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I'KI BONIS DOLLAR PkR YE Alt, INVAR UUJT IN ADVANCE. .oimjMo V iu . j 1 1: u k r '.W.riuoi r. iik.vj. it. siv.MN, o'.VNUi; AM) :;;jttcj:i. VOL. il. wttsm LARGE STOCK OF FALL AND tVJNTER DRESS GOODS WORSTEDS. CASHMERES, TRTCOTS, ' ' ' ETC. " " : Tino' assortment Opera awl, Bas- ' kct Flannels all bhaues. : - . M '"'WOet B5 dESTTLBMEM'S HATS, AND GAPS. Notions: "; V L ABIES' JERSEYS AND JER SEY JACKETS; WINTER GOODS. TRIMMINGS,' BILK GLOVES, 1 v KID GLOVES, BLACK GLOVES, . COLORED GLOVES Excellent line lkle tqrad hose. ' ' 'J. .J - 5-' CIIILDHES. MISSES AND LADIES HOSE. GE3TLEMEXS 1IALF IIOtE. rjnars and Tobacco aTluwest cash prices HEAVY WINTER BOOTS PGR ME.S X nd BOYS. ; LARGE STOCK OF MEATS, ' COFFEES, TEAS, SUGARS, ETC.. ETC. Corn and Hay always on Land Lagging and Ties. Bio lot Eastern Herring. Flour a specialty: ; CL0TH1HG. Kew lot of Clothing, Overcoats, Piece Goods, etc. " Drees Trimmings,: L,inings,Thread bilk Skirt Biaid, etc. . Tull line of Clark's O. K. T. spoo1 Cotton, which must be sohl. Bring your Produce, Cotton; Peas and Potatoes. Goods in re turn at Lowest ...Cash Prices. c-witzfcy's Indian Tea and Victorinc. Before ' purchasing elsewhere call and see me. WINDSOK, JSf. C. 'v WINDSOR, BSRTIEC . NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS;- 1" " - . . , . - This is the day when high resolve ;.y Bits throned in every V ;IrluousN honrt; This is the day when noble, thoughts . 'Come like shadows and depart." .-. Not so vjth me. My honest soul Bhnll lay no crescent doubt to sleep;: Nor shall I stoop today to make - - i i: Oue single rule"! cannot keep. Then hear my resolutions plain: I'll tell no tales that m:c not fact . gave thoe that keenest scrutiny : Will leave unshaken and Intact; . I'll write no stgrics bald and weak To occupy young school girls' time Unless I cannot otherwlso Construct a bank account sublime: - I'll write no verses that are mado . ; Of Keats and Swinburne intertwined Unless I find that editors : . : Won't pay well for the other kind; Base cigarettes I will not mokc If friends will give me good cigars: Ana wine I'll only drink with ' friends 1 will not buy it at.the bars. J - lnd one grand rule my life shall guard From this day on through each tomor r row; . - ' I i In literatu. c f.nd finance, too, . ; . I will not steal when I can borrow. Exchange PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Windsou, N C, Jan. 2, '88, . The Bossrd met at 10 a. m Members present J C. FreemaiC chairman; V. A. Capehart, A. J Dunning, Peter Rascoe and J. B. Stokes, ; : , . '. -T-' ft Minutes of Ia?t - meeting: load and approved. O. L: Jnorthcott presented hid official bund of Ctderaine township which was ac ceptod. " t ''-,: ' ; . - ; ' 1 : Ja. E. rditehell presented his official bond as standard keeper wiiicn was accepted as gomf. . Ordered that the Sheriff isne to each f the porsnim named to wit: G..L. Carter, J as. T. Ruvnei, II. C. Davis, J G Baker; j". R. Ruliei tson, W. P. Mit-!u-I liar rinirton & B.o.. J. B. Sadler. R. W; Iloliomon. J. L. Philpott, V. II. Rea?eley, Yv"i M. Brewer, VV. Y. Aiorii, E. D: Ilarrell & Co.. C. F. Allen, ()& R. Tavloe, L. I). Baylfy, F Nelson, T. J. Webb a retail liquor license '..upon their paying the legal taxes. : ' Ordered 'that the following ac counts be paid to wit: W. A. Capehart services as commissioner, . " $14 00 Iv. Birs &.Co. overcharse in taxes (laud), 1 '21 56 IL 11. Barber same - 1-40 ' Mrs.Jas. BoFwell poll tax 2 00 V . A. Tay loe conveyi ni? -i pri si- oner to jail, 3 00 J. R. Jemigan lumber for Ca sh ie bridge, : ; 3 50 J. A. P. Lane mileage as jnror Superior Court, r. 1 00 II. V. Dunstan medical account for jail and poor house, : 40 30 B. II. Swain publishing .annual statement, .75 ob N. W. Mintu rn services as con -stabl-, Y;V'';:v''i'':'ic"':-'::4 oo G. W. Cobb J P and constable cost insolvent State cases, 4 Go - H. J. Godwin waiting on com missioners aud court . 23 oo Same, jail expenses, j -.. 6 6o J. C. Freeman signing" county court house bonds. 6 4o L, Thrower court bouse superintending - 2o oo . Hester Morns-help, outside P0AbramPhelp3 same, s'-oo Lithie Cook " 3 oo 1L U. Barnes poll tax for 1887 (did age), - - 2 oo On motion the Board acjjourned :xi...v.xicuavi . Tf von are suffering with weak or inltameil eyes, or granulated eyelidsVyou can be quickly cured by using ;pr. J: H. McLean's Strengthening, Lye balve. -i) THE WOltLD'S GREATEST CITY, ' : J , Loudon U the greatest tj the world ever saw. It covers wituin the 15 miles radius of Charing D'7nn'cnnnrp iw Tf. nunir Cross - .., . . - c bers -Wltnin mete uuuuuanea u,- 000 000 inhabitants. It comprises over ,2,000,000 foreigners- Irom cnntuiiismo Cutliotica than Romo'; jfcsolf; moro". Jews than t h o; whole of Puteitiho; nlore Ii1b'tHoii J)uhlin; moro Scotcli ai o n i h a n Ed i n b u rg; . moro ' We' a l i me it than Cardiff; -.mors " couhtrv . raised prsoiis than the contitir of VpevoiijJ" Wurwicksliiro 'um Durham combined. I f uT l i r t every live minute?; hag a, death cveryieight -minutes; hus seven accidents every day in its -:8.000 m i I os of ' t re e t; h as 6 n a n a vc rag e 40 "miles , of; street r opened and 15,000 now hoaxes built in, every ycar . ; :v.: ;';y: : In 1883 there wore added 22, 110 new houses to tho vast ttp::ra gate of dwellings which is CHlled tho 'rnotropolis, thusjorming 808 now street and one new equarc, cover.ng a distance of 00 niiles and 84 yiirds. It is difllcalt to form any cental picturo' irom Jheae figures. . :" " - Brighton, the queen of water ing pluces, in 1881 had 379 inv habited housesso that London in 1888 added to itself a town biggor than Brighton, It would require two Cambridges, or Oxfords, or Baths to represent the addition made to London in a single year. London has 46,000 persons an nually added by birth to its pop ulation; ..lias over 1,000 ships and 10,000 eatlors in its port o very day;:has" lib many beer shops and gin places as would, if placed side by tire, stretch from OhannjJ cross to Portsmouth, a distanco of 78 milcf j lias 88,000 drunkards annually brought before its mag istrates; has 70 miles of open shops every Sunday; has influence with all parts of tho world: repre sented bv ti ycarlv delivery in its postal districts" of 298,000,000 of letters. . Twelve I'm ml red trains pass Clapham Junction every da and tue underground rail way, runs 1,211 trains every day. The London omnibus companic have 1 ,020'5bussop, which - carry 60,000,000 pa?s(;iigers .unr.ually. It is more dangerous to walk th streets ot London .ban travel . by railroad or to crux's the Atlantic. Lat 3 ear ISO persons were killed and 2,000 i i jn red by vehicles in the streets. There are in London nearly .14,000 police, 14,000 tab- men, .15,000 persons connected Iviil. tho iwwinnW Tl.n tt nf gas for lichtinsr Lomloii annuallv is ' 600,100. : London has 400 riailv and weekly newspapers. ins it is 3,009 rears old. The drainaire system of London is sn- perb," and the death rate very low. -Guidon Times. ; . niMRo lipo i nmbnsh for the Latlear ibere were 2,30a tires, the corpses nim Uicn nune.i them Tlie famous City ot Londem with all. pomp aud ceremony. In- was first founded by ;Brntef the dian Airent Grego- is mvesti- T,vrrs,n in thfi v...nr ni thn.xvori.l atincr the aftair and.it is extreme- !J J It 0QQ9 tti.if e'niPA tlw i rat li I' I 1 weak, a feeble constitution' is of weakness, and nometimes lam w nu.,o,l t nnmnntnr h mnlnrinnJ" of tllC.back should UO Df. fnJ,rfl V.,. cnrlrlo ,.,nnrD9 nf temperature, and the least robust are usually the easiest victims: are usually Dr. J. II. McLean's Strengtheb incr Cordial and BlOod Pur fier will give tone and vitality and strength to your eut:re body. :.; : :' :" - ' : L BLOODIEST BATTLE. : t Twcntyvthree years ago, says line -OLUguia kju.) v.iuuiiicit;, inu bloodiest battle of the war. be- tween the States was foudit. At 3 o'clock on that day the Confed- crates, amder the commanoV of Gene;rol Hood, attacked tho lcd- erals under Mnjor General Scho- "field at j Franklin, Terin.. The Federals - were inticnchcd at Franklin on the Harpeth river and were attacked by. General Hood with 15,000 infantry.' The Confederates were unable to use any artillery,- but "the Federals ni;i;.ft "theirs to aJvantarre- frOm benind . Jheir; iutrenchments and f ronv across t he Harpetb. Un ti night the battle was . bercely waged the liel.l being literally strewn .with -Ooulederate . dead. But the boys in; gray finally cou- quered the foeand the federals were pursued eighteen mi:es -Vr - .- . . Sherte. ' were successful in,this-ba tic adds the of reniiessoc. .Fivu brigudicr wcro. killed and eight womnlpil. Among tho.o goncrals kiMcd were: Tho galfant Jrib Confed crate, General Pat Clehurue, the "Stoncwair Jackson of thu Army of,. Tennessee;-- Gojcral Hiale-j Rights Gist, of South Carolinn; John Adams, of Miilsippi; Schoup, of Indiana, and Guncral Pahicr, of. Burko 'cquiiIv, On Tho wholo' battle was fnught in tho space of ono qaartcr of a mile, und was without doubt Iho very bloodied of tho.; Civil War. Th Corifcdcrata !os win 0,000 killed and wounded, being over one tills d of tho forces cugagcd. : For physical ailmentiJ, esprc'al- ly; thoo, incident to Meclmiinc; years, thero u no remedy wluch produces such satUractory results a Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm, ti genial and in vjgorating effect ou Liver und Kidneys is remarkable. OLD IKDXAK CUSTOM. A Dulnth pind land explorer, who has" recently returned from n trip-through Korthorn Michigan anil Wisconsin,, reports a curious custom among tho Indians which ha been roccntly resurrected. Whilo nt a place called "Birtdo it serns,'Vtho Indfau. meaning bcinr whero the caribou die, near .th, .Porjago lake, ho cam; r.cros Hie bodies. of iLrco Indian maiderH hangiiip: from tho binnebc o of a tree. An Indian giiido and hun ter then told hitn tho remarkable story of tho events in connection with thcFe young ! f qnaws. The Indians of Bnt-toat-scnu?, f arini: a removal to the Wbife Earth reservaiion, accmcti io iry anu cvoko tho'blr?U!cr S".d :tid of the Gi'eal t3irit, aud u brought forth this obi custom, which has Ion tQZi forotto:"i. Thrco of. th.o prettiest Imlian girls in the hand ot Chippev as wito then invited to a feast, and after receiving the attctifinis and adoration of all n 8Cinbled wrro invited to take a draught of liquid prepared by tho nifii of the tribe. Without ui:v knowleli:c of tho "deadiv natiiMj of the lupiid thev drank nod in u lew uuuuies wcro ooyoiia uu man asswtHiicc.' . For tbrco davs and the Indians tben held a weird and exciting rerviee over v probable b onc J Pun,su . ninrdcrow of these innocent victims' or an a? oaruurgu cu3lnin.-uu. lutb Journal. : sanies wuo experience u sense T I J. IL McLcail 8 StrCllCtheillU 01- mm wiooa i uriner, u will supply the much-Reeded strenktb and overcome all 'wcak- ening irregularities, slk;iitly USTAKKX. Maurice Barrj-morc is aii ISng lishman, says a New York Sun writer. His courage is invinc ihle and Ins wit perpetual, llo has a good temper, but once in n while h reta- rnfncd. Rnch r iltr ca8C Ono night Inst sprin-when y0 Mr. Van Brunt looked t hjm for a loug whilo in a chop house, and then expressed a deep contempt for actors in general, and Barrymore in p&tiiculnr. The aclor overlooked tho first, affront or tvv0f but finally Van Brnnt be- Camo so pointed in hi3 remarks tnat there wasjio evading them, He is a good -amateur fcparrcr. Tr onr,l rv l.in Lolitelv and said in a most cnas- I Uit voicc: ' ' - ' ' uiVrhnna sir von you would ?P J eneil ,: uVitb all the pleasure in life, L:r i V.i Vnb Rmi t. dolmhtndlv. to I j , -; -..k" ri i.:Q irlrniQ Tiiov I - jll n?!! , mornin-, and the moon was! 1! toqk off bls.cpat nod winked at hl , friendo. t Barry more aikcd A an.Brnnt tf ho, wm ready, end ho replied thnt lio wns. It tnttst have been two minutes later when Van -Brunt wn carried IntoPmilV onop.nousa by Uarrymoro and his friend, and raw. becftteak cud optori wore applied humnnoly to his swollen jaw, blackened, cyei, aud ccuorully (eflten exterior. AVho on enrth." goiped Van Brunt when ho ha 1 sutHclentlv recovercJ to recall what had hap pened, is thnl'mm?" Maurico Barry morp, tho actor; formerly champion middle weiirht boxer of all England." Ah, champion of all England, d.?' s:iid tho amateur, drawing himaelf up as much as pcfniblc, and lookini; mro contciit. Then this is no disgrncs." Sick hca Ischo Is tho bnno of many lives; to euro and prevent this annoying complaint u?o Dr. J. II McLean s Litlo Liver and Kidney fillets. Thoyaro agrco nhlo to taku and gentle in their action. THE F1UST IOWA. NKWHl'APKIL Fifty one years ao tho first newspaper Went of tho Miinippii and North of St. Louis was pub lished at Dubuque. Thodato was May 11, 1836 when what is now AWcoiifin, low, Minnesota and tho wholo region wctward waf a part f Mtchinu, and ubnnt six weeks before tho mm rcUn be' came a part of Wit io;itori Ter ritory, a d twi yon r bpforo tho rniim Wo.t of nvcr becamo Teiritory of Iowa. "Onn of the voting 'places in tho MrIy days nf !)nb::q:e cauuty was Fort Siicll iiijr, "over 2j.i tnilea in a f'r.:ht lino frtim DjLuq'K, the coatity scat for what in now the iropjr ons Siato ol Minni!jfc At the tim of the 41 r-1 lown "paper, I83o the perinan'. nt sit'lcment of Du buq'n w:n only thrco year' old, and did not become tin nieorpor nted village until tho next year, 1837, nor a city until 1811. The paper reienvd to win the Dubuque V sitor. Jtdin Kin d i!r 'ninl i roprietor. Thu first typesetter wis And.cw Kccseck- .r, who eonticued hi. ood work for succeedmvr p pors until Ins death, u few year no. A Rift'ir of Julro Kiii;r, Mn. I'liieraou, who lifte 1 thu tlrt cop) of the paper from the press, U itV.l liv ing in Dubuque. ; ATIIUIFTYSKUVANT. ,A most amusing lticiaent naps pened to an ollicial of tho Com mercial nutional bank, lie nnd his family went away, leaving in chargo an , entirely trustworthy servant, as they imagined. Sho was sit-t possessed of a deairo " for revelry, but she was of a thmty turn of -mind. ' and", immediately i. , . .... .1, .t . .1 proceeueu i rvui uui uu iwu uo sirnhle rooms in tho bouse, at top prices, too. Tho gentleman re turned rather sooner than expect ed, ami, he, entered the yard, he saw.a stranger on tho step; comiiosodly occuping onq of tho best cnaira in ine nousc. some what startled by tho incident, bo said to the .strange n "Do you livo here, sir?! lT do wa tho calm reinouso .ir k , nU" JlilYUU UU Uic genucman iiiauageu to lanur out. . . 4No; bntl bavo rented a room troru tue may who uocs own u was tho answer. Tho ccntleman gazed at the stranger am lmcnt iu f pccchles astoniihmcnt, then mado a break for tho insido of tho house. ' i m'tmnn inn un liGttor deal VU . ... . . . . niu ,uuk, w'umu. ii v-. j nro particularly weak to do fall iustico to s icb an occasion. I may odd, however, tiiat too gen- nKsoifAaaa wane. innnr..n i. . tlcm.n Wtho solo occupant cf i'!:, U U30 HOU3.3 UlUi nigiu, nuu luruaja tho person who inadvertently used tl.c.words 1 reliable scrvanl" hi prcdcucc took his lile in bH hand. Subscrihc to this paper. Sl.per.ycar.in. advance. : Ojly KO. 21, WINSTOXi; WILLIAMS ATTOahEYS AND COUKCELIC -3 I UV, IV.ictK-c rj V.ertut r.:i 1 r.,''- . r , tlr' - ' M ::' . . i . JLC. WIXTOX, A 77 QnNEY'AT'LAl', 'WIXJNOl!,x.c. kit f. i i:rn:.-ftj..!ft''.v:,-:. . t!f. r-i. HKNUV V. PtJGH, ATTOfWEY-AT-LAl', niit ..... INL;)it. -V.fv - DC.- ?.r::r V n. n . t.; v t : 1, p. I . PUGWS DRUG EtiPOnluf, WINDSOR, c. vn:i r?ii ff!:l l)njr mi.) ()!!. Vni:, fianery, ; V'Miy T.!r. " John V Ftrat!cir if.ini r Jlolsrt DuhlV'M Rn,t Gtr.Un',, 111 line Of l'!l!rM.ili.-rtr-'Mn. . , ann. f.u-'.f.. . SIMPSON, fr.; ir'i n ry h.-.r f.- i.fi. MtM. V- tn! h- r.: 1 VU'w Ccncrr.t ;frilcl Marr, fcp. . , INN;!,N,(V R- G- BAZEtfORE, -m:.iu:n tx Dry (!ft4. f;rocttu. To!c.r . (:. VSJUjutt jx'ue jr.ll fcr vo U; IS t.'i JAOOCRS, -Jw. '4 I. . - J miT.in; in- -IlanUarr, Or.Im, fltni, yutyt , rhocare. KlrcJ Tui! Hnnv A rr tiltur.xl Iin!t-!iK nLs auJ bmilvni V liilliU. PaiuU an.t P.ihit D.U. A f "1 :ue of Iacla-rr Oils. UZZlUi wiNis)it, f MILLINBRY GO))S A fjxxhlty At Uc ob lt.i I BALTIMORE AfUWn V Mlv i;-ar.io IJrMrt La rtt,::-..-! . Wintt-wMT a sUi a inll an.l c ; . r C'XAl-t. JliiJinry, .Vuti.M.i aik.t (Jotli. A fax! i lot of t; 15 IL IL ,n I or !IaU, Rloall l!ic n.jvdtic i.i and c!crs iti Imlii VHa'lchiUr ti'iMr.. a:i 1 Fc!t Hat-.. Velvet It.xti an ! !; . -lu t.-? nioilc onl-r. city wur'; anb'. -.l all.-.T tira-es. Kaillir. ti t r.tr-r'. 1! i- sicr), (I-vr, Li.nH Mi-ri.i VcL I ; fCt. Jctm.T?.' U:ihi:i-"w (i!i.ir r,i ! then, rlnnias. Onuauvil-, 2I-i.r.-r-. ?tc-;t l-,l!rr,;fn a i::i:u-j t; ;s call. Polite attcniio:i .vi-1 uuivcrA i.. fc"Iadi. 'JVrin tiiv .vrl h:u,iU pr!i-.v JMERICAS noUSG, WINDSOK, N, C. - fahta supplied tritli tnt I -t l i.i i: Tliconly firt-cl v;. f. n;-'.s?. J mul coaiftirtahlfi hoit i:i Ckj titv. Itlioicc cars are sprt.Ldt'ct. Uvi-nn rrc:nt!y rcnov.ilol ni: 1 I I,,., , ...... IkuL!c p nrouu, tfio hotel I lrivat piltins room fr li !! 1 lafcurv -JI'rrc If.-vck t" nit Sit A'ner. CtirTclcrap!iortkcaa-ijK.L J. ILMOODV. iV- p. frl Glt.VND KMPOUIU.M OF rAMUu.v. Mrs.S.C. rhurita jui t,l . he from New Yorl with nn rU-.-y, i i t- -it- AV..t?aUllkin'l. TIsc litest tinvt! H i i '' umMUan-oi u.;(;.:u: r r 5cat;i i;i II: tlOOIK li blUT&u Mi;iia Hat r.n I Io:nct. I'AN"! V cr ?otionn an t::.-:.'f . : Oti !). Tlit. -Arl n, x. V Slk, ia lullin:, h u. I ; V KverytVm- i!ut i rLih.i t ! mo a til!. vr',:i ft, 1 ... i . . in tiaUics. i.ivo prices an.l styles !..rtll t'.. :.r luors an-i a nt::nlrtf'I urw. (!,. n conio al!, anil jteo C. L-vnJ-i.rru -: i '.w l ia V:r.rhor. r. M. i:atch::j
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.)
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