North Carolina Newspapers

O 1 1 ST. STAXJttRi). .1 ,".:;):!: :i A i. ;;;vn. i I'.'N at : r()K!--ir:; IN T1IK AVK ():;!', 'ill AN i'A"::i: (Sft: I'iT.S YVI'VM THE STANDARD. ONLY TWICE AS MUCH READING MATTER AS ANY PAPER EVER OR NOW PUB LISHED IN THE COUNTY. i- TICKLE US WITH Si. 'V. I i ' L. I V. NO. 50. CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY,' DECEMBER 2 !, iSJ)1. WHOLE NO. 206. iARD is Only One Dollar Per Year. Lrest Circulation of Any Paper in this Section. S 1 . Bnp a I W i ,. i : y nt . bit' it ) thir -. Vr.'i.t :' 'i, T. ! i .' ,!l :,i. ",i -h i j -s i' :it: and o awra . ."' M.:y vi v.; t 'If CO1 ':i a -i' :jb . js h.' eat'M-'. so otilv ilioa . I : !' h re io-iir enough ti .eijn-iinted with the co:, ii i o'i this ii!an- t are quali iw "an opinion as is an a-- ("apt. Cuttle '.vonld say; ','!' .; ' tile extreme rehu-t- r majority '..'n il their orhl would proposition 11 All ' li:-: li tr io f er- l!!: iiieiii i'f mundane ;j 'lie i vi p way in which ii ii u up in the haig : ; c'"' s ip iii'.i-t oottu- down, iiiv who throws a stone into i-.ovis the earth the other ::-r r j'ortion to the force C-.ute ai'd ii!. I-or every- ive t!ie exact tqniv I'e and for ery- t!: .1 ' Wi 1. we vet its r t,m liow. If i; i few ".-! u fa This is nor tli. recnni 1 1 '1 ? w hich l o b.e apji!ica e r.,.- that A i !..e sw!:-, i; ' ' I : n. ;. h.ind Mat I: is in l.'. r r; : ef L' :i. j" Not too L" i ' ' 1 Tier- i- , y nd in.; . s i- i " M: ordiuarh '! : '; th..r fo-i.t -:' i w , , on e ite.e .. 'It's in -er-s ;e It'.- n t in we ! : ,! !ik To . ii re ha- ; 1 "i r'a not in m ik; : - m I. .'.-.I b.uik. i -, It's Ii-'t in ! !;-, its not in lore, To i, lake i - tnn'y blest ; irhaooincss iiave not her Seat And reiiti r in the breast, V.'e n.av be wise, or r ch or great, lh;t "i ever fail! be blest. No treaties n1- phasnrcs On id l.'wke i: -e. 'y long. T) e Liar 's the , art aye. That mike- us I'Lht or wrong il.NY UMIH- I'ossimi Is Ioa!. lul IiC'h Still in the Itiim. Onlv three prisoners in Sranly jail. The Special tax levied by the htate th. year for iVnsions, in Sran ly Conn 'y a- three cent-" per 100 o i property a'i'I nine cents on trie poll, amounts to f-'ri 1.79, o d o :r soldiers and widows get i.i retai n over 1300.00. Last Friday, Mr. Ed Klutiz l"st his balance and toppled l.-.ed f ". most out of a running wag-m, and bis affectionate greeting with the gro i nd gave him seven;! painful . bruis-s on the face. While wrapping up goods for a f-tw'-f. "n"r d :V i -. week, Mrs. lifted niillin-r --';bli-hmeaf h r gold watch 'f t!;e blH. die. been J'i; ii;, IV'ill.'i. i:i Fa i r!.' I, t e l , W,!:i t -ie C' T'i" .;cii I'a3 with, and M rs. 1: e will 1 e Ie S liiier.tl iii th." fn'iii", a ail' jiot tro .e to boa .-t ci'Stoiiio h mav . Mr. N . Shot In tlie '"'. Li"l;t. Klim- Cook...f : ". '. the S'.siudard fwic lews : 1-M.iic. so: . f ' has. . (;'. a 'c deii'a y -hot n the fac "'j liobcrt i v ri n: ii-i r " r, s i ' e 1 ri vi with No..". .-i,ot. ( siioi ii', i-, r.iS M se aiel one n;-: iel t eve. :e EiroyifiJ the .-i;:!)t. Dr. L dfeity I U' was iiii i'dc, at tir.-t xainii ation, to I l': loeate tiie .-h it '.hetht r it- s'opped in tic eve odged e!.-ew !:ere. The gentlemen '.ere liiintin, and lidd.e got in front, of tin in, and wa not tifly yards distant, but, was onscund from sight by the broom sage. Jacb Smith, of South Uowan, got his lei t hand badly cut in his cotton gin a few days ago. Fa il Yost, of No. 7, and Miss Ida Schenck, of South Kovvan, wtre married on the 17th, Ilev. Paul liar j-ing-r officiating." Mi;l El IMH H I f'.l; iiKII. ( J!nde i I'O I'K I S ill! siH';ik j 1) -chimc .-') onn.'ii'iii km ihat it w oiiul !.' a waitv;l,!,i,fl' tllat he 11:1,1 3ut Put 6ome !ii 1- to uo'iiv all fat have U-.-n ! hiom-v in the ank. It was pointed !- (v-vc. Pnf ' eiv ian m-vj-tt !!,f- h" th.it 11 statement of :,,',v, :i,n. wiih one . f ih- .in- i t!,i ving coons that is out of j P -!ial run of events. The Her- ! a'c-- the storv this v,iy : iK.l il. i'.i-'. a m:i hi;it at. fne ! r i 1 s ,oi)S, while in th a-rt of , ! something about it just to .T . ,shw Uethany folks how bad tno reeeived veiteinav id a lower' bull drawer for safe keeping, and on ptii dicovere i a nejrro so- cie undf r hi.i bed. Jhe negro seel he was discovered made a : bnfor the doorrunuinjr from the frolo the back door several times befl cettinc out. Mr. Ileili? lm- tmlelv raised an alarm and start ed uirsuit of the fieeinpr negro, wlf-erv wisely besran slum ting li as he ran. The negro came diiy to Main street, and running do it to Council made a turn and J. Mr. Ileilig did n it identify th gro. This incident oc ured 10 o'clock. - A POItlt I'KNSIOXKK ah lli! Vaj n Tlilrl ol" III l'n.ioiK a 1.4-Kitl Shark. !re has been some inquiry as to whiight be the meanest man. i,.,-mle in tb ofllce i.f tne btate - Auor think that qut-stion is now SetJ. Yesterday the Auditor re- M the following letter fro'ii i Joiibdton. of High Point: "I - ! umIihv Mfiis'.in for last vear. I see wli tit the legislature had so much 'iff this year to put on those ; .ised last yiar. I only got t tbis year, and I had to give er .. to cet that so that left !y slit I thitfk I. had bvtter e to go to the poor hou-e."' 5 a pitiful u- n.swered ir, informi: l th:ir ;..) Mpplic ;t'toll w ;iS l-e- fiom lino 1 ..-t year, nor until v C-t of the tiresent vear. Of ; .,n..-...i ....tit i.'is is made atui duly la-S d The Auditor aiso wrote Mr If. was ;j .-hanie and oiit- it the lawyer should have n old C-nf-d-ra e -.-Idier he cvi:e -tioii of a poor, pi.i- ()f le lisiell UlOlieV.' r .j sly the lawyer will refund it w a- j e realizes what, he has done. No (j's legal services are neided to jet il nsioti paid. Was the charge in tljcase au evasion of section 11 of tlicnsion act. That section is as fows : "Any persion who shall specute or purchase for a less, sum than (at to which may be entitled the c'p.i of any soldier or sailor, or . . . . " i . i i: ;i.,. i w:lonii a ueceaseo soiuiei m --uum. '. ..llnivj 5iin1 the nrovisious of this. i ar, sP.l be guilty of a misdemean or, aniij.oti conviction shall be lin ed or iprisioned, or both, in th discretti of the court." In the fu ture, tlauditor says, he will print this eel on on the pension war-raiits.-rate Chronicle. 4- took Pretty Kil. The 4'e of Massachusetts is now engaged! the effort to populate her abaloned or partially aban doned fals, and with this view has authori.etthe State Department cf Agricultii to print a description of al? the.,e inns in a pamphlet for public dilibution, which has re cently bcetlione. There are, ac- ! cording to bis pamphlet 900 aban doned or p;ii .lly abandoned larms in the StahiKighty-six acres is the avera-e si.eif the farim wi'h i"i- l .... .i ,.wi 1 1- jroVeinei.lS IiOU uiciu u "n'"J seven of th Arms without improve- .... 1 .. . ,.r re nts. 1 helvt-Mgf uiue v. ...... , . .- 1 I ..,.1 .l I li.w.. W lMl O'! ! 1' I 111 ' 1 IS i" ' 'I" ' without. bui'iV 'S Z-)'U 'l llttl" "Vi r ten dollars an I re for the ur.il; not i . .. a high price fl lands in a densely populated Sta, will! e'eufoltlfie- .'(iiiidiiis t.poiislie-ii, and about six doi ;.r.s an 1 a J L f for thein.iiiipri.v. id. It .-one!.-; l-anirelv to ln-ar of a'.a.edo., ..i fiuml in 'his co intry, i- I . 1 . , , I.. tr jaM.r.e too, v. :. !i lias i t h'.m y i, ; tiiirty y. ar-enjoi-d 'he b-nefits of tiroceciive t.i'ii'.t' win a w.f io,' 1 b iih; roourhoce liark'ts, wln-M' fo ni-r wonld tint a t'-ady and al'le ga'e for tie pi' aoucts of the f.,n t io'ie niSst res'iriieii.n'c: wroiu- i-iih.T Musaclmsi-tls r u ltfi the prof, Clive' tariff and tlie iiom. market. W'V'fiiiton Star. Caroline Shipp, who was to" have ben Jianged for murder at Dallas onthelSth instant, get ii lease of life untill the 22nd of January, upon the sheriff's representation to the governor that her physical condition nude her an unfit subject for hanging for the time beinir. Miiiioj In tlie) KaiiK nnd Elwwhfrp. Statesville Landmark; Albert! iiKirk ollioe the other day and said tlnit if it was not too much trouble he would lil.e t) have it put in the would probably strike the - !c as rat her an unusual one, m- aM'ineii as men pui money mine !ia:i'. i-wTv dav ; but Albert said he ivnainiy wmim UKe ro u.ne me ,'u')' vv,'r'' 0111 f 11 wben they sid, i vv1k'11 1)0 LUlJle to t0u. that he couidd't make any money here, lie went on to say (md we print it to show the Bethany folks that they can't prophesy for shucks) that ne had $30 in the bank, and had money in the building and loan, had all his clothes for the winter and money enough on hand to last him till spring; so Bethany will please take notice and feel bad accordingly. From I lie Tomb. Mr. James Cook: Sir, I will try to write you A few lines for you to pi int in the Standard about the chain gang as I am on the gang. We have got a verv good overeseer j gard. We get along very v. ell at work on the road but we have A ! litt'.e trouble every Saturday with Bob Fnrr when we are coming to Concord, it has been very cold sev eral nights thi- week we are fed very well we have good rules to go by. Mr. Leller our overseer is very good to us and we like hi in very well and Mr. Harris is as good a man as we could have for A gard. I will close by asking you to print th;g in vpur p.,ri.r if you Chahley Coi.emax. I s: M f.,,J. .,, D,,1 a -v.,?,f. .A' .h. w....fclv Standard if von please. D, ls:il. lie-. o:i II mi. ( )X-f.T.I 1 l.l We had a back number visitor to day. His appearance in our ollce was a nil Jil'ise. " thought he had bid these parts a : '!); f ire.vel', and we were rid of his hated presence for some months to co ne. Ir v.;is his n .ture and his bus ness to Ieae witii tlie last rose or sum iie r and stav away until the flowers 'iliiuin in t he Mirir.rr. ,, . , , , l r.ut h"cau;e t-idav uniyited, audi ait hoe h we gave him a okl w elcome he made himself at home, tickled us in an easy, familar way that we de spise, whispered meangless stuff in our ears and struck to us in spite of our earnest piote.-ts. It was a lly. ItfVOlHt iO!IH Of lte.M'Ol. Tne following resolutions of re Bpeet were passe 1 bj- the Methodist Sunday school, and upon motion wore requested tc be published bv the town papers, spread upon toe minutes and sent to the bereved oues: In memory of Miss Maud B. Su- ther, member of Central Methodist Sun-iay Kehool, Concord, M. C, who died Nov. 20, 1S91. alter an illness of 17 hours. Whereas, It has pleased our Heav cnlv Father, in His inscrutable providence, to call suddenly from this life our esteemed sister, and Whereas, Jn the midst of health aud the brighlribss of joyous youth the summons cauio, with scarcely a moment's warning, merged from the gay companionship of friends into the uncoiiM-ieusness of convulsions and then, in a few thort hours, into eternity, theref .re Re-olved. That v:e bow in humble subini-sion under the appalling stroke of this sad dispensation, which in its suddenness aud severity, sctrn to ba token a frowning coun tenance, yet with the mute and unquestioning compliance to the Divine will, which He demauds of His cbiidr-n, we will strive to feel that. H:r Father's li.inil prepares tlie cup, Ami wlnl He witls is best." M, soiv, d, That, as '.er lovely form t,-,ts beneatli tho sod, the vacant p'-e.M, in our midst shuil ever be a re 'ci of her faithfulness, aud , , -;V.i-.iu us to emulate her many 1 1 . 1 A it biistio! virtues. Ana max. me -. . ,;il sad. 1. nncs of ber departure ,,,-iy iO'i.Mnnly impress our hearts v.itb tho impoitanco of being ready; b,:- s uely if we aro Trecaied to live, we are prepared to die. Ke.soivod, That we hereby tender toii'ltbe bereaved loved ones the deep sympautby of our own sud L carl n and bid them look up with the hopn that wo may all finally see the smiling faco of ft' loving Father now hidden behind rolling clouds of billowy darkness. Jas. C. Fink, Mrs. L. P' Cole, Miss Josie Hill. Wadesboro has expel 'ed hogs from the town. Hog pen warfare somer lim-fi proves a boomerang. HEART THROBS AXI IM.KASAXT KF.FI.r.4"riOS II Y IICMtr ISI.Ol'XT. I'linrlnntrtl Willi I'liiieiit I'olnl tnl Niiel Willi SwcelfNt Seiilimrnl. "The hand organ is played out. The best thing to catch a husband is the lass-o. Of course a hy should be judged by its acts. Honesty, like gold, is frequently used to plate base metals. The hand organ man has only one way to turn for a living. The mantle of charity should be trimmed with discretion. Censure is a tax a man pays to the public for being eminent. Behaviour is a mirror in which everyone shows his own image. He who would avoid siu must not stand at the door of temptation. Let not the streams of your life be always a murmuring stream. Borrowing money is a bad habit; and borrowing trouble is no better. Eddie wants to know how old a ship is when it has reached its anchor-age. That was a smart, cute, intelligent boy who said that a rope was a fat string. He who buys what he does not want will soon want what he cannot buy. There is in the heart of woman sach a deep well of love that no age can freeze it. If we had no faults ourselves we should not take pleasure in observing those of others. It has been said that it takes a terrible frame of mind to enclose the picture cf despair. JiUUlf O UU I1C IHULTU 1113 HI 111 around hU girl's neck last night for an nec.v s press purpose. A cheerful heart is more to b val ued than all the riches of the world i without cheerfulness. I'he purest, joy we cau experience i ! in one we love is to see that person a j source of happiness to others. ! I Law suits might properly be cahed ill ti'ting garmeuts, and if possible should never be worn. Every man's roof covers a little corner of Paradise, unless he has a scolding wife, in which case the cli- j mate changes. i Life is easiest to those who can take it ligiitiv, who can b'nd their J ' b for every ray of sunshine Great minis differ from small ones in nothing more thau this, that they can afford to bestow praise while the latter cannot. We don't know, Eddie, but we would suppose that the most appro priate garment for a ghost would be the shroud oi mystery .t One little wave of a lady's hand kerchief will attract more attention than a thousand wave3 of the sea, and frequently they are more se rious. The young man who attempts to keep up with the whims of fashion able society, will wake up tothefnet some day that he has "got left" by tlie '-train of business prosperity." A thing to be thankful for is that God 60 sifts our prayers, that only the right ones are answered. If all the foolish ones were granted, we would have unspeakable suffering. Petition InUoliall of lnwnn. Gov. Holt on Wednesday received the following telegram from Green Castle, Ind: "In the name of humanity we implore you to commute the Dawns death sentence. Five Thousand Citizens." Hundreds of letters are going in. Governor Holt cannot afford to le the State murder this negro, who is by no means a worthy subject for the rope. Ewcappd Jnll. Two colored prisoners escaped from the Albemarle jail, Wednesday morning about nine o'clock. They bent a bar sufficient to pull it from the rock in the window sill, and by means of a rope made from their "blankets they reached "terra firm," ai a correspondent put it. They are now out in the wide, wide world. Furr, who kilbd Alman, was in an adjoining room but failed to understand the operations of his near neighbors. In the Federal court at Charlotte, Thursday, Wiley Atkinson was con victed of breaking into and robbing the postoffice at Lilesville, Anson county. He was sentenced by Judge Dick to two years hard labor in the Albany penitentiary, and to pay a fine of one hundred dollars and cost.' Th IViilt'iilt;sa-.v. ' Governor Holt, .Thursday rco-:v.-d j from Col I' F Faison the quarte:iy j statement, of the penitenii-iry linau- ' oee. It. was as follows : Kan.i.'gs ! for September, $23,ltl.-10 ; October! Sl8,r85.5T; November ''I5,i!7.'l t : i total, b.jh,),i4.o"J. i ne esuenses were : September, llioi; '' ; i cr.i-: ber, $1G;.'7G.U: Xovem' 1)13.20 ; total, $1S,oo5.:iS. Ti ex-' cess of eai'imigs over expenses for 1 the quarter was therefore .slt,!)7tf.C:i. The annual statement for the lis- j :u- discovered id:::. He wm lying cal year ending November Uij was j oa the north co: wv of the building, also furnished. It phows I hat the j uncoil -cio'.is. IL; .summoned assis eamings during that period were i tamv and the unfortunate man was $213,18S.3, and the expenses $190,-; carvied 10 the hotel. It was soon 331.70. The net earnings of the I year weiv' therefore $10,850. 88. There are few convicts now in the penitentiary proner ; nearly all being on outside work. Of course there has been a considerable falling off of railway work, which is the most profitable employment thus far discovered. Some contracts for railway construction will probably be made in the next few months. Tribute of iicsM'-i. Whereas in his wise but inscriita- ble providence the great Creator has ' removed from her earthly siiherebvl death Mrs. Sail ie Miirris, translating ; her to the realm of e'er mil kappN j killed out right. He is highly re ness and glorv. siiected i:i his connnu'iitv, and has Kesolved, That we, the ladies of a good practice. Charlotte Chroin tlie Missionary Society of Poplar i c!e Tent Church, have, through tlrs pe culiar providence of Cod, been called on to bear the loss of one of our members whom we loved in earnest affection. That we! coord our high apprecia tion of her talent and cari.c-'.ness in the labours of the c.nse v. inch we represent, the spread of the truth and ti e knov. leu'.e o: tion. for she was ever e:en::-.i saka. I ;( :-ei,r, ir, v:v seSMon wneii permit and ina part of the Mi !::.-:a.ie. - w o'i, : : nifisk'd Ie i.-t jr's wor ntier -o 1 A Mori-: ;y in lies k-n i; - i. il in this: iei'eaved ' r, r -'u-' h.ai-'W , iiig ;:;'e Tint hu.bate C''rt-,"'L '" r,1l ;u jcn " 't1 tioiis of t'hri; to him the cooo!;:-1 pin J rial tne i oncort; u. qui Sted to pi:h'."i.-h : rvsn and that a copy of ' .. oe Mr. Mori h. This ae'ion of orr ......iciefy- : de'aved because of the irre nlarit v of our meetire's for Minn- tin:e pas:: Mrs I M Haiikis, Mi.- Mattik t'AMttVr.!.!., i-'oruniittee. SHORT LOCALS. IJev Mr Shaw, of ll-.-thpae, c-pcj:t Friday afternoon in Concord. Ve now want to know who has a hog that tips the scales above doO. Solomon wn3 the widest man: who't. the sourest of the Jear; 1S!1 'i Kiddle Institute, in Charlotte, has 200 stu lents. Kev li G Pearson and wife were to sail from Furop.e for America last Wednesday. Postmaster Buchanan, cf Mt. Pleasant, who has been quite ill, is again able to be out. The turkeys that are living after Christmas day w ill hold a regular Thanksgiving in Xov. PS'.''.'. The man who thinks he knows himself, usually thinks he knows everything that's worth knowing. J P, J li and Walter I;itchie, who lived near Esq. Lud wig's, haye moved to the neighborhood of Saw, Iiowan county. There is a vounv merchant in town who his as many cousins as he has young lady customers. We get i this Ed-ilication by his rt'eetiicrs. Ftidav. He nr le-s, s ei.i of turkej eps ) e.- 'ills :e ni: cese :.-.!. li E Gibson with two h e- raised 25 bales of cotton this yeir. This was done, too, w ith a big hail storm having necessi ated the re planting of quit - a larg- part. Kev. G P Postiek, foi in- riy pa.il i of the Paptist church here, hut now missionary to China, was married on Oct. 2i, to Miss Mary J TiK-no.i, auotr.ur uusaionary to China. Over four thousand dollars worth of hickory timber ha-, been shipped from lioekwell, a station on the . iii. , ! K'1 rliilanllrj;st I(i,l. Yadkin railroad, Lowmii county, i 1 n.i- i i i,., ,i, . . ti evv Havj'.X", Conn., Dec. 1. All this has been done since the road1 ' ' , , Mt : Vv.r-.iA iland, thi noted pmlanthro- was buiit. i . , ,, ... , (1 ,. . 1; , I pi-.t, of (.uilior,!, Connecticut, dud A country ma-.i ow,d a Concord j .,,r0)l ,,0 v....ri5. nis property, firm $10. Friday morning he came nz to nearly a million dol in and offered them a steer for the ; j, win 'po to the" American mis debt they took it ; then one of the assoeiat;on for ths? education firm went out and traded the bovine , of he t.G,0.va r.u,e in Vm Southp for an open faced silver watch : then ; sold the watch for 5.50. All par- Oh yes, time does run under the lies are satisfied, Ur in; is u:fA. hiri.n II J-. I'alSn Over :i 5iivtuitc- il'"iO J'''S. :i.e.,-:!, .: ahjut f Cherryville, i. : i :-.t WeJ :l o'clock. He in a d - tv i:;i r!:ie i r . lleii o'.i r li jalconv .if the Char- lio'el to ?he tvi!;e!;t. below, a V.U t;en'.y fet, and injuries iroui which he cover. mm n:. ma.y n.-i i iieiuiu'i hinuvirdt nis t:ie one v discovert I that he was badlv hurt. His Lip and light arm were broken, and his skuil fractured. IIU wounds were attended to, but all day yesterday he lay in a stupor, and when at all conscious, in reat avjo:: v ins la ! 1 v.-:e; :',ttvi!iiili-..I in iee:i ilrr.ii-; and jro: v.; ii;.;. jie had been to btd saving to his room mate- tliut h.; was going on the porch to g-t some air. 11 is i::M mate uro.)- (1 oil' to sleep, and knew nothing more of his friend until he was I ,.,-l.t . l,.. ..... ,!.:.. ,i,f;i,...i brouglit in Dr. Howell Wel L":i.i 115 pounds ami it. ij wonder that he was not j j ,K ' j i'Sio f ,r,iiviu,i- Vi'r:K's. d ?' tile V iiiiiiugion lie is to e investi A c: Sen gel Let u.-. itet hat, for the sake of d. nu n having an op jeer, Abernethy's in wore;: v inmu port':nty to deee: ", foii-li. ii, -.oimar.'y contemptible i;;..'.h'-r ina rs wife) will wa-hed. lint he writes: 1. N. C, Dec. M, ISO I. as an net of justice tore pf.l.iiciiing reports that ift ir:.:i; iro:n r;:"' er oi" innoceiit , man until .;;!,' ti;.; laets in the ' : that you have I co:; re he g mv recent wide of the tth : i ar; ie- concerned GrimsYvaud m.v I .-ii ui.i i::- to tny, Kyeu will wa ; 1 1 :s investigated by :!.-.d to g:ve ;t a i ;.d!y in; :v :. invest i-'a' ion end uen sifted to thebot ae the facts as tiiev to I , oil .i :re w i ion t cone, a nient and eouiv oeati paper of the character c.::d Hiding of the .Messenger ought not o Mi'i nsclt, even though its oiuient.s to the perpetratiou of ra.i:e upon a man w ho is in co-r-..! an o'.'ir: tionhle p '" .iiiui: in any way assist in the a'Lii of a slander upon an inm-cent woman. I have kepi siler.ee hitherto be cause i w ished in no way to forestall ! the action of the investigating coin- miiLce wiiten meets iiere next Tiiuisday, and disdained to try to aiTict pu'oii;; sentiment by any state ment f mine before the facts had b'.cn fully inquired into by the proper tribunal. Put i think it is both proper and just that I should speak now to this extent. Will yon publish tin's card in as ci ispicuous a place as you nave tne nder. Yours, J. T. Ahkkxethy. Tin- :,-. Axilla! John . S)a is. The case against John C. Davis was called yesterday at ' fore -Justice Ii H iluntiiii:. m. be aii d at that hour the cilice of the justice was crowded with spectators, and, besides, there wvre fifty men on the sidcw.dk who c eild i-ot get inside. Hon A M V.'add, 11 appeared as a torney r Mr.;. P V Fanning, the 1 r-'pi'. Pol ' ( f. and tne iblendant was i by John D Pell. any aud 'Mfan;-.'. .v.'ii oi: ' '.ie defendant the . :..-e wa i;...i.-:'cir. a to Justice John .' .Towi . iij motion of the ,:-.'. nd. mi's coiiusci the hearing was set for i.e:t Tuesday naming at 1 0 o'clock. Justice Punting required a re ncva! ol" ilie bond cf c 7'-T0 for t he ih it ed.. ill's. .lOpea'.'..?. 'i,-e !'o,l.-r next Tr but f ii:l:-:'" ro secitn' Ociore Jus- luurniiH bondsmen lie v. ;..; i ennioitted. Wilmington Mes ielig'. r. Mr. Davis is a young attorney, and has been promineiit in church i affairs. seur of tlie moment. A Ir.K AUFl'I, AFFAIR. A riisliiiis' Itlow to Two Families in linlliam County. Yesterday's I'ittsboro Hecord con tains the following story of a terri ble a Hair: Quite a sensation has been created in this county by the reported elopement of Dr. John S Stone and Miss Vallie E Weathers, both of Cape Fear township. Dr. Stone has deserted his wife and thirteen chil dren, leaving them almost destitute Miss Weathers is quite a handsome young woman twenty-four years old, and is the daughter of the late M R Weathers. Their elopement, though apparantly so strange, is not surprising to the people of that neighborhood, and "thereby hangs a tale" and quite a sensational one at that. On the 27th day of February, 1SS9, Mr. M Ft Weathers, a well to do farmer of this county, died very suddenly on the day appointed for his second marriage, he being a wid ower. In fact he fell dead in his yard while getting ready to go to bis marriage. It was whispered around, but not believed by many, that he had been poisoned by Dr. Stone, his family physician, who resided a mile or two distant. The reason l alleged for suspecting Dr. Stone was that he was thought to be improper ly intimate with Mr. Weathers' daughter. Vallie. and that Mr. Weathers' marriage would break up this illicit intimacy. So strong was this suspicion that a coroner's in- quest was held, but there was no proof of Dr. Stone's gailt, and no charge was preferred against him. He published a loug card denying his guilt, and the public generally believed him, but now, in view of subsequent events, public opinion has undergone a decided change. After Mr. Weather's death Dr. Stone's visits to Vallie became more fre- ,,U(.ut and so notorious, that, at Feb- ruary term, 1 890, of our superior court, they were tried and convicted )f fornication and adultery. Judge i lnf'.-.lil wlin tripd the case, in i pronouncing a sentence cf twelve months' imprisonment on Dr. Stone declared that it wa3 the most aggra- vatt;(i Case of the kind that he had ever known. After three months' imiri-nniiifiit .in our eonntv in.il n. pardon was granted to Dr. Stone by Governor Fowle in consequence of the representations made to him that the prisoner was dying of consump tion and that further imprisonment would soon kill him. Some time after his release from jail Dr. Stone resumed his intimacy with Vallie Weathers, and shortly before our last court, in October, be left for parts unknown, fearing, it is said, that he would be indicted again. About two weeks ago Vallie Weathers went away, and was seen with Dr. Stone, who, it is believed, had returned to the neighborhood for her, but did not even visit his family. Where they have gone no one seems to know. It is indeed a sad and disgraceful affair, for the families of the two are highly respectable, especially Dr. Stone's family and relatives. .Mr. Catharine II. Ilobinsou. Whereas God in his all-wise prov idence has called Mrs. Catharine II. liobinson from her earthly home to the heavenly habitation of His eter nal glory and her everlasting rest. liesolved, That we, the ladies of the Benevolent and the Missionary Societies of Poplar Tent church, have been required to part with a kind and gentle mother, a dear de voted sister and an earnest Christian friend, one whose presence was always felt to be a blessing ; That we have lost one of the most determined aud zealou? members of our societies who, though too aged to attend our meetings regularly, helped much, nevertheless, by her kindly advice and prompt fulfillment of obligations. That in her departure our Socie ties suffer the loss of a most cheer ful piesence, a bright example and a leader in Christian effort, whose place is not easily supplied by an other ; That we offer her aged and be reaved husband and grief 6tricken family our true heartfelt sympathy iu this their season of loneliness, trial and sorrow ; That the Concord Standard be re quested to publish these resolutions and that a copy of them be sent to the afflicted family. Mus. I M Harris, Miss Mattie Caldwell, Committee. Iron Ores. Mr. G W Patterson ha3 discovered on his Coddle Creek place most ex cellent iron ore3. He has taken specimens to Charlotte to have them tested. Mr. Patterson think3 the quantity 13 very large. A Bnchflor'N Keref. Stealing tbrouKb. the bat!? of memory Comes the sound of tripping feet. Comes a troop of hiiiliuiy uuiidou To my biu-Urlor retreat; Eyes of mulniuht, eyes of nzure. Golden hair timl ebon curls; Surely ne'er were bound toge! hur Such a bunch of merry girls! Do I rise nnd bid them welcome? No; I film would bur tlie door. For I know they come to taunt mo With the Ionic gone days of yore. They are ouly fancy's creatures. Blooms of early summer, toss'd On the sward of wmiing autumu; Vet I dread these chances lost! There is Sibyl, like a fairy Up she steals behind my chair; On my eyelids rest her finders; I must uuess what maid !s thero. I am sure you liked me, Sihyl; Had I dared my love avow. You, I Kuess confound my slowness! What's the use of Kuesslnu now? Dorothy, you little Quaker, How I loved your iooks demure! Your best weapons were your blushes. For their wounds time cau not cure Well I knew your heart was sunshlna. That restraint you couid discard; I was thinking of proposing When I got your wedding card! Netta, charrrinK, Rtately Netta Netta with the check of snow. You and I were jearly lovers In the golden lone a to. You've a ma who always made ma Very welcome, at tho house; Y'ou've a friend who, had he couraRH, Would today have been your spouse. Laura, I shall ere remenfher That sweet evening at the beach; Scores of times before my mirror I'd rehearsed a certain speech. What a splendid chauce 1 had, dear, Ituttonim; that tiny glove! But I prattled that's the word, doar I 'rattled everything but love! Pretty shadows, ere you leave ma, My confession pray you hear, I extol this blank existence To tho world's astonished ear: But when lonely. In my chamber. Oft I reckon up tho cost. And I think in deepest sorrow Of the chances I have lost! Thomas Frost in New York Herald. MrDoufcalil Trial In lniiililet Form. Because of their length, we are forced to forego the pleasure of pub lishing in the Observer the speeches on both sides in the McDougald- Conoly murder trial. We are, how ever, hard at work ou the book in which the trial will be given in do- tail, inclusive of the judge's charge to the jury, and illustrated with pic tures of Judge Mclver, the attorneys on both sides, D A McDougald and Simon Couoly. No peu could do justice to the masterly speeches made during the progress of the trial, and the book will be well worth the price charged. Fayetteville Observer. General Scales' Condi I ion. The writer wa3 informed on last Saturday that the General is scarce ly ever conscious now, and during his lucid moments he suffers in tensely. The Governor had fre quently expressed a hope before his illness that he might not live to such an old age that he wo..ld be a burden to his family and it tseema a rathar strange fate that he should have to suffer so long. Considera tion for his friends has always been characteristic of the General and it still shows forth'even in his dying hours. People Ilnrt. Last Thursday a3 liev. A. D. Betts, with his wife and daughter, were driving on the road near Gulf, a fallen tree caught the buggy and frightened the horse, which ran away. The vehicle was wrecked and Mrs. Betts badly hurt, one of her ribs being broken. It wa3 at first thought that her injuries were serious, and for quite a while she was unconseious. We are glad to learn that she i3 better and hope soon to hear the glad news of her entire recovery. lialeigh Advocate. Rev. Betts was once pastor of the Methodist church at Mt Pleasant, this county. 1; i:i;at ha tic-Rkstorei- : a- of variolic nie.'Ueiits to dress .'1 :i-':e;tify the hair is a cut nn as old a;r vers:il as the race; but rtiara - to prevent tli hair from fulling :?. -? for ivxturitiK it to its original ' oe n- ;;ml fullness, seem to be of modern "i-i.in :t ml confined to the limits of tlie hi :ii -r civilization. Probably tho fatal is'iic Mini superstitious ideas of the in;i:i-nis and of most barbarous people vuald forbid their interfering with what si'Mns to bo tlie course of nature, in tiiinai!!;: the locks aad sprinkling them with r:iy, us life advances toward the close. The aii'.ii-iit. Ifela-ew poetically termed vhite. hair crown of glory," and so it is v. In n it gr:i -efully adorns tho brows t i the aged. I'.ut wui.-n a person in tlie fall vior i.f .! becomes gray, his gray linir, .so far C um hring a crown of K'ory, is rather au indication of weakness and prem.-.tnrc '.,'i-ay. What may be ad laired in "John Anderson, my Jo, John" :tf nighty, is to be deplored in Joint Anderson at thirty or forty. Il I; 1 been observed that early bald . ; i more, common now than former ly. V. hatevcr may be the cause of the c.u'.y loss of iiair, there are few but v. 0.1.1' avoid it if possible. Koine attempt 1o c:;!;reril tho loss of their hair by lTitsliiiig what is left over the vacant places; others brave out their misfor tune, as did the fox when lie. lost li is t iil; but tho majority of t'ac "too pre vious" ones look anxiously about for something that will restore lost youth fu!:! -s and hide their tell-tale phreno logical deficiencies. For this purpose, nothing has as yet been discovered that surpasses Ayer's Hair Vigor. AVe do not pretend that this prepara tion will cause hair to grow on a scalp that has b-en denuded for years and polished like a billiard ball, hut without claiming for it any more than its just du-:, we assert that it certainly promotes tin growth of hair, restores color to faded ind gray locks, heals humors, keeps the scalp cool, prev. nts dandruff, and im part! to the. hair a silky texlure and a lasting fragrance. It will not stain the skin or clothing. Though Ayer's Hair Vigor has been before the public many years, it is still in greater demand than; any similar preparation a convincing proof -f i;. s;:p'-rior merits and exten sive popularity ') '-