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flfjt§§ unii CaroUivuitt Pontine 10. A. MCIUtILL, Editor 11> C II HA Z 23 1R S . ' i(>( >v 1 Mayor. Prog vs ive A 1 der m en. More Electric Lights, i od system water works. 1 i-t class Band and Orchestra. } '« deral court this week, fo morrow is Good Friday. 'l'ue Inn is having a good run. I'he so much-needed rain came at i .line to the meeting of the Hick Driving Park. Services in the Reformed Church S mdiiv by Dr. Ingold. Vitention is called to the new ad \. i ti-ement of A. A. Shuford & Co. A runaway team did slight dam i , to the city garden last Tuesday. Thanks to our Morgan ton contem i durv for his complimentary article on Hickory. A A. Shuford. A. Y. Sigmon and 1. 1. Linn, are the commissioners that hold over. Mr. Dave Vance, son of our Sena tor, is now at the L ead of the edito rial department of the Asheville Cit zeii. The four new brick buildings— one of which is the Opera House-- are being pushed ahead at, a rapid rate. A whale from Atlantic city is to he sent to Washington. It will not be lonely—Washington just now is full of wails. liuv vour goods from merchants ti at advertise—see our columns — tiny are liberal minded and will do you ''square.*' The senior editor drove up town last week for the first time in over fom months. He hopes to be among Ins subscribers soon. Work on locating the Wilmington at 1 Onsiow Railroad has commenced in earnest. (Trading will begin as >on as a sufficient length of line is located. F ne' vessels were wrecked off the North Carolina coast in the storm last week and several lives lost. I:.e storm was a general oite on both fcMt s of the Atlantic. LWUF.S —We will sell 50 pieces of wi-.ite goods at 0 cts. per yjjird. Mary of the patterns are worth 20 cents. This is a feast. See them at tli* One Price Cash Store. \ ine but taxpayers should be ♦ted to the city council: and be -1 - this qualification some brains nild be requ red in the first year's a '.ministration uuder the new char- Next to the liquor traffic obscene ibications and pictures are most • itjous to our young men. The i! who does not frown upon them - a bad citizen or a stupid one. —Ad- v l cnto. . Ladies' French knl shoe, beautiful i.ish. exquisite shape. Guaranteed od. We will sell 24 pairs at £2 72 to advertise. Call eaWy at the 1 'i-c Piiile Cash Store. The city has contracted with Mr. i A. Grace to make a of ihe new cemetery. It is to be laid ft in lots with beautiful drives. 1 -r ( ks and terrace work and will be beautiful piece of landscape gardeu - g when completed. HICKORY DPJVIN'i PARK. TROTTI\(; ANJi IM NMMi I« V - CIvS \>il> ItAM) IOIUN\- >1 KNT. I'iJteen Hundred And Dollars isi Premiums. First annual meeting at Hickory, X. C , May 15th ami Pith. ISS9. PKOGKAMMK. I'IHST DAY, MAY 15TH. First race. trotting minute class, mile heats in pur.-e 575, hist *SO, second 525 Second ra.'o, running .{ mi'e heats, best 2 in i?: purse SSO. lirst S.'i"). second St 5. I hird race, flee for all, trot mile heats, in 5; purse SP)O, lirst 575. second £25. Fourth, mule race, \ mile, run, 2 in purs > S-5. tir>t S I ~>, second SlO. Filth. Mile ti' t, best 2 in .*> for horses owned i»i Catawba. Jjiucolu. ! Irede J, CahLveil, A.exandcr, Cleve land and Burke; purse S4O, first 525. second SI 5. M U IC>TH. 2N*L> DAY. First. Punning lace, J mile. 2in 1 purse SSO. lirst Si?s. second Sif>. Second race. 2:40 class, trot, mile t heats, in .1; purse 575, first SSO, j second $25. Third race, I mile, best 2 in tt:! for horses owned in seven counties as above; premium £lO. first £25. : second £ls. Fourth. Scrub race dash; i purse £ls, first £lO, second £5. Fith. One thousand dollars in gold will bo given to any horse trott- j ing a mile during the meeting in 2:15. Entrance fee, ten per cent. 3 or , more to enter and 2to start. Any horse distancing I lie field, entitled only to first money. "Running races to be governed by the rules of the American Racing Association, trott- ! ing races by the National Trotting Association," Races called each day at one p. m. ! one of the best 4 mile tracts in the 1 State, one hundred box stalls and commodious grand atand. One hundred dollars in gold to the best drilled band—competitive 1 drill on last day. Admission 25ct. Children under 12 15 Excursion rates on all railroads. 1 i Charlotte races on May 20th and ; 21st, similar programme. D, \Y. Shuler, Pres't. G. C. Bost, Treas., | S. F. Killian, Sec. Roe shad sold in Wilmington last week for 30 cts per pair. This proves beyond a reasonable doubt 1 * that express charges from Wilming ton to this place are unreasonably high or that our fish dealers are ex tortioners. C andidates for city offi ces who will promise to reform these abuses will make their election sure. Tourist Bags, the finest in the market, at the \\ Lite Front, Hickory, N. C. _ i The tight seems to be Old Fogy ism >\ Enterprise. Don't vote for a man that has no interest in the wel- 1 fare and progress of Hickory. Our citv is on a boom. Keep your shoulders to the wheel and "whoop her up. Push! Progress.! Pros perity ! ! The latest spring fads in fine neckwear at Rovster A; Martin's White Front Clothing Emporium. Hickorr, N C. Ibtcliorv, IHortb Carolina, Cbiinsfcav), Hpril is, ISSO. HOW TO HI II.D I P A TOWN. Wules tliat \>lll Cure tlie Kllues and Make an End of Croaking. The Manufacturers Record las often been asked how to build up • towns, and it has published many plans. To these it adds the follow ing good points fiom the Times-Reg- j i-ter, which suggests them to its readers as to how to develop Salem, i Ya.: Now, then, let us pull together to build up Salem. Talk about it. Write about it. Help to improve it. Beautify tlie streets. Advertise in its paper. Patronize its merchants. Pav vour taxes without grumbling. - • o e> Be courteous to strangers that come among you Never let an opportunity to speak a good word about it pass. Remember that every dollar you invest in permanent improvements is that much money at interest. Don't "kick" against any proposed necessaiy improvement because it is not near your own door, or for fear your taxes will be raised 3 5 cents. , To these the Manufacturers' Ivec i Old would add, support your local I paper lirst and liberally, and then spend money in advertising in the best mediums to draw mer and mou -ley from elsewhere. But be sure that your home paper has a healthy, well-fed look, with its sides bulging out with good ''ads."—Manufactu rers' Record. — A Start. | While the wind was blowing a gale last Friday afternoon and every cautious person was in momentary dread of fire, about five o'cloce P. M. our community was startled and at once put in hurried motion by the usual fire alarm of screaming whistles and ringing bells. The idea of un caged fire on such a day made strong men weak and put all considerate • persons to counting the loss and pri- j vations of those in its track. Fortu- j natelv the fire started in H thinly j built up district—in Mr. O. M. Roy-! ster's wood house—and was commu- j nicated to only one building—an old : barn —which was saved by hard j I work. The residence of Mr. John i Pope was in great danger, and was j doubtless saved by a timely and co-1 pious use of water. His furniture: " was moved out and much damaged, j as was the house by breaking win- 1 dow-sash, glass, doors, etc. Loss 5250. No insurance. And all this scaie. los.s and dan ger of general destruction is the; fruit of the smoke habit. Mr. Roy- j ster had a man sawing wood who! smoked the pipe. The tire which ' destroyed the town of Smithfield started from cigarette smoking. As a rule the smokers are independent of law and the losers are without nmedy. People will have to pro tect their property by refusing to I hire smokers to do any work and forbidding them to come on their premises. SK. En. Our Thanks are tendered Mr. Eu gene Harrell. Secretary of the North Carolina Teachers Assembly, for a complimentary ticket to the Sixth Annual session to be held at More head City June 18th to July 2nd ISSO. Don't fail to glance at Rovster A; Martin's handsome show windows. A DOUBLE COLLISION. THE W. N. C. KAII.ROAI). A Fireman Willed. It seems as if this was an era of collisions and accidents on the Wes tern end of the W. N. C. R. R. lhere have been several accidents this winter through carelessness and now eomes a double collis'on. The positive facts are hard to jjet but what we can learn is that on account of the carelessne • sot some on*', freight 11 Mill No. 15 ran into a con stiuction tram Sa tween Marion and Old Fort. The construction train nail been deserted by all but the fireman. When No 15 si ruck the construc tion traiu the fireman of the con struction traiu jumped from the en gine which was set in motion by the shoek from No. 15 or by the throttle being opened by th? fireman, before jumping, m the hopes of getting his train out of the wav of No. 15 till it could be stopped. Construction train being in motion with no one to manage her went tearing down t ie 'rack at a terrific pace—the wheels scarcely touching the steel rails. I" reight train No. 24 was going up the road and to a certain doom. A i collision was unavoidable. No. 24 was making about L> miles per hour and was dashed into by the con struction train w1 en it was making its best efforts to outstrip the wind. Cas Hamilton, a fireman on No 21. was killed. Tl • e engineer was shaken up but not injured. Highway Robbery. The most heathenish daring and dastardly example of brutality ever perpetrated in our midst came to • light a few davs ago. P «. P On last Wednesday Win. Aber-1 nethy, a 14 year old sou of Dave Aberuethy, after buying some goods in town started home. On his way i home he lost a pair of shoes which he hao bought. T»-e ne\t mornin r . P it being too late to look for them that evening, he came back to the city to look for his shoes. His road led past the negro school house in Bob Town where he stopped and in quired if any of the boys had seen his shoes. Two negro boys, Dick Bradford and Calvin Leech told him they would show him his shoes if he would go with them. The two negroes, after leading \bernethy about half a mile outside the incorporation, turned on him and told him they were go'ng to kill him. Bradford was armed with a pistol and Leech wes armed with a knife, neither of which they used but took a club and knocked Abernethy down and then beat him terribly. Letting him up they pointed to Bakeis Mountain and told him to go straight to that mountain or they would kill him. Tie negroes are still in hiding but will probably be caught anJ when they are a hundred and forty lashts would do them good. DreHN-MakiiiK. Ti ie Misses 1 toseborough will at tend to dre>.* making in connection with their millinery business at I*l ''»t A. A. Shuford Co. The Spring Ract s of the Catawba Jockey Club will be held on the Ist and 2nd days (f May. at Newton N. C Premium- aggregating Si Pi are offered for tir-t days races and simi lar program for 2n 1 day. Thanks for a complimentary ticket. K11.1.1.n AX KKi:*l!!A\Y. A l IteiwciMi ilic TO\MI >lar «*lial Two Druiiki'ii Ouc «t I lie Drunken Men u u.cd. KEI.SHVW. April 14— Spec-ial: A difficult V OCCUITC I here tills eVenill o * h* in which I hos Mc( ru\ eu lost lii> life, and lieuj Hilton, th* t \vn marshal, was bidiV wounded. c(7raven aud a man named Harrison were drunk ami boisterous on the street, and when remonstrated with by Hilton com in e need tiring at him. The ofli cer was shot in the neck thiee times. McCraven was shot six times an 1 died about an hour after the ing. Hilton's wounds at this time are not considered dangerous unless some unfavorable symptoms set it.. Hairison had hi> arm broken by a pistol ball, and is iu the lockup awaiting the arrival of the sheriff. >iels. llowtiian, What I>o Yon Sa \ > There is one colored "exoduster ' who has enough of California. The Asheville Citizen wrote toseveial of the most intelligent negroes who had gone to that distant State what thev thought of that country as a home tor their race. It publishes a letter from J. 0. Oliver, from which we copy the following: "I say unto you. stay where vou are. You may think tnat - times are hard there; but you stay at Lome, and hear what 1 say unto you, all of the colored, old and young; for what I say unto one I say unto all—abide at home among your own people. Let me call to mind the praver that ttie lich man prayed when "he was in hell; therefore I say unto vou. all, do not come to this place of tor ment. lam here: and I tell you. lest you also come to this State; do not believe those lying passenger agents, for all they "want is your money. 1 ' Cliapel 1111 l Centennial. The University of Chapel Hill, will celebrate its centennial duriner the first week in June next. Governor Lee. of Virginia, and Governor Green, of New Jersey, are invited to be present. Bishop \V. \V. Duncan, of South Carolina, will deliver the bac calaureate sermon. Scores of alumni will return to do honor to their alma mater with speech and banquet A centennial catalogue is being pre pared for the occasion. A gathering i* expected, for which arrangements are already being made. In ISfJI about 500 students were gathered at Chapel Hill, near ly all of whom. with professors and tiuxtees, joined the Confederate army. Many of them will meet in June for the first time since that memorable separation ami "happy will the meetiu" be." O We have received an invitation to attend the celebration in commemo ration of the Battle of Guilford Court House, to take place on the Battle Ground. May 4th. tLe anniversary of the organization of the Guilford Battle Ground Compa ny. There will be suitable ceremonies, civic and military displays, including an oration b\ Hon. Xeb. B. Vance*. also a poem, and speeches by distin guished men from all parts of the Union. I'iof. S. D Anna, after much solici tation. will teach a c]ass in vocal an 1 instrumental music during the sum mer tconths in Hickory. All desir ing to avail themselves of this class will please apply to the local editor of this paper. i."-2m* Visiting cards. Engraved, Printed or written. HICKORY P'T'O CO. IrtumKn - lu.
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