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f p . -tr. THE ECONOMIST R R. Cimct Editor E. F. Lxmi..... Business llanar! FRIDAY AFIUL 23, 160S. A ZIEHO-iXAXi. Dr. TTlllfin ITichclscs. We have read with much ia- .i h r tv' n,;ir TnnrJ i.t i... t n 'nirnn. n matcher of the Society ot . . ... . thelLiieana naracies oi r. William Kieliolson. who depart- .j.u.iuaa P.rtAnn rx. : xr. icoa r x- ;n v r. f M fcpfiil and distinguished .life was spent in the service of North r.---. ti WAiiHn.tt I ed from infancy. After arnv- : : u ,mtir Tn v,i.nAm Knhrw.1 at Kew Gardens. Guilford. county, now Guilford College. In 1SC0 he .,i..tMi in TTiPdirinft at the . i I wm v n v m- a Mm. km. a. & wn n fnitlifnl and .cfninMSfinnArnf mPfl. -r. fJ i I ICine, 111 x crquiiiiaus auu mo ,,ntina Mpnn- tiU T;ff aa 1. c.... r a prcacuer iu wnt; 1 Friends. When the Civil War came on he visited President Davis, of tho Confederate States, to nrocure a recogni- : :.. lion 01 megousiicuiiuuaDuuj;- iQ f Prinn,l in nnnnsition to war. and their exemption from .r. j ;n Tr,;ii,?lr.liin nml fnr twen-lima. inuuiary eritu. - - the war he was elected a mem- punge the resolutions of con berof the Constitutional Con- demnation against General vani?ftn nf rth Carolina, and was influential in procuring .t - I :...:.i. n. posed to war and military scr- vice. In 1ST0 he was appoint- ed by Friends Associated Com- mittee on Indian affairs, as finn.rint.mi.nt nf thn rnntral il.innrtmnnf n nnitinll nf CTMt 1 1 ,1 Itmult' na if rnn-I i r i T.i;nn 4 y . i ,i,i tribes. Later he succeeded tr . ,i..,t I agent of tho samo department-1 The good work of this service under what is known as Grant's Peace Policy," is seen to this day. Ho continued in this work until President Hay es ordered the transfer of the Indians to tho war department. During all this servico his headquarters were at Lawren ce, Kansas, and after its dis continuance he retired to a farm near Lawrence, hoping ro restore his impaired health by tho healthful exer cbe of out door farm life, and his dutv a Drencher of tho Society. In lSS7.ho removed to tho more congenial climate of Southern California,sottling first in Whittier and then in Passadena, where he died in retirement, surrounded by a largo circle of devoted friends and cared for by his invalid wife and affectionate children, 1 ri ageu to vciir. Thus closed.in blissful hope of a happy eternity, an exemplary lift that shed honor unon his native State and home, around which his affections always lincrered. Tho memorial tribute to his memory by his loving friend, Dr. C IX. Dixon,is a pious offer ing that is eloquent and touch ing in its simplicity. It traces his ancestral lineage to 1CC0, when Christopher, Nicholson, his brother Joseph and his mother Elizabeth, we,re subject ed to severe persecution for their relicrious opinions, at m w Salem and in Boston Massach usetts, In that year, the mother was heavily fined and the sons unmercifully whippod, until one of them swooned away un der the punishment. It is sup nosed that they moved to . North Carolina soon after this, and tho earliest marriage of which th.re is mention, in the records of the Friends meeting in North Carolina is that of Christopher Nicholson and Ann Atwood, dated second month lltb, 16S0, and it is supposed DO was kliu vuuabuiuci iwuui son who was persecuted j and beaten in Boston. Mass., in 1660.- - . " a status or BSiTroir- 1 AVe don't know who Mr. Van N'nnnnn is. but'whocver. he IF, ti ' ho has done a erood work. ue has presented to theJUniversity rtf Vnrth f.irolina a life size statue 0f Thomas IL Benton, student of tho University in tn e earliest days of its existence wViz.cn niiMWwas canal to tho most dire emergencies, an uvow - whose heroism swept away the clouds that obstructed his car lycathwar,sothat herosetotlK front rank among the great men that illustrated our hi s- tory in the days when it had I criants. I xfr Kontnn is a dorious ex 7, 7. , -m cmplar of the triumph of will energy and indefatigable in dustry. over boulders that would hav crushed other Mr. Benton loved the old home of hu nativ.ty, and when no nau " triumphed over antagonisms and stood upon the pinnacle of his ereatness, ho turned with tenderness to his old mother. looked to her illustrious son for counsel and guidance and acknowledged their kind roA tin n sons of riorth Caro i w - - Our country has had no su Dcrior to . Mr. -Benton in her histnrv. His tenacity was ot j , - . flintj fibre. He was appreciat led both as friend and foe. In hi leaminc ho was broader and deeper than W ebster,more direct and incisive than day, more varied than Calhoun. He met a foe face to face, struck him snuare between the eyes and then warded olT the return blow from his own proboscis. Tim historr of the bill to ex- Jackson for removing the ue posits from the United States hank, is the most heroic in OSir annals. "Solitary and alone ratot'n' fadr aftcr tuSf D? " for fouJ year., gathcrinff volume as , "c.u; 4 , bumbled Senate, a great hero. 1 6 Horatius Codes of the "gilt We honor him for his heroic hclc W e honor him for his under- lying Ioto for bis old mother State, and we honor him for bis gladiatorial combats and triumphs in the halls -1 Vk TUS LYNCHING OP BAKEB. The alleged case of lynch ing at Lake Cjly S. C, was tried in the Federal Court held at Charleston, S. C, last week, Judge Brawley presiding. The trial consumed all the week and was given to tho jury un der tho charge of tho Judge on f If there must be some f froiihl wtth iU fond. Well I banies are pfump; only the I'm. it sick are thin. - Are vou sure the food is all' right?. -Chil dren: can t help but grow i they; must, grow if their food nourishes them. Perhaps a ; mistake : was made in the I past: arid as a result the di- T 'Ye4Tr t tir.Vn.rl - If 4 V f T kWUVII U TTVUitVIIVUa . I ItfrUt I b so, don't, give the ; baby a lot or mediane; ust use your every-day common sensc-ahd help, nature a little, and the wav to do ' I it is to add half a teaspoon-1 I ful of: I SCOTT'S EMULSION f to the babv's food three or f four times a day. The gain f . .Ml 1 . A t f! X l T win dckui me very nrsi uuy i i you .grve. it " It seems to? I correct; the : digestion and - . . a ... I gets the baby started right I asain. If the babv Is nurs- I J the mother should take, the J emulsion. It will have : a i cood effect both upon the 1 1 mother and child. Twentv- five years proves this fact I KaL and x.oo. a!l drarrlsU. SCOTT & BOWSE, CKrmiiu, Kc Y k. i Ml III n III II i Ml i i Ml i 'MI i III i Ml II III- Ml' M Mil ' - i 1 - I Friday, April 2lst ,-n Tho iurv retired. " and after remainincr out twenty-nve hnurs without ' beinir able to agree, they came , before the Judge and announced rthat they were unable to agree upon a vprriir.t. Tbev were discharc:- i i fu xt, nnrripH . iu V' l Zf th over to the next terra of the court. .... ' In dischanrinsr the jury the Ttf1rr ,TMtvorr1 An imnressive -uMrm in which he criticis- address, in wnicn -ne criWClS ed the crime of lynching by a mob in . severe terms, ana at the same time he held up the officials who appointed . responsibility jor tne ieanui .,... . crime that had been committ- ed. " JkttU UllOUUblO wv . .,:l r: w honrla - fnr 4uiw. v... - -w- their appearance at next a f ai term of the court. , Tn his charcre of dismissal ibA .Tnrlo-ft dwelt unon the en- . ... ormity Ot. tne crime, us in crease in number, its damage to the good name of South Car- nlina and to the divided re- sponsibility for the crime. He was moved to tears in the de- livery of the charge. -We commend tho. judgment, the patriotism and the courage rf the .Tndfrn's r h nrcrpt. TR i. kio-' mitMff lilt O dUD UIU Uir vt tuv J , ," 1L upon mose wno wero tue Buur"dar co of the crime and tnose wno committed it. Where does thislB. Grandy was destroyed by fire on violation of the law rest most heavily? Is tho miscreant who liirhta thn fusfl or ha- who 're- - joices in the explosion and the conflagration more responsible fnr tho rlirA nonsnnuences? A .. , . ; . , , . , his lair. A wicked ofiicial goads him to madness. He is phrensied with rage. He lashes hia tflil nnnn- hia tnrmpntnr nnfl liiA Rimnnsfid allies and de- vours tnem. nno is to oiarae.' The aerent that provokes the lion's rage, or the lion. Proof of the pudding lies In the eating of It. Proof of ROBERTS' TASTELESS CHILL TONIC lies In the taking of it. COST NOTHING if it falls to cure. 25 cents per bottle if It cures. Sold strictly on Its merits hy " - Grimes & Sun, Dr. J. E Wo d a City Drug Store. HSLTOH OlT THE STA2TD The Dockerv-Belamy, contest ever a seat in congress in the Wil mington, N. C district ia on trial in Washington. It was removed from the district in which the con- estanta are resident, because, as alleged,, the witnesses could not safely attend the trial in'Wilming- on because they were persona hoi grata, or something of that kind, ... f .... HI , ... here, " . ' , Mr. S. IL Melton, quondam chief of police, in thoso days down .there that tried men's bouIs, was on the 2V r - m witness stand in Washington . on Thursday of last week; ad if the Den picture that Joe Daniels takes be true to life, it furnishes another proof confirmatory of an opinion we I nave long neia, , mat .ine jd usion nart v. deceased, was composed ' of sach scabby material that it had not fit material to nil any . omce in North Carolina. . From the Govcr-r nor of the State to a township con nble, through all the ramification of appointments, it i jyas a . measily ot of incompeteuts that would have disgraced any. civilized government in Christendom.:. Here's the News k Observer's picture of Melton, and we'd give a penny for'a dime photo graph, of the mangy cuss: ., j "After a look at J. 'R.; Melton he spectator gets an inkling of what sort of law and order , llmingto must have had when he waspristrv- iDr thcra : -after a day of J. H. Mel on's testimony Ihe spectator thor- ouui" ; unaermanas woai sort ox aw and order any city would have hat bad -Melton at the head of its X)lice force. He looks like a mocn snmtr ot iong i apprenucesuip wno r bad taten a posi-graauaie course ail sniall crrocerv store. His pale, fishv blue eYesdns protruding under- ip that looks like a cresent of half r ' a cooked pan cakt, Lis pidgin English, hat he mumbled in a descending )itch of uninttlligibility uutl attomer, and .stenographer Were wild U these rcade one day of j Melton cuough .for most constitu- tion, a:id me oniy wonacr is now ihuinirt on stood him for so lour UU ULiJLUJ let. uiuj yci. onoj. VJ CUBE-SO PAT. fhat is tne way all ururg its U I.OVE8 TASTEI.K6S t HILL T; N- tO for Malar in. Chill and Fever. . Jt Is imply Iron and Quinine in a taste'ss orm. Lniidren love it. t Aauita pre- er it to. bitter, nauseating: Tonl-. Arice. 5tc. . : - - i ; - NEWS EROM THE CO UNTIES Interesting Items from Various Harts of the DisHrt. Shawboro. r . Ab we have seen notniDg in jour I paper from our little borough" of I we thought we would give yon lfew Ul yoa kn0 We stUl exist I . Quite' a number of our farmers lare throush planting corn and these sun&hiuydajs give them a bright Lnn. j Tit word for w . Trjgh notatoe? are cominsr up but I we hear some complaint, of their rotting. I cmnr, of tha Moth, I W COfaUPU k UUg U V uw au.wu- l" Chnrch on Sunday April lth. 8Ubject was, The Fathers and I Mothers of IsraeL" We think every narent tiresent was benefited. The I ET X ... I music iarnisuea PY oubij, mo Mt.wf .T,icf AAA mn.h tn th . , r bAwvuvu wa suMvt - w I Miss Marcraret Bell eavean ela - I borate ButDer. to ner many friends, on irnday night, in commemoration " . . I nf Via Olot Kivt Vi 3a tr " RVin XCOd fhol recipifcnt of many presents. - Rey a B Overton and wife, of Milford Delaware, attended church Sunday. They were the craests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ferebee. Dr. Overby preached an able &er - mon to a large and appreciative con gregation: at the Baptist church lflsl Rnndav.: The solo "Abide With Me rendered by Miss Minnie Mall, I oi Uoiniocx. was mucn enioyea. ' Mr.Celus Ferebee and brother,' . , 0 Miles, .were in our town on Sun A tenant house belonging to Mr. J. iuonaay morning. ne occupants M ""K bul a bureau an tt , . . .. . .. V 6 are PieaSea tO Biaie mat iUr. Wilson Sanderlin, who has been sick for several weeks, is able to be out asram. Mr. Sanderlm is one of good wife have been marned nfty , J i yckuo. Mr c. C. Sivills, while ridiDg his wheel on Sunday, fell and came near breakmcr his arm. His face was al 60 badly bruised. Amatuer. WORKING NIGHT AND DAY- The busiest and mightiest little thin? that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar coated globule of health, that chancres weakness into- strength, listlessness into energy, brain fag into mental power. They're wonderful in build ing up tne health. Only Zoc per - box Sold by Alex. Wadsworth Druggist. Pasquotank Co. Commissioners. Board met to-day, April 3, with a full board present. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. v ordered, mat josepn u. lioarrey, a poor infirm man, be pladed upon the benefit list at two dollars per month. That C. W. Has Rett be releaHed from the payment of poll tax for the year 1F93 on account of innrmity. That Commissioner H-lisha Lister be authotized to inspect and have repair ed NewbeguL Creek Undge. .That RobL Staples be relieved from the payment of poll tax. be being too old. Dr. Aydlett, Health Officer of the county, . made his monthly report, which was ordered hied. TnatranK UUKe De allowed one dollar benefit instead of 50 cents. That Mrs. Wm. B. Harreil be re lieved of her husband's poll tax, he be ing dead. The report of the grand jury was read and ordered filed. .Ordered, that the Superior Court cost, amounting to $166.98, be allowed That Mrs. M. .Williams be relieved of paying tax, the same property having been listed by if. 11. Williams. That the following list takers and assessors be appoiated for the different townships. Newland Assessors, Y . J. F. Spence and Q. W. Morgan; list taker, W. K Etheridce. Providence Assessors. L. rate hard and Cader Jennings; list taker, W. r. Pritchard. Mt. Hermon Assessors, J. B. Bright and E. D. Owens: list taker. John Jb Newbold. Nixon ton Assessors, A. Armstrong and W.M. Baxter: list taKer. W. H. Reid. - Falem Assessors. F. M Newby and Mack Stanly: list taker. T. E. Palmer. Elizabeth City 1 Assessors, 1st Ward, M. N. Sawyer ; 2d Ward, John W. Cart wright; 3j Ward, K. J. Williams; 4tb Ward, Charles Reid; 5th Ward, J. B. Flora: Cth Ward. H. C. Godfrey; 7th ward, J. . ubarber; list taker, Frank Vaughan. - ; , .: . U.M.SUU1T, Umil. U. B. CULPEPPER, Clerk. -RED HOT FROM THE CUN, Was the ball that hit G." B. Stead- raaa,of Newark, Mich., in the Civil War. It caused Tiornble Ulcers tr.at no treatment helped for twenty years. Then Bucklen s Arnica cialve cuied him. Cures Cuts, Brusises, Burns, Fellon8, Corns, Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. 25c a box. Cure guaranteed, bold by Alex. Wads- jarge size, solid oid 4riendBhip hearts at 50 cents each at Hathaway Br3-. tfae jewelers. Fox lilver. Butter nas no superior. Fore Bile by r.olhnson, htevens St Co. New Hamturgs iti.d Insertions at Fuwlt-r cc Cos. NOTICE OFADMINISTAATIOfl. Having qualilitd as administratrix Cum "testaments anneio of the late late Eva Cartwriuht. I do hereby trive notice to all persons indebted to his estate to comu forward and make immediate settlement, and ' those holding r claims, against the same tot present them ' for payment within I twelve ' months of the cate of this notice, or it will Ihj . leaded ia bar. .of j tiieir recovery. - -- Jti MAttY F. DAV1B April 12, 18Q0. tiAdin,xi etc. HOW TO "FIND. OUT. - Fill a bottle of common glass with your water and let it stand twentj four hours: a sediment or settling In dicates an unhealthy condition of the kidneys ; if It stains you Huen it is kidner trouble: too fre quent desire to pass it or pain ia the back ia also eon? inciug proof that the kidney and bladder are but of order. a WHAT TO DO. ' I There is comfort in the knowledge eo often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's, Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy fulfill everr wish in curing reheuma- tism.pain in the back, kidneys, hver bladder arid ever? pan ot the urinary passages. It corrects inability to hold l.nnn. nrin nr hMf. Knd OVereOEQeS uw " w 7 that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to go often during the day, and to get up many times during t4ie nicht. The mild and extraordi- imrjfueciruio-uw. .liral. it fAnds the highest for its w - wonderful cures of the most distressing leases. If you 'need a medicine you I should have the best.- At druggist J . arty and one dollar. Vnn rnav tiarA a CATTI nl A Hoft.l A ATld a boot that tells more about it, both sent absolutely free by mail,. if yoa aend your address to Dr. .Kilmer &" Co., Blnghamton J. Y. When writing I be sure and mention that you read 1 this generous'offer in the Ecokomist. New Spring Silks and Satins at Fw- er & Co s. Golden Crown HvruD in one uuart cans only lQcts. at Koiiinsons ctevens & Co's new store. Notice of Administration. Having qualified as adminiiitratrix, i tne late ur. w.anempie,inereuy &3t?jL1S'$ immediate settlement and those hold in Alaima-Qtrainir. thl. samo fn nrMAnt. them for payment within - twelve months from thedate of this , notice, or it will be pleaded in bar of then re covery. ..... . -. . - : ' Magoib Temple, Adm'ix. of TV. S. Temple, dee'd. March 23th; 1899. ,' ; .f ' Election Notice. By virtue of authority, and inf pur euance of theMuties imposed upon me by the Legislature of North Carolina see Acts 1899, Sec. 4 of "An - Act to Amend the Charter of -Elizabeth City, North Carolina," notice is: hereby given that an election of seven Alder men for the Corporation of Elizabeth City, N. C., will be held on the second Monday in May," 1899. The same ' Act- requires a new Registration, and no tice is given to that rffect. . JN. U. Un&NUl, Slierlff. - LOTS FOR SALE ! I have a number of desirable build ing lots in Pritchard Town. Terms, $10 cash and $5 per month, without interest. Title retained until lots i paid for. Apply to 7 ; v W. M. BAXTER, If your blood is tnin, appetite poors troubled with night sweats, a bad cold or LaGrippe take Robert's chill tonic.; All druggists, r . Wanted. Reliable men to put in all or partm time taking orders for our Lubricat ing Oil8; and Greases. Liberal . com mission. : : . : THE FEDERAL CO., WANTED, A neat and intelligent young man, one acquai tea- wun tne business coromuaity of Elizabeth: City, prefer ed. Add-ess The J. Marcus Co., 12 S.StreetPhila Pa. :. THE IS THE an Of the Counties of Cnirituck, : ; ; . Dare and ; I j Pasquotank; 1 ' Vhcre It has a very Large Circulation! The Best Advertising MediTminthe . rS.;Districtv- ' One' Good ; Solicitor Wanted; We -want one jrood, sober, -Indus- trio us : inani1 to iell" Memorial cards ui your section, AH blanks fur Inished ..free. If yoa want ta make soms money for yoarself and ns,-write us. -.r w. . . ' - S lUTIIEBN'MLMORIAT. t O.. C 7 , T RileighN.O, EGONOBflST Official Org ... . w Rollinson; Wholesale and Nos. 69-7 1 ELIZA st ' " . n m fl!nimnif!!!!?f!!!lin!!!!nMnin55n!!i't!!f!!n!!!'f!!!!!!!!f!!!n. This space belongs to J. A. HOOPER & CO. Water St., leaders of . low prices ; on Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats. Shoes, Notions, Etc. Wholesale and Retail. -i RAILS ! Farmers. improe ytur lands l;y using good fencing, we nave, a 6ix- oot juniper POST six to eight inRhes in diameter at small end, containing four inches heart, bright, solid tree through.- Six feet post with 3 inch heart, 5 cents each; 7 feet post 3 ujch heart, 6 cents each. - Barked one cent extra. Juniper poles a specialty. Good 10 feet Juniper RAILS $25.C0 per thousand. v - We give the fishermen a rood Ju niper NET STAKE tt 10 cents each All of the above delivered ou vef sel's rail on Aligator liver. We can supply Boat Logs, Frames ccc. at reasonable prices. Let us know what jou want. Respectfully, FT. A. BRICKIIOUSE, Gum-Neck, Tyrrell Co., N. C. P.O. box 38 NEW prmp -AT FOWLER & CO'S "Wholesale and Retail Dealers in IITIIOHS AIID SHOES. Bottom Prices to All. YANKEE HI QICYCLES - ' - ' i Strtetly - V , First Clau WIthN!ckel- elated Lamp 1 Md Bell. Second-hand Wheels, all makes. KS.OO an. j Shipped O. (X D. on approval. . . 1 Wnt for catalojftie and full partlcnlars. ' YANKEE CYCLE CO. 27SonthKintb Philadelphia, Pa !5 A SYSTEM BUILDER.6IYES APPETITE RGD1P -TARTFI F?c&C2-r CHiLLTniwir is sold SfneHv on its Merih if tho best GhiU Jonic at the smallest price, if fails to cure you.: . . For Sale, Wholesale andL'etall by W. WGriffgs S5 Son." r' ' A Jumper OOdS Dry Goods nr ft A X fl eo cross, '?jc;afj without fr Sterens& Co Retail Dealers In. 7b ncprpcenes, Poindexter, St., - j. , PKOKE 125. JAMES BOND, COMM ISSION D h)'A.uE i I N . GamaanJ Tm,) wo. iM Ki.coM! silts:. i 1JALT1MOUK., NO AGENTS EMPLOYE S. B. EV3ltLER, &C0. WHOH5HALK Cofflilssi Fisfi . ; DBBier, r NO.' 7 FULTON MARKET, ' NEW YORK. Special Attention given to Th SmU nf NortE Carolina Shad. .. Stencils snd Stationrry on jp!ifytin , . No Arect. S. L. ST0RER & GO. WHOLESALE Dealers and Shippers of all kinds ol FRESH FISH 76 FULTON FISH MARKET, T. Y Particular attention paid to Shad Department. We employ no agents andjpay nz commlsions - " - It your stencil is not in pood ctnli't let us know. boccessorto Lamihear& Ba, v s Wholesale Commissiou Dealer In imESH FISH. 777 LOBSTERS. ETC. NO': 12 FULTON FISH MARKET. ew York City, Orth CirplifiajShi I a'Spucirfttj. No Sale. T) The celebrated Stal- Uon BEAM S." A bargain is offered. E.ras. ?.lab. Attorney?. Bond Election Kotlce. 5 Notice is hereby given that under stature passed at last Keasion of the Genora! AsHembly of North Carolina, the voters ot the town of; El izalvt h City-:N..(V, will be reqnired to vote at the, regular election to be. held on the second Monday In I May, . 1S99. for t he issue of Bonds to the amount of 30,0.) forJmprovement8. ; A majority of the qualified voters of the town will be necessary to'ccarrv the issue of Bontl.-, All In favor or issaeing Bonds will vote fnr Bnds those opposed againt Bonds. v 7 nN. O ORANDY, Sherid; March 30,1809. V r ...
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