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EDENTON. OCT., 4, '87.
EDITORIAL.
London, Sept. 29. Polydore de
Keiser. Esq., alderman for Farripg
ton Without and a Roman Catholic,
was to-day elected Lord Mayor of
London.
What means this startling an
nouncement? Step by step the
church of Rome advances in matters
of seculor and political concerns
splendid progress which their decend
ants have made in growth and gov
ernment. Bat while all those wiUbe
absent causing a feeling of sadness
there will be occasion for contempia .
tion as grand and stiring as oar ret
rospect has been sad' and shadowy
To her absent children oar grand bid
Mother can point innumerable evi
dences showing that the seed of con
tinuing prosperity, so faithfully sown
in the past by other hands, have
germinated, sprung up and are now
ripe for a harvest unending. Where
the song of the plow-boy and the
sound of the woodman was once only
heard, the music of spindles, the roar
of machinery and the tread of the
iron-horse, all blending in industrial
harmony, impregnate the air with the
music of a march grand, imposing
ind beautiful, making the people
rejoice and filling the lap of plenty
even unto perfect fulness. At almost
every cross-road, in the place of the
cider mill and dram shop, there
the plzbis 8citum. iNone ot it in
the cud of America, and to avoid it
m
we cannot be too careful.
Innlrincr fnwurd. rwrhans. to the neriod
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when, history repeating itself, the
lex ecclesije shall take the place of ,
tne cnurcu oi uoa nas ereciea an
edifice for prayer and praise, and
where the poor and the defenceless
orphan once were neglected, now, in
TnEWrashincrtonPostsavs: "Ren- the plenitude of a charitv almost
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resentativc elect M. C. McClammy, of begotten, there stand asylums sus
North Carolina, is stopping at the tained and governed bv a prosperous
to a Post reoorter. 'in the interest of PeoP' ueni,on progrea anu umveraax
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mv constituents, and am going gooa. An mis reunion mere may ue
through the Departments with my some who, impressed with the gran
'little hatchet trying to cut off some deur of the progress made bv their
DAnnVkllnfln ItvtrtVvci 4 mm 4-t-kA 4 iCk k a rf I
Atmuo iiuui vuw "MCtflf0 oho 1farm no Fafnrn tn
omce. ana nave graitea in ineir pia- , . ,, , , . .,
fruit " welcome
OUR MANAGER'S TRIP TO WINDSOR
Our Business Manager, in company
He may be with the Band, was presant at the laying
Ua. Vini I of the Corner-stone of tne Court Mouse
McClammy is a. Democrat of the
Tilden typo who thinks the favorite
ensign of the past (a broom) is not
without its virtue still.
v!rV A nlann 3 nrna rt mnof
"S"" voF. . in Windsor, Saturday last, a full account
even tnougn tne rresment snan taKe of which will be given in onr next.
four rears to finish the iob. There Saturday night it was his pleasure to
J I nt hPTin rtnn nf r.hf most dplichtf ill fititftr-
is nothing so pleasant in the South as tainments ever given iu the town and
. n1pn ImiiQA.Irppnpr participated in by the heme ladies and
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onri mucin rt raracf HoiiTr an-l k -v ra 1
The State Fair reunion of non-res- ience. Among the performers, notably,
ident North Carolinians promises to wa& MissKosa M. Kenny, whose match
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be a most enjoyable feature. Many, for h on an B the tti Q
nnarafnnrl nrntni'nnnt raoiMnnfa man "fifor'l in all if a full
v utuci Ubabco nui iiAc uttu tuiibcu XT i. ji ti r , . ,
Iiiu obuppcu itii iAi. xuuuuy iiiau
whom but few better Landlords live.
B.nm tha hoorfli a fr cnoL- nf nis unremuung exeruon in Denait oi
1 nlpasnrft for all will nver hfl lrinnlw r
their native home and mingle again membered, and his unlimited contribu
their familiar- voices in the sweet tions, making sojourn dolightful iu his
, , .,. place, win ne tuny reciprocated should
v'n 'v-i isovnug laiuiuai tne lot oi lite ever mane mm aole or
thinirs and incidents of the oast which furnish opportunity.
, ii i . 4. . , . Windsor presents a business appear-
have swelled history into a mighty ance quifce fn keQpins with other towns
book crowded with noble deeds, grand in the East, and her people look, as if
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achievements, and brQUant evidences V"
of an universal onward. It is pleas- when, in her course, she paused to note
ant when, at stated times, the seat- he most worthy among t,he recipiants of
tered family, once happy in supposed He hopes to visit the place when the
nernPt.nal union nan h hrnncrhr. to Court House is finished to admire the
mingle again around the fireside of again with the kind generous and most
their old home, to live over, for a hospitable people.
while, the long past which has been
lost save only to memory in whose J. J. BURGESS with
exercise facts and faces as well as ETHERIDGE, FULGHAM &
occasions are thrown out upon the
surface a feast to the eye of mind and
a jov to the soul filled with love of
home and a just appreciation of the
friends of other days.
In this reunion there will be much
to recall which will doubtless awake
reflections sad beyond discription.
3Iany faces will be missed. The
mtnesof many will be mentioned who
now sleep in soldier graves awaiting
the final transfer when the batalions
of earth's mighty force will pitch
their tents upon Eden's fields clothed
in t'ie immortal armament of heaven.
Some will be absent whoje deeds of
love and wisdom, whose mighty
speech and fearless convictions have
mad their names conspicuous in the
incomparable catalogue of true great-
COMPANY,
ESTABLISHED 1867
COTTON FACTORS AND
19 and 20 "NT VH- TT
Commerce St JLX U11U11S., V H.
Specialties Cotton,
Peanuts.
Lumber and
ALSO WITH THE
irijiuta $igar artortj.
HAMBERGER BROS.,
MANCfACTURKRa OF
Fine Cigars
Also Wholesale
TOBACCONISTS,
And dealers in Snuff, wood and Clay
Pipes, also, Foreign and Demestic
Leaf Tobacco,
ness. Some will be missed to whose
bright example of christian heroism 93 and 95 Water Street,
and self-sacrifice the onward of the
Church that essential in civiliza
tion, is, in great measure, humanly
speaking, due. Some will be missed,
statesmen, whose spotless charac
ter and unrivalled ability gave luster
to the State' 8 reputation and whose
arduous efforts paved the way for the j
NORFOLK, YA.
AXLE
GREASE
HAZEB
BEST IX THE
WORLD.
Its wearing qualities are muni-passed, actually
outlasting two boxes of any other brand. Free
from Anlm&l Oil. (VGET THE GENUINE
FOR SALE BY DEALERS GENERALLY,
Steam Boat House
AND
OYSTER SALOON,
King Kt,. 3 doors west of Bay View Hotel
, . and next to tiua Dixon Building,
ED EAT TO AT, C. .,
R. B. Hayes, Prop'r.,
Who begs leave to inform his patroas of
Chowan and the counties surrounding
that on and after October the 1st, run
ning through the entire winter season,
he will be prepared to furnish, daily
FRESH NORFOLK OYSTERS
in any quantity desired.
Orders, large or 6raaII, from any dis
tance will be promply filled. Daily
boats on the Chowan, Roanoke and
Scuppernong Rivers will enable him to
sunnlvreirularlvandDromplv any par
ties in Bertie, Washington and Hertford
counties, either on general or special
orders.
Patronage respectfully solicited.
Trems as reasonable as the supply
affords.
BAKER & SON",
Coach. Makers,
Edenton, N.C.
The above firm having just received a
new supply of material, also increased
their force, wish to state that they ara
now prepared to do all kind of
Coach, work
in the very latest and improved style at
prices to surprise everybody.
Before buying a Buggy, wagon, cart
or a wheelbarrow, you should give
them atrial, you will save money. If
you have repairing of any kind to'do
they will suit you both in work ana
price.
Horse shoeing done cheap and neat.
sepl4-y
For Sale.
Splendid Tract of Land
containing about 2C0 Acres, of which.
80 acres are in good condition for culti
vation. On this tract is a new two
storv Dwelling and a sufficiency of out
houses. The land is well adapted to the
growing of corn, cotton and all kinds
of truck products. It is situated on the
county road about Si miles North of
Edenton and about 3 miles from Rocky
Hock wharf, where daily boats stop en
route for Edenton and Franklin, Va.,
makine close connection with trains
bound for Northern markets.
I will sell very cheap and make terms
easy.
For particulars, apply to
V. E. Felton,
Edenton, N. C.
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MERCHANT TAILOR,
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
A fall line of Foreign and Domestic Goods
always on hand. All work warranted.
SAILMAKERS.
Canvas furnished at Factory Prices. , Old &vils bought OI TV IV (
and sold. Awnings and flags made to order. XJ VJ.J. J. j
AT THE EXCELSIOR HOUSE,
GREEN FRONT, Main Street, Second Door South of A. T. Bush's corner,
LAN BE FO UND
Whiskies, Brandies, wines, Ales, etc.,
the best for the very lowest cash prices and in quantities sufficient for and demand.
Cool Beer on Draught; also Bottle Goods of the best grades.
Cigars and Tobacco ofbrands well established.
CairThis establishment is entirely new and constructed with an eye to the
convenience of the trade. I invite competition as to the quality of my stock and
the completeness of my structure. Give mo a coll.
Edenton, N. c, A. L. GREGORY, Proprietor.
Established 1874
Iron Front Brick Building,
Edenton,
N. C.
Groceries and Provisions, Tobacco, Snuff
and Cigars, Furniture, Hardware and Crock
ery, salt, J-iime, Hay and Coal.
,3TA Large Stock always in store, and, buying from .first hands for cash, en
ables me to make low prices to purchasers.
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G-reat Reductions in all classes of
Spring and Summer Goods.
In order to reduce stock during this month, and to make room for new Fall
and Winter Goods, I am offering my entire stock of
Clothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods.
ALSO
Spring and Summer Dress Goods, Dress Trim
mings, Wash Fabrics, Laces,
Whiie Goods, Embroideries, Gloves, Corsets. Hosiery, Un
derware. Shoes, Hats. Domestics, Notions,
Fancy Goods Etc.,
of every description at astonishing low prices, of which I mention a few:
Boys Suits, ages 10 to 18 years, S2.50
Youths' Suits, round and square cut,
sizes 33 to 38, very handsome dark
plaid, 5, worth 88.
Men's Suits, rouud and square cut, sizes
32 to 42, $3.
Men's oue and four buttons 1
Corkscrew cutaway frock j
suits, in brown, blue, ! Q1-
Kl.w.l- fr,m CO V
Men's Corkscrew sack suits.
in brown,blue,black at 88
Two hundred childreus Linen Dusters
at 50 cents.
Seersucker cloth in plain, striped and
checked, at 8, 16 and 12 cents a yard,
worth double the price.
Dress Goods in plain and figured from 6
cents per yard.
Fancv Lawns at 4 cents.
Light Calico, small figured, from 5 cents.
Brown Cotton, heavy quality, from 5 cts.
Bleached Cotton from 5 cents.
Ijraws and Calico hhirU at 25c apiece.
hite and Fancy sJiirtK from 40c up.
Fruit of the. Loom at 8 eeuts.
10j Brown Sheetingat 20 cents.
Victoria Lawn at deems worth 12.
Nainsooks aud Checks from 8 to 10 c ts.
Lace from one cent up.
Corsets at 30 cents.
Ladies Nightgowns and Chemises, some
thing entirely new. from 40 ccut.
iaaie-t jerseys iroiu io cents.
; Paper of pins' 2 cent. Hair pins at lc
j per paper, Safety pins 5c per dozen.
. Two hundred pairs Ladle lace- shoes,
No. 3 and 4. at 75 cents a pair, worth
double th nrirr.
One hundred pair of Ladies' Opera Slip
pers at 65 cents, and many other
things too numerous to mention.
Gond for 76-Pago
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE
MENTION THIS PAPER."
Thanking yoa for past favors and hoping to merit the same in
ture, I am lours Respectfully,
the fu
PERKINS OLD 6TAA D Clieapsidc, EDENTON, A. O
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