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A A J LrfVVV-rriY I P- 3 1 i (.. DAILY NEWS SHEET AND Aiw-ERTISER. NUMBER 241. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11. 1896. PRICE 2CENTS- NUBSCRIPTIOIV PRICE t Daily one year, 3 OO in ad ranee Daily one month, 25 in ndrance. Weekly one year, 1 50 in advance. Advertising is to business ichat steam is to machinery the grand motive poicer. Macauley. There is but one way of obtaining business publicity: but one way of obtaining publicity ydrerttsnuj. Blackwood. Cumberland County Fair Nov. 11th, 12th and 13th. "He nelivera tht flnnil juasi nigni's nay. The lamented Bill Nye said of Polk The Staniford Dramatic Company which Miller, who is to visit Fayetteville next is playing at the Opera House this week, winter, "He does not advertise goods he is undoubtedly one of the best companies cannot deliver.' ' He says he will describe that has ever visited Fayetteville. In fact and illustrate the old Virginia plantation it is a marvelous performance for the price Negro, and I am free to say that he does 0f admission. so." Thomas Nelson Page (the famous Last night they played "The Great Dia- "MarsChan") says. "He is a great sue- monj Mystery," and from the beginning cess, for he knows the negro, andean tell to the end the house was ringing with a negro story and give the negro dialect cheers and laughter. better than any man living." We have not soace to elaborate on the Watch for advertisement and small bills ofttftrs or tho nlav. hnt lt it h snffiment C 1 - hereafter. The play to-night, "The Great Diamond Motel Arrival. Mystery" performance, will begin at 8:15 H. Bendix, Denver, Col.; Ernest A.Holt, sharp. S. Ht Webb, Burlington; S. E. Stoner, for us to say that it will repay anyone ten fold to be present every night. One of the principle attractions at the Petersburg, Va.; J. H. Kester, Winston, Pnir ttrnnnds Fririav will be the balloon W. W. Martin, North Carolina; Wm.J. ascension and parachute descent. All papers sold on the streets by news boys should bear the stamp, "For Transi ent bale," in red ink. Weather Predictions Chief Moore, Washington, D. C, 10:30 o'clock. Fair to-night, increasing cloudiness Wednes day. Warmer. Wilmington; E. H. Cuucingham, Char lotte; T. L. Lomax, Baltimore; Jas. K. Taylor, Rocky Mount; W. K. Parker, Cum berland; Jno. K. Williams, J. H. Lawson, The two Fair dances, the ball Thursday Geo. L. Morton, Wilmington; T. W. An- ht and the German Friday night, drew?, Charlotte; Jno. C. Lamb, William- promise to be the most brilliant ever held stcn. in this State. A Youthful Thief. Albert Johnson, a young colored boy about 12 years old, confessed this morning to stealing a pocket book containing $21.50 and a gold ring from the residence of Chief of Police Flowers. The boy, whose mother works for Mrs. Flowers, went to get the nlrwtViaa tViia mnrninnr onrl fisrwintr fl. Caldwell, North Carolma; J. A. Crews, on mant,e fa Wilmington .uesseDger, ueu. i. wloVa, Kbi1 rnnm ha nnnrnnritnr; it. Holt, Burlington; R. S. Bond, W. E. Neal, North Carolina; T. L. Kerne, Richmond; C. B. Anderson, R. M. S.; A. McNair, Maxton, S. B. Kersey, Greensboro; A. P. A Collision on the C F. & If. V. This morning near Manchester an engine The Fair Begins. To-day is the first day of fail week and ran into the rear of the through freight the city is rapiciiy filling with strangers from from Greensboro, and smashed the ca- &11 partg of tQe gtate There are beauti. boo.-e ear to nieces. Marvelous to relate. , kuo .p tQto Mrs. Flowers soon missed the money, and suspecting the boy, notified her husband. The Chief of Police, after a short search, found the boy, who upon being charged with the theft, confessed his guilt, but said he had lost the pocket book and all its contents. Even when on his way to jail he would only say that he had lost the money. People and Their Movements. HE VEIYT IT-FIRST IT E.TIM. Seventy-First, Nov. 11, '9G. Now that the smoke of battle has cleared away and we are all accepting the grim inevitable with what grace we may, one fact shines out clearly and that is that Ray's precinct of 71st township gave a larger Democratic majority than any other in the county. Thus 71st regains her former glory and wears her honors grace fully. Mr. Kelly Sessoms is sustaining his re putation as a crack shot; killing hawks is a common occurrence, and he recently -killed eleven sparrows at one shot. Mr. Leonidas Caviness, of Moore county, is teaching the school near Mr. J. H. Cur rie's. The Presbyterial Visitation Committee for this District will be at Galatia on Tues day after the first Sunday in December. The committee consists of Revs. J. S. Black, S. M. Rankin and others. We are glad to state that Mrs. J. A. Mc Arthur, who had quite a serious relapse, is again improving. Mr. H. R. Novitzky on last Saturday organized a class in Voice Culture at Mc Pherson's church. Scotch Lassie. Mr. Frank Slocomb, of Watford, Ala., is at home for the fair. The oil tank and burner of a'bicycle lamp. Owner may have same upon apply ing at this office and paying for this notice. THIS IS FAIR WEI. You will have visitors, and want your table supplied with the best, and desire to Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Townsend, of Red J keep up the reputation of historic Fayette- Snrinrra nrn in tho p.it.v. Bville for hospitality, etc. To this ond at;,, iff0 n0;,r f mn in 1 Placo vour ordors for ;e car to nieces. Marvelous to relate, i: u tko Stat I 1U1 VUULIir IttUlCSi ILID uumjo vi. uv jv"'u! not a soul was injured. The freight had here by the scores. TneI1 there are the neglected to send out a flagman when she y0UI1g gentlemen still more numerous, stopped, and so the engine, which was a come to act as Chief Marshall Williams's as- crippled one, returning to tho shops to bo c:tftntf. Resides these thoio are the many repaired, ran into her unawares. The vounr and (,ld folks who used to call this town shopping this morning. engineer, Mr. Henry Clark, and fireman, tnejr homes," returned to see their friends, Mr. Milton Fowlkes, of Rockingham, is Mr. John TjodhftUfir- sofiinf a coll lSlOn in- I . J mrwvrwrr t ha atnrAv vflnmftnrv of I of course here to attend the fair. j o 1 auu lu uiuuun "'"'-j J J - 1 . evitable, jumped for their lives, and land- tnjs an(j adjacent counties will pour into Miss Lizzie Peck, of Wilmington, is visit- ; AND STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS ed in safety on terra firma. There was no tne city. Combined the whole will make a iDg Miss Rebecca Haigh on Haymount. - ..m- 111! f- one iu tne caDoose at tne time, or we snouia plcture such as can be seen only at a Lum- Mrs rj Norment, of Lumberton, is nave a tale of death to record. herland fair. I Trioifinop hoc cictar TVTra D ATanT?.n.P. on Police News. To-morrow is the great day. At 11 Mr. David Watkins (Monk Julian) is be- o'clock the procession, headed by Chief ing tried this evening on a charge of as- Marshal Williams and his assistants and saulting Henry Swinson. The charge the Fayetteville Military Academy under grows out of a negro row in Texas Sun- command of Col. Drewry, will proceed day night, in which Monk knocked Swin- fr0m the LaFayette to the Fair grounds, son down. That night Swinson, at the aDd then the Fair will begin in earnest, head of about twenty other negroes, was The bicycle races will take place be about to mob Jno. McAllister, the South- tween 12 and 1 o'clock. After this the ern Express delivery man because he voted horse racing will begin and occupy the tho Democratic ticket, when policerran rest of the afternoon. Four races will be Benton interferm!. and not. beiner able to run. three trotting and one running. The 0 I 7 - I r t -m r r v t-t i l i cope with the mob himself, he summoned following horses from abroad will compete Mrs. v. lmqu. uraay on wreen streei. Monk, who is night watchman at the A. with our home stock: Messrs. William J. Holt, and Ernest A. C L. yard, to his aid. The doughty Monk Trotters: Holt and W. H. Webb, of Burlington, ar- tackled Swinson, but as the latter resisted, Lucy Ashley, time 2:23; Mary Lee rived in the city yesterday and will spend he floored him with his night stick. Swin- 2:27; Bird Eye, (by Prince Belmont) 2 125; the week here with their many young Son Was fhon tab-on tr tho mmrrf honsfi Owners. Smith & Hooker, Greenville, friends. The Messrs. Holt are brothers of Haymount. Messrs. Geo. L. Morton and and Jno. K. Williams came up from Wilmington this morning and will remain during the fair. Mr. W. E. Neal, presidont of the Travel ing Men's Bryan Club, is in town. He says that the club will remain intact till 1900. Miss Chandler McDaniel, of Wilson, and Miss Alice Green, of Wilmington, two charming society belles, are on a visit to WITH THE HAY STREET GROCER, ISA. S. HUSKE, MR. C. H. FORE, OF THE FIRM OF JOHNSON & FORE, WILMINGTON, DEALERS IN and locked up. Monday morning Mayor N. C. ook fined him five dollars. Now Swin son indicts Mr. Watkins for assault. Baron Wood, time 2:26, owner Nuck- les & Co. Runners: Lewiston, by Lelaps; Memoir, by Sen sation; Tanager. by Lisborn. Owner W. Mrs. W. E. McLauchlin, of Jackson, Mississippi, arrived in the city to-day. Fav Lauchlin better hv t.h name of Miss T.ida F- Block Greensboro. Wright, the charming young lady who Letoile, owner J. J. MeEachern, Balti spnnt several years here with Mrs. Spencer, more, Md. our townsman, Mr. Walter L. Holt. J. F. HIGHSMITH, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office: Green street, opposite Observer Office, on site of old Dr. Benj. Kobinson office. Telephone No. 37 has decided to remaiu in our town until to morrow afternoon. Any ladies wishing to give him an order should call at the Hotel LaFayette Thursday morning, as this will positively be the last chance you will have of seeing him. HORNER SCHOOL, OXFORD, N. C. Fall Term begins September 14th. Apply for catalogue. July 23,J189C oaw3t Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
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