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BAGBY —Dentistry.
J C. FBY—Card.
A P. HOYLE —Divorce Notice.
( rrv OI HlCKOßY —Election Notice.
T e city is full of strangers.
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in Marler is fixing up bis dental
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[ lie senior editor is improving
-Jr,\v]y.
Horseback by moonlight is the
: now.
Twelve inches of snow in Virginia
on the 7th.
We war en the WHISKY TRAFFIC and
\ ON MEN.
I'ut in water works. The safety
( •* our city demands it.
E\ Governor Jarvis has opened a
law oftioe in Greenville.
Sniit hfield, N. C. was almost to
la y destroyed bv lire this week.
Yisiting cards. Engraved, Printed
( ! written. HICKORY P'T'G Co.
Invest in Hickory real estate
i.iiw. Don't wait till the price in
creases.
We understand there will be four
ra?didates for Mayor. Bring in an
other hoss.
SOLA DRIVE. —The One Pi ice Cash
Store will retail 10 Kegs of Prize
Soda at cts per 11». *
In twenty four hours this week
>.i\ uinah had two fires which cost
her nearly a million dollars.
Norfolk and Richmond Virginia
were very much damaged by cyclone
a; I overflow on the Ttli inst.
The senior editor says sure rem
edy for corns is a three months case
( f sciatica. He speaks from experi
ence.
•I idge "Walter Clarke fined six
in- --OS >"80 each for non-aitend
• r this week on tie Shell y Court.
: 1.,e Clarke is a fine judge.
•fr Robt. P. Wakeman, of Bridge
] it. Conn, subscribed 100 shaies of
niont Wagon Co. stock last
i ; (Had are we to have
1 it 1 ein investments in the South.
Ihe dt structive fire at Smitbfield
' ' ices anew the importance of
u .juate protection from fire in all
towns. Ihe matter is one "that
e citizens of no town can afford to
• OCT.
t* rritic wind storm rage d In re
about I s hours last Saturday,
cyclone which struck Samoa
the storm which raged over
- lginia seemed to have met each
' iher here.
Ihe Pinion Detective agency is
' ving to unravel the bank robbery
■I have now a large force in Char
tte of their own men. both white
d black, and you may hear of live
; times very shortly.
lit member this is the lirst v ear of
• new charter and some one is
«ded at the helm who is acepiaint
with the reins of government and
>titutional government and also
who can comprehend the chart-
Choose carefully your candidate.
IVof. S. D'Annn, after much solici
' ' ii. w ill teach a class in vocal and
■ *trumental music during the sum
r months in Hickory. All desir
- to avail themselves of this class
• please apply to the local editor
this paper. 15-2 m*
Water Works.
The fire 1 M -1 Sund iv morning
sho lid ui iko our tovn ofli ria's thor
oughly awake to the fact that Hick
or\ is much in need of n oomph te
system of watei works. The safety
of He town and the tax payers de
mand it and should have some safe
guard against conflagration. In
surance would be le.-s. it would be a
great incentive to the increase of
our manufacturing interests and
people would willingly take more
risk and put more money into build
ing if we but had the protection
from tie ravaging flames which a
go d water supply would give.
The money which has been spent for
toy engines, ducking pools and hook
and ladder gocaits. all of which
avail nothing, would have helpeel
considerably in ,>a\ing for a water
f"rce which would be of some bene
fit.
Hickory Driving I*ark.
.Hickory Driving Park Association
has just been organized with fifteen
members, its objects are theimprove
nient of the horse, both in breeding
and keeping. The fair grounds
have been secured and a meeting
will be held the third week in May.
Liberal purses will be offered for
trotting and running, aggregating
, over five hundred dollars. A few
approved persons will be received
as members of this association. Eor
further particulars inquire of Dank
of Hickory.
The Chicago Times savagely criti
cises Amelie Rives' new story, "The
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Witness of the Sun." Perhaps the
critic had a bad dinner the day he
J read the story. Perhaps he was
feeling angry at something then and
had to slash at somebody. Perhaps
the critic was a woman who was an
noyed to think that a young girl had
managed to get the ear of the earth
in a short time, while the critic had
written for years and had attracted
no particular attention. There are
a thousand peihapses and perhaps
all of them are wrong. Anyhow, let
the persou *ho wants to enjoy a
verv dramatic and very interesting
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: story, read "The Witness c>f the
Sun"' and judge for himself.
The Governor has appointed J. F.
Murrill, senior editor of the PRESS
AND CAROLINIAN, a commissioner to
attend the Centennial Anniversary
of the inauguration of George Wash-
o
iofcton as President of the United
States, to be held in New York City.
April 30, 18S9. He believes the ap
pointment will aid his recovery from
bis long spell of sciatica, and returns
thanks to the Governor.
We call special attention to the
professional card of Dr. G. K. Bagby.
I surgeon dentist, formerly of Kin
ston, N. C. Mr. Bagby is a dentist
of many years of experience and of
tine reputation in his profession.
He is well known by the senior edit
or and we welcome him us
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and lecommend him to the citizens
for a fair trial.
"\\ e have heard of several families
who would like to move to Lincoln
ton. but there are no vacant houses.
—Courier.
Double them, brother, double
them. We have been putting two
or three families iu a house in Hick
ory for some years.
Royster & Martin have on exhibi
tion the greatest variety of Straw-
Hats in the market. Call and see
them. •
Tbtchorv), IHorth Carolina, sburs£>a\>. Spril li, ISSO.
PIEDMONT WAGON COMPANY.
FI 1.1.V ORGANIZED
Willi a I'aid-up Capital of 3877,500.
j On last Thursday nigbt tbe stock
holders of Piedmont Wagon Co. in
council assembled brought to a close
tbe final arrangements of the re-or
ganization of the coinprny.
The following officers were elect
ed:
J. G. Hall—President.
A. A. Shuford—Vice-President.
H. C. Dixon—Secretary.
H. D. Abernethy—Treasurer.
G. H. Geitner—Superintendent.
Wrn. Menzies
D. W. Shuler
H. 0. Latta Directors.
J. N. Bohannon j
E. B Springs
The company has disposed of paid
up stock to the amount of $77,500.00
and more spokeu for.
It has the best of men to back it.
Facilities for meeting the demand
for the Piedmont Wagon will be in
creased and every prospect is tine.
Hickory is solid and so moves on the
world. The new company and new
I officers have betn inaugurated and
I we suppose the places that wanted
our wagon works feel as badly left
| as we Democrats did when Harrison
; ''got there."' •
More I.IJIHT IH Needed.
It will be unwise to lose sight of
the question of increasing the num
ber of street lights in the approach
ing election.
If voters take no notice of this
question before election, it will be
too late after election, to grumble if
the Aldermen do not increase the
number of electric lights.
Do you like to go home in the
dark? If not vote for Aldermen in
favor of more light.
Appointment* in Nortli Carolina.
w ASHINGTON, April B.—The follow
ing postmasters were appointed to
day in North Carolina:
Jos. G. Harris, at Fort Barnwell:
Wm. Koonce, at Blacksville: C. W.
Hodge, at Rutherfordton; X. H.
Beaman. at Snow Hill; W H. Will
iams, at Tillany; W. D. Jones, at
Wake Forest. \Y. C. Tompkins, at
Ye bster.
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Mrs. A. Jones, of Mountain Creek,
i had the misfortune to lose her barn
and stables by tire one night last
week. A valuable horse and a cow
were also burned. It is supposed to
have been accidental from a passing
torch earned by persons going fish
j in £-
Married.
On last Saturday, in the public
road near Highland Academy. Mr.
Frank Wagner, of Catawba, to Miss
Laura Flowers, of Alexander. Cer
emony pei formed bv S. E. Killian,
; Esq.
We have heard of many forms of
ceremony but this is tbe most pecul
! iar.
DeHtrurtive Fire in C a I(1 n ( 1 1
County.
TAYLORLVILLE, April 9.—A very de
structive tire has been raging in Cald
well county, near the Alexander line,
for two or three days.
For Ma> or.
We are authorized to announce
i Mr. J. G. Halba candidate for re-elec
tion to the Mayoralty of Hickory.
1
John Porton of Shelby, a brakes
man on the li C's R. R., was knocked
off the brake by a bridge and killed.
March 31st. Drunk.
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Quite a little excitement was
caused in our city on last Sunday
morning. The morning was perfect,
save a stiff breeze. Between ten
; and- eleven o clock a beautiful house
and home belonging to Mr. W. H.
\\ ilfong was discovered to be on
fire. The house was vacant, the
family having started to worship, and
no clue to the origin of the fire can
be found unless it I>A attributed to
a defective flue or a spark from a
passing locomotive. Mr. Wilfong is
a laboring man and the loss, !>• i ,g
about *7lO with S3 75 insurance, is
heavy to him. Some little furniture
was saved, but no clothing at all.
; Some money, nbout S2O, which was
in the house was also lost.
Put in water works.
Kiny; the lfells.
On the morning of April 30, 1 H,so.
at U o clock, it has been arranged
that the church bells all over the
country shall ring to celebrate the
event of one bun el red years ago, when
the church bells througout thirteen
States rang* out to call the people to
gether to pray for the success and
; prosperity of the country under Gen.
Washington, that day inaugurated
President of the I nited States. A
call is made from the committee hav
ing charge of these arrangements
that in every church in the lard ser
vice be held to implore a continuance
of the favor which has been shown
the nation since its birth.
Another Victim of Cigarettes.
MARTINSBURG, W. Ya.. April 5.
Harry Cage, employed in The States
man office, has for years been au
inveterate cigarette smoker, using as
many as fifteen a day. Thursday
evening he left the composing room
for a moment, and several minutes
afterwards was found iu the hall in
an unconscious condition. Dr.
Bland was summoned, and, after
three hours' work with him, restored
him to consciousness again. He
was unable to walk home. The
, doctor attributes the direct cause of
| his attack to cigarettes, and says
they will kill him if he uses them
J
again.
Tlie Hniitlillelcl Kire.
The old town of Smithfield, of Rev
olutionary recollections, lies in ruins,
i A sweeping conflagration destroyed
nearly every building in the town
Sunday evening between the hours
of two and five o'clock.
A minimum estimate places thfc
total loss to the town at £loo,oo>. al
though it will probably exceed that
amount.
W. G. Burkhead of N. C. Prohibi
tionist should not measure other
people's corn in his half bushel.
Because he is a failure as a newspa
per man it does not follow that
there are others who have not made a
success of journalism. People gen
erally succeed when they deserve it.
—Fayetteville Observer.
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Harvey K. Glidden, wholesale
liquor dealer of California and grand
son of John C. Breckenridge is in
trouble in New York foi stabbing a
cabman who wanted pay for taking
him to his room while too diunk to
navigate.
English Hats iu the latest spring
shapes at Royster »v Martin's Cloth
ing and Hat Emporium,
* Hickory, N. C
The latest shapes in fine silk hats
'at IV>vster A: Martin's.
Ittumlrcr 13.
pEKSOTHfIIS.
Bro Cobb. of Morgantou droj ped
111 UpOH lis Tuesday.
Miss Lillie Burgin leaves to-day
for Ralftigh where she will spend
some time.
Mr. E B. Springs, of Charlotte
was in the city lust Monday tnd
Tuesday looking at our P 1 ace and
its manufacturing interests. He ia
a stock holder in Fiediuout Wagon
( ompanv. Before seeing the plant
Mr. Springs subscribed £.">000 stock
and when he Ijad "viewed the land
scape o'er" ht> put in another S.~>ooo.
He thinks 1 > iedmont or anv other
good business in Hickory an excel
lent investment.
I'roiiiiiieiit l*eople.
Miss Mary Anderson has suffi
ciently recovered to sail for Europe.
Nellie (Irant Sartoris has started
back to her home in England
n
Hon. C. R Bret 'kenridge is sup
plying the Governor of Arkansas
with funds to prosecute the search
of the murderer of Jonh M. Clayton.
Henry George and Samuel Smitb.
a (rladstonian member of Parlia
ment, will engage in a public debate
in London some time in May.
The French Chamber of Deputies
authorized the government to prose
cute General Boulanger, and he has
left the country.
The President has appointed Robt
J. Fisher, of Illinois, to succeed Gen
K. B. Vance as Assistant Commis
sioner of Patents.
Ex President Cleveland has a new
office. He has been appointed i'nrtr
Commissioner in New York.
Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher, a broth
er of Henry Ward Beecher, fell as
he was alighting from a train in
New York Wednesday, and a wheel
passed over his leg, inflicting a com
pound fracture. He is 85 years old.
and though he has a wonderfully fine
physique, it is feared the accident
will prove fatal.
Ihe case of Cross and \\ hite u,i
contmued in Wake court last week
Thev will probably die out of court,
ami out of the penitentiary.
One issue of the News and Courier
last week told of two tramps, drunk.
Killed by a train, and another man
found dead with a bottle of whiskey
by his side.
One of cur exchanges says: "We
do not know of anybody that has as
vet tried to ride into office through
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the Alliance.''
A happy set of Alliancers in that
region, we say.
The Times-Register. Vol. 1., No. I,
comes to us from Marion, N. C. It
says it will be sent to subscribers o?
the Bugle, and that is the only refer
ence to Marion's old paper, which
seems to be arroug the things that
were.
BOSTON, April 4.—ln the rear of
224 Fourth street. South Boston.
Catherine Donahoe. aged thirty, was
found dead. Her husband Roger
Donaboe, was held for further devel
opments. He was drunk.
We learn that on last Friday
night, at Cox's barroom, near this
place James Robert Smith drank
seven or eight bottles of beer, and
died at Robin Matthews* house next
day before he reached home .--Leaks
ville Gazette.