K & asa S E3 a t T-:"
I THE PILL
I THAT WILL
CURE
HEADACHE
INDIGESTION
BILIOUSNESS
CONSTIPATION
HE ROANOKE NEWS.
THURSDAY, MAKCll 10, 181)8.
T
lOWN
Anu
: VICINITY.
War talk.
M Alien wind.'.
I'i.ant tobacco.
KiiiwTf morning.
1 1 A K you enlisted ?
I'hkI'AKC ) mr lands well.
Till! days nrt rowing lunger.
Swkkt viuk'i h ore j'.j.in out.
S.DIB uf the hyacinths are ill bluolu.
rinMKof tlic poach trees are iu bloom.
I r will soon be lime for Itoanoke shad.
Till has been a very remarkable win
ter. We' t.l, be glad "when this cruel war
ioir."
K.Mtl.y v f;c-lal)liK 1'niiu tin- soul li are
b.'inij shipped north by the ear Intnl.
What tho very yom;; ujin dnu't
kii" lie thinks ho kn wi ami ii an 'rs
the s mi 1 purpns .
Word comes from nil i mors that ihe
ne.ilet aud uiosl salifaelory dye fur col
oring the beanl a br.iwn r blace is lluek
iu.'liaiu'a Dye fur (lie Whi.kers.
Kx-Oov. Hbi.i, Dbah Kj (Jmcriior
Hell, formerly of Texas, died at his home
at Littleton last Tuesday evening at 7.-H0
o'clock. He was about '.III yeats old.
America s grcate-t medicine h Hood's
Sirsaparilla, which cures when a'lothir
preparations fail to do any good what
ever. If your blood is thin, appetite poor, or
you have a cold, night sweats or la grippe
lake Huberts Tasteless Chill Tonie :
per bottle at Cohen's drug store.
St i-KRiiiK Cui'Rr. Ha it'ai Suptrior
c mrt was in session M in lay and Tuesday.
It was a two wcjIV term but the most
important cises were c mtinu -d and the
calendar was fuii.hed up in twi diys.
ijudjjc Brown presided.
While no physician or pharmacist oan
conscientiously warrant a cure, the J. C
Ayor Co. guarantee the purity, strength,
and medicinal virtues of Ayer's Sarsipa
rilla. It was the only blood purifier
admitted at the great World's Kair in
Chicago, 1833.
Ai'rbi.ian Si'rinus M MtttiAiir
tin last Sunday, the tjih, near Aurelian
Springs, at the resideuco uf the bride's
father, Mr. Willie Short was united in
luiriiage to Mi: Alice Keeter. a daugh
ter of Mr. William Keeter Kev J. A.
U. Kilpatrick performed the cereiiu n .
Child I'aixvtu.y IIiuvkh Annie
L) I, a little d mailer of Mr. and Mr-.
K I. Wills, was painfully burned at her
lijuieat Hrinklcyville last md.iy. The
child, however, is not seriously injured,
we arc glid to learn. She was standing
by tho beater iu her mother's room and
her clothing caught on fire.
Oonk NoBTH.-Mr. M. P. Hart left
Monday for the northern markets to
purchase spring goods. Mr. Hart is one
ol our most progressive business nu n and
lie ulways displays excellent taste in I lie
riiL'Ction of bis merchandise- He will
let tho publio hear from him through
these columns when be returns.
.
Pleasure Mketinu The members
of tho Woman's Christian Temperance
Union here are arranging for a pleasure
meeting on Friday evening the 18th.
The placu of mocting baa not yet been
decded on, but police will be given Dclt
week. It is expected that the meeting
will be both interesting and profita'i'e to
all who attend.
Missionary Kecei'IKin. The ladies
of the Methodist church will hold a
Missionary Reception at Mr. Whitfield's,
Friday evening, from 8 to 11 o'clock.
There will bo a musical and literary pro
gram lor tthlch the small amoaut of l
cents will bo charged at the door. He
fresh iu 'ols, consisting uf ice cream and
cake, served free.
ItoiitRTsj Cilli.li Tunic We had
the pleasure of a call last Friday Iroin
Mr. K. R. Roberts, of the Robeils Drug
Company, of Suffolk, Vs. This firm is
Manufacturing au excellent chill tonic,
rhioli js highly recQtinncnd, They
have arranged with Mr. V. M. Cohen
lor the sale of this valuable remedy at
his drug store. Vou will God notices uf
the same in this paper.
Uretna Green Affair. Another
Virginia couple landed here Tuesday iu
search of a marriage license. Tluy were
Mr. 8. J. Q. Money, and Miss M. J.
IJradrup, both from Chested 'Id county,
Va. They procured s team and dr ive to
Halifax, obtain id thi ojo'sury papers
odon tluir rjturn th :y aip'ie I to Iter.
H 0. Koodrick, wlioriry neitly tied the
roitrimooial knot. The happy piir re
luroed home on the afternoon train.
To those who drink whiskey for pleas
ure; HARPER Whiskey adds i.wt to
existence. To those) who drink whiskey
for health's sake; HARPER Whiskey
Bake life woith living. Sold by W. D.
Smith, Weldoo.N.C.
CEH. FITZHUCH
Verp of an
Outbreak Onr
Fleet Ready.
lien. Kuzhuc.li I.ee is said to be in great danger, hut bo is conducting himself
with great courage. The latest from headquarters show that our relations with
Spain arc strained to the utmost tension and hostilities may break out at any
moment. The ships compossing our naval Beet are kept constantly in condition
lor instant use. The situation, while critical, does not necessarily mean war.
However "I'dcIo Ham" is prepariug lor the worst, and STiO.OIIII.OIII) voted for
coast defence.
There is nothing that
causes women
greater discouilort and
misery than the
constantly recurring Headache. Men
Kllfi'.T less with Headache. "My wile'i
health was very indiH'ent, having Head
ache continually, ami just two packages
ol Nniiuons lover Regulator released her
I'rotu all Headache and gave lone and
vigor to her whole system 1 have never
regretted it's use" M. II. HcUoid, Mt.
Ternon, Ky.
Niew (ilMUNii Uiikss Our highly
cMcemcd exchange, the Hendermn Hold
Leaf, published by Thad. li. Maiming,
comes out in a bright uew spring dre-s
of type, aud shows unmistakable signs ol
being ,rusi'Mus. We are alwats clad
to note the success of our brethren of
the quill, ai d particularly of those who
once lived here. Mr ManuiuL' is a
Halifax c.'Univ bov. and be has our on
gratulati ois on the neat appearance of his
pa per.
. .
A I.ii'ti.e Hnv's Tkihhi.b "My
; little hoy has been troubled every spring
I for flie past four or live vears bv an erui.
lion covering his body and limbs. Ii
was so bad he eould not get on his shoes
and stocking'. Last spring 1 heard of
Hood s Sarsaparilla, aud by taking this
medicine he was entirely cured." Mrs
Nellie Uvan, Winchester Va.
Hood's Tills are the only pills to take
with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver
ills.
XW Is tub time To purify your
blood with Hood s Sarsaparilla. March
April, May are the trying months of li e
year. At this soasou your blood is
loided witn iuipnriies which have accum
ulated during the winter, aud the; im
purities luu't be immediately expelled.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is ihe One True
Blood l'urtir. It is the medicine which
has accomplished many thousands of
remarkable cures ,,f all blood diseases. It
is what the millions take iu the spring to
build up health and ward off sickness.
l'lt'll kes (if Oi.n 1'lacks. One of
our handsome young townsmen has re
cently been miking sjui: excellent pho
tographs of the old historic "tirovc
House," at lli'il'ax, the bouse iu which
tieinr.il TiMcton had hcadipiarlcrs du
ring (lie devolution, and also some good
pictures of the court h ousc, and other old
places aiound Halifax Anyone desir-
ihc.-,c pictuics can have copies of
I hem sent by mail for 25 cents each.
Adlivs- L.ck U,x 51, Wcldon, N C.
Kev. Dr. (itiitis' Visit. Rev. J.
T tiiblis, D. D., presidim; eld.r of this
lisirici. preaelud iu the Methodist Kpis
.'o al cloireh Sunday evening at "i.'M
o clock lie Uehvereu a most excellent
sermon on missions aud a iar'e congrega
tion was nut to hear him. M isa Xeilie
Lyous, of Rithiuond, delighted the au
dience by a lovely vocal solo. Miss
Lyons has a splcudid voice; rich, full,
flexible and under perfect conlro'.
M mday morning ihe presiding elder,
pastor anil stewards, held the second
quarterly conference. The uieeiiug was
strictly a business one and matters were
discussed f r the good ol the church.
- -. r- -C
C. Ai.i.kv One of the most ri lia
ble and progreaive eoufeclioiiery bouses.
whose traveling sjIcmu u look after ihe
Iridc of this section, is that of ('. ''.
Alley, of Petersburg, e He was raiwd
up iu the buiuiss. his father before him
having lono h 'tn one of the most honTcd
iu that briudi of mercantile
pursuits aud Charlie is a veritable chip
uf the old block; steady, reliah'e, ener
getic and a Cbrisliiti genili nun, who
treats every one riht. Yr. W W.
Warren, one of the e'ev. lest and be.l
known travelers on the ml- visits this
territory often and our p - pl : always re
serve some crd' rs for this ll ll-e. We
gladly recommend lie in t M who have
rjoods to purehisc in lliett iiue
Halifax Item'. Miss Miry K.
Wilkina p assu I through H alifax Monday
en route to Tillery.
Miss Jesie tiregory has relumed from
a delightful trip to New Voik.
Miss Julia Phillips, of SurT.lk, V,
is visiting Mrs. 0 IJ. Cilhouti
Mr. James L Oushy, Jr., has accepted
a position with th. Southern Knpress
(!uiiipany, at New Hern, lie left lasi
week.
The Pillow II I party given by Miss
Mary McMalwo, at bet residence on
Main street, was iu every way a sucj-a
and thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Mr 0 J M lore, uur popular railroal
agent here, has returned from a delight
ful visit to New Hero.
Miss L iu Hill is visiting relatives in
Scotland Neck. SvaVOY.
Take Huberts' Tasteless Chill Touic.
Guaranteed to cure chills. No cure no
pay. 2 jc. per bottle. For sale by W.
M. Cohen, druggist.
TO ( I RK A lOI.DIX ONKPAY
Take Lsialivo Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund Ihe money if it faila
to cure. -5o.
One second bind engine and Pfltton
gin for sale, way below value. Apply t
A. U Staioback, agent.
LEE IN DANGER.
The Sanation
Is Critical.
For Defences.
Death of J. A. Ht itmvvN Mr. J.
A. Hiirgwyn died at his home at Jackson
last Sunday morning, of pneumonia, aged
about 47 years.
Deceased was oue of the most highly
esteemed citizens of Northampton county,
and his death was almost a suddeu one,
as he was siek only three or four days.
For a long number ofyears he was treas
urer of the county and no man in the
community had more friends, lie was
honored and esteemed by all, and his loss
is a severe blow to bis family and fiiends.
I he luueral services were held iu the
fyis-opal church, at Jackson, of which
he was a consistent communicant
t,.,l I', !
.,.i:.i,-. ine services were
feelingly conducted by Kev. J. T. Chain
"''' m me parisn. The large
numtier ol people who attended attested
the high esteem in which the deceased
was held. The crowd is said to have
been t he largest ever seen there at a funer
al betore. fcvery one wauled to pay tie
last sad tubule to I heir friend and neih-
bor. May his soul rest in peace !
H. W. IlnowN, K.-Q. On the first
page wc present lo our readers a picture
and sketch ol Mi. R. W. Hruwn 0f
Roanoke Rapid". Mr. Hruwn lias long
been in public service and in all his dcal-
iucs wild the county aud in private be
has been upright, just, and honorable.
As chairman of the board of county
commissioners, he always voted conscien
tiously on all questions when there was a
tie. As a magistrate, bo hewa lo the
hue and holds the scales of justice evenly
balanced. He doo't believe in compro
mising with wrong doings, and sinners
who are brought up belorc him always
get the full benefit of the law, yet he is
kind and deals-out justice, tempered with
mercy. He is a Christian gentleman
and his heart is in the right place and
ever ready lo respond to those in distress.
Ue lecall a little incident when be
was first appointed a magistrate and had
his first case. A negro was brought up
before him charged with allowiug a
prisoner lo escape. Alicr hcariug all
the evidence, Mr. Brown sternly com
manded the officer to take 'the prisoner
lo jail. A distinguished lawyer, who
happened to be present, suggested that
the prisoner might be allowed bail,
t'Thank you," snj M. Brown, "I hadn't
thought of thai." The man then prompt
ly furnished ball for bis appearand at
a higher court.
Next week we will publish an inter
esting sketch o! a gcntlemau who fur
long years was in public service and who
is kuown personally to the majority of
our reader. '
Count if Affairs The couuty cum
roissiuncrs met In regular session Monday
and Tuesday. All members of the board
were present.
The following accounts allowed is about
the only busiuess transacted of special
interest tu our readers:
J. D. Wood, repairing bridge, !IJ 'J
Moses Williams, jail account, 1111 1)5
W.J. I arker, guods county, 17 78.
B I. Alsbrook, supt co. fence, 4 111
liuutcraud Beavans, exam, lunatic 2 00
Kuiry & Pierce, goods cuniy 5 21.
Mc.M Furgcrson, rccordiog orders, 8 00
Hale Bros gojdsciunty, 10
J 11. Fcuner, work c h. 1 Otl.
II. J Wood, supt co. home, 12 7f.
W P Richardson, keeping gale and re
pairing httdge, 0.
I. K Ore upt. health, 100 00.
V II. IIjIc, goods cuuuiy, y.50.
C W. Duun, arrviug road orders, 1 80
C. W, Dunn, c ,n lunaiic Scot. Neck to
lioldsboro, 14 Oil.
C W. Dunn, con lunatic Scot. Neck to
Rabigh, 22.5H
K T. Clark, goods aud freight, for Couu
ly, 4 4.-1
Kmry (',, goods e iiiiity, 4 4,1
A (J Jenkins, c iu piis Ioj.nl2 00.
Comiiioiiaealth, priming court ealeudars,
1 ll.Y
Win Roberis. e n piis lojail, I 110.
I T Daws in, summon jurois, 111 115
S John-ton, goods county, 40 00.
W. (J Purui II, coil piis lojail, 1 00
W 1 Quarles, ' " " 2 lid
T N llariisuii, goods couuty, "7 8li
lieu. W. Shearin, airvices Cum ct. I'd "ill
W. U N'e.ille. U days at c. h 8 25.
Dcanifhs Cannot lie i'ureilf
By local applications, as they cannot
reach I lis diseased poriiou of the ear
There is only one way lo cure dealnes',
aud that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafuess is caused by au inflamed con
dition ol the uiucuoiis lining of the Kus
taehian Tube. When this lube gels
inflamed you have a rumbling a uud ur
impelled hearing, and when it is entir
ely closed dcaluesa is the ril-ull, and un
less the inflammation can be laken out
and this tube restored lo its nouual con
dition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine eases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed
oondilion oflhe niucuous surfaces.
We will give Oue Hundred Dollars
for any cae of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Kali's
Catlarrh Curo.
ajaJvSold by all Druggists 75o.
Testimonials free.
Hall's family fills are the best
F. J. CHOKY k CO., Props
Toledo, Ohio.
Aaron and Harper Pariioned
(iovernor Russell has pardoned George
Harper and John Aaron, the two col
ored men who were convicted in tho
Halifax lulirior court about six years
ago, charged with mutilating Dick Burt
ami with burglary.
The case created a great deal of inter
est and was ably conducted on each side,
the men being from ihe most respectable
colored families in the county. Their
homes being at Heathsville. Boss Fenner,
a codefendant, turned State's evidence
and on his evidence, which was tolerably
well corroborated, the men were convic
ted and sentenced to filty years in Slate's
prison. This trial was for the mutilation
of Burl. At that time Geo. II. White,
now longiessman, was solicitor of this
district, and he drew a bill charging the I
men with burglary, and they were put
ou trial in the Superior court, convicted
and sentenced lo life imprisonment.
Boss Fenner, the man who turned
State's evidence, got live years in the
penitentiary. His term having expired,
be has confessed that this testimony
against Harper and Aaron was perjury,
und that he was induced, through fear, to
give false evidence,
David Bell, Ksip, of Knfield, who was
their leading counsel, interested himself
in their behalf and scut up a petition lo
tho Governor, signed by many of the
leading eilizeos of the county, including
some of the jurors and others who served
on the ease at the time of trial, asking
for a pardon, which has been granted.
Since the trial, old uncle Nick Harper,
father of George Harper, and one of the
most respected colored men iu Halifax
county, has died, John Aaron's motln r,
who stood so nobly by her son and whose
bearing on the witness stand impressed
all favorably, has also passed over the
dark river. Solicitor Thorne, who
wotked up the case, has also died, and
perhaps others who figured in this noted
caso have passed into eternity.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
In Which You Will Find a Brief .Mention
. of Fricnjs gnj Aciuainianccs,
Captain W. II, Day was iu town last
Sunday.
Mr. Don Giliiam, of Tarboro, was here
Sunday,
Mr. W. If. Green went up lo
burg Tuesday.
Louis-
Mrs. H. L. Harvey is visiting friends
at Chester, Va.
Miss Olin Hcplinstall, of Littleton, is
visiting friends io town.
Mrs. V. B Green returned home from
Richmond Monday night.
Mrs. Kva Davis is visiting friends in
the Briuklcyvillc section.
Mr. H. 0. Burton, of Raleigh
few hours here Mooday evening.
spent a
Mrs. Ilortense Pope, of Courllaud, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Turrentjuo.
Mr. L. II. Kean, of Wilmiugto n, spent
Sunday in luwu ou a visit to relatives
and friends.
Miss Ruby Vinson, of Ringwood, is
visiting her uncle, Mr. Paul Garrett, al
Choekayottc.
Miss Nellie Lyons relumed to Wcldon
Saturday from a very delightful visU to
r datives iu Raleigh,
Miss Kstelle Kdwarda has returned
home from a charming visit to relatives
at Durham aud Goldsboio.
Mr. F. II. Gregory, one nf Kuficld's
mo-t popular young uion, paid this office
pleasant call last Saturday.
Mrs. Mirtio and little daughter, of
Heiusville, are visiting Mr. and .M,rs T
B. Dunn. Mrs Dunn is delighted to
have her mother aud sisiur here.
Mr. J. W. Chapman has been trans
ferred by the Seaboard Air Line from
this place lo Chester, S. C. Mr. Chap
man made many friends here who regret
his departure.
Judge Thomas N. Hill, of Halifax,
who is chief eauquol fur the fertility
company, ably argued the oase before
the Supreme uourtat Washington, D. C,
last week. Judge Hill is among the
foremost lawyers of the State aud duriug
his term as Judge of the Inferior court.
he was rarely, if ever, reversed by the
higher court.
Roberta' is ihe Chill Tonic you want
because it cures and is as pleasant as a
Florida orange. Price 25c. at Cohen's
drug stor '.
Au-Tu-llao ror Firty Cunti.
rcuaranOBcd tobacco hutut core, makes weuk
moa strung-, niooa pure, toe 11. All UruwihU.
O.ie goo 1 I ir n mare about 7 or 8
years old, for sale by A. L. Stainbaek,
on reason ihle term".
To Cure CanalliMllon forever.
Take (iHeurels t'aiutv Cathartic lorortfta.
It t'. C. C. fall lo cure, drOKKlsU refutlU. nicnvlj.
t'A thing uf beauty and a joy forcur,"
So don't fail to sec the Mahogany Stand
ard, Grand Rotary Shuttle, Sewing
Machine, at A L. Stainhaek's.
The Post Almanac We lake
pleasure in calling the alteniio i of our
readers to the Washington Post Almanac
and Koeyclopedia for 1SUS, just out
It is oue of the best publications of
the day and has beeu carclully compiled
by a corps of expert statisticians under
the supervision ol a distingui-hed scholar.
The statistics cover a vast muhitude of
subjects, and the historic aud descriptive
reviews will ho found valuable and most
interesting. The weather forecasts,
which are fuller than in piecediog issues,
will be found approximately accurate and
of great commercial importance. In
fact it is a book for the home, the office,
and the farm and no one should fall lo
seud for it, It will be sent postpaid tu
snyooe fur 25 cents. Address the Poet
Company, Washington, D. C.
ROANOKE RAPIDS.
A Ni'Wsy liaKli of licms Fnim This Pro
Crcssitc limn.
Rev. J. T. Gihbs, I). I) , , reached
here Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing. He was the guest of Rev. , J. II.
Friiellc.
Rev. R. G, Kendrick filled his regular
appoiutment Sunday and baptized two
persous Sunday uight.
Mr. and Mrs W. T. Shaw, and Mr. It.
II. Shaw, father of Mr. W. T. Shaw,
were in town Suuday, visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Maxwell.
Mr. T. M. Moore returned from Balti
more last week.
Messrs. W. R. Wright, A. L Rh-
ertson, T. M. House, are workingat Scol
1 1 V...1. r i.' i. ,, ,.
-'ec lor rinry et iiriscoll. I hey
are much pleased with Scotland Neck
people.
The Twilight Social club uf Roanoke
Rapids, will give an eulerlainment at the
school bouse on the lGth al 7.;itl p. m
I he proceeds will be given to the Baptist
church,
Seveiai of our citizctis were absent last
Week attending court.
irs. Uoorge 1 I'nzgcrald spent last
week with friends near Halifax,
a m ,.i i
"UIB oiner advantages that our
lowu possesses ibat I did not mention
last week in my communication, is that
we have a hold, a nice postofhee, a resi
dent physician and a good board of town
officers.
A white convict who escaped from the
Northampton farm wus captured here on
Friday by the ferryman with the assist
ance of Mr G. W. Green and placed in
charge of Mr. L. F. Rooke who took
him to the State farm.
Mr. Willie F. Coppedge, of Halifax
was io town a few days ago. A gentle
man friend said that he brought bis sis
ter, lie was mistaken. It was another
fellow's sister, and very pretty at thai
.Mrs. L. l'.Gay is visiting her duueli-
t'r, Mrs. Maxwell.
Under the charter of the town the
p dice officer will be elected by ihe popu
lar vole.
Very little sickness in (own.
Col. T. li. Jones, of Henderson, is lo
cated with us. He is a clever genllc-
man.
Messrs. Hoover ,v, Cranwcll have
bought an incubator and will go into ihe
chicken raising business.
mi. anu urs. n. Jacobs went lo
Durham last week.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
The Coupor Marti. Works I'rcscnid Wiih
I l oving; Cup.
The Coupcr Marble Works, No. la'.l
1G3 Bank street, yesterday celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of its existence.
The occasion was one of utmost pleas,
ure. The day marked the close of a
half century uf honest dealing with the
public, and fuuud the firm io a prosperous
condition with a still growing business,
enjoying the confidence of its Norfolk
friends and the esteem of its employees.
There has always been, a close bond
butwen the Coupcr and those who work
for lliem, and they never let a jjood man
go when they get him When a good
man gets there he never wants to leave
Th asc there now have b.vn in the seriiees
oflhe firm live to fifty years. The oldest of
these employees is lsaao Ferchee, who
was with Mr. John D. Coupcr when he
started in. Jt'erebee was a slave who
was hired out to Mr. Coupcr. He is
still retained, though be is old and no
longer capable of giving the set vice he
used to.
These employees yesterday treated
their employers lo one of the most
agre able surprises of their lives, present
ing them with an exceedingly haudsome
loving cup of solid silver, eight inches
high and about five in diameter, with
stag horn handles. I'pon the cup in this
inscription:
"The Kmployees of
The Coupcr Marble Works,
To Their Friends,
John D. Coupcr, John D Coupcr, Jr.
Charles C Coupcr,
n Commemoration of the
Fiftieth Anniversary
ol the Founding of Their Works,
As a Token of Their
Personal Esteem and AfTection."
The presentation was informal and
was inform illy received, Mr. John 1)
Conner, fouuder of the firm, being partic
ularly affected by the gill
Mr John D. Coupcr, the senior mem
ber oflhe firm, now Vtl years old, began
the present business in 1 S 18 on the site
now occupied by Wall, Heltew k Clay's
establishment After the war he moved
the plant to Bank street, where it is now
located.
He now has associated wiih him two
of his sons, John I) Coupcr, Jr., who
has been with Ihe firm tweuty-two year
and Charles C. Coupcr, who has been
connected with the business ten years.
The firm is one of the best knowu in
the South io its line, and has a very
large trade io Virginia and North Car i
lina, Tluy are splendidly equipped and
lake pride in the well known excellence
of their work. Their large wan; rooms
contain some of the lined specimens of
marble work iu the Slate and uew, Uaii
tilul designs are being executed almost
daily. Norfolk Virginian of March 2nd.
I aui ready tu tunc ,i.in.,s on short
notice, and will guarantee a perfect tunc
or no pay, at au unreasonably low price.
for tuning about J oil, and il suy re
pairing tu be done, 1 can also do that at
rock bottom prices. Can visit any home
under AU miles. Organs repaired also.
Please let me hear from you, il' you have
any work in this line to bo done.
Respeolfully,
W. H, RQglHSOfl.J''iir,
K"field, N C.
Pianos loicJ
ImJ Beit Cotitib Hyrai . Tut tjoud. tM P 1
Ej In time Ht)d br 4 row tit 1
DEAD COWS RESPONSIBLE.
Co-plain W. II. Hay's SmsiHe Quarks
VcrJicis Awinsl Kailroajs-
Speaking of verdicts for heavy dam
ages against railroads, Captain W. II.
Day in Suuday 's News aud Observer is
quoted as having made the following very
timely aud sensible remarks;
"There is always a cause to be found
for them. And very often," ho added,
these causes are to be found iu the most
trivial things. Somebody's hog or cow
lias been killed in that section, perhaps.
and the railroad has not made prompt
and satisfactory scttlemeul.
"I hnve been attorney for railroads for
fifteen vears. and duriiio all ib o
lime I have not had a cow case.
Whenever the company 1 represent kills
anybody's cuttle and the papers are fur
warded to me 1 at once scud for their
own. r and we settle the claim between
us. v o Uever L'o lo conn.
' I bad a lesson laught me once on this
cattle-killing business and it's one I'll not
forget soon. I was suing the Wilming
ton and Wcldon Railroad lor killing u
man. The Dial was a long aud tedious
one and resulted in a verdict against the
railroad for g 1, 5,0011. The jury was com
posed of eleven men that couldn't read
and one that could, After the inal I
met the reading fellow, who really con
trolled the jury. 'Well, Capt. Day,' he
said, I did the best I could for you '
" 'Oh, you did pretty well,' I replied.
"'Now,' said be,' I guess I'm even with
the railroad. Sometime ago ihey kilhd
two calves for me. I offered lo take $4
apiece for 'em, hut do you kuow they
wouldu't give it aud I bad lo hire a law
yer and give him 810 to gel that 8S out
of cm?"
" 'But, my good man,' said I, 'that Has
the Petersburg road that killed your calvis
and this is the Wilmington and Wcldon
thai you give Ibis 815,000 verdict
against ,'
'"Oh, I know that,' he replied, 'but
they arc all in choots and all alike. These
fellers, no doubt, have killed somebody
else's calves and won't pay, but they uin't
gainin' nolhin ' "
"And bespoke the truth," cuiiiinueu
('apt. Day. "I tell you $15,000 w.,u d
pay for a heap of calves. The railroads
must learo that they can't trifle with the
people along their line. When they do
they will Bud juries less hostile to them."
It is not lobe Wondered at that Ayer's
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i oinmeiu such universal ucmami ror
the cure of coostipatioi, billiousness, or
any other complaint needing a laxative,
these pills are unsurpassed. They are
sugar coalcd,easy tu take, ami every dose is
effective.
I'sri.AIMKlr liKTTKRS. The follow-
iug is a list of letters reiuaiuiug at the
eldon postofBce :
Ladies List Miss Mariah Hatuerton,
Sallie Hincs, Rena Jones, Annie Lyv,n-
zie, Lucy Long, Cora Moi re, Davie Mills,
Laura Patterson, Mollie Pitlman, L misa
Reed, Jane Scth, Fannie Skinner, F.lla
Sledge, Kuiuia Walker, Polly Aim Wil
liams. Gentlemen' List Anthony Black-
Well, Johnnie Coppedge, Frank Caleb,
VA. Frost, W. II. Hayes, W. L Hill, A.
A, llux.S. A. Howell, J. S. .Mow, C,
I'riec, James Hindi rs, M. B. Sleilge,
Albert Sharp, I i. W. Trueblooil, G. L.
Vincent.
Persons calling for these loiters, i
please say "advertised.,"
J II HnWAltli, P. M
Wfl hurt A hnnb
prepnrea cspocmiiy for vou, wiiiYli Y
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stomach di si ml .,... ...
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An hf(li h .ll aw. al. Mf '
OPTIIK
CONDITION' OF
THE BANK OF WELDON,
TAKEN FROM THK ItKI'OKT MADE
TO THE STATE TUEASl liElt AT
THEl'I.O-EOF WSINESS, FEII
lll'AUY IM, Isii.h.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts, (:IMMtM no
Overdrafts, ;ill,l.i
Due Ihmi liatik. glU-1 Til
Furniture anil Uitnrni, Usal isi
Cash in vault, liiaCi '.VI
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LIABILITIES.
CipiUl stock,
Nurplus I'uiul,
I nilivitlfil pnilits.
DcpoMits suliject to check.
f TO KM M
W. 1. Rinilh, Cashier of the Itank ol
Weldou, heilm sworn, wvs Ihe iilmvc slate
incut l true tu Uw Il uf Ins kl on lislc
liud belief. W IJ SMI 111.
t'ashier.
State of Nortli Carolinu.
County of Halifax, j
8worn to and suhscrilicd lielore me this
Juil day ot March. xhh
K. f. TKAVIS,
Correct Attest: Nolarv Public.
W. A. 1'IEKCK, )
W M.COHEN, COMMITTEE.
W. K. SMITH, j
t. JN 'J."Jj rj-Salesmcn to
V V handle our lubricating oils on com
mission in eldon and vicinity. Liberal
terms. The Kuclid Oil Company, Clevc
land, Ohio.
ANTE D-TKUSTWOHTHY
and aclivo gentlemen or ladies to
travel tor resnonaible. established
bonne in North Carolina. Monthly $ 15.00
ami eipenws. motion stearty. holer
ence. Kucloae self addressed sum in d en.
velope. The Jtominion Company, Dept.
n. vuicago.
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all makes, 5c. a dozen.
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Dressed Kids, new shades, 75c pair
Undressed Gauntlets are now 69c.
1f W HASSOCKS Large Hassocks of
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