J -f J I
JOB PRINTING
The Reflector is
pared to do all work
in this line
NEATLY,
and
STYLE.
Plenty of new mate-
rial and the best
of Stationery.
THE NEWS CONDENSED.
county is to have a
new to cost
Very few people coining to town
and the streets dull.
A colored church in C
is using the individual cup in the
sacramental service.
Thirteen person; were terribly
burned and two killed by a gas
explosion in Chicago.
dwellings, ft
church and city hall City,
Ala , were destroyed by tire.
The grope crop hereabouts is
and promises an
abundant Re-
view.
The closing of several mills at
R. I, throws ten
thousand people out cf employ-
is
At West Pa., five men
were killed and three others
ed by the explosion of a large
boiler.
lion. John S. Henderson
en cf as the Democratic
candidate for Governor the next
el
The village of N.
Y-, was swept away by
lire- Not a building was left
standing.
x still raging in
Va-, several new break-
out every day. There are also
many cases at Lexington, Va.
A school census of Durham dis-
closes that there are town
white and
ages of i and
SI 1,450.
A bicyclist who run his wheel
against a calf was heard to re-
rang my bell for the
to get out of my way but he
didn't notice the
calf did not understand the signal.
This is a world A Phil
clerk says he stole from
his employer in order to keep a
temperance pip v. of which he
was going. to re
form others is a unique
crime-
i lore is danger of yellow r
it i i i along the South Atlantic
s i. i to a
ii. General
man, t ill II. S. m line hospital
service. lie fears I he will
be from Havana.
A Wisconsin paper tells of a
mac in one of the towns of that
State who fill from the sixth
story of a hew and in
descent an
floor, disfigured an engine
which was his way and then
got up and refused the tender of
ambulance to bin to the
hospital for repairs.
Some good soul has said At
best, life is not very long- A few
more smiles, a few more tears,
some pleasure, much pain, sun-
shine and clouds and dark-
hasty greetings, abrupt
our little play
will close, and injurer and
ed will pass away. Is it worth
while to hate each other I
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. WHICH ARD, Editor and Owner
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.
per Year, in Advance.
VOL. XIV.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1895.
NO.
You Need
The Reflector this
It will give the
every week for
a year.
We May Be Happy Yet,
The f the north
The are
But we are a i serene and happy
For the
Fruit
Ain't
Killed
he price of is liming
All the rambling wagons filled.
But the hell- of Hope are chiming,
For the
Fruit
Ain't
Killed
Atlanta Constitution-
THE LATEST
Bock a bye, baby, my little sweet m in.
Go to sleep M fast a can
For mother must hasten to don a
And put in a vote for of the
town.
Your a voter-, now. man-child.
be still.
And hush your screaming, so piercing
and
be it known, man-Chili, the time
has come when
Your mother can vote lie
of
Now where I put yon all in bed,
And don't yon dare wriggle a hand or a
bead,
While I go with my silk and stylish
Oh. man-child, the rapture to cast my
first vote.
M. Phelps
WHEN DAYS LONG.
spring back it somehow brings
To mi a sense of better things ;
It lakes me full forty y
When long skies
clear.
But k is work and life is
won't never do to feel
if sorter like to
Away in ex floats a lift
the floor.
No; childhood days is o'er;
Them Ions bright is long since
The spring of life last
For brings the rain,
life looks same again.
Bat I said, the spring lime brings
To me a sense of better things;
It lakes me back full forty year.
When days long and skies
Arthur G rover, in Light.
LITTLE THINGS.
A kiss is a thing,
With four hand on the to go.
But it the venom cut of the. Sting
of a word or a cruel fling
it you in an hour
of greeting i sweet all I
After t e toil of the day,
And It. smooths the furrows plowed
c ire,
The lilies m lo ahead you once call-
ed
In the years th-it hive
a thing to say. arc kind
you, my each night,
But it sends a through the
I find
For love is tender, as love is blind
As we climb life's rugged height.
We starve each other tor caress,
We take but we do not give;
It seems so soul to bless,
But dole the love grudgingly, less
and less,
Till and hard to live.
STORMY IN SOUTH CARO-
LINA.
There is a prospect of stormy
times in South Carolina. The
Governor has issued a
from which we make
the following extracts. It
sounds like war times
people of South Caro-
have always been law
and respect the constitution
and courts of the United
but when the judges of these
courts wantonly invade and
trample foot the
rights of our people
by the Federal
have a right to assert
themselves and maintain their
sovereignty and independence.
This they have ever done and
will continue to do, and will re
with all the means within
their power, usurpation and
tyranny of partisan politicians
in high places, who disgrace
the judicial ermine. We can
not, nor have we the desire to
resort to arms to resist his u n-
just decree, but we can and will
expect the united effort of lib-
people to thwart
the conspirators who are plot-
ting the overthrow our of
In this struggle we con-
rely on the sympathies
and moral support of lovers of
good government and State's
rights throughout the Union.
The sovereignty of the States,
within their proper spheres, is
as dear to Massachusetts
Ohio as it is in South Carolina,
and principle cannot be
struck down here without
a mortal blow else
where-
is unfortunate that the
passions and prejudices excited
by the war in regard to the
should influence the
ion and feelings Of judges in
dealing with this vital
but it will follow
that if this i
once destroyed, this country
will be convulsed with a,
for the restoration of the
liberties of white men will
far eclipse that other fatal
struggle for the emancipation
he blacks.
TRACING TYPHOID FEVER.
Interesting results have attend-
ed the investigation of a typhoid
fever epidemic at ,
where there are cases. It has
been shown that the germs of the
disease were distributed with the
milk sold by one dealer- At
the beginning of the investigation
it was ascertained that the ca
were in houses on this deal-
milk route. He procured from
several farmers the milk which he
sold, but, as these farmers sold
milk to other persons who had
not been attacked by typhoid; it
was inferred that the milk had
become infested after it passed
into his possession.
analysis has that the
water, taken a well his
premises, with which it was his
custom to wash his milk cans, is
very seriously polluted, that
the water cf several other wells
the neighborhood of his
are a dangerous condition. A
typhoid fever epidemic at
N. J., a year ago, was
to a milk dealer, as it were also
a similar epidemic at
three or four years
and one at
recently ; and this connection
Our Share of Happiness.
Each being, from
A Remedy Against Flies.
never use window I
Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Govt
moment awakes said a wise housekeeper the other
the day his death, feels in have a fancy that
that he has a right to they shut out all the air in the hot
happiness. When he is young he j weather ; and, besides, they serve
confidently expects to get it. Fur-j to keep the flies in the house
in life he to equally as well as
have a baffled feeling that he
somehow missed it. Later Ins
feeling sinks into a settled
of ever it, or else into a
furious protest against fate, that
he of all human beings was
pointed to lose his inheritance.
But when are young we are
ignorant of the fact, and we
get older perhaps forget it,
that happiness a spiritual
and to obtained only
to spiritual laws. We can
not purchase happiness with
as we may buy a yard of cloth
or an estate. We cannot take it
by force from another, as we may
steal his coat. Nor we gain
it wheedling or cheating an-
other man out of his rightful
share, expecting to make it our
own. For happiness is but the
delicate perfume arising from the
sum total of all delights-
Each man's share of it is the same
I never see a fly in your
said her friend. do
you manage it For my part, I
must that, screens or no
screens, my summer means to mo
one long battle with the little
remedy is a very simple
said the good housekeeper,
I learned it years ago from
in v grand mother, when I used to
sit and watch her putting bunch
es of flowers to
keep the away. My method
is simpler. I buy five worth
of oil of lavender at the drug store
mis it with the same quantity
of water- Then I put it a com-
glass atomizer and spray it
the rooms wherever flies
are apt to congregate,
in the dining room, whore I
sprinkle it plentifully over the
The odor is especially
disagreeable to flies, and they will
can never be greater than any I never in its neighborhood
the statement is made that in snare. As it I though to most people it has a
Britain, during the last , be bought, so it be paid and grateful
few years, the infection of But those who refuse to add Detroit Free fret.
milk supply, proceeding from to the general stock of happiness
es of typhoid the families of I while expecting still to claim their
dairy farmers or milk dealers, has will find themselves out-
been shown to have the wilted by nature. Their inner
cause of twenty five local become dull, then
of this disease, involving closed entirely. They become
cases nearly -400 j incapable of happiness
The is about being never not because it
that, next to drinking water, i nut there, but bemuse they no
milk is the most fruitful source of longer see that it is
typhoid fever, which is another pert
argument for guarding it with the
most scrupulous care. It may be
said that the of former ThU remedy is becoming so Wei
years, that typhoid is taken
into the systems through the air Bitters sing the same
we breathe has bean exploded foes pot -x-
. kt and It b guaranteed to do all
AS UNCLE SEES IT.
two Saved.
Mrs. Thomas, of Junction
City. was told by her doctors she
had Consumption and that there was
no hope her, but two bottles of Dr.
King's Now Discovery completely cured
her and die says it saved her life. Mr.
Florida St. San Fran-
guttered from a dreadful cold,
Consumption, tried without
everything else then bought one
bottle of Dr. New Discovery and
in two weeks was cured, lie
It is such results, of which-
are samples, tint prove the won-
efficacy of this ill
Cough sand Colds. Free trial bottles at
Jno Drug Store. Regular
size and 11.00.
General tells
William E- Curtis that ho never
a man to be scared lo death
battle, although there were a
groat many cases of death which
ii be attributed to this c
Men were found dead
upon the held without wounds
them. He does recollect,
however, a case of a man whose
death caused by his being
drifted into the confederate
He had an intense horror of being
forced into the service and
shore pestered the
cumin on.
ain't old-time niggers, as
shore as you are n,
And I can't tell what's it
lack day
in
which a-way.
all so mighty
full sass.
wench-nigger, she
M, own a
put the finery she can get
hint on her hack
try to she's a
to he black
the young lazy
he try to be a sport
He spend half time
half in court;
He done banjo it's
good time
Tuck to de de nasty
coon
little
on days,
full of notions ain't
lack Digger ways;
wan s act lack white
all wants to go to school
to lam a
neck a fool.
But not to worry I ain't
got long to stay
Ole Moses to take to a better
place some day;
I wish stop for it
my heart
nonsense a nigger,
no nigger any more.
Sam Beau, HI Charlotte Observer.
crisis confronts us, an
issue has been thrust upon us
without our consent at a time
when peace was hovering over
th State. South Carolina is
enjoying an era of industrial
improvement, factories are be-
built in greater number
than elsewhere in the South.
The credit of the State ranks
higher than ever in its history,
our bonds not being
at a premium of less than
ten per cent. The march of
progress is about to be stopped ;
the black pall of
ion hovers over us; we must
meet the issue like South Caro
There are only two
flags, the white and the black
under which will you enlist I
The one, the white, peaceful
flag of civilization
and progress ; or the other, the
black flag the debased and
ignorant African, with the
traitors, who are seeking
to marshal the in order
to gain political power It is
fortunate that the issue comes
at this time when a constitution
is to made guaranteeing white
supremacy once and forever.
The Constitutional Convention
must be controlled white
men, not white men with black
hearts, not The world
must be shown that We are
capable of ourselves
and that, constitution or no
constitution, law or no law,
that tho fact has established
th-t practically cases
comes with the liquids we drink.
There is a large measure of pro-
the knowledge of this
Observer.
What Advertising
Major P- says
the Boston Herald, tells of a bus-
concern with a nominal cap
ital of only of it
paid in, that has divided in a sin-
year, among three partners,
profits to the amount of
and that exclusive of salaries
claimed. elite all
diseases of an I Kidneys, will
remove Pimples, Salt ,
and other affections canned impure People o
d Malaria from
system and prevent as well as ail
Malarial cure of Head-
ache, and Indigestion try
satisfaction
guaranteed, or money
eta and 11.00 per bottle at John
notch's re.
The Woman of the Period.
This year's jacket makes
up in sleeves whatever it may
lack in Globe.
The Livery
Hardly any class of animals
suffers so much ignorance,
carelessness cruelty on the
part of driver as the livery
horse. Many of the people who
hire horses know nothing about
driving or caring ;
since they do not
horses, care
injury to them provided they do
not have to pay for them,
still an other class takes
driving at the top of
their speed as long as they
of their distress.
Then are tho drank
drivers, of everything,
drivers who want to rue with
everyone who along, and
for a I
whose idea is to
There are people who over-
drive, do water, who
water when the is overheat-
ed, who do blanket, and
who commit all
kinds of against horse-
one idea being
since the horse is not their own
it don't make difference.
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Two
The two large engines for the
A N- C R. R. have been re
and put service. We
that the schedule
mediately after he learned that I the mail and passenger train will
he had been conscripted was
taken ill. The provost marshal
believed that he was feigning
and attempted to punish him, but
the man kept growing worse and
finally died from no disease
the dread of going into the army.
The New York Advertiser wants
to know how the western people
are to protect themselves against
the tornadoes of winter and
The Charlotte News says
that is easy enough. Come South
where the tornado and cyclone is
cultivated- That is the
solution of this question
the westerner is to
realize it.
soon be considerably shortened.
The is doing finely.
Kinston Free Press-
Reward.
The render of this paper will be pleas
el to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that has been
able lo cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being a
disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly o the
blood and mucous, surfaces of the sys-
thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by hi- up the
and assisting; nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
in its curative powers, that they
offer One Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Bend tor list of
F. J. A CO.
Sold by Druggist
No woman respects her husband
of very much unless she feel a
by two little proud of
members of tho firm. Ten years News,
ago one of these partners was The new not get
drug clerk on a small salary in a married is
Western town and is one of of a
the millionaires of New fork. Globe.
newspaper
I might have made a he An old lady in Augusta is
said, it was advertising that, consolable for hard luck that be
made me rich, advertising a tell her one day last week She
very commodity at broke a raving machine needle
Another concern, which began i that she had used constantly
investing a year in news- tho Journal,
paper advertising, increased the, of the
amount every year according to j is to be ,
their increase of business, and j woman we
this year expects to spend a
000- These are only specimen
bricks of the enormous profits re-
from shrewd newspaper ad
Formulas for
Be res.
Rid of
Can we have too much of a
good thing Wheeling
The new man does not start out
One of the greatest miseries is I this class
of money. It is wretched to because hie first
have to it a just a his
court or no court, the j repeated demand and to be with-1 it no
men of South Caro out moans to satisfy it i to de m y, to bake
Toledo Globe.
Una intend to govern here.
Let the man who undertakes to
the ignorant blacks against
you suffer as he did in 1876,
and remember that eternal
lance is the price of liberty. I
will not call the Legislature to-
They can do nothing.
An appeal will be taken to the
Supreme Court the United
States, under the red tape
and technicalities surrounding
it, a decision cannot be had in
time to affect the election of
delegates. It must be a free,
open fight. I appeal to the
sovereign people of South Caro-
the wisest and the safest
and purest tribunal, to protect
their homes and liberties.
They have never failed to re-
to duty. The govern
of the people must and
shall be perpetuated, and we
are ready to lead the fight
the white man's flag.
the confidence that has been
placed to you; to forfeit your
credit; to be placed in the power
of another, and to be indebted to
his ; to stand convicted of
having played the or the
fool, and to have no way left to
escape contempt by incurring
pity. The sudden meeting of a
creditor whom you have been try
to avoid for months, and whom
you imagined was many miles
away, shatters the nerves. There
is but one remedy for such
The Song They Sing.
The beat Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Fever Sores, Chapped Hands
Chilblains, and all
and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required, it is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded
Price cents per box. For by
John h. Druggist
The low price of cotton has
proved to be a blessing in dis-
guise by impressing upon the
farmers the necessity of
their crops. the
South has too long tho
work of raising her own supplies
of all kinds, and the production
of more grain and vegetables will
materially promote her prosperity.
Salisbury Herald.
There is but one way of obtain
business- publicity; one
way of obtaining
The following is the
experience of some men a
song of penitence, a fellow full of
rye four and twenty
before his eye- When
his eye was opened, he shouted
for his life, wasn't he a pretty
chump to go before his wife
His was in the parlor, under-
neath the chair; his boots wore
in the hallway, his coat was on
the stair, ilia trousers in the
kitchen, bis collar on the shelf,
he hadn't any notion where
he was himself- When the morn
was breaking, some one heard
him call; his head was in the ice-
box and that was best of all.
William Dean Howells father,
who emigrated to Ohio half a
and more ago, used this
formula to et rid of an intrusive
visitor who had worn out his
welcome- He would be called
out some and would
say to the guest
you will not be here when I re-
turn, sol wish you
This was not bad, except com-
with the superb strata
gem to Smith in
such that he
used to say in his family prayer,
after the Lord
also bless Brother Jones, who
leaves us on the ton o'clock train
this
Unlucky Number.
ain't a superstitious
said Hiram Berry to a as
they worked together in the field,
in a while it does come
you kinder that
signs come true. I'm reminded
of one certain case up to
our we we
lied a real case, not
spiritual, no, but
Feeling that his hearer's
was sufficiently whetted Hi-
ram went on.
day last week Mary was
going over to her mother's to sot
a spell with her, so she kinder
purposed to stand us on the
noon meal.
git for a rel.
but just warmed up some
fish to git it
easy. o'clock
Aaron's folks come over, kind of
as they a set
and make motion
to go, she asked all to draw
up, a bite. There's u
of five of them, with the
children, we hod to dish out
the meal with
Fact is, to divide
subtract more than I've done
I used to school-
as we lied settled down
tali
as thin as a
in tho spring. He drew right
up lo the t I say table be-
cause there wasn't u else
left- try it pretty
tell sh unlucky to
tin
i,. , l.-iv
It ti lores o I l on Sunday St
it for at it ail -A. D.
ways, it's I i
good in-
stance was
A was Left tn th;
LOCAL DIRECTOR
Superior Clerk. K. A.
Sheriff. King.
Register of Deeds, W. M. King.
Treasurer, J. L. Little.
Coroner, Dr. C.
Surveyor.
Dawson,
Leonidas T. K. lag
Sin nil and S. M. Jones.
Health. Dr. W. II.
County Home. W. Smith, j
Board R.
V. Ward and K. C. j .
Pub. Ids. W. II
TOWN
J. I. Fleming.
Clerk, Harris
Treasurer, S. Smith.
Police-W. II. chief, T. ft.
Moore, a-t; J. L. night.
Council men I. S.
L. II. w.
A.
meeting night. C
Hilling-, pastor. Sunday School
A. M. C.
Catholic No regular services. J
fourth
morning Key. A
Sunday School
A. IT. w. u. Brown, gap t.
Methodist. Services every Mind
morning all I tight,
night. K.
pastor. Sunday at M. A.
II Sept.
Presbyterian. Services
rd Sunday an
So. I. O,
me, t- every Tuesday
Bagwell,
A. A A.
M., meets and third Monday
W. M. King, M.
Cards
What appears to be a new,
scheme for lobbing a house
broad daylight was discovered
New York, Tuesday, among those
who the fashionable part.
Of East street. A; K. HI,
. J f Watchmaker A Jeweler,
furniture wagon bearing no name o.
was driven up to the residence of New lot and Eye-glasses.
Nathan A sofa was
taken out by the two men the
although the servants
Ii. L. JAMES.
DENTIST,
N. C
Salts Good for Else.
One of the most successful
chicken raisers in the county tells
the Herald of a cure for cholera
that he tried with good effect
had lost a number of fowls
and there common
nothing of the furniture be-
ordered, they allowed it to be
taken into the or
four boars Inter the mid fur-
Wagon cams k- The
that a mistake had
been made ; that the sofa was not;
ordered by Mis- but
by person- They Off ired I
many apologies to the servant
the Later in
the a search of the room
developed the fact that valuable E- j,. Moons,
silverware was missing, well us Williamston.
or two articles of jewelry. A
DR. H. A. JOYNER
DENTIST,
T.
O.
Office up stairs over
Hardware store.
The girls were positive that the
could have taken nothing, as
they were closely watched. Tho
family evolved the theory that j
ATTORNEYS-AT-I. A W,
V. C
under Opera House. Third St.
strong solution their there was a third man secreted
water nod with
corn meal dough. After eating
of this only three chickens died.
This was last and one has
died from cholera since. He also
fed parched corn every other day,
in connection with the salts, and
it very
bury Herald-
Cost of Fire Insurance.
JAMES,
the of the sofa.
Sh; Supposed They Knew.
A story at the expense of the
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
GREENVILLE, S t.
Practice In all the courts. Collection a
i specialty.
B.
F. TYSON,
The Senate of Tennessee has
passed a bill providing that a
voter once registered shall be
registered for life, unless he
changes his residence. But in
the event of his death his name
will be struck from the list.
Mr. George W. Crocker, in an
article in the North American Re
view, shows that fire insurance
costs in the States more
twelve times what it does in
France, about seven times what it
costs in Germany, and four times
what it costs in England. The
relative cost of worth of in-
various countries fol-
lows, and will prove suggestive
France, cents; Germany
cents; England, cents ;
cents; Austria, cents;
Russia, cents; United States
the Cook.
Mr. B- O. Guthrie has returned
from a business trip to Moore
county and tells of a funny in-
which happened down
there. Mr- J. E Buchan a mer-
chant of Manly, having missed
several things and being satisfied
one had a key, set a steel
trap in the store. Getting up next
morning and breakfast being late,
he went to the store found
his cook fast in steel trap,
with taken from the drawer-
Burlington
expense of the Appalachian; Attorney at Law
Mountain Club of Boston is re- Greenville, Pitt County, N. C.
lated Happy Thought. An ex- Practices in all the Courts
party from the club, it; and Criminal Business Solicited.
w J Makes a special of fraud
appears, had gone to a rural part; ages, actions to recover land, and cot
of the State, and in default of
Prompt and careful attention gives
all business.
sufficient hotel accommodations,
some of the members were ob-
to seek quarters in a farm-
Simplicity was the order the
day. Everything was
clean, but there was a
absence of some of the
of high-priced city hotels.
Some of the ladies of the party
discovered that there were no
keys in the locks of their rooms,
waited upon the farmer's
wife-
That good woman was
prised.
she said, don't usu-
Mom-y to loan on approved security.
Terms easy.
j. j. h. in
FLEMING
n. c
Practice in all the Court-.
C. LATHAM
I A
N. t
A BLOW,
L.
AT A W.
GREEN
ally lock our doors here, and is Court.
there's no here but you. But John E. K. C. Harding,
then I know your Wilson, N. C. Greenville, V.
men . j A HARDING,
own party best- j W
The visitors did I Greenville, X.
the keys. Special attention given to
and settlement of claim.

I THE
Greenville, N. C.
n. WHAM.
Entered at the at Greenville
N. C. as second-class in matter.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 15th, 1805.
The Spanish government
preparing to send 1,500 cavalry
to Cuba at once. The same gov-
is also negotiating for
a loan to meet the
expenses that are being incur
red in the war with the
gents on the Island.
An Act to Amend the General School I
Law of North Carolina.
The Lexington Dispatch has
commenced its thirteenth year.
It is an excellent paper and do-
good work for its section.
The Statesville Landmark will
soon be changed from a weekly
to a semi weekly paper. We are
glad of this, for there is no bet-
paper in the State than the
Landmark, and the oftener it-
comes the better we like it.
Wednesday at Lake
City an enthusiastic meeting
was held to discuss means to.
promote the interest of the
cause. Fully people
were present and many
men took part in the dis-
A man named visited
Raleigh with a of getting
the Chamber of Commerce of
that city to send delegates to a
convention to
be held at Memphis. Tenn.
The Raleigh people declined to
send delegates.
Wilmington differs from Ra-
on the silver question-
Raleigh refused to send any
to the
convention at Memphis, but the
produce exchange of June,
ton besides sending two
gates adopted a resolution
against the free and unlimited
coinage of silver- We do not
profess to be fully informed on
the money question, but it is
the candid opinion of the R
that Wilmington has
made a mistake
Below we publish the
Law which is a certified copy.
It differs in several particulars
from the law which was first
published.
Committees will see that the
clause in reference to employ-
those who are related to
them is not in the certified copy
and they can whom
they please. The County Com-
missioners will appoint all the
committees for the various dis-
on the first Monday in
State Dental Society.
The officers elected for the en-
year
President, Dr. R- H. of
Winston. First vice-president.
Dr. I. N. Carr, of Tarboro. Sec-
and vice president Dr. B- F.
of Waynesville. Sec-
Dr. J- E of
Treasurer, Dr. J.
W Hunter, of
Dr. H- V. Horton, u.
Mo re head City was selected as
tho next meeting place the time
to decided upon later.
The Supreme Court of the
State has rendered a decision
that the cf
and penalties by Building
and Loan Associations is
and usurious. The
doing business in the State
considerably wrought up
over the , it is said
such enterprises have suffered a
severe blow.
On the case of Governor Carr
vs. Secretary of State to
the publishing of the
Mortgage law, charging that it
was gotten through by fraud,
the Supreme Court decides that
there is no remedy against
ed and fraudulent legislation.
Now the point is this, how did
the Court stand The two Dem-
distant from and the
three agree to
The Democrats say we
can investigate such matters
The say no
Why no investigation
It is plain A Fusion
would be proven guilty of
fraud. A non-partisan Supreme
James B. Colgate, writing to
the New York predicts
that, owing to the rapidly
production of gold, the mints
will have to shut on the
free coinage of the metal-
He says the average cost of pro-
amount of gold which,
at the fixed price, is worth l s
about a profit of
the
The Supreme Court has con
firmed the decision of the
Court in the case of Cook
vs Meares for the judgeship of
the Eastern Criminal Court in
North Carolina. It held that a
man could not be elected to an
office before the creation of that
office and that the facts showed
that this was done in this case
So Meares remains Judge.
Washington city is develop-
a new- industry. There is a
branch office of the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland
in the city which furnishes
bonds for a number of office
holders. The cash capital is
Recently
Lee was appointed Collector for
the Western District of Virgin-
and instead of going home
and getting a number of his
friends to go on his bond, as
been the custom heretofore,
he went to this Company and
secured the required bond which
was promptly approved by the
Treasury Department.
L Rogers, who was appointed
the Western North Carolina
District as Collector to succeed
Melvin Carter, furnished his
bond for in the same
way. He received his
at o'clock in the after-
noon, and the next day made up
his bond in this Company,
which was approved by the
Treasury Department.
Samuel L. Rogers, Chief Pep
Collector under Col. Carter
has been appointed to the
Western He is
not widely known but is said
to be a fine business man and
will make a good officer. It is
thought that Elias had
the suggesting of the successor
of Mr. Carter and that it was
through his suggestion that he
was appointed.
A Washington correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch
a very near correct opinion of
the sentiment in North
in the following
From what can be gleaned
here there is scarcely a
Democrat in North Caro-
who is in full sympathy
with the administration
policy. The State is over-
in favor of free
coinage of silver, and for years
the members of Congress from
North Carolina have so voted.
Extensive preparations are
being made for the unveiling of
the Confederate monument in
Raleigh on next Monday, the
20th. More people will
be in that city then than
has been for a long time. Miss
Julia Jackson Christian, the
grand daughter of Stonewall
Jackson, will pull the cord that
will unveil the monument.
Everybody ought to be there
and by their presence honor the
memory of the brave heroes
who died in defense of their
loved Southland.
Monday all North Carolina
did honor her brave dead by
being present at the unveiling
of the monument which
been erected to their memory
at There is hardly a
community in the from
which there were not some
present at the exercises It
would fitting if the entire
State could have witnessed the
ceremonies and thereby have
their memories refreshed with
the brave and daring deeds of
their dead
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
N. C, May
Quite a number of young
joined Mrs. Sarah Russell and
her school in their annual picnic
yesterday at Public Landing,
about three miles down the river.
They all enjoyed it highly and
are under many obligations to
for such a pleasant
day.
Henry, of the -Military
school, leaves to-morrow morning
for his home in
Mrs- Eliza J. Vines, who has
been entirely helpless for twenty
years died this morning- She
was the mother of Miss
and Rev. F. A. Vines-
The continued rains have great
damaged the truck crops in
this section. It is said that there
will not be a half crop made.
Dr. Fred L- Potts is now a full
fledged M. D. He passed exam-
before the State Board
yesterday. We all extend con-
to Dr. Potts-
Washington, N. C-, 1895,
Mr. W. H- Cox, of is
here to-day.
The A. W. Thomas Co. assign
ed Saturday night.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs.
G- Griffin died this morning.
Quite an interesting revival is
being held at the Christian church
this week.
Dr. F. L- Potts went to Vance-
this morning where he will
practice medicine the sum
mer.
There were no services the
Methodist church last night ow-
to the absence of the pastor,
Rev. R T.
Quite a of people went
to from here on the
yesterday morning to witness
the unveiling The
Washington Light Infantry wont
forty-five Strong, also a goodly
number cf veterans. They will
ail am Tuesday night.
Mr- Oscar Hooker has let the
to Mr. H- G- for
erection of two large prize
houses. step step Green
combines o go forward.
L H. holding a
protracted meeting at
ab nit miles from town.
He is by Rev. R T-
of the
Mr. H- L. Coward, of
count v told Satin day that in
section many had
plowed up their cotton and corn.
The wet weather had ruined tin
crops.
The General of
Carolina do
Section 1- That
of the school law be and the same
is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2- That the office of
Board of Education is hereby
abolished, to take effect the first
Monday June, A. D. 1895.
All the powers and duties of
said County Board of Education
shall devolve upon and be dis
charged by the of County
Commissioners of the several
counties of the State; and for
the purpose of attending
to school matters, the said
Beard of County Commissioners
shall be required to meet on the
first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in January and July of each
year, said meeting not to con
longer than two days at
of said Provided,
they may attend to any matter
to school interest, at
any of the regular meetings of
said board as provided by law,
but the of all such meet
paid out pf the gen-
fund of the county.
Sec That is
hereby repealed,
Sec- 4- That the office of
Superintendent of Public In-
is abolished to
take effect the first Monday in
June, A- D- 1805, and all the
ties provided by law to be par-
formed by the said
dent as Secretary of the Board of
Education shall be performed by
the Clerk of the Board of
Commissioners.
Sec. That the clerk of the
Superior Court cf the several
counties in tho State shall, on the
first Monday in June, A- D-
and annually thereafter, appoint
an examiner whose duty it shall
to examine all persons desiring
to teach the public schools of
the said county, in conformity to
law There shall be a public ex-
at the Court House, to
on the first Monday in
and thereafter
to continue from day to day until
all the applicants are examined,
and tho certificates issued shall
be good for one year from the
date thereof. Ali such applicants
shall pay to the examiner, a fee
of one dollar for such
Provided, that the examiner
may applicants for
certificates at any other
time or place, but when so exam-
the shall pay to
the examiner, in advance, a fee of
one dollar and fifty cents for such
examination.
Sec. That section be
amended by striking out the
words Superintendent
of Public wherever
they appear said section, and
insert in lieu thereof the words
of the Board of
Sec 7- That section
and -469 are repealed.
Sec 8- That section be
amended by striking out the
words Superintendent of
in line one,
and inserting Clerk of the
Board of County
Sec That section be
amended by out the
words Superintendent
of Public wherever
they occur said section, and
insert in lieu thereof the words
of the Board of
Sec. That be
amended by out the words
Superintendent of Pub
lie and insert lien
thereof
Sec That section be
amended by striking out the
words Superintendent of
Public in line one of
said section, and insert in lien
thereof the words, of the
Board of County
SEC. 12- That section be
mended by out the words
Superintendent of Pub
lie and in lieu
thereof the words, of th
Board of County
Sec. 13- That section be
repealed, and the following be in
soiled in lieu thereof; for
all such work as shall be
formed by the Clerk of the
Hoard of County Commissioners
ho shall receive such
as in the of the
County Commissioners may be
deemed just and right. Provided,
the same shall not be a greater
amount than the amount allowed
by law for similar service per-
formed by said clerk as clerk of
the Board of County Commission-
Provided farther, that such
clerk shall render an itemized ac-
count, under oath, for all such
service, and the same shall be
paid out of the general county
fund when approved by the said
Board of Commissioners.
Sec 14- That section be
amended by striking out the
words, Superintendent
of Public wherever
they appear in said and
inset t Ken thereof the words,
of the Board of County
Sec That section be
amended by out. the
words,
of Public wherever
they appear in said section, and
insert in lieu thereof tho words,
of the Board of County
That all laws and
clauses of laws in with
this act are hereby repealed
Sec- 17- This act shall be in
force from and after its
-R. L. Payne, of
State Medical Society.
The State Medical Society
the following officers for the
ensuing year
President.-
Lexington.
Presidents-S- D. Booth,
of Oxford; J-P.
son; J. A- Burroughs, Asheville;
J- R Grimsley, Snow Hill.
D. Jewett.
P. Perry, Macon.
Winston was chosen as the
net place of
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows.
The following are the elected
officers of the Grand Lodge I- O-
O- F, for ensuing year i
p.
of Raleigh.
Deputy Grand T.
Dortch, of Goldsboro.
Grand P. Sawyer,
of Asheville.
Grand H. Wood-
ell, of Greensboro.
Grand J- Jones,
of Wilmington.
Trustees Orphan's
A- J- Peacock, and C- B- Edwards.
Representative to Sovereign
Grand C Douglass, P-
G. M,
Goldsboro was chosen as the
next place of
Of tho International
School Convention for Pitt
to be held in the Baptist
church at Ayden, June 8th and
9th.
SATURDAY, 8TH.
Devotional
Address of Welcome, Rev. P.
Song.
Two minutes talk from each
Superintendent the condition
of his school,
Song,
The Influence of the Sunday
School, Rev- J. U. Tingle. .
Song.
Is the Field Fully occupied,
Prof. L. T.
Song.
Election of delegates to the
State Convention.
Election of officers for the em
year.
Song.
Benediction.
SUNDAY, JUNE
Devotional
Value of a School to a
community, Rev. D. Carroll.
How to reach and hold young
men, Prof. W. H
Song-
How may homes help the Sun-
day School, Maj H. Harding-
Song.
Benediction-
question will be opened
for general discussion after tho
one to whom it is assigned has
finished.
Drop I H.
N- C, a postal card and get in for
about the Iron City Dish
washer.
FIRE AND ROBBERY.
Fiends Again at Work in
Dwelling Burned, Store and Depot
Broken
to
N.
other fire occurred here this
and o'clock- It
was discovered in the residence
of Mr. Irvin Whitehurst and the
building was burned down. In-
t 1,200, which was
about less the loss.
While the fire was progress
the store of T. A- Beasley and the
A N. C- Depot re both
en into. The parties who broke
into the depot took the ticket case
carried it to the edge of town
where they tore many of the tick-
up and scattered the others
around promiscuously- They also
broke open the desk and secured
about worth of freight re-
Can't miss any goods from
the depot. The thieves were
in search of money, as
they also emptied the drawers in
which the Western Union
grams were kept- Only about
in money was obtained. The tel-
were scattered all over the
building-
The party who broke in T. A.
store is a colored man
named Bob Graham, who is now
under arrest. Those who broke
in the depot have not yet been
discovered-
The supposition is that the
Whitehurst residence was set on
fire to attract people to that
of the town while the robber-
were being perpetrated.
THE,
I have the girls a plenty,
Aged fr. one year old t j twenty.
Kiss better fr than honey. I can t
their sweetness yet.
Hut far dearer than the kisses
Given me by kindly misses.
Is the ever verdant of a kiss I
did not get.
For one winsome little fairy,
so light and airy,
fondly achieve
my purpose
But at length she slyly vanished
With the gift for which famished.
And she left roe sadly sighing for the
kiss did not get.
Reader, pardon this digression-
Does pursuit or does possession
The greater pleasure bring really
cannot say, and yet,
forgotten many misses
Who bestowed on me their kisses .
Hilt always recollect the girl whose
kiss I did not get.
Now. of course there is a moral
In this simple story, for all
Those indiscreet young ladies, who will
sometimes much regret
That they gave their kisses freely,
For they'll find a lover really
May more than all th; rest
the kiss he did not get.
There's No Mystery
About It.
The truth is I am doing a rushing May
Lively scenes about the store. People
appreciate my superb styles and low prices.
just
Sunday School Convention.
Tho County Sunday School
Convention has bet-u called, as
has been seen, to meet at Ayden
tho second Saturday and
day in June. We desire that
every Sunday-school
be represented this meet-
by at least one delegate who
De present- If there is a
school in the which will
not be present in the of a
delegate we ask you to send the
statistics of your school at once
to D. D Haskett,
Greenville. We are anxious to
get correct statistics of the entire
county. One other thing J desire
to call the attention of the school
to, and it is this. Two years ago
the delegates from this county to
State Convention pledged ten
dollars from this county. This
was not paid at the last
It must be paid at the next
not every Sunday-school
Superintendent in the county give
his school one opportunity be-
tween now and the second
day in to help pay this I
He sure and do this and send the
amount you raise to the
at Ayden. We believe that
the schools of the county will pay
this which your delegates
pledged. don't neglect this
matter. Let all of us take an in-
in the meeting at Ayden
and we can make it accomplish
much for the Sunday-school cause
in Pitt county. Remember that
it is with the schools whether the
meeting shall be one of profit or
not- W. H. Pros.
OUR DEAD HEROES.
The Monument In the Pres-
of Fifty Thousand People.
to
Raleigh, N- C, May
is alive with a surging mass
of humanity- Fully people
present to witness the unveiling
ceremonies. The city is afloat
with and every mark of
respect is shown the old
Nearly all the State
Guard are present. It is one of
the biggest days in Raleigh's his-
Bethel Items.
Bethel. N- C , May 20th 1895
Pr- R J. Grimes attended the
State Medical Convention, at
Goldsboro, last week.
Dr. J. C. Montgomery, of Char-
spent a few days in town
week-
Messrs. W. M- Smith and Wilie
Pierce, of Falkland, spent Sun-
day
Dr- R- J. Grimes left Sunday
morning with his two daughters
to the unveiling of the
Confederate monument at
Mr. F. G- has moved
his family into the James Bryan
house on Tarboro street-
We hear a general complaint
among the farmers of this section
of the damage done crops by the
heavy rains and cold weather.
Rev. Dr. L. Nash will preach
the sermon at the commencement
of Pi of. High
School on th 13th of June-
At the organization of the newly-
elected of Town
I he following- officers were
elected via
B. Cherry ;
THE NEWS
shad have
been placed in Neuse river.
Snow can be plainly seen for a
distance of several miles on the
mountains around Asheville.
There were applicants for
licenses to practice before the Ex-
Board of the State Med
Society.
An Alligator five feet and one
inch in length was caught by a
colored fisherman, Jesse Whit-
field, at Baird's creek, in his net-
Newborn Journal.
The wholesale dry goods
notion hone of George D.
ton Co. Richmond, Va., assign-
ed for the benefit of creditors.
Total liabilities
The Whit who
killed officer H. C. Owen, in Row-
an county, has been convicted of
murder, Judge Brown will
Sentence him to be hanged.
Robert Tyler Jones, a
of President Tyler, one
who possessed the
of being the only child
ever born the White House,
died in City,
day-
Last week was a great for
the meeting of State orders the
doctors in Goldsboro, the dentists
in Salisbury, the Odd Fellows in
Greensboro, the Kings
in the Knights
Durham-
The Durham Sun truly says
No good neighbor will
allow a on his premises.
That which offends the neighbor
may coon be the cause of disease
at home
I ask no man to buy a
worth here who feels he
can do better elsewhere, but
I do ask all men to
gate the broad claim we make
and the truth or falsity on
which we stand or fall, and
that is that we give better
values on a given amount in
MEN'S BOY'S
CLOTHING
Hats, Caps,
Gents Feeing,
SHOES
for men, women, misses.
for maid, wife, mother
HISTORY OF THE LAST
Buy One. C Cents.
A neat, attractive pamphlet
with ornamental cover, devoted to the
record -if the last Legislature, the worst
Legislature, save that of as-
in the State. This book gives
its record plainly and truthfully. It
gives facts names and is thoroughly
reliable. It been prepared by some
best Democratic writers in the
citizen and eve-
Democrat should have a copy.
Price cents per copy, postpaid.
Lower prices by the hundred. If not
on sale at bookstore, or drugstore, ad-
dress, E. II.
Printer and Binder, C.
Tho days do not get much
tier than was. And it was
such a relief after the long spell
of bad weather that had grown so
monotonous
Save time, money and
bills. Go i here you please,
when you please, as fast as yon
please. Find pleasure, health and I
economy all in one.
Rambler Bicycles are the acme of
perfection. Strong,
and reliable, with not an ounce
of useless material. The Rambler
i the wheel for record breakers and
for pleasure seekers.
Various models, all the same price
tells all about
tree, of comae.
OS.
Items.
May Best
is the sick list,
Miss Minnie Harper, of
Miss Sallie Tucker.
The ground was almost covered
with bail here last Thursday.
Mrs. Penny Smith, of Golds-
is visiting relatives here.
Mr, F- C- Harding of Green-
ville, is our midst
Misses L- B. G.
B Kilpatrick went to Kinston
Sunday and returned yesterday.
Miss Annie Harding returned
home last week after staying a few
in Greenville-
Mr. Theo. Bland a very
large sturgeon Neuse river yes-
Mr. L. J. Chapman and Miss
Annie Brooks went to Greenville
Wednesday and returned same
day.
Mr. Tingle preached at
Salem Sunday morning and
night.
Dr. Best returned from Golds
Friday.
Owing to this inclement
the concert was almost a
it. e Friday night. Another at-
tempt will be made May 80th.
The closing exercises of
will take place
Thursday, May Mr. F- C
Harding deliver the
address-
J. C. LANIER CO.
GREENVILLE, N. C
than any competing concern anywhere. M
stock is more varied, my styles higher, my
prices lower and my methods more modern.
more liberal, more
my business is greater and growing larger.
Come and see me and I will treat right.
FRANK WILSON,
THE KING CLO
Tobacco are Now Ready for Delivery
BY
E. Pender Co.
-X-
IX
MARBLE.
Wire and Iron Fencing
sold. First-class work
and prices reasonable.
Marble Yard erected on the old Dancy
lot, on the same street as
WALL PAPER.
I have removed ray Wall Paper to
to the Moore and
a lot of new samples.
Come before the prettiest arc
selected. The best opportunity yon
ever had to your house at
a small cost. Prices as low as
three cents a roll of eight yards.
A. B. ELLINGTON.
NOTICE.
Notice to Creditors.
The duly
before the Court of
Pitt M administratrix -f
M n -tier is
give, to nil g
estate t them to
She undersigned for on or be-
fore the 0th day of May 1818. or this
will be plead for their re-
person s Indebted to said
payment.
day of May MM.
MRS. S. O. CANNON, t
of Winifred May,
North Carolina, Martin County
Court. J Before X. S.
Dennis Simmons, plaintiff,
vs.
C W A II C randy, F t. G ran-
W W I'm and wife, Sophie E
Hunter, V K Taylor, and wife, Anna
E Taylor. Elizabeth Balance, II
Carter and wife, V W Carter. J O
wife. Jessie M Guthrie
and H W S Trustee. John F
Reed. W T Reed. C O Reed,
Martin, Maggie Simmons, Sidney M
R Mary E
J W Hayes, Mary
an-l W de-
The defendants will lake notice that
the plaintiff has begun an action against
in this court for the purpose of
selling for a division that Swamp prop-
in Martin county in which said
plain and defendants are tenants in
common, commonly as the
con-
of a track of swamp land con-
by c live thousand
acres, and a lot of and the said
defendants are required to appear at
my office on the 3rd day
and answer or to
the or petition in said action.
he defendants Will notice that
if they fail to i and answer or de-
to said complaint or petition the
relief demanded by said plaintiffs will
be granted. Witness my hand
and seal at office in N.
this April 1st N. S- PEEL,
Clerk Sup. Court, Martin County
Prices greatly reduced. Same price to all.
Terms Cash.
. CO.
Opposite Drugstore.
ESTABLISH El
GREENVILLE. KT. C.
Just Received Cars Rock Lime.
KEGS STEEL NAILS, ALL SIZES.
It Cars Flour.
Meat.
Cases Sardines,
H Bread Preparation.
Soap.
Star Lye.
Boxes Cakes and Crackers.
Stick Candy,
Cases Matches,
Gold Dust,
Good Luck Baking Powder.
Sacks Coffee.
Molasses,
Tons Shot,
Kegs Powder.
Hay,
Tubs Lard,
Granulated Sugar,
P. Snuff,
Gail Ax Snuff,
R. R. Mills Snug.
Three Thistle Snuff,
Boxes Tobacco,
Dukes V. M. P. Cigarettes.
Old Va. Cheroots,
Cases Oysters,
ID.
GREENVILLE, N. C
OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE.
All kinds Risks placed in strictly
FIRST-CLASS COMPANIES
At current rates.
AGENT FIRST-CLASS FIRE PROOF SAP
Notice to Creditors.
been
Ship your produce to
The undersigned having been p Tr
pointed by the Clerk of th- Superior J, O P., X
of Pitt county as administrator of
Factors
George W. deceased and having
qualified as such on the 25th day of
April 1805, notice Is given to all
persons holding claims against the es-
of said George W. to
sent them to the undersigned for pay-
on or before the 1st day of May, I .
or this notice will be plead In bar . IlLS
of their recovery
All persons indebted to said estate
will make Immediate payment to the
undersigned and thereby save costs.
of April.
SARAH R.
of Geo. W. Personal Attention given to
A Blow A Horn Weight and Counts.
AND-
NORFOLK VA.

H. C. HOOKER'S
DRY GOODS
BAZAAR.
A full and complete
line of all the latest
shades and makes
of lovely
Silks. Sicilians,
Warp Hen-
Serges,
Lawns,
Sateens,
Ducks
and
Dress Goods just re-
and would he
pleased to have the la-
THESE FOLKS
Came or Went and Their Names Got
Capt C. A. is sick.
Mrs- S. T Hooker is quite sick-
Mr. G. W. left Sun-
for
Mr. C. M Bernard left Sunday
for Vance court at Henderson.
Mr. W T. Thur-
day for and Raleigh-
Miss C of
I Bethel, is visiting the Misses
son.
Mr. Li. I. came home
Wednesday evening from
Miss Maud Moore has been
Spending a few days with friends
here-
Mr. B. C- Pearce left Mon-
i day for the western part of the
J. B. Cherry ii Co., are
a new front of their
stores
Messrs. L C. Latham J H-
returned Saturday from
Hyde court.
Mrs. R. W- King and little
left Saturday for a
visit to
that Mr. Warren
Tucker is very sick at his home
two miles from
Mr. B. S- represent-
the North Carolina
in town Wednesday.
Mrs Rosa Baker, of
who visiting at the
and
call and examine,
line of
Men and Boys
CLOTHING,
Gents
Furn Goods.
DRY GOODS,
Notions. Hoots Shoes.
H. C. Hooker
Greenville. N. C.
THE REFLECTOR
Local Reflections.
is going up in price
Flour
again
Just received a NI load of
Lily Flour It is at
L. Co.
Town of the
Council.
Misses Short, Sarah
Hooker the
veiling of the at
Dr. R. L. Oar, of Snow Hill,
returned from the
of is
town.
H- A- r returned home
Fir evening, from the
of the Association at Sal
Mrs- J. L- lake, of
who has been visiting her
parents near Falkland, left
home Saturday-
Hail Storm.
Thursday afternoon a
bail storm passed over the
section of Lenoir County between
and Kinston. The storm
was worse nearer to Kinston and
broke the out of a
of houses. Crops were badly
damaged, in some places almost
ruined.
New Barns.
Dr. C- M. Jones, of Grimes-
land, tells us a many new
tobacco barns are going up in
that section. On the road from
Grimesland to Greenville he
counted twenty six new in
four miles and says they are
most as thick over the rest of the
way.
Trained Carp.
It certainly is interesting to
visit the fish pond in Riverside
N and see the carp
up to be fed. Mrs. Warren has
trained so they at the
ringing of a bell and when bread
is thrown at them they snap at it
savagely. There are very
large ones in the
The Meeting.
The largest congregation so far
during the meeting was at the
Methodist church Sunday night
to hear Rev- R. J. He
used as a text the prayer of the
Savior for His murderers who had
just placed Him on the cross,
forgive them, for they
not what they
was fully up to the other excellent
ones he has delivered here- A
brief after-service was held at the
close of the sermon.
Struck by Lightning.
Dr. was
Va., before going to Wash
last week, and while there
a young man. Mr. Kasey, was
struck by lightning while riding
his bicycle- Mr. Kasey was out
for a ride and seeing a small cloud
coming up, he was hurrying home
on his wheel when he was struck
and instantly killed. This is the
first case of this kind on record.
It is dangerous to ride a bicycle
during a thunder storm as the
steel of the wheel and the friction
that is made in riding fast
Ob
Mr. Mouse Struck.
During the severe rain storm
for, last Friday evening, the residence
jot the
part of town, was struck
by lightning, tearing
i brick his chimney MM pass-
es down through same it
ed, as the chimney was a double
Clarence Whichard, one of the one, and went into five different
force, has gone to Sal- rooms, tearing plastering from
to spend a week with walls and breaking
old man of the Herald.
Dr. E A. Move arrived home
from Philadelphia. Thursday
where lie has just grad
in medicine-
household articles- It also tore
some weather-boarding partly
No one was hurt and no very
damage done, we are glad
to Dispatch.
They Must Be Dead.
Mr. W. H. Flake tells us that
since seeing the recent
Rev- J. Guthrie and family,
of Kinston, came up from a visit
to county Wednesday on
their way home and spent the day
here.
Messrs W. L Blown and S. T.
Hooker it-turned Friday evening,
from the meeting of the Grand blue birds in the
Lodge of Odd Fellows at J., lie has on the lookout
j for them but has not yet
one. He also tells us that
Mrs. It M. and little j while talking with Mr. Joseph
sou of on this the latter
rived evening to visit that during the freeze in
bur patents, Mr. Mrs. Allen , February ho cut down a dead tree
Miss Annie Harding, of John-
sous Mills, who has visiting
the family of her Maj. Ii.
Harding, home Tuesday
chop-
caused
Saturday evening-
Cotton Seed wanted for
at the Old Brick Store.
Some of the Earners are
ping out
Remember I tor Chicken
Eggs and Produce at the Old
Brick Store.
Too
A large st Furniture
at tile Brick
You will see Nat Whit field nail-
again now- weather
makes people v. ant ice-
I have for the
New home Sewing Machine
will keep a supply of machines,
needles and attachments at H. C-
Hookers store-
Mrs. A. L Blow and little
Cash j daughter, Alice, returned
Richmond Monday evening. Her
them homo.
Mis- J. B. Cherry returned Sat-
evening from the meeting
of the Daughters at New-
born. She elected State Sec-
for order
and a hollow cl it found
blue birds packed in on each
other, every one of them dead-
No one has rot reported a
blue this since
spring opened-
line
a The hook at.
have commenced their
fun- The
ht shape for
river is in
it-
Needles and Attachments for
all makes of Sewing Machines
kept by James Brown at H. C
Hooker's store.
The first case before the new
Mayor was a drunk and down,
two cases against the same
Bring your cotton seed to
Henry Sheppard, and buy your
Meal Car load of each
just arrived tor sale cheap.
Remember I can take your
measure have you a suit of
clothes made to order. Fit
Frank Wilson.
just arrived at
Washington. See us and get
prices.
Tobacco Growers Attention.
We have just a large
quantity of tobacco flue iron o
good quality and clean. Parties
who have ordered flues from us
can get them now at any
S. E- Go.
The closing exercises of
ville Academy, this county, will
take place Thursday,
Literary address at II A. M , by
F- C. Harding, of Greenville.
We return thanks for an
Notice. We have just received
cur machinery are expecting
sever car loads of first class flue
a few days. We are
pared to make any and all kinds
of flues and will guarantee first
class work at reasonable prices-
Yours very truly,
0- L-
Dr- D. Misses
Morrill, Farm
ville, Morrill. of Falkland,
and Mr. C- L Hanson, of New
Hampshire, spent with
the family of Mr. W. F- Morrill.
Mr. L. Hanson, of New
Hampshire, who has been spend
two weeks with the family of
Dr- S. Morrill, near Farmville.
other relatives in this
left for his
Messrs. Warren, Eugene
Wilson, Charlie Barrett, Hal
Sugg, J- R. A. D. John-
Ed- R D-
B. F- Tyson,
H- T- Harry Skin-
F. G. lames, W- T. Brickell,
W- R. Parker left on the special
train Sunday for Raleigh.
Spring and Summer Clothing
than Cost at LANG'S.
is yet a
Oscar
The spring
a scarce article.
come to see LANG for
your commencement outfits-
Some of the are
closing their stores early these
All might do so.
Women may not be deep think-
but they are clothes
observers.
Shoes, Slippers Gents Fur-
reduced rates
at LANG'S.
Don't you will start
when the trade gets better;
start when you need Hie
trade.
Mr. Lout lines tells us that
on Saturday he saw two blue
birds near These
are the reported.
Cards are out tor the marriage
of Miss BettieS Johnson to Mr.
dames O. Proctor, Thursday
30th. The marriage will
take place at the home of Mr. and
Mrs- in
county.
An invitation has been received
from the Littleton High School
to the commencement exercises
which take place on the -8th and
I 20th instants.
Grand Herald
Greensboro Record
the list of officers of the
Lodge of Odd Fellows, in
session in that city, with a brief
sketch of each, says the following
L. Brown, the Grand
, Herald, is a successful business
man of Greenville, he has
j built up for himself a nice
as well as lucrative
He is one of the most zeal-
members of that live,
Lodge. Covenant No. He
was appointed Grand Herald at
last of the Grand
Lodge which is his first office,
the
The Falls in.
commenced Thursday
removing the
to adding another story to
the store building recently
by Air. S. As
the brink were taken from the
wall they were back on the
roof, and about noon the weight
so heavy that the middle
section of the roof crushed
through to the floor. A colored
woman had just gone into the
to carry dinner to one
of the workmen, was so bad
frightened at the mass
she did not stop to open the
door but jumped through a glass
panel and fell out upon he side-
walk. Fortunately she was only
slightly cut. None of the work-
men were on the roof at the
come down for dinner-
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
The Other Officers New
Office Fixed
Treasurer's Bond Accepted.
The Town Council met in the
Mayor's Hall Friday night for the
purpose of electing the other of-
connected with the
of municipal affairs, fix-
salaries, etc. There were pres-
Mayor Forbes, Council men
Smith, Godwin, Jenkins
and
While the clerk was reading the
minutes a heavy lumbering was
heard on the stairway that drown-
ed bis voice. This proved to be
the Chief of Police with a drunk-
en man whom he placed in the
cell adjoining the hall- The man
was so boisterous that he stopped
proceedings and the Mayor or
removed to a further
cell. When quiet was restored the
clerk went on with his reading.
the minutes wore
ed began some
remarks about Councilman elect
Brown no qualify with-
in the lime prescribed by law,
when Councilman Godwin inter
him by stating there
office stealing enough and
he v, as in favor of Councilman
Brawn being allowed to qualify
whenever he should present him-
self. This statement was concur-
red in by the other members and
the matter dropped-
A- L. Blow submitted a
relay to the
of the financial statement of
the Treasurer and the matter was
postponed for future
The meeting then adjourned
subject to the call of the Mayor
for the consideration of town or-
Dr. has
the gold watch he lost Sunday.
It was found near the road gate,
about two miles from town, and
the little adv. in the Reflector
brought it to him.
We are requested to
that there will be a
at Farmville next Saturday-
25th, at which all persons inter-
in the culture of the weed
are invited to be present-
No good citizen can afford to
stand in the way of a needed en-
in his community, for
personal gain, and man who
does it will, nine times in ten, live
to regret his selfish action.
Speaking of the weather Mr-
Alfred Forbes he had
. predicting that it would clear up
l by the 20th. He also says that
the cold, wet spell for this May
was the longest he eyer saw.
Died.
Miss Ann Eliza Bernard, one of
the oldest native born citizens of
died at o'clock Fri
day at the home of Mr. C- M.
Bernard- She was a little past
years old, having been born
April 1825, and had been in
very feeble health for several
years. Miss Bernard was mute,
and was educated at the Deaf and
Dumb College of Philadelphia,
where she spent eleven years.
She was a sister of the late Hon.
Bernard and made her
home with as long as he was
housekeeping, and spent her re-
years with the family of
Mr C- M. Bernard.
The remains were interred in
the Baptist church yard Sat-
at services
being conducted at the grave
Rev. C. M. Billings. The pall
bearers were Messrs. E. A-
C D- Rountree, W. M. King, W.
H. Charles
and J. S. Smith.
to the Council asking the at d measured his full length
adoption of an ordinance j on the ground.
the burial of dead bodies in
any part town except Cher
Hill Cemetery the lots
between said Cemetery
Put street, which was laid over
to be considered the enact
melt of comes up.
Treasurer-elect
his official bond for
with W H Harrington, Ola Forbes
E. A and Samuel Cherry
as sureties, which was accepted
Mr. W- H. Allen was driving
along the street, Wednesday
and making too short, a
turn at the corner of Washington I
and Fourth streets he made a slip
OMS. Briley.
Au undertaker is no longer to H. Briley, J. F.
be known as an and E. T- Forbes, C- B- Which-
In the future he aid.
to
morning the Pitt
Rifles, thirty strong, left for
Raleigh to be present at the
veiling of the Confederate
The roster of the
for the trip is as
T- Smith.
F. Sugg-
Hooker. W.
J. C h- M.
be known as This
has been decided on at a meeting
of the funeral
of
Work It Out.
Newspapers sometime have a
way of up a handful of
big figures to throw at their read-
vis, thinking that just because the
reach away up in the mil-
lions or to a billion the reader
will walk around the pile without
investigating the state
made is correct- For in
we recently saw this
in
billion is so much that a
man who can count throe every
would have to count day
and night for years to get
through with
Mow that is a stunner, and the
fellow who wrote it may have his
eye on chair of mathematics
in some college, but any school
boy who has studied half through
the multiplication table work
it out in two minutes and see
that in eleven years a man can
more than this item says
he get through with in ten
thousand years.
election of officers.
Mayor Forbes declared
nominations for Tax Collector
order.
Councilman Godwin nominated
Marshal A ballot was
taken resulting G.
E Warns T- A.
the Mayor declared elect
ed.
Councilman Smith raised the
objection that three votes was net
a majority of the Council, when
the Mayor ordered another ballot.
The remit of this was
Hams Sam I.
Councilman appealed to
the Mayor to decide the question,
Councilman Smith suggest
that the Mayor had no
vote except case
another was re-
as before-
moved to lay
the matter over until next
but received second.
Councilman W ilks again
pealed to the Mayor for his
saying that if he would
suit any records or dictionary
he would see votes was
a majority of five, whereupon
Councilman Smith noticing that
only five were pres-
withdrew his
the Mayor declared duly
elected.
Nominations
ed in order for Night Watchman
Elisha Jen-
kins said the man
here at Mr. Harrington's
stables, can't think of his name
Some suggested that
it was J. W. A ballot
was taken resulting Murphy
Williams Murphy was de-
For Lamp Lighter applications
were read from Peter
Sam Mayo Councilman
Smith Moses Williams
Ballot, Mayo i, Williams Mayo
was declared elected.
For Trash Hauler
James
nominated
Joseph The latter was
elected.
At this point Councilman
made some remarks tho sub-
moved that
appointed at a salary to
tend the work of the town, etc.
The motion was carried
Smith asked that the
yeas be recorded on this
vote. These were,
win, nays-Smith,
for this position
were declared order. Council-
man nominated Council
man Ballot,
John Collins Sam Mayo
declared elected.
Of
The of the Mayor was
placed at the same as be-
fore.
Councilman Jenkins moved that
salary of Clerk be made
Councilman Ruffin moved to make
it which motion was carried.
was last
The salaries of the Chief and
Assistant Police were each made
per month the Night
Watchman
Councilman moved to
make salary of Lamp Lighter
per month- Councilman Smith
asked what had been formerly
paid, and when told per
month he said the old lighter
would continue to at that
price Councilmen Jenkins re-
plied old lighter is out of it
and the motion to make the
salary was
The Hilary of Trash Hauler
was made per day.
Councilman Jenkins moved to
pay the Town
new office per month,
and after some discussion this
matter was, on motion of Council
man Godwin, laid over to another
Smith moved to
low each of the to
purchase uniforms. Carried.
The Chief of Police was in-
to loan out no tools be
to the town-
Mayor Forbes made some
The sum total of marriage
issued by the of
Deeds week was just two,
one for white and one for colored
persons. They were Evans
and Mary Edgar
and Sidney Blount.
Secret of Beauty
is health. The secret of health is
the power to digest and 48th N.
a proper of food. and C. D Rountree, Co. G.,
L. Sugg, O. L. Joy-
E. H C M- Harris, E.
J J. F. Pollard, 8- J. Nobles,
C. L, Wilkinson, W- J. Hemby,
R H. Ed Greene, E. Tripp,
Tyson, Morris Meyer, J. V-
Johnson, R- S- Evans, A- L-
vis Sugg.
Musicians-L- Hooker, T- A.
Watson.
The following vet-
also
W. J. Co. G. N. C.
Cavalry, W L Briley, Co. K 17th
N. C Regiment, B. P. Sugg. Co.
C E. A.
This can never be done when
J. T Smith,
Co. C N. C Ben-
the liver does not act it's part, nett Dunn. Co- E N. C-
know this
Liver Pills are an
lute cure for sick headache,
sour stomach, malaria,
notice from the reports of
the Southern Baptist Convention
at Washington, that Rev. J- H-
Lam berth, a former Greenville
For the next days I am deter-
mined to make a reduction of
per cent, on all goods.
CLOTHING.
Special Sale of White Goods,
and Embroideries.
CD.
Next Door to Bank.
The Leaders Say
The eyes of the people are upon the merchants
who can and will sell goods cheap, cheaper and
cheapest in these times of depression and
for the future condition and prosperity of our
people. We claim to be the merchants of Green-
ville for you to trade with, for the following
sons we buy largely and buy for the cash, we
buy at close figures because of these two facts.
We sell for cash, we sell on credit. We help
of our friends who appreciate it and in turn
help us by telling their friends of our honest
goods and honest business methods in dealing
with all. We carry the the largest and best
line of
I constipation, torpid liver, piles, as appointed
a tie, y f i to prepare a on
jaundice, bilious fever, bilious- to
and kindred diseases. at the next session of the
Liver Pills
Convention which will be held in
in May,
Gentle spring comes with all e sweet songs of
the birds lovely flowers and so
does our our pretty
to be found in our county. We invite your in-
We invite comparison, dollars worth
with dollars worth, quality against quality,
with any other stock in Pitt county. The signs
of the times point out plainly those merchants
with whom you should spend your cash. Do
not be led away with what some other man has
to tell you, but come to us and buy your
-and fine line of-
goods are prettier cheaper than ever
and sue fast. Come quick.
Leaders of Low Prices,
O.
TO NOTIFY
Notice to Creditors.
The having he-
tore the Superior Court Clerk Pitt
county to the of
W. deceased, notice in
hereby given to all persons indebted to
tin estate said decedent to make
J mediate payment lo the
Mid nil having
th- said estate Mast present the HUM
before the 8th day Shir. MM, or this
notice will be plead in bar of recovery.
This 8th day of Mar. MM.
of D. W.
BUILD UP HOME
patronizing Home Enterprise.
their friends and the
trade that they have ,
bought out the El,
Racket Store and
will engage in the gen-
and Clothing business.
We are receiving
Everybody invited to
all and see us.
Respectfully,
. TAFT CO.,
GREENVILLE, If. C.
of DURHAM, N. C,
Are manufacturing M flue Cigars. Che-
roots and a be found on
the market. Their leading brand are
OF
a dime cigar for a N hand made.
Havana HI led.
a very tine Cigar,
Havana hand mad
Named In honor Col. Buck
well.
a fine five cent Sumatra Wrapper
hand made, Oiled, a Ml win-
Named In honor of Col. J.
Car--, of Black Durham To-
Co.
Ten cents.
OLD CHUNK
Five for HI cents. The line I smoke for
the money.
NORTH STATE
for cents, a hummer that
ways pleases.
Stick to home and send your or-
brands put up when de-
. Address
Durham, N. S
Dress Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes,
Goods, Heavy Domestics, Bleached and
Unbleached Sheetings and Shirtings, Hardware,
Plows and Castings, Nails, Shovels, spades and
Axes, Hollowware, Tinware, Pots,
Crockery,
Furniture, Sets,
es, Bedsteads, Bureaus,
Tables, Hall
Racks, Cribs and Cradles,
Carriages,
Chairs of many kinds and
stylos the cheapest
to fine Plush Seat Rockers
Matting and Oil cloths,
Heavy Groceries, Meat,
Molasses, Salt, Oils, Flour
a specialty in high grades,
Lard, Baking Powders.
To the Ladies we would
especially say do not fail
to see our beautiful line of
Ladies, Misses and Child-
Slippers, Cotton and Wash Dress Goods,
Laces,
White Goods, Dimities and Lawns. To the
men to buy our Reynold's Shoes, every pair war-
ranted to be solid. To every buyer we say
and see our stock. We will be pleased to show
what we have to sell. We set the pace, others
try to follow.
All person having against the
estate of bite W. will
them to me, administrator of said
estate on or April 17th and
all persons owing said will
and settle.
h April inn, 1805.
Truck Barrels,
All Kinds of Machinery.
We have opened at
the old
Moore store
prepared to I HI I
any kind of
you may
Special attention given
to putting down
and repairing
PUMPS.
All kinds of Pipe
work done and sat-
guaranteed.
your
for Fines with
TASTELESS
CHILL
TONIC
IS J AS GOOD ADULTS.
WARRANTED.
c ti a . Ii lb. Rot. M.
Paris Co., Ht Mo.
TOW, SQQ of
TONIC
Una In oar
II In drug bar
n that
m Tool.
lour.
AC
, r J. L. WOOTEN
Greenville, N. C.

ESTABLISHED 1875.
AT THE
OLD BRICK STORE
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BUY
their year's supplies will
their interest to get our prices before
is complete
n all its branches.
PORK
FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR
RICK, TEA,
at Lowest Market
TOBACCO SNUFF A, CIGARS
we direct from Manufacturers,
you to buy at one A cob
stock
FURNITURE
and sold at prices to suit
tie times. Our goods bought and
for CASH therefore, having no
t sell at a close margin.
Respectfully,
S. If.
N. C
The Charlotte
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Charlotte. N. C
AND BRANCHES.
AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD.
C d Schedule,.
TRAINS GOING SOOTH.
Use of Hump.
There are some men In this world
who can answer any question that
Is put to them, and sometimes when
they do not really know whet they
are talking about they will an-
that are not at all bad. One of
these persons was once a keeper of
the London Zoo. He was pestered
by questions, but he always gave an
answer. On a recent occasion a
countryman strolled In and, after
looking curiously at the camel for a
few momenta, he turned to the keep-
and
say, mister, what's he have a
hump
does he have a hump
repeated the keeper.
what's the good of
asked the visitor.
make a camel of
him, of replied the keeper
after some hesitation.
wouldn't travel miles to see him if
he didn't have that hump. Fact is,
without It be might as well be a
The stranger departed well
People.
m or
A Now York physician
women seem more subject to
writer's cramp than men; that they
get it frequently when the work
they are doing is surprisingly small
to produce that result. He thinks
the trouble must be the habit
using slenderer Largo
cork an inch in
diameter, and very light, are the
best guard against I ho cramp, but
they are worth much more as a
than as a
Va-. 2-,
MB.
Leave Weldon
Ar. Mt
Tarboro
Mt
Wilson
Selma
Ar Florence
on
Magnolia
Ar Wilmington
P ft
M.
If.
IV A
P. M.
M.
A. M
A. M
In
Poor
Health
means so much more than
you and i
fatal diseases result
trifling ailments neglected, i
Don't play with Nature's i
greatest
If you are ins;
out of torts, weak
and generally ex-
nervous,
have no appetite
and can't work,
begin at
the most
Brown's Iron Bit-
A few bot-,
ties
comes from the,
very first
your .
and It's
pleasant to take.,
It Cures
Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver
Neuralgia, Troubles,
Constipation, Bad Blood
Malaria, Nervous ailment
Women's complaints.
Get only the it hat crossed red
wrapper.
The Tobacco Department
Conducted by O. L. Joyner, Proprietor Eastern Tobacco Warehouse.
OLD VIRGINIA WRAPPERS.
The Danville Tobacco
Journal of the -7th says is
estimated that there is less than
packages of old wrappers on
sale in this city ranging value
from per hundred up- The
number of packages of the like
class of goods listed in Richmond
is reported at 1,300, making a total
as the following, for
which we are indebted to Mr- A-
L. Blow, will show. It is an act
passed by the General Assembly
of North Carolina in and
speaks for itself.
Au act to establish an inspection
of tobacco at Greenville, on
Tar river.
, Whereas it may be to
of 1,400 packages, which of g
covers the old stock of be es-
OF CATS.
MAKING AXES.
Business Carried On by
the Blacksmiths.
wrappers now to be obtained by
manufacturers. Taking into con-
these facts, the position
of new stocks is not only de-
but the question
of finding a sufficient supply to
meet the most economical de-
of the manufacturing in-
are becoming
The following clipping
some time ago in the Dan
ville Tobacco Journal. It was
sent to us by a friend in Rich-
Va-, with the words from
him your farmers to make
Since it first
it copied in quite
a number of Northern
papers and several in
State- Much significance seems
to be attached to the fact that
nearly; all old wrappers have
been used up and that wrappers
in future will in strong de-
This is only a natural sequence
when e take into consideration
that there has not been a wrap-
per crop since meanwhile tin-
consumption of wrappers has even
increased. Take warning and
grow wrappers this year.
lines on
AU others tub-
On receipt of two stamps we
will send set of Ten Beautiful World's
Fair View and
BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MD.
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This Reminds
day
in the month
May that if
you
have
Train on Scotland Neck Branch Bead
Weldon 3.40 p. m. Halifax 4.00
p. m., arrives Scotland Nick at M p
to., Greenville 0.37 p. in. Kinston 7.88
p. in. Returning, Ki 7.20
.,. in. Greenville 8.22 a.
Halifax at a. m., 11.20 am
daily except
Trains on leave
Washington 7.00 a. m., arrives
8.40 p. m. Tarboro 0.50; returning
leaves Tarboro 4.30 p. m., 6.10
p. in,, arrives Washington p. m.
Daily except Sunday. Connects with
trains on Scot I ml Neck Branch.
Train leaves Tarboro, N C, via
Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun-
day, at p. m. P. M;
arrive Plymouth 0.20 P. V. 5.20 p. in.
Returning leaves Plymouth daily
Sunday, 6.30 a. m., Sunday 8.88 a m.,
arrive Tarboro 10.2 a, m and 11.-5
a. m.
Train on Midland N C Branch leave
Goldsboro daily except Sunday, a.
m. riving n in. id-
leaves it. m.;
arrive Goldsboro. a. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leaves
Rocky Mount at 4.30 p. in., arrive
Nashville p. m. Spring Hope
S. m. Returning leaves Spring Hope
a. m. Nashville 8.30 a. m., arrives
Rocky Mount m.,
Trains on Latta Branch, Florence R
R. Latta 0.50 p. in., arrive Dun
bar 8.00 p. m. leave Dun
bar a. in. arrive a. m.
Daily except Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves War-
saw tor Clinton daily, except Sunday
at a. in. Returning leave Clinton
at m., at Warsaw with
line trains.
T. No. makes close connection
for all points North daily, all
via Richmond, and daily except
Sunday via Portsmouth and Bay Line
also at Mount with Norfolk A
railroad for Norfolk dally mid
all points North via Norfolk, daily
Sunday.
JOHN P.
General
T. R, Manager.
J. M. Traffic Manager.
your Printing done
at the
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JOB OFFICE.
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It will be done in style
and it always suits.
These points are
well worth weighing
in any sort
of work, but
a Dove all things in
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Antiquity of the -Weed
According to in
of the
Century Dictionary, the pipe used
by culled
co, and not the plant. According
to Las the Spaniards, in
the first voyage of Columbus, saw
the Indians Cuba smoking dry
herbs or leaves rolled up in
which they called Ac-
cording to the word
was one of the names of the plant
, used in Haiti. According lo
and to
i was so called from the
Island Tobago, according
to other it name
from p province f Yucatan. That
it from a division
of North American Indians who
once lived what is now known
as Southern California, no one but
us
c -inject u red.
The Century Dictionary
that it was unknown in the
Old World before the discovery
of America, that it was
ed about 1559 by a
physician, who took a
small quantity into Spain and
Portugal, whence it found its way
into Italy and France ; and that
Sir Francis Drake first took it to
England about 1585. Another
stales, very emphatically,
that tobacco was first
into Europe about 1560, by a
Dutch merchant, who offered the
plant to John en
to Portugal; that
it to the Grand
and on his return to France, to
Queen de
took an immediate fancy to
But he that tobacco was
smoked Persia and China.
three or four centuries before the
discovery of America.
John Stow, in his
of states that
was first brought and made
by Sir John Hawkins,
about the year 1665, but not used
by years
Nevertheless, he says
elsewhere that Walter Hal
was the first that
tobacco to whim all men
wondered what it
his account of the last
hours of Sir Walter Raleigh,
proves very conclusively that the
knight was not
of the weed, which he used if he
did not introduce. vary
cheerful the morning he
says the his
breakfast, and tobacco,
made no more of death than if he
had been to take a
Hutton, in Harper
Weekly.
OVER A AGO.
A few years ago a Virginia
respondent to the Petersburg In-
and in writing upon
the early history of tobacco quot-
ed from Bark's history of Virgin-
to prove that tobacco was first
found growing in Virginia soil.
According to the best authority
Sir Walter Raleigh first discover-
ed tobacco on Roanoke Island on
the eastern shore of North Caro-
Be that as it may, for a long
time we have that to-
wits a plant adapted
ally to the eastern soil, and there j
is no doubt that there was a
time when tobacco formed one of
the principal crops in the eastern
en
at
the
the
in Pitt county.
South side of Tar river,
town of
Be it therefore enacted by
the General Assembly of the
State of North Carolina, and it is
hereby enacted by authority
of the same, the court
of Pitt appoint two
discreet and careful men, well ac-
with the nature and
quality of tobacco, to be
tors thereof, who shall take the
same oath, be subject to the same
rules, regulations and restrictions
which Inspectors tobacco are
subject to this State
2- it is further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
have
and receive from the of
tobacco, the sum of four shillings
for each every hogshead, and
the sum of shilling for each
and every hundred weight of
transfer by them
in full compensation for their
trouble.
And be it further enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That the
so shall be held
and deemed merchantable, as if
the same had been inspected at
any other inspection in this Slate.
Slight
little thing omitted What
a it makes
especially in
A having
plum-pudding for the first time,
was with it that he
asked his English hostess for the
recipe, which of she gave
him. He carried it home, gave
it to his wife, at the same time
gave her u account
of delicacy.
Not long afterward dessert
came on the f i in a soup
tureen, and was ladled out into
soup plates.
is this, my dear asked
the Frenchman.
answered hi
wife-
He laughed at her, and she
produced the recipe, h, as
she had been strictly
followed. And so it had been, for
tin English had omitted all
of the cloth. The in
bean pat, according
to a pan of boil-
water, had been cooked for
the prescribed time, and had
come Youth's Com-
One Out.
An old man who kept a provision
i- a factory town was more
or less old his ways, and by
some persons was thought to be
not over and above
The rougher young fellows of
neighborhood called him
and other respects
treated him rudely. day
three of them, to use their own
expression, up a job on
They filed the shop with
an air of importance, of
them demanded i
much do you ask for a
yard of
answered the old
man.
take a said the
spokesman.
is your money
The dollar was produced, the
dealer pocketed it,
the customer three pig's feet.
is that said the fellow
answered Old Pro,
feet make a yard, don't
they Companion.
A STATEMENT.
American Women Spend
a Year for Chewing Gum.
A recent bulletin of the
Women's association contains the
following statement, which is
signed by Charlotte Corns, and
which she claims is not exaggerated,
but founded on best authority.
She have In the United
States a population of
with an average of one minister to
every souls. The total
of the foreign field
Mohammedans and is
w with only 2.023 or-
Protestant
average round of one
missionary to every Tho
expenditure for Christian
In United States by
church members s
This is expended
for the of
people, each. The ex-
of Protestant Christians
In the United States for foreign
missions is for the
of one-
third of a cent each. Every year
of tho United States
spend fop dress floods,
for kid gloves,
for ostrich tips and, most
palling of all, for chew-
Kills Roll Just for
the Glory There Is in It.
A family living out in the suburbs
thinks It possesses the smartest cat
in the country. The father of the
family, after long hours of office
work, has the habit when he gets
home In the evening of walking the
floor for exercise. As soon as he be-
gins his walk falls
Into line behind him, and, with head
erect and tall waving in graceful
curves, marches up and down and
back and forth through the room,
only varying tho proceedings once
In awhile by rolling over on her
back as the man runs round and
plays with her with his foot. When
the walk is over and Mug-
sees hex master start for his
bl rocking chair she makes one
bound, settles herself in the chair
before he can get there, and, with a
countenance that speaks as plainly
as words, looks up at him and
you ever got
is a very good
and occasionally she will
catch a great big rat out in the barn.
Of this feat is always very
proud, and invariably brings the rat,
after it is dead, to the house,
where every member of the family
must see It, and and pot her
for being such a good, The
first time this occurred one of the
members of the family took the rat
on a shovel and threw It over the
bock fence, but a very few min-
had it back
again; again and again was it thrown
away, but every time it was brought
back. At last tho two compromised
matters by allowing the rat to re-
main just outside the back door by
the side of the step. There it stayed
all day until evening, when it was
found out why ob-
to having it. thrown away.
Tho father had been home only
a few minutes when Mug-
walked proudly into the sit-
ting-room with her head aloft and
the big rat her mouth.
She went up to the man and laid the
rat at his feet, looked up in his face
and waited to be caressed and
praised. After she received the de-
sired attention allowed the rat
to be carried away and eared
more about it.
Now the rats that caught are
always allowed to remain near the
house until all the family have seen
Tribune.
Tho Cricketer.
The cricket ground is a wholesome
training field for young Englishmen.
has cost me, one way or
a fiver to play in match. I
bare traveled miles, and now I
can say that have played on a side
which made runs, and if I had
stayed away they would only have
made
So said a cricketer
of a match, the
course of which ho had received
three balls only, but be said it with-
out a semblance of grumbling his
voice. Being a cricketer, he had
learned to lose sight of his personal
failure In thinking of the success of
his side, and we hope and believe
that he felt that he would rather
win a match wherein ho made one
run than score a century for a losing
side.
Only on rare occasions do meet
a downright selfish cricketer, and
then we instinctively feel that a
man of his stamp would have done
better had he confined his
to the golf course, and that he
Is for some reason naturally
of taking advantage of the
countless opportunities that cricket
has afforded him of conquering a self-
Is and ill-regulated
m a m p.
How It Can Be Without Trouble
or Discomfort.
many people know how to
mail a stamp In a letter Nine
out of ten stick it so carefully
down that tho recipient always loses
him temper, and generally the
Stamp, in tho effort to release It. It
Is generally more exasperating than
when the sender forgets altogether
the stamp ho should have
for then, at least, it is not wasted.
Even tho most extravagant of us
seldom have souls above saving a
stump, for it s, strangely, far dearer
to us than the two cents it
The tenth person sends it
loose, which is well enough,
it does not slip out unseen and
vanish, as these totally depraved
small things have a habit of doing.
The proper way is a simple one. Cut
with a sharp penknife two parallel
silts at the top of your letter and
slip in your stamps, which will thus
travel as safely as if in a special pa-
per case. Perhaps you have been
In a country village where money
orders and postal notes are
known, and for some reason It be-
comes necessary to send change in
a letter. Cut a piece of light card-
the size pf the envelope,
from this cut circular pieces the size
of your coins. Insert the coins and
paste a slip of paper across one or
both Magazine
BE
your business
is a
Blind-reader.
give yon a chance
prove your What e my
thoughts at the present moment
I'm the big-
Dot M Has
of Monopoly an I
I f n
Inferior Article Made.
Within tho memory of men now
living, the manufacture of axes was
quite generally on by
try blacksmiths, who employed the
time when regular work was dull in
making axes to sell customers, says
Hardware. A good tool was re-
quired to stand in hard and frosted
timber, and not every blacksmith
was able to do the work. Those who
possessed the most skill found
demand for their increasing,
and m It about that
work of lie shop
by an occasional wielder of
hammer, who devoted his
largely to production of his ape.
lie found that the
mountain hard by the old
shop could be harnessed by means of
an wheel, to drive a trip
hammer to lessen his outlay of phys-
force and to Increase Us output,
and thus by degrees the modern
shop was elaborated.
Until the power hammer came into
use tho ax was formed
punching a small hole through a bar
of Iron, and then gradually
to form the eye of the ax, or the bar
of Iron was hammered thin in two
places, after which it was folded to-
so as to bring these cavities
opposite each other to form tho eye.
In either case, as soon as the eye
was formed, the cast steel was
welded on to form the bit or cutting
part of the ax, and the blades and
head were given their respective
shapes, to conform to the customer's
design, according to the workman's
ability.
It being difficult to punch a hole
straight through a thin, wide bar of
Iron, that method of forming the eye
was not greatly used, and was alto-
abandoned as power hammers
into use and all axes were
under the hammer. A few
small shops continue to make axes
after this manner, but all
of Importance now form
eye either by the use of rolls or by
means of Tin; punch seems
to be growing in favor among man-
but each method its
worm supporters.
In early times no attention was
paid to finish. Tho one great aim
was to produce an ax which would
neither break nor bend when thin
enough to chop easily. Clearly then,
as now, the best maker of axes was
the one who could bring about this
result; but strife among
to secure trade, and the
of buyers to get nicely-finished
goods, has gradually led to tho pro-
of tools which are beautiful
and sometimes good. It is not to
Implied that beauty of finish
implies inferiority of quality.
On the contrary, some makers study
to combine in a high degree both
quality and finish; but the decided
tendency of tho trade been of
late to please the eye, and at the
same lime produce something so
cheaply that, If dealers could de-
would enable the deceiver to
book large orders.
So marked has been the decline in
prices at which axes have been sold
during tho past decade that the
cause be sought, In part, out-
side of the fact that materials arc
cheaper and that labor-saving ma-
lessens cost of production.
Often cheaper and unsuitable ma-
arc used, and machine
of manufacture are adopted,
which not warranted, some even
going so to make entirely
of soft give them a nice finish
and sell them to those who have
axes very cheap.
DO YOU A VICTOR,
The grand t
made in the largest and fine ; . , .
OVERMAN WHEEL CO.
Makers cf Victor i .;
NEW
Acme
A Remarkable Family.
On one of the estates of Count
in Austria, the
rare event of a mother,
and granddaughter each giving
birth to a son on the same day
curred, says the London Standard.
The mother is forty-eight, and the
Infant son Is her sixteenth child.
Tho daughter, who has presented
her husband with his eighth, is
years old; and the grand-
daughter, who was married last
year, Is not yet quite sixteen. All
the three new-born sons arc strong
and healthy, and the may
said of their mothers, who belong to
the Polish peasant class.
Not Up.
Manager stubborn
Well, is your mind made up to go
on
sir; it Is not.
not
doesn't to be.
Thank goodness, it's the one thing
about that Is
Free
Friends Were Too Friendly.
John G. was greatly
loved by strangers, who not only
called on him, but thriftily insisted
on putting up with him all night.
has no said his sister,
much time spends
trying I . lose people in tho
streets. Sometimes he comes homo
and sister, I hard
work to lose him, but I have lost
him. I can never lose a her.
The women are more pertinacious
than thee them so,
No Longer Veal.
An English clergyman was preach-
in a country church In Scotland.
He had as his
gal the prodigal son
went away from his poor old father
and remained in a far try for
years and years and years, and his
father mourned his absence for
years and years. Rut after years
and years he came back to his poor
old father, and his poor old father
said unto his servants, Bring forth
the fatted calf which has been kept
for my son these years and
An old farmer it; the audience could
contain no a
it ha, bin a he ex-
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R. L. Davis Bro., N.
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Pitt c.
C. Cobb,
N. C.
COBB BROS CO
Commission Merchants
STREET NORFOLK, VA
Consignments and Solicited.
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has taught i i- the
Hemp Rope, Building m m
ting necessary for Millers, Mechanics ,
Clothing, Hut. Shews. Ami
quarters for Heavy Groceries, and Job i, i f. x. f
Cotton, and keep courteous and
ALFRED
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GREENVILLE
If ALB
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begin on the till day of
mule
MONTH.
Primary English
Intermediate English
Higher English
Language
The instruction will continue through.
Discipline out if necessary
an teacher will be employed.
pupils
enter early and attend regularly. For
further Information apply to
W. H.
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Ken-.
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SERVICE
Steamers leave Washington
ville and Tarboro touching at all in I
lugs on Tar River Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at A. M.
Returning leave Tarboro at A. M.
Thursdays am Saturdays
Greenville
These departures are subject to Stage
of water on Tar River.
at with Steam-
The Norfolk, Wash-
direct line for Norfolk, Baltimore
Philadelphia. Raw York and Boston.
Shippers goods
marked via Dominion
New York. from
Norfolk A Haiti,
more Steamboat from Bald
more. Miners
Boston.
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This has been in use over
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and cures
all other remedies, with the attention of
the most experienced physicians, have
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Rap in inches
Rough Sap Boards, II inches
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