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I HIS GLEANER. 'GRAHAM, N. O, April 16, S!6. suBscrmow. cash in ahvak ci Om rs sweKaa a; ttoonftnMa - tWihtor will awt be rwpMKilkk tor tfce rwiexprmal BV mil meaUMftita. On aa.nare' 1JI tMM a.8fctorBlj MqueMlMarOeaMI'Mnbk Y"t more aveee . w miflOTtaMMM fcfxmi on am Mm. Looal BoOose Mt cts. line (or nt SnearMOa aafcemm-at lnrrtioinVeta.a Utile. ' tiwiUA mtmm$ aae be M r Atrance tcufltfs Foiwnost Olhca iPisses Away tt & 1 5 Srittiay AtternooMirt II, 1896. tm STATt 10SES OW oriTSIOST f0IINCNT AMOfATMOTJC citizens. - Lm aCThaw alias Sbrtaaa tmlCwwiw if Hit Ceaety Hta Cmm to Fir last Trieste ef tecl. The 8tate mourns the death of one of its truest, nwiat uVvotcd, and most patriotic citizens. Ex -Gov. Thus. M. Holt died at his home at Haw Rlver"Jturt1ay oftcnwon, April 11 tli, 1896, at 5:15, surround ed by his devoted wife, his three daughters and two son, and other relatives and friends. He wns horn 1 July 15, 1831. His father, the lute ' Edwin M. Holt,' died May 14, 1884, In Lis 78th year, and his mother is still tiring, though quite feeble, aud it i her 86th year. Four brother. Jas. H. Holt, of Burlington, Win. K. Holt, ot Iexington. L Bunks Holt, of Graham, and Ijiwreiicc H. Holt, p Burlington, and three sis ters, Mrs. i)r. J. L. Williamson, Xlra. Capt. J. N. Willinmson nnd Mrs, Emma. V. White, all of-.Cn-liam, survive him. " Kx-Gov. Holt had not lecn s well rnarffbr two years or more though ' lie did not give up the active over sight of Ids business interests until the early part of this year. 1 le had Iteen a great sufferer front Blight's disease of the kidneys. Up to two weeks prior tn his death Iiojkss were entertained of his recovery, but " rom that time he declined rapidly until the end came. The sad news of his demise Unsh ed over the Slate and wns W(ued from neighbor to neighbor and friend to friend throughout the county m sorrowful tones. On Hunuay, throughout the day. throng of friends and neighbors and t those who had been in. bis employ - went to hi home to take the last , sad farewell look at the kindly face of their departed friond and benefac tor. ' ' . The funeral had been appointed for 11 o'clock Monday morning, and about that hour the funeral proces sion took up the slow, and niriivh I f w Graham, two mijes distant from "his home. One hundred and twen ty conveyances followed in the sol emn procession, ihctrcetsinlira ham a era lined on cither side by hundreds of people from far and '" near, from town and country : the ' wealthy, well-to-do "and lowly, men, women and children, white and black, t reverently witness the ' solemn cortege. To the Presby' tcrian church of which he hud long leen a consistent member and an elder the rvmains were home by ; the following pall-boaror : Mr. C V. Albrtyit and Maj. 8. P. TelLir, Ex-Judge Tho. B, Womack and Mr. B. 8. Roberson, Col. Ikmielian Cameron and Mr. I. 8. Johnston, Mr. W. A. Erwin and CoL J. 8. Cunningham. Honorary pall-bcar-art Gov. Kliaa Carr, . ex-Judge Jas. K. Shepherd and Jas. C Mc Raa, Cola, A. B. A ndrews, and Tbos. 8. Kenan, Msj. J. W. Wilson, Pre. Jas. McKce, P. J. Haywood, sod T. D. Hogg, Capt C. B. Dcnson, Messrs. R. H. Battle, C. (i, Latta, A. M. McPbectew, Wm. Boylan, C M. Busbee,, Jas. 8. Scott, II. W. Fries, P. B, Ruffin, R. T. Gray and Jo. P. CaldwclL . . - The ushers at the church were : Mr. J. L. Fcott, Jr, Dr. 0. W. Long, and Messrs. J. A. Long, J. B. Montguroery. H. Forshee, JS. 8. Parker, Jr., Chaa. A. Scott, V.O. Mehane, Thoa. R. Foost, W. r. AVhita, A. L. Bain, and W. II. Andersou. . ". ; 'While Uj retnainj were being of Jad, Kindly (Light," y Mr. Leo Hartt, of Durhaml-' The rnneral services were conducted ly Rev. Dr. K; H. Harding,of Farm villa, Va., a former lwloved pastor of tbetfhurcb and cbuvmate of the laifietitad dead. He also read ap nirhite Scriptural selections and offered prayer.! The venerahle Rev. Archibald Currie, also a former pas tonof the j-hurchjtlieii announced a hymn, after which Rev. W. P. McCorkle, the present pastor, lead in grayer and announced that in def erence to the wishes of th t family there would le no funeral discourse. The' services at the church vere con cluded with the benediction by Dr. Harding. The church wns packed to over-flowing, but all remained quietly seated till the pull-hcarcrs and relatives pawed out. A the remains were 1ciyg carried to the cemetery, the church bell,r court house bell and the Oneida Mills hell tolled, as they did when the funeral cortege arrived. At the grave the services wore conducted again byJDr. Hnrding. Gov. Holt remains were tinned in the spot selected by himself two years ago. There were iiumtrous llornl offer ings of rarest flowers and hand ... Homcst design, among tnem a piece from the Council of State, another from the University, nnd many oth ers from friends - and relatives, stiine trom a distiwieo. In addition to thocc already men tioned, among the ministers present were Drs. Sm"djs, Hume nnd Bo- detiheimer, Revs. McG. Shields,' H C. Kedey, M. Hunt, JTTTCile," T; E. ThomiMon, W. F. Ashburn. and II. Fleming. From Raleigh were Auditor R. M. " Furmnn, -Commis sionur ii. J raltersoiu treasurer Worth, Mayor Badger, C. B. Ed wards; from Durham, .V. Duke, W. T. Blackwcll; from Chapel Hill, President Winston, Prof. Gore; from Hilllxro, Mnj. John W. Gra hani ; from Clinrlqjte, Hon. S. B. Alexander ; and many others. Every token of rcsect was shown. The cotton mills of the county shut down Monday, the courthouse was d rutted in mourning, the business houses in Graham were closed. In (irwnsltoro the court house bell wuf -tolled at tho and at Ilaleich the flair capitol was floated at hnlf niast. From Raleigh special conches were brought up and pushed in on the side track of Oneida Mills, nnd the 1 o'clock train was detained till half Hist 2 o'clock to carry them back, to accommodate jtcoplc com ing from the cast. In the death of ex-Gov, Thos. M. Holt the State has lost one of its purest, noblest and best citi sens, who was ever awake to the welfare of his State and - people whom he loved, and to his family and friends his loss is irreparable. Peace to the ashes of the - fmieral hour: over the triot and benefactor ! UiMn receiving information of the death of ex-Governor Holt. I he fl lowing message was sent to Mrs, Holt by Govermir Carr. "Tlio iteoplu of the State mourn with you in the great loss sustained in tho death of her honored, patriotic and beloved ex-Governor. Accent my sincere symimtni'. J he State Council adopted the following : 44 'Resolved, That the Governor and Council of State have heard with profound sorrow of tho death of Thomas M. Holt, lato Governor of North Carolina. lu his death the State lost one of tho fitost useful citiseiM. In every position to which he was called the strictest fidelity to his trust, tho highest in Uyrity of puriKMe and sincere love of his State characterised his every act He was indeed a patriotic. Cliristian gontltmaiu We tender to tho family of tho deceased our sym- Sathy at this time of Jheir great af ictHMl. , 44 'Residved. That the Governor be authorised to request the family to consent to allow his remains to be brousht tn Raleigh to lie in state and he buriod in state in Oak wood cemetery. , " 'Itemtlvcd. That the council At tend in a tody.' f carried into the church Prof. A. W. Baooov who presided at tit Organ, irtvlcred an appropriate selection, Lich.W84 followed by tl singing The sketch below is , condcacd froiutheH'ycIopcdiAof Eminent and tSeprcsentative Men of the Cam- inaa." , Thomas M. Holt was A son of Edwin M. Holt and Fannie Banks Famfh Hult, the latter surviving. He was bora July Kan, 1831, in that part of old Orange, county. which has since been set oft into Alamance county. He was prejiar 1 (or 41c2e at Caldwell I nxtitute. HilUbom, and eighteen rears of age, entered the University of North Carolina. When twenty yrani of age Lis father look him tut an as sisCait, and soon lrgan to lean on bis judgment and confide in his skill and i inanagctnenV. When only twenty-one years of. age he wa" honored by an appntHtmi-nt by the Lt-gisLiture as a luaudratc, and served as diaimian of the board of hnance?-bf Alamance county, 1872 ho Was elected chairman of the hoanl of county commissioners and served .fi)r four years. ' His kindly ajsposition, .his unswerving , .in tegrity, his courteous demeanor and neighnorty interest in tlie people . of nw comiiy, neany every one oi whom he lias lonir known personal ly, made him very popular, and he was never brought lor ward for oihi without receiving not oily, ' the strength of his party, but many viites from; others. In 1876 ho was elected State Senator, receiving 65C) more votes than any candidate for that office had ever obtained. In the Senate his services were highly use;ui to the state, lie Jiari been t director in the North Carolina Rail load, in which the State had an in terest of $3,000,000, since. 1869, and was elected president of the company in 187o. He was also Lirgdy intercstol in agriculture and was pre-ident of the orth Caro liriii Agricultural Society'fof twelve years. Ills, varied experience and ripe judgment and sterling character made him one of the most influen tial Senators. He luUircd success fully for the establishment of the agrieult u rat rdepartment,- and was, oy virtue oi nu position as presi dent or the agricultural society, muae a memuer oi the . board con trolling it. ' , - In 1883 he was returned to' tho House of Representatives ; and again in 1885, when the House, in recognition of his eminent Jitnegg and patriotic service-i, chose him for Speaker.' Ho was a member of the House again in 1887, and the succeeding election was called bj' tho people to the oflicc of Lieutenant- Governor, and as such, ho presided over tho deliberations of the Senate. As a member on the floor of the Assembly, he had been able, ellieieiit and practical : and as a presiding officer he was fair and impartial. courteous towards nil and a'nise'ad- ministrator of the rules. During tho period of his legislative service he won the confidence of the whole State, and when on the 8th day of April, 18D1, he was culled to the executive clmir, on the sudden death of Gov. Fowlc. the neonle were entirely satisfied that the uffair of State were ii good hands, and that the duties of thatJiigh office would be discharged with ability. intelligence and a lofty pntrotivm. ror io yciirs he had administered the affairs of the North Carolina Railroad, as its president, with zeal and good judgment, nnd he laid down the uttbtrffir: becoming Gov ernor, with the con.sciousne'ts that all of his acts had met -puMic ap- But notwithstanding all of 'the varied duties that have claimed his attention, his chief interest ever centuredjii his cotton factories at Haw River. On the opposite side of the river, spreading themselves over a gradual ly-aMXMi(ling eminence lie his lirinecly premises one of tho finest country residences in the State, where nature nnd art arc combined to illustrate the tas'o and elegance; of a cultured family. But it was Linwood, his splendid , plantation on the North Carolina road, that Gov. Holt found his greatest pleas ure. There his lino stock, and his beautiful fields yield their increase and delight the eye of the practiced farmer. In October, 1&. Gov. Holt was happily married to Louisathe ac complished daughter of Samuel and ' Wary A. Hethel Moore. To them have been bom children : Charles gentleman would approve of lus plans, and as ha at that time owned a . grist mill on Alamance creek (about one mile from his home), the water-power of th creek -being sufficient to rut), both the grjat-mill and a small cotton factory, ,snd he reasoned that ''4fi his father would joiil hint jlttlie enterprise and erect the cotton Victory on his site on Alamance crpek, all would lo welL But his father bitterly, opposed the scheniaand did all he could to dis suade bis son from embarking in t he enterprise. Not discouraged by this disappointment, ha next applied to his itrother-in-law, in. A. Carrigan, to join him, and he considered the matter for a long : time; not being able to make up hs mind one' way or the other its to what he would do. Finally, without waiting for his brother-in-Jaw s answer, he went to PattersonN. J., and gave the girder lor the making of tlw machinery, not then knowing where he would locatj his null. On his return from Patterson, N, J., he stopped over in Phfladeliihia. where he met, at the United Stntesnllof el the la'e Chief Justice Ruffin. Chief Justice Ruffin at that time owned ft water-power and a mill on Haw river, i he place now being known as iyvepsonvillc, and he remarked to my luthcr that Ii lie was going to build a cotton fac ory and asked mm where he was going to locate it. My father replied lint lie wanted to put it on his fath- rs mill-site on Alamance creek, mt that the old gentleman was so much opposed to it that ho 'did 'riot know whether be would allow it or not. Chief Justice Ruffin then said he did not want to interfere in any arrangements between his fathcrand umsc ir. but that if his father held out in bis opposition ho would te. glad to have him locate his mill his place on Haw fiver. and if he wished a partner he would pleased to enter into pnrtner- ship with him, nnd if he did not desire a partner, I tit wanted to lxir row any money, tie would .be .--glad, to Joan him as much as he desired to borrow. On his return home my father repeated this conversation "to his father, who, se ing that he wns determined V build -a cotton factory, proposed to let him have his water iMiwer on Alamance creek and to K come his partner in the enterprise T. Holt, Com M., who married J)r. E. ChatnWrs Ijiird, of Virginia; Dazie M, who married Alfred W. Haywood, of Raleigh Ella N., who marneU Charlos Bruce Wright, of Wilmington, but now a resident of RaleighKaudJ,hoiuaa-&L Holt, Jr. He is also a Royal Aich Mason, and he has faithfully discharged his religious duties. For thirty years he has been a consistent member of the Prcsbytcrtain church, and for many years he has been an elder in tliat denomination. Here is the simple story of his early life and business career as told by himself in a letter for the 'Cot ton Mill Edition'loftho News and Observer: Haw River, N.C., Nor. 17, '95. The latter part of the proposition was declined on account at havins previously told his father that he would not -involve him for a cent. The conversation with Chief Justice Ruffin was then repeated to his brother-in-law,- Vm.r A. Carrigan, who t'f.cn agreed to enter into the partnership and join in the under taking. They bought tho water power on Alamance creek from my grandfather at a nominal price, put up the necessary buildings ami start ed the cotton factory during the pan ic ol lti.it . 1 he name of the firm was Holt & Carrigan. and they con tinued to do business under this name until the year ISol. AIout this time Mr. Carrigan 's wife died, lea viiy her surviving five sons, the two oldest of whom were graduates of the University of North Carol inn, amiTbcse t wo young men desired to move to the State of Arkansas, their father decided to jgo with them, and so sold out to my father his interest in the cotton factory. I was then living in Philadelphia, and my fath er needed some one to help him in his business affairs, brought me home and I went fo work, with him, enter- mi? u win mv duties on the 13th dav . - - of October, 1851, and continued in this service for ten years. In the year 1853 there came to our place of business on Alumanco creek a Frenchman, who wns a dver, and and out of frtendsr He who was vluM up money, and without a visit to her, and one afternoon they concluded that they would drive down to the mill and see this process ot dyeing yarn it being something new at that time ; They walked in to the dy house ,nnd J observed that my wife; did not re5ognize mc with my' o'er-alIs on so slipping UftMiebind her,- L threw , my arms arouiid lief and" Kied tlier, . She very indignantly d row back and catching up a 4 'wringing stick' iwmcn is aoout tno sisce ot a man s wrist and made out of tho lest and hardest hickory wood) made for me nnd but for my making myself nn mediately .known I would have paid dearly for my kiss. When Holt & Carrigan started their cotton factory thcxbeganlwifh ,528 spindles. "A few years later 16 looms were added. When I left the mills in 18'J1 there were in on crntion 1,200 spindles and 5)6 looms and to run these .and the nst null and saw mill exhausted all the jwwer of Alnmance creek, on which They were located. ; aiy lather trained all- his sons in the manufacturing business and . as we greW ui), we branched out for ourselves and built other mills, but the plaid business in our family and may say in the- State of Pnorth Carolina rose from and had its be ginning at this little mill on the banks of Alamance creek, with its little copper kettle and an ordinary wash pot. I am glad to Iks able to state that my grandfather, who so bitterly op ltosetl my father in the inauguration of his enterprise and from whom he would never borrowji dollar or per mit him to endorse his apcr on account of his promise in the begin ning, that his father should not be come involved in anyway on his account lived to see and rejoice in the success ot the enterprise. V hen the machinery for the cotton fa tory arrived the makers Messrs. Godwin, Clark & Co., ot Patterson, N. J., sent an expert along with it to put it up and run it until my father be came competent to run" it himself. 1 his expert remained about 18 . . ... . . montns and in the meantime-my father learned how to run it him self he taking charge-of and mana ging the mill and his partner, Mr. Carrigan, the store and the keeping of the books. The mill run 12 hours a day. I was a little fellow, (only 6 years old when tho factory started and well do I remember sitting up with my mother waiting for my. fa ther to come home at night. In the wintertime the mill would stop- at 7 O'clock , and after stopping he Would always remain in the building for half an hour, to sec that all the I lamps were out ana the stoves in such a condition a trfere "would ""be no diinger from fire and then he would ride a mile and a quarter to his home.' In the morninx he would eat his breakfast br day-liaht nnd be at the mill by G:30 o'clock to start the machinery going. He kept this habit up tor several years and until' his mil was paid for nnd in the meantime he c;iaged the service.) of a bright young man from the coun try and taught him how to run the mill. After this young man became comieicni to run mc mill, it was turned over Wliim ami run bvhiin under the supervision of my father. Edwin M. Holt was a strong part isan and an enthusiastic Whig, but he wou'd never accept office, al though his friends and neighbors often solicited him to do so. In the year 1845 there was a small cotton factory. built at Haw River, N. C, having only. 528 spindles and in 1858 the company owning the ' mill failed. My father and myself pur chased the property at an' execution salo, made by tho sheriff of the county, and in 1861 I bouirht his -., Mnmlukumvttfrt Cskiaf, Philadelphia ReonM. ; 7 : : The advocates of 50 cent dollars are fond of qiio'lng Jackson as a friend of bimetallism. They could hardly have .made a more unfortu nate select ion.".- It was during Jack son's administration that legislation was approved which made the gold dollar the standard of value. From 1834 till this time tire standard has been unchanged. - For forty-five years afterward silver wns underval " ued, and was worth more as a com modity than a coin". i For, the past! sixteen years ,it; has leoii , worth more as a coin, at the ratio of 16 lor 1, than a commodity and tho gold atjyidard could only be ' maintain) by-restftctiug-1he coinage of 4ho cheapest metal What gnaraflti'e has the country, if silver should be made the standard this year and 50 cents thereafter counted as a dollar. that next year the ndvocates of cheap money would not insist on a copper instead nf a silver oiie'TThe argument in favor of copjmr as op- IKiscfi to silver would be quite as unanswerable as the argument in favor of silver as opposed to gold. Drive out the imourilies from your blood with Hood's Sorsaparilla and thus avoid that tired, languid feeling and even serious illness Bcarcrsville, 111.-says : uTo Dr. ' Kind's New Discovery I owe my4 1 I air A 1 . . . ... . . . m IM.-i.... and tried lall the physicians for mil. .j nlmllt. hilt rtf lll a Villi and ' i ...I i r I --.. nils inven uii iinu iwm x wuui iiu . live. Having lr. King's New Dis- eovery in my store I sent for a bot tle and began its use ami from the first dose began to get, lictter, and after using three bottles was up and - about nuain. It is worth its weight in gold. We won't keep store or house wiihout it." Get a free, trial Alliriiht & t'o.'s drurf r-CT-- -, :-o r- . at T. A. store. !-T--' u Mrv H.A: London, of the Pitts boro Record, Will deliver the Memo rial Day address at Washington, N. C.T this year. -His subject will bo ' the ''Life and Services of Gen Bry- ; an Grimes." J'r. ; FxMidon is ait able and eloquent ; speaker , and no doubt Jiii-Will fully sustain himself on this occasion. , -1 ? v ' Some time ago Gov. Carr revoked the commission tf Lieut. Winslow. of the Naval Reserves. Mr. Wins low brought suit on the ground that 1.5 .... I... l; . wrr jiiiu in, iigiu in rcvoKe ins commission. The Supreme Court has deckled that hc Governor has the righb ' ' Goose Grease Liniment is made from pure goose grease, the most enetmting thing known to civilizi- tion. cures all-aches and pains quicker than anything known. livery bottle guaranteed. For sale by T. A. Albright & Co.. Graham : C. P. Albright fc Co.. Haw Uiver. N. V.. Manufactured by Goose Grease Liniment Co., Greensboro. N. C. . - The residence, barn and other buildings of Lindsay Lowder,- iHar New London, Stanly county, were destroyed by fire Saturday night. Buckles t Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in tho world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt K lieu in, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands. Chillldaina, Corns, and all !km Eruptions, nnd iHisitivelv'.,.H,,v,ns qnaiuiiii idmirirt..r m-f n Whu. ...... J..:...l A .'? " JHi A. Holt. .11 uivf . uti.. I'd, IVIIUl'U. Iti lr r.-Ull nf tiUll.K I Jill Illf IILQtltMl KHlfl Mtftf ! ....... Cart for HaaoaflM. i ' -An a ' remeiyfor all forms of Headache Electrio Bitters has prov -ed to be the very beat, f It affects a permanent, cure and the most dreaded habitual- sick hcndaclio yield to its influence. We urge all who are afflicted to procure a bot? tie, and give this rciiiCfly a fair trial. In cases of habitual const iprfc tion Electric Bitters' cures by giving: the needed tone to the bowels, and few caes long resist the use of this meliciiie. " Try itoiice. '- Fifty cents and $1.00 at T. A. Albright & Cos drug store. -. - - . . . Tlie World says Mrs. Ellen Clinl mer and five children and Mi Ins Tally and wife, all from Yadkin, boarded the train at Salisbury Mon day for Indiana; , - Hall's Hair lienewer cures clan ruff and scalp affection ; also cases ff baldness wlidrv the glands ' which feeds the roots of the hair lire not closed up. , When Baby won rick, wa gare her Caatorta, When aha waa a Child, alia cried for CaaCorf. When abe became Hlaa, aba cfanj to Outaria. Wbaaahe hod Cb0dna,iba gaTethea Caatoria, ADMINISi'KATOR'S NOTICE. Hvlll(f qnallfiil na i kjihu sau- ,,, nrh,nilcated .mi.rh.1 . . r,i .i faction or money r.-fundesl. Price 125 cents jxsr lxx. For salstat T.I A. Albnglit & Co. a drug store. T to itch. nt thi ui in ihv untltrs Lliid. u uay of April, 1H97, oiberl-f till nutlce nlil ! pienai.-ii in btirof tin Ir ret ortTy. uib. aji II i .1 . frv. , : J. T.. H l.TT. Jll, res Ana'B. as Adm'r of Ilt-ttle A. Holt, promised to tea;h me how to color Untorest in this jwopcrty and nwve cotton yam if I Would pay him the (to Haw River to live. Fmni tim sum of $100 and give him his board. I persuaded my father to allow life to accept the proposition, and im mediately went to work with such appliances as we could .scrape up, which were nn 80 gallon copper boiler (which my grandfather used for the pur ose of boiling potatoes and turnips in for his hogs), and a large cast-iron wssn-poi wnicn nap- ed tinin to tiipeancfas fast as I made money, I invented it in machinery ami at the present time there arc 15,060 spindles and 038 looms in full operation. We arc now building a new mill. hen the mill is completed we will hare in opera tion at Haw River 22,834 spindles and 940 looms. All these, looms are and will ha running on color- Our Stock for the Spring is now Complete in Every Department and we Invite inspection. Cotton Goods Have Declined - i a,nd we arc prepared to give you advantage of it. We have the very latest novelties in all classes of dress goods, so when you buy! rom us you may rest assured vou wilj be in styie. We Still Ldad speedily as possible wo built a dye house and acquired the necessary utonsils 6r dyeing. Tlie Frenchman remained with mo until I thought I could manage it mvself. I sot alone In compliance with your request, I very well, with the exception of dye I submit the following account of! ins indigo blue. Afterwards an ex- pened to bo in t(io storo on salo at I ol goods of various kinds and the the time V ith these implements J i whole of it had us ongen and bc- learnod my A B Ca in dyeing. As ginning in the small start made some of the facts and incidents con iravtcu wiiu uie iiauiuincianng t n terprises of my father and myself. especially those relating to the itt ccition of these enterprises. My father, the late Edwin M. Holt, nossos-wd a fine mind and a remarkable aptitude &r mechanics. He was ma met I during the year 1823, and about that time commenc ed his business career by runmng a small farm and a store. About tlie year 1830 there was in Greens Uiro, N. l, a Air. Henry Huniph- rica, who was engaged in running at j goods woven on a iowcr loom South tliat pbee a waton mill by steam. of tho INitomac river. If this l following tho natural incunaUm of pert dyer in blue was employed to come out from Philadelphia, and he taught me the art of dyeing in that color. He ten put two negro men la work with me, and side by side I worked with them at the dje tubs Sr over 8 rears. We then put in some fbur-liox looms and commenc ed the manufacture of thelitis "of goods then ami now known as Ata mance Plaid," I am to that time yard of plaids or colored cotton with the cpicr kettle and the wash not, and I attrfliute the suc cess which has crowned my efforts in nuuititacturing tn a great degree Ut the early traininj; ami' hasiness motliods inimrted to me in my boy hood by my father, '' Resjiect fully, -- - T110B. M. Holt. ' BeaeNs Tell tke Stenr. . - A vast mass of direct, unimjicai h- altle testimooy proves beyond any possibility of doubt that Hmal's Sarsainrilla actually dues jmt cctly and p:rnaiiiently cure diseases causefl by iinpuie bbaxf. Its re cord of cures is unequalled and these cures liare offen been acctan- the town in shoes, have just received our Oxford ties, j Come and k t us show you the :-;;...','. "latest thing out." , . Or Success with Our Clothing Department- . " has been remarkable. Nt have just received our third shipment this season. Come and r r see us before you buy and we will save yon - monev. ".- .- - we nave , I" " - . 'the-greatert variety of shirts m town, at " : prices never before offered. ' j REMEMBER, we hve everything kept in a first class store and guarantee prices against anv and all competitors. scon & co., . ' -- " '- ' GRAHAM, N..C. AHiXh - . ,i;i 1- :..r. 1 ... M"iuran'cuiicn uit.ii occtm- bis mitxl lor mechanical pursuits, my father made it convenient to visit tSreonsboro often, and as often as he went tliere he always inade it his business and pleaaore to rail on Mr. Humphries The tw6 began to like each oUier very piuch, and snort liecaine good frii nda, and the more my tuber examined and saw into the working of Mr. Humphries' mill, tlie more he determined to go into business himself. Somt-time about the year 183G he ntentks.cd tlie tuatU-r lv Lis la. her, b.j iiig tl w!d hal failed. Hood's Pills cure all liver ill, bijuHisiKHa, jaundice, : indigestiun. sick headache. . The location of the railroad shops in Salisbury has reused a land loom. Iand eoniianie have been organiz ed and lots are being laid off and sold. . .. Koanmll oticHnaThtdl'TnuTii folks liad to the oM-tiinc spring- meriicuies vi irv-ir nau-enUMxiw. John Crawlbpdiifc fun 1 FIsBoLA Ibn TIIE OREEXSHOHO CLOTIIIER v JrTSd yaers to him. 320 South Kim Street, Greensboro N. C. They will have prombt peAonaJ attentionT ' mU-0-: Affile b Ce ettfy peshire Core known fo tbe Medkal Professioa for true I am entitled to the honor of bavin? drol with mr own hands I , .." T 7 rr . . ! - 4-M)5 ami had woven under my own su pervision the first yard of eijored cotton goods manufactured in the South. , - ' : Wliilc working in the Dye House I wurf orrr-alls made f Oinlarjr j and dyeil in an Indigo at and it mar jh le out nf nLtor in this con nection tp relate a little incident In our day, this ol jction is retDov- fCT T&I 7 1 C iZZl eKta. for that occurre,! about this tirrw. "A jel and I AeV..rsrilU. the S tJHS Ooul. Umbiro, Sciatic. lew roontus ancrwy wife ami my- werful awl i-opulir uf Lltxxl- --i r-TZLl T"T. .7" ' rsoruttO, SCretula. UVCf self were uiamed mt of li-r lady ; punnent, is as pleasant to the palate i ,"l"n' friends from (rwnjboro .were on a as rorJul. - - - JrORfsALE -'AT A vesiu've Con cflectcd fa traei 4 f. n I t. a. ALtrvJuura i.kiu store.
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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April 16, 1896, edition 1
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