The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-01-31
N. G. News.

compelled to make an assignment to Lee
Is. Overman, Esq. Liabilities are esti-
mated at $4,000. Assets at $4,000
Salisbury Truth
W From all reports there is more
pork in Anson county this year than has
been any year since the war, and il it is
not spoiled by the warm weather our peo.
pie will at least have meat and hominY if
they do not have plethoric pocket books.
- W0desboro ZnteLli0encer.
~ One of the phenomenal things Of
this phenomenal year, is the fact that
cotton is continuing to open in the fields.
A gentleman informed us yesterday that
pickers are now in the fields picking cot
ton that has just opened. Who ever knew
of such thing before ?-Monroe hr
press.
W Nash county farmers: The Frank
lin Times says the farmers of Franklin
county are arranging to put in over i've
times as many acres in tobacco this year
as they put in last. Tobacco has proven
very remunerative crop to you, and you
can easily put in and cultivate properly,
ten times as much as you have ever had
in before. Why don't you do it ?-Ndsh-
0aHe AT00n0aH
W Mr.. W. III. Chamblee, of Wake
field, Wake county, says that these times
are not hard times for him or other farm
ers who planted tobacco and made their
own meat and bread. He has recently
returned from O trip through Granville
county, and he tells US that there the
farmers are prosperous and happy. He
noted marked change for the better in
the character of their dwellings,. baros,
and stables from those to be seen IN
the all.cotton section.-State Chronicle.
W While force of hands we're blast
ing out rock on the line of the Winston
Wilkesboro Railroad, Monday, an ex-
plosion lossened quantity of earth and
rock which fell upon three colored laborers
who were dead when the mass was re-
moved and their bodies found. Reports
differ as to whether or not the explosion
was premature. One of those killed was
John Gray, of Bethany township, this
county. His body was brought home
Tuesday and was buried yesterday. The
other two were from Mocksville or vicinity.
| StatesviUe Landmark. ...---
~ Mr.. John c. Bates, of Aspen,
| Colorado, reached Monroe last Friday and
left Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. Bates was
resident of this county for ten or eleven
years, and left here about four years ago,
since which time he has resided at Aspen,
Colorado, and has been engaged i0 min
| ing enterprises. He has recently gained
a mining suit which involved about &c. ;
100000 His many friends in the county
were delighted to see him. No man ever
resided in the county who had more
friends. He attended the meeting Sunday
afternoon of the Young Mems Sunday
Union, which was organized by him and
in which he has always taken a lively
interest, and made a talk which was lis-
tened to with pleasure by all present.
Monroe Erpress
ATTEMPT AT BARN BURNING.-Mr.
Thos. A. Price, who lives near Mill creek,
seven miles from Monroe came very near
losing his barn by fire last Monday morn
ing. Just before day he awoke and saw
a light at the barn, aud on investigating
| the matter he found that his barn had
| been set on fire. The miscreant who had
fred it had also cut the we'll rope, but, as
it happened, there was soma water 10 the
house, and prompt action saved the build
ing from burning. Mr.. Price had several
times during the night heard some one
about his premises, and there is no doubt
but that the fire was of incendiary origin.
We learn that he suspects certain parties
of being guilty of the attempt.-Monroe
Register.
| A MAINE V1s1ToR.-Mr Hiram M.
Paul, from the northern part of Maine,
has spent a few days here examining the
land around here with a view of purchas
ing and settling. He says that when he
left home, ten days ago, the snow was q
foot and half deep, and the thermometer
| indicated a temperature of As degrees be-
low zero. We should think that he would
wish to remove from such cold climate !!
And yet, notwithstanding the extreme
cold the farmers there seem to make more
productive crops than they do here, in our
milder climate. Mr.. Paul says that the
average yield of wheat to the acre is about
20 bushels, but that the season is too short
for much corn to mature. A great deal
of hay is raised, his crop last year being
about 10 tons. Great quantities of Irish
potatoes are also raised, Mr.. Paul's crop
one year amounting to 5000 bushels
Chatham Record.
az The Cabarrus Black Boys are CON.
| GemplatIUS VleiL W IClcumOOu IN Tue
latter part of May. They will of course
represent in full regimentals the "good
old North State" on the visit, if taken, at
the unveiIing of the R. E. Lee monu-
ment.-The Sunday School Convention
of the Ninth District will be held in this
place Wednesday and Thursday, Feb
18th and 18th. This convention will be
composed of all Protestant denominations,
and delegates from the several counties
in the district will be present. The Dis:
trict Is composed of the counties: Iredell
Cabarrus, Rowan, Union, Mscklenburg
Castor. Cleveland and Cataw ba.-The
Alliance people Of Rowan county are ar
ranging to establish tobacco factory at
South River. The Salisbury Truth says
the stock has been taken and the house
and machinery have been secured Con
cord Times.
| ga darkey, who was bowed down on
the street the other day with coughing and
sneezlng, told an anxious friend, in reply
to question, that he had "dis yere new
disease dey call do squeeze.-First Lieu
tenant John A. Conner, of the IredelI
Blues, has received from Col. j. T. An
thopv of the Fonrth Raoiment North