Vol. II
No, 11
! Elizabethtown, N. C., May 26,
1899. \
FI11ST OF ALL,
THE COUNTY NEWS.
CARVERS CHEEK.
Shiloh was the Meeea to which the
Ilethodists turned their faces on Sun
day last, quite a large delegation go
ing out to War Dr. Kiigo of Trinity,
preach thededication sermon, but as
the News was them himself 1 leave
the report of the services to him. Dr.
]fl?r
,, speaking of Trinity college,
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:. Mid if a boy had a good character at
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home, and was industrious and real
ty wanted an education, it was possi
ble td? him to gb W Trinity and stay
thertf four y«#^( or until he graduated
htid leave it withqdrtt class educa
tion. He mentioned one boy who
taiM there and had co borrow four
dollars and a half from him to get
started, who went through the whole
course, graduated, and is now
ing good
doing a
weat
c lothes aad kid gloves and
prosperous business. But
then a good dual
bov.
In the first pipos, he must have a
character at home. Ton
Wys,
how important it is for you to be care
ful how you act at home. It way de
cide the whole course of your life—
decide whether you get an education
your mark In the events of
or pass on to a nameless
’ Take your choice. T^he
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left entirely with you.
Dr. Gilfogpie strolled over Sunday
and taking a seat under the
and make
the world
existence,
matter is
morning.
shade of an oak that stood in the yard.
fell into a reminiscent mood, and be
gan talking of the changes since his
boyhood days. ‘'They say the church
at Shiloh is finer than ^Carvers Creek
chuich. ^ Well I guess it is that times
are changed aad they need finer
churches. It is all right to keep up
with the progress of the times. Car
vers Creek church was a fine eh nreh
for the country at the time it was
built, and the log house we tore dowu
when we built the new church was
good enough for the times when it was
built.
And I catching pn to the trend of
His thoughts asked him: “Doctor,
how about the old-time folks? Your
father was a prominent maa —a mem
ber of congress at a time when that
was an honor; how did he live? What
kind of a house did you live in when
you were a bciy?”
The Doctor chuckled a sort of dry
laugh and after a moment's hesitation
said : “Well, I’ll tel! yoa. Our first
house was a log oabin about 20 by 30
feet, with a partition across it. ai*A
then the babk part into two rooms
jdst a littlb bit bigger than a bed
stead: 0gt father built a irfimed
rbom at each and of the log ihou4e and
£dt a piaaa ia front, ao that gave as
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five rooms. And there was a abed on
the book side of * the house where we
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used to keep the gig—what you would
call a buggy shelter, and when John
A. liobeson married sister. Eliza we
hadthc wedding sapper under that
shed and you wonk) be surprised to
see how mother coeld fir around to
accommodate company. This road
was a- public road then; everybody
traveled itJ There were no railroads
or steamboats, and the Moores and
Waddells, in passing up and down
from Fayetteville to Wilmington,
would often stop over at our house.
<Wd Mr. Morris Waddell, uncle, I
think, of Alfred M-, would most al
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ways stop. Father thought a heap of
Morris Waddell. lie would drive up
from Wilmington with his family in a
two horse carriage with a negro driv
er, and there would be beds put dow n
on the floor and wo would pack away
somehow and enjoy it. We did not
have buggies and carriages then like
they do now, and most everybody
rode horseback. When I was young I
remember taking your mother up be
hind me on horseback and Jjoing to a
frolic, and another time I carried Mrs.
McDowell. When I was a little boy jl
used to go to mill. The Carvers Creek
1 mill was dry about half the time in
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Horses &
Mules
IT LUNBERTOK
NORTH CAROLINA.
FULLER BROS, wish to anaoaiuse
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to the citizens of Bladen comity that
they will keep their stables well liUeii
at LCMBERTON DURING THE EN
TIRE SUMMER WITH A SELECT
LOT OF HORSES AND MULES.
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Bicycles
REPAIRED AND
FOR SALE.
We Ijoep . -ift stock a large
^-IHCStoljE SUN
DRIES sad PARTS. \
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Have year j old wheel enameled,
and mado to look as gocfd a« new.
GUNS and PISTQLS aW repaired
YOPP & HELM,
No »0J ItuMtSt..
__ Wlimtagtoa. X. C. '
as
The LahoS appreciates the effortsof
its friends, cor. not excepted, to give
it t the latest nows, bat to what it
started to say. Needent say any
thing about Friday and Saturday,
plenty to do to appreciate resting
Sunday. Monday morning ail “locals"
put m type. Ready for letters fro a.
cor*. by 2 o’clock Monday— in some
instances noneeome—two “scissors."
Two o’clock Tuesday, two or three
letters; into type they go. Wednes
day print first side, distribute type
and canvass thoroughly for “locals."
Thursday morning put “locals” in
type; go to press by noon—on time.
To “Halifax’’ with editorials if we can
get sufScieat eovuty news, but some
thing has to he gotten first of the
week.,
Jc
C. P.' Jones, MUesburg, Pa*
H^ritesr^d have used tyiWiU’s
Early. Risers ever since they were, lb'
tvwtewujt’ hwte and must say 1 bavr*
neror used any pill* in my family
during 4erty years "of house* keeping
that gave such fatfsfactora result* as
laxative or cathartic.? R. J. “ '*
.pps.aewee 111 f l. >ji1. -u 1e..
name
I am aferraerlocated nearStoay Brook, oneofthe most malarious:
districts in thfc State end was bothered wtth fiufaria fcr years, attire**
•o I could not work, and was always wy constipated as weR. Jor
fears I hadmafemsobad in the sprit*, when encaged In plowing,
(hat I could do nothing but state I mmt tare taken about a barrri
of quinine pills besides dozens of other rnnedksL but never obtained
any permanent benefit Last 6ft, fa peach time. 4 had a most sejkkis
attack of chills and tlwi commenced to take Ripans Tabuies, u?on a
friend’s advice, and the first ten made me aU night and I have never
been without them since. I take one Tdbule each morning and mght
and sometimes when i fed wore than usudQy exhausted I ti.ke three tn
a day. They have kept xay etomach sweat, tnj bowefe regular and I
have not had the least toochfnf mafcria nar npfltting headache node I
commenced using than, rtnow aflsottet l sieep.better and wake up
more reireshed dun tonaMrlf. 1 don't know how many complaints
Ripans Tabuies wfil hdp, bat I do know they wtt cure any one in the
condition 4 was and I wodi mod! be wfchoat them at any price. 1
honestly consider them the <feeapcs^prioed medicine in the world, at
they are also the moat bcneftaeland the most convenient to tate
1 am twenty-seven yeart'of age and have worked herd all my life, tho
tamers most farmers, both eatiy and late and in al kinds cf weaibk
and l*have never enioyudnwfe goad heahh at I have since last fell; in
feet, my neighbors have al remarked nay improved coodtoon and hunt
said, “ Say, John, what are you doing to look so healthy ?**
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