Charlotte home and Democrat., 1882-03-10
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road, at Alexandra, Va, last week, or
dered aid to be given Col. j. Turner
Morehead, President of the North Caro-
lima Division, for the purpose of pushing
the Road on from Danville 10 Charlotte.
On Tuesday last the diningroom and
kitchen, with its contents, of MIR. G. A.
Pitts, OF Concord, was destroyed by fire.
Damage three hundred dollars.
The town of Burnt Chimney, in Ruther-
ford county, has changed its name to
Forest City.
On Wednesday night of last week, in
Poplar Tent neighborhood, Cabarrus
county, Miss Sue Holdbrooks was severe
ly bitten, in the arm, by strange dog.
The noise of dog among the geese
caused her to 20 out in the yard The
dog was killed before it relinquished it's
hold.
Mr.. Thos. Morrow was seriously in
jured about a week ago while horse
racing with another party. The roads
were very muddy and the horse ran to the
side of the road, threw him and bruised
his head, from the effect of which he died
few days ago.-Hickory Press.
w. G. Bennett doing business as mer-
chant, at Mt. Pisgah, Alexander county,
committed suicide, on Sunday morning of
last week. His habits were not temperate,
and during the preceding week he had
INDUCED freely. He leaves a wife and
three echildren.-StatesviHe american.
A few weeks since, Benjamin Arey, an
old citizen, departed this life, and last
week his son, VIM. Arey, a young and
promising man, was followed to the grave;
meanwhile daughter lies dangerously i'll.
They resided in Chambersburg township.
-StatesviUe american.
Mr. J. P. Johnston of Rutherford Col
lege, sold his crop of tobacco at the Farm
ers' Warehouse last Thursday at unusually
fair prices considering the quality of the
| tobacco. His crop was set out the 18th
| of July and he realized for some grades
of it $24.5O per hundred pounds.-Hickory
Press.
Mr.. F. H. Heartt by some means took
an overdose of morphine, to alleviate pain
last Friday. Not coming down to break
fast, his room was visited, when he was
found unconscious and in an. extremely
critical condition. Two physicians were
Immediately summoned, who after some
hours succeeded in Infringing him around
I-RaleiQh Observer.
We are pleased to learn that Mr.. J. S.
Henderson, upon whom it seems most OF
the labor of codifying the Statute Law is
imposed by the other two gentlemen of
the Commission, is progressing with his
work very rapidly and satisfactorily. He
is assisted by VIM. G. Blackmer, Esq
the Secretary of the Commission, a young
lawyer of the Salisbury Examiner.
The barn and contents of Mr.. P. D.
| Weaver, some three miles east of Greens
boro, were entirely destroyed by fire on
Monday night of last week about IL
o'clock. The barn contained Mr.. Weaver's
grain, all his feed, horses and valuable
COW. 1t is supposed the barn was fired by
an incendiary. If so, the culprit who fired
it opened the door and let the horses out.
All the property in the barn, except the
horses, was totally destroyed, and as Mr..
Weaver is poor man, the loss is heavy
one. 1t leaves him in a crippled condi
tion to make his next crop Greensboro
Patriot.
The NORTH CAROLINA MIDLAND
The entire line of the North Carolina Mid.
land Railroad, from Mooresvile to Back
Creek Church, Rowan county, distance
of nine miles, is under contract. All of
the contracts are now being worked and
some of them will soou be finished The
culver,s are also being built along the
line and it is thought that by the middle
of Summer the first nine miles will be
ready for the cross-lies. Capt. J. o.
Moore. the Chief Engineer of the Road,
has been quite sick of pneumonia, at his
home in Mooresville, but is now able to
be on his feet again.-StdtesviHe Land
mark
| A REMARKABLE RECOVERY OF LOST
PROPERTY the goth of June, 1860, a
lady of this city had taken from her room
a beautiful gold watch, chain and locket
Every effort was made at the time to re.
cover it, and suspicion rested on several
On yesterday a servant was raking under
barn on the premises, to get out some
eggs, when to the surprise of all she drew
out the long lost watch. The morocco
case was rotted at the bottom, but the
watch, chain, &C., was found to be in per
feet order, and as if its rust had been but
week, instead oftwenty-two years DID,
Rales0h Observer, Sd.
The Cost OF "JUsTICE. ."-Going tc
law is a luxury for which people have to
pay pretty dearly. We instance the case
of Overcash VS.. Ketchie, which was tried
last week in our Superior Court. These
are neighbors, citizens of Coddle Greek
Township. There arose between them q
dispute about the ownership of little
corner of land, a quarter of an acre, worth
$3.50. 1t was considered that to 90 tc
law about it was the correct thing, and to
law they went. The case has been pend
ing since 1879. Last week it was decided
against Ketchie. The amount to be taxed
in the bill of cost is in the immediate
neighborhood of 5000. The case is to ge
to the Supreme Court which will add
about $50 to the cost. There are the
lawyer fees on each side, about 800, Ger
tainly not less. Then in addition to this
the county of Iredell has had to pay g
Judge and jury for two days spent in
hearing the case, and so the total cost will
approximate $4OO, all spent on account oi
a quarter of an acre of land, worth two
dollars and fifty cents.-StatesyiNe Land
mark
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THANKSGIVING Over THE OurRN'S Re