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A Weekly Democratic journal devoted to
tin' material, ciliieation.il, political anil
agricultural interests of Halifax ami sur
rounding counties.
jKjyAdveitisinu rates reasonalile and
t'nrnislu'il on application.
TiirnsDAY Ai'iiisT'i;, ism.
SlIitlM'IMI (lull.
MoitK rain, more grass.
The grape croi promises to be fine.
Hot weather breaks watch springs.
Moths slmi) carpets swept with salt.
Goon liVK cotton after thin year, say
all the fanners.
TniN Kit's almanac predicts cool, frosty
weedier for the last of August.
1'kom tlic present outlook, cotton will
nut briug over li cents a pound this fall.
Ir is said that counterfeit notes are
most easily discerned by the lines in the
portrait. "
When the nocturnal katydids begin to
sing and they are at it now summer
is on the wane.
The warm-blooded man now has his
head shaved, and the venturesome fly
takes a slide thereon.
We are now in the last half of 13D1
and next year will be leap year. Girls,
get ready for a brisk campaign.
Merit wins, as the marvelous sueee-s
of Hood's Sarsaparilla shows. It possess
c.s true medicinal merit. Sold by all
druggists.
In this the fruit season, it is well to
remember the old saw that fruit in the
morning is gold, silver at midday, but
lead at night.
An exchange says that niosijuitoes are
slow making their appearance. This
may be true but we know Ir im exp"rienee
that they are n it flow in lofting you know
when they do make it.
In the Gaston neighborhood the hogs
are reported to be affected by a peculiar
disease, which reduces them considerably
in flesh but docs not prove fatal The
disease is not cholera, but iw one seems to
know what ifis, aud no remedy is sug
gested. The Canai. Mummies. The stone
piers for the bridges across the canal have
all been completed except one, and the
bridges, which are three in number and
to be of iron are expected to arrive in a
few days. It will take but a few days
to put them in place. ,
Died. At her residence about four
miles from Halifax, yesterday of malarial
fever Miss Mollie Stephenson, aged about
thirty six years. Shu had been ill four
weeks. Her niece Miss Minnie Stephen-s-n,
died at the same place of the same
disease about throe weeks ago.
The Streets. The streets need work,
especially the sidewalks at crossings. This
work should be done before the winter,
in order that the walks may become hard
before the winter sets in. We have no
doubt the city fathers will give this matter
their attention at the earliest possible
moment, ('id, -im w.int the streets put
in the best condition but they should re
member money is required to do it, and
Inonev can only be obtained bv taxation.
A Hako Winter I'r e iuct k d. The
knowing ones predict an early and hard
winter. Turner's uliuanae says it will
be frosty in the latter part of August,
others say there will be frost about the
middle of September because they heard
the katydid sing about the middle of
June. Another say, he always noticed
that wet seasons were followed by earlyl
frosts. Whether these predictions are
the cause or not we don't know, but some
of our citizens are buying their coal for
winter use.
Progress.
It is very important in this age of vast
material progress that a remedy he pleas
ing to the taste and to the eye, easily
taken, acceptable to the stomach and
J. . healthy in its nature and effects.
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waning these qualities, yrup oi rigs is
the one perfect lai.uive and most gentle
diuretic known.
Uksitkh vmi IhKiwiMi A lew M i nicii-ai, .Ukaius The Board ofl
Jays an a lntle eoloreil hoy was rescued j town ciiiniiis.-iotiers at ii fin ci in.: Toes -from
ill-owning in liuanoke river Iv ! day ni-hi transacted the following biisi
Master lavid V littc, M.ii of unr towns. ness:
man, (Japt. T. X. White The hoy wa
in deep water and . .i.cl ic.i swim. If'
beg in to sink aiel r.il'.e.l i',.r In Ip when
David, who is eti'v tw. Ue years ui'l,
went out and brought bini to .shore. It
was a brave act and showed considerable
coolness for one so young.
Til K Crops The crops are about
'laid by," though they are not in a good
condition for that purpose, owing; to the
continued Wet weather. There has been
little if any change in thciu during the
pa.-t week. The cotton crop depends
entirely upon the seasons from now out.
'I he corn crop on the up lands is poor
but on the low lands it is very good. Some
of the tobacco fanners have begun the
process of cuiing.
'In k Local Markets. The home
markets are not very good now, and
housewives find it dillicult to furnish their
tables as they would like. Chickens and
eggs are scarce and high, and the de
mand for them is good. Watermelons
are not as plentiful as they were last year
and prices continue good. But few ap
ples and no peaches have been seen here,
while grapes all go to Northern markets
where they now bring enough to almost
pay for the freight and baskets. Vege
tables are plentiful and can be had at
reasonable pi ices. 1 lie supply and de
mand in butter is about eipial and prices
are reasonable.
Kim.ed Near Gasto.v. Friday
night liuck Sally, a colored man about
twenty years old, was run over and killed
near (Iaston by the shoofly train from
Raleigh to Weldon. Sally had been
working on a section, but was discharged
the day before, lie said he had an ap
pointment down the railroad Friday even
ing and a short time before tin; shoofly
train was due at the station was seen
going down the track. A short time
after the train passed his dead body was
found tiear the track about a mile from
(iaston. I'oth anus were broken and
his skull was crushed in. Coroner B. V.
Gary was notified and summoned the
jury which after investigation returned a
verdict in accordance with the facts.
Improvements. Dr. A. B. Zolli
cofl'er's new residence is going up rapid
ly. We have seen the plans and know it
will be a thing of beauty and add to the
appear nice of that portion of the town.
Mrs. Id i Wilkins will soon begin an
addition of three rooms to her residence,
which will be quite an improvement.
Mr Aaron Present t's handsome house
! will bt mpleted and ready for occupancy
I in two or three Weeks.
The residences of Mrs. Mosely and Mr
llobt. Ivey are about completed.
Mr. J. T. Evans is digging for the
foundation of bis large brick building to
be erected oil Washington avenue. A
part of the m iteri.il has already been put
in place to be used.
Pi'rchase Taxes. The following
are the purchase taxes due for the past
six months according to postoffices ;
Aurelian Springs $0 27.
Airlie 4'.H.
Brinkleyville 14.5-'.
Crowells 2.55.
Dawsons X Boads 22.
Essex G.12.
Euiield 12!) ,!).
Gaston 1 LSii.
Halifax 17.11.'!.
Hobgood It!. 10.
Panacea Springs 2.49.
Palmyra 13.54.
Bingwood 11.77.
Scotland Neck 205 8!).
Spring Hill 11.9S.
Tillery-2118.
Weldon lSii 7:5.
Totol purchase tax paid in Halifax
county 7b'0.4!l.
co x s u m rr ion cuui'i.
An old physician, retired from piac
tice. having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consump
tion, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and
all throat and Lung Affections, also a
positive and radical cure for Nervous De
bility and all Nervous Complaints, after
having tested its wonderful curative pow
ers in thousand of cases, has felt it his
duty to make it known to lift suffering
fellows. Actuated by this motive and u
desire to relieve human suffering, I will
send free 'of charge, to all who desire it ,
this recipe, in Gorman, French or English,
with full directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mail by addressing with
stamp, iiamins: this paper W. A.
Noyes, S20 Powers' Block, Roch.stcr, N.
V. pr 30 ly.
, Man propose and the father dispose
when it conies to the marriageable
daughter.
The im--lit lily report of Chief of l'olieo
Hancock was ordered recorded.
The ordinances reported by the com
mittee at the last ino.-tinLi were adopted
and a coiiiiuiltce was appointed to have
them with the charter printed in pamphlet
form.
The following taxes were levied for
the current year:
On each poll -51 (ill.
On personal and real property 'A
cents on each one loanlivd dollars iu val
ue. On each icsidcnt merchant as privi
lege tax $'. 01) aunn.iny and on oods,
wares and merchandise purchased for
sale, to he collected seini-aiinuallv,
cents on every ill iiisiud dollars and fr.u
tioll thereof in excess of one thousand
dollar-; the whole not to exceed $ll) per
annum. I
Onevei v non resident merchant or
peddler offering goods, wares or merchan
dise for .- ile in town 82.Y0U.
On every shoolin- galleiy, $." 00.
On every billiard table, howling alley
or alley of like kind, bowling saloon, baga
telle table or pool table kept for hire or
in any house where liquor is sold or in a
house used in connection with such a
house, or used or connected with a hotel
or restaurant 10.00.
On bar rooms $").00.
Onbeer bottling establishments $10.00.
On auctioneers .$."). 1)0 ami one half of
one per eeut. on sales.
On hotels, $10.00.
On restaurants and eating houses,
S- ."i0.
On coach shops, 2 f0.
On blacksmith shops, 2.50.
On dentists, 82.50.
On lawyers and physicians, $2.50.
On each circus, 10.00.
On each theatrical performance, exhi
bition of curiosities, Ac, per day $-.50.
On each exhibition of stcreoptiean
views each day, .-5.
On newsdealers and fruit venders
$-'.50.
On each itinerant medicine and soap
veuder, each day, 1.00.
On each pedler or vender of plaster
of paris or other images or ornaments
each day, 1.00.
Cot ntv Comm issioners. T h e
Board of County Commissioners met in
regular session at Halifax oti Monday, all
the members being present.
Thetax list was corrected so that it
will show Dr. C. J. Gee, as listing nine
iustead of twelve lots, and the value at
three hundred iustead of nine hundred
dollars
A II Green pail in $7 '!5 delinquent
taxes collected in Weldon township.
P. S Hicks, an indigent Confederate
soldier, was allowed to retail liijuor with
out paving the license fee.
The supervisors of Enfield township
were authorized to repair bridges over
Beach Swamp, Burnt Coat and Little
Swamp.
The clerk was ordered to notify S. P.
Arrington, secretary of the Boanoke Nav
igation and Water Power company, to
appear before the Board at its uext regu
lar meeting and list the property of the
company, iu accordance with the advice
of the Board's counsel.
The property of the railroads in the
couuty was ordered to be entered on the
'tax lists at the value assessed by the rai'
road commission and sent to the Board.
J P llaskius, indigent Confederate
soldier, was allowed $4.00 per month.
Mary Love, pauper, was allowed $2.00
per month.
W C Powell was allowed to list dogs
for taxation in Faucetts.
Licenses to retail liquor were granted
to J B Ncal, Norfleet's Ferry, and J W
Bell and B W lly man, Hobgood.
K E Kilpatrick paid in $2 25 delin
quent taxes collected in Faucetts town
ship. Andrew Lewis, J II Lewis, Heuben
Gray, W C Whitakir, B Devereux, W
B Tilohman, J T Gregory, Jas Robinson
J B Bobbin, Buck Thrower, and Ste
phen Williams were allowed to list taxa
bles. The following accounts were allowed:
Edwards, Broughton and Co., binding
tax book. 2 25.
B F Gary, inquest on body of Buck
Sally 18 40.
W M Crnuip, assessor Conoconara,
21 10
J () House, assessor, Littleton, 1 50.
G W Pearson, com for county home
21 55
G L Alfred, repairing bridge, G 00.
A R iollicoffer, drugs, D 15.
W M Cohen, " 5 50.
Dr A B Pierce, supt health 20 83.
P N S'-.i"'..-' nil Bn, meat. 3$ 82
" J N Br ,!, dr l S OH
Emry 101 1 I'i-'t .gmd- 17 03.
Willcox Itr-is., whisky 1 75.
B V Butts, tobacco, 8 00.
L D Browning, county home account,
37 'JO.
somkof r:n: folks yof k.xo ir
niF.tu ntiisus.
i.i
.Mr-. W. ''.'. Faueett left yesior lay for
a visit to Liu cton.
Mr. Jnni.' Cohen, of Enfield, was in
town Monday night.
Mrs. U.S. Hall, of Florence, S. C., is
visiting friends in town.
Dr. John li. Moore, 0'' Aulander, was
in town a few days ago,
Miss Nellie 1. An-ell ol Gallipolis,
Ohio, is visiting Mis. II. C. Lassitor.
Mrs. Fed 15. Drake, of Ililliardston, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. R. II. Clark.
Miss Xan Smith, of Scotland Neck,
who has been visiting in Enfield, returned
hiiiiieTuesd iy.
Mrs. J. B. Timb rlake and her daugh
ter Miss Mamie, of Raleigh, are visitim:
relatives in town.
Rev. J. A. Lee filled the appointment
of Rev, J . N Cole, at Wilson last Sunday
morning and night.
Miss Annie Cohen, of Enfield, who has
been visiting Miss Mabel Zollicoffer, re
turned home Monday.
Mr. Weldon T. Smith, who has been
visiting relatives in Scotland Neck, re
turned to Raleigh Saturday.
The lion. W. H. Kitehiu and his
daughter, Miss Gertrude, of Scotland
Neck, parsed through town yesterday en
route for Greensboro.
Mr. W. D. Cochran, who has been liv
ing at Leota Landing, Miss, for the past
three years, returned home last Sunday.
His many friuuds were glad to welcome
him here agaio.
Mr. George A. Magee, who for some
time has been operator in the block of
fice, left Tuesday to take charge of the
Western I 'nion office at Suffolk. His
friends regret his departure.
Tub River. The heavy rain fall
caused the river to rise very rapidly some
time during Sunday night. Sunday
morning it was dowu to within five feet of
low water, Monday it was seventeen feet
aboveand Tuesday morning it was twenty
eight feci, yesterday morning it had reced
ed one foot and was falling slowly yester
day afternoon.
TAKH ASI All! I1ATII.
WHEN Vol.: A It K H'T OF SORTS IT WIU,
SET V(lf RIIII1T AUAI.V.
Every woman has evil hours when
he is too restless to keep still and too
lull and heavy to do anything. She says
e is nervous. Iler color loses its fresh
ness, her eyes their brightness, her ex-pros-ion
all its delicacy Slit! looks a
eoar-cr and less intelligent individual.
Now thu latest remedy proposed for this
li.-teniper is the air bath.
Lock your doors if you would test it
the next lime the blues declare them
selves, and disrobe entirely, taking an air
bath, in the sunshine if possible, for five
or ten miuutes. This will act as a total
alterative to the oppressed, restless state
of the nervous system. It does better
than a water bath, which, if one has al
ready been taken in the morning, cannot
be always repeated with perfect safety.
After the air bath dress again s'owly
donning completely fresh linen and some
crisp and rather ncv gown, The fresh
ness of external attire is infallibly sooth
ing. Another suggestion worth careful
noting wheu you aie feeling and looking
dull eyed aud ugly bears indirectly upon
the value of massage. Take your hair
down and moisten the scalp thoroughly
with good but harmless hair-dressing
preparation. Then with the tips of the
lingers work the moisture well into the
scalp, and comb the hair out afterward
with slow, soft, legular movements.
State ok Ohio, City of
Toi.fiio, Litah Ciu'ntv. ) h,s"
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of V. J.
Cheney !i Co., doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that the said firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh
Cure.
V. J.CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this lith day of December,
A. D. 188ti.
(r) A. V. (i LEA SON,
( .- ) Notary Publin.
Hall's Catarrh ure is taken internal
ly aud acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system Send
fot testimonials, free.
F. J. ClIKNEY Si Co ,
Toledo, Ohio.
V.Sold by druggists, 75c. fy !) Im.
OSITUARY.
Entered iii!oweet lest after eighteen
days of suffering from typhoid fever
M.inie I'.rown, d inciter of J. L. and S.
I! Mooic, of Greenville, N. ('. Leavin"
to mourn their l"s hiving parents, two
si:-tei - and a brother, and hosts of other
relatives and friends. "Brownie" was a
. 1 . 1 . . . . 1 1 1
v uiisiian. Having given nor Heart to in r
Sawniu when but. a child, and though
but I S was a quiet, sulf sacrificing chris
tian, w ho is more often seen among those
of riper years. While sick she gave every
evidence of being ready, often singing
'Swei.l hi',, .,,,,1 1,1. " Tlo.v 111,! b,.r
e - j '" j -
among a bed of roses as pure and sweet,
as her spotless young life had been.
May God comfort the sorrowing ones
left behind, and help them to say as old
Eli did. "It is the Lord, let him do what
seemoth him good." Dear friends, let
this not harden us but point us to "The
Lamb of God which lakeih away the
sin of the world." A I' NT Sisie."
Greenville Jujirlur please copy.
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Highest of all in leavening strength.
Lot nt lr. S. (rurmiiiifiit Final Export.
run
NEAR RICH SQUARE.
IqtI have for sale for cash or on"8
je-tiine FORTY ACRES of landa
MToti which there is a store, giu-8
Jet)'"house and steam engine, near"8
SfeirRieh Square, formerly be!onging-i5a
MSTto J- C. Lassiter. Address: M
W. A. Dunn,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
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roKTSMOl'TH, VA.
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TRfcDK MANHa
Qulltj First ul
P. N. STAINBACK & BRO.,
GENERAL MERCHANTS,
have exclusive sale of these celebrated
glasses in Weldon, N. C.
FAULKNER. KELLAM MOORE,
The only manufacturing Opticians in the
South, Atlanta, tia.
karRoddlers are not supplied with
these famous glasses.
200,000
Strawberry-
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All of standard varieties, vi.:
Monarch of the West,
Cumlierlimd Triumph,
Junilm, Sucker State,
May Kind, Hoffman,
Cloud, Price, Bi(? Bob,
Warticld and
Crystal City.
Apply to
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Kuticld, X. C.
je 11 6m.
B. F. Gary, Agent,
Weldon, N. C.
Notice-Land sale
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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THEY It EC ULA TE the B O WELS
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They will relieve Colic, Sick Head
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tendant upon iudigestiou. They are tb
cheapest and best remedy offered fot
Dyspepsia in ail it. forms. For sale by
If. J. COIIEN,
Weldon, N. C.
E. P. Beckwith & Co ,
Wholesale agents, Petersburg, Va.
my 28 ly.
John Pi. hi
(SrCCKSSOK TO K. J. NICELY & CO ,)
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
Dealer Iu -
MOULDINGS,
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Paints, Oils,
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Builders'
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Sheathing Papers, White Pine, Walnut
aud Poplar Lumber. Stair Kail and
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Cor. Water and Queen st., Portsmouth, Va.
jy 16 jau 1.
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I tonsider Mrs. Joe Person's llemedy,
the finest blood purifier that is on tha
market to-day. J. II. McAdea.
Charlotte, N. C. August 15, 1S89.
REV. C. J. OIBSON, P. I.,
Minister of the Episcopal Church, Pe
tersburg, Va., says: I hve used Mrs
Joe Person's Remedy in my own familj
and it gives mo pleasure to say it haa
proved a valuable tonic and purifi
er of the blood, and if thoroughly tested
I think will remove many cutaneous dis
orders Churchill J. Gibson.
Petersburg, Va.
SKK THIS. lSDIOKHTlON.
Mr. J. C. Henderson, Genera' Mana
ger of Chattanooga, Marsden and Bir
mingham Railroad, sajs he does not be
lieve there is a case of Rheumatism which
MRS. JOE PERSON'S REMEDY"
will not cure, and it is the finest Remedy
for Indigestion he has ever used,
nov 15.
niDGEWAY
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oAt
The Scholastic year of 1801-02 Wnin
Aucust lUst 1H!M, and ends June !th, 1HSI2.
Total expenses per session of twenty
weeks.
tuition:
Primary, J9O.0
Academic, 25.00
Music on Piano, - V2.50
Use of instrument, ... 2.511
Hoard (including lights and fuel - - 50. (Kl
Washing, a"5
No extra charge for Latin, Greek audi
French nor for Vocal music or book-keeping.
With twenty-six ye rs' experience
three ponipelfht nssistimu the Principal
guarantee his patron satisl'action.
Catalogue furnished on application.
Address
JOHN GUAHAM, Principal,
7 16-6w. Kidgeway, N. C,