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f V sr. ! li t ' t , c 1. 9 Mi t ; 4 4 i - ;. v.: ' t - -..v ;L.,,;,.,.. ....... ittf ttttttttttttt ininiiiHHinni ft. B. Caxicx . 1 Editor EL F. Iux3 Business Manager FRIDAY.... FEBRUARY 25, 1893. GRANDFATHER'S TALES. saved many lives wreckage and money. tleship Maine arrived in the harbor, and when sho arrived with her form-12 i dable equipment it was regarded m- as & threat la Havana.' and the in- murTTrniSTOArTT1 beach.- He had prospered in she entered tne gate. no was and much sho briefly told the story of her His vis-1 cominor cordial kindness fol- cattle and banker P6nieS. Ho ter's.the toast of the Albemarle, I SLrtSck herded them by the hundred. Dolly, Penelope and Lavinia, Uncle Sammy came in with- made her at home.-He listened out ceremony and was, cor- to her tale of danger and prom- diallv received. Well, Uncle hsed assistance THE LEGEND OF BETSY DOWDY. Historical -Traditions of the Battle at . GrtMt Bridge. Sammy, said Dowdy, what are Midday came and with it a i at ii it ij aii i ifnritfr'ii i- n i t ft ranra 11 hiiioii. . - - - . . i - i. icu, wuw; o jwauu. xu&ofw. i to tneir mends in tne a tales, put- things is duty bade her and she hied her hshed since the calamity, but writ- lensineu. xnat . unuKnauou auujuu i i-,k vent in intemperate language in pub-1 j lie places, ana in predictions oi evu i mzz. to the battleship, .when she came. It J? is natural to conclude that the I : thought was father to the deed. The private letters "from the crew r it. m ' x- Ci-i V. I m ri n :r it, ' ,7imr7nrr, n u u,, ro u LllJl L1LI1 I UUI IUUI . : 0 0 3 CHAPTER XXIL The winter of 1775 was a dark and gloomy time for the Revolutionary patriots of East ern Carolina. Governor Try on had. left his "palace" in New Bern, secretly and hurriedly had taken, refuge on board the armed schooner "Crtiizer' and was stationed at the xuouth the news, tell us all. Josenh. said Jarvis. fogerty. Gregory, Colonel home. As she neared her sea ten before that dire event, nearly 2 Isaac, is hurrying up his Cam- girt shore the notes of victory ff."ff S An m:Kr,t. v inin TTnnrn nrt WPfA m thfl air hpv nrfl heat . I ""au kV Jv" v" " - - ward them and the opportunities ol 5: Tom'Benbury, of Chowan, "is en, beaten, xbeaten, they are damage from torpedoes. They speak C pushing on niS wagons Ol cora-i uemeu ui urem inugo i pi tne oanger as immmeni ana ex- missaries. If ther don't reach reports materialised as she press their opinion that .they might FROM TO $16 $30. o o if; i.V-"f', 1, 7 Great Bridge in time to bear . . At A- X At tit a nana in me ngni, mey 11 hurry on to Norfolk and drive Dunmore out of the- old town. But if Dunmore beats our folks went. !' The battle at Great be ''blown pp'' at.any moment t 1 u ,1 1, t j ouch unanimity could not have been Brid ere had been foucrht and won .,, ax " " I an ldie iear witnoui some iounoauon ; howe bad assumed command of fac These were indications, 01 ino Virginia ana .Carolina strawp as it were, oeiore tne ex-j rnnna nnnn his nrriv.il and was plosioni'to sustain the' theory of ijllillliil ilUlUiUlUIUlUUUlJllililiJUlUlUiHUUilUiUiUlUilUUiiiilltlUlJlUnJIUlUlUlUlilltIK a -r 1 aii A :n u n,.nU r Tttrt.a IcriminaHty. But there were other . , , b. ' x . 1 xt 11 u occurences, since the event, that is cooked, and our property is ward Norfolk, where, af ter a I rA . H . mnTnrt nf of Capo. Fear River, issuing nil pnnf all the cold and oroods short resistance, Norfolk was La ti " ' I C " -y C5 " CJ I I KH W W W .w w w orders, lortuying the lory leel- 8aved in our hard life-work, evacuated by the British troops, the Spanish population was not one incr in tho colonv and lncitint? I n n. niHU mi mnrcli nhn c.nrfit rpfiifrn rn honrd I of sorrow The funeral ceremonies the slaves to servile insurrec- ponies. You don't tell me, said their ships) where after a few tion. Lord Dunmore had been Dowdy. Yes, its so, just as connon shots into the town, driven from Williamsburg, Va., sure as "old Tom." . The only they departed for parts un- by popular indignation, had thing that can save us is Gen. known. gone down to Norfolk and in- skinner, of Perquimans, and Then, and long af ter, by bi- harbor boated the flas at half-mast trenched himself there. 1-rom the militia, and ho is too far vouac and camp fire and in this position he wa3 annoying awav. We can't get word to patriotic homes was told the the adjacent sections of Vir- him in time. As Jarvis said story of Betsy Dowdy's Ride. ginia by hostile raids and was these words slowly and with . That the blood should periorm Its Vital functions, it is absolutely neces sary it should not only be pure but rich, in ,'life-irivinfc elementn. These results are best effected by the use . of The Racket Man. The Racket Man is too busy-to write an ad. this week. Has just of the feoldiers were attended by the retUTDLeCl ITOI11 JM&W X OYK, nGUAAr very poor, in Havana, wearing tne , , - sabie biack of sorrow, but the Span- quarters for Bargains, where ne iftr.H -wprA frpriprallv arraved in holi- ' 7 day attire. No Spanish ships in the Flfi Sfl IL D We shall see what we will see. expected tcrr mate incursions emphasis Betsy Dowdy, Joe into the adjacent sections of Dowdy's young and pretty Carolina. The death of John daughter, who was present Harvey, of Perquimans county, wit the family, said: Uncle in June 17, had cast a gloom Sammy, do you say the British over the colony and especially ers will come and steal all our over the northeastern counties, ponies? ,Yes, said he. And where his patriotism and manly my black Bess, too ? Yes, he virtues were best known. But answered: She replied: I'd the firesof .liberty were kept knock 'em in the head with a Z T a--. A 4 ! a. - a. . -r-k UUiUIUS' awuumuxc, iiu u conch shell hrst. Jietsy soon that well-known itandard blood-puri-fler, Ayer'g Sarsparilla. ' - WARS AND RUMORS OF WAR. few regulars who had accom panied him in his flight from Williamsburg, Va., had ravaged Suffolk and some other places, and was preparing to extend his ravages to the Albemarle section of Carolina. Our lead ing men were on the alert and couriers were keeping them in close touch. John Harvey, of Perquimans, had joined, his fathers across the great divide, left tho room. She went to the herdinjr Pen, and Black Bess was not there. She then went to the marsh and called aloud: Bess. Bessie, Black Beauty. The pretty pony heard the old familiar voice and came to the call.- Betsy took her by her silken mane, led her to the of the Maine m the harbor of shelter, went into tho house, Havana, j The sacrifice of hu- brought out a blanket and also man life is terrible and irre- n small noucu . 01 coin, one uuruuio. is uuxiu&t wnuuuu but.his mantle had fallen upon placed the blanket on the round parallel in naval history. Much his kinsman and connection by back of tho nonv. snrancr into of thati human life that has . . 1 x r x o 1 marriage Uen. illiam bkin- tlie gof t seat an(1 rralloDed over been sacrificed had other hu A The public mind in every nook and corner of the United States is under the utmost ten sion. The Maine catastrophe is the one great mystery and excitement that just now ab sorbs the: American mind. "We are all oppressed with the deep Our bravje, noble sailors who wore sfnse of Borrow and suffering blle 4 tat t I mi 1 I 11 J 1 .. ' J Connected Wltn. tne expiOSlOn e nr oiuiy opieure sau 1 iiiy laic,1 old New Oh. noble ship Maine, it can't be true That w no more thy glories shall view. Can it he true that thy noble men Shall neiver grace thy decks again? Oh, sad Indeed has been thy fate. we wet-D for thy noble crew. And many an eye will watch and wait For their loved ones who wore the blue. 1 Toll the.berl softlv o'er and o'er. Toll the! bells softly from shore toshore, As we weep for tny crew, nooie 01a Maine; And fear we shall ne'er see thy colors again. ! Oh, if on to-morrow the truth comes to-; light That thy glories were sunk by a spy in . the night, . We'll tben revenjge thee, we'll fight till we die, A tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye Oar country doth inoum thee, oar grand noble Maine, And we high as we think we'll ne'er see thoe airain, ' " Bat the Maddest of all is the loss of thv crew, the purchased thousands in Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats. Carpets, Mattings, &c. at prices that; competitors touch with a ten foot pole. Yours For Bargains. REAL ESTATE. . BY- E. F.LAEViIBf CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. '. 50x120 feet A beautiful building lot. Delightfully located. A' last chance for a down town residence. Situate corner of Main and Martin streets. For sale at a reasonable price on easy terms. 1 at ner, of Yeopim Creek, and "he was watching cverv movement of Dunmore. Colonel Isaac Gregory, of Camden, was hur rying with a small militia force, to join our Colonel Robert the hills and far away on her man lives dependent upon it perilous journey. Down the for support and happiness. beach she went, Black Bess do- This calamity is irreparable. ing her accustomed work. She reached- tho point opposite Church's Island, dashed into Howe, and meet the . enemy at the shallow ford of Currituck Great Bridge in Virginia. Tom SOUnd. and reached tho shore Then there comes in -the im mense ; sacrifice of property, reaching far into the millions. And next, to these the question of national honor is involved. Benhurv. of Ohnw.in. thpn I i T. . i nTn ,v :n.nn;n.v mnr, sad tear. " . 1 f 11 tho 1 h 1 ;i ri 1 1 . v 7 r 1 rriRv snpn. i ' as ib mucuuiai y auu. cio iuo -n. e , new 1m The hearts thy fate, Especially thy birthplace, .YOrk State. All over jtlie country are hearts bleed ing and torn,. As o'er the toss of a husband or broth er hey mourn. It may l$e we shall never the truth un de!'tand. For treachery is hidden in Havana's land. But while they rejoice at what they call train, We- wilr weep, sadly weep, for the cresw 61 the Main. ? - Oh, seek out a spot in some shady grove. And bury them tendery, the boys that weiiovet And think of their friends who cannot be hear And for their dear sake just shed one C 1 all. -1 1 1 t k ir iir 1 ria if 1 wn t nnTi.il rr i -r the General Assembly, had left pulse from every kind and gen nis luxurious nome ai "renui ....,1 e t tu- derful endurance of the banker pony never failed and Black Bess needed no spur but the cheering word of her rider. Bessie, pretty Bess, my black, sleek .beauty, the British thieves shan't have you. We bury Hall" that overlooked Al bemarle Soiflid, and was hurry ing to join the troops under Howe, with commissary stores. Excitement ran high, and the expected invasion of the .Albe marle counties, and the proba . ble collision at Great Bridge, where Dunmore was intrench ed, was the universal subject . of conversation. Howe was pushing by forced marches to tho aid of Virginia with some regulars and tho Hertford county militia untfer Colonel Wynns, of that "county. Pub lic expectation was on tiptoe. . Joe Dowdy and old man Sam my Jarvis lived on the "Banks opposite, to Knott's Island. They were near neighbors and intimate friends. Early in December, 1775, Jarvis went over to the "Main" to hear the news of Colonel Howe's move xnent toward Great Bridge. When he returned home, late in the evening, ho was greatly excited. He was impressed with the dangerous situation of the dwellers by the sea. He was constantly saying : "Dun more and them blamed British ers will come down the coast from Norfolk and steal all our Banks stock and burn our houses, ding 'em" After a short rest and a hasty bite of supper, old man Jarvis went over to Dowd's to tell him the news. - - Dowdy was a wrecker for the money that, was in it, and a fisher forthe food that was in it. He had grown rich by wreclnng. He was always watching the sea. He was a devout " man, always prayed for the safety of the poor sailor who was exposed to the perils of tho deep, and always closed with a silent supplication that iHhere should be a wreck, it jnight be on the Currituck incendiarism of individual ap. W J or national origin ( was tne explosion f of the battleship Maine accidental or designed Was it an individnal wrong, arising from private antipathy to' tho United Stetes 1 govern ment and people, or was it a wrong j perpetrated with the knowledge, connivance or corn- Let iy o'er the waters so blue, them rest there in peace, the Maine s noble crew, -We will U-ave them with God, noble crew of the Maine. I . Alice A . Russell. THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE LUNG TROUBLES AND CONSUMP TION CAN BE CURED. An Eminent New York Chemist Scientist Makes a Free Offer. to Our Readers and are croincr after Gftnpr.il Skin- plicity of the authorities? If ner and his milish. They'll a private and individual wrong beat 'em off of you. She almost to gratify malevolence, and sang to the docile pony as they without the knowledge or par went on their journey. Through ticipation of the Spanish au- .t .... I 1 CI t 1J I luwiumy tne divide, on through Cam- inonues, can opain? De neia re- lung and chest diseases, stubborn den. the twinkling stars hpr sponsiblejfor the vandalism? coughs, catarrhal affections, general , t . .P. . . m, xt -r. x " a decline and weaknessloss of flesh, and only light, over Gid. Lamb's ihe JNavy Department of our aii conditions of wasting away, will ., j The distinguished New York chem ist, T. A.f Slocuin, demonstrating his discovery! of a reliable and absolute cure for? . Consumption (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) and all bronchial, throat, MEMBER & mm Keep on Hand all the Time j First-class liaeof &oods : OF ALL KINDS. v :)d "HOT PRICES SAWYER & TO ALL JONES. INSURE YOUR PROP E ....WITH THE. Southern Stock :4- : . AND Elilutua u naerwriters nre insurance Of Greensboro, N. 0. Returns to the Policy Holders 20 per cent, of the Premium if no loss sustained. 3 T. B. Two town lota on Lawrence street. Chance for a speculation. .. v :-. A fine dwelling with large lot on the - j 1. ouge or town as. a sacrince. uooa io C9H u cality. Terms easy. Small house and lot on Church 8t East of Road St ;. . . . . . . .... .f 500 Vacant lot on Road street, south of Church. - Corner lot and dwelling on Church and Dyer streets. . . . .$025 Dwelling and good size lot oh Church west of Dyer street .............. $ 1,000 25 acres of land with good dwelling- six . rooms. JNiceiy ntteu one with stables and outbuildings. A deshable home..;........... ;..... 8650 Bell street C0xl20 feet House 24x24 feet 2 stories. L 8x16 feet. All out buildings f800 A fine property on Shepard street. House and lot on North Bide, near depot and wharves. '. .$1,050 Two .vacant' lots on Martin street 40x70 feet, each ................... 1 150 A good business store in Woodvllle. Large storehouse and dwelling, also good will of business. . , .850 Schooner Esther good as new. For 1 a small sum. "Two tenant houses on Fearing street payable $10 per month. , . Two small houses and lots soutli of N. & 8. Railroad track (Pennsylvv nia"), each. . .... ............. ... .230 Two tenement houses on Lawrence street. Lot extends to canal. A bar- gain.. : . : Wharf property on River and Poin dexter Creek ("Old Ship Yard') at a bargain. Poindexter Creek front on west side of street. ' A fine wharf .site on Pasquotank River, on south side of town. A desirable dwelling and1 corner.lot at Matthews and Elliott streets. .-' "Vacant lots near Cotton Factory, j A handsome dwelling on Eoad street near Burgess. Farm lands on the Ri ver. . A 200 acre farm with Hrge and com modious buildings. Well timbered and in a high state of cultivation. Price moderate. Terms easy. 99. RTtt i Go's Elizabeth City, N. 6. TVTORTH CAROLINA, 8up'r L Pasquotank county. J Feb. 16, 1898. Court, 5, 1898. E. Ferebee, BEAM' S 99 old ferry, into Pasquotank, by government is now engaged the "Narrows," (now Elizabeth in investigating the whole corn City) to Hartsford ford, up the plicate subject. A special corn highlands of Perquimans, on mission of naval officers are to Yeopim Creek, and General now in the harbor of Havana, Skinner's hospitable homo was reached. The morning sun was gilding the tree tops, when ii Just as Good - as Scott's and we sell It much cheaper," is a statement sometirrvrs made by the dro rist when Scott's Emulsion is called lor. This shows that the dm Exists themselves regard of Cod-Liver Oil with Hypophos- phites ct . .Lime and Soda as the standard, and the purchaser who desires to procure the "standard" because he knows it has been of untold benefit, should cot for one Instant think of taking the risk of using some untried prepa ration. The substitution of somethinjr said to be "just as good for a stand ard preparation twenty five years on the market, should not be permitted by the Intelligent purchaser. B aura von nt SCOTT'S Pmnl.iA. that tb man and fih are on the wrapper. Sc and fi-fit. all druggist. SCOTT A BOWKB, Chemiata, New Ydrk with a number of divers. ' It is examining the wreck with ju- m n - diciai carefulness, and upon their decision, after a thorough investigation, win nang mo mentous destinies.. Perhaps it ' t i ii n - Aautj nai "ii" wrtiii, pot- curable in any climate is prov hnns acfiidfinfwill h.mAT at tho en by heartfelt letters of grati , , At . i . . , - tude," filed in his American aftd Euro- ena oi xneir aecision, pernaps hiean laboratories in thousands . from mystery unexplained" will be those cured m ail parts of the world. send THREE FREE BOTTLES (all different)! of . his .New Discoveries to any afflicted reader of the Economist writing ror them. v. His "Netw Scientific TreatmenrVhas cured thousands permanently by its timely use, and he considers it a simple professional duty to suifering 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 j genius. 1 His assertion that lung a 1 a crouoies ; ana consumption are In the end of it, and it may be private malevolence with which Spain had no connection. At present, tho theory of Spain's responsibility for the horrible "calamity gains more strength, and it must be con fessed there is some ground for the suspicion that the name of Spain .is. involved in the atrocity. To our mind the grounds are sufficient and reasonable grounds. The' sensitiveness of the Spanish authorities upon the subject is a suspicious circum-tance. Inno cence is slow in the vindication cf lis innocency and is generally leth arfric under suspicion. Guilt is its own accuser, saveth the proverb. The Spanish authorities and the Spanish population in Havana were under an intense Btrain of indigna tion against tLe United States, gov ernment and people, before the "bat- Medical k experts concede that bron chial, chest and lung troubles lead to Consumption, which, uninterrupted, means speedy and certain death. Simply write to T. A . S.'ocum, 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 that you saw his offer in the Ecoxomtst. OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE This is to certify that BEAM 8. has been duly registered as standard under Rule 6, in Volume XIV, of the Airier- lean Trotting Register,' and the ped igree can there be traced in the follow ing form: , -: f "30147 REAM 8. (6) b. h. foaled 189,2; by Startle Roy, 10108; dam Rou lette, by Patchen Volunteer, 1441 ; gTd. Topsey, by Champion, 807, etc. . (See Roulette, Vol. IX ) Bred by Oj 8 E. Stanford, Ithaca, N. Y. ; passed to F- Lamb, Elizabeth City, N. C." . Given under my hand and seal,! at cnicago. ill-, this 31st day of JDecemper, a n. ieav. i I. W. STEINER, J . Registrar, ' - l-1':-'- j Wni8tand this season in -the coah ties of Currituck. Camden. Pasahotank i . .. . .. - . ana Perquimans. - i GID. GARRETT, ! Groom. Tumeiv The New Photographer, cor ner - Poindexter and Mathews streets, will for 30 days make 6 finely finished Cabinet Photo graphs for $1.00. Proofs! shown arid ' satisfaction" guaranteed. Call and see samples. For Sale at a Sacrifice The Elizabeth City Net & Twine Co's Wharf Property, E. F, LAMB. ESTE ANDi WOOD'S SEEDS are specially crown and selected to meet the needs and requirements of Southern QrowerSe Vood'a Descriptive Catalogue ii most valu able and helpful in giving; cultural diredLions and valuable information about all seeds specially adapted to the SouUu VEGETABLE and FLOWER 'SEEDS, Grass and Clover Seeds, Seed Potatoes, Seed Oats . . and all ' Garden and Farm Seeds wri for Descriptiv Catalogs Mailed free. IS W.WOOD & SONS, .SEEDSMEN, - - RICHMOND, VA. THE LARGEST SEED HC3SE 13 THE SC3TB. For Sale. Courtney A, White, Tm. PlaintllTs. va. ; ' BenJ. D. Ferebee, Abel Barker, . Defendants. - v NOTICE. . '"Tne defendants above named .will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Su perior Court of Pasquotank county to partition a certain tract of land situ ate in Elizabeth City township, Pas quotank county, N. Cn wherein they are tenants in common; and the said defendants will further take notice that they are required to appear at the office of the Superior Court Clerk of Pasquotank county on the first Monday in April, 1898, at the Court house of said county and answer- or demur to the comolaiht in said action or the plaintiffs will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said peti tion. - - . -I J. P. OVERMAN, ; ; Clerk Superior Court W vS m" m C5B9BBBE0 THE TUG, SOPHIE WOOD inI892. lty-tliree feet I6ng;'has "IT -f 6 u LUiriy-iwo norse pow er bOller. Cost fbllfthnna.n 11- Will be sold cheap and on easy terms. ja.u. ue oeen an liuenton, N. C. E. P. LAMB tbe ami muz mm. Largest Stock ot finished Monuaents ft BEAnT mmm FOR IMMEDIATE SUIPMENJ 111, 113 and, 115 Bank Street, NORFOLK. VAi CTDesiicns fr e ' ,.,1ot how much we can get, but how little we can take is the principle on Sacket everyday. ICEdCOALCOs We have found It exnedfAnt: f. .f. 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