The Press and Carolinian.
Oolttmc 18.
U> O II in C £ IRS.
//. .1. Ml R1111.1.. I'.thior.
I lie F litos ha-> gone to Var»ce\
court
Yellow fever i>~ --till thr uirn
the South.
Sv. t j otat-e- td:en on suljsciip
fjot: fit M i- office.
\V hi' -(/irvto !ea;n th:it Hicko
ry l.i .- » s.-rf>n 'o-t its d tiiy paper.
1 j* ( i' i ie ujet ol full at t *nd;tnee
la->t Tuesday night at Mrs Menzies.
Lincoln coiut i♦ Xt we« k. W••
hope to -ee U:an\ • f ",n sul-sci ibers
t here
Ci):| -t»» 1 blanket.s have been vtrv
much in demand for -» \ eral days and
nights.
hi op in at Links ami see what
bai; 4in- mil can / t I'oi \our money
or produce
\\ 1». Myers, the barkeeper, has
sold out, and is roinr to s(*f k for
O O
••j>;»st ures green
1 In' Catawba river at Moiganton
was twelve feet above the county
bridges lu-1 week.
Shuford iV Co. have handled 1,200
bushels of peach seed trom the natu
ral fruit this year.
A V. Sigmon is putting more nia
chinei v in his tlouring mills to meet
t he demand for his Hour.
Bo\s suits in winter weights for
S2.no each at Ko\.ster & Martin s.
Hickory, N. C.
Head Alexandt rs new advertise
ment. He quotes } our prices so
low that )ou cant helj> but call and
see him,
D( n't forget the V M D. C. f ii
da; night. The President has some
important business to put before
the club
Company C..2 Nth N C. regiment.
«'» t the S'J. - ! i li/eas the larg«*st Com
n i c
pain f>t the Hickoi\ Fair. >i nun
w( re in line
 >n account of our inability to get
the entrv books we will have to de
lav the publication ol the pi»miuui
list anothei week.
Thanks to many of our subscri
lei's for }rompt renewals. Many
n.oie are due us whom we hope will
come in and pay up.
We will furnish this papei club
lots till after the election for In cents,
am one sending us a club of five will
rect w the paper free.
All advertisers wanting then ad
\ * rtiseuients changed w i.l confer a
gnat favor upon us by bringing in
the manuscript Saturday morning
pit vious to week of change.
The Hickory Printing Co. took
the premium on job work at the
Hickory Fair. If you want any
tiling in their line call or write for
saples and prices. They compete
with Northern wcr*
The main object of the H H. C. C.
at Shuford, \ Co's. is to give on ac
curate balance to the cash. On the
tirst days trial, Mr. Chase tells us
his cash balanced to the cent which
has never happened before.
Last week brought us thirty-one
new iash siil scribeis and main cash
renewals. One new subscriber is in
London, Fngland. 1 hanks gentle
men. Let the good work progress
Our untv ar.d town people  speci
ally. can't afford to do without a
good paper and if yon will stand by
us we will give it to you.
THE HICKORY FAIR.
iDtcresliEg. Inspiring. latsractiu,
-/. S ' ' l '\il''■ u• T ir. »
i'roKiaiu 
All IXi.pi>> I.Otx of .
• f \Y ♦ 1 ' il- 1 iJIU l H e I i'l d' '
for Hickoiy. one that has u t !•• on
excelled hi nee tin- founding of Ie
ami the institution of tin* Ohm; i ;
Oatrn s. ?> ■ t only wii- this ft li  >■«'. i
sion 'f jox f.,;- Hielcorv. hut a tr*at
for all of Catawba and many *• 11.. j
counties of North Carolina.
For several days previous to the
day .set apart f»»l the commencement
of this gieat feast of fun. lark. low
ering and awe-inspiring hung the
nimbus clouds from horizon to hori
zon, from j ole to pole, and from
ocean to ocai , while the lain camo
steadilv down. It looked as thomdi
o
the devil 11 hd out-prated us, jtiid
that we were hoping against fate.
Iiit lo! a gleam of light pierces the
cloudy west and the black veil is
lifted as though bx magic, and on
o • O '
Tuesday morning" the sun shone
forth in all his lurid grandeur.
But as we leported the progress if
the fair up to Wednesday night,
it would be if petition to go over the
same grounds again so we will take
up the thiead where we dropped it.
Bright and early Thursday morn
ing the town was full of people still
lively with the enthusiasm with
which the} had been instilled on the
previous night by the largest torch
light pi occasion and speaking Ca
t'awUu Democi acy has ever know n.
All the avenues to 'he city were
ill i nged ami ti.e road to tin* Fair
i:  •;: Iwj tiled with trai*. ■t' ve
hicles « tc.
At r i>o i c.«>ek iri- p: »j.. ' I'.n !••!
the day wa -  ltt( 1♦ d i: poll and ' «•
l:i mi r>e ci iv, d i>! jei p,»• w,,
the parade of the Military t ;n;a
Fa? ! and it - } v • -si n !«» tin 1 .;
(i; "!' 1 v { oWV t; 1 1 » t1 1 .- a' d s
« ag« i* }" opi.
At 10 the judges m*de awaids.
an hour aftei which time came a
hotly contested running race be
tween horses oxvne 1 by Mc.-srs C
M. 11 old en, of I)url am, T« 1 n (buri
son. of Burke and Frank Moore of
('at aw ha.
The race tiack was in go«>d coi.di
tion and the race was exciting Mr.
Holden'* borse, Tcm Dixon won the
£.■>o (Hi purse.
At 12 o'clock came the c\l il>it «»f
stock which was ino* ed a 4 hn* *
and would have been a ciedit to
countries more i dapted to stock
I stisii g than ours.
At 1 o'clock, on aecoui t of the
non-armal of the tiain Col L. I>
Polk ft agricultural address was put
off. and a trotting race called. In
this race was entered ''Atub'ei,
belonging to Mr. Bennett Baii.es;
' •"Harry Ingomar. to Mr. Greene ol
Durham. "Dixie to Mr. Garrison,
and "Hob, owned by Mr. Hallinan
The raco was very close betwten
•Harry Ingomar" and "Ambler'
Ambler winning.
At 3 o'clock came a featur»* ot t
program a* interesting as a novel
and as beautiful —we. . as two i :
the participants. -Jlist in front of
the Grand Stand Messrs A."»nzo
Huffman and Ld. lennent: M.s-i-s
Mary Lingle and Annie Bd>y. re
sj • ctivelv were united in the L !y
IMchory), Tllortb Carolina, Umrsfrar, September 27, tSSS
bon Is ..f w d!' ck. F-ouiie Killian
of. ating. In L t. f an hour after
this cauit a ct. ii:j etlti'.e drill bv the
■' P-o:d. lln I'll sf-ut out H
1 i -I ge '.> i Slo \ i(jv band i!:
tin- .te but 1- !i« had er.ou r h
O
"gr:t m their craws' to tackle our
1 | . - and woe un'o 1 i,«- band that
Ihe "tug of war between
tjtawba Mid Buike came next.
T' - \tiy ex• iting, but it did
i* ' inn ( ' taw i a '.* -r.g t • j>u'i Bu: ..e
•el • s .i.iC.
. t ■ > i ■ nOck t n i>.i , ie I iiv,'e. i
o ■ milt dash, 1 etweon I! S. C! iSf
•. .i iI. Mnrrill l -a S."» 0 puie
i
•V I \ ' IT'
»• oti. 11: ' a'.'> :. 1 won I o tue
O
•. x> i : li'ii t «' *I. t♦ * 1 _?i f.
Ihi  • t 11 • j i ogi am of the
l'ig d v. Ii i 1 - {mated that there
weie • i i)'» ji o' i ai']■ in tii'- g: i un>;-
there 1,. ;ng 40()0 ti'-kets so.tl up
to about 1 o ch ek
On Fiidaythe pi"giam was t'uil
of int(i«sting batuies- -Sealing ih
Alp*, eat tig ; ie, the oj. g■ vit;g out
b» foie the eaters ini, loot laces,
mule i,i.c(-s, etc.* At 10 o'clock there
was a rm.ni' g race and at il o clock
a tiotting race betwien "Amblei
and "Harry Ingomar.' 4 *Ambler w in
ning by a neck. On Saturday evei v
body was busy packing their exhib
its and receiving theii premiums ou
their exhibits, exceeding a thousand,
which were paid in CASH from the
Grand Stand.
And so ended tbe great carnival
of fun.
In waiting this we have done it al
ter the plan of eating dinner—hav
ing saved the best for the last. Now
lei us go back to the Fanner's and
iFjoral Halls. The dinner's Hall
was picked with an excellent display
of the p;o lucts of tin* e:.rl.h and the
outcomi: g.' ot the d iin and kitchen,
each d'par: ui;nt of i ich was
tine tiiat on in: entering the hull, it
w »u:d make a man hi. then he
wi nid v.an' to ix a fnaiuer, and then
want a >' i'» ' . d co»/d iuak • .-uc
b. i ;>d :i 1 i es as wei e
!i • ! •' s i\  i
f »
I lie i ,o: ;d Hill was a tiling of
aut\ aii'l alti-'.n- d ;-n and ar
ia' t« be wi licit led at, stud-
I d : bu'icd I; v-. as full and
• 1 Ins- ;;y V til 1 t.; : it ns. l.ali li
•A i K u l v ! ; e i *, i tine linen,
thanks to the 1 nil -s in general
.wlata w■ - '-I 11. i '• i be without
tin Til. I hex w le • ..etic, t atri
oiic a' i ■' •: ■ ifi their eff'! t - to
n. tk• t' •:: i. j tun i.t nai it -1 •ul 1
.e. id h • 'i. ex succecdel tne
1' • a IT til ■ 4 i«11 * a than we
i-a11 e\ j>'-iin.
Hickerv xvill o'.d another Fail
next year, at which there will be a
. u gel' atti r, lai.ee and la.gel pi'in;
un.s i :• d I > n't f- i get it.
Turn 'I l»i m Ho\% n.
l iieie l- a !inn in our town whnui
hasai-. oi ' *hat antbe b at. That
reta rd it 1- ri »t i *'o>s M iy to j !o
claim but tin* firm is CI .-e I>" t »r
--undei the name of A A Shuford
Co They ;ue "right up' and keej
cambing higher. lue iatest a hh
tion t>i tin '.:' st* re i- a Hail
cash carina —an it genious device
for caning cash t the cashier a:. 1
receiving the jr- per change, it
works .i .e a cnarni an 1 it ir> xx a'th
wbnt baying something to see your
n. :.ev so- toff.it a rap: 1 : ate to the
ashier. C ... an : -ee it
!r*■ - c. t. i ' g is ri' • w :.
.labi: it P. »yster A; 3fartin's White
Fr ..t c! ing en.p^r.am.
• I ' :v N «
Terpitlcliureaii.
Tin* bail giveu by the German club
ou i hursday night last wa* thf
in'>st brilliant soeial f»i.ture of thf
soi-oi . Preparations had b» e?
made for h Iwrge iiuiul er >f paiti» i
pant- 1 ut the hal. f>f the club cnu.d
no* s'ippiv -ient spice f r t'n
rl\ n _r ft*(i. We attempt no «•; i
m*-*ration f tie guests,
t■ • s all the n fioni Brook'vn. N.
'■ . 1 it v« * "H. Lu.. r« p
-1' s I.t* ! • 1 e-Olla! Ird ! !•: :\e
r I
1 d-ii;c s V.t t I!l -moot h. V uto ''
1 '. ' k. f r.'i v.l i. h an elegant
'• I'M m ai. i s _ :\, i;. '• i i ,
v of the !' maiiag.-i s the *,* --
 I tu" •- \ • 11. r ma v b** la - gen .01 ill •
ute 1.
Fin costuni'-s w«!«* unanimonslv
vo . i . iu->4. \ l hand tasts; whit'.,
pink. blu» 4 an 1 black were t he piv
va ling colots in satie. silks a'.nl veil
ing. w; ii 1 *•• *. ill bi a m 1-, pea: Is
aul gold ornaments. while the
\ 1111'geutl nieti wire ladn t in
tu -ii luile\eiiing suits and snowy
An ld !ad\ WHS o\erheard
to lemaiik that th' srene recalled to
ii r iii.ii«l the fairest pietiires of
l>eaut\ tindr l iva!r\ in tiie South dur
lng it*- palmiest da\ H.HOW*
appropriate to many of '>ur fuseitmt
llig paitntl'.s \it*re the wolds i>t l'.or
izel to the beautiful Perdila n "Win
tern Tale.
Vt'he i you do dance. I wish you
A wave o the a that \uu might
ever do,
Nothing but that.
Milltu r> Opera Hand.
'"lns band. which has been orgai -
iz«'d but a short time, is now com
plete. On Tuesdav of last we** l
they ,?anie out in full uniform to re
ceive Hon. Daniel G. Fow'e. tlat
v'i  lllf, suppol t»T of 1 )elil JC! H'V. and
Hev. Mr. Sanderlin. The baud is
composed of twent v six pieces, played
by {y i\ ot Hickory's handsom
est men, who have beei. thoroughly
li.niied m music ijy Prof. H n.don.
arid iti the S'*ien"e of military ta t
tics ha'e th -y bern brought to such
a point of p i'fvction by Mr. h' V
(.ir iC . ot P >it. Mich . t ,»it th"V
would be a ci"d't to any nation as 'i
b » I;. i' l •«' its ruler.
in-ti tin* ban 1 first cine* > «: :n
fll'.! u-ilfi>rm. s., ! »ntif ii x a i t it"
-i.'« ■.. ' ;i!i i S(> I li-spi!" 11 1g ,i , t'i '• 11 1' 1 -
sic that a.: w» re tinided w.'h • ;:thu
-nn'i • 1" i' s ()je of our s'auch
est .crats, who f« »Uow «.*f' the
fori i.i's i.n :.. ■ of the S mthern
Confederacv, \iewed the as
long a i o-sib: e with an admiring
eye. then s(-iz"d the Deun wrati'*
' it.ne! cfCata-.l . • >untj and joined
thw ] i c -sion Mat the', rontin ie
t > tiout i -ii and i iiipro\ e.
i. - * efi.:t i. ii i since the
ir:-; iti:!-i i: of the Ca? aw b t 11. 1 list rial
A / >r 4 Hie voly. They have
! 1 f. .i luii• a '.. being a{. ' iter
sti(v'• ss ii in ti.« j'K vicnis one. and
never 1 e tin* premium ' st been
shaved r I-premium cut lown,
or ♦}••- pvio '■_» /,f (1 «;rigle pr» ruium
bt» let i t 'cause aiiV entry of
stock w.is r' .1 v. 1 from the grounds
before the fan wa* .os. d.
I.o*l.
A check for the -\:xu of Two Hun
dred aid ?';ftv Dollars
•. nal'le t»» H A Murrill. It is no
.£t t i a ne btft u.v-elf. as it
is iot end r-e 1 It will l>e to the
ai'.e.luge f tue i.ulvi to return
same I > m** .it tLi™ office We a urn
■i.. ba';ks agair:-' the cast..-tner-of
CI : s». I at
!' ; ' . Drug Store,
Hickorv. N. 
"M umber 30.
PSUISONSTLS.
Mi>« M.i i... l.en.'k. >f Hr*>ok \t..
;s Mi> II F St-a^le
K>v 1*: I •. r >M and n if--nrf v -it
i\ T,i: .• • «•..•)! *\ tl - r.-« ! .
it"! - II I'!' 'HI |> b-' 1 till >I jh
tll(» «-it V OSi ill- V\ 4>" to \\ anilltl ! ui
lant Hon«l*i v
>r»- .Jr. in i Mir
l'i! a!" 0 (>'i \ !» '' •' r.t ;of\\ t * •!
iruton. p x'
I iI. i ■ S'-i ' i ' I>lok . \ 1).
' >i- l«« ->• vi-:t • . Mi . i » M V..-\ »
for the p,*-; -v
Mi--. M i"v !. ) >i- .;>••»)• .•.*• »!
dl\s vi-itinjJ Mi s f (r tI; 1.1. of t US
t' .i\ . t !t(* | "U1 t 1h .
i
Misses M lt v vi 1 Vllmi•' I'!• »-
ants, of A-lii \.. • . u • Mr*.
1' I,  ".i:. .of t ♦ 11- --if \
Al;ss MoN« »'lv returned to her
home in Silisli it v !a- ? T*i iil«n :t r *«r
a \;>it -i' si vo|,il wk, hi t! e «• fv.
Miss \• 1:i Shuford. on'* of M h V' >
ry's iiiOst clu«i t)iir.£ vonn;,' ! is
JJOTie tv> r.r-floir to ritt* lid JVIM'M ojt
Cohere.
r»
Mosses I) W S'iuliT m ] H S
(M jisf sp» »,{ u f W i] l V l * TTT \sh« v]]]»-
this vvf»k !o »kin«j up furniture for
the hot# 4 !.
Miss Sji « l ?♦* Menzii- i- K'covj-nn^
from a. serious -}• r.'ti»;. \.used I>\ the
upsetting of a some tiuie
i»nl i- apiin aide to t>• out
\\ e H'e£Utd to lit Hi that 1>: I -lijH
ha- returned from Morgan ton strong
and healthy »ift*-r having l»«-«*n con
fined in the asylum for >ma" tunc.
Minn Cntliffe and Mih. Baxter, of
Shrevepoi t l/i . u |jn have Ix-mi
(■pending Millie dlvs in Hickory, left
I uesday for Charlotte N(\ whore
they will leMur.n ti 1' t' i•  i inrautnies
are rai-ed from th« :nfe?» j districts
of t ho S i»3t 1;
V t' out m ;iii li-jt«lf hi.
■i 'ons; M ll ],! !. N. C.S. •t. "J }
Hon. Hr .il M , ?.:t I>. t ;
W'M vroti' V" ; :i i * !( ' •
ii ; .pj .
at \ • > w: j .!(•(> \• j.i ■ i»t ■ .'' v
t ; rtt v. 1 p. ,t I • t ' » u i i
1>- fi sai 1 nhoiit it. -ti ] r  r' .■ • -1 1 v
I* ■ 1 11 ' o II! i' TV  ! .! ' i > k
to -• •• w' tt \- "i wM-e ].» t 1
; .'it you hud Jfow, -ii". \\ * b«lief •
in '  r f t:*- ih vil hi- tl'je-." nri'l
•a lit# 1 t * say J'ij.t \''ii i ,ir -a a- njf)r«-
t .hi we f-x j>wi( ,] ; jt uan n » >it
credit to joor town, and «u far
ahe*.! of nijy fair »v. r h M .n  ',i
t»wha r . int v At 3f a->t t'.is s ~ ir
op:nion and the op i.ion of a'] our
\V«* !j.] not ta • anv
-to ka- you u- t«• I. . mii>] \s*-
ar»- j»!ml we lnl not. for aJthf>
th»- acoixjiiK'dHtion- vvi r v« r\ * x
t* rihive, wi' ai*- mfi *t: 1, j fi»»m
the lengthy Kto«-k j aral.. th.t o.r
rattle would have had to -tar; 1 out
•«ide. Wo lidn't intend to t»tav 'out
a dav vsuen we \M-nt up. btit v,r
were so much ent«-rtaine«i and tr»*Hf
♦ d s » |K)lit.v hy \our ofTueih that
we were la to stav a.i
filid uere mjctj 1 m.d H i: .w..l
a.i the time c mj linientiLig
}"ur ?'a:r aid yo i h i -in*
we are,
V , r « :.» \ .)\ ibg B'iUiO »-i
'IE ) *\ v-L'iN.,7 JS A>L» I tTii/li.
I'. S—e (. p* \ i Won t] i .il-tl
th:- letter
e are horrv we can t comply » ,th
tnv rt-^u«— t  f 'ir r;c and th - o. I
maa, tut m # Jtt.« e mu*t j uLn-h
the fd>o7- We are tliev eu
*oyed th« ;r -tay L re. Ji:Y
the \ ]; 1 Cn. i aii«» -• e1- A L /tL
er y-ar w- w:'.. !. r..- ; Vj.tv of r :u
for ti.. their «•* r. Kr \> .( i