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VOL. 2-NO. 22.
UALKIG1L N. C. MONDAY. .NOVEMBER 17, 1879.
PRICE ONE CENT.
STATU .
Evening? ry isitou;
"VTILH. UTLEY j Local EJitoft
Oool and refreshing' .
Industrial fair Iwgn u day... j
"3fcstcrday was a lovely day.
There id a grant dual of sick
ness in onr it-. . ,
iney were nappy iroin i tie ci
feets of the rain.
All the churches had good con
gregatiops jesterday.
Did yon goto church yester
day and improve your moral f
, were glad to see Mr. R. H.
Lee so far recovered as to he able
: to bo on the streets again.
Mr. B B. Lewis one of our
most promising young lawyers
returned last night from a trip to
.Richmond, Va.
Mr. J. M. Broughton lost hi
oldest danghter yesterday morn
ing by death. Udied with chph
tHeria.
Our citizens who hare flat roof
shonld have them swept off, as a
spark of fire might be the cause
of a large conflagration.
J fFor bargains "id all kinds of
dry g6ods give the Messrs. Tuck
ersra call. They are selling goods
at. bottom figures.
t, In the notice aboqt the glass in
the storo window of Messrs.
Yeargan, Petty & Co., Saturday,
the types made a ay lawn glass.
It should have read " blown
glass'
He was too 4 boozy" to kilow
Hfe Pwn name Saturday night,
when a Gopd Samaritan was try
ing to loani hhj name eo that h
eruld carry 1dm Umc:
Ho had been pnk ii t.m- ttaid
penitentiary main m the fcvi
dericc of t,im Charles" lMi;
fle professed religion and stfitf
he loved everybody, . except
Charftes Smith, d n him.''
The rain has come and laid
the dm; hut it has not had any
effect n ( the sale of JVM. Rosen
bannT-s "ready made clothing. He
fceeps ftrart ?lass goods and the
public will Uv convinced if they
J trill ; give him a call. Don't
take our word for it, but go see
"for yourselves.
Ipll 0rechXp tor is' crowd
ed klaioiitiBowlyf - fle is a
. . ibi ? J-i'-,H -it r. : :
Clever gentlemen and has a corps
of polite clerks, consequently ho
. 8iWf0kg.tMt wKat is
better, he says his bnstness is in
Don't forgot that'onr friends of
Person etroet -church will give
Agacrd rAncortfor tkp efitWrn'pl.V'1Ati6ther''id lie smelt the
their Castor neit Tlmrsdav niiriit. powder, and ono Wfti heard to
It, will be h3tthQ eid thi
t&toit&nriia&-ot&vdS eot: Wo
by all means.
100 hale' to day.
Cotton quoted at 11$.
Painted bonn:t itro oiiL
Onr st roots are literally covered
with leaves.
iiunu on i;c'4 uvov
f mi fori t l it?. j j ; j
an
Eider down qniltfe are a fash
ionable bed cover.
Tho best decoy is made of red
cedar, hollowed out.
The s'tort party dresses are
much handier to dance in.
Lard is firmer, sijice, Ue r bac-
bone of wititor stiffened uj a
little.
Wollen corduroy is a favorite
material for cloaks for young
girls; it is light, soft and warm,
and comes in tho pretty ecrue
and gray tints that are so fash
ionable this winter.
Thk Visitor is 'eagerly sdnght
for in onr sister States South
Carolina and Virginia. Each
day brings us new subscribers.
That is right, friends. Help to
circulate the Visitor and we will
endeavor to give yon h paper
worthy of your patronage.
i
. Messrs.l MerrimoiK & Fuvr
have one of the handsomefit ana
best arranged law offices in the
State. It would be well fur our
other legal friends to emulate
thorn in the arrangement of their
offices. If you want to see some
thing nice just drop into their
office. 1 ' '
Personal.; Messrs. Jos. Beck
er, N. Robinson and L. Grcen
w0 special artists for " Frank
Leslie Nitrated paper" are at
the YarboFo Hvl- Thc.y (;amo
here to " do. HpM 'tfirirftti!.
Jl'air, which "begat .KdayY W
hope our white itfid colored friends
will give them all tho information
pow4WeV
Be sure to call him! $Jl H
of Mr. Adam Hang's ice' Sold
ie'ef When you go out to the fair.
Hef hm , fitted up J several rooms
in elegant style and is prepared
to furnish all kinds of refresh
ments. He is polite and court
eons Mid wiU ta!;v pleasure in
waiting J i yH- -Mwi ,hi U
call. ; See his mammoth siy;n
when you get there.
; Soniu of our young men went
out to Maj. Tucker's old. field last
Wedneslay night to send up sky
rockets. Our colored f riem.s, who
were oh the la)lcoo t f ok tlto me
teoric shower, observed the sky
rockets darting through the air
were the stars falling. , ooute said
they shot up from - the ground
nd went cross wise and straight
ifsyi 'WhiAe, what k foot yo
- t lat is de sploslon 6?4e inlpour
lUIiUJ
J A i
The condition' of Col." Russ is
1 about the same.
t Many- fancy fnr muffs arc lined
with cardinal, scarlet, or old gold
tints.
Many party : drescos are now
iiiadefwitU skfrfshtltMuit esepo
the floor.; I S
t ' ' ' ,
Pride gpvth before a pair ,o
tight b ts, h id o rns c im-jth af
ter thcin.r 1 If
Corditry velvets and plashes
are said to wear nearly as well us
siik velvets. . '
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, Idleness is hjyol work for those.
who are not used to it, and dull
work for. those who arc. . .
Most men wholook exclnsively
after numlter one, have next to
nothing to occupv their atteution.
Ives,' liarphy Sr onnrJN. Y".;
Dinsmord fc Kyle', Baltimore,
took out drpmmer's liwnse to day.
Several drunks and down were
given 12 hours each iu the guard
house to cool' off GyHhe Mayor
this morning.
Capt. R. B. Peebles of North
ampton county and James L.
Morehead, Esq., of Charlotte are
at tho Xarboro, . ' ' , ?
Arrnngements have been made
with thcdifferent-hotels : of the
city to "accommodate delegates to
the Grand Lodge at reduced rates.
With an easy conscience and a
pair of old shoes a man cani
shuffle through this vale of tears
with comparative contentednesi.
Every lady who goes .; to the
theatre has a perfect right to
wear a' high hat. The people
behind Iter -.should have secured
the seat in frnt. If they did not
she ia nt
to blame.
A trade journal 'gi&Aujj
tllU preparations for the Joliu.V.
gift eon saysi 4Their factory
now tiirtts1 out over 600 doll
babies a diayVThis must be the
otiginal! "Bal)y Mine."
"ttvmy dte CVervthing for a
man," stiil uit old gentlemeu
pompously. "Tee' replied the
other5 t)tiW, ahuf morttef ' wtmt do
as much for a man a mxtf men
will do for money."
.We paid a brief visit to the In
dustria Fair and found the ofH
curs and managers busy receiving
and arranging the articles being
sent in for exhibition. The dis
play oi articles is very tine, espe
cTally fowls. 1 The prospects now
are, that the fair will be a grand
snccessj JWint of, time prevents
ns from going into details.
Thompson's Silver Cornet Band
will meet to-night, by order of the
captain.
Foj toys and all kindof eon
fectfojaerietjlgr?. tPlr; Briigassti.
He hat r Ur stock and Is tell
fn tli Am liAn.
1.
hf,!fUk - . ii?q,:rKf Vjv-.W -j,,' i.
!
ments Saturday.
Mr. Z. 1 Broughton says its a
boy and weighs 10 pounds, so we
will have two Sqnirc Brongh
tons.
See the special change in the
advertisement of the Messrs.
Tuckers, They are selling tine
alapaca6 " very cheap.
An unruly bteor created a gopd
deal of merriment on .Wilming
ton street this morning. He set
one fellow down and ihen tried
to stamp him. ,
Dr. Sexton's horse became
frightened at a large hog being
driven up Fayettoville street this
morning, and getting hU feet
tangled, fell across the shaft.
No damage done.
We saw, this morning, the
finest looking glass ever brought
to this citv at Mr. C. C. Clawson's
store. He had sold it to Hon. A.
S. Merrimon. By tho way, if yoi
want anything in his line, give
him auall.
The Messrs. Tuckers know
how to make a . fellow feel that
he is remembered, for ihe Col
onel called us in this morning
and nrcsented us with one of his
fine hats. They have a laige
stock of the , same kind on harn
in connection w j'HiF..?-F
We stock of goodd, WhPO W
want a bargain in goods give tbeni
a call.
The North Carolina and East
ern Virginia Christian Confer
ence convened at the Christian
Church, uear Merry -.Oaks, '.Chat
'itnn COUnty, h.st Friday. Yester
day there whs a tremendous crowd
it! attendance. Vour sermons
, yfiVv 'preached during the day.
and stow Were ' WM at niglit.
The hospitality of thmtt peole
was unbounded, so our informant
says. The conference will pro
bably adjourn on Wednesday
next.'
Died. At the residence of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs f. M.
Broughton, in this city, at 9
o'clock yesterday morning, Lizzie
Broughton, aged 5 years, of
diphtheria.' Her fmeral was
preached at 11 o'clock to day by
the Rev. W. R. Gwaltncy. Her
remains were deposited iu Oak
wood cemetery. i
, Tax on Marriagk Lickksks.
On Saturday Capt. White, the
Register of Deeds of Wake, paid
to the Sheriff $375.73, State tax
on - marriage- licenses issued for
one year. Ho also "paid Treasurer
Keathery $6013, eounty tax-on
the iante laxnvy ifnce the 24th of
vrrade was good in all depart
Revenue receipts $0,537,74.
Sc wing rnaclnne needles of all
lescriptions, keptYt L. BransonV
bookstore.
Those- otficc inkstands at L
Branson's bookstore are certainly
elegant and cheap. ' '
Regular meeting of Hiram'
Lodge, No. 40, to-night. Elec
tion of officers and other impor
tant business will bo transacted.
The National Hotel will lc re
modeled and improved soon. The.
contract has )een awarded to
Messrs. Ellington, Roysterfe Co.
Mr. S. P. Ptttit, of : Virginia,
has been engaged to take charge
of the cnllinary department of tba
'National Hotel.
2,694 bales wero the. receipts
in this market last week.
Dieii. The many friends and
acqnaintanances of Miss Alice
Woolcott were very mnch shock -
edSatuidavovening tohesr of hor
sudden death. She. jva too pure
fOi" this sin-cursed world, henco
sho has been called to dwell with
the heavenly hosts above. -Hei1
spirit. has "crossed the river" and
is at rest with Jesus. Tier fu-s
neral was preached at the Chimh
of the Good Shepherd ftt four
o'clock yesterday afternoon; nni
was attended tgr an Immt'itSQ pon -
coursq f poople. Her romaiua
were deposited ii.-. Oak Wood
Cemetery, - tty thg ; Supremo
the Universe ' sooth tho
aching' heart of tho stricken pa
rents and ouly brother,' The fol
lowing gentlemen acted as pall
bearer Messrs. C. C. McDon
ald, F. B. Hill. Y, HlW. W
and Ed, Tjiylor,
, -J?-? Zoit of Jaklaht vllu
ba .je Jp-t day's lor cke pi..-tur at
btswarj't 3dery. , Two irge pict p s.
23i-euta. " HOtfrtf.
Ir You Waki
a fine uarriugo or buggy, don't faii U
drop Into U. Alfred Upohurch
ou Hargcit hitcd. ft hut a lurgfc aa i
complete stock of horn raafo work to
which ha invites the attention ef th
public. Give iiiw a call, and patr -its
hoifle mnnufactarfr col7-6t
Look Btvontn TUtf LfcAP.
Stewart's Ciallery is th wjijr jiln(j tot .
cheap pictures. Silting uirtd ffe
More yon pay, lioLl
Noticb wh ih Lawkm.
Amvalof ttue woratod goa-. for
children and infants at Mudume Be.v
son's. (Mi
M. Uiwtsiaan, who kps h nplendii.
variety of ftiinily groceriei-, has ulw. in
store a fine variety of Unwnou's Se.ii
Wheat, to which h would call the
cial attentiou of the farmers Tho htt
wheat kuo'u. ' Coll unci got ttoate-o .
it. . . noli. .
t ypbvss Shisomcs Chfi&kkk '
than ever offered iu R deign before.
All heart; never rot For sale by car
load Or Small quantity by Joui(.ltipen
& Powell. uob-tf
Bbmow. W have removed oar
.office to the second fl wr, over Tuck
er's store, where we will be pleased to
hAve our friends and tne public call.
" CaiwroKD A Evjearrri
hol0-3w 1 Deututti,
W. B. Mann & Co., is the plaoo
to bny nice rHittrt eggs, haras,
N.'C. hacotoj fiird (.floury nud any- ,
tiling cjso front ii thukblo . tip' to a
barrel of viaogarv 1) -4v