Eugene Harrell has been elected
Captain of the Governor's Guard.
The colored graded school at Kins
ton was destroyed by fire Jlondaj,
the 12th.
Jndge Walter Clark will deliver
the Commencement address at the
University, June 6th.
The State Superintendents of Pub
lic Instruction of all the Southern
States will meet at Morehead City
June 20tn.
Randolph county has sixty-four
post-offices, a larger number than
any other county in the State. Con
cord Times.
THE NEW DRYDOCK CAVES IN.
Yesterday afternoon, while a num
ber of men were at work ou the new
drydock, a portion of it gave way, and j
caved in, about twenty men barely
escaped with their lives. This is the
second time that this has occured.
The land where the dock is being
built is made land, consequently it
cannot be depended on. A great
deal of piling, &c, will have to be
done. Norfolk Virginian, 18th.
A very worthy colored man named
Pat ton Beckham, was found murdered
on the plantation of Deputy Sheriff
White, in Iredell county, last Tues
day morning. A white man named
Nance and his two sons are charged
A gentleman told us recently that withthe crime and have been arrested.
he once had a cousin named Miss Xhcr will make seven Derson9 in
lr I. - I -mr j
t, ffuu was norn in jiiay ana ner lredell countv iail to be tried for
husband died in May. He also said jmurder.
that the eleventh child in his father's
family was born on the eleventh day
of the eleventh month of the year
Greenville Reflector.
S. L. STORER & CO.
' Successors to Chappel & Storer,
Wholesale Commission Dealers and
Shipper t of all kinds of
Lobsters, Turtle, Etc.
16 Fulton Fish Market,
NEW YORK.
Stencils and Stationary furnished on
application.
J. 4. SSOSSiHS & SO.,
WHOLESALE
Coimi tission Merchan ts,
The United States Rolling Stock
Company has commenced the erection
of its projected shops and foundries
at Anniston, Ala. The capacity of
the works will be, when everything
gets in running order, about twenty
to twenty five freight cars per day.
ana irom six to ten passenger cars
per month.
At a meeting of the business men
or ijolasboro it was determined to
organize a stock company for the
purpose of building a cotton factory
to be operated on the co operative
plau. The capital stock will be
$1C0,000, and committees have been
appointed to solicit subscriptions.
News and Observer.
Boston has lost her glory, her pride,
her hero and her love, Prof. John
Lawrence Sullivan failed to knock
out Charley Mitchell. Mitchell did
not knock out the Boston boy but
tired him out. They fought 39
rounds lasting three hours and eleven
minutes. Night put an end to the
contest. Tarboro Southerner.
A FARMERS' CLUB.
A Farmers' Club was organized at
Yeopim in fourth Township, Chowan
county, March 17th, 1888. W. J.
Webb, Chairman, called the meeting
to order. On motion. W. E. Jordan,
was appointed Secretary, and J. N.
Bass, Treasurer.
On motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed as delegates to the
County Convention to be held in
Edenton on the first JSaturday in
April : M. H. Hughes, J. N. Bass,
W. II. Jordan and Thos. A. Harrell.
As alternates, V. Beasley, Dr. Thos.
Leary, R. F. Bass and W. E.Jordan.
On motion, the Chairman was made
Exofficio Chairman of delegates.
Jno. G. Williams, Esq., was ap
poiniea to deliver an aaaress on
some practical subject at our- next
meeting.
On motion, agreed that .we meet on
Saturday bsfore the 3d Sunday in
each month at 3 o'clock r. m.
On motion, the Secretary was re
quested to furnish copies of these
proceedings to the Enquirer and
Fisherman & Farmer, and request
publication. The meeting "then ad
journed, to meet Saturday, April the
14th, at 3 o'clock r. m.
W. E. Jordan, Sdct'y.
W. J. Webb, Chairman.
LOTS GIVEN AWAY !
MERCHANT TAILOR,
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
A full line of Foreign and Domestic Goods
always on hand. All work warranted.
AT THE EXCELSIOR HOUSE!
GREEN FRONT, Main Street, Second Door Sooth of A. T. Bush's corner,
CAN BE FOUND
Whiskies, Brandies, Wines, Alest etc.,
the best for the verv lowest cash prices and in quantities sufficient for any demand.
Cool Beer on Draught; also Bottle Goods of the best grades.
Cigars and Tobacco ofbrandswell established.
tSThis establishment is entirelv new and constructed with an eye to ti n
convenience of the trade. I invite competition as to the quality of my Mock
the completeness of my structure. Give roe a call.
I Edenton, x. c. A. L. GREGORY, Proprietor.
-AT
Montrose, Chowan Co., N. C. i
Montrose. N. ., is situated on the
Chowan River, and is the terminal of
the Suffolk & arolina Railway. The
land is high and dry, and the water
excellent. 1 win eive lots to persons
who will build two story houses in good dress,
Fresh. Fish
Terrapin, Game and Produce.
Sales and Check or Cash Daily.
Stencils Free.
Telegraph quotations furnished
when desired. Remember the ad
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T. J. SCOGGINS & CO.,
1 14 Grant Street,
Baltimore, Md.
Laistphear & Haff,
Wholesale Commission Dealers in
style, for the following purposes:
1 Lot for Grocery Store.
Hardware
Gents 'Furnishing: Goods
Dry Goods St-re.
Shoe and Hat 44
Clothing
Stove and Tinware Store.
Furniture Store.
Agricultural Impliincnts
Millinery Store.
Bakery
Coach Factory.
Cotton
Tobacco .
Shuttle block Factory.
Door, sash and Blind, jyy, 70 Fulfmi, Fish .Mavfrpf
BOOKS. THRU
The following books are published in nt paxnpblet form, printed from pood redl-. tn m c-
pap?r and many of them handsomely Illustrated. TUey 4vre without except! on the cheapen fn..K er jt
lishtrd iu any land or language, and fnrnjli to the muwi of the people an opportunity --a M.e t -t
literature of the day it t!io mot trifiiu-.' exiexie. In any other wrifi tbee yit-ut ra
times tue price at which tiiey are here oifcteJ. Each one i complete in itelf :
v
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A PieiiMure KTertloii," and Other Sketrhea. T.y
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The Aunt Kezlah I'apcr. 17 Cliii Auoitsta, anttinr
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In e very w ay di'ial to "WUow Brlitt."
t'hrlntmaa Storle. I'T C'haw.i- 1kkk. l'ni!ni t
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TBPrarll krOrraa. A N ul. K Cl. a A i-.i . I . .
Hollow Aah HmJL a No,. H; SliH.nniT biuw
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Tie ftraare ( aw sf Or. Jekyll nud Air. Jlj Jc a
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A WlrLetl Cilrl. A .V-vl. Pf M.av Ca. n. Hat.
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Knnnil dip V" Hilnir l.avmTt. A t'nok of atorlca. iicturea. I Dt- naaa.
ptirzle. mi I tnni. for tlie little toil: at licin. I JletweeN Two Rlna. A Nov. l
I'otiuliir Km- tat on and IHnlosara. HumoroM, nrama- . Timc. juuairaira
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The Nclf-iuade Men of llodrrn Tlnaeo. Coutaina pr
tvaita .nid l'iorn)tiiea of famous aelf-iuale Aiucrloana. from tba
time of Frankiin t'i tlie preser.t.
Kuinlllnr Quotntlona. Cont.ifiilnK tlie origin an anthnr-
a'lipof many iirrt-a trequetitly m t iu reaJluc auJ couvcra- I
tlon. A va!ii.-ililj work of refrrtiire. I
Low IJfc In Ju'ew Yerk. A art of 1t1.1 pan plctiirca I
r.y tlie aiitV.t r ,f In it
FEISE f ISEx
Lobsters, Etc.
lmwin? the rtark ei-le of li;'e iu tlie creat ritv Jilnttrnttd.
The I load to Wealth. Nt a.i advei'.liiiifr rirciilar,
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One Hundred Popular Sonc antimr.tal, pathetic
n l ctimic. Inrlu.l.n; most of the iaroritva. ne and "U
fir Noel ilflr. A Novel, r.y Mn. Mat Aonaa Flbmixo.
A Burtered Life. A Novel. By Mabioh IIaki.akd.
An 4tll Man's Sacriflee. A otc1. Xj Mn. Am .
WTrHESS.
gWe will Fend any four of the above booVa by mail pot-pald u-on receipt of only 1 S Cent nr tm for
XS Crnl s any txcenty-fire tor f0 Cent; the entire list (40 book) for 75 Onto the eutite liit liound in board- .
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Satisfaction guarantfed. or money refunded. Postage tump taken for fraction" of a dollar. Ai to our reliability,
w refer to any newipnner published In New York, likewise to the Commercial Aeenciea, All rdera fiiiel hy ,
wtarnmaiL Addres all letter- r. M. I.UlXOX. JPnbllaliea-. . 3 Murray Street. New li orkj
Tka Mne af llrari. A.Noul. P.y n. I.. rAjot.
lorf'a Kortaae. A .Novel. Ity Ft mi ffUMH.
A Law Marrlace. A Novel. Hy Mi.a Mriwk. i'ua.
Tke allty Kler. a Novel. liyWiiinti'uu.iu.
Tk Palaaa f Amm. A Novel. Ity Klobkick Miihiit.
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fair Wat Falae. A Novel. Vy the autLor of " IKiia
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Tha CaUforaU Cabla. A Kovtl. Ty M. T. Caliob.
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Barrel Factory.
Cotton Seed Oil Factory.
iwannihg factory.
WM. T. WOODLEY.
Chowan P. O., Chowan Co , N. C
Febrnary 29th, 188.
New York City.
If you want to obtain the highest mar
ket price for your
Fresh. Fish.
STEWART & KEAGLE.
Wholesale Commission Merchants.
M FRESH FISH DEALERS,
Send t6 this office for
If country newspapers were to
publish the names of subscribers who
take, read and enjoy, and are gratified
by, yet refuse to pay for, their home
papers, tho reputation of most com
munities for moral honesty, would
depreciate ten per cent., says the
Jfew York Sun. An editor's labor is
seldom esteemed or compensated.
A lawyer will give you five minutes
mAxriroL on a t.nnif and r.harcre vnn
-" " 1 S5 J
$5.00 for it. An editor will give you
advice on a hundred tonics and
charge you five cents a copy for his
paper, and very often five cents
given to an editor ill save $5.00
civen to a lawyer. In fact no other
business is so universally robbed and
Oysters, Produce, Melons and
FRUIT.
Pratt Street Wharf. Office corner Pratt
and Calvert Streets,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Consignments solicited and prompt
returns
References Franklin Bank, W. J.
Carroll & CO., wholesale grocers. Kea-
gle & Geuder, oysters and fruit packers,
Baltimore, Md.
CHAS. W ATKINS & CO.,
General Commission Merchants,
1412, 14 & 16 CARY STREET,
RICHMOND, : : : VA.
Game and Terrapin,
SHIP TO
I.A.Lee&Co.
27 & 58 Dock St. Fiih market,
Philadelphia; - Pa.
JOB
FROM A
Business Card to a mammoth Poster
J,S; I- EAIj & Co-'With neatness, correctness and dispatch.
v, uuicoaic MClVUXLtlH 111
Fresh
Olir MottO : GAt1sall Prices.
Every attention will be given to the print
ing of hand bills, letter and note heads, bill
heads, wedding invitations and programmes.
Oysters, Terrapin and Gn m e
Pier 16 and 328 S. Delaware Avenue,
Philadelphia.
Consignments solicited and prompt
returns made. Pleas send for cards
and stencils.
THE
Sale of North Carolina
SALTED HERRING a Specialty
l2rLiberal advances made on consign
ments. Our long and extensive expe
rience in this branch of business, togeth
er with the satisfaction that our trans
actions have generallv given to our
patrons, we hope, will prove a greater
guarantee to them for the future than
any extravagant promeses than we can inVFST CASH PRIfiFS
mafcie.
8Sf WAV
To grt a Flrrt-ClaMWatell
Is In our Co-Operatirs Clmb.
FIIIE 171TCDES
AT THTC
CHARLES PHILIPSEN,
North. .River
FISH AND GAMS CO.,
COMMISSION DEALER IN
FRESH FISH,
Only $1.00 a Week.
Thousands of the best $38.00
Oold Watch ever made are sell
ing" in our Co-operative Clubs.
Steam Boat Honse
AND
OYSTER SALOON,
King St :i.k)i s w-st ot" Bay V' y Hott-1
and next to the: Dixon lUiiMing,
EDENTON, N. 6.
R. B. Hayes, Prop'r.,
Who begs leave to inform his patrons of
Chowan and the counties surrounding
that on and after October tlie 1st, run
ning through the entire winter season,
he will be prepared to furnish daily
GEO. M. BAKER,
Coach. Maker,
Edenton, N.C.
Terrapin and Game,
25 and 26 Vesev Pier,
NEW YORK.
SIT AD a specialty Stencils furnished.
swindled out of their labor and capi-. jeroleman , 103 Barclav St., and North
tal as country newspaper publishers. River Pank, New York.
FRESH NORFOLK OYSTERS
This is the Seat, Cheapest, Moat Convenient. I
and only co-operative System of selling watches. ' in any quantity des'red.
inewatcnes are American Lever Stem Winders, r
containing every essential to accuracy and dxira- Orders, large or small, from anv dis
bility, and have, in addition, numerous patented tatice will be promptlv tided. Dailv
improvements foTind in no other watch. They are ' i,..,. nn fhrt rhr,war." Tninnl-P
absolutelytbe only XHt and Datnvnrof Move- 5at8 on the tnowar, Koanoke and
ments made in the World, and are jeweled ! ocuppernon itivers win enable mm to
throughout with UEiruixr: jtuBIES. The supplv regularly and promptlv any par
Fatent Stent. Wind and Set is the Etronpcst and in P.orti U'QcViin.rtnn anri Prtf Ar,i i
Simplest made. They are fuUtj equal for ap- ftllflH ,.:th' n nl or cr?l i
pearance, accuracy, durability ami servxee, , . . latet and imnrovpd Ktvlf i
toany$75 Wateh. Our co-operative Club System orders. ! 1U.1" y r wteiaua improvcu bt ic a ,
brings theia within the reach cf every one. Patronage respectfully BOiicitedj prices to surprise everybody.
THPff PYSTH IMP Terms as reasonable as the supply! liefore buving a 13uggv. wagon, cart
tn( KDV fltmaiAfi al a. t.0 UUUS. i " " ""a a v " . jw.a r.n.iun t
WV7lAIIJH liLllrJ UU. ; them atrial, vou will save monev. If
rf P.O. BoxS2S. PIalluI'aj
The above firm having just received a
new supply of material, also increased
their force, wish to state that they an
now prepared to do ail kind of
Coacli work
We refer to any Com- I AGENTS Pnntlll ClieaP
I virj: I L.U.
Clubs Constantly Forming.
Join Bow and Save lloney.
At this office.
you have repairing of any kind to io
they will suit you both "in work and
price.
Horse shoeing done cheap and neat.
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