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THODAjY; APRIL 26,1888.
Church Directory.
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METHQDIST"CHURCH-ritBV.M.;I.
Wood, Peitor -Srvis vry$abbatb it
a. m., ana at at i;6vr. v.. .. '
Prayer-meeting every Wednesday even
V at 7:30. k
Sabbath-scnool at 3:30 P. M.
BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Needha
3 Cobb, Pastor. Services 1st Sunday and
Thursl;iv night preceding at 7$) . M.;
flUJ third Sunday at 11 a. M.SuaCT:30rp.
i Services at Carthage's Creek 1st Sun
av in each month at 11 a. nvand Satur
SaDoaiu-8uuv every oaiivu.aii axh;
. i '
1U& aiAiu.
. Tostoffice opens at 7 o'clock A.MTMifls
East and West on G. C. Railroad
close at 8 p. to. Money order department
open from 8 A. M. to 5 p. M.
P. WStansiia, Pestulaster. -
LOCAL' DEPARTMENT.
R. W.- KNIOHTyjAiMTo- .
''He that hidethj: hate; with lying
ips and he that fattereth a slander
is afoohw '. i I "- "
ttSpeak imJCwraof alfool:
or he will "despise the wisdom of
at-
"Answer a fool according to his
oily, lesVhe be wise in his own con
Alarge.lot of country hams for
fialeaVWisnart's.
'Mr.rWjll Steele says he found
Mn N." AMcQueen sheriff of
Cumberland county diedtii) afay-
ettevule on the 20th ihsi; after a
long!aiaessfwrS
Before (ngfe83":udiaatnAth at
boiyhIdrlp
therintihg and sale of itfifecfnt and
demoralizing newspapers arid books
The minds, of ome bf our p$3pte are
becoming sd. poisoned hj,: tire read-
ing bf such stuff that l they care for
nothing else. They prefer such lit
erature , to that which i would m
prove them mentally " and orally.
to the opinions of others. --T'-.,
The Rocket 'does not propose to
nominate a caSltid&te for Governor,
ner wilf it tpreSame' to speak' for
chonvfconty, because it does
goyiSqy?tha senyrienvtirK,j)eo-
Dle. - We have conndetrcevin Uhe
Pemocraticv party, ahd-wjbomsoeter
it lehall nominate; we "shall help 'to
la tjithich contained six or seven jit only shows the deprived state o
Teggs erwLsftme kittens ; and he knows morals and nature wnen;they
Vll."i .f t it . . ..... ... i I . . . h- M--iiarjt ia.1
rtr NI lhatojadoft bis henswas laving, but he I reaa sued t & ss w
doeTPTEpow whether the hen laid
the cats or a cat laid the eggs. We
suppose it is joint I property of a cat
and a hen. ; !
"With
43 ,3JJ3W
0. H.' Bocery to lead us
inlKeStva
in the nation, -we are sure of a vie
torv. Thev both favororotection.
I and though Blaine has once been
J2
Go in an
S
hands with hinvw-New York ; Her
ald, rva "
to
flOCKIUBHAU-UARKET.;.--
'. J CORRECTED WEXLY T" ' . ;
W. 1. BVERETI?,, "DEALER" IN" GEN-
, . -ERAIi MERCUAWmajS, ,
i $. . . fUt: . ;... .
Gut7 ProdoM U qt4 at buying prices
. . ..... .......
COTTON Middling,.
... Good. Middling.
BACON Sides,' per Ik .
1 JShouWelrs
' t Hams, 4 1
BEESWAX, .
VXH.VXUX1k ....
"EGGS, per dozen,..........
Written for The Rocket
Lib UliaULiO AVJ A . Ck I11UUU AblUW .1
craUc Victorylaw" before our dearFL05!mtry' o
rl SttflnfPhtrr mm tnMrrv -thfi I . ti- !',
5-(9
fe9l
810
;;.810
15(16
16S16J
15CA20
43.00
.00
.50
Peas.
HIDES Dry, per lb,
Green. "
SALT, per Sack,
.Our, thanks are due to the Presi- defeated his defeat as'Wtter than
dent and Treasurer, for a compli- l a victory. They are both good men
ei&rYlcertific&tje 0 "ttembership ndijanaW the lcM topf thyt
in the North Carolina TeachersAs-; naton:, P""'
Vi'. t.'T : C, --s -, , 1 - - - " pnncipieaiid ar well wisher to the
sembly which will hold ita-annual t5o n . V iU R. mvself ft friend
.! , . 1 session this year at the Atlantic Ho
This is an important year in poll- , n;ti v a r-m -Tl;n
1 8ta-t-lik-. tornado. we naxe. inXSpt GRAIN t
mrBt Aiatnptife for: gvPer bushel..
governor, ana ijieuTerranvjrovernor
Stedman of New Hanover, for Lieu
tenant-Governor. , , t
Our own gallant Steele, who would
make an excellent upvernor, we
need ' to redeem Richmond in ' the
coming election. This deponent who
has studied- the situation closely,
feels sure that Alexander and Sled-
2oCt
751.00,
5065
751.05
810
45
....1.001.20
.of good, government,
.ft
-
tics, ana every man in me county 1 13th to 2ath.
should keep, posted Qtx tW impor
taut questions of .the day.. . The
Mr
Rocket will endeavpr todjscuss the
W. D. McRae has received his
stock of spring and summer -goods,'
The above we picked up on one
of the streets of OUr town. We do
not know who it was addressed to,
or whether it was written for publi-
man would carry the btate
whelmingly., D
issues in a concise and conservative T .. . or,tu; n tKo Arv nnnAa ,1. i. u " Tu;-
I-2ii" v , " o '"j. fc, i kuc Dame. xue mot. iiupo v tuio
same.
riatiori." Then you Bpoke it, brother.
O: EL Dockery and James G. Blaine
are your last resort Blaine was
defeated once; he willle easier con
quered next timeif nominated.
As for Mr. Dockery, if be is, put;at
way, from a Democratic wago point, Hu 8inci 0Q dress goods, notions,
and will keep its readera.postedjon.. trimmings, hats, shoes, etc., is very
the general news' of the day.f 1 ' attractfve, and cheap. Look out for
We want to largely increase our his ad vt next week.
subscription list within the next 30 rAtractof land embracing eighteen
days. We ought to have a thousand hundred acres, situated on the Rl- the head "of the -Republican ticket
new suscribers.donngtbe campaign Jg" AugiuwmuauMuui . hig State he can after tDe
and we will hav them if our pre- miies, zrom noumau, wa uiu
. , . anction at the court house door here
entsubscnbjrs . will help us a little, Saturd to the highest cash
Will you doj itT:--bidder.? Mr. S. S. ikdbetter became
Wo will send The Rocket during purchaser at the price of eleven hun-
the campaign (until Nov. lotn lor I dred dollars.;
Sixty-five Cents, Cash, and we want
the subscribers. Send them along.
Xo name will be entered without1
Ji Pr
election next November read in the
newspapers of how far he missed the
Gubernatorial seat in the contest.
Baptist MeacriaT Service.
Last Sunday a large congregation
assembled at the Baptist church
over-
McN.
The wheat and oat crop in this
section is reported as very fine and
the prospect cheering. Along the
line of the Western North Carolina
railroad, from Salisbury to the Blue
Ridge, (in Catawba county espe
cially) wheat never looked better
this time of year An intelligent
gentleman, who is a large farmer in
Iredell county, iold us that the pros
pect U as fine as he ever saw it. We
are told mat notwunstanamg we
late freezes and cold spells, there
will be plenty of fruit of all kinds.
Charlotte Democrat.
m0
7" J haveust.receiviBQ. a .lmnasome'Uii''i.6f.
Spring Clothing which int
cau ana examine. ry ouyiug uuny ;jl uuua .
them cheap and will sell at close maf gin.
The straw hats will be on later; but we hara
just opened the finest line of Felt and Wool
Hats we ever naa, ana we propose y io y
them our low prices will move them out'
Everything TJ.be for the Hoilcliccper;
A Presh lot of Batter ani tXVtesajtfXt:i
A FULL LINE OF GROpERIES
.' ' for cash only. -The bert eider in town. Bnuffat50 cent per lhLt VVl
LONG
PHARR &
OHAELOTTE, JV 0-")
SUCCESSORS TO
.: !: .;
E.JJD. Ii ATT A & BRO.,
it
Raceigh, N. C, April 22. Cross
and White, the defaulting President
and cashier of the State National
Bank of this city, confined in jail
here for two weeks to await trial,
bond and were released from
the cash.
Remember that ;
Marrjed, on the 8th Inst, by Rev
J. J.Grigg, at" Midway village, Mr.
Archibald Stoie to Misa Flora ebb.
Mr., W. W. Napier 'has -finished
painting his awellirig on Raudolph
streeL It presents a vecy pretty ap
pearance.- ' i.. i
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Fwm May lt net the Advertis
ing Agency, of - J. H. Bates rnay bfe
addressed aV38 Park "Row,Y., in
stead of 41.
Mr. NVaverly Usserv, whose arm
was so badly shot by the accidental
difwharro of a sun. is cetUng. well
The Grand Jury of Meore County
Snnerinr Court have brouehtin a here to narticibate tu the memorial gave
rn hiirnf i ndictment aeainst Mr. Rftrvioe held in resDect to the late Dr. jail last night at midnight. The
ftf fti Vditnr loathe Sanford Ex- Matthew T. Yntesf who died in the bond was $15,000 each, and one of
7 - , i -"r,rz; 5' .-.... . , tv t n
rp for libelin? on Judffe Philinf. misninnarv: harness at Shanghai, wnites Donasmen is u. n. uraxes,
Tf, .dartre ia based on an article nhiiuLX.'lAmtiar service was held in whosenameoneof the forgeries U r
nnbl&hfid in the Exnresssome weeks thron?hont the SUte in the Baptist which Cross and White are to be
ao , wWich made erave charges fthiirche Ohtl Bantist friends of ted was committed
-f " Ti.T . . 5 ,':T w 1 v 7- -3
against the, Judge. Rockingham wefe especially favored
in that they had Dr. Wood, of the
By request of H. Sr Ledbetter, Me1 to deliver an ad-
inirman! iQeu.uuu, dress temmnemorative of the great
missionary who passed so many
vears among the Chinese.
chairrjna
tee, we state that the Democratic
town convention, called tameetaLthe
"A wise man will hear, and will
increase learning; but fools despise
wisdom and instruction."
An ancient three-pound cannon
It . iii l
court house on Saturday afternoon JeW him inti- "f l"e l""'!"; "
next atN4 o'clock, will not transact Trl r.. , Foundry, No. 533-17,0," has been
, a ' , mately,ftwas with? him in imna, ana " , , , ,
iU business earlier than 5 o'clock, so edifieJhe negation greatly by a overhauled and will be r ad .for he
as to afford ample opportunity for a wo?kone by the la- !.rand J lhe ?Ullf ? Bacl !6
general attendance of citizens
recital of the work done by
mented Yates. His address was
An editor works 365 days getting likewise rail ot yaluaoie iniormanon
out 52 issues of a paper ; that is la- in relation to mat wonaenui neamen
hor. Once in a while somebody land, and oi tne progress maae uy
rapidly, we are glad to says . .
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Don't forget the convention next
Saturday to jaominate officers for
tKe town - Let- there be a full turn
out and a good ticketiiomindted
Mr. Ed Nichols returned last week
in TTlnrirla brinffine
with him curiosities in "the shape of justice later on iwill overtake the last
rare mosses, ferns and a live alligator, mentionea creatures .or tae? -
. place where they will get their just
Mr. Giles Wishart is now ready to deserts ; that's well, it's an un-
Ground, near Greensboro, May 5th
The Workman says that it is about
five feet long, in a good state of pres
ervation and in its new spring dress
. c 1 I u . : n K "
Ol paiul, iiaiks cyciy iuvii u. nuu.
pays him for a year's subscription ; the grand missionary movement m The Cannon Foundry is in Scotland,
that is capital, adq once in a wmie re - j j -----
crun of a dead-bea
takes the paper! for a year Or two and labored in that benighted land than Father gaid the editor8 little
then without paying for itordersthe Mattnew i. lates, wrne uuumciy ia the new Emperor of Ger
Absolutely Pure.
Thiiuowder never varies. A marvel of
purity! Btrength and wholesomenss. . More
ftcnnomical than tlie ordinary kinds, and
cannot be sold in competition with the mul
titude of low teat, ahort weight, alum or
ntirtffnha.ta Towders. cold only in cans.
Wat Bakiho Powder Co.. 106 Wall
st.,N. Y.
NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS.
k T.T. iPRRSONS in hereby warned
A not to fiah in the waters of tb old
Wilev Dawkins pond. The law will be en-!
forced against all offenders.
W. I. EVEHETTj
President Great Falla Mfg. Co.
April 18, 1888.
Administrator' a Notice.
UNDERSIGNED havine auali-
JL fied as Administrator of the estate of
John W. Sneed, dec'dr before the Clrk of
the Superior Court of Richmond county,
nereoy nounes an persons uuhjiuk tmiuio
against the estate of said John W. Sneed,
dee'd. to ure3ent the same. doW authenti-
cateJj to the undersigned for payment on
or before the 1st of June, 1889, or thfs no
tice will be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. All persons indebted to Ins intestate
will make immediate payment to the un
dersigned. W. F. GIBSON, Adm'r of
John W. Sneed, dee'd.
April 17, 1888.
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We now have tha Largest and Beat
Selected stock, of . -
Men's, Youft's Boy's HolMng
IjirTHE STATE.
And we invite all clothing purchasers to
an examination of our prices and stock.
We also have the latest novelties in Gents
Furnishing Good. And our stock of Hats
includes everything to be desired in this
line. We solicit orders from a distance to
which we promfie our careful and per
sonal attention.'
We will send goods to any part of the
country on approval, returnable at' out "
expense. '' -
Dr. W. M. Fowlkes & Co.,
EOCKINGHAM. N. Oi . :
Pure
MEDICINES, CHEMI
CALS, PATENT MEDI
CINES, TRUSSES, SH0UL
DER BRACES,
CANDIES, STATIONERY,
PAPER, PENS, INK, Ac.
ft t
Drugs,:
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PAINTS, OILS, YAlfc
NISHES & DTE-STUTn :
TOILET AND
FANCY ARTICLES.
CIGARS, TOBACCO ANI
CIGARETTES.
postmaster to send it back, or skips
the country ; that is anarchy. But
death the whole church, without re
gard to denominations, mourns sin
cerely.
m
Give Us a Best.
We are sick,' tired and disgusted
... A T I I
many an editor r i see woen ne
sneaks of himself he says 'we.'"
"No. my son. That is a word the
Emperors have stolen from the edi
tors without proper credit."
Thousands of people are leading
I . r . ,:. I C u
serve the public with nice soda wa- comfortably hot location when the with the course pursued by a few in- dUpritin effects of indigestion.
ler. " no Bays no w viuijvu nre 19 Kepi wcf buiivuua
gas squirter; try Wm. Only a mckle
a glass. Y I .
The local editor returned Tuesday
at noon s from a trip to Troy, Mont-
"CardaHdo, for the; marriage of gomery county. The old town has
Miss Mary C. -McNeill and Mr. Jas changed but little in any respect,
per L. Memory, at Spring HilUBap- since we first knew it, twelve or fif
tistchurchMlhll cdfint'May th teen-years ago. The spirit of im
1888. The editot'snkfOTxemfm- provement, has not taken, a hold
WW " " 1 vv ' ' ' upon lhe people, and the same old
ZlL- buildings which have stood the
Last Wednesday some of the coga-Utorms for perhaps "feiient8a are
dividuals and newspapers in Worth us try jxador and be happy.
mm m . .
Oarol'na who seem to think tnat
the destiny of the State rests upon
their shoulders. For weeks they
have been using all their wiles and
influence to manufacture public sen
timent in favor of thejr chosen can
didates for the Gubernatorial nomi
An Explanation.
What is this 4nervous trouble"
with which so many seem now to be
afflicted? If you will remember a
few years aeo the word Malaria was
comparatively unknown to-day it
is as common as any word in the
nation, and the effect can be nothr 1 Enelish language, yet this word cov
ing less tban demoralizing. - It is era only the meaning of another
, , . j ,i j . .k. word used by our forefathers in
the business and the duty of the Jq u ,b wUh nery()US
State Convention to nominate a can- di8ea8e8 a8 tney and Malaria are in
didate for the executive chair, and, as tended to cover what ourgrandfath
that assemblage is made up of rep- ers called Biliousness, and all are
a ;r,faii;or.t mn fmm caused by troubles that arise from a
'TbelirKeel wa. remedied and WOfkiltT wHl; be largethan old one of the te. it is Dre. diseased conditionof theLWerwhicl.
wenton asusual -, J 11 and quite a credible build- St-th are comneten to IPJS. r"
n?-IHpf: PPPf choose a man who will be acceptable the ordinary" channel is compelled
given ; at the,.iWateon nan lng tie. way, the ptica.L9tttlook, we honeBtly believe- causing nervous troubles, Malaria,
niaht, for the benefit o Fever, etc You who: are
A very inter--' "j:;. :f i lUttt ,fc "4 uc "'v""" r T suffering can well appreciate a cure.
we,ry.5TW r any chrome, pmce-seeker,. or; any We reCommend Green's August
Tinl011 man who simply wantethe'offioe.for Flower. Its cures are marvelous.
- , . t. . i ii r t:i j i.t Mm. vhat thra mftv be ot Dersonai uon i
naa come oacs. xxo uwiw;"EB
. . -wv. . mW
on the "dring wheel A large courthouse is
factory were broken tind i$fi ng recled., the site .of the one
dent caused a delay of nearly aay, destroyed by tire some twoyears ago.
-1 :m
There will be-a musical ootjeert
the colored ' church. A very
. j J
estins Drogramme. entirely oi sapreu Ym-J 2X1
mnnii. has been arranged. . - s
O ton wmm
ft) jzrreT?
if3i . in u2 jm
jdBckB CD s-s- fcr
Bffi a !E W
3." 5' T.er-
0 lis
W 1 1 CI
Utter Paer, BUnk Beaks, leeelits, decks, Flie fanfectUiB,tc.
BUIST'S FRESH GARDEU SEEDS.
-
Pure Wines and Lijuors far Medicinal Purpose Always on Hand.
Physicians' Prescriptions carefully compounded at all hours, day or aigfcU.
SPECTACLES JIT ALL PBICES.
Ladies and GnU GOLD AND SILVER;
WATCHES, and Clocka aoU cheap and
i i fewer xy v r a;
tion at lowest prices fine diamond Rings, Pins, Studsj Ac
NEW, NEAT AND NOBBY.
We tafce this method of informing you that we have just returned from
the North and East where we purchased for the trade the handsomest
line of Spring Goods we ever offered, consisting of all the novelties. Every
thing is new, neat and nobby in dress goods, and, being there on the
sDot, we had the advantage of taking choice of immense lines and mak
in g sucn Dargains as win jjitw u mo iumui - k..- ..v
who bought earlier in the season. Some high-toned, long-winded con- .
cerns ay we have to pay for the right to buy goods cheap. In answer to
tl ia we say we buy cheap with hard dollars, and knowing where and how
to buy we do buy cheaper than those who are no on the spot, and if yoo
a iK?nk wa am statin? facts come and see if we don't give you prices
lower than the same goods can be sold in the State. We beught more
than usual because we could buy cheaper than usual. In a few days we
will give you in this column a few prices of the different Hn. For the
pr. Bnt we ask only that you give our stock an inspection ; wa think yoo
will see something you can use at the price, we name to you.
April 24th 1883.
mi imm
. W .1 . A. . -MA. mm I " II
i r iu. hAuav a nri inn nmH i ' . . i
wolfil OTonSsefyice. un irie train oi iue -t - Thm TWiocrs.ts of the town on , ' - A m
aUigejotof .ummegoodof t; Rockingham are Requested to meet ( .
finest Variety to .ell cheap: for bash lbw teCvntion people have righteously, determined convention at tl court house on ; jM-fcO'WCtirt'S !
Ha advertises ihem in thii issue and ' " 4Anno; MaiaCairistia Assor that they Shall be represented and Saturday, April 28th, 1888, at 5
tErobgn THKjltoc f w Hay... heldtoeularSer o ; heretofore wurpglf $gf ? .five Commissioners for the town of jafqr the Spring and Summer; also afott
MM tSJ h5S.b'h...ria-SSltSS FfeSS
dorrt loreel' tneiore- v I rr-zi .. aj o
Do You UJant
A NioeSoitofaothes?
A pretty Hat? or
A dandy pair of Shoes ?
DO YOU WANT
4A Calico? A Ginghams?
A Seersucker? A Linen?
"A Lawn, or a FINE DRESS?
DO YOU WANT
RICHMOND COUNTY r
REAL ESTATE AGMCY
TiTILL BUY AND SELL LANDS
YY and aU kinds of Rtal Estate.
oroMnT tlaeed ia tM baads or uus Atren-
r r ... . . . . . . ,Y
r wul ba adveraaed rxse oi cost to sellers.
trict attention given to aU business, and
the interests of patrons carefully guarded.
Surreys mad and plats or chart furn
ished to parties purchasing through me.
Property ranted and rents collected or
reasonable terras.
Correspondence solicited. Address
A. M. UcAULAY,
- Rockingham, N. Cl
tAag lith,1887-tl - - i
.a -W ! ltT.1. T 1
e prettiest iaoies xisw, oountw,
Kibbona. Laces. Ac you ever
1 politician,
Mi it impnna?-w" "r' ry r . . . --iin- .flras the people of his county, or tne
tit, .hould4ni?U.;ndd, for ldy bo d(ire fot G5yorlnd jet
L. :iiisitJ .!.(ifArt miist aroused by the 8inging,?ana, asce.uu
.114. 'A " .' I . m nrfiDQIVR OraHIIf,II. KSJI j UyHfcMM1 ; j ; I I .AtwiH
it gjrapojiv-vuw-- T.Tt - - Mrf aB 1 the people of his county, r me . H- s iDBETTER. Chmli
. . ,n 0; Tpn Ex. fJqmmittee
opin-
con-1 Turpenune fflarnei.
indi
Dp
terr4 Cbtob Tubpkktihb Virt
all
'SriTrrr-w i.?'?. C;t't.95 - L ' I ni Jnt we ehould at least be mod-
a K?. Wnr-lf. it will he- serAiceasno; aesire xoe- uuiu
To see the
Flowers,
T Wa iK'm ffoods in crest variety, in
tm iftiMtt unions, and many more. If
yon are posted on goods and prices I can-
not lau to seu you.
A. u. wvinuiun,
RoberdeL N. C.
1 :
Spirits Turpentine, per
virgin...
, Yellow Dip.... 1 75
34
?2 00
-U
' Hard.. 75
G E. Wishart pays same prices as above
est in ourexpressions and charitable quotations, j
Hats, Clothing. 5 hoes,
Rubbers, Ac., at prices never before known
in Rockingham. . -i- , '
CrneVerv and Tinware. Wooden
ware, Stoves, Stove-fixtures Furniture and T3n rOTpIL WalVpT GUtlui8.
I Matteesseeeonstrantly on hand at extreme- UtUWBU, VY AUS! uwiie.
ly low prioes, and almost anything you
want for ash or Darter.
Highest prices paid for Furs, Hides, Tal
low, Beeswax, Rags, and all kirfds of coun
try produce.
53-tf A.P.STEWART.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
HocMngham, N. O.
Office opposite the old postoffice.
All
Ingrain's Pickery.
TlfY FI8HERY AT THE GRASSY
XTJL Islands is now catcbrng a large quan
Uty of Fiah of the vanous kinds which
usually run in the waters of the Pee Dee.
They will be delivered in Rookinghsn
three or four days each week and retailed
at moderate prices. They can be had in
quantity at the Fishery, where we hav
Ieood accommodations for man and beasts
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