“North Carolina News” from the Charlotte Democrat, Charlotte, N.C., published Friday, March
29, 1895
Kinston’s misfortunes continue. Another incendiary fire
there Monday night burned the jail and a stable. The loss is about $10,000.
New Lutheran Pastor—Rev. J.E. Rudisill of Henry, N.C., has
been elected to the pastorate of the Lutheran Chapel congregation to fill a
vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. Dr. S.S. Rahn. The new pastor will
hold services with his church on the fifth Sunday of this month.—Gastonia
Gazette
The Bentonsville monument near Goldsboro, erected by the
Goldsboro Rifles, was unveiled Wednesday with beautiful, impressive and
appropriate ceremonies. General Wade Hampton delivered a grand address. The
monument was unveiled by 13 young ladies in military uniforms, representing the
South, who acted as an especial escort of honor to Gen’l Hampton.
Mr. H. Miller of White Plains, S.C., was in Monroe last
Tuesday and reported a most distressing accident which took place near White
Plains on Wednesday of last week. Four boys went out in the woods to burn a
coal kiln and, to keep the rain off, made a shelter of rails and covered it
with pine straw and dirt. As it continued to rain the improvised shelter gave
away under the weight and fell on the boys. Three of them escaped but one
little fellow named Williams was instantly killed. There was a fire under the
shelter and the rails and pine straw caught on fire and the body of the
unfortunate boy was severely burned before it could be gotten away from the
flames.—Monroe Enquirer
A Sad Accident—Last Saturday the five and a half year old
daughter of Mr. Wesley Funderburk, who lives near Tradesville, S.C., happened
to a most unfortunate accident which resulted in immediate death. She asked her
father for his knife, which was very sharp. She took the knife and went into
the yard. When a short distance from the house she fell down, and rising up ran
to her father saying that she had cut her throat. What was his horror to see
the blood streaming from her neck cannot be imagined. He carried her in the house where she died in
less than 15 minutes. The jugular vein was cut and death resulted from loss of
blood.
Last Wednesday a little daughter of Mr. Marshall Perry of
Ames sucked some parched corn into its windpipe and lungs and died at 11 o’clock
that night.—Monroe Journal
A Presentiment of Death—When an aged couple have lived
together happily for half a century, the life of one sometimes ends soon after
the death of the other, but with those in the prime of life this rarely
happens.
A.J. Caudle, a clever carpenter at Gaffney, lost one year
ago his beloved partner and after her death he appeared gloomy and said he had
a presentiment that he would soon follow her to the grave. Yet he was in robust
health all the time until three days before his death last week at Gaffney,
S.C. After a few days illness, he died on the anniversary of his wife’s death.
Thus in one year husband and wife rested peacefully by the side of each other
in the grave and his presentiment more than disease hastened his death last
week.---Shelby Aurora
As a rule it is much worse for a man to be left with several
children than for a woman to be so afflicted, but an exception to the rule
happened not many miles from Reidsville a few years ago. A farmer was left with
two small children by the death of his wife, but he did not break up. He kept
them at home, and did the cooking and washing until they got large enough to
help him; and he raised them smart, too. In an adjoining county a crowd of
children were bereaved of their parents, but they held together, the oldest, a
mere lad, taking the place of father and mother; and they grew up with the
respect and confidence of all who knew them. All of them have done well. How
true is the old saying, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”—Webster’s Weekly
Some Union County
Money—We were given by Mr. E.C. Williams a specimen of Union County
currency. Its face says “Monroe, N.C., March 1st 1863, Receivable in
payment of Taxes for county dues to the amount of 25 cents. For the Relief of
soldiers’ families.” It is signed by Maj. D.A. Covington, chairman of the
county court, and J.E. Irby, clerk. On the back is stamped in large red letters
“Twenty five cents”. This money was issued by the county to soldiers’ families
who were destitute and thus got into circulation—Monroe Journal
Working Day and Night—The monazite miners are getting
exceedingly industrious here of late. They are now working day and night. The
rich mine that was recently purchased by Mr. Julius Phifer from Mr. E.C. White
at $500 per acre is being worked day and night. Mr. Phifer works during the day
with about 20 hands and Mr. White works at night with about the same number.
The reason for this is the lack of water. The mine is some distance from the
branch and as the stream is small it doesn’t furnish enough water to work all
during the day. This is one of the finest mines in the county.—Shelby Star
The Difference in the
System
A farmer of this community recently gave the Democrat his
experience in cotton raising. He said several years ago when he was getting 8
and 10 cents for cotton he bought some land. He did not raise his home
supplied, but raised cotton almost entirely and bought his supplies. But every
year he found that it took about all he could make to pay for his supplies, and
so could pay nothing on his land. He changed his tactics and commenced raising
his own supplies at home, and though the price of cotton declined steadily, he
was able to make payments on his land. With corn in his crib and meat in his
smoke house and lard in his pantry he could save money. He said finally cotton
fell to 4 ½ cents, the price for which he sold his last crop, but with his home
supplies he still made payment on his land and nearly paid out last year.
The good man said that he saved much more money to pay on
his land when he made his home supplies and sold his cotton at 4 and 5 cents
than when he bought his home supplies and sold his cotton for 8 and 10 cents.—Scotland Neck Democrat
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