llie Official Papec of Washington County, i h v Every FrMsy by PubiUhed Thb Koakou Puxuaanitt CokrABT. W. FLETCH18 - AUjSBVN, il.td Bnbrcriptioa price, 1U9VI Yia per year. Editor. - a Ok f eU tu ve Obituary notice exceeding trn Hum, una. count in wotop, iiawminiui m and send money with MS, for mil U xcee of The editor will not b responsible fer the vlewe . . , it it ror pgeiiwraa . - .i aii inicier . ""vw-"nanwiMlilM "-" by the full name of ine writer. Correeps dents are rqoted Mt to write en but 'One aide of the paper. All communication mast be cent la by Thuraaay morning or they will not appear. : Addree all jommnnicauona to , ITHE ROANOKE BEACON, . Plymouth, M. 0. We appeal to every reader of Tna Roaaonii acceptable aud Bsacon. to aid ni in making it an our. eitlsooe. Lei . profitable medium of new to Plymouth people and the public know what la golagon in Ply month. Reporting all iM"aoclal new the arrival and departure of frienda, aoeldenw. new event, death. orioo lline--, Improvement uT kulkllnga, new enterprise and businew-ind- eed whatever character, ohanse-i- n anything and everything that would be of Intereat ; ' ' to our people, .; . FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1892. ; the election of Mr. Clefe- land diere has been tome little nn ' easiness amohff the pensioners of the United States. Some have ebneit-."- , Sixc the, idea , thatc the Democrats will just wipe out all pension- - bills, ' but this is not the way it's to be done. So all honest pensioners my rest quiet, for in this, as in all things, honesty must rule while' Democrats . are in power. . rather. - a plan or A suggestion, has been made, whereby the pension list shall be carefully revised by the next Congress: If after an investigation, by a committee, there is, as , no doubt there is, any pensioners that are being fraudulently supports ed by the government, the same will be revealed and the names of such ; pensioners stricken from the pension , list. This plan, it Beems to us, is i fair and just, and no honest mau can object to snch a plan. ye4 . -- . , ; -- ' ' - ammmnnmnmanmmmmmm TUX STATE VoTX. ' 40,000 KABK. THE ' Nwa and Observer, a. The State oaavaaeiag board completed ill work yesterday afternoon. ..The eanvaas of the Gubernatorial rats showed that the plurality of Carr over . Furehea for Govar nor waa 39,761. It would bave run over 40,000 if the returns from every eoaaty bad been Mat ia bat for soma reaaen lour oouuties failed to send lb returns for 8utr officers. They ware Wilkes, Yaace, Poplin , , .. k and Onslow. . folio totals wise tha raceivad by art . ,Iha the YSrieaa caadidataa as ahowa bt the ,, oanraM : ,.. v : v. - - v . . : a , . FOB QOTBaHOR. Cair . . 129.955 - 9,l94 Furahaa xau , 7 ' " 46,602 Tampiaton Von USVTK5AST OOTKaxOB Dooghtoa 4.00b , taudlar ron silCbitabt or btatk. Coka r 2,4M 129,765 o,3ao Mwvuv t. 4ft38 2,39 129,530 90.114 45 883 Ami Duibsa FOR AtTOITVB. Farauus di . 90,124 45,8o6 Butler, E. G. iialaoB, O. B. 2U9 FOB TKXASVBU. Bala Dookary - v oriu Bonner 129,545 89.936 45,645 2.344 eUPKKINTKDEKT OF PUBLIC IB ST RUCTION Scarborough 129,597 Penavho 90.1S9 v " WaoJi 44,441 Root 2,337 ATTORST GSHEUAL. : Oabora 129.411 ; Paraall v 9,917 .Ljon , , . s . 44,200 i FOB AaauCIATB SUiTICB. . Macfiae .t . .136,063 . v . suramoB coubt Jcrxir, Vford h " 'l - Norwood it,ira.a ism bistbict. 135,604 99,750 ware 156 votea , . centy,t,v tbara . ;, Kewt and Obaerrer, f . :r ; . The oapraaM Court of tka TJaitad State , has affirmed tha daeialoa of tha Saprenae v tw iu n VUin vi nun it vuwu . vv Wilmington & WaMoB Railroad CosapaBy plaiatuT ia error, agaiat B. I. Alabrook, sheriff, ko. Tha Supreme Court af North Carolina decided in thia aaaa ihat tb branch liaaa of tha Wilmington A Weldon Railroad did not come within tha axtmplkm claimed by tha company for its tnaia Una andar tha abarter granted fifty yearn ago," but that tbee new Hnea ware eabjeet to taxation like all otiior property la 'the Wtata. ' th Railroad CompanapM(aIaa from that de oiaiaa, and low tha Baprema Court af th UuiUd Statai baa aaeiaiutd oar State Cwui t and holds that tha branch' liaaa muat? pay taxea Hk tba property, of oitiieaa Chief JnUiae Falter delivered tha opia ian of the Supreme Ceurt in tba case Now that thi dciaion U made aad thai queetiou ia aat at rst forVtr, tha Compauv and tha legislature know mora certaiulj the ground tbVy eaoh wtcapy, and We Lope that aonaa amieabie arrangement may b ade by whioh thw RaJlroad Company nil relinquish its legal right to exemptioa aa to iu main liue, ao that no property iu tha Uute will eacape the burdau which aIloihr property haa to bear. At the time the company wu incorpora ted it waa well euougu to cff.r thafiadoce meat for it ea8tructiaa ; bat eince thB it haa grown to be a very wealthy oorpor. atiou aad ha mad great prettta and ha- a Tat buaincaa. It 04u new afford to pa., iaxa to aaataia the Mate guvernaeat u it ia only equi able aud juai, tLat it ahobld reliaqaiah thia peculiai piiviiege it eujoj. I t " - Little girl at the circus when the lions came in: "Are they wild yet, or hare ,f ; they been converted r A Wise Lad." Johnny, do you know y Yea." -- What letter Oh, lota ot 'em. QorMa after Br Twenty-fou- r altogether." Harper's Young People. Aunt Isabel Grade, those crusts are not hard; if I were you I'd eat them. (pushing them North Side under the edge of her plate) No, auntie ; if you was me you wouldn't eat 'em, but if I was you I would.Chicago Tribune. f Two-year-o- Five-year-o- -- ld Rosamond, whose ld father , ,4tf Pregretaive Farmer : Wiaaloa anffered again from tbe nra nana on tue tn lust. fart 01 the old Joknaton batlditg on tie eerner of Liberty aad Fifth atraata wa. oeifamed. Loea covered by insuraaeo. " Warranton Gazette : ' Mr. Joshua Walk ar. of Maeen kulad a thirteen montba old a j. - fk.. j j ia one "- "pounds. Weldon News : Wo learn that the North Carolina Lumbar company af TllUry, haa aaeured plana and will at oaee begin" thr eractioB of a large peanat faetery at that CbarlotU Cbruaiele : - Monday Bight a white aaaa by tha aame of Ellerby waa ra a aver and, kilied on tha Carolina Central Railroad, about 2 milaafromBookfagkam. Hie mangled remaiaa war taktn to Kook-inghafor burial. " tatesvillo Landmark i A remarkable acaident ooaurred at tha Home for the Atd and Infirm in this .eouaty last Hatardaj. An old bltud colon d woman, an iamat- - af lbs heme, wae feeling bar war alooar a fence on the pramisaa and.' it iisappoad. s.rack axaiaat the farce, fell over in a small trench running along aide aad broke bar aek, causing iuataat daa'b. Gev. Holt has mad requisition on the . f Governor of S. C. far tha no oriou murderer. 8cre.t. but will not gat him before 1894, aa ha ia serving a term of imprisonment there which wilt not expire till ! than. Greensboro Record: Tka Egjpt Coal Company haa reoraaabed, its oapiul etoek inereaaed to $600,000, and improvements coating $105,000 are bow ia progress at its mine. This mine ia located ia Chatham : feonBtJ. Carthage Blade r A negro named Rollins was brought here Sunday, from Jonea boro towuehip for kuoeking another negro of the same nam in tha bead with a above!- - The wounded oae is preaounoed ' ' in a dying eonditioa. ' The Wilson Advance, whose editor (Claud Wilaon) diaappaard mysteriously over a nooth ago, haa baea sold at aaotion . for $2,300. Ralafgh Kewe and Observer t Oar Kit trail oorreapaodent ajs: Bnnday, 4 llib, while tbe ana was at ite at about 12 briahtoat, a meteor large aad brighter tbrn the brightest star, was aaaa aad baxrd to burst to the northward of this place.- laav ing a long trail of amoka in ita wake. The roar waa that ef a diatant eannea. Newa and Observer ; It is now under' stood that an to thia time about 16,885 warrants for refunding direct taxa have been iseued. amonntiBg - to $350,000 I" rouBd numbara. Thia leaves the euro of ever B54.0U0 on aaaa There ar aoaa large claima known to be Outstanding, but fear more yeara are left la whioh to pre Mat 4001? f "v i , . " n, - Kiog-Bene- HE NORFOLK A SOUTHERN R. B. Plt Tub pibsct sbobt limb bxtwxix AND KaSTSBX KOBTX NQBrOLK, ABB ALL MOUTH. EoKBTOB CABOLIBA AMD JOISTS KOBTat. .... in,' f n.n lh I'i hMin WWN hum W a V AIIUA I Baby's Vacation. Little Willie Mam ma, you told me God sent baby here, and now baby's . dead and gone back to hearen. "Yes, baby's gone back to God. "What! was- - baby down here just on a short vacation? " You bad boy, you hare made a grease spot on the new sofa with your bread and butter," said Mrs. Fizzletop to her son Johnny. "Never mind, ma; you can sit on it when there is company ia the par lor. "Texas Siftings.' V Recognized Them. "My arm hurts so. papa, " said Jameeey, who had broken his right arm, . "Yes, my boy, X know. The bones are knitting, " said papa. "I guess that is it and it'a the needles I feeL " said Jameeey. Youth's Companion. In the same school the following composition was handed in: "Bank note is a compound, primitive word, composed of 'bank' and 'note'. 'Bank' is a simple word, meaning the aide of a stream 'note, to set down. 'Bank note,' to set down by the side of a stream. " "Save these cookies tUl said the little 8 year old girl, "When is asked her aunt "Why, don't you know!" said the mite of a maid; "it is the day that haa not come. " Who could give a better definition? Boston Transcript The dictionary gives "chasm " as a syn onym 01 -- gap. - une day a teacher having been asked by a pupil if "gap" meant "chasm, !L absently replied yes, but she was astonished when the little girl presented her paper with this sentence: "When I am sleepy I always chasm. " Willie's composition on soap : "Soap is a kind of stuff made into nice looking cakes that smell good and taste awful. Soap juice always tastes the worst when you get it in your eye. My father saya the Eskimos don't never use soap. I wish I was an Eskimose. Chicago Tribune. A little 4 year old mother was recently heard scolding her doll: "Jus' see what an awful cold you's got! You leave off your annel shirt and your hood, an' run roun' in your bare' feet then I mus' sit up all night nursin' you. That's the whole troof In a nutmeel" Youth's Companion..... . Not a Teaser. Aunt Fanny Don't you believe, Emmy, that God answers little girls' prayers? Emmy (Sunday school scholar, aged 7 Yes, I know it Aunt Fanny And do you say your prayers every night ? Emmy No, Aunt Fanny. I hate people who the more they get the more they want a mmtmrn e m SBt 1 . 1 3.. &C. . . ' 1 f : 1 - . Connect at Edenton daily (exoept Sunday) with the Company 'a Steamer Plymouth for a Boanoxe Biver, James YUle & Washington R K., eitr. Bertie for Wiudsor and Cashle River, A TON drop shot jnsi also with the Str. Al. E, Roberts Tpcsday Thursday and Saturday for landings ea from tower ( .T. W. Blouxt'i. Ubowan luver ana on Monday ana dar for Uolumbia and (audioes on the ' Standard arrow ties as Sctpt among River.' Leave Edentoa lew ai ike every Wednesday for Mill . Landing, lewest at W. BLovarVa T. Salmon Creek and returns following day, -u at' PEANUT BAGS direct from Through ticket on sale on Strs. Plymouth (. and M. E. Roberts and baggage checked to POBTUt at bottom prices at v . stations on the K or Ibis t ooutberu T. W. Bloumt's. and landinga on Biver routes, and to Haiti, more, Philadelphia New Xork. weehlag SHODDY, CHE1I a ton. Ac. &o.. TKASUtoldat , . Norfolk freight and passenger statioas V A.'.;, ,T at Norfolk & Western u. K. depot. -, Wa.Buvjrf, a Freight reoeived daily until P. M ' NOBBY rente' Stock Fixmt (except Sunday) and forwarded promptly r s at Carolin U.V161U ' '. . ...TeW.BLOuart. EASTEBN CAROLINA DISPATCH all tuts ra ' ill a " - ..' - Tui ,P " ; .. Et FAST. FRBIQH TLINSe . rnv m - V singes seWiko rrt""'jearg at ,I00' , LJ five - 'JUST RECEIVED ;., T. one cab , r. rT. BLwVVT'g. load two pound BAQQiva in half rolls which will be. sold at wbolxsalb pkicm at iT, W. BLOUJii'a. ' .IMMENSE iteek MEN'fl' to BpYb' . leadinomanufactuTemS the 1. United SUtsi at- T. .' I)tcomaabl The, "WHITE, M SEWING MACULE, cnty Thirty uol'arrjWim io-- r to keep themiv -ORUXK flTB TXABJ, at r .t..-s- !..' a. . n .. Tt!.9y.c . ' BiftvatV , , T..W. BLODXT'i. Tki liiti , Smt la dim' G00D8 displaced was than that now aeea at T. W. l DBSSS meverfrettiar i BtevTa, NOW UNLOADING asrneoner that magnificent floar, "Blouji ;'s ' it to Lvadi, purchased at the LOWEST PRICE reached in TEN YEARS at T. W. Blouxt's. ' A STOCK of HEN'S; T70UBK3 ADMINISTItATOIl'S NOTICE. and CHILDREN 8U0ES that U Having qualified aa administrator' of N XOTjfXPAtlID tot JAUTT IITL1 I. Gray, dw eased, thia is to notify all per nor cm iAjxks k . ; t ns having elaima aeaiust the estate of P T. W. BLOYVT'tl nid deceased to exhibit them ti the nndrr rfnd on or before tha 22d day of Nov O ! 31)3, or this notice wi!l bo nlradad iu ba You cax SAVE UONEY hr their recovery. , All persons indebted t a etate ' will make tmmediat bnying tour BLEACHED . COT' W.B. I'AvzaPokT. lament TONS, BROWN COTTONS and Admit. istrator. ' ev. 22, 1892. HEAVY PLAIDS at T. W. Blouxt's. 1I0NE8T GOODS;.. BOKBIT ,s : NOTICE. WEIGHTS and UBASURSS aad nONEST PRICES are the WATCH Notice .is hereby givea that s special WORDS at ... term ef tbe superior Court for Waahtar T. W. BLOfxx'a. k"i ton county for the trial ef Civil Cast-a- has of J;,. - pi-aa- e ; M . . , been 01 dared by Hon. Thee. M Holt, Gey.' aa of North Carolina, to commence 011 Mon. day. December the 12th. 1892 and eea tinue till the business is dipesrd of. Thia 14th day of Nov. J892. Jos Chairman Brd Co, Vom. Waahington County. i;tr. T a nlPIEia,;.-,D- . Skittlethaspb, i : '.'" w. . f I -- A. CARD. i Dr.Robt W. Smith haa formed a aonart nerebip with Dr. Ward. Ho offers hla aerviees to the people of the town and country. When not profesaioaaUy engaged ne may Da louad - a Latham tioase, lov 22-t- f GAISTARpHEN ' , & . n . :Jm ' fit )h HLDUNT'S 'ETTIGRETV, ATTORNEY-AX-L- " W, Practice in all the States ana Federal Courts. PLYMOUTH, X. C, Office. Water Street, 4 T. B. Wolfe, D. Dv8. 1 I 'J ; Stock of .V PLYMOUTH, N. C "Teeth fllled or extracted without pain. LAND FOB SAIE BY THE EOAHOKE BEACON Beal Estate Agency lat. One tract or land a Lee's Bills Tewaaklp, Waahineton county, adjoining tha land of Bra. ki. V. llankina. aud other, contain inir SO acr and known aa "ilapleoke." tbe foimer rmiidewce of Mr. w. u. yowniuf. farm to well lmpreve4 and eontaina 100 acrte under cnltivatioa ; ens large, , late tyie twe atory dwelling, with ceok-ae- d dimag rooma, large larn and ail neceaaary ont bonaee to ..11 t MiognaoaaBriircun. weii-Ke- rim moaai . alao a Urge, comparatively sew gin house.- - Fencee audditchea iu good repair. A bargain forcaak. For particular concerning any ef the above proe-- ' ' s "' I ' ' .'V - v .1i)a w. 140 f The iwjjMVMk.B,B&jujun xien Kaf Ag'ey J'lymoath. Jf. C. Bprataa, all Swollen Throau, Coughs, ate. e4 Tots for Cong rata. Save $50 by baa of ono bo tie. Warranted " ... ,, tha moat wonderfal BlamUh Cure ' ever ,t. .1 i. : $ j ...... .,,.,,. .. V sntar , , Cfcee Coeaaetlee. r ' Sold by . s. Bryan; - Druggist, Fliit Dietrlet Braaeh,'l463 ; Riddick known. "Rain water is a fine cosmetic. A good Plymouth, M.O. ; 4. oet 20 ly, Galling", 11,576V Boknar, 87. ' is to let some orange, lemon, or substitute Baeoai Piatrict Woodard, 13,925; Ckaal-- ; cucumber peel soak in water used to wash s '. 11.814 Tbarae, 5,457. iiaa, i the face. This need not be especially preMARRIED. - . ' .Third DirtrfeSGrady, 12,457 s Claik, pared for every ablution, 4 Keep- - a wide .4,271 W Kaoaa,, v6a.a i .! , mouthed bottle or jar of it on your toilet , ,' Foanb Diatrict toon. 14 C4k 1 Strowd. At Ckriatian Hone ekurch H : ' lti stand, and use daily for the face. It soft, . , I2,ai6; WilliaiBaoo..2,lo6., v, 1892. 11 r. Hennr T. Gurcanoaa . Hi- -. ens the skin and .gives a becoming glow, Cora A. Jackaoa wore Fifih Diatriat WillianM, 13.746 Settla, united ia the belt while healthfully stimulating the action boada of matrimoDy, Bat. J.'L. Winfield 14.075 Llkdaay, p. 4 i5f LoTf pr. t officiating. Wa extend Our beat wiahea 4 of the akin. New York Press. Sixth DiatrictAJeiaa ar,1024, May. tks happy couple. 9 - ' Oa.TR A He'd Be RICB, Too. ; ;.. ar4, p, p. J2t127. " if 1 . RlDOK. N. C. Loko would you do, John, If I got up I am batter prepared to faraleh the pan"What ... v c ., .... Beveaih Diatrict Hartilaraon, 14,303, in the Undertakers business tkaa . ever, ic enmiddle the night, as of the some in , Halloa, 9,136, Shnferd, 5,399. offias an dd lied en demand fMaa tka play to the do, thusiasts violin?" Eighth Diatnot-Bew- ar, H. PeaL tka leadi to the cheapest and at prices that defy cent 16,396, Wilaox, Aar-aaaVr at "I would get up and play the hose, " Eastern Caroliaa, is working mere man in 1315, Tattea, potetiea. . ops ah his aver, am i to serve Ike piblie aa 1 than also prepared tv -ha tad I.aJia Diainot Crawford, 16,010, Pritck iiitk tlao AAyimteare Where I trade in fine work and low prices. Any. w aid. 14,oJ. 1". w, 472. CON ACTOR AND BUILDER; 1R fa "That chimney smoking ail the time," thug from a trotting sulky to a wsf on. He employs none but akillcJ werrmn gaid Dodkins. fe j-rat Thanklnff tka nuhlla wense Tha "Koarik" t'.:a U tia IttX imeke and r "Yes," said his grafiiraettar; "but It and acliciticg a cvntiatitace torna out nothlff tni f!rt. cf a&sj I sm. fortaat R. II. IVtitrwa & Co'a Drug classtherefore . work. " See him aad ret nrieea htd.re isn't such a feol as to smoke cb7sre-tt"J firs tniy, tora, placing your , He Leads, Others Follow ! Mall and Express leaves Norfolk daily (except Sunday) at 9:45 A. M., arrives al Edenton 12:46 P. M., aud at Belle Haven at 4:15 P. M., connecting with steamer Haven Belle for South Creek and' Bay Biver. Leavhville, bcranton, Uakleyvule ' AND PASSENGER ROUTE.- The new and elegant passenger steamer Nauae, leaves Elizabeth City 'lueaday tbursday and baturday for Newberne oonnecting with tha Atlantic and N. U. B ft for Kinstou, Ooldsboro and tbe South Daily all rail service between Elizabeth City, Edenton and New York, Philadel pbia and Baltimore and Norfolk. Through cars without breaking balk, law rates and Quicker time than by any other route Direct all goods to be shipped via uispalch aa follows: Eastern uaroliua an kr . -- a. 11. 1.. ai via, nonoia ooniaern nonois, m .irom r. J nauruau. From Baltimore, via P. Wa B. S. E. President St. Station, From Philadelphia, by Penn. B. B. Dock 8t. Station. From New York,' by Penn. K. B. Pier north tftver. 137 For further information annlv te J. H. 8aitb, Agent, Plymouth, or to the tieneral umceofthe Norfolk ft Southern LITTUB PRATTLERS. Railroad Company Norfolk H. 0. HUDGINS, Teacher Which teeth does man get Gen'I. Fr't ft Pass. Ag't. last 7 Johnny Knowitall The false ones, U. K. KING, or course. Manager, r Bobby's Despair. Aunty (sympathlz-inc-l- v augl6-ly-Gen'I. . What'e th ni.ttr.' RaI1t Amr . ? ' a-- for' Joaeph J. Davit for Sapraaia Court " " Eneliah Spavin Liniment removea al ' Thai conatitotional 'amaodsaaat failed to Hard, rtoft or Callous d Lumps and Blem carry by a tale of 120,476 for and 135 968 ishes from boraea. Blood ,Apavina. Curbn. Stifl-- a. Hpliota, s Sweeney, " PEOPLE. is very clever at making charades, was seated at dinner one day when several guests were present They were all giving conundrums, when the little girl quietly said, Papa, I have one. " Well my child, what is it 7" "Why ia the bark of a tree like a dead kitten ?" The answer, "Because it can't mew," was greeted with roars of laughter. What Bessie Gave. "The governess the children was awful cross said in the evening. "Well, mamma, 'maybe we were bad ; but we soon pacified her. I gave her a big, rosy apple; Fanny gave her a hearty kiss, and Fred ave her a promise to be good hereafter. " And, Bessie, what did you give her ? mamma asked of the youngest. "If" stammered the youngest. "I I gave her the the slip!" A Rockland, Maine, boy had long teased and prayed for a bicycle. One night his father brought home a tricycle and the mother suggested to the lad that he pray real hard that night for the "bike. " Next morning he found the tricycle by his bedside. But that boy was an expert Turning to the little chair which to him represented the throne of grace, he exclaimed: "Look here, God, do you call that thing a bicycle ? " Whoa. A little Indian boy who attends eohool at Oldtown, Maine, takes an indouble Battery Galvanic Belt, Hold b telligent interest in his lessons, and done w , Lrary. Boner, N O. Cure hert cot simply learn them by rote. The diaaaae, Khaumatiam. Back ache and man) teacher had been giving Instruction in other disease without medioiae. beat by punctuation, and closed by saying emmail poet paid to any eddraa on receii t of phatically : "Now, when you come to a . '?JLii..-4&izbe dollar, period, you must stop." A little black eyed girl then got np to read, and went STATE NEWS. on In a reckless manner, paying no attention to the periods, whereupon the bright THE LATEST BAPFBNIK6S, AS SATBEBED tittle Indian boy poked her in the side, smd called out lustily: "Whoa," FBOK OCU EXCBAKQKa AMD KL8XWX Rt. (Youth's Comnanlon. ' Josdee." w agaiaat " " ' ' Tba fonowiii ia ( ...... uajoritt bsablx rbachbs Got. Cask's LTTTX.B AH IMPORTANT DECISION- - Tho u.anoke Beanon. enccaoee - J.-W- mu , -- - n , - TJIIBEBTAEEE. PrT -- f 36. , t twanoaawnnr TTEic cncDfi flaottldleoaa V js 1 lb . t OUiTED, .: liui , - . . . lg HI m ord. T " TT mn sr., m 9 ft