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nc. right to permit interpretations:
and then the ''signers'' who de-
sired to recant, seeing their pre-
dicament, gave vent to all sorts of
opinions as to those who had
duped them into signing. Some
said that they were told that the
Democrats were secretly circu-
lating like petition and eve
want to get ahead of them.'' Some
said that they were told that
Messrs. Ham and Cox, the two
Populistic Republican members,
desired it, and that the necessary
affidavit would be made by white
men, by aRufe'' Ham, (brother of
Commissioner Ham, A. L. Swim
son, John |. Mozingo and others.
ssand therefore they signed. )"
Some said they ''just signed to be
assigning . and others had other
excuses, but not a solitary one
owned up like a man that he signed
because he believed UPON THE
HONOR OF A MAN that the inter
ests of the county would suffer
under the administration of Messrs
Cox, Stevens and Ham. And
even four of the five negroes who
made the afidayit-the fifth one
not being in town to-day--e ex> :
pressed themselves freely as hav
ing been duped and cudgled into
it. But lawyer Best succeeded in
marshalling four more, and one
white man from over the river, to
file a new affidayit;and that is how
the matter stands at this writ
ing.
The charge was made to-day
by one of the recanJing white
Republican signers, that Com
missioner Ham is behind the
whole move. He wanted to be
made chairman of the Board,
but "didn't make the trip" He
wanted E. +. Best for county at
torney, but Commissioner Cox
fatty refused to vote for Best,
and Ham succeeded in having the
matter of attorney postponed till
next Mondays adjourned meets
ing. In the meantime he has
urged this petition forward for
the appointment of two additions
al commissioners, and the two
new Commissioners and Ham
then propose to ''run the couns
ty": elect Best county Attorney,
Abbott L. Swinson county prin-
ter, reconsider the vote by which
Mr. Cox was made chairman,
elect Ham chairman, out vote
Messrs. Cox and Stevens on all
ques lions aud play--well, every
one knows what-generally.
But in all this calculation they
seem to have lost sight entirely
of the old poetical adage that,
""The best laid schemes of mice
and men gang aft aglee.': that
the Democrats of the county are
entitled to the additional COM
missioners, the Republicans kav-
ing duly nominated, voted for
and elected Messrs. Cox and
Ham, in consort with the Popu-
lists in the late election.
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MEMS LIST.

MEMS LIST.
B-Major Best, J j Best, 2,
Prof B., Box $40. Charlie
Brownd, Lovet Barnes.
C-Johnnie Cooper, William
Cole.
D-Hemp Davis.
II m Herring, county surveyor,
j A Howell.
Matthew Jinnett, ] G Jones.
PA L Len Panes.
S-Mr. and Mrs. w. T. Stewart.
flames F Trollinger.
V--C G Vile, DIR. Vampill.
LADIES LIST.
B-Gussie Butler.
C-Rebecca Carson.
H-Mary Fields. Livey Flowers.
& Lucy Genet, Mary Gardner,
J-Nanme Jones,
M-Harriet Moore.
R-Luella Roberts.
Smiley Sasser, N ] Smith.
T-Fannie Toole.
V-Lauella Vann.
W-Easter Williams, Esther Will
liams.
Persons calling fer above letters WI
please say advertised, and give date o.
list The regulations of law require
cent be paid on all advertised letters
John w. Bryan, P. M.
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LOCAL BRIEFS

MIR. r. D. Holt is confined to
his room by sudden attack of
illness similar to the one he exs
perienced some months ago.
A FINE horse belonging to Mr..
Burt Paschall, of this county,
and driven by two boys, became
frightened JUS as he was entering
town last Saturday near the rice
mill and ran against tree ON the
sidewalk with such force as to
cause injuries that will end his
life.
v +E all the family were away
from home Friday night, some un-
known person or persons tried to
set fire to the residence of MIR. j
l.. Tew in this city. After burn
ing the window curtains and de
facing the window sash the fire
went out without doing any other
damage.
The jewelry establishment of
Mr.. L. A. Creech, on West Centre
street, contains novelty in the
shape of a clock. This queer
timeeiece that is attracting so
much attention is known as the
"Centerbnry Chimes, and at
every quarter of an hour the
chimes ring out in melodious tones
and at every hour the full chimes
are heard and the clock strikes the
number of the hour.
Mr.. Newell Garrett, an old
Goldsboro boy, whom many here
OF the school boys of 20 years
ago remember, and who left here
in 1872, was in the city Saturday
for few hours. He is now a
Railroad locomotive engineer, in
the employment of the Plant sys-
tenn in Georgia. He found many
and startling changes in Colds
boro, and all for the better.
The stock trade of Goldsboro
will open up in full blast imme
diately after the new year is
ushered in, and it promises to be
of immense volume this season.
The farmers are in the best con-
dition they have ever known.
They have learned the virtue of
living on the farm and by the
farm-making their own ''hog
and hominy'', and they are there
fore preparing for more extended
farm operations for the coming
year.
The marriage of Mr., Robert
Lee and Miss Ira Lee Stafford oc-
curredTuesday night at the home of
the BRIDES parents in this city,
Rev. John W. Gardner officiating.
The groom is recently from John
son county and is now an employe
of the Wayne Agricultural Works,
and the bride is the daughter of
Mr.. James Stafford, of the City
Fire Department. TLeir friends
wish for them long life of happi
ness,
The enterprise Lum Der Com :
pany Of this city have exhausted
all the timber within immediate
reach Of their tram road at the
IA mile post on the Midland
Railroad which was constructed
some few months ago for
the purpose OF entering the
pine forests of that vicinity.
Their engine and rolling stock have
been returned to their tram road
from this city to Neuse river and
will work on that line until the
company find a new field from
which to supply their mammoth
plant with round timber.
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THE SIGNERS.
Who They are and What They
Have Accomplished Toward
Securing Two Additional
Commissioners
Commissioners


Mr.. A L. Swinson, who is
always out of joint with every~
thing and who could not run"
the Populist party, and therefore
is said to have gone over" to
the Republicans aud is said to be
now seeking preferment under
Gov. Russell in the colored in :
sane asylum, finally succeeded.
late Thursday afternoon, with
the valiant assistance CT lawyer
Best among the colored people,
in securing the re quisite mber
of names, regardless of quality
to his petition for the appoints
ment of two additional commits
sioners for this county. and filed
the same with Superior Court
Clerk Herring, under the affidavit
of five negroes, to the effect
that the three excellent gentle-
men. recently elected by the
people at the polls, who con
stitute the present Board of
County Com missioners, are Gins
competent to administer the af>
fairs Of the county," and that in
their (the swearers) sworn opin i.
ion the interests of the county
will suffer under the admlnistra.
ton of these three men.
Mark ycu, the "swearers" to
the affidavit are all negroes, and
the signers of the petition are
largely-lf not the. majority-ne-
groes, and the majority of these
had to make their mark" not
being able TO even read or write.
And it is upon such trumped up
and worked up" filthy, greasy
thumbed and odious petition
as this chiefly engineered by Ab
bott L. Swinson, that J udge Rob>
inson will be asked to appoint two
additional commissioners of this
ilk's selection, in order that the
affairs of Wayne County may be
properly(?) administered. We
know Judge Robinson would be
justified, and we believe his we'll
known sense of decency and fair
ness would prompt him, to order
the whole kerooodle, Swinson.
Best, signers, swearers and all
to Jail for contempt4of court in pre-
suning to come before him with
such a petition against three OF
the best men, Messrs. Cox. Ste
vrns and Ham, in his county.
And you will observe that the
'swearers" are all negroes, That's
the way with such tricksters-
these politicalplace hunters: they
make cats paws of the poor cuffy
mig" whereby to pull political
chestnuts out of the fire of public
Indignation.
But we have no fear either that
Messrs. Cox. Stevens and Ham,
the peoples choice for Commis>
sioners, will be subjected to the
indignity that the triumph of
this petition would cast upon
them, or that the tax payers of
Wayne county will be subjected
to the additional expense of two
additional, unnecessary and un-
desired County Commissioners.
Of course, if the appoin tment
of two additional commissioners
is forced upon the Judge, he will,
under the law, be compelled to ap-
point two. Democrats, as the ma
jority of the present Board hold
their Office by virtue of Republi-
can votes.
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CHRISTMAS AND THE FA-
THERLESS.

To the Editor F.: At the Or
phans' Home, Barium Springs, n.
C. Thanksgiving Day is an oeca
sion for Thanksgiving to God and to
Gods people. 1t is also a day of
expectancy, because the home is
made the recipients of the thank-
offerings of Gods people. 1t is a
matter of satisfaction that this year
was so generally observed, and that
the donation were so liberal, espe-
cially as sickness and pressure of
duties prevented the superintendent
from using the press to inform the
public Of the wants of the faith
erless We wish to acknowledge
with thanks the kindness of all
who made the Orphans Home
the recipient of their offerings.
May the Father OF the fatherless
accept their offerings and reward
them abundantly. The gift sthis
year are not as abundant nor val>
liable as those Of last years
Thanksgiving season, yet our
orphan household is much larger
and therefore their wants
greater. Now it is desirale that
there be no necessity for issuing
appeal to the friends of the
Home to relieve the wants cf
the fstherless. To prevent
this it will he necessary for
Christmas 10 be made the occa>
sion of large additions to the sup
port fund by cash contributions
and donations in kind. Eighty
two children gathered at the Or
phans' Home look to the Presby-1
terians of the State for the sup
plying Of all their wants. Send
-four, meal, rice, sugar, molases,
meat, butter or anything that
children can eat or wear to the
Orphans Home, Barium Springs,
N. c., and checks to Mr.. Jno. E
Oates, treasurer, Charlotte, N.
c.
May the Lord give His father
less ones favor with His people.
r. W. BOYD,
Supt. Orphans Home
Barium Springs. N. G.
I Asheville Citizen: Prof Err
nest P. Mangum has been elected
superintendent of the graded
schools of Wilson, n G. Prof.
Mangum was at one time princi-
pal of the Orange street school
in Asheville.
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THE MILK IN THE COCOA
NUT.
LATER-sATURDAY:

Clerk Herring's office has been
a scene to-day, with the constant
tide of visitors, some to see that
petition and affidavit. and many
who had "signed" coming to ask
that their names be erased; but to
these latter the Clerk said nav,
that it is public document now
officially filed with him, and be has
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Why will you buy bitter nauseating
tonics when GTove's TaSLe1esS
Chill Tonic is as pleasant as
Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is au-
thorized to refund the money in every
case where it fails to cure, Price. Doc.
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TO CURE A coLD-1s ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lots. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure.
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Appearances are
what attract the op.
posite sex. Some
times this seems a
pity. It seems as If
it would be juster if
a fine mind was the
attraction instead of
a fine face and figure.
But you can't change
b u m a n n a t u re.
When you come to
understand it there
is a sort of justice
about it too ; because
although we can't
all b e handsome,
almost every one of
us can add at least
so per cent. to his or
her attractiveness by
a little attention to
the laws of beauty.
When the eyes are
dull, the lips pallid,
the S in sa11o w,
blotchy or pimply,
the figure thin and
wasted or overstout
and ungraceful, the
trouble is something
,1ora +hor rr,ara 0x,t
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LIST OF LETTERS,

Remaining in Post Office at Gcldsboro
N. @ Dec. IS.
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ward appearances; the inner condition is
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the most comprehensive medical work in
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Buffalo. N. Y.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-13
WAS BURNED TO DEATH
Mrs. lyey, An Aged Lady Of Raleigh, Fatally
Burned at Her Sons Residence.
DEATH RESULTED IN AVERY SHORT TIME
Mrs. I'attic -. Arlington lacurd From
Agnin -EnIenYoring TO Get Dam
ngeS From the Estate OF the Lutte
GOV. IsoIdcn-Rcwnrd offered for
the Capture OF Whitaker.

Raleigh. n. C., March I2-(Special)-
The Secretary of state. who Is also in
surance commissioner. to-day made his
report on last years insurance business
Ii shows that there are thirty six life and
echty-siX fire accident and marine
insurance companies doing business III
this State. The losses were somcwha!
less than I'm 1884. and there was an in
crease OF business
Al 10 O'Clock this morning Mrs. lvcy.
lady nearly seventy ears OF age, was
burned to death at the home Of her son.
Mr.. II. NJ. Ivey, for years an employo
of the Seaboard Air Line in this citH
and elsewhere. Her death resulted il
Il very snort time after the accidcn;
Mrs. ivey's home is In the northern pai!
of the city.
Labor Commissioner Lacy will send hi
very interesting annual report for lS9-
TO all persons who write request To-
il.
The reduction of rates OF the Southeri
Express Company, which. by order Of tn,
Railway Commission, goes into cfieC,
March 18th. is about 10 per cent.
Mrs. Patt!e -. Il. Arlington. who Ia
figured so much III Islander suits as dc
PENDANT was last evening and to-iaE
looking for magistrate who woul,i
issue u warrant for an attorney who ST.
alleges committed perjury during hes:
recent trial here.
Mrs. Arlington succeeded in getting
Il warrant for cX-Judgc Spiar Whit;a-
ker. charging him with perjury. Thc
hearing was held this afternoon. The
charge WAS proved unfoundod, and tn,
case was dismissed.
Unless the Methodist Of this confer
cnce can make satisfactory terms with
the organ Of the Western North Carol!n:.
Conference. they will buy ana conduc
their own paper
Business men of Concord Will ask tn,
Seahuard Air Line To build a branch line
from Charlotte to their thriving town
liev. DR.. Guerr&nt to-day began Il
Presbyterian revival n Fayetteville.
Josiah Turner Is renewing his efforts 10
get damages from the estate of the late
Governor Holden. lie has Instituted a
new suit;
the close season for pactridges ana
most other game birds begins March
18th. The slaughter of partridges has
been very great this season
The news laws regarding degrees OF
murder is pronounced defective. ana
needs revision.
The State University baseball team. a
strong one. has arranged for !, numbc,
of games. II has dates with Yale ana
Princeton teams.
The Supreme Court to-day heard argli-
mcnt in the notable suit OF Francis Win
Slow. commanding the naval reserves. Ia
prevent Governor Carr from revokln.
his commission.
Governor Carr offers fI5O reward for
the capture of Rohcr; Whitaker, of Hall
FAX county, who murdered j. w. Iiar-
roll. and who has fled HE State
Since February lith William Lane a
wei known white resident of Ncwbernc
mas been missing. y fisherman found his
body in the Neuse river. An inquest re-
L. ~
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ESDElsSSN.

Henderson. \. C.. March l2-(SprciaD
TX fukino's Imperial japanese per-
formers gave very interesting perform
ance here last night and some of The
teatS were wonderful. Tho entire per
tormancc was enjoyed by all
Miss Sallic Clary left on noon train
yesterday for Northern markets to buy
spring stock of millinery
Mr.. \. T. Newcomb. who has been
with the American Tobacco Company in
Tie West. arrived Yesterday from Salt
Lake city. He has accepted a position
with the large mercantile firm of j. II.
Lassiter & Co. of this place
Mrs. j. II. Masscnburg is visiting. her
daughter. Mrs Charles Moore, al Lit
tleton, y. G.
The representatives of The different
supply houses who have been here for
the rasi f"w days estina ting on shaft
ing. pull!es. etc. for our new cotton
mill. all left on the early morning train.
Contracts have not yet been awarded.
Massenhurg llotcl-W. ID. Stewart.
Richmond; y. T.. NGmcomb. Henderson;
G. G. Copper. Norfolk: George \. Smith.
ltichmond; G. e. Walters. Richmond;
Il. -. Williams, Norfolk: Il. c. Hawkins,
W, T.. White. Ncwbern. ~ c.. a. II.
Adams Durham: l.. Puryear, Richmond;
G. III. Broadhurst, Concord. y. IL.
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All Ready For rhe na,.Ie.hip.

The docking of the battleship Indiana
at Por. Royal Will be attended by pro-
bahly 1000 or 1900 visitors Special
trains will bring eXcursionists from In
diana and other points. Receiver Aver
MS p!iNa.e car will conduct Gov Evans
and his panty from Columbia. The buoy
Render WiSturia will TRANSPORT the high
officials ana tn In hosts - the naval sta
ton. There will BE- n number Of repre-
scntat:ves of the press to write up"
the occasion. There VIII he photograph
err and ske;cherS TO illustrate the scenes
An en;elp-ising Photographic establish
ment from Savannah has erected Il
branch pavilion in town and Will be on
hand 10 take views.
Contractor Justin Mccarthy. who died
in Nor.ollt about ten DAYS ago died
just too soon 10 witness the triumph of
his construction which is the only cc:n-
pleted dock in the United States capa-
he Of accommodating the largest Of
the iirst-ciass bat,leships.
Secretary Herbert vii! not be present
but Assistant Secretary McAdoo VIII
attend in his place, acccmpa by n
party of ladies.
Hundreds of breakfasts have been or
de,cd 10 Ia prepared, \ Beaufort und
at Port Royal. for as many guests upon
arrival of trains at an early hour.
There Will be speeches-somc will
speak and some will be Spcechcss. and
in 4 shor: while thereafter the barnac les
will all be cleared from the hull of the
Indiana
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NORTH CAROLINA
WILSON.

Wilson, -. c., March l2.-(SpecialD-
Mrs. RoSco Briggs LEFT yesterday for
Admission, Ala, where She will remain
for Il few days.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of hear
Ing one of the most rcma rlia bile we eyer
heard. This was not II fish story, but n
true hog story. Mr. Thomas Watson. of
Spring Hill township. Wilson county.
had two large hogs that were each three
years old He killed these animals /, few
days ago. aud the largest weighed, after
bein,; dressed, SIS pounds. and The other
ia pounds. Mr.. Watson had an offer of
500 for the two animals. bu, he did
not take II. MIR. Watson realized .5og
pounds Of meat from two hogs. which
would bring it sold at Sc Il pound
Sl2I.36. 1t is said that these are the lary-
est hogs ever raised in this county. and
very few larger were ever raised In the
state.
We are glad to learn that the tcic-
phone wires from ELM City will be Joined
10 the wires to-day or o-inorrow.
We are glad to see in the columns of
The Nirs!nian locals from l.ittlrtou In
little while IL will be the paper of this
State. II is the only daily here now
md for live news see the paper II is
cheap enough for all to read it--lOc
ger week. We are ready 10 serve all who
wish 20 subscribe.
We understand that Mcssrs lrIoy,I
Davis and j. Il ID. Oetingcr have pmr-
chased lots u, our main street. and mr..
repairing to Uuild
briggs Hotel Arrivals: j. w Cox
Ninston. y. c.: w. II Williams. Virgil
ia: a. A. Wells. North Carolina: vii
am IL. Veal. North Carolina. Il. l..
Justice. Detroit, Mich: VIII Mcclellan
Stlanta. Ga: w. w. CShow. North Ga
'rlina; G. w. Carter. North Carolina; q
" Conor, city:J. II. Howell. Richmond
"a: j. +. Summcrlin. Goidsboru, n. e.
\. J.. Brown. Boston. Mass: II. Heller
'hiladelphia, Pa. T.. Mes baum PhiIadcl-
mia. Pa. w. l.. English. Mi Olive. \.
-. Thomas w. Bell. I'ittsburg PA.
Wards Hotel Arrivals: +. l.. Pepper
nnhrld. ~ G.: j. +. Spalding. South
Carolina: y. L. Coffin. Cincinnati a.
9. L. Morton ana Wife. Dourhton. \. e.,
Joiin Watson, New York: Frank Matrc
r!ty. -
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I'M BERKELEY.

The Town Council met last night with
the President Captaiu NJ. G. Keeling in
the chair, ana the following members
present: berkeley. Miller Williams, Jones,
Whitstonc. and Tilley.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The Finance Committee made report
Jf the Recorders accounts. with an item
lied statement Of the receipts and eXpen-
diturcs 10y him during The four years he
has held the office: also an itcmiZed nc-
count of the dcbtedncss of the town.
The report was accepted. and ordered
10 be spread on the minutes.
The Public Property Committee report
I'd that the safe was out OF order Tie
Recorder was instructed to have the
same repaired.
y communication from the Southern
Telephone Company, OF Richmond, ask
ing for Il franchise To operate a telephone
system in the town. was accepted. as
an ordinance. ana laid on the table fol.
adoption ut the next meeting
\ communicat ton from the residents
Of Montalant avenue, asking the Coun-
ell to have "A fire plug put In that section
was referred to the Fire Committee for
report.
y number Of small bills were ordered to
be paid.
on motion adjourned.
Mr.. James r. Howard will leave this
morning for Gloucester county, to at
tend the funeral Of his sister, Mrs. Alice
V. Diggs, OF that place.
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ELIZABETH CITY.

li2abeth City, n. C.. March 12.--tSpc-
alD-'rhe revival, which has been in
progress for the last two weeks at the
Methodist Church. rioscd very success
fully Wednesday night. MIR. Troy. who
has been assisting in this meeting. made
many friends at this place. who will
be very sorry to see him leave to-day
for his home. in Weldon
The Racket Store was opened ycstcr-
day under its new management.
Rev. &. S. Blackwell has secured the
services Of an evangelist 10 help him in
the holding Of Il revival at the Baptist
Church. on or about March Path
Judge Robinson opened the spring
term Of the Superior Court at Camden
on Wednesday. Most all the lawyers OF
this town are in attendance.