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Reflector
Reflector.
D. J. WHICH ARD, Editor Owner
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. in Advance.
VOL XIII.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1894.
NO.
PITT FEMALE SEMINARY
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Session Opens September 5th, 1894, Closes June, 1895.
Full of Teachers. Complete English Course. Ancient and Modern Languages.
Music and Art. For full particulars apply to
Principal-
FREE ENGLISH will be given two young ladies who preparing
to teach in the Public Schools of Pitt and adjoining counties. Tuition will be required in advance, but
will be refunded to the applicants who make the highest on the regular examinations at the
close of the session- Candidates must enter not later than October 1st.
Use of Piano o- Organ, one
hour each day,
Latin, Greek, French and Ger-
man, each,
EXPENSES.
Weeks. Piano, ;.
,, . n An i
Primary Conservatory Course,. 20.00
Academic. 15-00 Vocal- Special,. 1500
Intermediate,. . 12-50 Organ,.
Collegiate,.
Board, lights and
STATE NEWS
Things Mentioned in our State Ex-
changes that are of General Interest.
The Cream of the News
Tho North Carolina
Association meets in Winston
August 29th.
The trustees of the University-
have elected Prof. J E- Robert-
son, of Washington, D. C, as pro
of Greek to fill the vacancy
during the absence of Prof. Alex-
Statesville Landmark A chick,
with four above
two below- and three eyes
was exhibited tho Landmark
office Tuesday. It was the prop-
of Mr. W. W. Miller, of Row-
an county.
Washington Gazette Among
other fish the G- L- Lawson Fish
Co-, received a genuine white
shad last week- The question
naturally arises as to whether it
was a forerunner or a belated fish,
and also whether it presages a
large catch next season.
The naval reserves of North
Carolina, composed of
from Charlotte, and
Wilmington, are on a cruise at
Southport- They are on the U.
S naval vessel Montgomery, tho
only one of the higher class war
ships that has visited our waters.
Last Thursday Mrs- James
Gladstone, of Kinston, made a
pot of soap in the house. While
she was out of the house the pot
of soap turned over and her two-
year-old son happened to step
it and fell down. The child was
so badly burned from the hips
down, that it died Sunday morn-
Free Press.
Under new general orders from
tho Adjutant General's depart-
an allowance of yearly
is made to each company of the
State Guard out of the national
quota, in ordinance and quarter
master's stores, and this may be
drawn in whatever may be need-
ed. The State reserves to
be used for arms and ammunition-
The Marine Hospital
at Ports-
month was last Friday.
The property belonged to the gov-
and has not been used
the war as a hospital. Mr.
W- J- B- Shell, the contractor for
the Portsmouth Life Saving Sta-
was living in it at the
it caught fire The are originated
it from a spark from
a Herald
Graham James A-
Foust, son of Mr. T. C Foust,
south of this place, a few days
ago found a hawk's nest laid
plans to capture the bird of prey.
He set two steel traps in the- nest
and the result was that he caught
five grown hawks, one snake and
one in five or six days.
He has found another nest and
in the same way proposes to take
in the James is a
public benefactor
BALING COTTON FOR FOREIGN
SHIPMENTS.
GOV. W. J.
Some months ago I wrote an
article for the Southern
tor on the loss accruing from tho
lack of suitable care in the cover-
cotton to be shipped long
distances.
I do not know that my
secured the better covering
of a single bale- Indeed, have
reason to apprehend that the ad-
vice was possibly entirely lost,
and yet because of the importance
of the matter, I am induced once
again to call the attention of tho
Southern farmer to this interest,
with the hope that some others
will take up this discussion and
our packages be brought at least
to the standard of other countries.
When we consider the value of
the product, and the great ex-
incurred in getting it ready
for market, it is absolutely
to know how little care is
manifested in its proper handling.
We gather it in the dew, the rain
and the dirt; take it from the
fields regardless of the trash we
carry with it; throw it into a heap
until we have all kinds of cotton,
by all kinds of people ;
gin it, regardless of sample or
condition ; take it out of the press
with, practically, no covering
over the and one third
of its sides completely exposed,
after fastening the ties so
as that they may not resist
the first jar of a rude tumbling
delivered at the station
Thus prepared, the bales are
allowed to remain on the ground,
openly exposed to rains until
some convenient time to draw
them to market.
When the cotton reaches the
first merchant, tho scant covering
is ruthlessly ripped on the one
edge to find the sample from
that side, and the
tom to put in kinds of cotton
into one it is similarly cut
upon tho opposite edge, and then
finally graded according to the
inferior sample it is found to con-
It does not matter how
much more of the bettor sample
the bale may hold, the price re-
is invariably determined
by the grading of the
sample.
This picture must be
as true to the facts- Why such
loose practices continue, in the
face of the consequent loss to be
is beyond explanation.
This is more especially true when
it is known is no more ex-
pensive to handle the product
properly than in the careless
manner that if, usual.
Being somewhat familiar with
the enormous loss that comes to
the people at the from this
extravagant carelessness, I have
looked with interest into the Con-
reports concerning this
question, and I do not find a sin-
import .-peaks favorably
FOR GOOD
JOB PRINTING
CALL AT
REFLECTOR OFFICE.
of American handling, as com-
pared with that of India and
Egypt. This is a re-
upon our civilization,
more to be deplored than even
the loss of the money that would
so relieve tho extreme poverty of
our people-
Mr. the Consul at
remarks that
packing of American raw cotton
causes a deal of anxiety and com-
plaint hero- The jute cloth
is so torn before the bales
reach that the cotton is
exposed to mud, water, fire and
theft. Of tho original six or eight
icon two, three, four and
more, are loose or
broken ; the cotton bulges out,
takes up dirt and dust, when in a
dry place; mud in the docks ;
sea water, when in the ships,
rain water, when on land or
wharves, or in transmission by
boat, raft or wagon. In trans-
port, every guest of wind tears
away pieces of valuable com
The wharves, custom-
house floors and freight oars are
usually covered with pieces torn
or dropped from such
The average farmer may say,
these statements may be true
in but what to I care
for I am selling my
cotton in my home market, and
tho other fellow must look after
We must remember
that the price of our cotton is
not fixed at our station,
nor our neighboring town ; nor
yet in New York, but in Liver-
pool and Manchester, and it is
fixed by what is. the anticipated
condition of the product on
val. Before the price is named, a
fixed number of pounds is de
ducted for tare, which includes
bagging, ties and dirt, and then
the average estimate made for
condition, and the losses to ob-
in that way. It is, there-
fore, time that every pound of
cotton sold from a farm in
or Texas is sold with the
of an American bole in the
mind of a Liverpool merchant,
when the price is fixed for its
purchase.
Net only are these
conditions true. The Consul at
would especially
tho of planters of
cotton to the superiority of the
bales of tho Indian and Egyptian
cotton, as compared with the
American bales and also to the
bad practice, which is occasion-
ally noticed, and greatly to be
depreciated, of mixing up good
and fair cotton in the same bale.
Tho cotton is pressed into
small, compact bales, securely
covered with jute and wrapped
continuously, as it were, with iron
bands. Whereas, much of the
American cotton arrives here in
very bad iron
bands broken, and the bagging
torn or otherwise mutilated, and
often rotten from exposure to the
elements, or from having lain in
water, which the weight of
the cotton to be in-
of the bales
times weighing pounds.
utmost pains is taken in
the packing of Indian and
cotton shipped to
Mr. Mason, the Consul at
Frankfort, cot-
ton is, as hitherto, the worst pack-
ed of all that comes to this part
of Germany. It is generally easy
to pick out American bales from
any pile of cotton, by their torn
and
Mr. Crawford, Consul St.
Petersburg, this par-
American cotton bales
are compared very unfavorably
with the Egyptian, which
arrives in excellent condition,
perfectly The
bales are only about half the
size of the American, and are
wrapped in heavy linen covers
and securely bound with iron
hoops. The number of hoops on
a bale of Egyptian is
greater than that on an
American bale, notwithstanding
the difference in size. Tho
cotton has equally rough
sea voyage and handling as
American.
J. might give extracts at length
from reports at different
places. It will be sufficient for
my purpose to give the following
extract from the report of Mr.
Neil, Consul at
is shipped to this dis-
chiefly from the southern
ports of the United States, and
the bales are very often in a
rough condition, because the
coarse canvas covers are
in weight and strength to
stand the usage to which the
bales are subjected
Bales of cotton are patched and
mended in Liverpool, and sent
forward to consumers by rail or
canal- The best material for out-
side covering is heavy, strong
and the bales should be
bound by ten iron bands instead
of seven, as at present. The
most important matter that re-
quires the attention of shippers
in the United Stated is the man-
of loading steamers
at some of the Southern ports,
where it is the practice to screw
the bales into the vessels and to
cut off their to make them
fit into the hold. A great deal of
cotton is lost from the bales, ow-
to the tearing of the canvas
in the process of screwing, and as
the ship unloads, this loose cot-
ton falls about the hold and the
quays, and is more or less dam-
aged by being trampled upon
and mixed with the dust and dirt
on the floors. It is never fit to
be put back into the bales, and
consequently has to be sold at a
greatly depreciated value. Much
of it never is recovered at all, be-
swept up the rubbish
on the quay, and disposed of by
the ship owner or dock
ties, who are bound to keep the
ground clear of such
material.
every vessel the
southern ports of the
States lands a quantity of loose
cotton, equal to from one to eight
bales of cotton, which does not
include quantities given to make
up broken bales. Considerable
loss is caused by this last item,
owing to the custom of master
porters of giving much more
than is due in weight to
sate for loss in breakage and
quality. There are cases where
the masters or mates of vessels
give quantities of loose cotton
from the hold in payment for
services rendered to the ship-
This state of things often results
in heavy claims for loss in weight,
which falls upon the American
shipper, who, according to the
custom of the trade, has
teed the weight shipped and in-
voiced- In conclusion, the
with reference to cotton
are i The use of better canvas
and more bands in making up a
bale, the ion of pres-
sing, the prohibition of screwing
cotton into a vessel, the
of cutting onus off bales to
make them fit ship's holds, and
the adoption of a uniform size of
bale throughout the Cotton States,
which would do much to insure
better and more careful stowing
on board
The facts given in this article
are sufficient to arouse the
of cotton farmers, and I shall,
from time to time, urge upon the
readers of the Cultivator a proper
consideration of their interests in
the better handling of this
able
THE PARTY PAPER.
A Few Reasons Why it Should be
Faithfully Patronized.
The Gold Leaf is a
but not an
pa-
It is a
partisan, although it wears no
man's collar. It throws its in-
to the side of Democracy
because that party most nearly
the principles which it
holds- But it is not blinded to
the faults and short comings of
men simply because they call
themselves Democrats. It has
opinions of its own and is not
afraid to speak its
occasion requires. And
while this is true it has ever been
a worker the Democratic cause,
contending for those
which it believed to be for the
best interests of the people.
Those thoughts are suggested by
the of an article publish-
ed in the Oxford Public Lodger
of last week under the above
heading- At a recent editorial
meeting Gen- C P- Hayes, of
had this to say about the
necessity and justice of accord-
a liberal support to tho party
The party owes fully as much
to the as the paper owes
the party. This remark will no
doubt sound a little strange to
the average party worker not con-
with a newspaper, but it
is true- Tho great
trouble to-day amongst party
men is that they do not recognize
this mutual obligation between
the paper and tho the
is willing to take
all he get from the paper but
is willing to return the paper
nothing. He expects the
newspaper man to do the major
portion of all the work, to
keep tho machinery in
working order, then pay
all his own bill- take all tho
cursing that may happen to come
his way.
As things are to-day there is no
one connected with the party
who gives so much labor
and money to advance the party's
interest as does the newspaper
man, and there is no one who gets
so little for it- But this should
not be so- The laborer is always
worthy of his hire, even when he
does work for his party.
The paper should always be
supported and should be support-
ed well. If a paper works for
tho party all of its membership
should work for the paper. Every
member of the party should
make it his business not only to
take the paper and pay for it in
advance, but to give it all work
of every kind which has to be
done. Not only this, but he
should talk for his paper, and
thus endeavor to get other
to take it and it in
every way possible.
aided without their being either
or and
these will naturally suggest them-
selves when there is a
to deal justly with them, and
as they are entitled
son Gold Leaf-
MR. WALSH ON THE TARIFF.
The Georgia Senator Points Out the
Advantages of the Senate Bill.
Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Report
Baking
Powder
PURE
Senator Walsh, of Georgia,
when asked yesterday afternoon
for his estimate of the tariff bill,
said
bill is essentially
a compromise measure. It re-
presents the best that could be
attained the present
and the attainable should
ways be by
in matters of legislation.
This bill is such an improve-
on the law that
there ought to be no question
among tariff reformers as to its
beneficial effects upon the
interests of tho country.
The Senate bill is a long step
the removal of protective duties,
is the beginning of the end of the
fight for tariff reform. It is a
compliance with the spirit of the
pledges of tho Democratic party,
and tho contest will go on until
the letter is also fulfilled- No
Democrat should fail to accept
the Senate bill as tho best thing
in the shape of tariff legislation
that could be obtained from the
Senate as at present constituted.
With the parties so evenly
ed in the Senate, Democrats
should rejoice that even such sub-
progress should
been mule in tho reduction of
the duties the removal of
commercial restrictions. Had
the Democrats been united, it
was possible that the
cans could have filibustered in-
definitely and thus have prevent-
ed tariff legislation during the
present session.
place of damning the Sen-
ate bill with faint praise and
bringing it into ridicule and con-
tempt, tho Democratic press
should use its influence to create
a just public opinion as to the
real merits of the Senate bill-
When properly presented as tho
best measure of tariff reform at
tho conservative
of the country will settle
down to the conviction that very
substantial progress has been
made in tho direction of real
tariff and freer trade
Those who have
been denouncing the Senate bill
as in a modified
form should bear in mind that it
was impossible for the Democrat-
majority to do otherwise than
adopt a compromise measure-
Great reforms are not
in a day. Protection has
been in existence for thirty-three
Commenting on this the Public years, and it will take time to re-
I move it. The tree has been lop-
of its branches and limbs.
Tho trunk and the roots will be
cut down and uprooted before
the administration of President
I Cleveland draws to a close. The
Democratic Congress reports sub-
AN OLD TOPIC IN A NEW LIGHT.
in
every
Covering a Yawning
Ledger will
Gen. Hayes to have a
proper appreciation of the
No one outside the news-
paper office realizes the amount
of work, responsibility, and ex-
of running a and.
the comparatively small progress and will ask the
therefrom. Many times the out- for
lay in money is greater than the
financial return, an
fore contribute your labor and
all the responsibility for
nothing except the abuse and
curses you get, as is frequently
the case, from those for whom
you labored, and oven helped to
attain prominence in the affairs
of the nation. They do not even
show gratitude enough to pay
for a subscription to the paper
that so much gratuitous
work for them.
And yet hero a groat deal
about a But
the facts as stated by the
as what it says is
the experience of tho average
publisher of the country. Still,
it must not be inferred from this
that the newspapers are working
for reward other than the
faction of duty well performed
and the consciousness of. having
labored in the right- But as has
been well said by Gen. Hayes
the party owes to the
paper, be it Democrat,
can or Populist, and the leaders
have no right to expect the editor
to fight their battles hand-
ed and make personal sacrifices
of time and labor and money
merely for tho glory of the
thing. There are various ways
leave to sit again.
The Democratic party will go he-
you There- the on the
has made, and it is confidently
believed that it will be
by the popular
verdict at the polls in the
this fall for of Con.
A writer in Harper's Weekly
tells us that tho man at tho head
of the government of
Road Inquiry is for
the statement that in a region of
bad roads, farming operations
cost annually per acre more
than they would cost, wore the
roads in good all tho year
round. Lot every farmer make
the calculation for himself and
see what the miserable roads
North Carolina coat him
year-
Here is another appalling
from the same source
of the National
Congress, by analyzing
the transportation returns of the
country, makes tho cost of wagon
transport billion dollars
of which six and one
quarter millions is due
to bad roads. The total annual
of tho farm products the
United States is about two and
half million It will there
fore be seen that fourth of
the homo value of all the farm
products of tho country is lost
through bad roads. this
says the road engineer of tho
Agricultural Department,
wholly upon farmers, it would
result in instant and general
bankruptcy, for there is no such
margin of profit in agriculture
anywhere. But while the farmer
must pay this tax on all
products, the price of which
is fixed by foreign competition on
those products which only
a homo market, he is able to add
a part of it to tho price, so
transfer the tax to the consumers
towns and cities- Tho burden
on the country at largo, however
is none the less real or grievous,
in amount it nearly equals
all other taxation, local
Commenting on the above
Richmond State
tho other hand it is
that good roads can be built
for per mile. The county
of Mecklenburg subscribed
to the Atlantic and Danville
railroad and other counties along
the line subscribed in amounts
varying from to
The same amount of money spent U V. PRICK,
on country roads would have
made those counties so pros-
that a railroad would have
come of its accord.
cities in Virginia have
subscribed extravagantly to rail-
roads, and we no doubt that
good rock roads running into the ;
surrounding country would have
given them a wagon trade of far i
greater importance-
But if you were to talk to the
average farmer about spending
of county money for
county roads, he would think that
you had lost your
A well-bred man puts his hand
over his mouth when fan yawns,
but no one well bred man in ten
thousand knows why. The
son is this. Science Sittings
or five hundred years ago
there was a superstition common
in Europe that the devil was
ways lying in wait to enter a
man's body and take possession
of him. Satan generally went in
by the mouth, but when he had
waited a reasonable time and the
man did not open his month the
devil made him yawn, and when
his mouth was open jumped down
his throat. So many cases of
this kind occurred that the
learned to make the sign of
the cross over their mouths
whenever they yawned in order
to scare away the devil. The
peasantry in Italy and Spain still
adhere to this but most
other people dispensed with
tho cross sign and keep out the
devil by simply placing the hand
the lips- It is a most
singular survival of a practice
after the significance has perish-
York Times.
How's This.
offer Ono Hundred Dollar Re-
ward tor any of Catarrh cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh
V. Co., Props. Toledo, O.
We Mm undersigned have known F.
for Hie last years, mid be-
him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions mid
able to carry out any obligation made
by their firm.
West it Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
A Marvin, Whole-
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
acting directly upon the blood
and surfaces of the system.
Price 7.-c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Ire.
Reduced prices
Watch
Have your Watches Cleaned for
cents. Main Springs US cents, all other
work as cheap in
Call on at corner store mar
Z. F.
Watchmaker A r,
Greenville, N. C.
Land Ami
Greenville. N. C.
at the Kin House.
I-
DENTIST,
N, C
i.
Jas. K.
Williamston.
MOORE.
N.
under Opera House. Third St.
A Spot,
FLEMING,
It has been discovered at Sioux
City, Iowa, that a firm has been
slaughtering cheap ranch horses,
tho flesh of which is made into
The product is all
shipped to Jersey City. The pro-
say they have converted
horses into
They buy tho horses for loss
money on the than cattle
can had for.
Of tho Senators now in Con-
three were foreign born-
Patrick Walsh, of Georgia, in
Ireland ; Samuel of Flor-
in London ; James
of Michigan, in Canada.
Ninety acres of land have been
selected as the site for the
University, which to be
erected on the banks of the Po-
near Washington- Work
will begin next fall. It is to be a
university. It already
has an endowment of
n which the newspapers may be with more promised-
One hardly appreciates
peace and quiet of a Sabbath in
good old North Carolina until he , ,
LAW
N. C.
Prompt attention to business.
thO I Tucker old stand.
JAMES,
begins to compare our Sunday
with the Sunday kept in some
portions of the country. In Chi-
many saloons and stores are
open all day, and Sunday is an
almost universal holiday. In
New York Sunday is better kept
but is far from the Sabbath of the
Puritan- In some of the western
towns, whore the population is
almost exclusively foreign, bun-
day is an almost unknown
a is started in
several of the smaller of the
West to compel the closing of
stores on Sunday, and in some
places tho foreign store
are protesting that compulsory
Sunday closing will be an
on their rights-
The calm, quiet, restful Sunday
we know here is an institution too
little appreciated- all the
North is one of the
chosen spots of this universe
Durham Globe,
E Y -AT-LAW,
GREENVILLE, N V.
Practice In all the Collections I
specialty.
J JARVIS. . L. BLOW
BLOW,
KY S-AT-I, A W,
GREENVILLE, N.
in all the Court.
TYSON,
n. r.
E W,
Prompt attention given to collection
HARRY
SKINNER,
LATHAM.
n.
HOTEL NICHOLSON,
N. C.
Geo. A. Spencer, Mgr.
IN EVERY
Special attention to Commercial Men,
Free

THE REFLECTOR.
Greenville, N. C.
Editor mi
AUGUST 1894.
Entered at th at
H. C, as second-class mail matter.
DEMOCRATIC
FOR STATE I
S. TATE,
of Burke County.
FOB CHIEF JUSTICE,
JAMES E.
of Beaufort County.
FOB ASSOCIATE
WALTER CLARK, of Wake county.
JAMES C. of Cumberland.
ARMISTEAD BURWELL. of
FOR JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT,
3rd District, JACOB BATTLE.
4th District, WILLIAM R. ALLEN.
8th District. F.
9th Dist., WILLIAM X.
10th B.
12th Dist., H. BASCOM CARTER.
For
Cong. MB,
WILLIAM A. B. BRANCH,
of Beaufort county.
For Solicitor Third Judicial District,
JOHN E.
of Wilson county.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
of the Democratic
party of Pitt County, for the
pose of nominating; candidates
for and the various
County offices, will be hold at the
Court House in Greenville on
Thursday, September 13th, 1894,
at M-
Township meetings will be held
Saturday, September 8th, 1894, at
the usual places of meeting, for
the purpose of appointing
gates to the County Convention,
for the nomination of Township
Constable and the election of five
Democrats to constitute an
Committee for the township.
The several townships will be
entitled to select the following
number of delegates and the same
number of alternates to represent
them in the County Convention.
Beaver Dam
Bethel
Carolina
Falkland
Farmville
Greenville
Swift Creek
By order of the Democratic
Executive Committee of Pitt
County- Alex. L. Blow,
R. Williams, Chairman.
Secretary.
Branch responded, giving a brief
of the situation in Con-
and the struggle the party
had had in securing the passage
of the tariff bill. He said if the
convention saw fit to again honor
him with the nomination he would
as in the past, do his
full duty if they deemed best to
give the nomination to another
another he would cheerfully ac-
their decision and be found
in the front rank battling for the
success of the party the
of their nominee.
The committee on organization
reported as follows, which was
We, your committee on per-
organization, beg leave
to report that the following gen-
be permanent officers of
this convention C F. Warren,
chairman, D- J- Whichard,
and all other Democratic
editors that are present assistants.
to the
made a
hearers
Upon being escorted
stand chairman Warren
ringing speech, full of
which aroused his
The several Township Demo-
Executive Committees,
which will be elected at the
on Saturday. September
8th-. are requested to meet at the
Court House in Greenville on the
following Thursday immediately
after the adjournment of the
County Convention, for the
pose of electing a County
Committee for the ensuing
two years. A full attendance is
desired- Alex. L. Blow.
Dem. Ex- Committee-
to a determination to win a
victory in November. His refer-
once to the crazy quilt platform
of the
cans and their
many colored Josephs coat was
greeted with loud applause-
The committee on credentials
made the following report, which
was
Tour committee respectfully
reports that they have had under
consideration the matter of
and respectfully report.
That all the counties of the
District are represented except
the counties of Camden and
That the counties represented
are entitled to the following votes
in this convention to Beau-
fort Carteret
Dare Gates
Hyde Martin
Pamlico Per-
Pitt Washington
making a total of 269-
T- G- Skinner offered motion
that all resolutions be referred
without debate to committee on
platform and resolutions-
motion of a delegate from
the convention pro-
to the selection of a can-
Congress.
Dempsey Spruill, of Washing-
ton county, presented the name
of W. A- B- Branch, of Beaufort.
Parker, of Gates,
the name of L- L- Smith.
D- H. Carter, of Hyde, present
ed the name of W. H Lucas, of
Hyde-
W. B- Morton, of Martin, sec-
the nomination of Lucas.
T- G- Skinner, of
presented the name of W. T-
of Pamlico.
J- H- Small, of Beaufort, and
W. Shaw, of second-
ed the nomination of Branch.
A vote was called for. the first
ballot resulting as
other Democratic papers, in the
district requested to copy.
No business claiming
the attention of the convention,
on motion it adjourned sine die-
NOTES.
The proceedings of the con-
were marked with utmost
harmony and there was plenty of
enthusiasm throughout The
nominating speeches were all
good, that of Mr. D. H- Carter, of
Hyde, being the gem of the con-
The committee of arrangements
whose names were previously
published, left nothing undone in
making preparations for the con-
A good stand was erect-
ed for the chairman, and ample
seats were constructed for the
delegates, the arrangement being
such as to give both delegates and
spectators opportunity of hearing
the proceedings- Ice water was
in abundance- Messrs. Hines
Hamilton furnished lumber, and
Messrs. Alfred Forbes and R- J-
Cobb furnished teams for hauling.
, The speaker's stand was hung
in the back ground with a large
national flag, and was beautifully
decorated with flowers and ever-
greens from Riverside Nursery,
the decorations being arranged
by Mr. Warren and his daughter
Miss Bettie.
The crowd in town was very
large and more than people
gathered in the warehouse The
enthusiasm of the occasion points
to a glorious victory in
for the Democracy of the first
district.
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
CONVENTION.
Large and Harmonious Gathering-
Branch on First
Co i M
Beaufort.
Carteret,
Martin,
Pamlico,
The Democratic Congressional
convention for first district, as.
in the Ware
house, Greenville, on last Wed
15th.
At o'clock L W-
chairman district executive
committee, rapped the convention
to order and opened it in a very
forcible speech. W. B. Rodman,
secretary of called
the roll of counties, which showed
that all were represented except
Camden and
The following committees were
named I
Organization. F-
H. You Eberstein, C- L-
T. C- White, J. E. C Bell,
J. B- J. A, Roberts, W.
P. Shaw. R Jennette, W. T Craw-
ford, i. L. Riggs, E. F.
D- T. J.
M- M- Alexander.
On B- Rod
man. J. H. Davis, J. E. Bonner,
J. E. C Bell, R- W. Smith, Jas
Barker, W. P. Shaw, W. H. Lu
ens, Dr. B L Long, S- W-
bee, E- F. J. D. Parker,
L. C- Latham, W. R
On Platform and Resolutions.
T. R- Hodges, T D Webb, R
H- J. E. C. B.
Hancock, S. I. Harrell, W. P.
Shaw, a H. Bridgeman, W. G-
Lamb, E- F.
T. S. J. S-
Harris, A- O. Gaylord.
While these committees were
out making up their reports, on
motion of T. G. Skinner, Con- There was
W A- B- Branch was
galled for a speech. Mr.
The Republicans of the fifth
Congressional district have re-
Thomas Settle as their
candidate. He will be beaten by
Hon- A. W- Graham, who was re-
nominated at a Democratic
convention held in Durham. Mr.
Graham is by far the most
man in that district and has a
record clean that will bear the
closest scrutiny without develop-
a fault.
The fourth district
convention met in Raleigh
last Wednesday, and nominated
Hon- Charles M- Cooke, of Frank-
county, by acclamation. A
stronger man could not have been
selected- The convention of the
ninth district, held at
the same day, re-nominated Hon.
W- T- Crawford by acclamation.
Such harmonious conventions as
the Democrats are holding can be
taken as an index of the splendid
victory that awaits us in
Before the result of the ballot
was announced, on motion of T.
G. Skinner the nomination of
Branch made unanimous
amid applause.
committee on platform and
resolutions that
had nothing to offer, but
mended that platform of the
late State convention be
ed. Carried unanimously.
The district executive commit-
tee was chosen as follows, the
counties represented being called
W- B- Rodman,
J. H. Davis, a S. Vann, J. E. C
Bell, R. W. Smith, S. I. Harrell,
W. P Shaw, D. H- Carter, H. W.
Stubbs, S. W. Ferebee, G- W.
Ward, T. F. Winslow, J. B.
Grimes. S- B Spruill.
D- L. W- and
T- R. Brown were appointed to
notify Mr. Branch of his
nation, and he came forward ac-
in a brief speech-
Calls were made for Lucas, Ca-
ho, and Willis R. Williams all of
whom made stirring short
speeches.
C. L- editor of
Beaufort Herald, said he had
been opposed to the nomination
of Mr. Branch, but as that gen.
was the choice of the con-
he pledged himself to do
everything possible to secure his
election-
A vote of thanks was extended
to Messrs. Forbes k for the
of their warehouse, also to
the officers of the convention.
also a motion
proceedings of the be
published in the and
The Hon. Pat Winston about
whom the Populists in this State
were crowing over as a now con-
a short while ago, has
that party and returned to
the Republican fold- In a pub-
card he says Tm an Amer-
citizen, I cannot affiliate with
a that officially allies itself
with an organized attempt to
civil war- The
events of the last sixty days have
destroyed the confidence of the
country in the People's party and
cleverly demonstrated that it is
incapable of accomplishing
reforms even if it should be
entrusted with
OUR NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Miss Philips Jarvis
Committee Pop
Gun Bills and Free
dent Gone to Gray Gables
D. C, Aug 18th
Last night at eight o'clock Mr.
Louis D. Face of Ga. a law clerk
in the Interior department was
married to Miss M.
Phillips, youngest daughter of
Hon. Daniel F- Phillips, at his
residence, 1517 Island
Avenue. The groom is a nephew
of Senator Gordon, of Ga., and is
a very exemplary young man.
The bride's father is
a son of the late Rev. Dr- Phillips
of North Carolina and has many
relatives throughout the state.
He was appointed solicitor
general of the U. 8- by General
Grant, and held this office until
Mr. Cleveland's first
Senator and Mrs- Jarvis may
leave to-morrow night for North
Carolina.
That the House leaders are
preparing to adjourn is evident
from the fact that the committee
on Rules will report no more or-
for the consideration of bills
at this session and business ac-
will have to be transact-
ed by consent.
When Senator Gorman an-
in the Senate Thursday
the appointment of Senator Jar-
vis of N. C. upon several com
Mr. Chandler wickedly
inquired whether Mr. Gorman
had announced the filling of the
vacancy on the Finance Commit-
tee.
have said Mr. Gorman,
with a smile-
Mr. Jarvis goes upon the Com-
on Claims, Public Build-
National Banks and to es-
the University of the
United States. Mr. Danial of
was appointed on the Com-
on Privileges and
and Mr. Martin, of Kansas,
On the on Pensions-
The Secretary of the Treasury
has virtually vetoed free sugar
He has probably also spiked the
pop-gun bills. The personnel of
the finance in the
sent status of tariff legislation
creates some comment.
As at present constituted, owing
to the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator it is
equally divided Sen-
promised Thursday
however, that if this fact
ed with prompt action upon
the bills, the vacancy would be
filled. The Democrats, however,
realize that with the opinion of
the Secretary of the Treasury
them, they
embarrass the Treasury to
the extent of causing a deficit of
nearly and if a free
sugar bill should be fa-
it would have to be ac
companied by a scheme f ; ma-
kind good this loss. To f
such a plan will take con-
time, and it is not likely
even to be attempted. Apart
from all this, however, and even
admitting that the bill would
come before the Senate its op-
can filibuster until a
quorum is dissipated As a
matter of fact, the quorum has
almost disappeared already, and
it is expected that after to-day,
and even possibly to-day, it will
be impossible to master a voting
quorum in the Senate. Besides
this Senator Murphy stands ready
to a motion for indefinite
postponement.
To-day the pop-gun bills
the free sugar bill were referred
to the Finance Committee.
The President acting on the
advice of his physician left this
Friday for Gray Gables. He is
sick from overwork and malarial
fever. He expects to return
early next week-
Washington, D. C-, At 20th
The President is reported as
at Gray Gables where
he went on Friday to recuperate
from an attack of malaria, which
has been aggravated by over
work. He expects to return next
Tuesday. It is rumored he in-
tends to veto tho River and
bill and let the senate tariff
bill become a law without his
Senator Ransom saw
him about the River and
bill before he left and urged him
to sign it in the interest of the
entire country. He assured the
President that the bill had been
carefully prepared.
Senator Jarvis says he would
be willing to retire from public
life if he could see a free sugar
bill, an Con-
to elect senators by the
people and a measure to change
the rules of the senate, become
laws. If such legislation could
be secured through the agency of
Senator Jarvis he would achieve
international fame and render
his country the most distinguish-
ed service.
Hon- Elias came here
from the state convention, had a
long interview with the President
which lasted until it was nearly
time for him to take the train,
when he was driven to the depot
in Secretary Lamont's private
carriage-
Mr. Helms, the efficient post-
master at Monroe, N- C- has been
here to improve the mail routes
out from his progressive
town.
I hear Captain S- A. Ashe, will
be given a good position under
the Government.
A comparison of the expend
between this and the last
Republican congress shows that
the Democrats have been
mental in cutting down expenses
This is a good show-
for the party and the subject
will make first class campaign
material.
The economy in the manage-
of the postal expenditures
is due mainly to the energy and
industry of Hon. John S- Hen-
He drew the bill up and
carefully scrutinized every item.
Figures do not lie and here is
the schedule cf expenses of the
Government for the past four
For the fiscal year
; for fiscal year 1891,
for fiscal year 1892,
for fiscal year, 1893,
for fiscal year 1894,
These amounts
ought to show the people which
party should remain in power.
Senators Ransom and Jarvis
both favored the passage of tho
pop gun bills and the free sugar
bill, before they were buried in
the Finance Committee Room.
President has just telegraphed
that ho has signed the
sundry civil bill.
Passed. letter has made the p i--
of the free sugar bill out of the
question, even If the Senate were I n a
position to do it. notwithstanding the
fact that a majority of the Senate favors
free sugar. Secretary letter
contained the latest revised estimates of
revenues of the government under
the Senate tariff bill. The
receipts arc and the
expenditures, An
surplus of is entirely too
small to stand any further reduction.
The wisdom of the House in
the Senate amendments to the
although it involved a seeming
on the part of the is
more apparent el day. It is now
clear as day that there was a plot to
prevent any tariff legislation at all and
that only the prompt action of the
House Democratic caucus prevented its
being carried out. Had Senator Bill's
directing the Senate conferees
to report a disagreement to tho Senate
been adopted before the House acted,
it would have followed by a mo-
to postpone the whole matter until
next and the would
have been carried. Senator Vest, in a
speech defending the Senate f.-om the
numerous charges made against it in
connection with tariff legislation, said
Men said the question was between
the Wilson bill and the Senate bill.
That statement was as false the
that this was a Democratic
Senate, On the question of tariff reform
it never was and never can be a Demo-
Senate as at present constituted.
question was between the Senate
bill and the law. There the
choice was to be made, and every one
conversant with the
That is as plain as it could be made.
Representative of Ar-
resigned his seat in tho House
this weak and qualified as Minister to
K to which position he was
and confirmed some weeks ago.
Minister expects to start
for Europe in a few days, but he will
travel leisurely, stopping at a number
of places, and does not expect to
St. Petersburg
THE GREENVILLE
IRON WORKS,
JAMES BROWN, Prop.
Manufacturer of
plow, Stove and Brass
castings, andirons,
And dealer in
Pumps, Pipe.
Machinery,
Prompt and careful attention given re
pairing Saw Mills, Ac.
faction guaranteed. Tobacco
for s lie at lowest prices.
C.
Brick Brick
Delivered on Road on
short notice Quality and prices
be made satisfactory,
S. B. ABBOTT,
f Brick and Tiling.
Kinston, K. C, 1894
Notice to Creditors.
Letters of administration upon the
estate of Shored Belcher deceased
been issued to the undersigned, on
the 4th day of June 1804. by the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Pitt County,
notice is hereby given to all persons
haying claims against laid estate to
them to the undersigned on or
about October the lath day of June 1695 or this
notice will be plead in bar of their re-
All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment to me. This the 13th day of
June 1894. W. K. BELCHER,
of Belcher.
The Past
Guarantees
The Future
The fact that Hood's
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others is certainly sufficient
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Remember
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Be Sure to get HOOD'S and
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Pl arc be
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is hereby given that T will be
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of September, October and
the purpose of testing your measure
and scales. W. M. Moore.
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Cleveland docs not like the
Senate tariff any better than he did
when ho wrote that letter to Chairman
Wilson few good Democrats
like the sensible man that he is, he
prefers it to the law, and has,
according to the best obtainable
up his mind that shall
become a law, bat has not yet fully de-
whether he will sign it or allow
it to become a law without his
; nor whether he will send another
special message to Congress on the sub-
the passage at this session
of the bills providing
for free coal, iron ore and barbed wire.
So far as the action of the Senate is con-
it makes little difference what
the President may do, as enough Re-
publican Senators have gone away from
Washington to break a quorum and they
left for that very purpose, so as to make
sure that the Senate could not pass any
other tariff bills.
Secretary has written a letter
to Senator Harris, allowing that the
revenue to be derived from the tariff on
sugar is absolutely necessary to avoid a
deficit in the Treasury for this fiscal
year, and stating that if the bill for free
sugar, which passed the House with
only opposing votes, is passed by the
some other bill to raise the
which it is estimated will be
collected on foreign sugar most also
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for the following reason We buy for
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We deal squarely with you. carry the
largest stock to be found In our
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do not seek to take advantage of you. We
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THE REFLECTOR
Local Reflections
Cotton is opening.
Grape time near.
Fodder pulling season is here.
New Flour at J- C
Son's.
The young people had another
pleasant moonlight excursion on
steamer Myers Friday night.
Full Cream Cheese cents a
at J. S. Smith Co's.
In stock Boxes Lemons at
the Old Brick Store.
A nice lino of spectacles at A. J.
the practical
and engraver.
Don't forget D. S. Smith keeps
a choice of Cigars.
Load Fresh Flour
cheaper than over at D. W.
Goods cheap at J. C Cobb
Son's to make room for fall stock.
For good reliable Shoes go to
Wiley Brown.
Just received Fresh Butter at
D. S. Smiths. Only pound.
Thanks to Messrs. S- M- Jones
and W. R- Whichard for very fine
melons brought us Wednesday.
Macaroni packages
for cents at J. S- Smith Co's.
Coca Cola and Ice drinks a
ice drinks put up
at the fountain of James Long-
Attention is called to the ad-
of Greenville Iron
Works, James Brown, proprietor.
Three pound can of Pineapple
for cents at J. S- Smith Co's
The Reflector and Atlanta
Constitution both a year for
Our big lot of stationery is ex-
to arrive to-day. Come to
Reflector Book Store and see it.
All Summer Goods must go.
New Fall Goods arriving.
Co-
Just received Car load of Hay
at J. C- Cobb Son's.
A five year old daughter, of
Mr. and Mrs. W. A- Pollard, of
Beaver Dam township, died last
week-
The Greenville Iron Works
does all kinds of engine repairing.
you engine before the busy
fall season arrives-
James
New assortment of Bibles from
American B- S-, just received.
Wiley Brown, Depositor.
Go to Cory's and get your
Shoos, Trunks and Valises
repaired-
Free am now
a life Crayon free with
every dozen Photographs.
R.
Prices and of Victor
bicycles can be had at
office-
Sowing from to
Latest improved New Home
Wiley
J. C. Son's stock of fall
now complete- See them.
Another lot of the Parker
Pens just received at
tor Book Store. We have sold
many of them and there is no bet-
pen in use.
Don't wait until cotton is all
open and you are crowded to
bring your engines to be repaired.
The Greenville Iron Works does
all kinds of repairing.
James Proprietor.
Choice Young and
Tea from the
din Tea estate of India, which we
offer to the trade for cents a
pound, this Tea was bought to
sell for This is pure Tea,
Boswell, Co.
Ought not a person feel mean
to borrow this paper when he can
get it till the first; of December
for cents.
Crescent Bicycles for sale by
S- E- Pender A; Co., agents for
Western Wheel Works. The
largest Bicycle factory in Amer-
Get prices and
from Pender.
Every voter in the county
ought to read the
during the campaign. Tell your
neighbor he can get it till the
7th of November for cents.
Women and
men, women preferred, to canvass
for a handsomely illustrated, in-
expensive patriotic book- A lib-
percent allowed. Address,
men's Washington Book Agency,
Washington, D- C
The house that did not take in
more or less water during the late
excessive rains had an exception-
ally good roof on it.
Watches, clocks and jewelry
carefully repaired by the old ex-
and practical watch-
maker, A- J- Griffin-
A large stock of nice Furniture cheap
at the Old Brick Store.
The rash is still en in our job
printing department- Business
men want good work and that is
what we are giving them.
Remember I pay you cash for Chicken
Eggs and Country Produce at the Old
Brick Store.
Complete line of Dry Goods at
Wiley Brown's.
Cheap, Now Grass Butter
cents per Best Blended
Tea cents per pound. Import-
ed Macaroni cents. Cream
Chew at the Old Brick Store-
Mr. G. E. Taft went to Seven
Springs Monday.
Prof. L. T. of den,
was in town Monday.
Miss Lizzie Hargrove is visit-
her sister, Mrs. W. F- M or rill.
Miss Perkins returned
Saturday from her visit to Oxford.
Mrs. J. C- Lanier, of Wilson, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. S- T.
Hooker-
Mr. R- J. Cobb has gone north
to make fall purchases for J. C.
Son.
. Prof- Joseph Kinsey, of La-
was here Saturday and
made us a call.
Mr. G- B. King, clerk to Con-
Branch, returned to
Washington to day
Mr. W. I. returned
Monday from a visit to
his mother Virginia.
Mrs. Bran and Miss
Charlotte Grimes, of this county,
are visiting in Pittsboro.
Mr- of Williams-
ton, spent a day, last week, with
his aunt, Mrs. A. M- Clark.
Mr- B- C- Pearce has gone to
Baltimore to remain with his
house during the fall season.
Mrs. E. W. Cox and two
of Goldsboro, are visiting
the family of Mr. W. H. Cox.
Miss Pen Whedbee, of
ford, who was visiting Miss Myra
Skinner, returned home last week.
Miss Blanche Graham, of New
York, who was visiting the Misses
Higgs, returned home last week.
Mr. Em met Savage has returned
to Greenville from Scotland Neck
and taken a position with Higgs
Bros.
Capt- E. L. Hart and Mr.
Claude L Whichard, of Norfolk,
made a short visit to friends here
last
Mr. M. R- Lang left Friday for
the northern markets to purchase
new goods- Lang always makes
fine selections.
Miss Flossie Humber returned
Saturday from whore
she had been spending
months with relatives.
Misses Cornelia and
Manning, of Bethel, and Miss
Jennie Ward, of are vis-
Miss Maud Moore.
Mr. J- W. Brown came up from
Plymouth last to spend a
short while unions his many
and relatives here-
Mrs. M. A- Bernard left last
Wednesday for Pilot Mountain
where her daughter, Miss Mamie.
is sick with typhoid fever.
Master Hal Williams has taken
a position at the office
to be telegraph messenger and
learn the
Mr- H- W. Whedbee left Mon
day for Hertford to attend the
of his father who had
a stroke of paralysis.
Mr- Frank Wilson left Thurs
day for the northern markets to
buy new goods. He will carry
the correct styles of clothing this
fall.
Miss Bettie Darden, of Greene
county, and Miss Blanche
Draughan, of Edgecombe county,
were visiting Mrs. B. F. Sugg last
week.
Mrs- Julian Timberlake, of
who had been visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R Cot-
ten, near Falkland, returned homo
last Thursday.
Mr. L H- Pender left yesterday
for Hendersonville, where his
family has been spending the
summer. They will all return
home next week-
Mr- J- T. Erwin left Saturday to
spend a few weeks with his sister,
Mrs- White, in Rowan county.
From there he will go to Nash-
ville, Tenn-, to enter Vanderbilt
Mr- W. H. Ricks returned home
last week from Macon, Ga., where
be has just completed a thorough
business course in a commercial
college of that city- He reports a
pleasant stay in Macon-
Mr-J-B-Cherry returned Sat-
from a trip to Seven
Springs. He leaves to day for the
northern markets to purchase new
Broods for his firm, Cherry
Co., who carry the largest stock
in town.
Editors H- J- Herrick, of the
Williamston Sun; C- L.
of the Beaufort Herald ;
H. A. Latham, of the Washington
Gazette and W- K. Jacobson, of
the Washington Progress, attend-
ed the Congressional convention
here last Wednesday.
Mr. R. B. who has for
the past year been a typo on the
goes to-day to accept
a position at the store of J. C-
Cobb Son. has been
prompt and faithful in all his
ties about the office, and a strong
attachment has grown between
him and every one on the force.
We wish him success in his new
position.
A difficulty near the
market house, last Wednesday,
between Messrs Allen Forbes and
William Morris. Forbes
ed a slight cut clear across his
back and Morris was cut seriously
in the shoulder. They took it by
turns pursuing each other. They
were arraigned at once before the
Mayor and fined for disorderly
in town and on Saturday Justice
B. S- Sheppard bound them both
over to Court for assault with
deadly weapon.
Mr. R T. of this
county, drove to Washington last
Thursday, and put up his horse
at a livery stables. While giving
a colored man named Lee Davis
some instruction about his horse
the replied to him very in
Mr. cursed
him. The then struck
attempted to repeat
the blow when drew a
pistol and shot him in the left
breast just above the heart-
Turnage surrendered himself to
sheriff at once and was placed in
jail till the result of the
wounds could be determined. At
last account the wounded man
was getting along all right and
Turnage is expected to be
ed on bond to day.
Don't overlook the advertise
of J. O- Proctor Bro.,
Grimesland, to be found in this is-
sue. They carry a complete stock
of general merchandise and sell
at just as low prices as can be
had anywhere. They also pay the
highest market prices for cotton
and all country produce.
The late rains have been
mosquito incubators and the
night have almost
made life for the
average human. Hunting parties
armed with lamps and brooms go
on nightly search for them. An
hour's such exercise just before
retiring is a good preventative
against insomnia-
Killed by Lightning.
The severe storm last
day afternoon did some
worn at Ayden- A large
double store being constructed
for Mr. Frank Hart was blown
down. Two sons of Mr. John
Nelson had into Ayden to
sell some produce, roaching there
as the storm began. Seeing the
building fall frightened them
that they drove on to Mr. B.
Tripp's, their uncle by marriage.
They went in out of the rain and
stood on the hearth by the
so their wet clothing would
not drip on the floor. Mrs. Tripp
and Mr. W. B. Moore were sitting
a short distance from them.
While they were talking lightning
struck the house, the bolt coming
down the chimney- One of the
boys was killed instantly, the
shock throwing him violently
against the back to the fire place,
and when taken up his skull was
crushed in- The other boy was
badly shocked and fell screaming
to the floor. Mr- Moore was
knocked some distance across
the room, but was not injured. A
clock on the mantel was broken
in pieces and scattered about the
room, A hole was knocked
through the mantel right over
where the dead boy had been
standing, and the timbers to the
frame of a window near by were
shattered- Throe hogs lying by
tho chimney under the house
were all killed. The sad occur-
caused much excitement.
Falkland Items.
August
Mr. B. R. King leaves for
tomorrow.
Miss Bettie By of
is visiting here.
Mrs. W. T. and
of Norfolk, are visiting Mrs.
B. R King.
Miss Lizzie Peebles returned
home Saturday after a
short time in Wilson.
Mr. Z- D. Parker returned home
Saturday from Farmville where
he has been spending a few days.
Miss Estelle Little, of
returned home to-day after spend-
sometime in and around
Falkland.
Items.
August 1894.
Mr- J- R- Harvey made a trip
to last week-
Mr. Amos Brown is visiting at
Mr- J. P.
The storms last week did con-
damage to the crops.
Dr. W. L. Best last Friday
to spend some time in Asheville.
Mr- Willie Kilpatrick returned
home last Friday after a two
weeks stay at
Rev. C. W- Howard filled his
appointment at Salem last Sun-
day and preached Sunday night-
Mr. L- J. Chapman bought a
bicycle last week the first in
Wonder who comes next-
Miss Ella Winfield left last
Sunday for her home at
after spending sometime
here visiting relatives.
Messrs Clarence and
Walter Harding went to Keels-
ville last Friday and returned
Monday.
Grifton Items.
August 21st, 1894.
Miss Mary Bland is visiting
Mrs. J. Z. Brooks.
Mr. B. W. of Kinston,
was in town Monday.
Mr. Emmet Spier is running a
ferry at this place now.
Mrs. W. O- Dixon is visiting
her parents near
Mr. Claude Bland is at home
for some time visiting his parents.
Mr. Bryan Gardner went to
New Monday morning on
steamer May Belle.
The county officials have de-
to build a bridge across
our creek right away.
Weather fine in this section for
Having fodder of which the far-
are taking advantage.
Maj. H. Harding, of Greenville,
was in town Monday looking for
folks want to got married, I
suppose
Revs. Messrs Tingle and Davis
closed their protracted meeting
at this place Sunday night. There
were six converts on
afternoon.
. i ,
TOBACCO NOTES.
BY O. L.
Good sales at the warehouses
the day of the convention, every-
body seemed pleased at prices-
Tobacco is selling as high as
we have ever seen it for the lime
of year, quality being offered
considered.
R- Williams, of Falkland,
had the misfortune to loose a to-
curing barn by fire last week
He had in a fine lot of
co at the time. Defective flue
the cause.
Messrs. and
are heartily welcomed to our
town- They will help to make
things lively mi sales we hope.
The family of Mr. ex-
to come here about
1st.
Mr. J- S- Jenkins is now in
with parties to
buy largely. Mr. Jenkins is a
good judge of tobacco, careful
buyer and round good fellow.
We hope his trip may prove both
pleasant and profitable.
The Eastern had on sale last
Wednesday three hogsheads and
six boxes of tobacco from South
Carolina. Who says Greenville
not coining to the front rapidly
as a tobacco market Other
shipments from the South are ex-
soon.
We had a call last
Wednesday from Messrs. J. W.
T. R. Hodges, two of
county's most progressive and
successful planters. This is the
second year the Messrs. Hodges
have been growing tobacco and
from present outlook it will be a
very profitable one.
We noticed last week Capt. J.
J. and Col. J.
Bryan Grimes, of Grimesland, at
the convention- Those
are largely engaged in the
of tobacco. We hope they
will sell their entire crop here.
Only a trial will convince any
one that Greenville's buyers will
pay as much for as those
on any market.
Mrs. Bernard's
Colored Wedding.
A big wedding takes place to-
night among the colored elite-
At Culley, long a
popular barber of Greenville but
now of Tarboro, will be married
to Ella R. Dudley, at the home of
her mother, Charity Dudley. A
reception will follow the
They sent out very handsome
cards, many of white
friends being recipients of
them.
OTHER LOCALS.
A second hand open front stove
and a grate, both in splendid con-
can be bought cheap by
inquiring at this office.
Ricks opened their
furniture and racket store last
week. It is in charge of
A. B. Ellington and W. H. Ricks.
Mr. J. L. W. Nobles, an ex
lent citizen of town
ship, died Sunday night. He
was hurried Monday afternoon
with Masonic honors-
Bethel Items.
August 20th, 1894.
Mr. Claude Whichard was in
town to-day.
Mr. John II Andrews is up in
Halifax this week.
Col. Harry Skinner passed
through town to-day.
Mr. B. A- Beverly lost a fine
horse last week with staggers.
Mr. A. B. Cherry had pleasant
smiles this morning, it is a girl-
Messrs. Blount Bro have had
their store front repainted. It
adds greatly to the looks.
Township Constable G. W.
Edmundson and county
S. A. Gainer went to
Greenville Friday.
Much interest is being
in the revival going on in
the Methodist church. Rev. W.
A. Forbes is assisted by Rev. Mr.
Sawyer again this week- There
have been several conversions up
to this time. The meeting will
last during the week and
-T O.
GRIMESLAND, N. C.
Call your attention to their splendid
line of
Fall Winter Goods.
carry a complete of
General Merchandise.
And can furnish
Everything you need to wear.
Everything you need to cat.
Everything you need about the house.
Everything about the kitchen.
Everything you need about the farm.
At prices just as low as can be had
anywhere.
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Highest paid for Cotton and all
Country Produce.
Returning thanks for past favors, a con-
of your patronage is solicited.
J. O. PROCTOR BRO.
Select School
FOR GIRLS.
The next session of this school ill
begin on
Monday, Sept. 10th.
The hi will be thorough mid
discipline firm Full course,
Mathematics, Latin French taught.
For further particulars and terms
ply to LUCY G. BERNARD.
August 14th, 1894
KINSEY SEMINARY
n. c,
A Boarding School for Girls Young Ladies
Full Corps of Teachers.
A MUSIC DEPARTMENTS
Not only competes with but
in pries any school offering similar
advantages.
LOCATION HEALTHY.
State Chemist In examination water
have probably never exam-
a better For
giving full particulars write to
JOSEPH KINSEY. Principal.
Administrators Notice
Letters of administration upon the
estate of Eugenia Nelson, deceased,
having been issued to the undersigned,
on the 14th day of July, 1894, by the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Pitt
notice is given per-
sons hiving against said estate
to present them to the undersigned on
or before the 14th day of July 1896. or
this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate are. requested to make
ate payment o me.
Thin the 14th day of July, ISM.
J. St. NELSON,
A of Nelson.
GREENVILLE
MALE ACADEMY,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
next Session of this will
begin on Tuesday the 4th day of
and continue weeks.
TERMS MONTH.
Primary English
Intermediate English 12.50
Higher English
Languages
The Instruction will continue through.
Discipline mild out firm. If
an additional teacher will
Satisfaction guaranteed pupils
enter early and attend regularly. For
further apply to
W. II.
Aug. fl, 1891.
BROADWAY CENTRAL HOTEL,
New York City, August 15th, 1894.
Bo
letter reached me I am glad that the Con-
THE EATON k
BUSINESS COLLEGE,
12th r ore diaries
Washing ton,
Is prepared to give its the
benefit of Office, Bank Counting
House Practice in all their details.
Long and extensive experience has per-
facilities such as cannot be found
elsewhere.
Commercial branches. Shorthand,
Typewriting and Penmanship taught
by
free on application to
A. H. EATON,
Baltimore, Md.
L. H. DUEL
Washington, D. C.
Cotton and Peanuts.
Below are Norfolk prices of cotton
and peanuts for yesterday, as
by Cobb Bros. Co., Commission Mer-
chants of
Good 3-K
Low 7-1
Good
FINE CLOTHING
A few more o For the next o on our o they
of those nice o thirty days o o not be ex-
tilting o we will make o For style o See
cheap suits, o special price o o it-
DRY GOODS,
MUMS, SUES, Mil,
i Gents Furnishing Goods
--------o
t l S
AND GOES WITHOUT
SAYING THAT WE
HAVE THE LARGEST
AND MOST
STOCK IN TOWN.
Give us a call look for yourself and you cannot go away
without buying.
FRANK WILSON,
THE LEADING CLOTHIER.
s
time of peace for
time of heat prepare for
winter.
This is what we are now doing while the thermometer reg-
up in the nineties. I am in the northern markets
a line of Goods for the Fall and Winter that will
far surpass anything of the kind eyer shown in Greenville.
Our Entire Stock of-
Notice to Merchants of
Pitt County.
The New Law a duty on
Playing Cards and all dealers are re-
quired to render a Sworn Statement of
the number of packs they had on hand
on the morning of August 20th. The
statement must be sworn to before an
officer with a seal and forwarded to W.
T. Caho., Deputy Collector, New Bern
N- C. Statements must be forwarded
at W. T. Caho,
Collector Division 4th
of giving you the nomination. The fact is you can serve the
people far better in my store by giving them marvelous bargains
than you could in Congress, and they know it, therefore the
Convention acted wisely in nominating someone else.
Since the settlement of the long contested tariff question
there is a general business that is almost
ed. The wholesale houses here are jubilant over the outlook
for this season. The lower tariff has brought a corresponding
cut in all prices and all are so to sell that they don't
stand on the size of the cut, but say the goods are bound
to go. Speaking about the tariff, I stumbled over a fine lot of
foods to-day on which there had never been any tariff at all
id not stop to ask and I scooped them in at prices away
out of sight. You know that, after all, the best tariff reducer
is the solid and having a good of that along with
me I have been able to purchase goods at my own price, tariff
or no tariff. Haven't time to you all about it now, but let
my through the that I will be able to
furnish them anything in my line this season at prices that no
one else can touch. They will find me as always,
The poor man's Friend,
C. T.
Ml
Ml
I HAVE RECEIVED A COMPLETE LINE OF-
SPRING GOODS
NO V
and would earnestly solicit your examination-
Shoes
Embroideries, White Goods
and Laces.
I need not say anything about except that I have a new
line- Prices lower than ever. I thank you for your past favors
and if close prices will avail me anything I will merit a continuance
Sewing Machines from up. New Home latest improved 135-00
Respectfully,
BROWN,
New Home Sowing Machines Depositor for American Bible So
X L. SUGG,
lull A
GREENVILLE, N. C
OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE.
All kinds Risks placed strictly
FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES
At current rates.
AGENT FOE FIRST-GLASS FIRE PROOF SAFE
Don't
Ibis chance to get
CHEAP
MILLINERY
I am selling the best
Leghorn and White
Chipped Hats
at greatly reduced prices.
Have also just received a new line of
Moire Insertions, Ac.
that will be sold cheap. All these goods
arc very desirable and you should call
early if you wish to get the benefit of
the low prices.
M. T. Co.
Notice to
If all sons who will want
MILLS and next
fall will their orders me at
early day, I will be able to get the
Mills a liberal discount by ordering
nil at once and will the purchaser
the benefit of the discount.
H. HARDING,
Ager t.
ESTABLISHED 1875.
S. M. SCHULTZ.
AT THE
OLD BRICK STORK
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BUT
their year's supplies will find
their interest our prices before
is complete
n all its branches.
PORK
FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR,
RICE, TEA, Ac.
at Lowest
TOBACCO SNUFF CIGARS
buy direct from
in to buy at one profit. A com
stock of
always on hand and prices
i the times. Our goods are all bought and
I sold for CASH therefore, having no risk
to run sell at a close margin.
Respectfully,
S. M.
N,
WILLIAMSON,
-ALL KINDS OF-
REPAIRING DONE ON NOTICE
Only first-class and allowed In my shops. Th y
have used my work testify the and
turned out at vehicle guaranteed.
HARNESS WHIPS.

VICTORS are Standard
The standard price of Victor Bicycles is No deviation,
and Victor riders arc against cut rates during the current year.
OVERMAN WHEEL CO.
NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA.
CHICAGO.
SAN FRANCISCO.
WILMINGTON WEI-DON E. R.
AND BRANCHES.
AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD.
Condensed Schedule.
TRAINS SOOTH.
Dated
July
o a
Leave Weldon
Ar. Mt
M.
Ar Tarboro
Tarboro
Rocky Mt
Wilson
Ar. Florence
Wilson
Goldsboro
Magnolia
Ar Wilmington
OS
P. M.
I IS
P. M.
a. i.
A. M.
A. M.
JACKSON
Furniture
COMPANY
JACKSON,
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Dated
July S,
1804.
MM OS I
Ar
Wilmington
Magnolia
Goldsboro
Wilson
MANUFACTURER OF
AND OFFICE
Schools add seated
in the beet manner. Offices
Furnished. Send for
OINTMENT
TRADE
MARK
Wilson
Ar Rocky Mt
Ar Tarboro
Tarboro
Rocky Mt
Ar Weldon
Tor Cure of aH Skin
This been m use
fifty and wherever know
been in steady demand. It has been en
by the leading physicians all over
country, and where
all other remedies, with the attention
Train on Scotland Neck Branch Road the most experienced physicians,
leaves Weldon 3.40 Halifax 4.00 for failed. This Ointment is
p. m. arrives Scotland Neck at 4.55 p. and the high reputation
m Greenville p. m., Kinston 7.35 , it has is owing
Returning, leaves Kinston 7.20 its own efficacy, as but little effort ha
am. 8.22 a. m. Arriving been made to bring it before the
at a. m. Weldon a. P; One bottle of Ointment will
be sent to address on receipt of One
Dollar. All Cash Orders promptly at-
tended to. all orders and
to
T. F.
C.
m., daily except
Trains on Washington Branch leave
Washington 7.00 a. m., arrives
a. m. Tarboro 9.50; returning
leaves Tarboro 4.50 p. m., Parmele 6.10 j
p. m arrives Washington 7.35 p. m. ;
Daily except Sunday. Connects with
trains on Scotland Neck Branch. j
Train leaves Tarboro, N C, via
Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun-.
day. at p. m. Sunday P. M; ,
arrive Plymouth 9.20 P. M., 5.20 p. m.
Returning leaves Plymouth daily except
5.30 a. m., Sunday 9.30 a. m. I
arrive Tarboro 10.25 a. m., and I
a. m.
Train on Midland N C Branch leaves
Goldsboro except Sunday, C a.
m. arriving a m.
leaves a. m.;
Goldsboro. M a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leaves
Mount at 4.30 p. m., arrive
Nashville p. m., Spring Hope
p. m. Returning leaves Spring Hope
a. m., Nashville 8.35 a. m.,
at Rocky Mount a. m., except
Trains on Latta Branch, Florence K.
R. earn Latta MB p. m., arrive Dun-
bar p. Returning leave Dun-
bar a. m. arrive Latta 8.00 a. m.
Daily except Sunday.
Train Clinton Branch leaves W
for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
st a. in. Returning leave Clinton
at m., connoting at Warsaw with
main line trains.
No. makes close Connection
at Weldon for all points North daily, all
ail via Richmond, and dally except
Sunday via Portsmouth and Bay Line
also at Rocky Mount with Norfolk
Carolina railroad for Norfolk daily and
all points North via Norfolk, daily ex-
Sunday. p,
General
R. Manager.
T. V, EMERSON Manage I
ft NORTH CAROLINA
L R. R. TIMETABLE,
la Effect December 4th.
SERVICE
Steamers leave Washington for Green
ville and Tarboro touching at all land
lugs on Tar River Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at C A. M.
Returning leave Tarboro at M.
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
A. same days.
These departures arc subject to
of water Tar River.
Connecting at with steam
of The Norfolk, and Wash-
direct line for Norfolk, Baltimore
Philadelphia. New York and Boston.
Shippers should order their goods
marked via Dominion Inns
New York. from
Norfolk ft
more Steamboat from
more. ft Miners from
Boston.
JNO. SON. Agent.
N. C
J. J. Agent,
Greenville, N. C.
j KIT CHIN ON HIS PARTY'S TICKET
The Captain Has a Poor Opinion of
Judges Falrcloth and Furches. Why
He Did Not Want the Legislatures
of and Denounced and
How Butler Played
Capt. W. H. daring a
recent visit to Goldsboro talked
very plainly about matters
The captain was naturally in-
at the condemnation of
the General Assembly of 1893, of
which he was a member, and gave
some of the inside history of the
workings of the Populist platform
He stated that he was shown a
of the platform by Butler
presence of Skinner and saw
it denounced the Legislatures
of 1891 and 1893; that he told
and Skinner that would
never do because they, Butler and
Skinner, were members of the
Legislature of 1891, and he,
Kitchin, was a member of the
Legislature of 1893. and that as
would be the principal
speakers of the Populists, it
would be awkward in the extreme
for them to go about the State
denouncing their own work. He
further stated that the validity of
his objection was recognized and
that Butler drew his pencil
through the offensive paragraphs,
and he, Kitchin, assuming that
the said paragraphs were
paid no further attention
to the matter until after the plat-
form was adopted, when he learn-
ed that Messrs. Butler and Skin-
s Legislature of 1891 got off
free, while his Legislature of
1893 was roundly denounced. He
was naturally indignant and an-
that he should, on all
defend the Legislature
of 1893 from the unjust aspersions
cast upon it by the Third party
platform.
The captain was also quite
upon some of the non-par-
for the Supreme
Court. He said that everybody
down east knew that Judge Fair-
cloth was unfit to fill the place
now filled by Judge Shepherd,
and that during a recent trip in
the west he had learned that
Furches was even less fit for the
the Supreme Court bench than
was Judge Faircloth. The cap-
here used strong language
in reference to the and
learning of these distinguished
non partisans, asserting that Fur-
was, if possible, even less fit
than Judge Faircloth.
It was painful to hear these
patriotic non-partisan-1868 Re
publicans, who have for nearly
thirty years bolstered up and de
feuded Republican misrule and
hated Democrats with most
hatred, but who have now
become mild and gentle sucklings
of non-partisanship, thus exposed
by a member of the illustrious
Populism convention which put
in nomination. O, the
how sadly oat of join they are
also claims the
credit of having forced plat-
form-makers to strike oat of the
draft of the platform a plank de-
for the repeal cf the
county government system, threat-
to fight a royal on
the floor of the convention if
Republican demand was
inserted. Whatever we may think
of Cap- his
candor is refreshing and can be
hat gratifying Messrs- Butler,
Grant and other patriotic
and unselfish citizens who are at
work night and day, and with no
prospect of success, to do the
possible thing of deceiving the
people of North Carolina into
giving them the control of our
court, Legislature and State gov-
News and Ob-
server.
A NEW HOPS FOR THE SOUTH.
An Increase In Cotton Mills a
cant Feature of the Industrial Revival.
One of the most significant
features of the industrial revival
in the South has been the increase
of cotton mills. With in the past
fourteen years, indeed, the South-
manufacture of cotton has in
creased in the value of the annual
product from to
Where in 1880 there
were only spindles, there
are spindles merrily
whirring to-day. Nearly all of
these mills are paying good
and
has become one of most
inviting fields for industrial
growth. The climate permits
uninterrupted operation for
all the year round. In view
of the past year's record, it is not
surprising to find Secretary of the
Interior Hoke Smith asserting
that all indications point to the
manufacture in the South of all
the cotton grown there-
The South produces at present
over per cent, of all the cotton
of the world, but only one-third
of this staple is manufactured in
he United States.- Europe
chases two-thirds of the raw ma-
If the South could
its entire product, the
gain in increased value would be
a year ; prop-
belongs to this de-
Secretary Hoke Smith.
Egyptian cotton and Russian cot-
ton are also becoming formidable
rivals abroad, and this growing
home manufacture will probably
prove a remedy to some extent
for their increasing competition
in foreign markets. The bright
prospect, which is held out in this
hope for the South, can be best
appreciated by quoting the
estimate that a complete
domestic cotton manufacture
would change the yearly value of
the crop from to
nearly
Record.
GOING EAST.
GOING WEST.
Pass.
Ex
P.
P. M. A.
Train connects with Wilmington ft
train bound North, leaving
Goldsboro a. m., and with D.
train West, leaving Goldsboro 2.35 p. m.
Train connects with Richmond ft
Danville train, arriving at Goldsboro
p. m., and with W. ft W. train;
from the North at p. m.
S. L.
Superintendent, i
HERBERT
PARLORS
Under Opera House,
Call In good w
N.
Wives
and Daughters
Often lo the benefit of life
assurance, taken out for their
protection, because of ill-ad-
vised investments. Again,
the intentions of the assured
sometimes fail of realization
through the prodigality of a
son to whom the sudden
session of so much money
proves too great a temptation.
The
Equitable Life
has provided against these
contingencies by offering The
Policy.
The premiums per thousand
are much less than under
older forms of insurance, and
the amount is payable in
or annual payments, thus
securing a comfortable income
for the beneficiary. Write to
Manager,
HILL, S. C.
There is no reason why any cit-
of North Carolina, whose
first desire is the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of to should
not vote the Democratic ticket this
year. The Democratic State plat-
form has made an unequivocal
declaration for the free and
limited coinage at the ratio
The committal is
and solemn. As a matter of fact,
Senator Ransom and every Dem-
Representative from the
has voted for a free coinage
to bill at every opportunity
that has offered- Senator Vance
always did so, and Senator Jar-
vis will whenever the occasion
presents itself. This platform
instruction was not needed, so
far as our Senators and
were concerned, but if
it were it would be effective. A
good many people are saying
that the financial question is the
only one, and that the only
of it is free and unlimited
coinage at the existing ratio.
These have their views fully met
in the Democratic platform, and
if they have been thinking of go
out of the party for lack
of this they need not go. If they
have already gone they may
well come Ob-
server.
Town Has.
A liar.
A sponger.
A smart
Its richest mac.
Some pretty girls.
A girl who giggles.
A neighborhood feud.
Half a dozen lunatics.
A woman who tattles-
A justice of the peace.
A man-who-knows-it-all.
One Jacksonian Democrat-
More loafers than it needs.
Men who see every dog fight.
A boy who cuts up in church.
A few meddlesome old women.
A stock law that is not enforced.
A widower who is too gay for
his age.
Some men who make remarks
about women.
A few who know how to run the
affairs of the
A grown young man who
laughs every time he says any-
thing.
A girl who goes to the post
office the mail in.
A legion of smart who
can tell the editor how to run his
paper-
Scores of men with the caboose
of their trousers worn smooth as
glass-
A man who grins when you
talk, and laughs out loud when he
has said something.
PAPER MONEY TO BE TAXED.
For twenty years or more pa-
per money, such as
national bank notes, and gold and
silver certificates, has been ex-
from taxation by the States.
Every neighborhood has its
hoarder who in the month of May
always seeks to turn his money
into in order to
escape taxation. The notion
that only were
non taxable got abroad
during and immediately after the
late war, when, as Senator Sher-
man says, it was deemed
as a favor to these constantly
declining United States notes to
exempt them from taxation. But
the Senator holds, erroneously it
seems, that money on hand,
whether it be in the form of these
notes or gold or silver coin, or
State bank notes, has always been
taxable.
But the matter is mentioned here
only to direct attention to the
fact that there is now an end to
all such foolishness. The man
who has money must now lie about
it and swear to the lie, or he
must pay tax on it. Hither to he
has had to do neither.
With very little discussion and
with no opposition, the House
bill subjecting money to state
taxation passed the Senate last
Saturday. The bill reads as fol-
lows
circulation notes of
banking associations and
United States legal tender notes
and other notes and certificates
of the United States payable on
demand and circulating or intend-
ed to circulate as currency, and
gold, silver, or other coin shall be
subject to taxation as money on
hand or on deposit the laws
of any State or provided
that any such taxation shall be
exercised in the same manner and
at the same rate that any such
State or territory shall tax money,
or currency circulating as money,
within its
Sec. That the provisions of
this act shall not be deemed or
held to change existing laws in
respect of the taxation of national
banking
This act settles the matter. All
money is now subject to taxation
if the State says so. We have
not the State laws on the subject
at hand for immediate reference,
but the State of North Carolina
now has the power to tux the
money of its citizens just as other
thing it did not have
the power to do before the law
above mentioned was enacted
Gazette-
How Were by
Smart Yankees in
THE BOY AND THE BOSS.
British fondness for good eat-
and especially mutton, on
more than one occasion has cost
England a good deal more than
she bargained says the New
York Sun- Eighty one years ago
it cost her a sloop of-war. It has
been seriously charged, and with
some grains of truth, that
the war of 1812 British naval-
officers stationed on the coast of
the United States kept a sharper
lookout for Yankee poultry,
sheep, and good things of the
larder than they did for Yankee
cruisers
The Americans were not long
in discovering this weak point of
their enemy, and on July 1813,
a party of Connecticut fishermen j
planned tho capture of the British
sloop of war Eagle, which was
in Long Island sound-
The strategy of on
this occasion was based on the
well-known fondness of British
naval-officers for mutton. The
fishing-smack Yankee fitted
out in Now York harbor on
the morning of July 4th, having
forty well-armed concealed
in hold, while three innocent-
looking fishermen, together with
a calf, a sheep, and a goose, were
purposely loft on dock and
plain sight.
Working her Way through Hell
Gate, the Yankee entered the
sound, to all appearances a harm-
less trading vessel. It was not
long before tho sharp-eyed look-
out in Eagle the calf,
although her commander always
claimed that he was the first to
see the sheep. However this
may be, away the Eagle went in
full The innocent-looking
fishermen affected to make great
efforts to escape, but promptly
heaved-to when the order was
given to do so.
The Eagle gallantly along-
side, tho eyes of her people spark-
ling, and their mouths watering
at the sight of the calf, the sheep,
and the goose- But at this mo-
tho watchword
was passed, and in an instant
forty Americans rose to their
feet, and, taking aim,
fired, killing and wounding a
number of the English crew and
driving the rest below. The
Americans then boarded tho
Eagle, and hoisting tho Stars and
Stripes over the British
carried her safely into New York,
where they were greeted with
great enthusiasm by the people
who were celebrating the glorious
Fourth on the battery-
-WHEN IT COMES TO
STATIONERY
You miss it time if you fail to call for
what you want in this line at the-
We make a specialty of this class of goods and if
Quantity
count for anything with you, come to us-
Envelopes a pack up-
Note Paper a quire up.
Letter, Fools Cap and
Legal Cap equally low.
from cent up.
Slate Pencils cents per
dozen up.
Lend Pencils doz. up.
Pen Points m cents
per dozen up.
A Ft SPECIALTIES
are sole for A A
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purposes. Our Cream Mucilage beats any
on tho market. Our Diamond Glue
and Magic Cement will mend anything but broken
hearts.
Every business man should have a
KER FOUNTAIN
last a time and are sold nowhere else in
town.
Our Box Paper for polite correspondence are
the prettiest in town. We also keep Mourning
Paper. Then we have Slates. Blank Books,
Memorandum Books, Books, Erasers, Rub-
Bands, Pencil Holders, Automatic Pencils,
Sponge Cups, Ink Stands, Paper Cutters, Book
Marks, Pen Holders and lots of other things.
BOOKS AND NOVELS.
If you want anything to read come look over
our supply. Any book not on hand will be or-
for you.
Now remember the the only place
at which you can get these goods at such low
prices.
BOOK STOKE.
HEM FIVE POINTS.
Of Interest to Boys.
Boys, what are you doing
What are yon going to be Have
you thought of this You are
now seventeen or eighteen years
old. Have you decided what you
are going to do to earn a
Yon should seriously think of
this. Surely you are too noble-
minded to be content with any-
thing short of honestly earning a
living. None but worthless dudes
and no-account idlers are willing
to merely live on the fortunes
their fathers leave them. Stir
around and do something by
which honestly to earn some
money for yourselves.
the boys who work and
money and save it, are the boys
who, thirty years hence, will be
successful, wealthy citizens.
Walter Allen Lucas, a
per advertising man of Chicago,
was bitten about, six weeks ago
by a little Kitten that some
ere playing with on his
porch- The wound soon healed,
and he paid no further attention
to it Several days ago he began
to suffer with a pain in his arm-
It grew suddenly more intense
and began to swell. He was
taken to the hospital, where con
sot in, and he had all the
symptoms of hydrophobia. Be-
fore he died Thursday he cried,
scratched spit like an in
cat. There are few cases
of this kind record.
boy
f a
they
work
are
and
What do you take medicine fur
you are and want to get well,
course. Then remember, Hood's
Cure.
The boy came briskly into the
doffed his hat, and bowed
to the boss.
you want a
he said.
we have a
I fill
you What sort
place do yon want
there's as little work
and as much pay as the house
can
most boys when
come are to take all
and no
not most boys-
you're not You
pretty fresh, aren't you
sir; but I know it,
I'm getting
you expect to get the kind
of a job you want
sir ; nobody gets what he
wants, exactly, but it doesn't hurt
him to expect a good deal--
pay do you think
should
dollars per
other boys we have had
only got
many have you had
the last year
or
thought so. the kind
of a boy a two dollar boy
are you not that kind
sir; if I come, I bang op
my hat and
yon don't like it
stay just the
we bounce
be glad of it,
of it
sir if the house isn't
satisfied with tho right kind of
boy to be
The employer took a second
look at the boy.
he said, you say
that again
sir; its time I was going
to work if I'm going to work, and
if I'm not, it's time I left- Do I
go in or And the boss
with mack doubt in his mind said
and the boy went with a
will. Detroit Free press.
Children.
A Household
D. W. Fuller, of N. Y.,
that he always keeps Dr. King's
New Discovery in the house and his
has always found the very heat
results follow Its use ; that he would
not be without It, If procurable. O. A.
Catskill, N. Y.,
says that Dr. New Discovery is
the remedy ;
that he has used it in his family for
light and It has never failed to
that is claimed for It. Why not
try a remedy so long tried tested
trial bottles ire at J. L.
Drugstore. 1.00.
How much care and anxiety as
well as labor can be saved by
faithful children. If they will
faithfully do what they are told,
forgetting nothing, then they
become helps indeed- Such
are to be depended upon
and trusted when an
arises, and some one is
needed who is faithful re-
then is the time their
worth is known. But people who
are always forgetting always
always saying.
meant or didn't mean
blunder through the world, and
are very little comfort to
or help to any one else. It is
a great thing to have a faithful
responsible child in the house
it is a sad thing to have a rattle-
brained, headstrong child, who
mischief, commits blunders,
makes mistakes, and causes
trouble in every direction-
don't is a poor answer
Persons ought to think.
is a poor excuse. No
person should forget the things
that is his duty to attend to. A
boy does forget a thing which
interests Who ever knew of
a boy to go fishing forget his
bait Who ever knew a girl to
forgot her ribbons ornaments
The reason people forgot things
is that they do not care about
them. The way to remember is
to care, and if we care for our
ways and our work, then we shall
not forget to attend to our duties-
As the Chatham Record says
fusion or coalition between the
Republicans and Populists illus-
most forcibly what strange
bedfellows politics will some-
times make- Yes, it certainly
seems passing strange that any
Populists or Republicans, if they
are sincere in their professions,
should wish to combine, for their
political principles are as far
they
possibly can be- For instance,
the Republicans advocate a pro-
tariff, and the Populists
oppose it; the Republicans de-
monetized silver, and the
lists advocate its free and
ed coinage the Republicans es-
the National banks,
the Populists urge their
the Republicans are opposed to
an tax, and the Populists
advocate it. How then can the
honest men of either party so far
sacrifice political principles
as to form so strange a
nation
North Carolina has mo re
cotton mills than any other State
in the nation, is building more
every and is
of them by local labor. A large
number of the mills have been
built and equipped by local
obtained by means of co-
operative associations. The State
contains less than one-quarter of
one per cent, of foreign
It is a good record for the
old State, and promises well for
her future in the industrial field.
Other kinds of manufactures will
come in due
News and Courier.
Sr.
Tho Salvo In the world for Cuts,
Sores. Ulcers, Salt
Fever Sores Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
and positively cure Piles, or no
pay required. It W guaranteed to give
perfect or money refunded
Price per box. For by
John L.
Specimen Cases.
S. H. Clifford, Wis., was
troubled with Neuralgia and
his Stomach was disordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming de-
appetite fell away, and he was
terribly reduced In flesh and
Three bottles Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd,
had a running sore on his leg of eight
standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
and his leg is
sound and -veil. John Speaker.
O., had five large Fever sores on his
leg, said he was incurable.
One bottle Electric Bitters and one box
Salve cured him en-
Sold J. L. Drug
store-.
Appointments for Greenville Circuit.
Salem the first Sunday at eleven
mid Junes chapel at threat
o'clock.
Shady drove second Sun Jay at
eleven o'clock and School
House at o'clock.
on third Sunday at eleven
o'clock and Chapel at
o'clock.
Bethlehem on the fourth Sunday at
eleven o'clock, and Lang's School
House at three o'clock.
Everybody invited to attend.
;. F. Smith. ,, .
Baptist Services.
Below are the regular appoint ,
of Rev. J. II. pa-tor of the
Baptist church
At foil till Sun-
days in each mouth, morning and night,
and every Thursday night.
At Sunday In each
month, morning night.
At Person
Sunday in each month and Saturday be-
fore.
Episcopal Services.
Below are the regular appointment
of Rev. A. Hector
and third in
each month, morning and evening.
Sunday each
month, morning and evening.
vices all other Sunday
St. Johns, Sun
day in each month, morning and evening
Holy Innocents,
Sunday morning.
Presbyterian Services.
Every first Sabbath morning ant
night, alternating between Rev. J. X.
II. and Rev. J. W. Ulnae,
Every third Sabbath, morning
night, Rev. J. w-
Sunday School every Sabbath morn-
at o'clock, D. Evans
A colored preacher, who was
closing his sermon with touching
exhortation concluded
tell you, and
sisters, be two roads
you fur you to choose ; one
way down, down to
and he paused with a look
of terror on his face, holding his
congregation then,
his arms and looking
upward, while his expression
brightened and beamed with hap.
s udder goes way up
to perdition Tho full murmur
of showed that there was
no lack of faith in the preacher's
words, however he might choose
them-
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remote from
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Charlotte Observer Mrs
lie and family live at
Thursday a peculiar ac
cost Mrs. the loss
of sight in one of her eyes-
There was a loose mule in the lot.
and Mrs- one of her
children tried to it out- The
child picked up a corn stalk and
threw it at the mule. The mule
got out of the way, and the stalk
struck Mrs. in the
The Bight is to be entirely
W. L, Douglas
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