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Statesville Record and Landmark from Statesville, North Carolina • 3

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vuul UIK UI ir is received a auxiliary at i 'ct Sit ry career led up to his execution and the causes and incidents pcrtniniug The ad the official report itentiary there for various terms dunu 29 1893 previously gone to Chestertown Aid fA vJoU i a i THirn There is a law on the I about linen goods Look at tho win Tbc for Bread Onr lane of White Goods and Wash abrics not more generally noticed in States I happiness Sou vein a teacher 3893 Coin EMALE COLLEGE WE KNOW YOU ALL HAVE GARDENS raise every di DO YOU WANT TO REACH THE PEOPLE? Advertise your businese Jn the landmark Jir? ca ily have done so secretly did not want Ney executed and went to the A Webb of Bell Buckle is here visiting his father zt'l ta a Bill Moore colored a i on tho estern North Carolina Kail road but who was workinc his way down the road on a freight train at tempted to make a coupling at the Statesville depot last riday evening and the result was a band mashed off Dr Anderson the railroad surgeon and Dr 11 Long ren dered the necessary surgical atten tion and at last accounts Moore was retting al) right Ha was acting under orders from the conductorvhen ho attempted tho coupling but i suit for damages is not probable to tho in tins our stock we have made rive at Statesville at 1030 turning leave Statesville at a and arrive at Charlotte at 1120 a Capt A AL Bell is in charge of this train for the present NED BEE IN SALMON SAL tVeston has which ement ot the condition Although he is now years old Mr Brady says when takes that scythe in hand but few the boys can walk in front of him tho harvest field The first and second regiments of the State Guard will go in camp at Morehead City next month Theap propriation is not sufficient for all the Ths advertising of Hood a tMiraaparillabp peals to the sober common sense of tbluklne jaiople because It Is true and It In alwavs ful substantiated by endorsement tiie financial world would be accepted without a besltallon Thev toll tin Hood's Pills cure liver Ills Jaundice bilious ness sick bemtacbe coneilpailon you SPECIAL It is too warm to cook these hot evenings so wo offer a few things easily prepared BEE 1 BEE CO CANS MON IN TOMATO TONGUE DOTTED And so many The lex al Revenue Olbces ami the Canrti lntes Now that the collector has been appointed and will take office to morrow public interest centres in the selection of his subordinates There are three good offices to be filled in Iredell county The most important is that of deputy collector now held The June of 1593 pass into history with to morrow An excursion train from Raleigh to Asheville passed up the Western road Tuesday Home raised peaches areaburd aut on tho Statesville market and prices arc low A number of young people en joyed a moonlight picnic at Bsrintn this and other reasons it was some time ago decided to allow the regi ments to alternate This year the first and second have their" innings and next year the third and fourh will have theirs However Col Armfield of the fourth regiment informs The Landmark that the people of Asheville Waynesville and Charlotte are considering the matter of inviting the third and fourth reg iments to encamp their respective towns and each place named will endeavor to offer sufficient induce othor things that we mention Ship Stuff and Cotton Seed Hulls YOURS TRULY Morrison Son But you thing you eat in Gardens so we call your attention to a few leading articles THE INEST OUR tlAM LEA tARLl UUEAK AST STRIP We handle the above goods in very large quantities and will give BRICES been molested by them armers in Mecklenburg and elsewhote have been complaining of them for some time thought of an earthquake It was quite different here on the night of August 31 1SSG Then the shock or rather series of shocks was se vere enough to cause intense excite ment and people ran out of their houses alarmed The shock of last week was notice able in many towns in North Caro lina and the wonder is that it was I like the last Tho charge of Capt and leaves Charlotte arriving at Statesville It leaves here immdiatelv THE LANDMARK THURSDAY June 29 1S93 LOCAL DEPARTMENT DENTALNOTICE I WILL BE ABSENT from my days Very i Hable linens 3 plans for only criticism or Wellington is that be did not opcrhi prevent the execu tion as ho had the power to do Taking up then the history of Be ter Stewart Ney who lived and taught in this section for many years and whose bones lie buried in Third Crock graveyard 15 miles from Statesville he traced it from the time of his first public appearance up to hi death Tiie character physi cal appearance life and habits of Ney were shown to be similar to those of the marshal and the manv Mr Turner Win inolhrr Meibl Mr Chas Turner of Mr AA Al Rumple of Concord township suffered a stoke of paraly sis on Monday the 19th from tile effects of which he died on Sunday Loth at 4 o'clock Mr Rum ple never rallied after the stroke and his death was not unexpected al though he was conscious nearly all of the inteival between the stroke and his death and could speak a lit tle at times Dr Wakefield si cYwni urt at the CG ipPi House in Mutes vlt io on Thurs day ii iy jith Lr utio day only i rnctici lim ited to Lye Ear 3e and Threat June 18911 A SH IL LE to visit a friend joined party at Baltimore Air John Allison will return homo from Albany The oth er members of tho party will go to Niagara alls and after spending a day there will return to Chicago to take in the air They expected to arrive in Chicago to morrow evening teun i Rev Webb teacher in the well known Webb knowing for what he eame insulted him by turning his back upon him Wellington high spirited as he was was furious nt the insult and after telling the assembled cour tP rs that it was ho who had put their king on his throne turned and left the palace Mr Weston argues that the Iron Du! a not tho mnn to brook such an insult and that in ro laiimuu in scorin' 12 ILS Ilf Kukilv Csfflnp Air V0hndo ftrf wmlr Say the Statenville cvn espond eut of Charlotte (famer: number of pretty 'turn outs' in Statesville i a frequent subject of remark by strangers within onr gates The latest addition to the numerous handsome traps in thevity belongs to MrGeorgeEd wardl'rem who now drives a pair of big bays tandem All this is true but if the esteemed correspondent want to write about fancy teams he should try his hand on the lay outs that meet the stranger before he gets in side our when he gets off at the depot These concerns are worthy of his best efforts their services for the occasion anil that the public will patronize them liberally They are going to furnish the music free and the public should at least be willing to assist them in preparing accommodations them Tuesday The king School at Bell Buckle of which his nnn I I 9 ft iH' irn Hunt i tuo vr uiviut ta aiu pi in ci pat Cool Spring this county who won the or medal on the occasion of Lis recent graduation at Trinity College has achieved another victory and won another modal in an oratorical At Atoreijead last rida mgiit no participated in a contest with students from Trinity Davidson and Wake orest for the medal of fered by the Assembly and was successful Among the judges on this occasion was Gov Carr and Chief Justice Shepherd The Landmark congratulates Mr Turner on his second victory Iredell is proud of him and the high stand he has taken gives assurance that ho will be heard from hereafter Air Turner will remain at Trinitv duiing the summer attending Judge law school SpB lal ss ellmiih' Wmi i rul benllli nnnirl lrlljbi rul Ute non orlerwl courses or Instruction Thor oughly cue trynuiasltnu Music uuler llio Dr Ornbau iilornianj) Art nu ilcr Miss llytbo il arlsi Houss In seven ol wooiloil IsbuJii uni benrtorn Iswiitirul oil" llooiu Ilncly turiilslioii steam ImailcR nnt nnalimy pltinibliig througliout marges loir as a him sehmJ can mnko them nl tor 'IA11HV1 iy uuui 8 ti i i i 1 1 1 1 iniinpo ments to enable them to do so with out aid from the State Whichever town offers the greatest induce ment other things being equal will be selected if tho encampment is held The colonel says ho is not very zealous in the matter but if the boys want to go in camp he is willing He says however that so far as be is concerned if tho encampment is held at all it will be no picnic Ho is in favor of enforcing the strictest mili tary discipline and making it in all respects as fully up to the require ments as if it had been ordered bv the State Mr Milas Brady of Shiloh town ship has an old scythe which he has used for cutting wheat for 53 years Ho bought it iu Statesville on tho 3d of July 1S40 and he distinctly re members the date because it was during the famous Whig Domoerat campaign when political enthusiasm over and Tyler too" reached a point never before attained iu this country Air Brady was a loyal AA hig and on the day he bought the scythe a log cabin on a a wagon and drawn by four white horses accompanied by a great crowd of enthusiastic Whigs left Statesville for Salisbury to attend a monster AVliig demonstration held there the next day July 4th But we staited out to tell about Mr Brady's scythe year for 53 years more than a half Century Air Brady has swung that scythe in the harvest field and it is yet in a good 70 he of in WALTON GAGE dune 29 IS) 3 a us vi 1 13 io not bothering her head about tho location ofthereve I nue office but is building factories and marching forward in the high roan or progress io prosperity Tried to Jtreak Jail Bob Pope and John incannon two white prisoners in Tredeil jail attempted to escape Tuesday night and when discovered had a hole cut nearly through lue wall They had secured a barlow knife by 'somo means and with this and a piece of iron secured from tho grate had cut through the oak plank with which the cell is lined and had chiseled nearly through tlie brick wall when Air Joyner night between 11 and 12 They had evidently been at work for several days The plank were re moved so that they could be replaced at any time and bv throwing a blank et carelessly against them tho evi dence of the work was hid Popo is in jan tor an assault with a deadly weapon and carrying concealed weapons and incannon for a cut ting atiray statute books which provides live years imprisonment the peniten tiary for damaging a jail or court house and these gentlemen may find that instead of cutting their way out of jail they were cutting way into the penitentiary Air Joym isa lucky jailer Timo and time again have prisoners tried to cut their way out but he always discovers them in time to preventan escape The only exception to this is inai or one rropest a United States prisoner who eut his way out and escaped last fall while Air Joy ner was sick but he left tho gable end of his pants with Mr dog and was afterward captured courses trotMlonal courses tn taw medicine anti chmli try opth nnl EXPENSES Tuliion pr year ScJjtdar shlpBaii'i I'ahiis for the utM tiy aJcItas PKES1BENT WINSTON The directors of tho irst National Bank of Statesville met yesterday and in peered the business tor tne past six months Everything was toned correct and the bank on a bais The usual semi annual dividend of 4 per cent was declared and will be paid to stockholders on and after July 1st In addition 1 per cent was added to the surplus fund The din ctors fuither found that while the Law requires national banks to have a reserve of only 13 per cent the Statesville bank has a reserve of 50 pr cent This is a fine showing The financial stringency so much eotnphii ii of elsewhere has not affected the Statesville bank or its customers The bank has am ple funds to meet all demand upon it our tobacco manufacturers are running cii lull time and our business men generally are supplied with all the cash they need for the conduct of their business Altogether States ville and Iredell eounty are in first class financial condition Till 1 Jt on! Asheville University of fcili CaroTiaa EtjCiPMENT i of 11 bidhHntfJs 7 seh niiih library a jlanu8 ii biii'loiits vJle We Lave not seen the colored tnan IJarklvy whoso privilege it was to see smoke issuing from the moon Satuiday night a week ago but we Jake Ulis opportunity to tell him that tie of all others was warred of the coming of the earthquake That smoke from the moon was the sign of it we are satisfied because this is the opinion held by Ransom Dean the colored motor power of The Land mark ami Ransom further main tains that these are the days spoken of in the Scriptures when young men shall dream dreams and your old men shall see kin CoHhrg Davidson county vestrdev Hr Loo XVrlgnt a young lawyer of Salisbury and Miss bailie Oake8 Tn Gullford county the 21st Bov barton and Miss Daisy Gilmer TIIE CROWD TIkw Were SlekUxI by The Lanilmai 11 Glv Airs Stirewalt of Davidson is visiting friends and relatives in town Aliss Alarion Clarkson of Char lotte visiting Afiss Alice Scales Aliss Lydia Anderson who has been visiting her sister Airs Massey at Leasburg Caswell coun ty for some mouths returned home last week Aliss lorence Hardin of Morgan ton is visiting Aliss Katie Reid Carlton Air A Klingender is spending a season at Atlantic City Dr White has gone to Wrights me lerTen iiftrn ur uitv child are visiting relatives at David son Messrs None of this place and Clifford of Winston left tris secs on a trip through the mountain counties 'They" went armed and equipped for the capture of speckled trout and the number and size of the catch will doubtless be marvelous if their statements when they got homo can bo accepted Marshal Allison loft Monday eve ning for Albany taking with him five prisoners ono from States rille two from Asheville one from Greensboro and one from Charlotte who had been sentenced to the pen our were convicted of counterfeit ing and one of robbing the postoffiee ni aaesooro tie marshal was accompanied by Mr John Allison as guard and by his daughter Aliss Carrie and his son Edgar The oldest son Willie who had inu call It when reading an interetlng article and rind nt Its cMse that you've road an adrer lisomrnt Don't condemn tlie adverliavr You won read tho ordinary advertisement All ad vertisers feel this In common with the writer who takes this nieausof telling you that uions Liver Regulator is the beat medicine forMalaria I mint re blood and a itoisoned sysU Equally as eood for thh Jaess the summer evenings The orches tra membeis deserve tho thanks of tho community They will probably ask tbc ir lady friends to give an enter tainment tn raise funds to meet the necessary expense incurred in pre paring for these concerts and we The Womnnh Milonary Conference 3ho Oman Missionary Confer euvevi uo esiern North Carolina Conference AL Licit met in Charlotte Thursday ad journed Monday Tho following ex tracts are from the report of the conference "Reports being called for a letter was read from Mrs Matt Thomp son district secretary of Statesville legietting her absence She has or ganized one society this vear viz: Haywood Missionary Society which is in flourishing condition" "Mrs Come delegate reports a lino work Bonn hr fl Mi tn a LiAbftJ and a good average attendance lhe young people in Baywood soeie iy unng in gooa reports Though lately organized they are thorouehlv systematized Chiil Belj Parthned uud Why Gov Carr Wednesday of last week pardoned Chai Bell who was convicted of larceny at the November term 1S111 of Iredell Superior Court and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary The Governor en dorsed on the application the follow ing reasons tor granting the pardon "This pardon is granted unon tho recommendation of the judge who tried the case and tho solicitor who prosecuted upon the earnest petition of the party from whom the goods were stolen a good prison record and upon the condition that the said Chai Bell leave the State imme diately and do not return within its borders" Private Secretary Telfair writes The Landmark the judge (Armfield) and the solicitor (I 1 recommontled the upon the conditions specified as did also 11 mil Gingham oc Caldwell and Dr I A ooI of the Presbyterian were a few other names to the says Mr Telfair the principal reason it was arrantccl was upon the recommendation of tho judge and Dell arrived in Statesville Sunday 21ft Mr A LoiiUoii Jr of Pittsboro and MfssMlnnk Bryan daughter nt Judge Henrv Bryan Berne At the urtldenre of the father In Ca barrus county 'Hi the 22 I by liw Camp bell Mr 1 thk UampbftH ry and Jennie Lltakr daughter of Mr Ja Lltakor A COBLE A TT0KS AT LAW 8TATESVIUE OWE NO 3 IIW BriLIUXO Zob 2 Cm I His strongest ioiut (is that the Duke of Wellington who was in military command of at tin time and who Lad the power to thereto Nr Air estun the execution and two unofficial reports one of which at least is back ed by tile testimony of reputable Hy ing witne sce These differed wide ly Space will not permit us to give all the facts presented by Air Wes ton to prove that the execution did not take place as history states but the evidence he offered was sufficient to prove to any reasonable mind that his theory that Ney was not executed is a reason able one and that he is well u't i lied in tlie position he takes tins particular is the winter of our discon tent made glorious and all because there is a passenger train on the Atlantic Tennesse Ohio Rail road and running on a satisfactoryseheilule" The train made its first trip last Sunday and it will run every day including" Sundays but let not spoil our present happiness by anticipating another tApii imtti train is in Morrison at 9 a iu at 1105 after the departure of the west bound passenger on the Western road which arrives here at 1111 and arrives at Tatlorsville nt 1235 Return ing it leaves Taylorsville at 545 ar riving at Statesville just before the arrival of the east bound tl RRfln on the due here at and leaves immediately after its de parture arriving in Charlotte at 920 This close connection with trains on luc road is a con venience every way People from tho bouth bound for points in west ern Noith Carolina can come direct from Charlotte to Statesville and go through without loss of time thus avoiding the necessity of comiug bv Salisbury and remaining there sev eral hours And further tho new schedule suits The Landmark Sntsovno at Taylorsville and intermediate points can now get their papers on Thursday instead of riday and sub scribers along the A 0 be tween Statesville and Charlotte will receive their papers Thursday eve ning instead of riday morning This is a convenience and now is the time to subscribe We print the news at the usual price If wo bad bad the making of the schedule we would have tho trains from Salisburv and Charlotte arrive here at 1 instead of Jl a in in order to give us more time for late news Thursday morninrr but XV A 1 not kicking The Landmark will go off on these trains every Thursday unless something breaks The present mixed train on the A and will run only between Statesville and Charlotte It will leave Charlotte at 710 and ar i te rn is also much sought after The following gentlemen are either candidates or have been mentioned in connection I with it Alessrs AV Lawrence of Olin Gaither Harbin Carlton and Brawley of Statesville Air Alorris of Concord township and Air A King of Statesville are candidates for gener al storekeeper There may be other candidates for this position in tlie county but they are keeping shady Air Alorgan of Statesville is a candidate for position in the revenue and there are probably a number of other candi dates for the same place There are no candidates iu States ville for clerkships in tho office so far as we have heard but there are probably some in the coun ty Those who want to be store keepers and brandy gaugers are too numerous to mention If anybody has been overlooked in the above enumeration and will make tho fact known to us we will give him a showing A number of candidates accompa nied by and some who go sent went up to Asheville Tuesday to interview Col lector Elias These and the baseball team about filled up the train Air Pinkus went but he said while the others were going to see Kope he went de baseball club to play stop Who tho winners will bo is a ques tion that can better be answered later Ur AV Hogue of Cleveland county who was shot by VV Elt ers on the 12th died last Saturdav iug foi tho change of administration in the office ami in conse quence of getting his effects in prop er shape the saleof stamps wasstop ped at the Statesville stamp office yesterday and no more will Im sold until next Monday July 3d Next Monday is the day" and the day for the regular ineeting of the county eom missin ti ers and board of aldermen The county board of education elected on the first Monday in June will also meet on that day take the onth of office and finish the appointment of scuooi committeemen low tiie names of all those mentioned iu connection withit Some of them are very active candidates while others if they are candidates are lying low but in order to be on the safe side we give all the names as they occur to us They are: Alessrs Bryant and II King of Sharpesburg Williams of New Hope: Shepherd of Cool Spring A Watts of Shiloh: Hackett of Statesville and Clark of allstown or the position of stamp donutv now hold by Air 0 Benton there is also quite au array They are Capt Al Patterson of allstown and Alessrs Hawthorn of Mooresville Nicholson II Bingham and Burke of States ville The third place that of gauger with an assignment as rectifier now uelil ty Air VV Bon mncli sought alter At her home nenr Cana Davie county on tho 20th Sirs? ohu Stonefitveei Sr At the residence of the par' uts at CroswHI'B SpriDffs in this conntv on the 27th John 1 ranklln little sou if Mr and Mr lark Dr J'reisMiy Endorse tlie st roherk er SpriK 'V atvr Rev Pliably a prominent and well knn Divinity writes DfAit Bio iiiR I pnl you tin fed lout tuff cer tificate th effects your water upon au old dyspeptic 1 years old and have Lrhii dyspeptic from a child Have used tne water of the heckcr Springs Barium for two and a half months and am almost exjtlrc ly reiievod It now so pervades nry whnD' Lyxtenr that In my shoulder' and toes liDdiuilng every part theie Is iD'hlug without any ff irftneffl or inflammation which makes me thankful for brush and finger nails Such a glow nt healthful circulation dcH ers any one no afflicted from the morbid xjxjx lmi 'iiietfjeni and iinnarta a heavenly light even godliness BESSLY Mooresville une 1 lo'turr iu on the He ThUcm the AillrmatKe hide ard Much Evidence iu Supportt Ills VlrM I Rev A Weston of Hickory' lec tured at Statesville College last ri day evening on Marshal Ney the question under consideration "being Did tho marshal die iu North Caro lina! Mr Weston was introduced by Rev Dr Wood An audience of about person was present and the speaker was heard patiently and with great interest tbroughou't his uiseonrse of two hours Marshal Nev lias says Mr Weston easily the soldier of the irst Empire and in many important resneets emo of nrsi soKinrs or any sgi or any time Wellington Caisir Hs nnih 1 leon Alexander the Great and red erick the Great were in his opinion the six great captains of history in f' fiLlESOQ Xt noho rhac a i eouhl compare with Ney iu command ing ue van guard or roar guard of an army Ho leeoanted a uunber of in cidents in Ney's military career to prove tins and said his "exploits in this particular ws re similar to those of Gen Stonewall Jackson This brief outline of the niilita lihvzen I only tho highest and best goods Irom the lending man ufacturer Values will be of leied that cannot fail to attractattention (im1UflUi lrifh njul pish Linen Butchers' Linen Eno btoidory Linen Bureau Scarfs Splashes Tray Covers Ac flic display of Linen Goods in our window this week by om Altist oi i do credit to a much larger citv vvuiii umt see Rickert who is always up with tlo times is prepared to supply nu de mand Dr Harrill chairman of the board of county commissooiovs of Iredell county and an io mem ber of the committee to inspect the Atlantic Tennessee tfhio Railroad aceumpauii the committee on it tour of inspection of the road Tuesday The committee will formu late a report to bo submitted to the stockholders at their meeting in Charlotte on the Gth of July A young man named Crantield an employe of the Long Island Cot ton Mills at Alonbo Catawba county was assisting in budding a bridge across the race at the faeforv last riday evening when a heavy "piece of timber accidentally felt on him crushing him so as to causj instant death Air Jas Brown the super intendent of the factory was also slightly injured by the accident Air Gudger who lives in Davidson township this county near the Mecklenburg line ha fora number of years sent the first cotton bloom to Tin: Landmark and this year he kept up his record The nrsc oioom 01 the season was receiv ed from Mr Gudger last Saturday 24th It was plucked from his field on that day but as it was of a red color when found it is evident that it made its appearance the day before the 23d Air Robt Deaton et Amity Chambersburg township is tho only Iredell farmer who Las thus far re ported the appearance on his cotton of the red spider or louse that I'rof McCarthy of the State Expeiimeut Station tells us all about in another column Air Deatou says onlv one field of his cotton isirtestcd by "those Air Anderson who travels for the Charlotte Oil and ertilizer Works and travels mostly in South Carolina is a staunch admirer of Gov Tillman and is watching with much interest the outcome of the Governor's management of tho dis pensarylliquor law which goes into effect in that State next Saturday A) bile in Columbia recently Air An derson procured one of the dispensa ry a half pint which he has presented to The Landmark A palmetto tree and Dispen sary" are blown in the glass It is on exhibition at The Landmark offiee and our friends who desire to do so can come up and look at it but we warn them in advance that Air Anderson neglected to fill it before presenting it aud it is vet empty iViiinil mil' ana Ontbocsts CeulM Church rrsonul aud a Ih'nth ot Tub LaMmM'K MeAulay and 'Squre Muden ot Hnistetsville paid onr iotin a visit last week on busiues Airs Wilson of Davidson spent last week with her father Air IL AV Ale Key Mr of Bridge with his own statement at various times during Irs career and also sol emnly assaverated in the presence of witae se a few hours before his visiting at Air AV left Monday evening for Wilson The Scnttiril says Airs Sophia Lo man of Winston is visiting her daughter in Statesville Aliss Daisey Dobey Hampton of Aloeksville is visiting heraunt Airs Al Allison Air and Airs Key went to Boston some days ago and from there go to the Massachusetts coasts to spend the summer Airs Roui he of Salisbury if visiting friends in Statesville Maj Robbins returned from A a 1 1 i Sunday Aliss Maggie Ay mar of Bruns wick Ga is visitiyg at Air JLuWf AVhite's RECEIVED TO DAY CAR RESH BARLEY MALT Also fresh lot of BALLARDS OBELISK LOUR Respectfully A DOUGLAS ON HAND AND TO ARRIVE A large line of Carriages Plivtons Buggies and Carts Wo handle goods manufactured by Lie Cortland Wagon Co the very best vehicles made Call and examine We have the best goods to be found and prices are low BAK RON A MILLER Statesville lune 22 1S92 week from Lenoir stating that a colored man named Walter MeNeely said to be from Statesvill Lad acci dentally shot himself there on the Oth irom the effect of which he died on the 22d Euquity of the policn aud colored people here failed to find any one who kucw such a man The board of county coiuniission i rs met in special session last week to settle with ex Sheriff Allisou Bart of the sheriff's list of insolvent? were examined and ho was instructed to make out a list of tho i viaainder id file it with the board at its next meeting The board granted (J Davis license to peddle goods in the county Air II II Rickert the jowider now keeps in stock Statesville sou venir spoons They nroof silver ami very pretty There i a perfect rep resentation of NtatesviIe College iu rue powi ami tho words "i on the handle op yhich arc familiar to most Land mark readers were recounted Two facts which are often urged against the idea that Nev was the marshal are first Why did he not return to rance nt a period when his friend were in power and when ho won I I havo been received i with op ii arm andloadd with hon ors and feceond that Marshal Nev was comparatively an illiterate man whereas Peter Stum Ney was a cUssivrl scholar Air AA'eston says in reply tn the of these objec tions that AIarshnl Ney was in the eyes of the law a dead man and if it be true as he believes that Welling ton secretly aided in hiscseape theie was never a period when he could have returned to rance without at least involving his friends in trouble This of cotmo ho would bare scorned to Jo even could he have dene so pertect himself Sec ond Marshal Ney was by no means an unedoeuted man lie was tho au thor of a book on military tactics a ropy nt wl icb Air tccciveu tho end phis school is largely a feeder of Vanderbilt University at Nashville is an old and well established ono and during the past session had 200 pupils The Charlotte says Aliss A nnie Rankin art teacher in States ville College lat session and will occupy the same position arranged and next session has gone to Blowing where she will continue her ur Ktr Lilino im1 1 1 UU I 11 tngs of the mountain scenery Aliss Alattie Harns of Pineville Alecklenburg county a teacher in the Statesville graded schools left home a few days ago to attend the marriage ot tier brother Air Robt Harris Jr to Aliss Susie Court ney which occurred in Virginia uMtruay Rev Scroggs accompanied by his little son has gone to Randle man Randolph eountv to visit his daughter Airs AValker Air Steele returned a few days ago from a trip to points in South Carolina iu the interest of the One brick machine which he is manufacturing One of his machines is in use in Spartanburg and others are used at a number of points in this State In every instance they have given entire satisfaction Air Steele believes his machine will have a large sale when its merits become better known Air It Burton who number of years been chief clerk in the railroad office at Statesville was Inst Thursday appointed agent at Newton and went up riday "to take cuarge airs nurtoii amt the baby will join him in a short time Mr Burton is very popular in Statesville and our people part with him and Airs Burton with regret The Landmark commends them to the good people of Newton Dr Carlton is filling' Air place at the Statesville depot Air and Mrs 11 McCrary of Clinton are visiting at Air AAr Copeland's Aliss Emma Cannon ot Guilford county is visiting at Air AV AV Rankin's Dr Campbell of Sharpes burg township suffered a stroke of apoplexy a few days ago and was quite ill for a time but has since im proved Tobaeen Compan Messrs A Cooper II Cowles Ar Turner II Arm field and Drs and AL Adams aud Harrill met at the Jaw" office of Armfield A Turner yester day nioriHtig and organized the Ire dell Tobacco Company Capt Coop er was chairman of the meeting The capital stock of the company will be $20000 $14000 of which has already been subscribed and the re mainder will be taken soon In ac cordance with a law of the last Leg islature it is necessary to apply to Tnzk Swanrrtfttrv S'fut A utv tui eV vuurtux The company has applied for a char ter and as soon as it permanent organization will be ef fected A committee on constitution and by laws was appointed and Dr Al Adams and alessrs Tnmor ami cowles were appointed a com mittee to select a site for a building The company will erect a factory and manufacture plug and smoking tobacco This is another important stop in progress Our citizens realize Hint manufaeturimr i nnw hope and our business men have gone to work in earnest to make this a manufacturing town and they will succeed AVc wish the Iredell' To bacco Company success Statesville i not bothering tho mirslaT suppose execution un til the time of hisfist nublic appear in tuis ccvntry During those four yca Air AA egton believes tin hi theory III lecture does not he says contain one tenth of the evi dence that will be presented iu his book on the subject which is to ap pear iu a sboi time Many of his strongest points which he says are the Gid Guard with which lie will sweep away the last vestige of oppo sition to his theory are held in re serve for that book Mr attended the Episcopal convent ton held in Raleigh Tuesday to ch ct a coadjutor bishop and from there went to Philadelphia to super intend the publication of his book The rapid and wholesome nnu fl of tho University is matter for State pride and rejoicing In two years the student roll has grown from 19S to 31G Twenty thousand dollars worth of repairs is being made on tho buildings this summer water works baths etc are being supplied The scholarship of the institution is beingrecognized everywhere as equal to that of the leading Universities and soon we shall have in North Carolina the great Southern University See I advertisement AV AVakefield of Salem will be at the Cooper House July 20 xmj (JIHV Jane vs Houston Alarsh and others is notice of an action in tho Superior Court Dr AVhite will be absent from ms omce tor ten nays Asheville emale College presents special attractions It is located in a matentess has a derful health and is thor oughly equipped in every respect for training young ladies Alessrs Burt sample shoes are tho lead" in quality and low prices Alessrs Alorrison Son have many nice things you raise in th a garden Alessrs Alills A Co have the famous Concord bleached domestic home made shoes fruit A Co STATESVILLE Onr Slock of Dry Goods Dross Goods Vc IS COMPLETE Statesville baseball team went to Asheville Tuesday to play the team there yesterday and to day States ville was defeated yesterday The conutv board of pensions will tuct next Monday to pass upon i the orde me application mr ntnie pensions Register of Deeds Davidson has received copies of the acts of tho ijegi Mature of IbJJ and is ready to distribute them to magistrates The Grand Lodge Knight of Honor of North Carolina will meet in Statesville Wednesday August 2d closing exercise of the school a' Zion Yadkin county Air I tin principal will take place July 4th Rev Gwalt ney will deliver the address Corporal AVibster fourth artil lery United States Aimy will drill the Iredell Blues to morrow night Thu Blues have not yet reci ived their equipments but are expecting them this week or next Street Commissioner Conner Tnesday filled the new cistern near the Baptist eliurch with water The water was pumped in with the fire engine from a vat on the branch below Col A Miss Pearl Gordon who visited friends in Statesville Last simm and who was taken seriously ill while here died Sun lay at the home uf her sister Airs Orr in Rich mond Thu remains were taken Rock Hill for burial Mr A Goodman of A mity sent The Landmark last week coin made during the reign ot diaries IV tt was coined in 1 9 and is therefore 100 years old The coin is the property of Air Andy Cook of Chambersburg tow nship Lodge Knights of Pythias held their regular semi an nual election of officers last Thursday uigur witn rue loiiowmg result Espy Watts Sloan Prelate Dr AA'hite Al of ry AL at A Jas Pow ell matsDai was it lncai hinisc'f for tho dutie Rev Dr Wood win Nrt saj that any man of his characteristics and ability could un questionably hrye acquired a classic al diieation at any lime in life As stated at the outset the lecture We are showing to day one of thehnkmi i rp cj 'U IV llUm rmlet bets over brought to this market from $348 to $1100 set in Iresdcti Cueal and new Richmond Shupes Also large lino of AVhite Granite and Decorated AVino just opened A new line of Colored Shirts just lug va nes in Dry Goods Sateens Calcutta Cloths Dotted and I'lgured Swiss Land Imwns Ao The best values to bo had in Crochet anr IarsmJlesr uilts Gauze Vests from 7ie to pure spun silk at 0w each Onr me ot Cottonudes from 10m to 22c are extremely cheap AAe always have special things in Shoes tlmt will do you good from the cheapest to the best hand made goods over put ou I his market Wo arc coiibtantJy receiving now and enn i vkx (il IUUI HUB vur stock muM be reduced and wo are making very close prices in every line lot goods you are wise you will examine our stock and prices before buyrug ALLISON June NEW YORK OICE 519 BROADAVAY SHOES SHOES SHOES Anything yen want in this lino from a 75c SLIITII V'0 'O'D SEWED SHOE Wo are ovuratoekod i ilnnnrtni nt a i psvuxiK uu lit muvt i many reductions in this line Bo sure and call early so an to secure some of those bargains GROCERIES GROCERIES T2'00 A SACK ON THE MARKET The BLbI COH'hh nr las for $100 to bo found in the oily WOOL WOOL WOOL YOUR wool and will pay the highestJALwIT I RICE All kinds of Country Produce bought lu re Come to sec us and wo will save you money our word but come and see us and let us pro've to von wuat we say Thanking a liberal public for kind favors in tiu past and hoping a continuance of same We are very truly A SHERRILL CO Statesville May 25 1893 or some time past colored men who had previously imbibed freely have made night hideous to residents ot west I rent street Saturday nights as the favorite time for the disbr iderlies tho distance from the square leading them to believe that thev were safe from police interference Chief Warren has been on the look out however and Tuesday Turner Stevenson 0 Stevenson and AVill Hailey all colored wore brought to judgment before Alayor Armfield for being drunk and disorderly on west rrotn street baturnay night mayor sentenced them to five each in jail IN THE LEAD! Is jm st whore our are in quality and low prices Those who have tried them know this to bo true You who have not given them a trial have only to do so in otder to be convinced of the above statement as well as the testimony of all onr customers invite you ono and to give usa call VERY TRULY BURT CO UDp enre and a Corrc epi ntlexice of Tho Landmark The farmers have been very bu: for the last ten days harvesting ar housing thuir grain crops and keep ing the grass down in the corn field The season so far has 1 Hwn hn 1 fine and if the drought will just pasi us by there will be no searci tv for another yt ar Blackbenies ate ripening in greet abundance and the outlook is cheerful even though we shonhi not ail succeed securing good fat oilices The feeling is firmer along the ot ficial seeking line anyway Parties that would have been satisfied with a position some weeks ago are out now in full force for storekeeper and gaugei hero Seem to be a man in this whole who didn't vote for the old man Cleveland The grat mystery is in the world went with the There are about 19 applicants for every place and each one sure of succeeding The ot some neonln arw owe I iug them almost to dipiraetion It looks a little nfriendly to say the least this rushing a man for "office against bis own inclination and the weather so very sweltry into the bar gain But when a friends get after him he has to get move ou I tnmselt or tney may take up some ono else A fine mule belonging to Air Jeff Crouch was seriously cut by running through a barbed wire fence in town last Saturday These wire fences are a nuisance and should be abolishd by the town authorities Dr Walter Aloft of Mt Monrue is stopping at the Stevenson House Matheson Esq vent down to ota cs vine yesterday Miss Dottie Pope who has been visiting Mrs Dr Gibson is uuw Msiuug rciauvesm Vv ilkes boro Deputy Clerk urchcs of States ville spent last week' at All Healing Dr Killian ha? been unwell for several days Taylorsville Juno The ourth al Aloubu To tlio EcUt or jf Thf Laimmaik The Alonbo Alan fact tin pany will have the nicino 'ronnds in order for the occasion and tlie peo ple can do the balance exceni ili speakers will bo provided Judge Armfield of Statesville and Mr Chas Turner of Coo Spring Iredell county the latter of whom graduated at the recent commence ment Trinity College iind won the medal and who has since won a medal in an oratorical contest at Morehead City are expected to be on hand and make addresses" As there is nobody or set of persons to furnish a free dinner aud no oc casion for it all are urged to bring baskets well filled or join friends in dinner There will be various places where friends ean joinm spreading dinner aud invite other friends and visitors to take dinner with them Order has been good heretofore and the disorderly are not expected to bo present Committee Alonbo June 20 1893 AV Pool wanted to be postmas ter at Clayton Johnston county aud because he get the appoint ment Air Pool turned a fool and threatened to burn the town lie was with the aid of a negro about to put his threats into execution when be was arrested and put in jail where he is now keeping cool Two Rumors It is rumored among clerks ou the AA estern North Carolina Railroad that tho present route Salisbury and Knoxville is to be changed" and that they will run to Charlotte in stead of Salisbury A new postal route is to bo made from Norwood to Taylorsville ria Salisburv aud States ville The other rumor is that double daily passenger trains will be put on the Western road July 1st If tho night trains are to be put ou this summer at all it is certainly time for them Heretofore they have gener ally en put on about May 15th I Messrs Coo Goodman AA hart AA AV lowe McNee ly and Alisses Claude Moore annie Stafford and ss han went own to Davidson last night and had a delightful time boat riding ('U 41a he noy Day was oi Center church of which AV Pharr is urday The exercises we witti prayer by Key Dr Wharev after whim Ret A Gi i im of Mavmsou tleliverod an address suit able to the occasion Jugs contain ing contributions bv the children were broken and $22 were realized in this way for foreign missions and a congregational collection swelled this amount to $33 Last Sundaj night about 1 Air Al Rudy who lives just outside tho incorporate limits of the town on the Salisbury road had the misfor tuna By 1 I'AslA JjJO JnAlhnr ltrl I tHiin ai UM LU I ('ll en corn crib and smoke house by fire It is supposed the tire started from a stove due in the kitehen andquk kly cotnmnnicated to the dwelling ad joining It had gained such head way when discovered as tn innrn iu speedy tlestrnctiou before tho arrival ot help The other buildings stood near by ami with their contents in eluding a quantity of bacon and corn worn completely burned up Only a few articles of household furniture and a small quantity of clothing were saved Air Ettdv estimates his loss at from $1500 to $2000 No insur ance This is the second time Air Eudy has been largely stripped of his possessions by fire having been burn ed out in 1875 In this calamity which has so suddenly overtaken him he has tho sympathy of this commu nity and will doubtless rrcoivn snh Hiduuai tig from triends anu noih bors Tho little child of Mr and Airs I rank Clark who live nt Springs died early this morning Mooresville Juno 2d 1893 The earthquake shock Tuesday night of last week which was severe enough at Charleston Savannah and other points in South Carolina and Georgia io cause general alarm an account of which appears outlie first page of The was baly perceptible in Statesville After they read an account of it in Thurs daily papers a number of peo ple who were awake at 1 1 o'clock on the night in question remembered experiencing a slight shaking but it was of such small moment that they attributed it to some local cause and vMuvuiauHjuuiui'tllluriUllUO regiments to encamp at once and for I ls are informed WrHCTll CAKOlINA i In ih lr 1 rrl II UtHtiiiv i JaiH' V4 Houston IklHHh And wthi Aman MarMi Netvlon ftud wife Jnu William Morris and wifi1 Julia Mon 1st Bnjanjln nn wife UzHlH'th rolUtri NotJ The Wil Ham Morris tmd wife Ju lia Morris above imnictl will take notice that an tm 1 1 IcU Huh been rumnieneoit ill tho Superior Uourt of Iredell comity for the purp'H of securing dow in the landM of tho late William Ovitrcaeh aid landw lying In Bar township in said county and tho Mdd defendnits will further take noU that they are required to appear before Hie clerk at bls oflico in htatfHvJilo on Thursday the of August iiviH and answer or demur to the Cuniplalnt in said action or iho plaintiff win apply lhe court for the udh riemaudod lii Paid complaint if HILL Clerk the Superior Court I TnrciiPH atty Juno 1893 VIRGINIA COLLEGE or Young Ladies Roanoke Va Opens bnpt 14 1H93 a beautiful and attraet Ive College home New bnll Hugs among the llnest iu tiie Kuuth Modern improvements New Pianofi and furniture Campus ten acron magnificent mountain scenery: In Valley of Virginia famed for 'health European and American tem rs lull course Advantages 1n Music and Art unexcelled or catalog no address the President A HARRIS J) Roanoke Va 7 XE MTI(W 2J Having qualified us exteutnr of the will of tYju Ov rcuEh duceaaed all persons having claims against his estate are hereby nvtltled to present them to mo on or holore June 1S91 and all pctHons indebted to the estate must make prompt payment COHAN Executor of Win Uvercaeh Ju Lie ft band have arranged to erect a Pavil ion on the baeball grounds adjoin ing the Episcopal ehureh and will beginning with next week give free open air concerts at intervals dining the summer months Comfortable seats will be provided and the public is invited to attend T'ln a will lr i wr xx ti mt 4' ifni uh unr section baud people and a pleasant place to spend Alessrs Vaton A Gage talk to you dow as you go bv Air AV A Douglas has a ear of fresh barlev malt and afresh lot of Obelisk lluui Two June UeddingK uneat 'LUHburv One at Sir iank MeCubbins and Miss Alamie Gaskill daughter of Mr Gaskill of Salisbury were married at the residence of Rev Dr Leith in Salisbury at 4 o'clock Tuesday morn ing The young mother op posed the union and Aliss Gaskill spent the night before her marriage at Dr house At the last moment Airs Gaskill consented Im I11O1 in pl nflnr thn zzxv mv xx IV4UUUJ uju bridal eouplo boarded the train for Chicago Air AIcCubbins has many friends in Statesville who will intn I ii an um akk congratulating him on this occasion Air Armfield youngest son of lion Armfield of the Supe rior Court bench and chief clerk in tho office of United States Afarshal Allison and Aliss Emma Ander son daughter of Dr John Anderson late of Davie county were married at the residence of the parents on west ront street last evening at (30 o'clock The ceremony was performed by Rev Dr AVood pastor of the Presbyterian church The marriage was a very quiet one only members of the families of tho con tracting parties and a few intimate friends being present The bridal couple left for AVashington immedi ately after the ceremony The Landmark but voices the sen timent of the community when iu congratulating this young couple it wishes for them every blessing and Ine brute has IrvJ 1 I Statesville but a short time but was formerly a nunil of Statesville Col lege and those who enjoy her ac quaintance speak of her in the high est terms Tho groom has grown to maiiuoou in gtatesvine and we speak no idle words when we say no one is held in higher esteem by our people (juiet modest unassuming his cir cle of intimate acquaintances is lim ited but his worth is recognized by 14 1 Notes Dev Dr AVood will preach at Third Creek Sunday and Rev Air Arrowood pastor o'f Third Creek will fill Dr Wood's pulpit here Rev Pressly of the Asso ciate Reformed church preached in the Presbyterian church Sunday night from Judges have a message from God unto These were the words of Ehud a Benja minite and a left handed man whom God had raised up to deliver Israel from bondage to the heathen Mnnh itish king Eglon When Ehud said this to Eglon the latter arose up out of his seat In reading the Scripture lesson Air Piessly adverted to this fact aud said he frequently noticed in church services in this" civilized and Christianized country people who did not show as much respect when the Lord was addressed as this heathen king did Instead of rising in their seats or kneeling or at least bowing their heads they sit noir uprignr Rev Sampson formerly mis sionary in Greece and now secretary of foreign missions for the Presby terian Synod of North Carolina will lecture to the oreign Alis sion Society this afternoon at half past lour clock at the Presbyterian church and again at half past eight at the same place Al! friends of missions and tho public gen erally are cordially invited to attend Air Sampson will also lecture in Taylorsville to morrow evening at the same hours above noted Rev Dr Atkins preached his fare well sermon at the Alethodist church Sunday night His family leave to day for Blowing Rock and Dr Atkins leaves on the same train for other points in western North Carolina to rest and recuperate before entering upon his work as editor of the Raltiuh Christian AJrncafe Statesville peo ple had become very much attached to Dr Atkins and his family and their best wishes attend them to their new home Rev Dr Dixon Dr successor as pastor of the church here is expected next week and will hold his first service Sunday week July 9 Items from Granite frill Correspondence of Tho Landmark AVheat harvesting is done now wheat is pretty good and spring oats are fine AA'e cannot re port any cotton blooms yet but think mere win oe some on hand for tho 4th of July Aliss Gool Johnston of Denver is visiting her sister Airs rank Braw ley Air Brawley raised the earliest roasting ears in the neighborhood having had them for breakfast Sun day morning the I Sth Quite an interest is manifested in the Sunday school at with Bradley Esq as superin tendent Everybody is invited to come The people seem to be pleased with Air Dawson as pastor AVe hope much good will be done through his instrumentality AGRICOLA Granite Hill June 2C 1893 There were 999 deaths from chol era in Alecea Egypt Afonday I VtSi It it A.

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