Published Every Friday. Located in the Finest Fish, Truck and arming
A. H. Mitchell,
Editor and Business Manager.
Established 1886.
T8 WS TAIX
'LITTLE BOB MITCHELL'
CREATES A BIG SENSATION.
Everybody Astonished !
Great Excitement !
The people are all aroused over the
low prices offered at the Bee Hive
Store. A big rush every day.
Largest Stock in the
town. Prices can't
be beat.
We are the only merchants of Eden
ton that buy their goods in
New York.
We buy from the Largest Houses
in this Country and pay the
SPOT CASH
For Every Dollars Worth We Buy.
The only true way to do
Business.
Our reputation for selling goods
cheap is all over the country. Our
business grows daily.
MATCH THESE PRICES IF YOU CAN:
rive iiiiica ui wuimtucva iictb auous j
at 5 cents a yard.
One-quarter of a mile of thene goods
will make a dress for 40 women and
each seperate, single, individual woman
can have a
Dress for Sixty Cents.
A very choice selection of white goods
at half what other stores charge.
50 pieces choice Sattines at 10c and
12c a yard.
French Sattines Silk Finish at 20c,
worth 25c.
Silk Warp Henrietta's put up in dress
patterns newest shades.
Beautiful Challi's, as low as 8 cents a
yard.
Really Beautiful Lace Flouncing at
38c, 50c, 69c and $1.00 a yard.
Beautiful line of Jerseys made en
tirely new styles.
Ladies black Silk Gloves at 25 cents a
pair.
Children's Real Silk Lisle Gloves at
25 cents.
Ladies Jersey Vests at 23 cents.
Ladies black Hose good quality 3
pair for 25c.
Large Linen Towells at 25 cents a
pair.
1000 Linen Towells bought from auc
tion, at half price
Ladies late styles, Linen Collars, 3 for
25 cents.
Ladies Black Serge Parasols with gold
tips, at 81-15.
Ladies Gloria Silk Parasols, gold tips,
best, at 1.50.
New Bargains will be
offered every week.
Special Sale, on every Thurs
day and Friday, of Remnants of
every description :
Remnants of Bleached Cottons
Remnants of Sheeting, Pillow Case
Muslius, Satines, white goods, calicoes,
etc.
These goods sold only on the above
days.
Come early before the goods are
picked over.
The largest stock of fine Ready-made
Clothing in Edenton. If you want a
Spring Suit be sure to see our stock.
R. J. MITCHELL'S
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The Bargain House of Edenton.
"The
EDENTON,
SPBING.
Written for Fisherman & Farmer.
All verdure seems perfection,
Painted by a hand di'ine:
Every branch is clothed with beauty
And likewise every vi ic
The forests are most mag nficent
And dazzels the huma i eye;
We pause to praise its designer,
Who reigns supreme on high.
The hills and plains in georgeous array
Are painted by nature sublime
By one who rules the universe
And all therein combined.
We linger with breathless emotion,
To listen at the beautiful song,
Of the birds in every direction.
As they sing, we wonder along.
The flowers display their brightest hue,
Their oders perfume the air;
We stop to pluck the fullblown rose,
And leave the buds so fair.
The Spring, joyous, happy Spring,
Ere long must take its flight,
And usher Summer on the wings
Of pure and perfect light.
We hail the approach of Summer
With bright and happy hearts;
VVe say farewell to happy Spring,
Though from it hate to part.
We desire to thank the Creator,
By earnest and sincere prayer,
For the love which He ha$h shown us
And for His protecting care.
W . R. R.
COLEMAN SWINGS.
Henry A. Coleman, the man who
mnrdered a farmer named Grant,
near Norfolk, Va.. some time since,
was hung on Friday, May 31st, in
Norfolk county. It is claimed that
he had several names, and his right
name was Matt Barney.
The Norfolk Virginian gives us
HIS PAST HISTORY.
"There are various speculations in
regard to Coleman's past life, which
proves that he was a man of nerve
and a desperate character. Jailor
Hutchings has kept a diary of little
things that the condemned man had
told him from time to time. He gave
as his reason for coming to Norfolk
that he had cut a man with an axe in
North Carolina, and that a reward of
$250 had been offered for his arrest.
After wandering around for a while
in the woods he gave himself up, was
convicted, sentenced to the peniten
tiary, but made his escape and came
to Norfolk. He denied positively
being Forde Knox, and said he never
saw the woman before. He also told
the jailor to write to certain parties
and they would tell whether his state
ment was correct or not. He also
denied ever having killed anyone be
fore, and said that his name was Matt
Berney.
Mr. Thomas Dwyer, a former resi
dent of this city, but now a resident
of North Carolina, visited the jail
yesterday and witnessed the execu
tion. He asserts positively that the
man was Forde Knox, as he assisted
in capturing him in York county, S
C, just across the linefrem Mecklen
burg county, Va., for the murder of
a Mrs. McMathews, of Statesville
county, N. C. On their way back
with him they stopped in a store to
take a drink and left him guarded by
one of the party with a gun. Forde,
as he called him, seized the gun and
killed the guard and made good his
escape. He afterwards turned up
near Forestville, N. C, when he and
others went after him. He was cap
tured by Mr. Durant, who tied him
before the balance of the party came
Smallest Hair Throws a Shadow''
N. C, FRIDAY, June 7. 1889.
up, and was in the act of throwing
him across his horse whei he grabber
the pistol from DuranCs belt and kill
ed him, and made good his escape
again This was the last he had seen
of him until he saw him just before
the execution on yesterday. He says
he fully identified him and could pick
him ont of ten thousand. Thus ends
the life of a desperate character.
A NEGRO POIT.
An Ignorant Colored Man Put His Thought
in Verse.
News and Observer.
Warrenton, N. C, May 30. War
renton has an ignorant old colored man
who, in his way. is something of a poet.
His name is Julius West, and he was
born in Warren county about thirty
years ago His father was a Baptist
preacher, and is said to l ave possessed
considerable merit a a speaker. Julius
is a shoemaker by trade, but he has so
much poetry in his soul that the dull
ness of his labors is enli ened by the
chanting of verse wliitlw he composes
from time; to time without being able
to put it in writing. His home is an
old dilapidated log hut destitute of
chinkin". leaving his p'ace of abode
exposed to wind and rain. He has no
chairs and his visitors are invited to set
upon the bare floor. In one corner of
the room, is a small space only six feet
square, in which is a small window
! lirht 6x8, a shoe bench, a small stove
and a bunk made of two planks twelve
inches wide each, which are placed on
two pegs driven in the log elevated
some six feet from the floor. On this
Julius sleeps with but little to cover
himself during the winter. He is some
what of a recluse in his habits.
As stated "Julius" is a very ignor
ant man, can neither read nor write,
and has quite a novel and new way of
committing his thoughts on board or
paper. He has learned to make capital
letters, which he calls printing, and he
uses two capitals for every verse.
One of his latest compositions is that
upon the negro exodusters a specimen
of which is given below :
Some poor creatures was to go off,
So they can feast on lemons:
I had rather live here in North Carolina
And eat blackberries and 'simmons.
John Watson have done wonderfully
well.
Have worked and bought a lot,
And if he goes to Arkansas,
He "11 lose what he is got.
You all may go just when you choose,
I tell you as a frienc.,
Before six nicnths go over your head,
You wish you was back again.
Fruit trees is hanging full of fruit,
Wheat patches looking green
Now this will be the best crop year
That you have ever seen.
After this philosophic view of the
situation Julius wanders off and dis
cusses the question in verse at length
and concludes with the following :
If the wolves and the bears and varmits
don't eat us.
Good night, my friends, good night !
You'll certain be bit by the Southern
muskitoes,
Good night, my friends, good night !
Xeuralgic Persons
And thOi-o Troubled with nervousness resulting
from care or overwork will be relieved by taking
Brmvn's Iron Bitters. Genuine
has trade Liark and crosse i red lines ou wrapper.
Nothing New.
Wife Why, Arthur! The trees are
out!
Arthur Yes; I have noticed them out
all winter. New York Sun.
Section in Nbrih Carolina. Circulation Lare.
N02.TH CAROLINA CLIPPINGS.
I reduced the license of bar-keepers sixty
dollars a ye ir.
In our Penitentiary there are 35 con
victs under 15 years of age an 1 3o5
bet ween that acre and 20.
The Sate Library has been presented
by Judge J- J. Davis with three de
scriptive maps of the battle of Gettys
1 burg.
The State Firemen's Association is
to hold its annual convention and tour
nament in Raleigh on the 13th and
14th of August next.
It is expected that Ex-President
Cleveland and lady will spend a week
at More head City during the session of
of the Teachers' Association this sum
mer. It is announce I on good authority
t'sat the Chapel Hill iron mines are 10
be opened and extensively worked the
coming summer. The ore is said to be
abundant and of superior quality
Webster's Weekly.
The first contribution for the estab
lishment of c Confederate soldiers' home
in this State has been made by Col.
W. F. Beasley, of Oxford, who handed
his chchk for $100 to' Mr. W. C. Stron
ach, treasurer of the Confederate asso
ciation of the State for that purpose.
Ex.
Tarboro Southerner : A black snake
forty-five inches long, by the yard
stick, coiled up snoozing in Heilbroner's
store, was the excitement Thursday.
Near Palmyra, two boys were
riding on a cart during Tuesday's storm,
when lightning struck one of the boys
and the horse, killing them instantly.
The other boy escaped unhurt.
G v. Fowle has recceied a very pleas
ant letter from Lt. Drake, who is in com
mand of the Coast Survey schooner
Scoresby, stating that that vessel will
end its term of special service in the
oyster waters of this State on the 10th
of jane and will then return to regular
service. Governor Fowle is specially
desirous to take a trip through the oy
ster waters, which are being rapidly de
veloped. He will try to get down into
that part of the world about the middle
of June, if he can.
The Invalid's Hope.
Many seemingly incurable cases of
blood poison, catarrh, scrofula and rheu
matism have been cured by B. B. B.
(Botanic Blood Balm), made by the
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta. Ga. Write to
them for book filled with convincing
proof
G. W. B. Raider, living seven miles
from Athens. Ga., writes : "For several
years I suffered with runuing ulcers,
which doctors treated and pronounced
incurable. A single bottle of B. B. B.
did me more good than all the doctors.
I kept on using it aud everv ulcer heal
ed. "
D. C. Kinar 1 & Sou, Towaliga, Ga.,
I writes : "We induced a neighbor to try
B. B. B. for catarrh, which he thought
I incurable, as ir had resisted all treat
; ment. It delighted him, and continu
ing its use he was cured sound and well. '
R. M. Lawson, East Point, Ga., writes:
"My wife had scrofula 15 years. She
kept growing worse. She lost her hair
and her skin broke out fearfully. Debil
ity, emaciation and no appetite follow-
I ed. After phvsicians and numerous ad
vertised medicines failed, I tried B. B. B.
and her recovery was rapid and com
plete. "
Oliver Secor, Baltimore, Md., writes :
"I suffered from weak back and rheu
matism. B. B. B. has proven to be the
only meaicme that gi.ve me relief. '
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CL'RRHY, & TRESTER,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
wstcw, &mt, Produce &t
Pier 19 North Delaware A venae,
PHILADELPHIA.
Vorth Carolina SHAD a Specialty.
J?"Xe have no Agent.
Returns Daily if required.
C. CJ. LINDER. J. A. UNDER
C.G.LINDER&BR0
Successors to A. B. HIGBTE k CO.
Commission Merchants and Wholenale
DEALERS IN
Game and Terrapin,
SO. 31, 40 & 41 Dock St. Wharf
Philadelphia, Pa.
HIKCHMAN, SON & CO.,
Wholesale Commission Dealers, for the
Sale of
FISH, POULTRY,
Produce, Game A- Terrapin,
No. 7 and 8 Dock St. wharf,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Consignments solicited and prompt
returns made. We employ no Agent.
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