T-
JOB PRINTING
The Reflector is
pared to do all
of this line
NEATLY,
and
Plenty of new mate-
rial and the best
of Stationery.
tare a sweeping thing.
The Eastern
D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.
per Year, in Advance.
VOL. XV.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1896.
NO.
Two Papers for
We have made
to furnish
the Reflector and
North Carolinian for the
above amount. is
campaign year and you
should take the two
leading papers.
Ma- Pres-
by Ida signature lo-day extended
the pro the civil see law
nun. in
numb r of on
the list from to
and With s
between the mes of officials whose
by the S is
requisite, down in re la-
borer and workmen, governmental
a e withdrawn as far us
possible front and
protected their tenure of office by
tin- liar I system. Tin-
signature II o'clock this am wing
ail t orders issued
i ill C s. inn
I i I I j -t p
and went into at oar
BLAKE THE
How Wasteful we Are.
am action The sweetest bloom may poisonous be.
oat the country by
or it y i. ii
o her i the b ire
tag form . i i ii of Prom
the new
in all
1.1 to III- r ml
for i I is.
, civil into live
bra . .-. .- -ii
m s v. . i n i-c
vie--,
nil-i ; sen i i i
th d service are
.; and
laborers an persons who have been
nominated for in the
i the
Stuns, lac -I of Columbia, ill
rail service, Indian service,
pension agencies, i inspection
service, hospital service, minis
and assay offices, revenue culler service
.-usuries and engineer depart-
an the forces employed by ens-
-t public buildings. The only
a made in the Treasury De-
i- favor of those in the
lit saving service-
In service are
all and in any
customs district whose
as many as live
In tin service are classified
all officers in any fie de-
livery
In the internal are
all officers and
every internal revenue district, except,
as the other ens .-, mere
laborers.
Tin- lumber of classified places ex-
d from examination has been re-
from to which are
mainly positions of cashiers in the
toms, postal and internal revenue
vices. Indians employed in minor ca-
in the Indian service are
put the excepted list. Almost
all of the positions in Washington which
have heretofore been excepted have
been included in the competitive
The only positions in Wash-
which will be excepted from ex-
under the new rules will be
private secretaries or confidential clerks
exceeding to the President
and to the head of each of the eight ex-
departments.
Don't blame the world the thorns People in this country are bettor fed,
and housed than in
they live on a higher plane
and illy. Ibis is
part of the explanation of the fact that
walking people in this country do much
more work than in ; but there
is no question that many of us eat a
great deal more than is necessary.
Physicians tell us that overeating is the
cause of a great deal of ill-health.
in general are wasteful o their
two ways. They pay needlessly
high prices, on the fake supposition
that the costliest food is the
economical, and i i general they buy
more is necessary. Part
is simply thrown part
is used to the injury of health. In a
b larding house in Connecticut the
let uneaten the kitchen
and at the table was one-ninth of the
who e.
The com of food i- th principal item
of the expenses of the large
Arr among the roses
The day it breaks in storms may
All when it closes.
We cannot always hope
With fortune's fond caressing.
And which seem-most hard to hear
Will bring withal its blessing.
Th buried seed must rot in earth
K produce the
And the weak plant to fructify
Must have I and shower.
So man to gain development.
Must struggle with crosses
And view with calm
trials and hi- loss a
A deadly poisonous weed may
A salve of purest healing ;
Although its bane concealing.
are not always as seem,
Heaven designed ;
we s class thin as
And lake thaw as w i
Little we know of this brief life,
And nothing of its
lie ii let us lake iii bumble trust
All that may seem unequal.
God's ways arc ways.
And lie should
All that is wrong, in His good time.
Will surely adjusted.
lb who joy seldom
th trouble.
The Baptists of America.
From the Baptist Year
for just issued by
American Baptist Publication Society,
we a few figures, The total
number of Baptists the United
is gathered into 40.-
churches, and served by 27.77-4
ministers. Of course, very ninny of
these churches are very small, is they
average members. The total
members shows a gain of over
last year. These members may be
into three groups In Northern
States, Southern whits.
Southern, colored, 1,817,.
It must be said that the
tics, especially of the colored
are very far from exact, very of the
colored associations having sent in
lat.-t Of Sunday schools
are with
and teachers. The total value
church property is
Connected with the denomination
are seminaries
being devoted the with
instructors, and
property. There are
and universities,
tors, students, and
of There are other in-
schools, and academies. The
total property of all these institutions is
Of all these institutions the
of Chicago stands at the head, with
of property, and
Brown
Columbian
and the
of Rochester a million dollars
pr of property. The of
Baptists in the world is estimated at
Of members of
which resemble the Baptists in
practicing immersion, are in the
country about
Press.
The crow is tin
remover-
telephone message of
We gel the e
spilled milk.
A smile is tin
friendship.
He who makes the bet of life loses
I he worst of death.
The small boy's new pants are
ways for read
Its a mighty poor male that
work both ways.
Stolen kisses smack of
naughty flavor makes them nice.
A note for the garden
and boils should be allowed to head.
The business man allows
nothing to go to his right
arm.
Some men use religion as an
la to keep the rain brimstone off their
Sunday
Nervous wants to know how
to tickling sensation about the
Get him to shave off his
Old winter's sighs are deep and
stroll-, his aged breast begins to heave,
he wails, for he IS loath lo leave the lap
in which he's lingered long.
The railed Slates speech crop will
be very extensive this summer. The
bury crop will also be the
fall.
There was a fight in congress
Hall and Honey ;
The latter was demonetized,
Which wasn't very funny.
of the all. indeed, but
well-to-do. Thus
tics of the cost living of families
working men sh
that Ii is- with incomes of
to veal- paid
this for the cost of
preparing it for the table. On incomes
of from to per cent was
spent for food. Although the cost
food is s,. great, and although the
health and strength of all so inti-
connected and dependent
upon their diet, yet even the most in-
people know less of actual
uses and values of their food for
s than of almost any
of from , , . . . .,
Other allies
A TALE OF HARD TIMES.
treat American corn
Matters of News.
Fair Basis of Co-operation.
The weakest apology that has yet
been offered tor favoring
populist fusion is that it is necessary
to save the State from
It isn't any such thing. The
Democratic party saved and kept the
State saved from domination and
everybody knows that It stands ready
and anxious to perform a similar
vice again. While supremacy has been
imperiled only by reason o a large
of former Democrat- having severed
their relations with their old party. If
they sill come back all will be well
again. If, however, they stand off and
demand as the price our salvation
and theirs from rule of the
that we shall surrender our
and embrace, their we
sirs ; come back to the
party that protected you and us through
all the years gave us all equal,
efficient, honest and economical govern-
and let us again common
against the old enemy. for
US, are not going to ground
are have occupied all the time. We
have done nothing wrong and we have
nothing to arbitrate. If that doesn't
-suit, go it We can stain
as long as you
We should say no of de-
i I I
but as a simple matter of honesty
in The latch-string is on the
outside. If the truant- will back
be no need lo discuss the
rights and wrongs of past. There
will be a warm, and
US goad, for in as for embody
at the family boa Bit the
party of North doesn't
need to go nor to otter any
apologies for any w that hasn't
News, and Observer.
A Kentucky murderer has been
granted u new trial because the Sher-
permitted the jury to drink six
quarts of whiskey and two bullies of
beer during the trial.
There is a general understanding
that the Venezuelan
make it.- report the 1st of next
By that time we will all
have forgotten what the trouble was
about.
A cyclone at Salem, Va., last week
blew down I houses. A colored
woman and child were killed and four
others injured. Several barns
were also blown down an I a number
of houses
A special of the 25th from S.
C. to the Columbia Stale says ; Yes-
evening the wind and
rain storm that passed through this
the residence Mrs. Allen
near was struck by lightning
and considerable damage done to the
building. Two girls, daughters of Mrs.
Allen, were in one of rooms in lied
at the time, and the played
all over house, breaking the mirror
and burning up the hair brushes and
rugs, ripping the to pieces
and tearing off the plastering. In some
miraculous way none of the family were
injured, though every room in entire
house is literally lorn lo pieces.
Two gay young frogs from inland bogs,
Had spent the night in drinking;
As morning broke and they awoke,
While yet their eyes were blinking,
A fan mil's pail came lo the ,
And caught them as winking.
c aid gather scattered
Or breathe a prayer for past
The granger guileless man
Had dumped them hi the
The can filled up, the cover down,
soon are started off to town.
The luckless begin to
And t up on cold milk shake.
They quickly find their breath will slop
Unless they swim upon the top.
They swim for life and kick and swim.
Until weary eyes grow dim ;
Their muscles ache, their breath grows
short,
A ml gasping, speaks one weary spoil
dear old hoy, it's tough
To so young, I've, enough
Of kicks for life more I'll try it.
I was not on a milk
tut, my the other
A frog's not dead Until he dies.
Let's keep on kicking, that's my plan,
We yet may see outside this
Nil use no us faint-heart -d.
ruined up his toes and gently died.
The brave front, el still.
Kepi kicking with a right good will.
Until, with joy ton great to utter
lie found he'd churned a lump of butter,
on that chunk of grease,
lie floated round with greatest ease.
ft Inn limes trade in
town
Don't gel discouraged and go down.
But murmur
A few more may bring the butter.
Sheep Killing Dogs.
The moat damaging worthless prop-
that infests is. the
sneaking sheep killing dog, that in the
night, when the farmer sleeps and the
dog owner knows not of it, sneaks away
lo some pasture and there slays H
of sheep apparently the fun of it.
What North Carolina needs is a law
throwing the cost of these
dugs the tax payers, and thereby
create a sentiment against useless dogs
so strong that they will be
In Virginia they have a law that
requires the eon to pay market
value of every sheep killed by dogs,
and it works well. North Carolina
needs just such a law, then we will see
great of sheep on waste land and
only useful dogs left in the laud. The
man who will spring such a law and see
it on the statute books, will be doing
his country a real Let
sheep and less be the motto.
to. Alexander
spite of public school
in Texas, while the whole south has
gained per cent in population in the
last twenty years the increase the
enrollment of has
been per cent. n the same period
the value Of the school property has in-
creased from to
an addition of yearly
per year. lie in the
south, white and black, one five is
in attendance at school during some
part of the year.
excels all
tries, in Europe. It is
expended for
cation in the South hi the last eighteen
years has been for the colored
race.
Keep Eyes Open.
The country is full of people who arc
going about with nil sorts of schemes
many them pure and simple
by which to obtain money from
it is lime for all people to be
cautious, or else they and their money
will soon he parted.
Begging us also a great thing with a
class of lazy, good-for nothing set. The
latest we have heard of is the postage
stamp tramp. He is an able bodied
man who goes from house to house
begging a stamp money to buy
one, telling a plausible yarn about
his baa luck and his need of a Stamp
Write lo a Hand for assistance. As
soon as he collects enough to supply
him with drinks he gets on a jag.
The country is filled with beats, nm
every town should have a rock pile
whore these gentlemen of leisure can
be to for the good of
their
BRACE HUSTLE.
The whole world seems against
Brace up, man, a. d
come but to the few t
They're here for all who'll work
Bill won't come if you maps,
And fritter away your chances ;
iV life you've got to cope,
And seize all it advances,
They only lose who shirk
So jump into the tussle.
Brace up. man, and hustle
You've fought and been defeated
up, man, and hustle
Of fame you've been cheated
It's but an empty name
What, though fought and fell.
If your life shows something tried.
You've played your part full well.
Though failed to stein
tide,
Fame's but a term for aim
So spring into the
Brace up, man, and hustle
While life holds out keep steady ;
Brace up, man,
For chance by read ;
lie wins who's on the spot
For n the storm rides highest.
And the future darkest
Success and joy are Highest.
To crown your fondest dreams.
Strike while the iron is hot
So gel into the Inside,
Brace up. man, mid
Philadelphia North i. an.
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
The reports, of of the
; Weekly Crop Bulletin, issued by I
j North Carolina Section, for the week I
ending Sturdily, May
very favorable condition-, both
work growth of crops. Cool
the few days of the week brought
he m temperature below
the normal, hot the last five days were
warm, bringing the average for the
week about four degrees per day
the Fine seasons occurred near-
everywhere on May 1st and the
largest amounts jail
the central portion of the Slate. The
general prospects are now very
Indeed, and farmers are
good s
Reports are nearly an favorable
for this ; very places did not
share in the beneficial showers of May
1st and the conditions have been
line, both for farm work and tor grow
crops. continues,
but approaching completion ; much has
come up with promising-land and looks
vigorous; being chopped. Corn
about planted, except on bottom lands ;
stand with fine green color and
growing rapidly ; but little was prevent-
ed from coming up by previous drought
some little damage by re-
ported. Selling out plains pro-
gritting, and planting pen-nuts will be
general dining in two
wheat and have improved;
Irish potatoes look fresh and
; sweet potatoes
nicely and a few have been Set out,
Hullo. little girl Will you tell ma Large shipments of and pens to
the news i
For haven't had to examine
the papers,
And I'm anxious to know how a tiny
mile views
The ubiquitous blot of political
capers.
Highest of all in Leavening Repeat
Powder
Absolutely pure
Here ts a good item from Athens
Banner l lark was up lo meet
the sun, and carol for his lay ; the far-
son took down his gun and
him blazed away. busy baa arose
at live and burned the meadows
the wife went for his hive, and
robbed in his Store. The ant rose
early, his labors to begin ; the greedy
swallows flew j,;,
lordship la. Ob, bee, birds and ants
be wise, in proverbs take no stock ;
like me refuse to rise until half-past
TIT FOR TAT.
HOW THE STATES WILL
The Washington Put publishes tho
following table showing, so fur at could
be predicted at present, how the differ-
states will stand on the money
at the Democratic National Con.
North,
VI.
heavy rains in a few
central con washing lands lo Rome
extent , in the weather continues
too dry. corn is going on
vigorously; com large tor the
season. Cotton has not come up quite
I as well as hoped for, but the good sea
sons at the end tic week will improve
i stand. looks well but is
Are the words id the editor, think you, I .
sincere r I some. Sweet potatoes
Has the weather come around as to-
expected Y to be pushed in a few
counties tho last of week, which in-
true really . growth plants.
dead reports mi received of damage
Have the rogues of the , and cut-worms in
last in corn and insects on bill
And do you you must stand weather will diminish these
anything happened that's funny
or queer
Do you favor the claim is
elected r
The late P. T. whose
as a financier is Well known, one
of hi- addresses made this challenge
will undertake, and give bonds
for the of the contract, that
if the city of Philadelphia will slop
ling liquor and give me as much as was
expended last year. I
will pay all city expenses ; no per-
son living within her borders shall pay
laxes re shall be no
property a good dress and suit shall
be given every poor girl, man
woman; all the educational
shall he paid a barrel of
given to i very needy and per
son mid I will clear a half million
by operation.
your bead
To read with your paper in
strange position
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minn
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New
Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
I Oregon
Pennsylvania
Shod Island
South Carolina
South
Tennessee
Texas
Virgin
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Alaska
Totals
7-2
Ii
ft
will tell she
exclaimed,
And thus from paper inverted she
read
wicked old sparrow,
bow- mi his
Has shouted that poor little Cock Bob.
dead.
she
ting
Has happened. You never could
guest it you'd try.
Poor little -lack
He sat the corner
there wasn't a plum to be
the pie.
dis, is the. reason poor, got
she read, the
victim of theft,
to cupboard,
An she and till was
left,
Little Boy Blue went Little
To the old lady that lived in a
shoe,
little Miss
In her while petticoat.
why,
shorter she grew.
the
has into
town, ,
Ail- Tom, is off on a
run,
I'll tell
About
l is
he large plantations of the Old
South are doomed. Of coarse rich
men can afford to on a large
scale will still hold large tracts
but, the a
u.
When one is all that he
Large farms can only lie
successfully run by careful management
hacked by ample capital, while the
farm, which enables the farmer to
thoroughly cultivate instead of scratch
over he did when he had a larger
tract, will pay and pay well. This
section will never gain its proper
of prosperity until fifty and one
hundred wore farms of well cultivated
hind will be the rule of our
Sun.
pests,
Showers which throughout
the District on the hist three days of the
week were what was needed and
came ii time lo prevent any
damage which had threatened by
There seems to have been
really very damage by dry
but everything was greatly
by ruins Up good stand
In some place, bat many farmers have
not yet planting Corn-
planting is generally about finished, ex-
hit I corn, and where up is looking
well. Those who have not finished
planting are rapidly getting the seed
ground. All small grain report.
ed ill good condition, at H ride. Tobacco
are. plentiful bill setting out has
Hill begun yet. Farmers well advanced
With work.
The utter incompetently of the Re
publicans lo govern this Slate Is
every week. The
and disgraceful scenes that
being enacted at so many of their con-
conclusively proves that
Republicans are not lit lo be
with control of our State govern-
A party that cannot control its
own conventions is surely not fit to be,
entrusted with the of our
Slate
At the Republican district
held wet k at for the
purpose of nominating a tor
Congress, those were most disgraceful
scenes and any number of fights.
From four counties came
delegation each to
the proper onto mid charging tho
other fraud, the con-
could not seat them all, and. as
committee on credentials was composed
entirely the friends of one,
of they
those who would vole
for him. This naturally
and a
Con.
knocked one of the delegates
about fifteen feet and a bloody nose
himself. Dr. tho defeated
candidate for the nomination, was
shoved oil the platform and hustled
about in no gentle milliner. One
delegate knocked down five oilier
gates, and there were
lights and knockdowns, filially
the defeated minority and
held a bolting convention.
And these are men who seek to
govern mid our old
The Become the Insane.
Dr. C rut hers, of Conn.
who has had long in the
institutions for the in-
and insane says I hat
is the active cause of from fifteen to filly
per cent, of all iota, ; from thirty to
per rent, of all idiocy sixty
to ninety per cent, of all pauperism, and
from fifty to eighty-five percent, of all
crime, and then asks question,
can estimate the relief of I lie
tax payers by the removal of the perils
la both properly and life from drunk.
Shingling his own roof.
Chaplain tells story of
a drinking mini who being in a saloon
latent night, heard the wile of
saloon keeper say lo her husband,
fellow home ; is
never replied her husband,
is shingling our house for
This idea lodged in the mind of
drunkard, and he did not. return to the
saloon for sis months. When passing
the saloon keeper in the streets, the
latter Mid, don't you conic
around to my place any
you for your kind
replied former victim. have been
shingling my own roof The
industrial aspect of the temperance re-
form is embodied In this illustration
Temperance Advocate.
Bight to the Point.
Destroy the whiskey habit or it
destroy you.
I oppose drink license opposes me
The work try lo do ii .-Bishop
C. IX.
The of social crime is
drink. The great cause of is
drink Bishop John
no None made,
none can be had.
How yOn build up by
keeping your mouth shut A closed
nap can't catch flies.
Some people believe that whiskey will
lie drank even it it i. not made.
Ten for Signing the
It is your protest strong
Ii will benefit your health,
will save your purse.
It will save you from temptation.
It will be a definite starling point
in your history.
It will sum- you time.
It will a sufficient answer to
those who temp you lo drink.
K. makes a strong obligation.
. It it for others to do
I he same.
It will be a great help to your
neighbor and
MEETING
N. C, May 4th,
The Board of Commissioners for
Pitt county lie t this day, present C
Dawson, chairman, L Fleming, S M
T B Keel, and Smith.
The following orders for
were issued
Martha Nelson II. D. Smith
on. Nan Moore Sumo
Henry Harris Kenneth
Edwards I
II Henry Sam
and Aim Cherry Fannie Tuck-
Alice Corbel I
Vines I
Alex Harris Chapman
Polly Adams Mrs W
Crisp Long
Haddock Matilda
an I wife
Dupree I Peel on,
A Bright
Sallie Due .
Alex enters I Win
Jason Parker
Harris I Creole I Carlos
Durham Frank Cannon
Amanda Dupree I
The following orders tor general
purposes were issued
John Burnett N a Purser
I T House lo on. i; , I lumber
I Chili Skinner John
Haskell D
I. F. C Spier
Parker i; Davenport
Williams It M
It T oil, W
Henry Brown
Barrett N S
II Woody I
Wall Brown I I. W O
B White l W
Ward Co
lot; s Boss;, A
Taylor T
W K Knox It W King
K W King 1.12
J T Williams W C
W Moore I F ,
A Lang C Barrow DO, II
lock D C Moore W
I II W I. Bulls I D
N B Cory W IV-.,
Perkins I I, Robertson
I Town of Jason
B W W J
A Lang k L
Little J L Little F W
Brown K W Brown J J
Cherry A Co H, A fin, K T
Briley W M King J T
Smith Warren Clark II
Beach W Perkins MoO
Bullock A Lang I T J Keel
L L Smith
S M Jones C Dawson MO, f
Kirkman 0.1.
Swill Creek and stock
law White MOO, C
Dawson K
stock law F
Patrick U Move
W II All. Mails Brown and Mrs.
Fred Taylor were allowed lo list laxes
for
Henry Fulford, M E
Askew Beeves
were exempted from poll tax for 1805.
Ordered that Benjamin Nobles re-
eased Iron payment of taxes on the land
known Bead. Nobles land, the name
being and paid by B II
Ordered that the
Company he allowed I lie privilege
poles and wires along
the public roads the county in such a
tamer m at to abstract
public.
Ordered Joe Parkas
from the payment of taxes on
charged him, the same being a mis-
lake of the list taker.
Ordered that the taxes of the Wes-
ts-ill Telegraph Company be
corrected.
Ordered tint the Sheriff be allowed
th first Monday Jam to
Here's a good one from the Monroe
heard a story tome
lime ago which struck as
one the
of a true Democrat
The story A good man
died and all his neighbors turned out
to the funeral. As there was no min-
present, an old friend of the de-
ceased was asked lo say something after
had been lowered in the grave.
The old fellow walked slowly to the foot
the open grave and delivered the foL
. lowing oral ion over dead body of his
l there lays as good
a wet or
He then turned slowly
away th consciousness that he had
full duty and heaped the
upon his follow
OF

THE REFLECTOR
Greenville, N. C.
Republic., stun.,, speaker during of my way, and d. you and
the coming should not Clay and Ashland A
lowed to overlook i remarks made stand in his unless he
literal at the post office at
N, V. as mail matter.
May 13th. 1896.
Seven railroads owing lines in
have statements t the rail-
road commission their earnings for
the quarter. la every instance
they show an increase over the
ponding year. The
road report its
earnings at in the
first quarter 1895, and other
roads make almost a
Such increased earnings on
the part of the railroads indicate an in-
crease business throughout the Stale.
For tin- past two years one f the
most absorbing question of this nation
has been the tree coinage silver, and
yet it has been left for a North Carolina
Statesman I few weeks ago to discover
that he does not know -of a more
worthless issue, or one that is less at-
or that promises fewer
cal r. Milts, at the ratio that is proposed
sixteen to This late discover
is no less a personage than the Hon.
John S. Headman who so ably
bis district in Congress. He
the record, too, of being an earnest
this week in the House by their chair-
man of the Finance Committee-
Caution, of III. Mr-
Cannon said that by its enormous
this Congress was
gaging the future receipts the gov-
to the extent of
which meant that the next
have to borrow money
as this one has had do, no matter
what sort of tariff law may be
Mr. Cannon spoke a truth that cannot
be too strongly impressed upon the
minds of the voters who must choose
between extravagance and
Democratic economy.
Bright, of the
Senate, is regarded as good authority,
on things congressional. When he
was asked what time he thought Con.
would he replied ;
not by the first of then not until
the of The general
impression around h. is
adjournment will take place or Mac
the first named date, although the
House ht adopted a resolution naming
May
of Texas,
who was this week sworn in as the
successor of the Representative
take, no stock in the movement
of the gold standard Democrats to
secede from the party in that
He says on the subject. move-
on the of a Dumber of gold
standard democrats to made from the
party in Texas is to be deplored, and I
regard their course as very unwise. I
am pronounced in my views on t la-
money question, and have
the free silver doctrines to the best
of my ability. My district is almost
solid for sound money, yet none
of free silver friends abstained from
advocate of the coinage of silver
during his entire service in this voting mo of my views on
now finds that he was then
eating -worthless
The question naturally arises why
this great discovery
answer which Is reasonable seems
BOW to be sight but if a gold-bug is
elected President and John S.
son should be found occupying some
remunerative position somebody might
any told you It is passingly
strange to hear a North Carolinian
such expression as has recently
been given forth by this man who has
been looked upon as a wise leader here-
and this too in the of the
fact that nine-tenths the white
of his State believe that the most
important question now before the
American people is the free coinage of
silver at the ratio sixteen to one.
So important an issue it is that it
threatens to disrupt a party that has ex-
almost from the foundation of this
It is a great pity that
Mr. Henderson ever conceived that his
opinions are necessary now. North
Carolina must present a solid front tor
free coinage and never slacken her
fort until silver and gold stand on
equal footing in this government, Mr.
Henderson to the contrary
standing, and unless we are mistaken
be has advanced rather than retarded
th-; onward march silver.
finance. I recognize tho right the
majority to govern, and that is the
general sentiment of the voters at Ten
as. We have issues higher
than the money question.
That issue ought not find will not
the democracy.
other party to which our people
turn. We are not ready to embrace
the wild scheme he Populists, and
after all these years
the Republicans we do not now- pro-
i to Hut there
is no cause for Texas.
The is safe and wilt give
the nominees the biggest vote
of any state In the union,
One of the of the
Republican campaign for that
K the trotting out at this late
when a sure winner,
of Speaker Reed's war which,
by the way, was not very sanguinary.
He was acting assistant paymaster in
the Navy from April to
m attached to the Mis
squadron. The amusing part
of the the attempt to credit
Heed with the of that
which he had
to do with directing as one of flue
powder
is supported, when all the world's
And that is about the way that many
of the Southern planters look at the
matter just now. All the world
pears lobe combining against the farm-
and the planter, and there are too
many little doctors, who don't know
exactly how the battle goes out in the
front, who are trying to stop the course
of events by appeals to patriotism.
I have just been, reading the report
or a one of the leading
experiment which
shows the relative, values of cotton and
corn as money crops. In the tests
consideration it was shown that
while one acre of good land could be
made to produce 1,900 pounds of seed
cotton worth the very that
could be done with the same land with
a similar outlay in and
labor in the production of corn, showed
revenue less than per acre, a
than per acre in
favor of cotton.
figures, it must be
are for a single acre of what may
be regarded as Southern up-
land. If Is fair to my that it well rep,
the yield of more than two
nearly the ordinary
farming lands of Alabama. Hut the
results are the same. That is
to say, a amount in labor
and expenses of fertilization and other;
wise, the cotton crop will yield in
money nearly twice as much as a corn
crop. The cotton crop is to be relied
on as the the troops
needed in battle. We can't
rely exclusively on grain n South,
But let us raise enough for the home
supplies, stand clone together In
ranks, and have a good a
small reserve of cotton in the rear.
M. V.
Auburn,
incident of
to occurred at Va. Per;
haps you have among your Kentucky
readers some old veterans who will re-
member the facts. The Irish surgeon
Charges In the crisis
of defeat I gave my to a Bounded
South Carolina Major, and I had the
ill-luck to have to join in with the Ken-
in a trot for several miles in
direction of M. V. M.
ALABAMA. LETTER.
Special Louisville Ky, Home and
Farm.
NEEDS IMPROVING.
People are Complaining; v Con-
of the Road and Ferry.
Mr, Carolina
was in town and
asked the . to enter a pro
test for him against the tarry at the
river and the road leading to it. He
said he has beet. to
for a great many years, but doe not
remember to have ever got here under
worse than to-day. The
ferry itself is bad enough, not being
sufficient for the needs the people in
getting across the river without nine h
while the road
to ferry is in
as be almost impassable.
Mr. Moore's is about the
same as is heard from many other
pie. The ferry road ought to b e put
a passable condition and enough hands
be put on the bridge to hurry
Item.
Oakley, N. C, May 11th, 1896.
Mr. Editor, did you ever have la
Grippe If you did you can
with our people. Pretty near
every family is prostrate with it.
L. S. Powell, of Parmele, was here
Saturday.
Crops of all kinds are looking well,
good stand of corn and cotton.
Weather favorable and much work
being dona.
Many of our people attended church
at Swamp
Items.
N. C, May 1896-
The weather is warmer again and
are doing well. The cultivation
of corn, cotton and tobacco is progress-
There was a crowd at
Swamp Sunday.
Henry T. Brown, of Martin, spent
Sunday night in this sec-
J. II. Small, of Washington, spent
Friday bane looking after
Dame tells a great many
stories, but if she is correct this time a
marriage may be reported from here at
no very distant date.
A- W, Baker- is quite sick
Item.
N. C, May
The weather has been right cool for
the past few days.
Most of the arc through set-
ting out
Mrs. spent Friday with
the family of Herbert at
Mrs. Jennie and daughter,
Cora, spent Friday afternoon with
Mrs. II,
Herbert is happiest map
at It's a boy.
We are glad to say that
is so that he can up again
Little son pi
Louis Heath, died Thursday evening
from congestive chill. Many
with the bereaved family.
There was picnic Saturday at,
J. P. of Grifton, was
Friday beaming tobacco He
said he thought most of begging
was in vain.
The Bight Kan.
Sheriff It. W. King returned from
Newborn Thursday evening with his
man, John Wilson, who escaped from
the convict gang last week. J. T.
the is particularly happy
the capture the run-a-away.
He Got
Bat out at Ashley Wilson's stock
farm have been playing the mischief
with his chickens. On Monday night
he procured some Hough on Rats and
set a trap for them. Next morning he
went out to investigate and found one
rat, one hen and her brood of thirteen
biddies. Rough on Rats will catch
every time.
Brothers
The Democrat is glad to note that
Higgs Brothers of Greenville have been
so successful in business. They have
opened a banking house there with am-
capital and facilities for doing
These young men went from
Scotland Neck to Greenville a few-
years ago and their friends here will be
glad to learn of their
Neck Democrat.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
A Young Man
Under the Influence of Whiskey.
We learn that Mr. Charlie Moore, a
son of Elder Thomas Moore, of Snow
Hill, attempted suicide on Tuesday
night. The particulars they
to us arc that young Moore had been on
a spree for some days. Just after sup
per Tuesday night he started to leave
the house and his father asked where
he was going but received no reply.
Not returning promptly his father
called a few friends together and
a search for him. They found
young Moore hid in some bushes near
the Baptist church and he stinted to
run off as they approached. When
they caught him it was discovered that
the young man had a terrible gash on
the left side of his throat and two stabs
in his Ml breast. His condition is
serious but his recovery is hoped
tar.
Little Tucker, of near
baa been
and relatives at Ms for several
weeks. She home Saturday,
Bethel Items.
N- C, May 8th
Hon. F. G. James spent Thursday in
town.
spent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent,
D. C. May, C,
The of Plant and
dent makers, has partnership.
Stark fried so much fat out of
protected manufacturers
he drove them out of business and
captured the prize for his man,
The St. Louis convention will only
be a sort of ratification meeting.
ably just to show his Mr.
it trying the same tactics by which he
-made such a miserable failure lour years
ago. Then he tried to use to
prevent the nomination of Harrison I
now he is trying to use Harrison to
prevent the nomination
But isn't helping him. It
compelled to choose between the
devil and he would for
his Satanic majesty any time, and
is of the Banns mind that respect. But
is every reason to that
Quay has had en understanding with
all the time, and that he is
not doing any worrying over the
It is said that accuses
treachery towards both himself and
and that Heed is inclined to take
die view.
Senator has during the present
pro-en to be one of the
in the u
.-tackle a running debate. The last
raw to discover this was Senator
of Colo., who tried to rescue Ban-
of S. from the
ridicule which Senator Hill was heaping
on by reading newspaper extracts
of the humiliating experience he had
at the republican convention of this
State. After referring to
as sensitive
and defender of
asking where he was when Pettigrew
was Senators and the President,
Mr. Hill exclaimed was
my English from
Colo., who has tributes tor
statesmen, soldiers English pol-
everything English, but not
word tor an American policy a
States
For several fact for many
newspaper and th,.
politicians of the South as well as
other souls, had
been engaged in the work of effort in
cutting down the cotton production of
the country. I remember well the
and which
to into while
engaged in editing the
depart meet of the Atlanta Constitution,
and hence I am now myself in
the category of the mere stone slinger
who has no glass house. Since that
I have kept pretty well posted as
to what others are still doing in the
same the same
as some of our talkers have it.
of the argument lies purely on the side
of patriotism. It is not ex-
to the cold, visible, practical
effects.
I say because we can't
ways see ahead, and every man who
plants a of cotton is looking for
ward to the visible dollar in bis pocket.
He wants to have the ready for
that looked-for advance in
case the other folks who have more
patriotism have the short crop to sell.
And when I say who
plants, I am presupposing a possible
Very few of us nowadays get
SO enthused with the patriotic spirit
that we our backs on the sole
source the money supply,
I remember a little incident of battle
in 1802, which I think is highly to the
point. I saw a Kentucky
infantry give way in a tight place in
of j, combined attack with cavalry
and artillery and infantry.
down on their lives. In the stampede
that followed an Irish surgeon rushed
out in front of the retreating
and, throwing up his hand- front,
implored the men to stand their ground,
lie to lire of the
of Kentucky. adjure
he shouted shrieks.
adjure you by the memories of Henry
Clay and Ashland, to stand your
ground A huge sou of the dark and
bloody ground brought bis musket
down to a charge
for the little doctor who was trying to
stop the progress toward
at same time, with an
the work and got It Mid for one. The
trouble people are put to getting
across the river is very annoying.
Original Observations.
The man in love with himself never
has a rival.
Where there's a will there's always
a won't.
cattle raiser now prepares to
It hurts a man pretty badly some-
times to fall into an error.
Look not upon, the wine red
unless you want an aching bead.
You are not needed at college now
unless you take the ball
The natural supply of
always largely exceeds the
legitimate
He serves his country bent don't
steal everything he gets his hands on
while in office.
Some people live so off
of their neighbors that never
except a lone voice.
It is when a woman tries to
that the great glory of her mouth is
seen without being very much
Orange Observer.
AV. B. Wilson, Greenville
to-day in town.
Mrs. Sarah K. Davenport and son,
Walter, of Hamilton, spent last
day and her sister, Mrs.
W. F. Manning.
Mrs. W. H. Bullock is moving her
millinery slope hotel.
Dr. J. D. Bullock has his
grocery store on railroad street near
the depot.
The new being built here will
be a handsome building when
N. C, May
Mrs. W. W. and daughter
went to Tarboro Sunday.
AV. C. Nelson was the recipient of a
tine girl this morning. He is smiling
pleasantly today.
Bey. Albert Barnes preached at the
Bullock Sunday evening.
He also filled his in M. K.
church here Sunday morning and night.
A. Is suffering with a lame
He stuck a it fast week.
We learn that Jesse son of
M. A- very sick,
Item.
Hookerton, N. C. May,
W. J. Jordan and Lawyer
of Snow Hill, visited our, last
A fashionable young lady called at
the store of II. BL Saturday
and told Savage that want,
i a truncated
cone, convex on its and
perforated with symmetrical
Whereupon Savage, not dream-
that she wanted a silver thimble told
her kept fancy candy next
Hardly Enough by One.
Rev. J. II. stopped over
for a few days on his return from his
appointment at Sunday.
His friends, and will
regret to hear health is not
as good as he could wish. He is
loved in this county by almost
everybody, of religious per-
suasion or political
Courier.
Mr. David who lives near
had on ,
day, the largest rabbit skin ever before
seen in this The skin measured
two feet, eight inches in length and was
inches around. The rabbit weighed,
when pounds Mil looked
like a young lamb. Mr. has a
rabbit hutch on Ins farm and raises
them in large numbers. No one would
believe, without seeing, that rabbits
grew as large in this
News.
Complimentary to our ladies.
Mr. Allen Warren who was a
day or two last week representing his
Riverside Nursery at Greenville, said
to the Democrat the ladies of the
town were, to be sure, cleverest, he
bad ever root He was delighted with,
courtesy and. and
about flowers and pretty And
the ladies, in turn, say
for Mr, Warn and the products of his
nice Neck Demo.
It Wouldn't Be
Here is u right good one that the
has just go; hold of. Some
were talking about how they
ad been troubled by grass
, J
Shipments by Water.
Today tome of our tobacco men made
a shipment of twenty-five hogsheads of
tobacco to Richmond by water. They
find freights much, cheaper that way
there nut about a days difference
in the time delivery.
Notice to Secretaries.
Next Saturday, Kith, is the date for
holding primaries in the several town-
ships to select to t
Convention to be hold in Greenville on
Wednesday, 20th. The
desires to publish a full list of the deb
gates and requests township secretaries
to send report of the reach
on nest Monday it possible.
J. W, pres, j, s. Cashier.
Maj. HENRY HARDING, Cashier.
------A largo assortment of the
Eagle Brand of Fine Shoes
------just received. A complete stock of------
General MERCHANDISE
always hand.
T. WHITE,
C. A. Whites old
To meet the demand from growers of Hue Tobacco for a
GRADE FERTILIZER, we have placed the market which
is destined to fill the bill of a perfect Fertilizer. We use High
Sulphate of Potash in the manufacture of these goods, which is ab-
free from Chlorine.
Guaranteed
Ammonia
Available Phosphoric Acid 8.00 to 9.00 per cent-
Insoluble 2.00 to 3.00 per cent.
3.00 to 3.50 per cent.
Total
Potash
For sale
WHITE,
Greenville,
10.00 to 1200 per cent
3.5 per cent
Manufactured by
Columbia Guano Co.,
Norfolk, Va.
Greenville, N. C.
STOCKHOLDERS
Representing a Capital of More Than a Hall
Million Dollars,
Win. Dixon. President National
Exchange Bank, Baltimore, Md.
The Scotland Neck Bank, Scotland
N. C.
Biggs, Scot laud Neck, N C.
H. R. Fleming, N. C.
D. W. Higgs Bros.,
Greenville, N. f.
We respectfully solicit the accounts
of firms, individuals and the general
Checks and Account Boons furnish-
ed on application.
THE OLD RELIABLE.
AT THE FRONT WITH A LINK
has taught me that the beat Is the
Hemp Bone, Building Pumps, Farming Implements, and every
ting necessary for Millers, general house purposes, well a
Clothing, Hats. Shoes. Ladies Dress I have always on hand. Am head
quarters Heavy Groceries, and jobbing for Clark's O. N.
Cotton, and keep courteous and attentive clerk.
GREENVILLE. N. C
J. SUGG.
Life, Fire and Ace finance.
GREENVILLE, N, C
OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE.
All Risks placed in strictly
ASS COMPANIES
At current rates.
FOE FIRST-GLASS FIRE
Market.
Corrected by M.
Blood disease cured sickness
and is the
made year by Hood's
Who are th non
North Carolinian
Haleigh News and A
concern in New York wrote
to a gentleman in asking for
the names of the known
people North Carolina,
best known, the names
that would be recognized or
by the largest number of
The gentleman gave the following
Julian S. Carr, Durham ; The.
J. Greenville; Matthew, AV.
to Mexico;
T. Chapel
Duke, Durham, A- tn 1-
; John C. Durham ; Charles
E. Taylor, Wake Forest; Walter
Clark, ; O. II. Dockery, Rock-
; Charles D. Greens-
r made a trip here
last week.
W, J. Jordan commences the
cation of the Greene county Standard
at Snow Hill this week.- U
will be Democratic. Greene county
in need of a paper,
Dr. T. M. Jordan's sick child is
much better.
Miss Ida Dawson, of Grifton, is vis
friends relatives here.
Mis. Ellen Darden Is here visiting
friends. She leaves to-day tor her
home in the upper part of the county.
t a large crowd attended the K.
of II.
speech delivered by the Gram
tor was quite an able one.
Tobacco and other are
tine here. Our tobacco will be a
in gone by. of
had so along
this line that, after trying various aft-
methods of destroying it, he decided
to dig up the grass by the roots, let it
dry and burn it. After burning the
grass he the in the ash
barrel from which his wife made a pot
of soap. When next wash day came some
of this was used and a few days
later he noticed a nice crop of grass
sprouting where the wash water was
poured out. lie concluded it was no
use to try any more to kill
grass-
Die tor
shows marked growth in
of the institution.
of study are in
The law has
the school Q, the summer
for the college
making a of taught
by professors and Instructors.
Free tuition is offered to teachers
and candidates for the ministry.
scholarships are given to needy
boys of talent
is in sums to students
needing help. For write to
president Winston, Chapel Hill.
Disastrous Hail
It turned off cool suddenly Hew
Wednesday evening
of hail somewhere near were
There was in reality a hail,
storm at South Creek. A corespondent
writes us as follows in reference to it
The severest hail storm for many
years visited the South Creek section
on Wednesday, the inst. It corn-
Butter, lb
Western Sides
Sugar cured Hams
Corn Meal
Flour, Family
Lard
Oats
Sugar
Salt
Eggs per
Beeswax, per
to M
to
to
to till
So to as
to
to
to
to
SO
to
Pill N. C.
T. J. Southampton Co.,
Cotton Peanut.
Below are Norfolk prices of
yesterday, as furnished
by Cobb Bros-
Good
Middling
Low
Good Ordinary
15.16
0-16
Prime
Extra Prime
it went towards Oriental we not
heard. It seldom have hail from
docs not by we
Mrs, Edwards of our town has
been paying a for the
last few
Greene Harper, Kinston, was here
one day last week looking for a pair
horses he hired to a man tor a
days a week behind returning
e became uneasy. Ho was going to
Greenville net search for them.
reminder, he
W. O. Dixon
making an extended tour in a few
days. Among the towns he expects to
are Hugo, Fountain Hill Journal.
Spring.
mg tor .
A- sup-
of the farm, came to Stone-
Wall just after the hail and reported the
bridges afloat in said
the cotton fields we while
and in some places it was live inches
deep. He thinks it has severely dam-
aged the Irish potatoes in that
The corn was also destroyed but he
thinks ft will out. They are go-
to commence planting
We Offer You a Remedy Which Insures
SAFETY to LIFE Both
Mother and Child.
FRIEND
BOBS OF ITS PAlS,
AND
Makes CHILD-BIRTH Easy.
recommended
and those who have
ft Beware
Sent express or mall, on
noon -to
Atlanta,
SOLO ALL
COBB BROS CO.
COTTON AND
AD
Stock, Cotton, Grain and Provision Brokers.
and Progress Building, Water
Bagging, Ties and Peanut Sacks at Lowest Prices.
and Consignments Solicited.
Code, used Telegraphing.
Removal TobaCCO
Flues.
t Ready For Delivery
Having secured a shop
on Avenue
near R. L.
I am prepared to fill
your orders for
FROM TO flues
Stoves will be sold for j at as
iron. Have put
in new machinery and
guarantee first class
work. Look to
interest and give me
your orders.
Prices Reduced
about sixty Jays I will move
my stock of Hardware and Stoves
to one the brick stores now Do-
built. Until time I will
reduce the price on my
per cent on Stoves
from
Dr. H, F. TAYLOR,
L Or TUE
California Optical Institute,
fa at the King House
be free of for
one week only- All the in-
are used and great care
taken difficult casts.
we assortment
of tinted lenses, these are
recommended for resting
eyes when reading at night.
ONE DOLLAR
Remember first quality Crystal
pp-
; My Stoves for 9-00
and m-y New Lee
Doors, Nails,
specialties. Axes and
I am offering my Coin
and Sewing at cost.
I have just received a lot of
barbed fencing wire.
All my axes will go tor
Try ode my axes.
Call early bring the Cash.
Five Points, Greenville,
Agent tor Wall Paper,
Rocky Mount. N. C.
January Hi,
F. S.
Dear enter my
order tons your
Tobacco
I will need tons for
my own used
Orinoco tor two seasons past
and I like it. It's a splendid
fully,
U.
Mr. Kicks has made a large
fortune line tobacco.
I is
is as
he what hi is talking
above.
M.
ll M.
CO,
cure flatulence.
TOBACCO FLUES.
We. the undersigned, having
purchased or used Tobacco Flues
made by W. last sea-
and unhesitatingly say they
are A- both in workmanship and
are mi eh easier put together than
Flues usually made. All joints
riveted or
J. J.
W. G
S- L- Grist,
S- D. Callis.
are now for
next season and will
quality the best prices as
as any. Correspondence solicited.
Give sine of of barn
and we will make so yon
can put them up in fifteen min-
W. C. Sos-
N C,

FRANK
WILSON,
THE REFLECTOR.
Local Reflections.
Bee
Hank.
advertisement of
Just received another
supply of Spring and
Summer Suits and
now ready
to supply all
your wants.
If it is
the
perfect
finish, every-
hem-up-
to-date
kind
of
is growing nicely, so is
grass.
reached cents
The shad and herring sen son is very
near over.
May to be showing as much
Heather us any other month
so far.
Sunday was a beautiful day and
and showed a good attendance at the
Lumber is being planed on the ground
tor another factory in tin- to-
quarter.
docs not mean stinginess
but doing the best with the and
materials at band.
Cashier II. Harding tells
that the business of the new bank is
moving
here the trees live not in-
with our well shaded streets
present a picture.
has become of the mocking
birds r e do not remember bearing
but one this spring.
The Free two new
co and five will be
in Kim-tun by the next season.
A held up by a on
the and
her and in true west-
A in has passed
an prohibiting
MAT MOVERS.
Found by the Reflector
Rays.
One of the of J. S. Tunstall
is sick.
A TERRIBLE FIRE.
their plank Think for a moment what Councilman White again arose and
I. left tor
Thursday evening.
S. M. returned from
Thursday evening.
Maj. W. S. came up from
Mrs. M. II. returned to
Friday evening.
Miss Harris left Monday to visit
friends in Scotland Neck.
K. E. of is visiting
his brother. Dr. W. Bagwell
Miss Annie has closed her
school, near and returned
home.
Miss Kay of Old Sparta, is
sick at the borne of her aunt, Mrs. Lou
tree.
Mrs. L. W. Lawrence and two little
daughters arc visiting relatives in Beau-
fort county.
Dr. C. left Monday for
Winston to attend the Suite
Convention.
Mrs. G. C. and children,
are family of
J. W. Drown.
Mrs. N. Wilson and Mies
Mamie returned from
Monday morning.
advantage this
The Entire Plant of the Greenville town. By
Lumber Company In
About
mill has been to the
Co men are
thrown out of employment, and these
said that in calling upon the Mayor to
decide this tie vote he wanted to
attention to Mr, Daniel's
on the by
it any time.
am
why you want to come
the King Dealer and
be satisfied both in ma-
and price.
Straw Hats
CHEAP.
I hare also a complete
stock of
Dry Goods.
Notions,
Shoes,
Furnishings
and will be pleased to
show them to you and
if once seen you will be
Sure to buy. Come and
see me.
Frank
Wilson,
The King Clothier.
Board of Trade talk is
Let the talk one
organized, then let lake
the place talk.
The hoes and town
played a game of base ball
I lie score was to in
favor of the latter.
The number of complaints against
the slow progress of the work on the
bridge is on the increase. Th-y are
heard on every hand.
A right lot of tobacco was in
from county this morning, and
made things lively awhile tor the ware-
housemen and lowers.
Ill a of counties in the State
the Republican conventions had
that two sets if delegates to
the State convention were selected.
Ed. Co. are getting
fitted up nicely in their new store and
laying in a nice line of goods. Their
soda fountain is expected
The Treasury gold reserve keeps
lower, now less than
At this rate it will not
be long before bear talk of r
bond issue.
Mexican w.-evil is
be playing havoc with cotton in
of Southwestern Texas. The
done is so great that whole
have been abandoned.
The was considerable freight for
Greenville merchants .-mashed up in the
wreck on the Norfolk Carolina rail-
road on Tuesday. is said the wreck
will cost the
W. II. received a let-
Friday night, announcing the death
of his mother, who lived,
His friends here sympathize
with him in his bereavement.
A gentleman asked us why Green-
ville did not have a god band
town used to have as good one as
there was in the State, and there is
plenty of material here new for one.
Hay starts out dull in the way of
marriages, the of Deeds is-
suing three for
while and two for colored
during the nine of we month,
The acknowledges re-
of an invitation to the commence-
exercises Homer
May
j. a. county, one
Mr. Geo. -1. Woodward with his
assisted the choir in the H. print
church Sunday night and added much
to the music. It is noticeable that
th bag bees great in
this late.
A merchant sent his to the
depot for name freight. The
returned empty and explained the sit-
by saying the trains bail had a
somewhere and there,
wasn't freight
The portion of the wall of the
might be
insecure, has made thoroughly
substantial by placing iron buttresses oil
the outside the building and
ting them by iron rod.
Mr. Worrell Moore brought SO hens
to town today, and he said they sold
almost as fast as he could count them
out. There ha been a short
supply of everything in market for some
that the folk- are getting hungry.
had a queer dream about
you last night. Miss Louisa. I was
about to give you a kiss, when sud-
we were separated by a river
that gradually grew as big as the
Rhine. was there no
bridge or no boat
George Mathis, a North Carolinian,
and formerly editor of the Winston Sen-
has been arrested in Cuba and is
in danger of being
North Carolina Congressmen have
plied to the State IX part meat at Wash-
to interfere save him.
of the most beautiful things the
new town administration ran do in the
stages of its is to place
Avenue first class
It is the mo-t public thoroughfare in
the town while much has been
done for its good. It is now in a very
poorly condition a very small amount
of work will make it very greatly
proved and more pleasant to the riding
public.
Preston S
lire. Zeno
I; evening from a visit to her parents
in county.
p.
W. Mo of who
has been bee
evening for his homo.
C. K. A. and
W . L. are attending the meet-
of the Odd
at Golds
h-ft Monday
to visit her in and to
lake little homo.
M. T. of Richmond and
Buck Davis, Mount, both
prominent tobacconists, arc here look-
around our market.
Mr. William Little, of Greenville,
X. C-. has ed a position with Mr.
L. drug store, corner
Fourth and
ton Mi
Tarbell's Cream
Store.
at the Old
When
Morris Meyer.
Hotel
th.
The
opens on the I
Cotton to but it
gels in DOW.
Hand-Picked
at S. M.
a good smoke
at
is
seldom a
lib. packages
A big revival is
Hill church, colored.
Hick-
The lust Cigar is North
Carolina hand-made at S. ML
am to lac Cream
to families in any quantity. Give me
your
If you want Ice Cream, Soda Water
Milk Shakes, Coco Cola,
and Sherbets call on Morris Meyer.
The New t the name of a new
weekly paper start d at
K. Keith is associate editor
and publisher-.
Cod Irish
Oat Flakes, Cheese, Mac-
K. Molasses, at S. M.
Schultz.
A Slick Fuller.
Sometime ago a named Alfred
Hilliard was placed in jail for assaulting
an officer. The had some money
he was afraid to take in
jail with him wad j
K of for It
that another named Walter
Smith who was in for ft
term hum something about the
money, and when he worn
an his mind to finger some
St that money. So Saturday an order
for with name signed
to it was handed to Mr. Hooker.
Nothing wrong was suspected,
v handed over. Monday
order for written in the
same hand was presented to Mr. Hook-
and this lime it flashed across his
mind that he orders might be forged.
Before paying this second one he went
over to the jail to and found
that hid no order to
all. Mr. wag
nuking I hi- investigation fellow
who forged the orders disappeared in
the woods just below town.
Sudden Death,
The people of G were pain-
fully shocked this morning to learn
that Mrs. Mamie Dancey, wife of Mr.
Dancey. M dead. She occupied
her Beat at worship in the
church Sunday night, as
-he was leaving the church after
vice friends close by saw her tottering
caught her in time to prevent her
falling. She was taken home and Dr.
summoned, who stated that
she had suffered a severe stroke of
She lingered through the
night, in a completely helpless, and
conscious condition, and passed away at
o o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Dancey was years old and
had been married years. She joined
the Methodist church in early life and
was ever a faithful zealous Christian.
She leaven a aged husband, one sister
Sallie a large cir-
of relatives and friends.
The funeral took place from the
Methodist church G o'clock this even-
services conducted by Kev. N. II-
D. Wilson. The pall bearers were
Messrs. J. R. J. L. Little, J. G
J. L. Woolen, J. A. Andrews
and R. J. Cobb.
Greenville is again sick at heart.
Today our people had the pain of i
standing by and seeing the entire plant
of the Greenville Lumber Company
swept away by tire.
half past twelve o'clock, while
most of our citizens were at dinner, the
blowing of the distress signal at the mill
that there was a fire out there
People hurried out as rapidly as
and found that fire was burning on
the inside of the brick dry kiln. The
kiln was full of and to what ex-
tent this was burning could not be told.
An effort was made smother out the
fire but the increasing density of the
smoke and heat told that it was gaining
headway.
By the time the fire engine arrived
the flames had burst through the root
and doors of the east end of the kiln.
The firemen soon had a stream going
in at the other end of the and for
some minutes kept the flames somewhat
in check. It was soon seen that the
brick kiln could not be saved, and that
the only hope in saving the plant was
preventing the fire going to
wooden kilns next to it. The
took stand between these and worked
manfully, playing the stream first on
the burning kiln to deaden the flames
and then on the walls next to
it. in the face of blistering heat and
almost suffocating smoke the on
the hose stood ground, while the
bucket brigades gave valiant
and when began to look like they
had passed lie- danger line tie water
from the engine suddenly cease I. An
investigation disclosed the fact that the
suction hose had disabled and
the engine was powerless to render
further assistance.
Just what to do at this juncture no
one seemed to know. The re-
leased from the chick the stream of
water had kept upon them seemed to
up with renewed fury and
leaped and darted everywhere.
The freight train from the North
rived about this time and it was decided
to telegraph the railroad authorities to
allow the engine and flat to go to
Kinston for the fire engine
there. were sent the
dispatcher an to the Mayor of
represented a weekly pay roll of That he was an old man, was
tween and A to lose his home from his
number of the were men of head, and this office might save his
families, and if the mill i- not rebuilt home II would beau of char
they will have to go elsewhere to find t in Daniel's
employment. Mayor Forbes said he appreciated
And this is not all. Greenville said Mr. Daniel's
been dependent largely upon this hut while he was an old man he
Our Special Effort
for supplies of lumber to keep i's build-
operations progress. With this
source of supply off it is easy o see
ad a wife and two or three
who could take iii sewing
Was
laughters
Mr.
II
Si
All
-I-OR-
young man with
that the advancement of the town and blind wife, and he
the way of new building will be retarded, it as much charity to give him
So it fa greatly to the interest of Green-
ville to take steps as will secure
the rebuilding of the mill. If necessary
let a public meeting be held looking to
this end.
NEW TOWN COUNCIL.
the office as any one, ard his vote
would be cast in favor of Murphy.
On the vote for Lump Lighter X. II
colored received votes and
Moses Williams colored, T. Move,
colored. Was elected Street Hauler by
votes, receiving
They and He-elect the
Officers. Councilman Dominated
oilman Hamilton, who received votes
At o'clock this morning the the Democrats and him-
elected met in the voting. The Mayor was about
office to organize and officers him when the point
the ensuing year. The full board was raised that votes was not a
present Another ballot was taken, the
First Clark, Jr., three colored men voting Hamilton.
Tucker, both colored. tin- two for C Hooker.
Second C. Hooker. On the third ballot Hamilton voted
n in- r. n ., . him votes.
Third
I. T. Move, the latter colored.
SPRING OF 1896.
Mens Suits for
9.50
10.60
1350
7.00
j Youths
I 6.50
8.00
Boys
5.75
1.36
2.0
Fourth WardS. T. White.
Councilman Hamilton
temporal v of the meeting.
placed Oil
elected
Demo-
Marc Mel was
Tax Collector by I votes, the
voting tor G. R.
F. J. colored, was elected
Tax by I voles, not
voting.
Mayo, I
bra tin follow-
s, and lie meeting ad-
the present in
nation Mayor, and S S. T. While, S.
Hooker presented name of F. and Tucker,
Clark. Move
voted for Forbes, and Hooker and
While voted for -s. Forbes was
elected.
Justice A. Ling tin-
Mayor Forbes and he
presided over th of the
nominated C. C.
Forbes for Clerk. Forbes received four
votes, the two casting their
ballots tor
111-
We have the above Suits all and the goods have no equal
for the money.
We have a full of
in the latest We carry a full of Bros. Fine
Shoes. L. P. Reed Fine Shoes, F- Fine Shoes.
We are in a position to save you some ibis
to see us. n
C. T.
NEXT TO TYSON BANK.
Clark nominal-d W.
for Chief The
Kinston, and orders given
in with the request, but be
fore the cars on track could be.
moved to a safe distance the engine
made ready the trip the fl lines
were spreading so rapidly that it was
seen the entire plan, would be de-
before the Kinston engine
could possibly gel here, so the train
was not sent.
We never saw a bolter fire and
ever witnessed flames spread more rap
idly. They just leaned from building
to building and pile to pile of
until the entire plant and
was a roaring Ire,
Several were overcome by the
intense had be taken away
i turned over to the care of
the plant was
swept clean, and the storage warehouse
of Henry Shepard was also destroyed.
The valuable a plant
is a great loss to Greenville as well as
to its owners. And it makes the situ;,.
even worse when the town was
looking to this plant to supply the
needed in rebuilding tosses of
the great has hem
ft levy months the company
in saws and other new ma-
and dry kilns at a cost
Messrs. Hamilton were
among our and enter,
business men, and our
with them in their heavy
misfortune. We hope the will be
opened for than to rebuild the plant.
was T. Smith
ASSISTANT
Councilman Move nominated Fred
Cox. The ballot was Cox W. U.
Parker
Councilman Tucker W
Murphy. Councilman White
L. Daniel, that he was a
man win was neither a Republican nor
Democrat, but was needy and had no
means of support, and the would
be a great to him.
Councilman said that Dan-
id bad filled the and
Ac best night had,
ad while it bi.
on which they were working- he was
going to east hi vote for Daniel.
resulted in a tie vote, the
three white men voting for Daniel and
the colored men for Murphy.
Mi- . II
Clark and M,,,,.
in II. . Hooker.
Gloom
ill despondency and despair,
way to the sunshine of hope,
happiness and health, upon taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla, because it gives
renewed life and vitality to the blood,
and through that imparts
nerve M vigor
and energy
body. Head g J
helped mo wonderfully,
changed sickness to gloom to sun-
shine. No pen can describe what I
I was deathly sick, had sick head-
aches every few days and those
tired, despondent feelings, with heart
troubles so that I could not go up and
Sunshine
down stairs without clasping my hand j
over my heart and resting. In tact, it j
would almost take my breath away.
so I did not care to , , v,
much to live for.
life if deprived of
does far
than advertised. After taking one
bottle, it is sufficient to
Mrs. j. E. Smith, Beloit, Iowa.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Is the Oil
Blood
i c. on Mass.
i-j . liver ills.
Hood's Pills
ft V -d .
Is full jars the the
I Ins joined to the truthful assertions, the stock, most
selections, best values, make the most
satisfactory place for yon to Come take a look at
the many attractions which we offer yon. They
cannot fail to elicit your admiration and make
yon patrons. A stock full of Bargains
day during- each season, but
before any grander, more
beautiful or better selected
stock than this season. Our
borer bought for the
Cash, and added to
the judgment
of years
experience, we offer n line of
Merchandise
j that has never been excelled or scarcely in this town or
county. Our store is the home of tare bargains, genuine
met it, honest goods, square dealing, polite attention,
am I tho place for you to We have
them here call upon every buyer
to examine them Our store
is full to complex
of the
following lines
Dry Goods. Ladies, and Dress
Goods, ilks. lute Goods,
it.- .
ail
Black Dress Goods, Ripples,
Cotton Goods.
Linen Fabrics,
Ducks,
Piques. White and Colored Lawns
Muslins, Calicoes and other
things too to mention. Our Laces, Ribbons, Silks,
Braids, Buttons, Velvets other the hearts of
the ladies glad to behold them- Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Combs,
and Hair Ornaments are beauties. Our Shoe stock is immense for
Ladies, Misses and Children, Men and Boys. The most complete
and of Ladies, Misses Oxford Ties ever
offered here.
Elegance and Economy
MONDAY'S FIRE.
What the Loss of the Mill Moans to
the Town Afford
Not to See it
The was not far out
the way in placing the loss caused by
the of the Greenville
plant at We regret to
know, I was only
insurance on tin- neon
which entirely for the benefit
f creditors, and this leaves a heavy
loss on Messrs. Hines Hamilton.
Everything swept so that
there is no prospect of the mill
rebuilt, fact Air. told us Mon-
day evening that all they had was
and tiny had nothing to rebuild with.
This is a sad to
the town as well as these gentlemen.
The truth of the situation is that
Ibis total destruction of the mill is
really a mere serious Mow to Green-
ville than the. big tire on February
destroyed ft many of our business,
The aggregate loss
far now, but it HI M db
that the losses did not fall so
heavily on individuals, as soon as
insurance adjustments were made
started at once. But in this
instance the loss falls upon a single
enterprise, and so cripple it that it can-
not rebuild unaided.
An important that should
lie considered is can Greenville
for the mill jot he rebuilt r Again,
can't the men of the town
hold out such inducements to these gen-
as will enable them to rebuild
LANG'S WHITE GOODS
of the choicest goods is here awaiting your
concentrate best efforts in our present display. We
have every quality from the cheapest plain goods to the
highest novelties of the season. The collection varied
and complete that every taste be gratified and every
purse satisfied. will pay you to sen these goods before
making your
Good
Coiner Lang Sells
RENDER
Good
embracing many articles, such Collars. Guffs, Ties, Scarfs,
Suspender, Dress and
every day Undershirt and Toilet Articles- Fur, Wool and
Straw Hats for Mon and Boys. Caps for men, Boys and children-
Plain, Pure, Heavy Groceries.
Flour, Meat, Sugar, Lard, Molasses, Salt, Snuff and Tobacco. Hard
ware and Farming Tools. Flows and Tinware. Toilet
and man v household articles that lino. Tho Best line of
Crockery that we have ever had that is saying much. Our Tea
and Dinner are beauties- Plates, Cups and Saucers,
es and are here quantities and and Pal-
Lamps, plain and fancy patterns. Now ti word about our
FURNITURE
Store, bigger more magnificent and than ever before. Oak
Suits, Parlor Suit. Couches, Lounges, Plush, Heed.
Willow, and Oak Rocking and Oak Dining Chairs. All
, culmination of tho Manufacturer's Art up to date. Separate
I Bureaus, Bedsteads; and Dining Tables, Towel and Hat
, Tin Safes, Spring Cots, Wash
I stands. Shuck straw Mattresses, Mattings, Bugs, Carpet, Cur
I Poles, Lace Curtains. Window Shades and other house furnish
j Values and Hand Bags and Satchels. Woo
and Willow Ware- Rackets, Tab. Market and Fancy Lunch Bask
And many other things Hint you feed. Don't come
ville and leave without seeing your friends, the Leaders and
tors-
J, B. CHERRY
BAKER
H Proprietors
The New Hardware Store.
I HEADQUARTERS FOR
KINDS OF-----
FLUES
I am I bought my A CALL WILl
from Biker Hart. Go THAT WE LEAD,
brother and do likewise-
-A FULL LINE OF-
My brother is happy and
SCREEN WIRE, Ac, for summer use be excelled in quality
v and price. Come and see us near Fire Points, below Reflector office; om

AN OLD SHOWMAN.
three Brief Stories About
the Ways of the Monkey.
of said the
showman, had about of
them in a big cage with a shelf
along up high, for them
to lie on and a little dead tree with make when opportunity offers.
Well Timed
A well known clergyman in a
southern state is an pun-
He often says that while he
Is well aware that belong to
the lowest order of wit he is seldom
able to resist the temptation to
ESTABLISHED
the ends of the branches sawed off I
in the middle for them to I
b up to the shelves by and to
bang on to by their tails if they
to. One day we set in or.
the bottom of the cage a
filled with Tery highly fer-
root beer, and with the
held in with a ford tied with a bow-
knot. The monkeys got up on the
and up in the tree and
looked down on this bottle very
Finally curiosity
got tho better of thorn, and they
SIDES
II V
I supplies will
their our price W
h re.
ii nil its branches.
COFFEE,
RICK, c.
we from
u at MM A
stock of
FURNITURE
sold-, price-
t Urn goods
sold for cash
to sell at a close margin.
S. M. j
cure liver troubles.
On occasion after preaching
an eloquent sermon ho was mot by
two friends, one of whom began to
praise his discourse in
terms. When he paused for breath,
the other man with a
doctor, can yon stand as
much soft soap as
I can if isn't too
much lye in returned tho min-
At another time ho was present
at the marriage reception of a young
couple of tho name of More. The
down and moved around the j occasion was somewhat stiff up to
bottle to inspect it. At last they the time of the minister's entrance,
got near enough to touch it and. and ho quickly discovered
die it, and finally they upset it over of
on its side. Then one of the ho said, with his
began pulling at the string, I smile, addressing tho awkward
with the rest all clustered around. j young bride, fortunate you
At last ho pulled the knot loose, and; are so few who
bang wont the cork and away went can say with truth, More I
the beer. The first rush of it knock- j want tho More I have.
ed over throe or four of tho ; The laugh which followed pat the
nearest the muzzle of tho bottle, and at ease Youth
it drenched half a dozen of them and
wot all of them more or less, for it
went through the bunch of monkeys I
like a puff of smoke, spattering and
flying in all directions. An instant
tho monkeys were tip the tree
and lying along tho shelves. There
was nothing loft on the floor of the
cage but the empty
CATARRH.
His Worst Enemy Defeated by
P. P. P.,
Great Remedy.
THREE YEARS MB SUFFERED -COULD
HARDLY AT
NOSTRIL CLOSED FOR YEARS.
n Hi W
The of tho
is thus explained by the Lon-
don Golden Dr. John Bull
was tho first professor of
music, organist of Hereford
and composer to Eliza-
beth. John, a true Englishman,
traveled for improvement, and
heard of a famous musician at
St. ho placed himself under
him as a novice, but a
very soon convinced tho master that
he was inferior to tho scholar. The
musician showed John a song which
he had composed in parts, telling
him at the same time that he defied
all the world to produce a person
capable of adding part to
his composition. Bull desired to be
left alone and to be for a
short time with and ink. In less
than three hours ho added parts
to the song, upon which tho
was so much surprised
that he swore in great ecstasy he
must be either the devil or John
i Bull, has over pro-
in England.
W A AND ITS
To the Editor have an absolute
remedy for Consumption. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been already
A number of times after that I permanently cured So proof-positive am I
set of beer out in the sun to ,
ferment and then sot them in , who have Bronchial or
cage, but tho monkeys never would j Lung Trouble, if they will write me their
touch them. We could sot the hot-1 express and
JOHN
F.
CELEBRATED
T. A. SLOCUM, M. C, Pearl St., Hew York.
C Tho Editorial Business of
generous Proposition.
BANJOS,
la
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
Violins. U
rs. kinds of tests.
811.813.615. East 9th St. York.
K. K
AND BRANCHES.
AND FLORENCE RAH- It
TRAINS GOING
Dated
April
Y-
Leave Weldon
Ar. tit
A. M.
I A. M
Tarboro
L aft Wilson Ar. OR Z cG ii. i a s I
Wilson
Magnolia
Ar Wilmington
P.
I OS
P. M.
A. M
TRAINS
ties in, but we couldn't make the
monkeys pull the string.
was a lady standing in
front of tho cage one day who had
on a hat with a big bunch of rod
and a lot of flowers on the
top of it. A monkey reached through j i
the bars and grabbed the cherries.
Tho lady pulled back, but the
key held on Hid pulled tho hat j success Id best
and tried to drag it through the bars j t-st-d by the fuel that these people
We know Hint any muscle
can be. restored by rest. Your stomach
i- a muscle. Dyspepsia s its main
am tired. n
in rest the stomach you nm-t do its
i work outside of the body,
Is the Shaker method of cm lug
ail-
Mr. A. M. of
from in Its worm
form. bis description of suffer
little abort of In
of seeking bis conch, clad the
nights coming, he went to It with terror,
that another long, weary, wake-
night and a to breathe was
before him. He could not sleep on
side for two years. P. P. P.,
Remedy, cured him In quick time.
Messrs.
I have used nearly four bottles
of P. P. P. I was afflicted from the crown
is well that a man can't
was closed for ten years, but now work his Own Way to heaven you
for would bear the last of it
years; In fact, I dreaded to see night come down hero in this world, if a
soundly In man to got a
I am years old. hut expect soon to scrapes a few thou-
he able to take bold of the plow handles . . .
I feel glad that I was enough sand dollars together, you
Weary of Self Made Men's Brae.
Mr. Moody has a popular and very
telling way of tho errors
are so in the theological
thinking of many persons today.
Speaking of salvation by he
P. P.
my friends
and I heartily recommend It
and the public generally.
Yours respectfully.
A. M. RAMSEY
practically what without
ii ht most prevalent of all diseases.
a I II e Digestive Cordial net only
grabbed the bat, and they Polled digested food is prompt-
way while the pulled the
Into tho cage. Three or four j
visitors standing near rushed up and
Dated
April
UM.
Selma
Ar
A.
40-
other. They finally got the hat
from the and returned it to
the lady. The cherries about
all gone, and what was left
the rest of the hat really wasn't
account. The lady said she
would have to be paid for the hat,
and she made for the box office.
the man
in tho box office. much do
you value the
the lady said, and
the box office man handed out
lady smiled. She was
pleased. didn't really ex-
you would pay for she said,
and she turned to go away.
said tho man in the
box office, and the lady turned
around. take the hat now,
If you
said the lady.
hat, if you said
the box man. paid for
It, and would to have
course tho lady go
away without a hat, and the upshot
of it was that she returned tho
and went away with the hat.
in front of the cage one
day was a man who had on a pair of
gold A monkey reached
through and took the spectacles off
the man's nose. The man was great-
surprised at this, but he was a
groat deal more surprised when he
saw the monkey, still standing close
by him, push the glasses out of the
frame and put them in his mouth
and stow away, one in each
cheek, and then proceed to twist the
frames up like so much into a
small bunch. One of our men went
into the cage and choked the
key until he got the glasses out of
his mouth, and then he got the
frame away from him, and we re-
turned them to tho owner. Of
they were not of much rise
to him in that shape, but it was the
best could York Sun,
iv without taxing the tired
pt organs, but it a d
to the Other foods
A trial bottle will
convince you of ii merit, and these
you can obtain through all druggists.
TUB STATE OF
the undersigned an
on this day. personally appeared
A. M. Ramsey, who, after being duly
sworn, says on oath that the
statement made him relative to
virtue of r. P. P. medicine Is true.
A. M. RAMSEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
August 4th. 1801.
j. m. n. p.
County.
him bragging about self
made and tolling how he began
as a poor boy and worked his way
up in the world. I've heard so much
this sort of thing that I'm sick
and tired of the business, and
I'm glad we shan't have men brag-
through all eternity how they
worked their way into
St. Louis Mid-Continent,
Catarrh Cured by P. P. P.
Great where all other
remedies failed.
twists distorts
hands and feet. Its agonies are Intense, ,
but speedy relief and a permanent cure that she had run away
by the use of P, P. P.
A Typical English Joke.
A young woman stepped into the
witness box at tho Southwestern
lice court and began to tell tho mag-
ls gall
Won
weakness, whether or
otherwise, can be cured and the system
op by P. P. P. A healthy woman la
a beautiful woman.
blotches, eczema and all dis-
of the skin are
cured by P. P. P.
P. P. P. will restore build
up system and regulate yon In every
way. P. P. P. removes that heavy, down-
is lest medicine for
Doctors recommend it in place
of Castor Oil.
Notice to Creditors.
Having been appointed and duly nu
as of the of
C. House deceased, all persons
claims against salt estate are here-
by to pres- under-
signed for payment, properly
on or before the day of April
1807, or this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. AI. persons indebted
to said estate are requested to make
mediate payment to undersigned.
This the 7th day of April 1898.
D. E. HOUSE,
of W. C. House,
Notice to Creditors.
The Superior Court Clerk of Pitt
County having issued Letters of Ad-
ministration tome, the undersigned, on
4th. day of February, 1898., on the
estate of Belcher, deceased, no-
is hereby given to all persons in-
to the Estate to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned, and to all
of said Estate to present their
claims properly authenticated, to the
undersigned, twelve months
after the date of this Notice, or this No-
will he plead in bar of re-
This the Jay of
B.
on the Estate of
cure nausea.
Train on Meek Branch
Weldon 3.5-i p. in., Halifax 4.1
p. m., arrives Scotland Neck at p
., Greenville 6.47 p. m., Kinston 7.45
p. in. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.20
a. m., Greenville 8.22 a. m. Arriving
Halifax at Mi a. m., Weldon 11.20 am
except
Trains on branch leave
Washington 8.00 a. m., mid p . m.
arrives Parmele a. m. and 4.40 p.
Tarboro 9.45 a. m.,
3.30 p. in., Parmele 10.20 a. m.
4.10 p. in,, arrives Washington
11.50 a. 7.10 p. m. Daily ex-
Sunday. Connects with trains on
Neck Branch.
Train leaves i C, via
A Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun-
day, at p. m. P, M
Plymouth P. M., 5.25 p. m.
leaves Plymouth daily except
0.00 a. m., 9.30 a m.,
10.25 and
Train on Midland C. branch leaves
daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a
arriving 7-30 a. m. Re-
leaves a. m.,
rives at 9.30 a. m.
Trains In Nashville branch
Mount at 4.80 p. m,. arrive
Nashville 5.05 p. m., Spring Hope 5.30
p. in. Returning leave Spring Hope
8.00 a. in., Nashville a in, at
Mount 9.05 a in. daily except
Sunday.
on Latta branch, Florence R
at., leave 8.40 p m, Dun bar
7.50 p m, Clio 8.0-5 p m. Returning
leave Dunbar 6.30 a m,
arrive Latta 7.50 a m, except Sun-
day.
Train Branch leaves War-
saw Clinton except
11.10 and 8.50 p. m- Returning
leaves Clinton at m. and 3.00 p in.
Train No. makes connection
t points daily, all rail via
else at Mount with
Norfolk and Carolina R R for
c all points North via Norfolk.
JOHN F. DIVINE,
General Supt.
M. r.
B Manager,
An Postmaster.
A member of the government was
visiting the other day at a hall in
the neighborhood of
Having a pretty correspond,
and not being any postal
delivery in the village, the lady at
the hall took a bundle of letters to
the on the Sunday evening
and gave them to the
en, thinking he would be able to
get them sent to the post-
He, not catching what she had
said about them, came to the con-
that they were something
for him to distribute in the church.
The lady took her seat at the organ.
Then tho churchwarden
to take them from pew to pew as far
as they would go.
One person, looking at hers,
said to that it was a stamped
letter and did not belong to her. He
thee noise and put it in
thee pocket and read it when thee
gets home. There's something in it
that will do thee
.
perfectly Secure.
A country farmer excused
himself for sleeping under the rec-
tor's sermons by observing,
sir, when yon are in the pulpit, we
know it is all
Standard.
Commissioners Sale.
In pursuance of a decree the
court of Pitt county made at
April term 1898 In an action therein
pending entitled W. G. Lang vs
R. and T. W. Can- Ac,
I will on Monday, June 1st 1806
before the Court House door in Green-
ville, sell at public sale tor cash, a tract
of land lying in township
Pitt county , immediately in the fork of
Middle Swamp and Sandy Run and ad-
the lands of A. J. Flanagan E.
A. Mots Richard Carr S. V.
Whitehead and containing acres
more or less.
JAMES A. LANG;
Commissioner.
This the 24th day of April 1896.
In-the-month
For Blotches and
take P. P. P.
on the face.
ladles, for and organic
take P. P. P. Great
Remedy, and get well at
SOLD BY ALL
BROTHERS, APOTHECARIES,
sole proprietors.
Black.
For sale by J- L-
gist, next door to S. T- White's.
homo.
Mr.
you want my advice
yon sir.
Mr. ran away from
home
Applicant sir.
Mr. back
again.
Amid the laughter of court
the fugitive hurriedly
Estimating Odds.
said
boarder, men
year than
shouldn't asked the
cheerful idiot. gets better no-
so to speak. In hat tie only
hall
THE
GIVES YOU THE NEWS FRESH EVERY
WORKS FOR THE
INTERESTS OF
GREEN PITT S E C C
OUR POCKET BOOK THIRD.
Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills.
Save Your Money.
One box of Pills will save
many dollars in bills
They will surely cure all diseases
of the stomach, liver or bowels.
No Reckless Assertion
For sick headache, dyspepsia,
malaria, constipation and
a million people endorse
Liver PILLS
at druggists.
FOR SALE
Collection Agency of
Washington, D. C. will dispose of the
following Judgment
Hill Aberdeen, w T
White Bros,
Aulander, no to, It n Burden Bro,
47-18. F -Mayo, Aurora.
K B West on, Aurora, J
Smith, Bath, Hancock,
Beaufort, I, Mangum, Benson,
T O Carson, Bethel, K
Patterson
Brown, C A
T Wright Bra
Candor, J Chapel
W T Williamson, Clinton,
Beasley,
S It II D
Co. i A
I. U
Dunn W A Slater CO.
ho. Patten
K Benner Eden ton, Cooper
.-wain Elisabeth JG Nor-
Park M A
tail- M Chadwick
J II smith Falkland,
Jones
J A Vann
It T on,
T IS
W R Jordan Co
John It Hooker I lain
J C Ho Co
e w
B Co Haw River Brit
Bros Henderson W T
Henderson D In
9.1, is Ho well Jonathan
no. H A Co
Olivier A Kinston W
D Sadler Co
Lexington
H Sanford 7-t. Per-
Son
line J A
m i. Bennett
SO w J Bradshaw
ch re John Bell e
Johnson
M Mason A Co City
KR V
A Son Meant Airy J I Cohen
B J Smith Co New
to, S J Oxford
R H Oxford fin S C
ender Win It
IS, Bros
R I, Bennett F
A M Long
ham N T Shore Salem H
p Duke A Co Seaboard C V
Co Seaboard On, Fuller
M Conk-y
E F
T Jr
A Bro L
A Bro Tarboro J J
Wilson A
Tweed Wheeler Bros Warrenton
J C Morion Washington
Boston Shoe Store Weldon John
F W J
Harris Wilson Wilson
Win Harris Wilson Mitch-
ell A Askew Winston King Bros
Pure Food Winston Anderson
Co
Send bids to the
National Collection
Washington D. C
cure dimness.
GROVE
TASTELESS
IS JUST AS GOOD FOR
WARRANTED. PRICE
ll Nov. 1803.
Paris Co., Mo.
last year,
tonic
this in nil our
of nm in the drag
M h
ca co-
Sold
d J. I.,
hi. an 1st.
is a vigorous feeder and re-
well to liberal
On corn lands the yield
increases and the soil improves
if properly treated with fer-
containing not under
actual
Potash.
A trial of this plan costs but
little and is sure to lead to
profitable culture.
Our pamphlets are not advertising
, pet tun writ, contain-
on the i and
arc really Co farmers. are sent for
the asking.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
St., New
Administrators Notice.
Having i day as
of late
of the Pitt, Hints of North
Carolina. i- to all persons
having against the estate sail
I, to node-
signed or the 0th iv May
or will be pleaded In bar
of their recovery. All i Indebted
to i please make
ii cut. This day
P. A. U
pa Cox, Attorneys,
I I
SMITH EDWARDS,
William-ton
GREENVILLE, N. C
kinds
in all
ITS,
All kind of done
We labor aid good
prepared to
satisfactory work.
CO.
N. C
IN--------
WINE OF
WOMAN'S RELIEF
for in the
and limbs.
These palm are M
peculiar to
Wine of the
cure and Falling of tho
Womb, relieve. Suppressed and
quiets the and
neat lo women.
FOR HY
One Dollar n
OINTMENT
TRADE
Wire and Iron Fencing
sold. First-class work
reasonable.
Dominion Line.
MARK
SUBSCRIPTION Cents a MONTH
PUBLISHED WEDNESDAY AT
One Dollar Per Year.
This is People's Favorite
THE TOBACCO DEPARTMENT, WHICH
IS A REGULAR OF THE PAPER,
IS ALONE WORTH MANY, TIMES THE
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE,
suite
El G.
ATTORNEY-AT-LA
X.
w.
II.
Attorney-
Greenville, X. C.
TAR RIVER SERVICE
Steamers Washington
and Tarboro touching at all land-
on Tar River Monday, Wednesday
Friday at ii A. M.
Returning leave Tarboro at A. M.
Tuesdays, Thursdays Saturdays
days.
departures are subject to stage
of water on Tar River
Connecting at Washington with
steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and Bo-ton.
Shippers should order their goods
via Dominion
New York.
Nor-
folk Baltimore Steamboat
from Baltimore. Miners
Boston.
JNO. Agent,
N.
J. J. CHERRY, Agent,
N. O
k Cure
has been In use
years, and wherever know his
been in steady demand. It has be n en
the ail
and h
all remedies With the
the most experienced physicians, win
for years failed. Tills Ointments
long the high
Which has obtained is owing entire
its own but little
ever been made to bring It before the
public. One bottle of this
he sent to address on receipt One
Dollar. All ash Older at
tended U. Address nil order to
T, CHRISTMAS, Greenville. N-C.
Practices in all Courts.
Swift Galloway,
Snow Hill, N. V.
B. F. Tyson,
N. C.
GALLOWAY
Greenville, N,
Practice in all the
Catarrh Cannot be Cured,
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the seat of the dis-
ease. Catarrh is a blood or
disease, and in order to cure it
you must internal remedies. Hall's
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
Hall's Catarrh Cure is not. med-
It was prescribed by one of the
best physician in this country for
years, and is a regular ion. It
is composed of the best known,
combined with bet blood purifiers,
acting directly on the mucous surfaces.
The combination of the two
ingredients is what produces such won-
results In curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. Props.
Sold by druggists price
assist
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court of Pitt made at March
term 1896 in an action therein pending
entitled J. N. Bynum executor of R. A.
Bynum versus R. B. et ids,
will on Monday, June 1st, sell at
sale, before the Court House
door in Greenville, to the highest bid-
the following tracts or parcels of
land situate in Farmville township, Pitt
county, described the last will and
testament of R. A. as
One tract beginning at an in
the run of Gideon's or Jacob's Branch
and running with the various courses
of the Frank Moore land up to where
ditches then up the ditch that
leads to the old road, then with the
Frank Moore land to the Greenville
and Wilson road to the m of the
avenue leading from the road to Dr.
s, then South East poles
to a small drain or then down
said branch South East j poles,
then down said branch South East
poles then down said branch North
East poles to a certain white ash,
then South East to a
small water oak on the run of Black
then down the various courses
of said to the mouth of Gideon's
branch then up tin; various courses of
said branch to the beginning,
by estimation five hundred acres
more or less. It being the same land
devised in said will to R. B. Bynum.
tract known as the Davis
land the bought of Allen By-
containing acres more or
It being the same land devised In
said will to William and wife
for life with remainder to
The tract of land known as the
Askew land containing acres
more or It being the land tie
vised in said will to the children of
John T. deceased.
All of said lands will be sold subject
to such Improvements placed thereon
since the death of B. A. Bynum.
Terms of
ALEX. L. BLOW,
T Commissioner
v. April
When you need
JOB PRINTING
forget the
Reflector
.- in.
WE HAVE AMPLE FACILITIES
THE AND DO ALL
KINDS O COMMERCIAL AND
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE WORK.
Our Work and Prices Suit our Patrons.
THE REFLECTOR BOOK STORE
IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN GREENVILLE FOR
BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY NOVEL
A full line of Day Books. and Time
Receipt, Draft and Note Books, Cap, Fools Cap
Rill Can Letter and Note Papers. Envelope all sizes and styles,
Handsome Box; cents and School Tab-
lets, Lead and Slate Pencils, Pens and Pen-Holders Ac
line Popular Novels by best authors The Celebrated
all colors, and Cream Mucilage, the best made; constantly
on hand. We are agent for Hie Nothing
equals it and every business man should have
Cud Pencil-Holders, Rubber Ac. Don t
want Mae.
Erasers Sponge
us when you
H. W. WHEDBEE.
INNER
L Successors to Latham Skimmer.
Q.
John E. Woodard. K. C. Harding,
Wilson, B, C. Greenville, N.
HARDING,
Greenville, N.
Special attention given to
settlement of Claims.
A. JOYNER
DENTIST,
X. O.
Office over Old Brick Store front room
R. D. L.
N. C
cure headache.
GOOD FOR STOCK AND
TOO.
is
pared for stock, as well as
man, and for that purpose is sold in tin
cans, holding one-hall pound
cine for cents.
Franklin Co., Tenn.,
March
I have used all kinds of medicine, bu
I would not give one pack age of Black.
for all the others I ever saw
It is thing for horses or In
of the year, and will cure
chicken time.
R. R. Boylan
cure flatulence.
I. Blocs,
President. Sec.
LUMBER CO.
Always
far LOGS pay
Cash at market prices
Can also fill orders
for Rough A Dressed
L u promptly.
Give us your orders.
S. C. HAMILTON,
cure dyspepsia.
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Favors Limited free Coinage
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in an Academy.
Terms, both tuition and bond
reasonable.
well lilted equipped for
business, academic
course alone. Where they wish
pursue a course, I his school
e to
enter, credit, any In North
t he State It
refers who have recently left
its wall the truthfulness of this
statement.
Any young man with character and
moderate ability taking a course with
us will in arrange
to continue in
The discipline will be kept at Its
present standard.
Neither time nor attention nor
work will be spared to make this
all that could wish.
For pan ace or ad-
dress
W. II.
July -V,
The modern stand-
ard family
cine Cures the
common every-day
ills of humanity.
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