VilEECOXOmSTK1 suprt-ino jsu.
I e have a liht on
TVhU&ZtO XTZST TBID1T.
ic is xrue.
iglit ouour hands
before the national contest in
IL n. CarrcT. tdiier winch the Chicago piai-
E. FLisrs Business Manner form will come to the
front, and a fight in which
FRIDAY. NOVEMBElt 10, IS97. the Chicago platform raust
rait until v.e whip the otner
lewd fellows. In that connec
tion we were glad to see the
merited castijration which our
ex-Senatorgi ves to the tattooed
THE OUTLOOK Blf'GHT.
Advertised Letters
The New lork orld has a I List of unclaimed letters remaini
few figures that gladden the n the Elizabeth Citr P. O. for the
I l 1 1 .rw ten' T
Democrat hoart, and give color
JUDGE
ROEINSON
GRIEF.
COME TO
to the sentiment that the Dem
ocratic party never dies. Read
it, as follows:
Xew York, New Jersey and Ken
tucky cast fifty-eight electoral votes
for McKinley, one cf Kentulcy's
T0te3 going to 'Bryan.
We have never taken any ex-Senatoriri ves to the tattooed New lork, rew Jersey and Iven-
f nrlr in JnrfVo Robinson. e man from thn Swamns ofSami tucky ad went Democratic last wcefc.
l,nn Iip wn Dis- nn irhr in fl, nnfnrtiinatn nn- "Had McKinley been a candidate
T: t.. last week instead of last year the
inci uornej vi rw- neavai oi pontics na uci-a I oowular rote in these Democratic
Couit here, and then we raised upon a pinnacle only . to latc3 WOuld certainly have been
formed a very hard opinion of I expose his personal and pohti- cast against him.
him. , When, c was not drunk Cal infamy.
he'was disgusting, disgusting
Yn may ?t cheap food and nto
Lrioue!r hurt by It ; but you can
not take cheap medicines wlthont poi
tite injury. If jouufeanj substitute
for ArerVSarearNiril.U. jou do o at
he iril of jour health, perhaps of
your health, perhaps of your life. In-
Ki't on hating Ajer', and no oth?r.
m the court, disgusting at the
hotel table and disgusting in
thq presence of the grand jury
of Pasquotank county. If ru
mor is to be credited, there
was a proposition in the
grand jury to present him for
indictment, which failed from
party consideration.
When we heard that that
s.ittio Kniiinson had been rnaue a fnpnii mM. Louis.: a na-
a iudire of oir Superior court tive of North Carolina, went to NEWS FROM THE; COUNTIES-
wo raised our hands in holy the Populist Convention when CAMDEN.
horror and wiien we iiearuinai it met. in it. L.ouis last year, CoiRTiior? e. Mr. and Mrs. o. L.
. .. ? t. : I . t i 2 -
week endintr November ID. 1S37. Ter
sens calling for them will please say
advertised.
UKx:-Wm W Barnard, Rev P. H
Blonnt, J F Bott, Jas E Coplin, Thos
Curies, Frank Eason, E E Ewards,
WPl Freeman, Noah GarreU, Charlie
Guilford. J B Ho'dowell, W M Jack
son, A Lt Jones, Jas E Johnson, Jack
Landing, EL 3Iitchell, M.'K Pritch
ard, W. Spence, Walter 'Sc tr, A il
White, II Nedab.
WoMEjf:-Mies Kadie" Banks, Alice
Collin a,- KmWy J Fletcher, Lcuisa
Fletcher, Martha J Griffin, Maggie
Jones (2), Caseie C- Kemp, Rbeoca
Mltcbel, Annie Nickles (2) Aimmie N
Rhebbia Roughtohi .ssarah E Sprail,
Mrsamer5 Brown, Randel Corprew.
St NAT OR EUT. ABROAD.
. Xow, deduct these 58 electoral
rotes from the 271 whicn Mr. Mc
Kinley received, and there are left
213.
'Add these 53 votes to the 170 of
ATr Ttrvnn ami hi wonld have 234. " I
4TW ;.ftmmritrnf .21 in the I aran E Spruill, Amelia Wilson,
Electoral College. E F. Lamb, Postmaster-
ln otner words, tne uemocrais Till? WnvntDC AU CPTUYPT?
TIipv nP(l nnlv rptnin theso three
New York, New Jersey and Kentucky LUNG TROUBLES AND CONSUMP
-and they will elect the next Presi
dent!
The distinguished New York cheni
ist.T. A. Slocuw, demonstrating his
p.irs nn nne of tbe western Cir- man orrunvincr the chair in its u:,. r.;nLc.A-n. !, ,af fl discovery of a reliable and absolute
Mi?s May Nash last Sunday. E,u
Mioses Lina Gilbert and Lela Sander
ho BtufTed lint cottxm in his and looking around he sau a Lamb, of Elizabeth City, spent Ian
; At . I . . . . .. Sunday in this county. ;
ears on one o inu wcsit-ru man occupying inu tauir m n&
cuits to express contempt for I temporary organization, whose
- T. 11-. .1
some lawyer wno was speaking, face he says was worse tnan a nn tpne last Sunday afemoon with
in discharge of his duty, in op- hideous nightmare. He was Mrs.O.If Morrisett,at
, . e i t. a ' ti a i r Dr. S. Gregory, of Elizabeth City,
position to the Opinion Of JUS told It was benator liutler, Of Luther Upton and J. G. Sawyer took a
Hunnr. then I we raised our Vnrth Carolina. Ho was at ! to Norfolk last Sunday on their
hands in holy horror again, and once interested and disgusted. The 'scenery of the "OM Dismal
said it was that same Kobin- For the first time in his life he Swamp Canal" i qui-. 'curiwity to
son who was nere once before was ashamed of ' his native
. in an official capacity. And State. The speaker took most of
when he carao here to preside his time clearing his throat
in tho court we expressed and pulling down his cuffs,
some of our sentiments about Some one near askod him
him in father considerate who that " baboon was and
terms, and intimated to our where he came from. Our
farmers that) lint cotton for friend says that he called his
judicial ' purposes would pro- name, but when he undertook
babiy now rise in price. :IIe to answer where ho came from
went on the bench with tho the name of North Carolina
Economist in his hand, and in stuck in his throat.
his charge to the grand jury,
with the paper held up as one
would hold a 'dead rat by tho
tail, ho proceeded to pronounco
some strictures upon the licen
ce of the press. We intended
to take the cotton out of his
ears in our j next rssue, but
some of our brethren of the
Bar, told us! he was a "wild
Irishman but had the Irish
heart, and, counselled caution
as he was just d f enough
to have us before him for con
tempt. We gave way to their
wise counsels, but we have
always thought he was a rcck-
The demand for Aycr's Hair Vigor
in such widely- separated regions as
South America, Spain, Australia, and
India has kept pace with the home
! consumption, which gofs to show tbat
these people know a good thing when WHAT VAS HARDLY
they try it.
re for Consumption (Pulmonary
Tuberculosis) and all bronchial, throat,
lung and chest disea?
coughs,: catarrhal affect
decline fend weakness, loss of fletsh, and
all conditions o' wasting away, will
send THREE FREE BOTTLES (all
different) of his New Discoveries to
any afflicted reader of the Economist
writing) for them.
the people of this vicinity, who have ew cienunc xreacmenr nas
visited it recently. - cured thousands permanently by : its
professional duty to suffering human
ity to donate a trial of his infallible
cure. ;
Science daily develops new wonders,
and this great chemist, patiently ex
perimenting for years, has produced
results as beneficial to humanity
as can be claimed by any modern
genius. . His assertion that lung
troubles and consumption are
curable in any climate is prov
en by ''heartfelt letters of-, 'grati
tude, filed in his American and Euro
pean laboratories in thousands from
those cured in all parts of the world.
Medical experts concede that bron
chial, chest and lung troubles lead to
Consumption, which, uninterrupted,
means speedy and certain death.
Simply write to T. A . fcilocuin, M. C,
93 Pine street, New York, giving post-
office and express address, and the free
medicine will be promptly sent. Suf
ferers should take instant advantage
of his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor ithat you saw
nig offer in the economist.
Rev. W. H. Guyton did not 611 his
appointment last Sunday evening at
Milldaui. owing to t lie fact that the
death of a brother's child called him
away.
We hear that the marriage bells are
still chiming for a popular young phy
sician of this county to lead to the by-
menial altar a blushing bride.
(Jorgo Mann, a colored employee of
the N. & S. Railroad. narrowly escaped
a horrible death at the depot here last
Saturday evening. He w as drunk and
started to jump the mail train after it
had started np and fell under the mov
ing wheels, but was quickly pulled out
by some of the spectators. .
Rev. T. O. Wood performed the by
menial rites cf matrimony of Mr. Wal-
laceSawyer and Mips Estelle Jones, of
Shiloh, last Wednesday night (10th) at
the home of Mr. Dennis Rrothers.
- Country' Roy.
The Largest Cheapest and Host Complete Stock of
&Drv Goads. Glothlnn. Shoes. Hats. Notions. Etc ; are
ttbeing shown arid Isold. flever in the history ot Elizabeth
uity lias such a! targe Stock been shown, and such .Iowa
prices been given I to tho public. SEPTEMBER business g
fully 33 1-3 per cent, gain over September, 1896. Ourg
stock of Dry Goods and Clothing being bought prior to the g
advance enables us to sell a large portion oi our stock K
cheaper than most of our competitors can buy them. X
-Li w r
( Havino niirrlm &tA niir pntir'A' efanlA nnrl imnortod stock
EL Jackson (2). James Load. Mary E ftof DRESS GOODS, payine sDotcash, enables us to give
Eehaley, A J Ittegs, Bebiam Sawyer. Jo(some prices belpvf that will astonish even the most con-
Fannia Sawven Rialto L Stewart. V servative DUVer. i I
--- --i . .. . i : i , l. - .. l
kj CO pieces absolutely all wool imported Henrettas ana
Q ue of these goods! to-dayj at the importers in New York is
25 cents. I i - .,'
Our line of Faijcy Dress Stuffs are equally as cheap. )c
w Uver one hundred styles and colorings, all wool mixtures, jc
zz cents ana up. i ; , ;
fj Our Black Dress Goods Department abounds in all the
q newest tilings to pe had! at home and abroad.! n.oyeities-r
ft in black are very handsome this season. Should you visit f
yur sioro ana seefinis group oi DiacK aress gooas, it win
Wgive you some idea of the peerless stock from which you
Q Our Silk Department abounds in most of the new things
q that are to be! had at Reasonable prices. 25 pieces of
A Black Silk, all different istvlfis to Rfilpr.t vonr dress from.
W 100 different colorings in fancy silks, prices ranging from
e?, BtUDDOm I " v-v. uu juujvugi.uy. x ? f
ions, general ; U 25 pieces of Silk Velvet, full line of shades, would be
; jconsiuerea a Dargam at ub cents. Mur price ou cents.,
fl Our Millinerv Denarfment is overflowing with all thef
rVnew things to be had. I The only establishment in then
city that sends tieir Milliner to the Metropolis, where),
styles and fashions originate. There she sees and pro
w cures all the latesjt and up-to-date styles in hats and trim- W
Q mings, "enabling her to trim hats that cannot be procured v.
Q elsewhere in the city. I !r j ' Q
ft The largest linej of KID GLOVES ever shown. A full Q
line of shades txvselect from. - i A
W Be sure and try one of Thompson's Glove Fitting Cor- )a(
wsets. Any figure can be.suited, for they come in all styles. W
TION CAN BE CURED
An Emiient New YorV Chemist and
Scientist Mates a Free Offer
I to Our Readers. -
EXPECTED.
GEN. LONXaSTREET.
This garrulous old man who
was so anxious to have the car
of the public about the mar
riage of an old man who was
old and foolish to a -oung girl
who was young and foolish,
thnt he miblishcd his notes on
. I - ,
toss ana oaa man, a uihgrace th(j subject and his younff wife
10 xne oencii nnu wouiu ai,
pome time come to grief.
Xow, look; at him. De
nounced as j a hypocrite, a
sneak, committing tile infamy
of instructing the grand jury
"of Wake county to present for
indictment all tho rail roads
did the same, probably to
please him; and the persons
who had time to waste on the
silly effusions were more dis
gusted than edified. This old
man, mentioned afore, has been
appointed - commissioner of
Railroads under tho United
Sometimes we make mistakes
and often change our minds.
It is certainly a safe , rule to let
well enough alone and to re-
maia where we are. Some time
ago our live merchant,Mitchell,
advertised to move his business
to Norfolk. After he sold near
ly all of his -goods out -he de
cided to let well enough alone
and remain in .Elizabeth City.
He is at his old stand on "Water
stree"t with a -brand new stock,
over twenty thousand dollars
worth of new. j goods. He
seems to have taken a fresh
start. It's like a new store,
everything sparkles with new
ness. No old goods in his
MILL - MEN, ATTENTION
A PLAINING MILL PLANT.
W No wise buyer would do themselves injustice to purch- W
KJ Jl.iH HH l a IIIJIIII, 11111,1 : I.NHV fTflTTll- T.fl ItM'l ylllH (V. ITluH! fS- A.
Q the leaders in styles, and see the up-to-date styles, and
Q the very low prices. Oyer ninahundred capes and cloaks
)K to select from-4-more than double any store in the" city.
$ We are the selling agents for Butterick's Metropolitan
Paterns, themos reliable pat eras on the market. We$
w shall have some eye-ope!ners for the public shortly. Keep w
Q "your eye on this spacfe every issue, and it will be theQ
n means of your, saving from 10 to 25 per cent, oh your Q,
ft fall purchases. I " '
S. iVlceBE ; CRICEv ?
JTur t v Aniwr. wirtirij a wtc Aiun ttttcti roc
X j; : ElizaTaeth City, N. 0 ' ft
Elizatctli City, ITorth Carolina
1 .-
IN TEOHOTCH 0EDBB
The btst equipped anti most conven
iently arranged mill in X C. ;v
EiKhtcen Million feet of. lumber has4
been handled in one year at this plant.
Thirty three saw mills to draw sup
ply froni are conveniently located.
For 8jle at a price so moderate as
mill surprise you, and upon terms that
I .1 7 - ;il i
muKes juie invesiiuem possiuie anu
praccticable to the man of ordinary
means and f mall capital.
E. Jb. LambJ Atty.
at Law & Keal Estate Agt.
SL IJ. L PIKLM
! ,,, S2gggg5Sss . aeaier.
that issued frpe passes to jtid- states government -to succeed store. The people know that
ges, when he.had in his pock-' Goncral vatie Hampton. The what ho has now is strickly NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
cis ai me urac ran roau passcsi PrtmntKnf nr n c:nnnra nn to date stvlea. Mitchell
, - UllltUIS OUIUUIIIIUII Ul.U VI X
that he was using, and pocket- but with a pretty good salary has always been the great
ing the money that tho Legis- ntfn(,i1P(i ft : nn,i tlionl.innn. price ciitter and has caused
. , . V . I I
laturo had voted him to meet I i nrihors. in soil rhonner thnn tliPV
. . uiui tii 11.1 ma ""I'lv uuuu tniif x ; j
nis . travelling expenses. Aii nn tl.nir honovmonn wanted to do. This fall he is
... ... i - - - j . j -
which was against tne peace, , . rpnpw. nu vmith in doing bigger things than
dignity and honor of the State.
UVnd now what is tho sequel
to all this deviltry, hypocricy,
and infamy. Tho grand jury
of Wayne county where Robin
son lives, have presented sev
eral railroads for issuing free
passes to this "wild Irishman"
who is holding courts in North"
Carolina; and the News & Ob
server, of Raleigh, Is tearing
tho ermine from Robinson's in
famous shoulders and calling
for his impeachment and de
gradation. All honor to our
State Democratic organ.!
"amorous dallianco and love's ever and all of-his customers
the old warrior will not have
GOV. JAHVIS LETTER.
Wc havo hot seen the entire
letter of Gov.8 Jarvis address
ed to the editor of Web
ster's Week ley but the extracts
we. have seen show the crcod
sense of our wise ex-Senator,
lie repels wiihscathingrebuke
away. large cioqk ana cape
manufacturer in New York
has just sent xMitclieil over
twelve hundred garments to
sell for them. He has instruc
tions not to miss a sale and
judging from the number of
ladies that have bought their
capes from him, he must be
selling cheap. You can get
Elegant Beaver capes, full
sweep and nicely trimed at
$1.0$. Fine Broad cloth capes
at $l.t'$. Mitchell savs he is
cnllinr tlimn frnm nno in twn
as Scott's and we sell it -much I n ,v.-i1-f ;-
cheaper," is a statement sometimes '--. -made
by the drorist when Scott's town. It will pay you to see
Emulsion fs called for. This shows this big assortment of ladies
that the dm grists themselves regard wraps1 before you buy. He
has just gotten that big lot of
heavy canton flannel bought
from a southern cotton mill at
a loss, took all there was in
of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos- the lot, no matter how or why
t T A 0J- iL. I . . .
puii oi umc ana ooo s mc 4t was sola at a loss, its so.
much to do, and he will be able
to enjoy the ornamentation of
her of whom tho coraera says
she is not "o'er young to marry
yet" nor pretty if rumor tells
no flattering tale.
' Jmst as
Good
Emuiaion
Sa'?l!!0,frt.h? M't0' ot tte.P'fSr,w?2 Tis that old fashioned kind .of
the Caucasian, Marion Butler,
that it is the covert purpose of
tho Democratic party to dis
card the Chicago Platform and
the white metal, when they rear
the banner offwhite supremacy,
and expulsion from power
of tho foul combination of ne
groes and buzzards,, who have
disgraced, and threaten the
ruin of North Carolina, as be
ing paramount to all other is
sues in the state election of
IS'jS. "
Every word that he uttersabout
because he knows it has been of canton flannel with the extra
untold benefit, should not for one long nap and heavy twil, so
instant think of taking' the risk of nice for underwear :it would
usm some untried prepa- be a great bargain at 10 cents
ration. The substitution pCr yard but the quantity' is
ot sonthinj? said to be ? J , A , , . ,
"just as good' for a stand
ard preparation, twenty
five years on the'marketv
should not be permitted by
the intelligent purchaser.
B inr yem jrt SCOTT'S Emulsion. S
that Xhm tnxo aad fish ar on tb wrapper.
50c and t-oo, all drugjis
SCOTT A BOWNE, C-emiaU, New York.
Zoeller can make joa any slz fi&me
yon want. .
large and must be sold quick,
so the price is pnly 8 cents per
vard. You'l went some when
you see this. Next week he
will begin his big ready made
clothing sale formen and boys.
A chance for you to get your
winter suit cheap.
MITCHELL,
The Live Merchai t.
Having qualified as administrator of
the late .lohn 1'almer l hereby give
notice to all persons indebted to his
estate co come iQrwaru anil make nn
mediate settlement and those holding:
claunsf again&t the same to present
them ffor payment within tivelre
months from the date ot this notice,
or it will be pleaded in bar of their re- j
covery.
I W. J. Landing, Adm'r.
' I - John Palmer, decU.
E. F. Lvmb, Atty. '
November Cth, 1897.
Merchants,
Bankers,
Lawyers,
Physicians
and all
economical
men wear
W. L. Dousfas
Shoes because they
are the best.
For sale by
.00 SCO
The Style. Fit and Wear
could not be Improved for
Double the Price.
U Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5J0O Shoes ire tne
productions of skilled workmen, from the test ma
terial possible to put into shoes sold at these prices.
We make also $loO and iluo shoes tor men, and
$20, $2.00 and $1.75 for boys, and the? W. L,
j Douglas $50 folice shoe, very suitable tot
letter-carriers, policemen and others having
much walking to do. . ; .
. We are constantly adding new styles to: our
, already large variety, and there is no rea- i
son why you cannot be suited, so insist on '
having W. L. Douglas 5hoes from your '
S. B.r.ILLER,&CO.
We use only tbe best Calf, Russia Calf
(all colors), French Patent Calf,
French Enamel, Vici Kid, etc..
graaea to correspona witn prices
of the shoes. : .. j
R.J. MITCHELL, E. City.
WHOLESALE
Con
M
Eeale
NO. 1 FOLTOH UABKETi
NEW YORK.
Special Attention gircn to Tht Halt of
KorthCarolin8hd. 1
Stencils and Sutionary . oc spplicatlon.
X. ' No Arem. ' . j
Q f QTHRFR ft, rr
WH0LE8ALE
Dealers and Shippers of all kind of
FRESH FISH
1 FULTO FISH MARKET. . X. Y.
Particular attention, paid to tht
Shad Department. f
We employ no agents anu pay no
comra.sions. ;
If your stencil is ! In good Order
let us know. j
JAMES BOND,
COMMISSION DEALER ik
ALL KINDS OF
FRESH FISH,
Game and Terrapin.!
NO. 704 SECOND STREET,
BALTIMORE
; NO AGENTS EMPLOYED,
A. W. HAFF,
.- r - . :-.(
Successor to Lamphesr llsfl, .
: Wholesale Com miss Iol. Dealer In
V LOBSTERS. ETC. !
NO. 12 FULTON FISH MARKET.
New York City,
North Carolina Shad a Specialty.
1 '
Aeents.
No
V
mum mm mm.
'. Largest Stock ot finished U'
Is Ji Gr&Tfisione.
BEADT TOW
m mm
IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT.
Ill, 113 and 115 Bank Street,
NORFOLK, VAi
SDepizns frsa . ;
F.H.ZIEGLER&BR0.
Successor to'Jonj II. Zkiuleb
Dealer in all'kiDda of
UNDERTAKERS' SUPPLIES,
7rora tbe Cheapest to the bent. All tel
egrams promptly attended to.
C2APES AND COOLIUS E0ARD3
'Vh'in delrerf. Tle flntst Ileareo In tula.
section. -R(seo d, walnut, cloth-cov-
ered and raetalic caskets a specialty
At the old stand on Ehringhau.
Street. Thankful tor past pattonvre.
S"Also all kinds of cabinet work.
If dealer cannot supply you,
write
W. L DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass.
Catalog uk Fbee.
L D. HASSELL, lyianteo.
GOAL WDDB
OMf i i BE e , DECEIVE
Proof of the Pudding . ...
j ! . . Is Chewing the Bag.
If you have not tried us j ask your neighbor, who has, about
it. nir n n in I :
the tug sophie wood Pr7 Goods, , ITotions, Shoes, Hats, Caps
We are now prepared to fnrnbdi
Coal and Wood in small or large
quantities at prices as-low as the. low
est. 'Phone or mail your orders! to
the oflice of Culpepper, Griffin & 01d.
Main St , or apply at office or yard,
Robinson's Dock, Elizabeth City, N.IC,
and they will have our- best attention.
E. City Coal and food Co.,
W. N. OLD, Mgr
YBE&L
Built in 1892, sixty-three feet loner: has
10x10 eneineand thirty-two horse pow
er boiler. Cost four thousand dollars.
Will be sold cheap and on easy terms.
ran be seen at-Edenton, N. C.
E. F. LA. MB.
AND STATIONERY
. . p ...now being offered by the. . . .
ICE aiid COAL CO.
Mm
We have found It expedient to add
COAL to our ice business and U ne
cessitates the chancre in our name at
! above.
We prbpose to keen a first-class yard
and shall endeavor to merit a share of
your trade. We will give ,
LONG TONS,-
CLErYN COAL and
' PROMPT SERVICE,
Keep n Hand all the Time
.-class line of &oods
CRYSTAL
FOR SALE.
SCHOONER ESTHER.
Can3citT 600 Bnsh. Ooraparatively
a
new. Nai s rooa. lutrKinjr icw, . 0111-
forfable cabin.
In thoroutii onltr and ft una as a
dt.llar. Very cheap.
.. E . F.LAMB, Attf.f
m " w9 m . . m 1
(XF ALL KINDS.
i T P R I C E S' TO A Si L . "
Kindly give us a showing.
-ICE Mi! COAL
Elizabeth City, N. C. j
P.O. Box 173. . 'Phone a
Diseases of Uie Blood and sTsrrss.
No one need suffer with neuraljrf. This
disease is quickly and permanently, eursd .
by Browns' Iron Bitters. Every disease of '
the blood, nerves and stomach, ehronio
or otherwise, succumbs to Browns' Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly
quarter of a century, it stands to-day fort
most among our most rained remedies.
Browns' Iron Bitters Is sold br all dealers. '