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Tlic Charlotte Democrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Thursday. July 9. 1896.
pluflTlN A QUANDARY
POFl LIST AND REPUBLICAN TALK.
Populists Say Two. Tickets, Only, Will be
in tLc Field Prof. E A. Alderman to
Take Dr. Winstons Place It is a Hard
Tiite fur Anxious Politicians.
FALtMii, July 7. It makes no differ
ence what any republican or populist
Bavs; tho democratic party in this State
is now playing a winninggame. In two
week a marvelous change has been
rou"ht. Democratic promptness and
nluck
wrought it June 25, at the
convention. Delay there tnsant
Action meant defeat of populist
State
ruin.
plans.
Tbo two events last week were the
mooting of the populist State Central
Committee and the maBS.-meeting of the
anti-Kussell negro element.
Tbo Populist committee adopted the
following: "Jlesolved, That we cordially
ari,l earnestly extend a fraternal invita
tiou to the advocates of free coinage of
silver who are now selecting delegates to
rcorcHont North Carolina in the National
Silver convention at St. Louis to hold
their convention at Raleigh August 13th
ft)i wo invite in good faith all our citi
zens who hold that the achievement and
operation of these principles are para
mount to mere party success to meet and
confer with us in the State convention
A utiHt 13th."
This in a bid for the silver vote. It
will catch nobody. Silver democrats pos
itively decline to bo caught and there are
vorv few "free silver party" men, that is
men who are for silver inside the party,
donpito all the talk one hears. Walter
Clark, a close observer, says that there
are but .'iOO In the state. This means
that Dr. Mott's party is very weak.
The populist committee elected as del
egates at large to the national convens
tion at St. Louis July 22, James B. Lloyd
oCEdgocouabe, A. E. Moye of Pitt, A. C.
jreen ana W. II. Worth of Wake, M. L.
Wood ol Bertie, J. M. Mewborne of Le
coir, W. O. Stratford of Guilford, J. Z.
.'Jreou of Ilowan, G. W. McCracken of
Swain, A. J. Dula of McDowell, Walter
11. Henry ol Mecklenburg and J. J. Jen
JcitiH of Chatham.
It is asserted that there was no diB
cuHsion as to fusion on the electoral tick
,et. There was a little talk as to wheth
er any one was going to attend the na
tional democratic convention at Chicago,
hut all said no.
At this committee meeting there were
uresent Marion Butler, Chariman: 11. W
Aver, secretary; W. A. Guthrie, Harry
Skinner. W. H. Kitchen and A. S. Peace.
Cyrus Thompson was absent. He is at
odds with tne committee. These were
also present to confer with the commit
tti, Otho Wilson, Spier Whitaker, Con
greunraan Stroud, Jas. B. Lloyd, A. C.
Green, W. E- Bowers; J. Zk Green and
Editor Ramsey, of the Progressive Farm
er. Your correspondent talked with all
thofo present, and picked up Borne very
interesting news. W. H. Kitchen said:
"H the Democrats make a nomination at
Chaeago satisfactory to the Western bol
ters and Teller and his crowd endorse it,
I can't see how we can fail to endorse it.
The Populist party can't afford to stand
hotwion free silver and the poor people.
The Democratic State platform adopted
last week was fine, but it ought to have
condemned the National banks. Its re
fold ce to the election law has stirred up
our people. Cy. Watson is a mighty
'iiil m:in. I believe there will be two
Starlw tickets. There will be fusion on
ono tide or the other. I thought up till
.to-day there would be three tickets The
I'onu'istB will fuse with whichever side
they canoiake the best terms, upon prin-
' .... t T
emlo and not on a division ol omccs
can't think any Populist will vote for
any ticket with any goldbug on it. I
don't caro who we fuse with, bo we get
silver.''
Senator Butler declined to answer a
direct inquiry as to whether Russell
would come down or be taken down and
said: "Without going into this at all, one
pen. Tbia Republican did not like Otho
Wilson's statement, that there was "noth
ing else for the Republicans to do but to
take Russell down" and that be thought
"they had sense enough to see it."
Russell's friends are one and all swear
ing be has too much back-bone to be
taken down or to come down. But Zeb
Vance Walser, , who is the republican
nominee for attorney general, declines to
say whether Russell will come down, he
says he can't be taken down. Walser is
now, by the way, posing as a great
friend of silver.
He was here during the negro muss
meeting and it Was the current belief
that ha was a sort of agent of Russell cr
of the republican State committee. He
certainly seems to be intent on "saving
bis own bacon." The night of the mass
meetingalluded toSenatorButler and Sue
retary Ayer were with Walser at the lat
ter's room and had conferences withhim.
After the mass-meeting ended its chair
man, Rev. R. H. W. Leak, went to Wal
ser's room and they had & conference.
Ayer, Lloyd and othei populist com
mitteemen were then at the room.
This negro mass meeting adopted res
olutions endorsing McKlnley and the
National Republican platform. There
was quite a debate on a resolution en
dorsing W. A. Guthrie for govenor in case
be is a candidate. This is the business
in which Walser, Butler, Ayer and the
others were interested.
The attendance at the negro mass
meeting was very small; just 39 dele
gates being there. But Leak claims that
65 counties were represented in person
or by letter. Those present vowed un
dying enmity to Russell. The negroes
who did not go into this anti-Russell
convention heap ridicule upon it, but
this had no effect on the delegates. The
latter were far from numerous, but they
had muoh to say and were liberal in their
abuso of the man they declare they so
hate.
There are many views aB to how many
the Veterans and toe reunion.
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Corner. Stone of the Jefferson Davis Monu
ment Laid Fifteen Thousand Veterans
-March.
The corner-stone of the monument to
be erected in Monroe Park Richmond to
the memory of Jefferson Davis was laid
Thursday after noon.July 2,with ceremo
nies which were both impressive and pa
thetic. The parade was a splendid specs
tacle.
Two huudred children, wearing white
aud red sashes,, followed the police, who
clearei the way and led the procession,
the chief martial was Gen. Gordon. Gov.
O'Farrell rode with bared bead. Mis.
Jefferson Davis, who was in an open car
riage, bowed and smiled as the cheers
greeted her on every side. The sponsors
and maids of honor, chosen from all the
Southern States, rode in carriages foil
owing that of Mrs. Davis.
The military under oommand of Brig.
Gen. Phillips represented the pick of
Southern soldiers, .north Carolina was
the first State to exhibit a tattered battle
flair, and as it fluttered in the breeze it
up to grasp his band, while the band
played "Yankee Doodle",
There was the wildest sort of cheering
when Gen. Gordon presented Mrs. Davis,
Mrs. Hayes and young Davis. People
threw hats and canes in the air, stood np
on chairs and piled over each other for
five minutes. The ladies and the youth I Peoples has gone to
stood bowing their acknowledgements. looutn uarouna
While the demonstration was at its
Dallas News Items-
Upper Providence Items. ; " '
Uppm Psovrasxcsjol j 8. Miss Bells
visit, relative In
Dallas, July 7th. Dr. Chas. Sandifer
died last Tuesday morning at 3 o'clock
of typhoid fever. Ho was a model young
He lacked only another five months I
THE DIRECT ROUTE TO . --
Natkal ."People's Party
onnna nt Mmnl at a! no hi. maIaa! alnillu
r.nrmynzr:'rLT. and mtemejin
Ur. Td. Nnhit .hn Haa hn vi.itino I 7.Z. . . I "
height Gen. Gordon placed hiearme about at her father's. Mr. John O. Alexander, Wwidi hKughout the county, who rsl
Mrs. Davis' neck and kissed her. twice,
once, be said, for himself, and once for
the other veterans.
The convention had to take a recess for
half an hour to give the old soldiers a
chance to shake Mrs. Davis by the band.
One hundred veterans represent Meck
lenburg, and they returned full of entbu
siasm and praise for the memorable gath.
ering. As Cleveland and Rutherford
counties have no camps, quite a numbe-
of veterans from each joined the Mecxien
burgers and enjoyed the courtesies ex
tended the regular organizations.
One of the most interesting features of
the whole affair was the presence in Rich.
mond of sc large a number of visiting la-
has returned to her home.
Rev. R. G. Miller hav ing taken his
vacation earlier than ha expected will
not fill his appointment Snnday eveniof
at the Davis school house.
It has been raining for several days
and creeks are all over bottom corn. At
gret exceedingly to hear of his untimely
death. Mr. W A. Moore and sister of
this place attended the funeral which
took place at Sandifer, Meeklenhurf
ceunty.
Dr. W. H.Craton and children, of Car
u tm Bn ;.;: li. if
thi. writing r, .; i. h!n.;no tk. frnil ""-'-1 . w I
IT, " . i TJj " " . .1 1 Margaret craton.
grouim. iMiit uiirsl din kM lot DL.
Uncas Items.
was greeted with great cheers.
made
Uncas, July 6. Rev. J. L Williamson,
late of Sugar Creek church, preached at
Mallard Creek yesterday, the pastor, Rev.
Roger Martin, being absent.
Mr. R. J. Hunter will address the Sun
day school of Mallard Creek church next
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The old soldiers seem to 'nave bad
dies, most of whom had followed in sym
pathy the brave veterans as soldiers. It
is eminently fitting and beautiful, there-
fore, that they should attend these re-
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m nmsin. trti f h. r m t-T rnAV Till von Ann T. Fi n
run greai cneers. ids vev- i r" "Jt - i . .. ... , t. . . ..
the pathetio picture of the interest they took in the Southern Cause good time of it in Richmond. They talk
irge number of them carried was second only to that of the veterans about it all the time now.
themselves.
The following' is a list of the veterans
in attendance from Mecklenburg county;
including the names of those wko joined
them from Rutherford and Cleveland
erans
parade. A large
sticks for support, and on the baoks of
the marchers were many bullet-torn Con
federate coats, old oanteens and knap
sacks. Several negroes, true to their old
masters, marched with them in the pa
rade. It was estimated that 15,000 men
and children started in the parade, but a
large number were affected by the heat
and withdrew before they had marched
many blocks. '
Gen. Gordon and staff headed the pa
rade. Then came the children s brigade,
250 in number. JSach carried a
Gen. Wade Hampton and staff were kept
cnnfttantlv busv raisin er their hats in ao
tickets will be in the field this year. Pop-1 knowledgement of applause. Behind the
. I ft tl . I L I . .
ulist Congressman Stroud says he be
lieves there will be only two State tick
ets. He declares the Populists want and
must have the Governor.
It is well known here that Senator
Pritcbard is greatly worried at the sta
tus of affairs. This has been the case
for some weeks, perhaps months, Hy-
ams, tne secretary oi ine state republi
can Committee and Pritchard's brother-
n-law asked that reports be telegraphed I Virginia ve erans
leaders came the Virginia regiments, the
Georgia and South Carolina companies
and the other military organizations.
Following the military were the mount
ed veteran cavalry and then the carriages.
In these were veterans. Daughters of the
Confederacy, and the members of the
City Council.
Next came Gen. Thomas A. Brander
and staff at the head of several thousand
counties;
Commander L. Leon, Acting Ajutant
S. H. Hilton, Sargent Major R. B. Hun
ter, Lieutenant Comander L. J. Walker,
J. F. Kirpatrick, J. W. Shields, W. H.
Knox, W. P. Craven, J. A. Thomas son,
W, I. Gardner, D. R. Jenkins, S. A.
fla-' I Kirkpatrick, C. S. Sturgin, T. N. Alex-
auuer, iood x. r ruivr, sr. u. xxarmsjr,
W. J. Ross, W. L. Daniels, J. A. Frazier,
J. C. Neal, H. J. Stanoil, D. B Adams,
John C. McLean, J. W. Summerville, J.
P. Taylor, C. W. Rivenbark, S. P. Blank
enship. J. M. Sims, Jas. H. Elms, T. W.
Neely, W. H. Shuman, J. Owens, L. B.
Johnson, G. C. Sanford, A, H. MoCombs,
G. W, Williamson, Dadid Johnson, Pink.
ney Berry bill, Joseph Siler, W. a. 'lay
Miss Lillian Query is sick with typhoid
fever. We are glad to hear that she is
getting a little better.
There is considerable talk of a "baohe
lor" picnic at Samonds' store some time
soon. Married men may come, but must
leave their wives at home. Every body
is to bring bis own dinner and eat it.
Croquet will be the amusement 6f the day.
las was her home some years ago and
her old friends were delighted to have
her with them ones asrain.
Mr. Sylvester Sparrow and Miss MaU
I tie Robinson, both of Union neighbor
hood, were married on Thursday at the
brides residence, by Bev. Geo. A.
Sparrow, father of the groom.
i a . nr
xne entertainment given ny tne mia
West minstrel troupe in the court house
Sarurday night, was quite a success and
enjoyed by all. The yonng ladies served
Ice cream on the lawn on the East sids
of the court house. Proceeds of the er
enicg will go towards refurnishing the
Methodist church.
Mrs. J. it. Moors of uastonia, was
here several days last wsek visiting
; mends and relatives.
Mrs. M. Ij Puett and rrand-dauf hters.
Misses Carrie and Bessie
SILVER CONTENTION
ST. LOUIS, MO., JULY 22
The Southern Railway via Charlottes
ville and Cincinnati is absolutely the
quickest and most direct route from
North Carolina to SU Louis. - Note this
matchless schedule:
Leave Goldsboro, Bo. By, 4 7:10 a m
' Raleigh, " ; 8:50 am
Durham " 9:55 a m
- " Greensboro, M 12;05 a m
Charlottesville. C & O, 5:48 p m
Arrive Cincinnati, " 7:55 a m
St. Louis, 6:40 p m
Onlv33 hours and 50 minutes Raleicrh
to St Louis. Only night on the road. No
other lino can possibly make this time.
. i .
un account oi tne aoove convention
the Southern Railway will sell round trip
tickets to St .Louis on July 19, zo, zi,
final limit July 27th, at rate of one fare,
viz: From Greensboro $22 75, Hender
son $23 55, Charlotte $22 75, Winston
22.75, Balelgh $24.40, Oxford $23.55.
Goldsboro $25.80, Salisbury $22.75
Statesvill $22.75, Durham $23 55 Selma
$25 30. Correspondingly low rates from
all other stations:
The Southern will also rive choice of
routes and sell tickets at above rate via
Ashsville, and Cincinnati Louisvill.Chat-
Isavs tomorrow for a two week'
Puett, will Asnevius, ana vwmbmu rKui
reek's visit I tanooga, Nashville or Atlanta.
Wardlaw Items.
Waxdlaw, July 3. Mr. Alfred Hartis
of this place and Miss Dory Alexander
of Meoklenburg were married last Thurs
day week.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. A. O.
Davis was buried at Sandy Ridge last
Sunday.
There is to be a picnic at Sandy Ridge
Church the 28th of July.
The fair term at the Weddington
lor, T. J. Black, J. N. Howie. W. G. Bias I Academy begins the 1st of August. A Mr.
kely, S. J. Black, J. B. Kimhrell, N. B. Clay, graduate from Trinity Colledge,
Senator Pritcbard regarding the anti-
Russell negro meeting. So news as to it
was wired him.
The Republicans have deeply at heart
the caDture of the .Legislature. Tnat is
why Walser hints at swaps they want to
make with Populists of Congressmen for
legitlators. There are democrats wno
insist that this party should this year
make streneous efforts to get a majority in
the legislature.
The republicans and populists are in a
quandary in this district as to congress-
n. LI- . 1 xr il
men. i.ne repuDiicans nominateu -li. j.
Col. James N. Stubbs headed the Sec
ond Division which was almost fully
represented.
The Third Division was in command
of Third Lieutenant Grand Commander
James M. Garnett, and all the camps
were in line.
The Fourth Division was oommanded
by Brig. Gen. T. S. Garnett.
A North Carolina and South Carolina
camp brought up the rear of the Virginia
divisions.
When the procession reached the park
the military formed a square around the
Tradenick, Johnatban Howard, H. D.
Smith, A. A. Springs. H. C. Hubbari,J.
Elam Caldwell, J. U. Delltnger, Jfi. u. 9.
Barnett, J. F. Orr, W. L. JBrown, J. U.
Brown. J. G. Freeland, W. A. Gresham,
S. H. Harty, D. S. Todd, W C. Graham,
at Norwood, where they will be guests
Mrs. Dr. Tyson.
Miss Madge Sevier left last Saturday
for a visit to Rutherfordton and Chimney
Rock.
During a terrible storm, Thursday af.
ternoon, the Presbyterian church was
struck by lightening and considerably
damaged.
Mrs. Hill Abernethy died, at her home
at Stanley on Thursday morning after a I m " "c1fI "
...b. .t...u .rk TminM r...- I formation, address
The remains were intcrrS at Christ CHAS L. HOPKINS,
church cemetery.
Quite a frightful aeoident happened
near here on last Sunday; afternoon.
Messrs John Gemayel and Earl Rhyne
attemnted to cross the creek, ona mils
East of town. The water was much
I desire to arrange a special through
car for th accommodation of delegates
and their friends to leave Raleigh or
Greensboro on above schedule 19th to
go through to Si. Louis without change;
arrivind there 6:50 p. m., July 20; and to
aoeoampany the party tareugn to ai.
Louis looksng after their comfort and
pleasure
All wbo will use tnis route piease
vise me at once; also -for any farther
ads
in-
d-w
Trav. Pass. Agt.Sd. Ry,
Charlotte, if. C.
, uu mi i hiKQ,r tnan thy expected and just as they before the IStk day of July 1897. . All persons
uum wt i droTa in . iW;ft current oarried them indebted to said estate are notified to make pa;-
Dlxie Items.
English in May, but be has never accept- I grounds, preventing any but those in the
ed or said a word save to make a private I parade from entering the enclosure. The
statement that he did not want that nom-1 Qrand Lodge of Masons, escorted by the
iuation but wanted to be- State Superin-I Knights Templars marched to the park,
tendent of publio instruction. It is I where the corner-stone was laid with Ma-
reported, by the way, that the populists I g0nio ceremonies. -
intend to nominate George W. Connor a I At the close of the Masonic exercises
son of exHudge Connor of Wilson, for I lDe howitzers out on the Lee monument
superintendent, and that the republicans I grounds fired a salute of thirteen guns,
intend to enuorae mm. xm as wwu tien. otepnen jj. ijee was introaucea as
gressman in this district; the republicans orator of the occasion and made an
say if they do not speedily hear from En address, in which be spoke in part as fol-
glish their committee win nominate a i i0wa:
man, and tnat tne latter win do one wuu i s,nce tne deatn ol JNapoieon tnere nas
will have the endorsement ot tne Amer- i been no career which illustrates so dram-
ican Protective Association. It is hinted I aicullv the vicissitudes of fortune as that
that John Nichols, ex-congressman, of I Qf j efferson Davis. Born amid the rugs
Raleigh, may be the man. Populist Con I g6d surroundings of a frontier State, he
gressman, stroua is extremely anxious i uved to win tne triple glory oi tne soldier,
will be principal.
Mr. Leonard Matthews who has been
in Florida lor a year or more, ana nis
sister, Miss Avy, returned
week.
-Cotton lice have disappeared and again
R. S. Graham, J. M. Lee, J. D, Winches- King cotton is doing well,
ter, H. C. Irwin W. R. Burwell, T. T. I "Old Cotton" is being laid by around
Smith. Aaron Smith. J. Roessler, VY. 3. 1 town.
Herron, J. A. C. Welsh, W. G. Wiley, J.
S. Harris, John T, Downs, A. A. Culp. J.
W. Freeman, D. P. Lee. J. W Rice, W.
W. Rankin, J. L. Jamieson, J. P. McGin
nis. W. A. Berryhill, John 0. Alexander,
W. A. Alexander, S. J. McElroy, John L.
Rea, J. P. Stowe, J. G. Brown, R. B.
Cochrane, J. J. Mason, J. H. Van Ness,
L, W. Landershine, J. M. Earnhardt, J.
S. Shaffer, Z. T. Smith, G. R. Elliott, J.
M. Howard, J. Z Porter, Geo. W. Wearn.
Ruthcrdtokd Coumt, Davis Vicker
son Camp Comander J. V. McEntyre,
Lieutenant Commander, G. H. Mills,
Adjunt Wm. T. Wilkeus, Captain G. A.
Hough.
Pkivatib
R. J. Carpenter, H. E. Rucker, Amos. hope to have completed by September. I turned from a pleasant visit-in Iowa.
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Admlstrator't notice.
AUneraoas havinc claims arainit the estate
ot Mrs. Jane Blackdeeessed, are hereby notified
tn nnaant them to baa. nrooerlv attestea. on or
H, It. FMARH. Idml of Utt jane iiiacK
deceased-
This 7th dsy of Jaly 1W6. ew.
down the stream, both horses were
drowned and the buggy torn to pieces
The young men barely esoaped with
thair Hvm.
ioctors ana nurses
Uaks slender purses;
The road to htlth
Is the way to wealth.
Many persons of slender means have
Dixix. Julv 4. Refreshing showers 1 am..m r ii,. irs Pviksaa I seen the savinrs of years swallowed up in
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Kava fAlUn this week, and croDs. which I m Hnl imiAllAd in the Methodist a few weeks by axorDitant doctor Dins,
k.rl h.nn in aiiflfer a liltla hivi ravivAd .knMl. lTAnfl. v R R H maw I OSriOUS llinSSS ana ItS result, ammvj uiwb.
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and we have the best prospect we have neon D. G. C, after which, Bev. Packer may almost be prevented ti taxen in time
bad in years. I Holmes delivered a beautiful discourse on " n" J" vr"
We regret to note several cases of fever 1 the principlee of the order
in the community. Mr. C. P. Brown,! Dr. J. R. Brooks, P. E , preaehed a very
. A a -M r A A aar .v A .
nis sister xu.rs. Aoernatoy, iqu amr uwie i nne sermon in tne Jietnoaiskoaurno, gun
daucbter Bertha are all sick with fever. I day nieht.
Mr. J. S. Collins, who has been sick for I Mrs. T. N. Reid. and children . who
sometime, is able to be out again. . I have been visiting at Mr. H. K" Reid's
Work will begin next week on the I jn Sharon, have returned home.
Dixie High School building, which we I Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Nay lor. have re
Matthews News Items.
Matthews July, 8th The newly eleo.
ted
were
to know.
The relations between one faction of
the populuts and the - republicans are
strained. A. C. Green, delegate to St.
Louis Bpoke of this and of the boasts of
renub icanB that they can easny carry
the State, saying. "If the Republicans
are so sure tbey can carry the'State why
the orator and the statesman. Me be
eame the ruler of Beveu millions of people.
His government was overwhelmed, his
fortune swept away. Ho was bound as a
criminal and prosecuted tor bis life. He
became an exile. He was denied the
rights of citizenship. He was defamed,
denounced, insulted, rioicuiea to tne nour
are they so angry because we do not fuse Qf nia death. And yet he died, by millions
... .1 O 'I ' U .v Awrvt A.vriT tnA I 1 MAii.in1 .nil A.nln k..
wivn inemr uojr u . j more siucwiciy uvuiuvu uu wwjijr u-
negro vote much less their white vote." J loved, than any other man in the history
The executive committee oi io iruo- Q iQe nation, ii nis enemies nau buc
tees of the University of North Carolina I ceeded in putting him to death he would
met here Saturday afternoon, ur. ueo. i ba?e neen the most conspiouous ngure in
T Winston was present and tendered nis American History-
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resignation, which was, with great regret, i "When the mists of passion and preju-
Manning.
Clkviland County Confederate Vet
erans T. D. Scruggs, R. H. Greene, W
W. White. G. H. Wright C.J. Hamnok,
H. F. Jones, David Hamrick, H. H.
Greene, A. C. Erwin, S. Putnam, J. H.
Wells.
Mr. W. S. Wilkin s, of Rutherford-.
. . l !. A
ton. has been spenamg tne wees in uu
about Charlotte, on his return from the
Confederate Veterans reunion. Mr. WU
kins showed us some interesting papers
relics of war times amo.ig which was
a copy of the oath of allegiance, exacted
alter the collapse oi tne uomeuerauy.
Mr. A. B Davidson's Death-
Under the skillful management of Prof.
Orr and Miss Davis we are confident ot
having a good High School there this
falL
Miss Ida Sloane is visiting friends in
Lincolnton.
Miss Luckie wbo has been vititing at
Dixie has returned home.
Rev. A. A. .Little has lust completed a
series of sermons on "The Holy Spirit,"
which showed a great deal of masterly
research and deserve to be printed. They
have been a treat to all who have had
the pleasure of hearing them.
in i
More Dixie News
Mrs. E. S. Reid. and children of Char-
lotte visited in town last week.
Mr. Ren Fonderburk. ie quite sick
with chills.
Mrs. J. M. Barrett, and baby leave this
morninsr for Charlotte to visit relatives.
Viola.
the blood weak and. impure causing erup
headache, weakness and lastituke, baok
ache, scrofula, billdusnsss, chills, aversion
to work, etc, there Is reason for belief
that serious illness is threatened. A bot
tle of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical discov
ery will driv the impurities from the
system enrich, the bloody bringing sound
health, energy, strength and ambition.
All dealers in medicines..
Few medkdaeshave held their ground so suc
cessfully as Ayer'e Cherry - Eectorlal.NPuring
the past nffyyearsr 4t has been the most popu
lar of all cough-cures said the demand for it to
day i greater than ever before. Prompt - to sot
and sura to cute.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Caotorla.
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Mecklenburg county lost one of her
oldest and best citizens when Mr. Adam
Brevard Davidson died last Saturday
night at 11:20 o'clock. His children and
grand children had gatnerea arouuu w
see the last moments of the - good man.
Dixis, July 7. At a recent meeting of
the Men's Missionary Society, officers
were elected for the ensuing year as fol-
lows: Mr. C. B. Campbell, President; Wirt
The Tefepbone and Telegraph, when first put into practical use, were considered a wonder
ful r-Tolntioo. A Actentlit has. however, recentlv discovered a lorm or light, tne rays pi which
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accepteu. j.u fc.u0D T f r""J'-1 . At the age af 89 be was claimed oy aeatn. B jg confined to bed with ty
uii, au6u. . " - ,,,, ju.uv,- 6.....---B -o -1 jror over a monin ne nas Doeu b,a. i Dhoid fever is improving,
iTia B;ffnt nn takes effect August 15tb. I in hiatorv. The descendants of the men 1 r K-f r.m;i I Pn",u . '
. , -r. , . .1 I . ... . . , I JavlUBUU uug Jl nuw wwb-
The sentiment in iavor oi juwiu a. .i- wn0 ouruea joan oi Arc now rvgaru ur
The
will nenetrste anv substance, either animate or inanimate. This is destined to revolutionize idb
T . V:n P.lttm TtAn I Knl. HitirWl Initrnmrall nn lnnffftr rentlirtkl in TtrobiBff XOT bullets. SB ..US A-KAID
TT Y Tl m I Will Al Pl
secretary; ar.a r. x. irriee, xreasurer.
We are glad to know thftt ifror. u. r.
" iniuu t;v....& -i flstrong The resignation o ir. " mow
thing is certain, and that is a majority ot - painful surprise. He became pres
the voters of the State will never endorse
the Democrats nominated June 25. In
t lm t' rat. nlnpfl thft neonle believe in a
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con itartisan judiciary, and any party
which endeavors to pack the Supreme
Court will not get support. They are
not iroiner to ffive three men of one party
a chance to construe the law. Not only
every man outside the Democratic party,
but at least half those affiliating with it
holifiva in honest elections and will never
Hupport any ticket which will make it
possible for scenes and conditions we
have had on election day to return, pro-
.ci.ui thntr RrA sure thev cannot vote a
lip.ket which will make conditions worse
Llovd made the positive declaration
thai ih Pnnnlista would not abandon
their party simply for free silver.
Wilson said there was notning
tWman as his successor is oxtremeiy i . character ol heroism ana oeauty
The resignation ot Vr. Winston i posterity of the men who banged witches
ID Salem as a pious uuty now ucar biie
story with horror. The descendants of
the men who to-day look on Jefferson
DavIb with unkind expressions will see
him as we do the stainless gentleman,
the gallant soldier, the devoted patriot,
the pure and gifted statesman.
"I cannot hold him wise who would
willingly wound the patriotism of any
citizen of the republic To brand such
men as Albert Sydney Johnston, Stone
wall Jackson, Robert B. Lee or Jefferson
Davis as traitors is not to stain the wbite-
but rather to spoil the
ident of the University of Texas, at $5000
salary. That university has a great ens
dowment. and superD equipment. rui.
re-!ii;0 TT TUtt!. son ot Ur. Jiemp r.
Battle, of Chapel Hill, is one of its lao
The friends oi j. j. xiaie, .myon.o-
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villa will press his oiains ior tne posiwuu
of North Carolina member of the Nation
al Democratic Executive Committee, as
the successor of M. W. Ransom.
that Macklanbueg county has ever baa.
He was a direot descendant of one of the
signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration
of Indipendence. Many were the re
nonsible positions that he held. His
life was a perfect one and one that the
young people may follow. He was bur
ied at the old Davidson burial ground at
"RuralHill."
Mr. Albert Montgomery, of MoKeazie,
Tenn., spent Sabbath in Steel Creek after
an absence of twenty-five years. Ms was
on his way home from Richmond, where
he attended the reunion of Confederate
Veterans. His friends regret very much
that be could not stay longer with them.
Miss Nannie Sloan, of Belmont, has re
turned home after visiting Miss Eunioe
Sadler and many others of her many
friends in Steel Creek.
Miss Mattie Brown, of Steel Creek, is
A Forger of The Shrewd Kind-
Otho
else for
nets of their lives,
word for any useful purpose, to make ot
traitors a title which Hampden or Wash-
One F. C Lamar, a German by birth, i iDgton might have borne as well bad the
worked a successful scheme on some of fortunes of war gone against them."
the merchants of Charlotte last Friday. jjne Rquis Memorial Hall Associa
tion designated (jrener-l John
Mr. Brady Back.
Mr. Archibald Bradf has been brought gp0nding tn week as the guest of Miss
jjuia XLUtcmson, near xxopeweii.
Work began on the Dixie High School
yesterday. The building will be com
pleted by September first.
Ramblh.
KaaIt tn Charlotte. He .was founa in
Chicago some days ago in ah insane con
dition. He knew not how he got there.
He is better now.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
PineviMe Mews Items.
will clearly detect, reveal, and plutogrsphtiU locaUon, even though It penetrate to tBr heart.
just so m trade, revolution is smi going on.
TO-DAY SELLING SHOES.
Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
SHOES FROM 10 CENTS UP.
Ladies' Shoes that cost $2,00 to make we are actually fferleg at 75 cents. Better posted In
Shoes than tcksatifle mysteries. First front counters loaded with Clement IUu's KnejBhoes for
Ladies which cost $2.00. Ready dollars bought them after the failare for one-third their cost,
ao we make a slicht profit at 75 cents. Thess are in sizes 1. r ,5. . . - ,,. , .
Shoes on second counter cost to ceau your cooice, ev ceaie. a uau couaicr upu up ,
Shoes from s f silare. Big placard Ssys Choice for 25 cents. Children's Shoes for 10 cents,
Every lady in Mecklenburg who wears IX, . 3, 3, or 4 should see
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last Friday.
a vMit -2 veara atro Lamar came to Char-
A-a. w u w j c-
lotte and immediately secured work at
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the Republicans to do but to take KUBsei i he Mecklenburg Iron Works. He prov I (aoky. Dr Teague, of South Carolina;
down as the head of their State ticket. to be ft Bkiifui WOrkman and was con ana Gon Jackson, ol Tennessee, as a com-
sidered by his employers an nonest roan. mittee t,0 visit New York and confer with
For 3 weeks he has neen sic uu u i w jjoub8 and snow mm tne great oppo-
done only one day's work. Friday even gition in the South to locating the pro-
He added:"I think they have sense enougn
to do that " Senator Butler said:
The People's party in North Carolina is
Kanding solidly by the State Committee
in every county. As to the Republican
electoral ticket coming down I can't tell.
It really makes but little difference, for
if there were but four electoral tickets in
the State, three for silver and one for
gold, the lattor could not get a plu
rality." Populist congressmen Stroud said: "I
am willing to Bay that 1 believe the firm
tnn,i anH iKa ration taken by the Demo-
iTKta in ,i;r Stt Convention last week
las frightened the Republicans very bad
lv. It ha not frirhtened us. however.
The truth is that the action taken by the
Democrats has rattled the Populists also.
U is clear to all of them that the Demo
crats have nominated a splendid ticket,
and that it is going t,be elected. Hence
their intnft dnnirH in'io a combinas
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tion against it. !
W. A. Guthrie says that thePpfilists
have a plurality in tho state an5an and
will sweep it in November. The Bapuli8ts
are laborintr.unHg ,ay, nrsh tepublicans
swear is a up in theState.it can carry
the State Board of Agriculture he is as
touDde.(i,brection of an additio ught a
nsioipperiment Station. 404iTxonSgures
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The Chicago couvention has been meet
ing and adjourning eince Tuesday morn- PisrnviLLn, J uly 8. The picnio last
ing. The first thing it did was to put Fnday, at Bell's Spring, was quite a suo
Joli. w. pnili, of ThW. . I. - J- -Hjyj
Umporary chairman instead of David fcM hom) and W8nt hom fe1.
Bennett Hill, of New York. Daniels is iDg tnat ,t bad been none other than a
a silver man. ue maue a ringing ipwvu pieasant uay,
in behalf of silver.
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and save tl.00 per pair on SSOSS. It reffulres three floors for oar 8-oe toct We have the
largest rtock in Norm Carolina. Boys' PU IOmDJ
Ladies KIDDea sammer iwiictnu. out numnw w wj. . - ;
Black Hose 4 cents up. uiaf&ams Jft ceatt yaru. saens sms f iw up.
inr he went to the Racket store and purs d Battle Abbey in Washington. In
-l... mirnf nhnea and Presented a Kfra Onvia -TnraiiRAd riacid I Wd naiiltv wah snent in nrenarinff a
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check signed per John Wilkes. Mr. ed oppOBition to locating the Battle At platform. It is strongly for silver. The
Tnhn DeLane who waited on him had no h , Washington, and said it would be
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suspician concerning the cnecs: as ajBiur jugt a(J appropriate to orect the monu
. . j nI,ni aA ohAcka before from Mr. . Ti.wi- in twinn.
UaU UIWl'k v I UVUt fcW y. m-m-m
t . . 1 TT - -1 . m an I t f I
Wilkes, r rom tne xbuack u hotxs.
Mr. J.M. Trott'e presented a check of aner0 were two remarkable scenes in
like kind for 130 and paid a bill of$3 tne oonTAQtion cf the Confederate veter-
and got the rest in money. He paid Mr. ns.
W. M. Kendricks $8 with a 30 checK; Q
ce was the demonstration made over
Mr. Randolph about $2, with a $30 check Corpi James Tanner, both of whose legs
and drew the rest in money. were BQot off by the Southern soldiers
Saturday being a holiday the - banks an(j now mingia with the Virginia soil,
were closed. The Lamar checks were on Tb otnr waa the enthusiastic greeting
silver men have two thirds of the dele
gates in the convention. The gold men
are downed. Two hours was giren to
day to disouss the platform. Benjman
R. Tillman made a characteristic speech
while part of the crowd cheered and the
s
Virt National Bank. Monday even
ing the Racket Store presented the $75
checks to teller Orr at the bank and Mr.
SOOn cauio tuw TM,wx
" rrmd as forged. Mr. John
ran... ... .miirht for and he called it a entnusiasm. The Corporal
case of forgery. So it is. Mr. Lamar no mpology to make for his course in the
has one. . war, but when it ended he stopped fight-
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to Mrs. Jefferson Davis, her daughter,
Mrs. Hayes, and her grandson, Jefferson
Hayes Davis.
Tanner made a great hit. His eulogy
of the Confederate soldiers and his tribute
to Southern women aroused the greatest
said he had
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a ili h. vvaaav - - . . a
Lamar got his blank checks and tne rub
ber stamp.
. -kt ih net-
d a brown orTblack'is -Buckioghsm-s
for the Whiskers.
De
ing the South.
His appeal to the young Southerners
to make the veterans comfortable in their
few remaining years was pathetic and
brought tears to many eyes. When Corp..
Tanner finished his speech scores of gen
erais and other prominent persons rushed
Miss Maggie Alexander, of Steele
Creek, will be "at home" to a number of
friends this evsning several from Pine
ville will attent.
... tt- r : .t iff:.-, a.v B O
is visiting Miss Minnie Garrison and
other friends in the community. All
welcome her back again to her old horns.
With pleasure corns pain:
Death has come in our midst again, and
claimed one of our best men Mr. T. O.
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mi... ... h;..T And vaIIaH annmrh. Bnt I Parks. Mr. Parks was the son of Mr.
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i j.j . . n. i. .-.ktv ax i n. si. riru. w ny?wiyv.
ne uiuno oca.-. T" Uhoni this Ume last year. For a year or
The committee on credentials wouia not mm ,fi. p . 1.-1- ji-iB.. in pin.
vilie. He leaves a wife and 3 children.
Ha was one of Heck leu burgs best and
2 Ueraorandoss Books, Writing Tablets.
IS Lead Pencils, 24 Sheets Writing
Paper, Mbvelopes, 6 Collar Buttons.
' 2 Balls Sewinj Cotton, 200 yards Spool
Cotton. 1 Store Polish, 2 papers Needles
2 Boxes Tacks, Etc
seat the 4 delegatis :rom Michigan.
Many gold men call it an outrage. .- ,
At 3:30 o'clock the Dsmocbat went to
press and Hill was on the floor making a
strong speech for gold.
He says he will not follow such revolu
tionary steps as the silver men dictate.
That means for the gold men to bolt. No
telling when the convention will end
The Dimocxat will load up on convene
tion news next week. Good by, conven
tion. Bryan is North Carolina's favorite,
cllar, South Carolina's.
farmers. Death claimed
Business bconu sUthsjerroiinL We have ell we can do. We believe we sell more than'
any three dry-goods houses on Trade Street. , , '
wnnml rwtniilAP
him at age of 36. Ha will be missed 1 CT50C!5
for bs was loyal to his church and ooun- I -n--
try and was loved by all, who knew him.
U0 was ouneu tuia hhiuuvu mm hiu jaa
three o'clock,
Mrs. Willis Boyoe whose illness was
noted in last week's issue, died at her
homo last Saturday. " She was buried at
Old Black Stock Sunday about 11 o'clock.
She leavee a husband and four little chil
dren, and a host of other relatives and
friends to mourn her loss. u What is
horns without a mother."
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Can prove ftisA it is the Olaeapest Store
in North Carolina.
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