THE MOUNT AIRY NEWS.
MOUNT AIRY, N. 0., TII.UltSDAY, APHIL H, 180(1. ,
NO. 08
VOL. 10.
T'MMONSN
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EQUATOR
THE BEST
SPRING MEDICINE
IsSlM.vu y.i Uvra l?fiUil.ATW. Don't
forget f i it. Now is the time you
neeJ it nr. t to va!.e i p ymir Liver. A
s'.iicris t l.i. r !t:ii"s hi: Miliaria, Fever
nn J Ai'.i"', tJ n-' : .:.;..: ; "., miJ many other
ills wluli .:'! r t-K- institution anj
wreck h-'.i It 'i't tii;;-t the word
PHIULAI It .. NMWONS I.IVI-R
l-l-r,i;i .', : i.i i " ,i:i'. 1 he word KFO
tLATOi; il, . m . ii. ; it trom all other
fern.-dits. ,Vi.l. ivilJiS this, SIMMONS
I iVIiR hl Cii l.M'i is : K.-Riilator of the
Liver, kicp 't ir.i,vriy nl work, that your
system m.-v 1'.' kt- ' in .'.m l oMidition.
FOR TMii Hl.OOi) Like SIMMONS
I IVRN I'!., i I ' I Ail . I' i- the N st Mood
puriti.-r arij o'ir.i-;. Iiv it an J note
the ihMrrrrv f . I ivk ti r the I'l I) .
oil cmmv pi. I- H.V. V'U v.-on' tin J it on
iviv I'd r n-.-Jl-.-i i.', n'l.l there is no other
I i V r tiir-uv lil.v- .-m.'loNS LiVhR
Jth'ii.'i ATi !H th.'Kio l Liver Remedies.
H.' IIV V'n'J fit II.
.1. II. 7. llin .V Co. I'Mt.iilelplila, Pa.
YV. R UROWX,
HOTARV PQSUIG,
(orrii'K with iiko. . sr.vmiF.it,)
Mount Airy, N. C.
E. F. HOLLINGS WORTH,
Dental Surgeon,
(IF.l'l''K ON i iXKUN sti;i:i.t,
s K I R MAIN.
OKKIOK H Jl'K.-i A. M. TO fi )'. M.
S. P. GRAVES,
A T I'O UN E V AT LA W,
.nouul Airy, .V V..
I" rnieiluea lu hlf and federal courts
Pruuipi aim. tiun 1. 1 fj.it. -Hon 01 el. Una.
R. L. HAYMOKE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
itlouni Airy, SI. C.
Practicea in Hie Male ami Federal t-uuita
anil colli tin cImiiiib. All husiness eutiiist
eil lo lit ir nl receive ti i in 1 1 atlfiniim.
GEO. W. SPARGER,
Attorney at Law & Notary Public,
Mount Airy, .V
Itr Meotlnttl- Loans mill lie culleellub 01
Claim Spoeulty. fiiHurmiL'u pluc.-U in ulaii
a rit'nuiiiaiiii'siiiiiiu liberal terms.
w. k. cvi.-raii,
Ml. AT '
J. II. LKWKI.I.YN.
Ouliiii, N. O.
CARTER & LEWELLYN,
Attorneys - at - Law.
Practice in the State mid heih-ml
Couru.
fronijit attention given to all liusi
nesH enlruHted to their earn.
W. S. NEEDHAM,
LlUl ill ii il II
i
PILOT MOUNTAIN, N. C.
Wi (iraiHiiH! iu the State (lourla. t'ol
Ijtitiou of i-lahna a apecialty. Jnii'.i-lL'in
COAL!
COAL!
White- Aah Anthracite Goal fur Stoves
and Urates.
UiiHitil Crock Coal for Stoves and Grates
I'lK-almntas Coal for Shop and Kiif,'inea.
jrjgfT'Order tilled promptly.
T. B. MeCAItliO.
Acetit for l'oeahoiitas Coal l!o.
JOS. NATIONS,
OKA IK 11 IS
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry
Of all kinds, iVwintf .Mai hi'ie, M'liii'ttl
Instniiiiei.ts.iVc. VV atelies, t loekn and
Jewelry repaired in bent uiSBilile man
ner and aatisfnelioii nuaranteeU If you
want to save money see me hi-fun-iriakiiiK
yur purchasia or having jour
work done.
J. H. BLAKEMORE,
PHOTOGRAPHER,
BMtMainSt., MT.AIKV.N.C.
I, nrf-wml U) m ke all itic X..r ta 'r
ntic Uyl--. l i- l"i " O""-'. J1
gl
w w. HURKK,
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCER,
AND
BHER OF tOLXTRV PRODITE.
YOUR OUHKKS 8f)MClTKI.
GOODS DELIVEBED PROMPTLY
Respectfully.
W. W. BURKE.
Situated on Kain 'Street,
iwt ,f Franktin iiim
nlwo "T1 " " - . - - ; . i -
kil Airv She Slop,
J' on and H V). Shoe mad to order on
Ihort IW.O- StMa repaired . pn:ni.t ly.
.. ...iviinn jnaraiitewl bihI mora de
JiVrd hen deaireJ Trrftia eh.
L. B. Albertson, Prop.
' . m - vw shiwMi in at. irk af
A Missouri Train Robbery.
! A itiKiiiili h nt last ciJiiihuhv
from St. Louie. Mo.. m : The
Tri-!' fast i xi-n-fr, from ilm Wt;,
ill: Lchai ,M" , lentil "
WISt id t. Louie, a li'tbt bcfolO 1
o'clock r F. i morning, vn ln-lil ti
hv li.rv e, maski d men, hear Rich
Iii'mI, '2'2 iiiilt-H )Ht i)l I.i'ltanon.
ih nit :io'rlni:k .liidtiKirninsr. Wlu-n
tho train vms iu.'Hiintf IIh'IiIhiiiI tin
engineer .tw n il li'lit ilown tho
trm k. He rove rml thu inver Htnl
apilifil the nir lifki' Rtul cti)U'tl
tiiu tiniii. Tliu tMijjinver hihI tirt
uiHii niki (1 tlu'ir lii'Hils out of tliu
cl) vvii do to nit wliHt the trouble
nun. At llmt iiihtiint there whh a
thihli mill n hulliit whizzed HKt the
i iiiiitu i r'ti hen! Hiid huiit d itself in
tie wood-work. A man rpmnp in
to the enb wiih a Wii ehehter ritle
mid ('oiiiiniiiuiiil tho eniiinerr and
liieiiiHii lo holil up th .ir Imiiilr.
Then ho compelled the engineer lv
ifi t di.wu mid help the rolibers jet
into the exprcen ear. They made
the ei jrinccr inouiit the plalfoini,
Hud with Wii.ehepierd prodding him
trout behind, cull loudly to the
mi -wicrier to open hi car. It wa
not until several volleys had liei n
i oiiicd into the car throliKh (ho
d. r that the mea nger unbolted
his door and admitted the robbers.
f he nico-eiii r declared that every
thing in the car worth taking was
securely locked in the th'oiijjli i-afe,
to which ho dul not pnmcrs the
combination. The r.bbei produced
from a bin packajje of dynamite
and went to wmk to blow the hafe
open. Tin y wni ked for nearly an
hour, firing their ruls all the time
niitpidi: tlu: train to in imidate the
pHfM-iiL'Cia and Irainmeli. 'I he iiicp
fcoiuer was bidiy hurt by being
htiui k on the head with t ho hut'
cud of a Kiiri. At lart ihe rale wan
o encil and t ho booty secured.
The btiiiliia cut tho engine b te
mid utaried it d iwn tliu trick.
L'nuiuecr I'rice oiTeted to x with
tin-in to take cure of the engine, but
tiny f uii i hey did not neid him, ah
tin y knew snmethint: almut cniin a.
An eiuhih ot a mile chh! of the train
they h-ft the engine and ununited
their hm'ptfc, which had been
picketed iichi by. iood dcacripiioi.s
arc til en of the three robla-ra, and
s the c.'iiiiiry in aroused and piir
miit .iclive, it in thought I hey can
l ot CKOipe.
A poeau left Lebanon early tins
no. riling in putMiit. The cxjrn-
otliciiila claim not to know how
much the robbers pot, but one of
the piicserii;i rs a.a he heard the
mi'-acniri r oiy there m na over
OOii in t:.c fafe.
Hanged an Innocent Man.
The Auiala (.'hroiiiole of last
Saturday as that in Hirnwcll
county, fe. (J., a number of veins
ajM, an innocent man was banned
lor a murder committed at a dunce.
While on the lionr daneintr, Stephen
LiinIi vim killed hvHphut tired from
tiH, ,hi.!,.
A r-Mih character by
the Hume of Jeitca wnt accused. He
admitted tiriiii,' tiie pistol ; but swore
he find it into the air. Circum
stiiniia! evidence wae so conclusive
he was tried, convicted and lumped,
proti sting his innoeeiict: on the
M-fTi.ld. About a year a'o Lilly
Limbrick died, and us a seipiel to
the tragedy, contet-aeJ beture his
ileiith flint he tiled the fatal shot,
tin! could assign no reason, as he
and !ush were the best of friends,
only that he was drinkintr. lie said
that when Iiatea tired into the air he
delibera'eiy aimed in the house and
tired. Tlie deadly work of the bul
let sobered him and he sold his pis
tol to a cousin for fifty eente, fcar
iiij; detec' ion. He helped to father
the evidence that convie'ed and
handed iS.ites. This has only re
ceiitly ci-me lo the ears of the peo
ple of his community.
An cxpli sioii of l'h'' oceiimd
ruci-dav in it u hi her nine sliatt of
the Ia liilt and V ilkesbane ('oal
Companv at Sunr Notch. '1 bourns
Hiiike, a do ii-teiider, was crushed
under lalliti): u al Its and Harry
I'eiiiiitt, ajred 1G years, a diiver
b y, wa fatally injured. Harrv
I'loyd, IVtcr Mm sou and Tboma.
is were also injured, bill will
ri cover. The damage reanliiu
f'r.on the expl.isi.'ti will be heavy.
Superior court is in session in
Caldwell and Albert Franklin and
wife are to be tried fur the murder
if F".V (iieene, Franklin's wife's
first bill-band.
Best
Family
Medicine
"I have taken Aver. TP! fnr
munv years, and a! dnvc1
the best reMiita Iroui their use.
For stomarh and liver tloiilileg,
and for the cure of headache.
Cathartic Pills
cannot tw cfiual'il. When mv
fneini aik me what N the Ik-H
remeilv for dminter of the Rtom-
h, liver, or Imweht tut invnri.
Fie answer ia AVer's I'llla.'" Mra.
May Johnwix," New York City.
Highest
Awards at
World's Fair.
1
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
STATE ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE GATH
ERED FROM OUR MANY WIDE
AWAKE EXCHANGES,
The jjreat revival meetinu; at
Favi tteville has ended, with over
.')oil cotiveiai.iiis.
The anuicii e invention of tlie
Woman's Christian Temperance
I'liiuu uf North Carolina will meet
ir. Uileih on Juno 5th.
Moses I'tinder, a colored laborer
of Edgecombe county, who killed
Jos. Uullin, a white man, in March,
18'.t."), was arreted a few day 0
and is in jail.
The tobacco men of Statcsviile
will erect a monument to the mem
ory of the late Hai Fetter, a pop
ular tobacco auctioneer of that
id ace and son of the late I'rof. M.
'otter.
The gold mine of Higtfinu vV Co.,
near (Lunewall, is proving to be
very valuable. Tho prospecting
which is in progtesa there no-cor -tintics
to show rich depotits.
Ixmoir Topic.
Miles Lrown, son of J. M. 1
Lrown, of Mulberry, caught 11
large sucki rs at one haul last week,
and says ho hits Something to (at
now besides dry Inead. Wilkes
boro Chronicle.
The Macon county jail at Frank
lin was totally destroyed by fire
Saturday morning about 3 o'clock.
Four (irisoners er-caped. The juil
was a two itory luick building
There waa no insurance. It is sup
posed tho fire was started by one
i f the prisoners.
Judge Norwood, of the Superior
Court, has rendered a decision that
the county eotmuissionersol Forsyth
have a right lo moitgxgo the court
house Kj iH-e for the purpose ol
securing money with which to build
a new coiitt house. The case will
now go tu the Supreme Court for
tins! decision.
The tioldnhorii Art us says thht
at this time last year there were
thirty-eix prisoners in Wayne jail,
and now tliero are but four. The
sheiilf aitribiitis thi-i remarkaMe
falling nil to the fact that it is well
kiiou n that the county owns blood
hounds which have never failed to
run down rogues.
The store of It. L Swift-good, at
Tyro Shops, l)a,vidson cunty, wns
burned Sunday n'ght. It is sup
pus d that the store was robbed and
then set on tire. The buck dooi
was open when the Hames were d.s
covered. The loss was twelve
hundred dollais, upon which ttiere
wae no insurance.
There is a mun in the city to-day
who says he is walking around the
world getiiu anthoigraphs of
prominent business men in eich
place he visits. "While this man's
purposes may be perfectly honest
and legitimate, still it might not be
amiss to call attention to the tact
that it is not the wisest plan tohsve
one's signature in unknowu per
sons' pusS'-ssion. - Charlotte News.
(JovernorCarr honors the reijnisi
timi of the Governor of Virginia
for It. L. Douglas, tho white man
w ho is in jail at Statcsviile, charged
with the murder of a peddler in
Tazewell county, Va., February 1st.
This is a strange case. Five or six
men s vear Ihiu.'lass was in Iredell
county that day. Others swear he
was in Tazewell county, and identity
his clothing. The Government
sent the requisition to Salisbury.
Ano'hcr murderer has been ac
quitted in Madis. n county, about the
tour hundredth, more or less. His
name was Ikilding and the Hendcr
sonvillo Times says of the acijuittal :
Theie was an unusual scene in the
court noiii when the verdict of ''not
guilty was returned. It partook of
tc-itures of a religious revival. The
father ni Laiding, all aged minister,
wept and prayed, ami theie wan
singing, praying and handshaking
by the friends and relatives of the
prisoner now free.
l!ro. J. II. .Mills, is writing a
very intciesticg s'..irv entitled
''Captiati Iteiiajah." The found
ation is lai 1 on pirts ! the liible,
and from this he builds a splendid
structure. It is the story of a meet
ing ot the Grand I-odu'c at Jet .1
K.ili in, foi the burial of King Hiram,
and the story ends with a bit ot
rem nice, in which there is a happy
marriage. The story will goun !
published, if it is not already, and
will then be put in tik form. We
trust we violate no confidence in
saying this much of "Captain
lien ij-h." Irphan's Friend.
In l.Hjkinj through the old vault
in I In- State Treasurer's ollii-e Thurs-
lav, the clerk found the last war
i . t ,
rani issni-ii oy .. i hiio- as war
Governor. He also found forty
three thousand, three hundred dol
lars in old b .lids iu deiiomiuatiotis
ot one hundred, tire hundred and
one th'iusan'l dollars. They are
dstid in ll'iS. They were isued
nnder an act providing for funding
the ma" tired intert-st on he State
debt, and, under the funding act are
redeemable at 15 ier cent, of the
principal. They are now worth in
new bonds six thousand, tour bi.n-dr-d
and niney live dohai, and it
hdd by private parties the State
would have to jay it. .No one
knowsbowihey gut tin-re, and thre
U no recrd of thuii on the cflice
fiooks.
PETER'S CONFESSION.
Synopjii of Sermon by Re, D. H. Erad
enburg. The pnges of history are adorned
with many sayings of great men.
Sociales said' "know thyself," nd
enunciated a great principle for
right living; Shakespeare t-aid
" This above all, to thine own self
be trii--," and forcibly portrayed
our duty to otheis and ourselves.
I 'at rick Henry said, "Give me
libeity or give mo death," which
not only aroused his hearers, but
thrills us with patriotism todiy.
Hut these among thotisinds of oth
ers, sink into insignificance, and
grow dim in their lustre, when they
stand in tho light of Ti ter's state
ment, "Thou art the Christ."
These words weie Hot tho result
of sudden inspiration to Peter, but
a gradual disclosure, which tho di
vinity of Jesus had made to tho im
pulsivo apostle. Meek and humble
as the Saviour was, lYter had scon
hero and there, a gleam of iho di
vine, !l. tailing through tho mortal
covering; hihj when i,nnai askcn
him, "w hom s.iy v that I am," the
entire glory and grandeur ol Christ,
flashed into his mind and overflow
ing with joy, he exclaimed, "Thou
art tho Christ."
We have not seen the mirac.lea
that IVtcr saw, but we learn of
Christ a nature in much the same
way. We have seen the power that
has opened the eyes of those grop
ing in il tikiitrs and sin, and how
the soul that has suicided by drink
inir the poison of sin, has been rais
ed and quickened to new life, lie
calls such souls fioiu the tomb uf
iniquity, as he did the body of Laz
arus. The power of Cluist upon the
human soul, is to that soul the pos
itive evidence that lie is the, divine
Christ, and undci His tuition and
influence, the soul rises to its mb
liniest hopes, attains its sweetest
puritv, and learns its holiest love.
The speaker then very clearly
showed this to be a model confes
sion, certainly it pleased Christ, foi
it w.'s upon th. s confession that
Christ built His church. It was
our all-sullicient taith and creed.
The speaker then gave an apt il
lusttation of real taith. The miner
sees the rope, which swings into the
great chasm, he not only thinks it
will hold him, but at once bears his
whole, weight on the tew strands of
hemp.
The man who hits go opinion, be
liefs, and affections and bancs his
faith upon Christ alone, is the man.
who " believes unto i ignteoiisness
and ' cuiifc'sc.s with the mouth nt.-
to sa! v I'iuii.
-Winston Sentinel.
A Disastrous Fire.
The WiV n Ace'ylcne Works,
located at. Spray, Itockinghhtn
county, were entnely destroyed by
fire hist Sunday morning.
The plant was owned by Mr. S.
L. Wilson, of New York, and
operated by Maj. J. T. Morehead.
The Aluminum wrk was the
pride of the people ot Spray, this
being the birth place (if nee'.ylcne
gas, which has of late attracted so
much attention iu the scientific
world.
iii-j. .1. Turner Morehend, presi
dent of the company, and the prime
mover in the development of acety
lene gas, was not at home to wit
ness the destruction of his labors,
ho being in New York on busi
ness. Spontaneous combnstion was the
probable cause of the tire. The loss
is estimated at ..n.OHu, and there
was no insurance on the property.
Winston Sentinel
Perfect Wisdom
Would give us pertcct health. Be
cause men and women are nut per
fectly wise, they must take medi
cines to keep themselves perfectly
healthy. I 'nre, rich blood is the
basis of good health. Hood's Sar
snparilia is the One True I'.lo id
I'uritier. It gives good health be
cause it builds upon the t'ue foun
dation pure blood.
Howl's 1'illo are purely veget;.ble,
perfectly hm m!i-ss. aiwav i eltabie
and beneficial.
News was received lieie yester
dav that John W. Markham, a
prominent merchant of Chapel Hill,
had been arrested at that pl t'-i. mid
taken to IIil'sUiio and placed in
jail. J. 1st what the charge agiinst
him was we could not learn, but his
bund has bien placed 1 1 $l..r"i and
at last accounts he had failed to give
it. His store in ('Impel Hill has
lieen c'uscd by his creditors, and it
ia thought thit he was arrested on
some charge of defrauding his
creditors. Durham Itecotder.
.LXjX -AJLaOlSTEJ,
fenth in t.' way It "t. n! in th wnr tt'u
id, i Lr. iVfTri Medum! I.s-oy-
trv.
A lmg prt"wHn of fliwMW s'.irt from ft
tftfpiti livfr aii'l itr.iuir Ui. Tak it, s
ytm fnmht. bi "U fwl the first rmp
Un ( languor, hmtt f .etiti, dutiiMW, -prh'U).
A rn p-tijnir. rurtiv
ftotiic, Ut rr, !! iIiimw ni
1 1
;1
me ti rjiiaaJ it. It T"U
errroTK" into HwiUiial
ll r T'ttf UM 1'1, IJT up
J T aaT t Km uhiii ftVEta-fll atlkl
ii 2-
flu. IU CmiHttt, Wi
ri- 1 halve taken trm
h 't t ft rmir (n-a
f i-a i (iiirta Jt-H ami
Mra l;.nr.T
Iraat fotitfue '
Pierce. s.Gur
Ui
A SICKENING SIGHT.
THE BRUTAL BUTCHERY OF FIVE CU
BAN PATRIOTS BY SPANISH
GARROTFRS.
The Execution Wai Horrible and Revolting,
All Five of the Victim Strangled
to Death.
A dispatch from Havana, Cuba,
states that never in modern times
has there been a more sickening
spectacle than the one which
attended the public execution
of t've Cubitus. The men had laien
condemned to death by the Gairote
as "mnrdciers, violators and incen
diaries." Troops were drawn up in hollow
square and in the middle were
placid the elmir and post. Ruiz,
the public executioner, had depu
tized an assistant to Conduct the
HiiMr. the couilemncd men hav
ing received tho otlicer of tho
church, were brought into the square
to meet their la'e. One f them
had confessed his guilt and aflirmed
the innocence ot all tho others,
who also protested that they weie
guiltless.
The first man to die took hie seat
in the chair calmly; the iron collar
was fixed about his neck and cap
drawn over his face. Tin n the
executioner undertook to apply the
screw, but w as so excited that his
hand slipped repeatedly, with the
result that the victim died by blow
strangulation, emitting the while
the most distressing criis
The second execution was accom
plished with even more distressing
awkwardness and delay, the execu
tioner la-ing almost on the; veigc
of c dlapse as he performed his hor
rib'e function. The protests of the
oflicers and priests forced ltuiz to
undertake the third execution, but
he did little better than his assis
tant had done.
Ti.c fourth victim of bungling
gar rot era was likewise tortured and
then ltuiz literally fled from I. is
post, leaving bin assistants to put to
death the ti!th unfortunate Cuban,
who escaped none of the agonizing
experiences that had attended the
execution of his fellows. The whole
alTair has left upon thoso who wit
ncssed it and upon those to whom
it has been described a feeling of
the utmost horror.
How Awful She Will Look !
If rumors iroin nbro'id are cor
rect the fiisiiioiisble woman ot the
spiing of 'Ih! will be wonderful to
behold. For the ptst five virus
fashion has been subjected to but
tew rul'oil change-i. I his spluig
a rev olution is to t k- place.
Here it a list ot the new fashions
which have ttlrftilv appeared in
Fan-:
The hoopskirt.
L'.rire bustles.
Small tight-fitting sleeves.
Hip pads in various sizes.
High heels.
Collars of enormous size.
Huts worn well over the f -i-
head.
Marie Antoinette curls dangling
from the back of the coiffure.
Such is the array of horrors
which the fashionable woman must
contemplate before planning her
spring ward-robe.
An Old Man's Counsel.
Mr. Monroe Davidson, of Green
ville, Ga., says, May i 1st, 1815:
"I have used Itoyal Germetuer lor
Kidney Troubles from which I have
suffered from Lovhood. It gave
me relief in a tew davs, and is the
only medicine that has ever given
me any permanent relief. 1 take
pleasure in recommending it to any
one siifi'erinj from any kind of
Kidney trouble. 1 believe it i the
best thing that old people-can ti.-e
for debility and nervousness."
New pucka."-, large bottle, lo
doses, fl. For sale by Taylor iV
IJanner and D. A. Houston.
The conduct of the present Con
gress has been worse than that of
the one which precceded it. In
stead of laboring for the interests
of the people and endeavoring by
their influence to give permanence
to the renewal of general ptosperity,
they have yielded to a spirit of
jingoism and have kept tliu country
constantly exc:led by pre'endid
foreign complications and threats
of war. The sturdy Working
people of the country want no war.
The latest results of pharmaceu
tical tcience and tho best modern
appliances arc aaileJ ot ill Com
pounding Ayer's Sarsaparillu.
Hence, though half a-century in
existence as a medicine, it is fully
abreast of the age in all that goes
to make it the standard blood-pu-r.fic-r.
Those who are siruglug to keep
out of the poor house will timi com
fort in i lie information that the
Duke of York cannot live comfort
ably on $7,0 a year.
Take Simmons Liver Regulator
to prevent illness from the Malaiial
poison which comes with the Spring
months. Simmons Liver Itegula'or
is a mild laxative thit clensc the
system and puritic the blood. An
excellent alterative and tonic tor
the Spring. "I have U-en very
moch imptoved in heal.h by taking
Simmons Lirer Regulator." M.
Newport, Williamsburg, Ky.
Send in your subscription to this -5 eot. per box. Fur sale by Ty
paper. Only one dollar year. j lor i IUnner.
A Romantic Marriage.
The Winston Salem correspon
dent of the Charlotte Observer tel
egraphs from the Twin City as fol
lows under date of March 27th :
"A rather remarkable marriage
was celebrated in Winston yester
day. Mr. James H. Portia, of this
city, and Mrs. Maggie T. Daven
port, of Itocky Mount, N. C, being
the contracting parties. The cere
mony wa pertormed at the home
of the gloom's lather by Itev. II. A.
Lrown, of the First liaptiat church.
The remarkable feature of tho mar
riage iii that Mr. I'ortia is dying of
consumption, and was unable to sit
up when tho ceremony was per
formed. "The bride first came to Winston
several months ago upon hearing
of tho critical illness of her lover.
She came hero again a tew diys
siuco and wan told by a physician
that his recovery was very improb
able and that if she desired to mar
ry him it would lu advisable for
her to do so at oneo. The bride'
first husband died two years ago.
Mi. I'ortis lost Ins wife about a
year ago. This romantic marring
is the conclusion of a 'boy and girl
Courtship.'
".Mrs. I'ortis is a very handsome j
tirunetto, ami is also quite wealthy.
Mr. I'ortis was formeily manager
of the Western Ftnon Telegraph
office in Asheville, which position
lie resigned to accept one in Uirm
ingham, Ala., and upon the death
of his wife in that city he went to
Richmond, Va., la-ing employed
there in the main ofliee, where he
remained until a few weeks ago,
when his failing health compelled
him to come home. He has two
ehildien."
McKiiley Will Lead.
A Careful canvass made by corres
pondents ol the New York Herald
m every St te and Territory in the
I'nioii to determine the Presidential
preferences of the delegates to the
Republican National Convention,
which will be he'd in St. Louis on
June ll'.th. slows that on the first
ballot McKiiilev will poll more
than double the vote of any other
andldaie, and that he will tall only
ti'J votes short of the nomination. !
Acciding to the Herald, the!
total number of delegates will lie'
Im'.'. and IS.'i will be nutiiied to!
nominate. McKinley will probably j
go into the convention with H'.'S j
Votes oil the tirst bnllot. Reed will !
be second in point of strength, with
lo2 votes, including solid New j
England. Morton will stand third,
with '.;, and Allison will have!
only
. I
Spring Requires
T'mt the impurities which have
accumulated in your blood during
the winter shall be promptly and
thoroughly expelled if good health
is expected. When the wanner
weather comes tLcsc impurities are
liable to manifest themselves in
various ways and often lead to seri
ous illness. Fnlcss the blood is
rich and pure that tired feeling will
atll'ct yon, your appetite will fail
and you will find yourself "all run
down." Hood's Sarsaparilla tones
and strengthens the system, drives
out ail impurities and makes pure,
rich, healthy blood. Hood's Sar
saparilla is the one true blood puri
fier and the liest spring medicine.
Be sure to get only Hood's.
The Goddess of Liberty to Be Married,
The goddess of liberty, Miss Anna
Williams, whose pn file appears on
every silver dollar, is to be married.
It is twenty years since the pretty
blonde girl became famous, and now
that she is to be a bride the story of
how she came to be the goddess of
liberty may be retold. In 1S76 a
young engraver named Tvlorgan,
after designing the reverse side of
the dollar, made up his mind that
the profile on the other side should
he from a real bend, and, after a long
search, chanced upon Miss Wil
liiiins, ho, Hfter liuving at first re
fused, finally consented to sit for
the design, which was accep'cd by
Congress. She lives in Philadelphia,
and for years supported herself as a
teacher. Yorkville Enquirer.
As baldness makes one link pre
maturely old, so a full head ot hair
gives to mature lite the r.ppearar.cj
ot youih. To secure this and pre
vent the former, Ayer's Hair Vigor
is confidently recoinme'ided. Itotb
ladies and gentlemen prefer it to
any other dressing.
A RrooLivu, N. Y., dispatch of
Wednesday says eleven lives were
lost by tire in an Italian colony
near Hamilton Ferry. The lire
occurred in a three s'ory tenement
house, occupied by Italians, seventy
live jH-oplo being in the house.
The men, women and children slept
on niaitresi-s on the iletor iu the
various rooms. The tenants were
unistly laborers. Those who lost
their lives were overcome by the
-moke before thoroughly aw-ukened.
The policemen made many rescues.
The tire Marred in the lower hall
way. BiieUlcn'a Artilra ftaiv.
The Rent Salvo in th world for
Cut, llrime, Soics, Ulcers, Sail
H'leum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapp
ed Ilauils. Ciulbl jinen. Corn, and
all Skin Kniplinna, and positively
cure I'ilca, or no pay required ll
i. fU.iranleed to give perfect aii.
Fat-(i-n r roo'iey refunded. Trie
Highest of all in Leavening
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NORTH CAROLINA FIRST.
Years ago we published a list ot
sotno fourteen event in history iu
which North Carolina was lirst.
Liko nearly all we have written in
fifty years but little ia in our pos
session. We are nnable, therefore,
o reproduce tho list and it would
require somo research to gather it
again. North Carolina has led
the other Sjatea in many importat.t
things. Even in railroading, it
was with Virginia tirst probably.
Was not tho railroad lrom 1'lakely
in Northampton county to Peters
burg the first to las constructed and
used ? We have such an impression.
We havo a scar on our chin that
was caused by a fall from the seat
when a wee bit ol a lad, not more
than 5 or 0 years ot age. As be
fore mentioned there is evidence to
show that the first revolver was by
a North Carolinian. The signal -ofliee
idea is probably a North
Carolina conception. Wc are in
clined to think the first type-setting
machine was bv a native of onr
Stite.
1'ut we meant now to refer to
three or four historic matters in
which the old State led olT.
The first pamphlet published in
this country protesting against tax
ing the Colonies against their con
sent, was printed in W-lmington j
by Andrew Stuart in liho.
1 he first protest in print bitter-
ly condeming the grievous burdens
put upon the iM:op)o of the m ia?r
counties by the Colonial Govern
ment and its otticials in the courts,
was signed ''Nntbush," and was
written by a citizen of Granville
county. It is extant and may be-
found in Wheeler. It
lished in
was puis-
The first blood shed in resistance
of oppression was bv the Regula
tors in the battle of Alamance, on
10th May, 1771, Gen. Tryon
!c- i '
teating them.
It was nearly four year later
when the battles of Concord and
Lexington in Massachnsi tts were
fought 10th April, 1775.
The tirst declaration ot Independ
ence of the llriiish Crown was at
Chatlottetown, Meckh nl nrg coun
ty, on I'i'tli May, 1775.
The Philadelphia (National Dec
laration) was the next year, 4th
July, 177i, thirteen months und a
halt later.
The Regulators of Granville
staitcd the trouble in 1771 were
ahead of the others. The Regula
tors ot Anson county were ahead
of those of Orange, says Governor
Swain.
The first Provincial Convention
met at Newborn on 25th Angust,
1774. It was this Convention that
appointed William Hooper, Joseph
Hews and Richard Caswell dele
gates to the First Continental Con
gress. Fort Johnston was burned by
Col. John Ashe lth Jnly, 1775. "
The First Provincial Congress
met at Ilillaborongh inth Augnst,
1775.
The Second Provincial Congress
met at Halifax 4th April, 177b.
The Resolutions of the Provin
?ial Congress instructing the Con
tinental Congress for independence
were adopted on 12th April, 1770.
It is a very strange omission in
all the eatli'T histories of North
Carolina of the important battle of
Ita'iisour's Mills. Gen. Joseph
Graham, fatherof the late Governor
W. A. Graham, lortunutely left an
account of the battle. It was
tought on Hub June, 17su, near
the prcsert town of Lincoln ton, in
a county then called Tryon, after
the oppressive Royal Governor.
The battle lasted an hour and was
fought by S50 patriots against 1,'M
Tories lour to one. The patriots
triumphed.
We may not omit mentioning
the la.-.tle of Moore' Creek llridge,
fought i'7th February 1 7T", be
tween the militia under Colonels
I.illington and Caswell and the
Tories under (ten. McDonald.
Thirty of tho latter were killed or
mortally wounded, including Cajs
tains Mi-Cloud and Campbell killed,
and but two only were wounded on
the side of the patriots. W timing
ton Messenger.
Thousands have tested the great
building-up power of Hood's Sar
saparilla and have found renewed
strength, vigor and vitality in its use.
krYy uWTti tfTiT Yfc
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4
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i UI b t
is invaluable for Cvclists, X
Ball-Players and Athletes. X
It cures quickly Sprains.
Soreness. Stiffness. Lame-
ness and Dislocations. t
Salvation Oil,
t tlie rreat Pain Annihilator
kills all rain. Price2 cts. t
KolJ brands In.t
ob peU.n? tJvatioB t'.L
rrm lira I neM. twt
w,.inm-f H iM.a w a i.
Tower. Lattst U.S. Gov't Report
PUKE
A North Carolina Girl Receives a European
Fellowship.
It will be a calico of rejoicing to
North Carolina people to learn that
Firyn Mawr College, one ofthe lore
most institutions for the education
of women in the world, ha just
awarded the Rrvn Mawr European
Fellow ship for the u-ar lol't!-" iixn
Mls-t Virginia ltagsdale, of James
town, Guilford coimtv, N. C.
This Fellowship gives live hun
dred dollars to tlie holder to pay tho
expense, of one year's study in some
I'nivcisity on tlie Continent of Eu
rope, the same to be selected by the
younfj woman subject to tho ap
proval i f the Ib v n Maw r faculty,
.v'o greater academic honor than
this cm be won by a woman in
America ; anil w hen it is understood
from how large a circle are the
young women w ho compete for this
honor, the pe"p!c i f our State will
feel a just pri-U- in the fact that this
year such distinction lias comic to a
N irlh Carolina git!. Miss Itags
d 4ie was iho first girl to obtain at
Guilford Colli go the graduate
scholarship which Rryn-Mawr con
fers every year upon a lady graduate
el Gui'foid, the selection being
made on the ground of scholarship.
She has now at the cv.ise of four
years of success! il work, reached
the highest In. nor in the power of
the faculty ef llryan-Mawr to con-
fi r upon her ; ami will spend a vear
' in Europe under the most famous
1 inscructois.
1 lie pn
annoui r-ln
ing of the
many stn
year tlo.t
whs all ti i
sideiit of Lryn-Mawr in
g the honor ou the morn
'Jo;!. said there v.re so
ng girls in t'iC els ,s ll is
the mark of dl.-tinctlon
gre iter : that they had
fellows tr. in I'.ust.n, Purlin and
New ml, snJ now they were glad
to have the S.-u'!) rcsntcnted by a
North Carolina i !
Biliousness
I cm i if. t I y l:vcr. uhn-h j-rf-venH rite"-
Hon and j rnwt-f ! tv. l-rm"tt mu putrify in
th stoma rh. 'Ihfn fii! dizziness, lieitiljtrlje.
flinmiij. n'TVmnt'HN.
It not r liv"t. )it.Mtin f. v.-r i
or blood H-iiori!tit;. HWs j
Pills
Ii ils sttnuil.iti- the t. 'iiuifh.
rniwi the livt-r. pure h'ii(lri"hfv dizziness, prm
stipaMon, itf. L'i ccntA, -iiu hv ail flrmjetHtH,
Thtruiily IMis to take wilh )iooti s ?irHitiaiili.
THE
LITTLE
ONES
Are the joy and sunlight of our
homes. Use all crre to keep the
little ones in healih. Do not give
them nauseous dose&, You can
overcome their troubles with Dr.
King's
Royal Geriiieiver.
They all l.ke to take it because it
docs not taste like a medicine,
but like a lemonade. It cures colic
in you.ig children, overcomes all
bowel troubles, gives good digestion,
ond quiet, heakhful sleep.
As a t.-inic for weak children and
as a remedy for ue in teething, it is
the grcatc-t in the w orld.
tdf'"SolJ by Iirupi'ists, w package,
larpe bottle, ICS I loses, fine Ilollur.
Manufactured out- bv
Tie Atlanta Cbenical Co., Atlanta, Ca.
Writ f-.r 4-Fa Bk, KUi Im.
WJ h T.nW i B.savr asd D. A. lUuiki,
- CALL AT -
EVERETT'S
TIN SHOP.
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Tii. and Stwl Iliv.ring.Huttering
S-lnhitiiiB. Valley Tin !! widlha
fci.infli" f-trijsi. Ac.. Ac. A.
Watnr anu s-teani 1 .:tinr of all
kiriij kept oil hand. The Hid
lieiiat'li" Jei.kio l.ioi A l'hH-k
Vavh. 1 tietman lnj-tir. I
troil Lufirieaior are a few of thai
many n-S ni ufilie in atoek.
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