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>tv VtUfrllHtMiieiits.
.Mu[l r Suit'- -J* W. Slll'LKi:
•' Special— I.INK A MUKKII.I.
I
i \\ \N TI 1• it. fil h t chli*>S J A) I> I lilt* 1 .
Applj to
111 e 11 i kokv I' raCo .
] 1 lckol'V, N. (
St. \ alentines* tlav -to day.
snow last Moudav morninjj
O •
Suiiuioi \ aiicc is in the Senat*
Chamber again.
Mr, i. L. Shufoid lwts let lit lied
flom the N Mile 1!» markets.
i )on t foiget the meeting of tL*'
Ludies Aid Sui'M't v nil '• ridav night.
A slight cat) inpiake shcCK was f« *ll
11J If>A »- f' South ( U'ijjilia Wednesday
night, of iast week.
Ml. 1' L ' ll.le li' l S' • 111 e J_fJl I V 1«-11
seed foi di**tni-ut i> >ii. ( a') upon
lliiii and g« t a pack.
Ihe S. nior edit-a i> still sick alp!
confined to iiis bed. the local, editoi
is o\*r workcd ali• I we a>l \ 1e 11 len c \
tur a! i .short-comings.
Judg Phillips sent a man to jai',
m \\ 1 list on last week. tor tc* 11 la\s
for coming 011 the witness stand
mtoxicatf l. Served liiin right.
1'" 11 ( .mo E.-|.. left last 1 uesda\
for Rah lgh, from which point lie
will probably go to Washington, I).
C. to atteii'l the inauguration.
Catawba is not the only county
that. i- now agitated over the remov
al of its ('curt House. Alamance
and (iast on are two others. 1 here
may be more.
Tlie President Ims appointed
Thomas M. \ atice, of North Caroli
na, Son of X »b, to be receiver of
public moneys at North Vakima.
\\ i^l.ingtoti Ternt >rv.
We hereby warn all persons who
may come in contact with a certain
patent m-dicine man who is giving
awa\ in- me\. el v., to advertise him
self and thereby sell lus inedic'ne. i
He is a sharper and will "do von if
you deal with him.
The C i over nor yesterday consented
to an exchange of courts bv which
•Judge Connor is to hold tlie spring ,
terms of Martin, Pitt, Green, Frank
lin and Nash and Judge Armtiold is
to hold the spring terms of Burke,
Caldwell, Watauga, \she, Mitchell
atid ancev—News-Observer.
*
Ihe corn ciopof 1888 was 3,000, 1
000,000 bushels, and to estimate 1
what this is. it will take 5,000,000
cars to haul it and these cars in oue |
train would belt the earth and reach
S,OOO miles further. The crop in ,
188S was 000,000,000, bushels more
than the crop 111 1887. This calcu- (
lation was rendered us by the be* t
mathematician in town. .'
Dropped I)fad.
C >ll last Sunday, Mrs. Hawn, \
mother of Mr. Calvin Hawn, dropped
dead at the residence of Mr. Abee, 1
of this city. She was about 77 :
vears old. 1
i 1
Tlie I.adit-H Aid.
The Ladies Aid Society, ef the
M. K. Church, will give a supper for 1 1
he bent tit of the Parsonage, at the ; *
Hall over Haithcock's furniture store, 1
Friday evening the 15th in St.. from i
() to 10 p. in. The public respect- j
fully invited. 1
I'KINTI -N(» BV KI.KCTRIC ITV.
illc- and tlie "Citizen" an I'h
ual, I.eadH tlie State.
I lie I'l CHH & Carolinian Second .
Tl.is week's issue of Country
Homes, published in the Citizens
otfiot. was printed on a press driven
b\ a Sprß rr ne E.ctric motor. I his
i
is the first newspaper ever printed
1:1 Noith Carolina by electric power
Tlie motor in question arrived
dtv before yesterday ami was set
»
up vesterdty morning by Mr John j
H Rtrnard. superintendent -f the
Ashevii'e Eieetne Light Co., and
ig* nt of the Sprague Electric Hail
wav. and Motor Co.. for Noith Car
olui'. South Carolina and
Ihe power was taken Irom t.ie in
candescent circuit of the Asheville
Eiectric Lioht Co. which i- now
o
;>n j»ared to furnish power to all
powt r-users along its line.
The fuoter itself is an iusign.ti -ant
• u>S;i 11 g little affair, not a hundredth
part the size of the engine hereto
fore eiTtp'ovt d to drive the press.
!> 11 1 it get> there all the same. The
oeauti's of :in electric motor gvnera
; r are manifold. It ocuipies next
to no space, makes no nois«*. gives
off no heat or smell, is perfectly utii
form in speed, requires almost no,
attention, dots auay with tiie, oils
and tlie dinger of explosion, costs
■ es> tiian steam geneiated ill •small
quantities, and very much less than
1 ija-'. or oil engine of tlu 1 same now-
~ 1
er.- \sht vi)le ('itizen.
The HICKOKY PKINTING CO . has
[>ut electric ligLts in and will soon
run their presses by electric power.
Thanks. Yes. Why Not?
We respectfully take off our hat
and make our obeisance to Hickory
as an enterprising, growing town,
slit; can now boast of electric lights,
i turned on last Monday night for
'he first), one of the finest hotels in
the State, not a vacant house or
store 111 the place, a beautiful opera
house build ng, a handsome, roomy ;
and convenient female college, with :
an excellent school going on, and
1 a prom se fiom the R. It. Co., of a
new passenger and freight depot.
Thirty years ago there was nothing;
there but a cross road tavern, and
only the energy and push of a few
men have made Hickory what she is '
Why not settle the county neat con-!
troversy by moving it there?— Sali
sbury Watchman.
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All intellectual Verdtct.
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United States Senate,
WASHINGTON, D C., Feb., 9 1889. ',
MK. IhuH A. MURRILL, , :
Hickory, N. C.
J . \
MY DEAR Hur.ll: —I do not know:
whether or not my subscription to ;
your paper is expired. I do not .
know of any paper that I appreciate
more, there is always news, and 1
plenty of good sense. What more '
could you wish. Let me know when .
my subscription is out, I wish to re- (
new. It \
Tlie Art CIaNM (
Which Mr. Grace has organized in j t
Shuford's Hall is such a success that ]
the word only hints at what should. 1
be expressed. The hall is lighted , i
with electricity, every pupil has an 1
easel and the instructor is getting :
things fairly under way now and is '
doin£ trood work. He has 50 schol- t
no
ars. j
Have your suit made by Royster
Martin, Hickory. N. C.
ibte!;orv>, IHorth Carolina, Cbiirst>av jtct»riurp 14. isso.
A iiiuNementH.
I ilh LADIES* GUILD.
As we announced last week would
be the ea-e. the Cuild of th Episco
pal church was entertained by Mrs.
I>. \\ Shuler ou last Thursday
night. Mr Shuler's Megalith- tin
ishe\t and furnished house and the
spacious halls and parlors are nil that
could have b en de-dr« d on such an
occasion, and who is b« ttei' suited
and ui« r* competent• to preside over
and make an entertainment 4 anv
kind enjoyable than the host and hi>
elegant wile. Mr-. I). \V. Shtiler >
Exerything was pleasant, tvei v
thing was elegant, and cverxihiii'/
moved smo«»ttiiv uiong undei tin
:nent:Mied supervisions. File mai:
agement, showed eleariy how weli
they uiid* i stood j> easing tiic u.a e
sex. tor in addition to the elegant
rej as! so: vol —of which I'JH paitook
and which netted the church about
S3O there was at hand what was
m-re enjoyabie. Suppei served
bv five of Hickoi x s fairest and
most captivating young Indie--.
I'j tch was diesstd last it \ and eaci
-
wor'* spotless white aprons and cute
little caps. They flitted about, like
tail it s with cheeks and exes agloxv
i * 11
and merry vo.ces an I pleasant
smiles till the atmosphere. being
laden with aromatic sweets, was
highly intoxicating as well as elevat
ing.
whi-T i'w.TY
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. MaeAvoy en
tertained a small paitv of friends
last Monday night in thparlors ol
the Hickory Inn. After a whist
L'auie and (he servi»" an elegant
ci * i ry
lunch a home circle dance was in
dulged in Nothing but enjoyment
wu.i experienced.
KECKP rioN.
On last Fiidax night Mr. and
Mrs. D. \\. Shuler, at their res -
dence. gave to a large assemblage
of their friends a very enjoyable
evening of dancing and promenad
ing during the intervals of which
came the bracing of tlie inner man.
With canvas over tlie carpets of the
spacious parlors, a good violinist
and pianist the dancing facilities j
were superb.
Serious Accident to a Man on Hie
W. >». C. Kail road.
Last Saturday as a freight train
on the Western road was running at •
the rate of thirty miles an hour be- j
tween Newton and Catawba Sta-{
tion, something about thj en
giue got out of older, and tlie
steam and fir« rushed out into the
cab. The tireman, a man named
How ard, ran back and tiied to climb
on top of the cars, but failing to do,
so lie 'taped out, hitting the frozen
ground on hi* head.
Tl ie engiiie&r climbed on the steps j
aud ti en on to the engine, where he I
gave the sigr.al to put on brakes,
but the train ran one and a half
miles before being stopped. It was
then backed lo the place where
Howard had jumped. He waa taken
on board alive, but unconscious : and
the train ran back to Newton. Dr
Baker, of Hickory, railroad physi
cian, was telegraphed for, and met
them here. He found the man in a
perfectly crazed condition, a hole
having be-en knocked in the back of
his head, one arm broken, ami his
body teiribly bruised.
Spring and summer Swatches just
arrived at Royster & Martin's white
front clothing emporium, Hickory |
N. C.
Crown Prince of Austria is dead.
KNM.HTS OF HONOR
l*aid Charlotte $i;,ooo In 1 our
Month"..
Referring to the death of ('»'.
liar es U Join and of his f «iui:\
getting frlW) from the Knight - t»f
Honor, tlie Chronicle sa\>:
Col. Jone» was one of tlie organ
iz*-rs of t : ic C nai; .t t branch of
i\night-, t»I H>' (.•, and wa> its List
Dictator. rhe branch was organized
in tni-> cit\ in 1-77. Aii told Co.
•Jones had paid int«> tlie organization
as 1 .ie> iess t' iri for w Lit*!■
now his family wi;l receive before
this lay ne\t month the neat sum .»
Ihe Iv-lights oi Honor 1- one «.»j
t"e 11 nest beir.liciarv organizations
in tiie Cmted States. It has prov. n
i sj»«ctai blessing to Charlotte; with
in 1 air months it I, as H, f . deaths in
h ai-ot *, 11 itt : in any faiuii» s rec*iv
'lig 52,0J0 each.
The 51 >ilro:ta Coiiiiui^sioa.
A Iter much labor Ihe committee
011 OMrinis-sioi' iiave ore
pared a bid A Inch had better not be
come a law as it now repoited.
in tie tiist place the Commnsion
ei > should be appointed by the Cx,>v
ei nor and hi-* ('o'inci! and not
e!e ted by the peop'e which woald
necessitate a st ite convention of 1
both parties eve v two years, with a
hob-nobbing and bargaining for the
rai'road inlluetice. The bill dec an s
the ( ommissioners shall be trans
porte 1 free over all the roads in the
State That is neither lawful not
just. Railroads have lights which
the courts will protect. 1 tie bib
says the Commission shall have ab
solute power over the freight and
passenger traffic oj all roads wlioleK
in tlie State. ! his is alsi« unlawful
and unjust. Strange that so much
has been said about members of the
Legislature and State officers riding
'Oll tree passes and the same Legis
lature passing a law that three State
officers slia'l ride free over all tne
roads in the State. There are other
bad provisions in the bill but the
above are enough to kill it with any
body of cool headed, ionest men.
I>. C". Keever Caught.
[Special to The Chronicle.]
NEWTON, Feb. 0.—I). C. Keever, of
the firm of Keever and McCaslin of
I\t eversville, who were coi vieted at
| the July term of Catawba Superior
court for burning their stores at
Keeversville, in order to obtain the
j insurance, and who about four
months ago skipped their bond and
left their sureties in the lurch, has ,
just been overtaken at Sherewail,
Texas, by Detective Rice, who worked
up the arson case against them.
They are now 011 their way back, j 1
and are expected to arrive here to-, '
night. Ketvei's whereabouts were
discovered by following the move- '
ments of a woman named Workman I
to whom he had sent money with ! '
which to join him. His wife and six
little children are at Keeversville in '
almost absolute want.
I
"Hob" From Home. ]
1 Rev. R. A. Smyer, of Hickory, N. 1
C, will preach at the Central Bap- '
tist Church, (colored) to morrow
night, services beginning at 8 o'clock. 1
Wilmington Star. 1
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Meeting of Hickory l air At»*ocla- i
tlon.
This associatian will meet in (
Hickory, Saturday, Feb. lfi, at 2 P.
M. Let Farmers and everybody be
on hand- S E. KILLIAN,
Secretary, ii
C ono\or _it*ms.
\\ 11 tei lav >,t la-t put in its an
i biingiii:.; weatluv
Mini a nice int.*- - now.
Pi of. .1. I . Mo:«cr - amputated arui
v He has r» aol ing two
V* i't K ».
1 Hlli] Mrs. \\ . A. Boyle will
ieave t omoi row fo \ i-it Mr. Bovle's
N atives ii Mouio . Coiieoid, etc..
* • I hey expect. after returning,
tn.sfirt to \\ ash*. ngton Tel. about
the Sir-t of Maivh. Mr. 1) A. Hun-
S "C •! and family. and Mr. 1{ K.
• I'.sf-i nit] eontem plat ing ihe same
long journe\.
Mt -srs A L Ho:i« »» ami Jatob
\\ in- *ho weie teaching have iv
-1 .11* i.e. 1 t» school
' 11 ' ' 1 ' the ClI It e 111 I jll» vt 1 -Ms Wli It'll
i.- now oi :ng agitated among ibe cit -
»/.-JIS in i. . i- that of l nit; the
' l Ih » Hi >\ i I'ii.it is ici -
t.iini\ a n.«»\e in the 11 ii I dinitioi;.
I hi-, i'eii w the vol y rentie of the
c. mi ii I\. a in! located so 1 hat its bor
ders rail ~i a luos ii null ably « \t« till
ed wi { »;: t uie:ging off into r> «'ieat
ia\ll . > 1i; i.- i >een
his? c «> -« ;i !or tin «' >U !. t \ s.-;t{. ! hell
sun i- !!.;• ;ai;intds iiavf !>;•« r, ron
t!ii :igii tli.- counlv. maii\ ,-eoj ie
wish to « > to tl.e count \ st at ON lai 1 .
an.l ii 111 ■ \ would tome hole tliev
won »i not have s> j»;t\ '_£■) ol ,">o ds
\
tu get lo ti r i'tmlll iioil.se or else
i i.iil or thi t e-quai lei s of a
tll.le; .iiiii w !;mi I'.islllf'SS has bt Mil
t ' - u*ie i. ii u.\ they vkill t>e just in
Mint;- to I>.- t> i late lor the tiniu to
tar: s tin i»i ht/ine. thus being left for
•i ! v.-.ve or twont\-four houi stay in
. oun. win n hut ft w seconds would
! >e necessary to go to the depot at
(Ymover. Furthermore. Couover is
not remitted almost inaccessible oil
account of almost insurmountable
hills or impas-übly tumhlv roads.
Then sur«.] \ t lie mass of tiie citizens
of ( at aw ba county would l>e greatly
bem {ited l>y the change. The peti
tion asking that an election i>; or
dr, v «d on the contemplated change
of t lie t iamt y seat has bec-n sent to
lieadtjuarft i I heie are I>« tween Ji
thousand and fifteen huudied peti
ti«.Miers.
We have noticed differ* n :nd va
occurred here the night of Feb. 2.
As for positive facts few are known.
The man who was killed, Frank
Hrannan. was discovered bv some of
the tram hands on the east bound
train Sunday morning about sunrise,
they reported it at Newton and a
man came to see about it. he was
found to be deatl The Coroner was*
sent for and got here about tive p. m.
The trial was had in the college
chapel. It was proved that he bad
been at .Jane Kkaik s who dealt in
mean liquor illegally. Jaue swore
"he left a few luiuutes before the
west-bound Narrow Gauge, Satur
day night, I*. M. The decision of
the jury was that the train killed
him.
Jane Ekard wa.- tried for illegal
traffic in liquor on Monday eve Feb.
4. ami is now lodged in the same
Luilding that Geo. Huffman is occu
pying—county jail too good for such
people. Her board is J?1 50. She
could get no one to go on her bond.
Mr. John Heffuer formerly a pu
pil of Concordia College hail to giv«
up his school this winter on account
of the loss of one of his bis eyes. It
is thought that the only chance to
save the other is to have the one tak
en out. W.
Feb. 11. ISB9.
Suits to order and fit guaranteed,
[at Royster A: Martin's, Hickory/N. C.
M umber 7.