find fault with the courts the mayor's judgment was proper; but we cannot see why the last legislature didn't give a justice of tho peace juris diction. The act was then framed and the reason that jurisdiction is not with the Justice of the Peace is that the penalty clause was omitted. The violators of law ought to be punished, promptly punished, but the jails should not be filled at the expense of the counties, to await the convening of the Su perior courts. Surely it was an oversight, but by all moans leg islators, correct it. Save the railroads tho annoy ance of taking the employees as witnesses for days at court and save the counties vast amounts in cost. It is a good law, but the juris diction should bo in tho Justice's courts. A Pittsburg bugologist says if one will remain perfectly still and not move the lip while the "kissing bug" is promenading over it, it will not bite. It gets mad when the lips move and bites for spite. If this bug authority will supplement this information by telling how a sleeper can keep his or her lij from moving while that bug is prancing over it he will confer a favor that will doubtless be ap preciated. Morning Star.' llnritiug. "This," said the Kansas editor, looking over tho top of his spec tacles, "is the most inviting man uscript I have received for a long time." "What is it?" asked the fore man. "A poem, beginning, 'Come, drink with me!' "Ex, EYsr.m:its ok out state. Mr. Jehu Wither Jenkins, in his column "At the Pencil's Point," has the following appro priate words : "The North Carolina auditors assembled in their annual 'con vention Wednesday at Carolina Beach, below Wilmington. This is the one time in the year when they get together, for the ex change of experiences, opinions and ideas, when those who meet every week in the year through the columns of tho press, see each other face to face and give the hearty grasp of tho friendly hand. There is not in the Union a more patriotic, self-sacrificing set of men than the North Caro lina editors. With a spaisoly populated country, and a small reading public, many of our news papers have a hat ' struggle for existence. The majority of their editors have to content them selves with glory and bread and meat, looking to a future life for their reward. The local newspaper is tho strongest factor in the upbuild ing of any town, and its influence is more far-reaching than that of any other force in the communi ty. And yet many persons who subscribe to them and advertise in their columns regard the money they pay to tho newspa per as money given to charity, when in fact they do not got as great returns from any other ex penditure. North Carolina has an average of more than one newspaper to the county, and the field in some places is undoubtedly over crowded; but as soon as one dies, another springs up, and the annual crop of journalistic deaths more than equals the number of newspaper deaths. Some people think that "any body can run a newspaper," which is a great fallacy; for, anybody can start a newspaper, but it takes a genius to keep one running. The country editor has the most complex task imaginable. It is a trade and a profession combined. He must superintend his press room and his comjios iug room, must act as advertis ing solicitor and adwriter, super intendent of circulation, sub scription agent, collector, book keeper and cashier, managing editor, editorial writer, local re porter, exchange editor and proof reader. Ho must write about everything that is going on, but must not put in the paper anything that will offend anyone in the community. In addition to this he usually acts as secre tary of all the local conventions and committees, takes an active interest in politics and acts as Bureau of Information for the entire community. His reward for all this usually consists in being paid for adver tising in calico, chips and whet stones, and seeing delinquent subscribers have a great time on the money they owo him. But this state of affairs us "growing less more so" every year, as Uncle Sambo said. The newspapers of the Ste.te have improved greatly in tho past few years and our country press will compare favorably with that of any State in the Union. The local newspaper is usually really better than the community in which it is published. They are better printed, better edited and better supported than they ever were before. The work of tho press for the State has been of incalculable value. In every effort for ad vancement, in every battlo for right the North Carolina editors are foremost in the fight." THE BKST riiESClUPTION FOR CHILLS and fi'vor is a bottle of Orove'a Tuste Ioks Chill Tonic. Sever lulls to cure; Then why experiment with worthless imitation ? 1 nee 50 cents. lour monev bark if it fails to cure. mm m mm The Chicago Tribune figures up from reports received the cas ualties on the 4th inst, resulting from celebrating, dead ills, in jured 1,7110, losses by fire 2,830, 70, and all the precincts not heard from. NO CURE. NO PAY. That is the way all lra?"itfl sell Grove's TantuleM Chill Toiiio for chills and Malaria. It in simply Iron and Quinine iu a tasteless form. Children sore li. acuuhi roicr u 10 iraicr, nan leatiua Tonics. Price, 50o. Alexander McDonald, who was penniless four years ago, but who is now known as "the (oli King of the Klondike," and is said to be worth ijCiO,Of 10,1k )() and perhaps $100,000,000, has mar ried Miss Margaret Chisholm, daughter of the Thames water police of London. Selected. CUUE A COLD IS ONE DAI Take Laxative liromo Quinine Tablots. All dniri'iHts refund money if it fails to core. 2-o. Tbe jrenuia has h. li. Q. m eaob. tublot. Court Cal ndar. C.nminl, N. C , July 5, 181)0. At a meeting of the members of the Concord Har, held this the 5th day of .lulv, iu the oflioe o' the Clerk of the Superior Court, the following Calendar of civil oaHes wasas;reod upon, and witnesses will tuke Dotice that they need Dot attend Court until the day set lor the trial of the caHes iu which they are to testify : i'mDiY, July 28 - First Week. No. 20. L. J. Ctulie vs. Western Union Telejjrnph Co. No. 5. P. M. Morns vs. 8. M . Staf ford. No. 12 R. V. Safrit. by next friend, Jackson Safi it vs. C. L. NusHiuan. No. Hi Paul J. Kltittz . 1!. W. Safrit and others. Satubday. Ji'LV SD-i'iiisT Wekk. No. 8(1. A. K. Nelson vs. Allie Nelsou. No. 32 Mullitf Kllis vs. Sru Ellis. Muuie, it'. Davis vs. J, Muck Davis. Monday. Jciy 81 8:;coni Week. No. 17. State on the Relation of Emma B. I atl'erty and huslmnd. ,1.9 Lull'urty vs. J. F. Goodman, Adiiiini-.trutor. and others. N . is. D. L. Bradford vs. J. R. Wal lace. No. 20. Mary O. Barringer vs. J. L. Chout & Co. Ttksoav, Anient I-Skuond Wkf.k. No. 22 Chas. A. Myers vs. Concord Lit in I er Co. No. 28 11. C. Leller vs. O. W. ratter sou Mf(j- Co. No. 24. Chas. A. Fisher vs. Alfred Lituker. No. 2- deo. E. Fisher vs. Alfred Lituktr. Wednesday, Accuist 2 -Second Wtekk. No. 11. M. Oslesby vs. W. W, Barley-' sou Administrator of It B. Lemous. No. 18. Martha J. Cnlp vs. M. Olosliy. No- 27. D. B. McCurdy, Ex., vs. Calvin MeCurdy. No. 21. R. E. Oiay ys 8. M. Stuflord. Thursday, August 8 Second Week. No. 23. P. M. Morris & Son vs. Ham- uiot Montgomery. No. 2'.). Dove & Bout vs. George Murr. No. 88. M. 1). Schubert vs. Coleuiuu Mfg. Co. No. 34. R. W. Safrit & Co. vs. Con cord Telephone Co. No. 35. Sol Levy vs. P R Motley. No, 6. Ida J. Martin and others vs. K. L. Fisher. No. 31. P. M. Morris vs. D. N. Bennett. Friday, August 4-Second Week. All motions will be heard on Friday unless the oases on the civil calendar Bhall be completed on Thursday iu time for the call of the Mo-ion Docket and Summons Docket. All cases on the civil docket not named in this list or calendar are continued; but it is agreed that a motion may be made in any civil cases when the motion docket is reached. Jno. M. Cook. Clerk Superior Court. THE UNIVERSITY KCRTfl CAROLINA Widest patronage and fullest equip ment in its history. Faculty, 38; Stu dents, 4!)3; 3 Academic Courses, 3 Elec tive Courses, 8 Professional Schools in Law, Medicine and Tharuiacy. New buildings and water works, splendid Libraries, Laboratories etc. Advanced classes open to women. Tuition, $60 a year; boardfS a month. Ample opportunity for self help. Schol arships and loanB for the needy. Fret tuition for teachirs. Summer School for teachers, 24 instructors, 147 stu dents. Total enrollment 645. For cata logue address. PRESIDENT ALDERMAN, Chapel Hill, N. C. THE STATE NORMAL and INDUSTRIAL COI.LEdE 01- NORTH CAROLINA Offers to yoiiu;: women thorough libr ary, classical, scienttfjo and industrial education and special pedagogical train ing. Annual expenses .filO to 8180; for nou-residei.ts of tho State $100. faculty of 80 members. More thnu 400 regular students. Hag matriculated about 1,700 students, representing every county in tho Stato except one. Practice and Ob servation School of about 2o0 pupils. To secure hoard in dormitories, all free. tuitiou applications should be made be fore August 1 Correspondence invited from those do- uirinc competout trained teachers. For catalogue and other information, address. President Mclycr. ""-b'c. luULIIil in W. PLEASANT, N.C. Instruction Thorough, Location Healthful, Expenses Moderate. Next Session Begins August 30th, 1890. For Catalogue and other infor mation address, THE PRESIDENT. SEE THE Yankee Watch FOR AT W. C. Correirs I Concord National Ban. Offorn the business public a reliable, per. mancnt, conservative and scoomniodat, ins banking lustutlon. Wo solicit vonr patronage with the assurance of honorable treatment and due appieciatiou of your patronage If we can serve you any time we will be glad to have yon come and see us, LICEIUL ACCOMMODATIONS TO CUSTOM KHH Capital and Surjplns $70 000 D. li Coltiunr, Chaslner, J. M. Odeli,, President, "I lovo you well," in not enough To nay, lor lovo unit s tnio Must promiHG to remain thei-ame la health and tdcknoNH, too. Philadelphia 15ullet:n, ODELL 'I FINE Ginghams, Plaids, Sheeting, Salt Bags AND Outing Cloths. DEALER IN Genenl Merchardise BUYEH8 OF COUNTRY PRODUCE of all kind. Four-foot Wood always Wanted. Best Price for same. We iuyite an inspection of all thu'goode ... we manufacture . . tatting Ci, C1oncqrd N. C ANYTHING IN PIPE FITTING. E. McNISH. 104. Just Received One Car Load oi Old Hickory Wagons at Ritchie HardwareCo. Next to the Racket Store. G. W. Patterson can ploase yon with NICE LEMOJNS, Fresh 13uttr on Ice, Quaker Oats, Hominy, Chipped Beef, Canned Corn, Tornatoea, on i Peaches. Soda, Bdkinu Powders, Starch Che-se, Crackt-rs, Lard, Hams, Pic nic Hams, Breakfpst Snips, Gro-n nnd Pinched CulT.-P, Ten, Sa'iHr, Soap, Pens, Meal, Corn, Shipstuff, Oats, Oil, Pionr, Molasses, bait, Vin-rar, SnufT, Tuhafoo. lJics, Pot.ish. Spices, bottled Pickles, Washing Powders and anything in the Grocery line. W e also carry Rope, Crockery, Glassware, Wooden ware, Drj Goods, Shoes Hats, Tinware Etc Etc We cIoho our store at8.15 dur ing the summer months. We de liver poods until 6 p. m. M. L. Brown & BRo LIVERY. FEED AND SALE STAULES. JohI 'n rear ol Si. Cloud Hotel. Off i iiiliuH.a meet all (irx. eoger trainr, O.'lue of all kinds furnished pr cip'ly and at reasonable price', li t ee and mules always on hard r rale Br eders of .noroughbred Pol nd China Urw V SOME TIME -SOMEN IIEKE. Untmswored yet the prayers your lips have pleaded. In iifjony of heart theso many years r Does faith begin to fail? Is hope (iopailni'', And think you all in vain those railing tears? Say not the Father has not hoard your .irayer; You shall have your desire soino time, somewhere. Unanswered yet though when you first presented This 0110 petition at the Father's throne, It seemed you could not wait tho time of asking, So urgent was your heart to have it known? Though years have passed since then, do not despair, Tho Lord will answer you some tune, somewhere. Unanswered yet ? Nay, do not say ungranted; Perhaps your part is not yet wholly done ; The work began when iirst your prayer was uttered, And God will linish what He has begun If you will keep the incense burn ing there. His glory you will see sometime, somewhere. Unanswered yet ? Faith can bo unanswered. Her feet aro tirmly planted on Kock; Amid the wildest storms sho stands undaunted, Nor quails before tho loudest thunder shock. She knows Omnipotence has heard her prayer, And cries: "It shall be done sometime, somewhere." OUlt ANNUA.!, CLEARANCE SALE. ALL SUMMER GOODS Lawns, Organdies Etc. We are going to move them. Gannon & PetzLep THE EFFECTS IF can't be stopped but can be mitigated by Furnishing your rooms in a style that will give comfort and cool effects. We can help you out. Letl'as call your attention to our Parlor and Stand Tables and our u-to-date Extension Tables. We bought at exception ally favorable prices and give you the benefit. r 1 - V:' "-f. ....If buyers. J Calls-answered day or night from THE WARMEST BABY IN TOWN. That's what CONFERENCE SAID about the RED HOT line of Furniture, House Furnishing Goods, Sewing Machines, Etc. Etc. they met bell, Harris & Cos Wch, wo buy to noil. We buy direct from the BEST Factories in the Uni.i d States in Cat Lots and if there BE an inside on prices we got it. When in need of anything iu our hue all we aslijvoo to do is give ns a cull nnd we will do llie rest. Ra xeotfally, I Bell, Harris & Companv N. B. Our Undertaking Department, nndi-r the management of I W L Boll, is (omphte in every depar'tni nt. Culls an 8 wired prompt, ly day or U'ht. Store Tuone 12. Residence 00, It's True. That advertising doesn't pay unless it's followed up properly. That an advertisement which costs nothing is usually worth nothing. That no advertising man ever was successful who didn't learn from his mistakes. That u little tire may start a big blazo but if you (Jon't keep on fooding it, it'll go out. That many a man lays a fail ure, due to loose business meth ods, at the door of his advertis ing department. Plain Talk. I "I think," said tho thoughtful I mother, "that you ought to ob Ijoct to young Brown paying so :much attention to our daughter." I "Why ?" demanded the thought less father. "He impresses nie . very favorably." : "That's just it," returned tho .thoughtful mother. "Wo must do something to make his ambi . tious mother think we regard ourselves a little above their socially if we aro to make sure of him." Chicago Post. 1 l'lensed to Oliligo. ! Mistress (tocook)--Yournamo, Mary, and my daughter's being I the same, makes matters some what confusing. Now, how do you like, say, the name Bridget ? ' Cook Sliure, mum, it's not mo that's particular. I'm willing to call the young lady anything you like. Tit-Bits. I Hie Young Sweet Thing I WJiuier how it is thero is no good English equivalent for ti mce ? 1 The Savage Bachelor How about idiot ? Indianapolis Jour-11a'. 1 WEATHER . , In Window Shades we aro offer lug a profusion of colors & designs. i . All of our Furniture is gathered -. from tho best offering of domestic and foreign Manufacturers. Our rjiV1 prices are down to suit economical' CRAVEN BROTHERS. our Undertaking Department. with at TT D a r
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