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fly-. . The News Prints ry II li qulnped to do your next order of Job Printing promptly. Don't lend your work out of town wo will do it to auit you. LKTU8 CON VINCHJ YOUi The Lehoir News. Ill the very bent Advertising led lu in, becaime it it read by the I-arast dumber of the people of Caldwell County. : ONLY Hl.OO THKYEAH H. C. MARTIN, EDITOR AND PROP. PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AMD FRIDAYS. PRICE 81 .00 THE YEAR. VOLUME XI. LEJSTOIR, 1ST. C, DECEMBER 4, 1908. NO. 10. GENERAL NEWS. Newa Items From All Over the Country Briefly Noted. At Tazewell, Va., lust week, a justice of the peace who had been "on the job" several years and had never turned over any lines, was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to live yeurs in the peni tentiary. lialeigh is making big prepara tions for the assembling in Janua ry next, of the Grand Lodge of Ma sous. The magnificent temple just finished, will be dedicated. A grand time is anticipated and every mason that can attend ought to do so. In Pittshurg, Pa., James Hack -ett, full of liquor, tried to kill his seven year old son, but was pre vented by his wife, who caught the lick intended for the boy. The husband then cut her throat and killed himself. His wife may get well. The flood in Oklahoma and Ar kansas, from the accounts received, are fearful. Some 20,000.000 or $25,000,000 of property has been destroyed in Oklahoma and it is not known yet what it will be in Arkansas, but perhaps equally as much as Oklahoma. The Baptist and Methodist Churches in Eugland are making greater headway than tho Presby terian and Congregationalist, be cause they make their missions evangelistic and get into the midst of the great middle class. Char lotte Chronicle. Mr. W. J. Wards worth, of Char lotte, gathered this year a fraction over 102 bushels of corn from one acre. That was good corn, but we remember some twenty years ago L. W. Estes, of Blowing Rock, X. C, tried himself on a piece of his land, ami he made at the rate of 125 bushels per acre. He planted what is knowd as the liNew River'' corn, an eight rowed, small eared early corn. A Bold front Necessary. It is of interest to note in eon nection with t lie public hearing to be given in Washington, Decern beriltli, ou the Appalachian Park bill by the Agricultural Committee of the House, that ("has. F. Scott, of Kansas, chairman of this House committe, and Senator Reed Smoot have gone over a conslrerable por tion of the Appalachian section in tho past few days, gathering up information. They were accom panied through Western North Carolina by Dr. J. Hyde Pratt, of the North Carolina Geological Sur vey. Dr. Pratt is in favor of the plan of forest preservation laid down in the park project. Chair man Scott is open and above loard opposed to it. Senator Smoot is opposed to it, but is not pronounc ed in his opposition. At the ap proaching hearing in Washington, Mr. Scott, the chairman of the committee, will oppose it on the conviction that has Ihmmi formed in his mind that not enough laud eonld be secured to make the scheme practicable and that even if the necessary acreage could be brought under government contro the bill is unconstitutional. So, to the opposition of Speaker Cannon is added the opposition of the chairman of the committer in whose hands the fate of the bill is to a considerable extent committ ed. This is all the more reason why the advocates of the bill should put up a good front in Washington not only during the sessions of the Southern ( 'ommerci al Congress, to be held on Decern -tor 7th and Sth, but in the com mittee room at the hearing on the flth. Charlotte Chronicle. CIVIL WAR INCIDENTS. As Toldfrom Memory by an Old Veteran. After the battle of Fredericks burg we went into camp about fourteen miles down the Ithappa hanock, near Mars Neck. Our Camp was named Camp Gregg, after Gen.Maxey Gregg, who com manded the South Carolina brigade of A. P. Hill's Division There we spent very quietly a very cold winter, except once when we were called out one night to go down the river for w hat I never knew. It was a bitter cold night and we were not allowed to have any fire until after day-light the next morning. When we returned to camp, we had a good deal of snow and the boys had plenty of snow ball battles with the South Car olinians, who were encamped on the opposite hill from ns. During this winter Col. Robert II. Gray died. He had been our Colonel since Colonel Comer had been pro moted, and was very acceptable to our men of all ranks. During the first days of May we were called out agaiu to go to Fredericksburg, as the enemy were makiug demonstrations as if to try and re-cross the river again. We were placed in line near the place where we had fought the previous battle of the 13th of December. We could see plenty of signs of the dead still around on the field from the previous battle. Very soon we were marched farther up the river above Fredericksburg, some ten or twelve miles, and formed a line and made a line of rifle pits. On the next evening we were called out of our rifle pits, and the or der given to march. We inarched through dense woods nearly all the time, and if we came to an opening! we would march on the side next tp the river, so as to keep concealed as much as possible. Late in the evening we formed a line of battle and were ordered lorward at a ra pid pace skirmishers in front and it was but a short time until we were engaged in rapid firing, and then we legan the charge. Our wagon train ambulances, and the camp tires of the Federals, where thev were getting their supper. We made short work of them for a while, for they lied panic stricken, and left everything. We pressed on until niirht overtook us. H this time it was getting too dark to preserve the line unbroken, so the line was called in, and we pro eeeded down the old plank road toward Chancelorsville. The 22ud was near the head of the column when we were halted. Just at that time some mounted men rode forward ahead of the troops and they had been gone but a short while when the desultory firing began, and some men came riding back through our troops, who by! that time were considerably ex cited over the matter. The moun ted meu turned out to be General Jackson and some of his staff offi cers who had gone ahead to ob serve the positions the trooops were to occupy, as he was planning to make another attack that night, and in coming back they had got into a by road and unthonghtedly our men thought they were troops from the enemy making a dash into our lines. I rememler General A. P. Hill was just at ray side when this firing was going on and one of our bovs raised up his gun to shoot and General Hill pulled it down and told him not to shoot as he would kill some of our own men. The boy who had tiied too shoot was J. A. Steel. I suppose it will never Ix- known who did kill General Jackson, for there was so much shooting, but I was close by and saw them carry General Jackson away, and I knew that General Jackson had been wounded. A GOOD, SPEEDY HORSE Is a pleasure to drive, but mis-steps often break weak straps, accidents follow, and pleasure turns to pain. Every Strap in Our Harness is carefully selected, and you run no risk of poor material when you drive with harness of our make. We use the same precaution in our repair work. PRIGE-GLiNE HARNESS & TANNING COMPANY. "When In 2Dou.lot "buy of lE'xice." Lenoir Opera House MR. A. FOURNIEA With HUNTER BROS. COMEDY CO, 3-MIGHTS --3 Commencing Monday, DEC. 7TH. Hunter Brothers Comedy Co. PRESENTING CLEAN COMEDY and REFINED VAUDEVILLE. MORAL AND REFINED. Haserve Seats on Sale at LENOIR DRUG COMPANY. Prices, IRc, 28c. and OKc. Christmas Coming!! J OUR GOODS ALREADY HERE! t ui hcl es me and handsome 1 loaded down with the most leautifiil ines 01 Crockery, Glassware, Lamps, Etc. tCome in and seleet a nice present suitable for any one. See our exquisite line of Plain and Decorated Lamps. f TleTT" are 33eau.tiesl t" 1 T 1 1 -1 1 .J rresn, ixnvnoy s v army oy t'spmss aiways un uaim, 11 i t 4 c k. . .,.. 1 f d 1 lf .H1 L iL T - . 1. A 1 1 . cnase oi anuy. vc win nave mem in uaskcis, muss Cases, Hankerchief Boxes and various other Styles that will Ikj useful after the candy is gone. TURKEYS, CRANBERRIES, CELERY! Come in or "phone your order for them. We have bought LT) Nice Turkeys all sizes from s lls. up. Troplca.1 arid HDomestic Fruits always on hand. Our grocery department is complete, Let us serve you. We have a large and reliable delivery force, and will to glad to deliver vour order. t t n H rm Newland "Everything to Eat and Wear." LAST rAi i c fe-yaU-Ul' All lists for the "Buck's" Junior Range contest must be in our hands on or before 3 o'clock, DECEMBER 16TH. Follow These Directions Write on one side of paper on ly. Write your name, age and number of words plainly at the top of your list. Be sure and have them in on time. The awards will be announced on Dec. 19th by a card in our window, and by an announce ment in the newspapers. rmnrminnninn i in u 7 0 DAYS! 8 I will make 20 Pictures for 25 Cents, twice the size of regular PENNY PHOTOS t ' ,J. " L .... 11 Your Picture on a Post CARD 6 50c. NOW IS THE TIME! f) This will be a chance to have your picture w) made at panic prices j) and the kind you can f) afford to give to all your 9) menas. 8 tine collection of select MOUNTAIN VIEWS ou Post Caitl-i. (.rami Father Mountain in the Clouds, (i resit Stone Face of the Crandfather, Ftc. 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