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ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1889.
NO. 11.
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To the People.
We wiV tTtxTcly information from every
kfrtlrm of Wetter n North-'-Carolina-and
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East Tennessee, of any or all Manufactur
ing or mining enterprise ertablished, or itn-
-provemets to those exfUting',. improvements
in agrervlturit, epecay results, ff ne ex
periteTit iii agricvWwre in this sectittn; of
.schools, churches. Al&mce and otlier orders
or txociation for tke good and iip-biilding
of tie people: 8eSts sJtort, plain state
ixe.ts, as often ar;y be. THE DEMO
JRA T denre U oe the mfdin m of an
euncing to the vwld the imprortmenU i
tfie social and material development jft&m
suction. , M
Marion is i Save a bank soon.
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Those who .Tflad the last issue of tifae
Ttofrpa-
per was full d? ""em.
Mr. W. V.'ow informs us that A-she
ville local freights now are quite 'jisuble
what they were last year this fssason,
which indaostes how rapidly AsSrevilleiis
growing: ; .
While ir'id-sig out on Tuesthy "Mrs. 1
Jesse R. Stames was thrown jilbom iher
buggy iry 'her horse running jjpwrayvanS
though grreatly shocked, we srie pieaseS
to kn-vas not seriously in. jtred. .-She
was modhifcetter yesterday1- i
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Mr.' Samuel E. Wilson, of tiiis county,
brother Mr. T. F. Wilson klied Oct.
2."ith, whHe at work on tt'hej :Knoxflle
Southern Oiailroad in Tennessee. He
was "28 '-yevrs of age.
Hhsfeiniilyere
not troareof his death tuKtiltcastwee:."'
Jolai Somggs and Torr. U6tic, 2m
. )IoyeeT of Graham's "shoe f atory, ac
companied by a loy, todL 4 byH on
" 'Moiitlfiy :aad went lewn the Branch
lirvjatl. 'Tie boat was up.;t in the rap
ids ritjar Gen. Vance's pSaaft, aiiduhe two
min Hrfercdrowned. The iboy 'Teiurned
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t"'ra- itTTjiern visitors ore "astocikhing
lhl frierxls at home by -titei r letters rel
f ativetu5 fee magnificent weather they
are -emorinsr dorn here, while their
frieiidsaYii, suffering H?vore
Irshow and
other-stems. Cool, cSeax, frosty rights,
foIiOAy-ctl by bright, baiaiy! isy iare
stnniare 'Experiences Km
'frksuk, !
oitr pMimhern
Thi
yimg
ladies he "'Gfcirestiaii
( :h"rcrch,? 2airough the kmlmesS 'pf Mr. F.
L. druggist, eoriiert- pi Patton
avenue txdil Court Square, jwill I have ta
display their work during Chrktmas
week in the window all Mr. Jccobs
stO!?e. those who dtesir "to ibu'
ChrwSma i presents aii'd :lelp the chrurch
at tneatts time, win nKv.fe
nitv10'dc-ro.
an opp:rtu-
Mr.. Sat. Pelham left 3lciidav
evening
for Philadelphia, eallefi 'ifaenfe by the
series iliit-s of his bratltil Dr. Wsird
laAv Pelhars, art assistant physician at
Blocikley :IJ-ospital, tliat .rif.y.; While
perforaiiiisj: an autop:, fome bl&od
touched a'jiUce on the hani of Dr. i?.,
from which" blood poiserihtg f resulted.
Mr. R. -vfX )ning Dr. P, ,1o
this
rel.
next w-tfek';ii die is a!)ie to tKj
In ivfeariiiir to the :eaiii .cc.
SMr. .Tohsi
.G.-'Astfjn., j.tlts Rogersvilie '.fiieyiew, ed
ited 1)V".Mj:. W. T. Hobinsontwirmerly of
I this plarve :ay "'It is with sad and
I heavy LearWthit we reai in Uie' Ashe-;
ville pairs the announcauTl f the
death of Jblin j. Aston, whiH' fad event
occurred on .M-snday, the 2nd ihst. He
was born in llogersville, SfjitmnbtT 25,
ISO:'. His latlyr, Hon. 11 .1 Aston;
moved to Ashearille when. Johm jMias very
mall. We ha. known ioh Aston
t-ince he was & ipy, and we neiw knew
sa more genial, kihid hearted yotiig man!
Jle M as a true fend, and vejrjeDafirous,
kilmost to jVfanJ.t. In his IeaJh we feel
iliat we have lot one of our be and
traiest friends. T' his father w1m has
irtanv old frieuds Jkere) andj ; molhej- all
joiai us! in the deejxt sympathy is rthe
deaiii of their last h?y.M
The Christmas Timel
It k Jess than a wek till Christus.-?-and
uf have been enjoringjithemost de-
lirhtfa? weather. The well i! filled stored 4
have lei! crowded wiili shoppers, the
streets rv with the leacjtv and fashion
of the cin. improving the ; shining hours;
in anticipafion of the generally severe
weather which comes witfa Christmas.
"The exuberant feeling which always ac
companies the season pervai?s-:the citv,
notwithstanding the spring-like'j temper-;
ature. The movement and bustle every-'
where proclaim the one busy time of the
year when the business partakesimore of:
gocnl fellowship than of selfishness. It
is a lining thing that the kind
iest and
most genial recollection of our live
Vhould cluster around the birthd&v of the!
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Savior. Jhe man who has and does not
love to gife at Christmas must indeed be
beyond the pale of the sfyrin graces.!
Who can remember the delisrht of his I
nvn childhood and withhold his hand.
Who svo mean that he woul;l ignore the
vadition of-Santa .Claus
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'ncHijior unfilled.
and Ifavei
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UBS. GEO. C. DUGAS.
A Lady of Dashing' Originality and
Darin? Heroism.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution in an
nouncing the presence in that city of
Mrs. Geo. O Dugas, says: MrsxDouscha
Dugas, of Edgefield, S. is visiting
friends in Atlanta.; She is ihe daughter
of Goreanor Pickens of tsouth Carolina,
ooe of the most iUustrieos mea that
8tte -hts ever produced, and was born
In the city of St, Petersburg, Russia,
whilst her father was representing the
United States as miniver plenipotentiary
at this brilliant capital Mrs. Dugas is -a
lady pf dashing originality -and daring
heroism. She des with the fearfess
-race of an Indian! During the reigra of
terror in
Soath Ctoolioa a few; .years
gK,
when armed conflict between S the
traces, was imminent, sbf distinguished
Jbeeself by an adt:of .picturesque valor.
Alounted on a -splendid steed he led
rive hundred of -the unterrified democrats
of Edgefield 'ceumty, kown ashe "Red
Shirts," through a perilous charge. Like
Joanj D'Axc, he gave courage and en
thusiasm to ihfcdlowers- Or this his
toric occasion he 'ore a ed blouse,
belted in,:an!:at hervaist hung a pair
of pistols. On her head wes a jaunty J
little: cap,! :aad her "beautiful dark hair;
fell in glos-y wave over her shoulders'
and 'alsnost down to her waist. Thus'
mounted .ad equiy ped, she made an ih
spiring Asader. "She was then 333saf
Douscha iPickensa girl in her teens. Al? j
classes Roved .anl respected her. She
despised tilie shams and ccnventionalities
of social iife inUhe.city, and loved Hie
free,1 uistraninteled - life -ip the coimtry.
Most otf her.tiuae was spent on horse
back, .followi4g'the chf;se or taking ;a
pleasure ride. Site w-as.yassionatelyaiHi
of out-door sports, andcould handle ihe
rifle jwitli dexterity, ill is said thet due
fore iher1 marriage, when she was about
to quit -the. fret, happy life of her .girl
hood, J;h.ere w s a pathetic scene ?lie
took 'leave oftlie sixnpJe rustics whohad
delighted to- dp her bidding. I Evan -i the
old hunters me .to liell her good-rbye,
and bhey -dashed : away, tears from ttheir
wea-tiier-beitten facesuis the horny iiads
clasvQd ;the .hand of ; the "bravest Ag.nd
fairest al i in Jail the land.1' E ven .the
dogs wihpihaE. so faithfully followed Aer
in hfisr wildixambles, whined piteoatsly as
she Jjsait'tlowii and clasped each vout
its ikQckktilLtsars-trickled down 'on tteir
shaggy .neckj That scene will EKever be
forgtoctten hy.lhose.wJtio witnessed it. It
wasa pictUK?-of.ageuuine child of aa
ture She daughter of an 'illustrioushoase
who 'arits loyal to .thf- old home, loving
the Triet,-fBse life ir better tkon :lhe
irilded social boicare vhich so n12nv
wo men crave. ' I
Mi. Duges, formerly Miss Dcvusha
PickesK, is well known in AsheviiHe,
where he -ent surai summers .vr:?h
her mthar:faijd. made many friend It
was before ithe :adveat of the raiisatd,
and wLen.. .tlif? stage,, with four gj- .six
fine hor.e4, ,&annected this citv with .tie
outside world. 3liss Pickens, then bout
fifteen, wonl ireciuexil' mount the .btx
of the oat going stags, take the reins .ani
drive the slage vithr!he skill of a veteraa
until she matj Ihe ineoming; stage,;. and
then: wooid Irarcue -tlie nooons on oier
.return. i?he antde ;lrH?n.is 01 all and
.kind
I3- re"mejiLbred hee by many.
Messrs.
Jenks & Jenks,
It is with 'pjefciure Tee Democrat sum-
nd urices the location -in thisjeity of the
abj)ve gentlem-ess who have opened a
Reml -Estate and Instuhace office at 30
PatiOn avenue, stairs These ' gentle
meis have large ttonrteetaona in Massa-
clmtts, their foroier home, and New
Yorly which
attention to t
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they wiD iVn?e in directing
le vast attx&etions and re
sources of not only -Ash?ville but of
Westetiii; Care lina. There :are already a
number eof gentlemen, with iheir families
at Battery Park, induced W come here
by these .gentlemen. Their father was
for vears smterested in the v&iuable cor-
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undum miaes of Macon COU1I3-, and is
familiar av&Li the opportunities offered
in this seclvm for investment There
are somq Xew York capitalists here now
nder their Aidvice, investigatisg the
stion.. 3Iinjl and timloer lands,
game: preserves, etc., will receive special
attention, as well as city property. The
Democrat extend a warm welcome to
thee iientlemen.
bonte
Democratic members of Con
gress called a caucus the other day to as
sess themselves enough to reimburse
Republican members for their loss,
caused by the defalcation of the finan
cial officer of the House. Silcott. So
soon as the object of the caucus was as
certained it was abandoned. Let Silcott
be captured and put where -he belongs,
in tliej penitentiary. His bond ought to
be sufficient to reimburse members,
without individuals or the government
making it up. We: are glad to -learn
that representative from this State wer
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! News Notes. ': i--J.
The Virginia legislature ! has formally
asked that Richmond be selected as the
last resting place of Mr. Davii.
Tarwll ti. Hargrove, ex-attorney gen
eral of North Carolina, Republican,! is
dead. He lived ha Granville county. '
It is thought that the House of Repre
sentatives willprovide for the Teimburse
nW:nt of congressmen whose salaries Sil
eott got away with, j .
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Hon. Edward J. Gay, member of Con
gress from! Louisiana is dead.: Mr. Gay
was a large sugar planter and ome of the
wealthiest men of the South. I
The Cronin trial is at' length con
eluded. Cbughlin, Bufke and O'Sulli
van httve baen convicted for murder and
sentenced j to imprisonment for life.
Kunaa gets three years and Beggs is ac-'r
qntWed, i I
J!tr. Brower, of North Carolina, lies'
introduced a bill to Tepeal the tobacco
tax. Mr. Brower .was the only RepubTi
en who TptedfoT the Mills bill. He dTd
so "because the bill poavided for a I repeal
ff1,he tobacco tax.
The Washington Post, of the Vfth,
gives the particnlaK of a panic in a thea
tre at Johnstown, Ea.. in which twelve
rpeopl were killed and thirty injured.
""Uncle TaWs CabTn" Avas being piayed,
-when some owe cried fire, causing the
panic; ' :i .;. ,
Bishop j Brews;., of Montana iys :
"Our Montagu iieen are honest third-
working, independent fellows. Tfeey are
not particularly -religious, and the do
not respect church offices, but they .treat
a bishop quite -as well as theyreat a
cowboy, providad the bishop is a .manly
man."- I. j"
James it. Jones, the body servant of
Mr. Davislgivvesrthe Raleigh correspond
ent of the Richmond Dispatch a .detailed
account of Air Jia vis capture, Jones being;
with hint .at Ir.vinville, Ga. Jone has
been an alderman of Raleigh for weight!
years. 1 He was .always much attached to
Mr. Davisl j i :. I - t
One; Grind Army post has beeji J;eard
from. The .mourning for Mr. -DtaWi has;
stirred up! tlie narrow souls of a few men
in Pennsylv.anie.who regard the.jdeimon
strations In .the South as evidences of
treason. jBoarvcreatures, let thexb aajoy
their malice and uncharitablenes!,: hey j
have not tuk jenough to feel o'her
sensibilities. Xhey can neither klkturb;
the South or itriMt the country, j ! j
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Mr. Davis said.to a correspondent it wo,
vears asoi "It incurious that I -ivtveri
met 3Ir. liinvCaln,Jior do I remeniltr rer:
having seen him. I resigned from r he
House to go to Mexico In 1864, and 3Irj
Lincoln did not nike his seat in tat
body until Later. 'When I return to
Washington, in Qi47, as Senator fnrai
Mississippi, although frequently; in .the)
House, I do not rftntember to have een
Mr. Lincoln, whosce term expired in
Douglas, nor-e than once after his .op-j
pohent had become prominent, triexil &o
recall him to my memory, but he nev'trr
could sucbeed in doing so." .
Railroad Meeting in Yancey.
According to notice -a large number of jj
the citizens of Yancevmet in Biirnsville
last Saturday to take ;nction relative to
securing !a railroad llxp&ugh that good
old county. Addresses rere' made -, by
President! Atkinson, of the Atlanta,
Asheville and Baltimore- a representa
tjixe of the three CTs company ; Messrs.
G.. D. Raf, J. S. McElroy, J. M. Gudger,
.and H. Mj, Ramseur,of the Asheville and
Bris61 r(jad. The people f .the county
are Jn dead earnest
one .or more roads,
in their desire for
and a wiAEnirness to
assist io the extent of their ability. The
ThrefcC's has determined to ehasge'their
route and; run from Johnston Citfy, Tenn.,
throug"h Yancey to McDowell, instead of
gomg through Mitchell, Yancey Bering
the better and cheaper route. If; this is
done the: line will come within 33 sailes
of A she villfy and it is proposed to eon
nect this .city with ; that road, either by
the Atlahta, Asheville and Baltimore
line, or the Asheville and Bristol line, or
both. Tike question of ' subscription to
one or more of the lines will be submit
ted to the people of Yancey in a short
while. Push on the good work.
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Important Industry.
Some time ago Messrs. Thomas P. Sut
ton, Jamies R. Many and D. C. Champ
Iain, of New York, purchased 2,800 acres
of fine lands near Black Mountain this
county, and have gone to work to estab
lish a sheep farm on a large scale. They
have selected a fine locality for: their
purpose, jand The i Demockat predicts
for them success. ! We certainly! wish
they mayjrealize their highest expecta
tions. Itjjs one of the most important
ventures ivet made! in our countv, and
we trust mav be the forerunner of many
more such. Western North Carolina
ought to produce and ship thousands of
jambs and muttons every vear. .
Attention, Bailroad Men and Capi-
. ; italists. !
; A railroad is wanted from Hot Springs,
N. C, through Madison and Haywood
counties, to intersect at Clyde, or to in
tersect below Clyde at the anticipated
Pigeon River railroad, running j from
Knoxyilte.' Tenn.j to SpaTtanburg or
Greenville S. C. ; The distance from
Hot Springs to Pigeon river, by way of
Spring Creek or Meadow Fork, is about
twenrr-four mile's j and either place it
should pass through to Pigeon river
likely would not exceed six miles below
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Ijis line of road would pass through
the centre of iron and timber lands. The
citizens on both routes have mostly
signed one half of their, mineral interest
property to any man or company that
will build this road, giving three years
from Octoberl; lt$0 , deeds of convey
ance made when the road is completed
This locality mostly contains magnetic
iron, passing near the noted Split moun
tain, assaying from 52 to 76 per cent, . by
competent chemist both of New j York
and London. Analysis showed when
applied for y those meaning business
Remember there is scarcely a lot ctf land
on each route Void of iron through both
counties. : Specular iron is abundant
also manganese, Close to Hot Springs
is red hematite. Iren through ithis fav
ored route is :aLso found, fciack lead
bloom contalniixg silver anfl roofing
slate: This foomation guarantees an
ample sufficiency of (what iis claimed
and also as to jjwirity. I
Much moine oauld be said of interest
to mineral me of this favored locality.
The Iron men also would do 'well to give
this particular aocality a thorough: inves
tigation. ? As regards the aiealth and cli
mate of theunty that needs no com
ment as it is widely known to be of the
best. Come and see.: The timber is sec
ond to nons &ai the State. IMany thous
ands of poplar, ash, oak, Siickory, locust,
chestnut,! les'ch, lynn, buckeye, gum,
sugar tree, ngar maple, common maple,
hemlock, ctirannber, and ainon scattering
walnut and wild ; chenry. etc. Pine is
more abun&ant closer ito Hot Springs.
Several hundred thousand dollars worth
of lumber IttsTjeen shipjied from this lo
cality during ithe past fie years by wag
ons to railroad and some of the walnut
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and cherry fws been ejqported and, much
more yet rftaiaans. It is now anticipated
that a railroad will be built from Green-!
TU TeniL, Go Hot Springs, N. C This
ipanyj iff respectfully requested 1o
v .e into xisideration the propriety of
investigating this naml route either iio
build 01 onscd5date with this end of .the
line as it will .give a tfhrect route to the
southern se-aas.L !as; ;map of the coun-
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trv will showa;sa-ing(f distance of froaa
150 to 200 nciles by vthe Spartanburg
route. ; -;";: 1 ; - . jj
As theiRichimond :nd Danville Rail
road Company are operating lines of
railroad m close iproaannty to tne pro-.
posed route it is ; hopeil that they will
give this enterprise iaxanediate consider
ation, likewise all .others wishing to
enter upon this enterprise. j s
For further particulars vcall on or ad
dress Plemons t CanipkeihLee., 'Madison
county,. (, ten miles south of Hot
Springs, up Sprmir Cresk.. I :
( 1 i Pl.EMOXs? & vCMPBELL.
Itemarkable Incident.
.Mr. G. W. Partin, dropping in to .see
ii the other pay mentioned.au interest
ing incident. He; said, tliat when he was
crassing the road in that spleaadid charge
at Gettysburg, for he was in Company C,
47th Regiment, he saw his Lieutenant,
Jim Xprfleet ; shot down and he supposed
that Lst. Norfleet was killed. He himself
was wounded and taken prisoner and
was not sent home until June, 1S65, hav
ing long been regarded as dead. On
last memorial day whom should he see
but Lt. Norfleet, whom he had always
thought was killed on the battlefield. Lt.
Norfleet was taken to one hospital in
Gettysburg and 31 r. Partin to another,
and they never had again heard of each
other until they met here last May. It
was quite an agreeable surprise to both.
: News-Observer. I
Away Up on Pie. j
Those who. doubt that President Har
rison is devoted to civil service ' reform
should take note o
cook at the White
the fact that the new
House. Dollie John
son, of Lexington,1 Ky., was recommend
ed by Civil Service Commissioner Roose
velt. ( How thorough an examination of
Dollie' s. claims to gastronomic greatness
was made bv5Ir. Roosevelt is not known
but it is 'runiored !; that he gave her a
mark at 9i) per cent in pie, New York
World. I ': - j
! Don't Do It.
3Ir. A.lM. Field does not desire the
readers of The Democrat to stand on
their heads to -read his neAv advertise
ment, but he does desire all should stand
the paper on its head, read Avhat he says
and call.
THE GROWING WEST.
Newsy Items Culled from the Mur-J
phy Bulletin.
Col. J. V. Brown has been on a
visitl
to his son, Rev. R. S. Brown of Murphy.
Mr. G. W: Hampton, a leading citizen
of Cherokee, died suddenly Jat his home
at Little Brasstown, last week, aged 86 urer n p Fagg . Captaillt R. J. stoke
years. j 1 lev : Guide W. M Jervia r Guardian W
at his house gathered, last . Saturday, a
nice bunch of English violets f roin his
yard and sent them to Michigan. !: j
Mr. Edmund B. Norvell, a prominent
Miss I
young attorney of Murphy, and
Mary Hughes, of the same place, iwere
married last evening at theM. E. Church
South in Murphy. j
Mr. Geo. M. Johnson, of Georgia; was
married on last Thursday to Miss Eva
Martin, of Clay county, Rev. R. S. Brown
of Murphy, officiating. ; Miss Martin is
the charming daughter of A. M. Martin,
who lives on Tusquittee
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Mr. George LaDue, superintendent 01
the Hiser Lumber; Company, of Graham
coniy, who has been confined to his
room for several days at the Hennesa
House, we are clad to state, is much bet
ter and will soon be able to resume his
duties. 1
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Uorrespondence is invited for plans
specifications and; material for new court
house in the town of Murphy, Cherokee
A -t vr nLv.., :
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belL S. W. Davidson, A. McD. Harshaw,
R. B. Hyatt and F. P. Axley, or either
of them, building committee, will re-
ceiv-e attention. Committee will meet in
Murphy on the first Monday in January,
Br. Davis and Aunt Abbey House.
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incident of Mr. Davis meeting his body I
servant, Jim Jones, in that f ity in: 1870,
the only visit he made to Raleigh after
the war, he being the president of an
insurance company, lney.nave toi-got-
ten his encounter; with another acquain-
tance and admired Aunt Abbey House,
01 rrauh.nu, as a lamous ciiaiaeier
during and for years after the war. ; She
had no sons out. sent eignt nepnews to
swell the ranks of the army of northern
Virginia. She kept a careful watch over
them throughout the yvar, frequently
wisiung iiie-. army, imrubieu ume anu
time again by the people of Fra,nklm,
with large;stores pf provisions for their
friends. She became widely known and
firmly established her ! claims to free
rides on the railroads. The conductors
protested: out tne soldiers would aiwavs-
interfere in her jfavor. j Whenever any
of her numerous nephews were sick or
unfit for duty she would insist on! a fur
lough with suchj persistence, that she
frequently carried her appeals up jto the
headquarters and came to know both
Gen. Lee and President I Davis, She al
ways pledged the prompt return !of her
nephew, and the pledge was always
promptly fulfilled. Her energy and ec
centricity of character together with her
devotion to the Confederate cause and
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admiration for its leaders gave her a
wide spread .reputation. This
was
all
the more remarkable .from the fact that
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before the' Avar, she had
figured
exten-
lively in the courts of Franklin asa des
perate violator of the law. I ;
She kneAv Jeffeison Davjs .we'll and
admired him .extravagantly. She hap
pened to be at the
depot "when Mr. Davis
She had not seen him
reached Raleigh,
since the war. S
he evidently recognized
him, stepping up and; asking :
Aint
this Jeff Davis ?M
Mr. Davis kneAj
,her and grasping her
hand said: "How;
are you Aunt Abbey?"
The old Avoman
was Completely ; over
come with emotion. She knelt and em
braced Mr. Davis' knees, her. eyes; were
filled Avith tears Avhich had not j-et; ceased
to fall when she joyfully announced his
arrival in the streets of Raleigh.
Royal Game.
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- Mr. Thos. Case, of Skylands, showed
at this office yesterday an immense black
eagle Avhich he hof in the Balsam iMoun
tains, in Transylvania I county, pn the
10th inst. The bird measured 7 feet from
tip to tip of-Avings. Hisitalons measured
7f inches. Mr. Case broke! the eagle's
Avings Avith a shot gun at 100 yards dis
tance, the bird flying at the time'. ; The
eagle fought the dogs viciously after he
had fallen. - Mr. Case is bavin? the bird
stuffed and mounted.
Let Us Have "the Names:
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It is claimed by some of Congressman
Ewart's friends that he;has secured ap
pointments for his district the salaries of
Avhich Avill aggregate nearly 30,000 per
annum. A confiding public would be
glad to see this list jof appointments, and
the salary attached to each. AVill Mr.
EAvart kindly furnish The Democrat a
list for publication ? ; I j
ivnicnts ox ionor.
An election of officers was held on
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Monday evening last by Swannanoa
Lodge, No.. 646,' which resulted as fol-
10 W8: -t18' uiciaior, 1. 5: worsiey;
Dictator, E. L. Brown ; Vice Dictator,
J. W. Graham : Assistant Dictator: J. H.
Woody ; Reporter, P. A. Cummings.
Finance Renorter.E-L Holmes: Tr
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H. Cook ; Sentinel, S. M. Gilbert ; Tms-
tees,'W. M. Jervis, J. H. Woody and T.
W. Branch ; Representative to the Grand
Lodge, T. W. Branch ; Alternate, R. A. ,
Long. ;The Lodge also adopted suitable
resomon8 respect to the memory of
tne late w. l,. Hunt, an esteemed mem
ber of the Order.
. Fine Celery. ; . .
Mr. Horace Smith has placed us under
obligation for several bunches of his fine
Celery which were greatly , enjoyed.- He
has a large quantity which he will sup-
ply to the public during the holidays,
and all we can say is that it is as fine as
we ever had from the northwest.
I Christmas Goods. ;
Asheville was never so well supplied
as now with goods suitable for Christ-
mas for old and for young. Read care-
fully the advertisements in Ihe Jjesio-
I rp 1 T arA trr onrl ovomlna
STATE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
. MaJ- L.W.Peck, a prominent citizen
of Raleiffh. is dead.
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The loss sustained by the. people of
this county by reason of short crops is
estimated at $800,000. Tarboro South-
erner-
"vf?j utxiueu tu muiu a new
nuiei, loo ieei, long, 20 ieet wide and
a pleasant incident occurred at
trreensDoro wnen JVlr. j. Van Lindley,
proprietor of the Pomona Hill Nurseries,
lcuuucu ms cmpiuyccs a uanquei ai uie
lien bow House. The utmost cordialty
prevailed.
ve understand that North Carolina
oysters are being shipped to Norfolk'
and by Norfolk dealers sold t North
Carolina customers who believe them to
be superior to Virginia oysters. Will it
ever oe thus V When will we learn to
value our own ? Edenton Fisherman
and Farmer.
Mr. Fred E. Rolf e, who represents the
Asheville Democrat, passed here Tues
day on his way to Franklin. He will be
in Waynesville the last of this week. It
seems that newspaper men are getting
popular with our county, but it is one of
the best in the State and the people are
beginning to take right smart interest in
the way of reading. Waynesville Cour
ier: ; Mr: Edmond B. Norvel, our
VOUlli!r
friend of the legal profession, passed on
Monday's train towards Asheville. He
will return to Murphy Avhere he will be
married on the 18th, next Friday. , We
Avish Mr, Edmond a happy wedded life
and would say that there is no reason
Avhy he should not enjoy life better,
judging from the noble woman he is
going to marry. Waynesville Courier.
"The Dixons continue to be in demand.
The youngest of the. three brothers, and
for aught we know the best of them all,
leaves Charleston, W. Va., the first Sun
day in January to become pastor of the
important church at Oakland, -Cal."
North Carolinians are familiar with the
fact that Rev. A. C. Dixon is pastor of
Immanuel Tabernacle, Baltimore. Rev.
Thos. Dixon is pastor of a large and
growing church in New York. Rev.
Frank Dixon is the one referred to by
the Examiner. New York Examiner.
Col. W. L. Hardin returned from
Chariot ie Tuesday, where he has been
to attend the December term of the
United States court. His suit which
Avas pending" in that court against the
R. &. D. R. R. company for damages re
sulting from the sad accident to his son
Edward some time ago -while in the em
ploy of the railroad company, was com
promised, the plaintiff receiving $2,-500
damages, and the railroad paying, all
costs in loth State and Federal courts.
Mofenton Herald.
Mr. John W. Thompson, of IJaleigh,
has purchased for a stock company the
Jackson Springs property, in Moore
county and has paid $3,000 for it. The
company' will" build a commodious hotel
at the Springs and a tram way from.
West End, three miles away on the Aber
deen 'and West End railroad. The
spring is. most valuable for its medical
properties. The water is a certain cure
for indigestion and affections of the
stomach and liver and this company will
make this place accessible td the Avorld
and a ffne resort. We think it i an im
portant transaction for Moore county.