The Press and Carolinian.
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//. .1. MI'MULL. Editor.
lIU KOHY. N. C. .11 I.Y lit. ISSB.
Geo. Ha!! i- fast recoveiin".
-Mr. .Jack Baker is etectiu" a re.-i
-dei •♦• OIL hi- hennery near tow D.
A not her car load of water-melon
wis iri 111 • 1 here but Sat ird tv.
Mi--, Ada SI-IK nek IS vi>iting Hi«*k
or\. tile . lest of Mis. O. M i;„v>
t» r.
.Mi. L..:ot. who his been in A.-he
ville -on c time returned home Tues
day.
Mr K K Black iis to
A ri gh tsville Sound to atteii ] the en
cann ■ 111 r- T 11.
.Mr. I) ivr 1 I'it:s of Asheville was
on a \i-it to his o'd home in Hieko
-1 \ this 'A'f lv
Services in the Reformed Church
Sunday at 10:30 a. m. and *.'3o p in.
I >y I o'v j J f C*• I t• i".
Dr. Will. H ermau who has been
juite sick since his return from Lou
isville is coin alescintr.
r>
1> M Keener will run a weekly j
hack between here and Marion, com
mencing next Wednesday.
Mr. Dan \\ hitener had the first
rant elopes of the season in .market
1 tiesuny. They were line.
Mr. George >j
sin litlv indisposed since his • letuin
from the Mock is out again.
I >r. .1 I'. Mc( \ ml), ot Charlotte,
was in Hickorv Puesdav, profession
ally visiting his sick niece. Miss LUa
M c( 'oml>.
A large number of people was in
town last Saturday from different
parts of the county and they all re
pented want of rain.
•Ye Local has gone to the l'ress
Convention, "the old man' is attend
in- court, and the devil- are running
the oaper this week.
The Nairow (iuage railroad has
I>« - I i well patronized this week, and
was inconvenient as street cars for
those attending court.
If you walk out about midnight or
Litt r and hear the canine serenade at
the full you will forever after oppose
the tariff* on str\cltaine.
Mr .John Smith who gave our
town marshal and citizens some
trouble to arrest him some time ago
was tin«*d one hundred doilais ami
O
Lead the opening chapters of "The
MY-t» r\ of a Hansom ('ab this week
It i u tine and interesting story dis
plaving tine detective wor.\ and a
bea itiful di-play of huguage.
Col. 11. F. Arm field made
rousing Democrtic speach in Newtoi
T ie-dav to i very large gathering
of the banner l>emoerat. Cleveland
and Fowle wi.. carry Catawba sine.
If i t !♦ gram goes trom Hickory tc
a little town in Maine in four hours
should not a telegiam started iron
Sahsb.irv before 7 p. m. be deliverer
in Hickorv before 10 o clock nex
m^rnine
Wi ■ :u New York this week, tin
. ca. edit 'i w: 1 i purc.iAse t .o k • 1
new job and bod v type, stationery
and > ther piinting materia t > av.ii
to t: • c ffice of the Hickory Printi: t
C :t 11 y.
W. A. Potts. Who was to have beeu
hanged I uesday succeeded iu e>cai
, | ing the gallows by taking poison
| Mr.-. M. B. \\ iifong has i ntetl
i the Meigs Cobb house and will
'to house-beeping at once. Persons
desiring tab.e or snmme! vis
itors wishing a pleasant place t
j spend a few weeks will find it t
their a Ivantage to see her before en
gaging board elsew here.
1 ne ( ountv D'-m >cr.»tic llvecntive
ommitteo met in Newton Tue-dav
ami ordered township meetings to
be held the last Saturday in August
to elect delegates to the count', con
vention to be hei I in N« wt n oil the
first Saturday in Kejtembei. Let
> a'i Dem H-rats alter,d these conven
- tion.- ami make their wi.-h«- known
The local editor is attending ihe
Press association this week to see
whftt can be done toward stopping
the cutting of prices in advertising
the papers that art? m* mbers of
the association so as to prot"ct tiie
fratt rnitv*. \\ hile awav he will yo
• •nthe pleasure excursion to Wilminr
r>
ton, Washington and New York cit
les with the convention. All lack of
local news we hope will be excused
Di • J. L. McCorkle. of Newton,
chairman of the countv Board of
Health, reports to the State Health
Bulletin for July: "A mild form of
dy seu tei y has jji e\ a' 11d Ju soj.ye J)01';
tvj)hoid fever have been reported.
The sanitary condition e>t the county
is eood far as can be ascertained
without reports from physicians.
The sanitary condition of the public
buildings is good."
Our Lutheran brethren settled
with the Sisters for the Convent
propertN on Monday, got their deed
ai d took possession, the Sisters
moving to Asheville. We are in
formed that a number ot young gen
tlemen preparing for the Ministry
will enter the Seminary on its open
ing next fall, and that a large school
under competent teachers will be
kept up. We congratulate our town
and community on the change.
Tlu- Opening Hall.
The opening of the White Sulphur
Springs was celebrated last I huis
day night in fine style by the giving
of a ball by Dr. and Frank Llliot,
the proprietors of ( atawba Spimg-.
The iiiu-ic was excellent, the crow 1
congenial, the lunch fine, and every
1 thing passed off very pleasantly,
e Hickory was well represented
Sick lie** i«i *Hckor>.
We could never see why the new--
j or people c>f town -uould
rt-J« ll't 1 lit tiit 1 SIC s il t i
t; town, but it seems s oiue 11»> Wt
r have had some sickne-s m Hick' ry,
I alt* ; led with unusual fat tiity. W hii
it l- r« pt : ted al roa i that in p j u
lation i- Jving, !i\e i" -i\ a iay. lu*
truth l- that we have had in towi
si\ or I'ight cases of fever an 1 on.\
II . 11 v •,
tiiree d'-atlis tbi- season. v» ht n vs t
d 1 4 X It 1
read of fever m other town- am
;t . , t i.-
tut . tie e mntiy wt i« « . ti. ,t w*
. i i i • E
L ive aouielai.t ca i-e to t>r tuili.Kl 1 .
e t'.at a i..is (
■ f s > :itt!e afflicted. We have n. •• 1
v ie-- sickL;ess t'..s vet" ill 111 we i.u I
d last, an Iwemly on lit it t the ftc
tii tt o.ir t >w i. i- cl. ai.ei i. v than u
; tl \ e v eai s
I
ra ry
l3icliotv, IRcrtb Carolina, Cbursbav, 3ul\i 10, ISSS.
;i CXtawba Court
In eon-equetiee of Judge Gilmer's
sickness. .Judge MHcßat. bv appoint
ment of tne Governor, opened Ca
' tawba Court Monday. I'he grand
" jury i- composed of good and lawful
* men, with \ I>. Shu ford foreman,
and th' cl.aige was such (.» win
the aj proval of ali good citizens and
' t«» give Lope cf »lie prompt and
'-petdy ai raignment of all violators
of the law. The •Tudgi expressed
his astonishment and re r ret at the
of mi,- criminal docket, with 12'.»
cas( - landing from murder down
* and urged the grand juror* t« a
faithful discharge of their «iutv us
the mo>t effectual and onlv wav of
4 ''heeking 01 itue. He told the jurv
and the court house full >] listeners
Low vei v great . h'ange.s had been
wrought in some counties where lo
cal option had been adopted and the
law was enforced, and many othei
' good and wholesome* thing* it would
be well for all law and order lovin"
P
citizens to hear and to heed.
A 1 out nine-tenths ol the cases on
the ducktt were sent to court by
liquor, ami it is a pleasure to know
that so many of our people have come
to see and acknowledge the. fact. I
l
While this is so, the evidence of
some witnesses shows a deplorable
state of things in some localities.
\Vi»en a man with six indictments
against him for selling liquor to mi
nors, can prove a good character,
it argues that the witness, the popu- '
lar sentiment or the law is wron ,r . '
called on Wet.. * ca.-ses were to be •
will take up most ot im* if f : 1( 4 | f
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To Our SuJ)»crit»ers.
I
To each and every one of our sub
scribers that comes in and pays up
all back subscriptions and one year
in advance between now and the
1 >t of September, we will give a copy
right receipt for ma ing fertilizer
that will save you hundreds of dol
lars each year. To ali who pr« fer it
i we will "five a handsomely bound
I PS
book on etiquette which costs us
S'2.2"> per book. We Lave been very
lenient with our subscribers and are
willing to do ail we can.
This is our last appeal to delin
linquents and all that are not paid
up by the Ist of Sej ten ber. 188H
will be cut off our bo k~. We can t
- afford to gi\ e our woi k for nothing
and boai d ourselves. Any kind of
r produce taken on subscription?*.
To al! in w subsorilx rs we will
also give a fertilizer receipt. lay
I vour debts and live and let liv*
The ton I air.
We are indebted to the President
of the Catawba Agricultural and In
dustiial Association a copy oi
the premium li>t ot thtii tnst uiinuu.
j fair to be held in Newton on the
r 11th. 1-Jth. 13th and 11th of Sep
y ber next. The united exhibit.-, are
miiut inclu 111 g t»\eiything ur- l
e ally M ei. in faii>, and tie premiums
offer» da e liberal. W"e are informed
th'ieu.l i-e exhibitors from other
. part- of -he Stat* with tU-tlnest
v stock known the South, an l that
e the fan will be a success in its ex
,] Lib ti 'Us in other .incs as well as in
~ -Lock. W\ believe uch eilul tiOLs
stiumi-it' t:.t ag! :ouit ira. i
, «fi•• \, i e >--i Ca* ! a fmer*
;'£ t! *• v ■ C»•'. iit x t tV.• -. 1
| | i! tas make im a. a- .
i; hull ...i> ectac.» -. (-ye g. -•
.Ve . at l:. y 'ltl*r >g Stf r«
f
®* llr )1 liUTiil Spring.
Hickory has some leputation for
" blowing." but it lots been on the
busiiu line. People who rea 1 ami
know much 'f our town have never
heaid we have a minei il spring of
the be-t chalvbfHte water in the
whole State. Why J.n'l we -boom
up our spring and M the sick, the
lainennd the beautiful come and speiid
then hr.ie and money with n- and
be 1 eal« d Hijd go nwav happy, a- »K>
all who happen to vi>it our .-prin'_'
and drink of its health-giving water,
lueieis i.o denying the he iltnf.il
and palatable jua!ity of our chalyb
eate spring, and as a matter ..f busi
ne-s to OUJ- town and of good to the
jtub.ic ue should let the world know
tlmt Hickory ijas as tine chalvbeate
water as can be found anywhere.
A few dollars spent fixing up the
j»lace and publishing an analysis of
the water would :>il>l laiL'e mr.'elv
to Hickory's summer visitors A
woid to the wi-o we deem sufficient
II >\\ 11 I .OOk •».
W lif*Ti yon heal - a man cursing the
editor of a paper and threatening to
whip him you may set it down as a
fact that, in nine times out of ten.
that man. and not the newspaper, is
at fault Tf a man lias been misrep
resented and wronged by a paper
hp can in nearly every instance be
>et light merelv for the asking. If
the truth is told and the shoe pint'h
e- there is scarcely ever sny asking
to be set right, but there is verv of
ten an immense amount of swearing
- • - V-n Thifl i- the
bv the people and they are anon*
correct.
We can furnish the PRESS \NI>
CAROLINIAN and the New \ork World
to new subscribers for 7" cents c>t*h.
or the New World to our old
ones for 35 cent-, till after the elec
tion. Send in \our mfmes and the
cash.
I'or SlieriH.
We are authorized to announce
that Mr. I>. P. Yount is a candidate
for the office of Sheriff* of Catawba
countv, subject to the action of the
1 democratic convention.
••nit'* nciu£ii*h,.va K,ni»."
Mr. >. M. Royster has just received
a fresh lot of Kinney Bro s. "Latest
Knglish" straight cut cigarettes. Iry
thojn.
Peach stones bought until Octo
ber Ist. by A.. A. Shu ford «V Com
panv. cash or trade. 3" cents p# r
bushel. It will pay you to -ave
ttlC'lli
■*( .eveiaml hat - atj * I i»u» n.
ban l.ii i- at li«>vst-r A l
w I,.t•* front clothing emp n .m.
Hickoiy, N
Wi, te hats f»r >l. eaeif nt the
W ;t » fl'ont cloth 1! ♦!.]• i'.lll".
Bv v .r "( .« v .ai. u hat - from
Ro*st*-r A Mai tir
Fv siia b - at Itoy ster - Drug
St :»'
ii ank lee 1- and \ ittel I.lO rt
U'H-e- f r -ale ht this office
P. v-t.. A M .tl.n - - .w f
Humbcr 20
I i Tl>r I atmrrtt.
A- the I'li.vh t!• i . of :\ t v K
> > % l;itic J'MltX f ( *:lt :l 'A i|«• ,
I c.t.. i*t 1 tn :in i { hi Nfwl.jj; ;j t
first "I >» mi.# r . mdtia - !t ;d |, Hr
*v. which t i,,. |»xt\ in • ..w »r ii
this State and co'iiiH, i.s ,•
rhtirivof an! I fjrth»«r
fact that tin 11.;«•»,
of this State and county is nerallr
-o»c* d.-d t ho jh»* f , un 1 4lln „ U p OL
W.Jli ii !i.l otli t Hit «'!«•>{-, mils' «lt*
pend. wo t UMK->l]\ app« ai to liuy
fanner in this count v t«• ik« to a
11 lie >c:ise of thicr own n *t i «-.,t an,l
that of their calling, and tL *t
the* arc faitlifui'v i«-j«11 t-1 ; J ,u
saiil lon \ * -111 i«in.
'•MI IMll.lsl
IS said to l»e tie tlr-t law .f natuie.
ianet- no man can mi fa.i ,i,. s -,,-j
the firm. is tf . la. 1.,, :. u( , , ;j , |„
ni^ r 11 ue, : ! t }»•• fal iiii'i > t til i: out
to tliif. conwidion and •>.. that
Mich men air noinir irt .J l\ u,» l(
volition a- will 1h« ti u,. t,. t.j. f. lt .
Tner s int»i»st> In unn i ii.ii" i,s
htl'ftlijjlli, Hiui UceHliiMhth t>lv liaf
no fai m» i commit i ,:u~ 1,, l; .,
support .f any camhdat.. ut:i w i
have mot ami
COM Kiiian j 'uriiid
Bl ethl en of thf l'Jow. vt- , ; ,li
command ?-sp ct f Wf . tl lie to
each other, and t« tlii> en 1 .• ? us ail
turn out and consult «■:. .. r | #. r {
K°od oil tills occasion
M an, 1 \ v.i i. .
duly lf»tii. 1 ss,H
give space to the a! o- • which
was handed out m circular, on Mou
lf f,u * *«thor had nroprr!v
law of nature. \\- «• miTil n*»r> ®Wt
doiHed evor\ word in th- reular.
Self-interest, to a certain tMi nt,
may he commendable, hut .1 ;s not
approved by the Script un and it
some times leads to crime It i- tie
that in thin county and State the
Democratic party i« chiefly compos
ed of farmers. It is true tii at the
farmers compose the greater portion
of the population and their il
tural interest is the foundation of
all prosperity. All other things be
in ft equal, the farmer could met
faithfully serve the farmer, hut we
do hope if our farmer fr:«-n 1, suc
ceed in monopolizing all th* 4 ofTn•* *
ar.d places they will select r; • w! .
have the capacity and th» di.po i
tioii to look after the other n.t
of the State and the peoj "« The
! Agricultural. Mechanical. I. location
. °
a!. Commercial 1 other inter
all need, and should comma! 1 'e
watchful care of the Legis'.at .:
-i
Ohltiio! y.
Marv I'eail Hit -i; ' ' . ,;'« r
of .T T* h ; 1 M M If
part* 1 ti, - '.if*- t ! • 1 j;i .i ■> ..y
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. Death ctuit with frien 3 y ire.
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