The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-05-23
N. G. News.

Eo0le
W Capt. w. 7. II. Bell was the hap
py recipient of a nice walking cane o
leopard wood from the island of Bsrba
does. This cane was presented by hi
who is now serving on one of the ships o
the Amdrican squadron at Yokahoma
Jaran.-Shelbv Aurora.
GoLD.-This much desired article il
being found on the surface, and 10 sup
posed to lie in immense quantities, on the
lands OF Gilbert Holler, three or four
miles east of Hickory. Some nuggets
have been found worth So SO or more
There is gold in these old hills if people
would only dig for it.-Hickory Press.
W Rev. E. A. Osborne, of Charlotte
has accepted a call TO the Episcopal
church OF this place for one Sunday in
each month, and the first service here will
be Sunday after next, the fourth Sunday
of the present month. The parish is to
be congratulated upon its choice of a
rector. Mr. Osborne is sensible gentle
man, an excellent preacher and one of the
OPossUM RAISING THE C1rY.-This
| morning there was found seven opossums
in the stables of G. D. Upchurcb, Esq,
near his dwelling on Fayetteville street
A male and female and five kittens have
| made their home and seemed perfectly at
ease in bis stables. If this should continue
long the boys won't have much trouble to
take 'possum hunt just 60 out in the
back yard and bring them in. Who can
beat Raleigh We think she takes the
lead .-RaIeiqh Visitor.
~ Mr. Josephus Edwards says there
is no reason for your hogs to die of cholera
or the curlew bugs to destroy your corn
He advocates the planting of oats, and
says that will exterminate the huge. He
adds that horses can stand more driving,
hogs make better lard and never troubled
with cholera, cattle richer milk, aud chill
dren are healthier, when fed on oats, or
oat meal. No man ever raises too many
oats, and every one is sorry when they are
gone Washington Gazette.
sB Messrs Cummings and Buff o,
Two prominent Northern lumber capital
ists, having visited Western Carolina, In
spected the inexhaustible timber supplies
of the section, aud satisfied themselves
that the field was q most inviting one.
purchased site near Dillsboro and are
busily erecting a timber plant to cost at
least $4,000. They are putting in booms
In the Tuckaseige River, and doing every.
thing in strictly 6rst-class style necessary
TO the conduct of very large business.
They have been busy for some time pur-
chasing timber iu Jackson and other
contiguous counties, and will soon be
shipping to Northern and European
mlrkets what they cannot get in any
other sec ion of the world.-AsheyiUe
Democrat.
sB~ The many friends of Mr.. Robin
son in Mouroe, of all denominations, will
regret to learn that he has decided to
accept the call of the Graham Street
Presbyterian church in Charlotte. His
Pastorate here of about three years has
been very succe ssiul, and the oh urch will
have hard work to fill bis place. We
believe that it is conceded by all our
business men that business is much
better and money good deal more plenti-
full than any one had expected it to be
this spring. MIR q. W. Bruner says he
has had the best trade this spring he has
ever bad. -Mr J. J. Cox, of Lance
Creek township, brought into our office
Yesterday live lizard with a forked tail.
The tail is divided about an inch and a
quarter from the end, and both branches
are well developed. 1t is curiosity 10
it's way.-Monroe Register
sB@ Jackson Linker lost leg in the
war; he came home and started to farm
with poor little sorrel horse. He now
owns about $4,000 worth of land. -
Mr.. Rutus W. Krimiuger presents US
with an ear OF corn, or rather ears of
corn There is one large one 10 the mid
die aud five OF hers connected with, six
IN one shuck. 1t beats anything 10 that
line we have ever seen. Mr.. J. r,
Lltaber informs US of a peculiar &C.
cldent that happened to one of his
sheep of the Feminine persuasion. On
the first of May, 1889, she, while climbing
a tree to pick some leaves, got one of her
forelegs fastened, and in trying to extract
herself, broke the leg. On the first of
MAY OF this ear, the same sheep in climb
Ing another tree got the other foreleg
fastened In the same way and broke it also.
Concord Times.
THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY FIVE
Y YEARs.-There was scene yesterday at
Bethel church, Guilford county, about
eiSuI hliee east Oh greensboro. to which |
we will venture 10 say, a parallel could |
not have been found in all the many thou
sands OF churches in the United States in |
which millions of people assent bled yester-
day to do homage and worship. On one
seat in this country church yesterday, |
there sat during service four men, whose |
ages combined, are three hundred and |
forty five years. That is an average OF
eighty six and one fourth years.
These aged gentlemen are John Whar-
ton, 90; his brother David, Sc; W. E.
Dick, IS, and F. B. Mclean, 81.
If there is another bench in any church
anywhere in the United States that can
beat that, we would like for it to stand up
80 as to be Greensboro Workman.
Is This is an extract from the sketcb
of Robert E. Lee in Alden's New CYCLIC
pedia, published in New York: "Gen.
Lee, admired and extolled throughout the
Southeru States, may be said to have been
esteemed scarcely less by his foes 10 war
as far at least as regard their apprecia-
ton of his rare military genius, his many
private virtues, and his unblemished re.
cord for bravery, modesty and unselfish-
ness. He was keen in foresight, masterly