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II. A. LONDON. Editor.
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To.lioKiluW is Chi isi!ii;:s and iuiw
X'dn all Chrisiendoui will rejoice
a-t the most joyous ot all Christian
festivals, ft is the onii day ot all
ho year it which everybody look:.
fbVward with pleasant iM'li'. 'pj'ioiis,
Cud in an nectisinii when man'.- bet
tor nature asa-eiis itself, for hard in
ileed must be tii heart of that man
(hat U not , on that ioyii:i d-iy,
touelied with a tender reeling towards
&ii fellow rr.en and is not i ospuusive
to thre Fippy greetings tii.'tti'.re hoard
from every Ip. What a pity inat
iiO kindy, sy.iipaiiiol'c and gciier
txn leelingn, t'.iat move u at Christ
fnan, do not inttuciice I'.s every day
ti the y;:r.
The custom of making i;.l'ls on
Christina lay i eminently right
And ' proper, "ml with many it is u
ftuisancc. It is both pleasant to g:v
and receive u t "hribMinin prerfcnt ,
?iowever ,tn.i!l, when it is ;iico:n
Jimiiod with the heart's love or sym
pathy and when il is the nut ward
tixprereann ot trite I, o" .'.''-nd.shili.
Jiut a Christ ma- -ill lose ils true
tulue, however rosl'y it may be
when it ij uiven ''can .. i he doer
feel tii:it if or he is n ui .-I!t .1 lo
give it !
To each and a.! -l eiibu-J llie
Kki'oHH i'U'ii ' Ike happy e--er';' e.:
tti this joyous I'oslivuh and w i-.ii.-n
for them all a wry Mirry C!ir si
Atari"!
Too .Many n.-r. - v. .-art In- i;very
ftf licuveii to cr ' - i!'!!' t -
ror later tln-ir hypoi-ri-y i-" exposed.
.Uetently . v.-r:il in-': nre oi thi
hare nui'.nei .n l!:. -'ale. I he
Jut and a n-o.-t e.'.-j-.i-.i-i-nsry oi.r
id the ease ol J-iiinC i'a. Wil
liiini;t 'n. A tew y-::'- a:;o he was
n poof' yor:nr ina.'i. h- -:t:i-li 1 hi'1',
fjbluiiied hi lie en- - and hean the
Jirai-liee ol hi pr-li-sioii i n that city
ivilh (lie hfl wMie an I food vii
dl.all who knew him. lie soon he
tamo a proiiiiuenl and d: voted mrm
ber ot the Methodist Church, ui.li!
finally il seeiecl as il h-- was devi t
ijiif himsi-ll and i ll he Couhl m t to
the upbui 1 1 1 : : o his thui'li. II
was the lea-hnj spirit in the
iiruetiun oi ;. cisily new ihuieh
building, and ave to ii several vci v
Costly preset. tv. su( h cl.Mi.v
belU, oroau e. livery ho ly w:,
dpeakini; ot his w oioU-rUil enei osily .
He ot-fiipie-l liii- hiyiu.-t and lie -'.
Irfrnored t.lli. e in hsfj-li. -,i. !i
UK trustee, slew ard and mi pi i oi len
'lent o the Sun-lav I I. A t . 1
now ho is in iail. charr'--! uiih
jury, o!-;;.-'-y ,.,, ,.!!. i, : -'. i.ioi.i-y
Under lalse pi. teio rie. the u.-rl
!t it is that I i ii I i Hi- are hc!,.tc-s
widow s '
Aliotiier case at ' liiinuton is
that of lio'-.de::. the al'scoi.-l 1 1
(ashit-r ot ll;e hiolven hai-h in thai
riu, who was a pi'i.m;uei i chur' h
member and wa- 'It- h-a-l r !' l lo
ci i i r a l tin.- i .-i '-'il -vim ,1 out n, vet
In's lic-'-l lhr-j.
Au J M' I i ..iifal.1. the a .jU-tte I
murderer ol hi uncle, wa an ehh r
in the l'roii tcriaii Charih and
president ot the V. M. C. A at l.au
rinbufi,'.
!tic!i t-ases hriiii,' re'iis;ii i:pon
religion, but then it mul hr leinem
liored that iiiero was a ,1 uda l-i a riot
even niuUi; the first disiiph- ol
t'iitio'..
flit a t i n r ot nuv tiiat i paid
!tl petiKiotis by tl.-j I'eleral -ivern-nint
is eiiwi uo-us. tar greater than
the average, tax pay; :- tum;:;,ei, ::'
the worst of it is that the amount
grows larger every yjar. 1'uriiiL'
tha piesent tiseal year the anno-i,;
yaid in pensions will be ni.-ari
hundi fl (." pftij tin!!,.., .oi'.i,'.;. Ii.
our readers realize the immensity ot
Wits Tast Hum? His iwirlv
Jor every man, woma:, ami child in
thu Cnited uaes, and is ahoiil uvo
hundred limes tho amount paid for
earryiug o;. 'm- St.n- yov!---. ".pt-.i.
The'aiiiuiiia annually cxpcics i ioi
our State overinnei.l iici,iai ft
million ihdlars. an I ct oui .-'.au '
proportion u! the umoiint paid ewrv
year t'.r j.enh i.s alom- ii m ar v
our million ihiliar
Complaint nre irenuent i v made
ihat I'll t Sin c and (oii.ily la-fi sar-.-too
hlijll and nve oV( cau.se- ol t,L
"hard times', but 8t ! . I i i i 1 1 . oi
very lillle, m cv.-r -aid al.oul (!..
Tast sum paid for pensi.,,M hy -,v
V'ederal govennnent. And wi lh"
amount paid by the people .,t o.-!h
Carolina lor pensions to I'nion .,
Hieri is mu'h greater than their
total Stale and (.lOimy expenses
Think f rt!
And what makes it wore i. the
hid that sLurccly .i dollar -r all this
pension money return to S
Jt is a conliiiii.il and constant drain,
year alter year, upon our people ami
Mi. stream oi money all poni snoith. j
; ward. Tho taxos that wo pay for
Statu mid county purposes arc ex
pended among our people and tho
money is kept in ( in ulat !on hero nt
homo. l!ut il is very iliiU-rcnl with
all this pension money, lor wry lit
tlo of that ever rut urns here. 1 it
any wo'ider then that money is scarce
in North Caiolina and our people
complain ut the hard limes? And
are t hey going Jo in-il-u tho time.-'
harder and money scircer Ly aiding
tho .so-called Peoples' parly in in
creasing this vast ;ui;e.:iti paid in
pensions? One ol I: jilanksJi; the
platform ot that i ty, adopted at
the Ciiieinnali in g. i in faro,
ot largely im-rc-i-:. the peii'oi
expenditure.-! a.-1 n C"ii
Kress uiel thin month, Si'i.ul'it I'wlh-r
promptly in '.rod need a resolution tor
that purpose. A iv our people in
lavor ol lh;;l ? Are they willing I '
ho (:;v.;':ed any no-re
Itisiill ri.;hi a.i-i proper to pen
sion dinahicd -.ioiei-. iand we do.
irot complain -I thai i. but we do
protest against any home to ii.!
creaso those pension to findi an (
ainoiMit a.-' to in in fiom o;:r people '
nearly every dollar that they can ,
raise. And we warn ihciu against
the attempt ot Scent"!' iY.Tcr and
the 1 h'rd party to .! thi- very
thin;' I
l.i!ilaWe I'Miing.
rum- -h :.- l-i-rii '"in. il.
I iidi-aldc ''!. in- n'. the whole
Caiodna cast t hi- m i- n has ii. e:
In i n i Nei lied. i'l.e I'-oidx-r eoi-hl
hi. I.! "II M O .!!..
ioi. 1 1 : ti ' i ? . . n -. i
al Mol el, I ,- i O.d lollO
belh C.'V Co'olii:. a
Ivr f i ;ue li-h e .
-.Mis in v. -i so hi- L'l
I -as nil. ti. tit!. aie '.
hat rt:.' .-ml sie:
In; '-.'.' "' '
We have U-.-o
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'i,.e;:hK
; s t he iniia
; tiioui I :e e
'i e 1 1 ein n
In ou.: lit lo
.lav
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-t. lio- !0o- i-M
Ii, :l: , oi fill V ." . .1-1 I
h. Cue'
Mr ,i A I ':o i . a . ii i - 1 .i' '
till i.i I tiom a l-n-iio ,p oi l.hiS
!. sv i ..II t Is el' 1 1.- in il LaKi
a-. - I he li -I el 4,:- al e ti .ee'
i ; . . r -. -. i.. I 'e i... ' .- . . t. .'.,-: in
i V . IV .ill'i ( lion h'.-il! tin- ti--.. lie
i, I. ;1 th .1 a-e -i i;." d l-y nil
I'i.e tun .".t this lino .vlisisls iiiamiv
of eh , -ant sp. el.I'vl I rout, but Iiiee
Uolllets air ilio hell ; eil.lg'.it.
hi one iiTsliu:ee k .-:'iIc inn:! with
one of the litis in N- w l!ier. which
eonu:iii d about L'" .mu hIi-s tin.i . le
sii'.l-.-d Hi seeuiin:,' I laroe tl"ii!
Souk limes thr !:it-- -.vied h.- ,i tali
as in h" lui i.an lj. :-i-'.e llhl it woah!
la i:iipos.ii-h- I" it i-:.l I to lis!, 'n n
in. kii .e tin ir c.-ea; e. lim-i- I :n
ha :ni .( mtht ti l' i. I.olii ihen aleiu
d.-lli.-e Ii; it the I'.-! .le ; 't iili'-. I'll!
the ;i-.'.i i - i- ti:'- . :: 'e. No c: c in-.- i
w i---, io ia-1.- In M !
Mr. I'ai-sk i-w .. paMy i'!'i ij.l
who m ad'- I io; I v d : -ii i- -eh ii; "1..
d.iv II: e.i: C 0! li li - Ii hi I e eiiii I
i- j i ,-t -i I'.-l M i i euro,, i a: i. ,-i ii ,i.
(h .1. J'he .-a.-ee.-s a'leudli.e this 11,
d.i-tiv in I'.iioluu w .!'.! . I n.aiwl
h'Os.
A l ole; l;i liiilcull.
Ir ' Itii' .!. i--li - e ' "l-i-l I a,-'
A former s:iue; ( e eitv yc-Mei
ail I o it in l.ls Woi :. to the eMi I.I ol
tea do.lais Ii i-. s:-il he woiuc.l
(1 1.1 .Ii .1 o hi-f ! f- ' e-ime heif Vi s
tenhiv he i il t e t 1 theji-wch y t-t .1 1
of Mr F i-i-a -h .-.n I ,!: ! a hit1'" trad
ing otte. iii-,' in pa i l. Id fort- e il lH'le
he p'li -na-el a cli -. I. for teli .1. .hai .
!UU-d hi -M I'. Nollls u:.d I'l.'ll-
1 1 1 ; j . Tta'tt w . j '-fi'W -1 in t lit
store al the iiiir- and Mr. i'a-i.aeh
! in.,' bn-y did i: l take p i.: t i.-u ai
e-'Ie o: the e 1 1 I; i !.-e he would h a,
diseov. ill-i 'i i-i I Aft.-rthe-wii.d
;er hud cv.it -1 :.i if. Mi. d-ii.i,-;,
e nulla d tl:' chc and saw that tia
n tiiluie T-i-i r: ." s-ime haiidvMii
iti as I be la-'t) ,.' . "aeek llrlhci.
n. die d that l;.e ... lime w IS M 1
Nol l is iii.d ' ' y i:ilf l i of M
T. N-'i 1 1. -. i' .. . and in nare 1 . f
Mr N" .i i is to !; if the i-i'eek i-
R.! ngh I hi.- la' : r of co n -.- ki..-.
rio.-hin a'o- ut it. l-'it th-. forget :,.
oav e io. ; n. tan- a- I .1 Laiif had sl.io
pe I Indole he co o I h" t: ingot. lie
t .Id Mr. l asii ich Ihat be wa fi'-.n
' n ithiim eoiii,l and I hat he wa to
ll:,, to have on (hi- aflcl!iooll tlan:
for hoi. ii' l'lii- :.i hi wa ;!: iiupi
tor ami liar as we. I as a former, t' i hi-Wiit-
Dot from ( hat i.-Hui. l-'o. Hi' n,n. j
Dm k - Coiiiiiiit Smt iile.
Ihini.o, I)ee. i'.'tlne of the
Btrangeyt things that lm hap em !
".t Ntagsra ''"al! 111 s-mni ti'oe !! the
lliot; , Utah. - (,;" WlhJ dlli-ks wl,el.
i. ae been g-.'u, over the i'.ilu tin-
p.lsl week.
The bods, wli:.-h have bei-n K-uln l
il; lare nuiuiiei above the buds
1'--.- two or thr.-.. Mt.-ks. Iloat down
lie liver iiotil ti.f y an- caught in the
lapids an ! s . -in uii ihle lo i im- in t! e
swift eurii nt acd are t ln-rr-f to wh::h
cd over the bni.k. idios.i sl ut Mrt.
not Liliid am sini.in ,; p.v the f.i'i.
TI:P l.r-.'ct ha.; of this gm.i wa
made -i -ii'l .l i.. . w iu-Ii U do'-!: loiiiti 1 -p:e."l
ii( .s.iiii. ;.. i- t-i:,.dre J in th.
river below the - ids. Three tn u
go ont in a boat :.' tit I e.v. one t-1
ste. r an 1 hold a i i-.'t rn. i r.d the thiid
lo ci'ih t Lio ibu- ; and throw thiui
into tiie boat
It is cuirtute ruMiortd licit ti,
Slat.. Aidiiire w il establish a dulv
paper iu ilaleigh ibout .li.(mr- loth
Col. A. II. Andrews h is lv:-:i pro
niotc l to be ii.-st mi-.- pr si-b nt of tin
It. .t; I). 1 il. (!-i;u A moat ex
cellent appnini.eji :
N. l ali-i- IMumb. of iviti-ji , tlit.,1
-!: .1 d'-i.'y of tr!op!i-v. m, laf S !!i iav.
the (down, r of Kiliun will ;, n.h
al Iv appoint ( Si i: ttor Inoads
bi. Kiicetssor. until the Leei.slatuie
iiitcte a jtur bcnic.
Wash iiiKi on Letter.
(Ki-.im iiur Rt'tiulur Ccrirnimuiletit. !
Washimii-on, Dee.. 1S: IM'l.
Speaker Ciisp thinks that ho will
be ii bin to announce the eomuitt.'s
of the House ou the 'J lrd in--t , if the
Seliale docs led uk f r an e n li. r
iidjourni'ieti; for the l:o!i,iay ree.-.
lt) iitf a number of the uu inbcis tliu.k
if wi"d ! be be'ler lo deier atim-nre
ing tiie eoiumiitecs in. 1:1 after the
recess, as that would ,;,v.- tin N;n ak
er that milch n:':" 'oiie to ei)ni-!ei'
the nia'.l"!-. Il ai pear lo be yener
aily eoncch-il thai Springer ":h be
chairman . I the V.i and .'e:ins
t'o ii'.tee mid thai llo'.iiian ,.iiil-e
c;i:.ii-iiiati ot;!ie emu i! ire or. .', p
pi-. I l oil i in -. 1 a In i :. k i a-.' j-rei e.h n ; ,
which has e.sital-y made tin- . i.a r
men i t tlie" I e. oii.u.'l lees inein
hers of the i oiiiii.ittee on ll'.h . I
;!.p..ii:lii - McM s M. .i I in! a: -I
i 'a ! eh I u 'S as lie- d -,.:.! r.i I 'c I: cm
tiers. 'I t iial em;..,.iii,-.-.Sp.-ak"i'Ci i-p
has plc::sed those n t"i.b. r wl o he
lieve thitt the li: l i am.-.! . hair, ..an
have ii.liii.-i.." ci.-."i;!i --vc" i;.:-'.-i-tion
as hr.oi. nt their c. -m m i' ' ec.-.
w ilhmit lu-iiig also uu the t omniilU-e
on Ilei'-l.
tu'jiit-senl.ilive Oate. ol Aia' am;'..
ollered ;l l-'.-s-'llili-Hl. which Was r
fell.-. I t- the new t ' on mill ' ! o!i
Hales, pro", i !:n ; :..- l i.e appoint 'net.;
ol a i-: a mill':; i . .'-. no ; ' ee ol li : I ::
on .'I del- ol . ,:;:.,.-. of W l.ieh ! ! e
Spei h. r shall o. i . '.'i. e. e. airti.an.
1 w -in h !.;,!! hjiVe oi: i- li. 1 :.., u! 1 1."
order in w !ii.-ii Isis-'ji-o -1 1 i i I I " i
sidere I, l.a 'I .: d i r. :ii d :- lair
, i.".-s j. ml e.:r.: aoon I he - i I ..i
comil.ilte" a:cl ' I ! c I ! a!.-:u ii.-e -l
puhhe I.;,--.
I: wa- li.-s e-h an . .::. . I l:.M
W !.:. Il i,., he, ' .. ' i.t.t. ' ! I.eO-i'M
t loll s,,';.e We.-J. - i e:we..- tin i II ! ' I
Siai.-s at.. i :' - ' ';..di IV.-i ' t. h.
:tn-l I'm::!' il'f.i a ! ;. : b. :. .
eluded, and !!i-i! I'r- -:-.-i I al a-. -;
-ll en t-t ' i I Id- ;: :.- w ol be
:. a le .1,,:
i l.e p- i.' -'.:'.- o: f a!--!'
K ie, i.l S. ..id i ' d.- l.i. h. i ll
pra. in a . v -.-!:.. ! i i. - -v . I
,',.V",:',' -! ,:'
p;ov :d. .'. I. -r .' -. i i ':' i . :!
s o , i ' - -a . - i I n-it M r
! : ha I i : be e . oe :
i I ,,.!, i .;"..: n . an . I V i
I, . led"! , ;, s ! ... .:.', .: -.
.,.-....i. rai -i ; ''. .r i.' i.h -
cotn mil Ice p'.o-i I i ;. ;.sw i i 0 .
d.reet iael '.-i- I i.., I e Won- I
' -- - -1 u:
sard '-Sn;,. . I ..!e w it I. !!. .-,.
eral? W. h I -I., not ;,:,: .pat"
m a i. ' i e.o i -. ii.-: e v ! t. !i w .1. all
.-r a ti -u.'i : p.n ' v'c I i-ave
I . it i.lfe.ii 'CI. . I..-.-. eV. -I- I ll.lt U. -. id.'1'
! ! v. a- Oi ..!,-i.i ,,i ul 10 d. ie. 1
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t -:i: li-iac- I i i-- .-
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' .' -i.i s ii 1 o. a, s ; . . : a -, u I ; .- . a ..
s.'.n ir..-.' Mr 1, e
:,r w .di li; - i , in b. i-
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I..,t lie- a in.'i 's;. . ..!!, is ; -. - ,.r
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e::a' -r ll, . ! N'.-.i -vk ...
T l-t JU-t a ''.- i 1 'le - I. , iiee
Illl'tll- .V i, s , .do.-le'i-.'-, , j,,- L.I !
In en I, en- ...i.ee ti i-.-hilj i ' I .,
- .'nil. .'. - i.e lie; e- I " rcUe!
n -r cVI'l .-s-, i ii'.y pi ,-r,-i cnee. II w a
; : evi 'i .- I I .. a I l.e i a i t.o i :,s
I., w hat '"'ii li".. e- '.. wa- pat i.p ,
Mr. liarr - . . I I ,- ,.o
liVio, r:. It. a: ' '. 1 -. I: i, 1 1.
I 1 l X '. I ' I.eW ..... I I ' : : !
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. i V l , ', ! e o ! w .i -i i ie : :.;.-.
I'll -I i'-tl III, .1 l,'.;:'i V. . !.. I'll. :... e
i .1 M .111 ,. W , a i.s oi- .I- .,- , ,il ,i
and i, w as :, j, , a L ee ie-i ,,
tiie ( 'a I a i:a t, i n i.t J'sliei ios i- tin..
sl.ii by Mr. t I. vcbind si-e-.iei dis
tint, .ludo Natl ai. i. l !. ;,.n..:i, oi
I 'oniiei In nt, liiir-i i : -1 1 lot lii.ne
M. I a!,.is. , U I'cli.s, i i aiii a, w ho is
all nidi- 'a V I a i.-!,t... . a1 .
to-o-ti. .:.,-.-:. Ni,-.,a', l.o.V o i . -i
i, uini i. w n,i w as t., a Won- . . ,-.
retarv tl..' N . v , .-...hi- I' . . ,-s .
s.:n d;s:i,, t. . II ,, -
V ho is . ,. n .1, ,f ( , . l . e I ' i , i o! t h. I 'e
pari ll.eLI o! ,1 il - i, i . s, c-ijl ., , t ;.-t,
.1 i,it', V . i- . ' ! ., i ii.ii w
:,s j:, i, , i C I-.-.-,., t f
tor l!,e d -'iii I , ' I ai . ,.d a
s, one W I at !.!.., j..,,, I e; ,'l ' ,;.., ,.:
act o a i, I oj'i.'s d'.-i ivoii ::.!:' i.h, I.
ot l"iv e i us,
Wai Cli i i lot ol i I: -.-..., I . !.-. ;
li'Miiiii.-iled I'. .l.stt ., i n , .-
Ih' -p I'.-si'li I .ii I ' e M . ,' -, w '. . h.i been
.pill" b! is ...i;. ., !' -i , i,',t i-
s;ill i oiitiiii-d I,, hi, r -iiin.
I'll I'l.llll l.f ( lit t (ill .
.MfMlllls T . 1 1, , Jl . - r.ii-ni -ers
an -! St a ' .- . m in !-. nn" i i a t ;
cull ere f ; i tive S;..;. - are in s
here Co I , - i I ' 1 1 . C; tin- i-.w pin-.
:! ton A Ii.i i ctlielit Is . n I ".''. to
,'f;;i!ii" tin oii-!i,.u! theSerdi ..i,d
to rc'ltne li.e ;.. I ,.-'i". Anoll.er
,,lt(.t:. ,; .t:!l l. ,, a. ,,, .:u ., .y.an.i
will i.e I . .-eot i la- .', p... , -
II IS i ill 1 Hit i. .. ! c I lie , i , '.'. i-. L in lis
lory ot cell,,,, and uine-s the yicei
reduced ibs.isli r Wo! lo.hcv.
Kit wh 11 if a ( li 11 cell.
hihs IhI io iiio c'liuri.iim ciirimiiiti. 1
S w isiTUY, N.C. IV e. L"i. Iuformn-
tiou leach. d here this moriiing Hint
(!av.sehiipi'l.iiMelhodist ehuieli seven
fail, s ft 0111 this eitv. was laid 111 ashes
last, night bv the hand of all ie. n-
daii v. T!iii"-eoHoi-, eation has lM..-u
tivnhd f.-i m'uio time i.n-r the m-d
t. 1 of uiovi',.: tho ei-Uich to Wood'a af
a distant of tde mih s fiom the pies
rtlt site. At 'lie hi-it .pin-telly eotl
fi reliee ol the M. i! td::ireh't tia
ilistigiltioi: oflht 1 .1 -tor. Ih-v. D.w
so-., ill. IVtn-:-l HI .'" et'lets. of Wood
leaf, the piivihge to move i! wis
eliiulid. and e.' idf.v it foiee of
hands went to woik 1. -nirtg down the
biiildin.r pii pam'i i v lo iiioii!g il
l'his m.iitiii.g when iluy n mi ne. I to
p.ii'lii in' tiie wot!: llo-v fo'ind the
church i-i ash. s. ': i.e cemmiiuily 1
Very 11 :l b evcitcd 0V1 1 tiie li iusae
t , No eiue lo t In -; io I v ib-ii.e; (la-
h.,11 11:11;; has hoi n f-' ,i:d b-.i! i' i sap-
I o-e.l lo !" oi;e o! tile ell. ' ll It! 1:1
he'.- who I'afl.er th. 11 h.r. e it u.om d
pi -fi I I ed t O f ce '! : .1 l ed.
Nati:r:tl (la Wi ll.
M : . :: . 1 '.id . I )ee. - I -- I I e hugi st
tu'iua! (awtl! ol llie St H" whs
ibiilel v.csf if J !i is ei'y, Satutdiv
1 In 1 !: aeit v of the wed is estiu: it' d ;
. i r-, i,.
i.t I o.l'I'U.I.'llll cilbie feel unit t:ie 111
, ,, , ,, 1
s.uo In: p. etids to the tapiare inch.
The well bud pip." and Pot:nee.! j, Ui
la-i le with !'v mam lli.p. but whin
ihe -Ma was !i..l,e,l ou lion, Ihe will
tV have w a- so or-at Mstotwi! ,1
-',el pipe .'.v.- imhes in diamele: .
ive:,:v b.l.fpi;.' was blown 0,11
of ike ot- u'. l Ibis f..a cit:..l!i w-l!
1, w,:l Lew fe.t ofamiilcr that
I -is it c..t-a.'i:v of uT.tai.i.i-m. feet iu
x. ioi' ":';!! Ih uW I'.ed.
Jill"i iM' C.l. . Ief. While
I' West C,,;,st .J,l.l;g
l .e ',' hart :;', I'.-o-t An na
se:.
i. : no i.-i ; ,
'i.ro
:n
. . l' i:h-l t he pr-'pel'.-r
i i-r-h red the VI. i h- i.t.t-
!y. and the i.-.-iui.-r
I head w .-. V w I. en ' vv.i
s i iii k in r scmiiiig her
. I ect. Ten o! tiie '. lew
mil v ;
ol. Ill
,':-: t;-r:jOB P. MIT & BROS.,
A Vievieiiu i:,il!le.
I .. i'. : . I ). e -An.
. 1- 1.1. en 1 hi.-- i.t 1 .
I.
II ll
1 i. j .t i i I -a i t n tie M. .-.ili
I , .i p- an I the insuri i Is. 'l ae i..
.-.ic ni - w, ie d. f, -i ( 1 with ti.ll'i
i. i-'i I.i ii i a 1 ii numb- r wi ii .'h'd
lu ll th- i.i-ws of the i ll'. " V n iieh. -i
I eic 1 1. it i S: a'os.t 1 1 1. - bun, 1 i e
ly iefl to ii-iet, pi ihe cms u of t!:.
ia.-ui g. h'- into i t Mis.
s
Mi'iia.'a: Y. i iit io;i
, . Dee 11 I is f.e
l:i',. -. :r:i e-1 I liat 1". il-ldoi wil
I . i j a" 1 . 1 1 t i .: ioti'il I vi "i! i n i.l
I yit . ,:i i a i..llt I pin t of M it eh An
i hii i'.ioii of Atue.i ic.n pro. b, el-. -s
I eia.lv of 1 lb. 1 - -a vi. -, maid n .-' . I
de: ! I id. A MS -l I e .1 ii I 1 1 . W 1 1 : n I.e. -
ih 1 . il e.i t he siii.o ,. :ini ui I ill ai t. .ile
al nn.e'i In e.h -i
State i'Ct vvs.
!; iVL.h 'i..o,-i Mr. Ihbvii, Tur
i:ili:,e. a w eii an. il : eelil e In in I f--.
I ia,' rear Id. ip ! Ila,, in Oiling,
c .,, ly. died a : a ,1 ivs ;ig . fi oin
I yd i p. .ioi. ca a-.i I f: oin the bit e of
:i ii I Le am::: d h i 1 eolleli o.it o!
;' . pen w In n hi .111. lo pi ed to :;e i
I m' ; lie h-io i . c.iioe el al'gi-d i.nd
b;i Mi I aiii nii' i on tin I' i. a ca;: -I'
a -. ;:i:t v. o-i: i . w bile plmv n.g in
i ! eh I . ... i 1 1 !' . in .1 d- in' w a - I .ikcli
w l !, th. d e.i . dil l, f illlld in had
iii:-rtd li.r ih-sh ,-n his. aim and
i '.. -m .1 li: t . i. -e in :i I': i;;li!!ih in in-
;. t-.-v ihe I . .1 dm ai I. : K n iei s :"
i he I. it.dtu ll h Wlo I 1 1 le II I be I ail IIA
fid stifl ill ll w hie tij peai t-rt 111 tais
j p. i- ill... al a i. n . ;,'. to the ofti e!
! mil J lies Sj,; u isr, eohii a ,), w l.o hies
n tin- 'm s: , iu j-i'l of town, had uu
h ii do L to bn:. :..-! h.s hog, nnd th:-.'
;ilci !..- li id I.i. -.- I.-. I it in the he ol
.t:.i cut It ti. tint. H b, ped up ill..:
i .n a'v .v ii d I i 1. -t i 'lifter !a..l;;
1-" I i: l-l li.-l.. :'. m.'i. V t il. he
1 it. ii f i
'-". It vmi i: nf'i.'ii ;'.inl to ! .o
Mi,n,,.'o.v..,:..,
i- j .si si, t -ild. a ..I dl the signs i r ! !
d i. !; w . ; inaf;.- ,-i.,i.:!ir atlemj t t,,
ba, ti e: if.
Chniiottr-( hioi icle: A four iar
oid negro cl i d on the place of .11
M. F.. U i.lhict., la in- h-ii.ui, w i:
oiliidtod a: h l'l hiav ev eliltltT. Tin
ci ih! was ;, ;: in the luiiise, tibia- its
pi i nts m t.t to ihe field Ano i.e.
sun, i i - .i a phi ui. g :n the ai d
I .n ci.:. -i ,ii..i Was blirt ed rail mil of
lie h i . " , t;;,.. 'li,,. , hii 1 i th
v o l Ii ii d I o it out the ti.im. s, b o
ev: t v p. u i , le i f elothii'k' was bin i e.i
it. o..'. es l..ly t.tnl.ly bi iel
li on il ;': ice ingtii. ll nevi r i: 1 1 -1
e l a ei. a' douoli writhing in no uiy
A fit ; oil I" et was that Ihe einhl le
:-. i i I .; i: j,; o fiom the time i' w a
b t eed 11, t.i i! fell tb lid. Notll'.U,
i o dd l e: s c. I-' it lo he down.
(i -ihi.i oi ,' Il.iidhoht: Ib-ie ib il
eiiiiiu ia oi i t.'siihiio in I bis niiity,
vi . afi i r l ui i iiit; tin i n w n es is i o .
i.i .i : ..it. i.: fourth, ami ui m i v
it:-: .i.e.- h" ei. . Hied th" loeu Ulldf l
takt . o .'. f i enlliu. l'lolll 'l liiiiiti
e i nt cat -i p.. teli, ,1 .spi r. t.n- fn,.i
v.-.u ii, d -. , i, cf M T. Sa-sor. ll pro::. I
i. ei. I lui iu. r i f t'ikevilie lownsh.p.
p.k, dill i ,.:i!els if si ed cotton m;e
di. i.'i-t .v. . k. Auoh 1 colore 1 ii an
nnii.iii .ioi: iieiiinii, wi.iie It uu nil,
fioni I his cit v to his boiiii' iu (Irnii
ttiimdi t. v.i.sj.ip Saturdav niobt in
in i nt - .vealo.! conditioi:. ftd! from In
e o '. !- :i :.- i;es froia Io i n. r. ! b !:;
I 1 - i:-i -:. ! I w.-i-. Mtt.: en i, . ic .
: 1 - lli,- i-Slt Mliiik Hf'-ii-i'i
; laee in toe load he lont t is balance
UUll ll'pplld oVt-r, fllliiUJ Oil Llohert l.
! Kings Mountain News : l ust w in-
" r uessu uiij s, son in .1110. 11.
Hayes, who lives uu Crowd: r'seieck,
tind Used a labhit box in the old
ll,,!l'' 'S,,"' '" li'" cai ly spriny
Hays left i ll lendj!.;.' his -phig''
. "nl it went i.-io, -,; i -o ., t, n ,:;iv, (
";"r' be hapj.ei ,1 by it ai d c-i-clmi. d ;
,t'i'; would ii .-aia act mid i.'fiud it ;
''' b-' ii ho was about to t.io-.e if he
hand it to be o.o'e I., aiv ami l.e'
f"l t her tiidi.-cd t o-il hf.v.-ri- !!.-:i:.'.'
,'11' "' ' Mr. II wc:t home il'al !
H nt idgl.t K-Iilli- with 1. rh.'ei.
Ids -mil heme. :obb- d or hilled
' ob!ain,-. :l 1 i,,N of tlr'
)'' I 'nd of iiot.i v in the eothb.
' a sioi v ntid can beat !. (
by the betd cil ieiis if anV doubt I
!t- j
... , . , . . I
! 1:0 e,, ft !l,t tl.e .lOllS." IS
h.'l-d to Wldk h.l';' of V: l !.i ,h . lilil j
he could .hi d ich'o ! '. il a 1 , aid of i
.... .. t it 1 . -. f . ; 1 r . ' . .. .... f
. '' ." '. . .. ; ', " . .
Vyi op en 1 e 1 11 I '; n !s of 1 1 o.di'e .oine
e . u-,d,s a:; 1 e- ' I
She stnoli.t il..' 'i's'e ia ihc late j
Spiill;.' t wi'iV- t, ',! 1 '. hi 1: s'u- !-Yll I
0:1, d b-, sin- fi ll iu-Ii ; . 1 I;, ber I
roy ch-. k : bn' h." a, i y si. ah-. I. f .i
she' bud Sdvili n tl:!. the ereaUstj
euro on eui th for p 'in. !
., 1 1 1 ,
( otieri ss hi I 1. ,i-n art-eiss until t
. . f , , ,
li e oth of .mini v. I
i
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fpmnar.'-l-n.n5-v. wjawswi i
11 O K t V J ? it? 5 !) 0 !
i 1 (? $ f 8 i
8 !
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1' C
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Vjil can ;' i !il..e i'lilnns fi om f-.")
ei nt-, to ,.: y : ; ,.'.- -. , i wi-b.
We llll' Wi I ii-.' t
hope t .1 'le-M i t a
t,l'o,ls 1,1.1
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tl.lde.
I .Iili- In .-. 11-. If
ti, ..l e l e - '11 c. 11
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t . n - .' , id.'
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Vat.-.-' A- l'i-TTi-iv. A ;t -'i,-. -Rt T.-iw. I
IV iv-o.s, N.i .. s, i, i i.;, i-i-i.
Jab. It. V" mi m .-' , a-.m,. :, n, :.!.:
Dkah Mil t i I- ii i.-e en,' ef y'ir
.la t -.r . ,ir-. t.i-i n a lui le l-i-
... t s . I liUli- I---I llll ii iiut-
inniiHrv trim; lei::.,! ii ilo ;-i, il t- H ti-iiey. I
l.;,ii- fi'-i-.il L-. il i f l,c lii'i, In Ii Ui-enf
tin- Kii-t tn ;h,i-i , h 'u u ! i ilin-r.-r lent f.illol
lo unr I. n i .. .v j . r a .lim. n-a. f. uii'l I am
p-Ui-t'i-'l tl. i' I '.it 1,-rii- ii,' . -lioiilU liiiio
I, i-l lam. I t.ave i o r mi n it f.nl tn rlu,u
bis f.-vi r. er t i Itiiic vrwuK fwivt slis-ii. t
n,:lil i..t I " v itl.-.nt u for mar.v turn- i:a
cwt. -.,.ir-truli. J. I'. JU X TON.
Mr. Tl'ixt.,ti I- nl-n I ri-'iiitii' ft hirst K.i-
tll.nul H-.llW, W llt-l.,11. N.I ., aVtiSOM Ol tUd
iiin-Miiw-t itii unl 1 siniTh.
t'ur all i?. I'- r.uaitui, u,i.iri-s-ATLANTIC
ELECTROPOISE CO..
No 140 8 MYonAv . ftHHi.ioii, a C,
on 322 KiN3 Sr., Chaito. 6. C
m:n gallery.
ll:t . l'.. I:, villi- si. 1 1,
ig(! t, p.,.M t. p, t!, S: ite (, get
n:i: i' n r ; ; 1; 11 :
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Ci; Yl N l'i 1 ; i 1: II ..
ii. 1 "..::.! ' : i-u -1 im-I C-1
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Dee 17. l-V.'l
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Here I'gain and has bis
AT
Wl-.cir lis ii lenvitig a huge lot of
CHRISTMAS GIrTSI
Suilnb'o for eiei vbiulv. J,ht priced uii-i-ijts i.-ieiluiui pi ieed presents
cosl'v pie.-enbi. Toys, of eveiy dsei iptiot!. Wagons. Wheel Jiuuows,
Cuu-.s. Tislob. I)., lb:. Woi I. II,. v.. '.Viiting ! sk-, j'.,-., ,kb. l-'auey
China, tliuss Wait- utid anything yott wisl .
We boiioht (.'hi i-i m . (Jiio.ls for rich nnd poor. ;.'HI;li ;;hll h.huII.
If veil come fii.lv you wi l have no trouble in making
We keep nil kinds nf niee tiiioLs to i -.1 : I'aia'V C ie ll. ;.. Xct-i. Ci)eounulf
IwisuiH. Ciur.'i'its, Can t.s, Mn. ft ;,:,r.l, Cmned lioods,
A VERY LARGE STOCK Gj- GFiOilES.
Urmitiiher that W. L. LONDON .V SON kfep Ihe luigest slock of Dry
(bind.. limitf. Shoes and Ih-rtdTiiaide t.lolhiiig in the couiily.
('ui and fee the large t-toe!; at
ritt-bom. N C. I), e. mhei. o. U'.'l.
li
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I am
v;ccj villciv ware,
1 l-''i d . ect i,..:i..': ,, (,, ..'I .0 , y ; '.'-. find bllT ftt leSSl
I- 'ii! ol v.h-it i'. t a---1 , i ;n . Ci.i.i.i.-in.. i 1 . ; attention
i.ti 1 I p el, I .uu. y en - i - j'.i,'-, ,
u. n. :viiA .r3
.J'dlX r. M 1 li.'. M. ,., .
M 1-V .M Al; a ! ! id ,
we nm AYii. top m style!
FALL A?!0 V.?iTSn 0001)3 i KC'V READY!
Sll T:- -t v." V : Wo, T; , ..: 1',,,. Tl-I- '. t V.-e Jb v TllBJfM
in- i,- ii. i i, h -ii,. . , i (..- a i :., r i: -a-He- -i-.-ii a. a - ..-: : nr. hot tiU,
I.. . .. I.. . I,, ii i:., . ; . . . i . ! , -: .i t i e . i -: -i-i.l.. IU iT TBB4I.
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LUMBER!
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A Mfd-.f r.CM !!l.!t for Miilen! tbt
pittsdoho shuttle mill
CHILIK'O A?iD FLOORING,
I'i.vmi. i-i. liu . I'cii i. on Hoi:n.
;dl-said torn, hi in short notice
(! nil t 'iiiiig i"d I'looi ing alresslj
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