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VOL. XXVI.
RALEIGH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1891.
NO. 47
NEWSHOTES ABOUT THE C1TV.
What Our Importers 8 e and
Hear V or t h Giving to Oar
Headers News In Brief.
tJTA new safe for sale cheap,
ply at this office.
Ap-
For Sale.
We have two (eta of twenty five
vol amen each, of the Cth Edinburg
edition of the great Encyclopedia
Brittanniea which we will sell at two
thirds the publisher's price for the
next ten pays. This is an opportu
nityof a life time. Bee advertise
ment and discription in this issve.
Call at the Visitor office and exam
ine them.
How about your Christmas adver
tisement ? Others are getting ahead
of you.
Don't forget the auction sales to
night at W. G. Separk's, No. 11 East
Hargett street. These sales will con
tinue as notice is given.
Yesterday there were twenty five
convicts sent to Caledonia, the peni
tentiary farm near Weldon.
A negro boy about 16 years of age
was pretty badly hurt by an explosion
on Sunday, which took: place near
Johnson street station. Some boys
were playing with powder and fire,
and t his boy stands a pretty good
chance to loose his eye.
Some forty of the R & (i. Railroad
employees were notified yesterday
that on the first day of January they
would be discharged. No cause but
lack of business is given.
The North Carolina Baptist Al
manac is on our table we have not
had time to give it a careful ezamina
tion, but it has the appearance of a'
full and interesting church publica
tion. Santa Clans is certainly depositing
a nice lot of attractive Christmas
goods at Mr. E D. Smith's at McOee
Moseley's old stand. See his adver
tisement in today's issue.
It is stated, with how much au
thority we know not, that the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad has de
cided to build a modern first clas
depot at Salisbury
Governor Holt will hold a public
reception at the Governor's Mansion
next Thursday night (Dee. 17th, 1891,)
between the hours of 8 and IS o'clock
p m. No cards.
Most of the recent converts at the
meetings held by Mr. Fife at Oxford,
have expressed themselves as willing
to use all honorable means to drive
the liquor business from the country.
Our city is a very quiet and orderly
city. There are those old soaks who
hang around the bar rooms in a sort
of comatoes state, gulping down all
the stuff offered to them but they
make very little trouble for the city
officials. The mayor's office was as
quiet this morning, most of the time,
as a show hall after the performance
is all over.
The Wilmington Messinger of to
day says: Maj. R. 6. Tucker, General
Manager of the Sealoard Air Line
was here yesterday. This is a mtes
take, Maj R. S. Tucker is a Director
of the R. & G. Road and has hie
hands too eull of other maters to fill
the place of general manager of the
Seaboard Air Line.
It certainly must afford some peo
pie a great deal of pleasure to see
work being done. We noticed on the
street, where men were engaged in
laying the pavement today, that a
large number were standing around
looking on with as much interest as
if it were something wonderful being
done, lh fact that such people
have so much time to watch others
work indicates that they are not over
anxious to be at work themselves. It
is a bad sign and we believe it exists
as a habit only in the South.
The examination of the boys at the
A. and M. College .begins today. At
the close of these examinations the
holiday recess will be given, and most
of the boys will hie them away to
their homes to spend Christmas.
Lookout boys and H.on't get too close
while mixing powJer and fire to
gether.
On Monday night, December 14th,
Wm. G. Rill Lodge, No. 218, A. F. and
A. M., chose tor the next Masonic
year the following officers : Worship
ful Master, J. O. Drewery; Senior
Warden, E. McK. Goodwin; Junior
Warden, R. C. Redford; Treasurer, J.
A. Briggs; Secretary, J. fi. Alford.
Our new passenger depot is begin
ning to loom up in an encouraging
way. It will be creditable to the city
and the roads that build it. One
thing we regret about it, is that the
Albemarle and Raleigh road has not
a hand in it.
Goldsboro is talking about a pass
enger depot. They now have the
bigest one in the world. It is all out
of doors. But really, we can't imag
ine where they can put a passenger
depot. It is more convenient for
passengers to get off there in the
ttreet, like we do with the electric
cars, than at any point they could lo
cate a depot.
Special Pr'ces
are being made at Fred A. Watson's
Picture and Art Store, on Cabinet
Writing Desks and fancy Tables in
antique oak. A handsome line of
Easels picture frames made to order
promptly.
Election of Officers
The Rescue Hose Company last
night elected the following officers :
Foreman R. E. Lumsden.
Assistant Foreman J. S. Cheek.
Recording Secretary A. Keith.
Financial Secretary T. W. Blake.
Hose Director Frank Brannan.
Assistant Hose Director J.S. With
erspoon.
Engineer- T. W. Blake.
Driver Joe Crayton.
Hall Trustee E. M. Cheek, T. W.
Blake and T. O. Faucet.
"The Two Johns."
J. C. Stewart's well-known musical
oomedyr''The Two Johns," was pre
sented at the People's last night, and
the large audience thoroughly en
joyed itself in assisting to settle the
perplexing questions as to which was
"Peter" and which was "Philip.'1
The climaxes are so funny that they
never fail to awaken uproarious ap
plause. John Hart played his old
part with his wonted unction.
One of the features of the entertain
ment was the dancing of the Cassie
Sisters, who were recalled again and
again. Miss Aubrey sang and danced.
Philadelphia Press. s
The chenck-Fife Trial.
As we go to press theSchenck Fife
trial is in progress.
Messrs. D. R. Scheuck and C. H Ire
land pleaded guilty to an affray and
the court is now engaged in trying
Judge Schenok and D Schenck, Jr.,
for an assault on Mr. Fife.
Mr. Fife feiled to make his appear
anoe as a witness and the Ptate aeke.l
for a continuance, but the court
would not. allow it.
The State is represented by he
Solicitor anl Captain Wm S Ball.
The defendants are represented by
Col. Jas E Boyd.Lfvi M. cott.Esq .
Col. Paul B Means, Capt. R. B
Glenn and Mr. John A. Barringer
The tri il is attracting a great deal of
interest Greensboro Workman.
If Yon wait till after 5 o'clo k to
morrow evening you wont get a Sat
een drees a yard wide at f cents at
Swindell's.
A House Girl Wanted.
" A colored girl with some experience
in house work may obtain a good
position upon application at 119
Fay etteville street. decl5 St
Resumed Work.
The electric street oar company are
at last at work upon the Hargett St.
line again. We believe in giving any
enterprise which looks to the general
advantage of the eity, all the latitude
reasonable, but this company has
manifested too little regard for the
convenience and in some instances,
the rights of the public, in their mode
of work on the streets. We trust in
the future they will see it to their in
terest to inake friends of the public.
Their interests are the city's inter
ests, and any course by which they
loose publio favor, they sustain finan
cial loss, People are not half ae in
dependent in this world as they some
times suppose themselves to be. A
number of regular daily patrons of
the street cars have quit riding en
ti rely. They say they cm form some
idea when they will "get there" if
they walk, but they can tell nothing
about it if they take the street cars
It is a penny wise and pound foolish
economy by which you save a few
dollars and offend the pub ic, in any
business.
Personal mention.
Mr. W. H. Willard is registered at
the Orton House in Wilmington
Our friend Thomas of the Louis
burg times, was in the city today.
Mr. J. C. L. Harris is confined at
home with the grippe.
Mrs. J.R. Ball has gone on a visit to
friends in Columbia, S. C.
Mrs. Frank Brannan is sick at her
residence on South Bloodworth St.
Collector E. A. White has gone to
Washington City on business.
Marshal J. B. Hill left for Wash
ington City yesterday.
Dr. J. W. McGee, Jr., is in the city
and will remain permanently.
Miss Jcsie Batchelor, of the Oxford
Orphan's Friend, is in the city.
Mrs. Dr. M. M. Marshall and Miss
Maude are both quite sick at the rec -ory
on NewBerne Avenue.
Miss Annie L. Brown is quite sick
at the residence of her parents on the
corner of Jones and Harrington Sts
Mr. Albert Johnson is confined to
his room with sickness on Hillsboro
street.
Mr. James Parham is quite sick on
West Morgan street.
Miss Janie Brown od the corner of
Morgan and Dawson streets is sick.
Mr. Willie Kuester on south West
street has been and is quite sick now.
Mrs. B. H. Jolly has been confined
to her room with sickness for some
time.
Mr. T. E. Collins and Mr. A. 8. Da
vis, of this city, are at Oxford, on
business.
We see it stated that Hon. A H. A
Williams, of Oxford, has the grippe
Mr. J. L Prior is reported among
the arrivals at Wilmington, from Ral
eigh. We are sorry to learn that Mr. P
W. Batchelor, of the Secretary of
State's office, is down with the grippe
Mr J. M. Barbee has had a very
sick child for some time, who we are
glad to learn is somewhat better.
Mr. B. H. Woodell left on the 1:30
train for NewBerne and other points
oast on I. O 0. P., business and will
probably be gone till Christmas.
Did Ynu ever buy a dress of yard
wide Satteens at 6 cents a yard ? You
can at Swindell's tomorrow from 9 to
5 o'clock.
Will You ever buy a nice yard
wide Satteen Dress at 6 cents a yrad?
Not unless you do tomoriow at 8 win
dell's between 9 and 5 o'clock.
New York, Dec. 13. Judge Bar
nard decided this morning that Dean
and Sherrill, Republicans, were du
ly elected to the State Senate in the
c in test cae.
The 'grippe' is almost an epidemic
in St. Louis. Whole families are re
ported down with it.
Oh Yes, Oh Yes, Oh Yea.
Don't read this, you might be ben
efited by it. Tomorrow at 9 o'clock
sharp, we will have a sale of Dress
Sateens at ii per yard, all beautiful
dark winter styles, navy blue flow
ered aud checks, chocolate check and
Mowers, and many other styles, all a
yard wide, and embraces all the Bat
teens in our store, re ular 10, 12 and
15 cent goods. Only one dress will be
sold to each persou This sale will
last from 9 o'clock a. iu , until 5 p m
Yours truly,
D. T. SWIKUKLti.
Hardware, &c.
For Rent or Sale.
House on west Edenton street,
known as Wyche Hotel. Terms rea
sonable. B H. MlTCHKLL.
dec 3t pd.
Persons Who Desire to Make
Practical Gifts.
If any one wishes to make a gift,
and desires it to be a useful one, then
no better place than "Tuckers" can
be found. We can show everything
in the way of dress materials, ladies
and Chrildreos wrap , shoes, blan
kets, carpets, rugs, chairs, china, in
fact almost everything to wear, or
that tends to make home comfortable
and beautiful. We do not confine our
patrons to any special line, but can
show something for everybody, and
at all prices.
W. H. & R. 8. Tucker & Co.
For Sale or Bent.
On the 1st day of January, 1892, the
house No. 316, NewBerne Avenue,
now occupied by Mr. E. A. Carver.
Apply to G. ROSKNTHAL
dec 14 6t.
For Rent.
The store on Wilmington street
now occupied by Johnson & Barber,
for rent for the year 1892. V. B.
Moore. declOlw
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Our stock of Christmas and holiday
goods is complete. It will pay every
one who thinks of buying a present
of any kind to come and buy of us.
The largest aud best selected and
cheapest we have ever put on sale.
For the acc niinodation of our custo
mers we will from now till ChriBtmas
keeep our store open till 9 p. m.
no28 tf Woolcott & Son.
Norris' Dry Goods Store
Stylish Drags Goods.
Just received a large invoice of new
and styli h dress goods, among them
may be seen some of the latest and
richest productions of the European
markets High class novelties in
woolen effects, fancy silks velvets,
&c, with a magnificent line of dress
trimmings to match. Narrow silks
and jet gimps, &c., at lower prices
than ever quoted ou same quality of
goods.
Norris' Dry Goods St re.
Ice-Fi ah Oysters.
Ice in any quantity, also fresh fish
daily, at my cellar No 923 8. Wil
mington Street, Fresh Norlolk Oys
ters received daily. Orders filled
promptly. T. E. Sorrbll. je8 tf.
Christmas Holiday Rates.
Account of Christmas holidays, the
Richmond and Danvillb Railroad will
sell tickets between all points on its
lines December 20th to 25th inclusive,
and December 29th to 31st inclusive,
limited returning January 5th, 1892,
at rate of four (4) cents per mile one
way for the round trip. For the ac
commodatlon of schools and colleges;
tickets will be placed on Bale Decem
ber 18th and 19th, limited returning
January 5th, 1892.
Holiday rate from Raleigh to Rich
mond and return $7.50; Lynchburg
6.40; Charlottesville $9.10; Washing
ton D. C , $13 15.
HOARDERS W AM TED.
TWO gei tlemen can be furnished with
board and lodging at No. 102. Saunders
street- dec. 21-tf
NO MAN
can be harpy with his face all
scraped and sore from
SHAVING
No man can shave well with a sor
ry razor, The moral is to call.and
buy
A GOOD RAZOR.
We offer razors that are good; we
have just received a large stock.
Our name is stamped on the razor,
and every one is
WARRANTED.
AZORS very light weight,
AZORS medium weieht.
AZOBS heavy weight.
I3F"0ur razor with name
RALEIGH
etched on it, is finest can be manufactured.
THOMAS B. BRIGGS SONS,
RALEIGH, N. C.
1891.
1892.
Millinery.
Fall aud Winter.
The latest novelties and best styles
in HATS ANT BONNETS now readv
FOR THE TRADE
Hair Goods, Stamped Linens, Em
broidery materials, Wools, Zephyrs
and Yarns of all kinde.
Orders from a distance will receive
prompt attention.
MISS MAGGIE REESE
ap9tf
209 FAYETTEVILLE ST.
Drj Goods, Notions, &c.
W.H.iRSJUCKERICO.
HOLIDAY
ATTRACTIONS.
-HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS
Of people have visited our store during the
past week, and never before in this
city, have they seen so many
rare and beautiful
wares for the
CHRI8T
MA
S
HOLIDAYS -I-HOLIDAYS.
NO
BODY
has been forgotten
rich or poor, our store is the
one place where every one can find
all they want SMALL TABLES CHAIRS,
DESKS, CABINE L'S and HALL STANDS.
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DAINTY WARES
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DINNER and TEA SETS,
TEA and CHOCOLATE POTS,
OYSTER and CAKE PLATES,
SALAD BOWLS &0.
ART POTTERY and BRIG.
A BRAC.
CLOCKS. CANDELBRAS AND T.atwps
DOLLS AND MANY INEXPENSIVE AR
TIULES FOR IHE LITTLE FOLKS.
I. B. ft s S. Ma t Co,