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tz- . ' ' , 4 : r- '; I' . , ' .; . ; i a VOL. 1 NO. 53. NEW BERNE, N. O., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1881 c 1 TWO CENTS Public Meeting. All tbe citizens of jfe'w. Berne, especially the tax payers , are invited to a meeting at j U16 court touse to-night, to consider the matter of the Midland Railway shops, j '. jMMINSE Shipments of j Cotton. The Midland Road is moving so much cotton from the upper end of the road that all the steamers are taxed to their greatest capacity to take it away. But tbeir U no delay permitted by the Mid land authorities, and all shipmfeatmade this way will be enegetically attended to. Accident to an Excursion Train. As the returning excursion train for Golds toro was passing Biddle's crossing, two miles from Dover, the rear anxle of the front car broke, and the train was de layed Until 8:30 yesterday morning. There was no injury to persons; arid but slight damage to the property of the railroad. i - 1 New Millinery Goods. Miss. Kate L. Carraway announces through the columns of the Commercial News, this morning, herjnew 6tock of millinery, and her opening day for to-morrow. She also advertises Buttericks patterns, in mnnection with her handsome outGt of ladies goods. Mrs. S. H. Lane's Millinery Store. Attention is called to the advertise ment of Airs'. S. H. Lane, new in this iseue, announcing the opening day for her uew stock of millinery goods, to morrow, and she invites the inspection and patronage of the ladies to her choice selection of elegant goods. j Miking j Time and Saving Connec tions. The mail and passenger train westward bound yesterday morning, was delayed an hour or more at Dover in consequence of the track being ob structed by the broken down excursion train, but she made her time to' Golds horo, and salved the Northern connec tions. y i Large Colored Excursion New Berne and its suburb James City were the objective points of larg'e excursion parties on Sunday. From Beaufort and Morehead City a train of four or five cars arrived in the morning bringing some two hundred and fifty or three hundred. From above there were quite a thousand, necessitating the dispatching of an extra train as far up ; a! Kinston, and both from that direction came lef at Coon, crowded. The occasion was a religious meeting at James City, and? the j excursionists passed the afternoon in a very pleasant ana oecominff manner, iney an re turned at ten o'clock on Saturday night Going for a Brother. The always amiable and" generally genial editor of the Statesvillelandmark goes for what h perhaps would term j bi "errirg brother" of the Commercial News, and no doubt feels that he has made it right lively for the aforesaid. ! ' .i But we don't mind these things now and rather 6tay at home and enjoy them than to "cross the border" on "inhospitable thoughts intent." We are really in splendid mood over this thing, and feel that we are enjoying it at Jocald well's expense, for he has paid tribute in the way of furnishing a splendid piece of copy at a time when we were vigiaiy Heated, and we are printing all he says about the undersigned. Mr, Jocald well, of the Statesvilleland mark has, however, missed the mark On the occasion of a first meeting with Mr. Best, we put the very! idea, of tbe North Carolina system he is now pursu ing into his head, We have not been apart since, except when he came pro posing to dismember the system by de taching the Western North Carolina Railroad,, which we did bitterly oppose auct wiich wi h ave no do'ibt he as s'n cerely regrets it was done as we regret it io this day and hour. j If any man can fird an expresaion o ours during sixteen y eais of editoria life, wherein we were not true to the grand old idea of a North Carolina sys- iem- thP.same Mr. Best is now pursu inpwfc'l' acknowledge the corn. Why don't the Brushy Mountain Brother read back? Juvenile Altercation.- On Sunday afternoon, Walter Day aged twelve yeara and a. colored boy, , Alonzo Edwards, aged ten, becamej involved in a quarrel, during which Edjwards struck Day with a brick jon the back of the head and he fell senseless. Tried by the Mayor, and Edwards sent toaif; To the Trustees op New Berne Academy, Gentlemen: -I hve the honor to report that at the close ot the present follow, session, jhe boys, whose names are entitled to the several distinc tions in scholarship as herein set forth. Those cnly who jvere present during the whoie four weeks were considered con testant fbf honors. T le jflrst distinction is assigned to Jas. McCj Brinson. rThe second to Chas. M. Kehoe, Durand M. Merritt and Gee'. L. Clar. The thiid to L. C. Richardson. R jepectfully, siubmitted, M. Fetter, I Principal New Berne Acakemy. (. Published by order of the Board, ChasL C. Clark, President. B.-These distributions . will be made at the end of every month. CCIDENT TO a uaughter of l Mr. Joseph ScHwjERiN. Yesterday rafter i l noon l Miss Rosa Schwerin, aged ten years, was thrriwn from her ponny on Broad street, opposite the residence of Mr. tn. Holliister, and remained in- i 7 i sensible for a I considerable time after taken to her father's house, i Deirtg l he physicians pronounce no bones J - broKeri ana unlesn . internal injuries (of there arp no evidence) were bus no serious results are anticipated. which tained The t octors ae of opinion that the young lady suffered more from ( fright than from the fall, and after quieting the convuj sons into which she was thrown, rest very, easy and com- fcbe! seemed to 4. . , i tartan Our Lady Advertisers The Com- merciai Jews appreciates as a compii- ment i the advertising favors of I Mrs. Dewey, Mrs. Lane, Miss Carraway and Miss Lane, announcing their hew mil goods, and would suggest! to the linery business men of New Berne that the Jadiesiare ahead of them fn unanirhity of enterprise &no business energy and pij-ft, and; doing their part to maintain the business reputation of our city abroad, deserve to reap the rich harvest of pat I I v i .i '!! I.L j ronage, as wej Know mey win ;iana we ddimpst earnestly commend these enter prising ladies to the patronage of the peo plej wlierever the Commercial News circu lates. To 'the ladies at a distance we would j j " - - I '' suggest that tlje city of New Berne! is a centre of elegance and fashion in milli nery goodl,and orders by inirto either of the four houses advertised will re cei've prompt attention with; jeyery guarantee of satisfaction in styles, quali ties arYd prices of go6ds. j This is a growing and important trade of our city, which it will be well for people at a distance to remember, as thereby exists jthe facilities Or supplying any demand that may be maqei upon the resources of fashion and styles. ARTisTiciThe Cotton Exchange j - havej a bulletin board placed in' position to 'paste the telegrams, which are re ceived three tumes a daY, giving Liver pool ndvNew! York'prices for the mation of all interested in therm in for- This board j was painted at the shops ofMessrs. Marshall and Barry, -of this city, and reflacts great credit on these young men; it being decidedly the hand somest thing of the kind we" have eVer seen and the! embellishments are the design of he painters, eleganf and, in good! taste. We believei these gentlemen are em ploved at the ehops of the Midland 'R ulivay Cjmpiny iti. decorative i paint" ing, tnost if nbt all of their tinle, New Berne enould feel protxd" of such jrjmising artisans and two and play Mc El rath Dramatic Company will at the New Berne j .Theatre on . Friday and Saturday nights. The same com ighly paay was here i n May last and h appre ciated.by bixt theatre goers, will arrive' by special train over the They Mid- land Road on Friday at 4 p. m. 1 Arrivals at the Hotels. GASTON HOUSE S. ' R. Street. October 17, 1881. I C Yeomans, Craven county; J P Reid, B B Mallison, J G Whaley, G W Pope, La Grange; WS Phillips, Craven county ; W Benton, W J Waters, D Bowick, Falling Creek ; E B Hackburn, C E Foy, city ; E W Roeevelt, A Korb. Jos Swindell, E S Rountree, Goldsboro ; W L Morris, M R R; R G Mallett, E G Mallett, Riverdale ; W H Gaskins, Stonewall ; A D Lippitt, Baltimore A D Dinkins, Vanceboro. Md.; Personal. : I President Best, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr. Hamilton, leaves for Norfolk to-day. Col. J. B. Yates, ; general manager, leaves thi9 morning for Goldsboro in the interest of the Midland Road. 2r. E. K. Bishop, engaged on the Neuse River Improvement works, as time clerk and book keeper, is in the city. Mr. Thomas Daniels returned from i Morehead yesterday morning quite tick with malarial feyer, and if now confined to his home. i I r. James M. Hancock is very sick at his place on the North side of jNeuse River. i Mr. E. W. Carpenter. Judge of Pro- bate,-returned from Syracuse, New York yesterday, from the burial of his brother, the late Seth M. Carpenter. All the brothers of the deceased were present with the aged father. Mrs. Joseph Nelson, returned from her summer Yisit to Warrenton last night. Tbe ladies of Goldsboro have present ed a gold headed cane to Mr. "T, J. Best, President ot the Midland Road. Mr. Clarence Radcliff, is very ill, and we learn that his mother, now visiting New York relatives,has been telegraphed for. I Mr. B. B. Mallison. of Croatan, but now attending school at' La Grange, was at the Gaston House oh Sunday. ' Mr. J. G. Whaley, formerly of New Berne, but now of La Grange, was in the city on Sunday. ; Mr. A. D. Lippitt, a'North Carolinian but representing the excellent hardware house of Carlin and" Fulton, Baltimore, is at the Gaston House, and will calf in . i on his friends and patrons of New Berne to-day. i Mr. E. S. Rountree, of the Midland Extension, and brother of our patron and townsman, Mr. W. F. Rountree, was at the Gaston House on Sunday. Congressman Hubbs is in Washings ton. Mrs. "W. J. Street, of Kiriston.is in the city visiting a sick brother, Mr. Clarence Radcliff. PUBLIC MKETINGfl A meeting of the -citizens of New Berne, and especially the tax payers, is caller! to take place at STANLY HALL (8 o'clock) TUES DAY EVENING, For the purpose oc considering the prop osition of the Mtcllahd Railroad Com pany, asking the donation of City Bonds, to aid in building shops, depot t&c in New Berne. , A full' attendance is earnestly desired. ! J.'J. Wolfender, T. A. Gr"een S. H. Grvt, r Geo. B. Gcion, Gto. Allsn, Comnfittee, .Thkatrical. Ths Ricbmorli ! WEDNESDAY OCT. 19th, 1881. "jVf RS. S. H. LANE will exhibit her i.vJL beautiful stock of fine Millinery and Fancy Goods at her stand on Middle Street (next dQor to A. G. Hubbard's office) Wednesday, October 19tb, 1881. This stock -was se lected br Mrs. Lane in person, and with great care; The public generally are cordially invited to examine her goods before purchasing elsewhere. New Berne, Oct. 18th. SEW MILLIXERY GOODS! Gotober Opening Day Wednesday, 19th. lTpS KATE L, CARRAWAlin re JLVJLI turning thanks to her frierffis and customers for heir libeial patronage in the tast, begs to inform the public that she has just returned from the Northern cities with a fine, large and varied as sortment of Millinery, embracing every article of Ladies' Good3, Zephyrs of alf kinds, crocheted Worsted Goods, No tions, &c, of the LAJTEST STYLES AND PATTERNS, which, she offers at the very Lowest Prices, such goods have been offered in New Berne. The ladies of the city and surround ing country are respectfully invftfed to an inspection of her stock. She has taken the agency for BUTTJGRICK'S PATTKKNS, i 7 and will be pleased to serve them to of her customers. N cw Berne, Oct, 18, 1881. MILLINERY OPENING ! Fall and Winter 1881 ! MISS HARRIETTE LANE WILL display her elegant stock of fine Millinery and fancy Goods on WEDNESDAY, October ltb. This stock has been selected with great care ; is of the Latest styles, ancj the Finest and most Beautiful aver shown in this city. Prices lower than ever. The ladies of New Berne and vicinity are cordially invited to examine gopd3 and compare prices. . New Berne, Oct. 15, 1881. EALL OPENING Millinery Goods ! Wednesday and Thursday, October 19th and 2oth. MRS. DEWEY WITH PLEASURE ainounces to her numerous patrons and f nen Js among the ladies of New Berne and throughout the surrounding counties, that she has returned fronf several weeks visit to the cities i and markets of the North where, after ob serving and sttfdyiug the , Uini Styles,- she bought with srreat care and pa tient labor, one of the handsoiriest and largest stocks of MILLINERY GOODS ovr brought to New Berne, and af prices lower than ever before Known. Come to the opening and see our goods and learn the prices. Don't Ya Forget It. WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED OF Family Supplies, such as Sugar Cured Meats; best-Butter, best Lard, good Coffees aad TeasJ Float, &e., arid in fact every thing' in the Grocery Dne call on , I Wm. F. RomrrBKB, Middle St., m r Ma'rket'New Berne, N.C OpeniiiE of Millinery Goofls II A 12 D WA RE, def L.H CUTLER,- DEALER IN STOVES AND HARDWARE,- SADDLES HAtlN ess; ; leather; I I I ! Paints, Oils, Sash, Poors and Blinds'. No. 26 Middle Sf., iew auc 11-tf (bd. mm s 09 DEALERS3;IN GENERAL llARDWABB i Agricultural 'Implements; STEAM ENGINES; Gins, Presses, Rice Threshers, Pows,' Harrows,' Cultivators, Axes, Hoes, Shovels, Tools, Carriage Ma terial, Saddlery, Bag . ging, Ties, &c. LIME, BRICK, CEMENT, PLASTER faints, 6"ils ah'd Class Goods of all kinds very low for cash. C. B. HART & db. Would inform their friends: and they public generally, that they have opened an entire NEW STOCK OF GOODS n the stot on Middle Street, adjoining' jj. neinttein comprising HARDWARE, STOVES, . . And- House Furnishing Articles, ! '. Kerosene Oils, Lamps in Great Vari... ety. Also manufacturers, of TIN1 ANl! SHEET IRON WARE. j . , J Special attention given. .to repairing. " troods solfi low for Cash. aug.l3-3m W FIRM ! I . j I ! !' :NEW GOODS! WE HAVE OP EKED IJJ THE ' Brick Store on Middle Street, near the Market,! (one door North of T. A. . Green) a new stock of goods, consisting ' in part of &n o c e Hi e s, DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES i "WOOD aND WILLOW-WARE, ( ; j . TlNWARLi AKD CROCKERY. Oiir entire stock of goods is bought at the very lowest cash Consignments of cotton and j new, and prices, all kinds of country produce solicited, Hoping to receive a liberal share of your patronage, we are Yours Respectfully, HUMPHREY & HO WARD! new ucrne, tfept.jiitJ. T.'J. TOLSON &ICO. Dry Goods, ! Bootss Shoes &c.v i. . J . , : Choice Family Groceries and. Prov)' insjof all kinds. Best gilt edge Butter Popular brands of Cigars and Tobacco BDD SrREr,NEW BERS'E, Nl Or aug;13-2Tm j ft-