High Point News Roundup From The Enterprise 1887
The Enterprise reports a Greensboro death, Mrs. Daniels wedding, and a grand jury foreman in High Point. Local notes cover the Modern Barn Tobacco start, stock-law repeal petition, revival progress in Charlotte, and a jail-to-penitentiary convoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Public School Debating Society
Irving Literary Society
High Point Classical Institute
Srd
Empire Plaid Mills
Edwin H. C. Field
Ihereby
High Point
N. C
A. A. Holton
Guilford Co. Dittarp & Ktxa
Attys
Forged Checks Exposed and Mail Rates Clarified
The checks forged to resemble Ragan Millis & Co. FE A Snow & Co. and H Alexander show obvious errors. The Ragan check reads Ragan Millas & Co. and the Alexander one Alex andre & Co. with Snow & Dalton replacing FE A Snow & Co. Mail rules confirm fourth class mail is prepaid and subject to a one cent per ounce postage rate. forwarding charges apply and third and fourth class rates are the same.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ragan, Millis & Co
FE. A. Snow & Co
H. Alexander
Ragan
Ragan & Millas & Co
Alexander
Alexandre & Co
A. Snow & Co
Snow & Dalton
Archdale Named For Bush Hill Origin Story
Citizens of Bush Hill vote to rename town Archdale after debate. The piece traces the chosen name to Archibald Hainey and Archibald Bulla, linking local industry and charity to a rebranding aimed at broader reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush Hill
Archdale
Archibald Hainey
Archibald Bulla
Archibald
Dr. Bulla
Lost pearl breastpin and assorted notices from 1881 1887
A lost pearl hand shaped breastpin with a gold wrist band is offered for reward. The notice cites 1881 dates matching 1887 calendar days and suggests using old almanacs. Other items mention Alabama gambling laws, a Tompkinsville cotton depot fire, marriage ages, California weather, railroad snow clearance, and testimonials for Electric Bitters. Local businessmen advertise products and buying of fur and meat at cash prices.
Lime Phosphate Fertilizer Claims and Guide for Crops
An old catalog promotes Lime Phosphate as a dry fertilizer with low water content and minimal sulfuric acid. It prescribes rates for Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rye, Grasses, and oats, plus mixing guidelines with Muriate Potash, salt, and ammoniates for various soils and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grassus
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Lime Phosphate Use for Fruit Trees and Vines
Horticulturists urge Lime Phosphate for fruit trees and grapes noting lime, phosphate and potash aid growth. It is applied broadly on land and then 5 to 10 pounds are placed around each young tree when setting out, with Yelllow Toracco mentioned as a source.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enterprise
M. C. Dixon
Greensboro
Jordan Warehouse
J. S. Campbel
Barn Smoking Tobacco Company
Charlotte
M. Hall
Colored Assemblies Knights of Labor
Guilford Court House Battle Grounds
J. L. Shechrest
W. T. Rankin
Farmers’ Institute
Asheboro
Rutledge Publishing Co
David
C.F. & Y. W. Railroad Company
Mallboro
W. P. Bynum
New York
Express
Jim Boyd
Carter Johnson
W. B. Crump
High Point & Randleman Railroad
GC. G. Green
Boshee
Green
Jamestown
Abbotts Creek
Orinoco
Vickery
Esquire Johns
D. H. Briles
Hoover Hill
Randolph County
A. L. Johnson
Briles
Bush Hill, N. C
Harry W. Reed
Ture Hiegu Porrt
J. J. Kaney
Ohio
Benedict
U. 8
Airshire
Jersey
W. G. Barpier
Texas
Paris
Tex
J. K. Corley
Dr. King
A. E. Smith & Co
Parker & Wilburn
Ellison
Raleigh Township
Alabama
Tomkinsville
Staten Island
Naomi
California
Central Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
W. D. Salt
Bippus
Ind
Abraham Hare
Bellville
Tennessee
West Virginia
Prohibition
J.C. Breser
Atlanta
Howard van Epps
Bucklen
Arnica
W. G. Barbee
Woolford
Brown & Matton
John Farlow & Co
Totice of Corporators’ Meeting
D. L. Clark
Ife
North Carolina
RS. L. E. Laws & Daughter
Fashionable
Superior Court
Guilford County
Eli Russel
Anna Russel
Adams
H. A. Simmons
N.C
Jarrol’s Hotel
T.W. Wood & Sons
Richmond
David Jordan
W. H. Ragan
Adair
Dr. H. Clay Pitts
High
Wrean Bros
Brown & Fatton
Pharmacists
Colognes
Zkoilet
Ray
Diehes Uin
Pennsylvania
Budwess and
Bohemian Leers
Ee. G. Newcomb’s
Odell Building
Demorest
Mme. Demorest
Ted
Demorest Fashion and Sewing Machine CO
East 11Th Street
New York City
R. J. Lindsay& Bro
Andovercoats
Zeigler Brother
Merriam & Taylor
Burt & Packard
Gearss
Newmarkets
R. J. Lindsay & Bro
A. Bh. Smith
Groomes
Warenuuye
Groome
Z. Groome & Son
The
N.C. Phosphate Co
Raleigh
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