T H E R O A N O K E N E W S .
T a V B S Q 4 T r S B I i U A R r I I , 1»7>.
A n A r f w i •• ilM V m m c m .
VltMA, r i K «th, 187».
I k i c m K a tra s .P Im m rMkUik lb«
w lth lii, M 9 ««i T»l«|Wto
MO M I b i
•U M t t a * MqoMt lb* I m m h • ! H alitoz
l a
t e l h i 0 « « rt Bimm oa U n 4 v t of
P a b r a w j c ourt a t I t
tor t h t parpM*
of tak liB aalloa ta protoM ihMaMlvM
a i f l a t l l a t b n alair c a a ib ta atiaa i u h » n
k H t M tarad iaitf b y ' tba ' ItrlltlM r m to .
T b tM M tla g w lll b* k ld rfM td by abl*
a a 4 d i ttia g a lib td
a l tba I m m n ,
K O A M O K B F A B M t n .
tO arrM p M d an ea o / i b a lU laigh Kaw.]
f U L i ia a , F«b. l i t . 187t.
t « b h t * My a l i » word* (a tba f t n s a n
n tW « b a « o a A y tb ra u g b yout aplaaiat.
Tba I tr m m b t r a Ift apM aU lari t a l a d i t
tbaai alitll tb * t bava gaatMtfy bM aa*
vary
Mow l i t « l ualta a a d com*
oat tw iip a f d eal a i d u y you iball a o t
t r a a p u «« a a a tr foot auy loDjitr, W«
b**a baia paylag T^ry lilgb prteaa for
ItrtlMawt, to m aeb t a Ibal wa maka
aatbiBK altar. N«
■ a t b a n i t fat I t n t b ta Uva buodrcJ
poatfdi s f Hat eattott par ton. Now aao’t
waataod u p a t a b t a d •< brava maa aad
•ay wa will not gt*a it 1 L it a t aay w bat
wa will g i N aad If we can ’t gat i( a t onr
prica wa o to itak a cattao w itbaut It at
oar iatbara d U ; th at wanlit cauaa tba
farmara la maka ItM cotton .and mora
g r a lt, tar cottaa h a i beau tbalr rain,
'rka xnaoa 1« a t tb a tactariai ready a a d «
and tb ay are eompellRd to t e l l ; wa aao
eaad and gat it wilbovt paying tba tbird
n t a . I tbiok it ia time lor Ike farmera to
■n lta a i wall a t ma« af other
p r o le N lo n a
0
tk e tbalr
hkWi
a a J go by them.
]
waald Ilka ta bear from
anroe
othar
farmar,
F a r s s b .
P r a m Littleton.
liTTLXTOM, i l . 0., Fab. 10.b 1879.
DcAll N a w a : I hare j u it lelarotd (ram
a trip tk raagb a p art af na lifax, Edga-
eo a b a . N ath and Wilian eauntter, W at
fileatad to aee ib at aatwilHktandlnc all
tba fauaert htve bad to dltcauraye them,
tbay at« Tigarautly cagaged in m ik ing
aampoit, elaariag land, opeeing ditches,
buitdiag a nd rapairiog feacei, Juit at
tbongb tbey bad no idea of tba pretent
legielat'jre p u t i n g a ng fence law. la
tome placca coasiderable ploughing fe%>
been doaa. There were m in j erideacei af
thrift, atpaoially ia Edgeconbe t a d Naih,
tneb aa new dwallingt, farm bontet etc.
In p atting Hr. O a t RIckt
larm
I
obtarfad b a o j t arraogiog wiret far bit
viaayard,
w h i c h w i l l b e an e x t e n a iv e o n e ,
it
a ll t h e
po tlt
th e r e
set arc
to
ba corared
w i t h Tinea.
Sama good buildlagt bare baan m e t t i
in Nathyilla within a few maolht, an
aoiae ehanget bava oceurred in and about
lh aO o n it Hnuie, t i t ; A. new indepcudeot
Sheriff, and Hexitter of D eedr; the old
Sheriff b i r i o g been prainaied ta a teat ia
the Legiilature, and the regular nominee
dafaatad. My old frlaads Biidgeri the
formet U e g iito r«( Decdt did aot tp p e a ^
to be badly dtmaised by hla d « r « tt /
b i t w at quite i t flu h y and h it chcald
qiiita «a lall and roaad aa when occupjiog
tha afficr. There are tbrca gaad tchoola
in th a placa. Two ol them may be
properly regarded aa prrparatery tcheeli.
H r, Wlleex, who h a t been there two or
mare yeara, ia a Bne acholar and cnmpr-
teat taaeber, and my old Iriend Ri^r. N.
M. Ray, who hat been a lucceistul ttic b er
In Galdibarn aad other partiooe of the
Btite, I la n n l there industriauaiy engieed
in traiaiog the “ yaong i d e a t . tn tho o t.”
Tha other teaehera and icboiia are faror-
abiy apokan of.
S a n a al tbe citizoos are feeling the
need af a raiircad to run thr«ui{h thair
country a n l town, and really they ihonld
b are one. I luggeitcd Raleigh «i the
W eitern termination aad Weldon the
X«atara or
North Eittern , but
w»a
told tbey preferred an extentian of the
Tarbora rotd . ^ tuppoaa a bill b t s been
prataatad to the Loguintura aikin^ for a
charter.
I m olt not omit ta nate that lh-it iter-
ling gentleman ai
e m a il
ccrpulcnt farm,
b u t iodeaiitabla eoeriiy; Mr. Vaa U.
Batobelor the merchant,
larmer, and
tta a m m i l l
man
ia e r e c t in g
a fine
d w e l l i n g
an bin Battle farm
n ea r N a a h T illa .
^
I Waa pleaaed to meet with one who *i>
held ia pleaiant raoemberanoe by many
af ysnr readert, Rer. John N. Aaodrawa,
wbata full face, Kood ciothea and niev
tn rn o at of borae and buggy la l ma to can*
e ln ie , ba wat'terving a peapla who know
S a w ta appreciate an itlaarant miniater, and
th a t the Uathodiita of Edgecnmba circuit
are a nabla hearted people. KunaiDg I
expected to be in Halilax county aonn, ha
rtqaealed me ta remember him kiadiy to
all hie eld friendt, and at tbey are
nqmeient, I will a ik yaur aaiittanci-.
T b a Roanoke Newa abonld be more
extenaiTaly alrculated In
N a i h
cennty,
Tba taritory abouid be occapie4 by you.
Buppaie Ileatrt. Uditori you len l a few
aopiea to tha gentlemen here in epaken ol,
aad let them tea wbat a really good paper
yoa are publiabiag. L'ly ciaim tn Haj.
Jae. J . Jenkin aa your local agent al
NatlLTilla.
Of Taiia ot and country a lj t c c n t I
waald like ta w 'i'e but &are net t>)n^
Yuurt,
U
biah
,
T
bamfi
tram p, tram p Uia baya ara
m arabing.
O u* aobM riptioa Hat ia i M N a a iK i f ay
i te v a r b a Uiaa.
Da w hal yon
0
*
0
, that ia all tb at la ra .
quirod nrom any oaa.
C o i, » A n a It M rn im p m rla g tb a pram ,
iaaa o f tb a B m ry honaa.
R
bab
tba comloal atory “ Uow h a won
tba w idow " oa llrat page,
Woifcif can now praoUoa law In tba
United Stitaa Suprame Itau rt,
W
r
alw aya u i d Ja rv ia o a g h t to b a O o v
arn o r a v er ainua
b a waa a boy,
T u i inaugoratlon ball la Ralalgb laat
W adneada/ night wa* a aaaeaaa,
W a a ra obliged to Oapu J . Q. Laokbart
lor oaplaa o f tha eoutharn papara,
A plaaaant aoelal gathering waa tb at a*
Mr. K. P. Ipiere, Tueiday uight.
B
b v s b a i
. aaetiOD aalea of paraonal p ro
perty w eraju ad a in town Saturday.
T a a deyi) Jouipod np In a raga
And eat thaee llnaa t'l 111 tbia page.
MARRiAoaa are atUl in order and likely
to be aa long aa the w arld tu rn a aronnd.
T
romab
N . H
il l
, Baq., o f Halifax waa
in towu Satarday on prolheahioat bualnaaa.
A, J . BlTRToir returned laat week from
Atlanta where be had beea on profaaaiooal
bualneaa.
R
o a n o k b
Light lo fh n try ataat a t tltar*
ary Hall u n Monday n lgbt n e x t at 7)
I'c lo o k .
s.*sjp*i«B5r.ra*aiiStr
r a M l e a t l o A - b a t a a a e a w a a t t
X i l ?
w ill n o t botloe w u m f m o u ooirespoBdenee!
L
O
O
A . " L
.
PiiaMMoaiA haa a 8n a ebaaca to tbrlva.
T o v n a lady vlaltora b> uTwn ara abarm
'»f*
______ _
P
a t
y o u r anbaorlptluna, back rattaaa
and all.
R r a d letter from
aalirix.
I t ahawa
wbat k in d o f m an o u r Commfaaionara
are.
TBBBolorad people wllneetad th« pio-
tures made by a m agle lantern Monday
nlgbt.
H
r
, M
il laho
UAkT waa admitted a
mem ber o f the m ilita ry company at ita
la it maotlDg.
EoifON ia experim enting fa o rder to
dlaoover an iaa tru m n o t for enabllug deal
people to bear.
T
hr
du lle r the (imaa grow, tha mora,
buaioeaa m en a d ra rtlta . A word to the
nriae ia aufflcleot.
A -d ro T e o fh irie i wa« in town laat week
They were brought into tbla plaea and
wero also carried out.
T
h r
Rsanoke L lgbt In fan try ia inoreaa-
ing in num bera. W e will have a battal
ion in Waldon ahurtly.
T h b r b ia mooh talk a bont opening tba
oaoal from this plaoo to Betuna faila, and
r u D Q iu g
boats. So m ote It ba.
W e ld o n la a Ana place for oapltal to
doubln itaair. All o t o a r oapltal yau n g
m en will aoon oaeaa to ba elngla.
R
kv
. H
r
. Hioaa o f Jaokaon Intanda to
remove hla raaidanoa to W arranton. H e
will ooatluua to preaoh la JaekaoR,
T
h r
Roanoke Light Infkntry bad a dril’
Monday nig h t iii Literary Hall. Drill
again n e x t Monday n ight al 8 o'clook.
S
t
. V
a l b n t i m b
'8
d ay to -m o rro w . Look
o n t for tba beauliful little ploturea brMth-
ing love a n d conttanoy, and telling ‘ilea
abuut it,
R
rad
letter about da m m lng tbe RoRaoka
river. Tbau reflect an d taka aoma action
in regard la tbe m atter, tboia who are in -
tereated.
Tboagb littla ba tha olMMag baya,
O t^ llw iM ^ g a o d will,
B n t aavar paab a m aa bacauaa^
Ua la going d aw n tha hill.
H ra m v A R T tarai a f tha Infhrlar Ooart
M r' Biif a a a n ty aoaiRKaaoaa om M aoday
a ax t. Jaro ra ,a lta a a a aa , partlai a a d all
p a n a a a latareatad w ill maka a a a U af
tbia.
T a a B a p ra in a e a o rt c a lM aatea (K>m
th a ttb dlatrldt dv ifo n d ay . '^ l e r a ara
a b au t 15 of tbaae a a d aa aeoa aa thaaa ara
diapoead a t tha Seaaod dletrlet will ba
called peremptorily.
T i a Legialalafa w an t ta m aka aaglM ara
a a d e o a d a a la ra a f tralna, raeponalbla far
all eattia killed by tralna, aalaaa tb a rail.
raadoom paalM wtll pay tha bllla. A »
othar bid far p o p ila rlty .
J . T . Oooon ablpad »var tha Ralalgb
an d «aatoa Raifroad on Monday TM bush-
ale of e o ra. H r. Ooaob never healtataa to
a dvenlaa when ba daalrae to aell, aonae-
q aan tly tn d a ready aala.
W a a ra g la d to b a a rlt. Our drugglat ln>
forma na, that Dr. Dull’a Congh Byrup
aalla batter than a n y other wadiaiaa, aad
alwaya glvee aatiafaotion. Ita very cheap
too, ceata a aly 2S oanta a bottla.
IfAoaiNBRT Hall on the O entaaaial
gronada waa aold o n Maturday laat Ihr
134,(00. Ita original ooata waa tMO,000,
There ware only flva biddera an d W . K-
Alliaon A Co., wera tha purohaaera,
T a a a a la reat for th a weary, b u t no reet
far tha wiohed, Uenoa It followe th at the
wicRed a ra aever w eary and tha weary
a ra aever wieked. H o w la It than tbat
good people never w eary In well dologf
S
m b r
H ouaa F a > R aifT .-T b a Btora
Houaa on Water atreot, lately oocuplad by
B. I . Jonee, ie now for rent. I t le given up
to ba tba T
brt
B
h it
S
tamd
In tow a.
Apply to J , W.
S
l r d o r
,
W aldan, N. O.
A y oung man In tbia county traveled
come diatanca, laat waak and bought bla
lloenae to ba m arried, and while be waa
hirin g a horse to oarry hla bride home,
another fellow aleppcd in aad carried oil
th a girl.
A light draft ateamer to run on R ia n o k a
riv e r from tbla place to Palm yra, would
be a great convenience to the people ia
th e lower end of tbe oounty, and w ill be
proAtable to all who hav e ablpm aata to
m ake.
I.ettera from a n r corraapendapt at
Ralalgb eama loo laM fbr thia laaua, alaa
on e from O. B. H. Correepeadenta abonld
m all th(>lr lattera la tim e ta reaeh bore
Tuesday evenloi o r early Wednesday
morning.
T
b b r r
waa a Aght between two ear>
pentera who were working at tbe hotel,
toola were the weapona and ona a f t h e n
waa rawed arroaa th a face. Tbla hap>
poned on Monday. Cauae, green eyed
monater.
W
r
have received a oommunloatieo eon-
earning tbe no fenoe law . The w riter did
n e t eaad bla name au d It ia against ru le ta
p u b lish annonymona lattera. If tha w riter
will aend bis r a n a w a will publlab tbe
letter with pleaaure. '
I
t
la now annou need on the a uthority
of an “em inent phyaieian” that It ia not
boalthy to riae before eight o’cloek in the
m orning. Thia appllea only to m an.
W ives, It la aald, oan riaa at seven and
a ta rt tbe (ire aa heretofore.
G
d il tt
.—Anybody recom mending a
aootbing remedy for ehildren eontalaing
opium In any fbrm ia guilty o f doing
b arm . Dr, Bull'a Raby Syrup ia warranted
LOt to contain opiates and abonld therefore
be widely recomniendeil.
W
r
acknowledge reoaipt of an invita*
tion to attend a grand dreaa ball to be
given In Jackfonvllls F la. o n l e b . 13tb,ln
honor of Oen, Sherman.
W e notice C*pt. J . O. Lockhart of
North Carolina, la am ong the m anagers.
W
r
received a peatal from P lym outh
laat Monday, dated Ja n u ary Slat, aaking
fo ra s p s c lm e u copy o f the Newa. W e
would ba glad to aend tba paper b u t do
n o t know to whom to direct It aa tbe
w riter of tbe card om itted to. alga bla
nam e. *
W h e r e t k e M a n D o c a N o t S o t .
T b a following graphic pntiags it Iran)
Ik e detcriptioni al a tcena witnettad by a
Mr. Oampball a n l hit party, in the north
« f Narway, from a cliff oae t h n n u a d laat
above tbe t « a ;
“ T h a acraa itretched away ia tileat va%t-
Dtia a t oar fee t; tbe tound ol ita waves
aearcely reached nur airy lookout,
a
way North, tbe bnge old tun iwung
law along the b o rizta, like the ilow
tieat ol th e
pendulum
in tbe tall
« la c k of our graadfather'i parler earner.
V a all atoad ailant laukicg at
our
A lto h ei, Whea both handt came to-
.Cetber a t IwaWe m idnight, tha full round
wtt> h a n g Iriuntpbantly alieve the waters—
a bridge a f gold runoing due North
. apanaad tb s waters betweea ut sod him.
T i n a ho tbe,ne I
r
tilent mijeiity wiiich
n m ao setting. We involuntary took
halt I no word wat taid. Cdmbinr,
« fo il eaa, th a moat brilliant lunriie s r d
• H i M yau ever taw , so d itt bcantiet will
M u re the gnrgeona coloriag which
> M -tli|bled up the ocean, heaven and
In half an hour the aun ha>l
Qp jtarotptibly on bia beat, tbe colon
ahaggad to tbdte of morniag, a f.'ctb
^ * M S ^ |W led over the flood, one toogiter
■a tW r piped up in the grave be-
' ^Wa bad slid into aaotber day."
f S O A O t f
B S O O O Iil
S i
W
a n t i i d
!!
W
a n t b o
I!,--
t w oitb ot County Ordara and
J, ,A>r which I will pay tbe
p m .
■ ,^A S . T. GOOCH,
■
Veldoa, S . 0.
O
u r
y oung ladies can frequently lie aean
oo
Ibe atreeta now. T b eir waya a re waya of
pleaaantnesa, but tb e Ir paths a ra not al<-
waya peac}.
T
h r
Commisaionera m e t n t a B o a r d of
Education in Halifax o a Thussday aa d
apiiroprlateJ the scbool fund fbr tb e d if.
ferent townabips.
A geatiom an aoino lim e alnca prem ised
send os soma partridges, b u t they
havn’t come to hand. H and ’am over If
y A CAQ k ill tbem.
T
hk
Weldon S iring Band playa as well
ever. One ef tbem hopea soon to add
tbe aoft notea ot the French horn to tba
barm oaioua aounds.
T
h r
bill to prahiblt tba aala of eplrit-
uous liq u o rs In Halintx oounty, waa
brought before tb{) H ouse a a Monday and
IndeSnitely postponed.
HuNTiNa ia engaged in to aome e x te n t
by tbe Weidoniana. They seem ta fi nd
more h u n tin g than game. V e ’ra not
making gan; e of them .
T
r b
re p o rt from tb e dep artm en t o f ag-
riouiture fur J a n u ary baa Ja at been re~
oeired. I t ta fall o f raliiabla information
and alatiatioa for reference.
C
a l l
on M r. R. W. Daniel for an y thing
in bla line, auch as groceries of all kinda
and beat llquora maniptulated in tba beat
manner. That ia “ the” placa.
M
kssrs
. B
rioos
and Bartow c f tbe
N ortham pton R eporter paid ua a v isit
Tneaday. Tbey reprewent the Reporter aa
doing well. Call agalp brethren.
T
r r
rain Iasi week made tbe atreela a
lltlle dam p. Where is tha eand th at was
to lie p u t on the aide walks t We are
afraid it haa beao th ro w n in ta the ey w e f
tbe cltiseaa,
J . M . F
oo tk
,
Eao-i Is building a large
two
alory
ware
houaa and
atore
joom for th e varions Im plem ents which
be m anufaotnret. il« has oontracted te
bare th e bullJipg tinished in a i h o r t ti u e .
F
i r r
,—S in i t b i c h u r c h a b o u t
four
m i l e s
from town
ca u g h t
u a Are
la a t
Sunday
d u r i n g d i v i n e
aervino. The flue
w a a
de-
fa o t lv e And b u r n t
a
h o l e
In tbe
c e i l i n g .
Some
e x c i t e m e n t for
a
a b o r t w h i l e ,
b u t no
dam age waa dune au d
a e r v ie e
waa re«
aumed.
M r. Tbomaa Oooke, for m any yeara a
raaldent
of Seotland
Meek,
paaeed
through on Tueeday on hla w ay to States
ville, where he Intanda to realde ia fu tu re .
M ay Beaven abower Ita cbelceet bleas^
Inga on hla bead, and move hi'n to aub-
aeribe to the Roanoke Newa.
MxiaRs.
OooOK de PUBSOOTT,
bare* o r
ban d a large variety ot gooda, Qrat-olaaa in
every respect, except prices whioh a re in
th e mud. Tbeir goods oan ba bought
low. V e have exam ined their atoek and
cuatomera will be pleased if they will J u st
oall and tee. Seeing la bellavlng.
W
b
call attention to tbe lettora p nb-
llebed in another colum n concerning fer-
tillcera and
ferliliaar man,
algnad
"F a r m e r ” and "Koanake Farm er.” ;i’hia'
ta a m atter of interest to tbe farineis and
tb ay abouid m setaa raqneated a t Halifax
on Monday of oonrt week, 17lh inst.
W
b at b rr
R a ro R t.—Notsa
e f
tbe
weather for the p a tt week.
Highest Tem perature
Loweet
“
Mean
'*
Prevailing Wind W esterly,
A m ount of Saiafall 25-100 Inches.
87*
24»
800
T
hr
SealMard an d Roanoke Railroad
will aoon oommenoe rebuildiag tbe ess
b an k m eat through M ush laland, te tbe
boat landing, to tu n in eonnectien w i'b
tba river. Convict labor will be need.
The Seaboard road ia always among tbe
d ra t to help our citlaena la m ore waya
th an one.
5 0 0 0 buabels of Oottou flood for aale a t
10 cente pe r bushel, delivered on cars at
Weldon.
A pply to