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THURSDAY JULF 17, j 1890.
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FACTS AND COMMENTS.
Gen. Clinton B. Fisk, Prohibi
tion candidate for President at
last election, died last week, aged 1
62 years.
Gov.Fowle has appointed Judge
Spier Whitaker to hold Rocking
ham I court, July 22, and Stokes
court, August 4. in piac of Judge
Shipp, deceased-
Judge Motrin and Solicitor
Allen "were both re-nominated last
week by acclamation at the Judi
cial convention tor the sixth dis
trict held at Kinstcu, N. C.
The commissioners of Rowan,
at their meeting Monday, elected
Mr. Wood W. Krider, sheriff, to
fill out the unexpired term of
bis father, who died recently.
j State? convention,. August 20,
at Raleigh, Judicial convention,
August 14 at Lincolnton, Congres
sional covention, 'August 28 at
Lenoir and county convention
,Joly 29 1890.
The Mt, Holy Grape Fair will
be held from July 30 to August 1,
and promises to be a 'success.
Great preparations am lining mad
Capt. S. B. Alexander and others
will deliver addresses ,
; At-a meeting of the Democrat
ic Congressional committee for
this district, held at Lenoir, N. C,
last Thursday, a convention to
nominate a candidate for Congress
was called to 1 meet in Lenoir,
Thursday, August 28.
Col. B . C. J ox3, of Charlotte,
naa withdrawr from the race for
the nomination for Congress in
' the 6th district, leaving Capt. S.
B. Alexander with little or no op
position. IJia nomination will be
made on the first ballot if not by
acclimation.
'.' The Democratic convention for
the fifth Congressional district met
at Greensboro last weekend nom-
inated: Capt. AMI. A. Williams,
commonly known as "Palely Wil-
liams. for Congress to. redeom the
filth district. , It was the best
nomination that could' have been
made, ne will win.
Yes, a man has a right to lend
his newspaper or magazine to all
, .guuuu me ngnt to
ieuu uis icoin-picK ana marnaeo
certificate, but if he desires the
editor and publisher for whom he
professes friendship, to succecd,he
will ask those who come to bor-
row to eubscribe. Any paper worth
taking is worth efforts to extend
its circulation
: The Silver Bilj has passed both
Bouses of Congress and will soon
be a law.. It will add several mil-
lions to the Burplusin the treasury,
transferring from the trust turn!
deposited by the National Banks
tb redeem their notes. It will m
crease i he value of bar silver and
Btmen the value of cotton and
wheat t hat are measured in silver
value. AH oi this will lJof Iene-
nt'to u.e c'f uhtry but not what a
bill giving tree coinage would.
Cpiinty Convention
A convention ot the Democratic
party of Alexander county is here
by called to meet in the Court
House in Taylorsville on Tuesday,
July 29, for the purpose of choos
ing delegates to, the State, Judi
cial, Congressional and Senatorial
conventions. No nominations will
be made at this convention which
is held for the purpose of choos
ing delegates only. The town
ship conventions will be held at
their iisual places of, meeting on
SaturdaSsJu'y 26. By order of
the county JKecutive committee.
Geo, W. Flowers, Ch'm'n.
July 7, 1890.
Blackberries
Where wild blackberries are so
fine and so plentiful as they.are
all over North Carolina it is hard
to got growers to realize that
there 13 large profit in raising
them. The low prises at which
the wild berries usually sell lead
.them to suppose that the cultivated
fruits would go in at the same
rate. In Baltimore the wild ber
ries shipped in buckets are selling
for a song, the cultivated one3
shipped in. quart boxes and packed
in crates bring a better average
price than strawberries, and many
growers in Maryland and Dela
ware consider them, more profit-'
able. Tho sorts now cultivated
have been selected from wild
plants at the North., We have
among us many wild plants which
produce very superior fruits. Wilt
tho' farmers and fruit growers co
operate with us in in davlcping a
blackberry that will jjrinjj money
to their pockets? If you know or
find a wild plaut with very supe
rior fruit, mark it, and nejt fail, in
November, send the plant to the
N.. Q. Agricultural Experiment
Station at Raleigh. l)o this and
aid in making the-S,tatioua sourco
of real protit to farmers, truckers
and fruit growers. W. F.Massey,
Horticulturist. . -
Senator Vance Endorsed.
The Hah lax county Democratic
convention, composed of S9 dele
gates, 77 of whom were members
of tbe 'Alliance, passed tnx sets
of resolutions JMonday, endorsing
Senator Vance and his course.
Two-Hundred Killed.
. A cyclone passed throug Minne
sota last Sunday, killing tovv-hun-dred
people. -
Boone, Watauga county, was
connected with the outside world
last Monday, by a telegraph line
from Blowing Rock.
Gen. Jno.
C. Fierhbnt died sud
denly at .his residence In New
York city, last Sunday. .
The Democratic convention of
Burke county was held on the 7th.
)- nuk was uoniinated for the
House of Representatives and I.T.
Ayery for Senator. Oi the twen-
ly-hve delegates to the Congres
sional convention, seventeen favor
the nomination of Maj. W. A.
Graham, of Lincoln county.
noRfi nr r a
Leazer for tbe Senate, W. D.
Turner, for the lower House, J.B.
Hollman and T. J. Williams.
' ; : -
Wilkes county Democratic con
vention has endorsed Hon. W. H.
HCowles, of Wilkes, for re -nom
ination to Congress, and R. N.
Hacket, Esq., for solicitor, and in
Etructed its delegates to use all
honorable means to secure their
"iiomiiiation.
Captain ' Tillman, the leader of
the farmers movement in' South
Carolina, is 43 years of age, pays
taxes 011 1'800 acres of Iimd rQns
twenty plows, and has a dairy sup
plied by 40 thorougbred Jersey
cows. Nor is there any mortgage
on his farm.
Subtrcr'I't' tor
$1.00 per year.
The Index. Only
ATTACKING VANCE.
We regret to see the Progres
sive Farmer's attack on Senator
Vance. The people of North Car
olina will bo slow to believe that
a person or set of persons, can
ever be a better friend to them
and their State than Z. B. Vance',
He sees the dangers that threat
en the farmers, as well as every
other class, in the sub-treasury
r scheme and because'he knows it
to be inimical to the interests of
the people and supervise of the
rights of the people, he properly
and patriotiCjilly declines to sup
port it.
Zeb. Vacce is a Democrat, a
North Carolinian and a patriot ac d
no influence can evere strong
enough to cause him to swerve a
hair's breadth from his line ot
duty or lose sight of the interests
of his State and her people. :
A WORD TO MY FARMER
FRIENDS.
We are commanded to till the
soil and make our bread by the
sweat of our. brow but when polit
cal campaigns come on we are
called upon for our votes and we
think that we ought to have all
the information that we can gain
and stand together, vote; together,
and petition together for legisla
tion that will benefit us, lighten
taxation, both Federal, State and
county. If we can not get the
homestead and mortgage laws
abolished in no other wyv let us
pay lor cur fertilizers and other
supplies when we buy them and
save near half and do without
what we can't pay for when we
buy. Lotus seo that more good
and competent men are elected to
office aud see it they won't legis
late more for our interests. Then
thero is a great inequality in the
lees of j the different offices that
should be regulated and reduced.
Then our taxes should be collected
without more costs added and not
so many that pay only a poll t-ix
let escapo without paying. Let
officers be elected in the county
that can and will attend to their
offices. Jf no one else can be
found that can and will do this wo
think that the?' can - b found
among the farmers.
A Farmer.
Wittenburg township, July 12,1890
LETTER FROM SHARPES
TOWNSHIP, i
Hr. ' Editor: As there are sevev
eral candidates forjudge in this
judicial district, and as none of
them are citizens ot our county, 1
trust th citizehs thereof will not
deem it presumption for me to
mention th name of one whom I
believe to be, in every respect, as
well qualified for that important
position as any of the other aspi
rants. , -
That one is J. J. Vann.of Union
county, Mr. Vann has been a
citizen of Monroe for twelve Or
fifteen years, and during that time
he has been a model of sobriety
and morality; besides he is well
versed in the law, having a large
practice.; He is in the prime of
life, endowod with fine physical
and mental powers and would
doubtless be an ornament to the
judiciary of the State, as be now
is to the bar, shoulJae be elected.
' My personal acquaintance with
Mr. Vann is limited, having only
met mm anew times: out i am
intimately acquainted with many
of the best citizens of union coun-
county, aud the above. is the char
acter they give him. ,
' In conclusion, I will state tha
th above 13 written without the
knowledge or consent of Mr. Vann
or any one else, my' only motive
being to inform the citizens nf
this county something of his char
act er and fitness for the position' to
which be aspires, in order that we
may-take them into consideration
befor the meeting of the judicial
convention. Respectfully. '
' rA.vT. Maesh.
fruin ribe for the Lndey. Only
1.00 per year. 1
A, C. McINTOSH,
ATTORNEY - AT -LAW,
Taylorsville, N. C.9
Practices in Alexander and ad-
joining counties. Special atten
tion given to the collections and
the settlements of estates.
a. E. BUSES,
ATTUltNEY-AT-LAYV,
Taylorsville, N. C.,
Will practice in Alexander and
adjoining counties. Those want
ing collections of any kind attend
ed to will find it to their interest
to-see me. I am making a special
ty of business in Federal Court.
Estates promptly settled. Real es
tate rentsld, bought or Fold on
commissions. Agent for very best
fire and life insurance co's. Can
be seen almost any time, at office
next door to Howie's.
BLACKSMITH SHOP.
If you want Blacksmithmg,
Wood-work or j
MACHINERY REPAIRED
call on JOHN. L. LEFLER,
TAYLORSVILLE, - H. - C.
I can repair your J broken Wag
ons, Carriages and Buggies "right
now,, and shoe your mules and
horses in half the time aud much
better than any one in town.
Painting and trimming done
neatlv and 'durablv. ,
K3T ALL WORK GUAR AN
TEED. Shop back ot Alspuugh
Bics, Store. Ml ring your work
and I 'will prove what I ray.
Respectluiiy.
N, B, Drougiltcn, ' President.
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DEALER IN LUMBER AND SHINGLES.
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t a FARMER
a TWINE-BIND
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Statesville, N. Cu May 29, 1890.
FOR THE DRIED FRUIT SEASON.-
We have made it a special
provide Fresh and Seasonable
trade: a class of oods to meet
not offered by jobbing houses generally.
For the ensuing! season preparations have; been made on a scale be
vond aavthmsr eiver attempted in
variety and cheopness. ,
purchase ot this stock. Forced
and have enabled ns to secure
many things in Dry Goods and Notions below theactual cost of production
With a stock unqualled in the
out, we look foaward to a very
tomers shall not only be protected in every respect, but shall have
advantages in their purchases not to be had elsewhere. y
Statesville. N. C, Juner 2, 1800.
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do is to giv4 me a call, as 1 have, the LARGEST
OP MARBLE ever shipped to Statesville,
and all the time remember,
WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD,
or write (for prices.
Statesville, N. C.
AND BEST STOCK OF
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and RETAIL !
needs, from a HORSE SHOE NAIL to'
MOWERS, REAPERS and BINDERS
city for the least money.
cheapebt made.
feature of our business for years past to'
Goods for the Dried Fruit and Berry
the peculiar wants of this sectiou, an&
the past, our stock excellnng in sice
,
sales resulted in the cutting of prices-
some rare bargains. We are showing:
btate and superior facilities through
large business, aDd mean that our cus
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