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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1891
Page
8
The Chronicle reports warmer, generally fair weather for North Carolina with northwesterly winds. Monday will be fair with local coastal rain possible. Raleigh and vicinity expect fair skies, steady temperatures, and warmer, cloudy conditions Monday.
Local notes record Mrs. J. A. Bonitz moving to Washington DC Davis hotel in Kittrell opening of the Oxford orphan asylum boys building, and Rev. W. H. Roach receiving Wake County church calls. The Exposition features theatre, eclipse, Masonic day, Raleigh climate leaflets, and visits by officials plus a 402 pound bear report and a D E Everett recovery.
Ernest Haywood, Esq., departed for Florida to arrange sale of a large phosphate land tract owned by a Raleigh gentleman. Last winter he negotiated a large sale for P. L. Bridgers of Wilmington. Confederate Veterans from Salisbury praise Raleigh courtesies and speak highly of the Exposition exhibit and city hospitality.
Mrs W A Graham of Lincoln county visits Judge Clark's home. Miss Mamie Reeves of Asheville visits Miss Mamie Davis. Edward T Clark and wife visit his brother Judge Walter Clark. Mrs M V Savage of Tyrrell county visits sister Mrs W S Primrose. At Baptist Tabernacle Rev W A Nelson will preach this morning and Rev J T Tichenor of Atlanta will preach at night.
The Governor's Guard is ordered to assemble at the armory Monday night at 8 o'clock. Jno W Cross, Captain, issues the command. The N C railroad announces a freight train shift to 3 05 am tonight improving telegraphic news reach for western subscribers. A special sale of ladies and misses rubber shoes is set for Friday November 20.
D. T. Swindell advertises fifty rolls of all wool carpets on a ten day sale with numbered prices from 39c to 68c per yard. The copy emphasizes authenticity of the goods and repeats several time that customers will not see these prices again.
The catalog highlights military capes, fur stoles, neckties, and muffs with furs dominating Parisian fashion this season. It notes high demand and the firm's extensive trimming fur selections across multiple widths in the fur department.
Plush wraps are shown for this season wear in popular styles. The stock offers the best productions in these garments. H. and R. S. Tucker and Co present ladies wraps including plain tailor made coats reefers astrachan and fur trimmed hip seam coats and long garments. The wrap department has the best styles and a wide price range to suit everyone.
Serviceable plaids and mixtures for children and adults. New styles in pattern suits from French and English materials. Ladies underwear in cotton merino and wool with silk options. Gents shirts underwear neckwear shoes and fine dancing oxfords. The department features sanitary woolen underwear and a broad hosiery selection.
Beginning Thursday November 19 at 11 o clock in temporary Wilmington street ware rooms Tucker and Co announce an auction of this year’s carpet accumulation. The sale features moquettes velvets body and tapestry Brussels three-plys and ingrains valued at about 1200 dollars. Carpets will be open for inspection Wednesday at 10 AM. Public invited.
Norris' Dry Goods announces a line of new shoes with special styles and shapes, including children’s and women’s buttoned boots, priced from $1.50 to $2.09, plus trimmed garments, quilts, cloaks, trunks, and dress trimmings. Also advertised are salted almonds, Reed shoes, lap robes, and hosiery.
Special notices advertise stylish dress goods on sale at McGee and Moseley to close out stock of dry goods and shoes. A new large invoice of Gordon and Dilworth preserved fruits is noted along with a patent liver regulator used by ex-Mayor O. G. Sparks of Macon Georgia for indigestion.
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