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The state chronicle., 1891-02-25
NOTICE..

By virtue of power of sale contained
in a certain deed of mortgage, executed
by r. r Patterson and his wife to me, on
on the 10Th of March, 1855, and duly re
corded in the Office of the Register of
Deeds for Halifax county, in Book 73, page
278, | WILL on the 2d day of March, 1891, at
the Conrt House door ia the town Of Hail
fax, in the county of Halifax n. c., sell TO
the highest bidder for cash the following
described tract of land, containing one
hundred acres, more or less, situate lii the
county of Halifax ana State of North Car
Olina, beginning at two Dost-Oaks on the
road leading from Heptuistall's to Boyds.
running with road ana path 50 poles to a
stake; then 5. 20' w l34 poles to d stake
pine pointers, Il pine marked, then n. e3
deg. ". 100 poles to Il Spanish oak on said
road; then with said road and an old road
202 poles to Il hickory; then south S11a +.
241a poles to the beginning.
Ihls 10Th day of Jan, 1891.
w. NJ. PERKINS.
By his Attorney, f. I, CLARK.
feh6- NVtdS
The state chronicle., 1891-02-25
SIX PERSONS NEEE KILLED
IN THE AWFUL WRECK on TT
CHESTER & II. OI1s RAILROAD.
Fulies Particulars of the Fatal Acoi-
dent, Brief Account OF " hich A p
peared Several Days Ago.
Especial TO STATE CHRONICLE.

dent, IA Brief Account OF ~ hich APP
peared Several Days Ago.
Especial to STATE CHRoNICLE.l
NEWTON, n. G. Feb. 17.-The disas-
irons wreck on the Chester Il L@nor
railroad, VIII. occurred near here at
O'Clock vest. LAY afternoon, an account
Of VII Cd sent the CHRONICLE, has
developed l.to 3 more horrible accident
than wa at first supposed. The two
parties Who We're killed outright were
". W. T. :. Of Chester, 5. G, and H.
III. Morrow. Of Cleveland county, y. G.
To-day four more haze died. Their
names are: J. Hogge, Of Chester, S. G;
Rev. II. L. Little, Of Dallas. \. O.; Mr..
johnson, Of Ga -tonia; and John Corn
well, of CaLawb county, \. 9. Hogge,
johnson, Cornwell and Ross were sent
out to their homes to-day for burial,
over the W. n. Q. road. Two of the
bodies, Rev. NJ l.. Little and II. NJ.
Morrow, are still at this place.
Many others are badly injured and it
is feared others will die.
SCENES AT THE WRECK.
/ HICKORY, n. c., Feb. live have
| lust returned from the VIZ OK on the Mar
| row Gauge Railroad below Newton We
took pains to enquire definitely INTO the
matter and We ind the tram was run
ming down grade at about forty miles an
hour when it struck curved trestle
two and half miles south OF Newton.
The rails on the track opened and the
whole train of cars plunged down to the
bottom through the timbers, bnt the en-
CINE passed over the treste and then
turned up side down on the side of the
| = n II b.4a u ll-T1Sy N
of rails which formed the track on the
; trestle 1t was local freight train with
an accommodation caboose attached,
and there was some half de-
zen passengers in their car besides the
conductor and Il igman and one brake
> man. Mr.. w ". Ross, fagman, was
} instantly killed, together with Mr.. ID
NJ. Morrow, passenger from Cleveland
county; Mr.. Hogge, fireman, had bis
arua and leg cut off, and his arm was
found in the mud some DISTANCE from
where his body was found ; Mr.
johnson, of Gastonia; Rev. Little, o1
Dallas, and John Cornwell, passengers
were all so badly hurt that they have
0 since died Wash Williams is not ex
pected to live. hir. Dunlap, conductor,
Q was scratched and bruised up consider
: ably but escaped with less Injury than
G | any one aboard the fatal train. MI. COL
t ten, passenger, was badly hurt. Some
| who were injured are still in precarl
5 GUS condition. Mr.. Shannon, engineer
/ stuck to his seat in the cabb of the en-
: CINE until it stopped upon the ground
: Notwithstanding it had Jumped the
/ track and rolled over several times. This
| is certainly the most disastrous wreck
: that ever occurred on this road, and il
f has brought grief and sorrow to the
r hearts and homes Of many of our cti
= zens 4 the men killed We're men witt
t families, and hence the awful scenes
s that of necessity, occurred, both at The
! wreck and the homes OF the poor un
fortunate men who bit the dust with TIT
engine aud cars.
9 A. A. ABERSETHY.
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N.s Worthy Book: |,' ?sr.a.:.

Choice and Popular Alto Songs.
81 sOngs-each one Gem. Price, 81 in
hhavy paper, $:25 in bds. and s.. co in
git binding.
Tie Songs OF Ireland.
new and carefully revised collection
IF the best and most celebrated Irish
songs. Some of the best melodies in eX
stence, and bright, spirited words. sc
songs Price, 81 in heavy paper, S1.25 in
DDS. and 50 in gilt binding.
The state chronicle., 1891-02-25
COTTON : PRESS.
TIE BEST ON TIE MARKET,
Manufactured and for Sale bv
L.L.TAYI.oP.
SEAEsOARD, N. c.

The TAYLOR COTTON PR ESS has many
points of excellence that sells j. over tnt.
rest presses that are now offered the public
This press was patented in 1885, and, after
four seasons trial by the side Of other press. :,
we tearlersly and unhesitatipgly claim for il
the following advantages:
1st. 1t works perfectly by lev,r power,
I'd It works more rapidly and ea-ilv than
any other press. Two ordinary hands can
pack bale of cotton IN minute and halt
3D. There are no ropes. chains, pulleys, &c
and consequently no friction whatever
4th. The press is so simple both in con-
structlon and operation, that it never gets ont
of order.
This is a hand press, and consequently does
not require the addition of steam.
For further Information in regard to the
press, the following gentlemen, who have
used 1t, are given as reference: Wesley De-
loach, Creeksyille, n. c.; J. G l.. Crocker,
Seaboard, n. C.:Dr J, n. Ramsey, Seaboard,
y. c.: A. K. Danghtry. Suffolk, Va; Capt S.
n Buxton, jackson, n. C.: j. T. Barham,
caro-. Va. (aup27-tf
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Choice Song Collections.
SONG CLASSICS. Vol. l. so songs. : y
song Classics. Vol 2. ..39
Song Glass. Low Yes. Al -
Choice Sacred Solos -. "a = .
Choice Sac'd SOS L.NS4o LE1
classlc, Baritone, base.23 20
Classic Tenor Songs. :. .36 q
Good Old Songs we Used
to 115 oI-9
Choice Piano Selections. G-Es-
Piano Classics. Vol. l. A pieces o.1 %
Piano Classics. Vol. g. oC|E
Classical Piauist ....42
Popular Nance Collect f6
Popular Piano Colleen 66
Opera Piano Collection 19operas e
Churchilts BIRTHDAY BOOK of EMI-
NENT COMPOSERS.
A handsome and useful book, 81 90.
ANY BOOK MAILED, POST PAID FOR RETAIL PRICE.
OLIVER Dl .SON ~ CO.. bosTON
The state chronicle., 1891-02-25

NORTH CAROLINA, WAKE COUNTY.
B. F. MosrAeus Magistrates Court.
vS. Before
j. T. HEAvEs W. WHITAKER, J.P.
Debt S9I .O3.
A summons in the above action for defend
ant having been issued January 5, 1891, and
returned Not b be found in Wake coun nty,''
and it appearing to the Court that the de-
fendant, j Il. Reaves, has left the State, and
cannot be reached by a summons, it IL ordered
by the Court that summons by publication
be M tdo once a week for six weeks in the
STATE CHRONICLE, a newspaper published IN
the city o. Raleigh, Notifying the said defend
W, sey Whitaker. J. P, in the city OF Raleigh
on the 18th day ofFebruary, 1891, al 2 O'Clock
m, and plead, answer or deGiur to the COM
plant filed, or Judgment will be entered
against him accor ding to complaint.
This 9th of January, 1891
WESLEY whitaker, J. P.
ianQ
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
Good Advice.

The wool buyers at this place have a
few words of kind advice TO the farmers
Of the surrounding country. LIST. Wash
the sheep early and keep them in a
clean pasture until shearing. End.
Keep the tags and sweepings separate
from the fleece as you will receive a
far better price for your wool if in a
good condition, dirt is toe cheap TO buy
10y the pound. In regard to outside
buyers, who claimed last year that you
could realize more for your wool by let
ting them ship for you, the following
extract, under the caption, 1.-The De-
vine Wool Deal" reproduced by a
paper in the southern part of the state
from the Clinton Republican, will eX-
plain:
I'VE have been asked by several per-
sons to publish the results of the wool
transactions of last spring with NJ. B.
DeviEe. We read the following in the
st. Johns Republican and as it agrees
with several reports OF wool sold in
this locality, we publish it. If there
are better reports we would be glad to
hear of them"
Editor Republican: AS | was one
that shipped wool with Nj. b. Devlne
last year. will give my experience in
the business. On the oath OF June last
| delivered at Pewamo 256 pounds of
washed wool, including s pounds of
tags. After handling the wool over,
Mr.. Devine made the remark that it
would pay to ship such wool as that. /
received an advance of $50 or nearly
u cents per pound, for which gave "A
Mr.. Deyine was to have 80 days in
which to make returns. After making
TWO requests for settlement, | receiv-
ed, October "A, a statement. through
him from Ilallowell IL Coburn of Bos-
ton, that they had received 23S pounds
of wool Git having shrunk Is pounds)
and sold the same Sept. lst at an aver
age of 20 cents per pounds, which
amounted To $G9.25. From which de-
Quoting So % commission. and freight,
interest, and Mr.. Devine's commission
of one cent. per pound, amounting to
S3.2S making total charges of S9.57).
The wool Melted me S59.6S, leaving
balance due Mr.. ID. of 80 cents. l was
offered 80 cents straight for the wool
on the day of shipping, excepting the
tags, which would have amounted to
S76S0, less the shrinkage on the S
pounds of tags. Whether it pays to
ship wool OF not, leave the reader to
Judge.
i. ABBOTT.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
Eeryent Lightning.

Quite a strange freak of lightning was
witnessed at the home of Mr.. William
Henry Morton in Athens. During the
rainstorm that came up about noon q
flash of lightning struck the rod over the
house, melting it instantly. The cur
rent was not content with this, but leaped
to the tin gutter and melted it all around
the house, pouring the molten metal in
heavy streams to the ground below. The
lightning then flashed through one corn
er of the house, paid visit to the people
in the room below, ran out along an iron
pipe to tin basin on the back piazza and
melted it completely, and followed an
iron pipe to the well, fully fifty feet from
the house. The damage to the wood
work of the house was very slight, but
all of the metal with which it came in
contact was melted. ATLANTA Constitu-
ton,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
DROBATE ORDER, state of MichIgan. Coun.

DROBATE ORDER, State of Michigan, Coun
bate Court for said County. held at the Pro-
bate office in the village of Ithaca on the oth day
of May in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety one. Present, j. Lee Potts, Judge
OF Probate In the matter of the
Estate of Charles Taylor.
diseased On reading and filing the petition,
duly verified. of Henry A. Delavan admins
traitor OF the said estate asking sale OF the
real estate belonging To the said estate for the
payment OF the debts of the said estate and
the payment of the expense of administrators OF
said estate which said real estate has lately beep
deemed as belonging TO said estate which petl-
ton bears date the 9th day of May 1891. and
said lands des cribed as the s. II of ;. y of n.
Z. ID of sec. 36, and one acre in the s. +. Corner
of the n. a of S. y Of the N. K. "a of said Sec
toR 20. Also ten acres of land in the ;. T..
corner of S. L. Il of the N. w. Il of said sec.
ton 81 AL in the Township OF Slville Gratiot
County and State OF Michigan. Thereupon IL
is ordered. that Monday, the END day of June
cd for the hearing of said petetion, and that
the heirs-at-law of said deceased, and all other
persons interested in said estate are required
10 appear at a session of said Court, then to be
holden in the Probate office. in the village of
Ithaca and show cause, If there be any, why
the prayer OF tho petitioner should not bc
granted: And IL II further ordered, that SAID
petitioner give notice TO the persons interested
in SAID estate OF the tendency of said petition.
this order To be published in the ALMA RECORD
newspaper printed and circulated in said
County. four successive weeks previous 10
said day of hearing.
"a true copy) j. LEE PORTS,
lSeaLI Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
62s417

DROBATE ORDER, State of Michigan, County
j of Gratiot ss:-At a session OF the Probate
Court for said County, held at the Probate once
in the village OF Ithaca on the day OF April IN
the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one Present J. Lee Potts, Judge of
Probate, In the matter of the
Estate of James Partee.
deceased. ON reading and filing the petition,
duly verified. of Martin Partee, son OF said
decreased praying that his estate may be ad'
United to probate and that Henry Bodfish. or
some other suitable person, may be appointed
administrator thereof Thereupon 1t Is
ordered that Monday the 18th lay Of May
next, at ten o o'clock in the forenoon be assigned
for the hearing OF said petition, and that the
helrs-at law of said decease d, and all other
persons interested in said estate, are required
to appear at "A session of said Court, then to be
holden in the Probate office in the Nlllage al
Ithaca and show cause. If any there be, why
the prayer of the petitioner should not be
granted: And it is further ordered, that said
petitioner give notice to the persons interested
In said estate, of the tendency of said petiSion,
and the hearing thereof. by causing copy OF
this order TO he published in the Alma RECORD
a newspaper printed and circulated in said
county, three successive weeks previous TO
said day of hearing.
Ga true COPY j. LEE Ports
[Seall 6291w Judge of Probate
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22

MORTGAGE SALE:-Defuult having been
vi made in the conditions of u mortgage
made 10y james McGarry and Catherine Nc
Garry To Thomas McBlain dated April 18th,
1859, and recorded April 49, 1889 In the office of
the Register of Deeds for Gratiot county, in
Michigan, in liber 50 of Mortgages on page AZ;
on which mortgage there is claimed TO be
due at the date OF this notice two hundred and
forty-six dollars and three cents, besides an at
torney fee of fifteen dollars, stipulated in said
Mortgage TO be paid should any proceedings
be taken to foreclose said Mortgage; and no
suit or proceedings at law or i'm equity having
been instituted TO recover any part of the debt
sccurcdby said Mort gage; therefore by virtue
of the power of sale in said Mortgage contain
provided, notice is hereby given that ON July
the north front door of the Court House. tor
Gratiot county. in Michigan, in the village of
Ithaca, in SAID county. there Will be sold at
public vendue, othe highest bidder. the prem
ises described in said mortgage, viz the north
one hunded acres of the northwest quarter OF
section thirty two, in township nine north, of
range four west, in Michigan, except two
acres commencing seventy nine rods east of
the south west corner of said description OF
land, and running thence north twenty rods
thence east sixteen rods, thence south twenty
rods, thence west sixteen rods 10 place of be-
ginning Said sale will be made subject to
the payment of the remainder Of said Mort
gage, not yet due
Dated April END, 1891.
PERKINS * BALDWIN. THOMAS MCBLAIN.
Attys for Mortgagee. (629-l3w) Mortgage,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22

Deputy Marshal Tom Smith has re-
turned from the territory and tells of a
thrilling experience of his few nights
ago. He and Deputy Marshal Booker
were driving across the prairie between
midnight and day. In crossing a ditch
Booker, who was driving, pitched head
first over the dashboard on the ground.
The horses became frightened and ran.
Smith was in the buggy helpless, as the
lines had fallen outside. He had no
knowledge of the country and did not
know what moment he would go over a
precipice or into barbed wire. He was
afraid to jump lest he should break his
neck or limb. So he leveled his Win
chester and began firing at the horses,
and three or four shots brought them
down. The horses cost Smith $3.50 apiece,
but he got the man he started after
Dallas News.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22

MORTGAGE SALEl-Default having been
vi made in the payment of a certain mort
gage, made and executed by Daniel G. Milerd,
or North Star, Gratiot county Michigan, (for
part purcha sc money to Sarah |. johnson,
dated October 18th. 1889, and recorded in the
office OF the register of deeds for Gratiot
county, Michigan, on the 18th day of October,
1889, in liber SO OF mortgages, on page $50.
And whereas, the said mortgage has been duly
assigned by the said Sarah |. johnson TO me,
Nathan Church, by assignment bearing date
March l4th 1891. acknowledged March 10th,
1891 and recorded in the Office of the register
of deeds for said county of Gratiot on the 18th
day OF April !S9l In liber 81 OF mortgages at
page 203, and the same is now owned by me and
whereas, the amount claimed TO be due and
unpaid upon said mortgage at the date of this
notice Is the sum of Three hundred and ten
dollars, for principal and interest now due.
And no suit or proceedings either at law or in
equity having been instituted TO recover the
whole or any part Of the debt secured by said
mortgage; now therefore, by virtue of the
power of sale in said mortgage contained. aud
Of the statute in such case made and provided,
notice is hereby given. that said mortgage will
be foreclOsed by 2 sale of the land and premises
therein described, at public auction or yenhuo
TO the highest bidder. at the front door of the
Gratiot county court house. i'm the village of
Ithaca, Michigan on the 18th day of July, 1891.
at ten O'Clock I'm the forenoon. or 40 much
thereof as may be necessary TO satisfy said
debt, with interest at the rate of per cent.
snd all legal costs, INCLUDING an attorney fee
of $500 az provided by statute, which said
lands and premises are described in said mort
gage as follows, VIZ: Commencing at the south
east corner of the north east quarter of section
thrty-three t33) town ten 00J north of range
two (al west, thence north fifty 500 rOdsl
thence west ninety six 200 rods; thence south
nifty 600 rods; thence east ninety-six (p6l rods
to the place of beginning, containing thirty
acres, In The county of Gratiot and State OF
Michigan.
Dated April 10Th, 1891.
NATHAN CHURCH,
d. u CLARK, Assignee of Mortgage.
Attorney for Assignee G30-l3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
Prairie Cattle Are Well.

The fifteenth annual convention Of the
Northwest Texas Cattle Growers asso.
citation was held at Dallas recently. The
range cattle country all along the line of
the plain from Montana to the gulf was
represented, and the report from the
whole range country, with the exception
of few drought stricken spots, was
that the range cattle have been partic.
ularly well preserved during the past
season. Very little suffering has been
occasioned by storms, and the grazing
was good all through the winter. 1t is
predicted that if cold weather holds off
for the rest of the season range cattle all
along the line will be fatter and in bet
ter condition generally than usual. Cor.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
Says He Has Found a New Metal.

George A. Clarke, an experienced iron
worker of Boston, claims TO have dis
covered an ore in the Rocky mountains
which he believes is new to the world
He says of it:
II took specimens Of the ore to as
sayers in Cincinnati, Chicago and Boston
and no one of them could tell me the
name of the mineral. Then | began
here series of experiments myself, mix
ing it with molten iron. 1t combined
perfectly with the iron, and | found
that only a small quantity was necessary
to increase the huidity of the metal. 1t
rendered the iron ductile, and in low
grades acted as purifier. The product
of the alloy was homogeneous metal
of very fine pores, capable of higher
finish than before. The Stag expelled
by its use contained no metal, and was
very light. In the treatment of iron
with only one per cent. of this new ore
the formers tensile strength was in
creased from 10 TO % per cent.
Using only half of one per cent, of
this or in mixture with copper, found
that it gave the metal greater density
and great increase-from 90 TO 100 per
cent.-of tensile ST. ~Agth. The result
ing metal, too, is capable of high polish.
In word, l found that the ore increased
the tensile strength and the fluidity
under heat of both these metals and
makes them both of finer grain. 1t is
non-corrosive."
Mr.. Clarke produced a handful of the
ore-a substance that looked like fine
sandstone, save that it was black, and
many pieces of it presented highly pol
ished surfaces as smooth as a bit of glass.
Mr.. Clarke refused to state the location
of the field, which, he said, was exposed
over the space of an acre, as he is trying
to get control of it first.-Cor. Chicago
Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
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T. ABBOTT.
a Magnificent Offer.

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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22

I gan. goth Judicial Circuit. in Chancery: Suit
pending in Circuit Court for the County OF Gratiot
in Chancery at Ithaca, on the 10th day of April,
1891 John Saxbee Complainant vs. Sarah sa1bee,
defendant In this case IL appearing by affidavit
on file that defendant, Sarah Saxbee, IL not resi-
dent OF this state but il resident Of the Dominion
OF Canada therefore, on motion OF Francis Palmer
solicitor for complainant 1t is ordered that de-
PENDANT enter her appearance In said court on or
before four months from the date OF thiz order,
and that within twenty day the complainant
cause this order 10 be published in the Ama
RECORD, a weekly newspapers published and cir
cuated in said county, said publication 10 be con
tinued once in each week for six weeks In succes-
sion.
FRANCIS PALMER GEO. s. ALDRfCH,
Sol. for Compt One OF the CIR. court 4
Com. in and for
62s417 Gratiot Co. Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
She Eaints AwnY.

A thief has for his pal good looking
young woman, who enters jewelry
store, faints away while looking at some
thing, and during the excitement that
follows the thief manages to pocket
something. If you own jewelry store
look out for the pair.-Detroit Free
Press
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22

Relief Commission Fund for the village
of Alma as was raised last year.
On motion said report was accepted.
On motion council adjourned.
L. III. HAMLIN, JAS. G. KREss,
President. Clerk.