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THE SEMI-WEEKLY LANDMARK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1898. THE LANDMARK PUBLISRED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1898. LOCAL DEPARTMENT. MINOR MATTERS.

Come to the grand rally at Statos. ville Friday, November 4th. -The greatest and only strictly moral will bo with us Friday, -Mr. J. J.

Sallivan was quite sick for a few days last week but is now better. -License was issuod Saturday for marriage of Jacob and Sallie Pope. -Col. H. C.

Cowles bas a second crop of raspberries in his garden. He had two crops last year. -Take note of the appointments of speakers for next Saturday night and go out and hear the speakers. -There was another flood in tho Catawba river Friday night. The river was fall but overflowed in only a few places.

-Tho Monumont Association of Iredell county is called to meet at the court house Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. -Hon. James E. Boyd, Assistant Attorney General of the United States, will speak Statesville Wednesday, Novembor 2d. -Mr.

Geo. M. Foard is baying bard luck with horses recently. Ho lost one Thursday night, making tho second to die within a few weeks. Clarence Leonard, son of Mr.

R. R. Loonard, of Fallstown township, who rocently suffered an attack of typhoid fever, bas recovered. -We hope the poople generally will attend the Democratic rally at Mooresville to-morrow. There will be a big barbecue and speeches ex Congressman Woodard and Mr.

by. H. Pou. Mr. Jacob Lackey and Miss Bossie J.

Lentz, both of Alexander county, were married at the rosidesco of Rev. E. E. Presaly, at Scott's, on the 16th, Mr. Pressly officiating.

-The Statesville band, 13 strong, went to Salisbury Saturday to farnish music for the Democratic rally there. They report a large crowd. The band went down Saturday morn.ing and returned that night. -The police bad the usual struggle with Ab. Kennedy, colored, yesterday.

At stated intervals, sometimes quite distance apart, Ab. gets on a spree and bas to be locked up and the work is a job. He is bard to bandle. -THE LANDMARK'S good friend and our former townsman, Mr. Scott.

Smoot, has been nominated for missioner by the Democrat; in Darie. Mr. Smoot deserves to be elected. He is pot ouly a good Democrat bat a good man. -The Gazette of Sunday announces that a daughter has been born to Mr.

and Mrs. F. Stikeleather, of Asbeville. This news will be of interest to the couple's friends and relatives in this county, Mr. Stikeleather being an Iredell man.

work of excavating the pipe lines and laying pipe for the water works is proceeding quite rapidly. About 100 employed. second of the large boilers for the pumping station taken through town yesterday afternoon. -Hon. John S.

Henderson, who begins his canyass in Iredell at Bryantsville to-day, will speak at the court house in Statesville to-morrow night. Mr. Henderson is an effective campaign speaker and should have a good audience in Statesville. -The county candidates were at Scott's, in Concord township, yesterday. Thoy will be at Bradford's, in Shilob, to-day, at McKay's store, in Davidson, to-morrow, and at Mooresvilla Thursday.

The appointment at Mooresville ends the cauvass. -Clerk Furches has bad tho new ballot boxes made. There are six for each precinct--three to vote in and three for the ballots after they are counted- -making a total of 132 for county. boxes are being sent out to the various precincts in the county. -Mr.

N. P. Watt, of Cool Spring, visited his aunt, Mrs. Betsy Patter son, in Alexandor county, last week. Mrs.

Pattersou is old but Mr. Watt found her picking cotton. She was not in the fold, however, but was picking bolls that had been carried to her at the house. -Mr. G.

W. Templeton, of Amity, came near losing his gin house by fire Friday. A match got into the gin and started a blaze which spread rapidly, but fortunately with the as sistance of bystanders the flames were soon extinguished. About 100 pounds of seed and lint cotton were burned. -The bird law expires in this county on the let of November and sportsmen are looking forward to the opening of the bunting season.

In three townships of the county -Eagle Mills, Turnersburg and Olin--the "olose" season expires October 15th and bunting is already in progress in that territory. -Mr. W. F. Munday loaves to-day for Eastfeld, Mecklenburg county, to move a house for Mr.

J. R. Wallace. Mr. Munday is helpless-unable to walk-from rheumatism but his voice is not impaired and he is still able to direct work.

He is very successful as a house-moyer and does much work in that live. -J. P. Murphy, the barber, reports to THE LANDMARK on the authority of Jo. Hull, colored, that squirrels are very plentiful on Mr.

H. Cornelius' place in Concord townsbip. Jo. says the squirrels are so numerous and tame that one went uto his bouse and bit him. He killed it with a stick and ate it.

Scotland Neok Commonwealth, in its report of a political gathering at Aulander, Bertie county, says: "Rev. C. J. Woodson, of Gates who had been a Populist, spoke after dinger, declaring for white supremacy and government." Woodson is known in Tredell, Hie wife is a daughter of the late of Moore TON CORONER'S OFFION. The History of Some Onsen Under a Fanton Administration.

paigo. In his speech in the court Saturday, referring county affaire, be again said that the coro: nor's inquest in the case of the kill. ing of Jess Shaw, colored, WAS an unnecessary expense because Shaw stated before ho died who shot him, and his dying doclaration was competent testimony. Mr. rance ignores the fact that two white and one colored, made afidavit that an inquest was necessary in the Shaw case; and the furthor fact that although Sbaw stated before he died that Bob Owens shot him, colored women who wore prosent the shooting ocenfur curred swore positively that Fred Smith and not Bob Owens did tho shooting.

While it is generally belioved that Shaw told the truth and the women did not, still the evidonco of the latter will competent in court to off -set Shaw's dying ration, and if the jury believes them Owens will be acquitted. But tho Domocrats have nothing to run from in the administration of the coroner's office, and Mr. J. Williams, who replies to Mr. Low.

rance's criticism of county matters; cited three cases against Mr. W. L. Harbin, was elected coroner by the fusionists in '94 and held the office for two years, and is the present candidate of the fusionists for coroper. The cases Mr.

Williams cites are these: That Coroner Harbin made a totally unnecessary investigation in one case and got pay for it, that in another instance be began an investigation an hour or a half hour before midnight, the investigation was continued into next day and Mr. Harbin charged the county for two days and collected the money; that he was so indostrious business that on one occasion be exhumed the body of a dead cat. It is not ed, however, that Mr. Harbin collected or attempted to collect any in the latter case. Mr.

Harbin was present during Mr. Williams' spooch and entered a general denial of the charges. Mr. Williams concluded his remarks, bowever, but after consultation with Mr. Harbin said, before the meeting ended, that he might have done the latter an injustice and made some correction of bis statements.

Inasmuch Mr. Harbin has entored a general denial of the charges THE LANDMARK finds it necessary to give a history of the cases and leave the public to decide who is right. The first charge against Mr. Harbin is by far the most important one and the facts are within the knowledge of many people in Statesville. In January, 1805, a premature birth occurred in a family of respectable people living in Statesville.

Dr. H. Long was present when the birth occurred. The father is a well known citizen of the county, is a Republican and has several times held office ander his party and has been the nominee of his party for offce in this county. He was a temporary resident of Statesville when the incident mentioned occurred and, not de siring to buy lot in the cemetery, some of his neighbors took the body of the child to Connelly's town, and buried it.

Some days thereafter people of the community, noting a new-made grave in the churchyard, became curious and suspicio as as to whose it was. Finally some of them, being unable to learn who had been buried, suspected that some crime had been committed and appealed to Coroner Harbin for an investigation, making the necessary affidavit. So far so good. Mr. Har.

bin was justified in ordering the investigation. note what follows: On the eyening before the proposed investigation Mr. Harbin went to Dr. Long's office and rolated the case, as he desired Dr. Long to be present when the investigation was made.

Dr. J. F. Long told the coronor that he knew all about the caso and related to him the circumstances told above. Mr.

Harbin insisted, however, that this would not satisfy the people of Connelly's chapel and that the investigation must be made. That night Dr. Long made inquiries and satisfied himself that the was the one he thought it was. Noxt morning early Mr. Harbin came to summon Dr.

H. F. Long to attend the investigation. Both the Dra. Long again told him that they know all about the case and that no investigation was nocesand Dr.

H. F. Long flatly reto go on what ho considored sary, a fool's errand. But Mr. Harbin insisted that the investigation must be made and threatened Dr.

Long with diro consequences if he didn't obey his summons. The controversy became beated and somo unparliamentary langauge was usod. The doctors finally told the coroner that he could have his inquest and bo hanged (or words to that effect), that thoy would have nothing to do with what they considered an outrage. The coroner left and, baving summoned his jury, was preparing to open the grave. The matter had become noised abroad and a gentleman who had assisted in burying the child, hoaring of it, went post haste to Counolly's chapel and ordered a halt, and it is said he used emphatis language in doing 80, Thus the matter onded.

The grave was not opened. The afternoon of the same day Mr. Harbin's called at THE LAND. MARK office, at his father's request he said, and asked that no mention of the case be made in the papor. The case was not mentioned, not ou account of the request but ou account of the nature of it and out of consideration for tho family in which it occurred.

These are the facts in the case. Witnesses: Dre. H. F. and J.

F. Long, either of whom will make afidavit to them. As these gentlemen are widely we consider an affidavit unnecessary. Hear what follows again: The record book of the proceedings of the commissioners, February 4, 1895, bas this entry: that W. L.

Harbin be paid $5.30 for investigation of infant buried at Donnelly'e chapel. Got paid for it The incora were not paid. Mr. 8. A.

Lowrance, the Populist candidate for Senator, persists in making the administration of the coroner's office an issue in this cam- The point in this case is that while Mr. Harbin was, under the 8 circum- stances, possibly justified in ordering an investigation, he is inexcusable for not stopping it when told by two as roputable gentlemen as Dre. Long what the circumstances were. Mr. Williams has nothing to take back in this case.

In the second case it is a known fact that the coroner began an investigation at 11 or 11.30 at night and continued into next day, When his bill was sent to the county commis. sioners for two days they objected to paying it, as only an hour or ball hour's work had been done on one of the days. Mr. Harbin got an attorney to appear for bim and the attor. ney pointed the law did not rocognize fractions of a day.

The bill was paid bat the case shows that, while the coroner was within the law, he did not scruple to take pay for a day when only an hour's work had been done. Mr. Harbin held no inquest over cat or any othor animal and it is not charged that ho did. Bat one day it was reported to him that a fresh mound of dirt had been found in a field east of north Center street. He went with a party and looked into it and we suppose it was at his instance that the cat WAS dag up.

Anyway, it was dug up and the party was badly sold out when it was found to be a cat. was summoned and no bill rendered the county in this case. Wo have always understood that the matter was put up job and Mr. Williams has cited it as a joke but to illustrate the industry of the coroner. These are the facts.

The fusionists bave nothing to gain by talking about coroners in this county and Mr. Williams has no correction to make. There Will Be Two Weeks of Oourt. THE LANDMARK stated some weeks ago, on the authority of the county officers, that there would be but one week of November court on account of the fact that the November terms of Iredell and Randolph courts (both in the same judicial district) conflict, and one week is given to each coun ty. This has been the case heretofore but in looking Clerk into the matter a fow days ago Furches found that there will be no conflict this year and 1 Iredell will have two weeks' term of court as usual.

Following is a list of jurors for the second week of the term, which was drawn at the meeting of the commissioners on the first Monday in this month, but which was not published when it WAS thought there would be bat one week's term. The jurors I for the first week have already been published: Second week-Jno. A. Boger, Wm. Sherrill, G.

Karcher, H. W. Lippard, E. B. Nicholson, R.

A. Milholland, 7. R. Tharpe, T. S.

Shelton, J. D. Cock, A. A. Sides, W.

F. Sprinkle, D. F. Mason, C. W.

Lockie, J. P. Hughey, T. L. Jennings, C.

H. Cornelius, J. C. McLain, R. J.

Houston. The court is scheduled to open on Monday, November 7th, bat it is probable that it will not begin until Wednesday, 9th, as the election occurs on Tuesday. Personal. Miss Jettie Harrill returned last week from a visit to Asheville. Mr.

R. R. Cowles left last evening for Raleigh to attend the State Fair. He is one of the marshals. Capt.

P. C. Carlton will leave for Raleigh today to attend the fair. Mr. J.

C. Woodward has returned from a business trip to Hickory, Lenoir and other points. Mrs. Caroline Gather has returned home from a visit of several weeks to relatives in the county. Mr.

J. F. Dayvault, a young business man of Concord, a son of Mr. W. M.

Dayvault, of Barium Springs, was in town yesterday. Mr. Dayvault is interested in a laundry in Concord and he was here for the parpose of establishing an agency for the laundry. Mr. H.

R. Cowles has returned from a visit to Creston, Ashe county, where be attended the marriage of his cousin, Miss Lizzie Benham. Mr. McRee Anderson came up from Charlotte Saturday morning and spent Sunday and Monday with his parents. Miss Meta Stimson goes to Taylorsville to-day to attend the marriage.

of her cousin, Miss Lucy Brower, daughter of Rev. L. M. Brower, and Mr. Faysoux, of Charlotte.

Speaking Saturday Night. All the campaign orators report good meetings in the county Saturday night. Messrs. A. D.

Watts and Zeb. V. Long spoke to a good orowd at Harmony. Mr. D.

C. Rhyne, of Olin, Republican, was ou band and asked for a division of time, which was granted. What the Domocratio speakers did for him was plenty. He will probably not sook joint discussion soon again. Messra.

W. G. Lewis and C. Webb (the latter has blossomed out into campaign orator) spoke at Kennedy's school house, in Davidson township, and had a good audience. After the speaking a prominent Populist, a minister, got up and said that hereafter he was with the party of white supremacy.

There were many Republicans and Populists in the audience. Messrs. H. P. Grier and Harllee MacCall spoke to a good crowd at Granite.

The attendance at these meetings shows, we think, that our people are becoming aroused to the importance of the election. Supervisors Need 1 Looking After. Noting in a recent issue of' THE LANDMARK a warning from the chairman of the supervisors of Statesville township to overseers to have their roads worked before court, a gentle man tells THE LANDMARK that the supervisors noed looking after as well as the overseers. He says the Wilkesboro road frow Statesville to the 3-mile post has not had an overseer and has not been worked since last August a year ago. The viets put the road in good condition but through sheer neglect it was allowed to go down.

Our informant says he has several times called the attention of the 9 supervisors to the matter but no overseer baa been appointed, TOR TEN SOLD ROBBERY. Mr. Bob CoNe He Was Robhed of $47 by Twol sea Saturday Morning, Last Saturday morning Mr. Bob Cohen, young man of Barringer township, who drives for Mr. W.

Arthurs, a distiller township, Was' on his way to Statesyille, driving a two-horse Mr. Cohen had on his person 045 of which had been given him by 1 Arthars to pay for corn in Starcoville, of hisown money, creek bottom, near the Harkey bridge, about five or six miles from Statesville, Mr. Cohen says two negroes came upon and stopped bid They then pulled him out of the wagon. He attempted to defend himself with his knife, bat the negroes, he says, knocked his kaife out of his band and slashed at him with a razor. They secured all his monoy and left bim free to come on to town, which he did.

Mr. Cohen describes his assailants as a tall yellow negro and a black chunky negro. The robbery occarred about: 10 o'clock in tho morning. Mr. Cohen came to town and told his story.

He bore evidence of struggle. Both sleeves coat were out but the was only slightly scratched. There also a long gash in the back of his coat but the flesh bad not been touched. Policeman Hebry, Marshal Allison and others went to the scene of the robbery Saturday afternoon and made search bat no trace of the rob. bers was found.

Saturday evening Watt Springs and Dick Haynes, both colored, arrested in Statesville on suspicion bat when Cohen saw them he said they were not the men who robbed him. Sunday Sheriff Wycoff, Policeman Henry and others thoroughly searched the country in the vicinity of the robbery but no trace of the robbers was found. It is said that a colored man who lives in the neighborhood said he had seen two men who answered the description of those wanted. It is oue of the boldest crimes that evor occurred in Iredell. hold a man up on the highway in open day and take his money is rather advanced basiness for this climate.

Oburch Newn. The protracted meeting at the Methodist church closed Wednesday night. There were six accessions to the church 88 a result of the meeting. Rev. J.

N. H. Summerell, who 18 here on a visit to his aunt, Miss M. E. Mitchell, preached at the Presby: terian church Sunday morning and evening.

Mr. Summerell is an earnest and forceful speaker. His discourse Sunday night is highly spoken of. In opening prayer he remembered at the Throne of Grace editors, politicians, professional and business men, eto. No class of men, probably, need the prayers of the Church more than newspaper men but it is seldom they get them.

They generally get something else. Mr. Summerell is pastor of the Presbyterian church of Anderson, S. C. Communion services were held at Front Street church Sunday aftera noon.

Rev. L. E. Bostian assisted the pastor, Rev. W.

C. Brown, in the meeting. The Synod of the Presbyterian Church of North Carolina meets at Gastonia to-day. Rev. W.

R. Mc Lelland and Dr. M. W. Hill have gone to attend the meeting.

Dr. Wood is too feeble to make the trip. Rev. J. Cochrane, brother of Mr.

J. D. was Cochrane, was here yesterday. He on his way to the meeting of the Presbyterian Synod at Gastonia. The Conference at Amity Luther an church will embrace nest Sunday, beginning on Friday at 10 m.

There will be two services on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Rev. C. A. Rose, president of Synod, will preach on Sunday.

"LaFayette Day" at the Graded School. "LaFayette Day" was observed at the graded school last Wednesday. The programme, as announced last week, was rendered very Quite a number of the parents and others were present and all propounced it an enjoyable and profitable hour. Over $5 were contribated for the LaFayette monument to be erected by the school children of the United States. Such occasions are profitable in many ways.

The visitors were much pleased with the order and decorum of the children. Supt. Thompson reports the schools in the best conditions they have ever been. Registering and Paying Taxes. One colored man who registered Saturday was questioned by another when he came back as to what he had been doing.

He answered the inquiry and then the questioner assured him that be had gotten into trouble, telling him that as he had registered he would have to pay taxes. This disturbed the new made voter very much and he intimated that bad he known this fact he would not have registered. All of which shows that we have an intelligent electorate in this ty. It's a great pity that every man who votes isn't as anxious to pay taxes as he is to vote. Death of a Little Daughter of Policeman Steele.

Mary Gray, little daughter of Policeman and Mrs. T. L. Steele, died of pneumonia Saturday morning, aged about seven years. The child had been sick but a few days.

The funeral services took place from the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon, conducted by Dr. Wood, aud the interment was at Oakwood. The two remaining obildren of Mr. and Mrs. Steele are now sick.

Their friends will sympathize with thom in their sore bereavement. -The Daughters of the Confederacy met with Mrs. B. F. Long Friday afternoon for the purpose of perfecting an organization, Op account of the small attendance no action was taken.

Another meeting will be held at Capt. O. Carlton's to-morrow afternoon at 4 The mothers, wives, widows, daughters and all lineal descendents of Confederate veterare earnestly and cordially invited to attend the meeting DEMOURATIO RALLY. NOVEMBER 4th. Great Gathering of the Doterrified r.

C. B. Watson to Apenk. Chairman McLaughlin has decided to have a groat Democratic rally in Statesville Friday, November 4th. Mr.

C. B. Watson, of Winston, the Democratio candidate for Governor two years ago, will be the principal speaker. One of the events of tho day will be a great horsoback, cession, embracing a horsemen from overy precinct in the make this one of the greatest and county. effort will RE be spared to most enthusiastic demonstrations of the campaign and to this end we urgo every Democrat in the county to bestir himself and assist the chairman in making the day a success.

Iredell Democrats must arouse themselves. The most important election in the history of the State is at hand, and it mast not be said that the old guard of this county failed in any particu. lar to respond when called to come to the State's rescue. Mr. R.

R. Cowles has been pointed chief marshal and ho has named the following personal aides: N. D. Tomlio, W. F.

Morris, J. E. Boyd, V. Long, T. N.

Hall, H. I. Shepherd, L. B. Bristol, Dr.

J. F. Carlton, H. R. Cowles, A.

K. Klingender, J. W. Copeland, H. P.

Grier following bave been appointed chiefs and assistants for the various precincts: Eagle Mills- -P. B. Kennedy, chief; assistants, W. Holmer, A. L.

Stimpson, C. E. Patterson, R. M. Turbiville.

Union Grove -N. T. Summers, chief; assistants, W. M. Parks, W.

I. Baity, W. W. Jurney, T.T. Walker, W.

R. Holmes. New -J. P. Williams, chief; assistants, M.

H. Shoemaker, E. F. Cass, Dr. J.

V. Williams, T. E. Redman, John McHargue. Turnersburg-Dr.

W. G. Nichol. son, chief; assistants, Dr. F.

B. Gaither, J. A. Owings, S. B.

Bailey, J. H. Henley, J. B. Parks.

Olin- W. Holland, chief; assistants, J. W. Lawrence, W. A.

Walker, H. A. Gill, C. A. Tomlin, Q.

D. Feimster. -R. E. King, chief; assistants, R.

L. Bailey, Neal Hel. lard, Todd Summers, Bell White, R. J. Bryant.

Spring assistants, V. L. Shepherd, chief; C. Montgomery, J. A.

Fox, J. Chap. Turner, S. P. Eagle, J.

T. Gillespie. Bethany -W. M. Blackwelder, chief; assistants, J.

C. C. Gray, W. C. Wooten, A.

B. Howard, Lester Summers. -W. F. Sharpe, chief; assistants, W.

F. Lewis, M. A. Feimster, P. L.

Guy, Lee Morrison, J. E. Scroggs. -W. S.

Clendenin, chief; assistants, J. Walter Murdoch, W. D. Atwell, W. A.

Dry, E. E. Arey, G. W. McNeely.

Statesville, ward 1-W. M. Ramsey, chief; assistants, David Wallace, F. L. Lofand, W.

B. Gaither, R. E. Armfeld, W. R.

Mills. Statesville, ward 2-R. J. Williamson, chief; assistants, Adolphus Barkley, J. P.

Phifer, J. B. Greene, Nathan Ash, G. C. White.

Statesville, ward 3-T. M. C. Davidson, chief; assistants, M. L.

Moose, B. Sain, Fred. Barkley, W. P. Phifer, Isidore Wallace.

Statesville, ward 4-W. H. H. a Gregory, chief assistants, S. D.

Chipley, Chap. Carter, R. A. Hall, C. B.

Webb, Clarence Conner. Shiloh, 1--J. A. Bradford, chief; assistants, J. J.

Brawley, E. M. Moore, E. D. Fry, R.

C. Little, Ira Norris. Shiloh, 2-H. A. Yount, chief; assistants, J.

F. Scroggs, Arthur Stewart, R. L. Rine, C. N.

Summers, D. H. Moore. Barringer-J. C.

Shinn, chief; assistants, J. W. Arthurs, F. A. Cloaninger, T.

N. Cohen, Wallace, W. M. Howard. -A.

P. Clark, chief sistants, D. R. Howard, H. L.

Kincaid, J. W. Clark, J. L. Patterson, G.

W. L. Cavin. Coddle Creek, 1-E. T.

Goodman, chief; assistants, A. B. Culp, L. R. Connolly, S.

B. Harris, W. C. Johnston, C. K.

McNeely. Coddle Creek, 2-J. L. Bradley, chief; assistants, J. M.

Deaton, T. O. Brawley, E. L. Cloaninger, R.

Y. McPherson, H. A. Smith. Davidson, 1-J.

E. M. Bell, chief; assistants, J. F. Raymer, S.

S. Caldwell, J. A. Black, R. J.

Houston, A. L. Hobbs. Davidson, 2-A. S.

McKay, chief; assistants, C. H. Cornelius, C. Ed. Hobbs, J.

B. McGee, J. T. Neill, W. A.

Thompson. Mr. J. L. Scales Appointed Railroad Agent at Sanford.

The Sauford (Moore county) Er- press of last wook says: "Mr. S. P. Hatch has resigned as agent for the Seaboard Air Line Railway at this placo on account of the volume.of business boing too great for one man to transact, Mr. Hatch faithfully performed tho duties of his oflico and has given entire satisfaotion.

llo is succoedod by Mr. J. L. Scales, of Statosville. Mr.

Scales arrived last week and has taken charge of the ofico. The Express is pleased to know that he will move his family hero soon." A Lost Boy. Mrs. Maggie Hunsuck, of Croft, Mecklenburg county, writes THE LANDMARK under date of the 21st that her son, Rob. Hunsuck, left howe on the 17th and she is very anxious to learn of his whereabouts.

Tho boy is 15 years old, has "curly brown hair, blue oyes and frockled taco." Mr8 Hunsuok eays her 80u left bor sick in bod and she is much distressed on ascount of his absonce, If any of our readers learn of the boy's whereabouts we hope they will communicate with the mother at once. Two Moves. Sheriff Wycoff has woved his family from recout residence on Race street to the residence ou Sharpe street which be recently bought from Mr. John I Douglas. Somo timo ago Dr.

P. F. Laugonour bought the residovoo of Mr. W. H.

Charles, 00 west Front street. He had a sevoud story added to the building and the place otherwise improved, and last week moved bis family into it. Some Pampkina, The Asbeville Oitizen boasts of pumpkin that weighs 84 pounds and namerous other of our esteemed temporaries have been boasting of pumpkins weighing all the way from 60 to 80 odd pounds. None of them can touch Iredell. Mr.

R. L. Poston's 094-lb. heretofore reported, was sufloient knock out all comers, bat the 150-lb. pumpkin of Mr.

Jas. Cash, of Eagle Mills, will stop the mouths of any of our esteemed contemporaries from talking about big pumpkins hereafter. Notices of Now Advertisements. Messra, Sloan Sholton have the latest things in clothing and the best values ever offered. Hats and caps to suit.

Messrs. N. B. Mills Co. offer inducements Tam O'Shanter caps, straw sailors and ready made skirts.

Another lot of $2.50 plush capes. Messrs. Smolinsky Adelson, of the New York Racket Clothing House, announce that they are going oat of business and offer their goods and below cost to dispose of them by January 1st. Dr. J.

F. Carlton issues a combination accidont and health insurance polloy and Mr. J. L. Sloan, bears witness to Its good work.

Mr. J. L. Rendleman, referee in bankruptoy, gives notice of meeting of creditors of L. H.

Sheets. It is said pablio opinion in Spain favors the transfer of the Philippines to the United States if the latter will assume a portion of the Cuban debt. Gov. Russell made pile from Raleigh to Morganton day night, where he met Pritchard and conferred with LITTO 2 o'clock Friday morning. fore Pritchard and Russell speak as they passed by.

Of heels of this conference it ported that Senator Pritchard to Washington Saturday. These Ret ical schemers are up to something MARKET REPORT CORREUTED WEEKLY BY BARRON NICHOLSON, Retail Grocers, BUYING PRICES BABIS NO, 1 QUALITY Corn Corn, 40told Potatoes Eggs--por 104011 Lard -North to1 Hams. Tto8 7108 Tto0 Atatesville Cotton Market. STATESVILLE, N. 0., October 25, 1898 9 Strict good Good Stainod middling Middling Tinges 4104X Stains to4 Market-Quiet.

THREE EXCELLENT OFFERINGS At N. B. Mills Store. First we offer a lot of Tam O'Shanter Caps Made up from splendid material and come in all desirable colorings--for 25 and 40c. Don't miss this sale on caps.

Second offering is a lot of Two-Toned Straw Sailors which we expect to arrive to-day, and are worth in value 40C. Our price will be 25c. If you want something nice for little money call at once and see this grand offering on Sailors. Third bargain is a lot of SEVEN LADIES' Ready-Made GORED Skirts. Made from select patterns and new designs.

Cheaper than you can buy the material and make them. Yours very truly, N. B. Mills Co. P.

-We have just received another shipment of those $2.50 Plush Capes which are splendid values for the An Opportunity Presents Itself AT OUR To Buy Clothing more to your liking than it has ever been our pleasure to offer you. Our fall stock is full of new and nobby things that can be bad at prices to suit all. Our aim in business is to send our fellowmen away from our store with values that will make us lasting friends. Economy and necessity should go hand in hand. Clothing is a necessity; buying now is economy.

Come here and combine the two. Remember, OUR HATS AND CAPS cover the principal points. We fit your head and your pocketbook at the same time. We are anxious to show goods. Before buying be sure to see us.

Yours to please, Sloan Shelton. FARMERS MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES. They also buy thoir goods nt The New York Racket Clothing House, Where they can get them AT WHOLESALE COST. GREAT CLOS SALE will continue to go on until our ontire stock is disposed of. W'o warn you again not to be misled or tooled by tricksters who protend to be soiling out at cost.

They try to imitate us in ovory shape and form. We charge nothing for showing our goods and Insist that you see our stock before buying elsowhere. We mean to go out of this business. No humbug about it. The Now York Racket Clothing House of Smolluaky Adolson is the only house in town going out of business outirely, thereforo We Are Compelled to Sell Our Goods At and Below Cost In Order to 1 Dispose of Them by January Int.

Our stock consists of everything in Clothing, Overconts, Macintoshes, Shirts, Undorwear, Shoos, of ovory description, Hats, Caps, oto ote. Wo have the most boautiful line of Ladies' Capos ever shown 1u at wholesale cost. have polite salvamon. They will tront you right. Mosara, Jo.

Greon, of Yadkin, Gus Morrow, of Rowan, Nell Garrison, of Btatosvillo, A. H. Adeleon, managor, Yours for business, Smolinsky Adelson, STATESVILLE, N. O. Firet Bluo Front from Postonieo and second from Bank building.

SOUND SLEEP. A famous physician in New York, in a a public address on health, used these words: "No matter in what else you economize, there is a criminal folly in economizing in beds. No work of any kind can be successfully accomplished by a man who does not sleep soundly at night." When drugs all fail come to us and see some of the bedsteads and mattresses which we have provided for sleep. They are not expensive. The bed is of iron, finished in a soft ivory white.

On this bedstead we place a perfection mattress. It is astonishing to see how quickly this combination will decide the question of sound sleep for many a wakeful or restless sleeper. L. SCHILLER, Furniture and Carpets. WATCHES, SPECTACLES, TALKING MACHINES, CAMERAS.

We have just received a full line of the above goods and at prices that will sell them. Also expecting other new goods every day, Don't fail to see us for anything in the Jewelry, Optical and Talking Machine lines. First- repairing of all kinds at lowest prices, and guaranteed. Eyes examined free, Robt. L.

Moore.