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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1889
Page
3
High Point reports progress with Empire Plaid Mills at about 70 looms, new paint on the colored Methodist church, a new store in the W. J. English building, and street improvements. An active Farmer's Institute program features top farmers and a call for practical talks, while church services and local marriages are noted along with railway and road concerns and cemetery capacity issues.
Miss Harriet B Palmer, eldest daughter of the late Walter Palmer, dies at her Jamestown residence on April 15. The remains will be interred at the local cemetery next Sunday around noon. The funeral services will be conducted by Rey Chas J Curtis.
W D Sult of Bipus Indiana testifies Electric Bitters relieve rheumatism after six bottles. Abraham Hare of Bellevue Ohio calls it best selling medicine in 20 years. Thousands testify it cures liver kidney and blood ailments. Only fifty cents a bottle at Moffitt Bradshaw's drug store.
The act empowers High Point’s board to subscribe up to ten thousand dollars in stock in the High Point and Randleman Railroad and issue bonds for the investment. Bonds may run at least 25 years, interest capped at six percent, and voters must approve via a town election with Yes and No tickets. Coupons receivable for taxes. ad valorem taxes may fund interest. Ratified March 7, 1887.
In Paris Texas excitement surrounds the recovery of J. K. Corley who was bedridden and deemed dying of consumption. A trial bottle of Dr Kings New Discovery brought relief and he soon bought a large bottle and two boxes of New Life Pills. After two boxes and two bottles he regained health and gained 36 pounds. Free trial bottles of the discovery are offered at Moffitt Bradshaw's drug store.
Letters from W H Snow of High Point North Carolina and others praise the Modern Tobacco Barn. They cite improved curing capacity lower fuel use and better leaf quality with potential to expand the bright tobacco belt across Virginia North Carolina and nearby counties.
Pursuant to a Guilford county Superior court decree the High Point sale of right town lots taken from Eli Russell lands will occur on Saturday May 7 1887. Sale features one third cash with balance due in six months secured by land and security with title retained until payment. April 7 1887.
A North Carolina fertilizer ad promotes Lime Phosphate bags of 200 pounds with specified ranges for phosphoric acid bone phosphate lime potash sulfuric acid alumina and silica. It argues the mix is dry with minimal water and no excess sulfuric acid, offering various application rates for cotton corn wheat oats rye grasses and oats crops.
Yrurow Tonacco lists 1 000 pounds lime phosphate 40 bushels fine horse manure ground fish or ammoniate 100 pounds high grade sulphate on one or two acres. Horticulturists stress lime phosphate and potash for trees and vines noting lime phosphate supplies them cheaply. Nurserymen apply it at once when preparing land for young trees then place 3 to 10 pounds around each young tree in the enterings.
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