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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1888
Page
3
The Enterprise reports on a well attended Carolina Fair in Charlotte as earthquakes shock the region. Captain T. N. Jordan relocates his family to the Hotel Jarrell amid ongoing civic notices and local incidents across town.
Tensions rise as threats to Lynch Jeffreys echo through the community. Asheboro jail remains guarded while residents stay near home and work, armed and prepared to act if trouble resumes. Authorities hope for no further incidents.
The report details county by county results with Republicans sweeping most tickets in Randolph Davidson Alamance Rockingham Rowan and Forsyth while Democrats hold in Forsyth on several offices. Wake County Republicans win all tickets with large margins. statewide gains shift balance of power in legislature and Congress.
A list of names awaiting mail pickup at High Point North Carolina post office dated November 1 1886 notes items will be sent to Dead Letter office after thirty days. A separate report details a Tuesday night assault near the railroad station where J D Cutting and Henry Plowman special policeman were beaten with brass knuckles and other weapons. Plowman sustained bleeding wounds while Cutting suffered a crushed skull and severe injuries. Dr R L Payne Sr treated Cutting and declared his condition dangerous possibly fatal. Four negroes Henry Has George Lindsay Gaston Wagoner mentioned in the incident.
Two men and a woman were jailed on a mayoral warrant in connection with a reported assault on Cutting whose skull fracture required trepanning by doctors Payne and Hill. Cutting died at age about 58, leaving a wife and children. A hear ing is set for Saturday as possible lynching talk circulates. The North Carolina Methodist conference opens December 2 at Reidsville with Bishop Granberry presiding. In King's Mountain, Dr William Denny died by ingesting laudanum at a resident's home. A missing axe, described by location, is offered for reward.
The Episcopal Aid Society of High Point North Carolina plans a Bazaar at Perry Hall on November 19 and 20 to raise funds for an new church. They urge liberal contributions and invite neighbors and readers of the Exterpriss to attend or send donations, noting Perry Hall offer and publicity support from Mr Cratchfield. Tan Sapirs Arp Society signs the appeal.
A collection of testimonials from Greensboro and other towns praises Tar Heel Liniment for curing rheumatism stomach pains nasal congestion neuralgia and poison ivy after several users report rapid relief and lasting benefits. Letters dated 1884 1885 1886 cite mothers fathers and neighbors endorsing the product for various ailments.
The Tar Heel Liniment line is praised as a pain killer and emergency staple. It is said to relieve sprains colic and other pains for all ages and is recommended for every family.
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