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Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

EVERY train robber deserves hang
ing. Before he arrives at the hanging
process he deserves to be shot. Public
policy requires that the travel of pas.
sengers and the carriage of merchan
disc be made as safe as possible. Every
train robber stops business on hun.
dred trains beside the one he attacks.
lie is always a murderer in intent. His
about as bad as any criminality
known to the law. The train robbel
must go.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

ACCORDING to the Railroad Gazette
u New York city more train robberies
occurred in Iowa during the first half
VI thls year-no statistics for later
perloo having been pub lished-than in
a., ony other state. Indian territory and
eHiahoma are next in the list, and then
,vi ,V.iow Texas, Kansas, Nebraska and
:, isSourl in the order named, fifteen
me twenty-one robberies reported
~ .vr Vle SIX months having occurred in
.he states and territories named. Dur.
s me same period there were sixty.
ne ~: attempts at train wrecking, two
% ,4lfos OF them being in the states OF
ass achusetts, Illinois, Ohio and New
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

IT is evident that congress should
promptly take up the Chinese question
and settle it, temporarily at least, if
not for good. The government has
lelt obliged to order the deportation
OF the Cinnamon at San Francisco who
nave been convicted of violating the
'eary law, but it needs to have con-
gress decide whether or not that law
is TO be retained on the statute books
ana the means to be provided for its
enforcement
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Burned to Death.

Near Millersville post Office. Tenn,
the dwelling of Milton Myers q
wealthy farmer, was totally destroyed
by fire the other night, and three chill
dren, aged 10, and years. were
burned The rest of the family barely
escaped. Mrs. Myers, with an infant
weeks old, jumped from second-story
window, and was severely injured.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. Tho
cause of the fire is unknown.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

ONE thing was practically settled by
results at the recent G. A. R. encamp-
ment, viz: that the veterans of the war
are getting too old for long and tedious
marches. The parades, therefore, that
have been such a feature of the annual
gatherings, will soon have to be given
up entirely, or be arranged so as to
meet the failing strength of those ex-
pected to participate in them.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

The people who are grieving over the
decline in immigration should dry their
tears The country could get along
tolerably well if another immigrant
didn't land here within five years; but
the stream of arrivals will proba bly,
reach high figures again next year or
the year after.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

THOSE who visited the Centennial ex.
position in Philadelphia in 1876 will,
doubtless, recall the mountains of bag
gage piled up at the various railroad
terminals. These sights are not re.
peated in Chicago, although the num-
Der of visitors is more than doubled.
Our people learned by experience that
the less carried on Worlds fair trip
the better, and the grip has reigned
almost supreme this time.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

IHE southern ports are rapidly
achieving Importance in the shipment
ol grain as well as of cotton. A few
years ago ninety per cent. of our grain
exports went through New York, but
now both Baltimore and New Orleans
ate worthy rivals of the metropolis.
NeWport News, Galveston and Mobile
arg getting large share of the bust
neSS- Within six years the annual
"heat exports of New Orleans have
grown from 640,O to over $4,000, ,OOC
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
HUNTSVILLE. ALA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 1898
ON the 18th four men held M a train

On the 18th four men held up train
at Highway, on the Mineral Range
railroad in northern Michigan, and
while two men held guard over the en-
gineer and fireman the other two went
to the express car, and ordering the
messenger to put his valuable pack
ages into a bag, which one of them
carried, the quartette made off with
$4,000 in cash. The money was to
have been used in paying the worlzmen
in the Calumet and Hecla mine.
On the 18th the town of Withee. 40
miles east OF Chippewa Falls, Wis,
was reported burning, the destruction
being caused by forest fires.
On the night of the 14th the town of
Vllla-Canas, in the province of Toledo,
Spain, was inundated by cloud burst.
and scores of the inhabitants were
drowned in their homes, while untold
damage was done to the houses and
other property.
AMONG the casualties reported as in
cidental to the start of the boomers
from Guthrie, Okla, on the 10th, four
''sooners" were shot by soldiers. Jest
craig, OF indiana, was accidentally
shot in camp, and Tom Jameson, col
ored. was burned to death in prairie
fire. One soldier was shot by cowboy
''sooner" near Kildare
On the night of the nth burglars
blew open the safe of Wilbur & Co.,
wholesale grain dealers of Phillips,
Me-, and secured cash and papers ag-
gregating at least $50, ,00O
On the 18th Henry s. Cochran, the
embezzling weigher at the Philadel-
phia mint,was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Bell and held in
$4,000 bail. In order to give him time
to procure counsel he was remanded
to the custody of deputy United
States marshal superintendent Bos-
bysheI testified that the shortage
amounted to S2S, 900.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

If Mr.. Gladstone should now appeal
to the country and the country should
sustain him, there would probably be
no prolonged resistance to Irish home
rule on the part of the lords. They
are not fools. They do not forget that
this is the closing decade of the nine
teenth century and not the opening
decade of the sixteenth.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

TRAIN robbery is getting to be Sc
common nowadays that it will soon be
looked upon as one of our national
pastimes. 1t is somewhat expensive
for the railroad and express com
panies, and they may be relied upon to
foster the plan for keeping the exuber-
ant bandit in suppression by making
train robbery a capital offense.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
MysteriousIy Murdered.

The dead body of Jack Geddings,
filed with buckshot, was found few
evenings ago near Graball, not far
from Grenada, Miss. The manner of
his taking off was in keeping with his
career.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

THE American yacht Navahoe ought
70 be changed into coal barge or put
~ some use to which it is adapted and
-omed the ''Nsverwin." AS a racer it
( tbe biggest failure of any yacht that
over bore the American flag.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Killed on the street.

At Benton, Ala, James Miller shot
and killed Eugene Curtis, one Of the
best citizens Of Lowndes county. Cur
tbs was found on the street in a dying
condition, and said Miller shot him.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND very properly
declined to grant a pardon in the case
Of pension attorney convicted of ex-
torting illegal fees from applicants for
tensions. The president declared the
law wholesome one, and its strict en-.
forcement salutary.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

- 'he British house of lords, on the
He-rule bill, the classes beat the
aasses' losses but in every country having
p:eeentatlve ~. government, as Great
liam ~ has, the masses always win in
M tne end' The lords have had their say,
A' 'ne people will have their way.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Awful Accident to an Old Man.

DR. J. r. White, aged rs years, and
one of the best citizens Of Dunklin
county, No, lost both legs by freight
train running over him, at Campbell, :
miles west Of Maiden.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Opened to Women.

For the first time since its existence
of eighty-seven years the university Of
Tennessee has opened its doors to WON
en-, and forty have already registered
for matriculation.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

THECherokee strips peopled. A par
tally barren waste has been changed
into populous country and homes,
churches, schools, stores, factories and
cultivated farms and gardens will
spring up as if by magic. Civilization
will again make a wondrous conquest
Of the forces of nature and the wilder
ness will become a fruitful and pleas
ant hahitation of men.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Crushed by a milling Tree.

An awful accident happened in Ohio
county, KY, a few days since.
river The latter was caught under fallihg
oak and killed When the tree fell IL lodged
on second tree near by and balanced, leaving
the butt suspended in midar. Young Read,
thinking 1t safe, started to run under the tree
and escape. but caught his clothing on the
driftw9od. which held him fast until the death
trap gave way and crushed him beneath the
falling tree, mangling him beyond recognition.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23

WHILE the southern states are con.
.iaered the home of the cotton plant in
,nerica. there is one county in Georgia
Trp;on) that has never, in its history,
.,,oduced a bale of cotton.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Held for Murder.

The coroncrs' jury at Nashville,
Tenn, investigating the murder OF
John Wolf, found dead in the cellar OF
a saloon, returned a verdict that he
came to his death from wound in the
head inflicted by a stone in the hands
of Mike Hallsey. Hallsey is held for
murder.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Snakes In the Bed.

At Housatonia. Mo, a few nights
ago, man was bitten by rattlesnake.
The snake crawled in the bed where
the man and his wife were sleeping.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Death OF a TheoIogian.

Rev. Telfaire Hodgson, dean of the
theological faculty of the University
of the South, died at Sewanee, Tenn.
He was originally from Georgia.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
To tbe CHAIR of Pedagogy.

Prof. J. w. Barnard, of the Mis-
souri, state normal at Cape Girardeau,
has been elected to the chair of peda-
gogy of the Mississippi university.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
Cbarged with EmbezzIement.

Mai. Gibbs, ex-postmaster Of Jack
son. Miss, was arrested the other day
on the charge of embezzlement. The
amount IL said to be $500.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-09-23
The Arrival OF the Valkyrie-The Race
Must BE Postponed.

New YORK, Sept. 19.-Mr. Watson,
the owner Of the Valkyrie, which az
rived yesterday, said: The race, OF
course, will have to be postponed, as it
will be impossible to get the Valkyrie
IL racing trim by September 2S. The
reason for setting the date earlier was
not because it would be too late for
the valkyrie to race, as she could 20
anywhere that the VigilanL could but
because it would be more pleasant for
yachtsmen und spectators.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
THE BIRD LAW.


TIL quail hunting season does
not begin until November Ist.,
and lasts until March 18th. At
any other season Of the year the
statutes of North Carolina make
it a 1nisdemeanor, punishable by
a fine of ten dollars for each of
Tense to kill, shoot. trap or net
any cartridges, qnail, doves, rob
ms, Lark, hooking birds or wild
turkeys" Many people think
the law only applies to the quail
but the above is the language Of
the statute.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
FOUR BIG SUCCESSES.

Having the needed merit to more
than make good all the advertising
claimed for them, the following four
remedies have reached a phenomenal
sale. DR.: Kings New Discovery, for
consumption, coughs and colds, each
bottle guarantecd-EleC Bittcrs, the
great remedy for Liver, Stomach and
Kidneys. Bucklcn's Arnica Salvc. the
best i'll the world, and DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, which are a perfect pill All
these remedies are guaranteed to do
Just what is claimed for them and the
dealer whose name is attached herewith
will be glad to tell you more of them.
Sold at w. I. Leary' Drugstore.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
A MILLION FRIENDS.

\ friend III need is 4 friend indeed,
and not less than one million people
have found just such a friend i'll DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and cOlds.-f you have never
used this Great Cough Medicine, one
trial will convince you that it has won
derfut curative powers in, all diseases of
Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each bottle
is guaranteed to Go all that is claimed or
money will be refunded. Trial bottles
free at w. I. Leary's Drug store. Large
bottles 5OC and SI.OO.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
NORFOLk & SOUTHERN RAILROAD
IN COMPANY.

IN COMPANY.
Mail Train leaves Edenton / 10 pm
daily, except Sunday, arrives at Nor
folk 4:35 p. III.
Express Train leaves Edent on
Daily Except Sunday at 7:43 a. m
arrive at Norfolk II am.
Connection made at Norfolk Y. it'll all
rail and Steamer Lines, and at Eliza
beth City with Steamer Neuse Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday for Roanoke
Island. New Berne and Atlantic &
North Carolina R.R. Stations.
The Company S Steamers leave Eden.
ton 1916 pm. as follows; Transfer
Steamer to Mackey's Ferry daily lex
cept Sunday with passengers for Roper.
Pantego, Belhaven, connecting with
Steamer Haven Belle for Vaudeville
Aurora, South Creek, Washington and
intermediate landings.
Steamer Plymouth, daily, Except
Sunday,) for Plymouth Jamesvilee'
Williamson and Windsor.
Steamer NJ. E. Roberts, Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday for Chowan
River, Wednesday for Avoca and Sal.
mon Creek, and Monday and Friday
for Scuppernong River.
Norfolk passenger and freight station
at Norfolk and Western Railroad Depot.
Through tickets on sale and baggage
checked to all principal points.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

pretty girls with pig tails of hair down
their backs and the bigger girls with
Phyche knots. The place is crowded,
both stories. There are oil paintings
which have taken prizes year after
year-no other woman in town paints
EN-, thank fortune. specimens Of
fourishing handwriting, flowers. fruit,
crazy quilts. y committee of elderly
ladies are going around making
awards.
There are 757 courtships going on at
/ once. There's 10 necessity of enlarg-
ing on the subject. The methods are
much the same in essentials everywhere
aud all of US who are over years old
know what they are.
There will be ole "eature" to tue
/ fair. if IT'S directors have any sand.
Perhaps balloon ascension, perhaps
speech by the governor, perhaps we'd
ding on the track in front of the grand
stand of hardy couple, who get for
their hardIhoOd cas- retainer from
the directors, and barrels of -four and
sewing machines from local merchants
with an eye to advertising.
Whatever ell e there may or may not
be present, there is brass band, and
good one, that can make plenty of
noise It's playing up III the grand
stahJ now, Iurlng the tErong to the
great feature OF the day, the purely
agricultural morse trots. Ii II were
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
ATTENTION.

The attention of our worthy city
fathers is called to the Immediate ne
cessity of visiting (officially) the un-
healthy locality situated on Queen ST.,
and occupied by careless people and
plenty of hogs that can furnis h enough
genuine stencil to keep an unhealthy
atmosphere i'll progress for consider
able length of time. Reference here is
directed to the tenant houses known as
Capchart'S Row. CITIZEN
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

The Young 1nel are requested to cal
at Brink1ey's Emporium and see hi
new line offa11 samples before placin:
their orders for clothing. 4 fit guar
antccd or no pay.
Squire +. A. White, one night las
week, put on his Tlagistcrial spectaClcs
his judicial coat, and with proper solcm
nitv read the marriage service to {
couple in the court house.
Sheriff Parker and his assistant Mr.
/ Caleb Goodwin carried four prisoner:
Tuesday to the penitentiary. Butlcl
( Jones goes for 20 years, John Cox for Is
months, Chas Bond 2 years and Leo
Copeland for year; all colOrcd.
Mr.. and Mrs. J a. Woodland, Misses
/ Claud Woodland and Jennie Pcudlcton
/ Mrs Bette Bunch and W. S. PendIcton
! left Thursday via the Norfolk and
| Southern railroad for Chicago, Ill, to
see the sights Of the Worlds Fair.
The Kansas City Journal thus drops
into poetry over Baby Ruth'y sister Is,
Their:
q wish, " said Ruth, that baby sis
Had found some other mother;
What pa and both wanted was
a little baby brothcr.'
The dag after the fire nearly
every man we met expressed much
,-,,..,,. H.. Co. ,,,,- ICg- \ro,,, 10 y ,,oI1r
act by paying what you owe us. That
counts. Remember We have gone to
a heavy expense and need cash now
badly.
The new Methodist church is going
up rapidly, and promises to be mag
efficient structure. The main hall,
which will he beautifully finished with
native woods, etc, will have a large
seating capacity, and can be enlarged
by throwing open the Sunday school
room
The secretary of the I>dcnton Fair
says the interest i'll the fair is daily in
creasing, and if the people of Edenton
will only exert themselves i'll making an
exhibit the fair will be one of the finest
on record. Many fast travelling HOSES
will be here from other cities. The sec
rotary is i'll correspondence with horse
men i'll various parts of the country.
Tuesday night next at Rca's Opera
House an entertainment will be given
by Miss Francis Leigh Starr, of Norfolk,
assisted by 4 chorus of mixed voices.
Proceeds for the benefit Of the Metho-
dist church i'll this city. At the Conclu-
sion of the program refreshments will be
served ut the hall. Admission 25C. 35c
and SOC.
Owing to the late arrival of our new
type, etc, we have gotten up the FISH
ERNIAN & FARMER this week rather
hurricdly. And the paper is by no
means what we hope to make it. AS
soon as we can get i'll condition for
work we shall do our best to issue q
paper that will excel any we have ever
published. Now is the time to subscribe.
Send Us years subscription and you'll
greatly aid lis to recover from the re-
cent fire which destroyed nearly our
whole printing outfit.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
SCALES AND PLANTS

ITEMS PURELY LOCAL CONDENSED FOR TIE
BUSY READER
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
CISCO SCRAPS.

Nh Z. NV. Evans has gone
North to purchase his Fall and
Winter stock, which he will sell
cheap. Call to see him. AIr.W
]. Dali will be delighted to wait
OH you.
Miss Maggie Evans has accept
ed a school near Nicanor, which
she took charge Of a few days
ago.
Baptizing from Billiards. Bird
sc Baptist church took place last
Sunday at DR.. w. T. Woodlev's
fishery.
Mr.. w. H. Speight, accompan-
led by his mother, spent last Sun
day with relatives in Hartford.
Mr.. Valentine Beasley and
Mrs. Ellen Ellis were married
Sunday last.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

Governor Carr has appointed
7. S. Mann, Of NeWbern, to sue
coed Capt. w. H. Lucas as chief
fish and oyster commissioner.
Adam Warren was named as as
sistant commissioner. The
Governor also appointed Colonel
7. S. Carr, of Durham, as dele
gate to represent North Carolina
at the convention of the Aueri-
can Banking Association, to be
held i'll Chicago, October 18th
and 10th.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH.
FNST E'REGUT LINE
AND PASSENGER ROUTE

AND PASSENGER ROUTE.
Regular line of steamers between
Atlantic & North Carolina r. R., New
Berne, and Elizabeth City.
Daily all rail service between Edcnton,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Norfolk.
Through cars, as low rates and quicker
time than by any other route.
Direct all goods to be shipped by East
ern Carolina Dispatch, as follows: From
Norfolk by N. s. 5. R. R; Baltimore by.P
w. B. Il. R.: President ST. Station,
Philadelphia by Pennsylvania R. R.
Dock st. Station: New York by Penn
sylvania R. R., Pier q North River.
For further information apply
E. MOOD, Agent, Edenton. n. g., or
to the General Office of the n. & S. R.
r. Co., Norfolk, Va.
NJ. K. KING, General Manager.
Fl. c. HUDGINS, G. F. & P. Agt.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

genius the has been able discover and
cnvcn enrich and make these occasions cncng and
iovablc, and have power
EDUCATE, AMUSE AND ENIIGITFN THE PEOPLE,
with the Character Of the Fair
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

Cotton IS being shipped.
Court at Gainesville this week
Lawcr ". J. Lcary is at the Worlds
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13
EDENTON, N. c., OCT. 10, 1898.

This paper is sent to subscribers until
an explicit order is received by the
publisher for its disco"tinuance. and all
payment Of arrearases is made, as re-
quired by law.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

Itch on human and horses and all
animals cured in 30 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion This never
fails. Sold by w. 1. Leary, druggist
Edenton.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1893-10-13

Mr.. w. +. Shepard has returned
home.
Mr.. Mark Irons has returned from
Delaware.
Hop sacking in all shades at Brink.
lcy's Emporium.
Fires those mornings are not only en-.
iovablc but healthy.
Mr.. a. b. Mccoy returned from
Franklin Va. Friday last.
Frost reported. Persimmons will
soon taste a little smoother.
There will be s. Sundays in this year,
which is something unusual.
Miss Maic helms. of Virginia, is
visiting Mrs l.. l.. Brinklcy.
Lawyers Prudcn and Vann are at
tending Gates court this week.
Mrs. Ellen Woodland has returned
from her visit to friends i'll L. City.
\ handsome line of ncckwcar just
received at Brinxlcy's Emporium.
Since the burning of the market beef
is being sold in all parts ofthe city.
Our business men are hustliug. The
fall trade bids fair to be immencc
Advertising rcvivcs many a dull bus
mess aud rcviycs many lost business
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The fair this year will be one of the
best ever held here. Are you getting |
ready loI III great event
1t doesn't make so much difference !
about the price of cotto so your crib is
full of corn and your hogs are fat.
Our new and handsome Cylinder
Press has arrived and our friends are
invited to call and see it in motion.
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be sure Won buy them from merchants
who advertise in the FISHERMAN & FAR
~srER.
NV }. 10 " N.Y. P''0'ot " ''iN
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Another hard winter IS preolcted, 80
YOU better lay i'll supply OF wood while /
the weathcrls good. Lookout Tor early
Us
T.. l.. Brinklcv has Just received a |
very handsome and attractive line of
Dress Goods. Samples sent to anyone