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- : : i i . i . .,- - : i . i i i : .'. , C- . : i it. Yet -: rs:t:;- j j? ;ca -.1 t':ere of memories which at 'lien the war broke out a ; tre3 stood there, among scattered oaLs, and there ' : i3 North Carolina hopslt ':I2shei and there the first '.a wounded who could bo ? sent for treatment. . At 3 r. was kn-wn as "The North - i I ; capital," but later, after the i c.f the gallant General James ri I'ettisrew, It was given the ct 'Tettigrew Hospital" Many -.i'3 of sick 'and wounded sold t carei for. At the Soldiers 9 there is now a picture showing Uca in 1863. When Raleigh was jnjed the Federals took charge erthlng and found in the hos numbers of wounded and sick, of the wounded having been ;ht here from the last battle of var, that of Bentonsville. Dr. E. e Haywood, the most noted Con ate surgeon In this part of the Ty. wai in charge of the hos-1'2-e Federal ' authorities were kind and considerate to aim and j Inmates of the hospital, and he "'led upon to attend some of the als who were sick, both officers wilted men. It was a strange Jng of the blue and the gray. Not ?ay was the burial-ground, j the ... 1 Federal cemetery jtands, and along by this ran the .ncftment, which formed a great J enoircling the city, and which een built in 1863, at a time -yhen s thought General Foster, In hand of the United States forces j-wbern,,: Intended .to march upon '?h and take the capital. The of. the Confederate - soldiers removed to what is now the Con ifer cemetery and the bodies of Merals, quite largely brought j Bentonsville, wher,e many fell In (evere battle, were brought to the ui mere Duriea. xne cemetery .-I end tci.-j :i i C r; . Car.': ed ly .ve two i frc-t ,'.r.t old oat of hen made very attractive, It being and Indeed for many years past, ' the sights of this city. That was n period ,and all sorts of Jests ifloat. One of these was that con rs who had made the contract for llngr dead United States soldiers ringing their bodies to Ahls cem- jathered together all sorts ori lawn palmed these off as those of men. In that day people laughed ?i horrible things as this, but j the keen-eyed Inspectors I not have permitted . any con m to have done such a trick a-there were contractors mean h and grafting enough to have pis or anything eles for that f. After the Confederates had noved away from the hospital s derate occupied it as the per t. garrison of Raleigh ana so It ;ied, frorn the late summer of Jintn the Centennial year, ,1876, I by : the- remarkable agreement I resulted in the seating of Pres f layes the Federal troops were jthdrawn , from. . garrisons : in rn cities,. -It. was one of the for if fate' that I within a score of vcuuie or waipie-n wm very effort in their power to the government to re-establish rison here. The presenco of the ' wa?,one of the attractions of v Several of the officers married tig Women of Raleisrh. Th n. ben played baseball with the ppie or the v place and every- mber very well how w hatA tn regulars go and I remember K company, escorted a battalion departure and cheered it as It d at the old bassensrer station. jong time there had been heavy v' nere wnat were known n ttallons, armed and drilled as r. I remember that one of the rdes In the South on Decora V, May 30th, was in 1875, when ill batalion of artillery and in paraded with th irnifait co v marched to the National frln a very handsome nroces- d rendered all the honors to 0 dead who lie there. The cap ihe company was Basil C. Man endid Confederate soldier, who ided the company at the great tion. May 20, 1875." at Char jxptafn J. W. Lee, another I rate! commanded the local ar iThejre was complete fraterni .avjand that was 31 years ago. I the garrison . moved out Russell," for that was the of- -.ie of the post under its army was occupied by-no one ex arfetaker, until 1877, when the Jiard held its first encampment writer, then on the staff of r Vance, prepared it for occu- y four regiments of troops and eries of light artillery. It was eupied by the Guard during sition year, 1884. In 1879 the y of War gave permission for of the place for the colored r and in November' of that i first of these fairs was held fcraember the best artlsf of -eslie's Weekly, Mr. Becker, o and a most charming fellow" ve spent a week together and ated the fair most lntersting his chum, a descriptive wrH the story. At that time there jny colored troops . in the !'i t'.ese. paraded .In large iwaa not until some years la th State made claim to the lts.g that It was not Confedf ' perty but that it had always ,e property and that Its uses j e.war wene for State and not mrposos. Finally the order ) by which the property came the State. In 1889 the first e taken to raise money for rs' Home and the writer was ,l)j called In conference by 1 nfljderate veterans, : among v? the late.WUliam C. Stron- juggested a military festival ,bHc square in front of where y station now Is. This last- ya and o ver $ 1 , 6 0 0 was rais i'his money a house was rent- e.TIome started, with axfew 891 the present home was I Sotti?- buildings v were torn some rpmoflflled.,. The jnain hen' In use. had , been the f the commfrndant of the : :-"n, ,wnii'. otdTS w.t f mortara, the la:t suns taken abandoned Fort Macon, near Beaufort Now all th'j 13 a sort of prelude to a story of the "Garrison Days." I used to be out there a great deal and knew the officers very well indeed. One of them, then a lieutenant in the Second Artillery, was a poet, a delightful per former upon the guitar and a clever story teller too. One December evening we were sitting in front of his fire and I looked up over thejpiantel at where two swords were crossed, one, a keen blade, rather like a rapier. My officer friend, who Is now a general upon the retired list and who lives in the far northwest (though his parentage was North Carolinian) sighed and said: "Do you see that straight sword? Well, that reminds me of one of the most momentous events of my life,. I have been all through the civil war, of course, and in plenty of Indian fights afterwards, but I have always thought that one evening In Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the particular occasion on which death came nearest to me. You know I sing and play on the guitar and the madolin. and can speak Span ish like amative, and yon also know that I am a lady's man. I acquired the picturesque Spanish custom of going about in the evening and entertaining the most beautiful senoritas I had discovered by daylight or by lamp light,' with .my music. Out there they call it "Playing the Bear.' You know the lady stands within the room, with her face at the, grille of iron-work, while you are outside. Her mother, you may be very sure, is near at hand. If she gives you a smile you have won and maybe if still more luck comes to you a not may fall from her hand or be slyly sent by. some love's messenger. Butfthat Is a country where every sense must be on the alert np-atno f danger. Ih that land of love hw art secret and quick and I knew this so well. that I was always prepared and no matter how warm the night wore mr military cloak, under which was tha,t very sword you see. I had been several times to this same house and 1 remember on the particular evening in question I was Improvising and flat tered myself I had made an Impres sion.. For the admiration of so beauti ful a girl as the one at the window I was all too sure there were rivals, and these were the ones always to guard against and to-reckon with." I fancied that I was doing my best and was really making an Impression, and so the event proved, for that verv im pression saved my life. The place was at a corner, in a quaint old house of stone, with the window grilles deeply bent out, In shape like a harp, and there stood my Inamorata, her face as white as that , of my clown, with powder, - , and, her great eyes looking most glorious be hind that mask which the ,. women there, and in all Spanish countries, wear every "vening. Suddenly one lit tle hand made a motion to me and theeyes changed like a .lightning flash in their, expression. They gave warn ing at the very Instant that what I may call a sixth sense told me some thing was Impending. My guitar was slung by a broad band of ribbon and at the same moment that I dropped it H.uvea ii to we right my hand flashed , under my cloak to the hilt of my sword. To pull the blade from the scabbard, to be on guard, to thrust swift and sure and to feel the blade go through flesh and blood to the very guard all happened nearly like a light ning stroke. The jealous Mexican lov- l me from a stance, had gone to tflV corner to creep around it and leap upon me, but his hand fell nerveless and his keen dagger clatter ed upon the narrow sidewalk. To draw out my sword as he was falling to wipe its slender blade unnn ft,. of his serape or shawVto wave my hand at the senorita and to depart were all as Bpeedy as the death of the intending assassin. With steady but swift step I fled Uown the sidewalk and turning through ways I knew made my way to my horse and so rode to the garrison In the suburbs. The paper the next day told of the myste rious death of but they nev- er knew the name of his slayer. It was a case of losing life or taking one The senorita never betrayed me and In or der to show my appreciation of this and also as proof of my innocence, if proof were needed, the very next even ing I went to her home and 'played the bear as usual." - , I have never forgotten this story and when I met, next after hjs de parture from Raleigh, the actor in this tragedy, this being at President Gar field's Inaugural ball. hl .. hen present with him, one of the, first things I spoke about tlons of our evenings together and of this story at Santa Fe, which to be sure his sister knew very well indeed i One afternoon thi. woov t L lntd the office of that fine old soldier, S tl hoS Kenan, who command! ed the Forty-third Regiment North Carolina troops, during the civil war tiw there', of a11 men m the world, that grand old soldier, Major General Robert F. Hoke. The talk turned upon the historical collection here and more particularly Confederate section thereof, which now contains some 2,000 objects all of high value. General Hoke tooK oc casion to say that he very much' wish ed a good picture of Captain Cooke of the Confederate Navy, could be ob tained and placed near the shot-riddled smoke-stack or funnel of the ram Albemarle. General Hoke was in a very happy moo.d and' went on to speak about Cooke, saying he was a splendid fighter and a man who loved action and . courageous deeds and an opportunity for ttoing them as much as any man he eve knew. Then he went on, being In a reminiscent vein, to speak about the capture of Plym outh and Captain Cooke's part In it It certainly was a pretty story and the personal element In It was full of cunrm. wiu ne remembered uenerai Hoke laid S . .; t-:. . i f : v, ;y s:,": : rolled at the men of t'.'j t Siu6 th3 EHiO' v , . i i . - i ;. i r i c,:r-: c :.tr&i i. '.t ti lUcl-.raond t r ! Iii l :,ir works, a f . . : i- '.:,3 now shown here ba it stack. General Iloka said he found the ram Albemarle an chored at the town, Just under a llttli bluff, and went aboard of her, hi3 start being with him but remaining in the town. He asked for Captain Cooks and that officer came and thlnklrj General Hoke was an inspecting offi cer from Richmond, to look at the ves sel, showed him all over her. Not a gun was mounted, only one side and one end were armored, there was litter all over the deck, blacksmiths were at work, and never was there A greater aspect of unreadiness than this fight ing craft exhibited then, for she was by no means ready for any sort of action. After General Hoke had looked all over her he took Captain Cooke with him and they went on land and up on th bluff, there looking down on the vessel, which sat squat and" ugly upon the water, like a dirty; black box, people coming and going on her decks and flxlnr all sorts of things. Then General Hoke asked Captain Cooke If the vessel was In any condition for fighting, to which the old sea-dog re plied that she was In no sort of fix for any work of the kind and that as General Hoke had seen she was not even armored entirely, not a gun was mounted and there was no fuel. Then General Hoke produoed from an Inner pocket of his coat a lettei which he handed to Captain Cooke, who was so startled that he read It twice and then handed it back to the general, who stood silently by him. That letter had a history. Before laving . , Richmond General Hoke had gone to see Presi dent Davis and had told him all his plans and had stated expressly thai-he desired the full co-operation of all the navy In those waters, so as n6t only to be certain to capture the town of Plymouth, but also to capture or de stroy'the Federal fleet there. Mr. Da vis immediately sent an orderly for the Secretary of the Navy and as soon as the latter appeared told him to write a letter and to make no copy of entry of it, so as to keep the matter an ab solute secret, placing all the Confed erate vessels In that part of North Carolina under the direct command and control of General Hoke. The sec retary then and there wrote the letter himself, addressed It to General Hoke It was read by the President and ap proved and handed to tSeneral Hoke, who put it in his pocket, the next per son to see It, being ;Capt. Cooke, as stated. The next thing Cooke did after reading it was -to turn to Hoke, al most out of breath from excitement and interest, and ask what it meant General Hoke told him and that in stant. Cook was a different man. The Dattie-fever flushed in his face - and shone In his eyes and when Hoke asked him what he could do' and told him he must go to Plymouth, no mat ter what the condition of his vessel, float down with the current, if. able to get there no other way, and to go into action at the peril of the vessel and her crew, the old sailor said with the utmost heartiness that he would do It and would sink or capture every vessel he- could reach, adding that he would tear down any houses in the town which would furnish fat pine for fuel and that he had a good supply i of lard on board which he would use at the critical moment of battle, so as I to give plenty of steam and that he would mount a heavy gun and would so manage things as to present the ar- ' mored side of the ram to the enemy; Never was there such,a change In a man. Cooke the apparently unready, the hopeless, the despondent, despair ing of doing anything with hi unpre pared vessel,, became like a flash Cooke -the Joyous, fulr of the fire of battle and ready to do or dura thing, no matter what the odds or how small the means of nreTMLratinn n long as there was a fight ahead and ke' naa inose oraers. . lieneral WoV M him goodbye, rode back to his troops and the march was continued. On reacning Plymouth, Hoke, after shell ing an outer work or fort with hi W teries, took it by an Infantry assault u at a o ciock one mornin wan on the shore, between the fort and the town, listening, watching and hoping for tidings of Cooke. Presently he heard the Albemarle coming. He had aay or two Before sent f!nl Tn Taylor Wood, naval aide to President u was wun tioke on this expedition, to a point 18 miles above jriymoum, wnere Cooke had stopped to make his final preparations. Wood had been sent there, escorted by some cavalry, and had given Hoke's specific nstructlons to Cooke, telling him he intended to carry the outer works at Plymouth and then await his coming Cooke sending word by Wood that he would be there. The Federal forces at Plymouth had prepared for the com ing of the Albemarle, which was ex pected, as they knew she was being built up the river, and they had mounted a 100 pounder Parrot rifled cannon, especially to sink her, and had avowed their purpose to do so. As soon,, therefore, as the Albemarle ap peared, this heavy gun began firing, but the gunners were careless or too certain and fired high every time. The Federals had prepared yet another de vice to destroy the Albemarle and had lashed together two iron-rind. wiv. neayy cnams, intending to get her between-these and so bear her down and "ink her. but the redoubtable Cooke wag on to this scheme and decided promptly to ram one of the vessels, that on the left, thus presenting to the other his armored side, and be In such a position that ho could use his own big gun effectively. So he ram med and sank the left vessel, but at the same time was caught by her and so pulled down by the head that his own ship took water into her gun- h?it lo!?amf ,very near oln naaer, but backed and so escaped! at great rh .Meanwhllethe ; commander or i.V.T ""ai iron-clad, who ;- - -j 1: i : .- i : -:a cf the speaker wsi ! ( i enhanced the power of j. " i-:ney, manhood and mastery. I; r ?wel how brains augmented val 1.3 ef raw material, and used pig iron S3 er 3 illustration. As crude pig iron, it triors $20 per ton. and as horse shoes it commands $80. this blnr 160 in favor of education. Manufactured in to watch springs it goes into the thous ands, tnereoy making a more con vincing appeal for eduoatlonN Our for ests are a source of Immense wealth, our mountains are repositories of min eral wealth, our mountain streams have latent power that intelligence will harness, but we are Just crossing the threshold of development. He paid a high tribute to .home like, tasty appearance of Cliffside environment Instead of squallld, dis contented surroundings, he noted peo ple who looked like first-class rural or city folks, and were well dressed, as though prosperous and happy, , ' The address occupied somethjng" over one hour and the people heard it gladly. The school building will comfortably seat nearly. 400 people and .about 500 were In it,, packing everyfoot of available floor space. To be So densely packed, the crowd was remarkably orderly and good-natured. Hundreds could not get in at all. but no real disorder occurred.-. At close of Professor Joyner's ad dress the programme was puVled oft Rev. J. D. Richardson having conduct ed devotional exercises. He is the bfe preacher of Cliffside. He has great mental endowment, and his 325 pounds, corporoslty, shows breadth of beam. . -. The exercises were pantomimes, rec itations, concert recitations, flag drill, dialogues, burlesque dramas, vocal and instrumental musio. The latter oovered the whole range of State and national patriotic airs, except "Star Spangled Banner." This was eliminated, out of respect for the feelings of Dr. Joyner. He has no objection to It per se, but five years ago, at Shelby, its alleged rendition caused him to hunt tall tim ber. But against the stirring measures of the "Old North State" and "Ho, for Carolina." the stately diapason of "America," the nimble notes of "Dixie," the rollicking rnythm of Yankee Doodle" and the wonderful cadence of "Old Kentucky Home," Swannee River" and "Old Lang Syne," he entered no audible protest or dis claimer. But he is not used to burnt cork minstrels. Hence, when "Uncle Remus," "Uncle Pete," and "Uncle Ison," pulled off their dialect sermons, his proud Anglo Saxon blood surged tumultously through his veins, and ' ' ::M L.T. J . r - ' ' -th tl.-' r''n. It v. .' 1 tr i kiors. :.r. lUk-'gli Kir 1 :rl: r t: ? lion's share. Knowing tl J i u.ty cf of Mr. Haynes, I gave h!::i credit f r Icing the Idea from designer. But he got a school buildlnjr at could not tell. Presently the firing be gan to be heard further down the river, the Federal vessel having cut the chains which fastened to the one which had sunk and she and the Al bemarle making a running fight of It Then Hoke knew that Cooke had won and that the Federal, vessel was run ning, with the Albemarle . after hr Then he knew, too, that the crucial moment had arrived, that the Federal fleet was cleared out of the way by the Albemarle and he immediately storm ed the .town,- affecting, the capture in the most thorough manner and receiv ing the surrender of General Wessels and several thousand officers and men, the garrison flag being formally haul ed down and the Confederate flag run P In Us place and saluted and Gener al Wessels surrendering his sword, both his flag and sword being now in the museum here, among the collec tion of relics illustrating General Hoke s war service. Cooke, after hav ing very neatly disposed of the op posing vessels, came back to the town and was most heartily congratulated by Hoke for his gallantry. He had no coal but he had made his fires out of fat pine, rosin and lard and he had given the enemy as "lively a quarter vi. an nour, as me Frehch say, as they had during the entire war." The capture of Plymouth-was re warded by the thanks of Congress and by special letters of congratulation from President Davis, General Lee and other officers high in rank and by let ters from prominent men air over the Confederacy. As a matter of fact it was one of the most gallant and clev er things done during the war and General Hoke made good his promise and the statements which he had laid before President Davis and the cabinet as to the matter. This is the first time he, has ever told the , story and to be sure it will bo read with keen interest not only by North Carolinians, but by people all over the country and nota bly by veterans who were on either side during the great four years struggle. It would be a delight to se cure a good picture of Captain Cooke and if one can be found It shall cer- talnly be placed near the funnel of the Albemarle, which will be, pt all others, the most fitting position for it; . .Miss Sibul Hyatt, of Goldsboro, has sent "to the Hall of History, through Secretary of State J. Bryan Grimes, Note the beautiful description "In an excellent photograph, taken thiaf year, showing the graves . of North Carolina's first Governor, under -the constitution, that great patriot and fin sojaier, Kicnaro casweii. it is two miles west of KInston, not very far from the Atlantic & North Carolina Railway, and Is In an original forest, i There are four graves, the first beine r that of Caswell's wife; the second that of Caswell Imself, this being under a . gum tree which is eight feet in cir cumference one foot . above the ground; third the grave of his second wife, and fourth the grave of Susan V Gatlin, daughter of Richard Caswell and mother of Richard Gatling, the latter being the inventor oi; the Gat-; ling gun. Her grave is the only ont S which is marked There Is a headstone ; and a footstone of white marble, on? the headstone being the Inscription: "In memory of Susan Gatlin (Daugh ter of Richard Caswell) who died at the Rev. C. Hooks', In Wayne Co,, on had at first thoTtr C, k1 ' . Jine Din OI Marcn agea B7 years k f tnought that both vesselslfe 17 days." ' ' .. m De unK y the Albemarle, after 1 ' rxv iht trft tr lain ivmat Vi mAAA - viwhiu HIMOV JtOTQ AUUCU nimseif the letter "g" to his name, Montreat So those - familiar with Montreat school building have an Idea of this structure. As to other matters at Cliffside, mention wa3 made in a former com munication that a brass band, skating rink, bowling alley were in contem plation. As to brass band, a $600 set of Instruments have been order ed, and Prof. Weaver Is here to train, class. He r Is, a ' popular and competent trainer, and the out look Is promising for a good band. In addition te above features, a free reading room, boats for mill pond, propelled by gasolinet are also to be expected In hear fu ture.' ' The present capacity of 20,160 spindles and 850 looms, will likely be doubled In less than twelve months. This will require over 1,000 operatives and hence the population of the place will be doubled.. So confident Is the management of these conditions ielng realized that the school house la" to be enlarged before another term be gins. For a mill five years old, this is not a bad showing. V It- was my pleasure to visit staid but classlo Rutherfordton this week. The friction between "Ruth." who wanted to swarm out, and Ruther- ' fordton, who wanted her wayward daughter to remain in family, has been - adjusted. Rutherfordton - Is poorly located, but Is filled with In-i telllgent," courteous and hospitable people. -., It was also my pleasure to visit Ellenboro, also -f Rutherford county. In former articles people of this little village have been placed in a rather ludicrous light In all candor, these are clever, hon est and Industrious people. But they are certainly not progressive, nor are they alive , to interests of education. A rather witty citizen of Rutherford county; says the popular curricu lum is to read, write, "flgger," and know , how to master the almanac. By mastery, we mean to get weather prognostications, and tell when moon ; changes. As to weather forecasts, any Dody can -wTlte them, and my pre dictions would do as well as those In any almanac. Faith In weather pre dictions made out for a year ahead, belongs to days of alchemy, astrology, telling fortunes by coffee grounds and other traditions of barborous ages. The same applies to any foolishness about killing hogs, cutting timber, planting corn and melons "In the Lmoon," To give an idea of the denss VI . . 1. . , I . , . ignorance vi una section, me section in. which I live, and others, IH give a verbal prescription for "roomatiz:" ""Glt a pint of yelt worms, put 'em in a gallon of hog fat. Put 'em in a brass kittle, and bile, and bile and bile. When blled down good, anint the Jlnts good with this lntment. Then . bathe the Jlnts good in water what .come from a spring flowing, to wards the east. This Is a shore cure for roomatiz." . . Some people reverently believe this to be an infallble 'cure, and it 'may be. But why shduld . Water flowing ii . ; f am -- Do yon want a roof that win last as long as the 1 and never need repairs? One that Is fire-proof, lightning-proof, that gives t;1 nice appearance, and one that is within your means to la and take a look at onr large stock of Cortrlght Met B. F. WITHERS No. 202 South CoUege Street, - CHARIOT ? YOU AnE SUFFEmriG un luubugo, sciflTioai: r' on ulDWEY THO USE SWArJGC C L. BIGGINS, Beldlnf, MIoh.. writes: " menoedUking "8-DROPS" I was In bad si. foot was swollen terribly. My knee was so walk without my cane. Arms and shoulders v I could not take off my coat My kidneys were and the cords and muscles In my neck were so ; I could not look op. They pained me so nigh; not sleep. Now after using one-bait a bottle ' the spelling is all gone out of my foot, tan.' and my shoulders are Umbered up and my neck Those who are suffering the terrible tortures and agony caused by Rheumatism v tenet by the use of 'a-Drops. It is the one remedy that will almost Instantly re' cruoiaiing pains canted by thlamoat dreaded of alt diseases. Apply "5-Dropt" en thoroughly on the afflicted aohlng parts and It will stop the pain in a very short tu. . i J'kt ":D0P,, Intereally. To effect a cure it Is necessary to cleanse the r ao 4 and other poisonous matter and put the system In a perfectly healthy cond this has been done, you wiH.be free from all rheumatlo pains. RheumaUsu Qiaease and this treatment Is the rational one for such an ailment. GET A DOTTLE OF SVAIISOII'S "S-DROPS" If you are suffering with Rheumatism, Neuralgia Kidney La Grippe, Colds, Coughs, Lumbago, Sciatica, Gout, Ac Catarrh, Neuralglo Headache or other kindred dlaea: L"W "-OROPr' I mn(!rmtv frmm ot onlum, ooemlnm, aeo : . laudanum and otfm mlmUar utgrmdimnta. S E TJT FREE! A trlal bottle will be mailed free oi char v reader of this paper upon request V . Large Size Bottle (300 Doses). Si. OO. For Sale by Dru"-' Atk Tour Druggist lor the "SWANS0H PIUU" a Curs for Constlpatios. PRICE I rtW$0!l BHEOSATOXSa Ca., (D?t. 43), ISO Uka il Jll'LlL Davis the plan to capttire Plymouth nicu jikiu uy oenerHi vvesse is Of the United States army, it being an Im portant bn. of operations, and he v, n, .Vr. v . I as a 'n of sur render, but when he saw the Albe marle in danger of roino- that pulled down this fla, Pan up his en- nrlng' at her. before President. slirVi . v. -t a - a I . vwkb reiurrirj thj fire, . General iiy.e. sianpinsf on the bank as stated heard the firing and also hf-ard tv, frl.-i of men piyir? tiVi t ' since It is now spelled that way. His near kinsman, General v Jtichard C. Gatllngr, who was in the Confederate servlce.adhered to the old spelllnr. It Is strange that no steps have ever befn int?n to mnxk tha grave of Governor Caswell and that nature has erected the rrly manorial of him at his burl- "THE BRIGHT SPOT" himii by Nature With Superiority of Ptitica Gfsgrapbically E,M ML OT TIE Is Essentially Destined ti be i GREAT COMMERCIAL CEWTE Already recognized as an indespensible point of - supply and distribution, surrounded by abundant yaried natural resources, and a' rich agricultural country; easy of access to points of other localities, containing adequate banking facilities and all other modern equipments necessary to constitute ths foundation for the building of a great Commercial ; With these conditions existing it is reasonable to invite the public to 'Watch Charlotte Grow" For information apply to ll2 fekikoji th - - V. I .Mi, faifey ft 'if
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