NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
As Told by the Papers in
the Neighboring
Counties.
LINCOLN.
on
Big
Successful Operation Buried
Christmas Day Marriages
Christmas Trade.
Lincolnton Journal, Dec. 29th.
There were Christmas trees
at the Baptist and Methodist
churches this week and a dance
at the North State Hotel Mon
day night.
Miss Zettic Loekman and Mr.
W. W. Caldwell were married
at the residence of the bride's
father at Denver last Monday,
Kev. M. D. Giles officiating.
Mr. Wood Wrenshalb of An
niston, Ala., and Miss Bessie
Ed Kamsaur were married at
St. Luke's Episcopal church
Wednesday evening at 5:0
o'clock.
Miss Nora Ileldeman and
Mr. Hampton A. Wilkinson
were married at the residence
of Mr. John Ileldeman, near
Derr, last Sunday, Kev. J. A.
Arndt officiating.
All our merchants say their
Christmas trade this year was
double what it has ever been
before. One merchant says his
trade was twice what it was in
".)7 and four times as great as
in W.
This has so far been the most
remarkable Christmas we have
ever known in Lincoln county.
Not an accident of any conse
quence has leen reported and
there was comparatively little
drunkenness.
Col. V. A. MeBee, after sev
eral week's surgical treatment
for cataract in Atlanta, reached
home Wednesday morning.
Our people rejoice to find that
the operation was successful
and that he is rapidly regain
ing his eyesight.
Mr. J, II. Stroup, of North
Brook township, came down to
Elm Grove on a visit about two
weeks ago. Soon after his ar
rival he was taken sick and on
Sunday he died. He was buried
on Christinas day in St. Luke's
churchvard. He was about SO
Mr. John Setzer, son of Mr.
Q. A. Setzer, while hunting
Tuesday, received a slight flesh
wound in one hand. He had
his hand over the muzzle of the
gun when it was accidentally
discharged.
The offer of the E. M. An
drews furniture and music com -pany
of Charlotte, N. C, to
credit of $300 -for the oldest
Knabe piano in the State m
exchange for a new piano of
the same make was won by
Mrs. Alice Mull, of tUs place.
The new Knabe pianos are
worth from five hundred to
eight hundred and fifty dollars
each.
The jewelry store of Mr.
John Lawrence in Hickory was
broken into on the night of
December 19th and robbed of
about $500 worth of jewelry.
The thief entered the store by
breaking the front window
glass. All the show-cases were
robbed of their most valuable
contents. No clew has yet been
found as to whether the neat
job was the work of local or
visiting talent.
pleased to know, however, that
all three of the gentlemen will
still call Lenoir their home,
and their pleasant wives and
families will remair here for
the present.
IS
CALDWELL.
Transfer of C. & N. W. Railway
Offices Earn Burned.
Lenoir News, Dec. 29th.
Mr. W. T. Newland spent
Christmas with his children at
Mrs. McDowell's in Burke.
Change in Livery Business Christmas
Marriages.
Lenoir Topic, Dec. 27th.
Mr- W. D. Herald and Miss
Estes, daughter of Mr. Lance
Estes of John's River, were
married to-day in Register
I Minish's office, by Esq, C. A.
Tuttle.
On Christmas day. at the
residence of Mr. A. G Corpen
ing, the officiating magistrate,
Mr. Wm. Baker and Miss Eliz
abeth McCall were married.
The happy couple both live in
Burke.
Messrs. Abernethy & Son
recently sold out their livery
business here to Messrs. Nelson
& Corpening. Mr. Nelson has
been with Henkel, Craig & Co.
here for a number of years and
understands the business well.
Mr. Corpening comes from
Newton. They are both young
men and we see no reason why
they should not conduct the
business successfully. The old
livery firm of Henkel," Craig &
Co. has dissolved. Craig & Wil
son, of Gastonia, having with
drawn from the firm. The busi
ness will be continued by
Messrs. Henkel.
1
Mr. Clyde Forbes, of Gaston
county, and Miss Brady Cobb,
of Little River, were married
at the residence of the. bride's
parents, on Wednesday, 20th.
Rev, J. M. Shaver officiating.
On last Friday evening about
dusk Mr. A. B. Howell, who
lives one mile north of Lenoir,
lost his barn and a large lot of
feed by fire. Mr. Howell had
just been to the barn to feed his
stock ana lert every tiling m
good shape when the fire was
discovered, and it was with
difficulty that the stock in the
barn were saved. It is thought
that the barn was set on fire,
but we have not heard of any
(due as to who did the dastardly
deed.
In the transfer of the C. !c N.
GASTOH.
Three-story Building Tails One Man
Killed.
Newton Enterprise, Dec. 29th.
A three-story brick building
just completed in Gastonia by
Craig & Wilson, collapsed last
Saturday while they were fill
ing it with wagons and bug
gies. It was a complete wreck.
A narrow gunge train was
standing on the track at the
time and several cars were
buried in the ruins. The
engine in which were the en
gineer and fireman barely es
caped. One negro who was
working the elevator was
killed.
PROOF.
It is an eas- matter to claim
that a remedy has wonderful
curative .power. The manufac
turers of
EHEUMACIDE
leave it to those who have been
permanently and positively cured
of RHEUMATISM to" make
claims. Among- those who have
recently written us voluntary let
ters saying' they have been cured
are: Rev. J. L. Foster, Raleigh,
N. C: Mr. J. E. Robinson, Ed
itor, Goldsloro, N. C, Daily Ar
gus; Mr. A. Daus, a prominent
merchant, Maon. Ga., and Mr. f
V. R. Duke, a railroad man, I
Kansas Citv, Mo. fl
Rheumacide Will Cure You. H
Sold in Morganton by W. A.
Leslie and John Tuil. Price Si
M per buttle.
.il.l.XlI'AW) LRf.ll li
THE JIOHBITT DRUG CO., Kf
Ralkigh, N. C. H
Mortgage Sale of Land.
By virtue of two mortgage deeds exe
cuted to me bv J. W. Wilson dated re
spectfully August 12th, 1893, a; d
recorded in Book X, pages 483-4, and
Sept. 5th, 1804, recorded in Book Z,
page 329, I will, at the Court I Ion he
door in Morganton. N. C, on Monday,
the 29th day of January, 1900. offer f'.r
sale at public outcry, to the highest
bidder for cash, that tract of land situ
ated in Burke county on Linville
river, bounded as follows: Beginning
on a black oak on the bank of said river
and runs with the fence north 35 de
grees west 104 poles to a stake; then
north 48 poles to a stake iu the road;
then north 87 degrees west 40 poles to a
stake; then north 45 degrees west 72
poles to a post oak and pine, Kincaid's
corner, on the west side of the ridge
road; then wis' 81 poles to a post oak.
Conlev's corner; then Lorth with Ful-
wood's line 52 poles to a post oak. now
down, Fulwood s line; then west f5
poles to a stake; then north 20 jxdes to
McKesson's line; then east 109 poles to
Greenlee's corner; then south with
Greenlee's line 44 poles fo Greenlee's
corner; then east 123 poles to the rber.
crossing the same course 20 poles wit'i
Dickson's line to a stake; then s uih
50 degrees east 78 p les to the mouth of
Kerley's 1 ranch; then north 55 degrees
east 14 poles up the branch to a stake:
then south 70 degrees east 10 ploles t - .i
stake in the road; then with said ma :
in the direction of Shilo church to a
cross-fence; then easterly to a corner in
I. T. Axel's line; then 5o poles 1
Gibbs' line; then with said line to a
stake, Gibbs' corner; then same coin -with
Corpening's line to a stake in th
old ridge road leading to Corpening-:
then to a white oak at the spring so a
to enclude the Parker house; then to a
bluff or cliff at the bend of the rier:
-then crossing the rher and down it a
it meanders to a bunch of sassafra-:
thence runs so as to include the Cor
pening dam down the river to the be
ginning, and containingoOO acres, m--re
or less.
Terms of sale cash. This Dec. 2-!h,
1899. W. E. WALTON.
Mortgagee.
was one ot i 'y ofiiees from Lenoir to
years of aire. lie
the finest soldiers in the Coil- Cluster, which took place
federate Armv and was a fa- Wednesday, Lenoir partially
mous sharpshooter.
CATAWBA.
The Oldest Knabe Piano in the State
Jewelry Store Robbed Accidentally
Shot.
Newton Enterprise. Dec. 29th.
The Newton Cotton Mills,
HAVING A GREAT RUN ON
CHAMBERLAIN'S COl'GII
REMEDY.
loses three very pleasant jren
tlenien. Mr. Keid, the auditor
and traffic manager, is .one of -kind, and it give
our very best citizens and busi
ness men, and while we rejoice
Manager Martin, n the Pierrot)
drup: store, informs us that he is hav
ing a great run on Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, lie selU live bottles
of that medicine to one of any other
satisfaction.
Notice.
Trent
In these davs ot la grippe there is no
thing like Chamberlai:'s Cough remedy
to stoi thft i-oii 'h. heil mi the sore
at his promotion all Of which ; tIiroat and lungs and give relief within
is deserved we sincerely re-ju very short time. The sales are grmv-
irret that his duties will call ! in-' !in,i aI1 who u Hrc pl-ael
after presenting each employee limn from Lenoir most of the 1 n Vr')mVl aaion.-South Chicago
i i . it. , . I Dailv lalumet. ror site uv . A.
with a nice basket ot candy j time. Mr. Moore, the eiheient j Lesne, dru-gist.
suspended work tor three days, j clerk in the freight department,
The bird dogs, which have ; and Mr. Jordon, the stenogra-
become a positive nuisance, spher, have both made many)
Having qualified as executors of
last will and testament of W. M. Win
ters, deceased, this is to notify all pes -sons
having claims against the e-tao-of
the deceased to present them to th
unders! g-ned on or before the 29th day
of December, 19)0, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 29th dav of Dec, lb'..
A. A. CONN EE LEY,
K. A. WINTERS.
Executors of W. M. Winters.
Notice of Administration.
Having- qualified as administrator f
I E. M. Williams, deceased, late of the
i county of Eurxe, North Carolina. thi
I is to notify all persons haiing claim
! ajrainst the estate of the said deceased
to exhibit them t the undersigmd n
not reeomnif rmeu tori - . v. "iuw. . . .
P , . or tn is notice will oe pieau in oar t'
the cure of every ill : it does not cure j thcir reco A11 persons im!ebted
4. l ,11 d. , ..U rt wiii f ,,v!-ri-c ' f ,.;n,1c. T imli. hi. d.-n-m 1,ut lL niuifliw u.ic to sa(1 estate will please make im-
got about all the choice tin kebstuends m Lenoii In then jren-jf,r rheuimitism. aml a fine blood ; mediate navment. 1
This December fth, 1899.
J. C. WILLIAMS,
Administrati ix.
Jno. M. Mull, Attv.
in this county, leaving only tlemanly bearing and good i purifier and laxative : trv it.
Ilobson's choice for the Christ-j qualities, and we all are sorry!
mas table. Uo see them leave. We are I Subscribe for The News.