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. .. -I : : - . , pni nrriiTniTnTiTiniiirrrirtitTjiruitiirrwiig Do You Use Printed Stationery? If yon do, it will pa: yon tef get 3 samples and prices trot me . Dctore " niacins Tour oraeis. Letter Heads, Note leads, Bill S Heads. Envelope!. Circulars, Cards; Posters, Pamphlets, and Any Kind of i 3 Printing. . . i ; . !- . f ,! Promptness, Accuracy, Neatncasaiid H uooa btocc unaranteea. I catry a large stock of paper, cards, 3 envelopes, etc., and do printing for E some 'of the largest concerns in West s' Crn North Carolina, Give me a trial. 2 T. O. COBB, U ' " - Morganton. N. C. Elm urrnnimnBinimrwiimiTrrinii; WARNING. We wish to caution all users of Simmons liver Regulator on a subject of the deepest interest and importance to their health- perhaps their lives. The sole proprietors and makers of Simmons Liver Regulator learn that customers are often deceived by buying and taking some medicine, of a similar appearance or taste, believing it to be Simmons Liver Regulator.' We "warn ?ou that nnless the' word Regulator is on he package or bottle, that it is not Simmons Liver Regulator. No- one elBei makes, or ever has made Simmons Liver Regulator, or anything called Simmons Liver Regulator, but J. H. Zeilin & Co., and no medicine made by anyone else is the same. We alone can put it up, and we cannot be responsible, if other medicines represented as the same do not help you as you are led to expect they wilL Bear this fact well in mind, if you have been in the habit of using a medicine which you supposed to be Simmons Live; Regula tor, because tne name was somewhat lute it, and the package CO noOiave-theword' Regulator on it, you nave been imposed upon and have not been taking Simmons Liver Regulator at alL The Regulator has been favorably known for many years, and all who use it know how necessary it is for Fever and Ague. Bilious Fever, Constipa tion, Headache, Dyspepsia, and all disorders arising from a Diseased Liver. We ask you to look for yourselves, and see that Simmons. Liver Regulator, which you can readily distinguish by the Red Z on wrapper, and by our-name, is the only medicine called bimmons Laver Kegulator. J. H. ZETUN CO. Take Liver EUgultUor, ---' Simmon Tutfs Pills Cure All Liver Ills. j A Strong Fortification; Fortify the body against disease by Tutt's Liver Pills, an abso j lute cure for sick headache, dys- pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation,, jaundice, bilious ness and all kindred troubles. ; "The Fly-Wheel of Life" Dr.Tutt; Your Liver Pills are the fly-wheel of life. I shall ever : be grateful for the accident that broughtthem to my notice. I feel ; as if I hid a new lease of life I J. FairIeigh;Platte Cannon Coli Tiitt's Liver Pills AN ASTONISHING ' TONIC FOR WOMEN. It Strengthens the Weak, Quiets the Nerves, Relieves Monthly. Suffering and Cares' T- ? FEMALE DISEASES. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST ABOUT IT. S1.00 PER BOTTLE. CHATTANOOGA MED. 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MUMT A CO- MORTGAGE SALE. rT)Y virtue of a mortgage with power . ui Buio raaae ana executed to me u ue vtn day of January, 1896, by J. Matthews and his wife, M. A. Mat .thewB; and the conditions of said mort- naving been broken, I will sell at J'U DUC auction, nn tna mpamiaoo 4-n t-Ua nic-nest bidder on Frirlatr t.ha 9(tth 4 of March, 1897, th tiact of ? land on waicn said j. Lu Matthews now resides. unown aa part of the Joseph Propst '.tnasj. r or full description of above land, see mortgage recorded in the Kegister of Deeds office for Burke conn- . book.u., jno. 2, page 181. Terms of oaio io do caen. This Feb. 24th, 1897. r W. H. THOMPSON ? t Mortgagee. ) JNO. M. MULIv ; W.T. MOEGAN, j MULL & MORGAN, I Attorneys - at - Law; , MORGANTON,, N. fOffice, Tate Corner; WIWfr V7 il U U V L k SclentWo American A Afjencyftr, i wav -a' m --w ft i m m w r 1 . . . . : I .1-; - , ,- - Ajar &-sr .-. r ""SS. 1 l5v " ' .. - . - , . -- VOL. XIII.--NO. i. NEIGHBORHOOD 'NEWS. Items of Interest from the Comities Around Us. Cl TOLD BY THE PRESS. ) HAS PAID I1.1M FOB FIGHTING. T. C Coffey Has Had a Wide Bepntatioia as a Flahtas An Ex-Korth Carolinian CWtao Is .Prosprtns.-j Lenoir Topic, March 9th. -.The Quakers are holding an in teresting meeting atPattersou this week.1; ... Mr. Jalias P. CoBey baa obtained a charter for a turn- pike an Mulberry to intersect with the Caldwell and Watauga turn pike somewhere this side of Blow ing Rock. ' . . . . Mr. C G. Richards, of Little RiTer-ctowoBbipi (his county, was married on February 25th to Miss Lillie Winkler, of Wa tauga. The ceremony, was per formed at the residence of Mr.'W. H.' H. Hartley, the officiating mag istrate. . . . i Mr. T. C. Coffey, el Watauga, was ttxr Lenoir one day last week. "Before the war Tie lived in Buncombe couuty, and had a wide reputation as a fighter. Some one remarked to him, the other day, that he was said to ba?e paid out $1,000 in Buncombe for fight ing. The old gentleman in reply said he had receipts for $1,184 thus expended. I.... Dr. Hill Moore, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is spending this a . a a a . - weet wuu nis orotner; Mr. j. Frank Moore, at the Taylorsville Cotton Mills, in Alexander county. Lr. Moore lelt ISorth Carolina about twenty years ago and has been living in Cincinnati for (a number of years. We learn he is now accumulating quite a fortune from a catarrh cure of his own compounding.' In addition to hi a office in Cincinnati, he hai opened one in London, England, from both orhTch-te"is-receiving"ii large revenue. He has invested $40,000 with his brother in the Taylorsville Cotton Mills and expects to invest more' there as soon as the business promises to be a success. Dr. Moore spent the moat of the past winter -in London, returning the latter. part of February. ; ANOTHER SCRAP" IN POLK. A wash. Poo and Blind Factory tow Kath- orfcro To Voto osj tks Qoastioa of a ?IUBsarr--ATHes&atb(ordtoD. Katbcrfordton Vidette. March 12th. Saturday, at Cox's bridge, eight miles from here, just over the line in Polk county, Matt Davis and a man named; Matthews met. and were disputing the1" depth of the river. To satisfy themselves they undressed and wentan, .but still could Dot agree, whereupon tfiey got their knives' and went at it hot. Matthews was pretty . badly cut up hi the face and head, Davis receiving several ugly gashes. MatthewSvWas carried home and is not expected to live. Davis has not! been seen -since." They were both drinking. . . .The latest en terprise inr Butberfordton is a sash, door and blind factory. Mr. W. H. Hester, of this place, informs us that he will put a plant near the Ohio River & Charleston depot at an early date, and will begin the manufacture of -sa 8b, doors aud blinds.. Mr. Hester is a lumberman with years of .experience and has ample capital. ' He is a hustler and we feel quite sure ' that he will make a success of bis. new enter prise, r ;::i.The bill i to' 'establish dispensary in -Butberfordton passed the Legislature Saturday. A vote .will be, submitted to the people in the May election. Many fear that this will divert trade frpm Rutberfordton, while others Uunir it will help the town finan cially and morally. ....Editor James M. Allen, of the Pre, the republican organ of this coi nty. has been appointed -commissioner of agriculture xt the ninth con gressional district of North Caro lina " by Governor Russell. We learn tne omce pays aooui oou a year. . . : . The large two story house of Mr; T. J. Withrow, about three miles south of4bis place, on tne apartanourg rosd, was de stroyed by fire; Tuesday about 12 o'clock. The fire originated in the kitchen by: a defective? flue. " The family were on- the front -porch when the fire was discovered, and Del ore anything eonld be done to save it, it was enveloped in flames. Notbing'.was' saved. The house was insured tor $600 and the furni-1 ture for $200. but the insnrance did, not cover the loss. i J "THE DRAKE TRIAL. V. Drake, Br Discharged J. Jf. Drake, JrM and Frank Drak. Bound to Ooart . Mrs. .Walter Covington Retarns to Her i Hoaaa la Lauotrt . - i . Y Hlckorjr Time; March 11th. . . ' :'. ' . Mrs.M. B." Thornton has re turned rora ;an ; extended visit to relativaar in Lonisville. Kv. 4.Kf.n C. Collins, of Philadelphia, died of consumption at the Hickory Inn Sdnday .night. '-He came here from Connelly SpringSrabout a week before hisdeatb, accompanied by his iwife. The body was em balmed and shipped to Philadel phia Tuesday. . . . .The . trial of the Drakes Tuesday and yesterday attracted a large number of spec tators.' Probably no other even in : the history, of Hickory has caused so much excitement among the people as the fire and the trial of the accused parties. . . ..The crowd was so large in the city hall Tuesday! morning that the floor begad to swag and a collapse was feared. In . order to prevent ? an accident and possible injury, the case was temporarily 'suspended and props were placed under the floor- to make it secure. .. . ..We learn from the Lenoir Topio that 'Mrs. Walter Covingt6n, : whose strange disappearance from home about three months ago caused such MrsCDTinBrthn.lt SrlllihA rompm. befod, ; was fddhdfln a mentally un balanced condition in a Baltimore Jiospital "and -was J taken to the home f her 2father, .Rev. J. j F. Tuttle, in Johuston county'. , She has since been there under treat ment, .and- we; are ; glad to learn that her health is : very much : im proved, v. 0The?limex last week told of therflrj? at the racket store, its origin, aud of the fact that war rants had been issued for the sus pected incendiaries. ' Mr J. i F. Drake, Sr.; "and his' younger son, Frank, 'were arrested Thursday afternoon and were held in custody pending the arrival .of . Mr. Jj F. Drake, Jr., who was m South Caro lina. Mr. Drake reached here last Thursday night and . was also placed under arrest. Fridav morn ing all of them gave fcond. . Tues day morning at a o'clock the case was called, and, both sides being ready, the examination ot witnesses began. The-entire day was; de voted1 to hearing evidence on the part of the State, and an adjourn ment was taken until yesterday morningwhen the testimony ion the part of the defense was sub mitted.'. This, with the argument of the counsel, occupied the greater part of the day. After giving the testimony aud the argument care ful consideration,. Esq. Bruns de cided that there was not sufficient evidence to connect Mr. J. j F. Drake, Sr., with the fire and re leased him' from custody. The evidence, against . Messrs. J. F. Drake, Jr., and Frank Drake was regarded as sufficiently strong to demand an investigation by the grand jury and they were required to give bond for their appearance at the next , term of Catawba Su perior court. The terms of . the bail, we understand, are that If a joint boud is given it shall be' in the 8umof - $1,000. - If separate bonds , are given J. F. Drake, Jr., is 4 to famish $1,000 -and Frank $500., iThe bonds in either case are to be.1 justified. The State was represented by ex-Attorney Gen eral Frank I. Osborne, of Char lotte, Solicitor J. F. Spaiuhour, of Morgan ton, and Messrs. E.f B. Clin and T. M Hufhain, of the local bar. The attorneys for the defense were ex-Solicitor Wj C. Newland, of Lenoir, Messrs. li. L. Wither8poon and W. C. Feimster, of Newton, and Messrs. Self & Wbitener. of the local bar. Up to this morning the Drakes badnot given bond, and we have uot beard whether or not it has yet been se cured - ; t A SKCTIOK HOUSE BCRNED. umrlns; Trouble -With Cellars This Tear's Radishes and Lettnce Two Marrlac Changje of Courts. Newton Enterprise, March 12th. L The section house at Claremont was burned a few nights ago. Mr. Elmore rOIoninger was occupying it at the time, aud all his house hold effects were destroyed, j... Nearly every. one in town who has a cellar under their house are hav- 1 a. .? . . a mg troauie wiin mem just uow. Home of them . bad hundreds of gallons of water in them this week ....Mr. M.S. Deal comes to the front again this year on radishes and lettuce. He says be has plenty of both and has had for several days. ....Mr. Geo. Thorn bursr. son of Mr. M. A. Thoinburg, of atartown, aua Miss Lulie Tborn- hurg, daughter of Mr. Burt Thorn burg, of the same place, were mar ried last Saturday, March 6th. ....Mr. Claud Fry, one of Catawba county's prosperous young farmers, lelt on tbe vestibule Wednesday morning Cor Littleton, N. C, where he.i8 to'1e married to-day (Thurs day) to Miss Mollie Johnston, of mat piace. luey mei in Newton two summers ago win ie sue was here ' spending the- summer, and their acquaintance ripened into love, which culminated in (the happy event to-day. . L . .The Leer islature changed our courts so' .we have two terms of two weeks each aud one term of one week. The spring term remains the same date. The one-week term will convene on July 4th aud the other two weeks terra on the first Monday in No vember. I DIED FROM BLOOD POISON. The Shelby Dispensary Bill Killed A Gonrd That Holds a Boshel Somebody ' Paid th. Frelcht of a Republican Execa tlve Committee's Trip to the Inaugura tion. . - ' . : -. 1 Cleveland Star. March 10th. F " f Dr. B. F, Dixon has been elected a trustee of the State University and the A. & M. College. .... Every -y member of the. republican executive committee in Gaston couuty attended the inauguration last week. Somebody, possibly Linney. and Pritchard, paid the freight, for the members said it wasn't costing them anything.! It is thought the committee was called together for the purpose of fixing up a slate for the parceling out of the offices. ....At a meeting of the f board , of aldermen last week the resignation of H.T. Hudson as alderman and 'school committee man was accepted and XF. Whis nant was elected school committee man and O. E.-Ford -alderman. . . . .Our friend from the state of Polkvilhv Jalins ;A:v Lattimore, raised a gourd on his r place on Grassy Branch that "will hold a bushel. I We didn't see the gourd, but then Corn Cracker" did and of course what the Polkville crowd say is so, Prior J ustice, who! re sides near Bel wood, presented the Star with a fine specimen of a gourd raised on his place. The handle to the gonrd is about four feet ; long and perfectly 'straight. The gonrd is nicely : shaped and just the size to make a -dipper. .... Mr. Lewis Roberaon j a highly respected citiren. of Caroieen, died MORGANTON,. N. -C.t THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1897. last Wednesday night from blood poison. The Vidette says that some weeks .ago be received a slight scratch by a nail, which re sulted in blood poison and caused bis death. He was buried Friday with Masouic honors, the lodges at Mooresboro. Forest Citv and Henrietta assisting. ....A tele- giani from Raleigh Tuesday an nounced that the Shelby dispen sary bill bad beeu killed iu the Legislature. FIFTEEN CHICKENS STOLEN. A Selmre hr Revenue OfflMn namth of Mrs. C. H. Bangle Dr. Robert McLeaa Lincoln Democrat, March 11th. Major H. W, Burton had fifteen chickens stolen from his barn last Sunday night. ....Col. J. C Tip ton, who has been confined to his bed for some days is better and able to be out again to-day. .... ur. Kooert McLean is Ivmor criti cally. ill at his home in Lincoln county, with pneumonia. ....Col. J. C. Tipton's familv are moving into the house of C. E. Childs, Esq., on the Sumner lot on " Main street. J. ..Mrs. J. L. C. Bird and son, who have been on a visit. to her mother, Mrs. C. Motz. in Lin- colton, for several weeks, returned to her home in Marion on last Fri day. ....Special Deputy Collec tor P. A.-McEIroy and Deoutv Collector Williams were in town yesterday and levied upon the property of B. B. Wooly which they are advertising for sale Mrs. Catherine Helms Bancrle died at her home near Repsville," last Monday, March 8th, and her funer al was preached at Thessalonica. in Catawba county, yesterday bv C E. Gower, to a large gathering of her many friends. For 30 years she lived as a christian' to honor God and bless humanity. She only lacked a few 'days being 73 years old and was the mother of six children, twenty-six grand children and seven greatgrand children. A lone, useful life has fittingly closed. ' BIG LEATHER CARP. Congregation Transferred Two Gaston Marriages Extending Telephoae Lines.' Gastonia Gazette, March 11th. The local telephone exchange will soon have communication with Lowell and McAdensville. We shouldn't be surprised to see with in 12 months all the towns in the county connected "by 'phone Mr. John Katchford, a sprightly widower living near Gastonia, and Miss Mary Price were .married at the bride's home in Gastonia last Thursday at high noon. Rev. R. A. Miller officiated on the happy occasion. The goom is the father of Rev. M. M Ratchford, and the marriage is said to be the result of a love affair begun in the Fife meeting. ... .That w&s a fine fish Mr. Jim Mitchem caught the other day in the South Fork at Wilson's mill. It was a leather carp and weighed 23 pounds. The fish was not far from three feet long, and when cut up for cooking, the pieces made a big dish pan full. ... .The entire membership of the White church, Methodist Episco pal, was on last Sunday trans ferred by letter to the Gastonia M. E. Church, South. The latter church has rented the building of the M. E. Conference in October. A Sunday school with 70 members has been organized in the White church, with Rev. W. L. C Killian as superintendent. ....At the borne of the bride's father in Bes semer City yesterday morning, Mr. Lee Thornburg and Miss Mol lie Tucker 'were united in' mar riage by Rev. J, W. Roberts.' The groom is a popular young busi ness, man of Bessemer and the bride is the pretty daughter of Mr. E. A. Tucker, one of the over seers in the Southern Cotton Mills. A sumptuous dinner was served at the brides home and the "wed ding supper" was spread last night at the groom's home. The 'merry party drove through Gastonia yes terday atternooo. A SUDDEN DEATH IN GLOBE. Taylor Green Dies Without a Moments Warning Acknowledged to Have Sworn Falsely Death of Mrs. Mathlas Parker Wa1 auxa Democrat, March 11th. Mrs. Mathias Parker, of New Riveri a very aged and infirm lady, died at her home on Monday of this week and was buried at the Ray grave yard on yesterday. .. Messrs. John and Sam Phipps, of Shull's Mills, have exchanged farms with J. A. Walters, of Beaver Creek, in Ashe county, and the parties have all moved. We lose two good citizens in Mr. Phipps ana son, out gain tour good citi zens ia Mr. Walters and three sons, who are all substantial dem- a a ucrais ana are good men in other respects. ....On Thursday of last week, Mr. Taylor Green, who lived on the Blue Ridge, this coun ty, was in Globe, Caldwell county, and was chatting pleasantly with his sister-in-law, Mrs. Charity u-reen, and without a moments warning, be dropped from his cnair to tne noor, and expired in stantly. Htart trouble was the cause of his death, weare informed Mr. Green was a good man, and his death is grealy deplored. .. Two more boarders at the jail Noah Span and wife, of Blowing Rock, were lodged there last Saturday to await court. The wo man swore out a warrant charging Pinkney Fry with an attempt at rape. It .was proven that she had sworn falsely, and to clear herself, she notified the court that. her husband put her up to do the swearing. They were taxed with tne cost ana on tauure to pay same, were imprisoned. Subscribe for Tile Moegan ion Hkbauj, - . SOME OF THE NEW LAWS. 1 Bills That Hare Boon Enrolled and Bstk , fled and Are Now. Laws. r "From March 8th to 10th, inclu sive, the following bills were rati fied and are now laws: To provide for additional couuty commision ers; to amend charter of St. 'Augus tine's school, Raleigh; to repeal chapter 380 public laws 1895; for relief of commissioners of Surry; tu create a board to control Mecklen burg's convicts; to incorporate Col-. Iett6ville; to incorporate the New Hanover Society for the preven tion of crime; to incorporate Dub lin & Wayne R. R. and lumber company; to regulate sale of liquors in Union; to protect fish and game in Rockingham; to allow Duplin to levy a special tax; to appropriate $4,000 additional . to colored normal schools; to amend Code as to appeals from assign ments of widow's yeai's support; to open fish ways iu Catawba river; to create a public school district of the town of Rockingham; to give additional time of meeting to Forsyth's commissioners; to incor porate Tar River & Carolina E. R to amend charter of Matthews; to repeal chapter 635, acts 1891; to repeal chapter 238, acts 1889; to amend charter of Carthage; to in corporate Excelsior Artesian Well and Sewerage Company; to amend section 1, chapter 35, public laws 1895; to give charge of public printing to Governor's council; to provide for the election of tax col lector for Mecklenburg; to amend chapter 301, acts 1891; to protect partridges and squirrels in Pas quotank; to iucorporate-Davie ed ucational union; to protect deer in certain counties; to exempt the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company from tax; to establish a free chool district on the line be tween Guilford, Forsyth and Da vidson; to aid public schools in Tyrrell; to amend the Mecklen burg road law; to put Gaston and Cleveland in the seventh, and Yadkin and Davie in the eighth Congressional district; to amend law as to cotton and peanut weighers in Edgecombe; to incor porate Red Springs Seminary; So allow Polk county to hold a local option election; for relief of ex Sheriff Beaman, of Sampson; to protect land owners in Chatham from hunters; to protect travelers on public roads against barbed wire fences; to amend charter of Burlington; to amend charter of Moore county and Western R. B C04 to amend charter of Monroe; to reduce price of weighing cotton; to indulge tax-payers of Hyde; to amend charter of Columbus -Polk county; to amend charter of the eastern band of Cherokee Indiaus; to reduce lees for impounding stock in Edgecombe; to amend section 2062 of the Code, regard ing special school tax in Person; for relief ot sheriff of Currituck; to regulate liability of stockholders of State banks and forbid lending . ... of Ntfrth Carolina State Company; 10 incorporate uauover Liana ana mprovement Company; to amend charter of Salisbury; to protect Dsn aud game in Cherokee; toreg ulate fishing and hunting in Curri tuck; to incorporate Chowan Edu catiooal Association; to amend section 693 of the Code; to allow two or more physicians of institu tions for deaf-mutes and blind; to allow tramps and vagrants to be sent to the roads; to amend chap ter 81, acts 1897; to amend section 752 of the Code; to change time of Supenoi Courts in Rowan and Yadkin; to pay special venire in capital cases to prevent obstruc tion of navigable rivers rn Cnrri- tuck; to prevent minors rrom en- . i 1. j i. : 1 1 : - .1 j icriug uar huu uuuaru rooms rdu bowliug -alleys; to create new townsnip in Aiiegnany; 10 amena a a t chapter 270, acts of 1895; to pro- Tide cotton weighers for Fremont and Mt. Olive; to prevent working of female convicts on roads or chain gangs; to allow Buncombe cpmmixsiouers to e'ect county auditoi; to amend charter of Inanda; to amend law as to im pounding of live stock in Craven; to regulate setting of nets in parts of Albemarle Sound; to amend charter of Wilkesboro; to ameud the Code as to fertilizer analysis, by prohibiting use or fillers; to re peal charter or West Asheville; to protect turkeys and deer in Pender; to prevent obstruction of streams in Montgomery; to amend game law or Vance; to charter Gladstone Academy; to allow Cur ritock to issue bonds; to repeal chapter 96, acts 189o; to allow Fayetteville to buy aud operate electric light plant; to protect fish in Trent river; to amend charter of Lilesville; for relief of ex Sheriff Leach, of Montgomery; to allow vote on extension of limits or Da vidson; to drain Fourth Creek In Iredell aud Rowan; to repeal chap ter 274, public laws 189o; to pre vent careless rafting of logs in Lumber river; to confirm charter of Oxford Orphan Asylum; to re peal 297, acts 1895; to allow Gas tonja to vote on gift of $25,000 to uaston conuiy; to autuorize pay or registrars and judges of elec tion; to allow Swain, Clay and Macon to work or hire' out con victs on public roads; to protect people or Swain from damage by floating logs; to repeal chaper 402, acta 1893; to extend time for or ganization or Lumber ton and Lum ber River R. R. Company; to re peal chapter 297, acts 1895, so Tar as Person county is concerned; to protect deer and birds in Moore; to create Roaring Creek township, in Mitchell; to aid North Carolina Rolling Exposition; to establish i school district out of. parts ..of oy sucn panics or over 10 per cent, marie Railroad company; to allow ....From the followiog 5gures it It . ikttje of a power of sal6 con- or capital to one person or corpor- Tyrrell to" settle debt and levy appears that Marion and most of tL JV R0" executed ation; for relief of commissioners special tax to build bridges; to re- the townships are not in favor of llf on ih .isth of of Pender; to incorporate Savings peal chapter 182, public laws of "the stock law"-seventy one (71) 18W, aid regi.ted "'2 SS& Bank of Person, to extend charter 1895: to amend the mad law h al votes for the stock law. two hun. office of Burke count v in rww n v Mitchell, Burke and McDowell; to raise revenue; to Keep Catawba river open as a mgbway for float age; to add Nah and Wilson to the eastern criminal circuit; for the relief or ex Sheriff Morrison, or Cabarrus; to establish schools at Uieh Point: to rfnrt the time for commencing work on the Cape Fear & Northern Rail road; to appropriate $6,000 to the executive manson; to amend the charter of the Marion & Aahevill? Turnpike; the omnibus liquor bill. prouiouing us sale near about 30 churches; to amend the charter of IterryviIIe; to allow Cumberland. Rockingham, TJolumbus, Johnson, Cleveland, Burke, Swain snd Yan cey to hire out convicts; to pur chase Moore's Creek battle-grouud; for the relief of witnesses in the case of Robert L. Douglas: to nro- tectgame in Tyrrell; to provide for the inspection of coal mines and the protection of, miners; to allow Charlotte to enforce the col lection of taxes; to allow county commissioners to employ and fix the salary of the superintendent of neaitb; to incorporate the bank of Pitt county; for the improvement or roads in Chatham; to establish a dispensary at Rutberfordton; to amend the charter ol Asheville: to allow Bladen to settle with the sureties or ex-Treasurer Benson: to incorporate Scotland Neck In dustrial and traininz School: to better protect wild fowl in Dare: for the relief or Sheriff H.CKear ney, of Franklin; to forbid hunting in Person by non-residents; to re quire railroad companies to re deem unused mileaee tickets: to amend the charter or Dunn; to validate the marriage or A. !G. Baner and Rachel BIythe: to Dro- hibit stock running at larre in Cross Creek township. Camber- land county; to encourage local taxation for public schools; to ex tend the charter of the Marion & 8prings Railroad Company: to regulate fire insurance rates in North Carolina; to build a road through the State lands from Riverdale to Stella: to extend Maxton's limits; to incorporate Swain county High School; to pen sion 134 Confederate soldiers re ported by the pension committee: to protect wild turkeys In Macon; to render aid in the construction of the Winston Salem Southbound Railroad (250 convicts and survey ors); to amend stock law in Ran dolph; to permit the establish ment or public libraries; to enact chapter 193, private lawsof 1895; to provide for making public roads in Hertford; to allow the State Treasurer to pay appropriations semi annually or quarterly; to al low Asoevuie to collect arrears of taxes; to allow Yancey to work . a convicts on puouc roaus; to pro vide ror the working or public roads in Green, Wilson and Wayne; to declare Cape Fear and Lower Little rivers in Harnett county lawful fences; to amend the char ter of the Fayetteville & Albe- lowing the use of convicts between July 15 and March I; to build road through public roads in' Onslow; to repeal chapter 183, public laws of 1893; to allow Mitchell to levy a special tax; to repeal the charter of Teachey's; to incorporate the Central Industrial School at Col umbus, Polk county; to protect mocking birds; for relief of Cum berland connty; to incorporate the bank of Littleton; to allow Greens boro to issue bonds; to incorporate the Snow Hill Railroad Compauy; to incorporate the town of Mays ville; to give Sauford county, aioore couuty, tne alternative road law; to incorpoiate two literary societies In Shaw University; to extend the Raleigh road district; . . r 1 to proviae nshwavs in Catawba county; to keep Mitchell's toads - ' in order; to incorporate the Brick layers' Brotherhood or Wilming ton; to provide ror the working -of public roads in Wilson; to work the roads in Northampton by tax ation; to amend the charter of Jacksonville; to provide $5,000 ad dittonai for. the colored Agricul tural and Mechanical College; to protect wild fowl in Hyde; to ex tend the time for organizing the bank of Max ton; to or bid adulter ation ol spirits of turpentine with kerosene oil; to authorize Char lotte to acquire real estate for the better protection of its water and sewerage systems; to make an itemized statement of account, properly verified, prima facie evi dence of its correctness; to work convicts on tne roaus iu uaiaweii; to protect ashing machines- in Roanoke river; to repeal chapter 291, public laws or 1895; to iucor- porate the underwriters' Insur ance Company or Golds boro: to in corporate the colored Grand Lodge of Mason; to forbid hunting by non-residents in Camden; to in corporate the Liberal. Industrial and Agricultural Institute or Elizabeth City; to allow Jackson connty to levy a special tax; to fix fees of the treasurer of Harnett; for the relief of Lexington, allow ing it exemption from payment of railroad bonds; to establish Hud son township, Caldwell connty; to amend the charter of Victoria. Buncombe connty; for the relief of ex Sheriff Greenwood. -of Wilkes; allowing convict "trustys" in Ca barrus; to protect educational in stitutions from disorderly persons; to levy a special tax In stock . law territory in Nasb; to require all connty commissioners to meet ' on a a 4 a. a a a. toe nrst jionaaj in juneiand re vise jury lists; to all the State board of education to finish the Quaker Bridge in Onslow; for the relier of Sheriff Hughes, ol Orange; regarding the Croatan Normal School ia .Robeson; for the relief I . ' - . J I . . .. . I O .r 'I-" PRICE FIVE CENTS. of ex Sheriff Cartwright, of Cam den; to provide for the working or public roads iu Alamance: toallnn- LaGrange to. vote on the liqucr question; to give Wilkes the road tax law; to create Roxe Hill town. ship, Daplio county; to change the ume oi uare courts; to racilitale the improvement or public roads in Charlotte towshio. Mecklenbnro- tounty; to purchase the portrait ol vance; to give Macon aud Madi son the road law; to aid the Nor mal and Industrial School nf Elizabeth Citv: to incornorata Iverson Lumber and Broom Com pany; to provide for mniiitenanr. ol State Hospital; to pay the rail- ioan aeot or PoIIocksvillr; to give xiocKingham the road law; to reg ulate the service or process in criminal action; to amend- the election law: to provide for the assessment of property and the collection of taxes. - T McDowell matters. aiotaor aad Her Child Severely Baraod Death of Mrs. JJ Kllta Dale G -- wow Sense Old Fort Boys Do work." Marlon Messenger. March 12th. Mr. Sherman Giles, of Burke county, has moVed into a house beloozLnzto Mr. I.. M. Clav.' on Spring street, j ....The usury case on which the iurv humr n long this court, it is said, was the third one of the kind ever tried in McDowell. ....Engineer Keever. of the local freight, and his wif make their home at Mrs. L'.zzi. Neals, the engineer stopping over about everv other daw. ... .A little girl of Vr. J. p. Sim, mons, who lives near Muddy Creek, fell into the fire about a week since, and the mother, on rescuing the little one, was severely burned about her bands, but neither are seriously injured Again this week are We called upon to chronicle another death.- This time of one advanced in vears. Mrs. J. Kliza Dale died on last Friday moraine at eieht o'clock. She was 72 years of age the 19th day of February, 1897. She had oeen a member of the M. E. Church, South, from her youth. In 1842 she married Mr. Sam Dale. both being then of Burke county. All their married life was spent in this county. Her maiden name was Presnell. With her husband, who wax one of Marion's oldest citizens. she came to Marian ci tnrt a-m. Mr. Dale built the Yancey house 1 sooo atttr comtoe here, where I tte family lived till 1886. He was one of those! who gave $100 to erect the academy. Mrs. Dale leaves five sons and three, daugh ters to mourn I their loss, but 11 is ner gain, lor we teel as sured that she- is at rest. She bore her suffering with christian patience ; spent her life iu trying to be ready for her departureand those knowing her, feel confident that the summons found her ready. dred and twenty-seven (327) against it. iney appear to be in the majority. Some ; farmers - were beard to say that if they secured the stock law soon they would naye to leave the corporation out. It was supposed tbat about; 20 votes of those within the corpora tion were cast for the "stock law. ..Greenlee correspondence: De spite the torrents of rain our peo ple seem to nna a lull now and then in which gardening can be done. Lettuce, onions and peas have been very generally started on their mission. Early in Febru ary Miss Lenaie Greenlee planted 20,000 hardy bulbs, including tulips, hyacinths, .narcissus, galan tuns, sparaxis, etc as these are grown for a crop or bulbs, they will uot be anowea to bloom Among recent visitors to Greenlee-were Dr. Emily Marston, or the Woman's Medical College, Phila delphia, and Miss Fannie Marston, of Maryville, Tenn. Both are sis ters of Miss Martie Marston. teacher of Greenlee school. Miss Martie has been quite sick for the last few weeks and Miss Marston has taken np ber work nntil she shall more fully recover. Dr. Mars ton has spent much of her time as a missionary in India, aud is quite enthusiastic over ber work there She expects to return to it a few months later. ....Old Fortcorrea pondence: To say "Bird-work" to any one of a certain lot of our young boys is to cause the one addressed to flash painfully and show evident sigus or the "mean grins," and the reason fori their embarrass ment is as follows: On Sunday aiternoon a ragged, pale-faced boy, rather under sized and appa rently harmless, came slowly by the depot. Being seen by a lot of the town boys, they picked him np ss a case out of which to have some sport; so they went slowly down the railroad with him nntil oot ol town, when one of. them asked the little tramp if be M kne bow to bird-work.'" The boy said he did not, and asked what it meant, iney toia ntm Hne was not bright tbat it meant to run." He said ha enuld rnn hnt that hs was not gwine ter 1 n so one of wmmwm w nis leading tormeutors asked a companion to "give him a car tridge " and he'd see if the ragged ooy coma not be persuaded to "cntdiitl" But before the 'car tridge could be or was produced, the persecuted turned j persecutor, mrowing nis nana behind him and drawing a revolver, which be dis charged at the fleeing rorm of bis cniei tormentor, now rapidly dis appearing np the railroad.' The young shooter then took bis depart ure, leaving a few a8toniahe4 bojs. Rnrninnninniionrnninnn tam:;mrf THE M0RGANTOX HERALD H IjtV httt admtuhiK nrtlsa la tb S rtMajst fcftios of NoiU Croli. Z. wa.t to bay aarlhiaa;, sell L: aartbrax rmt anrthior. kuc any 3 a a taiaa-. or it there im ...iki.. t, . 3 crcr.to which joi wish to ca.l the at. n,ti9.?f .t.b'be"t P"P' t burke, Caldwell. VlcDowcll. Ckrelaad aoi other contin ia the Picdinoat 8cc f -North Carolina, adrertise ia Ta Moboaxtob H SCALD. Larire re taras troia a small oitlir. Bates low onaiderroircirralatioa. Tntiaotuli from Tms Hiiild i adrrrtimse pat rons faraished oa appitcatioa. ti 3 fiHiiuintiminninminmmimutixict; P0UDEL1-. Absolutely Pure Celebrated for iu rrrst leaven his rtrraath and healthnilacsa. Assure, the food against Jam and alt forms of adulteration comaaoa to the cheap braada. KOTAL BAKING PO WDEH COKiw Tobk FIRE INSURANCE I We write Doliciea on. all rls.. desirable risks in the following stand ard companies ; N. C. HOME of Eal.ich ? CONTIN KNTAL of New York ; DELAWARE " - ' VA. FIRE AND MARINE of RirS- mond; MECHANICS AND 'TRAnrra' New Orleans. AVEItY & ERVTN, XlBRALD Build U.SJ. Uorxmnton, N. C. XLYS CREAK BALM U a awattl... appty una ta noatrus. it ta qsJckiy absorbed. SO cents st Drsryvts or by atsil : saaxpte lsc by ssaO. envinuB, se n arrea B hw York Ctty. HAIR BALSAM IU " PER CO RN8 tvw. os. PEfTliYROYAL PILLS Sale ofSio Caldwell lani fn et- aeq., we win sell at public auction, for cash, at the Court House door in the town Of Hnre-antnn N. C. on Saturday, tha 2?tH nf March, A. D.. 1397. the folkm-ino- - scribed piece or parcel of land, iybaz snd being in the town of Morranton. Uurke county, N. C., and designated as follows, via : adjoining the lands cf A. C Avery and others. bonBdsd a. follows: 1 Ueeinnlnr at a r.ina a mm. - iv . Brick ard tract surveyed by Queen for A. C. Avery, and runs south It poles to a stake in the branch; thence down the meanders or tne branch to a wmlir. W. 8. Pearson's now C. F. UcKeaton's and A.C. Avery's corner; thence cut 67 r)ies to the beginning. Co n tain Id z S 5 acres more or leas, reserving and excepting the same tbat was excepted bv A. C Avery in bis deed to Daniel tucks and bis wife Saaana. dated Octo ber 26th. lS'Jl. vix: 3 16 of an acre As. scribed in said deed. - ' Said sale made bv reason rr wnf t in the payment of the deb secured by said mortgage. This the 24tb dav of Febmarv. A. TV 1987. . ' ' R. L. McCONNAUGnEY, if nrt o-m frAji Avery & Err in, E. R, ORDEia. Attorneys. Assignee. I Sale of Sharp Caldwell Land. BY rirtoe of a power of sale cuataioeS ia a eeJ earcated to sac as trastce tor K. Sharp Caldwell and wife. Looisa Caldwell, oa the H.lh dj; of November. A. li.. 16ii3. Barkc county, ia Boob D. So. 2. I win u sua rvxisterea la rue r. . oohhc notion, for rash, at the Coart Hobs. door, in the tori of Uorrtntn. m Monday, the 22nd day of llan-h a. r li7. tb followtns- described r rU Itiok and beins; ia the county of Barke and State of North Carolina, adjoiaroa- the laads o8ol Ervia A. P. aotsers. and others, bounded as follows, to-wit: Beennln . willow. Sol Ki win's corner, and n passer somcfi comer, a soorwood. at 1 poles; I hence same coarse with bi Use 3 poiea to a pine; thence aorta ao east fit poles to a white oak : thence north east 29 poles to a olnc ia fionrf i.. - .k a-3 estt with Soroer's hne oO pole, to m spani.b oak wear the road ; tbeace nortk eo" west o poics io a waite oak. Hoi Er.h.'. comer; tbeace eo.th 4,f west 68 pole, with 8ol lirwin s line to a walnat oa the. we side of branch ; tbeace soma west ta role, to a peach tree oa the west side of a raaeb: thence soocth 2 wear an wu. the beainaiai;. Said sale made by reasoo of deiaalt In IK. pryment of the debt seen red by said treat deed This the lbtb day of Pebra.ry. A. 189?. I. T. AVEItY. TrasteaT CAROLINA & HORTHVESTEfiil RAILWAY SCHEDULE . h we lonrcfliccce of PasscEcrs t!) Lincolfltoa,'" CLarlottf, Ealcg&, Chester and Jntcnsediale Points. COINC EAST. . EASTCKM TJue ' . - STANPAXU. Lv. Mjrganton (So. Rjr.) 4:56 p.m. Lv. Hickory.(C.& N. W.) 5:34 p.m. Lv. Lincolnton " 7:00 p.m. Ar. Charlotte (S. A. L.) 8:10 p.m Ar. Raleigh - s:na.m. Ar. Gastonia (C.& N WVl 7-ct n.m Ar. . Yorkville " 0:06 n-m. 1 Ar. Chester .- -- M MM FT L A
The News-Herald (Morganton, N.C.)
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March 18, 1897, edition 1
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