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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
CLEVELAND.

DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN
The LAwNDALE RAILROAD
NEARING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NEWS.
Shelby Aurora. Oct. 18th.
Little Maud, six year old
daughter of w. NJ. Boggs, died
near Belwood last Thursday.
Rev. r. Nj. Hoyle assisted
Rev. j. A. Cook in a series Of
meetings at POlkville last week.
Cleveland Superior Court,
Judge Mcneil presiding, con
venes Monday, Oct. 23rd.
The criminal docket is a large
one.
Fall shipments of guano for
wheat sowing are now coming
in, and from what we can learn
the wheat acreage in this
county will be large, which is
ore of the most hopeful signs.
The Lawndale Railroad is
steadily nearing completion.
j. Rush Oates. the hustling
contractor, has the railroad
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
MITCHELL.

DEPUTY MARSHAL GREER's Con-
PRESIDING ELDER
GRIsSOM IS TAKEN WITH A
CHlLL-HoUsE BURNED.
Mitchell Mirror, Oct. 10Th.
Monday night Thomas Buch-
anan Of Little Rock Creek lost
an clubhouse and a considerable
amount of forage by fire. The
origin Of the fire is not known.
Rev. Dr.. Grissom, presiding
elder Of the MOrganton district,
was taken with a chill Satur-
day afternoon, after the quar-
terly conference, and left for
his home in Greensboro Sun
day morning, thus depriving
our people Of hearing an ex-
cellent sermon and his inter-
esting lecture on the Holy
Land. Rev. l.. II. Triplett
held the q larterly conference
at Piney Grove Tuesday and
Wednesday.
w. H.. Greer, who has been at
l.. Wilson's since he was shot,
was conveyed to his home on
HensOn's creek Tuesday,. Mr..
Greer's physicians informed
him Of his critical condition,
telling him that death was apt
to ensue at any time. Mr..
Greer, in speaking to the
writer of his condition a few
hours after receiving the IN
formation, said il did not
brighten him a particle: that
he was ready for the summons
any time. He said he was 60
ing home, because he preferred
dying under his own roof. Mr..
Greer's condition is critical,
as blood-poison has set in, but
still there in one chance per
haps IN 100 for recovery, and
MIR. Greer's friends sincerely
hope that his is the lucky
chance; for Mitchell has 10
cleverer citizen.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
LINCOLN.

To WORK GOLD MlNEs-CAKE
WALK AND DANCE A New
MAYOR FOR LINCOLNTON.
Lincoln Journal. Oct. 10Th.
Mr.. r. D. Smith, the Colora-
do miner, who recently pur-
chased the Carpenter place five
miles from town, has just pul-
chased the mineral interest in
60 acres of the Andrew Linck
lands in Ironton township, for
which we are informed, he
paid $4,000. Mr.. Smith has
forces of hands already at
work opening up the gold
mines on both properties and
is preparing to work both on a
big scale.
The cake walk and dance at
the North State Hotel last Fri
day evening, for the benefit Of
the Piedmont Library, was
quite a success, $500 being
realized. The cake walk was
gracefully led by Misses Connie
Guion and Josephine Osborne,
Of Charlotte. The prize to the
one guessing the largest num-
Der Of songs represented, was
won by Miss Sadie Tate. The
cake was won by Misses Guion
and Osborne.
At meeting Of the Board Of
Aldermen last week. Mayor w.
b. Grigg rendered his resigna-
ton. The Board urged him to
reconsider, but his duties as
cashier of the Bank Of Lincoln
ton have become so great and
exacting as to interfere with
his duties as mayor and he
found it necessary to resign.
A meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen was held Wednesday
morning. Mr.. John l.. Cobb
was unanimously elected to fill
out the uneXpired term and
was sworn in by Mr.. Grigg.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
CALDWELL.

ORGANIZATION OF CHAPTER OF
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE Cox
FEDERACY-A NOVEL BRIDAL
PRESENT.
The News, Oct. Goth.
The Daughters of the Con-
federaCv held a second meet
ing at Mr.. H. c.. Martini, =
yesterday and perfected ar
engagements for the complete
organization of the chapter.
Miss Annie Caison wa,
elected president; Miss Sadie
Jones, secretary; Miss Emma
Rankin, treas. and Miss Pat
tie Scott, historian. The
necessary funds were raised
to secure the charter and as
soon as this is granted the
organization will be complete.
Rev. A. S. Raper of the
Watauga Circuit. was mar
ried Wednesday to Mis-, Ada
Spaugh, Of Lexington, y. c..
They returned to Lenoir on
the noon train yesterday. Mr..
Il. Clarke Mcbride, one Of
MIR. Raper's members at
Henson's Chapel. was on
board the same train with the
bride and groom. Clarke i
a great hand for practical
jokes and gave the pastor a
twist of homemade tobacco
for a bridal present. The
present created a good deal
OF amusement.
A CALDWELL BOYS SUCCESS.
Lenoir Topic, Oct 18th.
Mr.. Jas. S. Spainhour iSnow
IN indianapolis, Ind, where hr
has been sent by the General
Electric Co., of Schenectady.
\. Y, to install an electric
lighting plant. This the second
important assignment Of NJ.
Spainhour by his Co., he hay
ing recently superintended the
testing Of the electric machine
ry on the warship kearsargy
and the cruiser Co1umhia
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
N~EIGHBORHOOD NEWS
AS Told by the Papers in
the Neighboring
Counties.
MCDOWELL.

Mr.. E. C. NICHOLS WINS A
PRIZE-TIN WEDDING CELE-
BRATED-PREACHER "PoUND-
Ed"
Mcdowell Democrat, Oct. Doth.
Dan f. Kirby left Monday
for Charlotte, where he has
secured a position with the
Queen City Telephone Com
pany.
C. w. Godfrey, of the Cross
Roads, is apparently the
champion 'possum hunter Of
the county. He has caught
over fifty so far this season.
Many members and friends
of the Methodist church ten
dered the genial pastor, Rev.
r. d. Sheriff., and his wife a
pleasant surprise last Thursday
evening October II at the par
sonage. The welcome visitors
brought gifts and the evening
was agreeably passed.
Marion's progressive sons
are invariably in the van.
From Knoxville, Tenn, comes
the report that E. C. Nichols, a
former resident Of this place.
and now connected with the
firm Of Murphy and Robertson,
dry goods. has won a prize Of
$50 for the best decorated win
dow during carnival week.
Mr.. Nichols is a brother Of
Sheriff Nichols and j. &. Mich
OILS.
Rev. and Mrs. w. H. White
observed the tenth anniversary
Of their wedding Wednesday
evening at the manse and were
pleasantly greeted by the
members Of the congregation
of the Presbyterian church and
other friends. Prof. Gruber
and Miss Annie Gruber enter
tanned, the former with his
violin and the latter on the
piano, and with vocal selec-
tons. The tenth anniversary
is commonly known as the tin
one, and the host and hostess
were libe. ally remembered in
that ware.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
WATAUGA.

DEATH OF Mr.. Dock CRISP.
Mrs. Quincy MCCLURE AND
A BROTHER OF REV. STANFORD
Bic PRODUCE TRADE.
Watauga Democrat. Oct. 10Th.
The rush Of produce wagons
from this county to Lenior is
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27
Hickory Democrat, Oct. 18th.

Hickory Democrat, Oct. 18th.
Miss Maud Buffalo came
down from Bridgewater one
evening last week and is now a
music pupil at Claremont Col
lege.
Mr.. Peter Nj. Hunt, who is
running a saw mill near Table
Rock, for the Catawba Lumber
Co., spent Sunday here. He
says 'possum hunting and
candy pullings are the go up
there.
Rev. Murphy and Editor
Click, attended the Bollinger
reunion near the city last
Wednesday. We hear there
we're about POO present at the
reunion and that they had
good speaking, a nice dinner
and a big time in general.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-10-27

vival meetings in the Metho-
dist church on the night of the
fifth Sunday of this month.
The tax valuation Of pro-
perry in Catawba county in
creased this year over that OF
last year $271.992. The total
valuation is this year So ,O69 ,466
The school tax this year in
Guiding the county's portion Of
the special appropriation will
be close to $1,000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
GOTHAM'S INFAMOUS CAFES.
Glance at the Interior OF a Noto-
riOus One That Was Raided
l..~ by the Police. 80. -...

Through one of the most infamous
Of the cafes Leslie's Weekly writer
went recently, just after the police had
raided it with axes. The entire ground
floor was drinking hell Of tawdry ele-
gance. On the second floor was gam
bling room reached by devious pas
sages through heavily barred gates
The upper floors were loding-rooms of
almost unimaginable dinginess and
squalor. Throughout the entire estab.
lishment was a series of signal bells,
peep holes, falling bars and special
locks, and ready exit was given by no
less than four specially constructedand
supposedly secret passages. The
rickety old tenement had been made
into a veritable labyrinth of pseudo
mysterious precautions against the po-
lice. When the police did come the
warning was given by a man stationed
in the street for that purpose-called
appropriately enough a Lighthouse"
the signal bells changed, the bars fell,
the special locks slid into place, eyes
blinked at the peep holes and at the last
moment the aroused inmates scurried
through the secret passages into the
arms of the officers who were waiting
for them there. That cafe went out of
existence, but others are still doing
cautious business.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16

The editor makes enemies. He
also makes friends, and good ones,
too. A little squib aimed at no one
in particular will hit some hollow.
headed individual on a sore spot and
he at once declares himself "agin" the
paper. The paper may have given
many complimentary notices, but the
imaginary thrust puts him on his
dignity, and he establishes himself a
critic. but hasn't nerve enough to 20
to the editor with his supposed griev.
ance. just notice and you will see
that the men who. are @agn" their
home paper are, as q rule, men who
would not be mourned or missed il
they should leave the community for
ever. On every question of local in.
tereet the home paper stands to make
fight for the best interest of the
town.-Exchange. BE-.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
SHE IS GROWING RICH.
Chicago womsn'. HandS BRING Her
About $4,000 sYenriy-she
IL q Masseuse.

Half the world is as ignorant of how
the other half makes its money an of
how it lives. There is a Chicago won.
IN, for instance. who earns with her
hands yearly sums that would, make
the average brain worker envious. She
does not print, nor write, nor design.
nor make dresses, nor do any of the
things that one. usually picks out as
woman's work. She earns all this
money by giving massage to women.
She is not in any way an impressive
woman. She is of medium size and mid.
die age. She gives one the idea of be.
ing in perfect health and of being kind
ly and sympathetic. Otherwise there
is nothing noticeable about her. But
her patrons consider her a wonderful
woman. ... l
Most of her work is done at the homes
OF her patrons, though they may come
to her establishment at about half the
home rate. She rubs woman an hour
at each visit, and her patrons are posi-.
tive that she imparts to them a tremen.
dous amount of vitality. 3d.: -r
OF course, there are many women en-
gagged i'll massage. The only remark
able thing about this particular woman
is the amount of money she earns. Her
monthly receipts run from $500 to 5000,
every dollar of which she earns person.
ally. .,..,.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
CAUSES OF GREAT WARS.

Many wars have had trifling
causes. A dispatch altered in one or
two points by Bismarck brought ON
the Franco-German conflict. Pal
merston said facetionely that only
three men in Europe knew what the
Schleswig. Holstein tronbles, which
led to two wars, we're about, and two
OF them died before the conflict began
while he, third man, had forgotten.
AIsight reference Of Frederick the
Great 1T Prussia, to Madame Pompa-
dour Of France was one OF the causes
that led to the Seven Years war,
sometimes called the "war of three
petticoats" from the fact that the
France of Pompadour and the Russia
of Catherine II. joined the Austria of
Maria Theresa against Frederick.
According to John Bright, England
and her allies drifted into the Crime.
an war without realizing it until they
got in and did not know what they
were fighting for even after they had
started; while it is certain that every
thing which is supposed to have been
fixed by that conflict was disturbed
afterward. The results of the quar-.
ter OF century of wars, beginning
with the French revolution and end
ing with Waterloo, pleased nobody
and settle nothing" according to
Sheridan. The average person who
lived III those days knew as little
about the causes Of the slaughter as
old Kasper did about the battle of
Blenheim when questioned by little
Peterkin.
But the rise in the peoples power
in govern ment has had tendency to
diminish the number OF wars. The
example which the United States and
England set. when during Grants
administration they settled the Ala
bama claims controversy by arbitra-
ton, is having an influence all over
the world. Africa has been peaceably
divided among several nations dur
ing the last quarter of century.
China is being partltioned among a
half dozen countries in the same
amicable manner. The partitiopng
OF North America between England
and France in the seventeenth CEN
tury caused series of wars, which
with few shor:. intervals, lasted for
about eighty years.
The Hague gathering may take a
further step toward diminishing what
Erasmus called the "malady of
princes."- Lselie's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16

Mint Director Roberts says we
have more gold than we need. Rather
than have it go begging we can man
age to use little more of it out here
in Nevada. We are all IN favor Of
Sound money" but we like to hear
the sound Of it once in a while. The
metallic ring reaches us rather family
when jingled only in the treasury
vaults mt Washington. So send
along a hand, car load, please, Mr.. r.,
at the ratio of l to 16, to replace the
dozen box-car loads of dirty silver
debris which has been removed from
the Carson Mint.-Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
1T LOOKS SIGNIFICANT.

1t must be regarded as a fact Of
much significance that every Nom Der
Of the Presidents constitutional Cab
met. and every representative Of
what may be described as his kitchen
cabinet has felt called on to rush to
the defense of the policy of his adj
mlnistratlon. There is no campaign
in progress. There is, 80 far as we
can learn from the administration
press, not the slightest occasion for a
word Of defense Of any kind concern
ing that policy. On the contrary, all
the troubles Of the country and of the
administration are, we are assured,
due entirely to the unpatriotic, if not
openly reasonable, conduct of the
political opposition to that admins
tration. .. ,..,.us
There has been a vast amount OF
lying done In administration quarters
concerning the attitu ie of the De-
mocracy Of the country regarding
this war and it's prosecution. The
time has evidently come in the opin-
ion Of the officials of the administra-
tloo to enter upon the most strenuous
defense possible of the policy of that
administration. But the time has not
come yet for the complete refutation
of those falsehoods, nor for COM
plete exposition OF the Democratic
attitude. When it does come the
people will not be easily deceived
st Paul Globe. .'. e..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
How . Shrewd Chicago Lawyer De-
feated q Neatly Planned Job
,.... to Loot . Hotel.

THAT reminds me-" said a Chicago
man in reminiscent group the other
night, relates the Inter Ocean, "of an
old story that is good enough to repeat.
Some years ago three .bookmakers put.
up at a Chicago hotel and handed II
large package of money to the chief
clerk. They told him that they would
leave it with him every night, and were
particular in saying that It was to be
delivered only in the presence of all.
three. It was evident, you see, that,
they didn't quite trust one another.
Well, week or SO rolled around, and
one morning one of the trio came down
rather early and called for the cash.
Without thinking OF the conditions of
delivery the clerk handed 1t over. and
the bookmaker promptly skipped. His
two partners were furious and brought
suit against the hotel for $4,000, the
amount in the bundle. A smartyoung
lawyer volunteered,to take the defense,
which other attorneys regarded as
hopeless. When the trial came off he
waited until the bookmakers had sub
mitted all their evidence, and then arose
with 81 large bundle in his hand.
"'We stand ready he said, to fulfill
the letter Of agreement you have just
proved. This package contains $25,C0O
in cash. AS soon as the three owners ap.
ply for II together we are prepared 10
turn II over
"Of course the third man couldn't be
produced. and the case Immediately COL
lapsed. The parcel really contained an
old pair of pants"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16

The Reno reduction works have
been compelled TO close down on &C.
count OF the scarcity of water in the
Truckee river. President Burton in
an interview, published in the Journ-
al, says he does not know whether
this company will reopen the works
in Reno or move them to some place
where steady supply Of water can
be had.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16

Zinc, locally known as sack" has
zone wonders for the Kansas Mis-
sour mining country. Between
Springfield, Mo-, and Empire, Kan,
cities and towns have sprung up rap.
idly, steam and electric RAILWAYS to
connect them have been built; hun
dreds OF poor farmers have suddenly
been raised to affluence; industries
allied to mining are overywber.
flourishing and this summer ut loast
100000 persons have focked into the
district.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
WHAT is SHILOH?

A grand old remedy for Cough,
Colds and Consumption; used through
the world for half century, has cur.
ed innumerable cases of incipient
consumption and relieved many in
advanced stages. II you are not sat-
isfied with the results We win refund
your money. Price 25 cts, SO cts.
and $1.00. For sale by Mko Dru q Go
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
MANY A LOVER

Has turned with disgust from all
otherwise lovable girl with an often.
sive breath. Karl's Glover Root Tea
purifies the breath by It's action on
the bowels, etc., as nothing else will.
Sold for years ON absolute guarantee
Price % cts. and so cts. For sale by
Elko Drug Co.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-08-16
SICK HEADACHES.

The cure of overworked woman.
kind, are quickly and surely cured by
karps Clover Root Tea, the great
blood purifier and tissue builder.
Money refunded il not satisfactory.
Price 25 cts. and so cts. For sale by
Elko Drug Co. ..., - -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-13
A Big Contract.

The Howe Scale company has shut
down IFS works for a week for repairs.
Owing to the pressure of work, how
ever, parts OF the machine, wood and
convcyor shops and sealing rooms will
necessarily be kept running. The
Metropolitan Street Railway company
of New York is building for its cable
road the largest power house in the
world and the Howe company has
been awarded the contract for install
ing a complete system Of its coal car
rying appliances. 1t j. building the
malleahle iron buckets, track and
driver for feeding continuously and
automatically the coal into the inn
mense furnace and removing in the
same manner the ashes from beneath
the fire boxes. A little idea Of the inn
mensity Of the work can be gained
when il is stated that the coal carrier
is SOS feet long and is practically a
continuous iron bucket q inches deep
and "a inches wide. These continu-
Gus buckets are made TO dump auto
matically into the feeder Of the fur
naces. Within 60 days the Howe
company has installed similar coal
carrying systems in Pittsburgh,
Washington, Chicago and Cincinnati
institutions.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-13
Nermont Pensions.

Pensions have recently been grant
ed to the following Vermonters
Additional, Calvin L. Cook, Vernon
SO to $40; increase, Harry Vaughan
Taftsville, IS to $40; Elisha II. Ford,
Roxbury, Sl2 TO sl1; Edward L.
Sault, Randolph, Sl7 10 $50; John
Galley, Passumpsic, - to $40; Harry
NJ. Sherman, Danville, Sl2 TO sl7'
Luther Eames, Green River, Sc to s.;
reissue, special, June p, Abel n.
Clark. Underhill, $50; original, wild
ows, Sarah J. Dewey, Middlebury,
-; original, Charles II. Gotta, St.
Adams, Sc; William ID. Jones, Fair
haven. $40
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-07-13
Accidents Of The Eonrth.

Henry Mayhew's dwelling house in
the edge of Fairfield was destroyed by
fire Tuesday night. The fire is sup
posed to have caught from tirecrack-
ers. There was no insurance.
The farm buildings owned by Will
liam Pratt and located near the rail-
road station in Rockingham were de-
stroyed by fire, together with their
contents, During the evening the
boys had been using a lot of fire.
crackers and, supposing no fragments
remained lighted, went to bed, awak-
ing TO find the buildings all on fire.
Almost nothing was saved. Mr..
Pratt had his barns filled with this
seasons hay, and had just finished
his haying.
At Bennington the only serious
mishap was a fracture in one of the
large plate-glass windows in Ritchie's
dry goods store. The glass is one Of
the largest in the country, being ! l by
10 feet, and cost 5000. A stone or
pistol ball evidently struck the win
dow, producing a small fracture in
the glass Experts claim that the
crack will gradually spread over an
entire section of the glass ultimately
necessitating its removal.
Edward Dodge Of Chester was bad
~ injured by the explosion of a can
non, fragment OF which struck his
left hand, tearing it frightfully.
Abel Trembly, a young son of j.
II. Trembly of Winooski, suffered
quite painful accident as the result
of being too near a toy cannon. While
attempting TO light the cannon the
powder flew up in his face and eyes,
causing quite painful wodnd. The
boy will probably be laid up for 3
number Of days and his face disfig-
ured for a few years.
Tuesday morning as a party OF
young men were standing near the
corner of Main and St. Paul streets in
Burlington one OF them threw can
non firecracker ia the air and shouted
to the others 10 look out. They did
so, but w. b. Griffin unfortunately
stood directly over the cracker as il
exploded and had his trousers literal
" blown off nearly up to the knees.
The flesh OF Grifiin's legs was burned.
Somebody placed a firecracker in
the iron pipe which formed hitch
rail in front OF NJ. j. Clough's store
at Mortified, July 4; the cracker was
lighted, the end of the pipe blown of
and flying pieces made two holes in
his window leaving places on the cell
ing of the store where the paper was
torn: the chronometer owned by Mr..
Thurston barely escased injury. Geo.
England got sorrowful looking face
from the same cause; he was passing
along the street, he states when the
cracker exploded and llying pieces
struck him in the face, narrowly escap-
ing his eve.