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COUNTY OFFICIALS
OOXArrSftTONRKS :
J. Harper, 6. H. Moore. W. B. Islsr,
T.awi* Bynum.
Clerk Superior Court. 8. E. Koonce,
Register of Deed*. W. H. Cox,
Sheriff. D. H. Harrison,
Treasurer. Lewis Kina
Coroner, L. H. Mallard,
Surveyor, A. F Beetoo.
StH'idaid Keeper. Ben|. Huggtna,
Public School Kx’r, Thoe. J. Whitaker.
Ustof Appoiniments.
Ist Rnnday, Lea's ChapeU 11 a. m.
lit Sunday, Oik Grove. 8 p. m.
ai •“ miady Grove. 11 a. m.
•> Cvpress Creek, 11 a. m.
jj.| *• Trenton, 7p. m.
4th “ Trenton, 11 a. m.
4 t l, «• Maple Grove. 3 p. iu.
J. M. Benson, P. C.
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Trenton Locals,
S. O Hall, of Pollocks ville, wee in
toivu Saturday.
Quite a lot of cotton was sold on the
Trenton market last Friday.
Mr. J. £. Hoirtsou was in Trenton
Moudiiy aud called on the News.
Hon. W. D. Pailock. of Kinston,
was in the city iaet Friday on official
business. ,
We noticed on our streets last Mon*
day Mr. Wm. McDaniel, a prominent
tanner ot this county.
Eat, drink mid be merry and go to
'-Whitakers’ tor dried apples and trash
California raisins.
Mrs. Humphrey and daughter, of
Goldsboro, ara visiting Mrs. BenJ.
Broca on Cypress Creek.
Miss Bath Fordbam, who bee been
visiting the Muses Kinsey, has returned
to her notne In Tuckahoe.
Miss Lissie Soith went to Xi*
Herne a few daye ago to visit an aunt
and attend the fair this week.
Tom Berber, one of Jones* colored
citisso, who is teaching ecbqol at
James city, was iu Trenton a few days
ago.
One of our young men was the sub
ject of a severe attact ot blues Bunday.
He was so lonely—ebe want home last
week.
juo. W. Mills, ofßlcbiauds, was in
the city Saturday, and gava us his
name to enroll as a subscriber to the
NEW*.
Mr. D. H. Harrison, Jones county’s
genial and clever sheriff, was iu Tren
ton last Saturday aud called on the
News.
Miss Lillian Bonder, of New River,
accompanied by Dr. ft. E. Koonce, of
P.illocksvirie, was iu Trenton a lew
days ago.
The Bright Jewel Society held lie
regular monthly meeting Sunday after
noou. Eight new members were ad.
dad m ils list.
Misses Rena Haywood and Betti*
Stanley went to New Berne yesterday
morning on the Steamer Howard to at
tend the Fair.
Mrs. 8. E. Koonce, left for Pollocks*
ville Tuesday to visit her eon Dr.
Koonce, aud from there will atlCud the
New Berne Fair.
Mise Corriune Woolen, daughter of
J. W. Wooten, returned home Satur
day after a short visit to the family of
Mr, 8. E. Koonce,
Mr. A- C. Fos cue, of Pollocksville,
the clever tax col actor for Jones conn
ty, called Frklay and handed us a
new subscriber Thanks.
Correspondents for the News will!
please note the fact that we cennot
publish a communication without the
signature of the writer attached tberat*
Mr, J. K. Dixon bas resigned the po*
altlon of dark to the °f Deeds.
All regret to lose Jack Irom our midet,
a* no will returu to his home.
Mr. W, M. Hawkins called to see os
Monday and showed us a patent hook'
tV* hick-bauds, ad invantloo of bis.—|
In our oniolou this ie a practical atjd
valuablg invention, and should, by;
propei management, be • source of
considerable profit to the owner.
wm niiiiuvi Hiws.
Mr. W. 8. McGregor, agent for the
Junes and Onslow branch of Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Association,
wae in Trertou Monday and celled on
the News.
We learn with much regret that
Jones county will toon loose one of its
foremost citizens in the pyraou of Dr.
F. A. Whitaker, who will, as soon as
his resident ie completed, move to
Kinston.
We would specially call the attention
of our reader* to the importance of ex
aming the advertisement* in the Njws.
We are enre you will find reading that
will interest yon, besides it may be to
your advantage to do so.
Last Saturday was cold and rainy,
yet it did not keep away the crowd that
usually visits Trsuton on that day. We
had the pleasure of enrolling the names
of tou nsw subscribero, for which ure re
turn our sincerast thank*.
Gen. J. B. Banks, one of the largest
and moat prosperous farmers of Joues
county called to tee ns last Monday.—
Ha iuformtd us that he would leave for
New Berue Tuesday and remain till Fri
day to take iu lha Fair this week.
Good singing adds modi to church
worship We hava tome excellent vo
cal talent iu Treutou, ami a little prac
-1 tice would give our churches aort e fine
! music. Wo would suggest that meet
ings be held once a week for practice.
We call special attention to tha ad
vertisement of the New York Bargain
House, Kinston. Iu order to make
room for tlia Spring stock, is aelliug
goods as and below cost. Don't-fail
to call aud secure some of th« bargains
offerad when in Kinston.
We call the attention of onr readers
to tbe advertisement of the CUixvn's
Bank, New Berne, and most heartily
recommend this bank as worthy of the
confidence and patronage ot tbe people.
Mr. Tha*. A. Green is its President, a
enre guarantee of it« safety.
We had the nleasu'e of meeting Mr.
Jd. H. Phillips, one of Jones count!*'*
prominent farmers at hie home a few
nights ago. He owns on* oi the most
valuable farms ifi the County. Mr.,
Phillips is an earnest friend ot the
News and will do all he can to pro
mote iu success.
We again call the attention of onr
town Com mission era to the importance
of putting lamp* on our streets. This
Is a much needed reform, and the cost,
as compared to tbe benefits to be de
rived. will be small. We are sure our
Commissioners will not be long tn
making np their mind* what to do. By
all moans “turn on the light.**
Thera is one remarkable family la
Jonas county. Tha husband and wife
are each for tv years old. They have
be*n married twenty-one years, are the
parents of seven children, th* oldest Os
of which is twenty. They have never
had any serious sickness and have never
lost a member of their family. A strik
log testimonial, at )sa*t, of the health
fullness of this section of th« State.
While in lvtntfcn a few days ago we
had the p 1 ensure of meeting our old
friend J. L. Ball, who is representing
the large and well known house of E.
B. Barbee & 00.. of Raleigh, exporteis
of cotton. Mr. llaH will buy cotton on
the Trenton market next fall. While
he U not unknown to the people of
Trenton, yet we heart ily commend
him as entire worthy of their confi
dence and the hotixa. ha represents is
ou# of tha first iu tbe South.
Quite a number us tbs ladies of
Trenton, mat at the Methodist church
las . Thursday afternoon for the pur.
pose of reorgsnixing the Missionary
Society. Tbe following compose the
officers elect for the ensuing year; Pres
ident Mrs. J. 11. Bsnsoo, Vice-Pres
ident Mrs. D. W. Whitaker. Secretary
Mrs. W. H. Rhodes, Treasurer Mr*.
8. H. Gilliam. Tha regular meeting
of the 8-iclety will be held monthly.
AH the ladies of Trenton are invited
to loin.
f APER FOR OF THE J^EWS.
TRENTON, N. C., FEBRUARY* 24. 1897.
Rev. Mr. Benson, paster of the
fonet circnit, filled hia appointment
in Trenton Sunday night. His text
was takeu from Luka, 23 chapter nod
28 verse; * Daughters of Jsrusalum,
weep not for ms, but weep for your
selves, and for ycur children.” He
preached (iu excellent sermon, which
wns well received by an attentive and
appreciative audience. At its close be
asked the church for its pro rate share
of the Conference collection, to which
a very liberal response was made;
nearly the entlro amount woe raised.
Mr. W. if. Hammond's bird dog cre
ated quite a sensation iu Cypress Greek
a short time ago. It was discovered
there was something the matter with
the dog and he had been kept tied, but
tu some way he. made his escape and
took charge of tbe community. It was
soon apparent that the dog was mad;
hut it was not mill he had bitten some
hogs and geese and come in contact
with several other dogs tbrtthoy killed
hint. Fortunately no one was hurt,
though several had vary narrow escape*
One of Mr. Isaac Brock’s boys was
caught by tbe sleeve bnt managed to
tear himself away without Injury.—
Some one else was forced to the uoces
eity of climbing a tree In order to es
cape. All tbe dugs that came in con
tact with vim have bean killed, atul it
ia hoped there will be uo farther trouble.
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Diversified Crops-
It is. and haa been tbe custom of the
farmers of Jones aud the East general
ly, with few exceptions, to rai»e cotton
duly a* their monoy crop. This \» all
wrong, because whan cjtton fells there
ie nothing to fall back on. and forth a
reason the farmer should guard against
Urn difficulty. Tobacco ia a valuable
crop when cultivated properly, and we
would recommend to the firmer* of
.lones that they divide their cr. p this
year by planting lee* cotton aud give
tobacco a trial. In the EASt tobacco
matures and is ready for the barn by
the middle aud last of July, and is
ready for the market by tbs first ol
August. Now, you sec. you have two
money crops, oue you begin to realize
i on in August, lbs other in November.
You can with almost, certainly count
on one or the othsr »s being a success
aud perhaps both. Junes county bas
thousands of seres of land adapted to
the growth of tobacco, and ws believe
its cultivation would bs equally as
pr<-fi:abi« to the former as cotton.
Diversified crops la what the farmer
ueeds.
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List of Deeds and Mortgages.
For many years old deads and mort
gages have been accumulating in tbe
office of the Register ot Deeds of Jones
connty. We publish below a partial
list, aud am requested by Mr. Cox, the
Register, to ask you to come at once
and get them.
Mortgage to O. B, Cox, Catherine
Lake, Onaiow county.
2 deed* to Bezel Jenkins, Mayeville,
Agreement to W. M. Coble, Trenton.
Deed to G. W. Green, Trenton.
Deed tu Mrs. N. l\ Kinsey, Trenton
Deed to Willie Kir km an.
Mortgage to Mrs. V, A. Koonce,
Trenton.
2 deeds to Lewis F. Koonce.
Mortgage to M. G. Koonce, Seven
ftprings.
Deed to Thomas Collins.
Mortgage to A. G. Coward.
Mortgage to Anthony Davie aetata.
D«<d to Anthony Davis estate.
Dead to G, W. & Chnuey Jones.
Dead to F. A Casper.
• Deed to E. R. Page.
Mortgage to Willie Haddock.
Deed to Cultin Casper.
Deed to Lewis Cox.
Deed to Harnett Dawson.
Deed to F. H. Ballard.
Deed to W. DHL
Mortgage to W. E. Cox,
Mortgage to O. B. Cox.
Post Master General Wilson has ac
cepted tbe Presidency of Washington
ana Lee University, Lexington Va.
miOCKSVIUE ITEMS
Everything bare is very quiet. The
farmers have gone to work in earnest.
Thoa. R, Lee, a former resident of
this piece, now of Kinston, with hi*
bride wa* to see tut last week spending
a lew days with {Hands.
On last Tuesday a small cyclone vis
ited this section doing some damage.
Mr. Haywood White, who has bean
very sick, we are glad to bear Is better.
There are several cases o< Grippe in
the neighborhood, judging from the
amount of conghiug I hear.
Several of «nr citizen* have moved
away, but others have taken their places
Mr. F. U. Bowden, of New Beige,
he* opened a nice stpek of goods here,
with Mr. A. J. Hargett a* salesman,—
Mr. 8. Yoffe bas also opened a beauti
ful stock of goods.
We have several fast horses ir Pot.
locksville. Mr. J. H. Bell has one with
a record of 2:27.
Most of onr people wilt attend the
New Barne fair this week.
Rev. Mr. Isler filled bis pulpit here
Sunday. J.A. B.
amiwjttm,
W e will pay you a short visit this
week, and if we have a warm welcome
we will come again.
Rev. Alban Graven filled his regular
appointment at Bt. Johns Sunday Feb.
14, at II a. tu.
Ws ara aorry to tea so very much
sickness in tbe neighborhood.
Mr. Hugh Lane, of Fort Barnwell.
Craven connty, oorne over ou the 13Ui
insL, aud bought * new bncgv from L.
J. Chapman A Co. Some ot the girls
better look out.
Min Lucy Brooks la visiting at Mr.
W. J. Kilpatricks.
Mr. Claude Gaskins and his mother
wore guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Johnson Sunday.
Miss Anna Pittman, one of Grifton’a
most charming young Indies, was visit
lug at Mr. E. A. Johnson's last Sunday.
There was a marriage in the Epleco
pal church Wednesday, the 17tb et 12
m. Miss Lola Cox, of Cox villa, to Mr.
Uzzell, of Goldsboro.
Mr. Thomas Edwards died at hi*
bone Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 75.0.
He leaves a wife and two children to
mouru their loss. Mr, Edwards was a
prominent former of Pitt, and was ad
mired by alt that knew him. Ho whs
conscious to tha but. Just before lie
died he called hla fondly to his bedside
and bid them good bye, and asked them
to meet him iu heaven. lie wae bur
ied in what will be the family burial
giouud. A. W.
gowusT rzw.
Mr. A. wj Haskins, of Pamlico,
come Saturday to visit friends and rel -
ativss for a few days.
Rev. J. B. Tingle failed to meet his
appointment at Harkins Chapel last
Sunday.
W. 8. McGregor, representing the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Asso
ciation, gave ns a call last week.
We ere glad to learn that Rome of onr
neighbors, who hava been quite sick,
are improving.
Miss Willie Gray, from near Trenton,
is visiting Mbs Lnla Gilbert.
• em •» <i " » I *
Mr. Ward L. Smith, Frednlckstown
Mo., was troubled with chronic diar
rhoea for over thirty years. Ha had
become fully satisfied that it was only
a question of a short time until he
would have to give up. He had boen
treated by some of tbe belt physicians
in Europe and America but got no
permanent raliaf. One day he picked
up a newspaper and chanced to read i
an advertisement of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cliolery aud Diarrb«M Remedy.'
He if it a bottle of it, the first dose
helped him and ite continued use cured
him. For salt by J. P. Brogueo.
Prof. C. W. Toma, superintendent
of the Durham Grated Schools, bas
lieett “footed protestor of Pedagogics of
the University of North Carolina.
9 Subscription: 9
f 81.00 PER YEAR. 9
J fiOCt*. ftlx Months. $
D, W. Wkitakbr, Editor.
COVS ITStf 6.
Bev. J. W. Rose, of LaGrange, spent
a night, In our town last week. Mr.
Roea is a mau of sterling qualities, and
is very much beloved by tbe people
here
Mr*. Sarah Whits, of this place, died
the I6th Inst.. of Pneumonia. Funeral
services wore held at the Free Will
Baptist church, after which tier remains
were taken to the old family burjing
ground for interment.
Miss Daisy Watkup, Miss Maggie
Koroegay and Mr. B. O. Korntgay, of
Dover, were ham Wednesday attending
the ma-ringe of Mies Julia Charltoo.
Mrs. George Charlton, of New Berne,
ia spending some time wish Ur rela
tives bore.
Mis* Dora Taylor, of Trenton, epei t
Sunday in Cove.
Mi-* Ada Douebety, of Perfection,
gladdened tbe hearts of bar many
frlande here by spending several day*
in our midst.
At tbe Baptist church, in this place,
op the 17th inst.. Capt. 8. E. Ewell, of
Tarboro, N. C , and Miss Julia Charl
ton were married, Eev. J. VV\ Rosa
officiating. Miss Daisy Waklup grace
fully presided at tha orgau. Tha at
tendants were. Miss Lizxie Ewell with
J. M Charlton, Miss Hattie White
with Cote White, Miss Ada Daugbaty
with Paul Koonce. The church was
taatfully decorated and tbe ceremony
v*ry impressive. The bridal party left
oo the evening train for Beaufort,
where the reception wae given them
by the brother of tbe groom. Mr. Thoe.
Ewell, We wish them much happi
ness.
Mise Amy Morris, of Vauceburo. is
visiting her sister. Lire. B, D. Eu
banks of tbu place. Some one is all
emiies » h»n Mias Amy is In Cove.
Mrs J. F. I pock spent Sunday and
Monday with liar mother, Mrs. Ste
phen Arnold of Perfection.
Mrs. Mattie Sanders, of Ocean. Car
teret county, came yestrrday to spend
a few day* with bar fotliqr, Mr. ftaatnel
White.
♦
A tew months ago, Mr. Byron Every
nf Woodstock, Mich., was badly afljict
w} with rheumatism. Ilia right leg
wits swollen the foil length, causing
him great suffering. He was advised
to try Chamberlain’* Pain Balm.
The first bottle of It helped hi n coasid
ernb y anil th* sec-mil battle effected a
cure. The 25 and 50 cent size are lor
axis by J. P. Brogden.
We are gradually perfecting arrange
ment with parties to give us news items
fount different parte "f the county. Wa
call attention to tbe item a from Pol
lockaville. Bonus, Cove aud Quinnely.
We hope MaysvlUe, Cypress Creek
and other points will be heard from
next week.
DEATHS
Cn ike I9th of Feb. 1397, of Pluro-
Pneimouia. Mr. Franklin Moore, in
the 44tb year of his age. Mr. Moore
was tbe head of a family nt six brothers
and sisters ; a man of sterling integrity
and ghod judgment, a good citizen and
a faithful friend end brother. He will
bu missed by nil who knew him, but
mostly by the broken family circle, of
which he was the favorite, Lai us sub
mit to tbs will us Him who death all
tuings well, A Friend.
Near Fuilocksville,N. C., on the 18th
nt February 1897. us LMuro Pueumooia,
Sarah Huffman, in the 15th year of
her age.
Tre a ton Market.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
8. BARKER,
DEALER IN
General Merchandlea
Corn, . » • per bushel, .40
Pea*. Field. . . “ .50
Potaina*, bweet. Yams, » .40
Potaii >«a, “ Bahamas,” .30
Chickens, grown, ... .20
Etggt, ... par dozen, .10
Beeswax, ... per lb*, .18
Hides, gratn, ; per lb„ MO3 •
Hides, dry. . . *• 6.@7
Butter, country, . •* M
Fodder, . per cwt. 70®fo>
Bacon,country, . per lb. .08
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