Evening Visitor.
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1 ho Evening Visitor Publishing Co,
TERMS Per copy, - One Cent,
Vm Month, 20
Outsule the Ci'y, 25 "
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION
The Goldsboro Messenger is
ouo of the best weekly papers
that comes to our office. Mr.
Bonitz, the editor and proprietor,
certainly deserves success, and
we are glad to see that the pub
lic appreciates his effort?. If onr
friends , want to subscribe to a
good, reliable, weekly paper, we
most cheerfully recommend the
Messenger. Address, Mr. J. A.
Uonitz, Goldsboro, N. C.
There will be a meeting of tUe
colored mechanics of Raleigh, at
the court-house to night, to make
arrangements for the first day of
January, 1880. The public are
invited to attened. This is not
. 5n opposition to the meeting that
laa been held. (Sigued) Stewart
Ellison, Norfleet Dunstons, Hay.
Mood Spencer; Joseph Hill, and
H. C. Jocee.
The taxes are 80 very high that
theatrical troupes are compelled
' to' give Raleigh the go-hj. It
seems to us that if the. taxes on
euch troupes were not so, heavy,
the State and county would rea
lize a great deal more revenue.
Can't the tax be reduced ?
In a barber shop the comb and
the brush play the leading parts.
- Ex. Well, where in thunder
does the barber's tongue come in.
John R. Long, of Baltimore,
took out a drummers license to
ell Long's Prepared Chemicals
'for composting. . '
' Because a policeman knocks a j
man down and kills 1 im, is it any
' reason that he should be called a
. dead beat? ; .
; "Anew bridge at the corner of
"Wilmington and Davie streets
, has just been completed.
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Speedy Justice. At 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon information
was lodged with Capt. J . W. Lee,
Chief of Police, that two negroes,
Theo, Henly and Peter Williams,
had stolen some money from
M.iry Williams, colored, and had
gone off on the eastern train to
Goldsboro. The Captain tele
graphed to the Mayor of Golds-.
. ; boro to be on the lookout, and on
. the arrival of the train at 6
'o'clock at Goldsboro the said ne
'1 . groes, were arrested-by the Mayor
, apd lodged in jail and at 12:30
;, ,o'cpck Monday, the Captain had
jftHQta.back in Raleigh and they
. were tried before ' Mayor Manly
' ; yesterday morning, convicted, and
, ; in ; default of a hundred dollar
;i.,r,r .bond;were, sent to jail to be in
, , terviewd by Wge' l.Avefy in
,r January;... This, eppalcs well for
, , the etVV AjEf,of Po
' .the prisoners. ,,!,,. lMh,JV, u
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An Office-II older. We can-
I not 6ee why Postmaster Key docs
not appoint men as postmasters
that can read and write. No
wonder so many letters are inis
l.iid. We know of a postoffice in
this State, not fifty miles from
Raleigh, that has a postmaster
that can hardly read his own
name. And on several occasions
The Visitor has lain in this s;iid
office for four days, and every
day a subscriber would go to the
office and ask for papers, but the
reply would be, "no papers."
We know this to be so. Below
is a fac simile of a letter written
by a postmaster in this State, to
a merchant in this city for a coat.
Is he fit to be a postmaster? But
judge for yourself:
, Nov. 25 1879.
I ce on your card
cloth & castner & 1 wish to no if
any of thes coies is over cotes &
If the aire good heavy cotes or
not 1 wood likee to hav 3 cotes fc
I am liveing too for from the E.
H. P. office I am Pm at
k If you will cend 1 of your best
3 dollar cotes size 37 I will cend
the money on Receipt by male of
the Sam yours &c
A Terrible Time. Some time
ago a young man went out near
this city hunting and fishing.
Now, this young man had been
a devout reader of dime novels,
and, as the old saying is, "his
feelings were pitched to the high
est, and his hair stood on cend."
All the way to the fishing
grounds (Whitaker's pond) he was
on the lookout for a Comanche
savage to stick his head out from
behind a tree and fill his body
full of poisoned arrows. But no
Indians were seen and he arrived
at the pond safe and sound. Af
ter setting his hooks lie left his
companion and walked up the
pond to kill a deer or a turkey,
as he imagined, (there was nei
ther in ten miles of the place.)
After wandering around ".awhile,
and not finding anything, he sat
down on a log to rest and medi
tate. In his mind he saw or heard
bears, panthers, wolves, and once
he heard an Indian laugh, when,
all of a Ridden, he heard a noise.
It was a deer. He knew it.
Nothing but a deer would make
sueh a noise as that, lie cocked
his gnn, laid down behind the
log, .-and waited and listened. It
was coming nearer. He almost
could see the bushes shake. His
heart beat loud and strong. His
nerves got unstrung and his strong
right arm began to tremble. In
another minute the crack of his
gun would be heard, the fame of
this young man would go abroad
asfa great hunter. The deer was
approaching. It cpuldu't be very
far-away. But the young man
'cbuld'staud (t no longer. . He
would, go and meet' it Carefully
and stealthily vh.f:' raised himself
up, and-say jt. It was a high
land tjarrapin ' crawling ' through
the leaves." Tfto jchhg 'man look
ed aronnd tb b66: 4f any one saw
hira, and then left in disgust.
Dress Goods!
Dress Goods !
New Arrivals.
A chance to save money. Dress
Goods at lets than the old price, at
CREECH'S.
Now is the time to buy before they
advance.
CLOAKS. CLOAKS.
Just received my fourth stck of
new and pretty fitting Cloaks at less
price than ever before, and if you want
to buy a handsome cloak for a little
money, come to
CREECH'S.
Prints. Prints.
Advancing North but A. Creech is
selling them at the old price. Always
cull tit
CREECH'S
to buy Calico.
Piece Goods and Domestics.
Just the goods that everybody wans,
and now is the time to buy before they
advance. Call at
CREECH'S
and get the worth of your money.
BLANKETS,
BLANKETS.
Do you want to buy bed blankets?
If you do(
CREECH'S
is the place, as I have a large stock,
and will be sold for less than the old
price.
HATS ! HATS !
Do you Want to buy a new hat for
Christmas? If so, don't forget that
CREECH ,
is the'.man that sells hats' cheap.1
de9-2w A. CREECH.
Eflff.JJAI!
GROCER,
BUTTER.
During the recent excitement in the
mtter market, it has been difficult to
btain supplies of fine stock, owing to
r.he disposition of dairymen to hold
ack their best tubs for higher prices.
The market now being more quiet, I
am able again to offer fine butter in
regular supply. Have now in store
twenty tubs of choice Northern Butter,
and will receive my regular weekly
shipment as usual.
Also a small lot of country Butter at
30c. per pound retail.
ALSO JUST RECEIVED,
Very choice new crop New Orleans
Molasses; better than any syrup for
Buckwheat cakes; Sultana, London
Layer, and Imperial Loose Muscatel
Raisins; best Maple syrup in quart
bottles; new French Walnuts, Almonds,
Cocoanuts, and nuts of all kinds; extra
choice New Jersey Cranberries.
And a lot of extra beef tongues.
"Tube Rose" flour as good as Pa
tapsco, and cheaper.
Crosse and Blackwell's .Mushroom
and Walnut Catsup.
Gordon and Dilworth's Bitter Or
ange Marmalade, in quart and half gal
lon jars.
Gordon & Dilworth's Mince Meat for
those who want the finest.
Also Atmore's Mince Meat.
Fine Coffees, Peas, Segars and every
thing else in the line or groceries.
First class goods, low prices.
flel0-6m
E. J. HARDIN.
3,873.
1879.
SANTA CLAUS
Come again ana made his heudquar
ters at
B&AGASSA'S.
Toys of every description, too nu
merous to mention.
Everybody can be satisfied in price
and quality.
Confectioneries ! !
Choice French and plain candies of
my own manufacture always fresh.
New citron, sultana raisins and cur
rants for fruit cake. New nuts of all
kinds.
I have also a Bakery in connection
with my business. You can find
FRESH BREAD
AND V -:'"'
Fresh Cakes
of every description always on hand.
CHRISTMAS Cd KES
made and baked for families.
.Give me a call. , Satisfaction cuar-
teed or money refunded.
J. A; BRAGASSA,
Confectioner and Baker, .
no!9 16 tfayettevme' Street.
Raleigh, N. C.
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Ladies Dress Goods cheapest and
best assortment ever offered to the pub
lic. Black Cashmeres, all wool, from 60
cents and up; very superior.
Black Alpaccas and BriUiantines at
all prices, standard 1 makes, beautiful
fabrics and lustre.
Another arrival of those cheap Dress
goods, which are so popular, and
sought after by every one.
A full assortment of Prints, at all
prices.
Bleached and Uun bleached Muslins
t suit all classes.
Dress Trimmings, Fancy Buttons,,
in square and oblong shapes.
Plaid and Fancy Ribbons, in all
the new shades.
Ladies Gum Circulars, Gum Um
brellas. Ladies and Misses Cloaks and Ulsters.
Our stock of carpets cannot be sur
passed, in quality, patterns and prices,
all kinds, Hemp, Ingrain, 3-ply and
Brussels.
A full line of Rugs, Druggets, Door
Mats and Oil Cloths.
We call special attention to our
We. claim they are the best in the) mar
ket. These shirts" are reinforced the
whol9 length. f the bosom; prevent,
splitting at edge of bosom where shirts
alwayd wear first; a very great advan
tage, besides being well made and of
the very best material
Ladies, Misses, Children and Gents
shoes and gaiters.
Linen Crash, "big bargain" at 8 1-5
cents.
" pur Co, Tucker, is now in the Nor
thern markets purchasing additional
stock tot the holiday trade.
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