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CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1SS)2.
WHOLE NO.
BARB.
J UJHJ
Our Early Settlers.
J.'H I'AI I, IUKKl(iF.U,
COMMONLY CAI.LKD
I'AI I. It IKKIXGI K,
V.'a? l.rn hi Wurtemberg, Germany,
,hi!it 4th 1721. lie was of si good
farmt r family and left his home,
with the consent of his parents,
win ii just of age, to seek his fortune
in America. II is main reason for
this was an intense desire to own
land; which, under the then exist
ing law in Germauy, he found it
difficult to do there. The original
mode of spelling the name was Beh
ringer, which as any one under
standing the pronunciation of the
German language wi'l readily per
ceive, was easily changed to Barrin
ger. "Taulus Behringcr" sailed
from Rotterdam in the ship
'Theouix' and lauded in Philadel
phia, Pa., September the 30th, 1743,
then years old. lie was poor and
f omul employment and ajhome with a
Mr. Iseiuau, with whom and whose
family hegahud such favor m to
win and marry his daughter. She
too w; s p.or at d l.e often told that
he "got vi'h h. rjust one silv?r dol
lar." lit r ii.imc v. i Ann Elizabeth
lieiii.t!!, afterwards contracted to
An L;z. By i . i .-.lie, he had two
children. (D. Catherine, after
wards married, frit, to John Ptiifer,
one of the "Signers," of Mecklen
burg Declaration of Indep2ndeiice,
tin J a Colonel in the Revolutionary
war: upon hisea-ly death, she mar
ried George Nnvitz, or "Savage, the
ancestor of the I'artee and liichard
Harris families.
Catherine was Lorn Nov. 21 17o"',
John Phifer Nov. 172. From
the Pliifer union, came Gen. John N
l'hife", of Cabarrus, and the late
gallant Charles W. Phifer, the
youngest General of th C. S. A. and
also came Margaret, the wifeof John
JSimmiaua, who died early, leaving
Mary, au only caild, afterwards the
wife of Adolphus Erwin, the ances
tor of a large and prominent family.
(J). The other Iseman child, was
John Barringer, the ancestor of
the Mt. Pleasant branch of the
family. He was a Capt. in the
armv of the Revolution, and became
the owner of the valuable farm tak
en from the Tory Hagar, and known
as the "House Mill."
With this devottd wife, and his
two small children, the pioneer John
Paul Barringer, left his hoin- and
friends in Pennsylvania, and with
two German companions named Diy
and Smith, moved i at j Virginia, and
afterwards into North Carina.
They followed the old Indian Trad
ing trail a'.'l crossed the Yadkin at
'Trading Ford." They finally set
tled in the section now known as the
' 'Dutch Side" of Cabarru3, then an
outlying part of old Anson. The
exact ?fOt was near the Henry Propst
Homestead; and the year 1750-51 or
52.
John Paul Barrings 'prospered in
life, and after som years, finally
located on the valuable farm, long
known a3 Poplar Grove on Big
Dutch Buffalo creek, three milts
Wlow Mt. Pleasant and eleven miles
east of Concord. When well up in
v.-ars. his wife died, and he th.-n
inrrr.ed Catherine Blaekwtld.-r; she
bring about 22 and ho about 55
i lie children of this marriage num
bered the following, with dates of
births, death, marriages etc, etc
Children of John Paul Baninger
and Catherine Black weller.
I. Paul; afterwards "(nn'l. Paul
Barringer, of Poplar Grove." Born
Sept 20, 177S. Died June 2uh,
.1844. Married Elizabeth Brandon.
JI. Mathias; settled in Lincoln,
moved west to Mo. Born Dee. 10th
177!t. Marriel a Miss P.olinger.
III. Martin; Born Nov. 7, 17S1.
Died Nov. 21, 1801.
IV. Elizabeth; Born May 4, 173.
Manied (1) George lMte, John
Boon.
V. Sarah; Born Dec. 18, 1784.
Married Jacob Brtrn, of Lincoln,
VI. Esther; Born Nov. 8, K0
Married Thos. Clark, of Va., and
moved west.
VII. Daniel L; Born Oct. 1, 1788.
Married Miss White, of Raleigh, a
grand daughter of Governor Cas
well. Member of Congress from
lw, to 1835. Moved to Tennessee.
VIII. Jacob C; Born Nov. 1,
17'.'1. Married Miss Ury.
IX. L-ah; Born Sept. 10. 1702.
Married (1) David llolton; (2) Jacob
Smith.
X. Polly; Burn Feb. 28, 1790.
Married Wesley Harris. Moved to
Tennessee.
Names of all his children and
dab 3 of their births etc. were left by
John Paul Barringer in nis own
handwriting and were alterwarus
copied by his sen Paul.
John Paul Barringer had an
euntfullife. He had great force of
tiumtuiei; was oi a cneenui, hopelul
"isj'oftuiun; or active nanus; sys
tematic in his ways, and prudent
and thrifty in business.
He was s'out built, under medium
height, much resembled his grand
.1, , , ...
son, Gen. Rufus Barringer (C S A)
except his hair was black and eves
dark. He lived well, after the bet
ter German style; kept wine etc., but
wa3 always temperate.
He died January 1 1807 aged 86
years. Is buried at St. John's
church, Cabarrus county, where his
tomb now s'ands.
In his religious life and feelings
he was deeply devotional, but neither
sectarian nor fanatical. He had and
used a large Luther Bible illustra
ted, embossed, and with clasps, of
date 1747, which is still in the fami
ly of his descendants. He first wor
shipped with the German Reformed,
near little Buffalo, but finally led
the movement foi a strictly Luthr
an organization near the present St.
John's. He gave a considerable
body of landjto this church, still held
by i was active in its buildin , was
president of the council, and was
ma le the referee, or umpire in all
church disputes and differences. For
all this, he was assigned a large,
raised seat on the right hand pew.
In public affairs, he was original
ly a true friend of the House of
Hanover, was a justice of the peace,
and a captain of the Royal Militia.
When Gov. Tryon made a tour of
the West in 17o8, he visited Capt.
I
his
Barringer and made a note in
journals of the beautiful farm he
hid seen, etc.
But wh n the struggle came, the
..1,1 i '.i "t-.i'n" a!,'., I !.-,- ,.1 ! t-;l
" . a ". ' :
tne i ati'iots. it sp.te nis ago i.e was !
seized by the "Fanning Tories," and j
earned to Camden, S. C, and there
imprisoned for some months. He
was too old for regular service in
the field, but was otherwise ever ac
tive in the cause of freedom and in
dependence. After the new county
of Cabarrus was set off from Meck
lenburg, he was one of its Common
ers, or Representatives.
When the young wanderer had
once struck the hills of Big Buffalo.
his journeyings came to an end. He
had scarcely pitched his tent on the
ridge between Cold Water and Jenny
Wolf branch ere he wrote back to his
friends of the Fatherland, telling of
the home he had found and of the land
he had got, and urging all to follow
on. The whole family arranged to
do so, but from some cause the aged
parents never readied America.
They probably perished at sea. Some
romantic incidents are told of the
long sail oq the Dutch ship, which
made love matches for some and
watery graves for others. But the
following brothers and sisters at
length reached this section :
1 Mathias, settled in Lincoln
killed in the Indian war.
2 George, settled in Montgomery,
aucestor of the Gold Hill family.
3 Catherine, married Christian
OveDshine.
4 Dolly, married Nicholas Cook
Sandy Ridge family.
T. Elizabeth, married Christian
Betnherndt Mt. Pleasant family.
A near kinsman also came, and
afterwards was noted as George
Henry Barger (Barringer) of Rowan.
John Paul Barringer, or "Capt.
Paul," or "Pioneer Paul," as he was
oft i! called, to distinguish him from
someotheis ot same name was a
strong character. He wa3 childlike
in the simplicity of his manners
and life, yet of the highest tone of
feeling, and widest grasp of thought.
These characteristics have shown
themselves iu many of his descend
e it3. In his home he was loving
a-vl dutiful. His first wife, Ann
Elizabeth Iseman was uneducated, as
shown by making her mark as "An
Liz," to sundry deeds. But she was
attractive as a woman, and left her
impress on the children she reared.
The secon 1 wife, Catherine Black
welder, wa.s almost wonderful in her
self-reliance and strong will, but
full of devotion and vigorous
thought. Klift lived to 92, dying
Oct 29th, 1847. Their home at the
first Poplar Grove on the high hill
beyond the Big Branch, wa3 some
what on the castle style, partly stone,
partly log and partly frame, all
strongly intermixed and bound to
gether, here they reared a large
family, that soon ran far beyond the
local surroundings. Both father
and mother spoke and wrote German
only, in early life. The mother,
however, readily acquired English,
and though the father never did, yet
be was able to overcome all difficul
ties, aud made his way in life, alike
in society, in business, in church and
in state.
His manners were rather grave,
but courteous and winning, so much
Lo that fiom some supposed cause,
he was long thought to have been of
noble blood, and was, all his life,
ever treated with the most marked
respect. And it is pleasant to recall
that he deserved it all, and as far as
is now known, never once forfeited
bis good name. His bold enterprise,
his heroic fortitude, and his ever
faithful life, v. ell entitled him to a
lasting remembrance.
ItOMOllltlOMN Of l:NtPC-t.
Whereas, iu an apparently strange
and incomprehensible providence,
God did remove from us by death
Dr. J II Bingham on Feb. 22nd,
1S92 iu the forty t'nrd year of his
life.
Be it resolved by Poplar Tent
Farmers' Alliance, assembled Feb.
20h, 1892.
That in the death of Dr. Bingham
we have lost a true friend and broth
er, whose taking away ha3 left a
blank which cannot be filled, and
has left a gap in our membership
which another cannot take.
That we record our testimony to
the high Chrisliaa and gentle manly
character of our deceased brother,
which was worthy of imitation by
every one, young and old.
That it is our conviction that the
community has lost one of its most,
noble nivii, whose untimely death all
mourn and whom all will miss for
ni iny years.
That we offer his deeply mourning
wife and little children our mot
sincere sympathy in their great sor-
ro.v which comes upon them as a
,
saiu;eni:ig gloom, ami we pray for
them the comforting presence and
blessing of the infinite God.
Thatacpy of these n solutions
be sent to the
beloved wife of onr
departed brother, and that the coun
ty papers be requested to publish
them.
II G (ill. LA NO,
C A Baukingki:,
C W BliAlUOKI),
Committee.
M lint The SKinly Said.
We regret to learn that ex-sheriff
Blalock of this place, is very ill
with his old trouble, paralysis.
Mr. II A Helms was married to
Miss Fannie Hartsell, in Big Lick,
fin n day. Rev. G O Wilhoit officia
ted Farewell, Hugh; may peace
and happiness attend you.
Mr J iVmbcrton is having the
large room in the upper story of the
brick building divided into six diff
erent rooms. Each room will be 12
x IS feet when complete.
Last night, Mrs. Martha Hatley,
who has been confined in the Stanly
county Hotel de Milton for several
weeks past, gave birth to a child.
Work has commenced on the new
brick building. Concord men work
oxen and negroes.
Miss Corrinna Hardister wrote CO
words per minute after three weeks
study in the stenographic school
here. Prof. Etird says this is most
remarkable progress.
Mr. Hiram Williams happend to a
serious and painful accident last
Saturday. While catting cross tie3
the axe glanced, struck his foot near
the ankle, nearly severing it in two.
lie will be disabled for work several
weeks, andVith the sickness in the
family lie has had to contend with
of late, this accident is painful in
more senses that one to Mr. W.
I lie A
of I'residrnts.
Huston Ik-ral.l.
The champions of Gov. Russell as
a presidential possibility must take
into account the f;ict that youthful
presidents have never been the vogue
in this country. Xo man was ever
elected president of the United
States under 40. Indeed, until the
election of Franklin fierce, no
President was taken under 50. From
Washington to William Henry Har
rison, the ages ofmrjehief executives
ran from 55 to OS. Polk was elec
ted at 50, Taylor at 0 1, and Buchan
an at 00, Lincoln was 50 wheu he
was nominated, Grant was 40, and
Garfield 40, which was also the age
of Arthur, while Cleveland came
into office at 4.7. Harrison was
close on to 00 when he was chosen.
A president at 30 or a presidential
candidate at 35 would be something
quite unprecedented but not impossi
ble. A 820,000 Failure.
T P Rowland, a large farmer and
merchant at Middleburg N. C,
assigned Monday to A C Zollicoffer.
Liabilities about $20,000; assets
about $15,000 to $18,000. Prefer
ences about $11,000 all of which
is to Vaughan & Barnes of Xorfolk,
except $2,50 mortgages and a few
small debts here. The losses were
caused by decline on spot cotton.
He had nearly 500 bales, some of
which cost nine cents per pound
The hunters can't shoot partridges
but the robins are catching it.
nm. K TOR IN TITO1 Mm
lllUULi 1U Ull U lil lllLI V
THE CITY FATHERS HUSTLING.
Hard Times and Short Crops Do Not
Stop the Wheels of Progress
in this Metropolis, to
any Alarming
Extent.
A Long Needed Improvement Which Adds an Architectural Beau
ty to a Town not Overstocked with Objects of Such Stunning
Pulchritude Other Urban Towns May Now Hide Their Dimin
ished Heads While Concord Accepts the Choicest Product of the
Bakery.
For several weeks it lias been an open secret that the town
Commissioners were contemplating a movement of considerable
importance in the general improvement of the appearance of
our thriving little city, and much curiosity has been felt as to
the precise nature of the improvements contemplated.
As the Commissioners wished to please both the taste and
the sense of novelty of the public at one blow, so to speak,
they kept their deliberations as private as possible until all
the necessary, preliminary arrangements had been effected.
The matter is now public and we violate no conlidence in
this publication of a
VIEW OK THK nriLDIXG kkected ox the court house lot
as the result of the Commissioners' labors in behalf of that
portion of our population which demands that the expendit
ure of the public funds shall be made, as far as possible, in
the line of adornment as well as of utility.
How well the Commissioners succeeded in their difficult and
self-imposed task will be apparent to every beholder, and not
the least commendable feature connected with the enterprise
is the fact that the entire 1-nilding, as it stands completed, is
the product of home talent.
The designs were furnished by a local architect, and every
stroke of work on it was done by local artisans. In its con
struction nothing but native woods was used, and the soft,
lustreless beauty of the unplatted pine harmonizes perfectly
with the natural finish of the hinges and nail heads.
In choosing a site for this, the first public building erected
under the present municipal
appropriate was selected. The
fragrant with associations of violated town ordinances, and
there are irreverent persons who see in the suggestive site of
the displaced Calaboose a mild but merited rebuke to the Com
missioners for the erection of a
lire limits.
"Whether the Commissioners
matter compared to what they
creation of a taste for the beautiful in art, and, if we are not
mistaken, they care as little for the praises of men as Yan-
deibilt cared for the censures of the public.
AVe feel that this inadequate description would not do full
justice to the subject were we to omit a reference to the rigid
economy of expenditure with which the work of construction
has been accomplished. For the beneiit of those whose im
agination has pictured a big issue of city bonds and a high
rate of taxation to meet the expense of this enterprise we
wish to state that the work was done by contract and is paid
for to the last dollar the contract calls for.
An incredulous public may not believe it but it is, never
theless, an indisputable fact that the entire cost of this
Public Improvement has not exceeded Foukteex Dollars.
Our I'.iiterprlxe I'.lsewhere "otel.
The Salisbury Herald, from our
picture of the courthouse lot beauty,
rises to remark :
Our little neighbor, Concord, is
hustlir.g. An election is to be held
on the 19th of April for the pur
pose of voting on the Concord South
ern railroad. Besides thi3 the city
commisfoners have just completed a
handsome building on their court
house lot which reflects great credit
upon the town. It is built on the
anti-modern plan being a oue story
structure, but its exquisite beauty
in architecure lends it such a charm
that the defect in height is not no.
ticed. It cost the enormous sum of
fourteen dollars, showing that the
town has at last reached an era of
progress.
Then nml of.
Some very complimentary resolu
tions were unanimously adopted by
an enthusiastic meeting of the stock
holders Guilford Battle Ground As
sociation. These resolutions were
in recognition of Judge Schenck.
Sometime ago, this same gentleman
was indigneted against by the
same people, buch is life.
The distiliery and nine barrels of
whiskey belonging to Mr. J C Lowe
of Rowan, were Beiaed Tuesday by
Deputy Collector McDonald.
1 YET !
LiJJ JJ
administration, one peculiarly
building stands upon a spot
wooden building within the
are guilty or not is a small
have done for the town in the
Xo Man Van Tell.
Lexington Dispatch.
Rev. T A Boone, pastor of the
Methodist church in Lexington, has
just finished a series of sermons on
the second coming of Christ. He
has long made a careful study on
this question through the prophe
ties of the Bible, from which he
draws his conclusions, and feels sure
that the millennial will occur in the
year 1S37, only five years from now.
When a boy we knew Rev. Boone
well and loved to be around him ; we
are sorry that he is trying to make
the 'millenium occur iu 1S07." Xo
man knows this, and nearly all of us
are gkd of it.
Hon. John A. Gilmer leal.
Greensboro, N. C, March 17.
Ex-Judge John A Gilmer died at
his residence in this place at 1
o'clock this morning. His health
had been failing for two years but
he had been confined to home limits
scarcely a month. He died of
bright's disease and his end, which
had been anticipated for ten days,
was quiet and peaceful. He was
born April 22, 183S.
The Standard insists that corres
pondents say nothing about the
weather. This is the subject that
we can and do handle. You can not,
therefore, Bteal our thunder.
( 0( OKDVltAEI) SCHOOLS.
Kiicriulciiirnt'M Kcport lor Month
i:nliiigMar-:i 11th.
White Schools Mr. M W Ball,
principal.
First grade, A. Miss Maggie
Xeal, teacher. Pupils enrolled, 40;
per cent of attendance, SG.20; per
cent, of tardiness, 1.9. Roll of honor
Buford Carl, Willie Smith, Jul
ius Fisher, Burt Eldridge, Homer
Fisher, Julius Smith, Ollie Cline,
Nettie Caldwell, Bettie Foil, Vir
ginia Eldridge, Katie Harris, Mat
tie Johnston, Carrie Lefier, Janie
Patterson, Zula Patterson, Mamie
Starrette, Mamie Willeford.
First grade, B Mrs. JI F Ross,
teacher. Pupils enrolled, 50; per
cent, of attendance, 90.12; per cent,
of tardiness, 9. Roll of honor
Frank Jlunn, Coidia Clayton.
Rheta Howell, Loula Kirkman,
Florence Jlorgan, Jlinnie Ross, Sal
lie Sloop.
Second grade Miss Mollie Fet
zer, teacher. Pupils enrolled, 42;
per cent, of attendance, 90; per cent,
of tardiness, .SO. Roll of honor
Willie Fetzer, Galloway Ross, Jun
kin Reed, Wilna Caldwell, Xeyin
Archibald, Oscar Shealy, Charlie
Kezziah, Lizzie Ivy, Addie Lore,
Mamie Lentz, Ollie Fisher, Lillian
McLester, Ilallie Earnhardt.
Third grade. Miss Lucy Rich
mond, teacher. Pupils enrolled, 55;
per cent, of attendance, 88.2; per
cent, ot tardiness, 1.25. :Roll of
honor Cassie Watson, llattie Ilia
son, Sudie Harris, Josie Miseuheim
er, Andy Earnhardt.
Fourth grade. Mrs. L P Cole,
teacher. Pupils enrolled, 3S; per
cent, of attendance, 84.7; per cent,
of tananess, 1.9. Roll of honor
Ralph Odell, Sandy Barrett, Giles
Morgan, Addie Barrier, Ella Pdume,
Minnie Coble, Marv Kinjr, Louise
Morrison.
Fifth Grade Miss Page A Col
lins, teacher. Pupils enrolled, 52;
per cent, of attendance, 90.58; per
cent, of tardiness, 1.35. Roll of
honor Clara Harris, Mary Skin
ner, Willi m Jlontgomery, Ella Wal
ton, Grace Fisher, Luther Burrage,
John Alexander, Sadie Fisher.
Sixth grade M W Ball, teacher.
Pupils enrolled, 41; per cent, of
attendance, 83.8; per cent, of tardi
ness, 2.0 Roll of honor Corrie
Boyd, Clara Gillon, Elma Cole, Ola
Hamilton, Julia Taylor, Annie
Berry, Evvie Kime, Jlorrison King,
Henry Craven, Baxter Gillon, Lind
say Ross.
Seventh grade JI W Ball, teach-
er. 1 upils enrolled, 19: per cent, of
attendance, 89.5; per cent, of tardi
ness, 2.2. Roll of honor. Dora
Blume, Fannie Hill, Connie Cline,
Sarah Harris, JIary Johnston, Janie
Ervin, Lucy Lore, Ora Hoover, An
nie Hoover, Benton Craven, Charles
Shealy, Charles Jlontgomery.
Colored Schools Rev. F T Logan,
principal.
First Grade Miss JI II Glass
cock, teacher. Pupils enrolled, CO ;
per cent, of attendance, 84.4G ; per
cent, of tardiness, 1.S1. Roll of
honor Walter Rankin, Alonza Gal
loway, John Wallace, Tom White,
Eddie Harris, Eddie Jleans, Gover
nor Pharr, Sallie Ury, Ada Harris,
Olivia Iledrick, Viola Young, Bettie
Par tee, Blanden Davis.
Second Grade Jliss Hannah Stu
art, teacher. Pupils enrolled, 28;
per cent, of attendance, 84.77 ; per
cent, of tardiness, 1.13. Roll of
honor Waltar Li taker, JIary Par
tee, Mary Miller, Julia Love, Bessie
Harris, Josie Harris, JIattie Pharr,
Richard Fry.
Third Grade Jliss C II Hughes,
teacher. Pupils enrolled, 43; per
cent, of attendance, SG.48; per cent.
of tardiness, G.05. Roll of honor
Frank Coleman, Richard Caldwell,
Jones Freeman, Campbell Boger,
Almeta Hall, Roxanna.Bost.
Fourth Grade F T Logan, teach
er. Pupils enrolled, 44; per cent,
of attendance, 77.20; per cent, of
tardiness, 10. Roll of honor John
Rascoe, Annie Colbt rt, J ulia Holmes,
JIaggie Pluuket, Letitia JlcCree,
Letitia Love, Isabella Partee, JIag
gie Ury, Daisy Ury, Bessie Wallace,
Shelby Burns, Ilazie Jlelchor, JIary
Melchor.
Summary White schools. En
rollment fer the month, 348 ; num
ber of days absent, 754 ; number of
days tardy, 87; per cent, of attend
ance, S8.09 ; per cent, of tardiness,
1.55.
Colored schools Enrollment for
the mouth, 175; number of days
absent, 540; number of days tardy,
12S ; per cent, of attendance, 83.1 ;
per cent, of tardiness, 4.S2.
Enrollment in the white schools
tin to date. 380; in the colored
schools, 178 ; total, 558,
E P JIaxgum, Supt.
Advertising m the Standar pay3.
Ielienlion Iny at Scot in.
"Faifh Hall," the new building
for Scotia Seminary, was dedicated
with appropriate services at 2 o'clock
Thursday March 17 til. The beau
tiful chapel, named "Mackay Chap
el'' in honor of the late JIcDunean
Mackay, of Jlorrison 111. who pro
vided iu his will for a gift of $2000
to the Seminary, was nearly full.
It would doubtless have been crowd
ed had the weather been pleasant.
After the opening exercises a brief
statement was made by President
Satterfield in behalf of the building
committee, the substance of which
was that the building has cost a
little less than $17,000 and that
the entire expense incurred includ
ing plants for heat and light, furni
ture for domitery dining room and
kitchen elevator, tank etc. is about
$21,500.
Of this amount about $2300 is net
provided for.
This statement was followed by
brief addresses representing differ
ent classes interested in the enter
prise. JIrs, Sidney D Jlaxwell of Cin
cinnati read a very interesting and
cheering paper speaking in her own
behalf and in that of the Presbyter
ian ladies of Cinn. and of the church
of the deep interest are taking in
this work and of the high bores
they cherish for what it is to be iu
the future.
Rev. J J Francis D, 1). of Cinn.
spoke next, telling something of the
history of the enterprise of which
this day is the culmination. He told
how the gifts for Faith Hall had
come from nearly every State and
territory in the U"n:on, one each
from Alaska and London.
It is doubtless true that but for
the zial and perseverance of JIrs.
Jlaxwell and Dr. Francis there
would, have been no Faith Hall to
day. Rev. Dr. Tayne pastor of the Press
byterian church spoke next with
deep feeling and strong emphasis, he
told of the interest he and his people
felt in Scotia's work and of the con
fidence in the workers.
Rev. Dr. Sanders Pres't of Biddle
University, who had done honor to
the occasion by giving a holidiy to
his own students and brinsrinc a
large number of them with him
spoke of the common interest of the
two schools and of thier satisfaction
in the success of the Seminary.
Rev. R P Wyche, Pastor of the
Northern Presbyterian church in
Charlotte told of the deep interest
the pastor and people of the two
Synods feel in the work that Scotia
is Jdoing tor tne scnools and tne
homes.
The Dedication prayer was offered
by Rev. Dr. Francis and the exers
cises closed with an anthem the dox
ology and benediction. All of the
services received the closest attention
from the large congreration and ap
parently every one felt that it was
good to be there.
'om'erniii That Oldest Womnn.
Oxford Day.
Dr. T B Kingsbury comments as
follows on the statement printed in
a New York newspaper that Lucy
Riley, colored, who recently died in
the great metropolis, was born in
Oxford, X. C, on December 22,
1773:
"This makes her 118 years old.
We remember 'Aunt Lucie.' She was
the slave of the late Dr. James Rid
ley, of Oxford. Of course we do
not believe iu her very extreme age,
Oxford had no existence in 1773.
There was no such place. It was
the plantation of the Thomas B
Littlejohn, the grandfather of the
wife of this editor. Oxford was not
knovn until about 1810 or 12.
'Aunt Lucie' was very old possibly
ninety or an hundred year3. Dr.
Ridley died in 1852 or 1853, aged
80. Old negroes are extremely com
mon iu North Carolina. You can
'scare them up' any day. We saw
one here some decade ago who rem
ember when Columbus landed at
Southport. He was very, very old,
he said. An old class mate told us
he was about 84 years. 'Aunt Lucie'
cuuld not have known of her age.
She had no record the old family
Bible is not even in North Carolina,
but in Georgia, we think. Dr. Rid
ley came to Oxford after 1810. We
have seen this statement before as to
the wonderful longevity of the old
Oxford negro, but Southern people
of inteligence know how little reli
ance attaches to the account of their
ages by old negroes. They guess
without much understanding of pro
babilities of figures.
Frank Cross, who murdered his
nephew, Dick Hall, both of Davidson
was tried and convicted of man
slaughter at Davidson court He
gets 10 yeara in the penitentiary.
t ii i: v. n f.i:k o r a i: n .
Like Hany Woikpii. II Tuswd J:.1 of
iis Life In u'-Tithl fieiiieoKp."'
I am a cork.
Young in years, very voting.
One day I was taken fiom a l'.;!i
die of ot her cork'3.
Put into a bottle of champagne.
Sent to the Hotel Continental,
Paris.
Thrown on the floor of Room 95.
Lay there two days.
Was picked up by L on Gascon.;
He tried to put me into a bolib of
absinthe.
I wouldn't go.
Was cursed and thrown on the
floor again. Kicke.l by ' Leon when
he reached for his jevolver, mutter
ing, "It is false; gOvxl by, Louisj.'
Next day was picked up by a
chambermaid. Thrown out on the
street.
A ragpicker took me up. Sold
me to a cork cutter.
Was placed atnong ot ir corks.
Next d:y w;;-; trimm-.d, pared till
I was a wry l,!u t cf a champagne
cork.
Was sold t... a dns;;:.
a pint botlh- cf ran d.- re
Bought by a lady. Pi
Put into
n a
dressing cas?.
Confined in a irnn
l:ipp.-d to
Xew York. Put on a Ira'u. Jolted
around by an expri-s;n;:i!i.
Taken out of the trunk, plae . d on
the to. let table of a Prairie avenue
belle.
Carefully taken out and replaced
each day for niout!.:?.
Began to grow spcii'y.
Wrinkled in face.
Lost my color.
Grew smaller, iiarro.ver, shirnken.
Head softened.
Lower ( xtn-iaitles wi'h-.-nd.
A prey to microbe.;.
A tremble.
A glass-stopper will t ike my place
to-morrow.
I go where ? Chicago Times.
A Charge To Iiee;.
When JIayor Jleans was buying a
ticket to Charlotte, Wednesday, a
rural gentleman stepped ?up aud re
marked : "Can my brother and
sister go on the same train with
30u"? The mayor replied "there's
only one train and they have as
much right as I have." "but,'' re
marked the man, who had an abid
ing faith in the mayor's guardianiug
nature, "they have never been on a
train before and I want you to look
after them and put 'em off at Char
lotte." The grown young man and
woman were placed in the JIayor'a
charge. He wandered off while
waiting the train, and some travels
ling men thought they heard the
mayor singing "A charge to keep I
have." The Standard protests
against this charge, for our mayor
can not aud will not sing.
They are I.oealliiK the Depot.
That people are ripe for another
railroad there can be no doubt.
Already some are to 1 mating the de
pot for the Concord Southern rail
road. A gentleman suggested a va
cant lot on East depot street oue
owned by Lippard Bros. That will
be a good place, but time enough
yet for that step.
coroiHNfi :-:- c.;: :.:. .'.ns : - .
Ciuii'IiiiK; is an i:. v. r ' . ry
x;m:i irritat :iiit i:i.V. t' " !: : i i. ...:.,
or Itrntirliii,! -:i.s:i.'i . 1 ; ,':.-.! ;-,
r.s in :-.. snry. :;t I'.tu- .-. '.i..s ..
r lifV tlie xt'.'iinrli ;' or
i"i.-"liius sii':';iin'. s. - -. :-. I r; '
rule, W ln-n tin; .t.!.i:; ii i- i; u i.e i 1 ii
of i'i ennn-iits, tin- n-t--! w: ic -.s
'..t so Willi l.ri.i:i-lii:il i.rnitio;
eiiVrt !'ei:r; li.-i!.!-- :. ! ;
tiic j i ii i : i i'.v ("in e !'! li . 'i i' i
I'!-.- p.-itson of lias is V.i: !. ia :!. ;
;!!il i . i: rl'.n-.Sioii, N- li
crrit'ue; of the tlin.;.t ;:iei ::'.r ;i
In i!.-s in.t-iKH ll :!ll'i .:! ' 'I : .
tl:- il:'-liis;it;-:i lo. v.ch
. "1
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li (-
perioral.! Mill co'itiun. sioni 'if! !:
ti.-.sr.e of tin- fioirrs arc ft!!-)!, i -e.t.
Tic L'rcat i!ele;cr ( f a .-cv -.- : e ! ; - r.
tr.'trtcil '.i!!:'h i., ill t!i- j.iy i ! :' r
to risptur.' a .'i:;.;. 't. ! !! '-v- . i or
to raiise an irritation nti.i yon-; ..'.
liiay n se It in i;i i -,'t : ;i if t ).., ..
Till! oliviiee, rriiic of tr :.- m
to aihi.'in:-'. ' :', :' t , ;.a : j:' . ! "t i i
will i'.a.-t ia lo.ccioli ai:e . .: e'
away tl-it pl.l fin ; eei, e . . .- n
ati.i'lyiic toso..::...-tl'i- iali; tre!
t lti.l lecilil'iail". To !! ! :: e ;
two-fol.l piiri'O-c is the e ...n I aii
('oil;;li-rurrs ; hat Hi.- 1; tip v w ,!: s..,vt
of t'.n-lil is ties I, th,.y arc e-. ''
to tec .toiirn-!i as to M.ie i: !y iie-e-f.-rc
with tin- j-rort-s.4 i f (lie .-'. e,e ; ....
Sequent !y, ill the .liOlt lo (::; '. )
complaint, tin; patient i.i li:'!.l Ion a-tra'-t
another.
What, thru, is U-st to l.e !on. ? 'r-;
answer is: Take a iiicii. iac ti at ijit.'j
an aiioilyti': ami ati . xpe ter ;in mi'i
which looM-ns the pli!ej-:n an 1 s :;.
thi! irritat. .1 na-lntiraiic, let; s ,t
interim! with, or einlaner, the l ' 'i'...r
functions of any other ho.iily orean.
Can such a remedy he found? V"
reply unhesitsthipy, it ran in Ay r's
Cherry Pectoral, i'or more than forty
years this pr. p'-ration has le. n i:. i: .e,
and it is wi.hont dotit.t, tie saiY.-.t
and most eilicaeious of ail eo'.i'a-"t:r' s.
That it is so estimated t.y the ftiolic i .
evident from the fact that no ni . e
pre' ari-.tion of the kind is in -u, h
Yrsa' i! .maud. As a fam'ly mc'
ci le, - or ease.; of ore tip, wh -oleic: era ....
sua- il.roat, hronchitis, and the si. dm n
pulmonary trouhles to which chihlf
are exposed. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral li
BUxiply invaluable.