1 H E i :, OA iNOliE Is t. W S THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1896. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY. J. W. SLEDGE, Editor & Proprietor-D- E. STAIXEACK;. Associate Editor- Entered at Fust Office at Welilun as Second- ( laxs Mutter. RATES Or SUBSCRIPTION IS ADVANCE. One Yeur (by Mail), l'tMUigu Paid $1.."ii. Six Months 75. A Weekly Democratic jnurnitl devoted to the material, educational, politii-;il nun agricultural interests of ILilil'.ix mil sur rounding counties. 8 Advertising rates reasonuM furnished on application. A Pennsylvania man h.n iiivntidn lamp that will explode as sunn u it i tirned way duwu. Ho lias live ilmoli. tore. After all agriculture is ilic suns' road to wealth. A Massachusetts man has plowed up an old iron pot containing several thousand dollars. Plow deep. The Atlauta Jouro.il thinks that the Plant System and the Seaboaid Air Liue are contemplating clasping bauds. This would give the Seaboard a straight line to Florida and connection with Louisville, Cincinnati and the West. The promptness with which Ensjland has acceded to the request of the United States to look after the interests ol Americans in the Transval is hailed in Europe as a significant demonstration of friendship and good feeling, says the Brooklyn Eagle. The story that the President sounded the rulers of Germany, Russia aud France regarding their attitude toward the Monroe doctrine before he ventured into the Venezuelan affair needs to be strengthened by facts, remarks the In dianapolis Journal (Rep.) New Jersy is a good State for young men who do not desire to get married to keep away from this year. The new State census show that the women great lv outnumber the men. When the girls come to understand the awful incanin of this fact they may make up for the deficiency of men by extra pcrsoual efforts during the time when ancient custom allows them to propose. Is Wake Superior court last week Jud.'O Mclver lined Mrs. Pattie D. B. Arrington 85 and costs, for criminally libelling the memory of the late Chief Justice W. N. II. Smith. The costs are heavy. He also fined Barnes Bros., who printed her paper, "The Criminal Dock et," as follows: R. E. Barnes, 8."); R. I Barnes, 815; and G. V. Barues, TllE Board of Directors of the North Carolina Railway Company, in session at Burlington, Tuesday, declared a Oi per cent, dividend. This dividend in excess of 6 per cent, is the first in the com pany's history. Thus all of its property goes on the tai list, which would not have been acctmplished, it is contended, but for the lease to the Souther". 1-rftl - way. . ... " ' Gold mining in the South is having quite a boom just now, according to re ports in the newspapers. The Gold mines in North Georgia are said to be doing a profitable business. A company with $2,500,001) capital is about to develop gold mines in West Virginia, and finds of considerable value and im portance are reported in North Carolina. It is said that hundreds of miners have recently arrived in the gold fields in Montgomery and Stanly counties, this State. State tainp. PICKED UP IIK HE AM) THERE AXD CAREFULLY CELLED AM) COXDEXSE1) FOR Fl'SY RE A PEWS. U.istonia h abolished hog pens. Graham county is buildiug a new frame court house. White shad have appeared on the New 15 ru markets. Nni-11 lirus ;irc t-i est ibli-h a pants aciory at li -xlioio. There aii- now 245 subscribers to the V-h-'v i1!-- T. I. -phone Exchange. I lie l'i male Benevolent Society in V- v IKm raised fciSli 'M last year. I h Gieeiiville Hcflector says there is i i-.t ii i -i barroom in Pamlico county. S.i in i li.mis and w.l'e are ill jail at l!--.oi!mt i. n the charge of infanticide. Apn-iw says there are sixteen s within.; eight miles of Sanfnril. After more than thirty years the Jefferson Davis mansion in Richmond, often called "The White House of the Conlederacy," is ready to he opened as a a Confederate museum. It will be formally opened one day this week. Sine President Davis left the mansion it has been used as headquarter of com mandersof Uuited States Military Dis trict No. 1, and as a grammar school. Ii will contain a large number of relics of "The Lost Cause," gathered from every Southern State. Mrs T. D. Neal is the Regeut lor North Carolina. ThK Democratic National committee, at Washington last week, named Chica go as the place, aud July 7th, as the time for holding the Democratic Nation al convention. Chicago wod on the 2'Jth ballot with St. Louis only two votes Lciiiud iu tl race. A Washington correspondent says: It was practically a fight between the free-silver force on the one band and the hard money men on the other. This statement cannot be taken as literally correct, for several silver men finally voted for Chioago, while other votes were cast for St. Liuis by hard-money men, As a matter of fact, the vote which ChicagoteWved was, as Mr. Smalley, of Vermont, expressed it, " natural one, inasmuch aa it was oast by the States lying within the group known as the Middle, West, and the East. Rt. Louis' vote might also be called equally natural, since it came mainly from I be southwest and tne West. On the twenty ninth ballot, the vote stood: Chicago, 2t, St. Louis, 24; Cin cinnati, 1; New York, 0. Do not wear impermeable and tight' fitting hats that ooostrict the blood vessels of lb scalp. . Use Hull's Hair Kenawer occasionally, and you will not be bald: The iv III M. -.ishs have been ravaging Charlotte ami the section i'onii.i,-us (Hereto lor nine I illic it is now pr 'posed that a penny sub scription he started lor the mice monu ment fund. The Stanly Enterprise learns that the Duke gold mine, near Knrwond, is prov ing very rich. Farmers ar und Winston ate begin ning to bum plant beds preparatory Kir another tobacco crop. The Capitol Club of Raleigh has ac cepted plans for a 620,000 ciub house It will i-sue bjuds for this The Watchman says Congressman Shuford is making an effort to get a gov ernment building at Salisbury. The new cotton factory in Piitsboro is to be co-operative. Each share of stock is for 850 payable tweuly five cents a week. A letter from the State University- says that the number of students dis missed lur gambling aud hazing was twelve. The grand jury at Wilmington ha; returned a true bill (.gainst E. li. liurk heuuer. ot that place, iersenJing in laise alarms of fire. Rev. Thos. II. Suttoti, pastor of Mar ket Street M. V. church, Wilmington, was married iu Fayctteville yesterday t" Miss Mary Jane Lamb. The Wade.sbnro Courier says that it seems aim ist an accomplished fact that the new State penitentiary farm will be located one and a half miles northwest of Wadesboro. On January 1, lS'.IO, the law passed by the last Legislature went into effect, requiring a board three inches wide to he put on the ton of all wire fences along public roads. It is probable tint the Polk Miller an 1 Lee Wheat c imbin ui "H will visit many of thi North Carolina towns and give part uf the receipts to I he A a nee monument fund. At the State Treasury now the receipts are 88,0110 to 0,000 daily, but the money r'.vs out just as fast as it comes Nearly two thirds ot the pension warrants have been paid. The Chatham Record says that Major ohn W. Graham has advised the com missioners to mane no move towards se curing a slice nt i natuaiu county utun i next Legislature meets. The new I'iney Woods Inn at South i Pines will he formally opened on e 22nd, and visitors will go to Pine- hurst to see Mr. Tuft's new town and e of his electric railway. The boom edi'ion of the Rockingham locket contained i- Illustrations, anil was lull ol interesting tacts anil ngures, showiug tba' l!i--huiond county stands ,it or near the head in the industrial procession. Rev. Jas. Potts, who has for nearly a year been teller at the Plate ireasury has resigned, id resume his work as a Friend s preacher iu Guilford county and Sti-phi-n L. Crowder, of Ridgeway, liecei ds hi DUATH OK 1USIIOP II IVtlOOl). Bishop Attieus G. Haygood, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, died at his home in Oxford, Ga., last Sunday morning at 2 o'clock, aged 57 years. His death was not unexpected, as he had been lingering un the shores uf the great eternity for some time. The Bish op was knuwu throughout the world for his goodly Works and Christiau kind ness. Iu May 1SS2 he was elected one of the Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Chur-h, but declined. In May lS'JO he was again elected Bishop, lie was one of the strongest men in the Methodist Church. It was from his literary works that he was best known. As an author his ability received na tional recognition. His ''Our Brother in Black" was translated into many lan guages and was one of the strongest productions on the race question. The funeral services took place Tues day morning and were conducted by Bishop W. V. Duncan. l!i-hop Dun can was assisted in the sad rites by a number of oilier ministers of the State. A niau named Simmons, in Baltimore, declined to become the private secretary of a man tn.nnd Green for a peculiar reason. The salary was tempting, and the work would have been light and agleeble bear the thought of signing lett "Green, per Simmons." NEW OVKiU'lS'iMKN'TS 'NX VV mm 'mm. ADVKRTISEMNETS. or w Gladness Comes Xitli a better unuerstanding of the transient nature of the nitmy pliys- but then, as he said, he couldn't I V'Tirt The girls iu have orgiiniz- d the object of which is "to members uariied off before the year." This is a nove booming the town. North Branch, Mich., . leap year association. get all the the cud of scheme for ioal ills which, vanish before proper et- forts-gentle ctVorts-plcnsniit efforts rirhtly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge that so many forms of sickness are in it due to any actual dis ease, hut simply to n constipated condi tion nf the system, w hich the pleasant family laxative. Svnipof Figs, prompt lv removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of fatuities, nndis everywhere i-sn-eined so highly I'.v nil vi ho' value- good health. Its henelieial effects are- due to the fact, that it is the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness; without dehilitnl in? the organs on which it nets. It is therefore nil important, in order to trot ils hein tiei.il effects, to note when yon pur chase. that vmi have the genuine nrtiele. which is manufactured hy the California l-'ig Syrup Co. only, and sold hy all rep utahle druggists. Kin the enjoyment of rood lienllh, mill the system' is regular, then hisa- tlier remedies are not needed. I w ith liny netuiil disease, one may he ci minion. led toiln-most sli il I till physician-, lutt if in need of n laxative, then one should hnvotho host, mid with the well-in formed everywhere. Syrup of Figs stands highest mid is most largely used and gives most general. satisfaction. mar 2li 1 v TllKitK is no American, living or dead. North or South, who stood nearer the hearts of the people, whose memory is held with more sacred affection, I ban General Robert K. Lee. All en this si le of the wiped out but never to be for gotten "liue" feel that they know hiur. but there is still much of his history and that of his family and his ancestors that has never yet been told. On this account the Roanoke News is pleased to n-ite the announcement of Frank L .'.-lie's Pop ular Monthly regarding the series of no table Lee papers that begiu in the Feb ruary issue. The firt is ''The Ancestors of General Robert E. Lev and the Times in Which They Lived.'' by Mrs. Judge Roger .V 1'ryor, of New York. The whole series, beginning with the earliest c iliinial times down to the present date, will he enriched with numerous portraits and illustrations of special interest, here tofore imprinted, and a large speaking likeness in water colors of General L'e. Altogether these articles will term a val uable addition to the history if the great men of the nation. WELDON MARKET. ColtltKCTKIl WEEKLY FOR TllE 1IENKFIT OF orit COt'XTItV FRIENDS. Of to he 10C.-,C. 12c 10,;, St i.) C. R. Sides, per lb, Shoulders Bacon, per lb, Hams, S. ('., per lb. Lard, refined. Flour, per barrel, Patent, " " " Straight, 8:l.5H-8l.(Mi. W. I. Molasses, per gallon, 20 aud 40c Uyrup, per gallon, Granulated sugar, per lb. Light brown ugar, per lb, Butter, per lb, Cheese, per lb, Green Coffee, per lb, Poultry, Eggs, per dozen, Shot, per lb, Gun powder, per lb, Coal oil, white, safety lull, per gal. FJ.StainU, (at ,1. T, tioot h's old stamlt WELDON, N. C. - Vairr In- General Merchandise Just received the pr. ttiest lmeot Lay Mate and icgler s SHOES! A Proclamation lytic Governor. JjiKK) UKVAKI. Si A l l: OK N OUT II C.Milll.lXA, Kxia l IIVK I)l:t'AKTMICNT. J JI'oTi'is. (iMicial information has lteen reeiiM-ilat Tins Ii'1'Ai:tii:nt that Vcl don Wiliialns laleol' the eoiluty ol' Mali ta. stand- charged uilh the murder ol' Augustus l.alldis. And Whereas, it appeal-thai llie said Weldou Williams has tied I he St de, or so conceals himself that the ordinary process of la weaunot be served upon him. Now, Therefore, 1, l'.lias Carr, (iovemor of the State of North Carolina, hy virtue or authority in me vested li.v law, do issue this my proclamation, otl'cring One Hun dred liollarsfor the nppielicnsiun and de livery of the said Weldon Williams to the sherill'ol'llalifax county, at the courthouse in Halifax and I do enjoin al I otlicers of the State and all good eitiens to assist ill tiringihg said criminal to justice. Done at our I'itv of Kaleigh, the lltli day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six and in the one hundred and twentieth year ol'oui American Independence. Ily the governor: FI.IAS C'Allli, S.I'. Tki.I'AIK, Private Secretary. Hi:Sfl;ll'TIoN. Weldon Williams is a bright colored mu latto, about I years of age, weighs about l-ll lbs. height "about ft leet 111 inches, clean shawn, walks somewhat on inside ot Ins feet, little drooped shouldered, .(.in Hi It. 'HEX ' IS KlflQ I si. REX BAKINC POWDER We guarantee it is pure and wholesome and as good as any Making Powder, regard less of name. Manufactured only by J. I), ci l;. S. CH 1MST1AN CO., my 2 ly Kiehmond, Va THK N. V. NORFOLK BUSINESS DIRECTORY. . W. Clay, T. Mannger, CARRIAGE AMI HARNESS COMPANY, 27 anil!'.' Old Market s,iinre. Norfolk, Va. MI.W lliiissir mi;S5.0l Ilnrmia. Full line of llieyeles, Whip, Holies. lilHiikots, Carls, &e. I.OWKST l'HIcm npr 25 ly. Jfto. 0. QmQE WO011SIIIK WHAHK, NORFOLK, VA. Lime, Cement, -I. ATMS, IIAIlt, l'l.ASTFU, H1.ATF.H, TAR, SEWER AND CHIMNEY PIPE, lUtAIXTll.K, SHELL LIME AND LAND l'LASTEli, iipr2-i ly )R D.S HARMON' OPTICIAN f2 Ami lVhvtPi' nf -ftr illUUlUi 111 --II I l-O. isi: Main Street, NORFOLK, VA. For ladies, Misses and Children evrr shown in Weldon. These shoes arc always reliable and I invite inspection. Have all sizes. Have also added to niv stock a nice line CLOTHING! for MK.W YOl TirSuiul CIIILDKK.V. A large liiu of Jy KT A 1.I.1C ,k S"1' J "WAI'X 1 "r H. C. SPIERS, Manager. WELDON, N.C. Floor matting. 7 to 18 ets. per yard. Floor oil cloth, '.''J to ill! ets. per yard. Table oil cloth, all colors, 1:1 em. per yard. Men's wool hats, S to?." ets. Men's straw hats from ft cents up. Ladies shoes ftde. to a.lKi. Men's shoes from7.ic. to 2.ft0. Children's shoes, 1ft to ilc. Curtain poles with brass fixtures 17jc. Holler Window Shades 1ft to l!Se. Alarm clocks tis each. A good clock for 5" ets. Eight day clocks '22 inches high $2.2ft. Carpet Hi to line per yard. Wall Taper 4 to lllc per roll, lledstcads from $1.11) up. Nice bureaus only J 75 ftll inch Cotton Towell, 10c. Hood Corsets 'Jllc up to il-W l'hoto frames 5 to Lie. Men's pants (Hie to Jl 75 Ladies' dressed hats from 3l)f up llovs shirt waist lfteeach idies Vests 5 to 111 Woven wire cots $1 50. H'ooven wire matlressesyl 7," Crotpiet sets 7fte to St ftll. T. W. Harrison, Salesman. Administrator s notice Raving iiualilied as administrator de bonis non C T. A. of W. II. 1). lloon dee'd., all persons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present them to me, at Enlield, N. C, on or before the fust dav of January 1MIJ7, or this notice will he plead in liar of their recovery, and all persons indebted to slid estate will come forward and settle at onee and save costs of suit. This the Hist, day of De cember 1NII5. JNO. A. COLLINS, Adm'r, fut., of jan S (it. W. 11. D. llnon, Dic'd. Coal oil, red C, per gallon, Apple inegar. per gallon, Beeswax, per lb, Tallow, per lb, Hides, flint, per lb, " green, " " salted, 11 Salt, per sack, ( orn, per bushel, Meal, " " Mice, " lb l'eas, black, per bushel, l'cas, black eye, per bushel, Peanuts, per bushel, Cotton, per pound, Bagging, per yard, - 1-4 lbs. Ties, per bunch, Ij to -luc C 25-3(1 125 13 to 25 15 to 25 IS 10 25 to 40 20 20 -IS 10 0 1 1(1 411 45 to 5i) C-8 ill) 1 10 to 78 7 C 90 Tieasnrer Worth decides that th . - . . - , , clause in the flew revenue act taxing Beds in boarding anil lodging houses 50 cents each dues not apply to private families who rent oili 1'jOlus, hut do nut make b J-iness el' it. .Ml. Airy aldermen imposed a lax of 810 per year on all milk sellers. Tl was for the hem fit of the diarviuen; but other folks who sold milk in small (pmn titles raised such a row about it that the ordinance Was repealed. The Chester and Lenoir Nanow Gauge road has been put in the hands of a receiver because some of the bond holders owning 82,000 worth of bonds refused to accept the reoigunizition plans of tha very largo majority. A peculiar suit was compromised in Asheville. Carter & Craig sued a col ored divine for a fee. He tried to make payment by offering to baptizo Mr. Car tor, but the Citizen says his offer was declined, first because of the season, and second, because ho was not of that de nomination. Call for the Horse liraud, Johnson's Magnetic Oil, it has no equal for all external purposes for man or beast. Cures sprains, bruisies, swellings, rheu matism and neuralgia. Large bottles, 2o and 50 ets. tor sale by W. M. Cuhen, druggist, Weldon, N. C. "Now, I play the piano. Would you Biy I 'play it beautiful' or 'play it beau- tilullyf ".Neither. "How would you fix it, then?'' "I d say you 'play a beau tiful piano.' " oooo BURIAL CASES P. N. ST AINHACK Mr T H. Taylor, nf Northampton coun ty, is with me and will he pleased to see his friends. W. T, PARKER, , PKAI.EH IN TTOQ TTTT PI uuuiv j I BUliHI iM ANDZ 111 I Hl lKS Farm Implements. 224 rol'NP SACKS OK SALT KOlt 81.10 1'KltSACK. 8ft'orrcct prices and polite attention to all. nug 1 ly. ESTAI1LIS1IF.D 1"29. S. H. Marks Co., PETERSBURG, VA. WHOLESALE CONFECTIONEIifi AND EliL'ITEUEHS niaiiufaeturcrs of plain and Fauey Candies, Cakes and Crackers. Dealers in Fine CHEWING TOBACCO CIGAliS&SNUFF. Beware of that constant oongh and loss of flesh which indicates decline and sure consumption. Help yourself while there is yet time hv taking Johnson's Emuhaon of Co 1 Liver Oil. Pleasing to the taste: Pint bottle, 81.00. Forwleby W. M. Coben, duggist, We'doo, N. C. At'VKHTISKM KNT.S. I Was Sick Every day, suHerlnii with stomach, liver and kidney trouble, also from alter efieeU ot tlx . It. Mr. F. llarrU grip, with pain in mj back and limb. Pifhwent medicines failed to beneSt me. The first dolt ot Hood's Sarsapanlla relieved my stomach, have continued and I am now permanently Hood's Cures cured. All naln has left me, my appetite la Rood my sleep auund anil refreshing, and I am strona and well. I never enjoyed better health. V. lute mini, lennesnee. Hood's Plllfl curtail liver llli. . A-"HiSSFI.TATION ll-i LONSI'LTATIOS npr 2"i ly -nitKK.'i, X' 1 KKK.rf C MADDEEY k CO-, COTTON FACTORS and PKOIU'CE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No, 9 Commerce St-. NORFOLK, VA. Quick Siilus tind Prompt Returns. Corre-i-oiiuYnee and Cuiisigmnents Solicited, npr 2" ly. Q OOKP, CLARK k CO, $4$, doof(S 4 Id BLINDS. Builder's Hardware, Paints, Oils, Glass, And MTLDINd MATKUIAL of Every De- Ri-rij.tii in. NORFOLK., VA. npr 2,ri ly. HEARNE BROST, GENEKAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, f KiiiinokcD.iclt, NOKI'OLK, VA. )KANI TS A SI'KCIAI.l.V, I'nUloei and .Mclnns in Scasnu. RKFKUKNCES:-l1ty National Ilank, Norfolk, Va.,and Ilrndbtreet'8 Agency, npr 2 1 yr NEW ADVERTISEMENTS for Infants and Children. flOTHERS, Do You Know that Paregoric, ill Batpman's Irops, Glfri'y (.'"rdial, many Bo-caliud boothlng Syrupta, and most remotlit'a for children are comiiout'd of opium or morphine f Do Yon Know that opium and morphine are stupefying narcotic polsonB f Do Yon Know that in most countries drughIst8 aro not permitted to sell narcotics without labeling ilicm poisons f Do Yon Know that you should not ppimit any medicine to bo giyen your child unless you or your physician know of what It la composed f Do Yon Know that Cobtoria Is a purely vegetablo preparation, and that a list of Its Ingredients is published with every bottle f Do Yon KnowthatCartoriaiHtheprescriptlonof the famous Dr. Samuel Pitcher. Tliat it has been in use for nearly thirty years, and (hat more Castorla U now sold than cf all other remedies for children combined F Do Yon Know that the Patent Office Department of the United Btates, and of other countries, have issued exclusive right to Dr. Pitcher and his assigns to use the word ' Castorla " and its formula, and that to imitate them is a state prison offense f Do Yon Know that one of the reasons for granting this government protection was because Castorla had been proven to bo absolutoly harmless? Do Yon Know that 35 average dows of Castorla aro furnished for 35 cents, or one cent a dose f Do Yon Know that when prwetscd of this perfect preparation, your children may be kept well, aud that you may have unbroken rest f Welly these things are worth knowing. They are facta The far-simlle elgnntnre of en everT rrapper. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorlaa ru n 1 U im For the Next 30 days to make room for his spring stock. U K CLOTH $10 A DAYTO ACENTS! Anvone who wnnU to get x'wh mil who has u little enterprise enn seeiire SlOndnv in the Dish Wusher business. It is Looming now. Everybody wants n Climax nowadays. One agent cleared $20 every day lor a year; a goal chance; best Di-h Washer made; no soliciting; Dish Washers sold at home; a permanent posi tion in town, city or country. One million to be sold. A wide-awake linstlcr can clear $1.1 to fllla day easy: washes and dries in two minutes. CLIMAX M'F'ti CO., fill! Starr Ave., Columbus, O' io. IS. T. SALE, Proprietor. W'M. LINN, Manager MANSION HOUSE. AMERICAN AND "EUROPEAN PLANS. L'uion Street, NOKFOLK, VA. WIS Ml Has opined up a carload of FINE WHISKIES. I inn now prepared to compete with any Whi-key Home in this territory, and if my I'lii-nds don'ttliiuk I cau do so, all they have to do is to GIVE ME A SHOW stock anil be thorougiilv eon W. D. SMITH, Weldon, N. C. THE QOMKTHIXG NEW. r--AEW WAY of DOING an Old TH1NU PROOFLESS PLATES.rJ- New York Cental Scorns, Only 1M Main st., Norfolk, Va. J. P. ENNES, Pcntist, "New-cut Discovery," Extract Teeth, No l'slu. Init.n-Miioi) and teeth siiiue day of extraction, iijir . 1'. CMTH N- EFJCKIIOUSE, O () () O 0 WHOLESALE Boots and Shoes, NOKFOLK, VA. TEUMi: Cash less 8Hr eeni.,or 30 day net. n ,i xhkIs imiIu ver- elobu. nir ly COMrANY, llichmonil, Va. The leading . ' DRY GOODS HOUSE nf the South. If you want nnythingin dry goods write us. my 'i ly. toy Your orders nilieited, have onr personal attention. wliicli will IU 19 ly W7 W. KAY, (near Ii. K. Shed, H T l'ope's old stand) THE ONLYIrt All Night House ftjrlN TOWN, Bar ready for accommodation at all hoars. FAMILY GROCERIES, Canneil Goods and Confectioneriea. Close Saturday night at 12 o'clock. Open Mon day At 12 o'clock ft. m, my 47 - Your uddreis, with tlx cent in n,imii, m.nlfd 10 our Head miartrit, II MM XI., Htl, Mil,, will bring you full im uf wmttlft, and rule for itlf- tneamrrment, uf our justly fa mous V;t Miitt ; buin,lit .'fi Overman, flO.'ift, nd up. Cut loonier. Agent Wjtntc(lpvery where. Mniritu Fijmuuiii RuOk Cu, T. A. JACOB, (Sueoessor to B. D. Chalkley & Jacob) Leather, Hides, Oils, CalfSkins, Shoe Findings, Etc. Htore and Office, HThirtoeuth St RICHMOND, VA. mrllighefit Ca-h Pricea Taid for hides, Ac, my21y JjXECUTORS NOTICE. Having qualified aa ozecntor upon the estate ol Spencer Ward, dee'd., all perxons holding claims against said estate are here by notified to present them to me at hn field, N. C, ou or before the first day of January 1HU7, or tins notice will be plead in bar of their recovery, all persons indebt ed to said estate will corn forward and settle at once and save costti of suit. This 31st. day of December 1895. DAVID BELL, Executor of jan S 6t. Ppencer Ward, Dee'd Forthel'AKl.OR. CHAMBER and KITCHEN THE KERN FURNITURE CO., SI Olil Murki't Square, Norfolk, Va. MattrcsHos, Mlrmrsaud l'lcturo Kmmos. t.Speoial altention to our N. (. friends. THECOUPER MARBLE WORKS, 111, 113 & 115 Bank it., Norfolk, Va, Large stock of gS,liiitm7ir and Graixttwnet, etc. Ready for immediate shipment. Designs free. 11 2 ly l7t. DAVIS It co.7 VMOI.ESAI.F CROCERS, And dealer in FLOUR, PROVISIONS, FISH SALT, ETC., aJ3necial attention given to Car load Salci. NORFOLK, VA. aprtt ly M7 .LOOK." A poptnl card will bring you our salesman and save you money. IRGINIA QaNDY Qb , Wholesale Confectioner and Frulu, Fancy Oro- curica, uaaes aua uracaerB. 41 Roanoke Ave, Norfolk, Va. apr5 ly IS-ESTABLI1ISED 1876. " PHtENIX STENCIL WORKS, (FORMERLY TWIN CITY.) a-RUBBER STAMP, STENCILS BRASS CHECKS, AC, -Manufactured to Order. ' 8. B. TURNER It CO., Proprietors, Roper Building, Kivision at., Norfolk, Va. J&"First-claM work gmuanteed. 871y IMS TORE Weldon, N. C. -: 1 1 . 11 cdlandcr. Lcadcrln Lowrnces The -'tr3SSEK. TTTTiTmnrv of trade is over, and I will make SWEEPING REDUCTIONS in the price of CLOTHING J Any one wishing a suit will do well to see my line. Also expect ed m a few days 5 bales of tobacco plant bed cloth. E3STFIEL3D. IT. O. ninr 2S BOUGHT OUT ! Another large stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Boots and Shoes at 50 ets. on the dollar, which I will sell at first prime cost. Come and exam' ine same. BesDectfullv. S. MEYER, Agt, - - - Enfield, N. C HEN .1 -The first ef American Newspapers, Charles A. Dana, Editor. The American Constitution, the Amer ican Idea, the American Spirit. These first, last and all time, forever. Daily, by mail, : : $6 4 year Daily and Sunday, by mail, $8 a year The Sunday Sun Is the greatest Sunday Newspaper in the world. Price 5c. a copy. By mail $2 a year. Address, THE8UN, New York. M, COHEN, SON & CO., PETERSBURG, VA. - Wholesale DRY (MIS ml ITOTIOIsrS. Manufacturers of Skirto, Drawers andofer alia. Price guaranteed against all North ern market. Ordora receive prompt per tonal attention. dot 8 ly.