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CAROLINA HISTORY me to be Published by Captain Ashe Monuments to jnaoon ana Murphy. Corre?(K)ndenceofthePATBiOT Raleigh, Aug. 26 At last we t0 have a creditable school his tory of North Carolina, it appears; nd moreover it is to be adopted Jor use in the public schools of the gtate The text-book commission ?g now reviewing the work from the original manuscript, and after its approval and some possible al terations or additions, tfie book will l)e published and added to the list recently adopted. The fact that jbifl work was in course, of prepa ration actuated the commission in leaving open the adoption of a state history when the other school text books" were adopted there really being none now tit for use in exist ence. Captain S. A. Aehe, of Raleigh, one of the ablest, best posted and mo8t patriotic gentlemen in the state, is the author of the work, which he has prepared chiefly dur ing the present year more as a -labor of love" than for pecuniary fgaio, and North Carolina owes him a debt of gratitude.' Within the past week steps have been taken looking to the purchase of the ground where the grave (now marked only by "a pile of native stones") of Nathaniel Macon, the great commoner of North Carolina, is located, in Warren county, and tbe erection of a suitable monu merit thereon to his memory. Gen. J. S. Carr has beaded a subscrip tion for that purpose and tbe Morning Post, of Raleigh, supple ments it with a like amount and will receive and announce further contributions from the general public. Dr. Macon and Mr. T. M. Pitman, of Henderson, have elso interested themselves in the move ment, and this long neglected duty of properly marking the last rest place of him who has come to be generally regarded as "the greatest. North Carolinian," it is to be hoped, wili now be performed without farther unnecessary delay. If you want to help in the good work send a contribution to the Poet. It is also proposed to raise a fund to erect a monument at Hills boro over the neglected grave of Judge Murphy, of Orange, the "founder of the public school sys tern of North Carolina." It is sug gested that if each child now en joying the fruits of Judge Murphy 'a foresight and patriotism will con tribute one cent the work can be easily accomplished, E ch county school superintendent could look after the collection. Will they? Much interest was manifested in the marriage (predicted in these letters last week) of Miss Mary Lily Kenan, of this state, to Mr. H 31. Flagler, the multi millionaire oil and railroad magnate of Florida, which has just been quietly and rather exclusively celebrated at the old homestead of the bride's people in Duplin county. It is stated that the groom's gift to his wife was $1.00u,000. Mrs Flagler, who. is now thirty-two years of age, has been popular and widely known in society for a number of years. Mr. Flagler, though seventy-two years of age, is said to be well preserved and has long been an admirer of the talented woman whom be has won and made his bride at last. The epidemic of efc i m e against white woinetr by black brutes which lias shocked all North Carolina during the past week or two is as horrifying as unexpected, if not inexplicable. Three 'assaults in Mec ki en bu rg county alone, f olio w -ed by the awful affair in Anson county last Wednesday, when a highly respected young lady, Miss Lena Keith, was practically mur ueredfor she cannot recover) b the devil incarnate who aesaulte hr in her own' home, is a record unparalleled in this state within a like space of time. The prompt trial within two days a&d sentence to death (within thirty days) of one of the Mecklen burg negroes was in strong contrast t(i the summary execution by a QHb of the Anson county culprit, u-hin a few hours of the commis s: 'n of the awful deed. i nree negroes who attempted as " Lave not been captured at writing, and the negroes gen ' 1 '! are very properly being ad- l by some of the daily papers they must cease to shield rials of this character and not '' f'Ot place impediments in the - "1 the officers of the law seek- !'trn, but must aid in their , if they desire white people ' H-ve that as a whole the re t('!e negroes regret and con !i this unspeakable and too f urring crime by men of this proposed bond 'issue of ' $5t, U00 for street improvements. A laige majority of those voting fav ored the bonds, but under the law it was necessary for a majority of the registered voters to vote for them, and the count showed that the, total for bonds lacked eighty of being a majority of all the names on the books. Already many of those who failed to vote recognize their mistake and are now regret ting it. This week will witness the close of the "professional" ball-playing season in North Carolina, the Ral eigh and Wilmington teams play ing in Wilmington to decide the championship between those teams, each having won one of tbe two series of games played during the season. They have just concluded a big trial out in Cherokee county, where some seventy-five defendants were indicted on the charge of destroy ing a "SanctiQcationist" church. They were all acquitted. At the state hospital for the in sane here last Friday a son of a former minister to Portugal and ex-governor of New Mexico died. Deceased was Wm. Rencher, aged fifty-nine and tbe son of the late Hon. Arthur Rencher. The body was interred in Chatham county, where relatives reside. STATE NEWS. i '"t-Ul," Hvlt ravages made by the epi aoiong horses and cattle in and some other eastern coun- (tinuee, to the great loss of Sleigh took a backward step week by failing to approve the The Half Has Never Been Told. And now comes the fact that China can no longer claim to be the only country that produces the rush from which the "Chinese mat ting" is manufactured. This great monopoly can no more belong ex olusively to the Flowery Kingdom. Along the banks of the Trent and Neuse rivers and their tributaries and marshes, beginning about fif teen miles above Newbern, there grows a beautiful rush from three to seven feet high, samples of which were lately submitted to a Boston expert and declared by him to be the identical species of the Chinese variety and from which, tbe "Chi nese matting" is made. The sup ply of this rush in this state is positively inexhaustible. It is a perennial, exceedingly hardy and a vigorous, rapid grower. In its original green state the stalks are from the size of a knitting needle to that of a lead pencil. It is con Sdrvatively estimated that about three hundred million yards of Chi nese matting is shipped into the United States alone annually from China. It will therefore be seen what the discovery of this North Carolina rush really means to . the commercial world, and its impor tance to the men who will engage in iis manufacture. Truly tbe great and diversified wealth of the Old North State is a constant and continual surprise. "The half has never been told." News and Ob server. Death of M. O. Hammond. Asheboro, Aug. 23. The citi zens of our town were shocked this morning to learn of the death of M. O. Hammond, Esq., which oo cunecl at the residence of Mr. C. H. Rush, about 7 o'clock. It was known that the deceased was suf fering with a mild attack of mala rial fever, but no one thought that he was in imminent-danger. Mr. Hammond was a young lawyer of decided ability and was rapidly forging 1o the front in his chosen profession. He was a man of moral worth and strict integrity, ambitious to be somebody and do some good in the world. He was universally esteemed and his un timely death is deplored by all. Another petty thief in the gov ernment service has come to grief. For a long time small sums of money have from time, to time been stolen from tbe patent office mail and the thief not detected. These funds have as a rule belonged to inventors. A few days ago an en velope containing $89 05, which was placed in the custody of the chief clerk, disappeared. Commis sioner Allen made an investigation and was satisfied by the evidence that it was stolen by Edward V. Shepard, who had been chief clerk of the office for a little more than three years, and he was, according ingly, dismissed from office. There is seldom any delay in knocking out the little official thieves. It is not known whether a criminal pros ecution will follow, but as Shepard's wife has a big social pull that was what got him his job it is doubtful. Reuben Barbee has left Durham and gone to Virginia to escape ar rest on charges of perjury and fraud. He is worth considerable money and has been in the courts on several occasions. A few years ago he was tried for murder, but escaped punishment. Later he was sentenced to two years on the roads for carrying concealed wea pons, but was pardoned by the governor. Miss Kate Friar, a young lady of Tarboro, was instantly killed Sat urday by a bolt of lightning. Work has been commenced on a new $25,000 furniture factory at Hickory. The cotton crop in Brunswick county is said to be almost a com plete failure. Harrill's tobacco factory, in Statesville, was burned last week, eutailing a loss of $30,000. ,Steve Clark died suddenly while seated in a chair in a Mt. Airy barber shop last Thursday. A female tramp, claiming to hail from Asheville, was arrested in Wilmington a few days ago. Mrs. J. H. Haddock, of Kinston, who was accidentally shot three months ago while C. F. Smith, a neighbor, was attempting to kill a mad dog, died of her wounds last Friday. Davidson county made a gain of nearly one-half a million dollars in property valuation during the past year. The Lexington Dispatch gives $480,111 32 as the exact figures. On M nday, in'Cleveland county, Shuford Elli a farmer 40 years old, was drowned while in seining He was a good swimmer, but got into a "suck hole1' from which he was unable to extricate himself. Reports come from several sec tions of iht einte to the effect that agents of the Pittsburg iron mills are here trying to secure laborers. They prefer white men, but if they can't be secured negroes will be taken. A travelling nan named Line berry, who sells brooms, jumped from an excursion train bound for Wilmington ut Pembrobe Tuesday and was badly injured. The Wil mington Dispatch say s hie recovery is doubtful. Tbe town of Durhan is to at once begin an extensive plan of street improvement. It has voted $100,- 000 in bonds for that purpose and another $100,000 for sewerage. By the end of September the work will be in progress. In a recent bulletin of the North Carolina state board of health, the cause and nature of typhoid fever are discussed and it is stated that "the soil of streets is apt be pollut ed by tbe tyhoid microbe and the turning up of the soil during the hot, dusty season is liable to cause infection." Examinations for admission to tbe North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts will be held in Raleigh, at the col lege, September third and fourth at 6 o'clock a. m. The college will open September 4th. Students de siring rooms must be on hand at the opening. The complete loss of the corn crop on the South Fork falls very heavily on the farmers, says tbe Newton Enterprise. Some of them will not get ten bushels off the land that would have made from 500 to 1,000 but for last week's freehet. Tbe corn destroyed was their third planting this year. The cattle quarantine inspector, who is on duty in the Forth Pied mont section, reports to the Agri cultural Department that in a sec tion of McDowell county he finds tbe cattle on fully half the farms infected with Texas fever. The quarantine line will be so arranged as to bar out this infected area. Stops the Cough and works off the Cold. Laxative Bromo-Qninine Tablets, cqre a cold in one day. No Care, no Pay. Price 35 eenis Siiaa Jewelry Company 326 South Elm St, Greensboro. Up-to-Date Jewelry of Every Description. &n Elegant Assortment of Goods Adapted for Wedding and Birthday Presents. Call and examine our goods. If a a pleasure to show them. You Can Save Money if you buy Buggies and Harness of TATUM & TAYLOR. Agents lor the best Buggy on earth tbe COLUMBUS. I inirfk Ik. 1.A Contb's PENNY I U I II r. HOYAL, TANSY AND COTTON l-iII-w ROOT PILLS relieve Surpreeaed Menses; never fail. Must not use during pregnancy; will cause mishap. By mail $1 60. LA. CONTB MED. CO., Btthmond, Ya. ana S'oirt intern Loam TruslXo, . c. Capital and Surplus, $100,000.00 Deposits, July 15, $297,984.54 DEPOSITORY OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE COUNTY OF GUILFORD. Transacts a.General Banking Business. Negotiates Loans on Real Estate and the Sale of Bonds on Manufacturing Plants. , Acts as Executor, Admin istrator, Trustee, Guardian, Assignee, Receiver. A Legal Depository for Court and Trust Funds. OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT Is especially adapted to the needs of. those who have money on hand but do not care to take the trouble and responsibility of loaning it. We pay four per cent, interest compounded eveiy three months. Interest begins the first day of every month. Deposit on or before September 1st to get interest from that date. E. P. WHARTON, President. R. G. VAUGHN, Treasurer. FOR THI WEEK FECIAL BARGAI NS IN Shoes, Ladies' ibbons, Men's r Mats and Shirt Waists 36 pairs of Men's Low Cut Shoes at $1.00 per pair. We have a small lot of Glassware to close out. BROWN DRY GO. Close IliiiiilliiHiiiiliKH The Season Is Drawing to a and as we still have a considerable stock of summer goods on hand, we will continue to give a reduction of 10 per cent, on all Suits through the month of August. The re duction of 10 per cent, is on our regular one price, and it means just what we say. It means that a reduction of 10 per cent, in our store is equal to a reduction of 25 per cent, in other stores. You see the difference. While this re duction is on Suits only, it does not mean that it will not be to your interest to come to us for anything else in our line. Our stock of Furnishings is complete and will please the most criticabpurchaser. ERRITT, JOHNSON & GO. CLOTHIERS, HATTERS AND FURNISHERS, Opposite McAdoo House. SALESMEN J. W. Merritt, L. CHowlet, Calvin C. Johnson, Henry Marley. m f3 g2
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