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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1888
Page
2
The Enterprise publishes from the Enterprise Building on Main Street. Subscription price is one dollar per year and six months. The editor states he does not guarantee particular timelines and reserves rights regarding content announcements.
The Democratic State Convention in Raleigh named W R Cox permanent chairman and nominated Daniel G Fowle for governor on the 23rd ballot. Alexander nominated for lieutenant governor by acclamation, and Judge Davis also. Captain Alexander cannot accept and telegraphed withdrawal. The issue of church union was discussed by the Northern Presbyterians in Philadelphia. In Wilkes County a long married couple, Samuel Welch and wife of Lewis Fork, died within hours of each other and were buried together. The tale notes old age and deep cold as causes. Further items mention Indian Territory cowboys resisting taxes, a Spokane Falls judge ruling woman suffrage act unconstitutional, and a vagrancy sale of a Black man for six months at Marshal, Missouri, drawing a large crowd.
A cyclone blasted Brownton Texas twenty five miles east of Bonham last Thursday night, destroying churches and eight dwellings. Amanda Willis colored died inside a shelter as eight people including the sheriff and county recorder were fatally injured. Damage will exceed twelve thousand dollars. The storm line was three hundred yards wide with crops fences barns and trees swept away followed by heavy rain hail and lightning. Separately at Jackson the Confederate monument cornerstone ceremonies saw Miss Winnie Davis presented a Masonic silver crown for her father Jefferson Davis on his upcoming eighty birthday, though he was too feeble to attend. Judge Speer in Macon Georgia ruled decoy letters used to catch postal workers are not prosecutable as such. The case followed Rudolph Denuick, a Central Railroad route agent, and ended with a verdict of not guilty.
The author argues Mr. Ingersoll's attack on faith reveals his own Christian heritage and heredity. It contends Ingersoll, though praised as a genius, is an infidel wanderer whose nihilistic views pale next to Christian civilization. The piece asserts global thought trends favor a stronger Christian faith and dismisses Ingersoll as merely a temporary disturbance.
In Helena Arkansas a famed showman Mack Hamilton entertains crowds by swallowing porcelain glass drinking large quantities of water and even live frogs and snakes while emitting streams from his mouth like a pump His fear of doctors and desire for independence are noted A Sunday morning fire at the market district caused rapid spread and visible flames ripping through transoms and windows The blaze is deemed incendiary with 1500 in insurance and 3300 for the building loss Affected were market offices records and treasurer books stored in Greensboro Bank vaults with several men named Hughes Taylor Yaney Jones and Kelly reporting varying losses
A fragment describes a tale where Sampson was killed by his wife or betrayal by others. The dialogue suggests possible motives such as a letter that may have been forgotten to mail, leaving the exact cause unclear. The exchange centers on suspicion and speculation surrounding Sampson’s death.
The piece surveys how a bill travels from introduction to President approval, noting clerks, departments, and delays. It praises Major Martin the Congressional gas extinguisher with a Lee battle mention, and recounts a banquet anecdote about wines. It ends with crowds touring the capital, visiting groups and states.
Letters from patients praise Swift's Specific for blood and skin ailments. A Georgia man cites eye cancer healing after three years of pain. Others report ulcers, throat disease, and skin problems improved or cured after six bottles or longer use. A doctor notes a throat condition resembling General Grant's. Drawer contact and encouraging testimonials conclude with trading ad tone.
The speaker extols a noble maiden from nature’s mould, pure and faithful, warm-hearted and true. He favors modesty and truth over showy fashions and luxury, vowing to praise her over others as she quietly inspires with gentleness and virtue. If a noble youth asks for her hand, he believes she would respond with a decisive yes.
A historical notice urges recognition of enemy tactics to delay surrender, noting the body's strength can resist death while warning many lose vital power. It extols Boschee's German Syrup for coughs and throat and lung troubles as a home remedy. An obituary snippet references Col. John A. Fagg of Asheville passing at 81.
Fragmentary OCR text references a Puritan Cough Cure and casual mentions of home remedies. The legibility is poor, leaving uncertain names, dates, or concrete events beyond the product name and generic health claims.
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