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ELIZABETH CITY N. C, FRIDAY OCTOBER 13, I899
Established 1886
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The Lake Drummond Canal
Opened.
The Lake Drummond Canal
and Water Company wish to
ivc notice that the Old Dismal
Swamp Canal route between
Norf dk and Elizabeth City is
now open lor business and the
tug boat will leave every other
day except Sunday, commen
cing August 28th, making trips
as follows: Leaves Norfolk
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days. Returning, leayes Eliza
beth City, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays.
The Canal Company injures
nine feet of water at present
tune between the locks, and in
a tew weeks they will have ten
feet of watei in the canal. The
Company has dredged iifteen
ft et in depth for a distance of
three thousand feet below the
jcks in Deep Creek. They
have also made deep water be'
tween South Mill's locks, in the
waters of the Pasquotank river.
The Canal Company has dredg
ed the Old Turner Cut to the
depth often feet at low water.
Thus far the Canal Company
can insure a sufficient depth of
water.
The Canal Company would
1 ot at present guarantee a safe
passage between Norfolk and
Elizabeth City for boats draw
ing more than seven and a half
feet of water as the Pasquotank
has one shoal place, and Deep
Creek at low water has not more
than seven and a half feet at the
present time.
The government has appro,
priated money to deepen aud
widen Deep Creek and also to
deepen and straighten the wat
ers of the Pasquotank river.
This work is to commecc at
once. The Company in the
meantime intend to improve
and widen the canal, aud in the
near future the Canal Company
believe that they will have a
canal and waterway between the
points named that cannot be ex
celled in this country
J. B. SAN FORD, V. P.
Information as to where to
leave and receive freight and of
the boats landing cau be had at
Hathaway Bros., corner Main
ai d Water streets, Elizabeth
City. N. C.
Norfolk &c Sontl)
NINE SHIPS
TO 60.
Po werf ul Add itions
to the Fleet at
Manila.
BROOKLYN HEADS LIST.
Dewey Thinks the Morai Influ
enced Her Presence Will Pro
duce Good Results Other
Vessels to Sail as Soonas
They can be Made
Ready.
Carolina Dispatch
Schedule in effect Aug. 28, '99
Norfolk & Southern R. R. Max and
Express trains, Southbonnd, daily (ex
cept Sundays,) leave Elizabeth City at
11:40 a. m., Northbound, daily, (excepa
Sundays) leave Elizabeth City at 2:45
p. m. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 leave Eliza
beth City Southbound 6 p. m.. North
bound 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday. The trains arrive at
aud depart from Norfolk & Western de
pot, Norfolk; connect at Norfolk with
all Rail aud Steamer lines, and at
Edenton with Steamer for Roanoke,
Cashie, Chowan and Scuppernong
rivers; Transfer steamers to iWackey's
Feiry, thence by Norfolk & Southern
R. R. to Roper, Pantego, and Bell
haven, connecting with Old Dominion
steamer for vWakleyville, Aurora,
Washington and all intermediate land,
nigs.
Eastern
AND
Old x J 1.0.
The steamer Newberne leaves
Elizabeth City Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 6 p. m. for New
Berne Oriental, Roanoke Island con
necting with the A. & N. C. R R. for
Goldsboro, Kinston, Morehead City,
and with theW.&W.R.R.forJacksonvile
Wilmington, N. C , etc. Returning
leave New Bern T u e s d a y and
Friday.
Tickets on sale at Elizabeth Citj
station to all landings, Newberne
Kinston, Goldsboro, Morehead City
and Wilmington, N. C.
Daily all rail service be weer Eliaa
beth City and New York PhTitdelphh
Baltimore and Norfolk.
Through cars and as low idles and
quicker time than by any othe.i route.
Direct all goods to b shipped via
Eastern Carolina Dispatch as follows
From Norfolk by Nortol & Southern
Railroad; Baltimore by W. & B. R.
R., President Street Stat cn; Philadel
phia, Philadelphia R. R., Dock Street
Station; New York, by Pennsylvania
R. R., Pier 27 North River, and Old
Dominion Line.
For further information apply to M.
H. Snowden, Agent, Elizabeth City, 01
to the General Office of the Norfolk &
Southern R. R. Company, Norfolk, Ya
M. K. KING, General Manager.
H. C. HUDGINS. G. F. & P. Agt.
Nine ships have been desig
nated by the Navy Department
to proceed to Manila as soon as
possible to reinforce the Ameri
can fleet there, in accordance
with recomendations made to
President McKiuley by Admiral
Dewey. These vessels are the
Brooklyn, New Orleans, Albany,
Bancroft, Badger, Nashville,
Machias, Marietta and Monocacy.
Orders concerning the Brooklyn
New Orleans, Badger and Nash
ville were issued Friday. The
others have work to do which
they will be directed to perform
before going to the Philippines,
or are in need of repairs that
may take some time.
At the Wlrte House confer
ence last Friday, Dewey made an
ardent request that the Brooklyn
be sent to Manila. He aid she
was such a magnificent ship that
her presence in the Philippines
would unquestionably have great
moral effect on the Filipinos,
and he added something like
this.-
"The very appearance of the
Brooklyn in Manila Bay will do
more towards suppressing the
insurrection than a regiment of
soldiers".
Before you leave for the sea shore be
sure and take NO-HED-AKE Tablets
with you. No cure no pay. 7 doses
for 10 cents.
COLES FOR OCTOBER.
VV H J LA LJ A loll , auu l iiv ah v. t .
Moonshine on Fresh Pork.
Ifogumeqts and Gravestones.
Our Illustrated Catalogue, No.
10, which we mail free, con
tains a variety of designs of
Marble and granite Memorials,
and will help you in making
a proper selection. Write for
it; we will satisfy yon as to
prices. Our stock is the lar
gest in the South.
THE
Couper Marble Works
(Established 50 Years.)
'59 to 163 Bank Street, Norfoll"-
Followiug are the prognosti
cations for October prepared by
Prof C- Coles of Kingston' Pa:
A more remarkable conjunct
ion of the planets than has oc
curred for 6,000 years will take
place in Oc.ober, November and
December of this year. It will
not be a perfect conjunction, but
on the 21st of the present month
Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars,
Venus and Mercuty will bejnear
heliocentric longitude 250, or on
that side of the sun near where
the earth is on June 1. At the
same time Neptune will be on
the opposite side of the sun,
or near where the earth is on
December 1. This places the sun
and seven planets in line, and
explains the meaning of what is
called the great planetary con
junctions that is being discussed
in all civilized countries. On
December 1 the earth will have
moved into line aud will be part
of the great conjunctions. With
the sun and six of the big planets
arrayed against poor old mother
earth, she will receive some aw
ful punishment, we fear.
THE OCTOBER OUTLOOK.
The New Moon occurs on the
4th at 2 07. Tne first aspects
formed are a sextile to Saturn
and trine to Neptune. This
favors a very favorable business
outlook for the coming month.
Trip vital forces being: about
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eqorJ in strength will cause the
stock markets to fluctuate in
prices and great excitement will
prevail. The planets point to
some great calamity in the west
ern or northern part of theUnited
States, and rumors in foreign
countries of an unusual nature.
The life of a great ruler will end
during these planetary conjunc
tions and cause universal sorrow
Auroral lights, earthquakes and
volcanic eruptions may startle
the world. The "Yellow Jack"
will continue to increase m
virloence, aud typhoid fever
epidemics will again spread over
the country. Dysentery will pre
vail among those born in Scorpio
and the "pink eye" will trouble
those born in the sign Sarittari
us. "Rotten apple'' placed over
the eyes will cure the latter dis
ease and the eating of nutmeg,
by the nibbling process, will
cure the former. The "Yellow
Jack'' caused great consternation
in the South last month as our
predictions foretold. The Bubon
ic pla .. . r Its thous
ands to death this iall.
VALUABLE INFORMATION.
The 7th, 9th, nth, 12th, i6lh.
17th, 18th, 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th
and 3 1 st will be Ood days to
fish. Fish caught at any other
time will not be in proper con
dition to be eaten by man. The
fish caught on the 7th, 12th,
16th, 17th, 24th and 25th will
be the finest flavored and tender-
est of them all. Bleed the fish
as soon as caught, for a fish that
dies a natural death is no more
fit to eat that a pig or chicken
that dies in the same way. Pork
killed on the 7th, 9th, 12th, 16th,
17th, or iSth will swell when
boiled and when fried scarcely
enough grease will come from
it to run in the pan. Killed on
the 21st, 23rd, 24th or 31st the
meat when cooked will fry all
to grease. Those who do not be-,
lieve in moon signs can be con
vinced by letting the moon shine
on fresh butchered beef at night
time the meat will be green
and putrid as carrion by morn
ing. THE STORMS AND SIGNS.
Last month many ol the great
storms were held at bay by the
electrical and magnetic junctions
being formed at sea, as the High
Flood vital forces ruled over the
land. This month the vital
forces are equally divided and
therefore we may expect great
meteorolog'cal disturbances on
both land and sea. A great storm
of stupendous dimensions is
liable to jump up out out of the
ocean, as it were, at almost any
time during these conjunctions,
and sweep down upon us with a
fury unpiecedeuted. Let the sea
coasters prepare for an ocean
"sweeper;" and the inlanders for
general storms, summer heat,
cold waves, sleet and hail storms
phenomenal electrical storms,
high gales, cloudbursts and great
floods. Earthquakes will be re
ported this month, and strange
lights will be seen around the
sun and the moon. Watch out
for one or two stiange sunset
Sceues and several balls of fire
that will dart across the heavens;
and be not afraid, for they are
but the result cf natural causes.
The world is not coming to an
end yet.
Professor Coles also make the
following announcement: "We
will again send lull directions
for flower culture, grain sowing,
fruit gathering and all such ins
formation free for postage, two
stamps, this month."
SUPERB FIREWORKS
PLAY.
DIS-
New York Has Never Seen
More Dazzling Spectacle.
New York, Sept. 29 Never
before in the history of New
York has that city witnessed
greater pyrotechnic and electrical
display than that with which the
return of Admiral George Dew
ey was celebrated iu the harbor
and waters surrounding the is
land ot Manhattan to-night.
No more picturesque spectacle
has ever been presented to so
large a concourse gathered on
both shores of the North river as
that of the great bulks of the
battleships of Dewey's fleet sil
houetted against the dark back,
ground of the sky and shining
from stem to stern with myrialds
of incandescent lights, while all
around innumerable brilliantly
decotated yachts and other river
craft honored the nation's hero.
One hundred thousand people
saw the illumination from River
side Drive, near Grant's tomb.
Sir Thomas Liptons yacht
Erin was brilliantly lighted with
streamers of white lights aud the
name Erin in between the masts.
From the bay the letters on
the Brooklyn bridge "Welcome
Dewey" were plainly visible and
were one of the features of the
celebration, many persons going
out in the bay on boats to see
this display.
As if to join in the popular ac
claim to the great Admiral, nat
ure 'ent her forces to the display
of fireworks, for the western sky
was illuminated frequently dur
ing the evening with flashes of
lightning, showers at times in
terrupting the sky rocket pro'
ceedings, though but slightly
dampening the good nature of
some of the crowds.
There was seemingly no end
to this display of fireworks.
Every wharf landiug and pier
had its quota of sight seers, and
the enthusiasm was abundant.
From the house tops as well as
from the sidewalks, powder by j
the barrel was burned and rock
ets sent aloft in honor of the hero
of Manila.
Over on the Jersey shore the
display was just as gei'erous and
the sky was lighted with the
blaze of fireworks, making the
surrounding seas bright as mid
day. Brooklyn and Staten Island
contributed to the general and
generous burning ot powder.
PROTECTED
BY A JUDGE,
A YOUNG LADY ACCOSED
BY A DRUMMER.
O x. S3 rJE7 C3 H. I -A. .
Bears the ? ind Y" HaV8 AlwajfS Bought
Serious Fire in Hyde County.
Consumption
is robbed of its terrors by
the fact that the best med
ical authorities state that it
is a curable disease; and
one of the happy things
about it is, that its victims
rarely ever lose hope.
You know there arc all sorts of
secret nostrums advertised to cure
consumption. Some make absurd
claims. We only say that if taken
in time and the laws of health are
properly observed,
SCOTT'S
EMULSION
will heal the inflammation of the
throat and lungs and nourish and
strengthen the body so that it can
throw off the disease.
We nave thousands of testi
monials where people claim they
have been permanently cured of
this malady.
50c. and fi.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
(Washington Messenger.)
On last Wednesday night at
Middleton, Hyde county, occur
red one of the most destructive
fires in the history of the county
The storehouse and warehouse
of Mr. Lewis Fulford and oc
cupied by Capt. J. A. Cox, was
a total loss, the goods were saved
but considerably damaged. The
store, warehouse and stock, be
longing to Mr. J. V. Gibbs, was
destroyed. The store building of
r. S. T. Gaskins and a large
warehouse of Mr. J. S. Mann's,
were also burned. Six buildings
were burned with no insurance.
The fire was discovered about
4 o'clock "Thursday morning.
It's thought to have caught by a
boy roasting oysters in one of
the buildings. The fire causes
considerable loss to our friends
in Hyde and we trust they will
soon be on their feet again.
I wish to express my thanks
to the manufacturers of Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and diar
rhoea Remedy, for having put
on the market such a wonderful
medicine," says W. W. Massin
gill, of Beaumont, Texas. There
aro many thousands of mothers
whose children have been saved
from attacks of dysentery and
cholera in fantum who must ak
so feel thankful. It is for sale by
Giiggs & Son.
Sensation at the Holel in Hen
derson A. Rosendolph Takes
Advantage ot a Young
Lady, Registering Her
as His Wife.
The guests of the Ma.sseuburg
Hotel at Henderson were afford
ed a genuine sensation one day
last week, the particulars of
which have been the subject ol
Gossip for several days.
A commercial traveler who
met and befriended a young lady
on the train took advantage of
the short acquaintanceship aud
registered as man and wife at
the Henderson Hotel. The travel
ing man entered the young
lady's room, but she succeeded
in making her escape and threw
herself upon the mercy of a
judge of the Superior Court who
was on the same floor.
The following special Irom
The Raleigh Post's correspond
ent at Henderson gives the par
ticulars of the affair.
"A. Rosendolph, a Baltimore
traveling man, got himself into
a considerable amount of trouble
by taking too much tea. It ap
pears that while on the Atlanta
Special one night las week he
made the acquaintance of a Miss
Roberson, who intended geiting
off at Ridgeway, her home. The
train failed to stop and she was
compeled to come to Henderson.
On arrival the traveling man
escorted her to the Massenburg
Hotel and, registering as man
and wife, loom No. 11 was as
signed to the young lady. Rosen
dolph, being under the influence
of drink, in a short time also en
tered the room assigned to the
young lady. Being much fright
ened, she requested him to pro
cure for her a glass of water, and
while he was absent she escaps
ed and threw herself nnd-r the
protection of a gentleman oc
cupying a room near No. 11.
The trespasser was soon arrest
ed, and on Saturday the case was
before Judge Hoke, who fined
Rosendolph with costs and or
dered that he pay Miss Roberson
$50."
NO-HED-AKK Toblets are guaran
teed. No cure uo pay. 7 doses for 10
cents. Cures all headaches.
Abraham's.
THE UNIVERSAL DESIRf
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PRISONER SHOT IN CELL
Masked Men Break Into
The Jail at Winton.
Robert Vaughan Committed for
Barn Burning Shot at Least
Three Times. The
Prisoner Will Die.
Winton, N. C, Sept. 30.
(Special) Masked parties broke
into the county jail at Winton,
Hertford county, on September
29th, and shot one Robert
Vaughan, under suspicion of
barn burning. Vaughan will die.
The doors were broken down
and the prisoner was shot at least
three times. Vaughan was com
mitted several weeks ago by a
justice of the peace under cir.
cumstantial evidence. Vaughan
was in an iron cell. The act is
greatly deplored.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to Cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed. Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be des
troyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is noth
ing but an inflamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars; free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Tolede, O.
Sold bj Druggists, 75c.
Hall'g Family Pills are the best
Everybody in making a purchase has one overruling desire, a I
that is to give one's self a happy surprise of saving. Nobody ev r
makes a purchase without hoping and expecting to save somethii .
but the universal desire is to be able to save so much that it 1
prove a delightful surprise The only danger contingent up
dulging this desire is the liability of being too readily influence I -
the price, and at the same time too much carried away from a d )
consideration of the vrlue. We wish to keep your mind concc -
trated upon the value for thereby the delightful surprise of an une -
pectedly low price will be all the grerter. You will, therefore, ta
the 'Value view' of the bargains we publish, and carry that ral
view into all your thoughts and reflections rpon us, for it is by the si l
periority of the value that we promote the greatest benefit arising
from saving money m the price.
Mens' fine pid suits, plaid silk lining, well made, worth $8.50 for $6.75.
Mens' fine plaid suits, well made and trimmed, worth $7.50 for $5.90.
Also a nice line of mens' plaid suits, to close in prices at $275, $3 and $3.75 worth fiou $4
Mens' fine blue or black woolen clay worsted suits, silk faced and plaid silk lining, made w
worth 9. our price, $7.
ivlens' fine clay worsted suits, well made and trimmed, at $5.
Also a nice line of mens' pants from 1.25 clown as lo v as 65 cents. "
Hoys' clothing at very cheap prices. Single coats for men and hoys at almost any pr 1 . "
Mens' vici kid or box calf shoes, warranted solid leather, sold for $2. 50 and Sj.our price, $1
Mens' fine Sunday shoes from $1 50 to 90c.
Ladies Sunday shoes, lace or button, 3 to S, worth $1.35, for 95c
Ladies grain shoes, lace or button, warranted solid leather, worth $1.25 lor 90c
Mens' boots, worth $2, our price $2, our price, $1 65.
Mens' cotton flannel drawers, double seat 20c, extra heavy quality 25c worth 40c.
Valises all sizes and prices. Also a nice line of mens neckwear at halt price
Lots of other goods too numerous to mention. Call and be convinced.
83 Poindexter St,-
ELIZABETH CIT.Y N. C
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A complete line of Patterns.
All headaches are cured by NO-HED-AKE
Tablets.
Our business in this line is one of the oldest in town. The
best dressers of the city are our customers. We have the
names of the "Leaders of Fashion'' on our measurement
stubs. We want to add your name to our list. Call and look
over our samples.
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