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Durham Cotton Manufacturing Comnany. . It is very graifying to the Recok . der to note that the Durham Cotton , MHU has closed a very successful rear, notwilhetandirg the fact that lattt year was not the most favorable, so wj arc 1 1 ild, for this class of man ufacture. The Durham factory 'paid 6 per ceuf divident last July and an other the Crat of this moDth. The atnual stockholders' meeting of this company was "held last week. The clei tiou of offcerg resulted as follows : Capt J. M. Odell waselect ed president for the year 18S'J; Mr.. I S Carr, vlce-presidm'; Mr. W. II Branson, secretary and treasurer. -The following gentlemea wore elect- ed directors: J. M. Od 11. J. S. Carr, j J. A. Odell, W. R. Odull, VV. U. i Branson. , i j The board of ' directors declared ' semi-annual dividend of 6 per cent upon the capital of the company. During the year 1888, the factory produced 3,088,617 yards of goods, consuming 558,475 pound of cotton; paid to operatives f 45.501;32; aver age cost of cotton 9.9J; mill ran 306 day. i THE MASON'S. New Officer Klettcd-Othcrs Appointed. ? The Grand Lodge of Masons, in Session at Kaleigh last week, elected the lollowiug olllcern: t'amuel n. Smith, of Winston, Grand Master; II. H. Gudger, of Asheville, Deputy Grand Master; John W. Cotton, of Tllnro. Senior firanil Warden! K. t m ...... .. (r:i.-. t.. n 4 i, AV&VJV, w II UUUIUl UfBUU Warden; Donald W. Bain, of 1UN eigh. Grand Secretary, William K. Anderson, of Raleigh, Grand Treas urer. Dr. B. F. Dixun was re-elected Superintendent ot the Oxford Or phan Anylutu. The attendance at . the Grand Lodge is the greatest on record, over 250 delegate bt'iug pres cut The new officers wfre installed Thursday morning by Past Grand Master W. R, Cox. The following ollk-ers appointed by Grand Matter Smith were also inn stalled: Dr. Eugene Urissom.of Raleigh, Grand Lecturer for the State at Large; Kev. F. L. Rt id, of Raleigh urana mspiain; r.ugene a. iaruu, of Wilmington, Grand Snnior Dea con ; N. S. Wilson, of Winston, Grand Junior Deacon; E. F. Lamb, ofKliaibeth City, Graud Marshal; W. E. Moore, of Webster, Graud Sword Bearer; J. K. Peacock, ot Wil on, Grand Pursuivant; II. M. Cowan, of Raleigh, and L. hi Tottto, of Hick ory, Gracl Steward ; R II. Bradley, Of Raleigh, Grand Tile. Charters f r new lodges were granted as follows: Rockville, No. 411, Stauhope, Kaeh county "IIeory F. Graninger. No. 412. Dabney, Franklin county; Royal, No. 413, Wilton, Granville county; Oak Grove, N. 415 Purlear, Wilkes county ; Bellview, No. 41G, Cobb's, Cherokee county; Maxton, No. 417. ISobevn county. On ret'ring frui oflijcGrand Ma' ter C II K toioson was pretented the Grand Lwlge with a mtgniftceitt cane, win. b was d llvered in a iroal happy mtaner by lion. A. M. Wad dell. Resolutions of thanks to the rail roads were adopted. A Common Kcnte Talk. BBlnva Ovll Lrr. We art- frequently tol lilut the price of the U'lil Lrafin too high, and have the New Yore Hcrlty Wvrld, the Atlanta Conttriution, or some other foreign paper, whose weekly edition Is made up from tne daily, cited to ni as an llta-tration. When a man be gins to argue oo that Hue we are done. We know it will be a bone less task trying to do anything with bint. A H.rson with no more r asou, and so little town and county pride as to prefer the foreign blanket sheet paper because it is cheaper, is not the man we tie hunting for. But it is not to the Ni Yoik World or the Von tlitutioH, or any other one of th big papers i broad, that tbey send when tbey wNtit an obituary notice of some dear departed friend or relative pub lished, or that th y look in to see some mention of Sarah Ami's mar-jirtgeai-l other iicmt l lume neiv$ that trir.jre annu l th-m. Not much. The big paper at a distance cares u thing about such th ugs as that. It has got your d iliur aud there lht obligatioi ei ds uulil the time for which you paid turnout, aud and al't uit d,cs you get ni more iwpr ui til you nd another dollar. Rut that is all right it is buslnns you say. But wh- n the publisher of the home pijur who perhaps has waited for hi- money a year of two after working bard for it, has the litsten i trrotitery to ask for bis Just dins, yr u regard him as an old bear who thinks you did not intend to Dav him without bcine awked for it. Some eople have a gi eat dual of consistent i) ana ine newspaper tnao has a fine opportunity of finding it our. J b. votma. ja. Praudent. DAVID MAL00M80M. 8ocretrj. CALDWELL HARDt TrcMOrcr. In selling to them direct we can save them commission to threa or four parties, and put them goods Cheaper than they have heretofore bought them, Write to us stating the kind and quantity cf goods. Any information will be gladly furnished. Jn. 10. A FIX E PIANO FOR 8ALK. A o! Kraoich and Bach Piano can bo b lujlit at a btrg&tn by calling at the ReexiRtiRR office. You can mmm -MANUFACTURERS OF- d9 HIGH GRADE GUANOS, Norfolk, Virginia. We desire to say that we are able to sell direct to the farmers of North Carolina and Virginia Superior Grades of -FERTILIZER- ! TOBACCO AND COTTON. ! FARMER'S FRIEND PLOW WORKS BRANCH OrFiCE AND SALESROOMS, 15 Sycamore Street, Petersburg, Virginia.! -MANUFACTURERS OF Plows and Plow Castings. Lowest market Prices to the trade. Write 0 for quotations. or, s. oA-mr. MANAGER. Jan. 16-3mos. FREEMAN W.JONES. E. CARLAND BACLEA. JONES & BACLEY, PROPRIETORS OF NTRE .-' WAREHOUSB, AX!)- STOVES GRATES. &C. THE OE3H-3ZSBR.-flL,I?I3X Manufactured by the Southern Stove Wirks, Richmond, Va. klOfesL This Stove has large single oven doors handsomely designed patent Alaska knobs, large outside oven shelf, swinging hearth plate, large broiler, double fron sliding doors. The best and cheapest Stove on the market. Call and examine them. For Sale by J. T. WOMBLE, Durham, N. C. PIIm, Pile. Itching rilM. I Sthpkim. Molata: lufenn. Itrhinic and Ml nit-' Ing; nitxt it ntgbt, won. by t'ciug Ifl luwwl to cuatlDQ. taoiura form, whicu olieu blwd nd ulcrmt. bwoulug mjf mra. HwtMvr.' OiimiKiiT .top. Ih. Itcbloir ud blwdln?. Iieftl. alcention udiDmo.teu'.rrniiMih. tumor.. Al draitifi.t.. or by mill, (or (0 oenta Dr. Hw.yne ft BjO. flitlbllpni. jua vo-iin GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, PETERSBURG, VA. Special Attention to Consignments ot Leaf Tobacco Our Patent Roller Flours, Are rtunntucturad from th Choioeik Vhit O'jUiuible. Biltimire sis nd pro-eminent in this oountrr ft wsrltPt lor choice wkett, tad tue su periority oi those PlottM for Unifwraitf, Strength nl Unsp- I"" . .. ... . -i .-u lVlJ A8K YOTJR GROCER FOR MTAIWin RIIPERLATIVE PATEMP, ROLANDO v)ICE PA- TKNT, PATAPtCO FAMILY PATENT ORANGE GUOVK EXTRA C. A. GAMBRILL MANF'G CO., Office, 214 Commerce St., Btltimore Mtl. Represented by UOUOAN A CARU. Varhtm, N C. sop 10 d.i r "Tit ""U. 1. l . I ErEvmn, llchjr, Hrnly, Nkln Twrtnrra. Th. .Imnle doi! .tion of "Swt.i' OlMT m.t." wtlhiiut.uT lutml m trine. 111 cnr. 7 cm of Tetur Salt BU.ttm, BiDgwurm, PIIm, lien. Nora, naipioa, t. ni ui aeij , itcuy mid Eruption., oo uittr bow obtio.t or Ion. .t nd lof . It ' tjUut, .Oectiv., ud eo.U bat trills. A Warnini;. The rootles of death's approach are various, and statistics eliuw conclu- Mvely that more persons die from Ji8-ases of tbe throat and J.ungs than from any ether. It is probable that every one, witnout exemption, receives vast numbers oi luuercie Germs into the system and where those gern.s Ul upon suitable s il tbey start into life and develop, at first slowly and Is shown by a slight tickling sensation in the throat and if allowed to continue their ravages they extend to their Inngs producing Consumption and to the head, caus log Catarrh, flow all this is dan gerous and if allowed to proceed will in time cause death. At the onset you must act with promptness; al lowing a cold to go without attention is dangerous and may loose you your fa. As soon as you ted that some thing is wrong with your Throat, Lungs or Noetrus, obtain a buttle oi Boscuee's German Syrup. It will give you immediate relief. OYER Milk fllllf 1000 MH Chambr Suits from $17.50 to $150. Parlor suits $25, $32, $40, $50, to $150. Bureaus for $5, Bedsteads from $2 up; $1000 WORTH OF WALL PAPER, to be sold regardless ot cost. Fine Furniture ordered on 10 per cent commission, 15 BABY CARRIAGES AT PRIME COST PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER. Large lot of fancy frames on hand. COFFINS, CASKETS & BURIAL CASES, as low as the lowest. T. F. CHEEK & SON, ' Successor to M. C. II. Co. Crop lteport for the Pnt Year. WsmKQTO. Jan. 12. The De cember rcf tt of the Department of Agriculture, which publishes in tie. tail the estimates of so tie of the more important crop, nukes the pro duct of corn 1.937,790,000 b-ishels, grown on 75,672.703 acres, valued at tbe farm at 1677,561,580; or 31,1 cents per bushel, against 44,4 fir tbe crop of 18S7, a decrease of 23 per cent , the product of 1887 being il per ceuu lets in aiue man iut i 1888. Tbe average yield or me ora- mercial belt, or seven corn surplus, avernges 23.2 bushels per acre; the the Atlantic coast, south af the To tamac, averages 11 2 bushels, of com paratively poor quality. i be wbel aggregate u 4 h,bjo.uijv bush' Is, grown on 37,336,138 acres, valued at $384,243,030. The avcrxge yield is therefore 11.1 bushels per acre ; winter wheat 10 6 bushels, and snrinz wheat 10.3 bushels per acre. The average farm value is 02.6 ct-ut per bushel, againt GS.1 cents fir the previous crop, a dihcrence due more to foreign than domestic scarcity. The aggregate for oats is U1, J.,- 000 bufhels, errwn ou sere?, and valued at $195,424,210. Ti.is is 27 8 cents per bushel, ag iiost 30 cents for the crop of 1887. A comparison of aggregrate value shows that the present corn rtop is worth onlv $31,000,000 more than the previous one, wheat $74,000,000; oat (5,000,000 leas. Seeds cmlPlants South. Clover Sools, Grass Sesds, Seed Totatocg, An Elegant Substitute. For .oils, salts, pills, and all kinds of bitter, nauseous medicines is the very agreeable liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Fig. Kecommended by Ip.ilinir Phvaician. Manufactured onlr by the California Fur Syrup Flowering Seed Grain, Mt VaU' EtC Carefully plated Seals VJfTbs CATALOGUE of tested Seals, Novelties, etc., and containing valuable infor ni.uion Mailed Free. T. V. WOOD & SOE S, Seedsmen, rISJBKSKVa. ofthtfWstqiur.ty. Write for Trices and Descriptive 'fwfj& t.t nvrs. 00 YOU WAIT TO BUILD ? T3E DORM SASH D03R AND BLIND MJIMRIE CO, bea to announce to the people i f Iiuiham and surrounding section tnal we are now preparro wi i-oii.rui. i r me rn.ww u houe in any part of t ie State. 1'lans &nl estimates furnished on short notice. We ali k-cp iu stock a full line of Mil Siitii, Halih?!, kirn, Mti Sliif JAIso all kind of SEM0HD30GGI AND DRESSED LUMBER.1 L;V. Orisnotn Secretary and Treasurer mikeioiroirasetecthiL If Corapaoy, Sao rrsocisco, vai. alO