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THJB 0.4.1X1 CHARLOTTE JOURNAL, AND THE DJIIJjY CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, CONSOLIDATED MARCH fit, 1883.
DaHy Charlotte Observer. Kaubllshei Juar SB.' 1889.
Dally Charlotte Joaraal, Eatabltehea Aacut . ,
CHARLOTTE, N. 0., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1883.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Our stock is now complete, and we ask you to give it a thorough inspection.
We have a large stock of Cashmeres, all colors, and ask your special attention to
our Black Cashmeres. . . . . i.
Our line of Black Silks cannot be beaten; we have them from W cents to
83 50 per vard. Satins in black and colors, from 60c. up. Ottomans, Surahs etc.
The largest line of Velvet Ribbons to be found in the city, from Z to T5
cents per yard, all colors. ", , , . ' ..LIJl '"' '.
Be sure to look at our stock of handsome Silk Gimps, the prettiest out
Examine our immense stock of Silk Velvets and Plushes before buying.
A large line of Velveteen from 50c. to 81.00 per yard, all colors.
Just received,
5 Jersey Jackets, Each
Also some handsome Pleated one. Some handsome Silk Ottomans and
Brocaded Fur-lined Circulars.
The new Russian Circular. Ask to see it.
Wraps of all kinds for everybody.
150 pairs of Kid Gloves. Nos. 5M and 6, at 10 cents per pair.
All Linen Kerchiefs, 10 cents.
The patent -Adjustable Hip" Corset, at 81.00. Be sure to examine it. En
fcircly iiqw
A large line of Lidies' Neckwear, Ladies' Gents', and Children's Underwear,
all grades. Hosiery, Gloves. Ask to see our new Kid Glove in the "Mandarin
colors, the newest thing out.
Lace Curtains $1.00 per Pair and Up.
Cretonnes, Fringes, Lambrequins, Table Covers, Piano Covers, Table Da
masks Napkins, Towels, Flannels, Blankets, Oil Red Knitting Cotton, &c.
A large line of Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes, Trunks and Valises,
and the best unlaundried shirt, "The Hercules Shirt," for 81.00, Hand Bags and
Purs 68.
Our prices are as low as the lowest, and in our stock can always be found the
lateBt styles of everything. . . .
We specially ask you to look at our stock when looking around, and we reel
assured that you will find our prices low, and our goods up to the demands of the
most stylish. Come to see us.
Trulj.
HARfilMVE & ALEMMDMEB,
SMITH BUILDING. TRADE 8TB WT. CH1BLOTTB, N. a
OPERA HOUSE,
3NTlslxt Only.
Friday, Oct. 12th.
America's Farorlte Comedian,
C. B. BISHOP,
Supported by the Charming Actress,
MISS EMMA PIERCE,
ad a Specially Se'ected Company, will appear In
. U. Hunter's Meto-DramaUe Comedy,
STKICTLY BUSINESS,
Under the management of Frank W. PauL
Uesenred Beats for sale at the usual places.
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1883M and Winter 1884
THBOITT.
THE CITY'S GUESTS.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
SALEM NOTES.
ArnYtl and Departure or Trains.
RICHMOND AND DANTILLK.
Leave ilr Line Depot 8.80 a. m. and 4.80 p. m.
ArrlTe l.pO: a m. and 1.60 p. m.
l i , AlBLiirt . :
Leare 2.20 a.m. and 2 10 p.m. ; , 1
Afrrre8 20a.ni, andi.lOP " .
CHABLOTTS, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA.
Lear 2.19 p. v., and airlTe 4.20 p.m.
a C. & A.-A- T. .0. JPIYISIOR.
Lean 4.60 p. m., and arrire at 10.00 a. as.
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. CAROLINA CXNTBAL.
Leave 8.1 5 p. m. and 7.40 a. as.
ArrlTe 7.50 a. m. and 4 40 p. m.
C. SHKLBT DIVISION.
Leare 5.15 a.m., and arrive 5.48 p.m.
HAILS
flxswui, Szlttibt. Opens 7 ;80 a. m.; closes
6 80 p.m.
Mohzt Obdxb Dip abthxht. Opens 9 :00 a. m
close 6 OOP. m.
Index to Hew AdTcrtisemeats.
L W Sanders Tor rent
3 B Holland Bank statement
Phelps Co Wanted.
IndicaUons.
South Atlantic States, fair weather
north to east winds, falling barometer
in the northern portion, rising barome
ter in the southern portion, stationary
or rising temperature.
LOCAL RIPPLES.
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To Our Friends:
WI DXSIBK TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE will
offer tals season a stock of
Saturday, Oct, 13.
J. H. HAVERLY'S
SUPERB
COMEDY
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In the Groat Modern 8uc3es.
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"Our Strategists,
In 4 Acts and 1.000 Laughs!
In the 1st let You Laugh,
In the 2nd Act Ion Roar,
In the 3rd and 4th Acts Tou Shout.
EVERY MEMBER OF THE COM
PANY AN ARTIST.
MEN'S,
YOUTHS',
B ;YS'
Happy McSmith left last night for
Greenville, S C, where the fair is nqw
in progress and where his music house
is represented by a good exhibit.
There will be a meeting of the
Hornets Nest Riflemen at the armory
to-night, when the buys, will decide
upon the sort of uniform they are to
have.
Dr. C. L. Alexander has been called
to Alamance county on professional
business, but during his absence Dr.
Hoffman will have charge of his dental
business.
Gov Z B Vance is to deliver the
annual address before the Rocky Mount
Agricultural and Mechanical Associa
tion at Rocky Mount, N. C, on October
25th.
Capt W A Edwards, superintendent
of the Charlotte steam compress com
pany, arrived in the city yesterday with
his family, from New York, to remain
throughout the winter.
The bogus circus agent, of whom
we spoke Sunday morning, did not
swindle the Monroe bank out of $75,
but obtained that amount on a check
issued by another bank, and the same
has been paid.
The Ladies Memorial Association,
of Raleigh, make an appeal to our citi
zens this morning through Gov Vance,
in a card printed elsewhere, and we
trust the responses wiH be numerous
and liberal.
Capt Fred Nash, city clerk and
treasurer, left yesterday for Oxford to
make a visit among his old friends and
relatives. In his absence, Capt W B
Gooding, city tax collector, will attend
to the affairs of his office.
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3VTbose who come to Lauh, remain to Boar.
Prirw as .usual. Reserved Seats lor sale at
usual p ac s.
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SUQ tB enrsiTS and TOY4.
PRIZE GOODS,
CHEWING GUMS,
Peanuts,
CLOTHING,
That we feel confident will
Merit Your Closest Attention.
Our Bcoc ;, as heretofore, will embrace the
Newest Designs and Styles,
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.
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Old Man Barker
wishes to say to tils Guano customers that all who
will brine in their cotton in the next two or three
weeks be will take the eotton at 10 cents per lb.,
and if It should be worth more will payback.
Bring It oa and be done with t
Will also allow 10 eents per pound for good cos
ton If those who owe me will bring it In soon.
Must have money, and will sell yon goods as cheap
ma ron can buy them anywhere h aide of the
snoon. Come and ee our good and prices before
you buy. Can give yon hatter bargains m Shoes
4ad Bats tbaa yon can get in the country. ; Come
and tee. Tuanks for past fators.
-oiCT1. iiw. baber.
Personal.
Ex-Senator R E Withers, the Grand
Master of the Grand Encampment
Knights Templar of the United States,
arrived in the city last night and will
spend a day in Charlotte, the guest of
the Kniehts TemDlar of this city. Mr
Withers was met at the depot by a com
mittee from the Charlotte lodge con
sisting of Ool Chas R Jont-s, Rev O F
Gregory, Capt A G Brenizer and Dr C
W Alexander, and escorted to his quar
ters at the Ontral Hotel.
Mr J H Mills, of the Orford Ocphan
Asylum, is in the city.
Sadden Veath of an Estimable Lady..
We regret to announce the death of
Mrs. Harriet K. Johnston, wife of Dr.
S. X. Johnston, which occurred sudden
ly at her home in Gaston couuty last
Saturday afternoon. While sitting at
the dinner table on Friday last Mrs
Johnston was seized with an apopletic
fit, from which she died the following
day. The deceased lady was about. 65
years of age. She has a number of rela
tives and hosts of friends in this city
and county who will be grieved to hear
of her death. She was a most excellent
lady and was known and loved through
out all thiB section of the country: Her
remains were buried yesterday at Unity
church, Rev. Dr. Morrison officiating at
the funeral service.
Their Departure Signalized by a Bril
liant Entertainment at the Mayor's
Office, at Which the Mayor is Person
ally Introduced to Each VisitorEx
tension of the City's Hospitality and
Another Reception this Morning.
Mayor Maxwell opened his court at 9
o'clock yesterday morning and when
the hour of noon had arrived he ordered
that a recess be taken nntil this morn
iDg, when the circus cases will be re
sumed. About thirty cases were dis
posed of yesterday, the aggregate of
fines imposed being $120.50, with a good
many returns to come in this morning.
It was the best attended court the pres
ent administration has ever known, and
the scene in the court room has never
yet been equalled. All . the front teats
were occupied by dejected looking
crowds who appeared to be resigned to
their fate and headache. By the stove
sat sad eyed Wong Yung Chop. Wong
had come up from South Carolina to see
the show and had drunk too much
liquor and was arrested. The mayor
called his case, and clasping his head
Wong acknowledged the corn. "Feel
all blokee up. Got dlunkee just likee
Melican man," he murmured. His hon
or remarked in English good enough
for Wong to understand that the fine
was $7.50. "Hellee !" exclaimediyorig
as he began to feel in his pockets for the
cash, which he found, paid over, made
a profound bow to the mayor and police
and trotted away.
' The next distinguished personage
was a red man, a big Injun, who an
swered to the name of Pony Horn. He
was an ugly specimen with his long
black hair falling over his red-skinned
face, partially concealing his pensive
expression. His pants leaked like they
bad been run through a cotton, gin, and
an army blanket caught around the
neck with a string, covered his back.
Pony was charged with a simple drunk
which the mayor said was worth five
dollars. He understood what was said
and fishing the money up from his
boots, held it out with the remark:
"Here money was. Injun let go." "Ugh,"
remarked the mayor, and Pony ughed.
The representatives of the Indian and
Chinese nations being dispensed with,
the mayor commenced on the domestic
delegates. L Hoover, who turned po
liceman Saturday night on his own ac
cord, under the influence of about a
quart and went about arresting people,
was fined $2.50 for disorderly conduct
and was bound over to court for carry
ing concealed weapons. James Withers
for shooting Ned Holland's mule, and
for carrying concealed weapons, was
bound over to the Inferior court. The
following fines were imposed for drunk
enness: J P Caldwell $5; A W Luke
$5; Sidney Richard $5; Underwood
Tate $5 ; Robt Johns $10 ; Will West $5 ;
Chas Owens $5; Harvey Chambers $5;
Chas MeTaane $5 ; Ruf us Reed $5 ; Dock
Hunter $5; ISed Wallace $5; George
McLure $5; Ruf us Henderson $7.50 ;
Austin Lane $5 ; N D Robertson $6 ; S
D Roberts $6; R H Johnston $6; Dal
las Wallace $2.50; Dan'l Miller $2.50.
The following parties were bound over
to the Inferior court for carrying con
cealed weapons: Wash Walkup, Mar
shal Wallace, Will Brawley, May Gant
and N L Johnston. The total receipts
from fines amounted to $120.50, all of
which, barring costs, goes to the graded
school. The court will be continued in
our next.
HONESTLY MADE CLOTHING
Tlie reputation of our .''makes" being folly
tabllshed, we deem it unnecessary to make any
further claims, bnt refer you to those who will sub
stantiate the above, and they are found among
the best dressed people in this vicinity,
Thanking rod for past favors, and soUclflng a
continuance, we are
Respectfully yours.
ftewlllustrated eataleaue, (40 pp. 4to) fb? tea
oa of 1888 4, toeladtof many new styles) the
assortment of the best and most attractive
omnswe have ever offered, and a lowest Prices,
f?ito S6 00, for eash, easy payment or, rented.
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Vine and pjfiteuK Watch So-
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Union Superior ConrtJMurder Trial
Set for Wednesday.
The fall term of the Superior court
for Union county was opened yesterday
morning at Monroe, his honor Judge
Gilmer presiding and Solicitor Frank
Osborne prosecuting for the State. The
case of the State against J H Stevens
and W & Eingstaff, charged with the
murder of W P Cly burp, In Monroe,
about two years ago, was called and
was set for trial on Wednesday. J udge
Gilmer ordered the sheriff to surimon"
a special venire of one hundred and
fifty from which to draw the jury. The
counsel, for the defense asked for a
continuance of the case on account of
the absence of Judge Bynum, one of
counsellor the defendants, but Judge
Gilmer refused to grant a continuance
and the case will come up to-morrow.
Crosstie Chips,
. Col T M B Talcott's resignation, of
which we spoke a few days ago. goes
Into effect on November 1st. Who is
to be his, successor is all guess work,
but the opinion seems to prevail that
Mai Fink, of the Ea it Tennessee, Vir
ginia So Georgia road, will get the place.
The Richmond train due heres Sun
day night at 2 o'clock, did not come in
until after the lark had rose to meet
the ,sun, and an awfully; grow4y set of
passebgeri got off. A freight train on,
the crossties caused the delay.
TChe ! freight; business' is. at present
immense and the depots are the busiest
Institutions in town. , gixTbundred box
rfcjtfere moving in tW freight yard of
tlie Richmond & Danville 'road yester
day ahernboiCwhile a long string was
at the junction waiting for room jto be
made tp get .,u,.'J ;'' I
J W GBerrynili,theimarble dealer
la still selling out Ma stock of monu
ment ind lieid stone cdst. Call
anrlftftrfhimi r -t?1
Shot by aXJonductor.
A colored man was seen walking
about town yesterday with his head tied
up in a manner that attracted a good
deal of attention and on asking him the
reason of all hia bandages, he stated-that
he was shot last Saturday night by Capt
E E Everitt, conductor on the Carolina
Central Railroad. The negro whose
name is Richard Thompson, says that
on leaving Charlotte Saturday night the
negroes on Capt Everitt's train com
menced a big row and a crowd of them
got to fighting. He was endeavoring to
quiet theui when he caught, a pistol ball
in hia head just over the eye. One, of
the negroes had drawn alinife on Capt
Everitt and the conductor pulled a small
32 calibre pistol out of his vest pocket
and blazed away. The bullet missed
its intended victim and brought down
the peace maker. The train was stopped
and Capt Everitt fired the rowdies out
over the railroad bank after which the
journey was pursued in peace. The
negro is not badly shot, and may well
feel thankful that the pistol was a small
one. The ball entered just under Lis
left eyebrow and came out over
the right forehead. "Dat Capn's a bad
man," he remarked as he adjusted his
bandage after showing the reporter hie
nead,Mand niggers aint gwine to monkey
rnnnd wid razOrs and pistols on his
train, cause dey'll get drapped down a
forty foot 'bankment quicker'n a streak
of lightnin'."
Meet and Pass Upon Various Matters'
Cotton Platform Items--Widening
Streets, Etc. '
The board of aldermen met in regu
lar monthly session yesterday, but the
routine of business was rather less in
teresting than usual. The board or
dered that the committee on the cotton
platform be authorized and directed to
employ such clerical and other assis
tance for the city weigher as may be
required from time to time. An ordi
nance was adopted against smoking
cigars, cigarettes or pipes on the cotton
platform, and the platform ordinance
was amended, making it a misdemeanor
for any person to go under the plat
form without the permission of the
railroad authorities. It is also a mfsde
meanor for any one to drive over the
platform at a greater speed than a
walk.
Alderman Robertson, for the street
committee, reported that the committee
had made arrangements for the widen
ing of Poplar street. Also, that the
committee contemplated the widening
of B street to the width of 40 feet from
Trade street to the graded school build
ings.
The police commisston reported that
the commission had commenced some
improvements and enlargements about
the guard house at an estimated cost of
$250.
The petition of the Southern Express
Company to be permitted to build a
platform in front of the express office
for convenience in loading and unload
ing the express was tabled.
The mayor stated that he would not
order the water works rent to be paid
from October 1st, unless the board or
dered him otherwise.
Messrs Cochrane and Phelan, repre
senting the firemen's monumental asso
ciation, applied to the board for aid,
stating that they were behind $300 or
$400, and Mr Johnston, the builder of
the monument, needing the money,
they wanted the loan of funds. On
mnt.inn nf Alderman Watts action in
this matter was postponed until the
next meeting, in order to consider if the
city has the legal right to advance the
cash.
Rev Wm R Atkinson asked for a
brick pavement on College Avenue, and
the board offered to pay half the cost
of the same. After considering other
matters of little interest and less im
portance, the board adjourned.
Fight Between a Man and an Elephant.
One of the cases before the mayor
yesterday morning of more than ordi
nary interest was that of Rufus Reed,
colored, who was charged .with an affray
with Sell's little elephant, and the f aeta
brought out at the trial proved that the
fight between the elephant and the
man was a severe one, and furthermore
that the man whipped the elephant.
Reed, who is a tall, muscular colored
man, had been giving the elephant a
few apples, handing it all except one,
which he put in his vest pocket. While
his attention was turned the elephant
reached out it's trunk and getting hold
of Rufus' pocket tried to pull the apple
out, tearing the vest nearly off before
the wearer's attention was turned to
the elephant's prank. Seizing the ele
phant's trunk ("snoot," Reed called it)
he tried to wrench his vest and the apple
away from it, but the elephant drew its
trunk from Reed's hands and swinging
it around gave Reed a terrible blow on
the side of the head. Reed drew back
and felled the elephant to the ground
with a blow from his fist delivered over
the eye. The elephant's keeper then
attacked Reed and Reed knocked him
down. In the meantime the elephant
had regained it's legs and gave Reed
another blow on the side. Reed was
now thoroughly exasperated, and ac
tually knocked the elephant over on it's
back, and then left the. teat As the
elephant had left the city and could not
appear in court yesterday, the mayor
took Reed's statement and let him off
lightly, feeling that the elephant de
served the fbgging. Reed is a power
fully built man and is something of a
giant in proportions. He is the same
who had the fight with the bear, in
which the bear was killed, at Lowell,
some months ago. His fight with the
elephant was witnessed by a number of
our citizens.
A Very Dangerous Bridge.
The road bridsre on the great Trade
street thoroughfare, over Irwin's creek,
the main and only approach to the city
from the west, has become an intolera
ble nuisance and , is likely to become
the source of a heavy suit for damages
against the county. It is not only in
adequate to meet the demands of travel
over it, being so narrow that only one
vehicle can cross it at a time, out nas
become exceedingly dangerous. Every
hour of the day wagons and buggies
have trouble at the bridge with back
outs, "turnarounds and delays, some
vehicles having to wait as long as ten
and fifteen minutes to get across the
bridge. The bridge itself is "shaky"
and decidedly unsafe. It is the most
important bridge about the city and is
in more cpnsant ufee thanjyother.
Being entirely too small for the amount
of travel, it is suggested that it be.torn
away altogether and a new and wider
bridge built in its stead. The danger
ous condition of the bridge dtodai
immediate attention and prompt action
on the part of the authorities. t
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Hotel Arrivals.
Central Hotel W T Linton, Bal
timore ; C W Keep, Florida ; H A Deal,
NC; DW Edwards and wife. Miss
Nettie Edwards, New York; J P
Roulch, Salisbury, N C ; Jas P Wilsen,
S C ; J J Eagle, Chester, SC; J C Tip
ton, Lincolnton, NC; S H Lowe, E H
Seagle, Lowesville,- HC; JT James
Richmond, Va; WT Anderson, Rock
Hill, S C; T J Pepper, Savannah, Ga;
C G Parker, Wm Boyd, King's Moun
tain, N C; Chas M Hopkins, Baltimore;
A S C West, Philadelphia; S J Rawson,
Atlanta, Ga; R F Burk, Richmond, Va;
J N Bohanan, Hickory, N C; TP Exall,
Chespeake & Ohio Railway, Richmond,
Va; E B Reinhardt, Iron Station, N C;
HDAbernechy, Hickory, NC; W R
Wells, New York City; W A Clark,
Live Oak, Fla; FA Andrews, NC;
Spot F Pace, Richmond, Va; D H Jen
kins, Gastonia, N C ; J Q West, Rich
mond, Va ; T E KirkpatncK, Meefcien
burg ; I M Aydelott, Baltimore, Md ; B
T McBoyde, G Y Gibbs, Davidson Col
lege, NC; J M Gibbs, New Orleans,La;
R W Shelton, N C ; E P Stevenson.jClay
Hill, York county, S C; J L Williams,
A C Williams, Lancaster, S C ; J B
Harris, Springville, NC; W WBoyce,
W E Younts,Tineville, N C; John Me-'
T?ao Tir,- Mrs F C Woodward and
child, Tenn ; W T R Bell, King's Moun
tain, N C ; H Ratterree, Rock Hill, S C ;
J J Gallaher, Augusta, Chronicle and
Constitutionalist; J H Williamson,.
Ala ; Dr W M Reedy H Reedy, MarioDi
g Of J W McComb, Philadelphia ; . J F
Harris, John A Martin, Shelby, NC; J
H Mills, Oxford, N C ; John C Scarbo-,
xoughi RaleigV NC; CE 'Hutchison,
Mount Holly, N C ; R T Causler, Dr W
H Huff mail, GastoniaTN C.
What is Going on in and Around the
Twin Towns.
Correspondence Jonrnal-Ofeserver.
Salem, N. C, October 8, 1883 The
weather here during the past week was
pretty much in .accordance with Ven
nor's prediction for the first week in
October, namely: warm and partly
cloudy, which lasted until Friday morn
ing, when a cold rain set in, continuing
until Sunday morning, when it cleared
off warm again, giving us a real spring
like day.
Tobacco raisers are now engaged in
cutting their tobacco, and many fear
that frost will catch them before it is
all cut The late rains have caused to
bacco to take a second growth, which
mases it ripen much later than it would
have done otherwise.
New corn is coming into market and
sells at 75 cents per bushel. Notwith
standing the drought of the past sum
mer corn is well filled in the ear.
Salem generally takes the lead in
raising large hogs, and there are some
fine ones on hand to be killed this win
ter. .-
In addition to the fresh fish that are
now brought here from the sea coast,
the Yadkin river fishermen are also
supplying our citizens with fresh fish,
large numbers being caught in the traps
there.
Wm. GardnerJiving a few miles from
Salem, has so far this season proved
himself to be the champion 'possum
hunter of Forsyth. He has been play
ing havoc with these grinning denizens
of the woods, and at last accounts had
captured 39 since the hunting season
opened. He realizes 40 and 50 cents
apiece for them.
A few loads of fine apples from the
mountain country were in market last
week. It is rather early for apple wag
ons from the mountains to come down,
as our friends up in that section prefer
traveling later in the season when the
roads are in the worst condition possi
ble. Our worthy sheriff is now on his tax
collecting tour. Tax collecting and the
circus coming together makes some per
sons wear long faces.
Quite a number of knights of the big
trunks have been doing the two towns
during the past week or two.
A couple of our young townsmen,
Frank Hege and Dermot Butner, sent
North and bought a pair of ferrets.
They are fine animals, and our young
friends have lots of sport putting them
after rata. To use a slang phrase, it is a
"cholera case" with a rat when these
ferrets get after it.
One of the old time customs that is
still kept up in Salem is ringing a noon
hour bell, and every day, excepting Sun
days and holidays, the church bell is
rung at a quarter to twelve o'clock ; but
we are now deprived of our noon-hour
bell ringing on account of the ill health
of the old bell ringer,, Mr. Emanuel
Fisher,who has held that office for many
years. It is something strange to
strangers to hear the bell ring at that
hour, but to us, who nave Deen so long
accustomed to it,it seemsjstrange not to
hear it ring.
C. Hauser, who began farming a few
acres of land inside the corporate limits
of town last spring a year ago, was
troubled from the beginning by musk
rats cutting down his young corn. He
tried various ways to destroy them, but
all proved in vain until he made traps
out of barrels and placed them along
the banks of the Salem mill race, on
which his corn patch is located. Then
a wholesale destruction of muskrats
began, and Mr. Hauser informs me that
since then he has caught over one hun
dred of these mischievous animals.
Some of the negroes about here eat
them and say thny make a daintv dish.
Every fall before cold weather aets in
the Salem mill race has the water drawn
off in order to clean out obstructions,
and large numbers of fish are then
caught. The water was drawn off one
day last week and a goodly number of
the finny tribe were captured.
If Sells Brothers' circus don't have a
crowd here on the 10th it will not be
from any lack in advertising. Every
available place in the two towns is
billed, and all along the different roads
for miles the paste-slingers have plas
tered every blacksmith shop and cross
roads store; every child in the towns
has a descriptive card of some animal,
and six newspapers in the county have
heralded its coming.
A few days Bince, while conversing
with a gentleman who was visiting this
pla?, he jocosely remarked that ours
was a finished town. Not taking the
hint, I asked him in what respect was
it finished. "Why," he said, "there are
no more houses being built; the town is
finished." Now, if that gentleman could
spe the fine residences of Mr. W. .T.
Vogler and Dr. C. J. Watkins, just being
completed, the large number of . neat
cottages recently put up in the western
part of town by the Messrs Fogle Bros.,
also a large number recently erected by
the same gentlemen in the northeastern
part of town, the large Arista cotton
mills of the Messrs Fries, the cotton
gin and bone fertilizer works of Dr. J.
F. Shaffner, the spoke and handle fac
tory and shuttle works of Mr. Peel, and
numerous other improvements, all of
which have gone up since then, he
would change his mind about its being
a finished town and come to the con
clusion that it was just being com
menced. Dr. E. Rondthaler left for some of the
Northern cities on last Thursday, and
will be absent two or three weeks.
Miss Annie Crist, one of Salem's
young lady teachers, has gone to High
Point to teach in the family of Mr.
Hamner. Miss Carrie Jones, another
Salem young lady, is also at High Point,
en traced in teaching in the family of
Dr. Jones.
Miss Emma Lineback, daughter of
Prof. E. W. Lineback, whom I men
tioned in a former correspondence as
being very sick with typhoid fever at
her sister's residence in Rochester, Pa.,
is, I learn, improving considerably.
While in Winston yesterday I gath
ered the following items from that
town:
The Winston Light Infantry has re
ceived an invitation to join the guard
of honor at Raleigh and take part in
escorting the remains of the Confeder
ate dead, which are to be removed from
Arlington to that city, from the depot
to the capitol. where a memorial cere
mony takes place before the remains are
re-interred.
A drawing for a very fine music box,
gotton up by Messrs Smith & Brown,
took place in the opera house last Fri
day night Miss Ida L, Watkins was
the possessor of the lucky ticket and
carried off the box.
Mr. Fred. Schauta, a prominent to
bacco buyer of Baltimore, who spends
much of his time in Winston, arrived in
the latter place with his accomplished
bride on last Friday.
Several attempts at burglary in Win
ston during the past week or two, and
one attempt in Salem.
. j ... -Salem.
Found Guilty of Murder and Sentenced
to be Hanged
Solicitor Frank Osborne arrived home
Sunday from Troy, wnere Judge Gil
mer and himself last week held Mont
gomery Superior court. The only case
of any importance was that of Dan
Gould, colored, who was arraigned on
charge of the murder of WilliamCarpen
ter.white. Gould was found guilty of the
charge, and Judge Gilmer sentenced
him to be hanged on the last Friday in
this month. The Judge and Solicitor,
opened Union Superior Court, at Mon
roe yesterday, and will have several
murder cases to try there.
IMPORTANT TO THE MEN,
Youths and Boys
OF NORTH CAROLINA
Wittkowsky S Baruchs
GREAT
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
ORGANIZED IN SOLID SIBNEST FOB THE
FALL AND WINTER.
Oar msgnlflcent showing of New Styles, pro
nounced by critics t be the finest display ever
made in the Carollnas. The Q ntlemen's elegant
Suits and Fall Orerceats we are selling for 81 0.
SI 2,816. $17. S20.S22, $25, and 828, receive the
highest praise from the best Judges.
No finer, no better trimmed, no be'ter fitting
Suits are made by Merchant Tailors for $40 to
$50, than we sell from $20 to $2S.
For the Boys and Children
We offer what we candidly believe to be the best
assortment we have ever shown, embracing a
larger variety of styles and a greater range of
prices. Parents having boys to clothe will find In
tb's department many Novelties at exceedingly
low prices net to be found elsewhere.
Immense assortments
Of Dress Shirts, Unlaundried Shirts, Flannel
Shirts, Gent' Underwear, Scarfs, Ties, Bows. Col
lars and Cuffs, moves; Hats, Hosiery. , and every
thing necessary for a gentleman's toilet at lowest
prices.
oct7
Wittkowsky k Baruch.
CHARLOTTK, N. O.
TT
aerr
mg s inanpn
Safe
" in effect existing without a cause Is an Impossi
bility: tickling m the throat, husklness at the
toIcs. violent coughing, eto . are the effects of a
severe cold. Dr. Bull's cough syrup curaa the cold
at one and removes lis senous enecis, t t
' ' - ,m ' i'-,
Iii the Sleeping- Caul', horn Cbicag-a
i "lives of great nSen always remind ns that we J
are ail suMeet to die," says an exchange, but new i
nh Mttraell away as Jong aa Toucan raua so
nfc 6ra 6o.;faWjWia sjtnp. j
A tadv sat with her onlx child:
The poor little fellow was almost wild,
" Me was making a noise like a circus band,
. For a hontue leloa was on his hand.
A quiet old man remarked to the mother.
, "1 think we can atop this pain and bother, ..
1 re a bottle of Pain Killer here." said he.
("And I think tt will core him; let as see." :
He poured semedrope oa a moistened rtgv r
Ana wrappen the felon, as Ulna bag, V
i iAnd soon the suffering child was calm ; -i, r
: ; As the voloe of a summer evening psalm, -
Send to the manufacturers,
Farrel & Co., 631 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, and get
testimonials.
Scarcely a day passes with
out receipt of testimonials
from some quarter of the
globe, of the wonderful suc
cess of the Pat Dry Chemical
Filling, which generates car-
ic acid gas under the ef
fects of the fire itself and
es the contents of the safe.
Julius C. Smith, Greenville,
S. C, Wright & Coppeck,
Newbury, S, C, the owners
of four safes in the Kimball
House, Atlanta. Ga., and Clos
seus Bakery, Charleston, S. C.,
all haying had recent fires
give nothing but praise for
the Champion. Sales in Au
gust by Farrel & Co, double
those of last year, and orders
to replace new wet filled safes
are pouring in from Georgia,
Alabama, and all Southern
States, all of which is posi
tive evidence that good goods,
together with the best filling,
on which scientific men have
spent years of study, and for
which thousands of dollars
have been spent by us in se
curing patents, will win in
the end, and the day for
cheap trash and concrete or
wet filling is near an end. In
safes for fire, as well as bur
glars, our motto for 40 years
has been: "The very best is
none too good."
FOR RENT.
The desirable dwelling known as the "Crystal
Falaee," with good well of water, stables, kitchen
etc. Has been re-palnted, Inside and outside and
thoroughly repaired. Apply to
oct0d3t L. W. 8ANDXBS.
WANTED
A heavy dray horse. Cheap for cash.
PHILPS&CO.,
oct9dlt Central Hotel.
REPORT1 OF THE CONDITION
OF TEX
Merchants' and Farmers' National Bant,
at Charlotte, In the State of North Carolina, at
tne close of business, Oct 2d, 1888.
BESOUBCIS:
Loans and discounts. 8 380,781 50
Overdrafts 3,567 08
U. a bonds to secure circulation.. 100.000 00
Due from approved reserve ag'ts, 31,822 97
Due from other national banks. . . 8,7 1 5 03
Due from State banks & bankers, 4,259 54
Beal estate, furniture and fixtures 10,850 00
Current expenses and taxes paid, 2,520 50
BUI s of other banks 2,900 00
fractional aaper currency, nick
els and pennies w 96 48
Specie 20,674 00
Legal tender notes 1,289 00
Redemption fund with treasurer
of U. 8. (5 per et of circulation) 4,500 00
Total S577.826 08
LIABILITIES:
Capital stock paid in , 9 200,000 00
Surplus fund 50,000 00
Undivided profits 1 7,645 09
National bank notes oatetaadinz. 90.000 00
Dividends unpaid 20 00
Individual deposits subject to
check. TT7. 183,042 86
Demand certificates of deposit..,. 4,162 49
Time certificates of deposit ... . . 81,650 98
Cashiers Checks outstanding 60 13
Due to other national banks 25,924 26
Due to State banks and banker? 2.741 64
Notes and bills rediscounted, 22,788 63
Total,.', -....:.. $577,826 08
State of North Carolina, u '
County of Mecklenburg, ta
' I, J. B. Holland, Cashier of the above-named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
J. B. Hollaitd, Cashier.
Subscribed an sworn to before me this, the
8th day et October,. 1888. '
J.M.&HHXX, Notary Public,
correct-Attest: .
J. H. If OADBtT, )
H. G. 8PRIKG8, V Director
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