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gng U3N0IR TOPIC. . SCOTT. Jr.. Editor ana PnMer. I WEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, 1885. Entered at the Post-office at Lenoir as second-class matter. Csbseription price, $1.00. ": ' ' " ' ' " .- " ' : - ! jgET Advertising rates reasonable, t rfSTAU bills for advertising pay able weekly. . j ISjPJob printing a specialty. Major Finger speaks by author ity .on the subject of education, for hfei is h the State Superintendent. j When he declared, in his speed) in Lenoir, what the law is in respect to the length of the school term, he did so plainly and without equivo cation. He did not point out any way. by which it could be evaded. Indeed, there is no room for eva sion ; it is either to carry out the law in this regard or to break ! it openly. The Superintendent did not take it upon himself to say whe ther, ornot in any county this law has been evaded. He simply laid down the law and it was for those most interested to say whether in Caldwell or any other county, it is observed or is a dead letter. Then, assuming that the law is neglected in any county, the Superintendent did not assume to say that the blame must lie solely upon one pair of shoulders or upon the shoulders of any set of men. He rather sugges ted that the people themselves are to blame. If they will voice an un mistakable public'sentiment in favor of any measure the persons entrust ed with the power to make that measure operative will not hesitate long before answering this senti ment. In other words, if two years ago or one year ago the people of Caldwell had shown that they were r very much in favor of a 4-months term for the public schools they would have had them. Now, it is time for the people to speak on this ; subject We must educate ; but to educate we must have schools. , To change the subject, but still remain ing with the Superintendent, he spoke wisely in regard too moral as well as mental culture and he did not neglect a timely reference to physical culture. Mens sana in saw corpore, a sound and healthy mind in a healthy body, is the true idea of an educated person. This in cludes moral training, for no mind with a vicious inclination can be termed, whole or sound. If Super intendent Finger succeeds in awak ening in North Carolina an enthu siasm for the kind of education about which he himself seems to be so enthusiastic he will do a great work for his State. We await with interest and solicitude the result of Major Finger's endeavor. I We would not for the world pose in the attitude of a chronic grum , bler. and sneerer at the lawyers. That is an occupation too well-filled at present to need any new recruits. In copying the following from the 1 Asheville Citizen, however, we would ! suggest that J ndge Gudger might i well imitate Judge Montgomery's plan of making a payment of costs result upon every continuance and that such a man as Judge McRae might push matters forwrrd a little faster: So far, very little has been done to justify the demand made for ad ditions to the facilities to obtaining justice. The escape of a number of prisoners who were to have been tried at this term, and the prompt disposal of two other criminal cases early in the week, brought the civil docket up for action to find no body ready ; and yesterday, the day set for taking up that docket, was comparatively an idle day, nothing to do, and the Judge at liberty to appear on the streets, or attend to his own affairs. It was not fault of Judge Gudger that he was idle. He was at his post, ready patiently to give his time and learning to the causes coming before him. The bar is at fault that there was confusion in the consideration of the calendar, in that they were not ready for bus iness, and that consequently pre cious time is lost or wasted. This of course is a rebuke to the zeal and the judgment of those who urged an increase of Judges and an increase inthe dnration of terms. If the favor granted by legislation, at considerable increase of cost, is to be trifled with, it will not be diffi cult to create a reaction of public sentiment. Justice must be made to move faster with the facilities ac corded to it, or there will be a clam or raised that must be heeded. Of course there mast occur some cases to which unavoidable delays are pre sented. There are exceptions to which every body will submit. But the whole current of justice need not be obstructed or delayed. ' j i j Bishop Lyman was in Cashers j Valley,- Transylvania . county, far ! from railroad and telegraph, when : his daughter, Mrs. Cox, died. A i special rcecnsager was sent to him I Ires -.VsYille Friday, " STATE TCPI8S. Winston has 23 tobacco ware houses. , ' , "'The oldestlnan in Burke is Clem Fair, aged 97 i t . . A hew Lutheran Church , is being built in Salisbury. !.,.:: An Eastern Fruit Fair is talked in the eastern counties. j The law against killing deer ex pired week before last. j The Grand Lodge of Knights of Honor met in Winston last week. Sloan's history will be ready for delivery about the first of December. Brighton, Mitchell county; a new postoffice with John G. Burleson postmaster. Black Mountain has been selected as a permanent location for the Teachers' Assembly. j The people of Wake voted down the new road law given the comity by the last legislature. A big excursion from Winston and Greensboro to Asheville tomorrow. Fare from Hickory and return $1.50. The "Yadkin Railroad" was or ganized at Salisbury, last week, and John S. Henderson elected I Presi dent, i The Landmark says that a citizen of Catawba sat as a juror in a case tried at the late term of Iredell court. . Judge Montgomery compels all parties who are not ready for trial without good excuse to pay costs to date. ' '. A Virginia paper says it is report ed that Ray and Anderson are hid ing near Weaverville, Buncombe county. "; ).''. Thomas Shields, who killed Jos. G, Sitton in Mecklenburg, is very low with typhoid fever in the peni tentiary. 1 Married in Lincolnton, Thursday night, Dr. Atnzi A. Alexander, of Charlotte, to Mrs. Julia Eudy, of Lincolnton. . s A man in Onslow killed 7 alliga tors last week. One of them had a grown sheep and a loggerhead tur tle in him. 1 Last Wednesday night in Winston the Tise block of 9 business stands was destroyed by fire. Loss 120,000; insurance $7,000. VolJ l, No. 1 of . the Black Moun tain Pioneer, Burnsville, Yancey county, has been received. E. S. Warrock, editor. Richmond and Anson are having a controversy in the Rocket and Times as to which is the healthier county of the two. The regular annual August picnic at Mocksville in favor of the Oxford Orphan Asylum resulted, last week, in a collection of $250. Died suddenly in Raleigh Mrs. Fanny Lyman Cox, wife of Gen. W. R. Cox, M. C. in that district, and. daughter of Bishop Theodore B. Lyman. Durham will build an immense tent large enough ta hold thousands and Rev. Sam Jones will at an early day begin a protracted meeting un der it. ' ' ' The cas. of Gaston,county against -McKee, late Treasurer, to recover $1,700 for which he shows a receipt alleged by the county commissioners to be a forgery, took up a large part of Cleveland's court last week and week before. . There are 11 lawyers and 105 witnesses, the suit costs $200 per day and the costs already foot up $3,500. In Randolph county, Jodie Gor don, a mail rider, swapped a mule for a horse to J. T. Shaw. In a week the. mule died and Shaw had Gordon and his son Amos, arrested for cheating. As neither side was ready for trial and as Gordon wished the case removed before another magis trate he and his son were re manded to the custody of the icon stable and were not "allowed bail. The constable "imprisoned them in an old corn crib, chaining them to the logs and pinioning their arms." There they staid for four days.! In the meantime great indignation was aroused among the people ami, hun dreds went to see the prisoners The magistrate released them and made the prosecution-pay the costs. Suits for damage have been begun by Gor don and his son. Timnopics. The business boom is about to be gin, say all the papers. Mr. Gladstone, the "grand old man," is spending the summer in Norway, i Gov. Hoadly was re-nominated by the Democratic Convention of Ohio at Columbus on the 20th. Agricultural liens in South Caro lina amount to $3,000,000 less than in 1882 and the crops are much bet ter. Germanv and Snain are at odds k because the former is attempting to seize the Caroline Islands which the latter claims. The Iowa Democratic convention favors the repeal of the prohibition laws and calls for a high license. It also endorses the President. -: The cotton prospects are for the best crop ever raised. The acreage is 18,000,000 acres or 1,800,000 more than in 1882 when . tho crop was 6, 900,000 bales. On the first of Au gust the condition of th r.ntinn was 96 against 94 in 1882. . Gov. Jarvis has arrived safe "and spund at R:o de Janeiro and has been received by Dom Pedro. His first impressions of Brazil are favor able. : i A sailor from a schooner just in from Cienfuegos was attacked with yellow fever in New York, Thurs day. There is no danger of it spreading. j It is estimated that the SouthAvill make 50,000,000 bushels more of corn this year than last and at less expense. Georgia will make 40, 000, 000 bushels, 9 million more than last year and 15 more than the year before. The increase in South Car olina is 4,000,000 bushels overcast year. 1 The talk in New York is all about who will be the candidates of the two parties for Governor. It is prob able that a friend -of the administra tion will be selected by the Demo cratic convention which meets in September aud the President is of course -anxious to be "endorsed" by a popular victory. The Republicans will of course put up their strongest man and if Cleveland is "endorsed" it will mean something. Senator Evart? is strongly backed by the Republicans and the chief induce ment for him to accept is that, if elected, he will almost surely be; the Presidential nominee in 1888. Blaine is said to favor Evarts. We do bope the Democrats will be wise and put up a man whom all parties can sup port I TOWri TALK TOPICS. Trivial Incidents and Idle Gossip from thi Outlying Kamiets. It costs $i to get drunk and down in Asheville. Winston claims the "champion horse-bs.ck rider east of the Blue Ridge," and she is a lady. A 77-pound watermelon, 3 feet and a half round and 2 feet and one inch long in the sensation in New Berne. 5 Statesville was languidly excited last week over the dreggy, part of court and over the cemetery election which comes off next Monday, j. The Marionites held a "fair" in the court last week, which footed up $92.70 to be devoted to the brass band which they seem determined to have. i The "court house ring" in Char lotte has a watermelon bee every evening and Mayor "Bill" Johnston presides with as much dignity as is possible under the circumstances. In Tarboro the washer-women have formed a "Union" and demand extortionate prices. The indignant Tarboreans are about to import some Chinese washee-washee and then the dark damsels will be without! any occupation. There is a snarl in municipal af fairs in Winston. The rate of tax ation, certain special taxes, a Sqnday law, &c, have caused the members of the town council to disagree and one has resigned. The chief of po lice has also resigned, j The row in Winston last week was over a lost boy, Richard Stonej aged 8 years,who had gone into the joun try and, losing his way, stayed all night with a farmer and came home in the morning. In the meantime, all the bells were rung, drums beat and the Forsyth Riflemen and citi zens turned out on the hunt for him. The people of Concord are terri bly perturbed over the postbfficn. Mrs. Dusenberry, the present in cumbent was re-appointed in Janu ary and is a very "offensive parti san." There is but one i other applicant for the place, the county superintendent, and he is a j good Democrat, but it has so far been, im possible to remove the present in cumbent. The postoffice is the one theme of interest in Concord.) Qownsvilli Utter. Downsville, Aug. .21. To the Editor of Tlie Lenoir Topic : Corn and tobacco crops are j look ing beautiful and are both a 1 great deal better than they have been for several years past ; also there I is a larger acreage this year of both than was ever known before in this" sec tion..";.'"''," ':.:Z Z. ,v-';v 'j- :':.' j Z': ''rp. Tho wheat crop in this part of the county was rather a failure this year owing principally to the fact; that the ground was too dry and hard to be plowed last year. This failure on wheat has, r how ever, taught us an important lesson, and that lesson is, that for fear of drouth, we must begin early and use every opportunity for breaking our wheat land. So our farmers f have heeded the lesson and gone tovvork, and are now as busy as they can be preparing land for large crops next year. The present prospect for abundant crops of all kinds this year, and the earnestness of our farmers inj pre paring for large v crops of wheat, oats, &c. , next year, all seem to in dicate that an ; era of prosperity is dawning upon us, and we trust that no cause whatever will hinder its coming. , Mrs. R. L. White, of Hickory, is now on a visit to friends andi rela tives at this place. ! Fruit is abundant, both apples and peaches, but the prices given for it when dried, are so small that (many would prefer distilling; That would doubtless pay better than drying, but we do not advocate that princi ple and are glad to say that we have no distilleries in this section. " ' A small party of young folks from Little River, with some eastern visi- tors,made a trip to Hibriteh on the 15th and were highly pleased with the visit. The awe-inspiring grandeur of the ; mountain itself, as well as the beau -ty and splendor of the scene from tits summit, are worth far more than the cost of many visits. Such a mountain as this, commanding as it does, a panoramic view of the most beautiful part of the county is truly worth being proud of, and; who in Caldwell county is not proud of Hi briten ? Surely future genius will immortalize this beautiful mountain in "Song and Story" sending its fame throughout the civilized world. What has become of the Stock Law in Caldwell county ? Is it dead ? L. I). "Father Edwards." MOHG ANTON, Aug. 20. 7b the Editor of The Lenoir Topic: ? In a recent issue of vonr paper, the following declaration is made "Old' concerning father Edwards : Father Edwards, that good old man of 80 odd years of age, whom his people has turned out to grass, has wandered back to his old friends and his! wife's grave at Rutherford Col lege to die." What does all this mean ? Now, I am credibly informed that Father Edwards has a good comfortablo home at Rutherford College, where he and his wife, with two grand daughters have been living for some ten or twelve years. After the death of the old lady, one or the other, or both, of , these" girls have been living with their grandfather. One of the girls married several years ago, but remained with him for some time ; then the other came and remained with him-until she married, which she would not do until she had made satisfactory armngemeuts for her grandfather to be taken care of. Mrs. Falls was to rent his home with the Understanding that he was to furnish his own room and board with her as long us he might wish to stay. I : : 'I About four months after this, the old man visited this granddaughter, and being pleased with the situation, he consented to move his furniture and live with them. Not long after he had moved, the business of this young man was destroyed by fire, and he was compelled to give up his comfortable home and go to live with his father. Finding that there was no room for the old man with these two families in the same house, he, (Father Edwards) determined to move back to his old home at the College, notwithstanding his young est son had offered him a home at his house all the time Rev. T. H. Edwards, on learning the inclination of his father to move back, at once made the arrange ments 'with Mrs. Falls to take care of him, and both he and the other chilf dren stand pledged to Mrs. Falls .10 pay all necessary, expenses over and above what the old man may be able to meet in the rent of the house, &c. These being facts, as l am very credibly informed, it is very unkind in "Incognito," whoever it may hy, to make such slanderous statements in public print. C M. Andekson. Our Clay Letter. Clay, Mitchell Co., Aug. 18. To the Editor o f The Lenoir Topic: The people of Carey's -Flat and vicinity, in your county of Caldwell, have gotten up a petition to the Post Office Department asking for the establishment of a, new postorfioo. about half way from Globe and ('l.iv postofficc8, which are 13 miles apart. We who live within the delivery of Clay postoffice have an interest in this , matter. This letter will go from here to Boone, thence to Pat terson, and in the course of a round about way of some 00 or 70 miles perhaps morewill reach you sever al days hence ; yet your printing office is only 33 miles from Clay. And you, Mr. Editor, are also in terested in this movement, for every new postoffice which is established in your county adds a few subscrib ers to your list. So give it a good send off. A semi-weekly mau is asked for. A party of "Grand Rounders" touched here a few days ago. They were from Mooresville, Iredell coun ty. They had been on their "wind ing way" three weeks, and had already visited Lincolnton, Shblby, Chimney Rock, Hendersonville, Buck Forest, Caesar's Head, Brevard, Asheville, Bakers ville, Roan Moun tain, where they found a very large hotel, not yet finished, and from thence here, where they unhitched, partook of a good dinner and went on to finish the "round" by visiting Blowing Rock, Lenoir, Taylorsville, and home. S. A. Lawrence and wife, T. T. Goodman and wife, Misses Julia Snede, Maggie Houston,- Emma Rankin, Messrs. W. W. Rankin and R. V. Houston constituted the par ty.' ' Mr. Richie has loaded on a wagon some grain to take to Lenoir's mill 12 miles away,. and this, reminds me to say that there is a mill site, and good water power here on Lin ville river, to be given to anybody who will obligate nimself to erect a good saw and grist mill : and run them. The site is on a tract of from 40 to 50 acres of excellent meadow land covered with timber, which will be sold very cheap. Speaking of Lenoirs milL which is in Watauga county, reminds me to say that I went over there the other day and was very much pleas ed with the" "lay of the land' Capt.' Walter W. Lenoir owns thousands of acres on Watauga and Linville rivers. These two rivers head within about 100 yards of each other, but take different courses- f . the onei starts off in a northerlv di rection Jjind continues. its course into Tennessee and loses itself in the Jlolstoi river ; Linville courses southward and is finally, "taken in" by the Catawba river. in the county of Catawba. F-nr milea from here, near the head waters of these two rivers j Watauga and Linville the Captain hits a beautiful gras farm, on whiqh I saw a herd of those beau tiful cattle the' Devons grazing. It made! my eyes water because I have not a Devon heifer calf to rear for a family cow. For such purpose the Devon cows are as good as any, while the Devon oxen are the very best for work oxen. And while one is buying he had alwavs bettor "get the bes."; " Tho weather, like the poor,1 we always have present with us. When not of oni kind it is of .another. For the' past month wet has prevail ed at the rule of five to niif, und the days ouj which it has not rained, cloudy weather has prevailed oyer the fain, I So fanners have had to harvestjuhder great disadvantages, and have sustained lo3sesof hay and grain to some extent. Brushy Mountain Association. : i This body met with the church at Booiie,i last Thursday, and there was a large attendance. Rev. A. Pool tells us that Mr. R. Spainhbur, of Moravian Fall8, chosen Moderator and Mr. W W. A. was E. White Clerk. Several prominent men from the central part of the State were present, among them 'Prof. Royall, of Wake FoVest Col lege, Mr. J Joseph U. Mills and Ke.v. W. R. jGwaltney, of Greensboro, who is on; a visit to his father in Alexander county. Personal. We are s-orry to learn of the serious illness of our friend, Len. W. Estcs, at Blowing Rock. Rev. A. W. Moore was in town Monday canvassing for the Centena ry, a Methodist paper published at Lancaster, S. 0. Mr. Homer Bernhardt is on a visit to Lenoir. NOTICE. The notes and bonds taken by me in the fall of 1884, for. Star Brand Guano are now due and in my hands for collection, j Come forward and settle up without further notice, as II have (o make settlement with the Company the 1st day of September. Somei have failed to pay up for 1883. 1 j hope they will pay up at once as, further indulgence cannot be given.) f R R IKakefield. August 10, 885. "Star Brand!' Guana and "Navas- sa uuanp tor wneat, lor sale by Hi. F. Wakefield. Lenoir, N. C. II w ill sell jas chap as the cheapest. Call on me before buying elsewhere, at the hardware corner. H. O. Mar tin will wait oh vou when I am ab- Sent. Res pee t fully, E. F. Wakefield. TO THE PUBLIC ! I am still at my old stand, next loor to S. W. Hamilton's. All per- ons wahting either Shcot Iron or Tin Work Done, can have it done on short j NOTi(iE and -jn good style, and j all hew work guaranteed. i Tobacco flues and stove i piping to be had at SHORT NOTICE. I f j jSugar and Coffee and other groceries and j notions aiu bread and cakes I always on hand. IPith thanks for past faivors I humbly solicit a A ooutiuuooco o4 the Mini, promising to-sell an Cheap asl any f the rest can sell. J. S. P. HAMILTON. TINTAp FOR SALE. By virtue of three jortBjr m-tile by I. M. Allen nt J. M. ITuivrcHi t i. H HU htwpr, 1hUm1 iVTurch 13, IH8J, an it H-iBiif'rt t ux. w-will 'tl Hi ) nb!ie kn'tion, tof cuhIi, on Sfupudny, Koj)t. 8, lHftt. t I 8. p. Hamilton' Strf. in fnitr, N f, a iaro lot of Tinware htiA Tinners' Ma!hlnrv. t ;. . I WEIrtKITTLE k SON, j By C. V. :n.iJETt Att'y I Agentl Wanted! I To form, Clubs for the Great Dollar Library. I . Member of a Club will have the use of 100 hand notnely bound books for five years. Sparkling new books, fresh from pens whose writing" are ever wel come, will be added tfoiu time to time without any additional post to members No money required o start with, i For terms to agents, etc, address i .; I I 3, Jj. PLONK, Newton, N. C. DAVENPORT COLLEGE. A Hili Grade Home School for Girls. i .i f : Lknoib, Caldwell Countt, N. O. Term Opens Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 1885,,with a full corps of Teachers. Chargrea fbr Day Scholars. Kindergarten alone, per term, $5 Primary and Kindergarten, 10 Preparatory from . $12 to $18 Music from $15 to $30 Art from. $10 to $25 Higher English, . ' $15 - The charges for the next session have been reduced and the advan tages increased. This school is Pre-csiinont in Point of Lo cation, in Higher English, EZusic, Art, and in v Refining Mnences ani, Home Life; A new Chapel is in process of erection and the equipment and out fit will be largjely increased. Y7H1 H. Qanborn, Prca't, GLAD TIDINGS FROM TI7K Ik New Enterprise -Btwmeth 1 Our business is steadily increasing ! We. Mow Onwarfl and Upward Z'-:"r -'; ' j j,'-;..; ' ". i "" i By our ever " watchfulness j of our patrons' interests, our honest! treatment, our low prl es and reliable ! goods. Lookers become Purchasers. Purchasers become Friends, i ; Fripn;l, o tr Ust AdvertiHTuent. I i-;" ' ''.'IT-' ' ' Our Facilities -are UneqijialludJ i ! 1 If you want to see or buy anything in the I Line, Call onj .- --. - ' ., i' I ' I J. B. EBVIN, ;i i Lenoir, N. C, June 23. J Read & Remember! :!. '-- ,: j f " 1 ' - ; '' That we Want all. the Blackberries We can buy this Season i i . . ' :. .V j' '', ." ' ' And will pay the very For the same that the market will allow. Owing to the "hard times" we are now selling our LARGE STOCK -OF- General i Merchandise At Extremely Either for cash, j or good merchantable produce. i . ... Special attention is called to the following seasona )lc goods : l i !. r .. - 1 ! - j- ' - -' " '' . " . i .--.. ..,. . j- ..; . . 'i 'j Grass Scythes, Mason's Improved Fruit Jars, , j "Oriole", and i "Gold Medal" Apple Fealersi I Gorers and Slicers. I Bear in mind we oifer no "bate3" to catch trade, hut sell each article for what it is worth and pledge ourselves to give our customers both in Buying and Selling Every legitimate adiantage of the I markei. Hoping by honest effort and fair Dealing to merit your I . - I - continued patronage, 1 T2e are, . - Respectfully, CLOYD 1A1ID NELSON. F. WIEOEHFELD, Not Having time to Write out an Advertisement And one at Length, would , say that he is ready for Every Kind ofTrado In its Oeason. -t-o-J- He Will Give Good Prices and Sell GOOD GOODS At Reasonable Prices m Watt Plows, : t I - SEWING MACHINES, 9 Always on Hand. Respectfully, F. 7iDsdnfcld. ! I . ' i . - - i. r,;. , . v " 1 ' ' i ' V. 1 1
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