North Carolina Newspapers

iinuiDiio. ... rt:R EVER iun A y, , uur. a riBrn vrios i the (OlATV. I OWN AND COUNTY. -T-r re's CHit i Amano ye Takin Notes ANn K.TM HE'LL PRENTTHEM." M,i,lTlltiII' lBll. C. A. hi '.-.nhoin. ? t uily Co. ; F. V, Vifhvr, Citawba (' ; Mrs. Mar p.irnlurdt, 'Am. N. Mison j v !li.r. ". (I. A. Cruse, Monroe .;,,(, r.:.iKn Wellington, Mrs. V. Giv'.man, Alexander Shoe, S. lininilton, Alexander Yost. M.W srBSCRIBERS. ,1. p.. Green, (i. W. Tage, John A. i;..u!r. W. U. Fisher, Mrs. Marg-.-, t A. Patters-on, (Texas); George ( . r.lu-kweMer, (Va.) ; J. W. Mor- ,..u . .Stanly Co.) ; S. E. Van Pelt V l':: I.V ;! Siiol 11. Mr. X. 1. Sullivan, of Walkertown, i .-.ti-lii'ivd a hog on Tuesday that t r;L.! the heani at 5G4 pounds net. A j n M v. good sized porker we should -.. v. Winsti'ii Daily. He makes the n$ Suliivun tobacco, too. Saturday morning Crowell S iui l!e va3 fatally injured whilbt ii; ling the ears iu Charlotte, the cuiil'liiig pin striking him in the :lV;,:i!i-n. He ditd at 9 o'clock :i;unl iv niiiht. lie was a son of r ru'.k Shankle, of Norwood, Stanly w.is !;bout 25 years of .! ttr I lo n Sonsnt Umi. t.,r readeis, s vs the King's Moun : X- s, remember the sens.itiou erea -I'd at Biacksburg some years ago 1 v ;i ''tug lady's peculiar action in nurry'ng one man one day and an i.th. ; i he iu-xt, and the complications th:i folio v-d. T::e man she lirst married was Mr. A. i. Miutz then a youth. Mr. Mir.!;-: was married on the 11th in. smi :'. to Miss Lucy Farnell, of Wal iu. j. S. C. The News wishe3 him !!;;; ! happiness. An Alliance Wood Yftrd. Mr. Pan Miller, says the Salis bury lit raid, lms established an Al- v.e o ,ul yrrd in the vacant lot j ;-t h. low the f night depot. He i ! ::( J several days ago and is doing a "-1 b i.-iness. We 1-arn the far in -is li:t';I the wood into tLe yard and the etisto i ers ar. supplied by Mr. -M: :'t team. This is a good step for Salisbury which we hope will result ! i.t.-:!i. ia! I v both to the farmers and t i 1 eiti. .us. Mr. Miller la a clever e t' rpri-ing man and we wish him Xorilicni Visitor. M.-ss-r.-. W. D. Hall, Secretary of th -Rumlof Trade, W. A. Barnes, a '''ill estate deuh r, and Win. !' !riM-o:, a 1 rge re'ail merchant (. Mitj-K--ip-'lis, Minn., are stopping .: 'h- S (,'iou 1. This is the first fi.' .:".' kuiati have made to tV; S. V'. U. A 1 i 1 McOlllllC. Tin-re is to be an adjourned meet i: .z '1 the Cabarrus county Alliance hit'-.- court house Friday, Dec. 4, sit 1" ''. h)' k a. m , at which not only th' ! . ates are advised to be pres m. hat the entire membership of tii- county are urgently nquested to at'et .1. There will be speakers f i m i.broad to address the meeting. J. B. White, Pres. I'rt .dilution to Col. 1'arr. ' 'n Thursday, the 26th, there will he a re-union of old soldiers at the Kvj oMtim Grounds, and on that oc- f.isi'in the disabled veterans of the Slate will present to Col. J. S. Carr the President of the N. C. Veterans Association, a token of their appre ciation. We hope there will be a good attendance. All of the menr b-.-rs of the Home ought to be pres oat. M, u in .MInnrnpoIlM. The Republican convention will "'(ft in Minneapolis Minn., on June the 7th. This city got the plum by a vi.: of 2'.t, 24 being necessary for ii choice. n H nun Drd. h'hn Varner, the engineer of the I' for the railroad water tanks, '!"! Monday about 12 m. Mr. Vainer was a quiet and industrious oM iiia-i ; he had been in the employ f t';- railroad for over ten years. Kl ivv. Tii" pension, warrants are on file at 1 1.. Registers office. Those inter- ' -t"! will call and get them. )- - iiinllewt Man in America. We think we have the smallest tut! in America residing here in h'a!eih in the person of James I-a h r. lie is 21 years old, 3 feet 6 h'ch-s high, weighs 42 pound'', is j t ! ! .:t in form, sound m body, and t .! vs jrood health. He has a sister I ' U' in I'urlingtou, N. C, who is :i itth- taller than himself. We i: A he and his sister are smaller ' :i ! i on Thumb and his wine, who ' v - 1 ov r the worl l, and made a fortune a!: exhibiting themselves X ws and Obserrtr. SHORT LOCALS. ine scnooi at vnina urove is nourishing. A merchant f China Grove wants 90,000 rabbits. Sheriff Morrison is still nesting- away trying to collect taxes. The usnal lot of fruit trees are being distributed over the co untry. The doors of this officeare annnlied with hinges and latches. This is straight. The Standard is patiently w.utinz for those parties who ought to hack up. W. D. Pethel. who is running a saw mill at New London, spent rrmav nieht m town. y a - W. N. Misenheimer, of ML Pleas ant, came in and told ns about his probable marriage. Look and read R. M. Blackwelders notices to customers and mill for sale. You can eet a bargain. Insurance agent G. P. Jones, and who is a great singer, is teaching i writing school at Uhina Grove. The Presbyterian Orphanage that burnt down at Baiium Springs was vaiueu at S5.0U0 ana insured for $3,000. Grip is racing in town, or it is a kind of cold that hurts. Nearly every member of Dr. Payns's family 18 sick wiin COM. A. W. Moose, who has been at tending lectures on pharmacy in uaiumore, iiia., has returned to his home iu ilt. PleasanL Esquire Samuel E. V. Pharr ad vanced an original question Friday night The esquire asked: When will chemists analyze electricity ? County Surveyor. J. II. Lonr. has the broad canopy of heaven for a stable roff now. Monday's wind took on: his clap-boirds and sheet ing. The China Grove Dart thinks Glass' is five miles north of its p'ace. It said this in speaking of the burning of Mr. Peter Glass barns. It is said that No. 7, has been lloo led with letters of the "Green Goods" character. Those people over there are too good to bite at uch. Col. L. L. Polk has been re-elect ed president of the Natioual Alli ance. The election was unanimous. This is alike an honor to Col. Polk and North Carolina Col. Bovden Weddintrton was in , o town and declares that one half of the people haven't the slightest idea of the trials of the farmers at this season. We are all in it. Colonel. Dr. Caldwell, of No. 10, will move to Mooresvule soon, lie makes his home there. The Stan dard regret3 to see the doctor leave the county. B. E. Parish, the oldest son of Uncle Davie Parish, is here on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr. Parish is on a street railway line in Washington, lie is a mighty nice looking fellow. S. E. Allen, brother-in-law of John W. Fink, is suffering so in tensely with rheumatism that he is to be taken to Hot Springs, Ark. Many of our readers kn w that Mr. Allen i3 the leading hardware merchant of Winston. Uncle Davie Parish, who has beea oflicer of the Grand Jury for 25 years, only missed one conr'. during that time, tie has resigned, and his son, Loch, takes his father's shoes. The first train that ever ran over the Yadkin railroad on Sunday, passed down n the 22, carrying the remains of Crowell Shankle, the young man who was killed in Char lotte. The Standaid will, in a few days, print thirty two verses by a towns man. Inasmuch as it is on a kiss, we here define it The anatomical juxtaposition of two orbicularis oris musclts in a state of contraction. Young man, beware of the young lady who sings, "What is home without a mother i to the piano accompaniment, while her mother is sweating over the kitchen hre get ting dinner. A gill like that won't do for a wife. Charles Williams, on of the chain-gang, has been pardoned by Gov. Holt and is now free. Ill health, good behavior and doctor's certificates justly given,have brought this pardon. Several cf the teachers of the Concord graded school will spend some time in the Charlotte graded school next week in order to better acquaint themselves with the work. Ed Kt-stler is in danger ; he is pouring vinegar in his coffee. When a fellow has to flavor his drinks and victuals with vinegar, there is no sweetness being wasted upon the desert air. Will Moose, theson of Col. John Fritz Moose, of No. 7, tells us of seven wedding3 in No. 7 for the next winter; that means seven new subscribers for the Standard, which is pleased to announce that Will Moose is married. A colo ed man by the name of White had put up a house on Esq, Hill's place ; he was going to move into it : he will not move now, Mon day's wind scattered it about over the place where the yard and garden were to be. Mr. P. H. Massev. of Durham, will be present at the meeting of the County Alliance here on December Mr. Massev will address the Alliance, and president Marion But ler is expected to be presenL It is hoped that a large attendance of the Alliance will be here. Miss Liicy Burleyson, daughter of Mr. Ben Burleyson of Flowe's store, and one of the excellent ladies of thft ronntv. has gone to Asheville. Mi Rnrlevson has accepted a posi tion of teacher in the Female College ihere, a position she formely held. Senator aud Mrs. Vance are expected (o reach New York on December 5th., from Europe. Iredell conniy Eeut seven convicts to the penitentiary this week. Rev. B. S. Brown, of ML Pleas ant, went over to Charlotte, today. The Salisbury Fair grout. d was badly damaged by the wind Monday. Mrs. D. A. Caldwell is quite sick at her daughter's, Mrs. Fred Glass. Nice fresh bread for Thanksgiv ing, liaked today, at Km s. James M. Sims, of Charlotte, brother of our Jno. A. Sims, spent the day here. We regret to learn that II. A. Barrier's condition is not improved. Capt. Clint Caldwell sold and shipped his fine pointer doir, Tues day. J. C. Johnston measured up his this year corn crop Wednesday and had 1040 bushels of corn. Claud hankie ana family have moved from Mt Pleasant to Albe marle. A business man going home the other night forgot to take the Stan dard with him. His wife forcel him to come back and she said: "Only a half of you come when you fail to bring the Standard and the baby does not sleep well either." That business man goes home now in his entirety and the baby sleeps. Mrs. Esq. Rumor is making some serious charges against u V, Swink's eldest brother. She says that matrimonial aspirations are clustering in his bosom. Mrs. Esq. Rumor also states that his last single drama will be played before the com ing of bushy headed Santa Clause. lhe standard would print the gentlemau'd name, but the Standard doesn't print the names of modest men. Effort will be made to make the Exposition a permanent feature of Raleigh. That dead old town needs something. The li vest thing it has now is rreu Olds news bureau and curiosity shops. They will try to make our otuce towel, which is also petrified and framed, a permanent feature of Raleigh. Some ago time the post office at J. S. Harris' was discontinued, because no one was willing to serve as postmas ter. The ofli -e has been re-estab lished aud will be kept at Heglar & Motley's s'o:t. " It will be known as Springville. Mr. Ilegler "will be postmaster general and Pleas Motley first assistant. Mrs. N. F. Yorke left on the mid night train Saturday for Providence, Honda, bhe was called there by telegram on account of the serious illness of Mrs. Dr. Wilson, Mrs. Yorke's sister. All the lea Lts of the different circles of King's Daughters are requested to meet Tuesday evening at half past three, at Mr. W. A. Smith's. Business of importance demands attention. Lieutenant Rufus Jeremiah Cook, of No. 5, for whom a muley and vicious cow broke a rib and fractured auot er, and whose life she feloni ously attempted some days ago, has removed the poulticed rags and put in his appearance in town. Lieut Rufus Jeremiah Cook's cow, that breaks ribs and fractures others, ought to be at the Southern Exposition. That cow thinks milk ers ought not to have ribs. The Xmas presents, besi .es being perfectly lovely, are really the "la test ago.nes. It seems to be a regular flood of influenza those it hasn't caught, it is pursuing. Mr, Edward Crump, of Charlotte, will be married tomorrow at noon in the Baptist church, to Miss Edna r ulp, of Concord. Donations for the needy orphans of the Presbyterian Home, will be gratefully received and forwarded if seut to the manse tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day. The Missionary society gives an oyster supper, Friday night in the Boyd building. Attend it. M. L. Brown, who has been afflicted with a peculiar rheumatism, is still confined to his room. Sallie Morgan applied to Esq. Willeford for a warrant for the arrest of her husband, who lett Sallie. She has found him he is in Mecklenburg and is boaiding with Sallie's sister. The faculty of the A. and M. Col lege has notified the junior clas3 (the oldest class) that each member could compete for the h-mor of rep resenting his class at commencement and the boys are going to work to capture the honor. State Chronicle. Five tramps spent Sunday in town. They changed their wearing apparel at Col. Starrett's iron spring. Those gentlemen not only had cheek, but needed a tonic. Rev, Jesse Page, of Statesville and formerly of this place, assisted at the dedication of Central Methodist church, in Raleigh on Sunday. President Winston, of the Uni versity, lectured at Guilford College Friday night. His address is spoken of as superb. There are thirteen posts north of the baggage room at the depot. These posts represent blasted hopes and such like. When will these posts rot? Frank Stafford, 6on of Mack Stafford of Harrisburg, has received the county appointment to the A. & M. College at Raleigh. The Africo M. E. Conference changed Rev. Slade from the Con cord church to another field. This is the colored minister who refused to administer the Lord's supper until the collection came op to his standard. A very entertaining program of Thanksgiving exercises has . been arranged by the students of David son College. It is to be a day's celebration. Miss Rose Harris, of Concord, will take nart in the musical exercises. OUR EXPERIENCE. A.V EX-I ASS WORD SO 42UOO WITH Till; R. A I. The Whole Thing: Ir'ntletl. nn.l the Conductor Tankrii Seventy Cents From V' He Iil It So Quickly That Onr Head Roseau to Nwlm The Richmond and Dun vile Changes It Pass Word for Editors and Other People Who Deny Reins Ienl Heatls, bat Ride Free. This is a day of high w inds and humbuggery. Not a few of the de scendants of Noah's family are oc cupied in studying how and when to eucre some cousin in the Ueh out of filthy lucre. Men now adays have lots of gr?ed, and to make it serve them to some purpose they cultivate powers that can manipulate circumstances- and opportunities. It is generally believed that rail road corporations ar- heathens and soulless and g'-.tiger!? mid the like. Itiabeli ;;nd i. is -X o.it true, that they H:::etinie: wriu money from the public by discrimination, and unjustly. This they have done. But on the other hand, they are treated badly af tims. Worthless fellows, whose Je;tn was a relief to their wives and th public, have been killed probably by t-ieir own carelessness, and their deaths would furnish the backbone for a suit for damages to the amount of several thousand dollars, and there are but few juries that will not i;iaiit a ver dict aguinst the railroads. But this is a digression. The Standard man went to Charlotte on Monday he went to rest in the city by Dilworth. Some experiences are here related. Some editors ride on editors passes they go to New York, Phila delphia, Richmond, Atlanta and even to Raleigh, on these evidences of good will. Something less than one year ago there were more who could have done so. The man of this type establish ment can't move about on the R. & D's good graces. lie quit about twelve months ago, and for good reasons; he fought but got whip ped, and now whistles the R. it D. can whip most anything ai.d looks very much now as if it is about to whip out its management the thing is hard up, like most of us. He got to Charlotte, and the way he L"Ot there was experience. He tried to play dumb, but that being so unlike him Ik gave himself away. Then he tried to work an old pass word (it is not generally known that most of lhe editors whom the rail roads love and carry around on their good looks are given a code of pass words aud winks) on to the conduc tor with sandy chin whiskers. lie gave him the series of winks for 1S0O. and pressed the knuckle of the conductor's third linger, and touched himself on the nose, and whispered into the conductors ear the editor's pass word of 1800, which was "Pf.adisk.yt" this didn't make any impression on the conductor, but started up a local attraction. The scheme might have worked, but t ie conductor wasn't very bright and susceptible to a point he ap peared so gretn' that he didn't re member the 1800 passswonl. The conductor began to think the editor like the tuil moon nnd threatened to set him off tha train between Coddle Creek and Rocky river. The day wa3 disagreeably windy and tramping wa3 bad. At last, to encourage the blue- buttoned, capped man, he handed the conductor a ticket (it was one that entitled the editor and his part ner to the Fat Doll's Party recently held here), which the man of but tons took, punched and started ou. But he happened to look at it before burying it in his pocket. The con ductor tried to read it (it was script this streaked, zig-zag, forked chirography that nobody can read), and then he got mad, thoroughly mad. His eyes spilt sparks and he got white around the fills, and he said: "Young man, I have enough of this fork out your ticket or the fare." The newspaper man handed one of Mr. Dusenberry's kind and the newspaper man was no further annoyed by the peculiar conduct of that conductor with sandy chin whiskers. You cau beat your way into a meeting of the county alliance, pro vided you spend several hours pre viously with Sheriff Morrison, but you can't get the editor's pass word and grips and winks from a depot agent. But can't a fellow, who is an editor, get lot3 of good riding by publishing the weekly-changing schedules, provided hekepps "mum," which is the pass word of 1891. See the card of the Concord National Bank. The character aud business standing of the ofricers ot this institution are sufficient recom mendation of it. Cards are out for the marriage of Rev. Edward II. Davis of the North Carolina Conference to Miss Mattie Wilson D.Hlamead, of High Point, on December 2nd. Miss "Dodamead has many friends in Concord who will wish her much happiness. THE LIBRARY C'ASIXET. Valuable Addition to the Collect ion ofRelics. The following is Gen. Barringer's lett.T, with accompanying list of articles contributed to the. Library Cabinet, iu the Charlotte Library Association : Chaelotte, Nov. 12, 1S01. Dear Mr3 Dewey : I am glad to learr. from you, as the Librarian, of the Library Associa tion of Charlotte, as also from the other officials, that this enterprise is no longer an experiment, but that its permanence aud support is fully a3 surea. lam likewise glad that the man agement has also arranged a small cabinet for Historic Relics and other curios the beginning I hope of a r gular city museum. As a start in this work I have gone hastily over my collection of this kind and send yon the accom panying assortment, excepting only those pertaining to the late war, which are reserved for another con tribution. The list is nor very valu able aud yet each item has some lo cal, personal or historical interest likely to instruct or to amuse. The gift is made with the usual u.iiierstanding in such cases, that if the association should unfortunately dissolve, the articles so donated may be reclaimed by myself or family. Truly and sincerely, Rufus Baurixger. LIST OF RELICS. No 1. Journal of Convention of 12 Lh Nov. 177C, to frame the N. C. Constitution only three copies ex tant as known. No 2. Copy of "Boston News Let ter." First paper published in Amer ica, 1704. No 3. Copy "Boston Gazette" 17 70. No. 4. Copy "Ulster County N. Y. Gazette" Jan. 4 1800 in mourning for the death of Washington 14th De.;. 170'.). No. 5. North Carol.ua Almanac for 1792. No. 0. Almanac 1780. No. 7. Original manuscript letter of Martha Gaily of Guilford Co., of Oct. 1730. No. 8 Original Court writ 17- No. 9. Original Summons 1774. No. 10. David Crawford's consent that Reuben R:ggs ''should have his daughter Mary to wife" 17G9. No. 11. JertiGcate of Troy Prop erly Confiscated 1781. No. 12. Wolf-Scalp Certificate 1787. No. 13. Manuscript Arithmetic cf Archibald Woodsido-v 1750. No. 14. Manuscrip-. "lasic book of the same, 1772. No. 15. CertiGca'e as to Patriot Character of A. Woodsides aud Joseph Latta 1778. No. 10. Virginia Provincial Mon ey, 1772. No. 17. Nort h Carolina Provincial Money 1775. No" 17. Miss Polly Holland's Ball Ticket, 1810. No. 19. John Bernhart's Vendue notice 1801. "4 shillings per pound for Disappointment" in German and English. No. 2f). Revolutionary Quarter Master's certificate 17S2. No. 21. Zacheu3 Wilson's Sur veyor's account ot $ 1G 50 for laying out the town of Concord, 1790. No. 22. "The Law suit." No. 23. A Turkish Passport No. 24. A Spanish Funeral notice Cadiz 1S52. No. 25. Manuscipt copy of Poems, in part of Philo Henderson. No. 20. Ciyinon ball and grape shot found in excavating on North Tryon St. (the old Salisbury road) and probably used in the action at Charlotte 1780. No. 27. Fragments of a shell found by Gen. Barringer himself on the field of Waterloo, 1S53. Walt for the Recljie. The Standard abont 24 months ago publisked a recipe for making persimmon custard the idea amused our good friends in the Rocky river section of the county. A young lady (she will make some man a good companion, because she does not r.iis? fiuuder on the piano, while v r mother is sweating over the cook fi'.oe) writes us to lvpublii ;i the recipe. The Standard's culinary editor knows of several recip.a and is better acquainted with their material results, but will republish the coveted gem in due time. A persimmon custard made according to the rules snd prescription as given by our culinary editor is only sur passed by apple dumplings. Oh, Where ih Mercy ? State Chronicle says: "Three counties yesterday contributed con victs the penitentiary. Deputy sheriff A. J. Pnitlips, of Lem-K, brought one ; dej uty sheriff W. W. King, of New Hanover, two, and sheriff T. P. Womack, of Caswell, nine. Tbreeof the latter were 10 year old boys." Poor poys they wili come ont hardened sinners, aud the gi eat state will be the author of their ruin. The Way Rnby Docs. A young father was in the Stan dard office, and, like most mothers, thought his was the best and smart est baby in the world. He i3 not a Dutchman, but he talked like one he talked in prose and here it is in verse ; Drue as I leev, most efery day, I laugh me wild to saw der vay My scbmall young baby dries to blay Dot funny leetle baby. When I look of dem leelle toes, Und see dot funny leetle nose, Und Lear der way dot rooster crows, I selimile like I vas grazy. lie bulls my nose and kicks my hair, Und grawls mc oferefery-where, Uad scblobber3 me but vot I care ? Dot vas my scbmall young baby. Rev. It. J. E'en r mod in Ejrypt. The Asheville Citizen has received a letter from Rev. R. G. Pearson, dated Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 30th. It said they v.ould remain there a few days longtr and then go up the Nile to the first cataract, or sail lor Rome and perhaps spend the winter in Italy. 'Among other interesting thing he writes, Mr. Pearson has the followine to say : Owing to the existence of Cholera in Damascus -ve have not yet been able to enter Palestine, but hope to do so before return in sr. We are having a delightful sojourn of ten days in Cairo, the greatest city ofAfrica, and is to the Orient what Paris is to Europe. We have crossed the Nile, visited the Alabasta masque, attended the great Mohammedan university, look ed upon the tradional spot where Moses was found in the ark of bull rushes, have ascended to the top of the great pyramid, taken a ride on camels, have seen the sphinx, and have gone through the great Boulak museum, where among many other things of interest we saw the mum my of Rameses II, the Pharaoh of the Israelites' oppression. Last night we visited an annual national and religious festival of the Egyp tians, where assembled ten thousand people. This afternoon we expect to visit Ileliopolis which is the same a3 On, the old priestly city of the Egyptians. really I.itted. Our people will remember Rev. Mr. Bum pass, who renewed the Methodist church here before Rev. Page. The Oxford Day has 'this to say : Rev. R. F. Bumpass will con clude his first year's work as pastor of the Methodist church here tomor row, and will leave next week for the annual conference, which will con vene at Greenville on Wednesday. Mr. Bumpass' congregation is much attached to him and with on.? voice asks that he be returned to Oxford He has been faithful to his charge, and his church has increased in mem bership and prospered under his pastorate. m ew A I.ibei Suit i:nlel. Capt. R. B. Glenn returned Satur day night from Bockiugham court. He informs us the libel suit of Mayor J. P.. Taylor, of Leaksville, against Editor J, T. Darlington, of the Leaksvill.2 Gazette, was tried and disposed of by the Judge by im posing a fino of one hundred dollars and all costs in the cas'i upon the editor of the Gazette. The suit was entered by Taylor upon the ground that certain articles published by Darlington reflected on his (Taylor's) character. The suit the Gazette editor proposed to bring against the mayor for articles written by Taylor in the Reidsville Review, failed to materialize. Winston Daily. The editor poor man has a hard road to travel. The C'lnsMisof the Reformed Church. A special meeting of the N. C. Classis of the Reformed Church in the United States was held in the Reformed church of Newton, N. C, on the 17th of November, 1S91. Two pastoral relations were dis solved, and one call confirmed, and a committee of installation appoint ed. One miuister was dismissed to the classis of Virginia, and one re ceive! from the classis of Philadel phia. That in which the most in terest was centered, was the question of establishing a theological depart ment in connection with Catawba college. This question, after being pretty fully discussed by members of the classis, and the committee appointed by the Hynod of the Po tomac, wa3 referred to the annual meeting of the N. C. clas-is. The prospect for a theological depart ment seems to be good; aud it is to be hoped that at no very distant day students for the gospel ministry in the classis of North Carolina can secure a theological preparation at Catawba college. SllMbiiry Cotton Mills. The walls of the new Salisbury cotton mills are now completed with the exception of the tower and the engine room. A part of the flour has been laid, and about two-thirds of the roofing put on The inside walls are being plastered, and the carpenter work is going on rapidly A number of the tenement houses are abou t completed end reedy for oc cu pancy. The factory will be finish ed and ready to co meuce work by the beginning of the year. Salisbury Herald. How Things Are. Concord has tried the ne v sched ule on the II. & D. for one week. This company does not change the schedule more than once a week. The schedule is about the mean est thing this company has thrust upon our people. They have once or twice allowed the whirling splen dor with bar-room equipments to stop here ; but our people can endure that far better than getting no mail after 1 p. m. Of course the postoffice can't stay open all night. It is all the schedule. Let us hope, that this spasmodic, fitful company will give another weekly change ere long. Do not forget to notify us Me will publish it, honey. F.nochville Items. On tha night of the? 23rd some thieves stole from Robert Hall, liv in? near ihi pl&eo, and carried oil CO!) pounds of seed oclto?:. Th: is the fourth d'.j-re.hit i(in ht tiii-; neighborhood, and as v t tb is no clue to the kleutit.v of the thieves. Let all persons purchasing: cotton be on the lookout and help in checking these depredations. Rev. W. A. Lutz, having been elected by the Board of Missions cf the United Synod of the Lutheran church in the South to take chaise of the mission lately organized in Winston, has, after pressing re quests of the board and many prom inent clergymen in the Lutheran church, accepted the call, and wiil enter upon his duties in that field the first of January, 1892. This was done against the wish of every mem ber of the joint council of lhe Enochville pastorate- His labors in the present field will close with the end of the year. The following is his resignation: In the name of the Triune God, dear brethren and friends in Christ, I have been your pastor for eleven years, have enjoyed your love, con fidence and support, but in the providence of God the time has come when I must tender my resign nation of the pastorship of the Enorhville pastorate, to take place Dec. 27, 1891. $kijcI. Henry Murph, v. ho has len cropping for Esq. F. V. Bmier, went to J. J. Barringer's giu last Friday, loaded up one of Barrier's bales of cotton, brought it to town, sold it and with the proceeds skip ped to parts unknown. Strange nines. The whitest man in this county is named Black ; the darkest man is uamed White ; the laziest m m is naaied Smart; the warmest is named Freeze ; the poorest is named Rich ; and there are other inconsis tencies. But there isn't much in a name. Otent Young 3Xen. Charles James Fox was iu Parlia ment at 19. The great Cromwell left tho Uni versity at Cambridge at 18. John Bright was never at any school a day after ho was 15 years old- Gladstone was in Parliament at 22, and at 21 was Lord of the Treas ury. Henry Clay was in tho United States Senate, contrary to the Cou stitution, at 20- Washington was a colonel in the army at 22, commander of tho forces at 42, piesident at 57. Judge Storey was at Harvard at 15, in congress at 29, nnd judge of the Supreme Court of tho United States at 32. Martin Luther had become largely distinguished at 21, and at 5G had reached the topmost round of his world wide fame. A Drunken Rtirglar. Weldon, N. C, Nov- 20 The case of tho State against Geore Foreman, colored, for burglary, was called in the Superior Court this morning. His counsel agreed to a verdict of burglary in the second degree, and the court sentenced him to the pen itentiary for five years. The case is without a parallel, it being in evidence that Foreman en tered the residence of Mr. Wiley Cherry, of this county, about mid night, and was found asleep upon the foot of a bed iu which there were females. One of the ladies discov ered him upon the bed nd" ran pcreaming from the room, calling for help. Mr. Cherry.went to her assistance, but the man was still asleep, and when aroused appeared in a dazed condition. He had not molested or attempted to molest any of the inmates of the house. The supposition is that he was drunk. Mrs. Katie Robinson, wife of Col. T. II. Robinson, died Wednesday morning at ropiar lent, funeral services Thursday at the residence of her husband at eleven o'clock. When a woman dies and her hus band refuses to marry again, is it a compliment to his first wife or is it a sign that he has enough of it ? The farmer ta'.ks as if the low price of cotton would force nim, for awhile, to eo with his elbows out and his hair sticking through the holes of an old wool hat. Mis. J. M. Facrparr, of Xo. G township, died this (Wednesday) moaning at G o'clock. The funeral services will be held at Prosperity E. L. church tomorrow at 12 m. There are two things, we have noticed, that always make an old man sigh. One is a stack of money, ana tne otner is a pretty gin. There wer; more wagoin c mped in the back lots last night than at any time this fall. i.ZTTi.E rtnors of Tar, Fitch Tnrttentiite nnl :IIm r T:;r lteel I'rouiic!. Statesville will try for thePrcsbj terian orphanage. Weldou is to hi illuminated by electricity. Rev. T. P. Ricaud has moved front Newbern to Kenn msviiie At Salem, Thursday Mrs. F. L. Fisher died of pneunon'a. ;:gcd 01, There is plenty of snow on tha mountains in tho western part of this State. Auditor Sander! in is sending out pension warrants due Confederate soldiers for State j i r.sions. Evangelist Fife is toon lo hold a meeting at Oxford. Mr. George T linston was in." Baltimore to Mi the hit' or ci'y. Mr. J. 1. V, Lr.uvip.bur !-" Wiiil.ur.s of Bur :rh-d yestmhiy ab i l-'ion Willard of of th ; e::lr tlv iiihi isi ry. 2r.i has bv.-ii lYt'eiveu of th3 uicide of Miv. Woi ley Kazeinore, of Bertie county, who jumped into a wo'l and drowned herself. Capt. G. W. Lnggett, a prominent citizen of Richmond county, died Tuesday, aged 70 years. Raleigh Visitor: An old and very highly esteemed citizens, C.ipf. James Simmons, of Weldou, died receutly in tha 92d year of his age. He was widely known in North Carolina a3 a promioent Methodist. Galdsboro Argus : One of our citi zens, a professional gentleman, told us yesterday th 'it he is now enjoy, ins:" luscious ripe u"S3 f 11 third crop that he has gathered froin his trees thi3 year. To the Lenoir Topics witu hest wishes: Of rdl the weai'V dreary reading this world affords a "discus sion" with the Progressive farmer is the weariest and lreariest. The corn crop is now nearly a'l harvested and proves in most section. to be one of the best ever made. In some counties there will be a good deal of corn for sale. Governor Holt has appointed James A. Hodges, of Fayeiteville. assistant-surgeou-general, viee Baker, of Tarboro, resigned. ' he gr,:nd jury failed to find a bill against Elmore C:oningjr at Statesville last week for wrecking the train at Bostian's bridge, and he was duly released last Friday. The Greensboro Record says: A lady farmer cf this comity, who does not however, belong to tho Alliance, has placed upon our table a turnip said to weigh the round sum of seventeen pouuds. We have sent for the hay scales when they arrive we will weigh it, and report the exact figures. It's a beauty. A walking bar room was captured in Johnston county .Monday, in the person of one John Rogers, who went here and there, bottle in one pocket and glass in the other, and sold "the rye which is red" unto the thirsty Johnstonians. Rogers came here in charge cf an oflicer and a commissioner sent him to jail David A. Wells is a statistical wonder, and he has just worked out an article showing that the govern ment has now stored away enough silver to make a column one foot in diameter and six and one half miles in height. Mr. Wells should be careful. The Chicago exhibition needs just such a lighting rod. Public Sale of Real Esiaie. On the 2nd Saturday in January 1892, at 2 o'clock p. m., I will sell my house and lot in Mt. Pleasant, oppo site Dr. Barrier's residence, to the highest bidder. Lot contains one fourth acre land more or less. House has six rooms with a passage above and below. There i3 an unfailing well of pure, wholesomo water, a smokehouse, kitchen and other outbuildings. TermM: one half cash, the other half at the end of 12 months with good note at 8 per cent. Title reserved until pur, chase money is paid. Any one wishing to examine said property can get keys by calling on Messrs. Cook & Foil of Mt. Pleasant- Jj. H. liOTIIROOK. Gold Hill, N. C. Notice to Customers. I will sdop my wheat mill after Dec. 15, 1 1891. CutttomerH act ac cordingly until further notified. II. M. BLACK WELDER, 4G 3t Concord, N. C. At a bargain. Below half cost. Call on or address, R. M. BLACK WELDER, 4G 1 mo. Concord, N. C 9sr A TO" IM" 0 JIAXCFACTfRIzn ET The Wilcox 4- Gibbs Guano Co, CHARLESTON, S. t'., 'rAr: 7- ,0 fin