A WOODEN WEDDltfG;
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nrs. J s Fisher's BeaatlTnl Home
Thrown Open For Friends to Cele
brate the Filth Anniversary of the
jlr.rriasre or Mr. and Mrs. R E Rfden-bonr-IIandsome
and Elegant Pres
ents A Niimptnons Supper A Jolly
canttieriug. " ' .
The beautiful home of Mrs.-J S
Fisher was the scene of happiness
and ayety last night. " -
It was the fifth anniversary of the
marriage of Mr. KobCE Ridenhonr
to Miss Fannie L "Fisher, 'and was
ulebrated as their wooden wedding.
At 8.30 o'clock the gnests ' began
to arrive and were cordially met by
Miss 8adie Fisher ; the hostess" Mrs.
J S Fiaber, in her winning graceful
Dess, also being ever at hand to make
the guests feel that the elegant home
was open for all to spend an even
ing of unalloyed pleasure.
In the hail in front of the stair
way f onr posts with intersecting
arcbe3 trimmed with' pink and blue
chcsse cloth and evergreen wreaths
were an exact reproddction jof . the
bridal arch under which the hppy
couple con8umated their f marital
vows'five years ago, r j
To the left in the beautifully
frescoed parlor, made bright' and
lovely with ferns, stood the bride
a Lid groom nnder an evergreen -arch
within the bay window, at the south
side, where they received the - con
gratulations of the guests.
To the right of the hail the
spacious room was crowded with
presents, manifesting the good will
and esteem of the donars to the
grateful recipients- - -
Custom probably makes no period
of celebration so suitable for valua
ble presents, in point of usefulness,
as the wooden wedding, and here
were the furnishings of a cozey home
from parlor to pantry .
For the parlor there were a superb
lounge, rocking chairs, square and
hexagonal tables, beautiful pictures
etc.; for the hall a most elegant hat
rack ; for the bed rooms a handeome
cabinet, cheffonier, chairs, tables,
towel racks, clothe baskets, 'slipper
boxes, etc.; for the' diniug room a
Very elegant sideboard, magnificent
extension table, chairs, both for old
and young, etc.; for the kitchen
dough board, rolling pins, dough
trya, etc., including circular patent
Mrs. 31 L Brown and Mr. J 0
Wadaworth were the directors cf the
chief end, the: gratification of the
inner man and they did their part
well (for they found the writer and
his better half for the first round )
&re. A AI Brown presided over
the dining room so beautifully ar
ranged and ornamented, and? m her
charming manner, left no want i
the matronage. ' -
But that supper ! It was meats
and sweets, pickles and salad, cakes
and creams, with nuts aud fruits, all
pleasing in tints as in taste, and
abundant in measure as choice in
selection.
The guests numbered about 1100
and capacity for further enjoyment
94rJthe - elegant repast failed,
but not the supply.
The general commingling, happy
greetings, witty sallies and the mock
flirtations were like music to the
cheerful heart and the "we small
hours" admonished all to disperse
ere the cups of joy were fully
quaffed.
Long live the happy couple and
w
may their connubial joys be on un
broken strain of ;real blisM having
rounded up thefull period of life,
they shall learn new joys of which
the world knows not. '
klGH WATERS MARK.
; . ;
An Interesting; Letter From Presl
t Alderm of the University.
Col. Paul B Means today receiveu
the following interesting letter from
Dr Edwin A Alderman, president
of the University of North Carolina;
containing, many interesting facts:
u1)bar Sir: I have -great pleas
ure; informing you that the Uni-;
versity has opened its 103rd session
with great harmony aqd enthusi
asm ; and with an unprecedented
attendance. The highest number
ever enrolled in the University prei
vious to this year was at the close
of the college year in 1857-68461,
Thenumber enrolled October 8.
1897, is 462, exclusive of summer
school and counting out duplicates.
The students are distributed as fol
lows:
COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT.
First year students 1K2
Second " 33
Third " ra
Fourth " " 40
Graduates and women 16
Total 356
PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS.
Pharmacy 14
Medicine 37
Law 69
Total 113
Summer school 185
i
Total 654
Counted twice 7
Grand total 647
Of these 215 are new students.
There are five women attending the
higher classes, one a member of the
Senior Class. They are doing a
high quality, of work; 104 of the
Fr68nmancIttS8 are the sons of farm
ers. The following States are rep
resented: Alabama, FJorida, Geoi
gia, Pennsylvania, South Carolinaj
Tennessee and Virginia and the
District of Columbia. Ninety-four
per cent, of the students are from
North Carolina. No other Ameri
can univer&ity has so large a num
ber of its students from its own
State. Our numbers in all depart
ments are greater than the Univer
sity of Virginia, or any university
between' Maryland and Texas. "
At least lOO men are working
tier way through college by devices
of .their , own .and in every , form of
honorable labor. ; ' . ; ,
,'. , The school. of Pharmacy starts off
with 14 pupils and will enroll over
twenty before the end of the year.
This proves its necessity, '
r Commons Hall' has about 140
boarders, and has forced the reduc
tion of board in the village..
c We are sadly in need of the new
Alumni Building ; for we cannot ac
commodate more than half of the
students in college dormitories. Jf
the experience of the past is carried
out, there will be an actual atten
dance on the Hill, by June, of 500
men. The summer echool will swell
it to the neighborhood of seven
h,uiidjeido!v.J JJi.':Jil
The spirit of the men is hon
est and loyal, and healthy. We are
restricted, in means, of course, and
it' is a struggle to make both ends
meet. I shall much appreciate a
word of suggestion or adyice as to any
phase of University life.
Kespectfully,
Edwin A Alderhah;
President
Dr. Miles'JPfcrftt fills am guaranteed to stort
Headache in 20 mloir "0?ae csnt a (kMe
tW. iN l ;u:v W ifiljN ES DAY- OCTOBER 13 1897
EBSON&ti POIf TEKS.
Mr. R H Taylor, manager of W
A Pprterfield & Co., spent y esterday
in the city.'- - -
: Mr. Gus Hartsell has gone out
.to Mt. .Pieasant on a visit to his
parents, Mr. and. Mrs. W S Hartsell.1
f Miss Gassie Ludwig returned
to Mt. Pleasant after a visit - to Mr;
and Mrs. W H Blume. - '
v. r-Miss Ethel Patterson, of China
Grove, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Dr. M L Stevens. ' "
. Miss Addie Boger waa in the
city several hours this morning on
her Sway to Elizabeth College at
Charlotte. ,
.rrrMr. A E Lntz has gone to
South Carolina oh. commercial busi
ness; He will probably not return
before .December.
: iMiss Mamie Ury is home from
MontAmoena Seminary -and will
remain5 in- the city during - the
week. V .rr, -i-.,, : .-
! Mibs -Margaret Hill, who has
been spending eome time with her
aunt, Mrs.: Dr. Henderson, left this
morning, returning to her home at'
Goldsbdro. V
fee v.?and Mrs. M G G Scherer, of
Mt. Pleasant, and Mr. V C and
Miss Pink;Ridenhour,'of St. John's,
spent Tuesday night in the city.
They were in attendance upon the
vfoenedding.J k ; 'y.:
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Ervin & Smith 's
'uir GROCERS.
'CHRISTIAN RE1D" BOOK
CLUB.
In Donor of Die Celebrated Southern
Authoress, Jfatlyo of Salisbury,
,Onr NeiKbborlnjf Town.
The ladies who met on Saturday at
Miss Lizzie Young's home to organ
ize a book club, called another meet
ing for Tuesday afternoon, at Mrs.
J P Allison's, to choose a name and
select a list of books.
Miss " Dbdaon wns. unanimonsly
e 1 ectedPresi dent, M r s. D B Coltrane
vice-president aid ' Mips Lizzie
Young secretary and treasurer.
'Christian Reid" was the nere
firivenV in honor of the celebrated
!North Carolina authoress, who ia a
natiye of onr neighboring town,
Sali8buryv and a daughter of a brave
Confederate-onicerp' "1 1 ''V1:'
A number of books were selected
and as soon as they are received the
pleasant work of the club will begin.
.There will be a meeting every two
,vfeks at the homes of the members,
when the different authors will be
.e .There Is Wotnlnic.So;GooiI.
, There is nothing just as good as
Dri King's New Discovery for con
sumption j cbughBand cbldsy so ;-demand
it '.atiddd not- permit the
dealer-, tof ell yoti sovme substitute.
Hes will .nclaim there as anything
betfer. but in' order to make more
profit he claims something else to be
just as gdo)t fSToufwan DrijCing's
New Discovery f because -ybji know
it to be safe :and Reliable and guaran
teed to do good or Phoney refunded.
For coughs, colds, consumption and
all affections of throat-cheisV and
lungs, there i? nothing o" good as
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and they are being sold the same
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; 25; to. 33 13 per cent. ,
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Hot worthy $1.50 for 98 j.
1 lot wbith $1 75 forl 25
1 lot worth $2 0 for $1 50
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Mot worth $6 00 for $4 00,
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