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^ The Falling of Big Meteor Pen in North Carolina Many rn Years Ago Recalled. al Ou the 31st of last October The Observer contained the Crin following statement among its ag*?n Historical items tor ute day : "A in til remarkable meteoric S:one 1 ell conn at Charlotte, North Carolina, in ailii 1849" nia's Mr. William M. Paiks, of recoi Poortith, Union county, was a! 0f tli Davidson, visiting Prof. W. R. miss Gray and read the notice. Being toda a man of information and learn- nam ing Mr. Parks made a note of volv the date so that lie could a-cer- tioni tain where The Observer got its thro information. An opportunity to to a get at a reporter did not arrive nam until yesterday, when Mr. Parks crim came to the city. ''The 31st of are October, 1849, I was gathering lorn corn with a number ol negroes Con on Mr. Moses Allen Parks place, pres 17 miles south of the city, in supi Providence township. We heard turn a great roaring sound as it a fire were consuming a tug building. Pec The mules to the wagons become -> frightened. J "The m'teor was falling but my understanding is that it A dropped in Cabarrus county and low not here. Mr. James Ilarty, one ? of your oldest citizens, recalls a gi the occurrence and says that it aboi fell in Cabarrus. T.'ie reporter will looked np a Gauriug's jAstron- Eas omy and found the following ped record: Since 1800 about 250 hay meleors have fallen. Among the p0li most reuiirkahle ones in the and United States fell in Connecticut, oer in 1807; Sou'h Carolina, 134jl; ioui Cabarrus county, North Carolina, clat 1849 ; Ohio, 1SG0 and Iowa, 1875 had and 1879. wh< It would be interesting to brie know exactly where the meteor u?lc fell and all about it. Some old bye Cabarrus citizer c mid give a 8tai vivid account of his experience ine] on that day. It is said that the dau meteor fell near E asttield, the <rjrl present home of Col. Hob Wal- ()f \ lace. Dr. E. II. Andrews, a dentist here for years, is said to have had a horseshoe made Irom met al Irom the meteor.?The Obser T ver. an, " "" " yen "Woman and Grandson Kill- ,ne ed in Mica Tunnel. Ort noci Asheville special in Charlotte j Observer: A communication re- wa ceived here today Irom Sylva, tjla Jackson county, tells of a dis the tressingly fatal accident that oc- ii [ curred in Canada township, that 8oo county, Monday. The com muni- in ; cation says: pia News has reached here of the jnt tragic death on Monday of this week of Mrs. Susan Dills and ter her grandson, a boy named Cope, a youth of about 16 yeirs, in H Canada, this county. H Kd Dill, husband of the de- j n ... I tnat ceased woman, ami his two flat rro' grandsons, the Cope boys, were hut engaged in mining lor mica on the ! ^ illDs property, and were driving 7hp a tunnel. Mrs. I)i 11 a for some Im! reason, visited the scene of op- mu< , Wftl erations an! was in the tunnel. ?n<i Irec The walling gave way, procipi- j ^ taling ft eras':, killing Mrs. Dills i j instantly and closing the tunnel, ou$ enca-ing the Cope boy in a pre-J mature grave, smothering him to death before ftn exeavacation f\ could be made and air admit j |f ted. ' TJE nsyvania's Capitol Comission Makes SensationReport. arrisburg, Pa., Ana. 19? linal and civil proceedings ist all persons concerned le fraudulent transactions io eetion with the construction furnishings of Pennsylvai $13,000,000 Capitol, are !tl tvt Uli i 1 ? I i it fi ?? .? I ^??4. in tnu nil 11 irpm t ie Capitol investigating com ion made toGovernor Stewart y. Eighteen persons are ed in the report as being ined in the irregular transac 3, and the Attorney General, ugh the Governor, is urged ict at once. Toe persons ed and against whom either dual or civil hii ts are urged, aichitects, contractors and ier State officials, including gres-man U. Burd Cassel, ident ot the company which ii.? ?: 1 'lieu inc nioinun. Ull't iture. uliar Stunt of Pretty Girl -Rode Bicycle "While Asleep. . dispatch Iroui Fort Dodge, a, says: The ghost like apparition of rl astride a bicycle, flitting Lit the stree's atter midnight, not startle residents 111 the t End any longer. For weeks esirians abroad late at night 0 i/^v;II 3VyiU UU. 1J IM infill it ceman, attracted by a crash a sere un, ran around a corand solved the mystery. lie nd a young and pretty girl, 1 in a thin night dre-s, which suffered severely when the ;el she was riding struck a :k. The girl was dazed, but I the policeman where she >ii He escrted her home and tied her father, a well known reliant, who thought his ighter was safe in Led. The said she had no recollection ier night ride." derson Boy Meets with Peculiar Death. Vn lerson special 1 n the iNews 1 Courier: A little eightir-old boy, bv name of Bryan, I with a peculiar death at the Mills, tins city, this alterin. t seems that the little fell >w a playing with an air lio.se, ,t is use to blow off looms in mill, and in some w.?v he got II his mouth. His body was ii filled with air and he died \ few minutes. The boy wa9 ying with the hose and put it 0 his mouth not knowing the liter His body was swollen 'ibly. Iheumatism have found a tried and tested cure for Rhoti ism I Not a renvslf that will straighten th< orted limb* of chronic cripple?, nor turn hon] Frtha back to flesh again. That Is Impossible 1 can now surely kill the pains and pangs o deplorable disease. i German/?with a Chemist In the City o mstadt?I found the last ingrwllent wltl cii IT. b aiitiuiiui?iu ni? iuumi erfected, dependable prescription. Wlthou I lait Ingredient, I successfully treated many iv cases of Rheumatism: but now, at last. It mil iiljr cures all curable rases of this here to for h dreaded disease. Those sand-like granula. tee. found in Rheumatic Mood seem todlseolv pass away under the action of this retnody a ly as does sugar when added to pure watoi I then, when dissolved, these poisonous waste ily pass from the system, and tho cause o lumatlsrn is gone forever. There is now ni I need?no actual excuse to suffer longer wltb help. Wo sell, and In confidence rooummers Dr. Shoop's heumatic Remedy J. F. MACKEY & CO. LAN'J AS. Eii NEWS, AUGUST 21, 1"<> AGRICULTUF I left hand pi BUFFAI row. Seeti kinds. BUCKET Don't j)l Oats withoi with Fertil For any tl to see lantaslcr M Brave Lad Saves Girl from Dr Drowning. Mew York, Aug. 18. ? Lewis Oflice Wilding, 11 years old, an inmate posit of an orphanage, lias, by his i'hoi bravery, won lor himself a home J and probably a good future He jumped into the river yesterday , and saved the life of Rose Mc- TUjo [ Gown, 13 years old, the daugh- 1111D ter of a contractor, who had falm * len into the water while gather1 ing moss along the river's bank. Pi f Wilding, who happened to bo Y ^ | picnicking in the vicinity with able ins >| the children from the orphanage. ' Thir i I went to the rescue, while several witliqu * _ , , , Our R s men stood apparently a raid to u.sble ti * make the venture. term^ o The girl's lather says he will Mai ?,care for the orphan in the future! land will also bring the act to the attention of those in charge l of the Carnegie hero medal J 'I'und- can't v We have < Complete st Farming; Ut buying the Avill need tli minute. W MOWEB And in tiling a la things you1 MeCORM RAKE. WALT El ER and RA INTERN PRESS. CHATTY IBLE DIS( rn x tt 4 IAL IMPLI )ii bands now oek of all ki :ensils, don't iniolements th lis fall until tl e have all ki -S, RAKES, HARRC fact avc carry rmer wants, will soon need. ICK MOWE] I A A ^ ? - - ? wt,e First National Hank. ie No. 8. to LANCASTER, S. 0. in cc hi is Headquartersu - For ianos and Organs v a11r a sweet toned and a diir p trument. One thtit will last a n* life time m prices are lowest, consistent p aliiy. lel'erencea : Any bank or rep- E nisiness house in Oolurobia. . US for riltnldor, iirii-uu i.twl tf one's Music House, COLUMBIA, s. c. Jaiitq Does Job Printing a luiiu for others. Why ve do yours? ?????? li vv uui) j KE. ATIONAL lNOOGA H1A 2 PLOW. lNOOGA Rig! ows of all size jO PITTS, Dis onal Harrows E GRAIN DP Oil! W \ init J ui 1 i I Lit one of tliesi izer attaclimei ling- you want trcanlile . J. H. WELSH, DENTIST. 1 ill EmnmiK U'.il.U.i/. I I 7 EMENTS a very nd of delay at you %/ le last iiul of )WS. cyery The ? Li and MOWHAY fERSlt and iS. ll c liarof all LILLS. leat or 3 drills tits. , come Company. RJLWARD! We will pay a liberal reward the person or persons finding the city of Lancanster a more >iupieie una up-io-uuie uvery isiness than ours. Rubber pe buggies and stylish horses. We have a few mules left. BUGGIES We sell the folio wing buggies: iedmont, Rock Hill, Ratteran, A. Wrenn & Sons, Taylor annedy and Tyson & Jones. very one 01 tnem guaranteed >r 12 months. WAGONS We sell the Virginia, Nissen nd Carver. 1EATH-ELLI0TT MULE CO.