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"Ridiculous"
, Yr it aoenis 10 but 'li Irue nevertheless, that during tbe f
f next few diyi we shall sell a tine of Children and Minn Tan yjy
and black kiw shoe, sues ranging from (1 to 13J, for, Listen!
. ' 29c Per Pair. f
jX I-adieS Pat Leather Slippers f.ir C5c pair. Very many VI
j good things in Ladies Low Mi-. Some of the nc Pique I Wile J
iv for 19c. Just a few pieces left of tboae 10c Ginghams for 7c lly
v A lovely line of lSo JlaJras Cloth for Two or three X
piece of Koiiian Stripe aud Polka Dot Piqtio for 121c, former
fS price 18c Figured bucks in navy and white, aud black for 8c W
Our bent 30 inch Punjab Percale for 10c Koine dainty Marine Vl
A lUne Kdiu Diniitiea,ao elegant and oaeful forfait wear, only 10c VI
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In fact the knife ha been plunged into our entire atock of
Summer Goods and when wo lay thi we mean to give you
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ackburn
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GENERAL . HARDWARE.
Sash, Doors, Blinds,
Paints, Oil, Varnish.
" And Leads ot all Kind,.
Kims, Hubs, Spokes, I ujfy Wheels, tired, all ready for use.
f'ook and Healing Stoves a SpeaUliy.
Housekeepers who conteniiLU puinting and cleaning for the
winter would do well to boo ns. Wo huvc a preparation" that takes
the. place of paint, "DE.OHINE", a superior wall finish of all colon
in 5 pound packages. t '
We also have another preparation, "JALCIMO", in all colors.
. A sauiUry calcimine ready for use, does not fudc or rub off,
AT OUR OROCRRY you will (Ind a full stock of New Goods of the very
best. Ileinjs's Uenns, Tomato Soup and Mince Meat. Fresh Cakes
and Crackers. Big Hams to Slice
GASKILL & MITCHELL,
HARDWARE:
73 MIDDLE STREET.
GROCERIES: :
01 BROAD STREET.
SEVEN SPRINGS; W
The Finest of all Mineral Waters. A Positive Cure for Indigestion.
Dys'pcpeia, Iusomnia, Nervous Prostration and all Kidney and
Liver Troubles. Its general restorative properties at wouderful.
Each Spring lias its peculiarities. All seven are marvelous. : :
REDUCED RATES ON RAILROADS. .
HACKS TO MEET. EVERY TRAIN.
Telephone Line Waterworks ;' rHot or"CoId
From LaQ range . In .Hotel. Water Batha ;
to Seven Springs. ' i - Frea To attests..
' Wu'et Free to OuesU. .. I'.n tnlern ai otiirr lintels nr bnardinrr lin ihos i
nslni (ev-n Sprunrs water aro ULIAUQKU J00 TliU WEEK FOlt
WArEtt I'lllVH-EllE. - - - - -
FOK TEUM3 ADDRE38
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Ttia.,
.nan
BINGHAM SCHOOL;
Orsnge Cenhty.'
Near Hebaae N C
( KfitaXiBOta, 1193.)
Utters Eaitmi Carolina Bovt a healthful ml bc;iiitiful liome hi Piedmont N. 0,
Plenty of wliolescimo (on 1, purc.witler anl fresh air. Faculty of seven thorough
teanher. Fine Bible, classical, scientilic ami business courses. Oymuasium and
rnysicai uirccior. ah ouuicwr spons encotirsgwi. Dcnniarsiiips, prizes and mea
ala. Literary hoeietics. For aew handsomely illustrated catalogue, address,
PRE9roN LEWIS OR AY, 1J. U, ITinclil. Uinghsm Bcbool, Mebsne. N. CI
may
Fine
I desire to inlorm the public that I
be lound at 99 Middle Street with a
and Seasonable Stock of . ,
Dry Goods. Shoes, notions, Hats,
Gent's Furnishing Goods, &c.
at
ill Tia Dsjsd n Wi U
Iff Cea tract la lexle. Mew Die-
laf Can leas Plaa4er4 tj
Tklevea. . Kew CkarUra.
- HeaiM la Tkl SUU. '
RiLiKia, Aafasi aa. Flva keadrad
aegroea weal frost Oreaaaboro la Daa
vili ea aa eicaratoa. The eterry of the
eef roe at tbli place aad la other pans
ot the Rials have eeaa races tly deaoaae-
Ing thaee eiearsloat a the vilaat iolly:
aod every colored preaoaer la towi tried
to dlMuad the hefroe fnxa f olof oa
this Daavllle trlp,'bat without effect.
Us said by their clergy that the aioaty
wasted oa three of these aaBMroat et
carsloas woald hsv tided over the d!s-
M ot all the saffeilng aegroe la
North Ca rolls s darlag the last Febraary
anow slonn.
Edgar K. Snoot, soa of W II. Soieot
ot Dnrhasa, ha secured a big govera-
oteat eoatract la Mexico. - It la far the
eonetruelloB of harbor work at Maa
unlllo, oa the Pacific coast." The exact
amount of Mr. Smoot'e contract Is
fi.73S.760. Mr. Saioot has had aiocb
experience la harbor work, hi last eoa
tract having been at Galveston, Texas.
lie Is a member of the Americaa Bociely
ef Civil Xaglneera aad posses its the
fullest confidence of the Uexlean gov-
ernmeat. . .
The Boathera hat just put oa service
two ef the finest dialog ear la America.
One of tbsee leave Greensboro at 7:0J a
and goes through to Moatgomery,
Ala , givloc three meals, aad the other
letve Montgomery la themoraing. The
car are 77 feet long and 13 feet wide aud
will teal SO persons at a time. , Chairs,
Instead of stationary teals, are need, aad
tbe upholstering it all leather. The
able service I of sliver aa the lighting
it by thePyntachgat (yttem., . , ,
The new cotton mill building at New
ton Is ready for (he roof, and the
machinery will be placed .by tbe latter
part of September, There is now alk
of another company being organized to
bund. ' v': . ; ' ;
The Seaboard Charlotte bound train
was rocked near Paw Creek station Bun-
day night,' aad Mrs. .H. Coleman, i of
Savannah, Oa., painfully hurt
For several month Capt. WUuam
Smith aad family, ot this city, have beta
at Waynesvllle. lie hat for many years
been a well knowa Seaboard Air Line
official, .This morning It was discovered
that their house bad been entered and
plundered. The polio tay they , never
aw a house so thoroughly ransacked.
Every drawer In every, room had been
pulled out and tbe bouse is Uttered with
the article thu removed. The theirs
failed despite aD their efforts to get Into
a closet In which was the silver ware.
They had filled a lamp with oil and
lighted It to that they could, see ,to,do
their work. They left a hatchet, tw,
"Jimmy" and club. '
The 8tate charter anothe tobacco
warehouse at Frankllnton, the Franklin
Tobacco Warehouse Company, capital
i 10,000, B. Ballard and others
owner. .' " V '."' ' :
Ctterplllsrs are destroying the leaves
on thousands of trees here. It Is notice
able that they never touch the maple.
A charter I granted to Stone. Square
lodge of Mason at Warrington, la order
that it may erect a $1,80Q building. ,
John W. Thompson, commissioner of
migration, . Is issuing -a phamphlet
"Opportunities (or Health,,. Wealth, and
happiness; Buy a Home fn North' Caro
lina . It contains a list of 108 pieces
of property for sale, In all 'part of the'
6tate Lecturer Bewail will lobn ttk
the field and push the work of re-organ-ialng
the Farmers' Alliance, r'.i ..'
iX8 business outlook here le t;ood
Indeed it teems to be so all brer, the
State. ' i ,-
The Superintendent of Public Intlruo
tton ha prepared a complete list Of ' the
county superintendent and of members
of countv hoards of school directors.
The Governor and the corporation
commission will be 'represented by ao
less than seven attorneys In the caae
which comes up before Judge Blmonton
at AshevUle September 13th, Involving
the power of the corporation commission
to Increase the assessment of the jWesi
era TJnloa Telegraph Company.'
JVr xr4 ovjom
I Lakes tbe food more delicious aad wtotosone
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lotto reported pleety of rale, bat crop
correspoadent la other porttoa of
Meckleeberg reported a eoatlauano of
droughty ooadilloaa, aod ao where els
la the west aa (ufflcteat rata fallea.
la all central west oouaties drought I
doiag mack damage to late oora aad
tobacco; turnips aod early sows oat are
aot coming up; tweet potato, pea, aad
clover are suffering and pasture ar
falling rapidly. The temperature aver
aged aearly ft per dsy above Iheairmal,
with high masimam records, especially
la the west from the list to MX Tbe
latter part of the week was slightly
cooler. Local storm with minor damage
to craps occurred la Aston, Alamance,
and Wake counties.
The conditio of cotton has not ma
terially chaaged since last week, though
the amount ot (bedding ha diminished.
Cotton I opealng quit rapidly aad
picklug Is becoming quite general In the
tooth, Tbe top crop la poor and pros
pect aow Indicate a short yield. Late
oora continue to be damaged by drought
lu tbe west. Tbe week wit favorable
for pulling fodder, and large quantities
have baea. nicely cured. Efforts have
been made la the eaat to av the fodder
damaged by la storm. ' Much tobacco
was cut la the northwest tectloa thi
week aud cure have generally been
saurctory; curing Is being completed
a rapidly as poasibi. Uay making
progressed favorably; pea-via hay lu
eastern seciiuue is very doe, but it U not
to good elsewhere, ltice was damaged
very little by the storm. Digging tweet
potatoes bat commenced, aad temples to
far taksa appear to be above the averag'
Grinding sorghum cane for syrup ha
begun. Turalps ar not coming up well
the out. Fall flowing na bees
greatly delayed by the diy, bard condi
tion of the soil.
Special reports oa apple indicate an
extremely poor crop. About 80 per
cant of the report received state the
apple crop to be "nearly a complete f all
ure, " or"vry scarce," and only 6 per
cent report a good yield. In addition
the' crop available la very inferior In
quality, being knotty, wormy, or other
wise detective.
Hamilton Clark, of Cbauncey, , Oa ,
say s he suffered with Itching pile twenty
year before trying DeWKt's Witch
Hazel Salve, two boxes of which com
pletely cured him. Beware of worthless
and dangerous counterfeit. F. S, puffy.
Today's qaotelloas famished by Lewb
a. May a Co., Sew Tork, Represented
Of A. O. Newberry.
Nsw.Yoaa, Aagiut 19.
trrOCKH.
Open. High. Low, Uo
4ugr M 1M 1551 1M, IS3J
1m. Tobacco... 1481 li 131
Reading ! ! lt U
a T. O i 4B 48, 49 40,
Leather 10 10 10 10
a B. eVJ i. 136, 130 133 133,
ft. P .. 1 47, 47, 4i 41
St. P 138) 134 18S 1S
a T. P 10i 103, 10 109
B.R.T. 104-408 mi 10,
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; ' Lla ot LatUrs '
Remaining In tbe Pott Office , at New
Bern, Craven county, N.C., Aug. 28th
189:
" " ' MSN'S LISTS.
B-Ollver Barber, John Battle. EUxa
Baten, WIndtoa Blount, Blmon Black
ledge,
Q-J B Clark. Willie Cogdell, L C
Cotton.
D Becton Dunn.
E Geo Evans.
7-Martln B Fisher, W H Fisher.
M-J W Margan, B W Morris.
N Edward Nelson.
P-Joe Pollock. .
R-J W Russell. .
8 Jeffrey Stamp, Franksted Steward
T Frank Tummer. ;
W Joseph Washlug ton, Samuel Wll
Mamston, Jane Whitney, Johnny Whit
hcy ' ' .
. .. WOUBH'S LIST.
B Lula Baker, Ilaltle Brtnson, Nancy
Bonds.
C Vlrgle Clark, Maggie Charlotte,
Susan Chapman, Bailie Cannon.
,I)-rLewl8 M Davis, Sarah Dawson,
Casureen Davis. Zona Davis, Menle
Dowdy.
' E Mary Jane Edwards. - ,
F Battle Foy.
b Resettle Green. ,
-' H Jennie Hardy care of Lizzie Bryant
Jauc Hill, Mary M Hill care of Ada HilL
J Carollue Jones, E Jones, Rosanna
Jonet, Martha Jones, Agnes Jones, d 1.
-M-Hsaile McFherson. . i
T Carrie i'alrick care of E A Hose.
Jt-Catl Alfred Ryman, Gatsy Robert
son.. ' : l
8 Nancy Stanly, E H Smith, Mary
Smith (2). , , ': i
.T--KUitbeth Taylor, Neader Thomas,
Alice Thomas. , ; ..
W Saiah Ana - Waters, . Louise
.Weaver.
Pecaviis cailinj for the above letters will
I please say advertised and give date of
The regulittlous now require that one (1)
, cent stiAll be collected oa the delivery
1 of each advertised letter.
a W. Hascock, l M.
rwa aracCLari h MsJuLasa.
A. 8. A W.
T. C. I
sL O. P
Wab. Pfd..
68,
97
3j
97,
40
931
94
49
93
6
9C
49
93
COTTON.
Open. High. Low. Clos.
January til 0.17 6.13 613
Oct. Cotton 8.97 6.0s 6.97 6.07
CHICAGO MARKETS.
WaaAT Open. High. Low. Close
September ... 9f 70) a0 70
December.... 71 79 71 79
Ooaa
September.
December.
804 80J 30 30J
9S 98) 28 SSI
The toothing and healing properties
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Its
pleasant taste and prompt and iwrma-
aent cures, have made it a great favor
ita with the people everywhere. For sale
by F. 8. Duffy Co.
Graded Sehoal KoUe.
The City Graded Bcbool for colored
people will open on Monday, Sept. 4th
1899, oa West street.
1 ultlon free to children of bona fide
citizen of New Bern of the school sg.
Tuition charge for those required to
pay will be one, two and three dollar
per month.
SAU pupils before entering must obtain
a card of admission from the secretary.
W. M. Watsoh,
Sec'y end Treasurer.
Anways Croup.Syrup Is tbe best rome
dy for whooping cough on tbe market.
We have numerous testimonial of its
efficiency In whooping cough, every one
of them given by some grateful father or
mother. We guaiantee every bottle
every dose; If it doe not relieve Croup,
Whooping Cough or any form of child
ren cough, w will refund the money
paid. Sold only at Bradham' Pearmacy.
Jordan's Liver Pills are highly spoken
of by those who nse them, and their sale
constantly Increase. They are made
and la told New Bern 'only by Davis'
Prescription Pharmacy. :
Pe(roline Pomade, a perfumed pomade
especially prepared for 'he hair from
purest alboiene.. Keeps tbe hair smooth
and glossy end prevent It from falling
out. Price IS cent at Bridham'i Phar
macy, . . ,
Small Steamer for Sale I
Will sell very cheap the Steamer
Dauntless. She is 78 leet long, 1:1.3 feet
wide and 8.7 feet deep. Net tonage 24,
40. Sharp bead, square stern, propeller,
She wat rebuilt In NorfolkVa. In 1892,
it In good, condition and teldom Idle,
Good for freight and' towing business,
Can bo run with small expense.
WM. E. DUN8TAN,
, Elizabeth City, N. C,
Weekly Crop UallaUn. : , ,
Throughout the eastern half of the
State where sufficient rain occured last
week tho weather during that period
ending Mouday, August 28, 1339,
Quickly cuie constipation aod rebuild
and invigorate the entire system never
gripe or asuseale DeWltt's Little Early
Riser, F. S. DuUy.
. -- - the week was
, . . . out of
99 MIPDLE 8TREET,
NEW BERN, N. C
The typewritten labetou all the pre '
scrlp'iiout sent out of our pharmacy is a
was , revolution In neatness aud legibility
favorable. Rains fell on two days; the on appreciated by physician and pa
remslnder of the Week was dry, warm,1 tlenti . We st rive at all times to give the
and sunny, aud enabled farmers to save best service, best goods and best prices
fodder, pick cotton, ami cure hay nicely,.' t be hail. New Bern may net be as
Over all co uu;i. -6, nest of I'L'sU, In- as some cities, but the old town is
eluding tbe larger portion of tbe Slate, up to date In Fire Engines, Drug Stores
t'.c week was very dry and hot. Char- and some other things. We keep abreast
m of lue limes, keep 'he best of everything
YCU are feelimr tired stir! and keep It going, lour prescriptions
sortsron will lincl Jlood's will be filled with skill, reliability and
j Sai-snpanlla will do you wonderful prouipthe, and delivered at your resi
, good, lie sure to GET HOCO'S. deoce, If left at BradbWs Pharinscy.
HEW BERN
GRIST - MILLS.
Hulling Iiewt,
Ele valors andj
Corn C'leantrg,
Of the Latest Improved and Up'
to-Date flill Machinery,
YOCR TRADE IS SOLICITED.
C3T SPECIAL PAINS taken in clean
ing and polishing gram before going
through the mills, winch insures pure
meal.
Corn, Hominy, Oats and Mixed Feed.
GEORGE BISHOP.
Now Bern, N. O,
JUST RECEIVED I
Direct from tbe Mill a Fresh Lot
SNOW DRIFT FLOUR.
Tbo Finest Floor sold in New Bern. If von need a
Ikrrel of strict! first quality Flour. Give me a ealL
I will sell you the above brand of Flour at retail fur
the next 10 days for IJc per lb. All you wauL
Kew Lot Fulton Market Corned Keef.
Fresh Grits, Rice and Oatflake.
Fresh Klgin and Fox River Butler.
IMg Hams to Cut, only 12 cents lb.
The best selected stock of SUjile ami Fancy Grocer
ies in the city.
IJ.L.
IMAM.
lAVaWaitllMM
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Wliolesnl
A lUfnll
OTo?rr,
Phone 01.
71 Rrttvl Nt.
tin ruin
One-Third of Your Life
Is fpent iii bed, sp why not be comfortable. One of our Royal
Elastic Felt Mattresses is just the thing that will iidcl most to
your comfort
Wo sell them under a positive guarantee that if after 30
nights use you are not satisfied that it is the equal of Any Mat-
jUi tress you ever slept on we will refund your money.
Yon will never know what luxury in sleeping is, until you
try one.
I PRANG. H. J0NES & G0.,
u'iu
87 HfoDLE STREET.
inn
I WIIEX Il'OUR 5
GROCERIES ARE DELIVERED ! ?
You will always And them to
be just at ordered and "dlraijht
goods" r'ght through. If you
tend your order by lither tele
thon or mnil it will be fil'ed just
as satisfactorily, and of good
weight, the same as It y nnidered
in persi n.
Our line of Delii acies and Fancy
Grciris is htyoid 'ompttltlon
for either quality or prco.
Ju't Received a nice lot North
Carolina HAMS.
J. R. PARKER, JR., GROCER,
Thone 69. 77 Broad Street. J
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J.'L". Hartsfield,
REAL ESTATE AGENT, g
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We have just received the Newest Patterns .of . .JJeck wear
and have . , ... --'3
S Ties to Suit Everyone. - - -3
The Xew Kerchief Tiej, Just out, .X 3
The Rgular Imperial, 3
The new colors 3
in regular four-in-liantlx. 3
We have a fnll supply of Teck Ties for ol(h?r fneh and tan 3
suit any taste. Black and white Satin and SiHc Club. Tics just 3
in. W bite Lawn (Hub Ties in nil e quality. Our entire slock S3
is brand now aud you can get no bet;er selection anywhere in
tue ciiy. . .. :.. . v..
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Special attention glveu to Collections
of Rents. -
Oflice over R. II. Baxter's itore, with
J. J Wolfenden.
3". O-- IDTJ3iT3 SS .CO.,
B7 POLLOCK STREET.
NEW BERN, N. O.
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