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1 .' 7 until Jim antf r.i, ft i Jtf h; id) Jujo'j Jr.l -:)nf .7 !.m 1 mil DAILY 0BSERYS3 t' JZ. S5 ..ess '-.f-va 91 i . - ot "JoCllAShH. 'JON Ei Editor & Proprietor, o) ion w F, .AVERY.. Associate JSditor.' j )!4 Sunday, ,May.,30,,;1187. ; TT .'Free from the, doting scrurfes that , '. letter oar free-born reason." . v. f , r ' ' , , . r i ,irrTr? rTii" 1 TAfyBYPp.t PERPUBLtSJIEDlTUEsfATE WEST ciJ'J '-. ! '" ' 4jJ.i'J ilJLl:IX.,J,i i K WfQMr t-WUftttmatfoa'te that position-' that would . n tt m-wn rta IIT11T - l ,n:.WllL PLEASE HAKRA JfOTE OFflllS. t'J i ..,l,t , At all postt ofaces put .of the ei ty, mnst ex-. ' ' pect their papbrs dlscoiitlmied. at tle e'zbi : ration of the time ' paid 1 tor.' "Oni1'' mailing ill f! -i'l ,clerk;knowa nobody,; and; ilsalnetructjpns apply to aU alike. i i t . i f We cannot notice anonymons commonlca-, Clona. In alt cases we reqtnre the wrltei's , i , i i naiae and address not for publication t bat - as a goaiantee of gop$ faith. '" ' 1 We cannot, under any clrcnjnstances re - bum rrjcviu vuuiiuuuiuaiiuus, uui vnu wv .vAHtadettalceibpreservmanascr''pts. 'i'J Articles written on both toideff of a sheet of , paper cannot be accepted for publication., li uJ i ... t -1 rlt lJCOL. WHEELEB'S lECTXTEB ' Ofl ' the' Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, "Delivered before the Mecklenburg Historical Society, 1 at , the ; Conrt House '. in . Charlotte, on Monday, 24th of May, 1875, fr , . -f ' This is trpe, and just what was mr 4 1-tended to he 'doiid. ThWatiohal Be jiV fen;laration of 1770 faandtiimorfeltruq arid 1 authentic than is the Mecklenbttfg Pe? xlaratiw of 20th May, 1775.: The one is more i oorifiise -aridleai4.1 11 If the ; one was destined to become the Saviour of the5 isotifitry , 6the Avas1 thfeYorerun , net.:Johnri for,, it.. was, truly; s as :"the unanimous.; declaration ov.io states, pledged p mutual suppprt 5 and co operation the otherithou any sutv port or hope of. support, made the bold arid; dubious iTesolye.5 The' ohe1' chal- ?rillirf Q ITKa SnaTa trio I Q . , viflenge's. our l admiration;, the 'other pur . u veneration. .Both ar immortal .These ; pdpers introduced a new era . of , man kind. Lord Chathari -declared in the Ekiglish Parliament that he ' must avow . t i - in all his reading and observation, that . , ; rj fpr- solidity , .of reasoning", force opf sa- " ga'citv, wisdom bf conclusion .under' 1 ' stich ii complication of difficult circum u fii stances, ;nb nation jar -body : of men can J j ji i cPmpare to tthe , General Congress as- ,,,;sembled At; Philadelphia on, the 4th of July. 177 , ; -e:.rv :.';vi, 1 U i w ' 'Merabe'au said, "'I k1 if the powers that have the ! control of the -civilized n L?lbe ,have dared to read that manifes , t j , talo. of. humai?. rights, and , then intero- f" ate their' consciences after the perusal. ask7 if there is : at this 'day a Single h igOverhment-'of Ettrdpe,' which; judged i.iu bythe.principlesofitha; American Be-. THE EFFECTS , FOLLOWING - iTHJESK , DECLA- i, upon our ,pw iwn ;e,ounjry, put of 'the iyilizM ' unon the destinies 'i V world waff ruled ; by hereditary W ihfli i tarv .rulers, eovernino br.the crace of God or gunpowdei;,,.Jtingland, was, ruled ' ' ' by ; George JIi.'f Although anf' amiable -'imman, he was uever!;distihguished' iot ' virtue or -abuityf- almost anr 5 imbecile, and finallycendeiihi days 4n4nsanity. j? ranee, n i i 11 ji Louis' !tdf the5 r anoBT! Hie ;. aespoue . :sway 01 XVI., was, ruled; hot for.the,good people?4 but-'W-the ! caprices of I hia dissolute courts Madame Barre and b 1 ; 1 others Pjus AieJ4 J-be consciences' , . . of , menand jmpnarchaj by his "decrees '' 'from the yaticanu, Spain was ah abso- ' ' ''llVoi 'tn'ftMOI'Alltf'' otiif !llr ?rtf 'iorttiaf;- change has been , wrought ; smca this ,Lti period J pisbe)ibyxthe "principles pf puxfevcH lution, placmg power where it only be - . longs-rrm the banda of Unpeople, f Its wonaer-worKmg , ana yjiymgittttu- ences have pervaded every civalbed w :government oa earthw aEnglandisipw uut nominaiiyfinonar(5iiy. Therelthe "liberty df the press and the citizen, the rights of person and property are sl$ se cure as in any Wrtio pf, purcBepub- iiuarouy ip no longer ,exen4 a ';;name nnuFrance; .thi eowljhaS been of. fanaticisftv ha been struck frbm'the. J hn'w'l -V 4V, A;t4n.,::i oJ :rlA ..Lit . tiouu. vi ti5 iutuiaitur.. opai recenwy, was a republic, and serfdom no longer . exists in, Jlussia. ,.,,. , r, :: ' The last Idtter'ffiatratupyof the National Declaration of IndepfehdenceWroviric l' everjWrotedated !24th June; 1826, hnd hei-diedthe t4thi"Julv:iifollowm3 !d'e - Bcribesrwith prophetic ; beauty-the wdhl derM ; comequenbes i 6f IHmrfv rfent' -juay u oe to tne world, what 1 believe it Srill.be to some partsSsddner, to simje Jaterbuti finally to . all, the signal ' of arousing men td hurafe-thje- chainsj-with- i; wuiuu. ignorance ana superstition naa persuaded- them to -Tbindt. themselves and to assume the blessings and securi-. ty of saSr0faaOlt eyeOCid opening to the rights 01 man. ihe general spread of the light;ofscience has . already laid . open , to every view j th pajpable truth -that ,the: mas.-of mankind ' has hot been born with sad dles on their baoks, nor 'a favored few booted and spurred ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of GAd.'"" There are grounds of hopefr o thers and for ourselves.. Let the ann-ial re turn of this dayforever r efrefcli-our recollections of Hhs-rirhta-rjnd undiminished 'ddtidleffl7fcV:f ducii nave DeenTnuectaotnese ciarationB. vinerxemimsGensesTnantms lieciaration cluster trofuid this, Centeni . nial itv of Charlotte. And. ite!nvirons. x ne neroic oaww crouna of lvimr Mountain, ltamsours ''II Rdck mKl?JCrtWjni ForUairt Piiiiw. vl 1 IT i U'.Ut r i id -A H r Here in Charldttd. ron 'September 0; 1780, Maj. Wm. R. Davie, with a small ftodyjof troops', wilh Maj. Jps. Graham- and the hole, British army, in, chec.k, ,dnthe'ritretaf-bf "which" Locke1 was . kuiea ana-Mranarn severely wounoea. Here, 'on the 3d of December, 1780, UHi I the Fabnas or America, ueneral Nathaniel Greene, under orders from General Washington and (qngress, take command tf th" Southern army, ."which had beeii for the time defeated and dis persed; at Camden,- under G en i. Gates, oh lGth August, lTSO.Here, on that day, Greene in general orders assumed the command, and "hoped that- their mis fortunes vould cease, and victory and the glorious advantages attending it might be '.the future portion pf the Southern army." Here Cornwallis held his head quar ters for'fifneTrKeronhbtnnd Charlotte f,a , . bed , ,ofU roses.,y iTq rleton,, vho ivas vith;LordiCornwalli8,fhas re corded tin.his m'emoirs that th coun ties otl Mecktenbitrgi ilnd5 Ebwn ' (he eallsnit sMolian) ivrere'jmot&i hostile , ta naiana man. any, ouiero. m ADienqa, Tlie vigilance, and animosity of the sur rounding districts," checked all the ' ex- ertioris rf the Veil affectedtond totally .deatfoyBdt aU . ccniaimHucatian - between the King' troop and; the; JoyaliBta-in other parts of. theprQvmce. ;,q Brta ish VommandeT 'ftrttild obtain anwin-t destroyed t nli ; cojnnrnHucation. - between oonuuc,..,,. yiiarioiie wjw BtyieUti-oy uie British " 11 k pleasant f plage, but a i d d rebenfouk '''village.''' V. .The' 'British for aging parties wereeonslatly-harrassed and fired uppa. -.!Attack Svas; made at Pole's, MU. now called Cathariue mills, only, two miles from town, ,on , the 'Brit ish pickets."' They 'received ar. 'severe re'pulse at McIntyre's'.'beVeri miles from Charlotte!, jan.. the t Beateie's JPord road The British ; army.- lay, frorrtjSOth5 Sep tember 'to abpuj; 15 pqtober,:.at. ChrV lotte-,' on" the 'field ' south' pf the town, then occupied by Thomas 13praitj now Owned by tMaior Morrow. .Lord Corn- wallia had his: head quarters in la white house oh the corners from the.oild court house, second housd .Trpml .the cornerf "Oi inusiriDue- mefn;'' says' Thucydides, "the whole .worldi: ia Iheir rBepnlchre." But thertj are, some 8acre4:,spotrwhich have been specially cohsecjated tin "the memories' of - all ages, of Tniankind'by the-' holy 'haltf-vvhich surrounds the il lustrious .actS'of patriots and martyrs. Of these Marathon of Greece, Ban nockbum of Scotland, and Lexington and 'Charlotte'5 of America." After the glorious1 V- battle 6f- King's? Mountain, 7th Oct.l780which. in fact iwas the turni)g(.;)0(jat jMrhe" , Bevpluton j ''tot soon' after jcame the victory of the C6w pensV 17th 'jJahV 1781 then' Guilford,' 15th March j following, J th en" Yorktown, 19th; Octtr which , closed, the war. Lord Cornwallis, fall Jk'o.O Chajrjptte to yv innsooro, s. , U; to prevent; annoy ance; and departed suddenly at 'night. Many ' irfthe'r iheidents-3 might Ibe pre sented ; by ..history , and t traditions con nected with: this ;npTV flourishing city. It is hallowed, by a thousand iglorious remmiacences. - We feel that it is al holy; eround.1 and .we. are disposed obey ,tlie injunction given oti - Horeb to 'Moses.''Put of thy shoes from off thy ' feet, for 'thd place' wherepn thou standest is holy ground Jfix. luio. J . ; But chiefly ;in. its glorious . Hcprd of Cb arlotte, bound: up .with the event we this day commemorate, land the patriotic' men who accomplished it ; We have handed down to lis their names, and; regret that neither tradi tion or history ..afford very much, or extended information as to the , : LIVES, AND CHARACTER AMD 8ERVICE8 OF ' THE .SIGNERS OF THE MECKLENBURG ' DECLARATldN OF INDEPENDEKipE. ; Modesty and humility , arei the in separable com oanions Of valor -.and virtue. Good men are aiwayjs ready to do great deeds;d they af e isatisfied with tbe consciousness of doihg their duty. ;; , ,, , 'H?jrJ . f . . They nave 'too friuch modesty -td laud their own actions; and Whenever; described by others," they :j Ii ;-s. Blush to find, their fame,";iv .-. j . Let us of the present ace preserve that is known will, perishjwitb ; us, if nOjt preserved. - Let us then endeavor to imitate the1 gentle enthusiasm -of old-mortality, and to" remove the de eay which time i fast ' bringing J over their monuments, to: deepen! the in scriptions, and reuve thefmemory "of their patriotism', their sacrifides, their sufferings', and their triumnhs. For this, pious purpose let us bring forth the lights Vthat.nhistory;fx offdrds us, which like th e po wer of h er End or can summon-the spirits of the depart ed heroes from ? the dead, - so ! that we can talk tp th em "aBit m a,n, tal.ke t man, face to iace. ;, i; Uhsatisfactdrvand elunmerihe as this ihterviewmaV PrPvei. vet it mav inspire many -; ampng- ybtr 5td fexamrne ' their femily- feeocdsg serify.and i preserve j the Abrahi AlGxahdetthe Chairman, lias anderof UabamiCoimtyrhigratndsQn.y 1 He was bori in;1718; and.was;the hon- J bred ChMrmatf bf thfe 'ThTeridr Court, and ? before &nuV flitter the ! Kevplution a leadinff ;maeistrate of :this Icountv.- IHe I was. a member of, the;popuJar brath pf the Assembly m 1774-75, with -Thprnga Polk as" cdlleagud.1 h- ; r 1 lu fDurmgthftwa air wa tdbupposed; theW was Ibuti.Uttloaps& fiiCourtpPK i law. "-Lnereiwere no courtain,-. ortji f Carolina,' says Jdsiah Quincey, in 1773. Frrim' tht retreat' 6f ( JoVerhor Martin iT une, i 1775, -tP thli :4pomtan'erit of Goyernorr vasweJUt m . JJecember; il7yt, the.Judicial as well, asthp,-isxecutive :j ADistrict Committed of-Safety for i each of the Judicial Districts-Mihesfi were'appomte'd by the Provipcjar ddlv gre August. 1775. and , f-1J i j.& A,Ppunty . Cotamittee o Safety fo 'eacVco'unJSf jaot less than. iwenty-ipne perstorai Hko be . elected annually by1 the peoplaof each county The" President, of the Council Was Sanroel Jphnstojre ofGhowan Co. The iiSfeerstdfi QieJPifcrahcial Council fpr thfe- District (Salisbury! were Samuel spencer r and ' Waighstill Averv. The members, for the District Committee of Safetv afor itha SaJiaburv-'District were Griffith' Rutherford, John BreVard, Hpzo -L- 11 J T X . Tt.ii - i --i Kiau AitJJtuiiuer, xei j imui Ration, anq othenu-i , f . -i . Ther-OJUnty Committee, ."elected br j.v i n j . -j.' executed stTfih. orders as : thy received J iiom -Uie.-i'mvmcial Council, and 1 the Attf DistricvCi5mrrtittees of Safety superih- 1 toad;tnVotervance of, the orders- of jyetn - ygiiyiHjmi uu xiwpiuuu vn m ,gT-ese,anmaae sucn ruj ana regu- rV raohsWh&mternal condiJionof pach is eWty Vdemandedv iThey. were rnot to V iifflietnv-punishment beyond imprid- l greases, -in4.iwao ragi uu rgu Mill, Hanging I onmeptNr Nq , law suit .could, be ,cpmH Jati fo l&m&cWlW County inmcrnyT)ajMxnut;ut ucjr uu uupn- Cpmmittc.6;)or J proceed' whbut their approbation. mpnths resrtecK I measures, commUtees, to disspmmate .information and supplied the' place ofCourts.l A i part pj ,uie u.uijv w rV..v.v part of the duty this.-cpihmittee "was .ai xne. youxx, uwww ana aocmus WUsdh'ai col flawYac !TTa ve counties to cpfisittq ont pubUd was appointed to iwonvMrJ to prevent debtors from absconding by attaching their property until the debt was secured ; to preserve - the peace. These eonSmittees exercised these im portant unctions until j justices -.were appointed by theXegislature and com missioned by the Governor' . r 'It isa cirrious; fact "that a careful in vestigation of the records now in Meck lenburg County Court office will show that neither the Declaration, of , 20th May, 1775, nor of the 4th of July, 1776, obliterate or : ignore the existence of this Court. This has been used as an argument against the Mecklenburg Declaration, but it is .r equally . strong against the .National Declaration - The records prove that onftthe; third Tuesday in July.176, jit was, ordered by the court "that.theBev'eral dockets, be cnnfiniwil " - ... .. r: ! .. 'lnehrst change 01 the judicial power bf this court that is ' recorded occurred on thd. third Tuesday in Januaryj jl777; The records state thilsr'1 ' 1 1 ' ..-v. :i "The Commission of the Peace for the State of f ' North Carolina " being' read. Eobert Harris Esq: pursuant to a dedi mm to him directed by -His Excellency Bichard Caswell, Esq.,- administerecl the . . 11 :. . k t . ' . k 1 . .. . ji . . tt . l t r oatn . to-, Aorain .. jiiexanuer, xiezeKiaii ,AJexa'nder, David Heese, Kobert , Irwin and Ephriam BrevarcLwho also admin istered 'said'oaths ,to Bobert Harris, when they took their seats, andk procla mation being made -court was ! opened accdrding tolaw."i t -- .7 We xegret that iso; little is aknowri of the life and services of this Chairman of the Convention. Will not -some; pious Eneas, take 1. upon his. shoulders: this noble Ahchises and "bear him safe from the' waves of neglect and oblivion ?t , . '.. - He 'was' an Elder in the 'Presbyterian Church for many years and lies buried in the grave yardoi Sugar Crfeek Church; . On his grave-stone is recorded ' j jLC , -)v 'i fAbram Alexander;: ?rA ) -ttl htBied 22d of April, 1786, ,r '. ir ' , ., ... (J Aged 68 years," f , : 1 . , "Let me die tne death of the righteous and my ri a i. last end be like his." ' j . f Adami Alexander v was t of ;s military tastes, He was, appointed .i Lieutenant Colonel pf. a -.battalion of Minute Men,' with Thomas' Polk as Colonel and Chas. McLean as, Major,, by ; the .Provincial 111 T . 1 a j jT ! ... I T" uouncu neia at jonnston. vjourt .nouse, 18th DecembeT'. 1775.' and Colonel of Mecklenburg County with John' Phifer as Lieutenant-Colonel and i John David? son and George A. Alexander as Majors by the Provincial Congress i at Halifax, 011 tne tvu ut Ajuu, jm , j.na j.-- . - j Hezekiah Alexander was .more of a statesman than soldier,' actiye and i.ise ful. lie was born in this county in 1723. Hd was appointed a ,ijmember of the Cdmmittee of Safety for the Salisbury District ' by the Provincial Cohgress, which met at Hillsboro, 21st -August, 1775, with General Griffith t Butherford, John Brevard, Benjamin ,JPatton, and others a position of much responsi bility and power; He was appointed by the Provincial Congress in April, 1776, with William Sharp, on the Coun-; eil of Safety.: Ho was elected a mem ber i of ..the.. Provincial ; Congress .from Mecklenburg County, . which r met at Halifax, November, 1776, and; which framed the . first ' constitution of Uhe State, with Waighstill Averjj, Robert Irwin, John Phifer, and Zaccheus Wilson as r colleagues. ' He ( was appointed by the Provincial Congress; which met at Halifax, on the 4th April, 1776, Paymas ter of the Fourth Regiment North Caro lina Continentals Th os. Polk, Colonel ; James Thackston, Lieutenant-Colonel; krid -William - Davidson as Major. He died 16th July.-; 180$, and lies buried in Sugar Creek Church grave yard. The inscription on his tomb-stone reads yOIni Memory ; . . . of . . Hezekiah Alexander. ; 1 Who Departed this life 'July 16, .1801; Hmti Hi:!. . . Ap-pd 7S veftrs. 1 i r-s ! Of John McKnitt Alexahder 'we have more lnlormataon- tnan ot the others. He was born in 'Pennsylvania, near the as an when the age of 21. he emigrated to North Carolina : married in; 1759 Jane Bane. He was ii :. :.:. . t 1 it. ii- enterprising, snrewa ana nonoraDie: lie' was member of the Provincial 'As sembly 'in. 1772 one of .the delegates that net at Hillsboro 21st August. 1775. He was a. member of . the Provincial Cohgress that met at Halifax on the 4th of April, 1776, with John Phifer and Robert ijrwuv as colleagues. lie was the first Senator elected from Mecklen burg under the Constitution, 1777, with Waighstill Avery and Martin Phifer, in the Commons, a' colleagues. ' He was ah active participator in the Convention of; the 20th May, 1775,. and -preserved for a long, time the records, ot.which he gave copies: to General William R. Da vie. Dr. Hugh Wiliiamsott, and' others Uhfbrtunately the original was destroyed in 1800, when the house pf Mr Alexan der burnt. . He was one of the Trustees Pf the 41 'College df Queen's ' Museum.'? which was afterwards Changed' td Lib erty Hall. MrAlexander ttied Ofi the lOt ol ;My. 18171-'. ftd i Jieauripd in Hopewell Church burying ground. jlle was. for."ydars a"Teaaihg Elder in the Presbyterian Churchy arid f by vhis r walk and conversation its firm suppprter.- i 4t., is, Singular that of the tteigners of the .Mecklenpm'g Declaration pq large a 'humber;verd. members qf this de nomination.'' One 01 tpein -was a ' Pres byterian preachei (IteV. HH; Balch) and others elders and oromment mem- bera at tliat ehnrch. which mav be trulv styiea the jxursmg juotner qi freemen, st Waighstill 'Avery w'aauisd a signer. this' Declaration.! He, wa; ail t eminent lawver.:and.- a native off 'Connecticut. oorn in m uie vuwn wuwjn j lie Writ A n 'rttJa itii'4 Kf frnncArm "1 1 7ftft V" fA family- 'oanei treserved; w WlE"; AverVifiEa bI Chatlottfe.'' proves that pin tte. .Revolutionary. JWf&fofaifLl !ere eignt ufutueps ut mia n uui u pa triots rsome bf thpm were massacredat Fort'rijiflrbjd'ahd' omepdrishd M Wyoming. Valfeyi somp-pf this' family stiu reside fttjrotdCometicutj and some at Oswego,; and Seneca Lake, .New xorit, h.hu auuB uiuvw, iu vjryiiuti,. H studied law ati the Eastern' Shore 6 Maryland with : Littleton Dennis He qamp t tp5lfprthi Carplinaiiinl76, lob tained license to. practice law, 4n ; J770, and Bdttldd in Charlotte! -i By his' ASBid- uity and ability he soon' acquired many liberty, but; not of i licentiousness Tin 1771 he was taken priQnep by the ,Beg ulators at Yadkm Ferry but no. further molested by themf r !In 1778! he married near NewberhMrs: Leah Franks, daugh t.pf WiUiamu Probart of tSHowi Wg Maryland.: azwealthv. merchant thPi-A .iiu. wuo uiea on a VMUt u Iinnrlnntlio nm husband lived; iand ldidd UinNew. toerrii' He Wasia;imenibdr',-pf thePf o- innoiol Csvnriiu ..1. 1 . i. . i TT!11 I ympial Congress which met & Hillsbofo on the 21st of August, 1775t one, of ItHd highest and most fmportanf posUlohs W the StatTlrV t?t flL"r 3 the-State. In 1776 he wai aeWgatJ tof the ! State Congress 1 at ITAlifa : -winvw 2th of November - to. form a 'Statef ConetitutioH with. Hezekiah 1777; withGeneral John McDowell, and Jphn Se'vier was commissioner lid "treat with' he untjwj. ,w.'ui:t j.iuji i i Cherokees! a.bsi the ariI?au"F wen-irwuv John pwfer Rev.- Hezekiah James' Balch was born at Deer Creek, Hartford county; Maryland; in 1748. He wa3 the uncle of Stephen J3. Balch, of Georgetown, D.Hj.p He graduated at Princeton m 1766, same class with Waighstill Avery, Oliver Ellsworth, of Con;, Luther Mar tin, of Maryland and others. - 'V He came to North Carolina In 1769, as a Missionary to this region ; appoint ed by the Synods of New. York and Philadelphia. ' He was the first Pastor of -sRockey. Riverr and Poplar. Tent Churches and remained so to-the time of, his death,, .He combined in his character, great enthusiasm with un flinching firmness;! He did not five to. see thpwrmest .wish of , his hesirt gratified.: tire independence! -of; his country : and for which he was' ready to give' his life, -ire died, in 1776. and lies buried in the grave yard of Poplar is a copy of the-marble1 over his grave,1 ;Ueneata thii marble .ilpon tlie mor tal, ruioa of Rev Hezekiah J. Balcli; first Pastor of Poplar Tent congrega tion and one of-the original members' of the Orange Presbytery,,.-He s was icensed a Preacher of the everlasting Gospel pf the'Presby tery ; of , Donnyal. ..in ' ' t p i 4 - . 1 l . k in roo, ana resiea zrom nis moors, a,. D.; 1776 having been 'Pastdr of the united congregations jP.ppJar Tent and Rocky River "about seven years. tie was distinguished as one of a com mittee- bf threes who'J prepared; the Declaration of Independence j and his eloquence the more effectual from his acknPwledged wisdom, purity of mo tive and dignity or character conlibu ted much to the unanimous; adoption: of- that instrument , on -the 20th of Mayl775,'L ... . .. i . i There ia no name among ; these sign- era around which ' clusters .'moire ena bling recollections than that of Ephrain Brevard.1 This family is1 of ' Huguenot descent, s-l: r - I --.' v .'ii, On their: famous .march in i pursuit of Greene from the' Catawba. -; to ,Dan Riv ers, 1781 .the British army plundered and burned the house of John.-Brevard t .1 ' ' 1 A .1 ' ' n i 1. nis iatner ; ana ior . tne reason mai ne had seven sons in the rebel army. - It is but truth to say that in general or ders, Lord Cornwaliis .was "highly dis pleased, and denounced itherr acts as a disgrace to the army." Ephrain Bre- vara wno signea uie declaration, was the eldest f on, born ; in , Cecil , county, Maryland.' He had the misfortune to dose-in. 'childhood,' one Of ; his eyesij ye? this did not disturb his studies, for ne wos lioeraiiy.eaucatea.n ne graauar ted at Princeton . in 1768 in the. same class with Adlai Osborne and Pierpont Edwards, and studied medicine. He settled in Charlottei J He - was" in ! the expedition tvithl General 'Rutherford in" 1776, against the;. Cherokees. . : He ;- died in 1832 at the house of -A his son-in-law, Wm. Lee Davidson, and , lies buried near -loole s ora.u lie . leit several children.: y His eldest daughter Rebec ca, married Alexander Brevard $ Isabel la married.1 Joseph Graham '; Mary marr ried 'Dr. McLean ; 'another daughter married Harris ; Violet married Wm. Alexander, son of John McKnit Al exander; Sally married Rev. Alexander uaiaweu, a son oi , uruaxia uaiawen. His son Robert Davidson had no chil dren. His son John married Sally Brevard, daughter, of Adam Brevard. Robert married Margaret, daughter of Adlai Osborne. Preparatory from his family devo tion to liberty and ' .independence, he earlv became , distinguished for his boldness and. decision. He drew the resolutions; s. which, , the convention adopted, and acted as one of the secre taries. He joined the army as a Sur geon and iwent to Charleston, where, with Lincoln in 1780, ' he was taken a pnsPner. He sunered so -much from confinement : and unwholesome. : diet, that his health y gave way ; he was re- eased, and returned home only to die. He reached the house of his friend and 'ellow oatriPt. John McKnit Alexander. where he died. . He was a delegate with Joseph Gra ham to both -conventions which con sidered the Federal " Constitution.. His military reputation was high; he - was witn oumtpr m August, , ijju, at tne battle of the Hanging Rock, and was a General in the State. t,. ' - ". ,: -: He married a daughter of Thomas Polk : one daughter survived him, who married Dickinson,' of South Carolina, whose Bon fell in battle at Mexico; ' i ,. While engaged as one of the Teach ers in the Queen's Museum, ai compa ny of the youths were raised to join m putting down the tones p and he was appointed the Ca ptala- j th ey rii arch ed towards tne uape rear, ana on leaving the defeat at More'a Creek of the tories, they returned.: Vfi, . " On the 20th of July,- 1777: subse quently with' William 'isharpi Joseph Winston, and Kobert Lranier as asso ciates, he made the treaty of the Long Island r oi: i the Hojstorvf awith H the Cherokees : A Treaty made without an oath, and one that has never been violated. InJTJxJxe was elected (the first) Attorney. General of North Car- oiina, auu it-B unrieu iu. iijb tut nuw occupidd "by" Brevard 'Davidson. Esq. in Charlotte." Un this same lot was located the College called the Queen's Museum, ; afterwards: Liberty Hall. i In 1780 while Lord - Cornwallis was in Charlotte, the British set fire to his office destroying all hisr books iand his papers.; Ini- 1781,j he- removed to Burke county, where he died in 1821, leaving a , Son. the late Cplonel. Isaac T. Avery, and three daughters-rpn0 of whom married William Lenoir, anoth er Thomas Lenoir nd the 'other Mr. PooH'bf Henderidn ebuti'tvV N'. 'C1 i :l Rich ard Barr was another" sighed df the Al eefcienburg Declaration: of i inde pendehce. a He wasi born in Pennsylva nia, ofScotch-Irisliu descent; he remov4 fid taMeckleRhurgopuutyr.prevjous to te Revolution, an4 ;? se.ttpd;,n Hqpp-. weU.cpnCTeacd;, married TAiine Price.;' 'He, acted fpfm'anyyearsas a. magistrate: and was in' the ' armv as a s&lfljep, ana hrenf Rtth! 0 affair Qf Cow- an a jrora; wnere w W" omers tedisputing thepassage of? thd British; when .and where General Davidson' was killed. Her andnf Daniel? Wilson- and nt.horu. . bnried . thft f ; bodv bvf -toch light uii tJhigraYe-yardpf ; HppeweU cpngregaonjiigyi : "W? buried,jhim, darkly, At sdead of nitht, . illO BUU. WilU uui miUlUK,- I leavmg several children. '- A.' M.' Barrv. Esq;,--who resides near where his 'grand father lived is the sole surviving grand--onftMrstiM;J5A&Harryy Mrs.9iG L. 3mplet Mrane!; Alexander,? are h surVwngfahdaghterjii.M 1., ., jyJohriayidsQnianothert, signerf df th is paper wasborn in Pennsylvania, 1736. 'Hd was a :: member; of popujar !Bi4rich :drAssemb1f ih7i77Lf Heas iippdinldd'by th e ProVjp cia! Cong'res whictt met at Halifax in: April 1776, a Field officer MajorVwith Adam Alex, ander as CoioneljJoW Phifer LieUtdflj ant Colonel,-and , Qeorge A. Alexander 2d Major. Hewas the maternal grand father, of Gdv.J William. AriOraham.) f:; j" Robert' Irwin was a'prominent pdli trcian and a signer of 'tteDecTaratihn of Independence-. - 'He was a member tronr Mecklenburg' county fo:thd State By the struggling moon-beams misty light, 4AmJ pnr torcfegs djmly burning,' j ," i - : 3He'didd th0: Slst 'pf ftAugiist, Kl80i: Congress which" met in Oct. 1776, and which formed the hfst constitution oi the State.With Waightsill Avery, Heze kiah Alexanderi John Phifer . and Zaccheus Wilson as 1 colleagues. I . He wasBenitor in the General Assembly in; 778 to 1783 and 1797! to 1800. He 'was an-Elder in the Presby terian Church. He died leaving seven children; and lies : buried -in-Steel Creek church graveyard, ... The name of Wm. Kennon is among the signers- of the: Declaration. His nam5fr annears in th e", Proceedi ngs of the Co mm ittee of Safety of Rowan county 1774. as ' Chairman ; "and the ruemoriaLof John Dunn shows thai he was active in Arresting said Dunn as a person dangerous to liberty and with Mri'AViHis brother in ? Lav of Kennon Adlai tJs&orndj Samuel Spence, seized said Dunn. and sent him too. Carolina. lle"resided " iiirSalisburTind "was an Attotnet at Law;? He was of the first Utngrefc8 in ojiposition to.; Royal uy at Newbera in Augustl774and Cwjjihw' sary to the 1st Regiment in 1776. , ; Neal Morrison has three gramlchil dren now living.' (1875.) ' ' "" ; '' Jdmes , HiMorrison, agedt83, and Mrs.' Margaret .Wilson, residing - in Mecklenburg1 county, and rMrs.r Mar garet Gabon e J3 o Ji v ing Ju Co r i a th MISSISSIPPI. .,,Tw,c. '- . rBeniamin'Patton. another sigrfer, in August 1774, was a man- of iron firm ness and of indomitable courage. Des cended from the blood of the' covenan ters, he had all their tenacity of purpose and purity of character. The devoted fri&nd of-liberty, he 'was among the first and foremost in the' cause f he was member of the popular. ; :branch. of tlie:Assembly 1774. ( He was delegare ed by the people . ot . Mecklenburg to meet the Provincial ,'Cbngress atNew berne On thd 25th .of August, 1774. This was the first meeting of the repres entatives df the people;' adverse and m open contempt of the royal power m North Carolina; j The royal- Governor, Martin.' issued his proclamation against this meeting, as bemg without legal au thority. w This is an epoch in our histo ry. It is true, it was. not a., battle or a conflict ot arms'but it was the first act in a great drama, jn which battles and blood are "the direct and inevitable con sequences Had he - had the power. Governor Martin Would have seized every member of this body; and- tried them for ; treason. , He , summond ; his council, but the council, either alarmed or tinctured with the spirit of the times, declared that "nothing coldd be done." Tradition informs us,, that Mr JPatton could not get a horse or any conveyance, and he walked from Charlotte to New- berne, rather - than not be . with those determined on liberty ors, death;-! ;A1 though advanced irtryears,H he showed all the enthusiasm of- youth. He was appointed by , the r- Proymcial Congress that met at Hillsboro pa the 21st ot Au gust, 1 775, Major Of the '2nd Continen tal Regiment Robert Howe' Colonel, Alexander Martin.5 Lieut. Colonel Jas. Blount, Hardy Murfree and Henry j Ir win Toole, were Captains in- this Regi ment; All distinguished in after life,: and founders of large and influential iami- les. He was a member from . Meek enburg of the Provincial Congress that met at Halifax" on the 4th of April,! 1776, with John McKnit Alexander and John Phifer, as colleagues, and by this ' body he was promoted to the Lieuten ant Colonelcy of the 2nd Continental. Regiment ; Alexander Martin Colonel, and John White Major. Of his milita ry record in such highi position, we know, nothing,-, but with John, Paul Barringer and Martin Phifer, as . asso ciates, he was a member of the Com mittee of Safety; formed for'? this coun ty, with very full powers. They ;wre a "terror unto evil doers." They held their meetings. At the , Red Hill ori the Salisbury road. He died near Concord on the banks 01 the Irish .Buffalo. No monument marks his grave. "They carved not a line, they raised not a stone. Bat left him alone in his glory." -r' John Phifer was distinguished man among the men of 75. He was the son of- Martin, who was a native of Switaerland, and of Margaret Black- welder." The original name is spelled Pfifer. He was born iii 1745; he lived on Baffalo at Red Hill, known td this day, as Phifer's Hill. : He was a mem ber of the Popular Branch of the Ast semblyI177J. . He was appointed by the. Pro v incial Counclt wh ich w as held at the Court House in Johnston County in1 Dec. 1775, Lieutenant Cold nel of therlst Battalion of Minute meri in fViJ y S.- lIaKli rtt'! rl tc ! t ss'rtf' to ffft in tne" asausuury1 district : ot Griffith Rutherford was Colonel.' and Joh n Paisly Major: I He was a rc enl ber of Uhe -Provincial -Congress , that niet at Hillsboro on 21st August, 1775, and also of that which met at Halifax bh 4th April, 4776,twith: John "McKnit Aiexaoder;nnd Kobert Irwin as col leagues j and by that; body appointed Lieutenant Colonel; of Col. Adam Arex-ander's Regiment. . He was; a member of the Provincial Congress at Halifax, Nov. 1776, from Mecklenburg, which, formed , the, Constitution with Hezekiah . Alexander, , Waighstill Avery, Robert Irwin, and Zaccheus Wilson " as oolleagus. 'He married Catherine Barringer. His decendantsr have proved the valor and patriotism of their ancestry. s His 'grand fcSon. General Charles- Phifer, distinguished himself at Shiloh in Pur late civil ar. fie filled an early grave and lies buried at. the Red Hill on the Salisbury Road. A decaying head stone marks his last resting, pJaceTradition informs ' us. that as the British army marched from Charldtte to 1 Salisbury, his grave was desecrated by the ;:trodps5iA8 1 the British did not march by this route to bausbury, this tradition is a myth; i If aone, ji wfts py otner impious hands we shall notice ;1s a historic name in North Carolina as. well as in our ha tion.; He was the early, constant and enduring friend of liberty, the unfault- ring opponent oi power ana oppres sion He was-with Ahram " Alexander member of the.-Assembly in' 1771 and i77o; irom Meek lenburg. ; He was ap pointed by: the Provincial Council n 1775, Colonel of 2d Battalion of minute Men with Adam - Alexander as LieU't, Col. and Charles McLean aa Majoni i; . As Cplonel of Mecklenburg, he issued orders to each Captain's , Com- jyMjr vu poicv.k, tiiu jitsyu ueiegaies to the Convention, ' whose "'deeds' we this day commemorate; This act alone en- uues mm xo our gratitude; '--.. By the Provincial' Congress which met at; Halifax on . 4th Anril.i l 77ft bo was. appointed Colonel of the 4th Regl- "'a. vVaW"enairfiXropps-TWith James ThackstPne as Lien't flnt." iinrt William BavidspnLas Majdr The lat ter because distinguisKedajs aqeneral, and fell digputihji. the passage of Lord Cornwaliis at ' Cowan's Jjord 1st Feb. mivlp 1781 be was-appointed Brig. General on tliefall of Davidsonv v When General ; Greened tdok com mand of the Southern army, -Thomas Polk was appointed to superintend the commissary department, a most trouble some and iUnorar.inna nffino i a. on.T time, but at this, .with a country oust er then devasted and stripped by an inVal te 1 ding army, most difficult to discharge WW-W-i-t-Ll .... with satisfaction. I have letters ot General Greene in Tiny." possession, showing his high appTeciation of Colo nel . Polk's services. He , resigned in I780J recommending Wilham R. Davie, as a suitable successor. I have also.m my possession, auj original' letter of his which Twill herewith present: r'i . Camp, Yadkdt River, Oct. 11, 1780. " Gentlemen : I have the pleasure to inform you that on - Saturday- last, the noted Colonel Ferguson, with 150, fell on .King's jMountaiPi "fcS00 taken prisoners with 1,500 stand of arms. nWrpland and Camobell commanded. A glorious affair-In i feMLdays doubt not, we will he " in CharlotteV and I wll takfi nnssefwin of mv- house! arid his Lordship take the woods. -1 atn-genthr men, wi thifespects'ypur humble -serr trnnt " ' Vu t b A S . f k ThO VoLKJ " TTfl ri;d nirniarldfteOn'-----. find IWUniriprl-inv the frravevard iofi the PresWteriah Church. : He married Su an Spratt, and left sevemfc T-hildrenj among then wasGol. m. Polk, J who commencetl his career in , a., campaign, under , -his, ; father, ;n : thp ..expedition against the Scovihte, Tories in the au tumn of 1775; he vras; witji tNash at Germantown in I777,t and with ;Daviu son when he fell at the Catawba in Feb. 1781, and with Greene at Eutaw in Sept. 1781. He was severely wounded at the latter place, the effects of which he carriedto his grave-JIe held - the rank ofLieiitenantr Colonel in the ai mv when tne war ciosea. ne reiumeu . , -s v tt. l "j to Charlotte and represented Mecklen burg copnty. in,1787-'90-'9i: He lived for 4t long time . in Raleigh r .holding a position as President of one of the Banks, where he diedabqu 1830, leav ing a widow who was adaughter of Col Hawkinsi-and several children ;r-among them;BishoD Polks-of ILowsiana, who was killed in thalatd icjvil Krar,, awhile. holding the- position of General h Gem erai lnos. u. roi inovueauj anu jirs. Kennethmynert wifeTof HoH.rKen- neth Ravner, a distinguished son of North Carolina, now residing in De Soto county, La., and one of the Judges of the Alabama Court of Claims (Geneva Commission.) One of the brothersJqf Thomas Polk was Ezekial Polk whose grandson, Jas. K. Polk, was President of the United tate, &i)1845; jj The Memoiri apfj ithe distinguished man. his life and services, and that of his decendents, would afford ample ma terial for the Historian. VV e learn that oblry(ohjtsp jecollctiprwhicji prove a most acceptable aoamon to our history. : - 'lf We have now endeavored to present a rapid sketch pf thp liyes and services of many df the signers of- tjie Mecklen- Durg AJeeiaranonoi lnaepenaence. Al though compiled from authentic sour ces yet it doubtless contains errors cer tainly, it is meagre m matter,,' Xet the errors, when detected, may be corrected : and the matter by research and indust ry may be much enlarged.-". Others with tne same zeal, but more ability, will follow up these researches. We have only just opened the mine, others hands are we trust ready to explore its-hidden wealth and develope its buried treas ures! The field is large, but the labor ers are few!. , . : i' I have now finished my worki I have traced with a rapid hand our early history. I have shown, the principles which formed the character oMts early settlers : I have dwelt upon the Men of Mecklenburg and of CharlPtte--which 1 have seen Irom a scattering ' village grow to a beautiful city- full of enter prize, energy and patriotism. I feel like the good old patriarch-fj-. "Nunc Domlne, deinltte In paeem.'" I sincerely bid you farewell. The names, the services of these il lustrious ancestors, should be held in perpetual remembrance: M " "These are the deeds which should not pass away:, , And'hames that m ust not wuner; inougn me . eartn torgets. her em pire8. with a just decay : r-.-: j The enslavers and inslayed; their death and birth." We are informed by history J that Xerxes, son bf Daridus, when review ing his. ni3'riads, from a stately throne on the p'ains of Asia suddenly shed a torrent of, tears' at ' the recollection th at the m uti tnde f of men w h e - then saw beforehis eyes : in ' one- hundred years should be "no more. ! ' ' No one no w here,.will ,ever Eee .auor ther Centennial,! S5ViV;ii pjfA 'fcjf&.jjtt Then, how impressive, and impor tant, is the duty to preserve the me morials now ejtantfhat- arerapidly fleeing awiy,yoJf iidshjtwhlch makes the age, and immortalizes the actors. r It should; Iiave an induring monument.' lWhilV Buiiker Hill lifts ita proud colu mn io "the 6k ies, raised by, patriotism, and fou nded by liberal, ity and consecreted by genius; while hiemorials of enduring marble present iEo rosteritv the form and lineaments rbf exalted characters' bf othftr ar.t.ion oi our coniryi .nau jNorthl Caroltna. with such glowing traditions, and pa triotic examples raise 5 no memorial fher gallant ancestry? lJ,"t,";if','"; ' f Let this anniversary ;be' decreed 1 holy day in our State, and a monu ment rise from the,very. spot to, per petuate its' memory. . (J j f iHuman beings,r? said Mr, Webster' at the laying of the corner . stone of the - Ranker Hil - monument, are composed, not of reason only, but of imaginatiqTi nd sentiment; and Utat PKneithef wastedtor misapplied which is appropriated to giving right direc tion to sentiments; and opening the F roper springs of the human heart." n rearing a monument on the very spot where the first Declaration t was made, we direct the mind by an ele vated object la the moral Causes that produced the great devolution. f We dwell upon the Dure heArted characters, the. noble daring,'-ndthe chivakic patriotferrt by Which it .ias4 acuievea; aua io me numberless bless ings that have come down to us by its happy consummation. , , - Before this monument age may re joice in the fruits of bis labors; from its youth nay, receive Inspirations! of patriQtjsm hytheir!exattiple,;and re aolye to emulate their career of hon or, s In the language of the orater, just referred to, Mwe wish - that; this column, rising toward Heaven, amid temples dedicated to . GOD, may pro duce in all minds a pious feeling of dependence.! and gratitude. Vlt it arise hntilv it meet the "suit "irt'his eoming; let theearliest light of the morning gild it and parting day ling er and play oh its summit.' ,itat k Then around Ithe column of each annual anniversary; our State holiday, let the patriotism, the genius and the beauty of qui people be gathered to gether, then, and,there, to , Lear the treats and the triumphs? the grievanc es ana ine-giones or "the ' Men of mecKienDurg;" 2ln the language of the Fifth Henry before Ae- wm011 ! daHnd comes safe tome Will stand on tip toe when this day is named. : ii d W,8,?, torSot' ?et M 8ha not forget J. But they'll remember the deeds done this daT Then shall thASA mnu.i T uaj. I A K Ifeihly menibered 4-ntt kU n tlielxffowtnfe ae PROFESSION U- D R. LEE W. BATTLE, Having ptrraacentiy JocatrJ, offers his professional services to the citizens of 'v CHARLOTTE AM D v VICiNITV O.PFI CE Next ''d Mr ' td AMcAtleu's ng Sto e, up stairs., -i. .Call9 left Bt my office in. tbe day, r my residence. oa'Myerg Slreeti;)at, tight. will receive prompt attenUon. : ;t - Office Hours 810 9,,112 to 1. P. M.. and to 7,,fJ3ww jaij22. y rnH03.:H?fittEMJR., ! Attorney ttnd Counsellor at Law, " '.r ' CJIAULOT-JTE. f.C. 0 P P I C E In Ddwd ASims' New linil 1 an2l-tf. ' ' llf OORE PATTERSON,. ( r 'ATTOUXJEirs-AT LAW, 1 lil A8ITEVILLE, N. C, . Practice in all the State Courts, and in tbe Federal Couits at Asbeville and Statesville. The Collection of. Debts ClaSncs ;and Pen sions, a Speaalty, Strict personal attention gfren to the col Jection oCall Pebtsjn KesUm North Caro lina.: Remittances promptly made, REFERENCES ; , Hon, J.,l Baily and T. D. Cabtxs, Ashivillk, N. C. nov. 19. " Hill.. JJ ."f ' fr II..WL .1 .-'l ,j j- ' 1 . FLEMMINQ, 'ATTORNEY ft Charlotte, N. LM. AM 1. J2 C .J . Ii i a. traiHea Kjsmii sior?a)d a?n nci cprporatibhs. it ii jan2-ly. COTTOflT itijbr en ATITS. J .y. BRYCE, Cotton Commission Mcrcliant, At J. S. M. Davidson's, 3 doors below Col lege Street, will pay the highest price iu this market for all grades of cotton-6r will ad vance at anlibertffper centage fifty dollars I$5Q00)t a bkle on; Low Middling Cotton, to besbfppeoHo'itinberone Houses in Bos ton, New York, or Savannah, as. owner pre fers, and held until Spring, if desirable, Is also prepared t purchase or sell contracts for those ;wishinjcto deal in futures,' on re ceipt of two doiiars ind aihat$2.50) per Sale, as it margin. x 4 ' i--.. 1 For particulars, apply as above. decl7 tf. ' . Home and Democrat please copy for 1m. BOYDEIIi HOUSE SALISBURY, N. G. "!A FlitST 6l:ASS HOTEL, situated cod venient to the business part of the city. -jB9?vQmnibus will be foand at depot to convey passengers to the hotel. feb 11 St. Charles Hotel ':', ST ATES VliL, JJ". C. Situated in tbe Centre of Town. rpHISHCrILJlist)ert'thoronghlfPefltte(l IX and refurnished, and under my manage ment as lessee, offers to the traveling public the advantages of a flist-class Hotelji h S- Omnibus at the depot on the arrival and departure ot ail trains. ..! t . , ,v , - - - ' ,Mk SCHLOSS, sepl-dtr. ' : 1 Formerly of Raleigh. ; -, - . : ,-,' : r-T;, ,,; pOCHRANBi'S RESTAURANT,, ... European Plan? J. . I would ioorm the public that, on the 1st. of November; I will open a RESTAURANT and1 BOARDING HOUSE, on Tryon street, in tbe second story of the Building adjoin ing the Bank of Mecklenburg, and hereafter will be prepared to entertain Bt arders, regu lar and transient, in a style "unsurpassed by any hoase in the ' pity; . The table will be supplied with all the delicacies of the sea son. Game. Fish, Oysters, Ac j.H I Terms moderate.1 Satisfaction guaranteed or no charge. I respectfully solicit yonr pa- tronage. .WR.CX)CHRANE. iiii.- ::,, 4 TO THE PUBLIC. rjlHE UNDERSIGNED ANNOUNCES TO .X' v:' the citizens of Charlotte and the public generally, that he has opened a - : VM, BOOT AND SHOE SHOP In the Springs' Building. at l' Austin's old stand, where he is prepared to do all kinds of work in his .line,, 4 Satisfaction gnaran teed or ha charge, . $ s i nAr9tf w - - isS.M. GILBERT. Ladies - Hair Emp?rinm, AJ.O IJ.N SON Wish tp inform the- ladies ' of Charlotte and yicinf jy, that they have called here for a hort time With1 a full and elegant assort ment ofHurfvan Hai Gopds. that I can offer as tbe standard of perfection, original in de sign', of the best quality, and rworkmansh ip. and njorpassed in elegance and beauty, ot extremely low.pri9e4mf,t;.:i.i! ."A '. - .Will renew and work bver.in. the 'tnost fashionable style, all Old Hair, Braids, 3om bings, Ac rJso Renewing and Dyeing in very shadJbitherihghter or darker.at reas onable prices. Store Tryon street, between D G Maxwell's and Tiddy's Book Store.. per day;. Agents panted. All classes of working peo pie of 6oth'sex ple of ?poth' sexes,- young and old, make more money at w rk for us, in their own localities during- their- spare - moments, or all the time, than at -'any thing etee. We offer employment that will pay handsomely for every hour's work... Full tarticular. terms, &c, sent free. - : Send us your address at once. Don't delay. Now is the time. Don't look for work or business elsewhere until you have learned what we offer. " - , . G STINSON & CO . t-i nr...; XTTtfER. 1001b Nice Butter, for sale at " ma26 ... . W M CROWELLS, Jhey; liay.Cpme ! A I- ING, Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Ac. and are going fast at very luw'prices. - Gentlemen will do well to examine my - - . j . Slock before purchasing- elsewhere. I?ri aprCtf . ' BoijYRUN . TQ WJ.PRATHER&C fiiTTTffHfip T . . - GET - SOME lOFUlTIIOSE: CEUTEnniAL ARPLES! - JUST IN TO-DAY. TO LET ' Ml T rpiIE large and elegant new store room b X der the Opera House, with fim basement. '-Dimensions ,aa X6--feet,' b'Bh" ffS, 1 EINE .!( !; ftI !l. lX ,T:i. 3 10 fiv';!!0'p..T J. li xul
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