l KlDAV. I )KC. 2, 189S.
JOTTINCS.
Mr. .1 M- Hobbitt's new house
Ti.p 1 larsre, handsome building.
Mr. Kirby made a busi-
i'Jit to Morganton this week.
and Mrs. I). H. Greene
''-,! ir.g at Mr. C. P. Rader's.
M--..' McNaughton has been
. - . time, but is convales-
T:.c ';''""- l'ne likely be
u to O'd Tort by Jan
. - rv; es at the episcopal
i next Sunday, Dec. 4th, at
; ; ,. ;ir.d 7 p. m.
.!. i.c-i! court began on last
.,1 . ,v Tiit-re are two murder
... ;, the ducket.
.-Mr.ThwS. Medd, the variety
. 'V. .': ti , lias his advertisement
f vis'rnas gu'.ds in this issue.
hi in cai iy.
-'!':, ad;, fur another Christ--.:.
,n art appearing in our
( . . :. ain. Read them and
turf-s.
;;. v. K Meyers of Old Fort
, Wi.it. i.r next year. The
: . j: II. I'- iihuid may take the
; i 1 ' : ! ' '
- M; II. II. (' -i'fee, of Knoxville,
... . tit r: this week to at
j- huiii.1 of Mrs. Annie
.-,!.; sis' e r.
; ;.; i much expressed in
.,! the m.vdyism on last
- . v i.is.ht. Let us have
; ! if r always.
:.( xt t'-rni of McDowell
( ' 1 u 1 1 will begi n on the
Moiidav in December.
! , ,. II' !iv I. Stevens on the
Mr. C:. A. Bobbin's ad
,! !, big dll and Christ
. .- .hi'.ys. Look at the enor-
.1:1 d pretty doll in the show
'.! ; Tims. Morris, the snpirio'
.; (ink elect, has rented and
rui'Ve to the ('liar lie Foster
,-rt r.'-ai Col. Sinclair's, within
a i k .r ten days.
Mr
o-s
;r,u
t.tth
W. W. White contem
im i id i ng a d wel li ng in the
oi: his lot between that of
,-r, Mr. T. A. White, and
bvterian church lot.
t h-
!--The completion of the Nica
r a i ;i canal would be one of the
1:; t important commercial enter
;! s,-s of these times in the world.
There ate signs of its undertak-
Mr. A. V. Hrown, late quarter
master sergeant of the 2d Regi
ment, N. C V-, left last week for
Washington to resume his work in
the express business. lie is in the
employ of the Adams Fxpress
' mpany.
The First (Juarterly Cunfer-
I c- of this district will be held
:;i the Methoilist church here on
the Sunday and first Mondav
it December. Fresiding Flder
.' .'ties, who is returned, is expected
t be present.
-Congress convenes on Mon
ihiv next. The President's mes
. :io- will be a lengthy and import
.'.' document, treating mainly the
1. 'section's brought up by the war
a ;ih Sp.iin. The session will ex
; :; e on March 4.
The case of Scaife vs W. N. C.
I. oid Co., involving about 100,
uou worth of land in several west
em counties of this State, recently
decided adversely to the plaintiff,
will be appealed to the Foiled
States Supreme Court.
Whv not have a dispensary
:i Marion ? It is making the best
! .n evil that we cannot get rid
:, and is mote orderly and more
;ro!:tabIe to the authorities.
:her towns in our state like it.
is worth careful consideration.
-The Rev. Wm. Flack writes
that he will assist the Presbyte
rians here in a meeting soon after
the first of January. lie would !
have been with them earlier had j
not the synod instructed him to j
devote the last two months of the :
year in the financial part of the !
synod's evangelistic work.
It is stated by the Asheville '
Register that Mr. Pearson has de
manded a recount of the votes cast
tor Congressmen from the ninth
district. It is stated that Pearson
will contest Crawford's election
before the house of representatives.
Why of course, he has the major
ity there on his side, but will they
do his will ? We'll ?ee.
Prof. W. K. Abernethy of
Rutherford College informs us that
there is no ti uth in the rumor that
he has sold out his interest in that
educational institution. An offer
for the properly from a joint stock
company was declined and the
school will remain under its pres
ent management. The next term
will open Jan. 9.
Spain has accepted practically
all the demands of the United
States and peace is assured. We
pay S-0.000,000 for the Philipines,
instead of being paid that amount
for feeling compelled to take them.
The war ( hanged the map of the
world considerably, and this gov
ernment enters upon a new and
dangerous policy.
To Cure Const t.tt Ion Kuretfr.
Tal;. .iscaret s Candy Cathartic. 10c orSSc.
)l C. C (,'. til 10 cure, Urusfc'Hjt-j jynua Uiout).
Look out next week for the
dainty line of holiday goods at
Swim.ki.i.'s.
Fine lamps for hall and sitting
room, nice china, quaint and
pretty, at Swindell's.
Parties in Marion are endeav
oring to obtain a franchise to put
in a new telephone system in Mor
ganton.
If you want something that is
up to the mark in tastefulness and
quality and moderate in price, in
spect the new holiday goods at
SWIXUKLIS.
At Swi.mjki.l's, a nobby line
of Chatelaine watches in gold and
silver; an excellent line of silver
novelties ; beautiful designs in sil
verware ; handsome patterns in
link buttons, rings, pins, etc.
There will be a communion of
the Lord's supper in the Presby
terian church on the second Sab
bath of this month at the morning
services. Preparation services will
be held in the church on Friday
night and Saturday morning pre
vious, at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Reuben Clarke left for
Portsmouth, Va., on last Saturday
to resume his position in the
United States Navy yard. The
"Childrens Home" enterprise
which he and Rev. Mr. Greene had
arranged to establish will be held
in abeyance for the present.
The pastor of the Presbyte
rian church was treated in a most
appreciative and thoughtful man
tier by the iadies' society of the
church in the gift to him of a fine
coat and vest last week. Words
do not express the extent of the
appreciation of the favor, and may
that Being that can bestow greater
blessings than man posseses, be
liberal to them of His gifts here
and in the beyond.
In the Charlotte Observer re
cently, it is stated by the Morgan
ton correspondent, that Mr. Spain
hour would contest for the solici
torship to which the face ot the
returns have given Mr. Ilarshaw
20 majority. If more votes, it is
stated, will be found to have, been
properly cast for Mr. Spainhour,
then this will furnish the basis for
a contest for the seat.
A fashionable wedding will
he held at the home of Mrs. C). II.
Weed, jr., "Broad Oaks," on the
I. ":h inst., when Miss Sue Caldwell,
of Greenville, S C, who has
boarded there for some weeks, is
to be married with Dr. Bull, of
Paris, France, an orculist of large
practice. Miss Caldwell has
traveled extensively and met Dr.
Full in Paris, where they became
engaged. The wedding service
will be conducted by two Roman
Catholic priests from South Caro
lina. After the ceremony the cou
ple will go direct to Paris, where
they will have their home. Her
ald. The jurors for the term be
ginning Monday, Dec. 12, are W.
A. Brackett, G. W. McUurry, II.
A. Ileffron, V. W. Cooper, T. V.
Lytic, .1. A. Seagle, T. L. Poteet,
Fred Ledford, J. C. Garrison, W.
II. Ledbelter, M. J. Harris, A. W.
Wilkerson, L. M. Price, R. F. Sisk,
John Silver, W. L. Padgett, .1. P.
Ray, C. W. White, A. L. Hogan,
W. L Settlemeyer, Xoah Green.
G. W. Bradley, R. R. Gettys, J. L
Dobson, James Hennessy, L L.
Walker, F E. English. R. S.Curtis,
I. J. Marlowe, J. S. Hemphill, W.
J. Gibson, T. L. Upton, A. L. Bird,
C. J. Heatwall, B. S. Rabun, !. C.
Hensley.
Recently Mr. John Yancey, jr ,
suffered the loss of his comely cal
ico horse. Some one with evil in
tent and no fear of the law stole
the animal, saddle and bridle out
of the stable, riding to near the
foot of the blue ridge, about twelve
miles towards Bakersville, when
his fears, perhaps, got the better
of him and he turned the horse
loose, throwing the saddle in the
corner of the fence near Mrs.
Reid's. It is supposed that a sus
picious darkey rode the horse. On
Friday night last the mail rider
to Mica found and returned the
the animal to Mr. Yancy unhurt.
Nothing is known of the thief.
Mis. Annie Nichols, the wid
ow of our former townsman Mr.
W. W. Nichols, of respected mem
ory, died in Morganton near one
o'clock Wednesday, of consump
lion. The funeral service was
conducted there yesterday morn
ing by the pastor of the Baptist
church, she having been a consist
ent member of that denomination
a number of years. On yesterday
the remains were brought here on
the west bound train and imme
diately conveyed to the cemetery
and laid to rest t t-side her husband.
Otiite a number of friends
gathered for the funeral service
which was conducted by ttie pas
tor of the Presbyterian church
here, the Baptist congregation
having no pastor at present.
The most disastrous bbzzard
and snowstorm since iS5S pre
vailed over the New England and
Middle States on Saturday and
Sunday last. In New York, MaS
i sachusetts and Connecticut the
! snow was ten inches to two feet
; on the level and drifts in many
I places were from iS to :." feet
i deep. Railroad and telegraph
j business was blocked or inter
rupted for two days At lea?t a
I hundred persons lot their liveg,
and many vessels on the coast
were driven ashore and wrecked.
The steamer Portland from Boston
fur Maine, with about a hundred
passengers, went down and not a
sou! survived to tell of the disas.
ter. No such storm so early in
the season has been experienced
in 47 years.
Kiluoate our Uo- U With t':ioarctpi.
Cuiulv t.tbartk cure cons-tipunon forever.
IU;. II 9. c;. fail, aru-iM ri I md auf.
TIMELY WORK.
r,",,n-' rvn , I r,.pnrin
is iixa
iil l'.,r I'ruit IMaiitinu
To those who c-.iu-iiir hit.- fruit plant
ing nxt hprihy th Iowa Homestead
'ifffcr.s tlip fr.llrnvi.,- ri-roimiir.ndations:
All the pn-ijaratiou.- h;nl he mad sc
far h possible this fall. The n-ound
fchouM h-thoroughly plowt-d, and plo-w-fc'l
deeply, ,! jf it u. a kind ( f goi
that -will Us benefit! d by subroiliuff the
woik hould bf d,,ij.- tJu-n, fer it i.s gen
erally admitt. that mL.-uiliiitf is not
(i inueh advanta;-i if ih.nw in the
priny. Thu thoruuyh uvA deep prepa
ration of tliHsoil m th-lall often makes
aW tb- li:!Vn-nce in th- wv.rM between
fcueress failure, and in those, eases
whr-tlie planting would not entirely
fail the suere.-s will be mueh better
with thon nrh fall pr. j.aratiou of the
ground. This is true (Jf tree planting
and of all kinds of small fruits as well,
and whatever may be one's ideas about
lall j lowing in general arieulture
there is no doubt ulont the matter
wh re fruit planting is in que.-tion.
Another point at which fall prepara
tion should he made is in th ordering
of trees. The H-Jeetmns should be made
and the orders plae.-d in the fall, and
indeed it is not a bad plan to have the
trees delivered then, too, in which case
they should hy buried close to where
they are to be set out and mulched
fuihciently to prevent the ground from
alternately freezing and thawing. I3y
adopting this course the planter has his
trees under his own control in the
f-pring, can plant w hen h. is ready and
can guard again.-t the drying out of the
roots that makes so much of thy plant
ing that is dene a mere throwing away
of stock and labor. If tues arj received
in the fall and carefully buried and then
as carefully brought to the light and
air in the spring, tiny are almost cer
tain to grow when planted, which can
not always be said of trees received in
the spring, even when planted with tho
greatest of care.
Many planter-: dig th" holes for the
spring planting of trees in the fall or
during the open weatlur in the winter.
1 his has some advantage, p. :icularly
in the time that is saved in rhe spring
when other work pres.e-. One of the
ol'ji eti'ins niiifie to hprint,' planting hy
tline who live in f lociility that permit-
a elii'ii'e between p.rin and fall
i-i tliat work is so invent in the spring
that tune enoo'!i is not likely to he tak-
ii to plant the tiees as carefully us it
f-houM l,e done. The oljeetion lia
force, hutitean he rohhe.l of much of
it iy inaKin m tlie tail every preparu-
Hon th:it is iiiU-iJ.!,. so j, to "h:iv. iif.Ui-
hnt thci ac tual planting to do when
' '
spring e lines. L)i:i:iiy, the holes
Diiny the holes in tho
fall is one of the points at which valu
able time can he save.l in the spring.
A Iliil::l-lp!ii!i Institution.
Lettuce is fall sown and grown with
out heat in tic famous Philadelphia
truck gardens. The following informa
tion ahout the "shanty house," an in-
SIIANTV HOfSK FOK LKTTL'CE.
ftitution of high repute among Phila
dclphi;v gardeners, is quoted by Rural
New Vorkei from an exten.-ive grower:
"joth frames and shanty houses are
huilt right on the ground. There is no
liothrd foundation or anything more
than Held cultivation. Owing to the
way the structures are built we can re
move the whole thing and work up the
ground with a horse and plow or cul
tivator. Tho frame?, built with boards
laid right on the top of the ground, the
. a.ht s over them. The shanty houses
are built just like the frames as to the
bed, but a ridgepole and rafters are Pet
up, and, instead (if a single line of sash,
there is a double row meeting at the
top to furm a high pitched roof. The
root" is mueh steeper than that of a
greenhouse, having a pitch of ahout six
inches to tho foot.
"The .sides are formed with a single
hoard one foot high, this being nailed
to short posts in the same manner as
onti would do for a cold frame. The
center posts and ridgepole are made, of
y by 4 scantling. The roof is composed
of i by '.1 foot sashes nailed or screwed
to the sides and ridge. The ends aivi
closed in with barn boards, or any kind
of cheap lumber, and a door about 2 by
4 feet inches for entrance. There are
mi rai.-ed beds, the lettuce being plant
ed on the ground level. Tho shanty
h'usi-s catch and hold a greater body of
in at than the frames and hurry the
ealad along. "
Ni'H mill ott'.
Si 1 far as heard from, tho rate of yield
of potatoes indifferent sections varies
gn atiy.
The last crop report of the depart
ment of agriculture gives no average
condition of tobacco for tho whole coun
try, but ivp-rt for nearly all the im
portant tobacco growing states from s9
per cent (as in the case of Kentucky)
to per cent (as iii the case of yTen-nes.-ee
1 of a full crop.
In r gard to clover seed the govern
ment's crop circular states th;V: it ia
manifest from the reports that have
bet n received that the acreage- is less
than it va Iat year, and that, the con
dition is in the main unfavorable. In
many states there has been a more or
less e.tenive conversion of clover field
to pasture, owing to the pox prospects.
The Ohio station coniudes from
wheat tetthat Velvet Chilf is best for
black lands. Valley for sirong bottom
lands and Poole for lighter soils.
In comparative tts cfl 11 varieties of
rape at the Minm fota station Dwarf
Essex trodneed the laijest yield.
TO Cl'KK A LIIN ON K
TiLr T .untivr llr. .mo 1 ::mnc TaVcts. All
.'rus-iM.ts r:-.:n,! more M it it tails to cure.
ei-r.ts. The -cauinc l as I.. H '. on each
tablet.
rvDr. (laillail S. Teunent of
Asheville will b in town lor one
dav and will se patients alter 12
o'clock at Molphew's Drugstore,
Frid.iv. Dec. 0h. Practice limited
to lie;lses of fLhe eM'. -it
Tlie wist -bound tram ot
Thursday v7as delayed about two
hours on acoam of an eccentric
having bfen broken about two
miles east of Marion.
9. .ft
I ii
t.-r flit
1 r'ioi'.
Mr. Bo a .
at iU'.ki-
llailiaw
Mitchell
an. C. If :i !' : ! t ' omi t.
s-VUH:. 1 1 h 'i .i,ihcd M I .
thai his majoiity in
ul:: was 1013. This
elected Spaiuliour. Several da8
later Mr. Bownjan telegraphed
Ilarshaw that bis majority was
1141, which would elect Hnrshaw
by 20. Mr Spain houi 's euriosity
was excited to know how it was
that tin- n. joriM tor . irhavr a
up so h:'h a lew bts at'er n
election and he and V. L. Lam
belt, esq., have this week exam
ined the returus in the Clerk's
otlice in Bakersville and found
palpable frauds which show that
Spainhour and Messrs. Eaves and
Lambert were elected bejond any
question. Thus under 4-tbe honest
election law " in tin strongest lie
publieau county v 'Vestein North
Caiohua.
Dr. A. P. Rowe, dentist, from
Hlsie, Mitchell county, came over
last week on a short visit.
Delicate I
I Children 1
They do not complain of j
anything in particular. They g
j eat enough, but keep thin and
X pale. They appear fairly well,
$ but have no strength. You jj
cannot say they are really
sick, and so you call them j$
v delicate.
What can be done for them? 2
t Our answer is the same that
1 thp hrtt nhvsirians hnvp heen 3
i V t ' rr r,( n M
tury. (jive them .
g Scon s Bniiisionj
j of Cod-LlVCr Oil With Jfj'0-
l tJlOSphiteS. It has most IC- t
j markable nourishing power. 5
j fc It glVCS Color to the blood It "
I K t . . . t .!... 9
K nr nr". sirenrrm m r ip rnii. w
t aHf. vpr tn th 5
T. , "
nerves.. 11 iiicaiii. rouu.i
f health and vigor. Even deli- x
cate infants rapidly gain in
C flesh if given a small amount JJ
three or four times each day.
v 50c. and $1.00 ; all druggists. "2
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists. New York.
THE STANDARD RAILWAY
OF THE
S O LT T H .
The Direct Line to All Points.
TEXAS,
CALIFORNIA,
FLORIDA
CUBA AND
PORTO RttTO."
Strictly lirst-class equipment on all
Through and Local Trains , Pullman
Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night
Trains; Fast and Safe Schedules.
Travel by the Southern and you are
assured a Safe. Comfortable and Expe
ditious Journey.
Applv to Ticket Agents for Time
TablesRates and general information,
or address
R. L. Vek.on, F. R. Darby,
T p A C. P. & T. A..
Charlo'tte',N. C. Asheville, N . C.
No Trouble to Answer Questions.
Frank S. Gannon. 3d V. P. & '
J. M. Cl'lt, T. M. W. A.Turk, O. P. A.
WASHINGTON. D. C.
cttcr to
1
My Dear Friends: Knowing as
vour every wish concerning the
Christmas tide now so near at hand,
this method of doing you a little service in
the way of setting you right in making selec
tions of the numerous little gifts you are to
purchase for those who are near and dear to
vou. And the matter is indeed very simple
for in vour city there is a store in which is
assembled together such a goodly assortment
of attractive and useful presents that cannot!
fail to please the most fastideous purchaser.!
T nm sure vou will agree with me that the!
. !
line is by far the nicest and most artistic!
ever in your city; that each article will ap
peal strongly to the very best taste, means
and preference of every right-minded prac
tical buyer.
Take my advice and see if this is not so. j
Do your Christmas shopping largely at the
store of J. B. Swindell.
Sincerely your old friend and well wisher.
TMs
C. A.
EVERYTHING
The Largest Doll in Town Seen
TO BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS EVE,
Koike of Sale.
V
T NIICK am hv virtue of the ntithoritv
coiilcrrcd on tnc as commissioner lv a
k-crtc ol'tlic SutK-rior Court ot Kurkccount v
a.;
in a civil aiti.in cntitlcil I. aura M. Avcrv
ami Jmiirovcmcnt Cumjiany ami others, I
j vvill. on
Monday, the oth dav of December,
18'JS,
tlie same luiiij; the first Monilay, expose to
sale lor cash, to the highest bidder, jit the
Court House door in the town of Morgan-
ton. N. C. Hll those four certain tracts of
land. to-vit: I-yinfj in the counties of iturke
and Mcliowell, consisting: of tour several
tracts, three of said tracts of land lyinjj on
the north fork of the Catawtia river and
Linville river, beinj; the lands conveyed by
the Carolina I nvestnicut Company to The
Morfjanton Land and Improvement Com
pany, by deed of date the 17th day of April,
isyi, as by reference to said deed as re
Corded in the office of the Register of I iced m
of McDowell county will more fully appear,
said three tracts ajrjrreKatinK fifteen thou
sand two hundred and eighty acres.
The fourth tract adjoininy'the above and
known as the I.inville Falls tract, for com
plete description of which relerence is made
to a deed from J. ;. Wiseman and wife to
The Moruanton Land and Improvement
Company, dated December 1 7th, 1h;io, em
oracinR seven hundred and eighty acres, all
of said four tracts in the aKyrexate em
bracing sixteen thousand and sixty-eiht
acres, and beinn the tracts embraced in a
certain deed of trust executed by The Mor
ganton Land and Improvement Company,
on July 17th, 1H'.7, as recorded in the otlice
of the Register o,f Deeds of Mcl "owcllcountY,
in Hook No. , pages 4-57 to ... inclusive.
This 1st dav of November, IS'.ih.
I". 11. DAVIS. Commissioner.
the
t'f the speedy and permanent cure of
teller, j.Aijt rheUm and eczema, Cham
herlain a .eye .-- aaui Oiniii...- .
without an erua!. It relieves the itch
ing and smartiiifj almost instantly and
its continued use effects a permanent
cure. It also cures itch, barber's itch,
scald head, pore nipple?, itching pales,
chapped hands, chronic sore eyes and
granulated lids.
Dr. Cady'g Condition Powders for
horses are the best tonic, blood purifier
and vermifuge. Trice, 2.1 cents.
CxrThose who buy coffee of me
I will grind it free while you wait
only a minute or so
Bobbin's.
at C. A.
D
me reonie.
I do
happy
I take
SANTA CUAUS,
My
BOBBITT,
YOU'LL NEED FOR XMAS.
Attractions That Attract
At Gorman's, the Jeweler.
IN the way ot High Art .Silver
and 3 our parlor. .lewelry
licit are so very useful that alter
did without them.
wur ime win Ue HJM I'LL I bv
j tlu. lafPSf tin vid t iow i n
1 ,K 1ll-tt UOMIUCsltJ
Sterling Silver .11 id Cut Glnss
SILYKtt PLAT LI) TAI'.LL AM) HOLLOW-W ALL that will wear.
.Jewelry of the very best quality.
In fact, every aiticle we sell wv i ( ' A KANTLL.
All Roods bought of" us will be LNCKAVLI) FULL OF rilAIU.L.
Yours for U A ltd A INS,
J. H. GORMAN.
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New goods in every department.
We cordially
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call and look through.
STOCK COMPLETE
Greater variety than ever. Prices
will astonish you. Latest things in
Capes and Jackets. Never leave
town until you see us.
Respectfully,
A, BUANTON,
t
CLOSE TO COST.
Having bought the valuable stock of goods
formerly belonging to Mrs. McCurrv, they will be
sold nearly at cost prices to make room at an early
day for my Fall and Winter Stock of Goods. I
will sell for cash, and those coming first will se
cure the tarest bargains. If you are in need of
Ready-Made Clothing, Dress Goods,
or anything in the lines of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Notions, Hardware,
Tinware or Groceries,
it will be of interest to you to call and sec this
stock. I will also pay the highest cash market
prices for merchantable country produce Wheat,
Rye, Chickens, Eggs, etc. Respectfully,
A. J. BAILEY.
At the McCurry Stand.
3
in My Window.
Wan- (r jour table,
to adorn iur person.
ur dreser
Novelties
UMiig ihem ou will won.h-r how oti
the .!h of Dcctinbei
eouipr:siu
invite the pubh
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