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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1887
Page
1
The column lists varied incidents across the nation including strikes in New York, fires in Georgia and Virginia, train and warehouse thefts, a moonshiner case in Alabama, a railroad rail damage in Chicago, and notable accidents and murders. It notes religious conferences in Louisville and a church dedication in Washington, plus local agricultural yields and farm outputs in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Captain Bixby reviews river improvements in the Carolinas noting $45,000 spent on the Waccamaw opening 70 miles and $37,000 on the Great Pee Dee opening 200 miles, boosting commerce by $1.2 million and $1.6 million annually respectively, with projected large regional gains and calls for continued federal funding despite existing railroad obstructions.
Deputies Alexander and Stephens surprised moonshiners near Jasper. They found a buried underground setup with four stills within a mile and a half, operating for five years and producing at least 10,000 gallons of whiskey and over 5,000 gallons of beer. The Pettitt brothers Moss and Tanner were named owners. several hundred gallons had already been moved, and most whiskey likely flowed to Atlanta. Revenue officials called it unparalleled in the South.
A $50,000 silk robbery at the U S Custom House in New York uncovers forged appraisers certificates and multiple clerks implicated in a scheme. Special agents traced repeated petty thefts, with imported silks from Paris diverted under forged documentation. one clerk is arrested and others to be questioned as exposure causes office turmoil.
In Selma Alabama Wm W Jordan a local faith doctor killed Francis Driv ers by striking her neck with a sword and stabbing her after she offered herself for a Passover sacrifice He was overpowered by Police Officer Payne and imprisoned Two Negro men at the feast were arrested amid threats of lynching as police guard the jail Jordan is described as crazy The killer has a brother in Shreveport Louisiana
Regular habits and consistent bed and wake times promote well being. Start mornings with fruit, bathe with cold or tepid water, dry with friction, and avoid working immediately after eating. Filter and boil water, exercise outdoors, protect feet, wear wool year round, and ventilate living spaces. Maintain dental care and mental activity in later life.
Captain Jack Crawford exposes a sleight of hand in shooting with a papier mache shell misrepresented as a lead ball. He explains a trick used to crack glass targets by a ball filled cartridge and notes it is physically impossible to perform with a single ball.
A West Australia correspondent notes a remarkable natural cross of nine pearls, dubbed the Crude Australis or Southern Cross pearl. Found on this coast, it sold for $100 before English buyers later offered to buy it for $50,000 after exhibition in London.
In Rockcastle County Kentucky after church services Frank Adams was killed by a Caswell. Since then Frank Halden James Lunsford James Townsend Tom Jackson and two more unnamed Caswell faction deaths followed along with many wounded and several houses burned in the feud between Adams and Caswell factions.
The remains of John Oakly were disinterred and reburied near Albuquerque New Mexico recently. It was found that his face and head were covered with a thick growth of hair although at burial ten years ago he was bald and beardless.
A bold assault occurred around 1 am on Mrs. Susan Miller at No Stone court Charleston. James Gadsden, a colored boy living on the premises, struck Mrs Miller with a hatchet and fled after officers let him upstairs. A warrant is issued for his arrest.
In Salisbury North Carolina two fatal shootings involve colored youths. Martin Bell, an elderly Black man, was fatally wounded when a prowling boy fired a shotgun through his bowels after being asked to leave. Nearby, ten year old Milas Kelly shot Jack Mowery’s son in law with an air gun loaded with a cartridge, killing him by firing into the head.
Mrs. Alice Cox of Charlotte wins alimony of 300 dollars per month for life in her divorce suit against Franklin Cox of New York. Franklin Cox must liquidate the suit costs. The absolute divorce suit proceeds to New York on the second Monday in February.
Charles Breitz a blacksmith boarding at the Owen House Yorkville D C died from a self inflicted jump from a third story window while intoxicated He was injured internally and died an hour later Breitz belonged to Salem NC about twenty eight unmarried
The body of J. J. Piquard, a butcher, was found in the bottom of Mr. W. B. McFadden’s ice house at Rock Hill 8 C. An inquest returned an accidental death verdict. The beef market beside the ice house was locked, with keys, a pistol, and some money found in Piquard’s pocket. He leaves a wife and two dependent children.
J L Smith a Berkley County Maryland farmer was attacked from behind as he rode home from the city near Simpsonville. A negro asked for a ride struck him with a stick bruising his head then fled into the woods. Robbery is suspected as motive.
A Cheraw fire consumed the Wells gunhouse and about fifteen bales of cotton plus two to three thousand bushels of planting seed. The loss is about 3500 dollars with no insurance. Fire suspected to be the work of an incendiary.
A wreck near Madowah Minnesota on the St Paul and Duluth railroad is reported with the seekert and 17 passengers killed. News from the locality is difficult to obtain and few details are available. Walterboro District of Columbia adopts annual municipal elections under its new charter.
Congressman Dargan has ordered a competitive examination to fill a vacancy at West Point to be held in Florence District of Columbia on February 18.
Daily congressional brief notes show House rules committee announced with members Speaker Randall Mills Reed and Cannon. Dibble of South Carolina offered a resolution to refer French spoliation reports to appropriation committee and report in deficiency bill. adopted. Senate reported educational bill favorably and discussed cattle disease suppression.
The Senate committee on education unanimously orders a favorable report on the Blair educational bill and will report it as it passed the last Congress. The President nominates Jne B Hull of Virginia and James M Moors of Maryland to lieutenants in the revenue service. He also sends recommendations on the International Exposition and the International Exhibition of Labor. An immediate $50,000 appropriation is urged to fund our commissioners, with Congress to endorse the plan, noting no American will participate.
In Macon Georgia a jury convicts Woolfolk of murdering his father on August 5. The verdict is announced after fifteen minutes and Judge Gustine condemns Woolfolk to death by hanging on February 10 in a private execution. Woolfolk maintains innocence and kisses his sister before imprisonment.
E. W. Marshall a leading South Carolina merchant died at his Greenville residence at 68. A Columbia native he moved to Charleston after his father's death and spent about 80 years there with a large mercantile firm. He served as director of the First National Bank and as an alderman before moving to Greenville six years ago to run a large dry goods business.
The total visible world cotton supply stands at 3 011 907 bales with 2 575 487 bales American. Last year these figures were 2 930 717 and 2 530 417 respectively. Interior town receipts total 156 717, plantation receipts 247 948, and crop in sight 465 583.
A Brooklyn Citizen cooking column extols spinach as a healthy staple when prepared properly. It outlines boiling, squeezing, and chopping methods to avoid lumps, suggests seasoning with salt sugar and cream, and stresses diligence with storage, freshness, and pest control for all vegetables.
A collection of practical home tips covering kitchen care lamp maintenance and small repairs. Advice includes sharpening knives safe ranges, cleaning varnished furniture with kerosene cloth, buying buckwheat and hominy in small quantities, removing corns with camphor solution, bacon throat remedy, Madeira vines for winter decor, proper laundering of flannels, bluing for whiteness, tenderizing meats, kidney flavor neutralization, lamp wick adjustment with a new wick, and ensuring a steady flame.
A fragmented Detroit Free Press quotation recalls social cues on streetcar etiquette. Vignettes mention two ladies, seat cushions, a woman swallowing ten cents, and a humorous insult about a dodo.
A crowd around the post office watches a bootblack famed for nine cholera morbus episodes this season. A boy interjects with a string of misfortunes including bee stings, a fall, slivers in feet, and minor detentions, lampooning the doctor’s advice for a baby’s bow legs.
A veteran stockman recalls the Maverick system where stray yearling calves were branded and folded into rival herds, sparking widespread theft. He describes harsh brands, counter branding, and brutal punishments used by cowmen, then notes the shift to large fenced pastures reducing mavericking and hired herders. The piece cites incidents near the Llano and Los valley, ending with branding becoming routine and theft declining.
OCR text shows disordered lines about a youth and maiden quarrel and a hand that rules, with broken phrasing and stray letters. Likely excerpted poetry or a misscanned column referencing a Boston publication.
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