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Year: 1887<\/strong><\/span>
\n The Landmark, Statesville North Carolina<\/strong><\/span>
\nNewspaper articles contributed by Twylla Teer and abstracted by Elsie Arcuri.<\/em>
\n Some of these articles were almost impossible to read. PLEASE view microfilm before accepting it as fact.<\/em><\/p>\n

Definitions<\/span>:<\/em>
\n ult. = last month<\/em>
\n inst. = present month.<\/em>
\n Periods intentionally omitted after abbreviations, initials, etc.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n

Jan 13, 1887
\nDIED<\/strong>
\nAt her father’s home near Taylorsville on the 25th of December, Miss Maggie Burke, aged 20 years.
\nAt her home near Taylorsville on the 4th inst, Mrs Susan Fincannon, aged about 60 years.
\nIn Davidson township on the 4th inst, Mrs Mary Hinson, aged about 26 years.
\nIn Davidson township on the 10th inst, Mr Benj. Elkins, after a protracted illness. And old and respected citizen.
\nNear Providence church, December 25th, 1886, Flee-ie, son of John and E H Foster, aged six years.<\/p>\n

MARRIED<\/strong>
\nAt the residence of the bride’s father in Taylorsville on the 6th inst, by Rev C A Munroe, Mr W G Bogle of Lenoir and Miss Lelia, daughter of A C McIntosh Esq, of Taylorsville.
\nAt the residence of the bride’s father in Shiloh township, on the 6th inst, by Rev J H Booth, Mr Amzi Little late of Catawba county, and Miss Laura daughter of Mr Augustus Byers of Iredell.<\/p>\n

Jan 27, 1887
\nA Country Singing – The New Preacher or Alexander Circuit<\/strong>
\nCorrespondence of The Landmark<\/em>
\nStraying along the Statesville and Taylorsville Railroad last week, the writer happened on a storm singing at Mr Reese Sloan’s. After a lesson of choice pieces from the Favorite Songs, Mr Robert Sloan leading, the two brothers entertained the company with some splendid performances on the violin and organ – the latter at the organ. The Christian Harmony was used for the sacred lesson, which was led by Mr Azor Sloan, who gives evidence of much experience in singing, and I learn, was personally acquainted with Mr William Walker, the author of this book. All grades of difficulty up to Easter Anthem were included in the programme, (sic) and attention was given to time and melody rather than to vociferation; but if you have ever tried to hasten to good music while a score of rare beauties, some with immense bangs, both red and black, and some without bangs, each striving hard to find whether there is any beauty in your countenance, and frequently smiling on account of their supposed discoveries, you can have a faint idea of why this description is so poor.<\/p>\n

Rev C A Gault preached his first sermon at Liberty, in the arbor, last Sunday. His subject was Christian Work, and was well handled. The new church here is about 35 by 50 feet, with arched ceiling and will likely be finished this spring. He promises that when he gets into it, though his sermons may not be able, they will be loud enough.
\nLAF
\nJanuary 18 1887<\/p>\n

Alexander Court<\/strong>
\nMet Monday and adjourned Wednesday. Judge Montgomery presided and Solicitor Osborne represented the State. Mr Thos F Murdock was foreman of the grand jury. There were no trials on the civil docket. Mr J A Conner represented THE LANDMARK at court and did a good business; for which we thank our Alexander friends. Among the cases disposed of by the court were the following:
\nState vs. Obediah Pierce, W H Campbell, affray; plead guilty; Pierce fined $100 and costs; Campbell his part of the costs.
\nState vs. Columbus Keller, larceny, guilty; 12 months in the penitentiary.
\nThe other cases tried were for affray, assault and battery, retailing and carrying concealed weapons.<\/p>\n

Feb 3, 1887<\/strong>
\nMiss Minnie R Prichard of Elk Shoal, Alexander county, is another youthful, self-taught artist, who sends us some very creditable evidences of her skill with the pencil. Some of her copying is very accurate.<\/p>\n

Feb 10, 1887
\nDIED<\/strong>
\nIn Brooklyn, NY, on the 23d of January of consumption, Mr W M Bruce, a native of Orange county NC, aged 59 years. He was a printer by trade and had worked in both of the printing offices in Statesville.
\nNear Olin on the 30th ult, of pneumonia, Mrs Samuel Pharr, leaving a husband and three small children.
\nAt her home at Amity Hill on the 28th ult, Mrs Mary A Gaggert, aged 77 years-a member of Bethesda Presbyterian church.
\nAt his home in Sharpe’s township, Alexander county, on the 6th inst, of measles and pneumonia, William Gibbons, son of W E Gibbons, aged about 21 years.
\nAt his residence in Bethany township on the 6th inst, of typhoid fever, Mr Geo W Moore, aged 30 to 35 years.
\nMr H B Stewart, of Alexander county, while out hunting lately, brought down ten birds at one shot, the largest number on record.<\/p>\n

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Feb 10, 1887
\nMARRIED <\/strong>
\nAt the residence of the bride’s parents in Olin township, on the 6th inst, by J A Strikeleather Esq, Mr W D Holland and Miss Letha Fowler.
\nAt the residence of the bride’s mother, Mrs E L Graham, in Newton, on the 3d last, by Rev R B Anderson, DD, Mr Kerr Wilson and Miss Ada Graham.
\nAt the residence of the bride’s father in Taylorsville on the 3d, by Re C A Gault, Mr W D Deal and Miss Luola, daughter of R Z Linney Esq. All of Taylorsville.
\nIn Cool Spring township, on the 2d inst, by Rev Thomasson, Mr T C Niblock, of Rowan county, and Miss V C Knox, daughter of Mr Robert Knox, of Iredell.<\/p>\n

Commissioners Alexander County<\/strong>
\nReported by The Landmark<\/em>
\nThe commissioners of Alexander county met at the court house Monday, present: W R Sloan, W V Teague and J B Pool.
\nSeveral parties were allowed to return land for taxes year 1886.
\nJ W Miller filed his bond as constable of Sharpe’s township.
\nW L Moose was appointed constable for Miller’s township.
\nOrdered, that the time of sheriff’s settlement be extended to May 1 1887.
\nAgreement was made with Geo M Little to keep the poor house this year at $3.50 per capita per month.
\nSeveral pauper and other claims were issued.
\nDavid Williams resigned as overseer of the stock-law fence, Gwaltney’s township.
\nStatements were made by C T Sharpe in relation to the supervision of the public roads of Taylorsville and Miller’s townships, and as to the line between the townships. Solon Little was given Miller’s township.<\/p>\n

April 7, 1887
\nDeath of Reuben Watts of Alexander<\/strong>
\nThe venerable Reuben Watts, Esq member of the lower house of the Legislature from Alexander died at his home in Little River township, that county, Saturday night last, April 2d. aged 76 years. The Monday previous he had been over his farm, directing some work and returning to his home was taken with a chill and sank steadily until he died. Mr Watts had been sheriff of his county was in constitutional convention of 1875 and was always prominent in public affairs. He was an honest, virtuous and influential man.<\/p>\n

April 21, 1887<\/strong>
\nIn the spring of 1853, now 34 years ago, Mrs A M Sloan, of Alexander county, bought from the late Abner Feimster, who was then merchandising at Liberty Hill, a set of stone plates. She used them for Sunday plates only up to the time of the war, but has since used them daily, has raised four children and not one of those plates has ever been broken, nor is one of them even cracked to this day. This beats the record.<\/p>\n

House Destroyed by Fire<\/strong>
\nFriday night last between 11 and 12 o’clock the dwelling house of Mr Daniel Frieze, just beyond the corporate limits, on the Taylorsville road, caught fire and was entirely consumed with about all of its contents except the bedding. A party returning from a fishing expedition saw the fire as they were passing, and aroused Mr Frieze, but it was to late to do anything to stay the flames. All of the out-buildings on the premises went with the dwelling house and with it also a supply of bacon and other provisions which had been stored in the loft. There was no insurance on the property and the loss is total. It falls heavily on Mr Frieze, who is an old man and is not left destitute. The dwelling was a good two-story frame structure.<\/p>\n

April 28, 1887<\/strong>
\nMARRIED<\/strong>
\nAt the residence of the groom in Alexander county on the 17th inst. by F B Reese Esq., Mr Martin Icenhour age 80 years and Miss Jane Pressly, aged 40.<\/p>\n

May 19, 1887
\nThe Alexander Sulphur Springs<\/strong>
\nMessrs Milholland & Foushee, of this place, have contracted with Mr J S Leonard to fix up his springs in Alexander county. The marble has been ordered and the work will be done soon. ‘There are eight of these springs, the extremes of which are only about one hundred yards apart. The waters have curative properties for many diseases, and that of one of the springs is said to be nature’s vermifuge. The sprigs will be advertised as soon as the work is done and accommodations will be made for a few boarders.<\/p>\n

Heavy Rain in Alexander<\/strong>
\nThe heaviest rain known in that locality in twenty years, fell in sugar Loaf township, Alexander county, about the head waters of the South Yadkin river, one night last week, as in the beginning of all things, covered the earth. The mill dams of Noah Deal and James Sink were broken and the bridge over the river on the Cove Gap road, was moved from its foundations. The uplands were badly washed, the bottoms flooded, and considerable damage was done to growing crops.<\/p>\n

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July 7, 1887<\/strong>
\nThe safe bought some time ago for the court house of Alexander county, and which has been in the depot here some weeks, was hauled out Tuesday. Jacob Lentz Esq, finally took the job of getting it to Taylorsville and it left here behind a six-horse team.<\/p>\n

Sales of tobacco for Mr P M Hammer of Vashti, postoffice, Alexander county, were made at the Cash Warehouse here Tuesday at the following prices: 51 lbs at $18.50, $9.43; 22 lbs at $12, $2.64; 27 lbs at $23, $6.21; 37 lbs at $4.50, $1.66; 24 lbs. at $5.50, $1.32; 42lbs at $3.30, $1.38 – 203 lbs in all for a total of $22.64, or an average of $11.15. This is said to be the best sale of the year at any warehouse in town.<\/p>\n

Mr Albertus Lackey, of Sharpe’s township, Alexander county, is 82 years old and this year harvested all of his own wheat. He cut 40 shocks one day last week up to dinner time.<\/p>\n

July 7, 1887<\/strong>
\nMiss Emma Howell has not been seen on our streets for several days. Suppose she is visiting her grandmother in your place.
\nTaylorsville is yet a dry town, but from the amount of drinking in town yesterday the drug store is having a good trade in alcohol. Had not the town better have a licensed bar and get some of the benefits or is there no law to make druggists pay license for selling alcohol?
\nSeveral parties lost their horses and camped in the town over night.
\nALECK
\nTaylorsville, NC, July 5 1887<\/p>\n

Aug 4, 1887
\nMARRIED<\/strong>
\nAt Huntersville, Mecklenburg county, on the 27th ult, by Rev R A Miller, MR J F Jordan, of Raleigh, and Miss Amity Hunter, daughter of the late J Nick Hunter, of Huntersville.<\/p>\n

DIED<\/strong>
\nNear Wilkesboro, on the 31st of July, Mr W B Transeau, aged about 80 years.
\nIn Chambersburg township on the 18th of July, of Typhoid fever, Hubert B Cloer, son of Mr T M Cloer, aged about 17 years.<\/p>\n

Death of a Remarkable Woman<\/strong>
\nMrs Fannie Carmichael died at the residence of her son-in-law, Dr L Harrill, in this place, at an early hour last Monday morning. She was born near Brier Creek, Wilkes county, May 16th, 1795, and was therefore in her ninety-third year when she died. Having been born during the second presidential term of George Washington she had lived under every administration the country has ever had, from Washington’s to Cleveland’s inclusive. Mrs Carmichael was the mother of ten children and outlived her family by 15 years. Left widowed and childless, her last years were spent with her son-in-law and daughter-in-law, Dr and Mrs Harrill, who cared for her pathway to the grave. She was a woman of large intelligence and of great strength of character and of mind. All of her faculties were preserved in a remarkable degree up to the time of her last sickness, and being a great reader, few men are as well informed as she was in politics and upon current questions. Her mind continued clear almost to the last. It was her desire that she should be buried by the side of her husband in old Brier Creek church graveyard, and at 12 o’cock Monday, Dr Harrill, accompanied by some of the members of his family and some friends, left with the remains, to lay them in the spot of her selection.<\/p>\n

Nov 10, 1887
\nMARRIED<\/strong>
\nAt the residence of the bride’s mother, Mrs Dr. Halyburton, in Shiloh township, on the 3d inst, by Rev W M Hunter, Mr J D Morrison and Miss Tirzah Halyburton. All of Iredell county.<\/p>\n

In Olin township on the 31 inst, by J A Stikeleather, Esq, Mr J P Shoemaker and Miss Mary Moore. All of Iredell county.<\/p>\n

DIED<\/strong>
\nIn Shiloh township on the 1st inst, Robert Ira, infant son of Mr and Mrs H B Reece, aged seven weeks.
\nAt his home in Miller’s township, Alexander county, last week, Mr Thomas Milholland, aged 61 years.
\nAt Morganton, October 30th, the infant child of Mr and Mrs C F McKesson.
\nAt Wilson on the 1st inst, Lily, infant daughter of Rev and Mrs J H Gordon.<\/p>\n

Nov 17, 1887
\nSudden Death<\/strong>
\nMrs Clarissa Stevenson was found dead in her bed at the residence of her son-in-law. R Z Linney Esq, with whom she lived, at Taylorsville, last Sunday morning. She was a sufferer from heart disease but her death was altogether unexpected. It was only discovered to have occurred when some of the family went to her room to call her to breakfast. Mrs Stevenson was about 75 years old. She was the daughter of the late Robert Allen, of Alexander, the widow of the late James F Stevenson and was the mother of a numerous family, among her children being Rev R T N Stevenson of the North Carolina Conference, Dr J F Stevenson of Monroe, and the late John A Stevenson Esq, attorney at law of Statesville.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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