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4 "IT JqwjJqL SUPPLEMENT TO ECONOMIST, DD J. .... . . TTmf JudL dDDD9U SPECIAL PREMIUMS uyuoooo ooo nnsQflll f I !. 4-' 0 . " " : ' -'T-rr: 7jt- ii v V X X X X- X fi X X; X X X X X X X X X X X x. I'l X X A V V V x x v. The day for crawling has passed. Now you must hustle to keep up with the times. It's not how much you make on a transaction to day,, but how many transactions you can pro perly transact with' .the least exertion. Now don't tire your self down walking. You should A ride. Yes, it will cost you $125 i . a year to keep a horse. That's & right. It's too expensive, but you know you are tired and don't feel like walking home when your day's work is over. Wish you had a carriage to come and take you home, been standing on vour feet all dav. Even walking to your dinner through the hot sun got you so heated up that 3-011 didn't feel like cating,couldn't enjoy "what yqu did eat. Quito buisjykad to hurry back to work,' couldn't rcst af ter eating, made you feel badl- all tho afternoon. Did it ever occur to you that you -need a Bicycle ? "Well, you do. Everybody does. It's business. AVhcn they first came out they were only as a luxury in making business a pleasure. You can go five times the distance with one-half the exertion of walk ing. So -if you don't want to be a "back date" get a Bicycle. Don't fry to go against the tide and be carried backward. Get in the swim with the first. Don't be prejudiced and say you wouldn't ride. Ilavoyour wife,, daughter or sister ride. Live people will laugh at you, say you're an old fogy, should have lived in the days of Xoah. ABfcycle will add to your bus iness, a Bicycle will add to your pleasure, and, above all, a Bicycle will add to your health. Can you do without one 2 Your honest heart says NO.: You can't if you are not sick, asleep or dead. You are going to have ono some day. Look -well to yourself, look well to your busi ness, look well to your health by securing a Bicycje at once. You want to get the best Bicy cle for the money a strong, durable, light-running Bicycle one that has a reputation for not all the time breaking, and if you look well in every city, town and hamlet in the world you will not find an equal to the CRAWFORD Bicycle tho cheapest Bicycle on earth. nn nrn 0 n 1 if 1 S ELIZABETH CiTY, - - K. C. " ' A Fine Wheel at a fair price. OFFERED BY OUR .ENTERPRISING CITIZENS FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITS. The following is a list of special premiums, offered for Exhibits at the Fair to be held October 19, 20, 21, 22, at the Albemarle Park : Our enterprising merchant, Mr. M. Weisel, heads the list with an offer of $5.00 in gold to the lady having on ex hibition the handsomest dress made of goods purchased at his store! We be speak this to be an interesting .feature of the ladies department, as Mr. Weisel has long since made Ladies fine djess goods a specialty. Mr.; "Weisel gener ously offers another premium, which is a 'year's subscription to. the Standard Dtzizner, for the best dress on exhibition made from Standard Pattern, for which Mr. Weisel is sole agent. Our mammoth stpre, The Fair, offers a handsome Marseills quilt for the best embroidered counterpiece. Mr. T.O. Allen will give a 2 pound box of French Candy for the handsom est dressed doll by any girl uuder 12 years of age. Now girls do your best Now girls here is another one. Daw son Bros., our Main street confection ers, offer a 5 pound box of crystalized fruit to the one exhibiting the best dis play of home made candy. Our leading tobacconists, C. W. Stev 6ns A Co., will give 1 pound of Yale 3Iixture smoking tobacco for the best hand made tobacco pouch. Now girls this is the best grade of smoking tobac co manufactured, ard if your beau smokes. be industrious and make him a present of this. One of the attractive features of U11? fair will be a baby show . These baby shows have been attended by maiked interest and attraction elsewhqic, and doubtless will be at bur next fair. Mi. N. IL Parker will donate a han isonu- self-adjusting crib to the mother of the handsomest baby. As pretty babies is the boast of "Elizabeth City we all await a treat in the baby show. . . A. B. Seely Sou will give a barrel of G. S. Bruce & Co's Finest Fancy Patent Flour to -the lady exhibiting the nicest loaf of bread, made of it, and purchased from them. Mr. TrJ Jordan will give a o pound can of King's One Spoon Baking Pow der to the lady exhibiting the best bread in which she used this powder. Mr. Jordan lias recently made a successful run on this popular powder, which i3 manafactured by the W. C. King Coffee Co., of Norfolk, Va. "Nowhere we have a handsome and most valuable present. It is an Excel sior stove, donated by our enterprising hardware dealers, Sawyer & Aydlett, for the best display of bread cooked in the Excelsior stove. This stove is man ufactured by I. A. Sheppard & Co.. of Philadelphia, and has long .since been recognized as the leadiVg cook stove on the market. . - . 1, i , Our none less enterprising hardware merchants, Sharber & White, come up with a Boss Plow, complete with at tachments, for the best display of farm products. This plow is a great favorite with our farmers, and therefore we ex pect an extensive display of farm pro ducts. Mr. F. F. Cohoon will give a modern rat proof chicken coop for the best brood of fall hatched chickens. Etheridge Bros, will give onchalf dozen cakes of extra quality buttermilk tolilet soap for best splasher exhibited. Our leading millers, Raper & White. will give one bushel of fine grade bolted meal for the best pone bread made from their meal. . Mr, J. Walter Brothels offers two bushels sweet potatoes to the lady who exhibits the best potato biscuit. Mr. W. II. Zorller will givi a life size crayon portrait for the best fruit cake exhibit ed, cake to be Ids -after the fair. Mr. W. J. Wood ley, our popular grocer, will give 30 gallons of pure ap ple vinegar for the best display of pick les put up with his favorite.vinegar. The Ice Factory will give a coupon book of 1,000 pounds of ice for the best home made ice-box or refrigerator. Mr. N. D. Pendleton will give one pound of Gravely superior tobacco for tht best display of peaa. This is the best chewing tobacco 011 the market and one upon which Mr. Pendleton has built up a good tobacco trade." The Fowler NeU and Twine Co. will give a hammock for the best display of hand work made from their seine twine. t Mr. E. F. Lamb, who is besides a prominent lawyer, one of our most en terprising farmers, oners a premium or 500 pounds of the bet hay raised on his excellene farm, for the best milch cow on exhibition. The milk is to be tested at the fair. Messrs. M. D. Gregory & Son will give five dollars for the best calf on exhibi tion, sired by their Ilolstein bull. Mr. Willis Ferebje offers the services of his fine Jersey bull for the best calf on exhibition, sirtd by his bull. Mr.N.G.Grahdy wilr donate a bar rel of Early Kose seed potatoes for the best display of this varietT. . . Mr. J . X. Bray will give a life size crayon portrait for the best pound cake exhibited, cake to be his after the fair. One dozen cabinets may be substituted if so desired. . ; , - CM. R. White, general nursery agent throughout this section, representing the Mosley Nurseries of Richmond, Va;. makes the following liberal offer: Half dozen pear trees, assorted varieties, for best exhibit of pears. Half dozen peach trees, assorted varieties, for best exhibit of. peaches. Half dozen grape vines, assorted varities, for best desplay of nuts. Special to the. ladies three T rose plants, assorted varieties, for, best exhibit of shrubs and roses. All these exhibits must be productions of plants formerly purchased of Mr, White. Fowler & Co. will give one shad net for best display of fish. Elizabeth City Brick Works will give 500 best brick for best and greatest va riety of vegetables. There must be two or more contest ants for all of the above special premi ums. These premiums, together with many others which are yet to be added, will appear in each issue. Never before in the history of Elizabeth City fairs, have there been offered so many special premiums as will he offered at our next fair. Go to work immediately on your exhibits, and show your appreciation of the marked libeiality of our merchants, and enterpiisingiitizens. ALBEMARLE PARE; FAIR; OCTOBER 19, 20, 21," 22. OF2 IT! OUR OFFICERS - c. .President:-..' !:.:". E. K RAMER, of Elizabeth City. aw mw p.. V ' ) Yice-Preaidenta t J. E. C. Bell, Currituck. E. M. DsFord, Camden. Walter L. Cohoon, Pasquotank. L. C. Relfe, Perquimans. .1. M. Forehand, Chowan. L-L. Smith. Gates. J. A. Spruill, Tyrrellv . St. Clair Pngh. Dare. i W. H. Lucas, Hyde. ! ' Secretary and Treasurer : DR. II. T. AYpLETT, Elizabeth City. Superintendent: ti O ALLEN, Elizabeth City- We differ from; most other storekeepeni. Most sloro keepere figure to get all they can Wo (figuro to sco how little we can afford to take.' You will find it makes a. difference at the end of the year, .whether you trade somewhere elf o or here. If you want that difference .in your pocket instead of in the storekeep er's, trade here; r DRY GOODST, CLOTHING, SHOES, MILLINERY 2 Large Stores full of goods to select from. V TUL MAI'R AGE AGAIN. Vetenary Surgeon: DR. W. H. MORRJS, Elizabeth City j Slow Coaches. " Probably tho Elowestjand moaft tedious railroad trip in this country is from New Orleans south to a place called Pilot Town, , near the Eads jetties and passes' said R. N. Saunders of Cincinnati. VI made it about a year ago for pleasure, and I don'.t thinlc I ever passed a more miserable two days. The distance is less than 90 miles, but the train is the greater part of a day in cover ing it, when not more than three hours at ordinarily slow running should be required to make the trrrj. I nHlPQ 5mil HPIllQ The track is laid !on heavy grading, i-aUICO allU UGIIIO 15 or 20 feet high, so that a eplen- TI'TTw TVTT SH-TT HJ UHnilS did view of the country is afforded UAW" .Vi: f the traveler, and but for this single compensating feature the ride would be unendurable; The train makes good enough speed for the first 20 miles out of New Orleans, but after that it heirfns to creen alons? at a o . o i . ;:, a t t i i snail's pace: Progress is impeded iNexi; Arlington notei. ii The Greatest Sacrifice Of the Season .To make room for bur Fall Stock, wc w ill for tho next three weeks slash prices to such an extent as to interest the money-savers and. bargain-seekers, on Men's Youths and Boys Clothing, -! r Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes, Hats; Trunks, Valiccs, Notions, etc. Try us before buying. ' Leaders of Low Prices. It ii umiliu- interest. Lverybotly is guessing the happy couple who will be the ir:!ni;::tiits of many valuable and Iiaiidsoiuc; presents. The follow inu are some of the pres ents which have already been donated, witli many others to follows : Out popular Register of Deeds, Mi. M. U. Culpepper, will donate Ine mar riage Jiceii.se. Mr. Culpepper, by the way, has the reputation of having per- weedn(l grs 'afiion tesC3 f01 uud ,Mre marnwa .cetemon.es ; , mpnem TTfim A T ThFVVfTn , T3YY7TST? any oiiei man in ine cuumj, mc ine siuir, out ii grows eg ruyiuiy jl jlui dHJLiJkV iii hf A iTiA In1 f f J'r Jii m J tJJUlm iiiiiiibci f which is upwardot nyenun- ,tnat It is an impossiDiiity to Keep . . died. A license blaiiK, nanusomeiy tne tracis cie,ar nniess a tug roree or i , ilded. I as been obtained especially for men is kept at work every day o Furniture, daructs, Kups, MattinW Linoleums, Oil Cloths, Mosquito Canopies, Lamps, Refrigerators, I3aby Carriages, &c, ivc. by the ;rank and, heavy growth pf tTTT ATT TTT t T71 f weedAAnd srrr-sw : fiacAk)n s&3 iJC U XiJ X X U IX Hi i FURNITURE !! Mr. Ferebee also offers the services of bis'famous stud Cannonade, for the best colt on exhibition sired by his stud the wcsision. ' Oui tonsorial artist, Mr. J. R. Fere m-c. will share, haircut and shampoo the trroom. - A. II. Mitchell gives one year's sub cription to the Fisherman and Farmer. i.lrs. J. K. nanKS win U1 luc piettiest hats in her well equipped mil linery store to the bride. Mrs. M. Hill, our popular Main St milliner, will Rive a. handsome lace col lar to the bride. II. ft. Godfrey & Co., our leading brokers, will give a ham. Caleb Walker will generously donate the best beef roast in hi3 market. M. Weisel wilfgive a handsome pair of blankets. ! 1. Next 'comes Josh Davis, the leading huckster, with a pair of chickens. C. W. Overman will give a set of bed tf V . n. n e r t springs. Mr. uverman gve acv the former bridal party, and the gentle man tf lis us thev have been excellent ones. j McCabe & Grice will give a handsome worsted dress. . Joe tells us that it will be the handsomest piece of goods in his 1 1 A 1 J. store. . Now you may Know wnai mat means. ! Now comes our up to-date merchants, Sawyer & Jones. .They give a pair of the finest make of Ziegler Bros.' shoes o the bride. To the groom they will give a pair of their best Kelmer, Bett- man & Co.'s shoes. J. F.'Spear,the genial manager of the New York Racket Store, will give one dozen knives and forks. James Spiers gives an extra quality copper bailed cedar bucket. Our popular i jeweler, Louis Selig, gives a handsome solid silver butter knife. ; i . Louis Hayman,our Fearing street merchant, gives five pounds Armour's extra lard. . , Now this is only the beginning of a long list of presents .which will appear in each issue. :' . ' A twin squash, emblematic of indis soluble connubial happiness, offered to the bridal couple by Col. R. B. Creecy. every 'foot of the ground covered. The stuff; may be cut away today, but in 24 hours the growth will be as heavy as before it was cut. The wheels of the cars in ' running over these weeds and grass are made so sleek and greasy every mile or two that they spin around on the track without moving the cars an inch until they are well wiped 0 d sand ed. This is a tedious process, and a it has to bo repeated every few min utes you can understand that slow progress ia made. On the whple, however, the trip is well worth the annoyance and fatigue, as tne roaa traverses one of the most pictur esque sections of the continent. But only tho man who has plenty of time at his disposal wants to taka it. "St . Louis Republic! How Fast Wild deese Tly. "During1 the three days ending March 22 numerous flocks of geese were seen migrating northward, . or, rather, north eastward, since they were following the general trend of the coast line, which. in New England, ;i3 nearly northeast ward north of Cape Cod, On the morn ing of March 22, while A. K Sweetland and I were measuring clouds at the ends of a base line 1, 178.4 meters in length, extending froinJ the. Blue Hill Meteoro logical observatory to the base of Bint hill, we succeeded in measuring, with our cloud theodolites, the height and the velocity of flight cf cne of f these flocks of . geese. So 1 rapid is the velocity of flight that the flock was visible to the observers only about two minutes, but during that time two seta of measure ments were taken with the theodolites on the leader of the flock, i Tho first measurements, at 8 :49 a. m.. were accurately taken at the observa- Agent for Ludden & Bates' Southern Music House. See Grand Display at the Fair '-Ii '.! ELIZABETH CITY IHON "WOEKS, 1 H. W. SANDERS .& BRO., Pioprle.tors. Successors to K SANDERS. ' Mmm. Maniters and Rspaims of i MILL1 SUPPLIES Steamboat' : d Steamboat, Gas and Water Fitting a Hpecialty. Siiecial attention paid to Boiler work. Brass Castings made at short notice. Workmen sent out to nuy part of the country to make repairs. Telephone No. 20. i i : , ORDER OF COLUEIIBU Si Incornorated under the Laws of Maryland and managed under the Super vision or the otate insurance vyommisstoner. ; ' ' I Death, Sick and Disability BENEFITS. Death Benefits from fo00 to f 3,000. 'i. Sick and Disability bepefits fron $5.00 to $2Q00 per week. nneT nr ffliwiwn Medical Examination S 150 COST Or iUirilNb. Entrance Fee,- 0; We want a Good, Live Organizer in every Town, City and County, and will make LIBERAL AUltAtuiSMiSA rs.' n you can organize a wnncu, wnw ivr terms and particulars to ; 4 w T -j j Elizabeth City, NJ tory station, but were only approximate Deputy Supreme Commander for the State., C. H!I RAILROAD H. 0. PEEYER, LAKD AGENT HORFOLE I Mill AND DEALER IN Real Estate. Lands bonght and sold, houses erected and sold on, very easy terms. Beauti ful building sites for sal on Riverside Avenue ; also houses and Iota for sale in Preyertown" and ' Pleasant View" allotment. Parties having farms or city property -for sale will do well to nlace it in the hands of Mr. Preyer, as he advertises largely in the Northern a d Western States. Address, R. O. PREYER. Elizabeth City, N.C. WANTED. 1 15 000 acres of cheap farm land ad joining S. R. R. or Pasquotank riyer. Onenan casn, Daiance i, a ana 3 yrars. Call on or address, . R O. PREYER, Elizabeth City, N. C. at the other station. The second meas urements, at 8:50 a. m., were accurate and simultaneous at both stations. Us ing the second set pf observations at both stations for the height and the two sets of observations at the; observatory station for the velocity, the calculations gave the height as 905 feet above the Neponset river valley, of 860 feet above sea level and the velocity of flight as 44.3 'miles an hour. . The direction oX flight was from southwest to northeast. On a previous occasion we found a flock of ducks flying from the northeast at a height of 958 feet with a velocity of 47.8 miles an hour. IL Helm CIat- W. A. WEST. W. B. WEST.. J, T. WEST. W. 11. AVes( & Soqs, ' Carriage Faintcrst House Painters, Paper Hangers, CS"Wall Paper for sale. Large Line of samples to" select from. Decorating of all kinds. . Correspondence solicited. . Peitlor BEICK ! BEIGE ! Lucy, Ii iiilarolin STEAMERS ' : Harbinger, ones. Pettit, THE wm Wi W WORKS For Norfolk, riymouth, J amesvilie, w miamston, iiamuton, w musor, Hertford. Columbia, Creswell, and all points on North Perjaimans, Scup-' pernong, Fapquotank, Roanoke and Cashie Rivers. Are the leading brick manufacturers of Eastern North Carolina Brick of everv descriiition. Orders promptly attended to. : ' C. J. WARD, Proprietor BHASONfY Commission and Forwarding r.lerchants. Dealers in all kinds of Country Produce. ' Cotton S Bad "Hulls and MbhI a Specialty. GUANOS AND CHEMICALS CONSTANTLY ON HAND Hut, Grain and Mill Feed, and everything usually kept in a Firtt 'Stone Setting, Brick Laying, Tile Hancinsr. Mantle Setting, T'hs , o - Class Feed Store Work by the day or contract. A It. HAWKINS tho tering. Masonry in all its branch j : : Vw e?. KaisominiDi? a Specialty Thfl hpt and cheDBst nfacs fa net vcur meals is at WATER STREET RESTAURANT. Meals at all bouts, with the best the market affords. C- W. MODLIN, j Opposite Horel Arlington. j , Propnctor tore r.d it thcr 4 p NlUtV. vV II' . 'nter lie ric osi hei si v r JSj
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