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GREENSBQRO, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1899
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Up to Date Service.
DR. J. T. JOHNSON, the Eye Spe
cialist, keeps on hand a full stock of
Spectacles and Eye Glasses of differ
ent make?, but there are so many
cases where something special is need
ed that he does not depend on stock
goods. He MAKES everything to
exactly fit the case in question. Only
those who have trouble with their eyes
or who have made a thorough study
of the science can appreciate the im
portance of having every detail just
as it should be. And this service is
furnished at a few hours' notice. All
is done right here in Greensboro.
Hot Coffee
Hot Chocolate
Hot Beef Tea
Hot Vigoral
Hot Coco Cola
We sell Cold Drinks also.
Howard Gardner,
Druggist
Corcer Opposite Postoffice.
MONEY to LEND
WE REQUIRE
Gilt Edge Security
We have a number of amounts of
money listed for immediate loans,
others for March 1st and April 1st.
File your application now and be
sure to secure the inoney when you
want it.
We have 3 good houses for rent.
WHARTON at McALISTER.
AGENTS.
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Plenty Fresh Eggs, 15c dozen.
Fresh Butter, 20c pound.
Cream Cheese, 15c pound.
All kinds canned goods, dried fruits
and everything usually kept in a first
class grocery.
The best Can Corn in the city at 10c
can. Every can guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money refunded.
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ReliableGrocers.
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THE CELEBRATED
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have been tested for over 25
years. tJeautnui, uurauie,
Economical.
None better.
For sale by
Crutchfield Hardware Co.
508 S. Elm St., Op. Water Tower.
Phone 105.
We wish our patrons all a happy
and prosperous New Year, returning
thanks for their very liberal patron
age during the past year and assur
ing them that our business will be
conducted with the same carefulness
tha thas always characterized in every
department.
.Yours to serve,
Holton's Drug Store,
McAdoo Houne Building.
AUegretti Cream Chocolates.
THE ANTTS MEET
Pursuant to Call at the Court House
Last Night.
In response to a call published yes
terday the anti-dispensary advocates
met in the court house last night.
waa an adjourned meeting and was
called to order by W. Giles Mebane
chairman. Mr. R. R. King was called
upon to explain the object of the meet
ing, the same being to protest against
the enactment of a dispensary law.
He said the anti-dispensary people
had no showing in the matter; that
Senator Wilson and the dispensary
delegation arranged for the primary
without giving the other side a chance
to be heard. He thinks drunkenness
is decreasing in Greensboro, and that
there is no demand for a dispensary
here.
Major Stedman did not come to
make a speech, but he wantedto say
for himself that it was wrong to pass
sumptuary laws, taking away persona!
rights and liberties. He thought that
the chairmen of the two political par
ties in Guilford had written an address
which they had no right to write.
Struck the church people for under
taking the debauching business of
selling whiskey.
David Schenck, Jr., said it was not
his pleasure to reach down in his
pocket and feel a 'retainer' on which he
could invite his friends to enjoy them
selves after the meeting. He didn't
come expecting to make a speech and
would not discuss the legal phase of
the question; but expressed a doubt
about the moral right of the legisla
ture to pass the bill. He sees serious
detriment to the democratic party and
to business in this movement. Pass
the dispensary law and people will be
advised not to eo to Greensboro. "If
you go there," said the speaker, "you
will go among narrow-minded people
who have taken up cranky notions."
He thought the curfew ordinance
would hurt the city. It is not a ques
tion of morals. Charlotte 1b agitating,
but not to the degree of success that
hasjbeen attained here.
Judge Adams did not come to make
a speech. He had just moved to town
and couldn't vote. He said if it was
wrong for individuals to sell whiskey
it was wrong for a town. The busi
ness and churches are prospering,
why stir up bad blood? How can
preachers advocate going into the
business?
Ceasar Cone didn't like to try to
ollow experienced speakers. He at
first thought there was no opposition
to the dispensary, but on looking
around he was led to believe there is
some. Said he had paid out more
money to laborers than any half dozen
men in Greensboro. In his business
drunkenness is a cause for immediate
dismissal. Whiskey is a hard master.
It is at times also a servant; and in
weather like this a pretty good ser
vant. Said there are worse things
than drinking wbiskey; that for his
part he had rather have a woman
about his house a drunkard than a
snuff dipper.
Moses H. Cone said he was glad to
see the crowd sober; that he had been
led to believe that an anti-dispensary
crowd would be drunk. A dispensary
will make drunkards. It is cold
blooded, uncharitable and unchris
tian to drive barroom men out of bus
iness. "I was the man" said he "who
conceived the idea that Greensboro
had a great future ahead if its
splendid advantages were properly
utiliied. I conceived the idea that
Greensboro might be made a city."
He didn'tcare if he got on somebody's
toes; he didn't live here. People were
hardly christians who would kick bar
room men out of business. He said
Senator Wilson had told him this bill
should never become a law unless the
people had a chance fii st to vote upon
it; but when the dispensary delegation
went down to Raleigh Mr. Wilson lost
his backbone and deliberately went
back on his former statement.
After Mr. Cone finished speaking the
following resolution was introduced
by Major Stedman and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That it Is the sense of
this meeting that all those who oppose
the agitation or tne question oi me
establishment of a dispensary in
Greensboro, at the present time, ab
stain entirely, from taking any part
in the DroDOsed primaries, caiiea Dy
the board of aldermen for next Thurs
daybelieving the same to be without
warrant of law, ana not Dinaing upon
any of our people. So undisputed
and universalis this feeling that we
do not believe the result of such pro
posed primaries as are suggested would
reflect, to any extent, public senti
ment. J. L. Fonda, W Giles Mebane,
Secretary. Chairman.
Petitions were then circulated ask
ing the legislature to refrain from
passing a dispensary law for Greens
boro. Blue Birds Have returned.
Mr. A. M. Rea, of the county, said
to the Charlotte Observer yesterday:
"Say that I notice that since demo
crats got back in power and we got a
democratic legislature, that tho blue
birds have come back. They went
away four years ago and are just now
coming back."
Ladies' and children's black, seven
button overgaiters, all sizes, 25 cents
a pair at Th acker & Brockmann's.
SOME QUESTIONS ANSWERED
There Is Some Evidence That This
Is Greensboro
AND THERE ARE SOME MEN HERE
Is Net a Majority of Petitioners in
Favor of a Measure Evidence
of a Demand For It?
Who said that the Puritans did not
hang women for witches?
Do you want that progressive city of
Charlotte get ahead of Greensboro in
the establishment of "a dispensary?
Charlotte want9 one bad.
Fayette ville is not as "dead" as she
nsed to be, neither is Athens. South
Greensboro, High Point, Concord and
Burlington have prohibition. Are
they dead towns? What about Louis
burg. Spartanburg. Greenville and
Columbia?
Do you mean to say that the men
who buy whissey are ashamed of it?
you object to the register do you? In
other wcrds you object to the dispen
sary because there will be no back
door.
Who said that Ureenscoro is a
"drunken, debauched town?" Name
your man if you can.
Your great concern is vacant stores,
is it? Did you know that Fayettev'lle
"before taking" had 13 saloons and 18
vacant store rooms, and that after
taking she had one dispensary and 6
vacant stores?
Would you object if the 1100,000.00
capital owned and controlled by the
liquor men were invested in manufac
turing in'Greensboro Had it occurred
to you that it might work our that
way?
Don't you fret about the "cranky"
city of Greensboro being alone in the
dispensary business. "There are oth
ers," ana tnere win be more
Are the people of Guilford county
going to kick very hard because they
ill have to accept 14,000 from one
dispensary instead of $900 from nine
barrooms? Think-you they will howl
much?
"Who is going to run the dispensa
ry ?" Dollars to doughnuts that it will
be one of your crowd. We don't know
enough about the business.
"Where is the dispensary going to
keep its bank account?" Ask the board
of aldermen. They will elect the board
of directors.
South Carolina leads the South in
the manufacture of cotton. Didn't
you know that?
Are we a city of babies and children
or are we a set oi men.' vvnicn siae
has said they "won't play" on Thurs
day?
Is this Benaja, Brown's Summit,
etc., or is it Greensboror" Is this
Proximity or is it Greensboro?
Does capital inquire whether liquor
is sold in packages or by the drink,
and does it care a fig, and if so, why?
Do cotton mills require open saloons
for their business.
If there is less drunkenness io
Greensboro than ever before" does that
argue that there can't be less still?
Now, really, was there not a public
demand for this dispensary law?
What would 760 voters against 88 vice
presidents indicate?
How many of those new people do
you want who won't come because we
are not up-to-date on beer gardens.
Do you mean to say that you want
wine as frte as water, served with
your meals like Frenchmen?" Hasn't
that plan had its day?
Who is the best witness ai to sobri
ety in Fayetteville, Judge McRao, a
paid attorney and non-resident, or .
Rankin, J. W. McNeill, G. G. My-
rover, a. ttanmn ana m. m. trior,
disinterested citizens of the town?
Does this demand for a dispensary
come from the people who are fighting
to make a city of Greensboro? You
are mistaken if you think you are "the
only one in' the fight." Some of us
were in this fight before Summit Ave
nue opened the way from ProxlmiV
to this prosperous 6uburD. we ao
not import.cotton mills and wholesale
bouses, but w have a few factories
and old original wholesale houses of
our own which you seem to have lost
ight of, and no man or set r.f men
need think they have an exclusive
monopoly in the endeavor to make
Greensboro a city.
In a city election who are the quali
fied voters and where will you find
them if not on the city registration
books? The city clerk made a sworn
statement that there were 948 by actual
count. Our first speaker before the
the legislative committee frankly ad
mitted that their were more on the
county books.
Are you not trying to settle tms
question without investigation?
Where is your eviaencer tiave you
introduced any? Are theories and
assumptions the thing for a jury?
Where are your iactsr .tiave you goi
aQy?.
When 88 vice presiaents say mas iw
voters cannot have a certain ponce
regulation, who is trying to run the
town?
If the feeling of disapproval of the
proposed primary is so "undisputed
and universal" and if the demand for
it does not "to any extent reflect pub-
loeentlment, has it occurred to you
that all you have to do to defeat this
dispensary bugaboo is to go to the
polls Thursday ana voter
MR. WOODROFFE ANSWERED.
Is The Barroom The Custodian
Any Man's Right.
Of
Editor Telegram: We notice In
yesterday's paper a communication
from friend Thos. Woodroffe which ,
when source is considered entitled to
answer.. And first, as to the working
man's noerty. inis writer nas oeen a
working man all his life, but has never
yet realized that the' barroom was
ever the custodian of his liberty, his
rights, his respectability or material
advancement.
As to refreshment houses, start the
ball Brother, we will help man for
man on your side.'
It is the principle of the barroom
that is abused and only the judgment
of the barkeeper that is criticised, for
it is the only business that we know of
where the product is to be ashamed of.
Ana tnen irom wnat we see on our
streets, they show such poor judgment
in knowing when a man has enough.
We can but suppose the next point
made is based on the selfishness of
human nature, as he only claims to
have manifested interest in but one
man. The next point and most serious
of all, if our preachers are actuated
by the same motive as the bar-keepers,
on:-wnere are we arirungr Almost a
Blander on Paisley, Doub, Barringer,
Wilson. Smith, Stickney and other
good men gone to their reward.
une more point ne makes, and we
close. That is his sumptuary clause.
We would refer him to the first few
verses of the third chapter of Genesis,
( which should be good authority for
our friends. ) There he will find the
author of his sumptuary idea, which
was promulgated at that meeting and
has been giving the human family
trouble ever since. Wm. Love
MYSTERIOUS INFANT,
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Left at a Colored Woman's House In
Charlotte.
During the snow storm Saturday
night, some one knocked
of Emma Wall's home on South Mint
street and placed in
th m nt thA
old colored woman, what she supposed
to be a bundle of.ehawls and clothing.
The mysterious stranger departed
ithout disclosing -his name, saying
as he left that he had been asked to
deliver the ,'package to the Wall wo
man. The bundle was' unwrapped and be
neath the woolen wraps a male infant
was found sleeping peacefully. Ye8-
terday morning the old colored woman
made the facts known to some of the
neighbors. She refuses to tell much
concerning the mysterious child, but
that she will take care of it until the
mother calls.
A News reporter learned this morn
ing that the child's mothr is a resi
dent of Alabama and that the mother
came to Charlotte several weeks ago.
The Wall woman says the infant is
about a week old. Charlotte News.
THE RELIEF WORK.
Over One Hundred and Fifty Families
Supplied Yesterday.
The work of supplying provisions
and fuel to destitute families is being
vigorously and systematically prose
cuted. The Irelief committees yester
day supplied over one hundred and
fifty families with either fuel or pro
visions. The, relief fund has beep
augmented by several more contribu
tions. W. H. Watkins, of- Ramseur,
telegraphed ten dollars yesterday and
among some of the larger contribu
tions this morning was twenty-five
dollars each from Messrs. Moses and
Ceasar Cone. The work is bo well or
ganized and so vigorously carried out
that it is believed all actual suffering
will be s voided.
SUFFERING IN REIDSVILLB. -
City
Authorities Hold up
and Take Coal.
a Train
The suffering from lack of fuel in
Reidsville yesterday was t uch that the
city authorities stopped a southbound
freight train and demanded that the
conductor cut out and leave two car
loads of coal, which were a part of his
train, there. At first the conductor
refused, but when informed that the
city must and would have it before the
train would be allowed to leave there
he sidetracked the cars of coal, re
ceived payment for it and came on his
way with a less heavy train. The
coal was for a South Carolina firm.
Held In a Drift.
Yesterday was a hard one on the
newspaper carrier boys and one little
fellow, it is said, came near freezing
to death. Henry Blanchard, 10 or 12
years old, carries papers for the
Record. While delivering his papers
last evening he says he got
into a snow drift several feet deep and
the more he tried to get out the deeper
it ?ot. He was found almost frozen
late last night by a gentleman who
carried him home. He was given at
tention and is all right today.
Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund money if it
fails to cure. - Zoo. The genuine
L. B. Q. on each tablet.
has
FILIPINOS FINED THE TOWN
lot Prompt Landing of Americans
Saved the Place.
GENERAL MILLER TAKES IL0IL0.
Net an American Soldier or Sailor
Was Killed Filipinos Routed
With Considerable Loss
By Cable to Thb Tzlsgbam.
Manila, Feb. 14 The gunboat
Petrel has just returned here with the
details of the taking of Iloilo Satur
day. General Miller occupied the
town without the loss of an American
soldier or .sailor. The Filipinos at
first offered slight resistance, but the
cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel
routed the Filipinos with considerable
loss.
Before retiring the Filipinos fired
the town nn several places, but the
prompt landing of the Americans
saved the town from destruction.
Troops were detailed at once to dis
tinguish the flames which they accom
plished before much damage was done.
Several banks were! menaced, but the
flames were prevented from reaching
them.
The engagement began Saturday
morning, the Boston and Petrel re
plying to the weak attempt of the Fili
pinos to defend their position.
Trains Still Tied Up.
By TTir to the Tklbqham.
Pittsburg, Feb. 14 For the first
time in many years all through trains
in Pennsylvania are completely
blocked and trains of all kinds are
abandoned. Telegraphic communica
tion for a long time uninterrupted.
The last through train from the East
went through early yesterday
afternoon. The crews of through
trains were ordered to report at eight
"0'clock but the indications are
" wm impossible to get trains
tnrough then. Trains at present are
only going to Greensburg, forty
miles, and trains coming from the
west are from one to three hours late
and are abandoned here on account of
the eastern block ade.
Message frem Otis.
By If Ire to Thb Tklbqkam.
Wasbicgton, Feb. 14. A telegram
from General Otis last night to the
adjutant general says that General
Miller has taken the town of Iloilo.
The insurgents had been given until
the evening of the 11th to surrender
but their hostile action brought on the
engagement during the morning. The
insurgents fired the native portion of
the town but there was little loss of
property of foreign inhabitants and
no casualties to the United States
troops.
American and British consulates
were slightly damaged by wire in dis
embarking The American troops en
countered slight resistance from the
gnnboat Samarc but were practically
unimpeded in their advance.
More Wood Tenlght.
The work of relieving the suffering
is still going on, though since the sup
ply of wood has been exhausted, little
more can be aone until tomorrow.
Mayor Taylor today contracted with
the authories of the C. F. & Y. V. for
a supply of wood, which, however, has
to be hauled from near Stokesdale.
The first train from Stokesdale is due
here late this afternoon so that the
wood will not reach here in time for
distribution tonight. Alderman
Lewis, prominent on the relief com
mittee, left this afternoon for Stokes
dale to load the wood before the next
train passes. Applications f'om the
suffering are still coming in and those
of our citizens who are able and have
not subscribed, should not fail to do
so.
No High Point News.
Though we are so near together we
are deprived oi our regular tngn
Point news, through the demolished
railroad service caused by the deep
snow and extreme cold.
Still a few pairs left
of the men's
fine sample and odd
size shoes at
Th acker & Brockmann's to be sold at
$1.98.
Dispensary Mass Meeting.
There will be an important mass
meeting of the friends of the dispensa
ry at the court house on Wednesday
night at 8
o'clock. All urged to be
present.
Aged Citizen Dead
Mr. Geortre Merris, and age3 and
highly respected citizen of this county
living near Guilford College, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon. He
was 85 years of age.
"Ladies' seven button overgaiters 25,
50 and 75 cents. Ten button over
gaiters 50 cents at Thacker & Brock
mann's.
You can find all sizes of men's,
women's and cniiaren's ruooer snoes
at Thacker & Brockmann's.
SHALL WE VOTE?
The Dispensary From a Christian
Standpoint.
Many good, Christian people who
have the welfare of their fellow men at
heart, question the propriety from
Christian standpoint of voting at the
coming primary.
li it were a question between pro
hibition and the saloon, the objection
would be well put and the path of duty
plain.
But as we understand the present
situation, the only choice we have is
that of lessening the curse which is
upon us. The only question upon
which the temperance people have the
privilege of expressing their senti
ments and being heard by our legisla
uve ooay at tms time, is whether we
shall have nine saloons open and in
full blast from early morn until mid
night hours, with all the attractions
that art can devise to allure and entice
the father, husband, son and brother
into the vortex of ruin and despair, or
shall we restrict the evil and curtail
its influence by reducing the number
from nine to one and placing that one
under restrictions which tend to dis
courage rather than encourage the
terrible curse of the drink habit, a
I am frank to say that the proposi
tion is not what we desired as prohibi
tionists, yet who will say that nine
saloons, unrestricted plying their
trade of destruction, is preferable to
one restricted.
If we cannot kill the monster at one
blow let us cripple him and destroy
some of his most dangerous features,
standing ready to strike the death
blow whene.er the opportunity may
offer. C.
. Dispensary Notice.
To the Friends of the Dispensary:
Although the opponents of the dis
pensary resolved in mass meeting last
night to take no part in the primary
Thursday, we want to urge every man
to vote and work on Thursday. For
the moral effect, let us roll up the lar
gest possible vote. We must be vigi
lant, active, untiring.
J. S. Hunter,
A. M. Scales,
A. W. McAlister,
Central Committee.
THE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations by Paine, Mur
phy & Co.
By private wire to F. A. Burgin,
Manager.
New YORK, Feb. 14, 1899
American tobacco 1374
Atch., Top. & Santa Fe 61$
B. and 0 69i
C. and O 28f
Chic, Bur. and Quincy 141i
Chic. Gas 112
Del., Lacs, afid Western... 160
Delaware and Hudson 113i
Federal Steel
Erie 14f
General Electric Ill
Jersey Central . 104$
Louisville and Nashville 64 f
Lake Shore 200i
Manhattan Elevated 112i
Missouri Pacific 44
Metropolitan and S. railway.... 235i
Northwestern 149
Northern Pacific Pr 79
National Lead 37i
New York Central 136i
Pacific Mail
Reading 22
Rock Island 118
Southern Railway 12 J
Southern Railway Pr 49i
St. Paul 126i
Sugar Trust 13H
Tenn. Coal & Iron 42
Texas Pacific
U.S. Leather Preferred 71
Western Union Tel 94i
Wabash Preferred 22
Chicago, Feb. 14. 1899.
Wheat, May 72
" Dec
" July 71
" Feb
Corn, Deo
" Feb 35,
" July 37f
" May 37
Oats, July
Feb , 27
" July 26i
May 28
Pork, Dec
" July
" Feb 980
May 1000
Lard, Nov
" July ... . '5&? . . .'. 565
" Feb....fcM
" May , 570
Ribs, Nov
" Dec
Feb 487
" July 612
" May 500
Cotton, Sept 620(2621
" Jan
" Feb 628629
" March.. 629(630
" April ...627628
May 628629
June 626628
July 627(628
" August 629630
" Oct 620(621
" Nov 620621
" Dec ". ....623624
Spot cotton 6 9-16
New Lot
Bologna
Sausage
Received Today,
25 cts pound
Also,
Nice Tongues
L B. Lindau
Opp. Benbow
Phone 56
A Rubber Neck
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And a Rubber Body J
Our Water Baes and
they don't leak.
Or
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Prices Plain rubber,
75c; flannel covered, 85c;
better grades, $1.00 and
$1.50.
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Jno. B. Fariss,
Druggist.
121 S. Elm St. Opp. Benbow
Ford ham's
Grippe Capsules
will positively cure La Grippe
in d. nours. rnce 25 cents.
No cure no pay.
Grissom & Fordiiam,
Prescription Druggists.
Over 100 Acres
Unimproved City
Real Estate For Sale.-
An Opportunity to Make Money !
We have now listed with us for sale
probably the largest and most valu
able tract of land which is for sale
within the corporate limits of the city.
This is the Fisher property, located in
nortnern section of lireensboro The
principal part of the property is di
vided by North Elm street, one of the
very best residence streets in the city.
A smaller portion is located near
Summit Avenue, an up-to-date city
street This property . is only offered
as a whole. Its beautiful location and
close proximity to the city makes it
very desirable.
For further information call on-or
address.
Wharton & McAlister,
Agents.
D. W. Robertson,
ELECTRICIAN.
Odd Fellows Building. 120 W. Market
Cosmopolitan incandescent litrhts
put in for $1.00 each.
W els bach. Mantles put in for 40
cents each.
Shades, Chimneys, etc.. furnished
at low prices.
Electric Burglar and Fire Alarms,
Door Bells, Annunciators, Incandee
sent Lamps, et 8,
First Class nrirttinz
at Reasonable rices
These Prices Speak for Themselves:
.000 White Envelopes ti e
1,000 Note Heads ui
.000 Statements. i.M
1,000 Bill Heads LW
,000 Letter Heads
,000 Business Cards 1M
All printing done on suoerior atook. V
shoddy material used. Work guaranteed o
piease or money reiunaed.
ET Tof a Printer and
Li. 1 stationer
Over Grissom & Fordham's drugstore.
PHONE 89
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