The Greensboro patriot [January 18, 1899]

              fHE GREENSBORO PATRIOT«»
voi* 78. GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1899. NO. 3.
L CARDS. LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
rj. J.RICHARDSON.
,1? BUILDING.
UASTON ST.
f p. BEALL, M. D.f
„YSICIAN AND SURGEON.
-■ Square.
i A-heboro St. | cester. Me., it here looking; up a loca-
L; 8 to 4:30. tlon.
—Mr. R. R. King went to Raleigh
Monday.
—G. W. Denny advertises for honey
this week.
—Mr. R. I. Katz has returned from
New York.
—T. L. Chisholm was here from
Ramseur last week.
—Mr. Charles 0. McMlchael, of Mad-ison,
was here last week.
—Mr. F. B. Chase, of 1'pper Glou-
Wanted—Salesman for the sale of our
lubricating oils and greases. Exclusive
territory given to energetic men. We
have a good business proposition for
those who mean business. References
required. Address
The Victor Oil Co.. C leveland, Ohio.
Road Notice.
A petition signed by numerous citi-zens
asking that a public read be
opened from Tabernacle church by
Company Mill te the public road near
Bethlehem church, this is to notify
all persons who may object te same to
I
AFOTMB VETERAN GONE.
—Mr. A. L. Coble, of Liberty, was appear before the Board ef County
among our callers yesterday. He told : Commissioners first Monday in Febru-us
of quite a curiosity he has at his I ary, 1899, and show cause why said
home in tbe shape of a cucumber • petition should net be granted.
NO. 1^1
j STV>IEY,M. D.
Elaa St.
jrfi Drug Store.
Dr. j. J. BRYAN
lervleei to, the
,md vicinity.
■;.;.F.-U:3S'DRTJOST0BE,
. HOUSE.
—Attorney W. K. Murchison, of
Jonesboro, was in the city on* day last
week.
twe«ty-flve years old. The vegetable
grew in a bottle and has been kept in a
perfeet state of preservation by the use
of whiskey.
—The road between Greensboro and
Guilford College is in a horrible con-dition,
as are the roads of the county.
W. C. BOKKW,
Chairman Board Co. Com'rs.
„,. , „ . ,.r „ i One or two damaged bridges on this
—The appointment of Cant. W. H. \ ., , ■ _, ■vT . .,
a . „. . ,, . . . , particular read need attention badly,
f>now as postmaster at High Point has . „_. . *
and are in a condition to cause a law-j,.
J. E. WYCHE,
VTIBT.
been confirmed.
—Mr. Charles G. Burton is again out
after having been confined to his room
by tickness for a week.
—Senator John N. Wilson came up
from Raleigh Friday to attend to some
business, returning Saturday.
—Matthews, Chisholm, Stroud &
Kankin talk about a good disposition
in their ad. this week. Read it.
—Prof. J. M. Bandy, civil engineer
of the new Cape Fear & Northern
—The beard of aldermen Friday
night repealed the ordinance recently
passed granting the American Tele-phone
Company a franchise to operate
an exchange in this city. The ordi-nance
covering the repeal embraced a
proposition that Mr. T. J. McAdoo,
proprietor of the Greensboro Telephone
snit in which the county would prob-ably
be the loser.
—W. P. Bynum, Jr., has gone to
Asbeville to complete his preparations
to prosecute the Asheville bank wreck-ers.
The trial is set for February 15th,
in the United States Circuit court.
Mr. Bynum was appointed by Attorney
General Griggs to represent the gev- _A meeting of business men was
held in the court house Monday night
One of Ouilford'n Best Citizens Call-ed
from Earth.
Col. W. S. Rankln died rather sud- j
denly at his home in this city last!
Thursday morning at 8 o'clock. Ho
had been in ill health for about two i
years, suffering from a complication of
liver diseases. A few days bofore his
death be was taken very ill, but it was
not thongbt that the end was so near<
He awoke about the usual time Tburs- '
day morning and appeared some better-'
being able to take a little nourishment.
About 8 o'clock it was seen that he was
sinking and in a few moments the
struggle was over.
The funeral was held from the First
Presbyterian ohurch at 2 o'cloek Fri-day
afternoon, the services being con-ducted
by the pastor. Rev. Dr. E. W
Exchange, should file a $5,000 bond to Smltb) wn# pa,d § beautlfa, and f,e,_
indemnify the city against any possible
loss or damage that might result from
the repeal. Considerable feeling was
engendered in the discussion of the
matter, and a lawsuit may result from
the aetion of the aldermen.
ernment in tbe cases.
—Mrs. M. E. ISeaman, who moved
here from Chatham ceunty several I merchant's purchase tax. A committee
railroad, spent Sunday here with his I months ago, died at her home on Men- i consisting of W. M. Barber, J. Norman
to discuss the proposed repeal of the
nk Building,
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If, j. H. WHEELER,
DENTIST.
■ .. Drug store.
family. denhall street Sunday night, after an
—Mr. Charlie Elmore, who has been illness of considerable duration. The
with the Carolina Shoe Company, has remains were carried to Siler City
gone to Newberry, S. C, to accept a | Monday for interment. She was a
position.
—The appointment oi Mr. J. S. Cox
Wills, J. M. Hendrix, T. M. Pickard
and M. Vuncanon, was appointed to
draft a petition to the legislature
praying for the repeal of this objec-tionable
tax. Tbe petition will be
presented to every business man in the
city f«r signatures, after which it will
A. M. SCALES,
Counsellor at Law,
GREENSBORO, N. C.
widow and leaves three children.
—We call special attention to the
as receiver for the Bank of Guilford ; advertisement of J. W. Scott & Co.
was yesterday confirmed by Judge this week. Just twenty-eight years be sent to Raleigh for the considera-ago
this progressive firm began busi- tion of the law-makers. The meeting
ness on a small scale, and the success . adjourned to meet again next Monday
they have met with is most gratifying.! night, when every business man of the
They have a wide reputation for baud- city and county is requested to be
ling a large and well assorted stock of present.
Robert Dirk Douglas,
stuns; ind Counsellor at Law,
. Dl NO,
3EEE3S"SBOIt©, XT. C.
• n tags Bank.
Bryan at Durham.
—The advertisement of H i nk le
Brothers will interest you. They have
many bargains to offer and can please
you in every particular.
—Kx-.Iudge Spencer B. Adams has
moved here from Caswellconnty,form-ing
a partnership with Mr. Robert D.
Douglas for the practice of law.
—For Sale.—A well established and
good business east of Kim street. Ono
of the best stands in the city. Parties
interested will apply at this office.
the very best goods to be found.
—Petty larceny continues to be a
favorite pastime with some persons
in this locality. Saturday night the
pantry at the residence of Mr. F. C.
Boyles was entered and relieved of its
contents, consisting of a goodly supply
of eatables, the Sundaydinner included.
Like attempts were made at several
Mtl \ I ».\U. U. M. NBWI.IN,
Greensboro. N.C
LONG & NKWLIN,
.. insellors at Law.
—Mr. W, M. Gannon, who lives uear other places in the city the same night,
(ire-nsboro.fell from a wagon some | _Mr w A HaU ha9 become a880-
days ago, fracturing his collar bone,
but has about recovered from the in-jury.
—Fields & Hanson's minstrels at the
Academy of Music tonight will be
quite an attraction. Manager Black-
Fields and Hanson's Minstrels.
When you hear the exhiliratlng
sound of Fields and Hanson's Grand
Concert Band tonight and see the
entire compony on parade, you tako it
as a gentle reminder of the fact that
time to purchase your tickets for the
evening entertainment, which will, it
is boldly claimed, excel anything yet
seen here in minstrelsy. The pro-ciated
with Mr. A. N. Perkins in the
management of the McAdoo House,. ,
and the firm will hereafter be known ^ Elk„)The Gol(len showers, a Spec-as
Perkins & Hall. Mr. Hall formerly | tacular March, The Grand Old Guard,
traveled for the Odell Hardware Com- The Magniflcent Dancing Diversions
pany. Mr. Perkins has met with grat- an(, 8eyeral otner p0iUive Novations,
ing tribute to the life and character of I
the deeeased. Tho body was laid to
rest in the old Presbyterian burying!
ground. Twenty-five or thirty I'nited '
Confederate veterans attended the ser- :
vices in a body.
Col. Rankin was in the sixty-third
year of his age, and was a member of
one of the oldest and most prominent
families of this section. He leaves a
large number ef relatives and a multi-tude
of friends to mourn his departure
for few men were better known or I
more generally liked than he.
Col. Rankin entered the Confederate
army at the outbreak of tbe Civil war
as first lieutenant of Co. M, known at
the "Dixie Boys," being attached to i
the Twenty-first North Carolina regi-ment.
As a soldier be won the respect
and admiration of all with whom he j
came in contact. His ability was rec- i
oguized by promotions from time to
time, until in March, 1863,he was made
lieutenant-colonel of his regiment- '
He was wounded and captured at'
Gettysburg in July, 1863, and had it not
been for this he would have been made
a colonel. Re saw much service dur- I
ing the war, being with Stonewall
.Jackson in that general's memorable
campaign in the Shenandoah Valley.
Returning from the war, Col. Rankin
settled in Greensboro, being engaged
in merchandizing for a number of'
years. Soon after the war he was mar-gramme
is one succession of absolute ried to Miss Mildred Dick, a sister of
novelties and timely hUs^and ^ncludee ths'lateludge'Robert F. Dick','"with |
whom fie lived happily until her death
IKtl S. C.
i pdtn-al Courts wber-
,i. office over
. I., i. ...» House.
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BYNUM
Ion at Law.
I J U"A.RE.
ity
appear at the Academy of Music to- ',
night.
I.
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burn never spares any pain, to give ifying ,ucce99 ,„ the management of ternlinating with The Dance of Daw-hi,
patrons tbe best that s going. tne McAdoo, and we wi8D for the new gon city 400. Vrhe aboTe attraction will
—If you want to buy a parlor or i firm continued prosperity.
bedroom carpet, or matting, floor oil i _sCott, the tive-year old son of Mr.
cloth, window shades or curtains, call and Mrs. J. Speight Hunter, died of,
on Tbacker & Broekmann. They carry pneumonia at 1 o'clock Sunday morn- ! A Wholesale Hat House.
& TAYLOR, a good line of these goods and sell ing, after a week's illness. He was a Greensboro is destined to become an
them cheap. j bright and interesting child, and his important jobbing center, providing
—W. II. Bagley, of Raleigh, was here j death came as a severe blow to his fond
Friday night on his way to Cuba. He , parents. The funeral services were
held from the residence Monday morn-ing
at 10 o'clock by Rev. T. M. John-son,
of Grace M. P. church, the inter-ment
being in Greene Hill cemetery.
—The board of aldermen met in ad-a
few years ago. There were no chil-dren.
He was an earnest and con-sciencious
Christian, having been a
member of the First Presbyterian '
church of this city for years.
-i HAM,
and Builder.
is a brother of the late Ensign Worth
Bagley, the hero of Cardenas, and has
been engaged in newspaper work in
Washington City.
— Prof. J. Y. Joyner, of the Normal
the advancement made in that direc-tion
in recent years is followed by a
proportionate increase during the next
decade.
The unequalled success of the job- j
bing trade under the conditions that
exist here has stimulated an interest
Death of Capt. S. C. Rankin.
The many relatives and friends of
Capt. S. C. Rankin will be shocked to
hear of h?s sudden death Monday in
Kayettevillewhileon the street. Capt.
Rankin was the youngest son of tbe
late Robert Rankin, who lived on
' North Buffalo, about ten miles north-east
of Greensboro. He was one of a
family of nine sons and two daughters
of whom only two survive—Mr. Thos.
Rankin, living in Greensboro, and Mr.
Robt. Rankin, living at the old hom*-
ows Building,
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and Industrial College, lectured on journed session last night to consider ,n 'hat branch of trade Jh";h '• m.cre i stead, which has been in the possession
•I. T. JOHNSON,
\SBORO
BE SPECIALIST,
IH ELM ST.
Examination Free.
w l.SC p, m.,1 loSp. HI.
The Other Side of Life" at the Baptist
Tabernacle in Raleigh last night. Tbe
papers of that city say his address was
interesting and original.
—Mr. R. P. Walters is now on our
the report of the joint committee ap-pointed
to investigate the grievances
of the city fire department. The com-mittee
recommended that the appropri-ation
to the Eagle Hose Company bo
and more apparent and will in time
... ,, , „, „ : of the family for over one hundred and
prove of inestimable value to the city. I .,__ .
thirty-four years.
tobacco market representing the R. J. increased and that the Hook and Lad-
STABLISHED 30 YEARS.
"B.Farrar'sSoD
XPEBT
WD ADJUSTER.
Reynolds Tobacco Company, of Win-ston.
Mr. Walters formerly bought
tobacco on tbe Danville market and Is
au excellent judge of the weed.
—Dr. W. A. Lash, of Walnut Cove,
has gone toCubaoc a prospecting tour.
He will be absent some time, and we
learn that be will settle on tbe island
if be is favorably impressed with tho
future prospects of that country.
der Company be allowed a suitable
building for their use. Several other
minor recommendations were made,
and the report of the committee was
adopted.
Following closely upon the an-nouncement
that the Hague-McCorkle
Company would open a large whole-sale
dry goods establishment here
comes the news that a wholesale hat
house is also to be established in the
city. Details of this latest enterpriso
are as yot unobtainable, but It it a cer-tainty
nevertheless. Mr. W. H. Mat-thews,
of tbe firm of Matthews, Chis-holm,
Stroud & Rankin.was instrumen-tal
in its development. With ample
After the war Capt. Rankin married
a daughter of Mr. Kinsley Thorn and
moved to Fayettevllle, where he taught
school and afterwards engaged in man-ufacturing
and mercantile pursuits.
By his first marriage he had three sons
—Charles and Henry, now in Fayette-vi
1 le, and Lacy, living in South Caro-lina.
His widow was a Miss Pryor be-fore
her marriage.
Mr. n. McD. Robinson, who repre-sents
the county of Cumberland in tbe
present Legislature, remarked, on
hearing of his death, that be was ono
of the best men in the world. To
—Messrs. W. H. Hague and T. C.
McCorkle, of the Hague-McCorkle Dry
Goods Company, are in che city. The | capital, a portion of which comes from I
new concern, which promises to be an far beyond the city limits, the busi-important
factor in the business world, ness will develop rapidly under Mr.
—We have iust received a lot of the will begin business about the first of Matthews' direction. It is the inten- j
. . . ., , mi_ in . .. ti. «. .those who knew him intimately rail
latest styles of ladies'and gents'shoes February. The company will ocoupy tlon to open tho new establishment
whioh we offer to our customers at temporarily the building which has within the next thirty days.
tbe lowest market prices for cash or In been the home of the Merchants Gro- \ •—* "
exchauge for farm products. eery Company. Arrangements are Deafness Cannot be Cured
It
-The comptroller of the currency of an elegant new building for the
has authorized tbe City National Bank Hogue-McCorklo Company.
will not teem fulsome flattery. The
writer, who bat known him from bis
boyhood, never saw an act of his or
heard a sentiment or expression from
(Southern Kailway
\ W I'Hi K\ KHY-l'lUl:.
of Greensboro to begin business, and
the transfer of the business from the
Piedmont to the new bank will be
made as soon as tbe minor details can
be arranged.
— We are pleased to announce that
Mr. John J. Thornton, who has been
seriously ill for some time, is much
improved. His many friends will be
HIATT&LAMB. ■ now being perfected for the erection »y LOCAL APPLICATION?, at tnev cannot
_. t....J:__ .._ .._- reach tlie diseased portion of the ear. There is him Unbecoming a high-toned, CUltl-oDiy
one way to cure deafness, and that in by . , , , . ......1-...-.1 r,.i-I,,mli
constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by , vated, chrittnan gentleman, r or some
; an inflated condmon of the mucous lining "''years before his death he bad been a
the Kustarhian Tuhe. When this tube gets in- }"""
— United States Circuit Judge Pur- 'lamed you h^ive a rumbling sound or imperfect ruling elder in the Fayettevllle Ires-
he .ring", and when it i- entirelj closed deafness -.:._ nhnMh Modest and retiring
nell on last Friday confirmed the sale 1- the result, and uulesss the inflammation can oytenan cuurcu.
O.f t.^he .C^ape vre.a„r. £*. -lVa.d-~kJIi.In_ I\'.aMlley' cboentdaikteionno, uht eaanrdintahiswtiullbeberesdtoer-etrd.yteoditsfonroervmear:l imn duiiBsniiouBsiKtiiounu,, a.nd sc"o_rn_in"g__the artsoo. f
and terms of tho sale. With regard to
liabilities of the Cape Fear and Tad-
«K of U8jng 90r-e
' Gardner*. Rum
-air, B ounce bot-glad
to know that prospects for his ki„ Va„ey r„jiway, incurred since it
speedy recovery are now good. He haj been in the nan(js Qf the receiver,
has been suffering from dropsy. Judge Purnell's decree requires the
K. .1 CHEHKT A CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by 'I: !.:_' -:-. price 75o.
Hall'• Family Pillt are the best.
his adopted county. J. R. W.
—The favorite whiskey of famous
Business Opportunities. men is Harper. Because of its smooth,
Opportunities for small investors to exquisite flavor; because of it's match-
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—Siler City Messenger: Mr. X. D. purchasers to satisfy and discharge the loan money on mortgages secured by less purity; because of Its mellow age.
Woody, of Guilford county, spent last game if the receiver has not sufficient guaranty. ' Xo wonder ifs the favorite. Every
V un.!i'.i',K I' Saturday night in our village with his assets to pay the same. Piedmont Realty & Guaranty Co. drop sterling. Harper Whiskey. Sold
1 r-Bar. daughter. Mrs. R. F. Wrenn. He was **r T—Z "*** iby R. P. <:orrell, Greensboro, X. C.
' on £ way to High Falls, Moore ooun-! Bedford's Anti-Pain Plaster. Bedford's Anti-Pain Pla.fr. ! — ~- pu.tera
ty, to attend a stockholders'moeting of Guaranteed to relieve weak back. Sold Guaranteed to relieve weak back. Sold
the inKh"FallV Manufacturing Co. at I by Jno. B. Farlss, druggist, 121 South I by Jno. B. Farita, druggist, 121 Sooth j Relieve rheumatism. Sold by
that place. I Elm ttroet. Eltn street. | B. Farlss, druggist.
Jno.
THE LIQUOR QUE8TI0N.
Shall We Have Local Option in Ouii-ford
County, or a Dispensary in
Greensboro?
The court honae was filled by a large
and representative audience Sunday
afternoon, when Rev. J. W. Lee, the
Irish evangelist, delivered a thrilling
lecture on the evilt of the taloon and
organized an Anti-Saloon League. A
large number of persons gave thetr
namet for membership in the league
and the followingoflicers were tlected:
President—J. A. Odell.
Vice-Presidents—Dr. D. W. C. Ben-bow,
W. s. Moore, R. W. Brooks and
C. W. Petty. '
Secretary-J. Norman Wills.
Treasurer—E. L. Sides.
Chairman Agitation Committee —
Rev. J. F. MoCulloch.
The president appointed a finance
committee, consisting of the following
gentlemen: E.P.Wharton, J.T.John-ton,
W. C. Bain, J. N. Leak and C. H.
Dortett.
Mr. Lee has organised anti-saloon
leagues in several other important
towns of the state, and these organiza-tions
will make an effort to have the
legislature repeal the local option law
now In force and substitute one more
favorable to the cause of temperance.
Under the present law a petition sign-ed
by one-third of the qualified voters
of any county, town or township is
necessary before the county commis-sioners
can order a local option elec-tion.
The proposed law requires the
petition of only one-fourth of the num-ber
of votes cast at the preceding gen-eral
election.
The leagues organized in<;reensboro
and High Point will make an effort to
have the county commissioners order a
local option election to be held in this
county on the second Monday in June
next, and preparations are now under
way to put a petition for the same in
circulation, should the election be or-dered
an aggressive campaign will be
waged by thefriendt of the movement.
There is also a strong sentiment in
Greensboro in favor of a dispensary
for this city, and we understand that a
bill providing for It has already been
drafted and sent to our representatives
in the legislature. The movement has
the tupport and endorsement of some
of the ministers and other prominent
citizens of Greensboro. Wbile they
are avowed prohibitionists, they claim
the dispensary can be more easily ob-tained
than local option, and that it is
therefore a step in the right direction.
The promoters of the dispensary idea
have been much encouraged by reports
received from towiiR where the system
is in vogue. It is claimed that the dis-pensary
yields a greater revenue to the
town or county than the several sa-loons
which may have formerly been
conducted; that it decreases tbe
amount of drunkenness and improves
business and public morale; that crime
resulting from drunkenness is de-creased
through the operation of the
dispensary, and that it eliminates tho
"whiskey ring" in local politics.
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given both for vegetables and
flowers will prove of the greatest help
, to all gardeners. The information
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is particularly full and complete, and
the recommendations as to grasses
adapted to different soils and situations
will be found very helpful to any one
interested in grass culture.
Tobacco, the typet and kinds best
adapted for different soils, and other
matters of interest about thia crop,
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with the tine illustrations,
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-The Spanish War Series in "The
Century" is proving a great success,
and has very considerably increased
the circulation of the magazine. In
the February number i.eneral Shatter
will tell tho story of the Santiago
campaign, and Lieut. Hobson will
follow his account of the sinking of the
"Merimac" with a narrative of his im-prisonment
in Morro Castle.
Bedford's Anti-Pain Plasters
Cure cold in chett. Trite 25c. If not
satisfactory, yoor money baok. Sold
by Jno. B. Farist, druggitt.