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in., a Bfinistailke. Miss Belle Crawford and Mr. K C. Oakly were united in the holy bonds of matriraony on "Wednesday in the Methodist church, Rev. J. IL Hall officiating. They left on the ning train North .for a bridal tour. to put off worthless imitations on people who honor you to the extent to trust to your honesty to giro them the best and most reliable goods. ... Our ain is to give full value ta everyone and treat all aUke. Our bicvclcrs now make nolhincr of spinning over to neighboring towns, as if they were next door neighbors. . Drew Hathaway, and Pat. ilhams spun over to Hertford on Sunday, and Pat. oould hardly keep bis bicycle from spinning as far as AYilbamnton. . Our .enterprising townsman, Mr. The Eastern Colleciorship. ;Wc don't mole as much, al one time but it pays in the long run, as our patrons have corfldenco in what we say, and know if The psalmist nays, put not your dependence in princes nor in the sons of men, 01 words of similar im port, which inspired declaration of the holy psalmist finds its verifica tion constantly in the every day walks of every day life, and has sel dom been so aptly illustrated as in the scramble for Simmons old shoes thit he has worn so well in the rev enue service of the government, credited to the Eastern District of North Carolina. In the dispensation A. C. Hatha wav, of Hathaway Bros., f the spoils and patronage of thegov- jewelers, is in New York, laying in crnment n belongs to the Magnum the largest assortment o Boanm fepCcics of the plum family, novelties ever seen in this market. , . . All who want nice Christmas pre- When McKinley came into power sent, bridal present etc . hid bet- there were numerous poles knocking tef call and see them. at the 'simmon. But the knockers thev put themselves in our hands they will be treated all right. They are satisfied if it comes Irom Hathaways it's all right, for In the Raleigh News & Observer, of Wednesday, the opipion is ex pressed that Duncans star has darkened in the fightc for col lector. Duncan hurried through Raleigh on Tuesday to Washington to. see what the matter was. We bet on the grey. "Who bets on the colt ! soon thinned out anjl the fight was narrowed down to two champions with their lances at rest; one was a young knight with the down of man hood scarce developed on hi3 upper lip, the other was a veteran who had grown grey in the party service, battle-scarred,war-worn, unfaltering, I 1 111- .....1 fv4l(l1r?A its orv e iiau u u;cu vuu un umuiuuj i o t from Capt. Pritchett, who brought verse and lucky SCO-TiOMIST la rullUhed ererr week, acd circa- Congressional District. It afford PmhI taediura for advertising for our l.jotl merchants od to No rlU 'business 13. in. DL A.MJB, , 1 2ftimcor. L OCA. I, JV JEJ WS. Mrs. Thomas Matthews, of Bux ton. Md.. is visiting Miss Ella V. John, on Shepard street. Ei Mayor Glovers horse ran away on tho street Tuesday, throw ing out tho driver and injuring hira very severely. If you want h turkey or goose for Thanksgiving call on J. J. Perry tint WednesJav. Ho promises to have the finest on the market. n Mr. J. II Merriara, who has been abent for some. months visiting ro- Utives and friends in Connecticut!, returned homefon "Wednesday. Tho North Carolina Conference meets in Raleijrh December 1st Send us back brother J. H. Hall, my an outsider, but well wisher. Reuben Davis, manager for tho Tilf phono Conipany, with a body of laborer is putting up new tele phone poles to extend the servica. We are cUd to hear that Capt Nathan Walker, ono of our oldest nnd most esteemed citizens is bet- ing sermon tcf. He was extremely ill last week but rallied on 3Ionday. in Messrs. F. C. Chisnell and . L. Warwick, U. S. Engineers, of Nor folk and Mr. R. E. Davis, of the staff of Capt. Thos. Pritchett, who is engaged in government work in removing obstructions from upper Pasquotunk river. We had a pleasant, interesting and instructive call on Monday from Hon. C. B. Pendleton of Key West, Fla. -Mr. Pendleton with his family is visiting his old Lome and friends and to recuperate his im paired health. Ho. gave us the most satisfactory account of Cuba and Cuban affairs that it has . ever rrood fortune to hear. His fortunes. The one r -t-i , r r i i was Jir. r... kj. j-zuncan, vi iwiciw county; the other jMr. ueorge . Cobb, of this city; and thereby hangs a tale, a tale of treachery, duplicity, deception, bad faith, which the fol lowing scissorism will more fully ex- plain : "Tn nnltr to nvoid retes appoint ments no action will be taken in North Carolina appointments until Congress meets, but that it is practically seiueu thHt E. C. Duncan will be appointed collector of the eastern district." Tho usually accurate ' Charlotte Observer, from which tne above is copied,putsout this pronunciamento, nh mrfllrd. beats warmiv and we suppose it to be true in re- uvat i mv ' . . for his old home and friends. lation to the appointment to be tu ,r n,f ,p TuimL of the made of. collector of the eastern dis- A UU 11 IfW w m I Pubhc School were on a fctru;e tnct, vice aimmons uispiaceu. u, ulinii Iwinrf nut in a'new annex oi . ,u nnt Bnenk from tne inner . - . i i tho school building by Supt. Hintou was an inaccurate statement.. Let them dare strike him and we'll givo them the rough side of our crutch. He took them out of the unstoved room becauso he thought it was too cold for them: Kindness is some times made cruelty by misrepresentation. Rev. B. F. Bohner, from Allen- town, Pa., Presiding Elder, ot tne Allcntown District, under wnose charge is the ''Bethany Mission," of tho Evangelical Association oi ui place, will be the guest of Rev. B. C. Krups, and preach in tho Taber nacle, or 01d Opera House" on Sunday, at the following Hours ; in.fMn m . n ami i oclocK p. m. Aw W -J ' chambers of the councill hall of tne Republican party, but aaan outsider, , statements have come to us witn such authentic endorsement, that we take them to be true as if they had been sworn to. Therefore they are legitimate subjects of comment. We hear, and we believe, that Mr. Cobb had pledges from both Senator Pritchard, who. controlled the pat- ronae, ana irom jit. wum.nu, it v;as supposed claimed some recog nition from Pritchard for work and labor done when Pritchard wanted the Senatorship, that he (Cobb) should get Simmons' place, as a tar- .. .i I l. 1 .1 t-.i -ti f rf inn rr nnn Communion services alter U'eiuorn- uy auuuicuy, 0 All welcome. faithful service to the liepuuncan riArtw especially in the First Dis- Likoa dear old friend, alter a rwi; irtWlibllifl ; I Two Stores---WBISBL'S-Two Stores. 8 OOOOCXXOOCQOOOOCXOOOCOO 1 4 O ! If tifii KUswsv p! iff-' -J .' -1 . I ! i ! r. It it tt Every Store thinks it is the best one. We don't think then ii a better dry goods store than ours, but we are will ing to abide by your decision. We don't want you to buy even a paper of pias here until you are sure that we can't do better for you than anyone else o o Th Best Dressed Hen ! - ' '.'are not always the bnes who pay the most for their clothes. ' Oar; clot hinf: has the nack of gi'ying' satisfaction, Ve believe fn giv ing a cuscotfaer what b& wants. Ve Would like to show you how easy it is .! i " !r .... : .. ---! ; to suit a man. jf rM friend, after a f IUUL; uuaiuiii . , , . I n I lntprMlinx? call on nn Almanac lor l'.aui man a"- bimiwuiuiiu. . ' ' . I . . .. - r I. ... . ., 1 I M 1 t r, -r at .T Kron. h nnr mm on Jionuav. i f;iii ii in tne invioiaouit ui 11 IV:T!I'U1211 11 U L All! W a I I IV i lUUV V w- . man, v! Concord, Cabarrus county, y0 have been looking on its wel- who cave us some interesting remiu- come ana cuee u. f n fninrman' and bis rtrfrrt Rinco Turner started it in omir.pnf. nhvsibian in Gatesville, in of the I. U he practice of medicine. He soon oi wmcn oruer u --r . ..i i : t . hprarne a crreai. luvuntw wi ith the member. Some years Raleigh nearly seventy years ago, iitlf nri at Concord. . and like old wine, the tlavor oi an- The. (1 JT. U, one oi purr. . ivc it ncw cbarm IIow worthy institutions, neia iou. -lf w;tbout ,f : L.0112 may on Wednesday evening and night . .. , 11 tTu.lu J. H. En- in tho town hall, where creams, ices, . , ' and other delicacies, and beautiful women wero present. r 1 tinuity gives it new charm. 1 festival we dQ wilbout it : Long nis loner may .he live, too, to pilot it still to his old friends and talk about "Johnson Grass." Thanks. Having verbal declarations made in good faith, and trained in associations in which a decent man's word was as good or more so than his bond, ho rested there, without further importunity. But while lie rested Duncan was on after, he be- -cople in the practice of his proles came enfeebled m! tody and mmd, don and upon the-removal. of Dr. from age, an accdenjal injury while Fowlkes to Tennessee he became the practicing his profoon ; mj Curri- eading physician of that section and tucK county, ag? r IT"' lucrative practice, grew ou mux ""v j r and gave him a home in the nospuiu iur did of larere and I . a :i He l became an muuuuua. , . ?3 i:t: v,;TYi5Pif tne insane ax. xaieiiiu. pcrju'ar man, iueum"b " - - 5 with all the interests of the commu- ardent politician nity. Being an People with hair that is continually foiiino- nut nr r.hnsft i that are? oam, tho watch and Pritchard was on tlj.f positive convictions, tho pubhc nBjov Rev. Mr. Pennick, the new minis ter of the Baptist church, made his dbut in the matrimonial Hno by the holv ties of matri- monv Mr. Harvey Alexander and MU" Afittio D. Dunford. of Ports mouth, Va. We thought marble playing with ;ia concomitants, fudgoM and "roundenciea" and 'fat was ono 01 tho lost arts, and consigacd to . the tt i i., ;t 41. n T-a hPVnnil 1 Lit! lllttJU. uuii . . , . , ll slv. Yhile Cobb slept unuer mo happy influence of "sugared though ts and honeyed expectations," Duncan slipped in and distilled in Pntch ard's willing ears words of treachery4 iofldelit-, untruthfulness, while Cobb, all unconscious of the duplic- Suits made to orderfby fiuest tailors in America. Prettiest line of samples to select from you ever saw. JNo m no pay. Racket Stpre. : r seems our little boys of these latter .. t the swect sleep of confi . 1L c.!.1n uence. Now, this is not our fight, but the blood of our humanity is stirred at ilava have revived Wo had an. appreciated call on walks. If not squelched in its-infan . . w. I . ... 1 4J .-t' t Tm Tamou U I X. c otn it T1L1 SOOO UeCUIUU tt Green, a native and long resident of ffrcat a nuisance as the ingnsn spar this tdwn, and a confederate soldier, rows. "Boys dont piay wiiuiue niou- the outrase that has He lost the use of an arm in the kevs," nor endanger human me oj Battlo of Roanoke Island. He is putting a marble.undcr the foot of a i i i fo;iif of n liia rnllinrr .a fnmorl n him as an avail CJ C to imvvi able ' candidate for representative office. He was nominated .for the Senate of North Carolina, a,s the Whig condidate from Gates and Chowan, and was elected. He at once became a recognized leader jn ' r 1 1 iA Tin tx-o a he councils 01 ine paitj. rr,a pr. rtVnf ih F.lfznbpth well posted upon the political issues, PubUc Schooi,or month end r. vnr ennran-eous and force- . ' : . ...Lf -i " J tl ' , pedestrian to out of this U of trated upon Mr Cobb of his friends. It is Such crooked not come to gcoa. prrpstrial existince Mr. J. B.- Davis, the hustler raanv .g ftmi impediments. ou stall No. 1 in the Jlarket House, Vi; .Ion nril with force and I " ti. vf1L- Pilnt is mad when i.m 1 X iiV v -: 1 . riolpnce with an axejori Saturday ;t rtl1fTht to be crratcful, because perpetraiors nyht and gutted. of much of its Kiay0r Banks had one of Norfolk's coutcnts. Now want "Josh mao. , -iftzecs, Mr. Kennedy, arraigned lo walks been perpe in the home a gross out counsels can- Retributive justice awaits and will overtake the We reckon so, wo sposen he. were. Evangelist -C. W. Ruth, of Indian-ar-oli. Ind- will conduct a service r.f "TvAnflijitic meetings in the Evangelical f church, (Old Opera House) beginning Friday night, November 2Gth, 1S97. Rev. Ruth i ono of the best Evangelists in the i,.i;nrnn tho side walks in a lUi - , lmnin Rcaruni.. ncmoue careum, auu violating the laws of the city, ana the laws of politeness, toward pedes trians bv a dismount, as required by the ordinance. Mayor Banks, CM nn ho was a stianiier, "iw : " lt liim nut. with a fine of S10.00 when the prescribed and ir-,:,i fin was s-2,. Our com- with a s mad in the r taT n rr nr lie in 'i:iu liova TrrMir suit roaile to order by M. Chicaco merchant tai- " l-i . , X I.. If Hum not t ease YOU uouw iaivc it. Racket store Death of Dr. Speed. notb, country. 1 Tt, l-;t..,An nf Mr. Ed. Swain on nliments to the Pilot, West Fearimr street, on Saturday Uestion is to gettin nlace. or he ttiti iuvMU iaujv w u-p 1 ' found and gave the little boys an the wrong Tom cat crponumiy ,o w j - .- correspondent of tne Norfolk tcd to noTht;;. ad-V;,"pui Piolot fron, dSttf plaints from some of our citizens 01 . inftiriencv of onr hre company, The "Bob Whites" are doubtless . , f t- contemplaled disband- i a trouble iust now. for, poor things, . f nublic dissatis- the enemy is ipon them armed, and -G have heard gve them no" notice of the war, and L .orj3 cf praise of our fire thev poor things, are in a aeiencr 1 - nr It i3 a voluntary organi less condition. They'll put an em- Jf tbi3 town that is a univer- birgoon thejehcery whistle in the gai favorite. Any word of censure tArlv dawn .1 nnrl thrir work should -. . 0i niiii - . storm of mdigna iLoworicox buuain neT iu- . , . . r ;rn 'inero is no roaus is going on axouau ' " T. . . . 1 Tt: t,i 1, 1 .firinl association .must nave a roau irom "r- , ;Q nnn that our . -. .... v. .t.i tnn-n onii there is no one iuai wu city toLbutloLk, a. rple ought more readily aid m ray from the jump. It will run people ou0 through a rich belt oi aiiuviai euu uj - , sh0uld and if would require but litUe grad- of our fire company, in- and wrnil- fttirt tha Great. Dis- ail aia luem iT wnnld a short Complaint mt to tan the crcat world.' preposterous. Dr. Rufus King Speed; an old and distinguished citizen of the Albe marle section, departed this life at the TTomyital for" the Insane in the city of Raleigh, N. C, on Monday morn vr, aged nearly 85 years, having Wn born in leciaenuurg couuij, Va., in December, 1812. In early Hfe Dr. Speed came to Gates county, N. O., from Mecklen- ... r -1 ,1 bur county, a-, ana associeieu 0 . ., T-" ,1 himself with Vr. deptna rowues, a more useiui or of men in this in any of -their war we can . . mefhciciicy is We have a book. prepared esTc'Y ior you.-wrilcti M xnaU free. It traU of the stomach, disorders worm, etc trial every cuiia la uatie 10 ana xor Vermifuge has been Kneeessfauy used ' forahalrcenturr. Ou Mil kr aail tor tSa. . i E. A S. FEET, SolUa Ii. An Interesting Exhibit in our store is our large and very select line of bureau and washstand covers. They are the very best that your money can buy best in every way material, embroid ery, drawing and desTgn. You Want v a' good, stout, elegantly flttlnsr shoe. Women have quite out grown the Idea that a pretty shoe muit have paper soles and high heeti. Ex ercise has taught them that nothing looks so well as a substantial leather sho with extended sole anvl mHitary heel. They are built more on the lines of a man's shoes and have all the char acteristic.; They fit well, and are altogether-fitted to the tailor-made, nat ty momen. i 1 i V l : . - : Its a Pleasure you buy from us to your friends they are! so Uylish.'. And the style stays in to show the clothes ;d are first- the.m because the cloths use ratj, the linings are good and the mak ing the best thatskillful hands can do. Prices are all right every time. X- ;;Vt7 .VA l- - k r- " Tho Latest Thing t in milinery requires a change from what you have. You caf't mako over one of the old style hats Into any thing like the present fashion. There won't be enough material. Our prices' on stylhh millinery are sd reasonable that it would be extravagance to buy material to put on an old frame. v o oooooooooocoocooooooooooooooooooooo Two Stores-,-WBISBL' OOOOOOOOQwOCXJPwwwwwwuwwuy vaw ww v www wwwwwww ww ww www...-. Two Storesi 1 gmtm , ', - I 1 m- . O. F. of North. Carolina, 71 Roll of Honor. men ful speaker upon the hustings, and secured his election, in a district that had been opposed to the TVhig party. He continued in the Senate until 1842 when he retired irom nublic life. In the .Legislature ne . 1 . was a conspicuous debater ana tooK vnTV in the Senate with such & M w M. as W. B. Shephard ; T. L man, and John Gray Bynum. the ' famous Harrison campaign icm i,J ,roa an active worker and lOIVj UC . - an lnnuenni" r About 1850 he removed to this town and soon acquired a leading . ; rrnfession. He Still irui;i o " x was an active politician m iuo-""e ranks, untU the Civil wir. .In 186.0 u o nl A: Everett elector for the State at large, and. in conjunc did ins Oct. 2Gth, 1897 : Louise Davis, Louise. Hall, Sim eon Burgess, Brucfj Pa vis, .Lugeno Lane. . , : t-J. ' : ' Reports are issued at the end of every month showing the deport ment, attendance; and standing- in all studies of each pupil. I have r-,T- n KrJ i ova iTinf. finmni nf . ilifi 1DfH x Jwfl A' . They are earnestly requested 10 examine them and note the progress of their children. ;If there is no ad vancement, see where the .fault lies in the schoolrodm or in the home.. ' AV. M. Hixtox. When vou want ah overcoat f6r your buy from 8 to 12 years old, see Big Ike. He will sell you SlooO tion with ueorge ft -B. -T. 0 -n- -Rmv k,3;.rrtad f xfenslcn the canvass of - - , . a Union man yeoman service in that year. He was a Union man In the Norfolk Pdot of Tuesday until war was inevitable, and his we see it stated that on Monday the last public service was in the .seccs- worlc o extending the Virginia convention of .North Carolina xu Beach an(j Southern Eailway to con terminal point in North Carolina will be at or near Knott b inland, which is on 0 urrituck Sound. The connection of the road with the vi cinity of the sporting club3 of Cur rituck Sound leads us to believe that the. rumor .which has relched us of its terminal may be corret It wiU, as the Pilot says, be of "great bene fit to Norfolk,' and it gives us pleas ure to see that Norfolk, has gained wisdom from the lesson of the Nor folk Southern Road, which the peo ple and press of Norfolk opposed bitterly and Avbich the people of Elizabeth City, N. C, by their pluck and energy, built, despite the oppo- sitionj of our neighbors. j Now let ois have the Elizabeth City and Suffolk road, running throngh a region rich as the Nile Delta, and we will be the rival of our neighbor across the , border, if our business-men do their duty. Lots pretty Dry Goods cheap at the Racket fcJtore. ' Bargains in blankets at Fowler & do's. See theirs beforerbuying., - Fresh goods arriving almost daily at the Racket Store. Prices below any competition. Try ua and see. When you want an Overcoat for your boy from 8 to 13 years 01a, see uig ikc. Hp will sell vou ah all wool one for 81.50: ! ) " : T " Not how much we can get, but how little we can v take is the principle on which we gain patronage everyday. Racket Store. W have nlaced "Mr Worlds Favor- if Picrars on the ;a? ket. They can be had at any first -vA dealers. Give tViam vl trial. JJt-nti factored in E. a. a v r m - . Cityby' O. W .TKVK&CO. sion 1872 he was elected Grand Master nect Nerfolk with the Albemarle Sound, N. C, section was commenced at Kempsville, Ta.,i on Monday. The lilot says "This extension will be of great benefit to Norfolk; as it will open a nw market section Tried Friends Best, For thirty yearsTutts Pills have oroven ablessin to the invalid. ... . 1 c-a . . r . . Are truly tne SICK, man s mcuu. to this city, and igive r .opportunity A KxiOWn FaCt for the getting at limber lands oi TTVnorh,. rlvsneosia geat value, hitherto inaccessible to uuwua 77 t a market, save at too great expense sourstomach,malana,constipa- , i5LmU. The int at which the road will strike Albe marle Sound is not mentioned, but -md all kindred diseases. TUTT'5 Liver PILLS AU ABSOLUTE CUKt. the statement reaches us that its Why suffer with O-njJ'S, Colds; and LaGripDe when LaXative Brmo qui Tcrvp will cure tou in one dar.' Do 1 not r.rodace the rinehig in tne neaa like RalDbate of Quinnine. Put up in tablets convenient tor taking. Guaranteed to imn r,r monev refunded. Price 25 Cents For sale by Dr. W. W. Oilggs and al other Druggist. t 1 -r. - Two pecond. hand lumber Trucks for sale at half price. Apply to, '; E. P. Laicb. VALUABLE TOYH LOTS; F6R SEE 1 REAL liSTATE, BY- E. F LASV3B, CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Small house arRl lot East of Road St. on Church St., '.'J. f500 IT- w. 4- t w .w pArtA ntAit aniitli rt Church. ' Corner lot and dwelling on Church and Dyer streets. . . . i ............ . . Dwelling and good size lot on Church west of Dyer street......; ... . . ..$1,000 25 acres of bond with good dwelling T Vl- it a. A. 1 ...A. ..lit six rooms, ruceiy mien out, wm stables and outbuildings A desitable 1 " 1 i IlOUie. . . ,.....;.. . Bell street 60x120 feetf nouse 24x24 feet 2 stories. L 8x10 feet. All out buildings . . . ..f'800 A fine property on Shepard street. House and lot on North Bide, near depot and wharf es. ....... : ... . . 11,0.0 Martin Two vacant lota on 40x70 feet, each. street ,: 1 Lave in hand for sale the following lots of land m Elizabeth -City, towit 20 Jots on the South side of Burgess l lot. corner Road and Burgess St. moderate. 2 lots West side of - Road near Bur! gefs street, , , The kawerence lot, improved at the N. ' W. corner of Front and tAwerence about -60 feet tquare. ' Reasonable A good business store in Woodvllle.' Larce- storehouse and dwelling, aIo goodwill of business. ........ Schooner Esther good as new. For a small sum. .. Two tenant houses on Fearing street payable 810 per month. ; TheToadvine planing mill property. On easy terms and vexy low, Two small houses and lota south'of N. & 8. Railroad track ("Pennsylva. uia"). each. ..... . ....... ..... . . . ...8250 Wharf property on River and Poin dexter Creek COId Ship lard") at a bargain. j Poindexter Creek front on west side of ktreet. A fine wharf site on Pasquotank River j on south side of town. ! A desirable dwelling and corner lot at Matthews and Elliott streets. Vacant lota near Cotton Factory. A handsome dwelling on Road street near Burgess.. Farm lands on the River. A 200 acre farm with Urge and com modious buildings. Well timbered and in a high state of cultivation Price Terms easy. i St terms. 12 m 8 d. Fhjlsk Vaughajt. The World'sFavorite Cigar has given such universal satisfaction that the capaciety of factory will have jto be enlarged before we can. supply the trade desired in our own town. ' C W. STBTK53. & OO,
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