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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1888
Page
1
A farmer’s guide explains seed depth should not exceed what seeds can reach the surface with vigor. It notes early season moisture favors shallow covering and warmth drives growth. Experiments show large seeds like corn, wheat, and oats thrive with one to two inches of soil. Plant corn as shallow as possible.
Charles Harrington, son of James Harrington, is found dead in woods near his Johnson county home. A severe cold snap damages Piedmont peaches, killing much of the crop. Mrs. Caroline J. Cherry’s two‑story home near Greenville is destroyed by fire. Elisha Johnson, a Halifax preacher, vanishes after reporting a fire in the woods. Rev. Dr. Matthew 7 Yates, 70, Baptist missionary veteran, dies in China after a paralytic stroke. In Ashville, C D Higgins is arrested for attempted killing of a Pullman conductor and gunfire. An illicit distillery on Barnes creek yields a brutal, fatal injury to Andrew Collicott, blamed on gamblers. A monument to Gen. Robert Toombs arrives in Washington. Lumber City opens another barrel factory. a Savannah syndicate plans to contest a monopoly. Presbyterians in Atlanta discuss a Southern Presbyterian university to attract patronage from other states.
New rails ordered for the Barnwell Railroad and tax sale reports for Orangeburg show sixteen acres sold. January receipts of the Barnwell railroad reached 183 above expenses, while Blackville Alston and Newberry line earned 1680 92 in 23 operation days. A fatal fall at Reynolds Station occurs on the up train and a petition to Governor Richardson seeks clemency for St Robinson. Fire damages south Carolina railway near Windsor with rails warped by heat and repairs planned.
The St Joseph Gazette reports on a comic exchange about footpads and a plug hat. A former professional sandbagger explains why a plug hat defeats blows, noting its stiff rim and head coverage end the attacker’s chance. A humorous lesson ends with wearers protected in street encounters.
Mr Yuet Sing, a wealthy Chinese importer, sent for rare Peh Kuen Cha or White Clouds tea. Four ounces reached New York after delays, merchants bought thimblefuls as charms. Cost about six dollars an ounce. less than half an ounce remained after land division.
A South American youth trained at Freiberg Miners' Academy left his partner with promise to return. Seventeen years passed before Christmas eve brought his return as he finally earned enough to live in luxury. They now journey to a new home together.
The report notes 66 000 residents within Atlanta city limits. In Macon daily jail visit counts to see Tom Woolfolk rise. Thomasville records 1500 visitors spending 3 dollars daily, totaling 4500 per day, 32500 per week, 135000 per month, 440000 per season. A Northern capitalist to build a 150000 hotel in Bainbridge this year. A state military encampment on St Simmons Island urged for summer. Athens needs a few hundred dollars more postage receipts to secure free mail delivery. annual report due April 7, with receipts likely to hit 10000.
A South East England blizzard hits hard while London feels mild. France may cashier Gen Boumlmeer. Germany's Cassell sees three days of snow. American Commander Griffin backs Kilran for £500 against Sullivan. Gattman & Co. fail in Aberdeen with losses over $200,000. Sullivan challenged to fight in Dublin for £1,000 a silo. Spain faces heavy storms and floods. Central Germany halts highways as railways stay snowbound. H N Key of D Apbleton & Co dies suddenly in Mobile.
Judge W G Field of Pelzer S C received a photo engraving of President Cleveland and a note of thanks after Field, a Cleveland admirer, named his son Grover Cleveland Field. Field later asked for a photograph of Mrs Cleveland, which was promptly sent for display at his Pelzer home.
John Hughes, unable to pay a debt to Gus Eaglemacher, sells himself and his body after death to the creditor by bill of sale. The contract was reviewed by a lawyer, Hughes was jailed for drunkenness, and his owner paid the fine and will work him on a farm for life.
News from Rutherford County reports three fatalities from fire. Mrs Lawson Davis and her sister in law died in a burning house where they were alone. A colored girl named Jane Freeman burned to death in a brush fire when her clothing ignited.
A compact note traces regional greetings from cultured people to rural Tennesseans and Western Native terms. It contrasts formal salutes how do you do with casual howdy and the brief how from different speakers and contexts.
Rail lines remain blocked with New Jersey towns cut off from New York as cold weather and heavy snowfall trap passengers. Some perish from cold. relief trains move limitedly while coal and meat supplies grow scarce and prices rise. Telegraph links to major cities stay down. travel may resume by tonight or tomorrow with moderate weather.
Mayor Hewitt received telegrams from Bismarck Huron Oak St Paul and other western communities offering substantial aid for blizzard victims in New York and nearby areas through the Chamber of Commerce.
A discussion on hereditary illness argues that half of gout cases, strong inheritance for tuberculosis and cancer, and widespread mental and sight defects reflect heredity. Sir Henry Holland notes no organ is exempt, suggesting most chronic diseases may be inherited.
Chronicle recounts a terse exchange as a Bunco steerer misidentifies a stranger, who corrects his name Tuggerly tied to a recent breach of promise judgment of fifty thousand thirty dollars. The con game thread ends with a curt farewell in Pittsburgh.
A collage of peculiar facts and anecdotes including discoveries, historic notes, and curious events. Topics cover chloroform, Notre Dame’s history, a fortold house, strange goods, and a long lost Canadian coin returning to a Michigan clerk. Names include Dr. Samuel Guthrie, Notre Dame, Napoleon I, and Prince Napoleon.
Louis J. Wyman of Roxbury owns a horse dressed in wooly fur like a sheep. The animal, 14 hands high and 850 to 875 pounds, has reddish brown wool covering its body mane tail and even its butt. Bred from Kentucky stock it arrived from Savannah Georgia and is recovering from sea voyage effects.
A man in Shanghai stole a table and claimed weakness prevented theft. The judge spared him after a sympathetic remark and gave him $10,000 to seek cure. On return, the judge revealed he had watched his heavy bag and found him able to carry the table, declaring him guilty and scornfully disproving the tale.
The article reports on Eugene Thiebaut appointed vice consul of France in Charleston, postmaster raises, Massachusetts tax case against Western Union, a seed postage bill moving in the Senate, and a crowded Supreme Court session over the Bell Telephone decision. It notes Justice Blatchford reading the opinion, five appealed cases, and Justice Lamar’s Missouri River bridge ruling.
A New York Graphic correspondent reports rapid civilization in the Indian Territory praising Christian schools. Indians studying in the Collegiate Department receive M S degrees and Cesar Latin is read. A Muskogee donor offers to pay all church building costs, showing generosity and tax freedoms for landowners.
An engineer on a Constantinople bound train halted to avoid freight cars. He fell ill from fear and was discharged. He sued for lifetime wages of 32 dollars monthly with 12 500 dollars capital as security. Courts in Constantinople Trieste and Vienna upheld 16 dollars monthly for heart loss caused by a controllable mishap.
A J medical journal piece titled How to Stop Bleeding draws attention for practical guidance. Readers seek quick, actionable steps to control bleeding and manage injuries in everyday settings. City Derrick coverage notes widespread readership.
A south bound West India fast mail crashed through a trestle over Hurricane river sixty miles south of Savannah injuring thirty six and killing seventeen. The wreck near Blackshear involved multiple cars with George Gould among the injured and a large response from physicians and townspeople.
The 1866 census shows Australia and New Zealand at 3,367,456 white residents, with births surpassing deaths by 67,994 and a net immigration of 252,631. Australia’s revenue nears 117.5 million dollars while debt climbs to 765 million. Irrigation potential grows as settlers advance, with coastal belts and vast land still undeveloped.
A Hood tale about a man who falsely confessed to murder to earn a haircut echoes in a Greenwich police court case. Matthew Bacon, accused of begging, claims he is a professional beggar and needs three months in jail to afford a haircut, prompting a parallel to the ancient anecdote.
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