THE STANDARD.
l-"iai)AY,
September 6, 1889-
TOWN AND COUNTY.
"There's a Chiel Amano ye Takin Notes
anoFaiTh He'll Prent Them."
I nbnrron Siiotlny-Scliool ConTentlon.
The Cabarrus Sunday-school Con
vention meets to-day at Prosperity
( Lutheran) church. The program
i an interesting one, and consists of
the usual exercises, interspersed with
singing- lievs. Hojle, Cox and An
derson are to make addresses. Messrs.
W. It- Odell, H. I. Woodhouse, C. G.
Montgomery and Rev. J. D. Newton
compose the Executive Committee.
Messrs. W. M. Penninger, John M.
Faggnrt and Simpson are on the
Committee of Arrangements. John
A. Cline is secretary.
An IutertadDff Scene.
A scene occurred on our streets a
few days since which seemed to be
exceedingly interesting, judging from
the number of on-lookers. Some
rustic swain, totally oblivious of his
surroundings, sat in a covered wagon,
and near him sat a blushing maiden
fair, doubtless his first, dearest and
ouly love. At intervals of a few
minutes he would clasp her to his
throbbing bosom, and bending gently
o'er, would ever and anon sip the
precious nectar from the maideu's
jewy lips. What mattered it to
him that an unsympathetic cowd of
hii fellow-men were looking on and
laughing at the innocent scene?
A Prciulnni.
We are authorized by Commis
sioner V. M. Wilson, of the State
Immigration Department, to say that
a premium of ten dollars in cash
will be awarded at the Industrial
Jteplay and State Fair, October 14
1'.', to the person in North Carolina
who writes and publishes in his or
her county paper the best article, not
exceeding one thousand words, on
the county in which he or she resides.
Article to treat of advantages the
county has to offer new settlers.
Must be headed, ' This article is
written to compete for the ten dollar
prize to be awarded at the Industrial
Display and State Fair at Raleigh,
X. C, October 14-19. Five copies
of paper, for use of awarding com
mittee, must be forwarded to 1. II.
Wilson, Raleigh, N. C, on or before
October 1st.
One tr Miooltt Another.
Charles lirannic, colored, now fig
ures prominently as a defender of
domestic felicity. Having reason
to suspect that Sam Black, another
negro, was paying his wife undue
atteution, he had forbidden him ever
to enter his house again. In spit
of this warning, Sam, on Monday
night, went to Charles' house, and
the latter hearing of it, went back,
and, peepiugj through a hole in the
window, saw Sam in there with his
wife. With an old single-barreled
un, he blazed away, and the whole
load lodged in Sam's back, except a
few shot that entered his wife's hand,
fani ran out, caught Charles, and
but for interference would have
beaten him severely, as Charles had
broken his gun over him in the first
onslaught Charles immediately gave
himself into the custody of the
sheriff, and after a hearing the next
day before Esquire Willeford was
discharged. Sam is still under the
care of a physician, and will be for
eome time, as the doctor got a large
number of shot out of him.
Inlonitatlan for (be Culinary Depart
inent.
Since Miss Ilatchett published to
the public this writer's efficiency in
his profession, many applications
have been made for information in
matters pertaining to CooK-ery.
Some of the good housekeepers (and
their daughters) of No. 1 township,
knowing nothing about " persimmon
custard," have requested that the
recipe for making this most splendid
custard be published in The Stan
dard. We are too gallant and public-spirited
to refuse them the benefit
of our knowledge and experience in
the art of CooK-ery. Here is the
recipe: Take three pints of per
simmons (ripe) and after washing
them, wash them through a colander
or a thin rag; add milk sufficient to
make the result thin, say one quart;
etir well in this six hen eggs (guinea
eggs w ill not do) ; add one-half pound
of sugar and flonr enough to make
the preparation about as thick as
mush. After this is done, put the
mixture into pane, with pastry as in
the making of other custards ; place
in stove or the old-fashion bake-oven
and bake slowly for one-half hour
or until the " crust " is brown. The
above quanity will make six or seven
custards which you can eat as yon
do any other custard. Persimmon
custard is good. The Scotch-Irish
have lost thus far one of the best
" eatin's " out. It is rather difficult
ti explain, but this writer could
show the practical part better than
to tell it. We think our recipe is
perfect, though Miss Ilatchett, our
standard, has not passed upon it.
We hope to hear good results from
our Rocky River friends.
SHORT LOCALS.
No new bale yet.
Robinson's show is to be in
Charlotte soon.
Sam Jones is to be in Durham
again, October 6-14.
The Confeds at Statesville had a
good time last Saturday.
The Male Academy opened Tues
day with a good attendance.
Mrs. Groner offers a good house
and lot for sale. See her ad.
The youngest veteran present
Tuesday was 45, the oldest 74.
Another "coon" was up Sunday
for a drunk Saturday night; "$5.35."
A number of interesting articles
crowded out this week. They'll
keep.
The cat at Dove, Bost & Fink's
caught a pigeon yesterday in the
street.
Parts of the Cannon factory
have stopped for thejplacing of new
machinery.
Mr. Lock Parish has been en
gaged as section master on the
street railway-
Yorke & Wadsworth have re
ceived a big carload of wagons. See
their local ads.
Warren Coleman received last
week another sea turtle, weighing
seventy pounds.
Qen. D. H- Hill draws a pension
as a Lieutenant in the Mexican war.
He was Brevet Major.
Dr. Len White, who spent a
month here recently, is now practic
ing dentistry in Charlotte.
Dr. R. S. Young was unani.
mously elected County Superinten
dant of Health last Monday.
A piece of wood in the smoke
stack of the dummy last week
caused a delay of a day or so.
The Mecklenburg people are
making arrangements to have a new
court house. They need one.
The Charlotte Chronicle says
Dr. Dixon, of Oxford, wants to put
up a cotton mill for the orphans-
Electric lights have recently been
put into the establishments of Dove,
Bost & Fink and Fetzer's drug store.
The Baptist church was crowded
to overflowing Sunday night to wit
ness the immersion of five converts.
Dr. Richard Whitehead, of Salis
bury, has been invited to take charge
of the Medical School at Chapel
Hill.
The steep grade of the railway
in the square near the St. Cloud is
being lowered. This is an improve
ment. Rev. Prof. C. L. T- Fisher, of
the N. C. College, will preach Sun
day morning in the Lutheran
church.
Materials are being hauled for
Mr. Jones Freeman s new brick
house, on the lot adjoining Mr. Elam
King's.
Special trains for the accommo
dation of visitors will be run from
Charlotte on Wednesday and Thurs
day of the fair-
tfceTWanted, tt boy to learn the
printing busines. One with some
experience at the trade preferred.
Apply at this office.
Read the offer made by Mr. P.
M-Wilson, of the State Immigra
tion Department- Cannot some one
in Cabari us try for it ?
Brem & Co. of Charlotte, agents
for the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, offer excellent induce
ments in insurance. See their ad-
The Alliance picnic today at Pe
trea scboolbousw, near Coal Chute,
promises to be a success- Dr. D.
Reid Parker is to be the orator of
the day.
Mr. Mills Mauney lost a trunk,
for which he had a check, in 1885,
on the Raleigh and Gaston railroad
In the trial this week in Charlotte
he was allowed S125-
The county commissioners had
a two days' meeting this week. The
extra work was caused by matters
pertaining to the new road law. See
their proceedings elsewhere.
Our old Washington hand press
was shipped to Cincinnati last week.
It was the first press that was
brought to Concord. Perhaps we
may give its history next week.
Several people witnessed the
occultation of the planet Jupiter
by the moon Tuesday night, about
10 o'clock. It looked like an impo
sition on little Jupiter, but he came
out all right.
See the new ads of Yorke &
WTadsworth, G. E. Fisher, Bradfield
Regulator Co., sale of land by Ice
hour and Monroe Wilhelm, J. P Al
lison railroad ties, C. G. Mont
gomery, guano and acid-
A large canvass has been stretch
ed across the street from Fetzer's
drug store to Caton's corner, bearing
these words in large letters : " The
Cabanus Fair, October 1, 2, 3 and 4,
1889." It is a good ad.
The Cabarrus Veterans are to
have another reunion on the second
day of the fair. H. S. Puryear, A.
B. Young, M. L. Bost and J. F- Wil
leford, secretary, are a committee to
invite a speaker for the occasion.
Brother Elkins, of the Stanly
Observer, is waking up. He is now
engaged in getting up an industrial
issue of his paper, setting forth the
advantages and enterprises of Albe
marle and Stanly county. Success
to you.
Two lots of land were sold at
auction Monday as advertised. The
Safrit land, 183 acres, was bought by
W.J. P. Goodman for $850. Lot
No. 4 of the Peter Fink land. 28
acres, was bought by John F. Fink
for $294.
Miss Bachelor, traveling in the
interest of the Orphan's Friend, was
here last week, and went to Mt.
Pleasant Monday. As good a paper
as the Friend is, with as worthy an
object as it has. deserves the support
of our people.
We have received a premium list
of the State Fair, and find some
handsome premiums offered. 'Any
one interested in premiums, etc., can
get a list by applying to J. T.Pat
rick, Raleigh, N- C.
Mine host McNamara, of the
Morris House, has been engaged as
night watchman during the illness of
Mr. Sam Brown. He amuses him
self on his rounds by removing the
loose rocks from the street, thus
facilitating travel.
In the Asheville Daily Journal
of last week appeared a two colum
ad. of Mimnaugh's establishment,
with the name of T. WT. Morrison as
manager. We are glad to know of
our former townsman's success. Our
best wishes, Tom.
Hon. J. W. Rusk, Secretary of
Agriculture, has been invited to be
present and speak during the fair.
It is to be hoped he will come. Mr.
H- B. Battle, of the North Carolina
Agricultural Department, will be
here to open the fair.
The trustees of the State Uni
versity, last week, elected Prof.
William Cain, of the South Carolina
Military Institute, to the chair of
mathematics. Prof. Cain was at one
time connected with the North Car
olina Military Institute at Charlotte,
N. C
A party of young ladies and
gentlemen enjoyed (as we suppose
from the noise made) a straw ride
Tuesday night. A large four -horse
wagon, to which four of Brown Bro's
large fine horses were hitched, was
filled with straw, then finished off
with ladies and gentlemen.
We regret to learn that Miss
Mamie Hatchett is to retire from
the editorship of the Orphan's
Friend. She is a bright, spicy, inde
pendent writer, and will be missed
from the profession. It is rumored
that she contemplates entering a
higher sphere that of matrimony.
The merchants of Winston-Salem
have contributed $500 in premi
um's to the fair to be held at that
place. This shows a good spirit on
the part of those people, and sets an
example worthy of imitation by the
merchants of Concord. They could
well afford to aid oar fair in this
way.
The Richmond & Danville rail
road offers low rates for those wish
ing to attend the Maryland Exposi
tion, at Baltimore- Round trip tick
ets from Charlotte will be $13-30,
from Concord $12. CO, from Salisbury
811.80. Tickets on sale Sept. 7, 8,
and 9, good Jto return until and in
cluding Sept. 20, 1889.
Mr. W. J. Swink has the honor
of drawing the first blood among
the Black Boys. While drilling
Tuesday at th fair grounds by
some mistake he discharged his gun,
loaded with a blank cartridge, at the
back of Joe Goodman's head. For
tunately no injury was done except
to singe Joe's hair and cause a head
ache for a while.
"Forewarned is forearmed." We
publish this wettk a special bulletin
gotten out by the North Carolina
Agricultural Department with com
mendable enterprise. While there
are at present no cotton Iworms
in this county, there may be soon.
They are abundant in Alabama and
have been found in two plantations
near Charlotte-
The Mrbls.
The following chief and assistant
marshals have been appointed to
serve during the fair. The assistants
should report to the chief at as early
a day as convenient:
C. W. Swink, chief; assistants,
James Harris, Pinckney Morrison,
Wren Fleming, George L. Fisher,
W. A. Misenhimer, W. 31. Peninger,
John D. Kluttz, W. W. Misenhimer,
Adolphus Thies, W. J. Boger, Luther
Bost, Richmond Montgomery and
Pinckney Blackwelder.
Killed the First Yankee.
To Mr. James It. Ervin (alluded
to in Capt. McDonald's speech) be
longs the honor of being the first
one in the Twentieth North Carolina
regiment to kill a Yankee. While
on picket duty near Richmond, Mr.
Ervin was shot at by a Yankee, and
the balls went through his blanket,
and tore his coat in the side. This
was coming uncomfortably close. Ue
could hear the man cough, but could
not see him. After looking for some
time he saw him poke his head up
over a log at some distance. He
leveled his gun on that spot and in
a short time the Yank's curiosity got
the better of him ; as he raised his
head again, Mr. Ervin fired. The
Yank jumped several feet high, and
then "bit the dust." Mr. Ervin
scored " No. 1."
A Good Suggestion.
At the meeting of .the Cabarrus
Veterans Association, Tuesday, Col
Means made the following motion
which was carried : That a secretary
be selected for each township of the
county, whose duty it would be to
collect and record all interesting
reminiscences that could be fur
nished by old Confederates. This is
an excellent idea, and deserves to be
carried out faithfully. We would
suggest in furtherance of this plan
that the reminiscenses be published
as they are gathered ; and we take
pleasure in offering the Association
the use of our columns for this
purpose. This will serve two pur
poses it will be a much more con
veinent form in which to preserve
and perpetuate them, and besides
giving pleasure to those who read
them, will giveabundant opportunity
for correcting any errors that may
unavoidably occur. We present this
for your consideration, Veterans.
A Pleasant Reunion,
MEETING OF CAHARRVS VETEKAXS
Speech-Slaking Ike Order off lie Day.
LETTERS FROM GEX. HILL AXI) OTH-
! ERS THE OLD TWENTIETH
REGIMENT 'SQUIRE WIL
LEFORD HAPPY, AC., AC. j
The reunion of the Cabarrus Vet
erans last Tuesday was quite a suc
cess. The weather was auspicious
and the attendance wa3 good. The
gentlemen who had charge of the
affair made every effort to have
speakers from a distance to entertain
the audience, but excuses seemed to
be abundant and not one put in an
appearance. Not to be dismayed by
this untoward event, they called upon
our home talent, and with a readi
ness and perhaps courage that char
acterized them in the times that
" tried men's souls," they responded
to the call and added much to the
enjoyment of the occasion. Below
we gite synopses of the speeches.
The veterans assembled about 10:30
A. m. at the court-house and marched
to the Fair Grounds. When the
audience had assembled in the grand
stand, which was well filled, Esq. G.
E. Richie, the president of the asso
ciation, announced the programme,
which was carried out as follows:
Prayer by Rev. P. M. Trexler.
Address of welcome by II. S. Pur
year, Esq.
H. 3. PURYEAll'S ADDRESS.
Mr. Puryear said that a formal
address of welcome was unnecessary,
as the very name, Confederate sol
dier, was always enough to insure a
warm, heartfelt welcome in every
Southern audience. Though there
were many unpleasant memories that
were recalled by such an occasion, it
was nevertheless an occasion for re
joicing. It was thought when we
returned from the war that all was
lost. But it was not so. The great
trials, the untold hardships that our
men were called upon to bear, and
did bear unflinchingly, had resulted
in inspiring them with a determina
tion to succeed at all hazards. With
an energy and industry worthy of a
noble people they had devoted them
selves to the task that seemed well
nigh hopeless, and cow prosperity
and progress smiled upon us. Our
Northern brethren seem more fortu
nate, receiving, as they do, abundant
aid from the government in pensions.
Southern survivors mould their own
destinies and depend upon their own
manhood. Pensions will prove a
curse to the Federals. Hardship has
proved a blessing to Confederates
by developing Southern manhood
Thank God, no Confederate needs to
wrest by fraud any pension ; he
need not beg as a suppliant, giving
such a trivial excuse as " I lost my
wind at the battle of Bull Run."
Next to the sacredness of the
Southern cause was the sacred duty
of providing a soldiers' home for our
disabled veterans. Sympathy was
good enough, but we should leave
no eftort untried in building and
endowing a soldiers' home. It could
and should be done by voluntary
contribution or a tax of ten cents on
the one hundred dollars. It should
not be considered a sacrifice but a
duty demanded by our manhood. A
monument like this would be grander
than auy monument of cold marble,
though it were ten thousand times
larger and higher and grander. It
would be commensurate with eternity.
Though the unmarked graves of
North Carolina's soldiers cried out
against the neglect of our people,
the voice seemed to demand that, as
the dead would be remembered at
the end of time, give rather to the
needy living ; build them an asylum.
By this means you will henor them
more than by building a grand mon
ument to the dead. Let no survivor
want for comfort while we can labor.
LETTERS FROM VETERANS.
At the close of Mr. Puryear's ad
dress, which was interspersed with
frequent applause, letters were read
by Capt. McDonald from Messrs.
Kerr Craige, W. M. Robbins, R. T.
Bennett, Gens. R. Barringer and D.
H. Hill, (whose letter and kind
wishes were greeted with applause) ;
Hons. W. II. II. Cowles and Charles
Stedman, F. C. Robbins and Col. II.
C. Jones. These gentlemen regretted
that circumstances forbade their
coming.
CAPT. M'DONALD'S SPEECH.
Capt. McDonald said: "A prophet
is not without honor save in his own
country," etc. For that reason the
officers of the association had tried
to secure speakers from a distance,
but had failed. It was his purpose
to recall some reminiscences of his
regiment, the Twentieth North Car
olina, not, however, to the disparage
ment of any other regiment, for the
glory of one was the glory of all.
This regiment answered the first call
of the State April 18th, 1861. They
left on Sunday morning, amid the
tears of friends and relatives, not
knowing but that they bade them a
last farewell. From Smithville,
where they remained until June, '62,
they Avent to Richmond, 800 strong,
so that as they passed through Wil
mington, dressed in their grey round
abouts, the question was asked,
" What brigade is that While ou
picket duty, near Richmond, the
regiment became engaged, and Capt.
R. S. Harris and he, who felt they
must save the regiment, were has
tening to the command, and some one
told them the sharpshooters were
after them. "They got!" Fred
Ford and Jim Ervin were wounded
and became the heroes of the hour.
He himself was in the commissary
department, a " ham chawer," as
some one styled it, but that wa3 his
duty, and he did it. At the battle
of Cold Harbor the Twentieth occu
pied the left of Jackson's corps, and
when it became necessary to take one
of the enemy's batteries that was in
the way the Twentieth made the
charge in the face of the " fires of
hell and the jaws of death"; the
battery was taken, the tide of battle
was turned, the victory was ours.
Two hundred and seventy-one out of
the seven hundred and fifty were
killed and wounded! Col. Faison
wa3 killed here. It was a sad but
deserved honor that North Carolina
lost more men than any State North
or South. The soldiers should meet
annually and recount the interesting
reminiscences of their army life.
The roll should be called each year
until only he who called it should be
left, and only the spirits above would
answer for those who had passed over
the river.
THB PRIVATES SPEAK.
Mr. Benton Barnhardt demanded
the right of a private to be heard,
and after prefacing his remarks by
saying that he had passed through
twenty-seven " bottles," (meaning
battles,) Bpoke for a few minutes in
honor of his regiment, the Twenty
seventh, saying that they were brave
fellows, and stuck to their duty like
a " lean tick to a nigger's shin."
Mr. II. C. McAllister was next in
troduced by the president, and con
gratulated his comrades upon having
displayed a manhood and energy in
rebuilding thoir homes and fortunes
that challenged the admiration of
the world. They must now set good
examples to the young people of this
State in building up the educational
and moral interests of the country
that they might honor them for the
victories of peace which are no less
than those of war. His regiment,
the Eighth North Carolina, took 400
into the battle of Cold Harbor, and
only 75 came out of it.
CAPT. WILLIAM SMITH,
of Iredell, was next called upon. lie
had never made a speech, but related
several instances of bravery by his
regiment, the Seventh North Caro
lina. All did well, but he thought
the "Old Seventh" did a "leetle"
better than any other. It was the
"Bloody Seventh." Four hundred
were lost at Chancellorsville out of a
thousand. In a sergeant-of-color-guard,
consisting of ten, every one
except one was wounded. Every
field officer was killed.
COL. PAUL MEANS.
Col. Paul B. Means was then in
troduced. He left his work to meet
his old comrades again at the com
mand of the president, Mr. Richie.
He wished the association to institute
some system by which the interesting
reminiscences of each member could
be permanently preserved. Meck
lenburg was ahead of us in this by a
few days. The privates, the men
who carried the knapsack and mus
ket, were the ones who did the fight
ing and deserved the honor for the
brave deeds of the war. From the
authenticated records of the privates
the true history of the great conflict
would be written. This would be a
living picture, as it were, of the war.
The officers got the credit, but they
were dependent upon good soldiers.
The men make the officers. No peo
ple, unless inspired in their homes
and .around their hearthstones, can
make great officers. Our privates
were unknown heroes. They could,
when the officers fell, lead their com
rades to victory, as John S. Turner
did on the 31st March, '65, at Cham
berlain Run, when, every officer
being killed, he clubbed his rifle and
led his comrades to victory against
the forces of Gen. Crook, the since
noted Indian fighter.
The 8,000 gallant men who listened
with tearful eyes and bowed heads to
the last command of the great Chris
tian leader, Robert E. Lee, as he sur
rendered his army to one of hun
dreds of thousands, gained inspira
tion from him for the greater conflict
that awaited them in returning to
their battle-scarred fields and blasted
homes. His words were, " Southern
virtue should be equal to any calam
ity." We are Americans, and must
unite in making this country what
God intended it to be. Let the
ycung understand that while we
honor our soldiers and leaders we
have turned our backs upon the
past, and face the rising sun of
American greatness. The Northern
people are willing to be our friends
in spite of a few bitter men like
Ingalls and others. The Confeder
ates will be to this country what the
Scotch are to Great Britain. The
will never be ashamed of the past
any more than that people will for
get their Mary Queen of Scots. That
great and noble man (I say it as a
Confederate), President Lincoln him
self said, when he heard that Han
cock and Sheridan had repulsed the
terrible onslaughts of the Confeder
ate forces, " Thank God, not only
that American soldiers could l)eat
back such charges, but that Ameri
can soldiers could make such
charges."
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
At the conclusion of Col. Means'
speech the association went into the
election of officers, which resulted
in the re-election of Mr. Richie as
president and Mr. Willeford as sec
retary. A collection was taken up
to reimburse Mr. Willeford for ex
penditures as secretary.
MARTIAL MUSIC.
The exercises of the day were in
terspersed with thrilling music that
has again and again inspired men to
do and die for their country. Mr.
Noah Correll played the fife, Mr.
Cicero Barker, a druggist of Salis
bury, the kettle drum, and Esq. R.
II. Rideuhour the bass drum.
After the exercises in the stand a
basket dinner was partaken of by
the veterans aud their friends, and
the pleasant occasion was over.
The Cabarrus Black Boys drilled
in the evening.
Proceeding of Couuty Commissioners
At the September meeting of the
County Commissioners, last Monday,
all were present except Esq. R. W.
Allison.
J. L. Stafford was elected chair
man pro tem.
Upon a petition signed by thirty-
one citizens of No. 3 township it
was ordered that an election be held
in that township the first Monday in
October, 1889, for the adoption or
rejection of a road law for that
township and the election of three
road commissioners, etc., as provided
for in laws of 1885. The tickets
are to be "For Road Law" and
"Against Road Law." M. A. Emer
son, J. P., was appointed registrar and
G. C. Goodman, M. F. Nesbit, John
A. Rankin and B. W. Pressly judges,
John W. Cook was appointed su
pervisor for No. 5 township in place
of E. P. Deal.
John Smith, colored, was exempted
from poll tax two years
Upon a similar petition signed by
sixty-nine citizens of No. 10 an elec
rion for or against the road law was
ordered for that township October
3d, 18S9- D. W. Turner, J. P., was
appointed registrar, and W. B. Black,
II. C. Cook, C. A. Sehorn and J. S
Russell judges.
The following payments were or
dered
J. E. Carter, $22, building bridge
in No. 1 township ; E. M. Ellis, $70,
building bridge over Mill creek ; J
J. Barringer, $32.60, building bridge
over branch on Gold Hill road and
for rock, etc.; J. C. Means, $11.27
for labor and lumber on public road :
Dr. J. P. Gibson, $3.35, for medl
cines ; D. B. Cross, $15, for build
ing bridge near his house ; H. S
Puryear, $10, for legal services ren
dered the board to date ; C. A. Sher
wood, $48.25, for hire at poor-house
M. J. Corl, $1, for horse and hack at
burial of Calvin Terry ; Sam Sloop
$0 for three coffins ; J. F. Willeford,
agent, $41.19, goods for poor-house
Cook & Harris, 75c. for ad. for let
ting bridge contract; Cannons &
Fetzer, $92.18, goods for poor-house
J. R. Patterson, jailor, $42.90, jail
fees for August ; W. J. Hill, $5.25,
goods for poor-house ; J. F. Wille
ford, $10, for stationery and services
as secretary of magistrates for six
years ; C. D. Barringer, $203.50, for
building bridge over Dutch Buffalo
at Foil's mill ; D. A. Caldwell, $3,
inspecting and measuring car load of
lumber for iron bridge.
At the meeting Tuesday morning
the same members were present,with
Mr. Stafford as chairman pro tem.
Paid J. R. White $1, lumber for
public roads ; J. II. P. Adams, regis
ter of deeds, Raleigh, N. C, $2 for
services as clerk in valuing North
Carolina railroad property ; L. A. S.
Ridenbonr, $2.50, for hauling for
public roads.
The sheriff was ordered to refund
taxes on $2,700 solvent credits erro
neously charged to W. M. Harris.
The clerk was ordered to turn over
the tax books to the sheriff for col
lection. The following were allowed to
make tax returns for 1889 and pay
single tax : Zeb. C. Yerton on $150,
L. A. Trexler on $150, P. R. Motley
on $510, W. L. Robins on $65 and
poll, Caleb Melchor on $250, and
Joel Reed on $1,770 worth of pro
perty. The following jurors were chosen:
A M Furr,
J M W Alexander,
DH White,
A C Barrier,
J D Kluttz,
D B Porter,
J F Misenhimer,
WB Smith,
J H Moose,
J T Holdbrooks,
J R White.
G M Barringer,
M F Little,
G M Lore,
T D Miller,
M A Ludwig,
M Melchor,
S K W Snell,
James Cochrane,
John Cook,
L M Misenhimer, G H Bost,
C D Barringer, C F Smith,
J T Hahn,
F L Blackwelder,
C A Sehorn,
J R Litaker,
WT M Brown,
R N Davis,
L H Alexander.
J C Johnston,
C P Caldwell,
J W Fisher,
J N Winecoff,
A L Castor,
People Ton Know.
Mr. Sam Brown is said to be
better.
Mr. R, E. Gibson is well and at
work again.
Mr. J. S. Harris left yesterday for
Rutherfordton.
Mr. Marshal Crowell,of Bilesville,
was here Tuesday.
J udge Montgomery attended court
in Charlotte this week.
Miss Belle Bost, of Boat's Mills,
was here on a visit this week.
Misses Ettie and Lizzie Pharr left
Tuesday, for Hot Springs, N. C.
Mr. Robert Kluttz, a merchant of
Albemarle, was in town Tuesday.
Misses J ulia and Eva Macgruder
are visiting at Mr. R. E. Gibson's.
Mrs. James C. Gibson and family
returned from Yadkinville yesterday.
Dr. Charles Brem, of Charlotte,
was nere this week on insurance
business.
Mr. W. A. Ridenhour, now of
China Grove, is to clerk for Cannons
& Fetzer.
Mrs. Frank Pharr, of No. 1 town
ship, has been quite sick, but is now
improving.
Mr. Mills Mauny spent several
days in the Poplar Tent neighbor
hood this week.
Mr. Will Stuart, of Morrison,
Stuart & Co., left for the Northern
markets Monday.
Misses Kate and Mary Reed re
turned Wednesday from a long visit
to Lexington, N. C.
Mrs. Jennie Harris and daughter,
Miss Shelby, of Poplar Tent, are
visiting Mrs. Will Stuart.
Mr. John T. SherriU, of Hoover
& Lore's, left permanently for his
borne in Statesville last Monday.
Hon. Sam Pemberton, of Albe
marle, passed, through town on Tues
day, on his way to court at Lexing
ton.
Rev. Mr. Payne left Tuesday for
Spartanburg, where he is to assist
Rev. B. F. Wilson in a protracted
meeting.
J. Lee Crowell, Esq., left Thurs
day for a visit to friends, relatives,
and others at Bilesville. He re
turned Tuesday.
Mr. J. F. Honeycutt, of Bilesville,
was here several days last week. We
uuderstand that he ia thinking of
going into business here.
Rev. Mr. Page preached at Soger's
Chapel Sunday morning. A corre
spondent writing of his sermon says
" it was powerful and effective."
Mrs. J. W. Wadsworth and family,
of Charlotte, including her daughter,
Mrs. A. B. Reese, of Knoxville,
Tenn., visited relatives here last week.
Mr. Will Kimmer left Tuesday
for Western North Carolina. He
has accepted a place as fireman on
the Spartanburg and Asheville road.
Eddie SherriU, a typo of the
Times office, left Wednesday morning
for a trip to Statesville. He will
probably extend his trip to Knoxville,
Tenn.
Rev. Mr. Gilland, of Poplar Tent,
is quite sick. He was not able to
preach during the quarterly meeting
at his church last Sunday. Rev.
Mr. Arrowood conducted the services.
Mr. J. Coleman Winecoff, of
Micanopy, Fla., is here on a visit to
friends. He is a eon of Mr. Jacob
Winecoff, and is now engaged in
raising oranges. He has recently
returned from an extended, trip in
Europe.
Onr EitkMN Speak.
No deaths have occurred within
the incorporation, thus far, this year.
Where is the town with nearly t
thousand inhabitants with such ft
record? This is a glorious country.
Lenoir Topic.
If striking off afewshekles from
trade shall promote the general wel
fare, as the reformers believe that
it would, the people are likely to
strike off more. Why should they
not? If legitimate manufacturers
thrive with free raw materials and
lower duties, and labor is more gen
erally and steadily employed at bet
ter wages under such a polioy, have
not the people a right to extend it ?
Or do the beneficiaries of tariff boun
ties and promoters of Trusts fancy
that they own these United States ?
Enquirer and Express.
This Blip from Col. Polk's corres
pondence, while attending the Geor
gia State Alliance Convention at Ma
con, tells Its own tale, and shows the
South will soon be free : "An Alli
ance man, a regular ' Georgia crack
er,' came dressed out and out in cot
ton bagging. Three hundred and
sixty members in his county uniform
suits of it and they are literally the
cotton bagging brigade." The mem
bers of the Macon Convention agreed
not to sell a pound of cotton at less
than twelve and a-half cents.
Mecklenberg Times.
At no period m the history of
North Carolina has the growth and
improvement of her towns and cities
been as marked and steady as now.
North Carolina is not much on
booms, but there is scarcely a town
that we know of which has railroad
facilities that does not give evidence
of prosperity in the new buildings
erected, while in some of them very
large sums of money have been in
vested in stores, private residences,
and in public improvements, indica
tive of a strong confidence in the
future of these places. Wilmington
Star.
Tie tar is loose Sure
-AT-
GAiraaoi
-AND-
We Btart right off with Zieg-
ler's fine Pebble Goat
LADIES BUTTOH SHOES S2
Never have been sold in this
or any other town for less than
$2.50. Now, if you don't want
to save 50 cents it is not our
fault.
If von want something extra
we can give you Zeigler's Fine
urencn urazos Kid Hand-
Sewed
These are regular $5 Shoes.
Also Zeigler's Best Calf
Men's Shoes in Enerlish Bal'a.
Congress and Button at $2.75.
juowest price on these has
been $3.50. Now there isn't
ANY HUMBUG about these
Shoes or prices.
Now we want to call your
attention to a lot of
LADIES FINE
IN KID AND KID FOXED.
City made, elegant goods,
abont one hundred pairs that
must go. They are $3 and $4
goods, and all right, too, at
that price. But we are not
splitting hairs ; we are cutting
prices ; so these
Must Go at 1.50 $2.
Then if yon want a pair of
Opera Slippers, Oxford or
Newport Ties, why right here
we are with aline right straight
through at $1, worth anywhere
ftom $1.25 to $2. Seeing is
believing; just see for your
selves. We lose from 10 to
50 cents a pair, but there aren't
many of them, and we are de
termined to clear out and be
ready for a fresh start next
spring.
We want to say right here
that we have the handsomest
and best Ladies Dongola Kid
Button Shoes for $1.25 to $1.50,
all solid leather, flexible bots
toms. Thejbest for the money.
Nowwe!want to talk about
heavy goods. We have about
300 pair Women's I.Kip Polkas
good, solid shoes, no shoddy.
We want to close out this lot
and make the price 65c. They
must go.
Two hundred pair Men's
Whole Stock Stitchdown Bro
gans at $1 a pair. The very
thing for every day working
shoe ; soft, pliable, easy to the
foot ; comfortable for summer
wear. They are $1.50 Shoes,
and cheap enough at that, but
we got these by the under
ground railroad, and can afford
to sell them at $1. They cost
more than that to make.
Then we want yon to look at
our line of Men's Fine Shoes
at $1.25. They are the wonder
of the day. We have them in
Veal Calf and Buff, warranted
all solid leather, no shoddy.
We have English Bal's Con
gress and Button. We guar
antee that you never have seen
a better or nicer shoe for less
than $1.70. Never! In fact
these are just as stylish and
good as the average line of $2
Shoes; only $1.25. Be sure
you see them.
Ask for our genuine Calf
Sewed English Bal. for $1.50.
The fact is that while we
have some specialties that are
away down below value, we
have a more complete line of
S-HI-O-E-S
in all departmentsinfants,
children's, misses, women's,
boys and men's all styles,
from coarse and heavy to fine
and light a better line than
we ever had before and prices
average lower.
We want you to ask for our
line of Men's $2 Shoes ; genu
ine glace calf, sewed and stan
dard. We warrant them equal
to any shoe you can get for
two dollars and a-half.
:o:
We still lead the Racket in
Clothing & Hats
Seersucker Crinkle Coats and
Vests. $1 :
Cottonade Pants, 50c;
Boys' Suits, $1.25 up ;
Men's Suits, $1.50.
Some special bargains in
light Cassimere Suits. Come
and see them.
If you want a NICE STRAW
HAT you can get it now at
about half price. See our 60c.
line, reduced from 75c.
CANNONS & FETZEB.
ilium's
Ladies Button Soots $3.50
BUTTON
SHOES