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THIS r ATM
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. .-r venlflf. Sundays
;epted
JOS II T.JAMES,
oito A5o raoraixToa.
rOSTAGS PAID:
su sit month. fiCO. Three
-,,. ai 00: One month. 33 cent.
erl3cnu Pr week.
S;inttIow and liberal.
,rulrttrs will report any and all fall
r : rtccic thffr pitr rrruUrlT.
.ii lltdmdrdion of any newspaper
ron i " holding chocolatieres"
' h ..-::ib:c where chocolate is lhe
refrcihacnt.
. jcJ role upon provinjHhe own-
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A marble bust til General Sheridan
t been presented to lhe Chicago
tY:o Veteran Club.
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A bailees! dispatch from Philadcl
wtcl to Iondon and bronjht back
3 cicr in City-five minutes.
Mr. Kandall is reported by the Alcr-a-Jria
HvMlc as saying that "Mr.
i; i'ae ii a C' :ii nomin.-i'ed."
LMwin B ioth i aid to be setting to
r.ab'a his lather. Junius Brutas
liood. more and more every day.
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So woman is admitted to the Dixon,
11 . skstio rink unlrss ahc can show a
r.iicyie of good character from the
v;.'i:c paV.or.
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Hone White, ol the New York
jvtraa W, says that there is nothing
in tie s'.ory that Henry Villanlis about
!.. rt'.cro to purnaliim.
Foir-tt$:!iil the Deinocrats in Con
src arc ir tariff reform, and n largo
u.jjr;:jinthe next Democratic Cou
icruoii wu K- tariff rlormcrs.
Mit.Adx Heed, who was elected
Ju.tice tfihe Teaco at Urermore, Pa ,
lur njole. has filed her bond . taken out
Irr womwi!o. and proposes to serve
Parisian datues. having exhausted
tt. aTlary. have gone to the market
CirJf n f.r adornment. The latest nov
elty is a hat trimmed with artichokes.
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Secretary lincoln and General SherL
dan will go next wck on a fishing c-x
cursioa to Point au Peleo Inland, Ike
P.rie. with General Anson Stager, and
Marshall Field. -
The new Bromp ion oratory in Lon
don is t aid to be the largest Roman
Catholic structure erected since the
Information. It contains nino chapelsf
each complete by itself.
The black poodle U again becoming
Uihionablo in Kngland. These ani
ruaK to be in correct style. must have
their hair shaved into knots and ren
deml generally hideous.
At the last "Queen's drawing-room
one society woman was stopped at tho
door becaaso she wore brown gloves,
and compelled to send for white ones
before she could be admitted.
The first returns Irom the crazy
tjoilt craze have just been rccieveJ in
New York. One young lady has been
ent to lhe mad-houe, and two others
hustled off to a retreat where they
mend up shattered nervous systems.
Kx-Scctary ''Dick" Thompson, .who
participated in the Log l!abia Harrison
campaign of 1310. and was Chairman
ot the Committee of Resolutions in the
convention that nominated Grant six
teen years ago. will attend the Repub
!.aa June meeting in Chicago.
Mr. P. J. Sheridan, tho Irish revolu
tion if t, is about to remove to South
tarolina. and there, upon a tract of
2.000 acre, ho intends to form an
Irish colony. A stock company is to
U- formed to promote tho colonization
tf the Irish people on an extended
scaV.
An Kaslcr eg5 was made by a Paris-
ti base for a present to a very
rally Spanish lady, at u cot of $1,000.
It Has formed of white enamel; on the
:-.d was -engraved the susjel for
llu:,t Day. and by N'tue ingenious
UiechiaUm a little bird lodged In this
Hinty rag sang twelve airs from as
rav.if ropular operas.
I: is announced that the novel by the
k Cbarles Ileido now current in
HWs Bazar, ,4A Perilous Secret."
s completed by him but a little
Ufore his death. Mr. Reade had
.tril times within the past lew years
d to fricods that if he undertook
anuher long novel it would be the ead
t him, and his fear j roves now to have
Urta a true prophecy.
Gen. Fremont's sign has hung from a
law oCIcecn Broadway fr a longtime,
tut since his sicknci. a year ago, he
h paid liule attention tu business, and
hi circumstances are much reduced.
His friends say that he bad become ex
cvcdiogly depressed, and that but for
his wife's spirit and diplomacy he
would probably have worried himself
into helplcasceu very soon..
V n TT. L i - T T V . - . r -V h TTa wait glad to receive yrnmnticatioia
THE ,'. )AIt MBff
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VOL. VIII.
Lewis McMurray, the owner of some
C.000 acres of land near Frederick, Md.,
finding the present system of plowing
too slow, has introduced tho I new and
novel method of plowing! by steam, and
oa Friday last gave an exhibition to a
number.ot interested Baltimoreans.
The plows cut seven lect in width, aud
plow a strip of land one mile in length
aud seven feet wido in about forty ruin"
utcs, cutting ja furrow about seven
inches deep. '
A successful expjenment has been
made' with the object of testing tho
readiness of tho German Nayy on a
sudden emergency. At S o'clock on
Tuesday morning. April rdcrs
wero issued without warning, for the
mobilization of tho manoeuvring squad
ron lyin; at Kiel. In ki few hours the
sailors and marines were on their ves
sels, and provisions and ammunition
were also embarked with great rapidi
ty, showing that a squadron ot twenty
war ships could, if necessary, have gone
to sea wi'.hin twenty-tour hours.
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Mr.GcorgcSteadman.the well-kuown
proprietor of the Aloion Hotel, Mel
bourne, Australia, writes to the Argus:
'I was sufferinz from a severe spniin
in my knee, which caused excruciating
pain, and was advised to use St. Jacobs
Oil. After one application tho pain en
tirely left and I walk as well as ever.'"
LOCAL NEWS.
IIDEI TO NEW ADVERTISEMENT.
C"W Yatks Croquet
HKI9SBKROCB KUBk. Books
Geo Sloan, Scct'y Annuil Meeting
Opera House Kyays Combination
F C Miller Gibson's imported Candy
Mcxds Baos. A D r Rosa et LI mo Juice
Good beef is scarce noyv in this mar
ket.
Shrimps sold in market yesterday at
20 cents per quart.
Strawberries wero offered hereto-day
at 15 cents a quart.
There was no business lor tho City
Court this morning. I
The receipts of cotton at this port to
day loot up but 1 bale.
Wo learn that the postoflice at Cedar
Dale, in Pender county, has been i dis
continued.
There has been a nico fresh breeze
blowing to day ; otherwise the weather
would have been extremely warm.
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Wilmington must be a sort of Utopia,
for wo saw Love and. Merritt riding
in the same carriage a day or two since.
The suspension of business yo3terday
aiternoon was more general than jwe
have ever before known here on
Memorial Day. f ( j
Wo invito the attention of ourcitizens
to the fact that first quality shirts are
being made to order at one dollar at the
Wilmington Shirt Factory. tf j
The steps in front of tho Custom
Houso havo been removed, and work
men aro engaged in putting down 6tcps
inside of the door so that they will not
be on the sidewalk.
The aunual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wilmington Compress
and Warehouse Co.npany will be held
in this city, at tho Bank of New
Hanover, on Thursday1, the 22d inst, at
II o'clock a. m.
Two wtrte tramps applied for lodg
ings at police headquarters last night.
One of them was a sailor, who bad
recently been discharged from a vessel,
and the other was a young lad Irom
ono of the interior counties of tho State,
who was in the city in search of his
relatives. ! , j
There were some fow slight inaccuracies
in our report yesterday ol the Memorial
Services at Oakdale but l here will be
pardoned when the short time allowed
us for making up the report is con
sidered. Our paper, with a full report
of the proceedings, including tho
Chaplain's prayer and the Orator's
address, was on the street before tte
participant-! returned from tho
Cemetery. "
1'ersonatJ I
Hon. R R. Bridgers. who has been
so sick in Baltimore tor the past three
weeks, has so far recovered as to be
able to return here, having arrived last
night He U still very weak, however,
and improves but sloWiy. He got out
of the house this morning, but walked
only a few doors dc!ow his residence,
when he was compelled to return. We ;
hope to bear in & few days that he has
.nt.rolr rfvii'iml : ! i
Wo were pleastd to meet recently
with our young friend, Mr. Frank M
FrtiuooU formerly of this city, but now
of Savannah, whpis here on a short
Tisit to hM father, Col. S. L Fremont.
WILMINGTON. N. C
For Convention.
Bishop Watson. Dr. A.J. DeRosset.
Treasurer of the Diocese; Rev. Mr.
Ambler, Rector ol St. Paul's; Rev. Dr.
Carmichacl. of St. John's; Rev. C. O.
Brady, of St. Mark's, and others, lay
delegates. left here this morning on the
9 o'clock train for the Diocesan Con
vention which is to convene in Wash
ington tu-morrow. Nearly all ol the
party, wo understand, iscluding the
Bishop, went via Tarboro," with the
expectation of reaching Washington to
night. First Baptist Church.
At the regular annual meeting of this
Church, held last night, the follow
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Clerk-Jas. W. Collins.
Treasurer Jas. II. Taylor.
Finance Committee Jas. C. Steveu
sou, S. G. Hall, W. I. Gore.
Standing Committee Owen Fennel!,
A. P. Yopp, D, L. Gore. John S. Mc-
Eachcrn . John D. Woody, Geo. F. Al-
derraan, W. A. French.
Ushers W. C. Craft, J. S. Mitchell,
W. P. Oldham. J. S. Hooper. Herbert
Holden. Dan. H. Penton. J. L. Brock-
onridp. !
Collectors A. M. Baldwin, W. C.
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Peterson, F. T. Wooten, II. C. Evans,
Allison Alderman. R. P. McDoue&ll.
Jas. W. King.
Sunday School Superintendent, W.
A.French; Assistant Superintendent,
A. P. Yopp; Secretary and Treasurer,
W. C. Peterson; Assistant, A. . S.
Holden; Librarian, E. II. Freeman;
Assistant. A. J. Marshall.
Supervisor of Sexton A.1 M. Bald"
win.
Thcannual report submitted showed
the receipts during the past year to be
$3,502.24; disbursements. $3,290.17-
leavlng a balance on hand of $206.07.
Prof. Alderman In Goldsboro.
The Goldsboro ; Messenger speaks
thus handsomely of a lecture delivered
in that town on last-Friday night by
tmt T? A Aldormon rf tht VJftr Kn
at present in chare of thJ gred
schools in Goldsboro:
TKn lnntlirn Pfnf V? A AMarman
delivered in the Opera House in this
city last Friday night, on the "Men and
Manners of North Carolina 100 lears
Ago." was ono ot the most masterly
ever been our good fortune to enjoy,
The people of this community, since
his advent among us. have ever nela
satisfied tho large and intelligent
auuience.wno nuns uenentea upon nis
words, that he i3 well fitted and des
among mo icaaiog literary men ot nis
day and generation to which his genius
entitles him.
lovely Vcuus.
Venus will be the loveliest star in the
heavens through the month of May, as
alter elongation she turns her -steps
westward, moving rapidly toward us
nrl Incloninir' on to finr nrri-vr1 xl
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greatest brilliancy. She will form a
delightful planetary study for the naked
eve. and also lor telesconic observation,
Seen through the telescope, at elonga-
tion or a few days after, she take on
the asncct of the moon at her last
iir t;n ;n.,;.i
Then, like tho moon, she becomes
waning crescent, less and less of her
enlightened .surface being turned
toward, oui increasing in siise as snei
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approaches us, more than enough lo
counterbalance the lessened light. At
the end of the month she has nearly
reached her culminating point,, while
her high northern declination adds to
tho length of her stay above the horizon
and the favorable conditions foi obser
vation.
The beautiful planet is
specially in-
tcrestini: on account ol the striking re
semblance sho bears to the earth. 10
sic. in density, in position in the length
ot her revolution, in the time ot her
rotation, in the possession ot an atnios-
phere, in the lorm of her orbit , and iu
the amount of Iibt aud heat she rc-
ceives Irom the sun. she is more like
the earth than any otlur member , ol
the sor sjstem. bhe is .our nearest
planetary neighbor, and. if a moon
were lollowing in her track to complete
the ana.og, Venus and tte earth would
be tho twin sisters ot the solar family.
Indeed, the planets seem to be impairs;
Jupiter and Saturn are the giants of
the lamily. Neptuno and Uranus fol
ow next to the giants, and Mars and
Mercury complete the lit, .
Venus sat on the 1st & few minutes
before 11 o'clock in the evening; on the
3 1st she sets at ball-past 10 o'clock..
There was a due rain ibis morning
and thus far the crop season Las been a
a splendid one.
rrof. Alderman m high esteem for., his mand. Every exertion will be made to IV E ARE
intellectual ability, and his brilliant de- have complete and convenient facilities A M
but as a lecturer last rnday night for frAiht handling, and as the hnsinpss
TUESDAY. MAY 13,
The attention of the railroad author
ities is invited to a communication in
this issue, relative to, the necessity
which exists for express accommoda
tions on the night train for Richmond
from this city. It is really needed by
the truckers.
I ItyarP Combination.
There will be lun for the boys at the
Opera House on Thursday night, the
15lh inst. , at which time the above
combination of professional spkrrers
will give an exhibition of their science
land skill in the 'manly art of selfle-
lense.M Mr. O'Brien, ono of the num
ber, offers the ueat little sum of $250 to
any one who will stand him and spar,
'Marruis of Quecnsbury rules." It is a
tempting offer, and we uudei stand thai
some ol our ; amateur boxers contem
plate trying for the prjze. Wo hope,
for the pugilistic glory of Wilmington.
that ihey may succeed, but
The Comet Club.
The line ftppearanca ol the Cornet
Concert Club yesterday afternoon, at
tne Memorial Services . was a matter
of congratulation to our citizens at
large as well as to the Club. The
music they discoursed was delightful,
tne several instruments were well
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played, and the parts i well balanced
and although several ot the members
bad hail but a limited experience, the
pieces were exceedmginly well render
ed The funeral marches were difficult,
as is always the case with tunes in the
minor keys; not so much in the matter
of execution as in the power to give
proper expression fo their plaintive har
monies, yet thc3e were given with
much taste and feeling.
Better Accommodations.
The Baltimore & vVilmingtonSteam-
ship Line, of which Capt A. D. Cazaux
is the agent in this city, is making ex
tensive additions to their freight accom
modation on Lord's wharf. The ware
house now in use is. 100 feet long by 50
r1. W.W' an lt. has ,bee? u,oud to b
the largo amount of freight which is
received there, nd sh.ppers have been
put to a good deal of inconvenience
thereby. To obviate this difficulty and
to haye a plenty ot room for storage of
freight, another building has been found
necessary, and a warehouse 100 feet
I , , An i ,a e
construction on the same wharf, which,
when com pie tec, will add nearly dou
i,ie tQ tnB amount of room now at com
0j tne iine increases, as it undoubtedly
will such other additions and changes
wiu be made as the exigencies mav de
NEW ADVEUTI8EMENT8.
OPERA HOUSE,
T11UHSDAY NIGHT, MAY 15
Ryan's Combination
inilvM V KISTRKTATJIHRV'T AT TttR
(jr
opera HOUSE explaining the intricacies of
the manly art, assisted by a comWtcnt corps
Lf renowned Pngil'lsts. Including the famous
MIKE CLEARY, who by his activity and
hard hitting bids fair to steal the champ!on
atltfroinourPrcscnlSatn80ni and America's
Favorite Light Weight, ARTHUR CHAM
BERS. The combination is here for one night
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only, and those desirous of witnessing an cn
i
tcrtalnmcLt which causes the pulse to thrill
with excitement, had best embrace this last
opportunity of viewing a rcrforaaacc given
by the most noted Pugilists of ths age.
It la alao reported thtt there are three per-
son 6 In the city, one white and two of color, I
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who are exceedingly anxious to take a chance I
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mi me snu mere w exirciei a nyciy ume i
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0Cxl Thursday night
As Us been announced before, those dtbir
as of meeUng Mr. O'BRIEN for the $zm can
nnltj nARRV WILLIAMS, Manager Ryan's
Combination, Purcell House, not later than
WtdncUy afternoon. May 1.
Popular prices of admission. I !
may 13
Blank Books.
Ts RAIT AND NOTE -BOOhS,
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Bill and Rrcc'pt Books.
Paper and Envelopes, j I 1
Chocks oa Baas: New Hanover,
ad 1 lrst National BcnkJ
; .Fox sale at ' .
HEINSBERGER'S,
mis j 13 Ure Book sad llaslfl 8tort.
1884.
NO. 114
NOW ADVERTISEMENTS-
IN CLOTHING DON'T MEAN (plIEAP, SHODDY, OLD, MOTH-EATE
trasljj, as every one knows a-
knowledge many will buy
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ehVnju when eominon
sense
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le most expensive in the
Why so
will show you the very newest designs
OUR MEN'S, BOY'S
stock is handsomer in style than
style is a model of good taste
are lower t
urn ever before. No
than eve
r, occasioned Jy
We have
a wouueni i JMi u ool
one-button Sack and one-button
which is a very dressy thing forj the money: At $1.50, $5.50 aha $6.50
", wc have suits for len that are fully ironi $2 to $5 lower iii price i '
thau the goods arc sold for eUowhere. Call and seem them. '
THE OLD RELIABLE
114 MARKET ST.
may 12
Annual Meeting,
rpiIE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIIK Stock
holders of the Wlltnlnton Compress and Ware
house Company will be held at the Bank of
New Ilanover, on THURSDAY, 22nd Inat , at
11 o'clock, A. af.
(JEO. SLOAN,
may 13 2t 13 21 Scct'y & Treas
i LIME JUICE.
DELIGHTFUL BEVERAGE.
UNO'S FRUIT SALT The English Trep-
aration. from sound, nPe fmit,' health giving.
cooling and Invigorating.
MINERAL WATERS Ilawthorn.Congrees,
Apfcoiinarfs, Hnnyadi and others bottled;
VM Tafft WlI nn krtt nn (lM11;f
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Munds Bros. & DeRossei
1 Druggist, Market street,
may 13
Wilmington. N. C.
Hon. A. M.Waddell.
AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
WADDELL as a candidate for
i
Congress from the sixth District, subject to the
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WtJ:?tetlfidudm
the Dis-
ROSES.
i A
LOT OF FINE ROSE1 PLANTS IS EX-
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pcc,ted to arrive to-morrow by Steamer. The
ladic8 irc respectfully invltcl to call and sec
them on Wednesday.
GEO. I LAMB.
Sixth Street, between Princess and Chestnut.
may 12 3t (
Jue Breaking Entertainment
i N WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY Hth,
SmMikAkSo'wTNt
I T A IKMKNT at tor whlih nfrrhmont vfll
gerved. The public are respectfully invltd
to attend.
may 12 2t eod
WE HA YE
TN STOCK THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
JL Saddles, Harness, Trunks, Satchels, Bug
A iOO A UVtrVfAADy H3 Aiajny VAll "
Particular attention given to repairing Trunks
by the only Trunk Mater in the state.
MCDOUUALL A BOW DEN,
114 North Frorl St.
Next to D. A. Smith's Furniture Store.
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To Fruit Growers.
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HAVE JUST KKCEl VKD K0.0J Fruit
Ua6tcU and .Strawberry Cratcf, and rn pre-
pared t lurn'ph the trailc, frm UoM-stxrMO
Charleston. These eratcu wtlh ii pounds
nnH osvi l ! in frriht 1m twern H iliiiiptrujn
jj cw ork. on ech inp wntc 10
1 m
E G. BLAIR.
Agent
apH
Don't Forget !
N
O. 112 SOUTH FRONT vrREfcT ! Where
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HUMP'lRfcV, JENKINS & CO, k p those
Hoc Mci'le and Horoc' rtrwoerri-. mn
Black ainl Wltortkbcrle. Apples and Peach
es, when in seaaon. Poultry Coo
M'irnmcnts o the above ollcllf3!, nd ivaUs-
fation guaranteed Give h a uUi i all we
ask. may 6
Croquet
AT $1, $L53. $1 AND PER SET T.
UAliaU&S, UJlOC, DALUS, tiAiO, AC
SHEET MUSIC,
New and slaBdanl SHEET MCSIC AT ONLY
10 CENTS per copy. i
Tnoe do CKMo BOOKS are sU!l Uootoln?.
Orer one tbotuaod YOtumcs sokL I
i 1IC A.IXJU ARTICu-i far crerrth!n la the
BOOK AND &TATIONC.RY Ll?fc.
YATES BOOK. STOUB,
mays
119 Market Street.
from ouz friends oa any.'aad air subjects
ceaeraltateresttmt , !
I. The name of the writer must always be ft r-
alaoM to the Editor. ;
Coamnntrano&a anal be wnttta cs oa'y
one side ot the paper.
rersonaHttes must be avoided
And it la especially and particularly tux er
stood that the Editor does not always eada se
the views of correspondents i uuess so stak i
If the editorial 1 colasm, -J:u-. ; j j
NEW I ADVEKTliEMENTS
well as wc
do, yet in the face o this!
merely lxca use it is
.such .slnfl".
hyuld leach them that it , :
lonsr rnnJ";,:': '-c
liiolish when
it-
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w prices?
and finest selections at suclt low' l
AND CHILDREN'S
anyt hi nj we have ever shown. Every
and Jine workmanship, ami the prices
wonder then that wc are busier '
the inerits of our elegant goods.
uiagoual knit,! very fashionable kifJ lin
Cutaways. Men's ami vntli.' J
Thunder and Lightning !
pSOTECT TOUR rioU'ES WJTlt LIGHT,
ING RODS, Supply your Cook wltha GOOIji
fcTO VE. We have them! flail ml 1 1
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PARKER A TAYLOR.
PURR WHITE OIL.
i my
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Furniture.;
A 'LjL THE UCTEST AND LEADING viJ
tenia of Chamber, Dining Room and Llbrliy
Salts, Secretaries, SidcUoardi, Ac." j
MATTRES3KS of all. kinds In stock and
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rurniture Dealer,
may 12
20 So". Front" Streef
PRETTY SHOES I
jyo you WANT A NICE FITTING SHOE
to make your foot look pretty ? Do you want
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a SHOE that will look neat and not hurt?
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vyuuic a.iij. icii uj suQvr jou somq ox ine,"nicett
in town." i ;, f. ; ; v.; fJ' j )' t
Geo. K. -cjPrpiicIi&-; jSppsr
108 NORTH FRONT STREET.' 1 I
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Furniture.
gPRIKQ AND SUMMER I
A LARGE-AND VERY ATTRACTIVE
Stock of SPRING AND SUMMER GOOD3 Ii'
no w offered at the D.' A. SMITH I URN I
tube ware ROOMS at greater bargalB
than itPv Iato I '! .
Call and examine same
D. A. SMITH,
Furniture, N. Front Strce
may 1!
WB HAVE A SMALL QUANTITY OF
London Dock i Port 1 Wine I
thit lias bccii la our store for wofe than flre
yea-s It U a rk-h, mellow wine and of err
uiK-rlor incilt. It Is worth s per galL n.
For mtUlcioil punuiMr Jt U urquvitionaity
tiia Btsr tint can bcobulitcl, un-b t r uUe
u e UtiprK ' v j . I .
Whiskeys, Wines & Liquors
of every Mod aod ol the beat qat)U7 dry ttt j
TJPIO (dotuffctJcJ BKElt at ' J or the' All
SERdflrortert; BKEIi t $TO .per Cl lUj
arj u'tim!ei la the uurkeL I
Our Royst'urfs: Candies I
siiilxitd tho sipreOio overall others for
purity and whofea&achc si; Ibci per ioi.nd
three ikmuhU for fJ.
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p. l. BBEiflfflis -:&qo: i
110 north Front Bti
xaaylt
CLOTHIER
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