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The Great War Governor His
Patriotism His Abilities as
man.
Unselfish
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m and third Sundays la
tMlit-r Societies.
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edition of the Fayetteville Observer
Vjovernor Vance anH
is a -subiect
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H
EART DISEASE,
many other ailments when they
bive taken hold of the system.
. ts better of Its own accord, out
ZitantlU OW rore. There are
zZstfc who know they have a defective
Tfcut will not admit the fact. They
fVvant their friends to worry, and
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bare been tola time ana again
(jisease was incurable. Such was the
nf Mr. Silas Farley or uyesvuie, unio
writes June 19. 194. as follows:
beirt hurting me aimosi conunuauy.
jBtl5 years I doctored all the time.
eereral physicians ana remedies.
my last doctor told me It we j only a
question oi ume as
I con Id not be cared.
I gradually grew
worse, very weak,
and completely dis
couraged, until I
lived, propped half
up in bed, because I
couldn't lie dosrn
nor sit up. Think
ing my time had
come I told my fam
ily what I wanted
done when I waa
pie. But en the first day of March on
.je recommendation of Mrs. Fannie Jones,
((Anderson, Ind., I commenced taking
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a sketch of
nis home-life. It
peculiarly fitting for woman's pen-
udYiug ueen a frequent vis
itor at his home, and he and his
havingr so often been at mine, I
had opportunity,-perhaps more
than average, of knowing some
what of the inner life of that great
man, wnose outer lite was fear
lessly walked in gaze of all the
world, and whose every word was
matter of quotation throughout
North Carolina. But the theme
has need of far more facile pen
than mine. Would that some one,
equal to the task, would give to
the youth of the State a knowledge
of the great War Governor, as he
appeared in the social circle, that
would stir our boys to be men of
like minds with" the never-to-be-forgotten
dead.
As I write, the honored form
rises before me, not with weight
of State affairs upon him, to ad
dress the expectant hearts of th
swaying crowd, but as I knew him
in my childhood and girlhood, an
honored and ever welcomed guest
at ray father's table ; no tinge of
silver in his long raven locks, worn
then full roached back from his
low, but broad forehead ; a rather
fierce-looking mustache, which hid
the ever-lurking smile ; and there
was that melting, kindling, romp
ing grey eye, so familiar to us all,
that never changed till death
transfixed it.
Such is my photograph of him,
taken at Richmond during the
war, clad in a neat fitting suit of
Salem jeans for his heart was too
loyal to his own section to beat
under cloth made by the enemies
of his State.
Oh ! the memory of those Con-
teaerate war aays, witn tneir sor
row and suffering, and cruel sever
ance of ties, never to be mended
this side Heaven! Is there not
yet inseparably connected with
them a proud something that car
ries with it fragrant memories of
battles won, the triumphant
echoes from which reached our
farthest homes ; of a most honor
able poverty which mocked at
wealth, - as being unpatriotic ; of
the gay life we worked up for the
furloughed heroes who, on crutch
es, or with arm in sling, came
back to us for a breathing spell
while the spent Titans rested in
Virginia ?
No! it was not all gloom and
smoke those years of war es
pecially when ou were in range
of the never failing optimism of
Governor Vance Others might
wear long faces ; not so he, who
had best excuse for being de
pressed, with so many looking to
him, and leaning on him for sup
port and advice.
Rarely was he overcome ;and
yet some trials were too much for
him ; as when he wrote Governor
Swain in the closing, sombre days
of 1864: "All arguments drawn
from the military situation may be
answered, but the cry of women
and little children for bread can
not be ; especially when in re
sponse to your appeal to their
patriotism the sufferers rejoin :
You. JZovernor, have plenty ; your
wife and children do not want.
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The iron entered into ins soui,
rm Am iacaH
norjor, greater than any tri
umph of state, that rv u.
breach with Death; and fought
with sleepless nerve, inch by inch,
and hour by hour, to ward off at
tack and rescue from that cruel
clutch his beloved. The contest
was long; all science was invoked,
but science was powerless to save
relief was in no case more than
temporary. He carried her to the
mountains, where she was born
,t uying eyes upon
scenes endeared by memories of
innocent, happy girlhood, and of
yet happier days spent with him
m his young manhood. When
death finally conquered, it was
with submissive head that he
bowed to the -will of the Master,
for he through her had found, like
Andrew of old, the Christ. Bravely
did he take up the burden of life,
which for him then held such
great and growing duties.
Let me draw the veil over thesp
sad memories, not to be touched
on, however tenderly ; they are
too sacred for the public to have
part in them, yet I would that the
public might learn how that gen
tleness and tenderness ever go
with true courage, and that the
truly great man is greatest at
home, and to those nearest him.
The memory of Governor Vance
is a very precious possession to
North Carolina, and no means
should be spared to preserve and
perpetuate it. In so doing, we
snail repair In part our shameful
neglect of the great dead of earlier
times.
It was to a Fayetteville man, E.
J., Hale, Sr., that he owed in large
measure his first great rise in the
political world. The Fayetteville
Observer brought him into promi
nence, and in 1862 kept his name
at the head of his columns for the
governorship, uniil the people
ratified the choice. He often re
ferred to this among his friends,
and, nble man that he was, he
was grateful for it to the end of
his days. As he entered through
the portals of the Observer upon
his great career, so fate seems to
have decreed that his last political
act should be. consigned to - its
friendly columns. His letter of
March 5th, 1894, to Major Hale,
the son of his old friend and the
present editor of the Observer
which formed the basis of the
leading editorial in its issue of
March 8th. 1804, was. so far as
known, the last letter writenby
him on a political subject.
It is an old saying "that no .man
is hero to his valet" but in Gov.
Vance's case the rule found ex
ception. To Samuel Jones, (col
ored) of Salisbury, N. C, now un
happily deceased, (the fate of all
good servants, I fear) his faithful
attendant for many years, both in
Raleigh and Washington, the
Governor was always the greatest
ot men. as was evident to any one
wrro saw his ministrations. And
only in less degree was this true of
the inferior servants of his house
hold. They all remember him as
their best friend, and have grate
ful recollections of his considerate
remembrances of them and their
needs money to buy a horse for
one ; a cow for another, &c, &c. ;
none were forgotten in the glad
"Christmas time. And this was so
after he became United States
Senator, as well as when he was a
country lawyer.
The Governor was a great lover
of books and of newspapers a
keen gleaner. I do not know his
favorite author. He had a fine
librarv: the Bible always lay on
when he stood powerless before the his reading table, showing its fre
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'"'ly ''' "ctober, 1895, at Con
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cri!,i tr "'"l" "1 bidder, the following
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S'HK Georee Hildebrand's
It and running with his line
t:ke on said line: thrn east
'(rth ;.. ukt 'Jn Burns' old line: then
-',, ,.' line 12S poles to a small
with ... Neulation Lands line; then
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lore or less.
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sufferings ot the defenceless of his
land. But he diu all that he could;
and "God bless Zeb Vance" was
heard from many a home, and
many a camp and hospital bed.
The Ad-Vance, so appropriately
earned, did not run the blockade
bring in fine goods for the delight
of dudes if such creatures then
existed but cotton cards for the
lone mothers, who with such
weapons fought the wolf fro.n
their doors ; shoes, blankets,
clothing and provisions fur the
soldiers in the field ; quinine, calo
mel and other medicines and med
ical appliances for the suffering in
the hosoitals.
As I am told, the troops of other
States, when they saw North Car
olina soldiers with new nose or
blankets, would remark : "The
Ad-Vance has run the blockade
again ; wish we had a Vance for
Governor." All kriew he was the
one who suggested the ways and
means for providing these com
forts. But one may say what has all
this to do with Vance's home-life ?
Go to the homes of the people,
even to-day. and you will learn
that those qualities of head and
i heart which shone in his home gave
fl lirht which cast its Denign
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fluences all over the land, wnere 11
is still seen and felt. What array
of adjectives can describe him in
that happy home where he wasal-
. .HHrPcefH and SDoken ot by
Raleigh, N. C. 7uV ' his bovs-as " Hus-
- mm I LUC v
band."
Truly it may be said, he was
affectionate, tender, gentle, patient,
considerate. cauuiu,
w - . mi
quent use. His knowieage ana
love for the Holy book is a matter
of such common knowledge that
no reference to it is needed. It was
often the source of his readiness
. , . .1 if.:
in reply, nis pauios, uis iuiui
eloquence.
He regarded Paul as the first of
logicians, Solomon as the greatest
philosopher, Moses as the model
statesman, and David as chief
among poets.
I never knew his estimate of the
prophets, as compared with those
mentioned, but some of his finest
figures in oratory were drawn
from Daniel, tne cook 01 joo
was one of his favorites ; and in
this connection I recall an inci
dent illustrative of his aptness of
address.
Being called on to welcome the
State Medical Association at its
meeting in Charlotte, he said, af
ter many happy hits at the profes
sion : "And now we have only to
ask the terms imposed by the
Lord upon Satan when he took
Job : 'Behold, we are in thy hands;
do with us as you will, only spare
our lives." " Again, I am re
minded of being on the platform
with him in this same city of
Charlotte in 1875, on the occasion
of the Mecklenburg Centennial,
and
when during the cheering
clapping of hands at his opening j under it most bravely
remarks, the wnoie structure gave jew hurried preparations
"Ciceros," one after another, were
brought forward and flatteringly
introduced, whilst "Our Zeb," with
a friend or two, sat in rear of the
stage, awaiting his turn, which it
seemed would never come, though
he was, by odds, the most famous
man there. "Cicero" No. 1 claimed
to represent a county that held the
bones of Henry. No. 2 was the
guardian of Jeffei son's bones. No.
3 of Madison's. No. 4 of Wash
ington's. No. 5 of Monroe's, and
so o U During all this the chief
guest wore a black brow, on which
the clouds settled thicker, as the
night wore on. At last eleven
o'clock came, and Vance was intro
duced to a fagged, worn-out crowd.
"I come," he began "jrwa Slate
that has no bones ; I represent no bone
yard ; except those in our living bodies,
belonging to the unnumbered North
Carolina Infantry who lie in front of
Richmo ', protecting your soil from
invasion and your people from out
rage:' And then the crowd rose to a
man with deafening yells, which
wiped off the slight of the man
agers. He then passed on to the
campaign, which he touched as he
ever did, with a hand of a master.
Only apprentices had spoken in
all the preceding hours. But now
the heart-opener, the blood stirrer,
the laugh-kindler, the brain-tickler,
was on his feet, and the crowd
could not get enoueh : and lone
after midnight they were begging
him not to stop, that they would
cheerfully stay with him till morn
ing. In comparing Goveri.or Vance
with the great men of other States
and times, those seemingly best
informed tell me he was much like
Charles James Fox, the great
English Liberal ; but certainly
this was not true as to the home
life of the two men, since Vance's
was a gentle, as patient and tender
as Hawthorne's at the Brook Farm.
He was carried by force
from his home in the year
1865, a year burnt into the
memory of the people of the
South. It was a year when simply
oy orders from Washington, with
out any process of law as provided
by the Constitution, Governors
and other officers chosen by the
people were displaced and others
provided in their stead.
Governor Vance had shared the
fate of all good governors, and
had to leave the Mansion at Ral
eigh. He had secured a home in
Statesvi'.le , Mrs. Vance was then
in very feeble health ; my sister
being with her at the time to which
I refer.
The Governor, who was neces
sarily absent a good deal, had got
ten home ahd expected to spend
his birthday, May 13th, with his
family.
In spite of the many adverse cir
cumstances, nothing would do the
little wife, though she was in a
sick bed, but celebrate "hus
band's" birthday ; the dinner was
made ready, though the table did
not groan with the weight of rich
viands. The mother was too sick
to take her place at the table, but
the toys were there, and with the
Governor at the head of the table,
vied with himself in cheerful,
good-natured, humorous conver
sation.. In the midst of the repast,
a man in blue clothes, armed, was
seen in the yard, and another, and
another. The house was sur
rounded by United States soldiers.
His first thought was the sick
mother and wife, and how he
might keep it from her ; but the
cook rushed into her room, in
great fright, and said, "Lord !
Miss ' Hatiie, there's a thousand
Yankees in the yard !"
The Governor went out, met the
officer in charge, and looking
about at the men, said in his good
natured way, pointing at the cot
tage: "It's unfortunate, but my
house is too small to invite all my
guests to come in." He then in
vited the officers to a chair on the
front piazza till he could go and
soothe the feelings of his sick
wife. She boret it as bravely as
he. "You must bring the officer
in here, and let me see him," she
said. AH protested that it would
only excite her, and do her harm ;
but she bade them hush, for "see
him'I will" she said. The Gov
ernor brought him into the sick
room, and, introducing him, said,
"Captain, do you need sronger
proof of a welcome?" The Cap
tain, trying to assure her, said
"Madam, .we will do him no harm."
No, she said, the spirit of indigna
tion at the meanness of the arrest
ruing in her, lJVo, if you dare to
hurt one hair of my husband's head,
all North Carolina, to a man, will
rise- against you." She forgot for
the moment that North Carolina
was theji "a conquered province."
After coming out from Mrs.
Vance's room, the Captain was met
by a brother officer, who said :
"Well, how did you meet it?"
"meet, indeed," he replidd; '"I
met a little woman not much big
ger than a sparrow, but as brave
as a lion and as true as steel."
How trying a time it was to both
of them : yet they Doth Dore up
After a
for his
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way, no one being seriously hurt, departure, the Governor was ear
however. Continuing his speech : ried off, under guard, toward;
"I never fail" said he in great Salisbury, on his way to the Old
good humor; 'l never laii to Capitol prison
Anet9 n t
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open-hearted, cnpanionauic,..
pitable, and generous to a fault.
Yet these do not give yuu n.w
k-i hanH.shake: nor do you
feel the broad throbbing palm
.u ,lne vnnrs ' VOU dO tlOl
hear the low merry chuckle of
1 a-olrnme: vou do not
1 a Uk UiU tkm f
0 .
T m
.V,- rvlaHcnme smile. i-mcvci
hrincr down the house.
And now that I am in the re
miniscent line, a f;iend suggest
one, that, owing to Governor
VonrA modestv. may not have
attained such general currency as
most of Vance's sayings have.
When returning from the Sey
mour and Blair convention in
1 868, the Governor, by urgent re
quest, stopped over in Richmond
rt hft one of the speakers- at-a rati-
"w - a ; 1 .
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B. FARQUHAR CO., IU., 35 the hband and . man ap-1 acauoo o, ,
YORK, PA. ' near in finer light than donng the nigmanu ,
The officers and men who took
him were not to blame, but his
arrest and imprisonment was a
cowardly act on the part of the
government of the United State.
It was in keeping with that shame
ful, infamously cruel policy, which
not only imprisoned Jefferson Da
vis in Fortress Monroe, the stron
gest fort in the United States, but
thrust him into a casemate with
an armed soldier standing over
him, and then had iron fetters riv-
on his emaciated limbs; the
same policy which sent Alexander
H. Stephens, then in most feeble
health, to sufier in a cold, damp,
cheerless casemate in Fort War
ren in Boston Harbor.
One other reminder of him, or,
rather, of his first wife. In the
early years of their married life.
Mr. Vance, as he was then called,
was being urged by the Whigs to
contest with Col. David Coleman
for the State Senatorship in the
Buncombe district. He did not
incline to the race; Mrs. Vance
was in poor health; his living de-
penaea upon sucking to his pro
fession, the law, and he liked Col. '
Coleman inv every way. He there
fore declared that under no cir
cumstances would he run, and so
informed Mrs. Vance, who was
then under constant medical treat
ment, and who was greatly re
lieved thereby. The family phy
sician, a near friend of both bus-
band and wife, was on his next
visit greatly elated at this good
news, and in his joy declared that
he would vote against "Zeb" if he
changed his mind. But this was
too unsatisfying for the little wife,
and she came around in short
turn as she ever did when "hus
band," was involved. "Sick or
well, life or death, never show
yourself in this house again if you
dare vote against husband," she
said, ignoring the remote contin
gency on which the Doctor's
threat hung, and he had to retract
the whole remark before she
would be easy with him. Her
love for her husband was so great,
so entirely given up t a dear af
fection, that she thought the same
things, and loved the same loves,
and breathed in his soul, lived in
his presence, languished in his
absence; all that she was, or did,
was only for, and to her dearest
loved.
Of his later home-life I know
personally almost nothing. Those
who have seen it tell me it was
marked by all that was attractive
in the earlier time.
The last time I saw him was in
July, 1892, at the Hammock hotel,
to which be had gone in search of
health. He was sitting on the
piazza up stairs, from which he
could look out on "old ocean," and
draw in the invigorating salt air.
For the first time in the many
years I had known him he failed
to rise to greet us. Lines of suf
fering were plainly visible in his
face. But his first remark was so
characteristic ot him. l was
about to take a seat on the paral
yzed side, when he asked me to
place my chair on the other side,
saying, "I want to always keep on
the good side with you." He
knew how sorry I was to see even
a partial paralysis of his dear face.
His lovely wife soon came out and
joined us and by her charming
manner helped to make us loath
to leave when the signal for our
train sounded. The Governor
joined in the conversation with
somewhat of his old humor, but
appeared to be thoughtful. In the
conversation mentioned was made
of the convention at Chicago,
that had shortly before nominated
Cleveland. He and Mrs. Vance
were both far from thinking that
it was the wisest or best nomina
tion that could have been made.
He commended the action of
the North Carolina delegation in
casting their vote for Stevenson,
adding "North Carolina always
does right." but, says he, "There
is trouble ahead of us." Told
that North Carolina had always
been right in taking his advice,
and that we hoped to have him
yet many years as our leader, he
sadly remarked: "North Carolina
has always given all that I ask
far more than I ever deserved.',
But after this he paused, then ad
ded: "I am hoping for an inheri
tance that cannot be taken from
me.
Did he then with patriotic eye,
see the troubles which noio dis
tract our people, and was he tired
and longing for that rest which we
love to believe he is now enjoying?
To add to his burdens there were
some, to the credit of North Car
loina, be it said, only a few, who
found fault with his course, and
wrote and spone unkind words
about him. This hurt him sorely.
But nothing daunted, conscious of
the rectitude of his motives, he
though with constantly declining
health, labored on, until death
stopped his work and hushed his
voice. On Sunday morning,
April 15th, 1894, the home in
which he had been the life was
filled with sadness and gloom.
The news was flashed throughout
the land; it was caught off the
wires, and friend met friend, say
ing with sad face and bated
breath, "Vance is dead." 'Twas
whispered from pew to pew, in the
churches- Twas carried from
home to home throughout the
State Vance is dead all had lost a
friend. "A Frinct and a great man
has fallen" Truly, his memory is
precious. What Kssons shall the
present, rising and coming gener
ations learn from his life, so true
to his home and his State.
I can hardly think of Gov.
Vance except as inseparably as
sociated with the Confederacy, and
both are now ghosts together.
Yet if mortal could call immortals
back, what a splendid vision would
the present generation, just grow
ing up witness, could my dream
find realization. I think of our
spectral South as a midcrn "Pu
celle," leading the charge, her eye
lit with the fire of battle, her glo
rious white arms free, and waving
banners of hope to all her suffer
ing children.
The vision changes, and my
maiden warrior is at the stake,
with canting bishops, charging
Rebel lion's many sins upon her
dejected head; but ever attendant
upon her, "true t night and leaj?
is the shade of our young Governor.
The sweep of her rcbe touches
his dusty coat of gray as they climb
Malvern Hill together; her dis
embodied spirit ministers to
him in the walls of the eld
Capitol prison during that vi
carious suffering. Let us hope
that her other warrior children,
with archangelic brows, now greet
him brother, and give him. place
beside them "under the shade of
the trees."
A H1IORT UISTOKT.
Oar Kalghborbood va rta t pmmt
Caldwell.
Lenoir Topic, September 1 Bin.
Mrs. Mary Wilds died at her
home in Lenoir township on Sun
day, the 15th inst Work on
the roller flouring mill goes right
ahead and Mr. Moore hopes to
have it in operation in October.
....Our people seem to be very
well pleased with Judge Bryan.
He is fair in his rulings and very
courteous to the bar. ....A 'few
days ago Mr. Web Williams, of
Little River, killed ten pilot snakes
in his new ground. They were all
in one old log. . . . .Owing to the
large amount ot freight to be han
dled, the C. & L. R. R. the Peo
ple's Own Line last week put on
an extra train to move it
Davenport College opened its fall
session last Thursday with flatter
ing prospects, and the indications
are that the present session will
be a most prosperous one. ....
Mr. A. u. uorpening, in his can
uing establishment at North Ca
tawba, has already put up 12,300
cans of berries, peaches, cherries
and tomatoes. He will fill about
3.000 more cans during the sea
son Married at the residence
of Mr. Jacob Phillips, in. Little
River township, on Sunday, the
8th, inst,Mr. Lee Harris to Miss
Artie Phillips, also Mr. Charlie
Howell to Miss Lizzie Austin.
ound was apparently cettioe
along well, until the itchingcaused
the animal to bite of! the can and
tear loose the stitches. The
wound bled freely. It was sewed
up again and reset. The issue of
the matter is awaited with some
oteresL It is believed that if
further accident can be prevented.
the mule will yet have a good leg
of it- ....Last Friday morning
about ten o'clock the alarm of fire
was giving near the Methodist
church. From the main portion
of towo a column of smoke could
be seen shoot in cr up. and some
thought and cried out that it was
Dr. Adams residence on fire. But
it proved to be an unoccupied out
house belonging to Mr. Love
Davis.
Hi! ;
Catawba.
Hickory Press and Carolinian. Sept. 19th.
About 30 sacks of public docu
ments were brought here last
week for Congressman A. C Shu
ford. lie had to hire a team to
carry them out to his home. ..
Monday morning the street force,
was put to work again. They te
gan working Morganton st. ...Mr.
and Mrs. Jones Seits, Messrs. Joe
Hawn, Tom Huffman and Elisha
Holler started Tuesday, the 17th,
to Pilot Point, Texas. . . . .Minis
ter Matt. W. Ransom and son,
Robert Ransom, were in our city
a short while last Wednesday, on
their way from Blowing Rock to
Mexico. Many friends shook
hands with Minister Ransom
Mr. Sam. Campbell is no longer
policeman. He resigned last week.
Ncwtoa Enterprise, Sept. 20th.
Lincoln court will come off this
term October 14th. It will be
about two weeks later than usual.
....Chills are raging all along
Clark's creek, and they are begin
ning to reach out a mile or so
from the creek More brandy
is being guaged in the county
this year in one month than was
done two years ago duringthe en
tire season The building of
a cotton factory at Island Ford
has been abandoned Three
bales of new cotton were sold in
iNewton Wednesday. I he price
paid was eight cents Last
Wednesday as Rev. M. T. Steele
and J. Hoyle were returning in
the buggy from holding a meet
ing at Ashbury church near Iron
ton some unknown person threw
rocks at them, one of which struck
Mr. Hoyle on the back of the head
making a very . ugly and painful
wound. The gentlemen stopped
the buggy and as they did so a
burly negro came out after them
with a club, but seeing two per
sons instead of one he beat a has
ty retreat.
LJaeola.
Lincoln Courier, Sept. 20th.
The Lincoln Courier has been
purchased by Mr. Chas. L. Coon
and will hereafter be known as the
Democrat. .... By a vote of 93 to
12 the town of Lincolnton decided
to purchase the Lincolnton Iron
Works and present them to the
Chester & Lenoir railroad on con
dition that the shops be located in
Lincolnton Cards are out
announcing the marriage of Miss
Sudie Graham, to Mr. Caspar
Walke, of Richmond. Va. The
marriage is to take place at noon
on the 34th , of this month at
Forest Home, Machpelah, the
home of the bride's parents in
Lincoln county A little two
year old girl was found in Capt.
Edward's back yard last Saturday
night. The child was crying when
found and said its "mammy" had
whipped it and told it to slay
there until she came back for it.
It also said that its "mammy's"
name is Can and its "daddy's"
name Tom. It is thnught the
the child is mixed Italian and ne
gro. It was taken by a colored
man Squire Slade an i his wife,
seem exceedingly fond of it and
hope no one will come to claim iu
....On baturday, bepL 14th. 1895.
the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. II.
J. Johnston, aged three months,
died.
Castas.
Gaatonla Gaarttc, Sept. lta.
Mr. John Bryson and Miss Nancy
Kellar were married at the Factory
chapel last night at 8 o'clock
On Tuesday of last week a mule
colt belonging to Mr. Sam Bradley
got a foot cut off in a mowing
mach. The bone was cut in two,
but the foot hung on by a piece of
skin. With some hope of saving
, th colt, lor it was a fine animal.
Mr. Bradley bad Dr. Wilson to sew
the skin together around the limb
and set it in a plaster cast. The
Clvvlaaa.
Ctevelaad Star. September. 1 t.
Mrs. Mahalia Newton, an seed
widow lady, who resides in No. 11
township, was assaulted Sunday
by a negro, who attempted to rob
her. Mrs. Newton is a rather
well-to-do old lady and it is'gencr-
ally known that she bad some
money, and that she always carried
t under her belt around her waisL
She lived alone with the exception
of a small child. Sunday evenin?
negro came to her house and
coming very close to her made a
strike with a knife in his hand.
trying to cut her belt and thus
secure her money, but he failed
in this and the child that was near
by, began calling for help, so the
negro made several strikes at her
throat with the knife, cutting- her
throat in several places, and sever
ing a vain which caused her to
bleed profusely. During the time
three of Mrs. Newton's fingers were
cut off near the end. The negro
failed to get the money and ran
away for fear of being captured.
Dr. Whisnant was immediately
summoned and sewed up the
wounds, but the old lady is not ex
pected to live. Five negroes have
been arrested on suspicion, one of
them being the negro who cut the
throat of the telegraph operator at
Blacksburg several months ago,
but he was permitted to escape.
Saclbj Aarora. September 19th.
Mr. C II. Shull, our enterpris
ing tinner has secured the con
tract for putting on the immense
- a . a. . a a v
iin-rooi on Henrietta Mills ro. 2.
whose dimensions are about no x
540 feet. He expects soon to com
mence this big job with skilled
workmen On Monday the
executors sold, as advertised in
the Aurora, the lands and lots be
longing to the estate of Jno. Z.
Fall-, deceased. The lands as a
whole brought good prices, ag
gregating $4479 34 d wcfe pur
chased by several parties
An aged woman, Mrs. J. Esley
Davis, after three months' illness
and a life of seventy-six years well
spent, has been called to her re
ward. She died Thursday Sep
tember 1 itb. 1895 Shelby
has caught the inspiration of bet
ter stores and our people are
building houses Thos. F.
Elliotte Ola, of this county, has
two young pet gray foxes and two
pet coons. .
McDowall.
Marion) Record. September 1 9th.
Martin Brothers' store is Hear
ing completion Mr. George
Bell, a native Chinaman, lectured,
as announced, to a large audience
at the Methodist church Thursday
night. . ...Lonon Brother's are
laying the foundation for a new
brick store building on Main street
next tothe old Burgin stand
Messrs. J. G. and Logan Nichols,
have purchased the L. II. Weaver
lot on Main Su, next to Norton's,
and will at an early date, begin
the erection upon it of a handsome
brick store building. Just before
going to press to day, the sad in
telligence of the death of Mr. Sam.
L. Dysart reaches our ears. He
died at the home of his father,
Mr. J. S. Dysart, last night about
8 o'oclock after a sickness of
about three weeks. ....We are
informed that a marriage will
take place at Old Fort on Octo
ber 9th. Mr. Long and Miss
Tressie Westerman are the con
tracting parties.
mxmm
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TnJa ft tartar taktnff po4r. II 5jrbat af
a la h-atretar rrnc-l.-Unit I am
ttc bovsasauT rM fcaraav.
ICojalllaklnr Powder Co.,
! Wall 4 X. T.
In
Poor
H
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mean1; so much more than i
you ir.nginc serious and
t.v..l i. - eases result from
ir.::.. r.'.lmcnts neIectecL H
iitnyvith Nature's
-health.
U ) mrm I hay
Pit"
iron
Bitters
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lif4. mai,
aa m aprxtaa
mI raal mt,
trm at aaretah.
IkaaattM.
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on traas ia T
-ry rM rt amm mf T
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it Cures
x Djj.tli, l3JAy ava4 Liver
t Neural, Troubles,
Constipation, C4 BSood
f AUlarU, Ncrroos ailracflU
Women's complaints.
Cet aaV h raa-t Was nnmti ran
f Unatitt(. A Ilea am araana-
annrt lin,i4l(lnir aimM ,
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FIRE
INSURANCE I
WE EVKB VTORKCtn Wr JtKYKK
WILL.
Chicago Timea-IIerald.
WeVe I (angry Ike
And IIUiuu bill.
We arver worked.
Wc never will.
Tne a-dre oar roof.
The aod'a oar cot;
Aa oyster can's
Utr coffee pot.
We break oar fast
At break o' day;
Tttea bout oar trapa
A ad o oar way.
We revel ta
Pair Katarc's mood.
We're luag oa o
II abort oa lowda.
Oar lUr la free.
We skip tat tow a;
No copper Sere -
t'poaaafrowas.
We make ao blaiT
A boat hard Uaara.
The '73.
Or other crimes
We do aot claim
That wc mrma
Frnm wnrh ta aav
Oar fellows pain.
That Job may law
la other haada.
We bat obey
The Lord's com mi ads.
M was aot bora
To totl aad sweat;
We bnw to (ate
With orcarret.
We're!! angry Ike
Aad tnboas BUI.
We aewr worked.
Wc acrer wiU.
YV write pclicira on all cUm ot
deairabla risks In the following stand
ard core panics :
N. c noun f Rjjijch :
CONTINENTAL of 2- York ;
PENNSYLVANIA of 1-bUaJelt ha.
DELAWARE -VA.
FIRE AND MARINE of Rich,
mood:
MECHANICS AND TRADERS' of
New Orleans,
AVKUY JC KIIVIN,
IlrJLtLD Baildief.
Morgan ton. N. C
Wanted
Agents Tor the Harris Steam
Dye Works IUleigb. 2. C. Will
dye sample Iree of charce, and let
yoa deliver the work before pay
ing u. Yoa can easily make from
fire to ten dollars a week without
one cent of capital. Prices bare
been reduced one blf. Don't bny
a oew salt when yoa can Late
your oM sail made new for about
one day's wages.
AddreM all orders to
Tus Uaukis Steam Dte
Wobks,
lUleizb. N. C.
janC-3m.
F-W- TYLER,
Photographic Artist,
Union St., opposite. Col. S. McD. TsU's.
MORGANTON, N. C.
All classes of rhotocnr hlc work at
loweet prices conaistent ilh first-cLasi
work. LnUrgeraecU s ipeclsit r.
JnntS-tf.
Chemical Department
copxoru sciomns school,
Columbian University,
WASHINGTON, U. C.
laatracuoa la fraaate aad
Cbemtatry, Oaabtatttv aad
laorgaaie
Uwsuuore
Aaalvata. AaMrtaaof frrrtoas kletata. tale
aad Baiuon, c kraural Tnkaolocr sas Chra
teal Kaclaccnac.
Addrcna.
CIIARLK.S K. MOMtor, FT. tV,
Jaa227-lf. iTofc aue of Cbemtatry.
forne Bis Sa
rrvnir'iivr
v our i ru un i w -raw
I out! a rsTrrrt
tnei anaaar mm-i mm mrm m nin. a
Ml M 4( vk aaa aaart; srt
II
frk Ataaaamafcaraaaf I
as b mat fim.
tkronsa Mma On. Hmtl I
aatim m taa arivaltaa nmataa. aa
tsaa ara keomat amity anr-vaia swMtaawa-
a taa mmmum: TM imtm IK aaaar.
4lf.MwitiMMfirt aa k tmt taa
at i ainan a taa aslant
fat man
raars-
adkh af ta.
m4 rr aa
listing U needed merit to mors
than make good all the sdrertiaing
claims for them, the following four
remedies have reave bed a phenomenal
sale. Dr. King's New Discovery, for
consumption. Coughs and Colds, each
bottle guaranteed Electric Bitters, the
great remedy for Liver, Stomach snd
Kidneys. Uucklen s Arnca bears, lbs
best in lbs world, snd Dr. King's New
Life Pills, which srss perfect pill. All
these remedies are raarsnteed to do
just what is claimed for them snd the
dealer whoee name is attached here
with will be glad to tell yoa more of
them. Sold st John Tsll Drag btore.
a la
mi iat c-rraiaMm at aa mn nuai wm-k
w a a rar. rmr-w rai
Bairfit- U umamttlr. slats
Ufal jiaim. m aatan. iM fcaatrraiaa
i mm. ant maaa. iaa lai Hart ta a
l.i mm Ammrmm mmm mrr m T In 1 a
l's 4 CU I oa. asi SaoafcnaT.
ASK YOUR
Neicbbor abuat the carta made by
a-aVa.lt
TNAOC
wit boat medhrta. or writ for
V h F for aakr oe reat. 1
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tow, U. C. aw.I-U