YOLiUMB X.
LENOIR, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1885.
NUMBER 01.
Wallace
Bros.,
STATESVILLE, N. C.
Wholesale Dealers
Geneial Merchandise.
-lot-
Largest Warehouse
and best facili-
ties for han
dling Dried Fruit, Ber-
j .
ries, etc.. in
the State.
RESPECTFULLY
Wallace
Bros.
August 27th, 1884.
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Stipatioa ALL OTHEB IBOI HEDICUKS DO.
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for nriohinc tb blood, and maorla all djspeptio
xmptoeii! H doM not hurt til Uth.n
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. and hLrvwi diaaaaaa. alas whan a tonio waa
. and it has ncorad tboroochly atiafaatocy."
If War. Rtmi 9 e. Manr 8t Haw Orleana. La
gan: "Brow's Lua Vittert numd ma in aaaaa
ot blood yatoaoitiy. and I haartu command It to
tboaa naadjaf a portoer."
Tha Oanmna baa Trad Mark and aroaaad tad Unas
. anwrappar. TaJta mm tkmr. Madam by
BMWI CBEMIOAXCO BALTIMORE, Ml.
Lunr Havd Booav-aaafol and atcraatff. aa
talnin Uat of prUoa oc raoipa. information aboot
aoina, ata, gtvan away by all daalarain adiaiaa, or
aailad to an addrasa on taoaipi of to. stamp.
CLINTON A. CILLEY,
Attornoy-At-Lai7,
Praotico in All The Courts.
' WRY 1UHT SALUE NEVER EOT MARRIED.
: . a :
- 'Now, Aunt Salhe, do please tell
us why you never got married. You
know you said once that wheu you
were a girl you were engaged to a
minister, and promised you would
tell us all about it eome time. Now,
aunt, please do."
"Well, if I ever did see snch girls
in my -born days. It's tease, tease,
from morning till night ; you 5 must
know all abuut everything you hav
ent no business to know anything
about. Such inquisitive, pestiferous
critters as vou are ! When I was
young, girls were indifferent, they
minded their business, and didn't go
sailing around with a whole string
of beaux, getting their heads filled
with all kinds of nonsense. I never
dared to sk any of my aunts, mar
ried or single, about any of their
affairs. Pretty mess I'd have got
into if I had. When they offered
to tell me anything of their own ac
cord, I kept my mouth shut and
listened. Everything is different
nowadays ; young folks have no re-'
spect for their elders. But as I see
I m not going to hare any peace till
I tell you, why just listen, and don't
let me hear a word out of one of
your mouths till I get through.'
: 'ThatV right. Aunt Sallie; go
right ahead, do, anj we will keep
perfectly still.'
'Well, you see. when I was about
seventeen years old, I was living in
Salem. Though I say it myself, I
was quite a good-looking girl then,
and had several beaux. The one tha,
took my fancy most, was a young
minister, a very promising young
man, and remarkably pious and
steady. He thought a good deal of
me, and I kind of took a fancy to
him, and things ran on until we
were engaged. One evening he came
to see me I remember it as well as
if it were only yesterday. When he
came into the parlor where I was
alone he came up to me, and but.
now, pshaw ! girls, I don't like to
tell the rest.'
r 'Oh, Aunt Sallie, for mercy's sake"
don't stop tell us what he did.'
'Well, as I said, when he came up
to me, and put his arms around me
and rather hugged me ; when I got
excited and somewhat frustrated; it
was a long time ago, and I don't"
know but what I might have hugged
him back a little. Then I felt but
just now, clear out, every one of
you ; I shan't tell you any more.'
"Goodness, gracious, no, Aunt
Sallie, tell us how you felt. Didn't
you feel good ? And what did he
do next ?
'Oh such torments as you are ! I
was like any other girl, and pretty
soon I pretended to be mad about it,
and pushed him away, though I
wasn't mad a bit. You must know
that the house where I lived was on
one of the streets of the town.
There were glass doors in the parlor,
which opened right out over the
street, and no balcony nor anything
of the kind in front of ' the house.
As it was in the summer season,
these two doors were open and shut
ters drawn toi I stepped a little
from him ; when he edged up close
I pushed him back again. I pushed
harder than I intended to, and don't
vou think, girls, the poor fellow lost
his balance, and fell through one of
the doors into the street. Yes, it's
so. As he fell, I gave a scream and
caught him but I declare I won't
tell anything more.'
'Yes, yes, Aunt Sallie. How did
you catch him ? Did it hurt him
much ?'
'Well, if I must, I must. He fell
head first, and as he was going, I
caught him by the legs of his trow
sers. I held on for a minute and
cried to pull him back, but his sus-
I lenders gave way, and the poor fel
ow fell among a parcel of ladies
and gentlemen going along the
street.'
'Oh, Aunty, Aunty, good . gra
cious !
'There, that's right, squall and
giggle as much as you want to. Girls
that can't hear a little thing like
that without tearing around the
room, and hee-hee-ing in such a way,
don't know enough to come home
when it rains. A nice time the man
who marries one of you will hare,1
won't he ? Catch me telling you
anything again.'
But, Aunt Sallie, what became of
him ? Did you ever see him again ?
'No ; the moment he touched the
; ground be got up and left that place
in a hurry. I tell you it was a sight
to be remembered to see how that
man did run. Father happened to
be coming up the street at the time,
and he said he never saw anything
to equal it in his life. I heard oth
ers say he did the fastest running
ever known in that part of the coun
try, and he never stopped or looked
behind him until he was two miles
out of town. He sent me a note a,
few days afterward, saying that the
engagement must- be broken off, as
he could never look me in the face
again after what had happened. He
went out West, and, I believe, is
preaching in Illinois, But he never
married. He was so modest, and I
suppose he was bo badly frightened
that time, that he never dared to
trugt himself near a woman again.
That, girls, is the reason I never
married. I felt very bad about it
for a long time, for "he was a real
good man, and I've "often thought to
myself that va should have always
been happy if his suspenders hadn't
given way 1'
TB!P TO THE GRiKDFATHE.
Sugar Grove, Aug. 22.
To the Editor of TJie Lenoir Topic :
. As indicated last week, jwo will
try to give you some notes taken on
our trip to the Grandfather moun:
tain. j
A party from Cove Creek and Wa
tauga river, in which whs blended
ohildhood, youth, manhood and old
age; representing beauty, grace and
refinement of fair damsels and staid
matrons. Our party of 17 left home
on Tuesday, the 1 8th, with rations;
camp equipagu and three jvagoni.
At ii o'clock we arrived at tfie beau
tiful and lovely ranche of Capt. X
W. Lenoir, in the Linville and Wa
tauga gap of the Blue Ridgei where
we met the kind and courteous Cap
tain, who cordially received us and
provided a lot for our horses, of as
fine grass as ever grew fioni aiiy
soil in any climate on the j face of
this green earth. The Captain then
showed us his fine heard of full bred
Devon cattle, grazing lazily on the
finest of grass in his broad j acres of
pasture. A better and finer exhibit
of fine improved cattle we have nev
er seen. The Captain refuses $50')
a head for his milch cows and sells
his stock calves for $25 eacli Here
allow us to say that, the kin'dness
and generosity of Capt. Lendir, flows
lis natuarlly and freely to his fellow
man, as the ripling, sparkling and
lucid babbling brooks runs down the
deep shaded ravines of the mountain
gorges to water and nourish vegeta
tion. Ah me, we shrink at the task
set before us, which requires the pen
of a ready writer to fully describe
the sublime and lofty summit of the
notable and far famed peak of the
Blue Ridge, called by the venerable
nanie of Grandfather. Here we
stand in Linvijle gap, ijlOO feet
abode the sea, and our ycnerabl
Grandfather, as old and ancient as
the beginning of days, or the foun
dation of old Terrafirma. Towering
as it were, right over our heads,
5,807 feet above the sea, and 1,707
feet above us. It is called three
miles to the top, but the uiiiniciated
pedestrian thinks it 5 miles up, and
4 down, up and up, on anil on, we
toil and sweat through the dark
shadows of the dense forest of bal
sam bearing firs, whose stately bear
ing and graceful wide spreafling
boughs are beautiful to look upon.
Now we are at the cold, rock spring,
the temperature of which is, as test
ed, some 38 degrees, Farenheit. Here
we rest and cool our weary jand heat
ed systems, then in natures pure
and heathful beverage webatheour
lips, cool and moisten our tongues
and slake our thirst. Being fully
refreshed, on and up1 we trudge.
Now we are at Mast and Hermans ho
tel, whose walls and roofs-are made
of solid granite bv the great archi
tect of the incomprehensible uni-:
verse. Here we stow on ready made
shelves, our rations andcafnp equip
page, and prepare for our night's
lodgings.- By this time j,he sun is
setting through the hazy vapor, pre--senting
a grand and beautiful pic
ture set in a back ground of vermil
ion formed by the rays of the sun.
With the darkness comes a dense
fog driven over the mountain in a
break neck rapidity by high unceas
ing winds. By the course of nature
old Sol, the blessed luminary of day,
makes his diurnal circuit .and looni3
up the eastern horizon and drives
darkness into the shade of China.
We now stand on sunrise view, to
see the sun rise, but alas, his bright
ness i could not pierce the murky
clouds. After breakfast we, or. a
part of us, gather balsam till dinner.
For the information of those who
are not acquainted with the balsam
bearing fir, we will simply add that
the balsam is gathered from little
blister shaped cells or pockets on the
surface of the bark of the tree, we
tap the blister with a charger shap
ed tin tube, similar to a coffee pot
spout. The blisters yield; from 2 to
3 drops to half a thimble full.
While at dinner a party j of gentle
men and ladies (20 in number) from
the city of H-i-c-k-o-r-y,j passed by
our hotel in pairs and groups. Af
ter lunch we spend the evening in
indescribable pleasure of tiewingthe
landscape o'er. The beauty, the
grandeur and sublimity of which no
mortal man is able to fully compre
hend or adequately describe. Yea,
one must see for himself, to realize
and appreciate its stupendous sig
nificance. The real Iback bone of
old grandaddy is 300 or 400 yards
long, the joints of the spinal cord
rising up perpendicular 5 to 8 feet
which we ascend and fdecend by
winding steps or by ladder which
some kind person has 'made and
E laced in position. Sunrise view is a
igh fiat rock pointing south east.
Sunset view is on northwest end of
high peak, or backbone, a naked
bare rock, with handy and comfort
able seats of solid granite. Here wo
sit or recline and behold the won
derful handiwork of our , creator
which ravishes our eyes with.delight
and feasts our souls with a holy in
spiration. Now we leave sunset
view and wind our way to the won
derful Blowing Bock of the . Grand
father, whose perpendicular walls of
solid masonry are at least 500 feet
high, kind hearts and willing hands
has cleared and smoothed its surface
which gives the finishing touch to
this beautiful panorama of the most
wonderful ravines we have ever seen.
This broad deep rapid declining rav-
ine swoops down to the Watauga
river, whose beautiful valleys sjbread
out in bold relief of this landscape
view, btandme at the base o
bills
stupendous rock we are lost in
won-
der and amazement. We are now
back on the high peak from which
wo behold the source of many noble
rivers, which flows from either side
of one of the great water sheds of
the world. Also in every direction
we see lofty mountains, who.se sum
mits seem to reach and kiss the
skies. These huge mountains rise
up one after another, until our op
tical vision is lost in interminable
spaceand their lofty peaks are blend
ed with the blue sky. Sunset of the
10th is veiled with clouds. We
have a good social time until ten at
night, then sleep by ketch naps un
til day. Breakfast over, we pack up
baggage, divide our party, four
young men, four ladies and three
little boys go down the mountain to
our wagons, hitch up - and 4 drive
down Linville river three miles, then
one mile to a whortle berry patch of
many acres. While six stalwarts tf
our party propose to tramp and !
plore a high broken spur of the
Blue Ridge running south thr
miles. There is a strange freak,-f
the Blue Ridge here. From tbe
highest peak of the Grandfather the
Blue Ridge declines , 1,797 feet to
Linville gap, with sb little inclina
tion to either side off the divide as
to be almost imperceptible. With
staff in hand we ascend and decend
7 or 8 peaks over 8,000 feet high.
This wonderful spur shoots up into
high sharp peaks with perpendicu
lar walls on the south west side hun
dreds of feet high. On top of first
peak we climb down ver broken
clilfs into a deep cut g;ip or gorge,
then climb the next peak over bro
ken cliffs. Now we stand on the
top of a bare cliff 300 feet high,
from which we have a splendid view
of Banner Elk. On and on we go.
Now we ascend a high table rock by
a narrow edge, oh my ! we seem lift
ed above all the surrounding world,
frtmi which our view is-unbounded.
From this wonderful rock we climb
down a balsam. On and on we go.
Here we are at one of natures grand
passes. The solid walls of rock is
set apart 8 or 10 feet, down, which
we go 50 yards, where we stand be
tween two towering walls of rock.
On and on, over peak after peak un
til we comb to short off , where the
spur abruptly terminates. There is
one thing of this spur, worthy of
notice, which is a kind of -hether
soft and elastic to the foot, also a
yellow feathery moss (5 inches high,
soft as a feather bed. !' Now. we tile
left and cross a wonderful ravine
200 yards wide without tree or bush
which looks very much like a migh
ty river bed, here we climb a table
rock 20 f.et high who-e surface is
level and is one acre or more in area,
now we climb down a balsam, cross
a deep cut ravine at the base of the
grandest and most wonderful rock
we have ever ascended. Here we
stand. on a wide flat table like rock
whose walls on our
dreds of feet high,
or 500 vards where
right are hun-
On we go 400
we stop at the
three chimneys, or con i col peaks,
the corners of three counties, Wa
tauga, Mitchell and Caldwell, from
this rock we can see our i party in
the whortle berry patch, to which
we wend our way oy decendiug a
bare rock 40 feet on an inclination
of 45 degrees. With solemn thought
we bid farewell to this monster
giant who has withstood the storms
of thousands of years, and will still
remain the same grim sentinel while
this earth remains and till time shall
be no more. ?
O Lord, great and wonderful are
thy works, and thy ways past find
ing out.
Hurrah, we are now in the berry
patch. Oh my! what a crowd, 26
men women aud children, and oh
what a sight, 9 women with 18 gal
lons of delicious berries which we
buy and off we go to our wagons.
Then back to Llinville gap, where
we strike camp and spend the even
ing with much social pleasure and
enjoyment. A more social, moral,
fun-loving crowd is seldom, if ever,
found. As the dark curtain of night
is drawn around ns we rouse our fire,
form a circle and spin yarns enough
to patch our pants j and darn our
stockings. After supper we have a
splendid entertainment of vocal mu
sic. The choir of singers were the
Misses Sue Mast, Viney Sherrill
Nannie Flanuery and Mrs. J CShull
and Messrs. N. T. Mast, J. W. Triv
ett, A. M. Mast, Jeff Brown and A.
L. Herman.' All the parts were
harmoniously rendered, in one grand
strain of devotion, which delighted
and charmed all "who heard it, es
pecially Capt. Lenoir, who is very
fond of vocal music.
Friday, 21st, we are rolling down
Watauga valley, and all arrived at
home safe and sound, well pleased
with our trip which we all enjoyed
very much. N. N.
A TbsmI Eist&ks.
Baltixnorlan.
A Chicago correspondent Bays : A
newjk married couple were en route
to Washington by the Baltimore and
Ohio.'- There are many tunnels on
this road the other side of the Ohio
river. All through Ohio the face of
the young man -wore occasional looks
of pain, despite his great joy. He
seemed to want something. Appar
ently he jeared. Oyer in West Vir
ginia the train entered a tunnel.
Upon emerging into the light the
young man's face was seen to wear a
studious expression. He had had a
revelation. Then he smiled with
firm, manly, continuous smile, and
his eyes peered ahead for the ; first
sign of a yawning cavern in the
mountain side. The bride was hap
py and demure. With shadows
rumble-darkness. The vein is drawn.
It is another tunnel. Light again,
and the young man looks happier
than ever. Tlie bride's cheek did
porto a gentle blush a modest, ex
perienced blush, discoverable only
to the initiated and envious. No
perplexity, no anxiety now. The
revelation has been tested and found
a success.., There are many tunnels,
but not enough. It the whole line
were a tunnel the bride and groom
would not care how slow the train
firoceeded. The man who has uot
ived to bless the builder of tunnels
does not know what happiness is.
He is but little above the brute
which ?ie er troubled the Createrfor
passing clouds over the moon on
prayer-meeting nights. Bridegroom
was not one of these parties. He
appreciated all the blessings which
man and nature had bestowed upon
him. He did not miss a tunnel.
But all must have an end. Day
light always comes to the newly
married. Strawberries , and cream
must be paid for at the cashier's
desk. Within the blissful cucumber,
hide a microbe. Our young hus
band goes for a ' drink of water.
While on this errand his eager eye
catches the signs of another tunnel.
Of course he fears his birdie will be
aore afraid if left alone ,in the dark
ness, and he hastens to her side.
Quick are his feet, but faster moves
the train: Darkness gathers while
he is yet. half a dozen seats away.
But the brave man does not falter.
He gropes along, he reaches the seat
(or thinks he does) and slides into
it. Deep are the shadows as hums
the train; - '
A scream long and vigorous a
sound of scuffling a thump or two
and the bright light of a May day
breaks upon the scene. The young
husband frantically endeavors to
disengage himself from the grasp of
an angry colored woman sitting in
the seat just behind the bride. He
at length succeeds and retires sul
lenly to his seat, wiping his mouth
and occasionally spitting upon the
floor as if he had bitten through a
worm in a fig.
The tunnels come and go. but'
their shadows are scarcely deeper
than those upon" the face of th
young honeymoon. .
J f ',. '
ORDINANCES 8F THE TO'. OF LEUQIB.
Ord. i. .That any. person or per
sons who -shall, within the limits of
the town of Lenoir, 'engage in any
fight, affray, riot or unlawful assem
bly, or who! shall be guilty of using
any abusive or indecent language,
cursing, swearing, or any loud or
boisterous talking or shooting to the .
annoyance of the public, shall be ar
rested and fined not less than $1 or
more than $25 and costs.
Ord. 2. Persons found guilty of
wantonly discharging fire arms, rob
bing birds' nests, shootiug birds,
fast driving, running or racing
horses, permitting horses or mules
to stand or walk on the side walks,
or to run loose in the streets, shall
be subject to arrest and fine of not
less than $1 or more than $10 for
each offenqe, and costs.
Ord. 3. Bjprsons found guilty of
allowing anyjguautity of wood, lum
ber, stone, brick, or other material
except for building purposes and
improvements, to, remain upon the
public square, or any street or side
walk, or any wagon or other vehicle
to remain in the same over night
without written permit of the Com
missioners, shall be fined not less
than 50 cents or more than $1 and
costs for each .offence.
Ord. 4. No person shall change,
alter, or make any excavation or
ditch in the public square or streets;
of said town,, or deposit earth or
rubbish therein without the consent
of the Board of Commissioners ex-,
cept under fine of from $1 to $10
and costs.
Ord. 5. The following Special
Taxes are imposed in said corpora
tion: On circuses, and menageries,
$25; on each exhibition of any itin
erant person or company exhibiting
for entertainment of the public, $5;
on each side show, $3.
Ord. 6. Each and every itinerant
doctor, dentist, photographer, pat
ent medicine vender, and peddler,
of whatever kind plying his busi
ness in whatever way shall be axed
the sum of $5, and a fine of not less
than $5 or more than $10 and costs,
for practicing or selling before pay
ing the tax.
Ord. 7. That any person or per
sons who shall be guilty of selling
or delivering any spirituous or in
toxicating liquors within the corpo
rate limits of said town, shall be ar
rested and fined not less than $5, or
more than $25 and costs, for each
offense. y"' ;;" .
, Ord. 8. No play i ng of ball shall
be allowed in the public square or
main streets of the town ; violators
of this shall be fined ' not less than
$1 or more than $5 and costs.
Ord. 9. No -person shall carry
concealed weapons within the cor
poration of said town, except on
their own premises; violators of this
ordinance shall be fined $1 and costs
for each and eery offence.
Ord. 10. All accounts against the
corporation shall be presented for
the approval of the Board of Com
missioners. j - ' I' ' "
Ord 11. All hogs found 'running
at large within the corporate limits
of the town of-Lenoir, N. C, shall
be impounded and there kept for
ten days, or until all costs and fines
are paid. If at! the expiration of
ten days from the time of Such im
poundmg'such hogs have not been
released, the same shall be j exposed
to sale and all costs and fines paid
out of the proceeds And the own
ers of cows or other cattle jrunning
at large upon the streets after night,
shall upon proof and conviction be
fined $1 for each head of cattle so
running at large, or such cattle may
be impounded and held until all
fines and costs' are paid, and if not
paid then they may be sold for same.
Ord. 12. Any persons found driv
ing hogs or cattle into the corporate
limits of the town for the
purpose
of impounding the same,
or for re-
ward or hire, shall be fined in a sum
not exceeding $5 and costs
offence. j
Ord. 13. No wooden bui
for each
ding for
business purposes, residence or kitch
en shall be erected within! the fol
lowing boundary : Beginning at
the intersection of Ash Street and
West Boundary Street, along Ash
Street, to Mulberry Street thence
to Spring St.,; thence along Spring
Street to WeBt Boundary Street,
and thence to the beginning. It is
also ordered that within the same
boundary, nojwooden out houses or
other, wooden structures whatever
shall be erected without a permit
from the Board; of Commissioners;
any person violating this ordinance
shall be fined not less than $5 nor
more than $50 1 for each week the
same shall remain standing.
Ord. 14. AU privies, stables and
pig-pens shall be kept in a decent
manner, so as not to become a nuis
ance or endanger health. When
complaint shall be lodged of the fil
thy condition of any privyj stable or
pig-pen, the Town Marshal! shall ex
amine the same, and upon finding
that such complaint is well founded,
shall notify the owner thereof to
have, the same cleaned within two
days and if at the expiration of that
time it shall not have been done, the
Town Marshal shall cause such
privy, stable or pig-pen to be clean-;
edand the cost thereof together with
a fine of one'dollar and cost shall be
imposed upon the owner for each
offence. , j
Ord. 15. Any person who shall
cut, break, lop or in any way muti
late, or place any advertisement or
notices pfl any kind, or injure any
shade tree growing along any side
walk or in any street shall be fined,
not less than 50 cents or more than
$5 and costs for each offence.
Ord. 1C, All persons shall keep in
good repair alley ways or roads cross
ing any side walk used as entrances
to private lots. When such cross
ings shall be out of repair; so as to
injure the sidewalk, the Town Mar
shal shall notify the owner of prop'-"
erty or the person renting the same
to which such crossing is an entrance
to put the same in good repair in
five day 8 and upon failure to do so,
the Town Marshal shall cause the
same to be done, and cost of repair
and 50 cents fine and costs shall be
imposed upon the person to whom
notification has been made. " j
Ord. 17. No stable, privy or pig-!
pen shall be erected within 25 feet
of any public street, without a per
m it from the Board of CommissionH
ers ; violators of this ordinance shall
pay a fine of not less than $5 nor
more than $25 and costs.
Ord. 18.
Persons watering, wash
ing or cleaning norses, mules or,
cattle at the public well in the;
square, shall be fined 50 cents for;
each offence. And any person build-)
ing any camp fire in an open lot
within the fire limit embraced in
ordinance 13 shall be fined not less
than $1 nor more than $25 for each!
offence and costs. I
Ord. 19. No Barber shop shall be
allowed to be kept open for business!
on the Sabbath day. Violators of
this ordinance'vshall pay a fine of not
less than $1 nor more than $5 and
costs for each offence. j
Ord. 20. No guano, phosphates;
or other commercial fertilizer what-j
ever, shall be stored or kept within
the corporate limits, without a per
mit from the board of Commission-
ers. - . . I- - ;
Ord. 21, All Cheap-John estab
lishments,; under whatever name
they may be called, plying their
trade within the incorporate limits
of the town of Lenoir shall be taxed
twenty dollarsjper annum, and ' for
failure to take out a license, the pe
nalty shall he not less than $5 nor
more than $50 and costs at the dis
cretion of the Mayor.
Ord. 22. That each livery stable,
situated within the incorporate lim
its of the town, be taxed $25. And
under this ordinance " livery , stable
keepers are declared to be ' persons
who keep horses or vehicles for the
transportation of passengers from
place to plaoe;' Penalty for, disre-.
garding this ordinance shall -be a fine
of not less than $5 nor; more than
$50 for each offence and costs.
Ord. 23. 1 All owners of cattle are
prohibited from letting the same run
at large from 9 p. m. to 5 a. m. and
upon proof and conviction of vio-
lating this ordinance shall be intxl
one dollar for each head of cattle
running at large. Said cattle may
be impounded and held until all
fines and costs are paid, and if not
paid, may be sold for same.
Ord. 24. Any, person or persons
convicted of placing obstruction! in
the streets or sidewalks, remeving
gates, signs, &c, shall be fined not
to exceed five dollars for each' and'
every offence and costs.
Ord. 25. It is hereby declared to
be a misdemeanor for any hotel
keeper or porter for the same, er
livery stable keeper or driver for the
same, or any other persons soliciting
guests for hotels or boarding houses
or passengers for travel to be feund
over the outside rail of the - side
track, on the east side ' of the train
of the C, & L. railroad at the arri
val of trains. Any person violating
this ordinance shall be fined not lose
than $1 nor more than $10 for each
offence. Y x
Ord. 26. Persons failing or refus
ing to pay any fine and costs impos
ed under the foregoing ordinances,
may be imprisoned or put to work
on me streets, at ine& discretion ox
the Court.
Ord. 27. Any person convicted ef
pulling down, defacing or destroying
any posted copy of any ordinance,
shall be fined not less than $1 nor
more than $10 and costs.
I T. M. Vance, Mayor..
J. M. Spainhour, Secretary,
Which is Best
Wilson Mirror.
The man who tries to get on im
life without the influence and the
comfort ot a woman's blessing is
like a ship at sea, without chart md
rudder, driven here and there, and
chased by every billow of passion
and temptation. With her angelio
influence; around him and directing
his pathway, he is like the mariner
at night,1 when the light house is
full in sight and lightening up the
waters, that he may find the channel
which leads into the harbor of safe
ty and security. Without her influ
ence, he is like that mariner en
the stormy ocean at night whenjfar
away from the friendly beamings ef
the light house and without a star
to look down upon the inky Heed
beneath, he struggles along, unaided
and alone, and hears, nothing hoi
the sobbing and the moaning of the
dreary billows.
Land of the Qky
The Best scCiar in tova,
Sold only by
V. ' ' '
It. S. Bernhardt & Co.
Try a pair of our
$3.00 GBNT3 SHOES,
And you will wear no other.
JUST RECEIVED,
A LOT OF-
Lies HancI Sewed French Kid Ste
The Finest inToxra,
-EVERY PAIR-
W A R R A N T E DI
SLIPPERS and '
LOW CUT SHOES at
25 per cent. Discount, to close eat.
Highest Prices paid for
.'.,.-, ... ' .
Dried Fruit, Blackberries, :
..... -.f
Wheat & All Other Produco.
R. S. Relnhardt & Co.
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Lenoir, N. C, Aug. 15, 1881. .