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4:56. Sun sets 4:59. Moon sets 1:30.
Old newspapers for sale at this
office for 25 cents per hundred.
Club meets - to-
ihe instrumental music which formed
part of the programme, while their
longings were far away in distant
Georgia where the delicious berries
were still left to ripen on their tiny
stems. The Ladies. Committee an
nounced during the course of the
evening that r the strawberry -festival
would certainly take place on Friday
evening and the promise then given
is now, without fail, about to be re
alized in its fullest extent. A telegram
from Atlanta, Ga has been received
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The Guilford County Poorhouse
contains thirty inmates at this time.
The price of "festival" siraw- by Capt Potts announcing the fact
berries is 70 cents a quart, freight that the strawberries left there last
added. night and are sure to be here this
' Memorial Day the 10th day of morning. The, festival will commence
Mav aDDroaches. Shall it be prop- at Boga'rt Hall at 7:30 and will last
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In spite of the oft-repcatcd complaint of hard times, we have
been doing a
erly observed?
Commencement exercises at Oak
Bidge Institute, occur on the 29th,
30th and 31st.
The Baptists will hold their reg
ular monthly conference meeting to
night in the new church.
We were glad to learn, as we did
yesterday, that young Robert Tate
was better. He is still at New Berne.
until 10:30 p. m. Excellent music on
violin, viola, violoncello and organ,
constituting in all twelve, selections
wll be rendered during the course of
the evening, while strawberries, with
cream, sherbet and ice cream, will bs
dispensed by the ladies. Admission
including a large dish of strawberries
with cream, will be 25 cents, while ad
ditional large dishes of strawberries
and cream will be only 15 cents.
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warmer.
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fair (amount of business since the hvcatherurnea
cn there is an' trade going on at alliv get aliteral f
e bis majority of buyers is with us, because tve keep tJ
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The Bichmond Times says the Variously flavored sherbet and ice
month of May, in the Catholic
Church, is devoted to the Virgin
Mary.
--The Morning News is the only
daily paper that circulates along the
line of the G. F. & Y. C. Bail way,
west of Greensboro.
If you are doing any kind of bus
iness, and want to succeed in it, have
a neat advertisement inserted in the
Morning News. Everybody reads
it. 4
--The past few days of sunshine
and showers have caused the flowers
to burst forth, and soon Greensboro
will be arrayed in her matchless
floral robe.
elegant soda fountain of
creams will be served at 10 cents per
large dish. Tickets may be obtained
at the McAdop Hotel, Dike Book
Store and at the door.
The Ladies Committee of St. Barna
bas church extends a cordial inviti
tion to their friends, the congregation,
and the general public to attend this
festival in full force, as the net pro
ceeds will be solely applied to the pur
chase of a new organ for their church.
The .Eenbow Rqusg,
South Elm Street
share, and th
the goods they want, and because our prices convince them that
they can save Money by dealing with us. We try to make it to the
, interest of the people to trade with usto have ,tbemiSp wel pleas- y
Ud'with ths-gocWs they tray that' they Will be suri totall again. fA 1 g
man who buys one of our $10 all wool Cheviot Business Suits, will
give us another call when he needs clothing again especially when
he finds that other houses sell the same suits for $2.50 more money.
cents and up-
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""" We selfjeans and Cottonades at 8, 10, I2j. 15
wards, and have this season a very full line of Cassimcres for Suits
and Pants, ranging from 50 cents to $1.25. Among the goods we
are pushing this week are White Dress Goods, Embroideries and
Laces, an elegant line of Lawns, Batistes and Sattecns, and a
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larne stock of all kinds of Worsted Dress Goods.
In our Clothing Department we have just opened .1 nice line of
Square-Cut Sack Suits in light colors at $3 00. They are worth
more money, but we bought them low and want them to sell fast
We have a nice line of Double-breast Prince Albert Suits at $20.CO
nobbv straw hats with
straw bands you see fworn on the streets are from MRQWN'S.
We sell a nice pair of Lace Curtains, three aynd a' half iyards long
for $ 1.2 better ones for more money. Straw matting at 15, 18.
20 cents and upwards. But vou cannot realize how far a lit-
see us. Some of
Breakfast Str IDS J the goods we offer so low this week will all be gone by next; be
wise in iimc ana can cany ana often.
TOE BOARD IN SESSION.
Interesting Proceedings of th? City
Commissioners.
The board met according to adjourn
ment and was called to order by his
honor Mayor King, all the Com mission -
of attraction yesterday. The days are ers being present, except Mr. Price,
upon us when it is pleasant to linger who was out of the city.
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Messrs Porter & Tate was the centre
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under its shadow.
-The meeting of the stockholders
of the North Carolina Midland Rail
road, which was held on February
10th, adjourned to meet on "the 11th
day of May in this city.
To-night, at New Garden
(Friend's) School, an entertainment,
consisting of songs, duets, tableaux,
cantata, &c, will be given in King
Hall. Ten cents admission, to be ap
plied to Library fund. Go.
A hideous adder was killed on the
porch of the residence of D. Schenck,
Esq., yesterday, which his daughter
came near stepping upon before she
discovered it. It was three feet long
and of a dark hue.
It is said that the May fly comes
with May, and deposits the egg that
makes the moth. Hasten, then, to
perfume your winter clothing with
tobacco or camphor, or the moth will
be quick to take his first diet on the
wool.
The memorial exercises at Ral
eigh, on the loth instant, promise to
be unusually interesting. Besides the
Governor's Guard and the civil organi
zations of the city, the Bingham ca
, dets will be present and join the pro
cession -
Pi of. Martin H. Holt, of the ex
cellent Oak Ridge Institute, will de
liver the literary address at Eureka
Academy, Alamance county, to-day.
The school is fortunate in its selec
tion, as Prof. H. ranks among the
foremost educators of the State.
-The following directions for bak
ing beans (Boston : style) is printed
The proceedings of the last meeting
were read by theuCIerk and approved.
Special order, which was salaries of
Mayor and other officers, was taken
up. ..
The Mayor's salary was fixed unani
mously at $50 per month, payable
monthly. Salary ol Clerk was fixed at
$10 per month, payable mon'.hly. Sal
ary of Treasurer was fixed at $25 pe
month, payable monthly.
The election of Policemen was, on
motion, postponed to Friday week.
.Mr. Dodson, . from Committee on
Green Hill Cemetery, reported an or
dinance for regulation of same, with
pains and penalties attached; adopted
Resolved: That it is tl-.c sense of
this Board that North Elm street
should be extended in its present
course, directly to the northern limit
of the city.
Resolved : That a Committee ol one
from each ward be appointed by the
Mayor, who shall be authorized and
directed to confer with the property
owners in regard to the purchase" or
condemnation of land for -said street,
and report all material lacts bearing
on this question to the Bjard for
their information and further action.
The Mayor was added to the Com
mittee and the resolutions adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dodson. it was
resolved to increase the number of
policemen under the chief from three
to fouij.
Police salaries were fixed as follows :
Day police at raikoad. $50. Night
police $40.
The Mayor was instructed to form-
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Mr. G. WILL ARMFIELD
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Morninj News,
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GRI-IKN'SnoRO. N. C.
CIGARS & TOBACCO
All Brands
Is now in the Northern Markets byyin the wctldin
trousseau.
MONDH.Y, MRY 2, 4887.
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CIGARS.
Rockbottorn Lowprica
AT HOME- ' ' '
, A AFTER;wEDNESDAY. MAY 5th. 1SS7. -
At G. WILL ARMFIELD'S Black tod m Mt
South Elm Street, Greensboro, N. G.
The implitjarc cordially invited. '
Among .Iticjnnil. notable mrivalt that -ill be present will be the Prncc
Alben The Norfolk?. The CuUwiyl. Tbe StraitciitsI TliqDeibys. The Man
ilias. The MackiiKiu'sTho Drap DoAlma; The Satin4lon. The Grossgrain
The Sal teens. Thf Cashincrci. the Kibers. the Albetrosi-. the Nunsveiling
the Haiiste,lhe Seersucker, the Pasmentaries. the Oiirntals, the Velvets the
Torchons. the'Hambiiies, th Ir.nrains. the Tanistries. th Mno
DAM AM AC nniMOrO Wiltons, the Jerseys, the Corset?, the Satatocas. the parasols, and nianr
DANANAOi URANuES. ?hcrs Ushers-.Ms.s PlaM. Sheeting and Sp,l Oaton. Master
l",l,,,,,l,wl wiinnuuuj Cerrmonies M.ircu Lovvdmvn.
Fruits of all Kinds
in season, consisting in part of
indi:pi;ni)knt political
MEWS AND COMMERCIAL
JOUUNAL.
Doroted to the best interests cf
THE CITY OF GREENSUO 'O
and cfXcrth Caroling generally
for the information of house-keepers: u,ale rules for the regulation of the
ncK ana wasn one quart of beans and police.
soak them in cold; water over night.
Drain in the morning, cover with
not water and put two pounds of
corned beef or pork with them; boil
- till the beans begin to split open ,
from thirty to sixty minutes; drain
in a colander and pour over them
two or three quarts of cold 1 water.
Put half the beans in a deep earthen
pot, put in the meat and then the
rest of the beans; mix one teaspoon
of made mustard and a tablespoon of
mumsjes' wun a nttie water; pour
.' this over the beans and cover them
Lerrions; Scb(
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C. F. Thomas was appointed Chief
pt the Fiie Department.
Pro!. Frazier made a statement re- JLI flitS" SX Sl)CCilltV
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commenum ine uibimssai ui .kit;
Graded School under his care one week
previous to Greensboro Female Co!
lege commencement, which was agreed
to. .
On motion of Mr. Schenck, a Com-'
mittee of one from each Ward on
Schools was ordered to be appointed
by the Mayor. i
Thomson-Houston Electric Light
MILLINERY
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A Full Slock of Fancy
with boiling water; bake slowiy ten d Company presented a petition for the
hours, adding a little water occasion
ally.
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priviles;e of erecting ' posts. &c, for
furnishing citizens with their light.
Referred to a Committee of one from
each Ward, to be: appointed by the
Mayor- .
Adjourned to Friday, May 13th.
It was undoubtedly somewhat of a
disappointment on the part of many
. in Krt trie i a A H b rt 11 1 : 1
. .onu juj;ait nau, on : yveanes-
day evening last to be. informed that
the strawberries which, in accordance
w u u prcviou s pu niic annou ncement.
should have been served, had not ar
rived, but no one felt the disappoint
ment more keenly than the Ladies
Committee who had been the untir
ing promoters of the festival. The
visitors erood rvaturedlv : contentpH Wanted.
' themselves wif&ice cream, shprher " Buyers for good Iresh Butter, Eggs
c i:-.. . i Dried Apples, Sweet Potatoes. &c.
oic. .miu icuGu uucmivciy to ap22tt . - - HOUSTON BROS.;
Atlanta. Ga., May 5, 1887.
R. E.'Potis. Greertsvoro. A . C:
r. Strawberries go fopward by train
'51" this p. m. Hulbert.
These strawberries are for the Epis
copal Festival this p. m.. at Bogart's
Hall.
I have a cool cellar for keeping
all kinds of Meat and Fruits.
All Goods guaranteed and sold
at a living profit.
Yours, anxious to .please
m::k:crllum.
; Owing to the fcarclty of money, wc
are'cbmpellcd to nffer our entire stock
of MillincfT and Fancy G ds a little
above cost. Those wishing anything
in our line will do well to call and ex
amine our goods as thev are fiesli and
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. MRS. M V. BINGHAM.
West Market Street. "
: ' ' " Trogdcn Building.
N, P.- EASLEY,
Builder & -Contractor,
' ; GREENSBORO K. C. ' '
Is prepared to make contracts fori
buildings ot all kinds, frame or brick.
Also, will contract tor the building ol
bridges &c. Satisfaction guarentced,
and references given whfn required.
- HAHPERVJ TEROD'CALS. ' -Por
Year :
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Harper's Bazar i 1 4 00
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Harper's Franklin Square Ucrary
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QIGAR FACTORY
GREENSBORO. N. C.
ur Cigars arc manuf.ictnfcd of
the very best V: ' " ' "
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Imported and Domestic
TOBACCO.
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.unung our moil cnoicc orancis we
menliorj the lIIirvins:
nouDR no.
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