s. ...
T,
j
IV.
Vwmx Advanc
I . 7
PetersbW'S Kailroad
Farmer E. M. Jfadal ;;
Groceries liice & Lee
Notice A. G. Brooks
iTirrtiif of his "Mind
Hit"
See J Panuta Wm. Woodard J;
Plyiuotth Jiocks G. W. Killettf'
rottoB Planters Hinea Halre)
(lottos
(jetton 9f.
("fangeable weather,
Vavne Inferior court next T
11 , . .' 1 . .1 V
lauat us mover eecu iui
gtd advertisement. "
, From all reports a great qua
o peanuts will be planted th is y
' aifV tramp presumes to foller
Lnd begs the loau of half a dollar,
Tell him it's Lent.
Frank Hart, forme-1' of
n Las opened a jewelr -tore
nderson.
id. P. Hilliard, deutiil snr-
ill locate permanently in
n April 15th. Caul will
ext week.
ha been
1
peoille are interested in this im- The Marriage License lost GO.
portant matter, we shall continue .
from time to time to urge that- our Our opposition to the present
roads be made better, anu 10 oner
suggestions for their betterment.
Mi. S. M. Thomas, of Laurinbnrg,
has written to the Asheville 'Citi
7Pn' ermc.erninff the best way to
i improve the county roads in Bun
combo.. The suggestion merits. .at-
j tentiou and seems to le a good one.
j It is to get a charter, form a joint-
stock company and during the
summer trrade the main roads lead
ing into Asheville, making them 10
feet wide and 10 inches higher iu
the centre than on the edjes, and
when the roads are solid and dry
put one barrel of pulverized rosin
evenly over 50 yards of tiie road,
which would lie 33 barrels per
mile ; a car-load would be sufficient
for two miles. The cost of the
rosin would not exceed 2.23 per
weight barrel (280 lbs.), delivered
at your depot. An application of
rosin would be necessary every ten
or fifteen years."
Banes' Cross Mis.
A Hew Volume.
Ex 11 m Jr.
eleied el
Dowmau
jty cooatne
Mr. J. !'
, terest from
Vl...uinP,R8 Wl
he nam of
U
as bought an in
I. T. Ric.'. The
continued under
ce & Lee.
iff Suakeuburg es-
Deputy ?henier to the lieiiiteii-
corteu. onong, The work of j
tiary thiseckr,!; yjoves on.
tarnal rovemc Mr u ,
We ajdenstaudtwl h i in m
T,5. Wilfe WhU-ceiivi:.. ,
'J court JU:i'V I a
Shrill meside,ed.
"Xcc'B wiU be
allf elmquents
t11'J.MI VV..P.
pfai
1 Our neighbor, the "Mirror," has
Weredon its third volume. Under
. . . i-i ..1
jiie able management 01 uromer
,:lonnt it has taken a place among
Hie leadinz State lianers, ami -its
.Aterauces are quoted far and wide.
ul.i 1... - .1 it-
lie re.niii ui uiiiiiic un.nuu m
ithout a rival. For lofti-
entimeiit and purity -and
it'Avi.i-ULviiiii ui-t!iiTib All'
T n, llll ,M CAlHC.-Vtl'Mlj " ......... .......
Yy ViM' Man-.ifff'r .-.md .1. 31 - 'inf..', : . i.i n... o-,.,.f.
jir.. ill i.H i-iiiii .iiriiT it. i ill.
Marslial for Trli.-l "'oi. ;. ,,rl,nf..lnrs Mimsev.
luhe rea
sta?lt,s(.Wlt
. i.Southorii preachers
inin- in tin; position the
'Mirr!J!;,si attained and liope 'it
" ...V' 'lei tiug ihe best, no
l!.-,t. ;
it if.s pr
ugliest piuiMses of mini.
i - ,. iv vears to 'tiine, -Hjd
. . event editor niav iot5
u lien it sialics its one
i. -.1.,..
llUU'II t'll - -
filicide of an Old Citizen
'
Detween four and lie o'clonk
.'Imisdny evening of last week Mr.
I tlilliard Thom:is, ;tii old anil well
known cilizen of Wilson county,
committed suicide by shooting: -himself
tiirongh the hear:; with a gun.
2io one was in the house at the
time the shooting occuried, but liis
son, who was in the kitchen, ran in
to I lie house iu time to see his
father die. After his son reached
him he never spoke alt dough he
was not quite dead. Mr. Thomas
had shown symptoms of insanity of
late years and there is hardlv any
doubt but that he shot himself'
while insane. He had all his life
been an honest, hardworking far
mer ami had accumulated consid
iimIiIi' nrooerlv. He v:iS !
v.. 3
near tnis
week. He
not serious
i ved t
r
A
w
Toisnot has
yard and
son anu win
.ifs place. (Had
hint
It IK
i
puiliJiirtor-
ttxlnros ne
shflrtly mov
to welcome
Vol. I1.B.-Short subscribes to
aud pays 'or 32 newspapers. If we
had no of her eyiilwiie this would
.,1 satisfy s that he would make a,
ood Ljfeufenant (ioveruor.
. Tlt.itettv il given by th.' ladies
of llnY Presbyteriiu c'niif.h at Bur-,
gaw A'hursilay i.iglit of last week
wasa great success. Ninety dol
lar wag the amonnt realized.
jTh.6 Toisuot "Sunny Homo" says
that Mr, S.J. Carter,- who joined
the"IIamliii Wizard Oil Company"
some time ago, has returned Imnip,
and says' he wont take any more
Wizard Oil in his.
t Th iieopUnpf Wilson county v ill
meet iu the Court Hons Saturday,
April 12th, to take steps to secure
Deab Advance. We have a
ten month's school with, to this
date, an average attendance of 40
pupils, which is conducted with the
best discipline by our worthy
teacher, Mr. E. P.. Phillips, for
merly of Northampton countyyX. C.
There are quite a number of young
ladies and young men who- are
boarding here to attend school. We
also have an interesting debating
society , which meets one night in
each week to discuss topics bene
ficial to our section.
Again, we have a singing school,
which meets at night, and is largely
attended. It is conducted by Trot, i
Gray. And don't you forget the
"doVa me" has no respect tor our
slumbers.
We hope soon to have the noted
phrenologist. Dr. Barker, in our
midst, who, we are informed, is now
interesting your good people with
his humorous and interesting lec
tures. Our farmers are somewhat back
ward in their work, owing to bad
weather, but they are not dis
courar u. They are generally. five
from f jcumbrances, and nearly all
of theiii,seein to have their year's
supply of cash m hand, to prevent
incumbrances in the future.
There is an etlbrtj being made to
establish a post office at this place,
which be assured is much needed,
sis we are four or live miles from
our nearest office, and it is very in
convenient to get our mails.
AVe are glad to hear the' Al)
VAXCK spoken of in siicii liiffli
terms of praise and trust its eircu
latioii may rapidly enlarge, -and we
are. confident it. would iu our sec
tion, did wo have more convenient
mail facilities.. v'.
We are having much sickness,
mostly pneumonia and mumps.
' : ALPHA.
PENCILLINGS AND SCISSORINGS.
! The prohibition sentiment isi Landreth's Extra Early P?as at
; making remarkable headway in the j llowland's.
i ruiiu oeciious oi lieoreia. Liast
sixty U'irw oin .Ifl l leaves
and four children, all grown.
out
wife
"The Most Perfect Specimen."
' Mr. Carter Pope, of liaitleboro,
sent a specimen of his cottou to
New York and W. H. Hrodiu & Co.,
examined it aud pronounced it
worth from two to three cents more
per pound than the best grades, so
Mr. Pope writes us. He' also sent
a specimen to tne Jjepart.nient ot
Agriculture" at lialeigh and Com
uiissioiier McGehee wrote him as
follows : "The Governor examined
the spiiimen of cotton sent by you
with much ii.terest aud high giati
cation. We of the Department au;
nf ujteJaa'tt'i acknowledge that It is the
most ieiiect "speciinen we : have
ever seen. It is a source of great
pride to witness what our energet
ic and progressive citizens like
yourself are doing for our State.
The cotton will lie placed .in the
Museum, under glass, to preserve
if int.irt, and - labelled," witln your
name " -
rKjepri'sentat ion,
5 1 . .1. . Hi .
piotinct and resource at iiie oiaie
iixiDsitiou. f . Let evr; lK)dy go.
We are reqiiestcd to state that
the cyclone sufferers of Nash desire
to return thanks to Iiev. .I.tW.
Sledge, of Wke, for the interest
manifested for their wcllV.re. lie
raised $-5 3D, liesides niuc'i eloth
iug and bedding.
:. The newspaper busing w U-i. a M YorkeP TMnlS Of
OVeiltOII" in liirir nut;
be a crash somewhere before a .
great while. The "FAitosition", is !
the name of a new one-to le- pul-
lished by Mr. I'. O. Knnis, weekly ,
until Octoiter 1st, and daily during !
the-Kxpotitioii.-
Mr. Wm. Woodard -Jr., of this
county raised last year, over three
, hundred bushels of peanuts on six
acres. He says that nearly every-
....
esl
high marriage license law seems to
have commanded the attention of
our brother editors, many of whom
have signified their willingness to
co-operate with us. in having the
entire tax abolished or reduced.
However some small-souled fellows
have charged that-we favor the ab
olition y this' tax because we desire
to get married aud can't afford to
pay the necessary amount.- In re
pelling this unjust charge we need
but to say that our clever llegister
of Deeds, on his own motion, has
offered to give us "a pair of licens
es" wheuever we need them. We
hope, uow, that the charge that we
are working in the interest of self,
will no more be heard. Iu this
matter we are prompted by a feeling
of patriotism, of philanthropy, of
obedience to the laws' of God which
commends the estate of matrimony
and says "it is not good for man to
be alone." To show our readers
what the editors think about our
plan we append a few of the
Opinions of thePress.
"The jolly young bachelor, who
edits the Wilson Advance, wants
.the tax on marriage license repeal
ed. The tax as it now stands
forces editors to remove from the
State or sew on their buttons, and
we are opposed to both. Kerners
ville "News." Edited by a hand
some young man who is very anx
ious to find a wife. .
"The Wilson ADVANCE, edited
by a young, unmarried editor,! ad
vocates the abolition of the mar
riage license tax. In fact, the abo
lition of the. marriage license tax is
about tuc only issue that the Av
VAnce is trying to make or thinks
there is now. Josephus really
needs some one one' to help him
with his great big paper." Ala
mance "Gleaner." - Edited by a
young man w ho has been jilted so
often that he never expects to need
"a pair of licenses."
"Our young frientl, Josephus
Daniels, of the Wilson Advance,
having neglected the golden oppor
tunities for matrimony that have
been strewn all along his editorial
pathway like flowers in the way of
the conquering hero, uow rises up to
curry the legislature for increasing
the tax on marriage liceu.se. We
are sorry for our friend, and are
willing to make a practical demon
stration of our sympathy by con
tributing our - mite toward de flay
ing the expense of procuring the
necessary I "tv i r soon
l Ileum's iiiv
TTurtoii "Di!Tatch." Edited by
young man wh" ha.s recently been
made the father of a beautiful gul
baby. Save your money young
man! You'll need it to buy pare
goric. The Wilson Advance wants free
marriage licenses niade an issue iu
the next campaign. The editor of
that paper is developing so much
gallantry that he will yet be married
in spire ot niinscii. v asuiugtou
''Gazette."' Edited by a young man
who is not Small at prophesying.
We've had two proposals this year
already, and leally think if we had
a third we'd "lie married in spite of
ourselves."
"At the next election we will vote
for no man who wants a three dol
lars tax on marriage lici uses. If
taxi s continue to increase we will
soon have a dollar ,' ax on babies."
Shelby "Aurora." ' The tax on
marriages was raised bv the last
Legislature from 3.00 to j n the beahoartl road, was pamlully,
The tax must go ! though not seriously hurt by falling
The. Raleiirh "Chronicle" savs. in i from, the train in Wcldon Saturday.
: referring to the reduction or aboli-i Engineer W. T. Cox was killed
t ion of the tax on marriages, says. : nc.lr Marion last Saturday bv the
week Whitfield and Gobbs counties
voted in favor of prohibition by
more than two to one. It was
also noticeable that in both coun
ties the colored voters went almost
unanimously for prohibition. Tbe
Atlanta "Coustituiton" says that
within a year it is doubtful if liquor
will be sold in Georgia outside of
Chatham, Kibb, Itichmond Fulton,
Muscogee and Clarke.
The Kins'ton "Free Press" says.
As we glance over an exchange
the head "Capturing Cash'', caught
our eyes and we looked with eager
expectancy. If there is any thing
in this world that a country editor
wants to do it is capture cash and
we thought that at last we were to
learn exactly how to accomplish
that difficult task. As we read
further down we saw it referred to
the capture of the murderer Cash
and our themometer went down to
below zero.
DIED.
At. his residence six miles East
of Wilson, Thursday night, 'March
14th. Mr. John Flora, aged fifty
years. He died within two hours
Gmger Ale on draught, at 5 cents
a glass, at ITargraves. Try ir.
ltonntree, Darnes & Co have
just received a fine line of cash
meres, black and colored, Surges,
corduretts, diaua cloths, Langtry
twills, Flannel Suitings, black and
colors, basket flannels,' cloak cloths,
I.N.C.
Wanted. The name and 1. O.
address of every lady or gentleman
who is troubled with any of the
following diseases : nasal or La
ryngeal catarrh, throat, or bron
chial affectious, dropsical, or kidney
troubles, chills or malarial fevers,
dyspepsia, or Gastric catarrh,
scrofula, or eczemic affections, pe
riodk'. or nervous headachs, uterine
or bladder troubles. Auy person
troubled with any of the above
complaints, can learn something to
their advantage by addressing a
postal card with a brief statement
to Landrum & Litchfield, Abing
don, Va.
Tiif. Seven S things Iron Alum
Mass, a potent and infallible reme
dy for Uterine troubles, female
j com plainly, in-rvousness, indige
HALF OUT OF HIS HEAD. I
Blessed be the man who invented sleep, . i
said Don Quixote's weary squire, "who in vent- ;
ed sleep." Saneho's Kratitudo la ours, but j
what if one cannot for any reason enjoy that
excellent invention? "Nervousness in mo had !
become a disease. writes Mr. Wm. Coleiuan, ,
the well known wholesale druggist of Buffalo, f
New York. ,t.
"I could not sleep, and my niirhts were either
passed in that sort of rostlesnes which nearly
erases a man. or in a kind of stupor, hannted
by tormenting-dreama. Havlmr taken Parkr"s
Tonic TOT OChr tmuhk I tril it Ales, fnf thto
The result both surprised and delighted me.
My nerves were toned to eoneert pitch, and.
like Ctpsar's fat men. I fell iuto the ranks of
those who sleep o' nitrhts. 1 should add that
the Tonic speedily did away with the condition
of general debility and dyspepsia occasioned
by my previous sleeplessness, and (rave me
strength and perfect digestion. In brief, the
use of the Tonic thoroughly re-establishe.1 my
health. I have used Parker's Tonic with entire
success for sea-sickness and for the bowel dis
orders incident to ocean vovaircs."
This preparation has heretofore been known
as Parker's GinBer Tonic. Hereafter it will be
advertised and sold under the name of Parker"s
ionic omitinjf the word "(rtnirer. Htscox
action of unprincipled dealers who have for I
ueceivea ineir customers Dysutwtltutintf
inferior preparations unler the name of giti
gor. We drop the misleading word all the
more willingly, as (rinirer is an unimportant
uevunug latrreaieni in our t onic.
Please remember that no chanfre has been, or
will be, made in the preparation itself, and all
bottle remaining 'In the hands of dealeas,
wrapped under the name of Parker's Tonic,
contain the genuine modjeine if the faivsimile
sifrnatureof Hiscox & Co, is at the bottitm of
the outside wrapper. mar-'l 1m
iaimt & mwM "'umbo!
Tarlioro iias n .Jewish ynagogiic.
The ivinston "Tiine's" edited l
a colored 'man, is out.
III-. S. S. Satchwell is tpjite sit k.
We hope for his .recovery.
Charlotte has a female doctor in
the person o I .Miss Anna L. "Alex
ander. The flouring mills of. Tale &
Trolhiiger, Mehanesx ille, . have
taued.
l'eanuts
Saturday
bushel.
sifter he iv;i tuton llo u.n-fli ...ituii, uxsoepsia, iteaitacnes. e.auis
wife and seven children. j and fevers, sore throat, scrofula.
! eczema, and all skin diseases. Any
Friday night, at the residence of j one suffering or afflicted wit h anv
her father, Ua if v I Dunn, six miles I f thee ailments, may rely with
Kasi ol ilson, Miss 1'olly Dunn. : eerlaim y ujion receiving direct and
age.il -o j ears, oi pneumonia- tslu ! uiii.i.siak.l.Ie h. nefils f. ;vn t iu
wasjusi. imiuiiiig ;nio wonianiiooo proper u e of the 'Mass.'. Aud
anil .was much l vel l.y those who t :ly lady, not able to l.uy the Mas
Knew hi r. j ami she will furnish a rearnlar phv
March (idi, at her residence near
i'oisnot, in t he 4t h year of Iter age,
Mrs. Klizaueth Lanolky wile of
Mr. V. II. Langley. Uev. J. H.
Cordon, in the Sunny Home"'
says. "She joined the . M.H. Church
when only 17 years old and re
mained an exemplary christian un
til last Thursday night jwh-Mi she
was f ransfeiTed into a glorified
saint yn High. Siie wa a sufferer
for several years prior to her death,
,et nojone remaining long in her
sick loiiin could fail to- see how
sublimely beautiful was the grain1! of
patien 'and christian fortitude,
exemplified' through these long
weary years."
Our community was saddened
Wednesday night by the sad death
of Mrs. ESTHKE Selu'y, wife of Mr.
John Selby, '-which sad event oc
curred at 10:30 p. m.,xof pneumonia.
Si'CT T r tti w' I v l i iiTom lloP
tijuh i j otitn im'' uioi.1 i
sician s certificate, to thai effet t, we
will mad her a v.aekage'at our own
expense. Ue Mire you get Seven
Springs Mass.v . Laiidrum Litch
field, Abingdon, Va
The Seven Fprin-js Mass.
More soiiglit-after than eer before.
1 he -people a;e ,'u-t li -gii.iung iw
learn w! at a valuable reim-tlv n is.
Dr.. llieh.inl Lemiip..!i."if Lyncri
burg, Va., says : "For f hro tt lis
easos and chrotde N;'s:il C."ar!i
tjtkeii systematically and jis a loca
appl cat ion, in coniieetion wiihot u
er local remedies, he finds t'n Iron
Al'iin M.iss of exi rente viilne."
Wiio would nut give one doll;, i, or
ev:-'!: -'. !. if iteee.--s.u, lo bo eured
..1'i.v.i. ..! t ...a. " i ... ,. ...i. : i.
j .'I .l.l.-ol ijllUlli II. ll'IW B.H llvllllat
true, that nature wisely 'provides a
remedy lor every ill; Imt forces "none
to use it against their will. Moral
lleidsville has voted ?fn
paving its streets. Why
not Wilson do the same? -
Tiie Louisburg "Times"
the piospeef for a railroad
tliat place to Henderson is not
n:0 for
could
thinks
from
rood.
Uishop Kavatiaugli, of the 31. .
church. South, died at Columbus
Miss., Wednesday. A great and
good man has fallen.
The State P.oard of 'Education
will meet April loth,-, when ihe lo
cations of tne white normal schools
will be fixed for 1884.
The Democrats of Ohio are bend
ing every energy to secure to
Senator elect Payne the Democratic
nomination for President.'.
Capt. W.F. Drummond conductor
Graded Scbool.
Our friend,-31r. E.P.Doyle, who
: visited the Graded School last Fri
I day desires to express his thanks
j to flie officers of the school for tlTerr
i coutt eons attention. '
' ' I Be savs that although he has
I visifed nimy schools both North
and. South, some of whicbare noted
the political issue."
" i In publishing tbe following the !
! Louisburg "Timesf says, "An argn-
Our nient for Bro. Daniels, of tbe Ad- !
j Vance, to the next Legislature.'
There is a Dm Detore tne Mary
land Legislature reducing the mar
riage license fee from 4.50, which
it is lit present, to ,"i0 cents, but it
seems to hang tire. The advocates
!of reduction say. the present high
: fee drives many couples across the
border into .other .States 'to have
the. knot tied where the terms are
1 :it ilwf.itntirma ff flinty lr'rwl li.. ,t.-i ! c,. r 1.1
Ins section will nlant i i a L , ... t
eryowoj .... s,-. ,..., ; ,u.t.lllv iaere8ted imposed j.- We are anxious to know the views
peaiitua '".' .T '7 f with our Vilson school. It is true I of Jim llobinsou, Thad. Manninsr,
Ed. Oldham and our other editorial
brethren on this
tion.
moment nous ques-
1 he peanut
u.i it .1 ll v l tin l.:lfi fl. I'm inn l in l n ..i.i -
wiHbe8,H)i, declared King. Equipped Mid with more of the
Mr. May Cone, near Stanhope, j modern aid? to learning, yet he has
Nash county, jumped in his well ' never seen ono more, orderly, pos-
last week and tried to drown him- j sessing betfcr discipline or under i
self. However he was rescued and more perfet control. Especially ;
is still in the land ot the living: He j noteworthy was, the interest dis- -The farmers in this, 'section are
18 a man ot good property and no played ty tie scholars. He isaw in ( beeoming very much discouraged
Stantonsbnrg.
, pro!
ed,fc
sir
fe
V Si
ir a . i
one Knows way tie snouid nave de
sired jto take his own life.
Oof Relief Committee, appointed
to atd.tlioso who were made desti
tute by the cyclone, acknowledge
the receipt of fifty dollars from
M.vr Dodd, of Raleigh, contribu
ted ty Hon. W. IS. Cox for cyclone
jroflfrers in his district. This gen-
s contribution was much need-
Mid will be properly distribted.
oudon Wise, col., was killed in
h county, lhuley's township, a
weeks ago by Peter and Willie
millers. The coroner's iuouest
Sfied. a verdict that the deceas
cauietohis death bv his neck
ing broken, it is supposed. 'bv
eter and Willie Saunders. The
unlered inau was deal d runt
nd the others were not soler. A
proper verdict would have Iteen
?killed by whiskey."
Tom Last Ilgbt.
This wonderful p icry jraVe an
entertainment at the 0?era House
last night. A large crowd was in
attendance and the entire audience
erinced much pleasure. There were
f df one htndrcd parties from
w ii J',, f r ii and the town
was out in full force.
l"Telegrapli"Wants.
-
1 heated ctarcbbv it. :0M M
' to SSI1 h!rg comfortable
.,- Darns, stables and outhouses In
J2 ' e d -veil paid, thor-
Good Public Roads.
The ahsolntu -
rniula I "l'"ii.tuce oi cpou
; hiJa Patent U eryone h
v occasion to travel. We blve
infttrjhe condition of our duI)1:c
uis enure rur-nu scarcely a listless
pupil, all seeued anxious and wil
ling to learn. In response to ques
tions from "th teachers almost ev
ery hand wtvld be raised. in the
class.
Iu his option 'the methods of
work used ani the entire manage
ment of the stiool are most admi
rable. ' He is jkud in his praise of
Principal Brton and the entire
corps of fceaelrs. A compliment
coming from rte who has had so
many opportunities of jndgiug is
one we apprelate very highly.
"Praise from Sr Hubert is r praise
indeed."
People and
heir Movements.
Mr. Geo. W
Jacksonville,
week's visit to" his"
isiting Mrs. B
An'nie Young
in Warreuton.
nott, of Battle li
Lee Parker
in consequence of the heavy rains.
Dr. F. M. Move, of the firm of
Ward & Moye, left for the North
ern cities on Monday last.
Mr. -IS. S. Harris is visiting rela
tives in Pitt.
David L. Ward Esq., a promising
young- lawyer of Marshall, is visit
ing his father, Dr. D. G. W.-Ward.
Mr. Lewis N. Slielton formerly of
this place, now of Washington, is
visiting relatives in this section.
Col. George W. Daniel, of Greene,
passed through this place on
Thursday of last week on a busi
ness trip to your town.
-E,
Stanhope.
I '.vjs at- the time ol M..t.ii..r. hmh, ml...
ears, three I ino f.nrnsi- it. cim .-.-
' iiat. i!
) "ISIS
soldA ..... .'".'-. . I Mr:
jiu v uminsrcon last .r t"
m iiicrii t2 !K i k.i niir i ' m-.i
r i k iii-;ii,ii l. ui. i i . i niMi
m. . . months antl 2) davs old. wn
l in Ij:i.i .. .... . .
v.i,!- .ijp's of- 1' ayettev nle have was a daughrer of Uiciiaul. II. and nl TTil. '' 'l"
est7Mmrei a home lor the pmr I Surah lUouiit,-. She was inamet! on rdjarran'e Srl''
i
Warren now of I Hbitok ADVANCE. The citizens
Ea.. is on a two 1 ol otannope are maismg great- inf
old home. I provemeuts around our littietown.
11. mautlev
Miss Addie Baiies, of Fremont, is
F. Briggs. -Mis?
U visiting relatives
Miss Lucy Mar
ro, is visitiug Miss
ie is a welcome vis-
itoriu Wilsoni- i.ue town was
full of strangerk last night, drawn
hither to hear.llHi celebrated Blind
Tom. Prof) 1 J. li. Tomlinson
spent a few da-js in town last week
on his return flom the North, lie
left Sunday fon fVinston. rieas-
ed to hare a ill from Mr. C. L.
Mi.rnhreV. Of SlldW J1UI, tlUS V CCK.
Mr. Aiexauder Nicoll, of Kinston,
Soliciting Agent of the N. C. Line,
h-..q in town Tuesday- ue was
much pleased with Wilson, ami
savs he has not seen a more beau
tiful town. Miss Nora King has
returned home ti-oiii Snow Hill and
Kinstou, wnere sue too me iiiiuei
ml character in the play of "Lu
cille v She made a fine reinitation
on the stage- and we are clad to
know that it is probable the Dra
matic Company .will give an eutt r
tainment in Wilson Shortly. Mr.S.
M.Warren leftfonday for the nort h-
ern markets t ouy opi iug gooos.
-Mr. L. Ed irde has gone North
to buy his Sp .is stock. -II. F.
Murray, Esq. is attending Pitt
Court. His w l is also ou a visit
to Greenville.- Mrs. J. L. Home,
Jr. is visiting Ir mother, 3Irs.l?ar
ker. Missceiiaii ueii, oi vei-
don, is on a jit to Mrs. "vrJAV.
..II I.UO iu ija.nv.ii.. j
Messrs. G. B. & S
have erected a very nice mill ir.
which they are prepared to grind
corn and wheat. They also have a
splendid saw mill attached. Han
dv Brantley Esq., has made quite
! an improvement to his dwelling.
I am more than glad to see the
youngsters of our town placing
themselves in such high positions
of life. W J, Strickland, sou of
V. M. J. Strickland Esq., is at Lou
isville, Ky., attending the Medical
College of Louisville, and C. H.
Brantley, son of Handy Brantley
Esq., is at present reading nnder
Dr. M. C. Chambler, of Eosenburg,
and will enter the college of Sur
geons and Physicians September
next. Great luck to the young fel
lows! The farmers are backward. There
has Iveeii so much rain they could
not work.
The citizens of 2ash are ready to
pa- their part for t he railroad "from
llocky Mount to Ealeigh. Hope
they may have it to do next Fall.
It has been so cold I fear there
will be a failure in the fruit crop.
If so there will be no old Nash
brandy.
There will be an academy built
at Stanhope during Hie Summer.
A good opportunity for a good
schoolmaster. The money is al
ready made up to build it.
: There is only one objection to
the farmers. they don't read
enough newspapers Subscribe for
train falling down an embankment,
lie was a native ; of Lenoir county.
Dr. W. 11. lloweiioii, late pro..'
prietor.of the Swannuioa Hotel.
AsheviUe, is reported '-as' assigned
to II. U. .Uawlson account of rent
due. ,
The Biblical ' "Recorder" says
that a colored brother, in speaking
of speaking of the late cyclone,
said it was "the stormiest torm that
he ever'd'd see storm.'
It, is said that Kate Field," the
Northern writer upon .'. fashions
and other topics, is to marry George
( . Camion, the head ol' the Mor
mon concern. S!ie will be number
live. -
J. T. Morehead, of Greensboro,
is the latest mention of "guberna
torial timber. Trot out your nags
and let us all examine them. Wei
are yet uncommitted; wirh tenden
cies Gilinerward,-says the "Econo
mist. -
It Wems that they are about to
pass 4 bill in Massachusetts to set
up a whipping post for the special
use of wife-beaters. The good
women, who are thus to be avenged,
should be permitted to lay on the
lash. - j
The Home Denioerat" says that
while. the school money in Charlotte
is divided equally between the
whit and colored children, accor
ding to population, the white
people pay 8100 of it where the
colored pay 1.
Boston 1'Post-" Rutherford, N.
C, has a man 0 feet 10 inches, tall.
He is said to be the tallest man in
the State. . lie has fought over fif ty
different men for asking him: "Is
it cold up there?'-' and he didn't
begin until he got sick of
the questiou.
An avalanche shot down on a
Colorado town and buried it and
seventeen people. The accounts
from that country are terrible, the
snow being eight feet deep on a
level over a considerable extent
and many blockaded towns suffer
ing for fuel and supplies.
The literary executors of the Vir
ginia humorist, the late Dr. George
H . Bagby, will publish a volume of
:.0 or 400 octavo pages of selections
from his writings. He wrote many
excellent things and a volume
made up of his best " productions
would le decidedly enabie
Thoastonia "Gazette" says the
the " ot lu- Hoffman, colored,
of, Gaston county, had gone to bed
onp u:ght recently u her usual
health, but a neighbor's child leing
sick, she was called for, and not
answering, lief husband, supposing
that phe was sleeping soundly, made
a considerable effort to arouse her,
and discovered that she was cold
hearing
the lOth of May iS7 Mo Mr. .John i
Seiby, and died. March l.Uh, 1SS-1.
Those dates tell the principal event s
of her life. Biit they do not tell of
her womanlv sympathy, her wifely
devotion, her motherly tc.ndei ness,
her w ai in friendship, her neighbor
ly kindness, her christian faith and
charity. She was iudeed a help
meet to her husband, and devotion
to her children, of whom she leaves
fou., tiie youngest but two months
old. She was, conscious to the last
and said that her greatest regret at
thing was leaving her children
without a mother's watchful tender
ness aud protection. To the be
leaved husband and motherless
children the hearts of all our peo
ple go out in warmest.' sympathy in
this sad hour. .;
The. funeral was held at the house
yesterday evening at 1 o'clock.
Many friends attended to pay their
last tribute of respect. The ser
vices were conducted by Iiev. B. S.
Bronson," Hector of the Episcopal
church,- of which denomination the
deceased had been a consistent
member a number of yeafs.
A friend, one who had known
a''jd loed her, sends us the follow
ing touching ver-ses and ays:
'What a hard thing it. is in the
presence of such a .Kl, sad. be
reaveuieiit as the dealh of poor.
Mrs. Seluy to say of the Lord,
lie doeth all things well.' If the
enclosed lines are lit and 'appropri
ate, -you can place tlii-iu in the
obituary column of the Aih'anoi'.
Tliey are t iie musings '. of inv own
biii'deiied. spirit, imperlectly ex
pressed,"7 Oh Death! oh cruo'. gtern mysterious Death:
Thy jroings-forth no strength nurui l can stay.
At thy behest, life yiel Is its fleeting breath
And prostrate falls, thy helpless trembling
Pi'j'- . -
ih Faith! oh foible, strutrimy. Ha: teriiifr Faith
iteleased i-i d.iubt. thou lain wouM'sl span
the grave
Or from some to werinir alritade of earth
A view like that from pcacvf.nl Ueulah, have.
Oh Hope! oh timorous, anxious, tearful Hope:
In fear thou watchest for one eheerinsr ray.
Anil in death's darkened corridors dost .grope
To catch the frlca:a of Heaven's e'.ernal day. !
Oh T.ovo! oh tender, yearins, Innilaa Love.
With vision fixed upon the shimna- shore.
Thou asketh of the silent host ab.ivc t
Shall severed loved ones meet, to part no
medie
natni't
relieving itseliot an unnatural
to sysi em ins
."i!:...' : - i r . -
Ionian im
i
mini..,. -Mi.l r1W." ",'-" ironi
fh.. m i,.iii tim : v..,iw..-TTiLLi'e eausf
tf disease.
AVe have justreceivc . one Thousand Tons of Standard Gnanos.
Whamfs Brad!iifs Patupsafs Prestons
We guarantee them to be first class. They havestood the
test in Wilson, Nash and the adjoining counties for eighteen0
j ears and have proven satisfactory in every respect
We have a large quantity of
KING'S EVIL
Was the name formerly given to Scrofula
because of s superstition that tt could be
cured by a king's touch. Tbe world b
wiser now, and knows that - -
SCROFULA
can only be cured by a thorough purifica
tion of the blood. It thia ia neglected,
the disease perpetuates its taint through
generation after generation. Among its
earlier symptomatio development are
Eczema, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tt
mora. Boils, Carbuncles, Errslpelaa,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Phy
sical Collapse, etc. If allowed to con
tinue. Rheumatism, Scrofuloua Ca
tarrh, Kidney and liver Diseases,
Tubercular Consumption, and vari
ous other dangerous or fatal maladies, an
produced by it.
Aers Sarsaparilla
It the only powerful and alwmt rdiablt
blood-purifying medicine. It Is so effect .
ual an alterative that It eradicates frofj
the svstem Hereditary 8crofnla, ti
the kindred poisons of contagious diarsea
and mercury. At tbe same Uru tt en
riches and TitaUzeo tbe bloci, restoring
healthful actioa to the rll orrans and
rejuvenating the entire rjtjun. 1 his great
Regenerative Cslcind
Is composed of the jrnnlne IIondra
Sartapariiia, with 1 tiiom Dock, til
lingia, the Iodide of Potauium and
row, and other insreuknU of great po
tency, carefully and sccnUficmlly com
pounded. Its formula Is ,nerauy known,
to the medical profeasioj, and the best
Shysiciana constantly riescribe ATU's
ABSAFABIIXA UIB
Absolute Cure
For all diseases caused by tbe vitiation of
the blood. It ia concentrated to the high
est practicable degree, far beyond any
other preparation for which like effects
are claimed, and is therefore the cheapest,
as well as the best blood purifying medi
cine, In the world.
AVer's Sarsaparilla
VBXPABZDBY
Dr. J. C. AyBP & Co., Lovelf, Mast.
Analytical Chemists.
Sold Druggists: price fl; sis
a.ci:d
On hand of the highest grade, and the greatest quantity of
Gill and soe us before purchasing,
terest to buy from US.
We can mako it to your In-
11125
ROUNTREE BARNES & CO..
i WILSON, N. r.
1 ..
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
! h ??iSoiiiO Fringed iYw islinns .. :ins.
SIX JHtU.AItS VF.lt HUNDRED 'W TIM TRADE
OnW K.o !;..
c i ; ui Pianos and Organs,
IX. I,
HUMl-L
lUKiksellersaud r Stations,
UMiHain fsr. , p. nfolkVu.
)ttonMill
s
Wilson C
l now in (nil oht:( ion ai1! i niiMinfartnrMitf u sntri'r rtiU oi
Yarns aid Warps.
4hl rsy.olifii'l. All onlrs should U; iidiliesH'tlto
Jamr If. Darin Trea
-:o
Hi;. i.s:-A. I'rancu, Pres. F. W. l'.ARNES, V Pi-s. J W.J) avis. Tre.-.
T aylorElliotpt Watters
WHOI.KSaLk DEAI.KRS IN
H A R D W A R t CUTLE Y
;jTNrt, &('., (H)IINKH MAIN ST.
AN1 MAKKKT SQUARB,
'MOHb'OLK, VlltOINlA.
i Man li loth, IfK.S.
t .cv IS -Vl "
! ti . . S Analytical Chemists. y,, - 7K
1 Fanners Attention! ! .r,r
4 iuv.r KPe,i ' FINE SW- '
I A LIM1TKU ' QUANTITV KX- . We have just received - large - SSL'- A sf Trl 9 1 'ZsOl'C
l'KCTKDTHISAFTKRXOON AT K-Vf 1I'8,,;,;Ma,le hisses "f M j 1 LlllstJ- !L
! A (Iliildren, Men and Hovs Shoes. i . W "" . . CO
N A 1) ALN VllUli STORK. Houmtrkk, Ba.rkes & Co. V' V '
I v m r ' - - - . it I . mm anaaa. Bm
"... 1 . '.11 Ill 1 :W V -V
WILSON, N C. '
"Ve claim t hat the COX Cotton Planter h is no er-'Ml. Try it' and
he eonvinceil.- It ows the seed regular, :ill the same. depth, and al'ier
i he. are covered n in cnviTur Ivi-j niim.n-il) n,.. iix iv ? ipI.-'.1 mi t t.i . n ,
prin: l oil.H-. Yon can adiiir-r . t-h - planter to sow from one peck
llsllf'is with l)ll'fVl'f 1 i .Ilhll itv V':ll'I".lIif Oil t(l llli:l i nr llllllU'V
u ill lie nl'iilided. ' " ' .'.''
i; v 1 lie !
;) ,1 lire)
mar21 tr
i . -
rsiiiii
IIIUK
'Just Ai-rived
1
-:0:-
more?
' OLD C1I1NCM A ISLAND DEPOSIT, 12 to 14 per cent. AMMOKIA.
IIOITIE ITEMS.
ALSO GENUINE
in deatl'-
Recently C. II. GrLssom, of
Granville, sold 438 ikuu1s of
tobacco for 313.90. D. II. Beck
sold 1,05 pounds for ?G75. These
prices nit high, but we have known
them to Of very much higher. For
instance, A twelve years ago
Dennis Tijley . sold 19 tierces . in
Richmond, Va, averaging over t
(one dollar ifor every ..pound. Tila-
one of Granville's great tu rners.
")00 slates, all sizes and styles, at
Rowland's.
People desiring to rent houses
would lind.it to their interest to see
Silas Lucas.
Xow is the time to give Smith's
worm oil.
Guano for sale at retail at the
guano house by J. A. ("lark, feblo
r A: full line school books, pens,
ink, paper, : envelopes, ?eiicils and j
sionges at Rowland's. !
Onion Sets eveiy kind at liar-!
grave's. !
Garden Seeds of every descrip-i
tion at Ilargrave's.
To insure getting -the new Crop
of Extra Early peas, see that you
get theiii from the red bags, AV. W.
Hargrave has no others.
Carpets and mattings at Roun
tree. Barnes & Co's- -
The celebrated lleiser Shoes at
Rountree, liarues & Co's.
ihe finest line of soaps in iowii,
bought, at rock liottom cadi prices,
at Rowland's.
You can get a good harness or
saddle at Rountree, Barnes &
IJOS'
Fresh clover creamery butter at
Moss, Green & Co's.
Nice elothmg at Rountree,
l'.arnes & Co.
Full sets shoemakers'. tools, e::li'
skins, kip and sole leather at
Rouutree, Barnes Co's.
, Rubber lielting at Rountree,
Barnes & Co's.
For Pocket Knives or Table
Cutler.v, go to Jacobi's Hardware
)etot. Wilmington C.
. The very best ladies and gents
hand-made shoes to be had can lie
found at Ronuiree Barnes & Co's. ;
Uad ana examine tuem. j
TiO would do so cmel, po unnatuyf
ral, as to refuse tibuy one bottle
Shri'Xr' ' t'i! '. n twT-.V
13
man
Kainit
Direc. inp.M taiion by
-:o
TIIE IIODGDOX tK: SPEN i;i: CO..
"No. 1-")1 .S: 150 AVater Street, Norfolk.-Va.
f o f he Farmers
Over a generation has
passed since the Rountr ees
began business in Wilson,
and they still continue to1
offer to the people ol W li
son and the adjoining
counties the most complete
assortment of goods in the
Town at bottom prices.
Gome one and all and ex
amine for yourselves be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
HAVING OPENED AX .
Am icnlinil M-scliii.tM irpit
On Barnes Street, Wilson, rear of .louritree's Store, we invite far
mers to call to nee us when in need of
ENG!NES
(Portable
ainl Mounted.
Saw Mv. i vnaiM(nrs, Threshrrs,
Moss, Green & Co
-: DEALERS IN : -
(ionerali Merohcxii clise,
CORNER NASH AND TARBORO STS., WII-SON, N. ('.
Keep constantly on hand a large supply of everything a larmer
needs, which thev sell as low as tirst-clas goKls can lie sold anywhere.
Such articles as Meat, Corn, Flour, Meal, and Staple Dry-Good can 1
I had from us at living prices.- We do not earn .to M pwl cheap
hau anv one else. We merely ask -v " to call and examine oar ocL
ud get our, prices ln-fore making . otn purehaw. VfrT Buaranee t
apleasc you. . ' - -'.
IIORSE POWERS ANDOTHER
Agricultural Machinery,
From tbe Manufactory ofi A. B. Farqnliar, York, l'a.
DYSPEPSIA
i i j t r a. i r i T I I f I i
1 1 is one or more oi
o
J.W.DAVISXP
' ' 'I J VJG
'virtburn,
1 7
" we know that tur
ln fief