The Charlotte Democrat., 1889-05-10
N. G. News.

postmaster at Shelby.
a. Rev. e. A. Yates Of Durham, and
Prot. 9. T. Gidney of Shelby, were elected
delegates to the World's SUNDAY School
Convention nc London.
a. We have had the finest stand oi
corn this season we ever saw. / planted
seven acres on the 18th of March and on
the e9th of same month it began to come
up.-C. ia Concord Times.
a. Twenty-four counties report au
increase OF 25 per cent in the acreage OF
corn planted this year, and twenty three
report an increase of "a per cent in the
acreage of wheat.
a. Nj. G. Walter has a pear tree on
his home place that is valuable. In 1887
it yielded fifteen bushels, in 1888 eight
bushels. He tell as that its yield has
been about in this ratio since be owned
the place. Every other year it's yield is
double Concord Times. 3-s
W We regret to announce that the
able and scholarly Mr. Bronson. the very
popular rector OF the Episcopal Church in
this place, has rendered his resignation,
and will remove his charming aud elegant
family to Warrenton.-W WiLson Msyror.
W MIR J. B. Hill has been appointed
q. S. Marshal tor the Eastern District of
North Carolina.e> There was no opposi.
tion and the appointment was expected.
He filled This position under Presidents
Grant. Hayes and Arthur.
az MIR James Solomon, of this coun-
ty, shot aud killed grey eagle last We'd
nesdaY which, DR.. Anderson says, meas
ured feet, inches between the tips of
it's wings. When killed it was in pursuit
OF flock of geese.-Morganton Star.
ATTENTION, Ex-CoNFEDERATEs.--
have prepared Record book and would
like to have the name, company, regiment
and postoffice address of every living
Confederate soldier and sailor.
w. Z. STRoNAcH,
Raleigh. N. c.
az The State owns a large body of
land in Craven and Jones counties. The
Governor is very urgent in advocacy Of
the Penitentiary Board making State
farm on part of this land, aud thus util-
izing some OF the convicts for making
bread and meat. Last week President
Faison, Director Clark, and Engineer
Lewis inspected these lands. The matter
is under advisement.-RoleiQh Chronicle.
az Mr. J. NJ. Farley has in his store
a middling of Western bacon which is
nearly feet long, 27 inches wide, 12
inches thick and weighs 1874 lbs. 1t is
probably the largest side o: meat ever
sold in this market. MIR A. G. Parker
informs US that he has stock SOW which
has given birth to three litters of pigs,
numbering p in all, within the past 9
months. Who can beat that ?-M0nr0e
Planter.
@ Did you ever hear of dog catch
ing fish with hook and line? Well,
such thing has happened in Chatham.
On Easter Monday, Mr. Joseph Green of
Hickory Mountain township, was fishing
in Rocky River, when suddenly his pole
was jerked into the water, and bis dog
jumped into the river, caught the pole in
his mouth and swan to the bank and
safely landed big cat fish Next -
Chatham Record.
eB- The Potato Bug has already ap.
peared 10 this section, and if you want
potatoes you must give this pest prompt
attention. Look your potatoes every day
aud collect and kill the bugs. Then ex-
anime the under side of the leaves and
destroy every egg-which will be found
10 clusters of from ten to one hundred
yellow in color and about the size of q
grain Of mustard Greensboro North
STATE
A STRANGE CAsE.-.A young lady,
living in No. 8 township, has been trou-
bled, for year or more, with hoarseness.
which at times amounts to utter speech.
lessness. She visits frequently friends at
the mineral springs OF Misenheimer &
Len:z, in Stanly county, and several
hours use of the water restores her speech
to such an extent that no one could detect
any difficulty in that respect. This writer
has seen the results and knows the state
ment to be correct. After being away
from the springs for several days the
hoarseness returns. Thus far this pecu.
ment.- Concord Standard.
- We are surprised to fnd our pa
pers have not a larger circulation, but
the child who is brought up on Kansas
beef, Dakota wheat, Nebraska corn. work.
ing kentucky horse or mule, wearing
New York clothes, Boston shoes, PenIsyl.
vania hats, aud uses Yankee manu-
faotured implements for everything is al.
most foreigner at his own home and
wants a Northern weekly, because it's
cheap. Thus are home products dis
charged, home papers not patroniSsd
while they worry the discouraged editor,
tired foreman, and poor devils almost to
death trying to get the news without
taking the home paper. Take your home
paper and pay for it. Take two, if your
county has them.-Tdr6oro Banner.
A PHENoMENAL WELL.-There is q
we'll on the old Adam Clark place in Lilies
vile township, this county, that has pes
culiarities that the people living in the
neighborhood would like to have ex.
planned by some competent authority.
This we'll is 40 feet deep, and up to the
time Of the earthquake in 1886 always had
(winter and summer) seven feet of good
water in it. 1t had never been known TO
60 dry, but on the morning after the
earthquake it didn't have drop of water
in it, and since that time in dry seasons
thu well has been PERFECTLY dry, but dur,
ing wet spells 1t gets 40 f4ii that 1t some