The Lenoir Topic from Lenoir, North Carolina • Page 3

THE LENOIR TOPIC. ALAGE STOCK BOTTOM PRICES! TERUS: Casli! PERSONAL. Col. Folk is attending Court at Charlotte. Death of a little John Martial, son of M.

E. and Helen E. Shell, died Dec. 9tb. aged 2years, 10 mouths and 20 days.

The little boy had been sick for over a week. The funeral took place at Fairfield Cemetery, Thursday evening, at 2 o'clock, Rev. D. C. Stim-son conducting the services.

John Campbell, our excellent brick-mason, has just completed a fine brick house for our countyrnan, C. A. Little, near Hartland. The plastering is all done: and our friend 'Gus will soon settle down cosily and be, "at home." We cun almost say 1 positively that all of the stores in Lenoir will be closed Christmas day. No doubt a formal notice to that effect will be published next week.

It will be a poor day for trading, especially for the sale of country produce. Col. J. C. Harper, one of the Directors of the vVestern Asylum at Morganton, attended the meeting of the Board last Wednesday, "when an election was held for second assistant Superintendent.

Dr. William P. Ivey, of Catawba, was elected. Rev. S.

Maxey, a colored Methodist preacher who has been stationed for the past year in Lenoir, has been removed to Yancey ville aud, on next Thursday evening will give a magic lantern I show ini the court house to raise funds to defrav his expenses. Mr. E. M. Andrews, the enterprising furniture man of Charlotte, has an advertisement on the fourth page which all housekeepers should read In addition to bis: furniture business he has taken the agency for Ludden Bates' music house.

No charge for packing. Rev. Mi. Tidball, of Tavlors-ville, assisted Rev. C.

A. Munroe in the services at the Presbyterian church lasi; week and Owing to the Inclemency of the weather the communion services were postponeda number of members of the clinch not being 'able to at-tend. Last week we barely mentioned the fact that the Hartland people had determined to build a two-story Academy, 26r46 feet in dimension. Not only so, but they are 'enthusiastic on the subject and are "going right to work at it. It is estimated that the house will cost $1,000 or more.

-j The suit of L. M. Tuttle against W. H. Ramseurcame upj Saturday, before Justice Ballew, Justices Hartley and Miller sitting on the bench with him.

The suit was for rent due for the Central Hotel and, after allowing some set-off claims to the defendant, judgment was given to the plaintiSf. Cn another page will be found the advertisement of that great paper, the New York He! aid. The Herald is never behind the1 times, and although this is a progressive age in the newspaper world, the Herald is kept abreast of all com petitors and a mint of! money; is spent by its proprietor to make it a complete newspaper. Federal Dr. George E.

Flowers is taking a holiday in. Watauga. Miss Polly Wheeler will spend the holidays with, her sister at West Point. Mr. F.

F. Patterson, one of Col. Folk's law students, went home to Salem, last week, for the holidays. M'-s. L.

L. Green, of Booue, is boarding at Mr. J. J. Horton's in Lenoir and is sending her little daughter to Davej Geo.

RCouncill, of Watauga, returned from la trip to Norfolk, Va, Friday, whither he went with a drove of 27 mountain: beeves. i- i Miss Neale, of Charlotte, who has been teaching school at Mr. J. E. Co pening's, left for home Saturday, to spend tbe Christmas holidays.

Mr. W. G. Bogle is at Charlotte, this week, abting as clerk in the Federal court lin session there, Mr. Cowles, the clerk, being absent in Haiti more.

We learn that Mr. II. M. Kent thinks of going io Cleveland and taking a position that has been offered to him on one of the railroad surveys in that county. We are very sorry; to learn that Mrs.

S. X. Hartley is sick with the prevailing dengue fever at Austin, Terras. Up to fast accounts the news of the death of her! father, A. Haigler, had hot beencommu-nicated to her Onicial Announcement.

To the Editor of the Lenoir Topic: I wish to all persons who contemplate co-operating with me, tbtsyeai, to make! tbeir purchases early and have thm ready for dis- nbution at the time appo-nted, so i hat there mav be no delay or con- fusion. I prefe d'stribuhe arti cles boughto' myjautborized agents, whose na-ue mav je seen iu tbe ad- ve-tisin c-ih'-uos The Toic. An.hig Jxiug'it with my approval I am driving of i them will meei a team of young reindeer this (my sle'gh was made bv tiePiedtront Waon aud they are a little frisky thereTore, in order to preveot them fro being frightened by strange noises, all tbe children will please go to bed as ea "ly as possible by 7 oTclocic anyway, I do not happen io see you whe i I co ne please do noi discontinue my copy Tn i To -c; I the money by the fi st wagon that passes, N. B. Please do not forget about my agents, ft I ari very particular whose goods I handle.

W'-itten at Oat Snow House away beyond the Gra idfatber and other eattMountain8, this Dec. l.i, 1 1 A Fer Kj'is 't'i Private Secretary. Llbiary. The annual tneeting of the Pioneer Library AssocJatibn will held in the Lib. av on Tuesday, 5th of January, at 3 o'clock, p.

ni. An election for officers will be held at that time desired. and a Treas, full attendance is F. Harper, and Librarian. Our Cedar Valley Letter.

Cedar Valley, Dec. 8. To the Editor kf The Lenoir Topic: Oar people are 'now ready for the winter and snibw storms, of which last Saturday Was, a fair specimen. Corn all up. Good-sized wood Barns full of feed, An immense amount of green apples stored away.

All contributes to our enjoyment about Christmas, when we expect to have some nice sociables, a Christmas Tree, Mr. W. F. Haas is making improvements in thb way of large new cribs. A party of six men and 12 or 15 hounds from Alexander and Iredell have been among! us for several days and have caught four' of our foxes.

Manv thanks to them as some fami lies have great trouble to raise noul try, owing to the abundance of the sly lox. Cordelia and Etta Flowers are visiting their crs. 1 uncle, Esq. Flow-1 G. E.

F. MAG 0 LAATEBN SHOW. 0 ')' i Dec. 17, a 7 o'c cclr i e. a he Cot Poase et o'IM beo .1 mag lantern peiu e.

Ac JO ttt. 1 cM.tfreu a ad lj ceoli tot jv-own peraooe. W. i A maa, Statemeat. The Board of Cotmuiatsionera lor Caldwell comity met aa a board of oommiaaionera daring the year ending December 7, 1885, sixteen daya.

Tbe board of finance lor said county held five meetings during eaid year. O. Ballew was paid for nervicea an a county commissioner for the year ending Dec 7, 1885, $33. D. D.

Coffey was paid tor aerytoes as county com-misaioner for the year ending Deo. 7, 1885, $45. N. A. Miller wiis paid for services as county commissioner for the year ending Dec 7, 1885, $34.50.

J. O. Ballew was paid for services on the finance committee daring said year $10 N. A. Miller was paid for serrloes on the flnsnos committee during said year $11.60.

D. D. Coffey was paid for serrloes on the finance committee during aaid year $12. N. A.

Miller travelled during aald year, to and from the ooart house, as a member of the board of commissioners and as a member of the finance committee, 180 miles, i I D. D. Coffey travelled during said year as a member of the board of commissioners and finance committee 880 miles, i i No uo verified accounts have been audited during said year :4 Respectfully submitted.1 8, M. CT.ABKE, Clerk of the Board of Commissioners. ADMINISTOB'S NOTICE.

Noi lh Carolina Caldwell County. 7'nj qasltfled ss aidmluistraior on the estate of tbe if' D. Tonrnoe, on ths 6th day of November. JCSi, Notice is hereby glren to all persoos indebted the ettate of the said J. D.

Torrance, to maha lnv medUa payment and aeUlement, and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before tbe 6th day of November, 1386, or notice will b3 plead in bar of their reoovery. This day of November, 1885. W. O. Niwtjwd, I i T.

B. Bamxa, Atfy, dministraior. WEDNESDAY. DEC. 16, 1885.

LOCAL WS. i Watch trading was lively last week. Bo sure to read Wadsworth's advertisement on tbe fourth page. We see at tbe depot a consignment of Piedmont Wagons to A. 0.

Cowles, Gap Creek. After the Grstof January a deed will be of no use us evidence in a suit in court' unless it is registered-; llev. J. C. Howe, the new Methodist pastor, is expected to -reach his first sermon in Lenoir next Sunday.

We call attention to the advertisement of Mr. S. W. Hamilton who announces the arrival of Christmas tricks. Several of our young men are-taking time by the forelock and having sleighs made in readiness for the nc snow.

We are sorrv to learn of the death, on Thursday evening, of Mr. Elisha lirookshire, aged about 50 years, on King's Creek. Some good work should be gotten in onivll the roads as soon as the weather will permit, for many of them are in wretched condition. 4-What the prospects for Christmas are we cannot say definitely, butr extensive preparations are being1 made for several pleasant entertain-; ments. I Thanks to Congressman Cowles for Congressional documents.

Also to Hon. Daniel Manning, Secretary: of the Treasury, for bis annual report. Hibriten Lodge, A. F. A.

M. will meet Thursday. Officers for the ensuing year are to be elected and other important business is to be transacted. Qur readers have an intellectual feast in store for next week, for we will then print a lette- from Capt. Moore and one from our New York correspondent, "Caldwell." We have on hand fornext week an interesting account of a famous barbecue and fourth of July celebration at Tncker's Barn in 182(5.

It is written by "Pine Bnvr." A talented young Burke attorney, who practices in our courts, must look after his case No. 7 on this docket o. he will be obliged to enter a not pros and pay costs. See the annual statement in another column, of the amounts-paid during the past year to the members of the Board of County. Commissioners for services rendered.

In last week's Topic the coun-j try seat on the Yadkin, of our es-f teemed countyrnan, N. II. was called by a mistake, of the types, "Holy" instead of "Holly" Lodge. Our Burke friends are so wrought! up on the Railroad question' that they have brought the war into Cald-jf well and will hold a public debate at. Hartland on Thursday, the 17th instant.

-Coal is being burned in Lenoir more this season that it was lait. Harper and Bernhardt and Davenport use it aud N. McKai-y burps it instead of charcoal in his blacksmith shop. Have you secured your ticket to the concert which will take place at the College Friday evening It has been much looked forward to and a large and appreciative audience will be in attendance. His honor, tbe Mayor, sat.

on a novel case Monday. Two citizens disputed as to whether tbe church bell -had been rung Sunday morning, when the lie was passed and fisticn 3s ensued. One dollar and -Brother, your money or your life. How can an editor's wife and family be expected to enjoy the festivities of the holiday season unless the subscribers step up to the Captain's office and pay the freight Tbe weather; "don cber Daw," was jast beastly after Saturday night when the sleet began io fall; It was a heavy sleeet and when it began to thaw the eeks overflowed fnd there was a regular freshet on Lowe Creek. When the Leoair mail was delivered at Hickory to the C.

L. E. It. mail agents there was never any trouble. Mr.

Beard, the Hickory postmaster, is a good man and was always prompt in his delivery of our mails. Those persons who are so fortunate as to have advertisements in The Topic this week, which sends out 1,776 copies, will have them read taking five as the number of persons who read each copy of a newspaper by 8,880 people. LiMt week tbe c7isens of Lenoir and of the vicinity got together at Fairfield cemetery and finished the work of surrounding the grounds with a neat paling. A small build-Jng to be used for funeral services is also in course of construction. ITEVER 30 DAYS -)-o-(- Christmas Goods -AT THE- -l-o-t Boons.

DOOKS. Just received a complete line, numbering 66 of the well known edition, of the "Red Line Poets." They are elegantly bound in cloth, with guilt edges, and for beauty of typography and general features cannot be excelled. The publisher's price for this edition is $1.25. During the holidays, I will offer them at the extremely low price of $1.00 Shakespeare. i I have anelegantly bound copy of the writings of William Shakespeare, complete.

This I will sell at the nominal price of $1.00. .1: I 35ray's 3S51eary- lam offering this "Gem of Eng. Literature," handsomely bound with gilt edges, profusely illustrated, at a $1.25, I have but a few copies. Dore's Paradise Lost. I offer the above well known works, illustrated and handsomely bound at the reduced price of $2.00.

This is less than the publisher's price, and cannot be bought elsewhere as low. My stock of books for he holidays, admits of a wide range of selection, and those contemplating the purchasing of books, will do well to examine my stock before sending off catalogue and price list, on application. )-(- Plain anil French Candies. My holiday ass't of candies is complete and prices of same reasonsble. Customers may the purest only.

rely upon getting )--( Oranges and Lemons. Just received, six boxes of fine Florida Oranges, direct from the grove. Also a box of good Lemons. A good supply of coanuts, etc. Table Nuts, Co- Idiscellaneous S-oods.

Under this head, I will enumerate a few, for the benefit of those who may not know what to buy and whert boy. Autograph, Picture and Scrap Albums, wax dolls, music rolls, picture frames, stand and hand mirrors, China cups and! saucers, tea sets, toilet sets, vases, drums, toy pistols and caps, fancy box stationery; dressing cases, whisk holders with brooms, 6crap pictures, puffs and puff boxes, wash boxes, t-o-t C2shristcias CJards. My assortment of the above is handsomer than ever. vMany of them being hand painted. The prices lower than ever.

I -ssrill take Measure in sno'ssring goods, whether you Tzish to hny or not. PENROSE BALDWIN. Gallery -AT- C0DRT1IEYBR0S. Winter is upon us and we are fully prepared to supply the trade everything needed for coM weather. We call Spe- cial Attention to the olloging goods which we are selling very low: Gossamer Coats km LADIE'S Gossamer Circulars.

Big Slock Men's and Ladies' Rubber Overshoes, Croquet Shape and very Cheap. LARGE STOCK OF Ziegler's Fine i Shoes, W3TAMS XiEEAN'S S3.00 SHOES Are giving jentire Satisfaction and sell well. They are the best in the country. i Every Pair Warranted. -I-o-I- Our Stock of Clothing Is larger and cheaper than ever before.

SPECIAI BARGAINS In Fancy and Blaclr pi-agonal Cork Screw Suits, Pantaloons and Overcoats. DRESS FLANNELS Single and double widths in tricot land fancy patterns. Aldine Flannel for dresses, sacking Nice Stock Ladies Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats, Feathers, Laces, Satin and Silks, Ribbons Ladies Jerseys in black and colors. Hats for old men, young men and everybody. Jeans and Cassimers.

Our "Tennessee" all wool filled Jeans takes the lead. Gent's Wool Oversnirts, Low Down. Trunks and Valises. Tne Heavy "PATRON" C00KI1IG I and "DIXIE" HEATING In all sizes. 5-4 Table Oil Cloth, at 25 cents per yard.

Best grades of Coffee at lowest prices. Cteap Coffee at 10 cts. per Pound. COIIE ATJD SCC US And ouisrill be convinced tha Tsre mean business and can save you some money. Bespectfnlly.

C0DRT11EY Brothers. Lenoir, Not. 1, '85. Ready-Hade -OF- ClotmnG. QVEEG0ATS Boots Shoes, Overshoes, Arctics, Alaskas, Self Acting and Plain, Men's, Ladie's and Children's Sandals, i JADIES, And Misses Circulars, Newport Cloaks, New Markets, Jerseys, Gents' and jadies' Underwear, Childrens And Hoods, Saxony and Gerxnantown Wool, Zephyr, All gOUGHT i Cheap.

Just in and i- Must Be Sold. Respectfully, JLUUJfUl UJUU JJU111UU1UL, OACauES I Dress and Sacking, Cashmeres, I- Velvets, Concert and Recital. A Recital will be given at Davenport College Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Tickets will be for sale at Baldwin's drug store oh and after Wednesday. Admission will be 25 cents.

Proceeds will be devoted" to the School Library. Mrs. Sanborn will sing "Polonaise from Tjie programme may be seen at the drug store Thursday. A Free for some Eoy. R.

R. WakeSeld, of Lenoir, has been vested with the of appointing a special cadet to tbe Maryland Military and Naval at Oxford, who shall receive b6ard free. The applicant for this cadetshipmust be over thirteen years ofj age and submit testimonials of scholarship and chancier, Mr. Wakefield will give all necessary information on application. Railroad Wrinkles.

1 There wa3 a lilUe "eeze in town last week caused by a report that a lot of officials i the C. L. and W. N. C.

P. would be up. Wbat fjiev intended to ufo no bod knew and could not guess. A came bp Thursdf.v Messrs. Tacolt.

N'coo and and went 7 'i half an Variojs colors are afloat called by a stale-ine i a the A sue le Cou flames tiiat it is that the W. N. C. H. R.

would Kbo-Uy ga'a coni'ol of the upper end of tbe L. R. R. and by tbe fact that on the fi 'si oi. January tbe W.

N. C. R. R. gauge will p'obubly be changed.

a rriat-: le-' el'anarins: ffuke the C. L. ai'e run aiso oe cnaaf eu at tne Kime tme, it is No -'wc, which, beioj lnierpreted, means r'Nobodv Knows." House Burnsd Incendlarhm Scspeclsd. Last Thnrsdav morains: about 9 o'clock, the bouse on tbe old Dav'd i ui: juijcb yiiaWf ueiuiigiu mi. xv.

Warlick and occupied bv Elisha Watson," was burned to the ground. It was a double log structure. Noth ing in the kitchen, which contained a loom, about 300 pounds meat, and various utens'ls and supplies, was Guteu uui eveijrkuiu tue living looms was gotten out. Watson and his wife left home a the evening before and went to spend the night with Watson's father. Before leaving they "carefully extinguished all tbe fires.

Mr. Watson's Enhraim Smith, who lives near the fire in time to save the contents of the main building. There are suspicions of incendiarism though they do not attach to any particular pe son. A -Kon is a serious crime, being punish u'o'e with death. It is a serious loss to young Watson, who is an industrious young man just beginning housekeeping.

Gross Nelienc8 Somewhere. We do hate to be fo ever and always complaining about tbe railroad maik that are delivered at Lenoir, because the more we coniplaiu the worse they get and we now have a system that is an intolerable nuisance. It tends to ungear business and the indignaLion of all the patrons of this end of the line is great and just. It has come to. 6uch a pitch that those in" authority have to be called npon to send an inspector down this way to fer et out the incompetent official who is responsible for the outrage and dismiss him at once from the se vice.

For several weeks before last our mails were irregular and frequently a day behind time. Of course occasionally this was due to the failure of connection at Salisbu y. but that accounted for only a small part of the dereliction Last week we received no Eastern arid Northern mail at ail (all of which comes by way of the w. N. C.

R. on Wednesday, Thursday and! Friday I On Saturday tbe mail that should have reached Lenoir on tho.e three days arrived but Sato rdaf'ts own mail was missing. Now, what we want to know is, where was the mail for Lenoir those three days and what was being done with it? This is a pertinent questiouand on which our people are interested in having answered. We do not believe that the fault lies with the mail agents on the C. R.

for thev say that no mail was given to them at Hickory and Newton on the days when the Northern and Eastern mails failed to reach Lenoir. Tbe inference, then, is that the dereliction is to be traced to the mail agents on the W. N. C. R.

or further East. Spot the incompeteut man aud turn him out. Too Slow. Gossip saith that a young man living near Newton had an engagement, and bad made all the necessary preparations to marry a young lady of Lenor, on Wednesday of this week, bet on Tuesday morning he received a letter from Lenoir informing bim that the young lady had eloped Sundav with another man and was already married. Go to Reinhardt to bay your Christmas goods.

Blank deeds 'for sale at this office. Col. Wheeler is having the" work on his new house pushed forward dispatch. He is having a nice roadway graded and macadamized and when other improvements are completed the Colonel will hate one of the most beautiful and desirable places in town. view from town be obtained from that whole ridge upon which his house is built is one of the best here and it odght to be (and is becoming) a muck frequented resort.

On Moodav of last week a little threoyear old son of Lawrence Yoont, who lives near Lovelady, was drowned in the shallow water of a creek near his residence, Fis older children had gone to school and the little boy went out to where bis mother was working in the cotton field. She seot the little fellow but, on going there herself sometime afterwards, failed to find him. Upon searching the little boy was found dejd in tbe shallow water of the oreek. Monday morning we-received at this oflice no of a later date thaaF'Iday. wich the exception of Satu 'day's Charlotte Obzcr.er.

One day last week the powder monkey who carries the mails backward and forward to and from cbe trains at New4oo, waltzed up to tbe Lenoir train and threw in the Lancaster, C. mail bag; then he chasse across to the Lancaster train and delivered the Lenoir mail bag. Having accomplished this bright feat he pirouetted up town with tbe air of a man who should say: ''I'm the Postmaster General in disguise I'd Vilas, I am." Th8 Coinage of Silver. The readers of The Topic wil nd on tbe first page a st 'ong oa this subject from the pen of Capti Ijenoir. They will do well to pre-serve this copy of Ths Topic for reference in the future discussion of this subject.

Oa tbe editorial page the President's views will also be seen. They differ widely, although Capt. Lenoir's views are more nearly in accord with public seatimeat in the We nad hoped to speak more at length on bis subject, bat lack of space forbids in tnis issue. Christmas goods at Reinhardt Company's. I Toy books, cups and saucers, books, dolls, anything to please the children for Xmas afc Harper and Bernhardt s..