The Troy Times from Troy, North Carolina • Page 5

THE TROY TIMES. FVlP TrOV TimO Person sending obituary notices to' Our offer heretofore published, pie in his-vest ioekct, pim-nW in 1 11 1 1VJJ jtha Times for publication will please to "give a copy 'of the Times for" one alcohol, or some other kind of "hoi take, notice that we will publish jer to any one who, will us which the well returiuU'r ho such notices free of charge only me news regularly week for exhibited at every shaking ground when they contain less than 100 'the same length of time, has in the state. "Give us the reins of words. When more, one half adver- accepted by some, but there are government for just a little while" tising rates will be charged. Jet several offices in the county that said he "ami we will send the.

last -are represented. One at each one of these vile intruders on vour The government now has under office is all we want, and the first sacred rights to the corn field where consideration the petition for a new ho take advantage of our offer are thev llng," and sure enough they mail route which we prepared not the only ones who can Wit there- did ht Published every Friday -BY- I. M. Deaton and Thos. M.

Hall, TROY, N. c. Subscription Rates: 1 year Sl.OO 6 Months .50 3 Months .25 Cash in advance. long since and there is at the Post- by due consideration as many of own hunurv uai.tr of omce VfXroy certain mail to their competency will be given). "bluottles" who are no sconrin-matter relating to the proposed new Xrv it fritml.

Tt vnn fT(i the countrv. Ji route Post-offices, belonging to an'd mucL to the of ollr seeking whomsoever Uiev may de- P. Bean, Mrs. Queen Cox, and vour mu.ii.. i i f- i xi.

om honiel.Kxly or somebody prop- James G. Parks which they will do t.rrv it in 1.1 trn. rlow about this friendly sm- Advertising. Rates. 50 cents an inch per month Liberal contracts will be made for jarer well to call for and examine.

Superstition gives way as civiliza-: nerV Wt it somebody else ox that tion advances, but are those has been gored now Hundreds of among our people yet who never frivolous cases are being trumied up venture far out of doors without a 'by these "bluebottles" against in-rabbit's foot, which is always carried uocent parties in order to play more in a certain pocket, and is supposed of "Uncle Sam's" ln-lf in their hands The two-year-old child of C. C. Crouch, near Erie Mills, was seriously burned, on Monday last, by falling into the fire. It was soon The Troy Times is entered at the Post-office in Troy as second claps matter. Locals.

nea, by, but for whose attention I to ntr hn' i of tt itwould liavebeeD burned. to dea. rt lilt f' i tl' treasury Such Al Mst without it. 1 he toad heart, cy is enoutrh to make a whmn ivt Its injuries, though of a senousna-' i maxc a cast iron pot i'i i at one time, was considered mde-Jgrin. ture are not thought to be fatal, ll I 8Pensible aa a controller of the desti- It is doubtless better to remain in uv uf its superstitious owner.

It is i Ckeek, March 6 '88. blissful ignorance of certain wrongs now thought that the old reliable than to know them, and endure the rabbit's foot has alout run its race, soul-harrowing thought that they and is to be superseded by the bats cannot be remedied. Yet there is an liver which, jit is claimed, actually inherent element in the make-up of possesses more virtue than the the most wayward huimui intellect toad's heart and rabbit's foot com-that thirsts for information, and 'bined. Well, it may be so, but we Messrs. Editors: I See in your valuable paper communications from various parts of the county, but as none have, appeared from this section, if you will grant me a short space I will endeav- basks in the sunlkrht of kiowhW know of one fellow who we venture ur t() Ieu Jou a few iiiiln and not 1m, snclv knowletle xh1 or evil.

Too wouldn't give one rabbit's foot for all 1 haVe lt at V't of the Revenosers! i The "Blue Bottles" have 'risen! Look out for a shower of "Red-legged-grasshoppers!" Consistency is an awfully consistent thing to be sure! Our county jail is empty and has been for quite awhile. Buy your guano from Thomas Deaton. See ad' another page. Mr. Alfred Sanders' little boy droppe 1 dead on Wednesday last, near Eldorado.

Aged about 11 years. We hope to give our readers some mighty good reading on Montgomery county finances at an early day. A large crowd attended the railroad meeting in town last Monday. See proceedings elsewhere. much light is a thing incomprehen- the bats; livers this side the Rocky c'OU1 ls th' "jmnping ff phice" sible to human intelligence.

Mountains 1 he farmers are preparing for fin-other their prosects (as far as I know are very good. Mr. T. J. Rush has alut cm-pleted his new house, (ir.er-s he.

will It is a matter of congratulation Died, at his home on Rocky Creek for the people of Montgomery that near Troy, on the 2ith of February, there is single licensed bar 1888, Mr. W. J. Cliisholm, of cancer room within her bounds. Yet it is of the face.

Deceased was in the a matter of deep regretthat there is 45th year of his age, leaves a wite hiinga bird home before long 11 TT 1 at least "one f)lace in the county and one son, -a father and three wliere civil men cannot pass with- brothers the whole coni- out being insulted and abused by muuity heartily sympathize in tins bloated, red nosed drunken sot, their sore bereavement. Mr. whose hideous veil is a terror to civ- holm volunteered in the late war. uiss i ony xi arris nas teen very low for several weeks. Mr, Ben I tush' has returned from Florida.

He exerieiiced ji very painful accident while gone. In walking over the boat he fell through a. scuttle hole alxmt thirty fet and Merchants of Montgomery county when you want goods fail to ilized jx'ople, and yet who is upheld March, the lth, 18li, joined Co. E. 1W fWt Co.

Greensboro. in his debauchery even iutii'e shed-' 28th N. C. Regiment, served throughout the war. He was wounded cut his chin very severely.

C. ding of innocent blood, bv men who nruv loud and lorni in public. twice once in the, foot and once in "A warm leen discov- and-set tWinselves-up as examples the right arm. For some time pre- nither created in the North- vious to' his death his suffering was west partof the county, for a fellow i of piety and virtue. The dwellinghou.se of Mr.

J. indescribable, and it was apparent he found a lnttle full of the a-to all that his end was steadily and ter in a chaff jh-u not lng since "He came to his own and his own received, him not" is the text from which Elder Fharpe reached a most interesting sermon on Tuesday night at the Methodist church in town. Ous-friejids Joseph Deaton and Noah R. Miller, of Hill township, were in town Tuesday, and gave us a pleasant call. Come again gentle men.

Our friend Calvin Morris, of Carmel paid us a pleasant call on Thursday last, and gave an account of a lively bird hunt in which 3 men and 3 dogs were engaged. They tiiished the coveys, and shot the birds on the Aving. A few hours limit resulted in the bagging of game McDuffie, of Star' this county, was surely approach iug. He! often Imy- whihf out hunting a sehool. It ruade 'broken into by some unknown fiend ej for aeath cOme amlj relieve him him kinder; "boosy" but lie got the on Sunday night of Eeb'y 20th dur- (f ujs expressing a hoje all the same.

ing his absceuce, for the supposed that he was prepared for the awful Mr. Emerson thinks he can eiit puriose of taking therefrom what- change cxurt ing thiath ak a ha ppy a fish six long. I do nt doubt ever valuables the house contained relj'ef fanxi intolerably anguish. his venu it but in this case I doubt i that chanced to suit the convenience xs capacity. of the would-be burglar, but he was To those who are, always in dread As this is my first attempt in foild in his attempt, being frightened of the "niggers it1 may not le writing, to your pajier and for ftsir away by the stirring inside the amiss to say that something a thou- you will throw this in the waste bas- house of a hired fellow whom Mr.

sand times worse than 'niggers have ket, guess I' had better chise Please 'McDuftie had left in charge. The risen now indeed and in truth. It accept my best wishes forthe siicouss scoundrel left a shovel in the scram- i the veritable old'red-legged grjusjv- of the Times. ole to make bis escape, which he hopper" with which Vance frighten- 1,. had used as a tool -with which to ed the x-ople out of their wits in the break open the door.

campaign of '70 by carrying a sam- Pat. by the 30s. HI 1.