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If yonr small ad THIS YEAR Fon O IF1'AHiw advance; was a Paying Investment Try a larger one Next ! Week. A. H. Mitchell, Editor and Business. Manager. Located in the Finest Fish, Truck and Farming Section in North Carolina. Established 1886. ONE DOhl'AR per year iq advance. EDENTON, N. C. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21 1896. FIHE IN GREENVILLE. Half the Business Part of the Town Burned. Caused By A Broken Lamp. TWENTY-THREE BUILDINGS NOW IN ASHES.-LOSS ESTIMATED AT $150,000. About 2 o'clock Sunday morn nig the people of Greenville, N. C, were aroused by the cry of "Five," and rushed from their homes to witness the most disas turns conflagration that has ever visited the town. Though the f:re department put forth its best efforts, and the people of all class es and color fought the devour ing element most heroically, yet the Hames could not be subdued before two blocks of the priuci- pal street nact been swept uu, with the exception of a double building on each side. Ten two story brick stores, with the oprra house, four one-story brick stores and eleven frame build-, "ings made fuel for the greedy flames. j The fire originated in the bar ber shop of Herbert Edwards, next to the corner, in the opera house block. Julius Fleming, one of the barbers, and the brush boy were preparing to close up and leave the shop about I o'clock. As they went to put out one of the large brass lamps it fell, scattering burning oil over the floor. They threw the lamp in the street, smothered out the flames on the floor ,and think ing 'everything sale, went home. About a quarter to 2 o'clock policeman Murphy noticed the barber shop full of smoke, and before he could give an alarm flames burst through the front of the shop. It is supposed that some of the burning oil went in the cracks of tht floor without being extinguished, or that the stove had caused the oil on the floor to ignite the former most likely. From the barber shop the fire spread rapidly .in three direct ions. Loss estimated at $150,000. DAVID COX,Jr.,B.E. ARCHITECT ami ENGINEER, Wf-Land Surveying a specialty. Plr.iii furnished on application. J 3 TTORNEY 3T liSW EDENToN, iVr. C. practice in the Superior Courts of Chowan and adjoining counties, and 111 the Supreme Court at Raleigh. j-rCollecUons promptly made. DR. C. P. BOGERT, Surgeon and Mechanical IMenton, N C. Patients visited when requested. INQUIRY MAY DOLLABS. SAVE Y01 Write for prices beforeplac ing orders for gravestones or cemetery work. M uesigns seutrree. I rTkTTPT?T?G lJ MARBLE WORKS,- Iil,113 & 115 Bank St., Norfolk Va. -A.11etiop.eer. Having been appointed County Auctioneer and given bond therefor, all persons are forbid den to exercise the virtues of that office under penalty of law A. T. Bateman, Broad Street, Edenton, N. C. (frrSrB' J DEAD, AGED 128 YEARS. Oldest Man on Earth, Remarried at 124. The New York I VorM says: "Hiram Lester, supposed to be the oldest man on earth, is dead in the Henry county, (Ga. ) poor house at the age of 1 18. He was born in Raleigh, N. C.f eight years before the birth of the Re public. "There is no question as to his great age, as he leaves a son 92 years old, who is an inmate of the same institution, and a county, and is 95 years old. 'Uncle Hiram, as he was familiarly known, came from long-living ancestry. The old man claimed to have enjoyed the hospitality of George Washing ton for tlirie days, and spoke fluently on the subject of the of ficial acts of Jefferson, Madison, and Jay. lie claimed to have fought in the war of 181 2, but he never drew a pension. He lost three sons in the civil war. In iS.Si he was obliged to take refuge in the poorhouse. 'In i -'.'j! he was married to Mrs. Mary Moscly, aged 81, the hous -keeper of the poorhouse." The National Alliance Organ. The Progressive Fanner pub lished at Raleigh, which for years has been the organ of the North Carolina Farmers' Alli ance, is to become the organ of the National Alliance. This was decided at the recent meeting of the National Alliance. But the news is now first made public. The Progressive Farmer was es tablished by the late L. L. Polk, the noted President of the Na tioual Alliance, and is owned by his widow J. L. Ramsey is its editor. Hall's Hair Renewcr contains the natural food aud color matter for the hair, and medical h-urbs for tii2 scalp cuing grayuess, balduca.4, dandruff and scalp sores A New Party. A new national political party has been started at Omaha, Neb., by two hundred laboring men. "Gen." Kelly, oi Industrial Army fame, presided at their meeting. Following is the pledge : "Recognizing the necessity of labor organization for its own protection, we, the undersigned, do pledge oursel ves to support no political party other than the party of labor, aud we hereby renounce any and all political affiliation with the Republican, Democratic and Populist parties." A State and national organization will be pushed at once. Alive. After a trance of thirty days Miss Hattie Benedict, of Maren go county, N. Y., awakes. She awoke in a cold sweat and a shock of horror, and exclaimed in an almost inaudable voice: 'lam alive. Please don't bury me." The trance has left Miss Bene dict iti a very weak state and she is scarcely able to speak. St. Paul Docked. The steamship St. Paul was successfully docked at Newport News last Friday. She does not appear to be much damaged as to her bottom. One of the blades of her port propeller has a piece chipped out and the other blades are damaged. The champion chump has broken loose in Lexington, Ky This one is the banana-eating champion, who, in a recen match, ate sixty-four bananas against his opponent s sixty -one At last accounts both contestants were out of bed and getting around again. The American hen turned ou last year $135,000,000 worth 9 eggs and didn't do an extraordi nary amount of cackling, either, IS The Annual Carnival of French in New Orleans. the ARRIVAL OF KING REX. NEVER IN HIS HISTORY HAS HE BEEN GREETED BY SUCH A NUMER OUS FOLLOWING. Monday was the beginning of Mnrdi Gras, the annual carnival season of the French in New Orleans, and never in its history has the gathering been so large. For the past two weeks people from all parts of the country have been pouring into New Orleans to witness the gorgeous pagennt. Rex, the King of the carnival, arrived on a steamer at the foot of Canal street at 2 o'clock Mon day afternoon. The King was welcomed by the large crowd and upon disembarkage the pro cession took up its line of march for the City Hall. Upon arriving there the usual ceremonies were observed ana the keys of the city were turned over to the King by the Mayor. For the next forty-eight hours Rex reigned supreme in the city. The Rex ball took place aud the beautiful tableaux and procession of Proteus paraded Monday night. The Krewe of Proteus in their gorgeous pageant depart ed from the line of romantic and mystic siiDjects, which has heres tofore delighted the public, aud cho?e the original subject, 'Dumb Society," a review of the animal kingdom from a social point ot view. Twenty floats in all were required to display the amusing satire. No. 1 contained roteus.the changeable monarch, upon a superb car of white and red. Proteus rode upon a gigan tic couch shell driven by Cupid, and drawn by two gold dolphins and a cloud of swans. The other floats were in keeps ing with the King's, the whole making a parade, 'the splendor of which cannot be described. The carnival parades were concluded on Tuesday by the dazzling tableaux of the mystic Krew of Comus. This organi zation of its kind in New Or- eans, having made its first ap pearance in the parade ou Mardi Gras night, 1 S57. Since then its annual display has fittingly been the. gorgeous conclusion of he street parades. The days and seasons of the year were the subjects illustrated by them. Twenty floats were used for the tableaux. Ou the leading car, Comus himself rode in the centre of a large fountain from the mouths of four golden dragons, poured sparkling streams, while bub bling directly in front of him in translusion the sheets played their irridescent water of chance, a thing of beauty and joy for ever. After the parade Tuesday night the" Comus bail wound up the festivities and Wednesday bean reoentance with Sack cloth and ashes. ed 4. Trite ProperTime When the most benefit is to be derived from a good medicine, is early in the year. This is the season when the tiffed bodv. weakened organs and . nervous system yearn for a building-up medi- wait for the open spring weather aud in fact, delay giving attention to their physical condition so long that a long siege of sickness is inevitable. To rid the system 01 tne unpunues accumu lated during the winter season, to puri fv the blood and to invigorate the whole system, there is nothing equal to Hood's Sarsaparilla. Don't put it off, but take Hood's Sarsaparilla now. It will do you good. Read the testimo- nials puoiisneo. in ucuan ui uuuu Sarsaparilla, all from reliable, grateful people. They ten tne story. The wagon will soon make its anoearance. Watch for the i. A wagon. iMARD MS j NEWS OF THE WEEK. Mrs. Lease is reported to have abandoned politics and will take to the pulpit. m There is a bill in the New York Legislature that prohibits the er iction of sky-scraping j: buildings. The highest cannot be more than 1 50 feet. j t i Nearly ten thousand of the twenty thousand dollars needed has been subscribed for the erec tion of a Y. M. C. A. building at Chapel Hill. A fatal boiler explosion, occur red Thursday at J. R. Plummer's saw mill, ten miles southwest of Ashboro, N. C. Three workmen were killed and three fatally wounded. The Cleveland Leader says that one of Senator Allison's biog raphers says that "after he was born he grew up." That may sound strange, but it is true. Georgia has produced an anomaly in the shape of a man who has struck a streak of luk at 60, and is going aroung hunt ing up and settling accounts which have been standing from ten to forty years During the heavy gale in Washington, D. C, last week a grand elm tree that has stood at west entrance of the circular driveway leading to the White House for nearly a century was uprooted and fell. The tree was older than the White house build ing. ' Dr. Frithjoy Nansen, the Nor wegian explorer, sends word from across the frozen waters of Siberia that he has found the North Pole. The report is not credited by those in this country, who are equipped to pass an opinion upon the probability of til-.- statement. Dr. U V. Perkins, of Beaufort, N. C, has been arrested on the charge of perjury in connection ith the recent graveyard iu urauce cases. Dr. Perkins was the examining physician and was a witness for the prosecution in the trial. Mrs. Sarah Williams, relict of he late Alfred Williams, died at lerhomeat Raleigh last Satur day, aged 86 years. She was Miss Jones, of Edenton, and first married David vV. Stone, then President of the Bank of Cape Fear. In 1869 she married Mr. Williams, who died last month. It is rumored that high of- iciais 01 tne JNortolk ik. Western Railroad Company have recents y bought an extensive tract of roh ore lauds in Ashe county, N. C, u Don which there are a. teavy deposits oi rich magnetic iron ores. There are ten saw mills now in and near Washington, N. C, all at work, except one planing mill, which is, being enlarged to double its present capacity. One day last week 3,700,000 feet of umber were loaded on barges to be carried to Northern markets. The Biblieal Recorder savs tliat Superintendent Leazer, of the State's prison, is to be congratul ated. He has come nearer sol v - ing the penitentiary problem than any ether man, if he has not actually done it Not many years ago the penitentiary cost the people not less than $80,000 annually. Last year it ran it self. Conditions have not changed, except as the Superin tendent has changed them. The farming plan is a succes. An effort is being made to get a pardon for John Y. McKane, who is strving sentence in the Sing Sing, N. Y., penitentiary. Among the things said in-his favor is that since his imprison ment he has saved that State $17,000 by acting as supervisor ot the Dtuldings. They may possibly conclude that a man as valuable as that should be kept in the penitentiary. It was reported that Judge Daniel Russell, Spier Whitaker and M. L. Wood were at Washs ingtou City in conference last week with Senators Butler and Pritchard and Dr. Mott. Their whereabouts were kept very secret. It is said they were try ing to bring about reconciliation between Senator Butler and Mr. wood in order mat tney can work alon fusion lines harmo niously. CIS EXPLOSION. In a New Castle, Colora o, Coal Mine. FIFTY MEN PERISH. SMOKE RUSHING FROM THE MINE PREVENTS THE WORK OF RES CUE OY THOSE ON THE SCENC. A gas explosion occurred in the Vulcan mine at New Castle, Col., Tuesday when there were between 30 ana 60 men in the mine at work. At the shaft mouth a hole 100 feef square was blow out Ed. Welsh who was just at the mouth of the tunnel when the explosion took place' was blown to atoms. It is almost certain that all the men in the mine perished. Smoke is rushing from the shaft in dense clouds which pre vent entrance to the mine. The fans were the only means of sup plying air to the workmen and as these are completely demol ished, the last hope of any oue being found alive is cut off. Superintendent Paul Blount, of the Consolidated closed down his mine and sent his men to the rescue but they could do nothing ou account of the smoke aud gas. They have now procured wet sponges and will make an effort to reach the interior. The scene at the mine is one of wildest con fusion. Wives and children are rushing madly to aud fro, tear ing their"hair and rending the air in deep anguish which such a calamity brings. We Must Help. Sittin still an grievin ! Won't make the apple drop. Good Lord helps the harvest You must hoe Uk; crop. Sittin still aud wishiu Ncver'lt help your state. Good Lord makes the fishin You must dig the bait. Chicago Times-Herald. Railroad Extension. It is thirty miles from Wash ington, N. C, to Plymouth, aud the citizens at Washington are hopeful that the rumored report of the W. N. & N. road extend ing its line from Newbern to Norfolk will prove true. It is believed that if the W. N. & N. will build from Newbern to Washington, the Norfolk & Southern will build from -Plymouth to Washingtonjthis would give a through line from Norfolk to Wilmington, a distance of about 230 miles. Two Convicts Pardoned. Governor Carr has pardoned Alice Traves, a negro woman; and William Webster, white, out of the penitentiary, on account of their health. They are both consumptives, and have short lease on life. Both from Guil ford. Murdered twoGirls. W. STCeener, convicted of murdering two young women, his cousins, was executed at Clayton, Ga., at 1 o'clock last Friday. His neck was broken by the fall and he was pro nounced dead in twenty-four minutes.. Stxte ok Ohio, City of Toledo, ) , Lucas County. Frank T. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of P. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of H All's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of Decern ber, A. D. 18S6. A. W. GLEASON, I SEAL Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nallv and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. P. J. CHEN EY& Co., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Watch for the wagon. PRETTY GIRL j SHOOTS HER LOVER She Then Puts a Bullwt Through Her own Brain, Dying Instantly. At St. Louis, Barbara Kcss.d,! a pretty German girl, about 19 years of age, Monday night shot aud killed John Rohlfing, hen lover, and then, with the same weapon, a cheap revolver of 32 calibre, fired a bullet into her own brain, dying instantly. About 10 o'clock when Henry Rohlfing was returning to his room at Olive and Third streets, he stumbled over the dead body of hi'; brother John stretched out on the stairs. He was shot through the head. In his room lay the body of Miss Barbara Kossel. She also was dead. A pool of blood from a wound in her head and a revolver tightly clenched in her hand told the story of her death. The two were lovers and had evidently quarreled. From the appearance of things John Rohl fing had begun to descend the stairs when a bullet from the re volver in Miss Kossel's hand stopped him. She then evident ly retired to the room and made an end to herself. JOHN R.GENTRY. The Champion Pacing Stallion Sold at Auction for $7,600. John R. Gentry, 2:03, the champion pacing stallion of the world, was sold last week at Madison Square Garden for $7, 600 to Win. Simpson, of New York The great stallion was sold to dissolve the partnership of Messrs. Holt & Scott, of the Alamance stock farm, Graham, N. C. The bidding was between Jno. Turner, who was bidding for Frank Ellis, of Philadelphia, and Wm. Simpson. Turner opened at 4,000 and the duel advanced by five hundreds to 7,500, which was the last bid on behalf of Ellis. Simpson raised it $100 and Gentry was knocked down to him. Forty four head of trotters brought l9,8io, or an aver age of $885 a head, before the sale was ad journed for the evening. KILLED BY DRUKEN ROWDIES. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF AN IN DIAN IN SWAIN COUNTY. The other night "Bloom" Baker and one Rose White and a negro, whose name could not be learned, went to the stil-house of Nelson Bros., near Whittier, N. C, in Swain county, and filled up on mean whiskey. Becom ing hilarious, they began teasing an Indian present named Ned Will-not, taking some whiskey irom mm aud nnaiiy running him off with rocks. They follow ed him and, appears, the Indian resisted when they cut him terri bly, from which he died within an hour or so. The men fled, but the negro was captured and put in jail at Bryson City. There is a reward of $200 each for Baker and Rose. Baker was a deputy marshal under the last administration. Take Simmons Liver Regulator now. Its just the remedy for the Spring of the year to wake up the liver and cleanse the whole s-steni of the accumulated waste of the winter. "My wife combat- ted more Malaria in Alabama m i6i with Simmons Liver Regulator than all the doctors in the neighborhood. We have had a siege of Malaria in our own family, and it helped us. Y. N Bryant, Dallas, Texas. An original sentence vas giv en lately by a western judge. A man who did not know how to read and write, convicted of slight offence, was sentenced to imprisonment until he had learn ed to read. Another offender, who had a good education, was sentenced to keephim company until he had taught him to read. After three weeks they were dis charged, as they had fulfilled their task to the letter. STEAMER COMMODORE ! j j SaiIs From Wifmington K. Presumely for Cuba. With Amis arid Ammunition. HER .DEPARTURE NOT.IT4 rERr ERRED WITH BY THE GOVERNMENT- The steamer Commodore which went to Wilmington last Sum mer from New Haven, Conn., with clearance papers showing she was bound to Cartagena, was seiz-.d by the United States Mar shal, on complaint of violation ot the neutrality laws of the United States, and subsequently released by order ot the United States District Court left her wharf Friday night sliortly after eleven o'clock, for Charleston, S. C. At ten o'clock Friday morning smoke was seen issuing from her smoke stack and all through the day provisions were being made for an early departure. At eleven o'clock Capt. Samuel Hughes in stentorian ton.s, gave the order to cast off, and the supposed Cu ban filibuster slowly backed out into the stream and when in po sition and in answer to the pilot's bells, with full steam, started down the river. Not until then had the crowd any idea of her speed, and a cheer burst forth from the small gathering of en thusiastic well-wishers who had assembled to witness her depart ure. The crew is composed of twelve Wilmington and three officers who went there to take charge of the vessel. They are all picked men. Mr. Jeff Smith, the assistant engineer, figured 111 the war between the States and was an engineer on the steamer Nictheroy of the Brazil ion revo lutionists. , The Commodore cleared for Charleston, S. C , but at the same time without it being really necessary, as she took out a coastwise license and surrend ered her register,which naturally admitted her to travel on the high seas. There is a universal hope that and 1 the hand ers. Does This Mean You? Some people seem to think that their credit is good for an indefinite length of time. It is almost a criminal offense to ex pect a business man to trust you, not for a few weeks or a month nd to allow your debts to go un paid for six months or a year. Business men have to meet their obligations promptly. The big firms will not carry them over a certain length of time and their customers cannot expect any greater latitude to be given them. It is surprising how many well-todo people allow their bills to go unpaid until the deal er, much against his inclinations, is forced to send the obnoxious dun and thereby perhaps give mortal offense. "Hateful old thing," we heard a merchant called the other day who had dared, pressed by his own sharp necessities, to dun my lady. "Of course I expected to pay the bill some day." But it is the some day, dear sir, and dear madam, to which you put off paying for your gro ceries, your dry goods, your shoes, your furniture, or your I drugs that sends so many busi-1 ness men to the wall. True, it is not always convenient to pay at once and the accommodating business man will tell you your credit is good, but in the name of heaven keep it good. Don't let your bills go unpaid a day longer than you can help and above all things don't make it a point to forget whetherlyou have paid them 'or not. Ex. Much oflife's misery is due toiudi gestion; for who can be happy with a pain in the stomach? 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