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THE mtiHllRfL w : no at.i, kinds or JOB WOEK in Tin; XEJTEST MAXXEU AND A'' - : Lowir jutes. i i i i, J .;!: r s'.i; isfiiv. Ibm't jiin' i" perce.-xion when Pe devil comes a!nn.', mm Id::'! y'".i 1 1 ; 1 1 - yo'tlirt ami t-in : t ; ! ? , " n' in ij h! or's wrong. i . ,;, ii's alius iUii'k to bet, ! : veil v ''il l'l:iy his game ; 11. '.! i.ll vo' full oi tie trumps .n' ' cat you ill' tie same! y, i ivedn'l ctei tie devil imu-ii 1 ;, "!', i imiv.' widout tie toll ; .t' ; - von drives him from yo' heart, i;, hti' to nit yo' soul. ... :i I hn--iyuns nibble at his hook j i il has to s;niie ; ii. . .:.,p-. ilat u 'ai'ii t'.ev ii it ?i tie tas'e, ; 1, s 't in after while ! ,iisn:i kome tri:jii;m:s. Hi i iu ii i:l Maine lcnioliliel ami 4 OIIIIHIIS I!llillC)l. ;;. A! ii A powder mafia - i'e near t hi city, in v. hit I' 2."0 tons i ; P w iei w a .-'.cred, exploded tt "'i ri. ti;is i lori'ii'u', doiuig immem-e u 'tiiuiiie. The tdieck wrecked many In liin;:- in this city and caused a mi''. The Vatican whs rot spared. T;"e eJilit'o was shukou and several ds'the f-mous historical stained filass v!-..',,) ol'the 0V1 building were -battered. Tii windows m the n'.Mt i't Kai'hat 1 chambers, and the stumed trla!-x in ,,,vt '-.t ! t l'o; K,.,,. v( avail, !.e rova! staircase Pi us IX by the were s tiously i itrs of inapy tf .;d alact'o have u i e T ic s and private -; t i v n by the , an t l.eavv M Wfl IVUitl of fumi; two w-re overturned M ,!.v i f the peoi) t-, whom the t-;uiy j Joiind still ns ecp, were j- lkt d i !n 'heir beds at d dashed violently i,hii t!:e llooi s ot their apartments. 1 .iiiie -uickeu, tkeb. wildered people i:i tu-usand poured upon the j.!r.-t-:s fearing and fully expecting t. t'lie city v the throes of a -! . u c eartixpiakr Confusion and i, i ii i' w ere e oi acre for the time i . a u". It was .cmu discovered that t.:t K at ial tdioek had been caused 1 v the explos-.i-n of a powder maga zine at Fort l'.o l'antelo, 4 kiU oiue '-ts distat.t liom Rome. When tliee.ty had quieted down, and whin nu n:Vee.ti:riUiiH had been had, it was found tiiut. enormous damage had t en done to the pait which w,i li Ud with boldiers a few ni'i'.ueiits before the explosion oc eaiicd. Fortunately the command a it Leartt thewtii.ii g lunible and at oi.ee - lab retl the uieu to aeat-. tii- bail dnii,'. This was proaiitiy th i.e. i'.t.d teilil le disr.stfr w thu ; ;iitl. Five j ersons in the mi i;.f ii An vit irit y were killed outrijiut 1 v tii" exp.o!ion and a f,'t e;.t number v, 1 1 e woiKK'ttl. Two olhi'ers, tlan usiy injured, and TJO civilians liavt- thus tar I t eu taken to tlie l.ohpital. Fvtry Loue within a radius of a kilouu Ire from the point of the explosion is more or It ss dumaszed. I.rl I s II live l ull Kisi tisitiii. The t'ofoiiiele jieari llui when 3Ir. l'.en. Terrcii, Alliance l.ectutvr. s?i'oke at .stati sville recently, Hon. M. Y. l!v-'obi;i; took isue with him on the Suh-Tiv:isury (jueaMoii atul that the debate was very interesting :;i,d itiitructivc. Aft-r they h-.ul Unislud th- ir de' a'e. 1 1 mi. Augustus jA-azer, pronu..ei:t menibef of the Alliance, Was called rpo.!. af.d lie liiaih- an argument aa..ii. r i:h Treasury b;!i, ai.d in favor of the other deinai":; "i' the Alliance. lie and Major b.ihbins warmly advo cated tlie other demands of the Alli aii but objected to the Sub-Treasury I ill and protested against the j'io osition to for n a new party if tiit- Democratic party does not favor t:ie : ub-Tivainry. Ti.e debat ;.s we hear, was con ducted in a pleasant and fair spirit and i he people were glad to hear both fith'S of tlie discussion. It. is only by an intelligent an 1 free d:s-cu-si.'ii of su-.-h public tjiiestion.--that the people :ire informed up'on all M.h-s ana enabb-d to form an m-t-.-lliini opinion. When such pa triotic mini us lions. Kolbins ami l.-az. r. I-.-: ::, : noKiie ppii-it, : It i-' i:..' A.i and such 'ending Alliance a Mr. Terrell debate tco ; iif-t ii OiS in an amicable )d and good only can result, ur ptnp"-e shortly to give s !i the Chronicle by lead met men for and against the Nd.-'i a.-nry pd.in. it o"ght to st.iiid ! (all upon argument, and we are gl d that the people are begin nihil tii study it and to give all shades f opinion careful conMib ration. lvlitoriai in State Chronicle. lit- liillftl Hi llrollicr. Sh-rill" d. II. Crant, of Wavnt count v, was in Raleigh yesterday and told the Chronicle of a most hor rible affair which took place in Crautham's Tovn.-hip, that county, on Saturday la.'t. On ;h it morning John A. Jordan vv.-nt "'.it to feed hi-Iiol'S and ordered Lis t V sons, 1. barley and Horsey, to goto plahti u' cotton, about which t.v v -.. -.-i.t. r.i,,i-v told Cl-arlie to help him basket of cotton s ed from t he barn, when Charlie refused, when upon i)"iv y exclaim. -d : ' I'll m o if vou can't help,'" g-iug at him with a pie'-'- of piank three feet long and six inch- .-: w d Cl;;i: lie Kicked afc.v .-tips when l)..r?(y overtook him. striking him. Charlie turned and gra' oed a small axe, hatchet in size, ;,i:d struck at Horsey, splitting his head "pen on th-' right side down to the e.r and mouth. Dorsey died ii. two h eir.-. A jury cf iinpie-t. after h-aring the e.idei rv, returned a verdict that Dorsey c.iiu to hi.s''eath by Charle Joidan, a mere accident. This in quest was held on Monday. S'ate Chronic!-'. Detective Cook, of the Pittsburg and L ikt; Frio Road, made the first five a it sts of . a s.anjr of railroad thieve, who are estimated to have gotten away with fully SKJO.(IH) worth i f juuntler during the last throe or four years. The gang has been opera: ing on freight trains n the Litlciuieie ai d Ohio and other roads. VOL. IV. NO. Hi. Cold-Blooded Murder i nMITTi:i I I'OX A ICI SII'I.M O o.rion vMiii'. iinstor.M Y. Tlio 1) l I.ic. n WoiiiiiM mill n Itrink- iii'f 'auso J u riler Jiliu IMicr Mud Jro"i II. mi ley. oil IVftliit'Htliiy il. Creen Henley is dead and John Fisher U a niurtl-.'ivr. The Standard he;ird the rumors around town on Thursday about a murder, but lioth.ng lik particulars could be obtained until after we had gone to press. As yet the particulars ar nut full, but the circumstances cf the killing are as follows : C:en Henley had been talking about a linger woman on several oc casions in a way th t threw :i cloud on John Fisher and oi hers. Wednes day about 11 o'clock Fisher was at Lawson 1 Soger's and seeing Creen Henley going along the road about thirty yards distant, Fisher grabbed a pistol and went out and' inter cepted Henley. (A great many of toe profane and wicket! words do not i-.ppear here.) " Look here, lireen Henley, what have yott been talking about Lawson ISoirer's wife?" a-ked Fisher. Henley replied : "1 to'd just vvh.it I saw with my own eyes."' Just t : en the lie was passed and repassed, when Henley called Fisher a d d liar ; Fisher told him not to repeat it for if he did that he (Fisher) would kill him (Henley); but Henley gave him immediately thed d lie, and Fisher, drawing a pistol, shot Henley in the neck, the ball going through and coming out on the back of the neck. Fisher ran into Roger's house from where he lirst left. "1 have killed him," and placing the pi.-tol in his pocket and picking up a gun Fisher started out saving, "There are two others that I'm gang to kill and then kill myself.'' Henley was picked up and carried home, where he died Wednesday evening at 4 o'clock. Esquire Marvel Ritchie, of Copal drove, Stanly county, i sued a war rant Wednesday niuht for Fisher's arrest, but he was vel at large Thuisday evening. Roth men were married and some what reckless, being addicted to heavy drinking. It. is said that Fisher was drinking .-rome at the time of shooting Henley. Fisher is about .'50 years of age, and II en ley about 4. years. The otherwise piiet section near the county line is C"n-eivTably ex cited over the matier. Let it be ui (leis:o"d. b fore some lying C".rrt -p 'l.uei.t mav telegraph t ad ot-er 1 ne c o w rv, lynching ha- b-en t leva. tenet .1 pes.-ib'e, the li. : r cali-liL and- tlie , -1 f . i'i i !i -i li W ill 1 1-,' e that he gets a fair trial kfotv the proper atr heriti. s. This a:f -.ir is to be cr.-atlv re gretted tb'-v are Cabarrus i titu Star the Iv. deed was cotntiiiite in J-al autl l iiUiiti-H ii. A good part cf the thy last Thurs day the dead body of a man. appar ently about CO venrt of ::g.-, ;.y oil the floor in the hagua-e-room at the depot. Ilundretis of ptoj.Ie went o view the friendless atul uncluitn -.1 remains, but not one had ever s .-n the unfortunate man before. ' i hud in his pocke" some tobaet o, a box of sa: dines, Seine buttons to d ;lie coj'J't r Cent, but nothing th.d gave atiy clue to his mono or hum-. He had been struck by the' w.--t bound mail train down near S-fzt r's and instiiiitly killed.' His lo: h- s were worn and dirty, ai.-d I is head am! hair shewed poverty an ! ueglet''. lie was buried. No tears were site i and no loving hand to lay a lh.wer. Once h.' was a beloved child it may be that loving hearts are now grieving for the long 1 st son, broth er, hus-iUid and father. Tiny may nev r know in this world his sad end and resting place. Hut intli ' rcittrreo ion morning this poor tramp may See again his mother's face, and vviih her spend an eternity of happi ness. Though unknown here he may be known in his ' avium's home above. Hickory Press. The tc count above is about ti e sad death of a supposed aged pi inter. The facts in the case stem pretty conclusive; if so, he was in thi office about six weeks ago and in a needy condition. He had on his person when found no money, but a box of Sill ilines and sew ml buttons. Itt'liiM I'roin Mill. We are glad to say that the j;"(i people of Mill Hill will soon be through pi oiting iiieir cioi- Wheat and oats are looking Lett r than they have f r several years at this season. .1. F. Freeze, of 1 Si I ! more, N. C, spent a few d iys wnh hi-; friend in .dill Hill l.st week. Lzekial Jiiley has been tjiiite sick for the his-r co-ipl" of weeks. One of our Mill Hill boys has re cently purchased a new baggy. What shall we exp'-ct next: The' Nandard mail sleuild have heard two of ou:- yoang li.d'cs speak ing of his paper recehth. .Slid the 'little biddy Ihirt can't down him." We regret very much that the roads are drying up around China Crove, i.s we still have a few more chickens to deliver. Dr. Smith's death was a great shock to this community, he lived and practiced in our midst for a number of years, and h .d a warm nl.ice in the hearts of every one in the whole community. Send oa the .Standard. Ikk. W. H. L ica--, of Il.deigli ha? taken charge ta Commissioner of Shellfish. r H Ki:V. IK. III'.ItltK NEWTOX. A groat stir h is been caused in the Protestant Episcopal Church by the pr.Mio protest which has been signed by nearly all the leading Episcopal a it.isters in Xew York, and in which they protest against the action of H liv-v Xewlon m allowing speakers of other denominations to occupy his pulpit at various times. The protest h sbeen presented to Bishop Potter, and his action is awaited with great interest. Dr. Xew tun is perhaps the best known tvergyman in New York- He whs born in Philadelphia in October, 18-10. was giadu ited from Penneyl vani.i University and ordained be fore he was twenty years old He has bet u a prolific writer, and his works in enter of time 1800 1800 clearly sho v a steady change in his theology. He is now a latitudinarian, and inaiuinins that the Bible con tains the " Word of God and much Mciit!'' In 1883 he preached several sermoi-.s on this subject, which brought on him ecclesiastical cen sure and a church trial. Since that date bis position to the secular eye is not far from that of the Ger man Rationalists. The wonder is that be has not long time ago sev ered his connection with the Epis c: p il church. Dr. Newton is a'.vvnys leading in itiy movt nu nt h iving for its object the purification of local government in Nf.-v YoH., and wm lately chair man of the Citizens' Committee. A MAX KII.I.F.I- Murdprrr l I.Hrar"II in TlireatN. n uU Oilier lu-iiis. Special to Tin: St.xiakd-I Mot nt Plkas wr, N. C. April 23. Information r. ached hre yesterday of an ugly affair in Itidenhour town ship, Stanly county, whi h resulted inJuie death of Gret-n Henley. lb-cently Mr. Wilson Barringfr had ttoH-n from his smoke-house a number of hams. Two of these had Ivi'i-a found hidden in ahollow stump. Panic- wie set to watch the same itu the view i f filching the thief, i .,! watch w-ia rewarded by the ca;iiii o t f Green Jlinley, who bad ci'iiie to remove the Lams. When t'.e p.u ties waichiiig advanced on Heutey In? attempted to make bis cseape, but changed his mind when confronted with two revolvers iu the h iii'ls of two -''teriuiued men and mo -remit red. Of eouise no warraut had been bsutd bicarse only the tin at had i)- t n found, ami it was not !::io n w!-.-, was th thief, then fore "he of tho p.uaies nriesti'.s wits seiit to p.oei; e aw'iiiiant, (We have uot In "ii il.:. ;-.eiy informed as to how many i rc-t-nt ) A dispute iii' so b.tvvc- n Green Heidej-, the .'iisii.it:-, ali i John Fisher, in which the name oi a wa imia wis in some ay mixe-i ujt. Fisher asserting that Hr-ijli y liad sai l sonn thing about a ao nan, to which H"i.l( y replied, "I said it, and J stick, to it." Fisher theti said, "Throw up your hands, or I vvitl slioot vou.'" Henley re fus-ed, whereupon -fohn Fisht-r dis eiiat u'e.! l is pistol, the ball entering iienh.-y's thr.-itt, passing entirely through. This sad ali'iir occurred at a--out lo a. m., and Henley eded fi'-oa. the t fi'eets at -1 1 M. iieiib y is r; puted as not being of the best c-i.'n-.ict-r. I'l.sher is said to KK ii man of evil ways. Fisher's home is in Hidenhour townsh.p, Stiitiiy oouuty. The last lepoit. is tiiat Fis. er wiis at large, aimed with a gun and pistol, and tha. he ha 1 told tha: there were two other men that he wanted and in tended to kill, and then he would iiii! himself. Mr. Pobcrt McAllister will make a lot of brick this Hummer if be suc ceeds in getting a partner. We want to encourage him in any and every wav' we can, and for this reason we propose to put ourselves to no little troub e in order to help him to get a paiti.er. He wants a man that is willing to work, and that hard, too, ii n l that ins had some experience in that line of business. Now, we want the biiek made; we need them. The masons are on a Ik om, our town will ie wn a boom al ter awhile, aud we must have the brick to build with. We have made enquiry far and near, and we are satisfied the old man of the Standard is the man that will fill the bill. He has had experience in that line of business and was suc-c-s.-fui hat is h made a good quality of brick. Can't yon come uowii and help? We would further si:Je that McAllister gives long va cation .it dinner time and plays base bail Saturday evenings when the e l i-uiid is not too wet. Weiue hiiviuir fine ruins, and the f o. iiK'is are hi ginning to realize that tiny are uot so far lehiuu witu their woik as was expected. J. A .Nate Itohliery . We le o n of a safe robbery which occurred at Liberty, lhintioiph coun ty, 1 he particulars, as we could ect them, are as follows: Sometime Wednesday night some unknown persons entered the store of MeSsas. Orifliu & Trogden, mer chants at Liberty, entering through a window in the rear of the store. The safe was opened by means of a drill, atid three of the drawers were relieved of their contents, con sisting of money, notes and other valuables to the amount of between $5,000 and IJ,000. Mr. Spoon, one of the clerks, was sleeping in the store up stars at the titneot the robbery, and the bur glars, fearing that they might wake him by going in, placed clothing on the floor, oa which they walked to the safe. 5v I; ;; V-t?- ... CONCORD, N, C, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1891. ilTTI.K DBOI'S OF Tar, l'iU-li TuriK'iitln and Oilier Tar Heel FrotlurtN. Mining business is booming in Montgomery county. Burlington has raised $5,000 to build a tobacco warehouse. Chas. II. Armfield has been nom inated for mayor of Statesville. There are rumors that ao. anti Alliance paper will be establisl ed in Raleigh. The Soldier's Home at Raleigh will be formally opened May 10th, memorial day. Ten thousand dollars in old bonds were received Monday at the State Treasury for exchange. The Davidson County Teachers' Association will meet in Lexington on Satusday, May 9th. Mrs. Sarnb A. Elliott, a promi nent lady of Oxford, died suddenly Wednesday of heart disease Governor Holt has been notified that the patrol boat of the Eastern oyster waters has been discontinued. The noted Hodge penalty suit against the railroads of North Caro lina has been decided in favor of the railroads. The Railroad Commission is daily receiving complaints against the railroad and telegraph companies of the State. The Three Links of Durham will celebrate the anniversary of their order in Odd Fellows Hall next Monday night, April 27th. Durham county Farmers' Alliance has elected J. K. Lyon a delegate t the Tobacco Growers' Convention to be held in Henderson oa the 28th of this month. The Department of Agriculture is receiving replies to its inquiries re garding the crop conditions and prospects April 10th. A thousand of these inquiry cards were sent out. It is now a growing sentiment, says the Wilmington Messenger, thaf Prof. Winston, of the University of North Carolina, will be elected by the trustees in June president of the University. Hal. M. Worth is in Raleigh and states that very valuable discoveries of coal have been made on some of his lands in Surry county. He is having specimens of the coal exam ined "y State Chem.st Battle. In the Wake Superior Court Wednesday suit was brouht againsc the bondsmen of Charles D. Up church, late of the court, for the sum of $500 which, it was claimed, he held in custody as clerk for one Mrs. C. C. Collins, an inmate of the North Carolina Insane Asylum. The jury gave a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs. Dr Williamson, the resident phy sician at Svvepson's cotton mill in Alamance county, heard some noise about his stable Sunday night. He went out with his gun to investigate the cause and saw some one riding his horse off. He ordered him to stop, and on his refusing to do so, he fired and killed the man, which proved to be a negro. Meeting of Xorlli Carolina C'IhssIh. Ttie Sixty-First Annual Meeticg of the Classis of North Carolina of the Reformed Church in t ie United States will convene at 11 o'clock, a. m , on Wednesday, May the Gth, in Bethel Reformed church, Stanly county, Tho following are the names of ministers and delegates expected to be present, together with the names of members of the congregation to whom each minister or delegate has ben assigned as guests: Rev. J. Iugold, D. D , to W. A. Lyerly. Itev. Thomas Lonsr to Wiley Shoe. Rev. G. William Welker, D. D.t to Mis. Julia A. Bamhardt. Rev. P. M. Trexler, D. D., and wife to William A. Moody. Rev. M. L. Lyerly to Jap. L. Peck. Rev- Paul Barringer to D. Monroe Moose, Rev. J. C. Leonard to John F. Moose. Rev. A. R. Holshouser to Thomas Hart man. Rev. J. M. Cecil to Joel Hunycutt. Rev. M. L. Hedrick to Daniel Blackwelder. Rev. J. Ingle to Chris- Hurlocker. Delegate from Watauga lo Jon A. Barrier. Delegate from Central Rowan charge to Howard Moose Delegate from West Rowan charge to Addison Peck. Delegate from Catawba charge to Daniel Palmer. Delegate from Hickory charge to George Moose. Delegate from Lower Davidson charge to William Wagner Delegate from Upper Davidson charge to Daniel Fisher. Delegate from Concord charge to Ju ius Fisher. Delegate from Guilford charge to John 11. Moose Delegate from Alamance charge to W. F. Moose. Delegate from St. Paul's mission to Caleb Moose Delegate from Lincolnton charge to G. H. Sides. A. C. Starr to V. C. Lentz. Col. H. A. Forney to Daniel M. Moose. C. B. Heller, Pastor. KeMolntioiiM by the Cabarrus County Alliance. Resolved, That the Cabarrus County Alliance hereby disappraves of the manner in which the public printing was let out at the las meeting of our Legislature, The following delegates were ap pointed; J. M. Wr. Alexander delegate to Meckienburg County Alliance in July. C. M. B- Goodnight delegate to Rowan County Alliance in July. C. H. Fisher delegate to Stanly County Alliance in July. The Alliance passed resolutions requesting the magistrates of the county not to vote for a man for county commissioner who is in favor of moving the cotton platform to the depot. f Poplar Tent was chosen as the next place of meeting in July. J. S. Laffertv, Sec'y. ANDARD Life Turned Loose ! STAXLV (THE HlMXll AKTt.US OF THE ;!. II K) AMI AI.HEMAlt'.F. ITS t'APlTAL OX A PERFECT KPKEE OF ACTIVITY. Railrond and Depot FreihtsTlie Town and Clinrehes The School auil Stores Tlie KewHiiaper and Machinery Itiilldini; ami Loan The Hotels Tem peranee and Miscella neous XotPH Future !' Albemarle. Ac. Stanly county has a railroad. It Lever had one before the Yadkin railroad began to be built in 1S90. The grading is completed diagonally through the county, by New London (Bilesville) and Albemarle on to Norwood on the Pee Dee river. The irons are laid and daily trains run to Albemarle. A representative of the Standard had the pleasure it is always a pleasure and a profit to spend a j part of two days in Albemarle and the county of Stanly. It takes no little time to get a focus on Albemarle aright and to photograph it into type. But our machine was hungry for a novel subject, intensely, enthusiastically and positively awake. So we took Albemarle. THE DEPOT, ETC. This is located on one side of the road, of course, just about 200 yards due west of the court house square, the centre of the town. It is a freight, ticket, waiting rooms, bag gage and telegraph office, all blended into one combination. It is larger than the depot in this place, being over 120 feet long and 40 feet wide, of one story. The building is very neat, covered with slate, the paint ing is tasty and the workmanship shows skill and care. Mr. Bostic, a polite and an almost very handsome fellow, of Randolph county, is the agent in charge. He is efficient and very obliging, being ready to answer all questions with backbone. Alto gether, when fully completed, the depot will surpass in convenience and beauty nine-tenths of the depots in the State. FREIGHTS- There is freight going to Albe bemarle right now it goe3 by the car load. All khids of merchandise was seen in the depot, from rosin soap, needles and notions to an iron railroad turn-table. Even John Li king had freight there; so had oar ties way down on the river. In fact, we saw nearly everything, except coffins. When driving into Albemarle" we were astonished to see so many wag ons around and mar the depo-?. Tin secret was soon revcaVd. Thevwere there for guano. It i.- w i!h difficulty that one Can per-mule himself to believe that from the time the train arrives, 6 p. in. to 10 p. m. night over two car loads of guano were sold and hauled off. This was going on for several days in succession. We have heard of people going down to Egypt to buy corn, but this going to Albemarle to buy guano beat all the records yet familiar to us. A friend of ours worked from C p. m. to 10 p. ni. in delivering' guano. He would load up a little wagon, or perhaps a big one, then draw a paper, write a little while, then the other fellow would write or make his X mark. The back of the paper had a place for the day and hour to be marked by the Register of Deeds, etc. Those things will be good until "November 15, 1891." THE TOWS. It is old, very old, and has been that way for a time long enough to make it old and gray-headed. But during these days, when age was ac cumulating, ana men were coming and going, Albemarle was not dead it wa3 only sleeping. The popu lation is nearly 300, and it is of some of the best people aud the best stock in the whole country; they are an intelligent, kind, hospitable, moral people they make you thoroughly at home and happy. CHURCHES. are only two churches in There iuoemarie, out tnree cnurcn organi zations. The Methodists and Luth erans have houses of worship, while the Baptists have not yet erected a church. There are a few Episcopa lians; they are moving to build a church. THE SCHOOL- The place is to be congratulated for having one of the best High Schools in the State. The school was founded by Prof. II. W. Spiuks, now of the Monroe High School, and who conducted a flourishing school for nearly fourteen years. The results of his efficient and la borious efforts are not hard to see. The building is now owned by ITof. J. A. Bivens, a self-made young man of Albemarle. The school is under the management of Piofs. Bivens and Helms, principals. Both of these gentlemeu are experienced, earnest and very competent instruc tors. They have associated with them Miss Maggie J. Norfleet, who has charge of the music department and teacher of elocution. Miss Norfieet is a Virginian, but her earnestness, her superior ability and gplendid attainments have so en deared her to pupils aud patrons that they claim her as one of Albe marle's. The building is located in a beau tiful grove of natural oaks, and it is now being painted. THE STORES. R. B. Kluttz & Son (Cabarru3 men), C. P. Cox & Co. (Cabarrus men), Tom Hearne, Dry & Palmer, and J. A. Spence are engaged in the mercantile business. They all wear bright faces aud aie pleased with the future. A Mrs. Nissen has .I, ii.. i i i a millinery store in the place. There is a strong probability that the business in Albemarle, like in many other places, will be overdone. We heard of quite a number of men who are debating about opening out a stock of goods. TIIS I.'EWSFAPER. The Observer is the biggest and really the best newspaper in Stanly county. It is held down by our genial and bard working brother, Col. John Romulus El kins, formerly of this place. The Observer has been faithful and true to Albemarle, Stanly county and their people. It has not been sustained as it should have been, but lei us hope that with the new life and energy turned "scot free" in that section, a better support will be given the paper. Col. Elkins is not without faults, however. He chews tobacco, and since the trains -un to the town, he spends most of his time around the depot. The depot agent got tired of htm making himself so plentiful, catching dispatches off the wire, laving his ear on the track to ascer tain whether the train is coming, climbing the telegraph poles, expe rimenting with brakes on freight cars, and riding up and down the road on a dump car by his lone self. The agent reported him to the mayor, who called a special meeting of the town aldermen. Elkins was brought before them. He agreed to limit his visits to the depot to three times per day and to cease the above named practices that annoyed the agent. The Board all went on his bond, and the old man is acting pretty serenely and nicely now. MACHINERY, As yet not a good deal of ma chinery is erected in Albemarle. A Mr. Russell has a small wood work ing establishment, where he makes doors, sash, blinds and other like things. He is prepared, however, to take contracts to his advantage. There are several saw mills near the town. What Albemarle needs is manufacturing enterprises. More stores will do no good, either for themselves or the town. People wiP not move there simply to live in town or to increase the town's pop ulation. There must be manufac turing enterprises in every town where you expect to find life, activ ity and growth. So Albemarle's population will increase but little until some manufacturing enter prises are started. HOTELS. They number two. Esq. S. II. Hearne, just on the southern edge of town, keeps transient boarders in a way that miks them feet perfectly at home indeed, that's where they are when they slop with Mr. Hearne. John W. Bostian occupies what was once the Marshall property and af terwards the Blalock hotel. Mr. Bostian studies how to make his guests comfortable, and his house is centrally located. BUILDIXli AND LOAN. As an evidence of progress an as sociation has been formed. On Tuesday night a party gathered to gether in the court house to discuss the benefits of a Building and Loan Association. One was organized a branch of the Carolina Inter-States P. and L. of Wilmington. One hundred shares were taken with the probability of more. The oflictrs are: S. II. Hearne, President; J. F. Lineberger, Vice President; J. A. Bivens, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors: S.J. Peniberton, S. 11. Melton, R. J. Kluttz, J. W. Bostian, G.D. Palmer. Probably the first thing to be done will be the building of an Ep scopal church. VALUE OF PROPERTY. The value of property in Albe marle is surprisingly high. Dirt there sells for big prices, and there are buyers at most all times. It is expected, however, that at no dis tant day some splendid develop ments will be made. Some new and large store buildings will be erected, handsome residences will be built ou vacau', lots, and the paint brush applied vigorously to some resi dences now in use. SHOPS. There are two blacksmith shops open for work. There are several shoe shops, and upou the whole, with the usual workers found in such places, the town is supplied. TEMPERANCE. Liquor used to be sold in Albe marle in most any shape, form and style. It is not so now. If a man wants any spirits for a bad cold, blues or a snake bite, he had better carry the stuff with him, so the Al bemarle people say. An election to vote on reopening the barrooms will be held in June, but we were to d that there is scarcely any p ssibilit ? of the town going wet. The peopl1 have tried local option, and tney seem to like it very much that is, local option. PROFESSIONAL MEN- There are three lawyers in town : Pembertou & Jerome and J. M Brown. They have remunerative practices. Three physicians do the work of that immediate section Drs. Anderson, Littleton and Kiug. MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. Albemarle has a postDf'ice, where they sell stamps and postal cards. They have a box near the court house for tired people to drop let ters in. S. J. Peniberton was away at Ral eigh on legal business. There are not many loafer3 in Albemarle. Not having any business with them, we did not- learn the names of the Lord Mayor and Chief of Police. A married lady served notice on us to cease calling Stanly the "hind quarters cf the globe." She was WHOLE NO. 172. very nervous and intensely earnest. We promised to cease. J. I). Bivens runs a photographic gallery ; ho does good work, splendid work, as a photograph brought with us clearly shows. Bivens, like all of them, learns the flattering art. Tee lirst load of lumber ever of fered ou the market, without a pre vious notice, was sold on Tuesday. Elkins sits wliil, setting type. The streets have rock crossings. The old swapping grounds "have been appropriated to better us.-s. There was a small dance seyeral weeks ago. Rather a new feature for Albemarle. Mrs. Brjwn, wife of lawyer J. M. Br wn, has been critically and dan gerously i!l for sometime She was reported better on Wednesday morn ing. A party sent a message to John Atkins, an ex-Stanlyite, but we for got to bring it. There are 100 bales of cotton lying around the stores in Albemarle Yorkc & Wads worth, D. P. Da vault and C- G. Montgomery, of this place, have guano headquarters in Albemarle. The wheat and cats crop are ex tremely promising in Stanly. John Bariinger, formerly with tlie dummy, is on the Yadkin" Rail road. Being brakennin, he is in the line of promotion. Charley Dry is down there, and the people actually think that Char ley is a tine fellow. We met old Mr. Rowland Forrest. He is a great talker ami told us about times in ." the-way back-yonder." He told v.s how he used to fight at musters and then play out. Uncle Forrest is an interesting old gentleman. S. II. Melton, clerk of the court, was busy fixing up cb;;tiel mort gages, and he is a very clever married man. Huckabee, the Regisier of Deeds, is a perfect t-mnp, aud married, too. Sheriff "Buck" Snuggs is on hand; the people, if they, swear, they swear by faithful Buck. He didn't bother us. .Esquire W. Jim Hdl, of this place, who engineered the trip, thought Albemarle had improved wonder-, fully in 18 years. The 'Squire, talked no little about ticks and other hugs, lie amused himself nearly all the way with some sandwiched biscuits. Several people wanted to know what Hill and we were doing in Al- j bemarle. We proved an .alibi every time a charge wa3 m:ide. We sincerely believe that Albe marle is iles-tined to become 'a very J'h? e ..ndirr;-! are such as to mase it so, it no ob stacles are allowed to remain un moved. If pro!Mtvis for sale and nt r. afonaS'ie pric mo'-e for n-itnio'ij-i at id we be 'eve kei p down fr.c i o ; ; hano'vV-mi:ded, g i'-t the people enterprises will and keep back close-listed tii an f v. inoostit(K- I'.nini.-t found m all places A ben '. o i .' is veicp into something sure to ue far beyond what conbl have two years .ago. To hear tl e s whistle of ti e iind re-echo over Jeell xpected of it nnd of the shrill ste.;r:i engine echo the hills and valleys of old Stanly, prove inspiration to those people and make an outsider very happv. From Ml. IMensitr::. Ml! ere the IJoys unit tijrls Vtenr IE i.v 81 His. Rev. W. A. D;tr.n, a graduate of North Carolina College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary of i hihuielphin, has received and ac cepted a cull from the Lutheran church at Selwood, S. C. This charge is to be congratulated for getting Mr. Deaton as their pastor. Me is above the average, a hard student and deep thinker. We be speak for him success. Mr. Deaton will take charge of the work about June 1st. The old man of the Standard was seen to drive through our village very rapidly, yesterday returning from Albemarle. He promised the writer to stop and dine with him on his return. He did not do it. He stopped only long enough to ask us to take a drink; this we flatly re fused to do. To tell just why he disappointed us would be hard to do. We do know that he had'Squre Hill with him, that he is afraid of old man Elkins what runs the Observer and that he dreads the coining "sKeeter." J. Kooky Itivor i(i;;plcN. Yesterday a man was at Bost Mills and his horse took sick. He asked if any one knew what was the mat ter with it. Mr. J. L. Bost inform ed him that it wis kidney disease, and told him to grease it good with turpentine, so the man followed the direction, and after giving the horse's back a thorough soakiugit ran away from him, and before he caught it it had run across Hamby branch one mile from the mill. W. II. Bost, a farmer on il. L Host's hind, killed 200 rats last week. Mr. B. thought his corn was going away fast, and the result was the above. He i3 a got d farmer, as hi had corn yet and sold a lot. He works a mule with three legs. Riley Hamilton, colored, a crop per of J. R. McCurdy, was watering some horses the other day, and one took fright, threw Riley broadside in the trough, and for the timely ar rival of Mr. M. he wa3 saved from a terrible death of strangulation. The fish craze has about taken this country. Every day or so the seiners draw forth from the troubled waters carp, etc., that usually weigh from 8 to 10 pounds. Pea Jay. The State Chronicle is to be made an eight page paper. THE ST&HD&RD. iJil.llUJii,il i ill PUBLISHED IX COXCORD.- CONTAINS MORK READING MATTER THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN THIS SECTION. TOVv'xV AND COUNTY. "Thcrc's a Chiel Av ang ye Takin Notes anoFa;th He'll Puevt Them." Axes to t.'riiit!. "Why don't or that" fellow you give this fellow -' tiVVl... !- .. yon touch up this or that concern?" ii nv uon ii Ihese are questions addressed to the newspaper man by persons unable to light their own battle?. Wadesboro Messenger. That is right. You hit the nail on the head hard. lie I'lunted ( oitoti nuil eed. -Mr. Monroe Dove says that, while some people plant nothing but the seed, he planted cot ton and' all. The object of this is to keep the seed from coming upon the top of the ground where it spoils. He claims that the lint will hold the seed down and they together act like fertilizer. This is an experiment with Mr. 1 )ove. Ashamed oi nu r.xcZuuiuc. Joe Caldwell in his Landmark says : "The Landmark man drops a pa per when he hears a footstep and hustles about at something else. He would as. soon be caught with a sheep as with an exchange in his hand, for people who catch him reading papers think he is a loafer." Both are pretty trying, but the litter would be more convenient. Caldwell is afraid that his constitu ency would consider him a loafer if he were caught with an exchange. m . A Fanners Institute. Iii August, 1SS7, there was held a Farmers' Institute in the Allison grove. That good was doue can not be doubled in fact, it was clearly demonstrated. It will be remem bered that large crowds attended the pleasant exercises; the ladies of the town furnished music. Aiid it will be further remembered that Doctor Parker, Prof. Wright, Dr. Annie Alexander and others read papers. Now it is suggested that another institute be held during tlie coming fair. Wlut say everybody? Let us have some suggestions. Some body please make a motion. nq A liriliiaut Explanation. The Monroe Register, in reply to the Standard's request to prove .vhy Monroe is a belter cotton market than Concord, says : " We will, with pleasure, enlighten our friend of the Standard. The reason Monroe is a better cotton market than Concord, or any other town in North Carolina, is -because 9U,; !-"'' rs Puv -tipfher prices -.than the buyers at other places do. Hone this explanation will be entirely sat isfactory to Brother Cook." Well, we don't get enlightened with such testimony as that! We are not ready to admit that Monroe buyers pay higher prices than Con cord buyers. We looked all over the Register for the market report, but could not find anything built iii.e it. The market here is regu lated by the cotton centres as a gen end rule, except when the factories ri.ii short and bid lively for cotton. If the Monroe men pay higher prices (v. hich we very seriously doubt in the absence of the least proof) than Concord men they lose money, unless they get considerable trade in goods at extremely handsome proflts. Our buyers pay cash and then let the seller buy where he pleases. We are aware, however, that the Georgia & Northern road has hurt the Monroe cotton market and there fore hurt it otherwise, by opening up markets all along down the road to South Carolina the Monroe buy ers may be experimenting for a year or so in paying more for cotton to freeze off those little buyers along that road. But give us the proof, Brother Register. THE GREAT HAIIUEESTOREK. Tlie use of various iiunents to dress find beautify the Lair is a custom as old anil universal as the race; but prepara tions to prevent the hair from falling out, or for rt-Htoriiit; it to its original color and fullness, seem to be of modern origin and t uiilined to the limits of the higher civilization. Probably the fatal istic and superstitious ideas of the ancients and of most barbarous people would forbid their interfering with what seems to be the, course of nature, in thinning the locks and sprinkling them with gray, as life advances toward the close. The ancient Hebrew poetically termed white hair "a crown of glory," and so it is when it gracefully adorns the brows of the a'ed. P.ut w hen a person in the full vigor of life becomes gray, his gray hair, so f.tr from being a crown of jiiory, is rather an indication of weakness and premature decay. "What may be ad mired i:i "John Anderson, my Jo, John" at eighty, is to be tleplon d in John Anderson at thirty or forty. Ir has been observed that early bald re. s is more common now than former ly. Whatever may lie the cause of the e.'.iiy loss cf hair, there are. few but, would avoid it if possible. Some ntttmpi to conceal this loss of their hair by brushing v. lint is left over the vacant places ; others brave ont their misfor tune, as did tin; fox when he lost hi.-' tail ; bet the nnjorify of the "too pre vious" on s look anxiously about for Kent-thing that will restore lost j'outh- fnh; ss and 1 Me their tell-tale fihreii' al !.-(::;. it ies. For this purpose, nig ha- as yet been discovered that ss-ies Aver's Hair Vigor. mI'i not pretend that thU prepnra- c '-'..-e been l:i;c a for :A l.eiir to grow on a scaln b!-S denuded for years and iii Hard ball, but without ni;'.' more than its just ps i : ! t'litt it certainly promotes thi f i ;:ir. re-tores color to faded y l a I , !. i.J i humors, keeps the i !".. ut dandruff, aud im . tan '. .ir v. siiky texture and a fj i; i..e . Tt will not slain the lo;,ir:y. Tho-gh Ayer's Hair s ! . :i befer-i the public many : is ' ': M greater demand than :;'. ! t liior! ii eonvinciieg 'ii :" rior Merits and extt u-