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]'. B. ALEXANDER —Special Sale.
S R )M> k SHUFORH—Clothing.
(1 M. ROYSTER—ShiIoh'S Remedies, i
J) ,r:'t fail to see Royster k Mar
ti:. » --VA show case.
F. A. Clinard and children j
nt to Boone, Tuesday.
Mi- If. T. Davis and daughter are i
vi.-iting friends in Hickory.
I! ,\>ter A Martin has every shape
i 1 r. : i. unable in their hat window.
Mr. Joe Tatem and Mrs. Mollie
]>, ] of Catawba spent Sunday in
Hickory.
Kev. Sam Small, evangelist and 1
j,r>l'ibitionist, is said to be very ill at ,
Lis home in Atlanta, Ga.
Col. L. L. Polk, editor of the Pro
Farmer, was in the City,
Tuesday, en route to Lenoir.
In the absence of the local editor
the "old man"' is responsible for the
shortcomings of this paper.
Mr. I N. Bohannon will soon have
a tift'ids) me residence erected on his
lot West of the Methodist Church.
Miss Florence Shuford returned |
to Hickory last Thursday after spend- j
some months with relatives in j
Chicago.
A collision of street cars this week
in Asheville slightly wounded some
passengers with broken glass and in
jured the coaches.
The President is expected to visit
Texas at an early day, and Charlotte
is asking the pleasure of honoring
him on his way through.
A letter from Lincolnton says they
had a severe hailstorm in that sec- 1
tion last Sunday evening, slightly
damaging crops and fruit.
If gossips only knew how sensible
people "sized them up," and disbe
lieved what they say of their neigh
hors thete would be less gossip.
LOST—Ou Tuesday morning, at
the iron spring, a silver cup. The
tinder will be paid a fair price by re
turning the same to this office.
A good two story house, for sale
or rent, beautiful location, near Ger
man Reformed Church. Apply to
*2' l tf. J. N. Bohannon.
H. A Murrill, local editor, is on
a tup to New York to buy new ma
teria! and machinery for the further
improvement of our p*i>er and job
oftice.
Mr. T H. Cobb, formerly of Lin
c> iti 11 has been elected city attor
nt vf.tr Asheville. The city is t° be
natulated on its selection ot an
a* * 111 ev
' tie whitewashing about the min
« i spring gives the surroundings a
: •' a-d cheery appearance. Let
• 1 it-ii be opened and the spring
1 •' -d out for the public health.
S. abolt. of McKinney. Tex . is
'■ vn prospecting with a view of
i large tin establishment.
Mr. Seabo.t has formed a
t'* r>hip with Mr. H. I\ Hairis.
t'ii in will run a first-class tin
• s here.
P H. Wever will deliver a di
o. 1 experimental lecture at
1 .tin ran Seminary. Tuesday
_r. June 4th. on "The Lye, and
Liws of Light," for the benefit
•• Students' Reading Society,
open at 7:30; lecture at
A 1 mission, 10c.
Fell 30 Feet Into Xlie Well.
While Mr. Pierce Bans was draw
ing water at the well last Sunday
his little four-year-old daughter was
leaning against the box which had
o o
been removed the week before for
cleaning out the well and had not
0 j
been fastened. As Mr. Bass leaned
to pour the water from the well
bucket the box fell over leaving an
opening into which the child pitched
head foremost about 30 feet into the
well. The well is 30 feet deep and
had five or six feet of water coming
near the top of the rock wall. The !
child struck the wall and has a se- j
vere cut on the back of her head
and neck. It seems miraculous that
she was not killed. Her father
hallowed to her to catch the well .
rope which she did and held until j
he went down and got hold of her. j
She is doing well, but had a narrow j
escape from death from the careless- j
ness of the man who cleaned out the
well and left the box unfastened.
HitfH •way R.ot>t*er>-.
Two or three weeks ago Dick
Bradford and another negro boy en-1
ticed a white boy, a son of D. A. j
Abernethy, into the woods near |
town, beat him severely and robbed
him. They left and this week Dick
was caught in Statesville, brought
back and is now in jail awaiting the
action of the grand jury and an in
terview with Frank Osbourne and
Judge Connor on a question of high
way robbery.
New Arrivals.
Miss Fry, daughter of J. C. Fry
and wife, arrived in Hickory Monday
morning.
Jeff. Bolcli beats the record with a
son weighing 12£ pounds, net, who
arrived Sunday moruing.
Wards No. 1 and 3 yet to hear
from.
The Commencement at Highland
will take place on the evening of June
13th. On that occa-ion the address
before the ntudents will be delivered
by Hon F. H. BusUee of Raleigh.
All are most'cordially invited to at
tend and witness the closing exercises j
of the school.
Salisbury was recently visited by
a severe wind and hailstorm. Hail
stones from the size of hickory nuts
to a man's list covered the ground.
All wind nv light* on the east side of
houses were broken, tin and iron
roofs were badly cut, anil crops and
fruit mnch damaged.
When the "New Arrivals" were
read in last issue, the modest n oth
ers upbraided the proud fathers for
"boasting about it all about town.
Don't be hard ou them, ladies; it is
their tirst paternal experience and
thev must be allowed a, little room
to talk.
The French Broad Hotel, near the
depot in Asheville. was burned last
Sundav night from the explosion of
a lamp in a servant VlOOlll about 10:"'0
P M. We suppose "The Last
Chance" bar-room went with it.
The Governor offers a reward of
Sj2(i() for the capture of Joe Rus^el 1 .
wjho is charged with the murder of
David Tompkins in Alleghany coun
ty.
Millions of caterpillars are imped
ing the work of the Canadian Pacific
Railway
Tbicfeorp, Ittortb Carolina, Clmrst>av>, flfcro 30, ISSO.
A SPEECH BY CLEVELAND.
"wi; KNOW wi: HAVE NOT
TRAFFICKED rRiXCIIMJ.fi
FOR SFCCKSS."
Cleveland Haw >o Apologies.
NEW YORK, May 27.—The banquet
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this even
ing. tendered to ex President Cleve- 1
land by the Young Men's Democrat
ic Club, of this city, was in every'
way a successful and enjoyable
event. Tne guests included many
scores of the leading Democrats of
1
the nation. Among them were: Gov.
Hill, Mayor Grant, ex-Minister
Phelps, W. L. Scott, Chauncey F. j
Black, J. E. Russell of Massaehu
setts, Bourke Cockran, ex-Secretary
Fairchild, F. R. Coudert, W. C. P.
Breckenridge, ex-Gov. Hoadley, P. !
A. Clllins, D. S. Lamont, O. B. Pot-1
ter and many others. Letters of re-'
gret were read from ex-Secretary 1
Bayard, Don M. Dickinson, Eitz !
hugh L?e, John W. Daniel and oth
ers.
I
Following is extract from Grover 1
Cleveland's speech :
When we seek for the cause of the
perpetuity of the Democratic party !
and its survival through every crisis I
and emergency, and in tao face of
all opposition, we find it in the fact j
that its corner-stone is laid in devo
tion to the rights of the people, and
sympathy with all things which
tend to the advancement of their
welfare and happiness. Though
heresy may sometimes have crept in
to its organization, and though par
ty conduct may at times have been
influenced by the stiffness which is >
the habitual device of its opponents,
there has always remained deeply
imbedded in its nature and charac
ter that spirit of true Americanism
and that love of popular rights
which has made it indestructible iL
disaster and defeat, and has consti
tuted it a boom to the country in its
time of triumph and supremacy.
AUk now that we have espoused
the cause of right and justice. We
know that we have not permitted
the country to await upon expedien- j
cy. We know that we have not
trafficked our principles for success.
We know that we have not deceived ,
the people with false promises and
pretenses. And we know that we
have not corrupted nor betrayed the
i
poor with the money of the rich.
Who can say that these things
: promise no reward, and that tri
umph shall not follow the en ight-,
! ened judgment and the sober second
thought of our countrymen ? There
are to-day no weak, weary and de
; spondent members of the true De
mocracy—-and there should be none.
Thoughtful attention to political
parties i-> thoroughly aroused
Events are day by day leading men
to review the reasons for their affili
atious. and the supporters of the
principle we profess are constantly
recruited by intelligent, young and
sturdy adherent-.
.Let us deserve their confidence :
and shunning all ignoble practices,
let 11s remain steadfast to Democrat
ic fa tli and to tii* 1 cause of our
country. If we are true and lo\a:
to these, the day of our tiiumph will
surely and quict.lv come, and our
victory shall be fairly, nobly won.
through the invincible spirit of true
1V mocracy.
It is generally supposed in thi>
section that BrotDer Daniels would
prefer that Brother McLaurin would
praftice -More Tolerance."
Work or Mo\ e.
The n«w Mayor of Asheville seems
to be the right man in the rijjht
place. The Cit'zen says Simon But
ler. colored, charged with va r rancv
o o •
was ordered to find work at once or
leave the city. The Mayor says he
is determined to stop the loafiug
business in Asheville, as it should
be stopped everywhere. Idle, loaf
ing, lazy buck negroes should be
made to work or move. The Citizen
further says:
'•Gamblers, proprietors of and fre
quenters of house of ill-fame in the
city will also be vigorously dealt
with, and the full penalty of the
law inflicted in each case brought be
fore him, by the reform mayor dur
ing his term of office."
Is there no such enforcement of
law needed in Hickory, or has our
Mayor weakened in the back? A
rigid enforcement of the law iu these
cases often saves the community
from pecuniary loss and moral dis
gi ace.
Ttiey AH Have Ttiein Here.
There is a church in New Y'ork
which supplies every one of its fam
ilies with a religious newspaper.
Every church ought to see about
that.—Our Church Paper.
If Brother Henkel would start
out to canvass for a secular paper he !
would be astonished to find every I
bod]/ takes a church paper. That's !
the reason we get for refusing to j
take ours, and when one says he is!
not able to take but one paper we!
always advise him to stick to his
church paper. Nearly all take them
in this section.
Woik is progressing rapidly upon
the new cemetery grounds. Walks,
drives, mounds and lots are being
laid out in the most modern and ar
tistic manner. The ground is lo
cated most advantageously and when
in a state of completion will prove
beyond question the most beautiful
and attractive portion of the city.
Honor of the dead is glory for the
living.
In Vlleghany county, on Sunday,
the 19th instant, a mulatto named
Joe Russell shot down and instantly
killed a venerable white man named
David D. Tompkins, near Sparta.
There was no provocation whatever
for the crime. Governor Fowle to
day offered a reward of two hundred
dollars for Russell.
J. B. Connelly was tried in State^-
ville last Saturday on the charge of
; .
embezzeliug £SOO left in his care by
; one Plyler. now dead, and was ac
quitted. He was e.lso tried for not
making report as Clerk and acquitt
ed. There were other cases tried,
the result of which are not known
as we go to press.
Since writing of the mayors arid
the vagrant law we have been asked
to call attention to one Adams who
swears he will starve before he will
work, and is imposing himself on
ihe extorted hospitality of a family
in ea>t Hickory. He needs atten
tion.
The North Carolina Teachers' As
sembiv will meet at Morehea 1 City
on June l N th and continue in se->ijn
two weeks. Let a! the teachers
come. Plenty of room and plenty
of good, wholesome food, and all
the pleasures of a sea-side resort
1 Don't forget the day —The Atlantic.
Sit. I'anl Ht'inltsary.
May 22nd was a glad day for the
Lutheran Seminary in Hickory. The
board of diiectors had met the day
before, transacted part of its busi
ness, and given us the information
that two of our best Lutheran friends
had each agreed to give twenty dol
lars per month to our institution.
Wednesday was a cool day and
threatened rain, but a good audi
ence assembled at the Seminary to
hear the addresses. The people ex
pected something fine, and they
were not disappointed. Rev. K. L.
S. Tressel, of Baltimore, Md., deliv
ered the dedicatory address. In the
introduction he touched upon the
strange spectacle of Lutherans dedi
cating to their own use, a once Ro
man Catholic property. He then
showed the founding of a true
school to be upon earnest prayer; its
success upon the help of God; and
therefore the people should rejoice.
The address was delivered in Rev.
Tressel's usual earnest and spirited
style and held the strict attention of
the audience.
The address at 2 o'clock, p. iu.
was delivered by Prof. Schuette, of
Columbus, Ohio. It was full of
good sayings and showed some f
the gold and the glitter of the.
that is in an earnest christian.
The speaker insisted that the first,
requisite of a theological Professor
and students in a Seminary is chris
tian life; the second Christian love.
We have not heard a better and
more compact address. Besides the
keen penetration and profound
knowledge, the speaker brought to
his aid some of the logic and philos
ophy which a theologian may pos
sess. H.
Mr. W. O Higbtower, ofAsheville.
was in to see us Monday. He is
agent for the ''Complete School
Charts," a valuable help to teachers
and pupils in any and all schools. It
has the warm endorsement of our
County Superintendent, who is a
practical and experienced educator,
and no doubt many of our school
committees will order it in the pub
lic schools.
It gives us unmixed pleasure to
know that Mr. T. B. Kingsbury has
so soon re-entered journalistic life.
He is on the editorial staff of the
Wilmington Messenger whiih must
add to its already great popularity
aud make it surely the leading and
most popular daily in the South.
The Messenger is to be congratula
ted on its new acquisition.
C apt. S. B. Alexander was adver
ti dto speak to the Alliance men
in Newton last Friday. We desired
to hear him. l>ut were informed the
speech would be in secret session,
within closed doors, and we did not
go down.
The Atlantic i* a new venture on
the >ea of journalism, at Morehcad
City. It is a neat paper and exten
sively advertises the attractions and
comforts of Morehead City and
Beaufort.
 hieen Victoria celebrated her 70th
birthdav la-t Frid ty. the J4th mat.
She has i t ached the scriptural a^e —
three -or- anc. ten.
Tit x I.ittiiiK I'or
Hickory Tow nship Abeixeth j
School Hour-e: June oth. Hickory
June Ctb, 7th. Mb. 14th and l"»th.
S. K. Killian,
List Taker.
number 22.