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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1887
Page
3
High Point reports extreme heat, millinery shopping, and Randolph court set to begin with Judge Clark presiding. Rev Dick’s sermon at the Methodist church, fire apparatus discussion, and favorable views on the sermon at the Baptist church are noted. Local deaths, street improvements, new store occupancy, and tobacco trade plans are summarized alongside Hoover Hill discovery progress and a proposed dog tax.
At a mass meeting in Concord the Trinity College endowment rose by about 2200 to reach 32000 since June, with a hopeful outlook. Rev. Wm. L. Reaney will preach at St. James Mission next Sunday. Repairs to the Jorden Warehouse are complete under H. C. Beneini, and preparations begin for October tobacco sales. A fire destroyed Worth and McAllister lumber warehouse and Ragan Millis Co storage with losses around 1000, uninspected. origin unclear, possible arson or accident. The town faces fire dangers, and calls for fire apparatus and improved waterworks.
James Walker heads to Blacksburg to enter the agricultural college. Will C. Jones leaves for Wake Forest to enter college. Rev. Thos. Carrick moves his family to Lexington. E L Bain departs for Ocoee Florida for about two years in agriculture. C Ritter arrives from Carthage to study medicine under Dr. Brown for about 12 months. Pen Wood and J H Millis arrive from the North. Mrs A B Smith and Mamie return.
A resident urges town leaders to form a fire department funded by insureds and to build cisterns with piped water and filters. He argues improvements will cut insurance costs, improve safety, aid growth, and cites a near fire catastrophe as motivation. Signed A Walling Subscriber.
A sensational note claims Mrs. Luther Lutz was cured of a seven year battle with a fatal disease by one bottle of Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption. The ad promotes a free trial at Mofhit Bradshaw s Drug Store Shelby NC Wake Forest reports 190 students and rising An 84 year old man in Rockingham marries an 80 year old partner and it is believed the ceremony occurred
G L Anthony announces a large stock of fruit trees ornamental trees evergreens roses shrubs and plants for fall planting in Vanpania North Carolina. Orders to C F Crutchfield High Point will receive prompt careful attention.
The Asheboro Courier notes an educational mass meeting at Shilo Academy near Moffitt's Mills next Friday to excite interest in education. It invites all readers to attend. Two colored prisoners escaped from Col A C McAlister's store jail last Monday after knocking down the jailer at dinner. They are pursued. A planned jail escape failed partially as only two in the crowd succeeded. Judge Clark, slated to be appointed here next week, is feared by many prisoners.
W Soult Druggist Bippos Indiana testifies Electric Bitters relieve all cases. Abraham Iare Bellville Ohio druggist says it is best selling medicine in 20 years. Thousands testify, verdict unanimous it cures liver kidney and blood diseases. Only fifty cents a bottle at Moffitt Bradshaw’s Drug Store.
Knott Hennesee Co of Brindleton North Carolina endorses Huckleberry Cordial for bowel troubles and teething for children and recommends it to every mother as a physician in the home.
A 200 pound bag of Lime Phosphate lists contents including 10-16 pounds Phosphoric Acid 23-35 pounds Bone Phosphate 100-120 pounds Lime 1-4 pounds Potash 4 pounds Sulphuric Acid and Chlorine in small amounts 6-12 pounds of Alumina Iron oxide and silica and argues for dry content and low acid. Suggested uses include 400 pounds per acre for cotton corn and 600 pounds per acre for grasses with specific fertilizer pairings.
The article details fertilizer blends for Wurat and crops, outlining mixes by crop and soil type. It recommends Lime Phosphate with Muriate Potash and salt for clay soils, and a wheat mix with phosphate, cotton-seed meal, ammoniates, and potash for sandy land. Notes Lime Phosphate boosts oats and bluegrass growth and advises broad using 600 to 1,000 pounds with Kainit on sandy soils.
The article discusses lime phosphate as essential for fruit trees and vines. It notes quantities like 1,000 pounds of lime phosphate and 30 bushels of manure per acre, with ground fish or ammoniate, and 100 pounds of high-grade sulphate. Nurserymen broadcast lime phosphate when preparing land and apply 5 to 10 pounds around each young tree.
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