Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-12-23
A COMMERCIAL AND BUsINEss NEWSPAPER
IN TnE Town OF NEwsrpx ~ DI fcslls

A COMMERCIAL sND BUSINESS NEWSPAPER 70 n, D..
IN TIE Town OF NEwBERy TcBlHalo
An Appeal to the Citizens of Newh.
a + THE REQUEST of many of your bus;a'a IL
between the goth Of August and The Ia, ~ :" Commence
1888. the publication Of baby JOURS Sep'emhe
TIE DAILY PROGRESS will be devoted any, ~ yor town.
Will yon sustain me in Il is important and State
enterprise to your commercial praspervs ..nspensabe
land pledge to you in advance. what nor Undertake
independent. useful and interesting ansr give an
Your cordial cooperation and support cav "al without
nothing an. and must fail shall upon asaeDmp
'cH carry the enterprise through to success Gun, and
one OF the permanent fixtures Of the place 81 ana make
unnecessary To point out to you the nso.. 10 us all
other commercial towns in this and the ao"uin with
the trade of the West. Your interest n States fr
inc pePls OF Wilmington. Charleston Nnrt uesan il.
their daily papers Will you longer suffer ,San thnugh
this important advantage yon. The WI p"sses
been brought by rai'rma to very drs . has
natural and inevitable Consequences of The
already being felt. No town can stand are
advance in commercial and general mprrrasca must either
prove in its religious, moral and social ch," and i'm.
ally. OF it must decline Now il is for Van cnnlinu.
y"n will rise or fall in the great contest G M whether
trade Y"n certainly cannot expect to me Western
un,ess you are as well prepared Your nesh YOUR
when thrown upon their Resources Off, s na'Vldna
prosperity far in advance Of those which rIv
titiOus natural advantages Tbe,a il ~ upon advan.
Newborn shon1 moi again crowd her wh aesson why
products OF foreign Countries which IA in ,; "'h the
would be given in exchange for the products Of sns BY
you, and colleges flourish in your midsr R up AIMING
rience, your intelligence tells you that vn your espe
still and witness these things You cunnnt vm stand
rely upon the Journals of other TOWNS q, I H'uid not
that you acN trade with them to euua if nat you
vantage man any o'her market. because yuu are nr a'
ein ana can transport g"ds and produce with r,e,So
upon the Journals Of other towns to nt nm, o' rely
advantages possessed by Ncwbern for Factc ma e Tue
which must and will spring into existence M chols
are properly and e"ergetcally advocated ' rs 'ney
All the worldly interest have now is or soo, mill
identified with your community. and with YOU n,". oe
while shalt use all honorable means to o,n journal
baton and give you satisfaction, bath as CITY an a
editor. shall endeav"r o d. justice to our
at all times and under all circumstances t ana
mon welfare Of the Guod Old North State" '"e eon'
Now I" you. people Of Newbern. commit this enr,,;
persuaded that yh will the necessity for nuwsr '
l"rt IN ms matter. Hencefrward. Tor veal or woe mn
witH YOU Having practical knowledge Of the nr, a
business and having been engaged for many ys ms
life upon daily and weekly newspapers a.lier mvs.| m!
can MAKE paper that VIII meet your wants. and one to
which you as citizens of Newborn, NAV point with so
dgree Of satisac If ncessant toll be one Of Tho ss
ments Of success determined to do nv part ma e
Confidently expect you to do yours r' anu
The DAILY PROGRESS will be printed with ms.
on new press and will be IF respectable s:ze 'p'
Gentlemen into whose hands "A copy of this prosncctn.
may FALL friendly to the enterprise will please nrc ~
the responsible names they and the same IN n.
prop ietor by the goth of August which time mr. s
thereafter the first number Of the paper will be issued
Now is expected that every business man in the or,
OF Newbern will take especial interest in prcurinv sh
scrbers The subscription money will be demanded NJ
expected until the paper is successfully under way Lot
Newbern raise two hundred subscribers and the psshG
of failure is removed The editor feels confident Of heinz
able TO secure very respectable circulation in the Western
Counties by his exertions. But being personally nm
acquainted with most Of the citizens he appeals to those in
terested and especially to those who do know him. to eI
ert themselves
TERMS:
Daily Paper, One Year, in a,lcance, $500
Daiiy raPer, DIX months, 800
ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted on reasonable terms
Merchants, Mechanics, Manufacture and Others
arc respectfully requested to hand in their advertisements
by the 18th of August that they may appear in the inst
number of the paper.
In connection with the above would announce that
g. Davenport, late editor of the Express" newspaper
fnrmery published in Newbern has arranged with me to
fulfil certain specified advertising and subscription c,n.
tracts where he had received advance q,
far as specified, promise to fulfil.
J. L. PENNINGTON.
NewbeTn, n. T.. July IL, 1858. 5y-
JOB WORK.-Having arranged the Office and procured
the services Of good wOrkmcn all orders for Job Printing
can now be attended to. Work executed promptly and in
good style and cheap the be done elsewhere
Orders solicited.
Office Pollock st. near the Post Office in the building
where the Express" was formerly published.