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THE SEMI-WEEKLY LANDMARK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1898. LANDMARK PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1898. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. A BURNING QUESTION.

The wood question is now a burning question at THE LANDMARK office -we baven't any to burn. Quite a number of our constituents liquidate their indebtedness every year with wood. This is to say to them that we need that wood currency in our business right now. We have been patient because we knew that farmers were busy and behind with their work. But the matter is one of necessity now and we are compelled to ask those who owe wood to bring it in at once.

There are enough of those with whom we have a regular arrangement to furnish wood to supply all that is necessary if they will respond promptly. MINOR MATTERS. -Christmas comes on Sunday this year. This is information for those who are not already advised of it. -Mr.

W. W. Hall, of Rowan, sends THE LANDMARK second crop apple, but its hardly big enough to count. -Miss Maggie Stimson leaves tomorrow morniag for Durham to take a position in the Carrolina Hotel of that city. -It seems to be a settled fact that Lieut.

Col. A. D. Cowles, late of the Second Regiment, is to be appointed captain of the Durham company vice Michie, resigned. -Jim Summers, colored, and wife scrapped Saturday night.

Neither of the combatants suffered 1 serious damage. Justice Mills will pass on the case to-day. -The collection for the orphans at the Associate Reformed church on Thanksgiving Day amounted to $20 instead of $17, as was first reported to THE LANDMARK. -John Knox, little son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. R. Woodsides, died at the home of the parents near Iredell station Saturday, aged one year, 8 months and 26 days. -The bog-killing season is on and Dr. M.

W. Hill is the first to report a big hog. He killed one last week that weighed 280 pounds, which 18 pretty heavy weight for a town- rais ed hog. -Only 25 of the 51 magistrates elected in Iredell at the recent election had qualified up to yesterday. The others should qualify at once if they desire to exercise the functions of their offices.

Messrs. J. C. Turner, A. A.

Colvert and S. L. Parks spent Thanksgiving with C. A. Guffy, in Rowan, and hunted turkeys.

Mr. Parks was the only one of the party who got a turkey. -Mr. H. Scott is making up a purse for the Oxford orphans.

Ooly Masons are asked to contribute and the fund will be sent as the contribuof the Masonic lodge of Statesville. Mr. Scott had secured $15 yesterday and he hadn't seen all the brethren. -At the meeting of the board of aldermen in Asheville Friday night Mr. Jas.

H. Wood, formerly of Statesville, was unanimously elected member of the board vice Barnhardt, resigned. The Asbeville papers speak in yery complimentary terms of Mr. Wood. Mrs.

Calvin Bowles, mother of Mr. John Bowles, of Statesville, died at her home at Olin yesterday afternoon. The interment will be at Snow Creek to-morrow. Mrs. Bowles' husband died some years ago.

Two sons, Messrs. John and Jim Bowles, survive her. -License was issued yesterday for the marriage of Mr. John Clifton Crawford, son of W. H.

Crawford, of Bethany township, and Miss Mary R. Niblock, daughter of Mr. Geo. Niblock, of Cool Spring. The marriage is expected to take place today or to morrow.

-THE LANDMARK'S wood subscribers are not the only people who are not hauling wood. There has been almost no wood on the market for several weeks and the cold snap caught many folks short. Farmers are too busy to 'haul wood to town and the scarcity is causing a rise in the price. -Detective Baldwin, of the Norfolk and Southern Railway, was tried in Dinwiddie county, last week for killing Henry Hawkes, colored, and was a acquitted. Baldwin is re membered in Statesville.

It was he who worked up the case against Bob Douglas, who was taken to Virginia and tried for murder and acquitted. -Women are allowed to vote and hold office in Wyoming and Mrs. Maggie, Hall, Gillespie, of Bethany, stepdaughter who has of lived for many years at Lookout, writes her home folks that she was elected magistrate at the recent election. This is probably the first case on record of an Iredell lady holding the office of magistrate. -Mrs.

Marvin, of Pineville, Meeklenburg county, who some time ago bought the Methodist district parsonage, is expected to move here about the first of December and occupy it. The price paid for the property was $1,000. The district trustees will buy a lot and build a new parsonage. The contract will be let for the new building as soon as the site is agreed upon. Cotton.

The cotton market has had an upward tendency for several days and the price held up well on the Statesville market yesterday. Capt. Gregory paid 5.51 for one lot and 5.45 for another. This was above the ruling price, however, which was about 5.33. Mr.

N. B. Mills bought 40 bales from Mr. J. W.

Copeland at the latter figure. Mr. N. P. Watt is buying cotton on the Statesville market again this season.

Death of Mrs. R. A. Cooper's Father. Mrs.

R. A. Cooper was advised by wire yesterday of the death of her father, Mr. M. H.

Brown, which 00- curred at his home in Raleigh at 7 yesterday morning. Mr. Brown had been in failing health for some time but news of his death was a surprise and it is supposed to have occurred I suddenly. Mr. Brown married a sis ter of Mrs.

G. W. Clegg and Mrs. Eugenia Rose, of Statesville. Mrs.

Cooper and Mrs. Rose left for Raleigh last evening to attend the funeral. Notices of New Advertisementa. Mr. L.

Schiller invites attention to bedroom suits and diningroom chairs. He thinks they are nice and would like your opinion. The Wallace Bros'. Co. has a Dew line of dress goods and ladies' capes for the holiday trade, at wholesale only.

Rickert, the jeweler, bas rings suitable for the "best or the second best. Mr. W. F. Hall, has qualified as administrator of the estate of Wm.

F. Hall. Mrs. S. R.

Cox has a two story 9. room dwelling for rent. Messrs. Cooper Gill enumerate a lot of nice things suitable for a palatable breakfast. Oysters Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Sheriff Wycoff has a list of sppointments for his last tax round for 1898. Mr. John M. Julian, trustee, gives notice to the creditors of L. H.

Sheets, bankrupt. Marriage 10-Morrow Afternoon. Miss Emma, daughter of Capt. J. M.

Parks, and Mr. James Louis Sloan will be married in the Presbyterian church at 6 o'clock to morrow afternoon. Rev. Dr. Wood, pastor of the church, and Rev.

M. A. Smith, the Methodist pastor, will officiate. Miss Jessie Fowler will play the wedding march accompanied by Dr. C.

A. Turner, Messrs. J. F. Harbin and Emile Clarke.

The ushers will be Messrs. C. E. Stevenson, S. B.

Miller, H. C. Parks and T. Foy White. Miss Pearl Fewell, of Rock Hill, S.

will be maid of honor and will enter the church with the brideelect. Little Miss Annie Barns Wilhelm, daughter of Mr. M. Wilhelm, will precede them bearing the wedding ring. The groom-elect will be accompanied by Mr.

Fred. Sloan, best man. There will be no other attendants. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.

Sloan will leave for the North on a bridal trip. PATRODAL. Mra. J. L.

Scales went to Sanford last week to spend several days with Mr. Scales. Mr. Vance Somers returned last week from Baltimore, where he had been for medical treatment. He had been sick for several months before going to Baltimore, but now appears to be fully restored.

Private W. Bowles, of the Statesville company, First North Carolina Regiment, is at home on a visit to his people, who live in the Snow Creek section. Mrs. A. L.

Coble came home yes terday from Boone, where she has been spending several weeks while Judge Coble is holding court in the mountain counties. Miss Annie Gray, of Bethany, who had been visiting in Salisbury for ten days, returned home last week. Miss Mary Wilson, of Steel Creek, is the guest of Miss Emma Parks. Mr. B.

F. Long is attending Rowan court. Kellgious. The revival meeting at Southside Baptist chapel, which had been in progress for about three weeks, cloged Friday night. There were 30 conversions and eight persons were received into the church by baptism.

The venerable Rev. G. W. Ivey, who with Mrs. Ivey is here on a visit to their daughters, Mrs.

G. M. Foard and Mrs. J. H.

White, preached at the Methodist church Sunday morning. The Conference returned Mr. Ivey to Lenoir circuit, where he labored last year. Mr. and Mrs.

Ivey will leave for their home at Lenoir Thursday. Rev. Dr. Rowe preached his last sermon in Statesville at the Methodist church Sunday night. Dr.

and Mrs. Rowe and children expect to leave to-morrow for their new home in Greensboro. Rev. R. D.

Sherrill, of Marion, who had stopped over here from ConD. M. Howard, and other relatives, ference to visit his father in law, Mr. preached at West End Methodist church Sunday morning. The Con ference returned Mr.

Sherrill to Marion station for another year. Rev. J. O. Shelley preached at his new charge, Mt.

Zion station, Sunday morning. He returned here yesterday and expects to leave with his family for his new home to-morrow. -Dr. J. F.

Carlton has declined the position of assistant surgeon of the First North Carolina Regiment, 88 THE LANDMARK intimated he would do. It is not known whom the Governor will appoint in his place. There are many applicants. The Oxford Orphanage. The last issue of the Oxford Or.

phan's Friend and Masonic Journal is a handsome illustrated edition containing a write-up of the orphanage, views of the buildings and grounds, the workshops, farm, etc. There are 222 children in the orphanage-103 boys and 119 girls. There are four from Iredell and one or more from almost all the adjoining counties. Those from Iredell are: Jugurtha, Ivey and Mal Branch and Sallie Victoria Bailey. Death of Little Joel King.

Joel, little son of Mr. Richard E. King, of Sharpesburg township, died at the home of his father Friday morning, aged about years. The little boy had suffered an attack of diphtheria about a month ago and had 1 never recovered from it. The remains were interred at Snow Creek at 12 o'clock Saturday.

The death is a sad one. He was an only child, his mother having died at his birth. The death of a child is always sad and it is doubly so when an only child is taken. At such time human comfort fails and words of sympathy are empty sounds. May the blessed Master, who Him self wept at the grave of a friend, comfort the bereaved father.

A Serious Alfray at Cleveland. At Cleveland, Rowan county, Saturday night, Monroe Sharpe struck one Christy on the back of the head with a handspike, seriously if not fatally injuring him. Both men are white. They were drinking but it doesn't appear that they had quarreled when, for some reason, Sharpe struck Christy. The latter was thought to be in a precarious condition Sunday and his recovery is in doubt.

After striking Christy Sharpe left at last accounts had not been captured. His father, Mr. "Best" Sharpe, lives near Troutman's. Mr. E.

A. Barber came to Statesville from Cleveland Sunday night on the hunt for Sharpe and he and Policeman Henry went to Sharpe's father's yesterday morning but did not find him. A Foretaste of Winter. There have been many predictions year, as there always are, that this winter would be a severe one. If the weather of the past few days is an indication of what is to come, the prophets who have been promising a hard winter will be justified.

The mercury dropped Friday night and early risers Saturday morning report a slight "skift" of snow. There was snow in the mountains to the west of us and also at points to the east of Greensboro, Raleigh and intermediate points--Friday night and Saturday. In Statesville Saturday afternoon and evening the wind blew a gale the cold was severe. Sunday and yesterday were quite cold and yesterday afternoon considerable sleet fell, followed by snow and rain. The spell of weather is quite unusual and quite severe for November in this climate.

An Earthquake. An earthquake shock was felt in Statesyille about 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. The shock ereated no excitement and did not attract general attention, but was noticed by many persons, especially those in the second stories of buildings. In THE LANDMARK office the shaking was very perceptible and the building rattled. A correspondent writes from Settle that the shock was very distinct there; that "houses rocked, furniture rattled and trees vibrated," and this was "attended by a roaring in the elements above." The shock seems to have been confined to western North Carolina and Virginia.

It was noticed at numerous points in this territory, as will be seen from dispatches printed elsewhere in this paper. A year or more ago similar shocks were felt on sev. eral different occasions throughout this territory and were quite severe in some portions of Virginia. Glad That the State is Redeemed. To no people has the result of the recent election in North Carolina been more gratifying than the sons of the State who live without her bor.

ders. Nearly all of them felt the keenest interest in the result and they are greatly rejoiced at the vietory. In a private letter to THE LANDMARK, Mr. J. C.

Holder, of Clemma, Texas, a native of Iredell, says: "I rejoice with you good people in the State's going Democratic. Ithink two years of Russellism, Butlerism and negroism are enough to drive any set of, white people together to work shoulder to shoulder for a change in the administration of old North Caro lina." We take the liberty of printing the following extract from a private letter from a friend to the editor of THE LANDMARK. The writer is a Repub lican but an anti-fusionist. He says: on the recent splendid victory, a complete vindica tion of the policy of THE LANDMARK and all anti-fusionists. A straight fight on principle will always succeed in the end.

'Honesty is the best policy' in politics and in everything -Mahogany tobacco is bringing goood prices on the Statesville market. The common grades do not sell so well. There were good sales of leaf on the market last week and good grades of leaf sold well. A severe blizzard raged throughout New York and the New England States Saturday night and Sunday. There was a heavy snowfall, railway traffic was blocked and much damage done to shipping.

The Earthquake Shock North Carolina and Virgostern An earthquake tremor was felt this afternoon in southwest Virginia and up and down the Blue Ridge range in the mountainous section of western North Carolina. It was also noticed at Charleston, S. C. The shock was similar to one just a year ago, when a severe tremor passed through the southwestern part of Virginia. Last year's disturbance included a good sized portion of the valley of Virginia and at Wytheville, Pulaski, Radford and other towns, chimneys were shaken down and a few houses damaged.

Upon investigation it was learned that in a mountain side in Grayson county there was a big fissure that emitted dense smoke tor several weeks. The smoke now and then almost died away and rose again. Throughout the section of country the shocks continued at intervals almost daily for about three weeks. There was much uneasiness among the people of that section until the smoke disappeared from the fissure in the mountain side and the earthquake shocks ceased. The shock felt to-day was at about the same boar in the day, and covered exactly the same territory in Virginia, but extended toward the southwest at Radford, Palaski, Wytheville and other towns.

It was dis tinctly, felt and considerable alarm At Danville the shock occurred at 3.07 o'clock. Windows rattled, buildings were shaken and many people became alarmed. The vibrations lasted about five or six seconds and appeared to be from north to south. So pronounced was the manifestation that officials on the first floor of the municipal hall of Danville rushed from the building. This structure is a substantial one of brick and among the largest in the city.

The shock was felt in Richmond slightly, but only for a few seeonds. In the mountainous part of western North Carolina it was severe and ereated alarm. It moved southward, following the Appalachian chain and at nearly every point heard from the shock came about the same time. A Marriage, Farm Work, Etc. Correspondence of The Landmark.

Mrs. G. W. Harris is slowly recovering from an attack of fever. Mr.

Baxter Guy and Miss Nettie, daughter of Mr. Calvin Sharpe, were married yesterday. Farmers are much behind with their work sowing wheat and gathering corn. Some have seeded but little wheat yet. Corn was much damaged by the rain and much of it is rotten.

Best wishes for THE LANDMARK and its readers. L. Stony Point, N. Nov. 25, 1898.

A special to the Raleigh News and Observer says that at Williamston, Martin county, last Tuesday evening, Wm. F. Cherry was shot in the house of James Bonds, where he was stopping, and instantly killed, by some unknown person. His body was found lying across the bed and he is supposed to have been shot through an open door. Cherry had been: member of the Second North Carolina Regiment, Capt.

Cotton's company, was paid off last week, when mustered out, and had been drinking hard ever since. The affair is clothed in mystery. Mr. Walter Murphy, of Salisbury, is a candidate for reading clerk of the State Senate. He was member of the last House.

It often happens that the doctor is out of town when most needed. The daughter of J. Y. Schenek, of Caddo, Ind. was threatened with croup.

He writes, "My wife insisted that I go for the doctor at once; but as he was out of town, I purchased a bottle of Cham berlain's Cough Remedy, which relieved the child immediately." A bottie of that remedy in the house will often save the expense of a doctor's bill, besides the anxiety always occasioned by serious sickness. When it is given as soon as the croupy cough appears, it will prevent the attack. Thousands of mothers always keep it in their homes. The 25 and 50-cent bottles for sale by druggists. NEW the District Court of the United states for the Western District of NorthCarolina.

In the matter of L. H. Sheets, bankrupt. Appointment of Trustee in Bankruptcy. At a meeting of the creditors of L.

H. Sheets, bankrupt, held at the office of John L. Rendleman, Referee in Bankruptcy, on the 18th day of November, 1898, the undersigned was duly elected Trustee. This la to notify all creditors of the said L. H.

Sheets, bankrupt, that the undesigned will allot the homestead and exemptons of the sald L. H. Sheete on the 30th day of November, 1898, and flie same with John L. Rendleman. Referee.

Exceptions to said allotment must be made within twenty days thereafter or the same will be confirmed. JNO. M. JULIAN. Nov.

25, 1898. Trustee. Last Tax Round for 1898. I WILL places ATTEND between the the hours following of 11 a. times m.

and and 3 p. m. for the purpose of receiving the taxes for the year 1898. This will be my second and last round for this tax, and Ishall expect you to meet me promptly and settle, as there has been very little tax collected to this date and I must have the money to meet my obligations the first of the year: Concord township, Scotts, Friday, Dec. 9, 1898, Shiloh, Saturday, December 10.

Fallatown, Troutman'8, Monday, Dee. 12, Barringers, 0, L. Shinn's Store, Tuesday, December 13. Ohamberaburg, Elmwood, Wednesday, Dec. 14.

0ool Spring, Cool Spring, Thursday, Dee. 15. Bethany, V. H. H.

Summers' Store, Friday, December 16, Statesville, Statesville, Saturday, Dee. 17. Sharpesburg, R. J. Bryant's Store, Monday, December 19.

New Hope, Williams' Store, Tuesday, Dee. 2 Union Grove, Jennings' Store, Wednesday, December 21, Olin, Olin, Thursday, December 22. Eagle Mills, Tharpe Bros'. Store, Friday, Decomber 23. Turnersburg, Harmony, Saturday, December 24.

Davidson, McKay's Store, Monday, Dec. 20. Coddle Creek, Mooresville, Tuesday and Wednesday, 27 and 28. J. IT.

WYCOFF. Nov. 29, 1898. Sheriff. Officers of Company Entertained, The Savannah (Ga.) Press of Friday has "Mrs.

the following: and daughter entertained at a Thanksgiying party last evening the officers of Company First North Carolina Regiment. Music and singing were the features of the evening. Those present were Sergeant T. J. Cook and wife, Sergeants Turner, Kerr and Westmoreland, Buglerist Harbin, Private Witherspoon, Miss Emma Haslett, Misses Davison, Miss Essie Walls, Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Cooper, Messrs. Walter Davis, John Walsh, Charlie Patrick, Louie Blase, Tom Sexton, Ben Aiken and Raymond Newton.

The soldiers favored those present with the string band of Company First North Carolina." Felt the Earthquake -Death of a Little Child. Correspondence of The Landmark. Farmers are not through sowing wheat yet and there is a great deal, of cotton in the fields. Most of the people in this section felt the earthquake yesterday, the 25th. It was severe enough to rattle windows and doors.

Several felt it very distinctly on the ground. A little 13 months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. John Woodside, who live near Iredell station, died this morning and will be buried at Concord church to- Rev. W.

C. Brown will conduct the funeral serv. 10e. The 6 months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs.

Brooks Morrison is very sick with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. Rob. Woodside, of Gaffaey, are visiting relatives in this community.

Miss Minnie Morrison, who teaches at Zion, is visiting her home at this place. S. Scott's, N. Nov. 26, 1898.

The Buncombe county teachers' association has declared for a compulsory education law. MARKET REPORT. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY BARRON NICHOLSON, Retail Grocers, BUYING PRICES- -BASIS NO. 1 QUALITY. Apples- 50to60 Corn Wheat.

701075 Rye. 55 Peas clay 40to45 Potatoes- 60to70 25 Eggs--per 12to13 Butter Lard -North ..6 to? Sides Hides- 7108 Hides Chickens- 5 Tallow. 20 Honey 00 Cotton Market, STATESVILLE, N. November 29, 1898 9, A. M.

Strict good 54 Good 5. Stained middling. 5 Middling 4:85 Tinges Stains Market- Quiet. NEW FOR RENT. -MRS.

story, R. nine-room COX HAS dwel- A ling on Tradd street for rent. Apply to J.D.00X Nov. 29, 1898. or W.

J. POSTON. A Having DMINISTRATOR'S qualified as the NOTICE. administrator of Wm. F.

Hall, deceased, notice is hereby given all persons having claims against his estate to present them to the undersigned before the 29th of November, 1899, and all persons Indebted to the said estate are required to make 1m- mediate settlement. W. F. HALL, B. F.

Long, Att'y. Administrator. Nov. 29, 1898. WANTED.

er -A in 10 or good 12-horse condition. power Apply boil LANDMARK. Nov. 25, 1898. SCHOLARSHIPS FORSALE WO Business SCHOLARSHIPS in the Georgia Alabama Macon, Ga, are offered for sale cheap.

Apply at THE LANDMARK office. Nov. 22, 1898. For the Holidar Trade. New Line Of Dress Goods and 'Ladies' Capes.

Nothing expensive, but medium and low priced goods. The Very Thing For Christmas Presents. At Wholesale Only. The Wallace Bros'. Nov.

29, 1898. Statesville, N. C. Not very fancy but they are full size, well made and nicely finished. We think they are Smites Mighty For the Good Money.

Suites Would like your opinion. Solid Oak Diningroom Cane Heat and Brace Arms, 111.50 12.50 Chairs, at 84,00 a set, six in a set. 13.50 I 6.50 L. SCHILLER, Furniture and Carpets. WE HAVE Just Received For the Coming Holiday Trade A Beautiful Line Of.

LADIES' Kid Gloves, (IN LACE, BUTTON AND CLASP) With heavy embroidered backs and the colors are blacks, tans, browns, castors and English reds. The Per Pair, Price Is One Dollar Strictly. Each pair fully guaranteed against any imperfections and is a much better glove than is usually sold for $1.00. We also have a lovely line of White Silk Baby Caps, and some new things in Millinery. Yours very truly, Statesville, N.

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