ct- YEAR; CASH IN ADVANCE.
"LET ALL THE ESD3 THOU AHST AT EE THY : OOSTEY'5, THY GOD'S ABD TRUTHS",
BEST ADYERTiSIIiG HEDIUH.
VOLUME XXVII.
WILSON, X. C.,FEB. 18, 1897.
NUMBER 7.
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GKN. WEYLElt AT PL. AC ETA1.
Minor
Skirmishes IlprtPfl
and Pinar iel lllo.
in Havana
Cub en Wmwn Released.
DIRECTORY.
T3EQUEST you; to be present at their store on Tar
boro Street . on any day during the coming week
to examine the most perfect Bicycle ever put upon any
market in the world.
We have secured the agency for the COLUMBIA
WHEEL and will take pleasure in showing it to you.
m
WE ALSO CARRY A SELECT LINE OF
Crockery,
Havana, Feb. i i.H-Ca,pt. Gen.
VVeyler camped yesterday kt Piace-
tas, some distance eastward jot Santa
Clara. I
Secretary Palmerola and the inten-
dent General left Havana by train
this morning in order to see: the Cap-
tain General on important j business,
th-e nature of which has not trans
pired. - I j .
Tile military commander of Agua-
cate, this province, while on; a recon-
noitering expedition, heard firing in
the direction of Arcos do Diego, and
went with his force in that idirection.
He lound that some Spanish troops
had been engaged with the insur
gents in that vicinity, and jtbat Maj.
Francesco 'Guillen, of the ' Guadala-
jara Battalion, and twelve privates of
that corps had been wounded, the
Major having sustained serious injury.
The trops from Auacate thereupon
attacked the insurgents, dislodged
them from their positions, and de
stroyed their trenches. The insur
gents left eight killed on the-field.
During recent skirmishes in pro
vinces ot Havana and Pinar del Rio
the insurgents lost eighteen men
killed and tire troops had a Lieuten
ant and fifteen soldiers wounded.
Havana, Feb. 10 Through ithe
intervention, of Consul-General Lee
four Cuban women, including jthe
mother of Dr. Sanchez Agamonte,
chief surgedn in the Cuban army; the
wife ot Lopez Recclo, a well known
patriot chie; attached to General
Gomez's staff arid the wife of Cu
ban Governor of Camauey, were on
Sunday released from the infamous
Havana den known as La Casa Real
de Recojidas, where with Mrs. Eva
Rodriguez an American they had
been imprisoned by Spanish military
authorities as political suspects.
DEI'AKICRK OF TRAINS.
' .LOCAL trains:
X. Bound. S. Bound.
Between Florence and Weldon.
No. 78. Xo. 23.
1:42 P. M. Leaves Wilson 2:05 P.M.
Between Wilmington and Xorfolk:
Xo 4S.
12:48 P. M. Leaves Wilson,
Xo. 49.
2:12 P. M.
hv Thunder Rolls-.
Glassware
an
d Groceries.
CALL AND SEE US AT
THE
BARGAIN STORE.
J. R. HARDY & CO.,
Tarboro .-'.street.
THE RED CKO-S IN CUliA.
The SE)aiiish Govpt" injiit Aocppls Miss
Clara lisit, ton's OfiEVr-
Knowing from1 authentic sources
Chri-st injhs were Aggressor's.
London, Feb. 11. The Parliamen
tary Secretary lor the Foreign Office,
of the destitution existing in Cuba, Mr-George i. uur.zon, answering a
the American National Red Cross : question in the House of Commons
offered its services as an organize concerning the troubles in Crete, said
t:on.
Some international fluv pre-. l.nV ere were 700
sentine itself. Miss Barton immedi- -he heights of Halepa and an un-
ntr.iv ,s-f , i-,,-.-.,!f h.r , ffi,wc1known number to the westward. He
Chiristians on
Inauguration nf President, William Mc
Kinley, Washington, MaixJi"4tli. 1897.
"Shoo) Fly" Wilmington to Rocky
Mount:
Xo. 40. -; Xo. 41.
10:23 P. M. Leaves Wilson, 6:15 A..M
for individual service in Cuba, provi
ded Spain acceded and the American
people desired to place their contri
butions of money or materials in the
hands of Miss Barton and heroficers.
The fcMowing' communication ifrom
the Spanish Minister explains itself
and Miss Barton and her officers an
nounce that they are ready to go to
Cuba, provided the people desire to
place in Miss Barton's hands a sum
sufficient to relieve the necessities ot
the people of that island ;
' ., "Spanish Legation,
' "Washington, Feb. 11, 1897.
"Miss Clara Barton, Washington, D-
c. ;' .
"Dear Miss Barton : I duly com
municated to my government" the
proposition made by you to go to
Cuba with the view of conveying the
aid of the American people to the
suffererssin consequence of the war.
"I have just received a cablegram
from the Duke of. Tetuan, informing
me that the government of his majes
ty, the King of Spain, after consult-
added that the general tenor of the
reports indicates that the Christians
were rather the assailants than the
attacked.
Continuing, Mr. Curzon said that
the British naval commandsr in Cre
tan waters cables on Sunday last that
an agreement had been made by
which the Christians were not to ad
vance any further. He had no infor
mation to show that the Turkish au
thorities had armed or encouraged
the Mussulmans.
A Mussulman mob, Mr. Curzon
also said, had forcibly seized the rifles
in the arsenal at Candia, two Turkish
guards being killed in the affray.
'Some Queer Superstitions.
It is u iil nek y to enter a house wtih
your left foot forward.
It is unlucky to ride behind a bob
tail horse at a funeral.
Woe to the man or woman who
sneezes while looking at a new moon.
It is unlucky to sneeze before
There is no occasion which is more
magnificent or inspiring td the patri
otic American citizen than j the inau
guration of the President of the Uni
ted Stales, which ,occurs in the city
of Washington on the 4th bf 'March,
every four years. i I
For the inauguration of William
McKinley, on the 4th of M&rch, next,
the crowds will probably exceed the
attendance upon any similar occasion
in recent years. The8 reduced rates
and splendid train service jofiered by
the Southern Railway from all points
in the South, and especially from
Virginia and North Carolina, leave
no excuse for not attending and par
ticipating in this great occasion. For
civilians round-trip tickets will he
sold at a single fare forthe round
trip, and for the accommbdatioi s bf
millitary companies and brass bands
accompanying them, (25 or mere
men traveling together, iln uniform,
on solid tickets) the extraordinarily
low rate of. one cent pef mile has
been authorized. From j Charlotte,
Salisbury, Raleigh, Durham, Greens
b6ro, Winston-Salem and intermedi
ate points, the trip to Washington
occupies only about 8 to 15 hours,
the journey beingi accomplished in
one night (if you prefer to travel at
night to save' time) and the return
trip can be made in Ithe same puick
time; on magnificent vestibules trains
with elegant Pullman sleeping cars
and day coaches.! Thus jpassengers
from the territory referred to can
leave home the evening pf the 3rd
and arrive Washington early A. M. of
the 4th in ample time to! participate
in the inaugural ceremonies. For
-
detailed information" call on any 'agent
of that Company. . j ,,
; -I-
Jude Norwood Endofscd.
The prolonged roll of thunder is
readily explained by comparison with
a volley fired along a line of troops.
Supposed troops'to be drawn upih line
in such number as to extend for a
mile, and ordered, by a signal that all
could, see, to fire at once. One stand
ing at the end of the line would hear
the report of the musket nearest him
instantly. He would hear the other
successively. ,
inus a report 50 ieet a way
would come to him in half a second,
and he would , not hear the last report
for five or six seconds after ; the gun
had been fired. This would produce
a soft of roll, which, would gradually
increase in intensity. Flashes , of
lightning may be considered as rep
resenting three lines of troops along
which the explosions occur at the
same time. Consider the variety of
distance and position of the listener,
and we account ftr the variety of
cound in. thunder. In mountainous
regions the rolling is augmented by
reverberations of echoes. Cleveland
Plain Dealer. '
. THKOUOfl TRAINS.
i Between Florence and Weldon:
iXo. 32; - Xo. 35;
12:22 A.M. Leaves Wilson, 11:18 IV M.
county 01 I ICHK
JJOARI) OF COMMISSIONKKS:
K. S. Clark, Chairman. .
John C. Hadlkv, Tiios. Fkltox.
Shade Feltun, J. H. X i:vsom
W. J. CherrVj Sheriffj
. 1): Bardin, Clerk of Superior Court.
J. H. Griffin, Register of Deeds,
S. IT. Tyson, Trea.surtr,
Wm. Harriss, Coroner,
J; T. Rkvel, Surveyor.
TOWN FFIt EK,
Aldermen:
J. D. Lek,
j. A. Clark,
U. II. Cozart,
Geo. Hackney,
J. T. Ellis.
1st Ward.
2nd " :
rcl
4th
5th
P. B. Deans, Mayor;
Jno. R. Mookk, Town Clerk';
W. E. Deans, Collector. '
" police:
D. P. Christman, Chief.
Ephriam Ha'rrell, .Frank Felton,
Tames Marshuocrne.
To the Ot-licate anil Malarious.
The most incredulous are convinc
ed of the virtues of Aunt Rachael's
Malarial Peruvian Bark Bitters upon
a trial of them. Their base in Speer's
Port Wine, with herbs and roots so
favorably known to the Medical Pro
fession and .the community at large
as the best cure for JMalaria. They
are all that can be desired by the
most feeble victims of Malaria. Phy
sicians prescribe them. "
Tlte Origin of "Chestnut.'
breakfast or tell dreams pefore tak
ing the Commander-in-chief, accepts , ing a drink of- wrter.
your benevolent effer
ted in the same cablegram to convey
to you the thanks of her majesty the
Queen and the Spanish government
for your gracious intentions and
views. Believe me, ver respectfully
yours, (Signed)
"E. DUPUY DE LOME."
Post.
I am instruc-, If a man Owns a white house, a
vvhite cow and a white cat; and then
caps the climax by carrying a white
utiibrella, the average " Austrian will
not associate with him. -
The fae
: sinils
glgsatore
of
la ea
Monroe, Feb.. 13 Cdurt closed
here to day. The week's1 work has
been well and rapidly done. Judge
Norwood has impressed himself upon
our- people as a fair-minded judge.
This afternoon a meeting of the bar
was held and resolutions strongly en
dorsing the judge as fair, able and
impartial, were unanimously adopted.
The resolutions also expressed' the
desire, that the Legislature grant a
special term of 'court! and jthe Gover
nor send Judge Norwood jto hold it.
Charlotte Observer. i
In an old play called ' The , Bro
ken Sword" there is a captain who
is always telling old stories; the detail
of which often vaiies. He starts .a
tale about a cork tree, when he is in
terrupted by another character, who
suggests "It was a chestnut, Captain,
a chestnut!"
"Bah!" says the Captain, "I say a
cork tree.'
"A chestnut," repeated the other
"I should knowas well as you, having
heard ycu tell the lail thps twenty
seven times." At a dinner one even
tng a gentleman was telling a story of
considerable uhtiquity when an actor
present, who had played in "The
Broken Svord," said, half audibly,
"A chestnut. I have heard you tell
the tale these twenty -seven 'times."
Weekly Telegraph. ' .
Rev.
CHUKCHKS.
Timothy's Episcopal church,
F. C. Bayliss, Priest-in-charge.
ISullet-Proof Animal.
The skin' of .a whale is from tw.o
inches to two feet thick, and the skin
of a large specimen weighs thirty
tons. The rhinoceros is the thickest
skinned quadruped, with -a hide so
tough as to resist the clavvs cf the
lion or tiger, the sword or the bails of
the old-fashion musket.
Services: Sundays ot 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m., Sunday School at 3p. m., Week
days Wednesdays and Fridays at 4 p.
m. Holy days at 10 a. m. Celebra
tion of Holy Communion on 1st Sun
day in each month at n a. nr., other
Sundays at 7:45 a. m.
Methodist Church, Rev. J. B. Hurley
Pastor; services t 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Sunday School, 5 p. m., J. F.
Bruton, Supt. Prayer meeting Wed
nesday night at 7:30.
Disciples Church, Rev. I). W. Davis,
Pastor; services on Second, Third and
P'ourth Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p
m. Prayer meeting every Thursday
night. Sunday School at 3 o'clock, p,,
m., Geo. Hackney, Supt.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. James
Thomas, Pastor; services on the First,
Second and Third Sunday in every
month and at Strickland's church
every fourth Sunday. Sunday School
at 5 o'clock, P. M.
Baptist Church, service as follows:
Preaching Sunday morning at 11:00
o'clock and 8:30 p. m. Rev. J. A. Rood
Pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. Sunday School
at 5 p. m., D. S. Boykin Supt.
Primitive Baptist Church, preaching
on 2nd Sunday by Elder Jas. Bass; on
3rd Sunday by Elder Jas S. Woodard;
on the 4th Sunday and Saturday before
by the pastor, Elder P. D. Gold. Ser- -viceS
begin at 11 a. nr.
LODGES.
Regular meetings of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge Xo. 117 A. F. & A.M. are held
in their hall, corner of Xash and Golds-
boro streets on tne 1st ana 3ra iionaay
nights at 7:30 o'clock p. m. each montjr
J. D. Bullock, W.I.
Regular meetings of Mt: Ieoanon
Chapter Xo. 27 are held in y Masonic
Hall every 2nd. Monday night at 7:30
o'clock p. m. each monjh.
Lat,411iams, IL P.
Regular meeting of Mt. Lebanon
Comniandery Xo. 7" are held in the
Masonic hall every 4th Monday night
at 7:30 o'clock each month.
W. II . Applewhite, E. C.
Regular meetings of Wil'son Lodge,
K. of H. Xo. 1604 are held in their hall
over the 1st National Bank every 1st
Thursday evening at 3:30 o'clock, p. m.
. 'B.' F. Briggs, Director.
Regular meetings of Contentnea
Lodge. Xo. S7, K. of P., are held in
Odd fellows' Hall every" Thursday
night. Visiting members always wel-
'irt
come
fffGNDERFUL are the cures jby
VVl Hood's Sarsaparilla, and yet they I Regular meetings , of Enterprise
are simple and natural. Hood's Sarsa- Lodge, Xo. 44. are held, every Friday
parilla makes PURE BLOOD. ' nisht-in Odd Fellows Hall.