The Lenoir Topic from Lenoir, North Carolina • Page 3

We have bribed Bill Curtis, the1 ReYinus Notts. THE LENOIR TOPIC. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1885 MlROSE BALDWIll, Miss Addie Forney of Hickory is visiting. her aunt, Mra. Newland.

Pounds Blackboroics 40 Bushol Poaoh Pitts, For which we will Pay yoa famous Wilkesboro mail carrier, to keep us posted about all the Wilkes marrying schemes and we look for some interesting developments soon. By the way, friend Mastin, let; The Topic hear, from you earlier and of -tener. On the first page we print a breezy account of a pleasant picnic to the top of Beech Mountain. The charming Blue Grass widow must have floored the tongue-tied man completely, for we have" received a coj'mmunication from him in which he sings her praises most eloquently. The widow and her party sketched Ilibriten from afar -if they will take a closer view of our country, they will find that it will pay to come to see it.

On Thursday TJ. S. -Commissioner Bpgle had Lawson Porch before hinym the charge of illicit distilling and sent him on to Federal Court. p.e was released on bail, Mr. William Oxford going on his bond.

At the conclusion of Porch's trial, depjuiy sheriff R. J. y.iller, stepped up with two warrants for the witnesses; Granville Keller and John former for lar-ceny and the latter for c. c. and lodged them in jail in default of bail to await the action of the grand jury.

The rain storm of Monday evening of last week was pretty general in its severity. At Blowing Rock it was heavy and a stroke of lightning brought disaster to Mr. W. M. Morris, the popular boarding house keeper.

His barn was struck and set afire, the bolt also killing two valuable mares, i The stable was burned and a considerable quantity of hay and corn, i A fine colt also, and a sheep that were in the stable, were consumed with it, Mr. Morris has the sympathy of the community in his loss. There is much indignation in Lenoir over reports that a citizen of another town is circulating false statements about Lenoir, as for instance, that there are no 'buses here, that the depot is in a quagmire and that passengers have to wadethrough this a half a mile to the hotels which are dirty and ill-kept and that the train to Lenoir frequently misses trips all of which are lies out of the whole cloth. The only person injured is the contemptible slanderer himself who will be carefully and thoroughly boycotted by Lenoir in future. We call to the attention of our friend Pennell of Duck Creek, those en tertai iiing "Sunday Courts" that are sometimes held down there.

If he will investigate the proceedings of this august tribunal we think that he will conclude hat the classic p.ecincts of Duck are not so oriel" as our anonymous correspondent would have us believe. We have the names of the "Judge," ''Solicitor," and some of the other participants in one of these courts aud, if the parties interested insist upon it, we will print it for them. It would be very interesting. We have not been slow to complain and to criticize the C. L.

R. R. when we thought we saw its management acted unjustly and in disregard of the interests of Lenoir. With as much alacrity we how give the railroad men praise and thank them for the fint, large, bran new schedule that actually "pleases everybody" and no mistake. The freight and accommodation coach and all arrives now in Lenoir at 8:35 a.

bringing the mail, and leaves at 5:30 m. The regular passenger train arrives at 12:20 a. m. and leaves at 6 a. m.

Our connections are now! all splendid and just as we want them. i Ray and Anderson. Outside of Mitchell county probably no more interest is taken in these men than i here, where they were tried. A few persons, "believing that they acted in self-defense, sympathize with them and, it may be, would not be sorry for them to escape punishment, but the general sentiment of this community is against them and their escape from Buncombe jail is deplored. Everybody says the escape was no more than was expected andyet the news created excitement.

right or wrong, the belief is universal that there was triggering somewhere, or gross negligence. No tidings have been received of them to date. A ridiculous story was circulated in Raleigh last week to the effect that Ray and Anderson might capture Senator Vance, at the foot of Black Mnnntain. and hold him as a host- cf until they were paraonea Dy ov. Scales.

Weather Rspcrt. July 13 14 15 17 18 7 m. 68 64 70 772." 70 2p. m. 79,: 81 82 9p.

m. 70,.: 70 72 87' 87 84' 74 .72 72 Fall term of Finley High School will begin August 81st. rom the Siatesville i Landmark we gather the following, notes from the revenue office The Charlotte Observer has stated that on the 1st of August the office is to be moved to Charlotte, but there is doubt about this. The following brandy gaugers in whom our readers are interested have been ap pointed Mitchell, Moses E. Green; 1 Lincoln, John C.

Tipton Ashe, Mac Absher; Burke, J. T. 'Walton; Watauga, W. L. Hulcher.

The district has been divided into sections by the special deputies or pa-raders. T. II. Vanderford is chief in the Wilkes and Ashe district Geo. W.

Means iu Alexander, Caldwell, Mitchell and Watauga, and F. M. Williams in thre Burke district. An Important Enterprise. A new and very important enterprise in this locality is the lumber yard of Mr.

F. Wiesenfeld. He is now sawing large quantities of pop lar lumber which is being hauled and securely packed up at the depot awaiting purchasers, Vheu completed the pile in the yard will contain 300,000 feet of beautiful poplar lumber which will doubtless be much sought- after. This number of feet will be sawed byjthe first of October when Mr. Wiesenfeld will begin on a contract of 300,000 feet of White Oak lumber for the Piedmont Wagon Company for which he has already furnished 300,000 Not counting the men at the mill,) and the wagons, teams and hands -employed in hauling lumber to the! depot Mr, Wiesenfeld keeps from 10 to 15' wagons and about i 20 hands steadily at work getting out logs, Deaths.

Week before last, during the Bap tist Union meeting at Lower Creek, Mr. W. Brown E'arthing, who took part in that meeting, was attacked with cholera morbus. He grew better and took relapses several times and finally, on Monday night of last week, he breathed his last at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. G.

R. Clarke, near Lenoir He was buried at Harper's Chapel, near Patterson, on Wednesday, Rev. W. A. Pool preaching his funeral to a large assemblage of friends, relatives "and neighbors.

Mr. Farthing was born in Orange county in 110 and was I one of several i brothers -who moved to: Caldwell and Watauga counties many years ago and established themselves as a leading family in this section. Mr. Farthing leaved a widow, formerly a Kendall, and two sons and two daughters, Messrs. J.

King Farthing, and David J. Farthing, of Tennessee, and Mrs. G. R. Clarke and Mrs.

Aj E. Nelson, of this county. i Another old and respectable citizen of Caldwell county died Thursday of last week, in the person of Mr. William LSherrill, who was, we believe," about 82 years of age. His friend and neighbor, Isaac Coffey who has lived within a mile of him for flfty-fiveears, says of our lamented friend what is generally known of him that he was a truly good and pious man, a good neighbor and an exemplar in all "relations of life.

He was buried iu the family burying ground a few miles east of Lenoir. Mr. Sherrill, of course, leaves behind him mauy connectfous, being a member of the wide-spread Sherrill familyv.bu4iis "immediate family consists of several surviving sons and daughters. We learn of the death, last Friday, of Mrs. Rufus Hartley, relict of the late Major Rufus Hartley, of this county.

She was buried at Sar-dis Satnrday. Did, last Wednesday at the residence of her brother, Alonzo Setzer, Miss Setzer, of Catawba county- -ff Statesvills District Conference. Catawba, N. July 18. To the Editor of Hie Lenoir Topic: The district conference for the Statesville district met here on the 15th and is nowin session.

Owing the fact that, on account of gross imprudence on the part of our former P. his credentials had been taken from him and he put out of the church by Revs. Ivey, Bagby and Cordon, we had no president. The conference chose Rev. M.

V. Sherrill to preside. The pastorsof the various charges gave encouraging reports of their charges. Revs. Robey "and-Reid were present and presented the claims of their papers; to patrons.

Bishop A. W. Wilson and wife, arrived Thursday eve and the Bishop at once took Revs. JMxon and Crawford are present representing the "Orphan Asylum and G. F.

Revs. James Wilson and Hartsell are present as visitors. A motion recommending the di-; vision of the N. C. conference was ruled out of order by the Bishop.

The sentiment 'of. tnet district" is strong for division. Yesterday was devoted to S. S. interests.

Interesting speeches were made by Hon. W. M. Robbins, Maj. H.

Bishop Wilson and Revs Moore, Bagby, Rowe, Stamey and' others. Today will he devoted to educational and missionary The iollowiog wereelected iijeje- fates to the'next "aiiririal conference Ashby and Rev. Dr. J.i A. Sherrill.

i Alternates, Majs. H. Bingham and W. M. Robbins.

The next will be held at Lovelady; It is not yet known who the Bishop will appoint E. Travelers -will it to their in terest to call at Harper Bern-, hardt's for trunks, trayeling bags, satchels, ladies and gents dusters, iff XT Mr. Georsre E. Moore is clerking for Mr. A.

D. Cowles at Gap Creek i i rif.ul Miss i Cochrane, of. Newtbn is visitmff ner grandfj visiting grandfather, W. M. Puett, Esq.

It is expected -Miss. t4nda accmaujjnifather to jjenoir inis wees. We were pleased to recei ve a call, i last from Rev GW.Crreene,! of Moravian Falls Col. V. Q.

Johnson and family ofL LincQlntonTdres to spend the summer and are boarding: at Judge Cilley's. WeWpkashre Tftfng, Saturday, Mr. VV. J. rennell and wife, of Louisville, who are! now off crf-s isitfoMrf 'tennell'i father, our friend William Pennellj in tha Valley, Claywsll Newland.

Morgauttm Stori" 1 Ill Married, on Wednesday July Joth, 1885, at 9:30 p. msat the residence of the bride's father, Dri J. C. Newland, in Lenoir, C.i ton, to Miss Kate Newland. The ceremony was performed by the Rev.

Mr. Jenkins, of Lenoir. The attendants were Mr. B. G.

Pearson and liss Bessjp Glay wVl Mtl- M. Vance" and Miss Mary Jones Beall. The bride was dressed in a handsome white satin with elaborate train inl veifbf 'finest with graceful folds, hung from her queenly head. The Misses Clay well' and Beall, were both dressed in white satin. After the ceremony, which was witnessed by only the particular friends of tlie bride and groom, they enjoyed an elegant entertainment at Dr.

Newland's. -1 Thursday morning the bride and groom with Mr. Pearson and Miss Claywell arrived invMorganton and were driven to the residence of Mr. J. A.

Claywell at "Broad Oaks' where a brilliant reception was tendered them Thursday night. othlP11-klfl of Claywell of this place, and i a rising mineralogist. He is well known as having discovered the tin ni ih Kljjfc Mo untam a few years ago and is now a member of the syndicate owning and developing the mine. Th bHie srTAH and nas been the reignins: belle of Lenoir since she graduated as a young lady. MITCHELL AND TENNESSEE NOTES Taken Down by Tha Topic Cfcisl which his Been Amang 'Em.

Bradshaw who escaped from Boone jail some time ago is now lodged in Bakersville jail awaiting trial for larceny. He was arrested in Tennessee by deputy sheriff W. II. Greer, lie is wanted in Caldwell for larceny and is said to be the man who stole Mr. Steele Frazier's clothes at Blowing Rock a J.

Calloway Marley. the Alexander county outbiwl has been at Cranberry, worked there a week and left on the 7th of this month. He told Mr. Will Stimson, who is at Cranberry taking photographs and who recognized Marley, that his friends had rescued him from Alexander jail aid that he was on his way to Kentucky. There is no de pendence to be placed in what he said, of course.

Ho is now thought to be in, Canter county, Tennessee. The UrHuer falhily gave two very good entertainments at Elk Park on the nights of the 11th of July. f3 Corn in the Elk Paxk country is looking a crop was ncvelr4tden The Cranberry Company is working a largo force -of hands and is shipping off lunitier in large quan-' tities. Cwrtedounty (Tenn.) dourt was in session last week afcElizabethton, Judgt Nawton kHacker presiding and State Attorney John Fain ther were three mur-. der'Saseronl the docket it is probable that it war not conclijidech and a specwl term is expected.

jjDur reporter notice that he. jury in one these cases was.lecmd.and impanelled in an hourS ItSjr jury be mucS! mre simple; thaq outs. The heavy Tain'-etorin ofHMonday evening of last week Whichrprevail-. ed iahis sectionas also noticeably severe at Eliiabethton.T InMitJl and! on- the North Carolina sicre thel wheat rop is scarcely a half and isboiftf half a cropuii Carter All over the mountainjeojintry corn and rye crops are- exaberant. i The Banner Hojseeonducted by Mr.

Geo. W. Green at Elk Park, is: well kept. 1 Left Elk Park) for Central 43Srica," July 11th W. P.

Clarke, -fl. Lewis, Charley Tay-; lor and W. I. Smart. JThey go with; Capt.

F. M. has some important miningjorka in operation in Honduras The Cranberry Amelting furnace keeps busy all the time and large quantities of pig iron and ore are -daily shipped. Our reporter spent a conple of days at the Cloudland Hotel on the Roan and had a delightful The Hottest weather experienced there during the ot spell of week before last was 742egrees. On Friday the hotel andrtpp of the mountain were enveloped in a cloud.

There are 50 guests. 1 Dried Apples Cc Peaches at Highest market Prices at If Courtney Brothers. Western Con at 90 Cents jer Bnsliel. 1 'I I Corn Ileal Western Bacon. Hew lot Heavy CooMng Janes Mean's 03 Shoes Warranted, Best Grades Coffee; Sugar Cheap.

and Ready Hade Clothing. ladios Fine Shoes. Large stock of Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats. i i 1 I Our Stock is Full Complete i I and are ac Low as the Lowest. It will pay i you to call and see us Before Selling Your Produce, Spending your Cash and Buying i Goods.

i Respectfully, COURTNEY Brothers. Coortney Isbury -WANT- 100,000 POUIIDS OF Dried Blackberries, Driod Apples and Peaches. For which we will pay highest prices. Our goods are always to be sold at Bottom Prices, i but we propose to offer special inducements; and i greater bar- i i grains during i the Dried Fruit. Season than ever before.

By trading with as you shall have the 1 benefit of a Large and Gemplete Otoclr of Goods. Goods bought at. Headquarters for I Gash; Quick sales and 1 short profits, ou motto. I Full weights, good measure, good i goods, low prices, honest dealing, We keep in stock, the celebrated "Dixie Plow," all sizes. The best Cooking Stoves, Saddles, bridles And Harness.

Best Grades of Coffee and Sugar Ready Made Clothing. Nice stock of Laoes, Tarchon, Valenciennjesi, Oriental i 1 Spanish i "Silk Laces, Irish Trimmings, Dress Goods, Linnen, White Goods, Good honest shoes a speciality. 'Ladies Fine, Stylish Trimmed Hats Remember, the largest country store in the county is at the old stand at Hartland, 1 N. C. Bring! us yo0-? berries e-K -andfruits Ju" and we guaran- 1 tee you highest pri-; fr 1 ces for same.

We thank our many friends and tomers for their liberal patrohage '1 In the Fa ot and "Wo are i still determined Itoinake it to your interest to trade, intli 3 us in the future. i Very Respectfully, i ifhsy Asburj. lh Hartland, N. July 1st, 188. LOCAL NEWS.

The Watauga jhas. 80 guests. Alexander court next week, Shipp presiding. Henderson this week. Solicitor Bower left for Henderson-ville last week.

Abernethy has put up a neat and cleanly beef stall which is kept free of flies. Rev. J. A. Weston preached at Palmyra Sunday morning at the Episcopal Church in Lenoir at night.

Thanks to Messrs James Sparks, of North and Nelson Lax-ton, of Creek, for some fine peaches. Mr. W. M. Puett lias moved jn-to his pretty new house in the grove on the other side of the road from Mrs.

Erv in's. Dr. Scroggs left for Boone, Monday, and will lecture at the Normal on the subjects of; hygiene and physiology this week. The Kay and Anderson escape forces us to omit some local news, two interesting letters from both Normals, hotel arrivals and other miscellany. Calvin Porch was tried before lT.

S. Commissioner Bogle for illicit distilling and sent on to Federal Court. He was sent to jail in default of bail. The sensation! Saturday evening was a live rattlesnake which George Patterson caught over on Warrior Mountain and brought to town and exhibited alive. Don't place too much dependence upon Marley's being iu Kentucky.

We understand that he has been seen in Little River township since he was at Cranberrv. One of the best pieces of work done by the town commissioners is the continuation the flume from Shell's shop down' across the street, thus doing away with the bridge. Mr. J. M.

donnelly, road supervisor, warns all overseers in his district to meet turn in Lenoir on the first Saturday in August and make reports as by law required. We call attention to the advertisement, on the second column of the fourth page, of the University of North Carolina, which has of late largely increased its Faculty and means of instruction. A Taylorsville correspondent of the Statesville landmark says that Sheriff Majps is going to resign his deputy marshalship and, although he likes Bob Cloyd and looks upon him as a good officer, thinks Aleck might have an officer of her own, The appointment received by our esteemed and popular fellow-citizen, Mr. Edmund Jones, has been1 hailed with general approval and we assure our contemporaries that the nice things they say of our county man are Mr. Jones will go onjto Washington this week.

A Lovelady correspondent of the Hickory Prtts of Mr. J. It. Widby "If all of Uncle Sam's trusted servants i were as obligating, honorable and efficient aa Lenoir's postmaster there would be very little use either for grumblers, postoffice inspectors or anything in that line." Jim will blush when he reads this. On next Sunday the formal installation of Rev.

C. A. Munroe as pastor of the Presbyterian Church will take Rev. Jethro Rumple, D. of Salisbury, and Rev.

R. B. Anderson, D. of Morgan-ton taking 'part in the services. They will Hoth be here this week and servicef wilj be held in the Presbyterian Church every night beginning with tonight! The incoming train Saturday night was behind time two hours.

At Newton in shifting cars a box got out of control i of the brakesman and started down grade toward the engine. The fireman started the train backward followed by the box and could not take up until Maiden was reached. Gen. Vance was on as a passenger and they say he and the rest of them put on brakes like good fellows. i 'Bingham's School Catalogue is received.

A handsome lithograph of the School's; unique exhibit at the State Exposition, (designed by Lieut. Batchelor, TJ. S. Army, Commandant of. Cadets,) is also received.

We notice that of the 251 pupila from 14 States 114 are from outside of North Carolina. Gas 'light, a Gymnasium and a steam heated bath house are new features in a Southern School. Telegraphy and Shorthand are well prcrided for. Special terms made to young men of small means. iThere is a teacher for every 25 pupils in regular attendance.

iWe are glad to see a North Carolina enterprise so progressive and so successful. See advertise xnent, 25 cents per Bushel. All Kinds Wanted iV 1 except the large stones which come from budded i ft fruit. It will pay joM to save them, requires no drying nor time in saving. i-o-t -y- We do not say how many Thousand Founds -OF- Blackberries WE WANT, i 1 But bring along all you can get with your Peach Pitts, Dried Fruit, Boots and Herbs And we will see that you get th Highest Market Price For.

all, and that you get your goods i at the-. Lowest Prlcoc. Our Facilities for Handling of all kinds is now better than erer, and we make it a study how to handle it, bo as to procure the best prices, andean therefor Defy Competition In prices we giye. -o- We are Receiving nou ME- i i a large and i Stock of everything that! the needs of the people demand. We have some bargains in remnant, j-! i j.

Calicoes, Ginghams, Straw Hats, and Clothing, rn .1 'a We intend to close out at once, "And make room' for ja KEf AND SEASONABLE LIKE I i OFOOOD8 I'. I 1 XThich "Call cad Ceo 'Mt, US-) uarparana REGISTERED PHARMACIST. X- I- DEALER IN rr til Drug's, Chemicals, i etc. A Full lino of Mt -r rr; Stationery, I Perfumery, Toilet i etc, I'. --if Jv-I Constantly Keut in Stock.

Personal attention IXivon to the Compounding' of Physicians Proscriptions, and family recipes. 1, A 1 VT HEDICirJE Hay bo obtained at, any hour of tho nicrht Hinging: the night Bell. --o-(- Persian Insect Powder. A non-poisonous eradicator of Flies, Moths, Roaches, Ants, also FouDEn ouua Ivory Boaprlvory'Soap. A Delightful Toilet and Household Soap, la equal to Castele Coap, and, at the price, tex cents, is the cheapest and most economical i Soap in the market, i Baker's Chocolato I -AND- T1 v'v Cox's Gelotino and in Stock.

1 I Having.taken the agency for Mr. L. A. BAMSOUB'S views of W. N.

CarolinaNew Mexico and Kar ansas scenery, I will be pleased to fill all v. Itti Orders by mail solicited tnd if prompt attention given to same. -r nr. nr.