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Ml I ) p,u r rr 1 tttt VaToal,4: a Ton fplllS IS A NEW SIZE OF CO A L. A m u i I as larjw as Peanuts and for certain fcinLs f,r strives having: strong drafts it is a rory cii-P i"01- Remember, ONLY 4.W I'KIt TON. . bv -v 4 stn .1 I Ali O' her coal as rnei m m"hmiuu -,in;MiMoa will bo met ail round, uhi -h re- .i ".!,)" J. A. SPRINGER. . Did You Know That' (Jiiimiinie d'liv l,lew Ii KK AM & LLKS Rgnirns & Seserttam, -ppo-LInh Ylic? . Well, it 'Is certainly so? ndj"Evoner,', too ! For rli Holfdtyv A Large auljWell-Selected Stock of Breech and Muzz'-e ffnns, I I FI.KS AND SPORTSMAN'S SUPPLIES tt Every Description. W. E. SPRINGER &.VO., (too ir.tr It Front St.. Wilmington; N. C. Thr Cheapest 2IIKI:EST PLACE AND THE CHEAPEST pin p minority to have all kinds of TIN WORK dun'' is ;it MCCARTNEY'S SHOP, on Market sirr-i'!. North side; between Second and Third. Eviaiaies oneerruiiy iurnisn3Q anu an oruers jironipi luienuon. tmicrs irora iuc country soilclien. . aec , .i "STOKLEY'S WE ARE NOW TRE- pared to accommodate all who may call upon us with the Finest Oysters to be nui on the Coast. We have msde special pifparations ior me season. Myrtle Grove, Middle and Stump Sound Oysters aitfays on hand." Served promptly and in any srvl.Mifslred. W. H. STOKLEY-, ( t io tf. ' Wrightsvllle. severe Casos of Blood Poison. 'i in.ii.iands sutler from blood poison,- who vn.uM i '-cured if they gave B. B. B.; (Botanic Mood I'ulm) atrial. Send to tjie Blood Balm .,;ii.iiita, Oa,, for book- of Wonderful cures, that -V-Miivince the most skeptical. It is sent rir. ... , i. , ciuson. Meridian, Miss., writes: "For a i.tuubor of years I suffered untold agonies rrom bloo.i poison. ; Several pi-omlnent physi cians ctii me little If any good. I began to use- H. it. li. with very liftle faith, but. to my utteri surprisf-, it has made me a wen ana nearty I)nrson.'" . t. Haiierton, Macon, ia., writes: "I con tr.i..tti blood poison. I first tried physicians, ant then went to Hot Springs. 1 returned home a ruined man physically. Nothing seem Ttl to do me any good. My mother persuaded me to try B. B. B.. To my utter astonishment every u leer quickly healed." Henj. Morris, Atlanta, Ga., writes: I suffer ' (l yeai-s from syphilitic blood poison which reiusefi to be cured by all treatment. Physi cians pronounced it a hopeless case. I had no iDletue, I had pains In hips and joints and &'y kidneys were diseased." My throat was uli t r.ited and my breast a mass of running sons, in this condition I commenced a use of h. . K. li healed every ulcer and sore and nirod me completely within two months." lee 10 lm d&w . II. CRONENBERG, THE PHOTOGKAPHKK. GIVrE HIM A TRIAL ! All WorK Guaranteed, ricturcs taken SlngleCor;in Groups. sept 21 tf ...'"' CAUTION Beware of Fraud, as my name and the price we stamped on the bottom of all my advertised sWa before leaving the - factory, which protect th wearers against high prices and Inferior goods. It a dealer offers WTjU. Donxlas shoes at & re- price, or "hi prloe stam on the bottom, put bim down as QV rraua. $3 S(r30El GENTXElIEJf. , The only calf S3 SEA3TL"ESS Shoe smooth Mle. TACKS or VAX THREAD to 4 ouly uaod-sewed welt $4 (shoe. KjuaU cus-lom-made shoes cofetinar from $6 to $9. W. L. DOUGLAS 8360 POLICE SHOE. Kiiroad Men and Letter Carriers all wear them. moth inside as a Hand-Sewed Shoe. No Tacks Of -V ax Thread to hurt the feet. .".L.DOUGLAS 82.50 SHOE Is unexcelled for J.e-.vy war. Best Calf S!oe for h2 vri:. - : to the V-ttriq'.jor t H..HmUWJSiUUU i!alW iiUk- ,SUlftf-v. , I .'"I iS.,L'. dougAs 81.75 YOUTH'S School i jt shuts in the world. ' . '! to wear ine : !iia .' maae in Congress, Button and Lace, it no 1 wtfA'T70UT dealer, write W. X. BOUQLASi ; ?OCKTON. MASS. nockToxTiissi Ut-.Ar-JiiVGi'Aa i0Kn wearrrif. nit f ff. VONQLAHN, Wilmington, N. c wis : .LOCAL 3ST3ST7CrS. I NOEX TO N W ADVERTISEMENTS Munds Bros Pharmacists con R Through Sleepers It C Orreli. Livery Stablts R M McIxtJhe Many Thanks Hkinsbergeu Diaries for 1858 W.k W.'K. It Dividend Notice. Howkli. & CU3fMixG--Mattressss . M M Katz Grand Clearing sale. J J IIedrick Special Inducements F C Miller Drugs and Chemicals If. U. Dux & Co. Mercantile Agency. Geo It French & Soxs Extraordinary W E Springer & Co For the Holidays Croxly & Morris Furniture at auction. - Turner's Almanac says that it will be '"fair and frosty"' to-morrow.. A pleasant day, and .good congre gations in all of the city churches yesterday. - The N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. still lead in the sale of the best and cheapest heating and cooking stoves. t Portable fire-place grates. Just lie thing for our climate.': Are sold bv the-N. Jficobi Hdw. Co. t Thanks to Col. W. P. Canaday, .Serceant-at Anus of the tL, S'. Sen ate, for valuable public documents. Hood's Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by expelling impurity from the blood which is the cause of the cofnplaint. Give it a trial. . If you want a picture . framed po to Heinsbei-Kers. He has a large assortinent of Mouldings to select from. ' t The Board of Aldermen, the Board of Audit and Finance and the Board of County Commissioners all meet this afternoon. . We have knives for your boys and scissors for your girls. What wil please them more for presents? N Jt?eobi Hardware Co. . ''."' . Iiotta isto play in Raleigh this week. So is JCora Van Tassel. So far as we kfiow there Is no amuse ment for us here this week. o you use loaded shells? You will find that tliey will save you time, trouble and expense. For sale by tlie f. Jacobi Hardware Co. t Only one case before tlrft Mayor this morning, and that was a trifling one. FouY tramps were hauled up and ordered out of the city in stant.er. A general assortment of house hold furniture will be sold to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, at 219 Market street, by Messrs. Cronly & Morris, auctioneers. Three companies are booked for the Opera House next week and of these we hope we may get at least two. Oliver Doud Byron is on for Monday night: , Maj. Jno. W. Dunham being still sick and unable to perform his duties as Clerk of the Criminal Court, Mr., W. K. French was sworn in as his deputy to-day. The Directors of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad have declared a dividend of four per cent, on the capital stock of the Company, pay able on and after January 15th. Silver-plated knives, forks,spoons, and child's sets, carving knives and forks. Make your friends happy by makinr useful presents. A nice line,i of the above is offered by the N. Jacobi Hdw. Co. t The congregation of bt. Stephen's A. M. & Church will give a concert to-morrow (Wednesday) night at Ruth Hall, corner Seventh and Nan streets, consisting of music, tab leaux,scenes, dramatic dialogues,&3. The colored fire ( companies, three in number, appeared on the streets )a is afternoon in full uniform, but without their apparatus, fqc the qsual monthly parade. jThey were preceded by a full brass band and made very fine appearance. Thepe is a claqga qf schedule on. the W. & W. Railroad 4nd on the W. C. & A. RaUroad an they wilj bqth be fQund. intliisisstie. There are four trains now on thest? roads, each waj daily, besides the vestibule train, which passes North and South three times in the week. A meeting or thV'Cohfeclerat pensioners r-w HMiover county - :rA U.AUrrA nevi at 2 P . . - . ...... m in the court .-i;6o in at "the tity .. .. - ."'..' Hall, to appoint delegates to thji tieiegates to . ' . r" ? - r ConventipftTfrf trMV Carolina pei. . - .! . ..kit- . sioners, wnicn win meet in uaieign on'the 22d mst. Indication., .- For North Carolina, fair weather and nearly stationary temperature. Salvation Oil, the celebrated American remedy, is guaranteed, to cure rheumatism, sore throat; swel lings, bruises, burns, and frost bites. Price only twehtyrfive cants a bot tle. " The Week of Prayer. . j Tuesday, January 8. The Holy Spirit Offices Johnv 1& 7-15; Joel, j2-23. Gifts I. Corinthians, 12: 7-11. j Fruits (ialatians, o: 22.23. Example Acts, .19:1-0; Luke, 24: 49; Acts, 1: 14; 2: t-4. Services at Fifth Street M. E. Church, conducted by Rev4 G. M. Tolson. Branch of Dini'a'Agehcy. The mercantile agency of R. G. Dun& Co., of Baltimore,, have open ed a branch office in this city, at No. 220 Market street, South side, near Third, and Mr. Win. H. Forrester, a very courteous gentleman, has been placed in charge. Terms of sub scription and all necessary particu lars will be made known1 on applica tion,to Mr. Forrester.. Interred in Oakdale. The remains of Mr; HermanHintze were not interred at Jacksonville, as we stated on Saturday, but were brought here tind . were yesterday laid to rest in Oakdale. Mr. W. H. Gerken, formerly ot this city, but for some years past a resident of Jack sonville,, where he has remained, during the entire yellow fever epi demic, accompanied Mr. Hintze's remains to this city. j Decidedly Seasonable. Capt. Styron, of the . schooner Samuel, while boarding his vessel this morning at Messrs. Hall & Pear sall's whar?, lost his footing and fell overboard. The Captain was car rying fin arm full of vegetables, which went over with him.. When he came, up, tov the surprise of the bystanders, he coolly began collect ing the floating turnips, ;t &e., ".with one hand and grasping a line which had been thrown with the other, pulled himself out on the wharf again. Going aboard he soon donned dry elothes and appeared none the worse for his cool plunge. To Work on the Kiver. Capt. J. H. Williams and . Mr. JjI M. Hewlett, ' Engineer, will leave here to-night for Elizabeth Cit where they will take- charge of the steam tug Stetson and dredge, be longing to the Atlas Dredging Com pany. They will take the boat to Norfolk, through the Dismal Swamp Canal, where some necessary repairs will be made . to her. As soon as probably in these are completed, three weeks' time, the tug will re. turn to Elizabeth City and take the dredge in tow and bring her to this city where she will be used in work i ' on the lower Cape Fear, under, the Atlas Company's contract withthe government. . The Handsomest Yet. Peach-blow cheeks and rosy lips, deep blue eyes and curly auourn hair are possessed bv the lovely girl whose face adorns Hood's Sarsapa rilla Calendar for '$9. She wears a dainty bonnet, and the head Is "cut chit" so as to look quite realistic. Hood's Calendar is easily the best of its kind-apd like the- SarsapariUa it represents, js ft good tiling "to have in the house. The pad harmonizes with the exquisite array of color 4-bove, while the dates are. easily read. Hood's Calendar may be ob tained of your druggist or hy send: tng 6 cents in stamps to 0. I. Hop Sz Co., JjoweMi Mass. Ce Fear C)ul), The annual meeting of the Cape Fear Club for election of officers, was held on Saturday night at the Club ' house. The following were; chosen, yij: BfesidentE:. a. Martm. Vioe Presujent T. Y, Meares. qppfiritendeht-yC. B. Mallett. Seeretftry and Treasurer J ho. W, Holies. Governing Committee T: W. Meares, C. B. MaIlett,;jno.AV.Bc.Uf.iil Duval French. ' ' - 1 'j'he ammnt 'report of the retiring President, Mr.'.' Win. Latimer, and. the secretaryaud treasurer, Mr. J. of the clqh taring Ihe past year. P. MuatlS. Wfe rertl nod aP 'TOViAt tft ivHnri; k i,l TaeWlavJan Unr ana Sale Stables, tee for the admirable nianner m iUintM of School boom .anaiananlteftoesilTej.an required. .v,Al, fiii; inducted thetmn4 School Supplies can b.r. bougj? i Permanent position and oodary i Dr. James F. Shober, a colored physician who has been practicing : siiobek. At hii late residence. Xo. 713 medicine sitnnnfr the enlnred rtM- Princess street, after a long and painful 1L meuicine among tne. oioreti peo nesSi james.f, shobkkT i., aged 84 pie here, and one of the most: years. - - .. . i I (Notice of hour and place where burial ser- prominent men of his race in rices will he. held wil appear in to-morroAv this city, died at his residence on ; morning's Messenger.) . ;t - ?- , Princess street yesterday afternoou, j . NKW AOVEUTISICMKNTS after a long and painful illness, aged I :! - : 34 years. , j Household Furniture at Auction. Col. Burr's Lecture. The lecture which Col. Burr is to r deliver at the Opera House on Wed- ! nesdav nio-ht will he iven iindei.l'N.?SDAY NETv 1XST.,:AT: 11 the auspices of some of our most re spected citizens and it is at their so licttaiou that it will be delivered." Col. Burr has long ranked as one of the very few historiographers of the Cape Fear and more or less of his entire life has been devoted to the records of our past. 'It has always been a subject near his heart and of late years his mind has become a wonderful storehouse of old scenes and incidents peculiar to this sec tion and people. It will be a vvon derfully interesting and instructive paper and should be heard by all who love the tradition of their fathers. It will be delivered at the Opera House on Wednesday night "and tickets may. be had of either Dr. A. J. DeRosset or Col. E.D.Hail. Criminal Court. The January term of-Criminal Court for New Hauover County met at the CJourt House in this,' city to day, His Honor Judge Meares, pre siding. The following were chosen as a grand jury for th6 term: I. T. Alderman, foreman: George Zeigler, C. E. Wood, J. C. Bowden, J. F. Wool vi n, J. Ward, M. S. Hewlett,.Qhas. Craig, T E. Davis, A. S. Skipper, C. H. Schtilken; A. J. Johnson. The following cases were disposed of, to-day: State vs. "Daniel Lee, assault with a deadly weapon. Judgment sus pended upon payment of costs. Emanual Silva and O. B. Watson, affra,', defendants submit. Judg ment suspended upon payment of costs. State vs. Jno. Guyer and Simon Brown, affray. DefendAnts submit. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. I State vs. Wm. Daniels, cruelty to animals. Defendant submits. Judg ment suspendedon payment of costs. State vs. 2fick Carr,- assault with a deadly weapon. Defendant sub mits. Judgment suspended on pay ment of costs. ; State vs. Ida Williams, assault and battery. Defendant submits. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. : State vs. Frederick Hall, assault and battery. Defendant submits. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. i State vs.' Henry Payne and Son Loftin, assault ith a deadly' vveapi on. Defendants submit. Judgment suspended on payment of costs. I TAKE IT IN TIME. ' "For want of a hail, a shoe was lost; for want of a shoe, a horse was lost; for want of a horse,;a rider wasj lost." Never neglect small things!) The first signs or pneumonia and consumption can positively he check ed by Dr. Acker's English Remedy for Consumption. Munds Brothers druggists. . ' j ion Wstirict, MethodistE. Church South, first round of Quarterly Meetings: ( Grace Church, Dec. 15 and 16. South port, Dec. 22 and 23. Fifth Street, Dec. 29 and 30. ' Bladen Street, Dec. 3$ a.nd SO, Scott's ?,nd HewPtiver. Mission, t; Rqaky Point, Jan, 5 and 0, 1889, WhiteviUe, CerroGordo, Jftn 19and 13- . " . Ca.rveri'a Orek, Wayman, Jan. 19 and SO. Filizabethj-Elizabethtown, Jan. 26 and 27. Cokesbury. Bethany, Feb., y and 3 Samixson. Bethel. Feb. 9 and 10. ' Ptedeh, Bethlehem, Feb. 16 and 17 OHuton, Keener's Chapel, Feb. 234J?- D. Bellamy, Jr., where businass'wiU her and 94. Kenansville, Wesley Chapel, M'oh 2 arid 3. Onslow, Tabernacle, March 6. Magnolia, Provjklence, March 9 and 10. . x l Brunswick, Conc,ar.tV March 16 and 1" - ' 1 BrOhswick": Mission, Andrew's Chapel,' March 19. . Waccamaw, Bethesda, March 20. The District Stewards xra rriUjet- ed to meet at tha le.ct ure room of ! , - " . j . cheapest at Hcinsbrfferv riKi. M, CBONLlf, A uct'r. BY CROXLY & MORBIS. clock a. m.. we will sell at 219 Market Street a general assortment of nousehold Fur niture, sale positive. . jan6lt Special AnnouriCeiiieiit The nicrciitrlle Aeency, R-2 g. buia & co., No. 22Q So. Market St, YTLTE HAVE' OPENED A BRAXCn OFFICE J il in biiis cuy at auove iocauon. wnerewe are fully prepared to answer all inquiries of our patrons lji relation to the standing of their customers throughout the United States and Canadas, The Banking:, Jobbing and Manu facturing interests of this City ank state are Invited to test our ability to serve them. Terms of subscription &c. made known tjpdri applica tion at our office; - Jan.7 2w WILMINGTON & WELDON R. R. CO- OFFICE OF SECRETARY- & TREASURER f , WILMINGTON, N. a v Jan. 1st, 1880. , vsr . - - - ' . .y A dividend of four (4 per cent, on the capi tal stock of the Wilmington & Weldon Rail road Company has been declared by the Di rectors, payable on and after January, 15th; 1889. to all stockholders of record on the books of the company of this date The ! transfer books will 8tand closed from January 1st to January 15th inclusive. j . . JAS. F. POSTt Jn.. janllw See'y and Treasurer, Drugs and Chemicalp, rjlOILET ARTICLES, PATENT.MEDICINES, Shoulder Braces, Trusses, etc.,' etc. Also Prescriptions filled day or night at ' I F. C. MILLER'S, Drugstore. jan4 Corner Fourth and Nun Sts;,v Give us a Show A NO WE WILL SELL YOU DRjGS AND Fancy Articles at Lowest Figures. We will prepare your Pi rescrintions day or nicht. MUNDS BROTHERS, Druggists, ' 104 N. Front St. . I , , -, jan4tf StockholdersV Meeting rIIE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKIIOi.D- ers of the First National Bank of Wilmington for the election of Directors will be held at their Banking House on Tuesday, the 8th of January next, at 11 o'clock a. m. dec 9 jan i, ; n. M. BQWDEN, Cashier Carolina Central H E. Go. j . - - QN AND AFTER TUESDAY, 8TH INST., Through Sleeping Cars will run between Wil- - v. i mington and Raleigh, in Trains 51 and .54. Leaving Wilmington at 7.00 O'clock p. in., ar riving at 8:20 a. nu V L. c. JONES, superintendent. ' F. W. CLARK, Gen'l Pass. Agt. jan 44t Diaries for 1889. LARGE ASSORTMENT For Sale Cheap at Heinsberger's Turner's Almanacs granson's Almanacs, Miller Almanacs, ' Blum's Almanaic, ALL FOR 1889! i Wholesale and retail cheap at HEINSBERGER'S. LIVE BOOK AND MUSIC STORE, jan 4 ' ' Removed. - ' - : . j" ' . Trast Cpj trian barings 0"" TTAVE REMOVED TO NO. 108 PRINCESS JLa: street, the office repntir iwMin-! hv Mr octltf Cashier. R. Orrell9 ZIAN fit ILL BE FOUND AT CORNER OF Third and, Princess, where he wiy give prompt, attentioiito business ( Horses ar Vehicles . tor hire and horses Vprdedat low rates by the day, week, or! mAnth Wfli f re hnl ti nUauk . 1 tm have. y fine Hearse for iunera) oc- T. . li casiorw LOCJC BOX liSST N KW A PVEKTISEfllENTg. I Spfcfali Inducements ; rpo INCREASE' TRADE. THE BALANCE of our stock of WINTER ' DRESS GOODS at" actual cost. jo. J. IIEDWCK. Clearing Out Sale T INTER rNDERCLOTfflNO. FOR GEN- p"1"-.11 ouiu nuuuui reparu io coSft '1 Unlaundried Shirts at 59c, 73c and the. .besr Shirt made at f LOO. JNO. J. IIEDRICK. . : O ; - . Special Bargains - TN WI1ITR Rfinns .l.rTfj it a t ittt tttj - auwivUimulT and IIANDKERCnTKFS nmv meonii )- 7 , T I; ? ' JNO. J. HEDRICKl . Attractive,. QUR STOCK OF TABLE LINENS, NAPK INS and DOYLES, FRINGED TABLE CLOTI1S and NAPKINS, in sets very cheap. . ' v : Jan 2 tf ' . JNO. 3. IIEDRICK, Eiilll OFFERED TO ALL ? INDEED OF WINTER SHOES TO CLOSE OUT OUR ; I .. - ' -'v- . 'y-y yy'r-:") Winter Stock,! ? ;'-.-(. - r .;:. Geo. K. French & Sons. - jan 3 tf lOH North Front St. Grand Clearing Sale AT M. M. Katz CASH HOUSE. -o- Stupudous Keductions in all Xepartnientsl . Remnant Dress Goods 1 worth from 25c to 50c per yard lor 15c uouDiewiamuress tjanneift: and Dobegesi worth? 35e and 406 foV 19c per yard. -o- Extra Quality. Habet Cloths, 34-lnches width, reduced from 00c to 9c per yard. - - ' " ' Embroiderfeo. ONE LOT EMBROIDERIES, worth from CC - ' . - . .. . - .-. 1 o iuu ior c per yaru. . , : ONE LOT EMBROIDERIES, worth '. tram k' to 15c for sc per yard. - ONE LOT-EMBROIDERIES, wwth trom 15c to 30c for 10c per yard. " -y '" A cordial invitation extended to . all to In spect the numerous bargains tlispLiyed on our counters. . J - - CASH HOUSE. - WILMINGTON, N. a aeci ' ' . , , . Preonriptions CCCRATELX VfliyNJSU rATKNTr Medicines, TorfteArticIf ,fcc. ibices rriNon- ftble. A. trial Is asked.' -. A ' -yy- JAMES C; MUNDS. Agt. r - ' - " . : Druggist, J QCfZi Princess fit, bet. Front SzUxoatX. InduGeiiiente IIMz' 1 :Jm eod ip