The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-10-06
For the Hestern Democrat.
RELIEF MEETING.

On Monday, the goth ut the citizens of Steel
Greek Beat. Mecklenburg county, met at their
muster ground, and after their military parade,
(Which was fne.) Maj Il. A. Grier, in behalf of the
company, appointed Maj. j. NJ Potts, A r. Erwin.
Esq. and Col. VIM. M. Grierf as committee to
recommend some plan by which the families of our
brave soldiers and their farms may be better at
tended to-
The committee after taking the matter into ma
ture consideration reported to the meeting that they
had divided the Beat into four divisions and appoint
ed sub committees in each division as follows:
1st DiYsion-W. l.. Erwin Jas Erwin, VIM.
Bailey, Calvin 1oungblood and w McRum.
I'd Division-Wm Smith, NJ A Edwards, j S
Nicely, John Williamson and w d Russell.
Sd Divsipn-J HI Mcdowell, Alex Grier, F G
Simerel W Reed, and Dr. j NJ Strong.
18th Divsion-Thos Grier, 6 Neal. James
Knox, t Simere Caruthers and r G Kin
drick.
The duty of said sub committees shall be to visit
the houses of the wives and widowed mothers of
soldiers and where there is sufficient help to
the present crop they shall call in assistance,
and shall examine each farm and that every
acre that is not needed for shall be sown in
wheat, oats, or rye and if any of said families have
no grain for sowing, then the committee shall call
upon the citizens for sufficient quantity therefor;
and further. the committee will enquire into the
necessities of each family, and wherever they may
find any one who has not sufficient provisions then
they shall have power to each farmer in the
Beat, pro rata, to supply said deficiency.
The report was adopted by acclamaton without a
dissenting voice. -
Destructive FIRE-A fire broke out on Sun
day morning, the 9th ut., about one O'clock in
building on Churton street, belonging to Josiah
Turner, sen, Esq, and occupied by Mr.. Samuel
Bishop and one or two other families 1t was not
discovered until it had made such progress that
the inmates barely escaped with clothing scarcely
fHoi,y Il
communicated to the adjoining buildings Mr.
Lynch's jewelry shop on the north, ard one
other building belonging to Mr. Turner were soon
on fire The building occupied by Mr. Phillips as
saddler's shop and belonging to Capt Berry,
with the Post Office in the rear, and the house on
the corner occupied as store by MeSsrs. VIM r
4 Thos. ]. Stray horn, aud owned by John L.
Kirkland, Esq, were soon envelopcd in the flames,
from whence it extended to the store Of MeSsrs.
james G. Turrentne & Son, and to the Shoe shop
of Messrs. Hayes & Faucet and the Drug Store:
leaving in heap of ruins the whole block of build
ings occupying the northwest corner of Churton
and King streets -Halsboro r. c2r9er.
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ROLL OF HoNoR.-The General Assembly Of
this State at its last session, made it the duty of
the Adjutant General to keep a book, to be called
the Roll of Honor, in which should be recorded
the name of every from this State who has
dl, d, been killed, discharged or distinguished him
81 IN any. of the battles of this war
10 accordance with this resolution, Capt James
H. Foofe having been appointed Assistant Adiu-
tant General and assigned to this duty by order of
dov. Vance, Capt F. will be pleased to receive
such information will enable him rropery to
accord the deeds ofour gallant dead and Twin. -
Rnieiyh Progrcss -
" ANfED AT TIE -FRoNT-The following re-
treshlng conversation between Federal missioner
on the cars, and a Confederate officer at the Ma
rietta depot took place yesterday:
Confederate.-So you are bagged are vou7
Federal.-Yes, bagged, what of it? /.
CONDITIONING. only Longstreet's corps has
gone to Bragg aud will bag your tea-party
Federal-You ieaEt tell me anything about
Longstreet's men. They have made me trot often
before this But my rebel friend, I'll tell YOU
what is the fact. | came through your army on
my way here, and your friends up yonder are need
ing help badly. You do your cause great
deal more good up at the front than down here
quizzing prisoners.
Officers dispersed and went off in different drec-
tons