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- i f i .- f. dy SEPTEMBER 2, 1830. r- $1.50 fort 1ml ftfter the.lst Jay ot Jannary, J ankscrintion price of the Yatck- vkrl ' mid in advance, I 0e F -Xnf 1aWf1 a niOnt.liB.-2 CM (payment delayed 155 months. 2 50 THEf GRADED SCHOOL. jef tU Baffle management, will open WiJtpiace ; heretofore kept, ou rnavliW.r, we are compelled to omit i I rrtminiraicatioiiS Una week for r Ltklor .'flHH ' said to be sufferiug . l:if)irerons trtmor o tongue "V! Mi call jthe attention of our readers to n 'iL.iiieinmont of . .Tnhn P Mclnni-T in rtie maF rov" J . Salisbury, N.C., Septl; 1880T. Rooms of the Central Executive Com mittee of Rowan County; . - - Whereas, it is conceded bv the Denlo cratic party of Rowan County, that Daie County is entitled to name the Senator this year j and wherea., the Rowan Coun ty Democratic Contention at its recent session, tnrougli inadvertence, failed to take action in the matter - - I 2s ow, therefore it is resolved bv this Committee, that Frank Brown, Esq!, is uexeoy authorized to attend the Davie Conuty Democratic Convention, for jthe purpose of indorsing as the Democratic neminee for this Senatorial District; who ever Davie County shall bring forWard tor that position, . . - j -' -1 ;:. Fkank BrownJ ) - - i j j "A. G. IIalybuutox, Com'tet . 1 ;. J. W. Mauxey. . .. J ;i iofc cifumn oft nie Fruit Fair aitM4etinRof i.ighlfijOctol us aper. o has been iostponed I the State Fair at Ral- T&ere1 is to Iks a grand picnic and pub- jjpgjjiipg at Mt. Vernon, on Monday theiSB f September. SWtET lOTAXUw me mit cuimog 111- tomarke(, in plenty, and of fine quality. w lUkuowleuge a one sample icit on le by Mr. A. H. Hart. .IH. - XnK attention o advertisement of Messrs. Bernhardt tUa na,lw.r!lf: pul.tlirll w:ii i,,t. committees were appointed 1 110 Kir. ) j . . . T ho iTiimmittPfl nn frpcicntiala renortca ma oaij w miuoum n f , . , . , li;..i.;nf I '" -- i . . Bros. Agents for Gawjo fur wheat. r.ar, 6WI1S i ue 0 11 lir readers is called Phetty'. Yesterday afternoon the edge of a dark cloud passed over town land distilled a lumlerate shower. Our inn uaunnK iiiiu jarvis n 1 ii'uuiiiu from the tall pole on public '-squaiv sboi beautiiully against the d.uk cloud uortfi and east of it, while the bright, sun in the west shiniug upon it brought out its stripes, stars and the names of j the candidates most vividlv. But to crown the whole with glory, a rain bow spanned the heavens above, and ' made a pictu re we may not see again until the . bow o peaceful promise in Haucock abaft be fully realized by his election to the Presi deiicy. o i ; j PUBLIC SPKA.KIKG, ' Attorney General Kesa.x, will speak at the following times and places. Hon. R. F. Armtield, Hon. A. M. Scales, and -.. - - , , I -I - 1 - said office of sheriff in tbe ensuing Norember tlon Let the will ot the people preysu. J. J. Mi W Kit. j. it. P. A. eieo- ed Mr. Kluttz from your pl Samuel, Sally his adventam with the British soldiers, the Hancock and English ticket for thts dis; and Nancy,4 Samuel was the late Samuel j OA the leventh the British crossed the Shab BOSS, . tnct, addreasea a large an inierestea crowa Keeves, the father of. Dr. Samuel Reeves: low Ford of the main Yadkin! where little McKEXZliE, o the Court House Square tor some time, and of Mrs. 8arah Johnston, t Nancy ReeTes John Spurgen caught sight of them, and Ajpns. u spicHiH pc., u8 marnea a jur. luestler, and was the mother hastened t with the news to Gen. Greene. P91DW .lmua.auuu).v.vvu,u a rnce, and tne grandmother of They .there passed out of Rowan countv. He made a good speech, and was heard with Robert Wakefield: Price and others, now of The general histories of the State will in close attention and a marked degree of in- Salisbury. !n; , , ; ,t,- form m reader of Greene's retreat across V; , . 1 . tJ. " u"age wua jucnaei tiraun, 1 the JUan, lord Uornwallis s march to mils He was followed by Ool. Armfield the I Mrs. Reeres had on cliiM r.Umnn e nur 1 candidate lor Congress m this district in one I was married - to Charlwi VprW , Th; Li..kA r ..:iri nArf nAn.. Jipntion of of Ms c1barfctcri?jc lid' !f,ble spefhes. daughter Elamom is the wife of Mr. Thomas was fought on the lSth of March following; jnention 01 hc close of c0i.Armfield's speech the Ei Brown,'and mother of Lewis VI Brown of Lord Cornwall's march to Wilmington BISIESS LOCALS. aoBissojf WALTON, 14, KISTLER, LACKEY, SLOAN, HEILIO. Signed) 3. M. HAltRISOX, J. iL EDDLEM AN, A. H. HEILIO, M. A. BROWN. R. A. SIIIMPOCH, L. W. COLEMAN, W. L. PARKER, T. J. SUMNER, P. H. MAUN FY, August 28, 1880. he Secretary makes no tuis proceeuing. Mr. itoss mwo proitc jaaies, or a portion ui iue. oAajiora- 01 lexas, and. rrank Brown, of &iiisburv. and Greene's hastv march to Camden, and against any further .ballotibgi; under the wile, presented him tnroogn Mr. i-tnney, a Of the daughters .of Michael Braun the I his battle with Lord Rawdon at Hobkirk's - - ignra iiiititiii tviniiPE ill r nvpra il l writ., ha. n t ? i i .. . . rule.'claimincr tnat! Mr. Wag- l : . , . T 1 ,7. : . " "wwn:uSe, nor us it oeen uiu on tne zotn ot April. Jiuttnesemove- - 1 : 1 vj-vltatv t t ii oil- n i it i, a nnrfH-iai if in riT n 1 m no 1 r nAiiyh A .-a. j ii . r i a , . . . v " -rt-- i "'uup'" caiciiu me uouceoi oiiicr ae-1 men is ao not rail witnm tne scoie or tnese lU6","VHHU v.v.,Uv- .w....v...v. u ,lcuUiVui9 i a jaier periou. it is peruaps I papers. The great armies bad swept on, encouragement in the cause be advocates. necessarv to remark in elosW thU nnti .nri pn;.n u iif rf i ne speecnes oi ooin mc ; prcsenior anu mat tne Uerman word "Rrann" Riimifii It nnD .-i r,f iwi tm. receiver were short, but in exceedingly good dark or brown, and that it was oronoimced mn ,.P th ta i,n am..n.i hr i Cravon Portraits, life sizefrom PhoturaiLs. lasie, anu were a verj mcwu uuu appro- in uerman exactly as our English word, borders, and denredationa were reonentlv moderate cnarges,. jJall on Mrs. K. and Old Michael' flfsPTwlrint4 thurA. I see SDecimcns at Can tain Beall'k residence. . . I - v. w iiiv vs ui iiuiia vi t itw . & 4 T . . 1 tl X . : a. i k. A. I . . . . v. color to I was not me recipient oi ue present was i signea lltemselves "tfrown DtTNN S GRAVES On the north side of the Stone House Farm, and adjoining it were John Dunn's rm and residence. The house wood and has Ions since dis- minonty goner was entitled to the same nomina tion that bad bee,n given to Brown and Graeber. No mention of this.!! The Waggoner's delegate recorded no votes after the first balloting for Shenfif, but the Secretarys' report ajinbunce them as votiiiir. thus z vine a w the proceedings. And at the last David Jul make the nominatioTr-HUiOH was met by a storm of Xoes, tary does not mention this. TO AYIIKAT GUOWKIt'S As it . is about time you were getting ready your . compost heaps, I again offer yon the best and highest grades of "Acid'Phosphates'7 for composting. Call at once and " secure what you may want. Will also have on hand the ,01d Reliables," "Xavassa" Si 'Pacific" Guanoesof high gradesfor wheat. ' Parties wanting tbe Geuuiue o. Peru- vian Guano, will do well to leave their orders with me in time. J. Allkx Brown. August. 4th 1880. " , Mrs. KLimirLLER, head of the art Ue- . partment of Siuionton College, will taaku rong art .moved to . I ... unoujf, w u ten The Secre- EOWAN COUNTY DEMuORATIO CONVENTION. ' the fact that it was not known he would be j here, until he arrived. i ! At a County Convention of the Demo cratic party in the County, ) James B. Pool pnnu; au ' was nominated for the Legislature; W. W. ?uTrl a" t :., sk.iFr. Ti.r. it., ,...;.,.. wasouutot " , i r I marks the snot whprn tht nlrl T,nwvr i c . 'I " " " J v v of I the County Democrats of In obedience to the order Executive Committee, the Rowan county met in Convention on Satur- dav the 28th day of Aneustj The Convention was called to order by Frank Brown, Esq., Chairman County Exe cutive Committee, and a perraenant organi zation was effected by electing KerrCraige, Esq., Chairman, and C. K. Barker, Esq., and F. II. Mauney, Ksq., as Secretaries. On motion, a committee on rules ana a committee on credentials, consisting of one delegate from each tovvnshirj for each of said vevor. The Board of Countv Commissioners in office were elected by the magistrates, viz n T ilUn l?.,Kn Won rl T T Ql,.nn I no n niv it In fa rm nr Kaa rmna 4hn The out ook for corn croo is verv Pom . " " " v" - - x r t oats were nearly a failure and wheat about lars once existed. JNot tar from this spot there is a small cluster of irraves. known in the neighborhood as "Dunn's Graves." The spot, the wheat and the corn have grown wnigs. tne men who were able-for war. were absent, and the feeble non-combatants were unable to resist the violence of tory raiders. But brighter days wereTiear at hand. Corn wall is surrendered at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781. On the 4th of March. 1782, I the British House of Commons passed a res olution in favor of peace, and active hostili ties ceased. This oav has been chosen as thejJay fir the inauguration of the Presi dents of the United States. St; P. Just received at A. V, Harris a fine lot of Xo. L Cigars and French Candies. 1 a good half crojx Fruit notvery plenty this rankI, Jer IH"d 'Jf the stranger v Yours Mc. would never detect the place. But aged ii . citizens: who mav not linger lonw to hand Michael Albright, not double jointed calves in ouf paper last week. George itiwaot to.be bired by. curiosity bun- --a litreaiinoi; gaiuyj. Ml.- M 7 ' Saturday was a very throug day in our joifnl CrViwda of jpeople came in to hear (be rlault of the County Convention ; but - rfflKtW t?eni went away lato m the alter ...:). ..ui- li-ivinir thfir wimIi frilifi- two parties on the' sheriff ques- up the struggle till uearly sun two fepi i 1 i ; s -o- - TaotiLKSOME I'igs. Mr. J. A-Hrrir ion lasjtwo Chester pigs whicb found Qt.ijb sine Way that the cow was good for aiilkl aud squatting on their haunches tbej?woiild tiiko the nrrop every chance. 'It became a nuisance, anKMr. Harrison 1 JuUlo pen his pigs to save his milk. -o- at points in their respective District which do not conflict with previous en gagements : ' Mt J Vernon, Rowan county, Monday, Sept. 13. StatesviUe, IredeU county, Tuesday, Sept. 14. ilocksvllie, Davie county, Wednelay, Sept. if YadTcinTllle, Yadkin county. Thursday, Sept. 16. Klkla, Surry county, , Friday, September, It j -o : Notes on Old Matters. I Wo acknowledge the receipt of a scrap of the "Western Carolina," dated 1 825. senilis by Rev. E. P. Rockwell, picked up in Iredell county, N. C. recently from which we make a few notes, to wit, un der the head of marriages : -; In this county, Aug 23d, by Rev. Jos eph D. Kil natiick, the liev. James Staf ford, pastor of the congregation of Thya tira and Bethpage, to Miss Dovey John ston, daughter of Mr. Robert Johnston. In Moutgomeri' county, on the 24th July, by Littleton Harris, Esq., John B Martin, Esq., to Miss Nancy Harris, daughter of Arthur Harris, Esq. Also, by that all the townships were represented by delegates duly chosen, and that the sitting delegates from Atwells tOwnslup, alxut which there was a contest, ivere entitled to ing Townships to be present with their seats. The report of I the Committee j our picnic, was unanimously adopted. ! There was a majority and a minority re- Franklin Zephyrs, We will open the political ball at Frank lin Academy, at 10 o'clock, A. M. on Sat urday the 4th of September inst., with a grand Democratic, basket picnic, h la; Raising and public speaking. The irafcAwmn having inadvertedly omitted to publish our card last week, we now take this method j of issuing this our pronunciameiito, to wit: We respect fully invite every Democratic man, wo man and child in t ranklin and surround us at citizens: who may not hnsrer Ions to hand down the tradition, are still able to point out with precision the spot where their fath- A "Signal" Lie. The following explains.itsclf : We the undersigned, Republicans andjEoos employes of the Western North Carolina JCiiickess -per dozes PRICE,, CURRENT. Corrected by J. il. Knoi e Vq. Sept. 2 , 1880. Cottox dull good Middlings, . Middling low do . stains BLcox, county, hog round Buttek I Xf . . J 1 - .1 ers said John Dunn is sleeping his last sleep, of Mr. G. W. Gates, M. M., having seeu w' PL, T dVmVnrT t ' '.U".U'"UB "-- "an Article in the Kaleich LStanaL of Ane. Pmnihit 2Gth, 1880, under tlie caption of "That Jar- tance sav half a mile from Mr. Asa Ribe- via-Heat-Swindle," do hereby denounce fain, extra super. Pnv . rmvo Tn.,,.. is a pity mat so many oi inesc country uuriai . i , n j .ii j jsiuuuus niv aiiuwuu n jail jihu urcay, 10 M1 K nf ;r r . Bring rules. The ma- tr Sithn V TJnsa I ...... . , r candidates the ' lip should cast port from the Committee on jority reportwas made throu Esq. That in ballottmg to delegates from each towns the vote of the township its a unit for the candidate who had received a majority ol the votes cast at the primary election in 4 m said townships. i The minontv reported throuuli Wilson Trott. Esq.. That in Uallotting tor candi dates, the delegates for each township should vote in such a manner as to express the pop ular strength of each candidate as declared by the ballots cast in the late primary elec tion. After some discussion the minority report was adopted. , x . T T X- TT . h L TV- . un motion, n. woousou, xi&o., was nominated by acclamation for Register of Deeds, and J. Samuel McCMbbins. Jr., -was noininateiLby acclamation forjeounty Trea- surer. On the first ballot, 3lr. L. i .i i i i vour mothers and sisters, your daughters and vour wives. If you have no wife, then bring bring your sweetheart and we will insure you one soon. Don't fail to bring a basket of rations to add to the genial supply. W. R. F. ROWAN COUNTY. BV J. R. REVOLUTIONARY INCIDENTS CON TINUED.; pass into the hands of strangers, leaving no trace of the spot where the pioneers of this land are laid in their last resting place. CArT. ALEXANDER 8IIANXOX, was an officer in Gen. Greene's army, who lost his life in Salisbury in 1781. lie was engaged in some unrecorded skirmish, or reconnoiteiing expedition, somewhere on the slope of the hill now covered by the South Ward of Salisbury, where be was slain by the British. Twenty years ago some of the older citizens could remember, in one of our cemeteries, a headstone, marked with lis name. But it has either fallen down. been removed, or sunk beneath the tun. Capt. Shannon was from Guilford county, a brave soldier and true patriot. He was the grand-uncle of our fellow townsman, S. H. Wiley, Esq. JOSEPH IICGHES AND COL. DAVID FANNING. Col. Fanning, the notorious tory maraud er, who kept Randolph, Orange and Moore counties in terroF, for several years, is said to have paid Salisbury at least one visit dur ing the war. The reader of North Carolina annals will remember his atrocious murder of Col. Andrew Balfour, of Randolph coun tv, on the 9th of March, 1782, About that time, an Englishman: by the name of Joseph inofo a Piivmr IlUvfLT FftUjtKD. A friend from the the same, Arthur Harris, Esq., to Mrs. B. A.-Atwell received thenomination by a large (country ihas brought us a white oak twig Harris, relict of the late Mr. Brautley maj6nty over B. F. t raleyJ Esq., his princi- i - I : I I I Slow heat v fru ted the trees are. Hnni. M.ai upu.uu If it aai indication of the general condi tion bf this kind of tree there will be an nnuiual' amount of bitter mast this fall. :r tlieihut tair&t I: Mr Tlin J Snmnpr thfii moved that, as Under the Head of Died is noted tne Hf. t t. arbiter and Mr. Frank Brown had at the -o- I Fixe SAPPLES--Dr. Thos. Hill of this ikiaityilias left at our ofiicc a collection of r.-f I i 11)163 wliidi he had intended to 6;nd to Raleigh, had it met on -i ; a - its firstiappointmeut. The collection com prUes ll? varieties, and selected from bis : own orJliard which contains a much lar rlvariety, The specimens left hero terjTvej-y ijue4 some of them equalling in jsizefaftft beauty! any collection usually jjlaybd ai Fairs. - o demise in Warrentou, of Mrs. SeAgrove Eaton, .vounffest daugther of atbauiel Macon. Ih Bertie, Mr. George Outlaw, Senr., late a rejireseiitative in Congress, In Halifax, Mrs. Jones, relict of thii revo lutionary worthy, Willie Jones. In Char leston. S. C, Gen. Charles Cotesworth IMnckney. At Lebanon, Ohio, a primary daush- TheChaiu'ions. Iu the Couuty Cop fentiou, on Saturday, the candidates wttt ibaiunioued respectively by Mr.. T. J. Sliniuer anil Mr. J. F. Ross, for Mr. Waggiuier; aud tt. U. Host, for jpeotleiiieti will XlaH)eojiie of time to espial ii I io ngreeiiicnd iwceij hf deli tlier of Mr. Clay. , Jn the news columns are mentioned. Boston, Aug, 13. A Sea serpent in the harbor oMIalifax 60 feet long. Hon. Mr. Gaston, of N. C. was in Bostoii. Mr. Allen Sims' grocery store, in Raleigh, robbed of $20. Latest news from Europe, 7th ultimo, show a great depression in the cottoi market cousternation among the cotton holders sales for the week at by Mr. Chas. Price and ! Liverpool only bales. i lie fayeite Mr. Bingham. These ! vilLe, p5. C.) markets are given ; Cotton, probably appear before ! 15 15 ; Flour, super fine, 55Jl VVheat, he countv' irom time to $1105; whiskey 32i35: peach brandy, 5055; bacon, b7 ; -alt tw7o per bus!iel; molasses 42, Sugar, ll12. Captr David Porter 'fteutem-ed i by the X:iv:il flmrr at Washington, to six mouths Yj-iir I Lv 4, or tilt law for the jro- ; 8lvs,w.usjoM. Thiseveyt wasreeeivwl witii wide spread grief. Porter was one of the most gallant men in Naval Service, o received the highest vote election, that they be declared the nominees of this'Convention by acclamation, tor mem bers of the Legislature. This! motion pre vailed, there being no opposition, ami Mr. Graeber and Mr. Brown were declared by the Chairman, the nominees of the Conven tion for the House of Representatives. Mr. Sumner then moved las Mr. Waggoner had received the vote of a majority of the townships in the primary election, that he be declared the candidate Ot the convention for the office of Sheriff. Mr. Bost moved as an amendment to Mr. Sumner's motion, that as Mr. Bingham had popular vote at o tliem why. there could in the Couvfiitjou be lles. i . . - J . -jio ot buds against irtsineu will ( in tn-ee Dcfooer. Alter Wof April, the LI ' t trappers and ill the 1st ofj t"fvi juuuius, itit Ks, una iuockiuu umuo must take that Mine aud until the birds (pati idges, turkeys, ), jianc laruii ineiiisturs, nun me xejptiou : It iimit lawful to pursue Am j)u tiie lanii of auothcr without his Jtmusioii. xiiy one di"g so violates A law aud lays himself liable to iudict- Wntaud the priraltv of S10. O- : Mat low the Democratic ticket we would all be discharged." Thos. Stanard. Silas CrowelL Martin Sloan. James Brown. John Dobbins. Henry Bingham. Thomas Ellis. Matthew Kincaid. Morris Pinkston. . James Pearson. I Laud Hat ! Oats Beeswax I Tallow Blackberries Apples, dried SroAR 10 8 20 ; weo . 65 751.10 ' 2.83 2.75 2.50 - - 50 00 10 4045 40 2021 -5 C 5G . 10124 WISST0X TOBACCO MARKET. Wixstox. N. C, Sept.?, 18S0. Grant's Interesting: Relatives. Lugs, common dark., Lugs, 'common bright, L-i'gf, eood bright, Lngs.fancy bright,-..... Leaf, common drk.... Eeaf, good dark, Leaf, common bright, ..... $3,50 i: $5.C0 5.00 COO .....VV V') - OrnW ...12.00 Q ... 5.00 ... 7.00 ( ... 0.00 (n In a little grave yard, j walled in with stones, a few hundred yards from the Stone House, lie the remains of Michael Braun, aud his wife, with quite a number of his descen dants. The following is the inscription on a plain old-fashioned headstone, dedicated to the memory ol the wile and mother. 1T71 GESTORUEN JUtrUS 20. IUEtt LfEGHT DER LEIB MR C RE DA BRAUN DES ML. BHAUN'S EIlE vVEIB HAT 9 KINDER. 6 SON 3 D. ALT 37 JAHR 2 MO. The above inscription is in the dialect known in North Carolina as "Pennsylvania Dutch." The following is perhaps a good translation of the epitaph i 1771, Died, July 20th. Here lies the body of Margaret Braun, Michael Braun's wedded wife. She has nine children, six sons and three daughters. As Michael Braun had an extensive fami ly, and his descendants in this and adjoin ing counties are numerous the reader may .. rmniirt,in;tv torscane through the thick not object to see an account ot this lamiiy . j brushwood in the rear of his house, C. C. Tomplint, a Cousin of Grant and an Embezzler, en liout to Colorado ! Pittsburg, August 23. R. B. Hayes and party, consisting of General Slier- 1 at TV 11- man, uenerai mciook, air. noweus, Mrs. Hayes and children, Miss Rachel Sherman, and Miss Herron, arrived here yesterday morning on their way West. 18.00 6.00 8.00 7.50 12.60 15.00 Leaf, good bright,. . ..10.00 (, Wrappers, common bright,..... ! 2.50 (') Wrappers, good bright 25.00 t' 30.00 Wrappers, fine bright...... 35.00 ( 50.00 VV rappers, fancy bright,- 5000 Or 75.00 . i St "Louis Market (notations. ArursT 6, Prices given arc for poois aboard can or boat ready tor shipment to destination. Dolls. CLi In the forward car of the same train was Hughes was keeping a village inn, at the I a United States Marshal from Colorado, place afterwards known as "Slaughters Hotel" in Salisbury. This place was after wards known as the "Robard's Hotel," and the place is now occupied as a residence by Mr. Theo. F. Kluttz. Having heard that Fanninr was crossing the Yadkin, some where about the Island Ford, and having lost an ami, and being thereby disabled from fighting. Hughes determined to save himseli'and family by a stratagem. Accord ingly he rolled some barrels of whiskey into the street in front of his inn, knocked the heads out, and placed a number of tin cups conveniently around. .The bait took, aud Fanning s myrmidons got beastly drunn, and so were disabled from doing the mis rliiofihev intended to do. Hushes seized Second graud State Fair of tho Hrfi peojdd is set to take place at leiglr, eotuimf ucing ou the 2Gth Sept. Aou lasting six days. A liberal premium xi Was been publiahed, and committees i busily at work perfecting arrange- Wtuts for a grand exhibition sind a pleas- Wt time. B -.1 Edward. Jr.. of RaliiVli THE OFFICIAL REPORT. We give in another part of this paper the official report of the proceedings ot the Democratic Jonvenliou of the 28th just. We hsve only time to say at pres- ent, that the report is ueiective. ii omits somethings whfeh ought itobave been stated ; and states some thiuga which did not frauspire iu the Convention. It fails to state that" Mr. J. F. Ross protested agaiust the adoption of the minoritv rule, whiclf had the eflect of . r v . nullifying the purpose of the people in voting for candidates iu the primaries. It fails also to state that a Surveyor -J" now traveling in this: part of the State was nominated in the same way Woodson Whe interest of the Fair and the colored fthd McCubbms were. Mop! e generally. er Candidates. Tho County Coh on, op Saturday, nominated for the House lof-tho Leirislature. Mr. AKx BRoyk andJoHX L. Graeber Jrsrovn is a; native of this town, aced 30 vAra! ITm iwrril in t!i Pnn 1mA a. i - - - ' ' (Tlie war ana was aceutea ot some ' gallaut actions of which he makes He is very devoted to any trust ttteh him, and will undoubtedly do his I faithfully as a represeutative of the should he be-elected. plr. John LJ blote. i f sound prac Graeber ia a plain farmer, ical sense, and will aim to dp all the good he cau for Iris coustitu- -Dts. He is i liitrhlr rpunected bv hia neighbors as i fair and honorable man, inH it ... . . . . ... -, iuey wiii give nim a cordial sup- P?rF- itVercandidtes fr tne lesser-ofijces of tbe 'County are all tried and true men, who 1 The figures -511 and 487 givefi iu the Secretary's report were not heard mthe Convention-and shouldfqriu.no part ol the report. Mr. J.-F. Ross, after the first ballot, read a paper which was subsequently signed by 18 delegates in the presence of the Convention, in words aud figures following, to wit : Whereas, at the Township auctions held in Row an County on Saturday the st day of August, 1SS, dx Townships voted for C. F7 Waggoner tor sheriff, and thereby Instructed their delegates to vote for him In Convention ; Aad whereas said six Town ships are entitled to tblrtyithree votes la this con- ventlon-a clear majority? all the Township dele gates entitled to seats la tnls body And whereas the said Townships are severauy enuuea to tne votes hereinafter set forth, to wit : Salisbury Township, eleven, scotch Irish. - do four Mp. uua Locke . Lltakrr Gold UIU do do do do four four Ave . five Hi ( 6 S3 Total And whereas the said Charles F. Waggoner has already been nominated for sheriff by tne people of Jttp nominated without opposition, except said Townships, and Frank Brown ana J.L.Orae- the case of Coroner. Mr B F Fraley'a ber for the legislature,-Now therefore, we the un enh.r r- n a i i- , .T derslgned members of the Eowan County, Demo Tr'. D- jAtwell, slipped in by him convention, do Hereby declare that tie said rf fme ort of accidept and left the clever Charles F. Waggoner U the legally nominated can gentleman wondering how it was done. oJate for sheriff by the expressed pj-eferences of WfobodvU out I i I there is not much, in if, any way,- and hurt. the Democratic party ot Rowan County for the rea sons above given; and we do solemnly state, that be W TOt14 to r" i of-tiijWl tTT received a maioritv ot tho the primary election, (511 and Mr. Waggon er, 487), he" be declared the nomineee of the Convention: Mr. Price insisted that t ie manner of bal Iotinsr had been Gxed bv the minority report delegates of each township should cast for each candidate the number ot votes propor tioned to the popular votcj received by each nnndiilate at tlie orimarv election. After considerable discussion, participated in by Messrs Price, Ross. Bost, Slininer and others. Hir Chair decided that.thd manner ot bal loting, had been fixed by the report of the minority of the Committee! on tules, and that when there was a contest the balloting must be in accordance with the minority report. Trom this decision of thej Chair, an appeal was taken, and the Chair Si'as sustained by a majoritv vote. The candidates for SheiKff,; having been called upon to know whether they would pledge themselves to abid4 the decision of the Convention, Mr. Bingfeam appeared be fore the Convention, antrpieugca nimseii to bide the action of the Convention. Mr. Wasrironer declined to appear before the Convention, but Mr. Ross state i that he rep resented Waggoner, and thereupon reada communication from Mr, N aggonar, in which he stated that he wbuld not submit to the action of the convention, unless the delegates from six townships should vote for him as a unit, claiming that the dele gates from six townships had been instruct ed at the primary electionlto vote their en tire strength for him. Upon the first ballot, Mil Bingham receiv ed 22 votes and M r. Waggoner 10. 1 ne delegates from Mt, UUaGojld Hill,Locke and i taker towshlps,retusmg to yote in accorti- ance with the nlan of thd minority report. which the Convention had adopted. 1 heir ballots were not counted. The Chair then announced as neither candidate had receiv ed 29 votes,which were necessary to a choice. thera was no nomination. I 1 he same result followed a second and third ballot. At this stase of the proceedings, Mr Bingham appeared before the Convention, and stated that tor tliesaKe pr securing nar- monv in the Democratic party, he would withdraw his name if Mr j Waggoner would withdraw his. Mr. Ross, sneaking tor Mr. Wassoner. said that Mr. Waggoner had al ready received the nomination in the pri- mary election, and he declined to witrpiraw his name, Mr. Price then moved as far as known. By his tirnt marriage Michael Braun bad the following five sons known of the sixth nothing is remembered viz: John, Peter. Moses, James aud Jeremiah. 1. Joliu, the eldest, for some reason or other, was called "Continental John," prob ably because he served in the continental army, during the Revolution. He was the father of the late Mrs. Jacob Myers of Sal isbury. 2. Peter married Miss Susanna Bruncr, a daughter of Mr. George Bruner, who lived at the nlacc which is the : presents-residence of Dr. Albert Powe, now known a9 the "Powe Place," formerly called the "Bruner nlapp." This couole were blessed with a number of children. Their daughter. Eliz abcth, married Thos. L. Cowan of Salisbury; and was the mother of the late Mrs. Char lotte Jenkins, and Mrs. Mary Hall. Mary another daughter, married Barny Bowers. Susan married a Mr. Thompson of Ran. dolnh. Margaret married Joseph Chambers of Iredell county, and was the mother ot Maj. P. B Chambers, now ot btatcsviue, Sallv married Df. Satterwhite. Besides thesedaughters.Peter and Susanna Brown had two sons, the late .Michael and George Brown of Salisbury. These two sons married daughters of Alexander Long of Yadkin Ferry, and sisters ot tne lateur Alexander Long of balisbury. Peter Brown first settled about two miles east ot 8a isbury. but. Boon m wn TI. nnrrhascd the building on the west corner of Mam and Inncs streets, where l frripd nn a store for manv vears. The nlace was occupied by his son Michael . . r s r rV 1 1 . Brown alter him tin about iw. i ne piaw is lommcnlv known as Mclseely s corner, and is now occupied by the firm of Ross & flrppnfield. i i : ATns thfi third on of Michael and who had a prisoner C. C. Tompkins, cousin of Gen. Grant, aud formerly Uni ted States marshal from Colorado when it was a Territory. He is the same Tomp kins who at one time was largely inter ested in the District of Columbia contract. Iu 1877 he disappeared from Denver, and came East to dispose of a mining claim. Failing to dispose of his claim, he forgot to return home, and it was discovered that he was short in his acconuts about $18,000. For a while he was an inmate of a lunatic asylum. Two weeks ago Deputy United States Marshal Sim W. Cantrill of Denver came East iu search ol It is not known that these desperadoes did Tompkins who was going under the alias MessPork ..' perbM. '15 so Dry Salt Slioulilers. .'. . .Per lb. - 6 " " Ciear Klb Sides.. " S " " Clear sides ' 8 V Bacon Shoulders , " Clear Mb Sides " X " Clear Mrtes ... f 8 V Haras lHalu " 11 " Convoked " - 11 Lard, " f sv MesBeef.... ....PerbbU 1 60 Flour Extra Fancy... " I 5 75 " Choice " , 5 S5 " . Family i i " Fine " : 3 60 Corn Meal S SO Grits - " - 85-- Corn Whlt in Hulk Per bu. 87 ' ' Sacks .... " 451 " " Mixed in Bulk. . " .. "Sacks ' - Oats Mixed In Bulk ' S4 " " Sacks t W of Lerchburg. lie trailed his man down j to the mountain recesses of Virginia, and in a little place called Dublin bagged Washington two . .1 a T I. anv serious miscniei in me iuw u. jusi-ui Hughes left one son, Hudson Hughes, who married the daughter of Col. Andrew Bal four. The daughter of this couple, Mary, lccame t'.ie wife of Samuel Reeves, Esq., and the mother of the late Dr. Samuel Reeves, and of Mra. Sarah Johnston now of Cincinnati. THE OLDEST THEE. nfr-o nnlttlncr lii mm lil f nmonT the VH '1 - U UI " " - 1 . . . . . 1 -11- antiouities of Salisbury and vicinity, it may administration, said that ho wisnett ins not Ikj uninteresting to can attention to mc avre8t kept quiel, anu ne inougui ne "oldest inhabitant" of Salisbury, in the conl(1 fix thj without anv trouble, shape of a venerable Sassafras Tree-t,,e rnntrill. who snccessfullv trao- Biir Sassafras" ot Jolin earu. it sianus y - very near the embankment of the Western I pea lompKins, is a origin- muKIUu North Carolina Rail Road, just after leaving with an eye that measures you all over Prices on Ilorses. Mules, Wajroas, Machinery Farm Implements, Held and orass Seeds etc., given un applleatton. Wm. M. PEICE & CO. St. Louis, Mo. CONDENSED TIME NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD. TRAINS Date, May 15, isso. GOING EAST. Xo. 41, I No. 45, ! t No. , Pally ex. i Daily. I Dally. 4 Kunday . him. He has been in days, and was yesterday ou his way to Denver with his prisoner. Tompkins, who was one of the most prominent politicians in Colorado during the Grant 3 50 aan ! 4 iu p.m. 6t'3 4M " 7 31 " 7 07 " S 10 " ; 7 31 8 20 " 10 23 " 110-i 12 2pni 8 i 6 "Ml " 5 po p.m. ..102 " ii 4 a.m. 6 (Hi a.m Iooo- " the Company's work shops, on the town side of the embankment, on the same square- on which Mr. Charles Gordon's house is lo cated. A recent measurement of the tree, two feet from the ground, makes it fourteen feet two inches in circumference nearly five feet in diameter. It was standing there in 1806, and seemed then almost as large in the body, and much larger in the crown than at present. At that day John Beard had extensive orchards all around in the nei"hl)orhood, and he chose the sassafras as thf fulcrum of a cider press. It was on the hill slope of a beautiful meadow, and just crvstal snrine. Here on the green oved into grass lav heaps of blushing apples, which worft crushed ana nresseu ueneaiu mc erful lever until the golden colored cider wished out in creat streams. I he cnnurcn f . ... . n n 11 from the whole settlement iorDausour a then a mere village, and most of its families connected with each other gathered in the rrnoav vallpv. and drank to their heart s con tent, ot the oeverase. so sweei w men nle tastes. That was three-fourths of a cen iu an instant, and a utrse of such promt; nence as to betoken that ho scents his game from afar. M.re. Braun marric. . Mi Smith, a,d -7 LU hiviv I that on the next ballot each delegate should vote his indi vidual preference; this mhtion prevailed by a large majority, and on frbe fourth ballot Mr. Bingham received 33 Votes, and Mr. Waggoner 23 rotes. Mr.J Bingham having received a majority of the jwhole number of delegates. 56 iu all. was declared to be the nominee of the. Convention Mr. Lee 8. Overman, elected Sub-Elcctoi for the County. The Convention then adjourned ine die. C. R. Barker. F. n.'MACKEY, Sec, was unanimously Kerr Craioe, Chairman. TATlnrsville 1 Aug. 26. 1880. On Saturday 21st inst. delegates represent ing Iredell, AVilkes and Alexander, met at this place and nominated as candidates for this. 34th. senatorial district. T. S. Tucker of Iredell, and Dr. -Tyre York of Wilkes.. , After the Senatorial "ConV? ntioij adjouri thpir oldest son was named feter the late Peter Brown of Charlotte, who first marri. wl Margaret Poole of Salisbury, by whom Col. John L. Brown Ot Charlotte. Peter Brown afterwards marri pd Mi as Martha Gav. of Salisbury, and at hir datb Mrs. Christind Crawford, nee MuJI, of Salisbury. Moses Brown had another son. the late 3Ioses L. Brown of Salisbury, whn Hired where Martin Richwine now i;va TtU Haiurhters. Mrs. Richwine and Mrs.' Johnston, are residents of Salisbury Mo Tlrown had also a son named Alfred and two daughters named bophia and oaiiy, Alfred Brown settled in Concord. 4 The fourth son of Michael Braun oi tne "Stone House" was named James, ne con tinued to live in the old neighliorhood, anil his descendants are found seattercd around the place of their nativity. ' 5. Another, the youngest, son of Michael Braun of the Stone house, w3 Jeremiah. He married the widow of Tobias Furr. Mrs. Furr was the mother oi two childrenliy her first marriage, Mary j Furr, who married John Murphv; and 'Elizabeth Furr, who married Samuel LemlV, both of Salisbury. By her second marriage with Jeremiah Brown she had three children, Margarct,who married Thomas Dickson, Louisa who mar ried Wm. H. Horah, and the late Col. Jere miah M. Brown, whose widow and children still live in Salisbury. y "- - After the death of his first wife, Mar garet, Michael -Braun! of the Stone house married Mrs. Eleanora Reeves. Mrs. Reeves was a Maryland lady, named Eleanora Wakefield, and was first married to William Reeve, when quilt young, by whom she old tree still stands, with trunk decaying, but. leaves frlossv and aromatic as in eariy davs. How old is it? Every one who knows the slow growth of that species ot tree, win think that it would require more than a ...n,l..,l roan tr attain such a Size. It 13 IIUIIUICU J v.t. ... rr.Kil.lr two hundred vears old, or more or.,1 iwxron its crrowth lon? before the first n;tchp his tent, or built his nunc ctui' - - , . , cabin between the Yadkin and the Catawba Long may it stand. 'Woodman! spare that tree. Touch not a single bough. In vouth it sheltered mc. And I'll protect it now." LORD CORSWALLIS DEPAKTS. tw if i limp to return from these sketch es-that have little or no connexion with the oecunation Ot the Brilisn army, i f Trd Cornwallis. Having re inained in Salisbury part of three days, he took his departure early on Tuesday uiorn : k. ftfh of February. His march was w;iVMhnrn road, crossing Grant's creek, Second creek. Third and Fourth v A march of about fifteen or eighteen m'.iM hronfrht them to their first encamp ment, on the west side of the South Fork o k- vAirtn not far from Rencher s (or Ken wnnl A little stream, called Bear er Dam, would furnish them .water, and the South River and i?nnrK oroob the Johnstons. Luckeys, Ura haras,Gillespies and Knoxes had capacious and well-filled barns, cribs und srananea. t.-. iii MMmnraent that uilliam Young, mentioned in a previoui chapter, had Leave Charlotte " SaUsbiuy " High I'ritnt Arrive at (irwnsboro Leave Greensboro Arrive at UlllstKiro 'Durham " Raleigh Leave " Arrive at Ocld.sboro No 47 CounectH at Salishuri' 'Uli W. K. R. It. tor all points In Western North Carllna, Ualiy except Sundays; At (Jreensiioro wiui hip n. u. nnnruwi tor all"ixlnts North, Kast and West. At Uoldsboro W. & v. RaUroad for 'llniln)?ton. No. 45 Connect-s at Oreensboro with the It. D. Railroad Tor all points North, Kasand West.- -TRAINS GUlNG WEST. I No, 48, ' Xo. 42.? I No.5,Dally Pat, May 15, 18S0. Dally. Daily. ex.Sunday U-ave ireeusbon 1 10 6 :u ji.ru Arrive at Ralelzli ,12 25 p.tnaW 45 " MARRIED. T . - . Arrive at Durham HiiKsiioro ; " Greenslxiro Leave " ! Arrive Hlgrh Point Salisbury Charlotte a 4'i 4 5'i 5 30 T 50 S-80 H 55 !l0 16 12 7 p.m i 7 co a. m. f 19 , l. 3 45 p. m. 6 56 a. Ill I ..... I ao " 9 15 I 111! ;fv No. 4S Connects at Greensboro with Saletn Brnch. I At Alr-Llne Junction ivltb A. V. A. L. Kallroad to ail points South and Southwest. At Charlotte witn the C. C. & A. Railroad tor all points South A South east.. At SaUsbury with W. "NrC. Kallroad, dally, except Sundays, lor all pfilnts in Western North Dill In this county, August 2lst, 1880, by W. M. Kincaid, Esq., Paul S. Kluttz anu Octavia Graham. Atitrut 28th. 1880. at the residence ot i i" ti... 4 lf..:-l- t T tr IXnv. I Carolina. auu u juiiii V:V I 0. 4S-Connecw at Alr-Llne Junctn with A. uen J. narimau, oi now an county iu .moo c. A. L. Railroad tor all points ouu ana koutn Emeline Staley, of Davidson county, N.C. west, , ; - TIME-TABLE WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD Takes effect Saturday, July U, 5.so P.M. im, OOING WEST. GOING EAST LEAVK. 10 ao r. a 11 ft It 50 12 17 1 15 S 13 S W - 51 3 43 ST 4 ii 5 10 5 54 42 T SO S 25 8 40 8 55 A HELPING HAND. Drugs of all kinds taken internally shock ib ostein and by reaction produce the results. Dr. Flagg's Improved Liver and Stomach Pad aids nature s own way, ami perfect health never fails to follow its use. Better Times. The Democrat, New Orleans, La., says: Snff'eriiiir a'moue such ashave been trou bled with diseases of kidnejs and liver, has been perceptibly better since the iu- Kidney and Liver Cure.77 Miraculous Power. Tho Forest and Stream has it : "To pre serve health use Wame's Safe Remedies. These are almost of Miraculous power in removing diseases for which recommend ed. The wonderful curative qualities they are possessed of are vouched for by ens of thousauds." LEA VR. .Salisbury ? " a.m. i M Third creek. 8 00 Kim wood 83 StatesTllJe 2 w Catawba :., 1 15 wNewton... , .... U 20 Conojva..' . U tl Hickory r.xll 4S Icard . 10 iw Moncanton...... 10 is (ilea Alpine, t 51 Ilrtrtgewater. 9 2 ., Marion...... 4H Old Fort T 4- Ilcnr' 45 P.lark Mountain 24 Cooper's. . . . . . : ; Swannanoa S 4S Head ot Koad P.M. 6 C nrTralns run daUr. Mundars errented. A. B. ANDREWS, Gen. Supt. "ACORN COOK STOVE." PERUVIAN GUANO 1 Pot-anna Tvishinc Peruvian Guano for WHEAT Will ilo well to call on roe on or before tho 1st of September. Ang. l3;1830. J. S. McCUBBINS. IF YOTJ -WISH Your Watches and Clocks, Sewing Machines,&ei Repaired br a good, cheap ana rapomueie workman Dleaite leave tliem with Messra. 1Z Intti & Rendleman. Salbbury, N. C. 45:ly R. L. BROWN. Mortgage Deeds for sale here Wm various other bhn. WILLIAMS BROWN Has the exclusive sale of this celebrated Cook Stove and they-are gitig ofl like fcot cakM. 7.tf i NOW IS THE TIME TDfSUBSCBI FOR THE WATCHMx i t 5 - :3 4 I
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