[This text is machine generated and may contain errors.]

The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. EDITOR
VOL. XIX
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL
NO
Ed. H.
WHO
GROCER.
WANT TO BIGHT
TIME BUY KIDS
THE BIGHT
HONEST r STRICT-
LY GOODS.
Ed. H.
THE LEADING
OUR NOMINEES
State Ticket.
For
CHARLES
of Wayne.
For Lieutenant Governors
WILLIAM
of
For Secretary of
BRYAN
of Pitt.
For
B. LACY,
of Wake.
For
B. F. DIXON,
of Cleveland.
For Attorney
ROBERT D.
of Hay wood.
For Superintendent Public In.
THOMAS
of
For Commissioner
L. PATTERSON,
of Caldwell.
For Commissioner labor and
HENRY B.
of Davidson.
For Corporation
SAMUEL I. ROGERS,
of
FRANK.
of New Hanover.
For Presidential
DAN HUGH
of Cumberland.
LEES.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
At letting of Democratic
Executive Committee held in
Greenville on the 14th day of
April, a for the
nomination of
dates for the Legislature and the
various comity offices and for the
appointment of delegates to the
First Congressional District Demo-
watt culled to
meet in Court House, in Green-
at o'clock II., on Saturday,
May WOO.
Township primaries, for the
pose of appointing delegates to said
county convention, were called to
meet at the usual places in each
township on Saturday, May
at o'clock P. M. The said
primaries will also elect an
Committee for each precinct,
composed of live members,
so nominate candidates for Justices
of the Peace and Constable. The
Dumber of delegates alternates
each township will entitled to
is as
Beaver Dam
Carolina K
Falkland X
Farmville T
Swift Creek II
All white men m the county of
Pill who favor the white people
controlling the affairs of State and
and who intend to vote to
that end, are cordially to
attend and participate in these
meetings.
Aim. L. Blow,
W. L. Sec.
to Wed
Chicago, April
Annie
raced over time
from Austria, to Chicago,
for the double purpose of avoiding
Mi. a of the
Peace in the town of and
be married.
The Justice was also in love with
the young lady had sworn to
make her his bride. He followed
them to America and now
to Chicago, searching for the
couple and ignorant of their wed-
ding to-lay before Justice
After Lent another ceremony will
be performed.
There's a lot for every frown,
a every sorrow ; dark may
be the present day, but
will be morrow.
Senator-elect sized u
the political outlook
my experience
years I have never a Con-
the control of party
that made us many political
If we can't wipe out re
publicans in on the
blunders made thus far by the
Fifty sixth Congress ought to go
out of business. They have made
up the issues of
trusts exactly
Indeed, if had
started in to make a good job
of it for us they could not have
done these fact
mind I feel certain that the re.
publican managers will hasten the
close of the session, welcome
the day when they can breath easy
so fur as Congress is concern-
ed. For this reason do not be
will lie made lo
force the bill through.
The republicans arc not locking
for more trouble unless they have
gone crazy;
Speech may be silver, bill there
is u difference between speech
and free silver.
Washington, April
Senators and
Representatives are wrangling fear-
fully over the plums made avail
able by the Rico Ad, which
goes into effect May Nearly
everyone them is grabbing
at tout one of the biggest and
of these a it-
they are making Mr.
very weary by their per-
The selection of
H. Allen to be governor was en-
personal on the part Mr.
just as the same gentle-
man WM personally chosen by Si
Long to lie Se-
of the Navy when
resigned that office to
become a rough rider. If some of
men who are after the other
places over there succeed get-
ling them, Mr Allen will have lo
keep his eyes wide open lo prevent
his administration of the affairs of
the inland getting into the break
en of scandal.
is a little puzzling to under-j
tend why the administration is
preventing action on the
bill at Ibis session of
Congress, but perfectly plain that
it is lining so, through its agents
both Roust and Senate. There is
something behind the desire to
postpone this legislation, which
has been endorsed by all the
partial and by the public
sentiment of the country as well.
Of course, Mr. Isn't
openly antagonizing the Canal bill,
but it was administration Senators
who voted down Senator Morgan's
motion to take up the Canal bill,
and it has been administration
Representatives who have headed
oil Representative Hepburn's
attempts to gel a date set for
its consideration by House
Nothing could more surely show
the steady Increase of public
in favor of the election
direct vote of the people,
than the adoption by the House of
a resolution proposing a
amendment for so electing
senators, by a vote to to.
A similar resolution has been
adopted by the House a
Congress but not by such a
large vote Whether the Senate
will respond to public
by adopting this resolution is yet
to be seen, lilt it is doubtful.
It is bad enough for paid lob-
to engage manufacturing
public sentiment in favor of or
in Con
but it is Infinitely worse for
a bureau of the government to en-
gage in such business, The Inter-
state Commerce Commission has
been sending out thousands of cir-
letters, printed and mailed
at public expense, asking let-
be written to Senators and He
to make sup
port the bill, for the en-
of the power of, that
Commission. this
caused a -en
sat ion in Congress, and
to cause the summary dismissal of
every official who either
or countenanced it; but
Mr. Is hard-
equal lo such heroic treatment
A bill to make more republican
which can be utilized
has bean
from the House Census
Committee. It provides for the
creation of a Census printing
with a superintendent at
year, and a large force of printers
binders. In previous
censuses, this work bean done
at printing office,
and there is no other reason than
greed for more patronage on the
part of republicans why should
not tic census.
PEOPLE, AND CUSTOMERS OF
PUT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
We are
We offer
still in the forefront of the
yon the best selected line of
race your patronage
General Merchandise
lo be found any stoic Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of the best manufacturers America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round, Spring. Summer
and Winter. We arc work for yours and our mutual ail
vantage, It Is our pleasure to soon you what you want and to
sell you if we can. We offer you the very best service. polite
attention, and the most liberal terms consistent with a well
established business built up strictly on its own merits
When you Come to market you will not do yourself justice
if you d,, not see our Immense stuck before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of general merchandise.
Dry Goods and Notions,
Huts and Cups, Silks mid Satins, Dross Trimmings
Jackets and Capes, Carpels, Mattings and oil Cloths.
Shoes.
Men's. Women's and Children's and
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters,
Groceries.
Flour, Heat, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, Lard, Send is.
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Rope.
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything line.
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or on Approved
Credit. Our is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
North Carolina Agriculture Pro-
ducts.
The Secretary
has submitted to Congress a stale
production,
it ion of raw- cotton,
. fir a series of years. For
North Carolina ii
Production Yearn
in. bales; 1801-02.
bales; OH,
ball
KS, 1805-00,
1887
bales.
Production of 1800,
wheat,
bushels; 1801, corn,
wheat, 1892, c
. ; i. 180.1,
con . wheat,
1804, corn, wheat,
1805, con .
wheat. 1890, corn,
wheat
corn, 31,323.505; wheat, 1,100.080;
1898, com, wheat, .-
1890, corn,
wheat, 1891, oats.
bushels; 1892,
oats. 5.120,000 bushels; rye,
1893, oats, 350.-
1894, rye,
rats, rye.
rye,
rye.
Tables are also given for ten
years of the r of homes,
mules, milch cows, oxen other
cattle, sheep and hogs on band.
For the year 1800 the number of
horses on hand in North Carolina
Is stated mules,
milch
cattle sheep.
and hogs number no given.
The
gives the winter wheat
ill North Carolina cent.
of rye per cent.
CHOICE Vegetables
will always find a ready
only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the great secret how to ob-
both quality and quantity
by the judicious use of well-
balanced fertilizers. No
for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least Potash. Send for
our books, which furnish full
information. We send them
free of charge.
KALI WORKS,
St, New
NEW BERN FAIR
ANNUAL EXHIBITION A ACE MEET
WILL BE AT NEW V C.
April 16-21 inclusive, 1900.
It will a complete Exposition of the
Eastern North Carolina.
Garden Pine and
exhibits
d products
of farm and
Fish, Oysters aid Wild
Exciting Races.
Per Cent. Investment with
Tuxes by Company.
in
Wynn, Vice
S II Ally.
Allen, Secretary.
r c,
TEN
I with SO Semi
Annual Coupons, 92.28 each.
Payable in June and December at
i union and Farmers of
Raleigh. Secured by
residence properly worth
nearly double amount of loans,
principal payable ten years after
dale of issue, are being sold a
cash payment of which gives
the owner lice and one-third per
per annum free of taxes on
cost, and a of nearly
percent at maturity,
a total of more than seven per
cent, per annum. This is one of
the and best Investments on
the market. Loans made on
of eight
For particulars, address
Mechanics and Investors Union,
Allen, Bee., X. C.
Deafness Cannot Bo Cured
Hundred
Thousand
Fowls.
Dollars in
by local applications as they
reach the diseased portion of
ear. There i- only one way to
cure deafness, that is
remedies. Deafness Is
ed an of the
mucus lining of the
It prove a matter j,,;,,. this tube Is Inflamed
to know I hat Mississippi has a one you have a rumbling sou ml or
thousand dollar bearing, and when it is in
faun. Herds
. Hie call lie
largest poultry ,
in tin -i.- die j to Us normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed nine
. out of are caused by
lot, milch from
Hay St. ; laying hens
their avocation, ducks
and us are u
lion of the enterprise. lo . r, case of deafness
i arc led by catarrh i that cannot be oared
ii use, This Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
is untiling but an in-
I lined of mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred
AMI
Purses
A splendid blue of Attractions, Including of Cairo Ex-
Wild Animal Show. a
of Illusions, many features never before shown a fail
in this Stale
Cheap Excursion Rates
overall and Premium i
Information, address
or
GEORGE GREEN, Secretary
NEW BERN, N
poll
in
Commenting, I lie Sea Echo
When the pamphlet
was being
ii i tile to make no i i
lions, and could
not be upon
The
d on I. mis
line was
belied some few years ago ill a
,,; Ii oft he
mid most ii
farms found anywhere. Imagine
a place here eggs lire ;
Ne
Orleans line,
Piles Misc.
free.
J. .; Props.,
Sold by druggists, Hall's
the beat.
GOOD PRINTING
A TODAY.- -The we -l
printed i not n
of continual lo hut
Mi- at i to Wt make
good paper
good
from
el tN
nil
The Reflector.
You
Like
dot id
Then
Will
Like
Ours.
THE
Dr. D.
N c.
While
ft store
Sew oil,. April VI the
the
lo William
i . ill n it paid Put it
ilium blue white
the period. The price
Inn record one torn THE b st ran
Chinese blue white I and fever i-; n of drove
other Tonic.
, iii a tasteless
x ,, pay.

EASTERN REFLECTOR
ft
D. J.
Entered at the Post Office at
Greenville, N. C, as
Mail Matter.
ARE YOU READY III HELP
Recently we have ban
times about taking the
afternoon press dispatches for
There is nothing
I-mi d
.-invention, like all similar
bodies, did not appreciation
of the of news
pipers. Two members of
the State Association.
London and were candidates
for offices they were well equipped
for. lint they failed of election.
a conspicuous
to the voice of the
editors learn to more
LETTER.
The State Convention
Ever Held in North Carolina.
Reflector.
X. April
A broad smile of satisfaction
overspread the optimistic
of every true Democrat
Carolina. Pleased is
Monday the candidate of the
Democratic began their tour
of the State. They opened the
campaign at From
they go up the
tern part of the State and then
come back to the east. The great
battle cry of the campaign is the
Constitutional Amendment, and
both that and the ticket will re-
a large majority at the
FUR REGISTER DEEDS.
This will doubtless be a short
crop year for candidates, except
for the office of Sheriff. To save
a great trouble looking for a man
to till the place of Register of Deeds,
will name him. My selection is
one that has ever been true to the
call the Democratic party, even
if great was demanded,
and is well known throughout tile
county, lie can poll a large
is a strong campaigner and can
help as a teacher educating the
people on the question of I be
Amendment,
Mr. John II. of Content
township, is my an I you can't
beat this Surely the
public a ill thank me for naming -o
good a man.
disappointment or indulging in a
repast of The Press
is potential here outside of
North Mes-
Another newspaper man, Mr.
was given the nomination
anything in his life from a party or
an better than .,,, wore
to do this, the pet.- any man's collar, lie cannot be
pie will do their part we are suspected of being gangrened by
to do ours. Two ago when
the Spain commenced we
took the dispatches tor three mouths
and lost money by so doing. True
the patronage of the paper Inn-
grown some since then, but it is
not yet large enough to justify
taking the dispatches regularly.
this, however. There
are enough people right here in
who read The
every day without paying for
it to enable to take the dispatch
es if they would
Let these become
of the paper, give us even
one hundred more subscribers than
ire now have, we will give you
the press dispatches. Anyone
wanting to become a subscriber on
this condition can give his name
either to the editor or local editor.
or send it to the office.
Those who are already
of the paper can help along
in this by persuading those who
of them to become sub
Bribers. Do a little talking
this respect and you will soon be
reading the dispatches every
We are not contented with
as it is. but at the
same time it is doing all the pa
will justify. Give us your
subscriptions, silver
and job we
paper. Let
every one w ho is ready to help get
the press dispatches indicate it.
Are you ready to
I the term to use describing the
j of of
self-appointed will more delegates and alter-
more highly regarded and will who participated in the work
be so often ignored. As this most representative
written by one who never wanted convention
ever held in the fate of North
Carolina, whose session in this
city last Wednesday Thursday
busted with a brief intermission of
one
noun, Anally adjourning at -Mate
breakfast Thursday
The work of that convention was
magnificently done. The Platform
of the party adopted reads like an
On the second ballot Holt led, re-
to Toon III,
etc. n the third ballot Toon led
Holt two to net
quite enough lo nominate. On the
fourth ballot Toon received
to Holt and was declared
the nominee. He made a most
of acceptance, stat-
among other things, that
though an Confederate sol-
he did not live in the past;
heartily in favor of progress and
w do all he could to advance
the school and education
generally
V. V XI t
others a capital of or
more. These figures that
the mills now being built will I
larger than the average heretofore.
1.1
Most of the ablest and
known party leaders workers
were at this convention
few were not present, and
for nearly twenty it must have very gratifying
to native the hearty welcome
which wen manifested the
when several of them ad-
dressed the convention, particular-
State Chairman Simmons, Gen-
Julian S. Can-.
Jarvis. Bx Speaker Lee B. Over-
man permanent chairman
inspired one. The candidates
for the office to which Mr. as-1 named for the several offices to lie
piled, but all the same the words filled represent the best brain j that young oratorical gladiator who
of are very Wood and brawn our dear and bears aloft the party standard,
The Press is demand rand oW While
there were two or three grand sin-
Charles B. and several
others who remain prime par-
favorites.
The new Slate Committee met
Thursday of course, re-elected
it is ignored. Like the the ticket is composed of Mr. Simmons chairman. He is
when work is wanted, but
prises in the selection
when position is asked for one of its
its most prominent representatives of success have not injured the
this writer, having never been before whom the
a seeker of political favors, can ex- lo W
a few w ill
such ignominious utter defeat
of
press himself at he pleases. Some
day the may have the leave ,
fun of seeing if they can run a Cam- temerity
without the aid of the Press.;
Since writing the above we
SOME
were several close contests
the following the same . . .
J I
in the
West
among them being for
I the nomination of Lieutenant Gov
The Democratic state convention Secretary of State,
wasn't very partial to editor can- and Attorney General.
of Burke,
and Mr. London, of Chatham, who for
are able and honorable members of Lieutenant a of
the profession, wanted to be Audi- would have changed the
tor and but ,.,,. ,,. .
they were set aside. Maybe the , .,
could run all ,,. among the major-
without the aid of new spa- delegates that the
papers, but it would be mighty in. ,;,,,
them it. The . .,., . . ,
, j that settled upon, no gen-
convention at the end threw a ,,. , ,, .,
hailing fr. another sec
newspaper in ,; ., ., . , . ,
r lion could have
the nomination of Mr. of . . .
so i a
of . a ,, ,. .
, . , , . is no reflection Ills pop
and Printing. May lie, alter the i . . .- ,
. , . and strength, which were
amendment is adopted, editors and delegate in the
too, to be invention,
more independent without j , of j as that and there
welfare. Should m
happy time come some of them t,,, m
will have a scores to settle and I win l held in November, on the
some of the politicians that these Wood day and Pres-
newspapers have made will ,,, re. electors arc voted for,
Grimes Llewellyn all who voted the Democratic
Wood While the roll of ticket August, as well as in
was being called on the will be entitled to cast one
fourth ballot came for- vote for l. S.
ward and withdrew his name and There seems lo be little doubt that
Grimes was nominated by ac- General J. or Hon.
great will be the
worthy of the old Es-Gov. Maj.
and Democratic veteran, Ia. if. Waddell possibly others
just such a speech all who knew i enter the contest however.
The new judge Criminal
the capable and most success-
Chairman party has had in
a Dumber of years.
The day follow his defeat
Lieutenant Governor Col.
ham, of Person sent Chairman Sim-
mons a nice cheek as a contribution
to the campaign fund, lo help elect
h's successful rival, and the
of course. This act shows the
material out of which the
made. He is not yet forty
old. and many delegates predicted
that the would yet him
up
STATE
ORDERED.
The action of the in
ordering u State Primary for the
selection of the candidate to
Butler in the Dotted States
Senate, endorsed nearly
of counties. A few small
counties objected to plan, bit
ii i net percent of the delegates were
pronounced in its favor because it
oilers the beat of registering
the will rank and the tile of
the Democrats well
by the most popular aspirant is
sure to lie selected. The Primary
be known no more forever. This
is written any spirit of ill
feeling bin as a simple statement
facts and as This
explanation is thrown in tor the
if intelligent people and not
for
Dead on the Deck.
Bern, April
There was a double
Dan Hugh expected
kill .
at Swan
led for Treasurer from the
Quarter, Hyde county. The
trouble a and
Captain aboard a
schooner. The at
live times, but
was protected by the mast. The
then reloaded the revolver
and attacked John
Flowers shot the through
the breast, near the hear. The
then Flowers, got his
bead under bis arm and shot him
through brain, killing
instantly. As fall to the
deck the also fell across him
dead. Flowers lived at
Aurora.
Still another Com The
latest is a Commission consist
of three to revise and
codify the laws of Puerto
what does Puerto I
u of laws when she has been
so graciously endowed with the
lull and a splendid car
Record.
Court sentenced a Mack
to death at Charlotte last
Friday, that being bis first court.
The will be hanged
start. first ballot the vote
stood, Lacy London
Boushall I May for the murder of a lie
On the second ballot Lacy
received votes. Ruth Can-, voting.
On the first ballot for Attorney and unmarried daughter of
General and Winston each Julian Carr, will be wed
votes, getting
Jerome On the see-
to Win. F. B
learned young law-
The paper i rust s the reason
fertile high of paper is low
water that keeps their mills idle
and of I up
, . , , the n Mr.
into wood pulp. Vet they are ship- Pitt, for Secretary of
ping paper and every old soldier
t in that country cheaper than the I in tills section who knew-1 be young
themselves can gallant father, Col, Bryan
A good somewhere tells They were for so,,
. .,. .,. knew lather was
us the devil is of Inn's.
Hut that was the trusts were
News.
tried and true and we believe that
son is in every way worthy of
the
mil ballot received of Pennsylvania, and a son of
Winston Jerome Gen. W. K. of that State,
was nominated on the
third ballot, made a beautiful
and eloquent speech of accept-
HOT TIME NAVE
WAS
Some of the
would Is- lo
present of
Public Instruction for re-election,
Mr. that this office
from partisan politics,
Rut the convention
the other way.
never received as many as
votes. On the first ballot vote
Holt, of
Gen. S. Toon, of Robeson,
Turlington, 7.1,
J. s. Hill, of R. b.
Hunter, of
S. Long, W. B.
B, M. Onslow, B. t.
Caddell, of
THE POPULISTS
t State ton n.
Raleigh, April
two of the old regime pie
eating Populists,
entirely of office holders ex-
holders, are here to attend
the Populist convention today.
Among some of them are Senator
ex Congressmen Harry
Skinner, J. E. and Shu
ford.
A conference was held hist night
when a lot of talking was done but
nothing more. A mast, meeting
was also held in the Academy of
Musical which there was an at
of two
Newspaper men and spectators
were unceremoniously hustled out
of the hall when Chairman
son called the nice to order.
Many of the delegates say they
want Under to run for Governor.
They go slow giving expression
about the Amendment. Mr. A. J.
Hose, of Pitt county, says he does
not believe the Populists and Re-
publicans carry a county east
Wilmington it rail-
road, and thinks the Democrats
will sweep everything.
The convention nut at n o'clock
this morning in the Academy of
Music was called to order by
Dr. Thompson. Rx-Solicitor II.
of Moore county, was
made temporary chairman.
Senator Allen, of Nebraska
Senator Pettigrew, of South
arrived early this morning and
will convention this
They are the guests of
Governor Russell at the Executive
Mansion.
lip .-.
No Agreement on Fusion.
Washington, April
though the conference of
cans and Populists held in this
could not agree to a it
is very probable that there will be
but one ticket nominated. Senator
Butler to-day in speaking of the
said he was very sorry
I hey had not reached
He said that the Populists
led the name of Cyrus Thompson
for Governor, but that Senator
Pritchard and his Wished
Congressman nominated
and in support of their claim set
up the fact that they polled the
largest vote and were entitled to
the head of the ticket. The Ban-
said this point kept them
session two days; that he tried
to upon the
cans that without fusion the Dem-
were sure to win but that
his argument was of no avail; that
there were other minor disagree-
but none could have
been readily adjusted provided
they could have agreed on the
governorship. He said further
that tin- Populists would nominate
Dr. Cyrus Thompson at the con
and ask the Republicans to
endorse ids nomination and divide
the ticket.
Prominent Democrats here do
not take any stock the
statement given out by Senator
or in the similar one given out
by-H. C. Dockery, but say that
this is merely given out to divert
attention and gain certain votes
April 25th. The ceremony will ,,, i. A
take place at Durham after which o the
the wedding tour will extend to ,
Europe, the couple ., ,, , .
Ibis all sounds very nice
home to their friends on June
at
Pa. Miss Carr is of the most
bad popular young
women i l I be Slate her friends
are limit. only by the number of
her She inherits
that charm of personality
and beautiful and
ii has so endeared her
father to all North Caro-
and he will carry with her
new life the heartfelt beet
wishes of i of
to last Saturday the total
new cotton mill
chartered in North Carolina
January 1st was the to-
number of new cotton mill com-
chartered in North
led
illustrates.
BOOK
.
-w .
l tun bow .
t nous if
kt.
BOOK
. H. .
t r- Os. .
. bU,
No.
f o- .
J i i y
BOOK
i ii Dutch-
. . tn if beautiful
t ; , .
. r never
; mi t- ill. so
and
o , Cow. Hoc or
lo Mad
. The
cM. it
.-m. . i an-1
ii the United Stales
I 11--
Any ONE Z the JOURNAL
YEARS Mia I i will be by
u, . A 1.1 .- I .
BOOKS
mi n
rim
JIM COBB FOR
It has been recently would
Mr. J. II. Cobb accept, the
for Sheriff if tendered to him.
At that time we could give a
definite but now we are
authorized to say that he will ac-
if offered our township
will his name with the hope
of securing In- i nation.
Dam Township.
April
Seven Springs
O, W, Smith, D. B. Shaw, Theo-
Box and others yesterday filed
incorporation papers with the Sec-
of State for the Seven
Springs Company.
The main place business will
be LaGrange, with such
ting points throughout
the company may hereafter select.
The company is at
iii H i and is empowered to conduct a
hotel and recreation ground., main-
hunting and fishing
sell real estate, mineral
water and and other
Altar two years
have been paid
-IN THE
it is the rankest of rot. They
have no possible chance without
fusion and are fully aware the
fact. Even with fusion I do
think that any of them are over-
zealous to make the sacrifice. Sen-
had better smoke
Advertisements That Bring- Re-
The advertisements that set
to make them
ponder of goods and
of most
to bring results to the
User. Every business man who
is amply repaid for the
time and at ten i ion he gives to
his business
How to Obtain Publicity.
The number of people who
read is very small, so
small, indeed, that it is seldom
taken into account.
everybody reads advertise-
Those which are most at-
tractive in form and matter arc
naturally most widely read. The
advertiser who can make his
the most interesting is
bound to obtain the widest
and to make the largest sales.
Philadelphia Record.
Mis First Court.
Hon. A. H. Moore, of this town,
who was recently appointed by
Governor Russell at Judge of the
Criminal Court to succeed the late
Judge Dorsey Battle, held his first
court in Charlotte last week. Sun-
Charlotte Observer has the
say about him
In the week that he has presided
over the court here, Judge Moore
has heavy a
week's work as has ever been done
in any court in this county. As a
fair, painstaking careful
siding officer, he has himself
popular with the of the
bar here generally.
Moore will spend today Char-
and will leave tomorrow
morning for county, where
he holds his next term of court.
of J.
Your Policy
Has Cash Value,
Loan Value,
Paid-up Insurance,
Extended Insurance that
works automatically,
Will be within
three years after lapse if you
in good health.
After Second Year
No Restrictions,
Incontestable.
Dividends are payable at the be-
of the second and of each
succeeding year, provided the
for the current year paid
They may lie used
To reduce Premiums, or
To Increase the Insurance, or
To Make Policy Payable as
an Endowment during the Lifetime
of Insured.
J. L. SUGG-,
GREENVILLE, N.
DEALER IN
GREENVILLE,
N. C.
Cotton Bagging Ties always
on i
Fresh goods kept constantly
hand. Country produce and
old. A trial will you.
D. W.
since January 1st was the and
and a few scattering, capital of and Record.
The Observer says that
the first check sent to the State
chairman for the fund, after the
State convention, was sent by Col.
John S. Cunningham. It was just
like him, for be is a Democrat who
is always ready to serve party
in any way in his power. It is to
the young men of that stamp that
the party in future
victories.
The girl the circus poster
can't lie blamed for being stuck
up.
Ha., Beef. Cattle. A
ave Hoes, Lull, II
Poultry, f
If o, bring j mi
B. M.
the last time, I ask
he you give up notion
that you can recite melodramatic
poetry.
replied the woman,
his wife, pale but
II is face grew terrible to behold.
he cried, in a voice vi.
with shall as-
that I can tell Irish
stories
Now she grovels at his feet, and
in him to be merciful, bat
in Journal.
Men's Negligee
HOWDY DO.
Some Speak to Me, Some to You
Monday, April 1900.
W. H. Harrington went up the
road this morning.
Miss Lena arr. of Willow
the day here.
Ir C. J. went to Scot
laud this
B. S. Sheppard this
from down the mad.
Mi-s Ada the can-
here this morning Tarboro.
J. S. Norman Sunday
evening from a trip to Baltimore.
K. Q. of Washington,
Saturday to visit Kev. J. X.
Booth.
M. P. Jefferson went to Wash
this
If. II. Davis,
the day Greenville.
S. A. came r f
Bethel Tuesday night.
Carrie returned this ,
morning from Washington.
Mr-. W. M. ., Apr.
Spent the
HAPPENINGS AMI
NOTES.
W. T. returned Tuesday
evening from trip.
B. E. and wife ion
Tuesday evening for
Mrs. K. Boats came over
i s ion I even
Misses Mamie Gardner and Gal-
Bet Is up Ibis morning
from
Mi.-. Alfred is i.-i
First of nil, a man wants comfort when hot, to be
a must fit so you don't know you have it on.
Of course, it must look well. that are
really the kind we sell. They are made of
Imported Scotch perfectly shaped mid finished, separate
The Price
Rare styles from. cheviot shirts made
with the same painstaking care.
Madras shirts of many or plain with separate
c ff The Price
Our Negligee are pictures
of delight.
THE KING
Miss Man of Greene ,
county, is visiting Miss Blanche
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there is a CROSS MARK
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind you that you owe I
Eastern
subscription and we request
you to settle as early as
Bible. We need what YOU
owe us and hope you will not
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper.
Native Oranges.
Mrs. B. B. Wilson sent
orange wits grown
at her home of avenue.
She him u tree three years old and
this year it nine oranges.
This tree is a large keg
so that it can be moved or out of
the according lo the temper-
of the weather. The tree
with its growing fruit it
pretty.
LOCAL REFLECTIONS.
Lent is over
Spring is here and summer
far off.
W. C. Mines is having his store
repainted.
Frost is seldom seen after the
middle of April.
The town is having the well in
front of C. T. store clean-
ed out.
It is time to Is- organizing
White Supremacy
some hard work to lie done to give
the Amendment the desired major-
Our predict ion that Easter Sun-
day would have had weather did
come true. The weather was
line and the new hats had a good
chance to show themselves. They
were things of beauty, too.
The Washington Light Infantry
passed through Greenville Monday
to the New Bern fair.
They were joined here by the Os-
Band.
Henry ft. Co., Produce
Commission Wash
St., New York, say cabbage
still and Lettuce
per bbl. We me delighted
is at last
coming the way.
this Ann for a stencil if you have
not They give you
informal ion regarding the mar
of all vegetables.
Fell Injured Himself.
Dr. J. of Henderson
hurt himself quite pa in fully during
a recent visit to this city. Dr.
was here Friday and left
that day for While on
his way to the union depot to board
the train he slipped the pave-
and fell and injury
from which he suffered much pain.
He continued his journey, however
and at last accounts had nearly re-
There Is Danger.
Squire G. T. Tyson, of good old
Beaver Dam. came in to tell The
that he heard all the
lumber and mill men of the county
had agreed to cut down any
more trees until after the county
nominating convention is held.
They arc afraid they may kill a
candidate.
Off to New Bern
A very large crowd left here
Wednesday on the special train
to attend the New fair. The
ticket agent here exhausted bis
supply of over one hundred tick-
bad to telegraph to the
agent at Winterville to issue tick-
to the remainder crowd
who were unable lo get them here.
The train left here schedule
time, something manual for
excursion train. were told I
this that large crowds
boarded the train all stations be
low
About thirty people from Green
ville a picnic
by Mrs B. E. com-
to Miss
of The picnic was
given at the Hardy place about six
miles from Greenville, and those
who attended report u vary picas-
time.
Base Ball.
bent Tennessee ill a
played Chapel Hill, Tues-
day, a score of
Heel boys had a complete walk-
over.
Ina game at between
the A. ft. M. and Wake Forest
teams the result was the same, the
score to favor of the
A. M. boys.
Mr. Joe a farmer
living some distance from town,
brought some tobacco here to sell
last Thursday and at i. as he
was passing one of the warehouse
Albert and Nathan
two tramps, as-
him and so seriously cut
him up that lie is expected to
News,
J. Bryan rimes lour next
of State; left this
for
J. B. Morton held services
the church Sunday
and returned this to Tar-
J E. Starkey and T. Hooker
left this afternoon for Washington
to attend the
J. F. Johnson, of Elizabeth
City, held services Farmville
Sunday and left on the train this
morning.
Atkins left this morning
on a trip for Wilson and
He will also visit the New
Bern fair before returning.
April 1900.
Miss Pearl Campbell is sick.
James Long is on sick list
this week.
Dr. O. J. went to the
New fair.
Mrs. went to Win-
Monday evening.
Paul left Monday even-
for Bern to lake
fair.
Miss Mat lie Leggett left fr
Washington Monday to visit
Mrs. A. M. Moore went over lo
morning to meet her
sister.
Heal, after spending a few-
days here, left this morning for
Danville, Va.
Mrs. V. . near Green-
ville, left this morning for Blob
to visit relatives.
of a c of weeks
Miss Cornelia Joyner. of Farm
ville, Spent Tuesday here
to the New Bern Fair.
Miss Nannie who has been
spending some time with bar sister,
Mrs. I. W. King, left this morn-
for Tarboro.
airs. E. L. who has
been visiting Mrs. Moore,
left this morning for her home in
county.
Francis of
a. win. has been visiting her
brother, A. Lang, left Tuesday
evening for
Mrs. II. who has
been spending a few day with Mrs.
B. E. Tuesday even-
for her home in K
Forbes, T. M. Hooker and
J. E. Starkey returned Tuesday
evening from Washington, where
they have been attending the Wig-
wedding.
Miss Mai tie was lo town
yesterday.
I sold bales
cotton here at cents
day.
Several parties vent on the ex-
this
J. W. Parker, the wire fence
man. went to today.
Mrs. was here trimming
for yesterday. And
way they carried off the hat-
My Stock
is Complete
-bIN all lines.-
At prices that will suit you.
COME AND SEE THEM.
White
Hid not Go
An amusing case came up before
Justice Peace II. Long
J. W.
bushels of his improved time ago purchased
cotton seed for sale, but they are
going fast.
G. A. ha, s
A. G. Cox M kg. Co. is position
a buggy from Fit County Bag
Co., sold the buggy
mortgage.
Mr. I of the
Mrs. M. O. Winstead, of
Mount, came evening to
visit the family of W. M. King.
Miss Harris, who has been
visiting Mrs. II. A. White, left
this morning for home in
Harry Skinner left this morning
for to attend the Populist
State convention which meets there
tomorrow.
J. D. Gwynn, auctioneer for the
Greenville Tobacco Warehouse,
left this for his home
J. s. Campbell, of Washington
arrived the; Steamer Myers to
day. He has a nice
at Hotel
Joyner two
children came Monday night and
left this morning for his home in
Banyan, K.
Miss Carrie left for Wash-
Monday, where she will lie
bride's maid at the Spencer Dough-
wedding
John Adams, who has been wit Ii
Mi I. Jordan Co. during the
left ibis for
his home in Danville, Va.
has taken a
position as milliner with Mrs. M.
A. Leggett, and Miss Miss Carrie
Hail, of as
Miss who has
been visiting the family of E
for sonic lime, left this
morning for her home Watkins,
N.
If
Mi. F. I-;. has issued In-
in the wedding of her
sister. Miss Nannie Catherine Bag-
well and Mr. Charles Clifton
Hughes.
The ceremony will lake place
Wednesday morning, April 25th,
Id o'clock at the home of I
elect street,
this city.
After the wedding the happy
couple will be at in Charlotte
street, Norfolk, Post,
The bride-elect is a sister of Dr.
W. II. Bagwell, of Greenville.
She lived here with him a few
years ago and has many friends in
this section.
Sociable.
Mr. and Mm. II. A.
gave to a number people a
very sociable on Mon-
day evening their home
South Greenville. The occasion
was one of much pleasure and long
to he remembered by those present.
The couples attending were
Will Hooker and Miss
James.
Marion and
Smith.
Jim and Miss Minnie
L. B. Bass Miss Lucy
Forbes.
Tunstall and Miss Doris
Flanagan.
James M. Moore and Miss Flor-
Starkey.
J. B. Harding and Curie
Andrews.
living.
to furnish corn meal in large Bu 0- Mr-
arrested and brought here
i for trial.
As soon as in- was arrested be
feigned sickness had lo be
j brought here a bed in a wagon.
IOn trial he pretended to be
and ii i is for who ex
1.1 in him
quantities.
no . is for
and carts.
They are being carried off without
hardly waiting the paint to
dry. f you wail you get ready
to use one you get left. Bet-
order now.
a. c. Cox
stop driving old rattling
buggy through the country. A
dollar or two spent fitting
up a little, and a new coat of
paint w ill pay you double and our
buggy will look good as new Ai
Carriage Factory
is the place to have it done.
often hear it remark,
man is smoking Unit
there is a fool at one end and lire
other. true, of
them must be little fools and some
big fools. For instance you would
not think a man who smoked a
Winterville cigar to be us big a
fool as the man who is pulling aw
at some cigar, can't
even get the other end.
Farmers lei F O. Cox Win
ship your potatoes for
this year, is representing
best houses on the best markets.
sane, lie was bound over
and as soon as Mr, I. Greene stood
his bond In- seemed to gain his
right mind again and to gel well
of I ml.
to the Death of Miss
rah Hooker.
Resolved, Unit the premature
death of our young sister. Miss
Sarah Hooker, Helena
Lodge most loyal,
helpful and
each member of this lodge
, feds a personal loss j,, 11- death of
her from whom each obtained a
kind word a pleasant smile;
that we extend to the bereaved mm.
our sympathy, and
beg of them sweet, sad
of mingling our tears with
theirs in their sorrow for their
lost loved one.
Ia j
M I
Ill
up
ii MILLS ITEM.
Mayer's court
Mayor Mom- had six case
before him since last report.
Ii. pursuing the lo-
cal ion of tobacco lull w i I lion I
decision reserved
I II F. keeping boarding
without license, guilty,
suspended upon payment
cost.
Marion Perkins, riotous and dis-
conduct, guilty, M
and Cost amounting lo
William Corey, drunk and dis-
orderly, . lined one and
cost,
Jesse Hopkins. Indecent
of person, judgment
Cos and II. C.
riotous conduct
and
Hardy, who have been visiting
family of D. S. Spain, left for their
N. C , Apr.
Patrick Cobb, of Clifton, is vis
J. II.
and W. I.
Nobles came Sunday to visit Dr.,
Nobles.
Mn I. A. Mew born, of
and Mrs. S. I; of
are relatives here.
T. of cm
ITEMS
ions, April
ti. W. Webster preached a
very able sermon in the
church morning.
was one addition ii the church,
Mrs c. W. Webster. Baptism
May, P. M.
ink -I. is.
post inspector, was
W. M. Moore, of was
here on business
Mrs. Sadie Can is. of
passed through lure Tuesday
her way to visit her sister, Mrs.
Fleming.
Mrs. Sophia Fleming, alter
spending several weeks In-r
sister Mrs. John Kitchen,
Scotland Neck, home
Mr. and Vis, c.
spent Hostel in
J. went over
to to spend language,
tor will, his brother, and returned cos,, amount,,,., toM
Monday.
Dr. and Mis. W. E. Warren,
were here .
Teats I but hers gave ii-a good The fair at Bern this
show here Thursday. la a great success. It was formal-
ascension on the of I he Col. John
of the weather. M. Cunningham, who an ex-
Hi. C. M. Jones, speech. The parade was
lure
Come To See Us.
O s .
AI the old Ma reel I us Moore store,
on Five Points, where have
in a new and lush
Ii i k of
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
Consisting of Meals, Flour,
Sugar. Coffee, Canned floods,
Tobacco, Snuff, Cigars,
Fruits, in fact everything
to be found in an up-to date
Grocery.
pay the highest market
prices for all kinds of
Country Produce,
en her in cash or in barter.
you want to sell or when you
to buy come to sec us.
To all who favor us with their
patronage we promise entire sat-
T, F. CHRISTMAN CO,
at Five Points
Do.
You
Know
That you can get the Porch
Finishings, Stair Casings, Door
and Window Frames
Store Fronts, Counters
Office Filling-. Church
Out lit, Mantels and
deed any thing to be made of
Wood or Pine, of
KINSTON MANTEL CO,,
Kinston, ST. C,
Try l hem for you need.
W IN NEED OF
A SUIT OF
Clothes,
Best and most
garments in
the city.
FITS
OF GOODS
Cannot lie Duplicated.
Your- for Up-to-date Styles.
Greenville Tailoring Co.,
Main St rent. X. C.
-J
. M. Schultz,
Democratic
in lied Thursday, report in
Ibo largest and most
meeting of old lime D,
tin-stale has ever stumped on her
For cheap goods call on
of C ,
it Mrs. j. a Brady. Mm. S
this morning. to diagnose hi, case
. . . , , , j,,,,,,,, So hope for to re
ft A. Keith, for City.
dropped m to sec us , ii, drummer
Bays the steam brick machine ,.
D. M. Johnson, gave us a call
yesterday with a nice line of
Wichita, Kan.
W. c. and at Putnam but night de
Fanny w ill be married
morrow property. Koone was killed,
the home of the bride's parents., A great Storm is raging in
H. will officiate. West.
Wholesale inn retail and
hi in. The Dealer. Cash paid for
tin-
lent
attracted great en of people.
home in county Monday I ton, came yesterday and is slopping
waning. i,. u.
Emily Williams and Dr. Nobles brother, W.
tar, Mrs. Nobles, E. W. II.
toll, came Monday evening to
arrived and will soon be
manufacturing brick abundance.
IS, 1900
F. W. Mahler, of was
here today.
W. ft Barker left Ibis morning
ii -.-, i.
Women
-.- m
ft
I-1 I
CO. Cl
need, Bar-
Turkeys, etc. Bed-
ads. Mattresses, Suits,
by Carriages, Co Carts.
Table-, Lounges, Safes,
Men Tobacco, Key West Cheroots,
American Can-
Cherries, Apples,
Fine Apples. Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Sugar. Coffee,
Lye, Magic Food, Matches, Oil,
Seed Meal and Hulls. Gar-
dell Seed-, Apples, Nut-,
Candies, Dried Apples,
Currents,
I Warn, Tin and Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
Cheese, Stand-
ard Sewing Machines, and nu-
other goods. Quality and
Quantity, cheap for cash. Come
to me.
KM U
Phone

Store
WAY OF
BOX PAP- R,
TABLETS.
Pens, Pencils.
Slates,
received
All Magazines.
THE AMENDMENT.
The l. Mowing is amendment
to article ii of the Slate
deny being of Almighty God
Second, all persons who shall have
been convicted, or confessed their
guilt on indict merit and
whether or not,
two, adopted by the As- . treason
MM, and to be submit
tot I . the voters for
1- That article VI of the
or or any crime for
which the punishment may be
in the penitentiary
Save Your Money.
Is I save.
doll I in d ills
stomach, liver or bowels.
No Reckless Assertion
sick headache, i
since citizen of the
f North Carolina l or corruption IS a million endorse
,. Liver PILLS
person shall restored to
rights of citizenship in a
by law.
Sec. . This act shall be in force Made by the Orange Va.
ii. in thereof shall be
the following article of said
Must i tut ion
VI.
AND
TO
from and after its
AN
Section Every male
in tho United States,
ever male perm who has ban
twenty-one years of
age. and possessing the qualities-
lions set out in this article, shall
be entitled to rota at any election
by the people in the State, except
as herein otherwise provided.
Hep. He shall have resided in
the North Carolina for
years, in the county six months, I
in the precinct, ward or other
election district iii which ha offers
STATE NEWS.
Happening In North Carolina.
The Democrat of
will bold a convention to
con officers the
last.
Thoma- Tyndall, aged yearn,
of county, was killed by
lightning Thursday A
horse lie was riding was also kill-
Despondent because of ill health,
Dr. Winchester killed him
A selfish girl is not a
woman.
This life is I lie one to watch
other is a continuation of this.
Strange that young men should
be sowing when
are on tares.
When Adam told an ancient joke
no man ever told In in that he had
heard it before.
Its a curious woman who won't
overlook any crime if it is commit
in the love.
town is full of people who
knew something was going to hap-
pen it has happened.
The devil never complains of his
to vote, lour months next bis father's home, in Anne but keeps steadily at
Ar
JOB
give us a call.
Mm
-------A, FROM A-
lag the election; That
removal Croat one precinct, ward
or other election district to another
in the same county, shall not ope-
rate deprive any person of the
right to vote in the precinct, ward
or other election district from
which lie has removed, until four
months after such removal. BO
person who has convicted, or
who has confessed his guilt
court upon indictment of any crime
the punishment of which is, or may
hereafter imprisonment in the
State prison, shall lie permitted to
vote, unless the said person shall
restored to citizenship in
the manner prescribed by law.
Sec. to
vole shall beat the time a legally
registered voter as herein
ed and in Hie manner
provided by law, and the General
Assembly of North Carolina shall
enact general registration laws to
carry into effect the provisions of
this article.
See. I. person presenting
for registration shall lie
able to read and write any section
of the constitution the English
and, before he shall
entitled to vote, have paid or
before the day of March of the
year in which he proposes to vote,
his poll tax as by law,
for the previous year. Toll taxes
shall be a lieu only on assessed
property, and no process shall issue
to enforce the collection of
except against assessed property.
ft- No male person who was,
on January or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote
the laws of any State in the
Slates wherein he then re-
sided, and no lineal descendant of
j Mich person, shall lie denied
I lie to register and vote at
an elect Ion in this State by person
of his to possess the
prescribed iii
n I this Provided,
he shall have registered in accord
a with the terms of this section
prior to l, The
I work with greatest of energy.
Down in old North Carolina
a man lakes his whiskey
straight, they never call him a
corn-dodger.
County, Mil.
Kev. Dr- T. lie Witt
wife will sail from New York
the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm
Grouse today for
The building trades men, having ,,,, for
is the man will
never win again, his Bliss has Bed
SEVEN SORES
Johnston's
QUART BOTTLES.
THE GREAT SPRING MEDICINE.
JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA a Blood Food Nerve U the
MEDICINE ever discovered. II u rich from
heaven lo the worn the run down, the overworked end debilitated. That
the arise badly
from thin, vitiated blood and an underfed vanish as it by
The weariness, lassitude and nervous prostration which accompany lb spring-,
time and the heat are conquered and banished at once. For every term d
and all ailments the brain and nerve. Insomnia, hysteria and nervousness
generally. It Is almost a It famishes the very elements to rebuild worn-out nerve
tissues. It feeds brain, nerve writers and nerves, calming and equalizing their action; It
makes rich, red, hones blood. Newness of life, new hope, new strength follow Its
use. It makes the weak strong, and the old young again.
was the antiquated now happily method in the good old times, to
treat Sett Rheum, Scrofula, Cancer and other troublesome disorders arising from
BLOOD TAINT with powerful such mercury, arsenic and other
agents. It was expected by this treatment that the poison be killed while the blood
was left to course through its channels holding In its circulation the the
disease. But In this way, every part the body became more less diseased.
can be more terrible than a horribly destructive taint. not only attacks
the different structures of the body, but many times the bones are honey-combed
and destroyed. It often seeks out the nerves and cord, and again It will bring de-
cay and death to some vital organ, as the kidneys, liver or stomach. There Is only one
scientific method the cure of blood taint. That is. PURIFICATION I Every particle
of the blood must be removed through the channel, the lungs, kidneys, bowels.
liver and akin. First pure, then The great and
the blood. JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA, not only radically and ex-
removes the taint, but also removes all mercury, and other minerals,
and tills the veins and arteries the ruby, glowing current vitality. blood la
the Good health means pure blood. The old and reliable remedy. JOHNSTON'S
SARSAPARILLA, Is universally regarded as the greatest Blood Purifier ever
This ii now established beyond question or cavil.
T v
Men. October
SARSAPARILLA to Blood MM
one m, I SEVEN RUNNING on my lets. used
and entirely cured. I know II Is what cured me. Yours G. W
SOLD BY
tractors at Indianapolis, In.
wool to work yesterday at increased
wages.
Mrs. Phoebe a. Hearst, of Berke-
Gal., will establish a museum
of art and at the
Mrs. II rainier, formerly
the land.
Woman will work and worry
order to become the nearer of some
name, and then beg a
court to give back her maiden
name.
A sometimes develops
Miss Putnam, was thrown from her of .,,,,.
The biggest job a woman under
takes Is When she mat tics it man to
reform him.
Everybody knows when a girl
keep
horse and severely injured at
N. V.
Mrs. was found
dead in lied with her throat cut at
18010,3.0., and her husband is
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
DIRECTORY
Letters of upon the Bate a .
f E. I
hie day sea issued to me by tho Clerk of
he Court of Pitt notice
is to
claim-, said estate to them i
lo duly on every 2nd 4th
or Hie 26th of February Ml, Sunday morning.
or W ill be in of their
A II cs-
alleged to have disappeared.
Which War Was the Worst.
. Assembly shall provide for
record all persons
who register under on
The Eastern deflector
It dark.
Hens don't have to lie egged on
to lay.
The ballet dancer always baa to
to kick for her salary.
It's hard for the average to
swallow his pride without clinking.
A bored meeting is usually a
long winded affair.
Washington, April War
Department has prepared an in-
comparing
the mortality of
lean war with those of the six
the present South
can war, the purpose to show that
the casualties suffered by the
American troops at the time of l There was a time a man
their occurrence t which arc regard- who was hard up tried to hide it,
ed in some quarters excessive, I but so many are in that condition
and are the basis of much l w that it is impossible to hide it,
were actually very much less I and yet these lie the days of pro
number proportionately s
suffered by the British army tip
date. I
As to the British showing this the
statement covers from I of Court of county
. i ,. . i i a Administrator of the of M. I.
October ,, nearly six i la to
were holding said ca-
i talc to it, in lo me
March, 1801, or notice will u
late will to
This February 1900.
It. S. JAMBS, A
E.
Attorneys.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Hiving this day the
Clerk of the Superior of Pill
of Allen
deceased, notice is hereby given to nil per-
holding lo
present them to for payment, duly
on or the day of
or this notice will be plead in
their recovery. All
ed lo rid estate will
In me. This March 2nd
of K. Alien.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Having qualified the Superior
Court Clerk of Pitt county an
tor of the estate of James K.
notice is hereby given to all
to make pay-
to the undersigned, and all persons
ins said must
the for payment
March, tins notice will be
plead in bar of recovery.
This day of March,
Jesse Cannon.
of K
There were SOB
I men killed in action, by
or by nils and disease.
There were set down U missing
and
men were home, milk
plead III bar i
indebted to i
rev.
to make
to inc.
This March 1900,
I. II. Ad
M. I.
tug lite total Hi losses,
of and wounded in the
hospital in South Africa officers
men. It is
nearly men
arc sick and wounded in the hos-
showing a l.-s in effective
since the if the
before November i war of
all such persons shall W- entitled Ii
lo and vole at all
b people iii this stale, unless death
under section this
NO.
estimated
M Tuck, i I A. W. K.
Tucker by consent dissolved
or Hie of
All ins lo the
will please at with
either of the All i n-
having against the will
present their to M Tucker once,
lids April dill,
I A K.
K.
is SI a and on
ii very
an- . int lo the
i , specially
grow-
iii
Unit
price.
PEN
MYTH
AT t HOOK STORE
Provided, such persons
shall e paid their poll tax as re
by law.
See All elections by the
shall lie ballot, and all
elections by the Assembly
shall v
See voter in -North
Carolina, except as this article
shall be eligible to of-
but entering upon the
duties of I he he shall take
the following
do swear
that I will support and
maintain the constitution and laws
of the United States, con-
and laws of North Caro
inconsistent therewith, and
that I will faithfully discharge the
. duties of my office
I So help me,
lee, B. The classes of
p. i shall in- disqualified
i Find, all persons w ho shall
officers and men. There
were wounded and
men. Only per of the
death from
wounds or occurred in mi lie, while
cm responding for the Brit-
at my Is 08.13 per
of
is idea for
the ratting the additional money
lo rebuild
II ill. He suggests that the
inn. inn building shall lie
nun, medals bearing a
lure . I he oil hall, with the date
completion destruction
on one side the dates of the
completion dedication of the
new on the reverse. Mr.
the
in. agree with him
that a large number of such
be sold
enormous profit to be
to the fund.
IS
N. C.
The Stock in every
and price as low as
Highest market prices
aid for produce.
jam or r-i
t m
LAND SALE.
By virtue a or the Superior
of Pitt county
Martha Ann Tyson and others
against Andrew Vines and others, petition
lo sell land Tin
c will sell for cash
the Court House door in Sal-
May 19th, the following .-
pine, parcel or tract of land, situ-
ate in Pitt county in township,
the tunas of
Cobb and others,
ST acres, less, it
known us the home tract.
P.
This April 1900.
every Sun-
day, morning and evening. Pray-
Thursday evening. Rev.
J. N. Booth, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. D.
superintendent.
every Sun-
day, morning evening,
meeting Wednesday evening. Rev.
N. If. Watson, pastor. Sunday
school p. in. W V. Harding,
thin
Sunday, evening. Rev.
J. B. Morton, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. E. B.
at the
Opera House every Sunday
morning and night. Rev. D. W.
Davis, pastor.
regular services.
OLD DOMINION LINE
SERVICE
Steamer leave Washing-
ton daily at A. M. for
ville, leave daily at
P, It. for
leaves
Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays at A. M.
leave Tarboro for
at A. M. carries freight only.
at Washington
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and
ton, and for all points for tho West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
taM Old Dominion S. S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Una from
and Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, N. C
J. J. CHERRY,
Greenville, N. C.
LODGES
I A. F. A. M. Greenville
Lodge, No. meets first and
third Monday evening. R.
W. M. J. M. Sec
Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
R. G. E. E Griffin,
Sec.
K. of River Lodge,
meets every Friday evening
R. M. C. 0.1 T. ft. Hooker,
K. of R. and S.
R. Vance Council, No.
1606, meets even-
W. B. Wilson, R. M. E.
Lang, See.
Jr. O. U. A. every
Wednesday night at in I. O.
O. F. B. White,
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
Thursday in i Mil Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. S. Smith, Sec.
I. O. Conclave
No. meets every second and
fourth Monday nights Odd
ons Hull. W. B. Wilson
Se-
PATENTS
ADVICE AS TO
Notice In Age
I I
t. I
E. G.
FREE
J. I MEET,
IN------
-A GENERAL LINK OF
Also a nice Lino of Hardware.
I can now Its found the
brink store formerly
occupied by J.
W. Brown.
COME TO MB.
tie
-FOR
The Eastern
D. J. EDITOR
i ;
-AT
VOL. XIX
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL
NO
OUR NOMINEES
State
la a Coffin-Box.
What Churches They Belong; To
For
CHARLES B.
of Wayne.
For Lieutenant
WILLIAM
of Iredell.
For Secretary of
J.
of Pitt.
For
R. LACY,
of Wake.
For
B. F. DIXON,
of Cleveland.
For Attorney
ROBERTO.
of Hay wood.
Superintendent Public
THOMAS
of
For Commissioner
L.
of Caldwell.
For
In
C m is and
HENRY B. VARNER,
of Davidson,
For Corporation
SAMUEL L. ROGERS,
of
FRANK
of New
For Presidential Electors-at-
DAN HUGH
of
LEE S. OVERMAN,
Rowan.
Mr. of
who was in Charlotte H
was the informant of a
exciting episode that happened
at last Friday night.
A young man from New York,
who had been living
died Friday. A cheap
as purchased at the under-
taker's and a box was made ready
for shipment of the to New-
York. About Friday
night Messrs. Butler A. Justice,
Justice, his cousin, and Mr.
J. II. Wood, the undertaker, left
a local and went to Mr.
Wood's After
they bad bean seated for a few
minutes Mr. Wood asked Mr. J. D.
Justice to go up stairs and get his
screw driver, which he needed for
some purpose. During Mr.
Mr. Butler Justice
walked into an adjoining room
crawled in the box.
When J. D. Justice returned
Butler moaned out in a
tone of a blamed
shame to bury a stranger a
cheap
J. Justice was startled mo-
but in entrants he real-
the trick. Then he ran over
and screwed down the top
of the lox. The tables were
turned on and be bagged to
be released. By this time the
was so overcome
laughter that lie stumbled back
and knocked a burn-
lamp. There was
at the room was
flames. Butler's may be
The other two men
fought tire desperately, while But-
lay in the coffin prison
yelled loudly and
for help.
Finally the flames were
Butler was
badly scared man, said Mr.
observer.
The Right Way To
Water.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Prof. says there are few
people who thoroughly realize the
value of water as a beverage, or
who how to obtain greatest
advantage from it. The effects
produced by of water
the in which it is
If, for instance, a pint of
cold water be swallowed as a large
or if it be taken in too
large portions with u short inter-
val between certain definite results
which differ from
those which would have followed if
the same quantity were taken by
sipping. Sipping is powerful
stimulant thing
which ordinary drinking is not.
During the of sipping the
action of the nerve which slow e
beat of the heart is abolished,
that con-
tracts much more rapidly, and the
pulse beats more and the
circulation various parts of the
body is increased. addition to
this, that the pressure
which the bile is secreted is
raised the sipping of fluid.
here is a point which might
well be noted by our readers. A
glass of cold water slowly sipped
will produce a greater acceleration
of the pulse for a time will a
glass of wine or spirits taken at a
this it
may not be out of place to mention
that cold water will often
allay the craving for alcohol
those who have in
habit of taking much of
and may be endeavoring to reform,
the effect being due to the
stimulant action of the
Hamilton,
At a meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee held in
Greenville the 14th day of
April, WOO, a convention for the
Domination of Democratic
dates for Legislature and the
various county and for the
of delegates to the
First Congressional District Demo-
convention, was called to
meet the Court House, in Green-
ville, o'clock M., on Saturday,
May
Township primaries, for the
pose of appointing delegates to said
county convention, were railed to
meet at the usual places in each
township on Saturday, May
at o'clock P. M. The said
primaries will also elect an
for each precinct,
composed of live members, and
so nominate candidates for Justices
of the Peace The
number of delegates and alternates
each township will to
is as
Beaver Dam
Bethel
Falkland
Swift Creek
All white the of
Pitt who favor the people
controlling the affairs of and
county, who intend to vote to
that end, are cordially invited to
alien participate these
L.
W. L. Sec.
A delegate, who thinks about
religion-, as political
has figured the religious
leanings or memberships on the
Slate ticket
Governor Baptist.
Lt .-Governor
dist.
State
Treasurer
Auditor
of Schools
Corporation Commissioner
Corporation Commissioner Rog-
Met
Labor Varner
Presbyterian--two Baptists,
Methodists, three Presbyterians
and one Episcopalian.
Points on the
The mortgage is a self support-
institution.
always holds Its own.
culls for just as many
when tobacco is cheap when it
It is not affected by the
It is not drowned out by heavy
rains.
II never winter kills.
Late springs and early frost
trouble it.
Potato bugs Dover disturb it.
It grows nights, Sunday's, rainy
days and even holidays.
It brings a sure crop every year
and sonic twice a year.
It produces each lime.
It does not have to Walt for
market to advance,
It is not subject to the
of the bulls and beam on the
board of the trade.
It is a load that galls, frets and I
chafes.
It is a burden the farmer
not shake off.
II is with him morning, noon and
night.
It eats with him at the table,
It gels under bis pillow when he
sleeps.
It rides upon his shoulder
the day.
It consumes his grain crop.
II devours his cattle.
It selects the horses and
fat lest steers.
lives on the fruits of the
phone.
TO THE PEOPLE, l K FRIENDS AND OF
PUT AND ADJOINING
Will Be Another Day.
We are still the forefront of the race after your
We oiler you the best selected line of
General Merchandise
I be in any Store Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of the best of America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round, Spring.
and Winter. We arc work for yours and our mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you want and to
sell you if we can. We offer you the very best service, polite
attention, and the most liberal with a well
established business up strictly ii-- own merits.
When you come to market you do yourself justice
if you do not our immense Mock before buying elsewhere.
us and the following lines of general merchandise.
Dry Goods and Notions,
Caps, Silks and Satins, Dress Trimmings
Jackets and Capes. Carpels, Mattings and OH Cloths. .
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's and
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters.
Groceries.
Flour, Meat, Sugar, Coffee, Bead Is,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails Bone.
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything in lino.
We buy strictly for Cash, sell for Either or Approved
Credit. Our motto is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
The New Bern Journal says;
The poor of the
tor candidates Che last State
Democratic Convention must not
be politicians as
appearance of the State
press as a claimant for one or more
of its editors for public office.
Bo for Bathe Editors getting
it was as Durham
Herald calls it, near a
but it will be as
well to remember that there will
lie other conventions, where
the more
than
Of course the Press will is-call-
ed upon to perform the Usual guard
in and to whip
op the i .- . voters Into the
performance of their duty
time, which will done In
good order, and without hope of
anything except from
those personally
in i Ins particular the Press
not sulk, as might the defeated
candidate, but who will consider
service performed,
iii any except In that of
regular duty, which Press
And Herald
II in power Of the press of
State to consign the entire Dem-
ticket, nominated
day, h
overwhelming defeat. Not that
such a course is probable, but if
the claims of Ibis ticket re
tho press, have been
the claims of the press before the
State of our party, Ibo
funeral of Democracy would
at once.
The members of the
of the State ere too loyal
and too patriotic to entertain a
of action,
bat aside from the duty they
to people, they are bound by no
obligations to contribute so male
support o ticket
convention.
The campaign is on, and
the lawyers, Cue farm
em, nor i he will
do more-efficient work than tho
rewarded newspaper man. He
will all the can-
His medium will lie
is the name
of a
able
ed pamphlet
which should
be in the hands
of every planter who
raises Cotton. The
book is sent Free.
KALI WORKS,
sultanas . N-
Par Cent. Investment with
Tuxes by Company.
in EBB
c Drewry, Pros.
S Vice Pies.
i; s Tram.
N II tiding, Ally.
Goo. Allen,
w s Primrose, J
COUPON
CERTIFICATES, with Semi
Annual Coupons, each.
Payable in June and December at
Commercial and Farmers Hank of
Raleigh, Secured by first
gage on residence property worth
of loans, with
principal payable ten after
dale of issue, are being Mild tor a
cash payment of which gives
to the owner live one third per
can, per annum free of taxes
coat, and a profit of nearly
twenty per cent, tit maturity,
a total of more than seven per
cent, per annum. This is one of
the and beat Investments on
the market. Loans made on
property of eight
For further particulars, address
Mechanics and Investors Union,
Allen, See., Raleigh, N.
A Swindler.
of Bethel, are
a his name J. w
A. Column. Ho claimed to be
selling desks. He
ed a suit of clothes from these mer-
chants and gave a cheek the
Hank of Tarboro, which bad BO
funds belonging to him. Messrs,
are out their clothing,
and something, B.
Knight, a same haul.
for cash.
it is said, forged an or
on the school fund and went lo
Greenville to have the
approve of it, in
he failed. He then to
Mount and hired a horse bug-
inn gave a check on Hank
Of a part of
which he
This is the last beard man, j
ii exception be taken lo Ike
that the Windsor bank, I
like the Hank of never
heard of such a ,
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
In local applications as they
reach the diseased portion of
COT, There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is
remedies. Deafness is
ed an inflamed condition of the
lining of the
Tube. When inflamed
have a rumbling sound or
perfect hearing, and when is in
his advertising will closed, deafness is the result,
, , haul and unless tho can be
will, not.
speakings, m . bearing
become worn in the the m . forever; nine
redeem the Luxes out of ten arc caused by
stale his Will be in constant which is nothing but tin in-
mm
We have just received a lot and
single and Double home.
them We also u line
use for the good of tho party.
They will meet the demand cheer
None will
be more
loyal.
their reward will be
In of
to their people well
If an- looking torn mole ma-
reward arc doomed to
disappointment.
goto the
and the
To 11.1
darned condition of the mucous
ill-face-.
We will give One Hundred
for ease of deafness
ed catarrh I that cannot be cured
Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for
lice.
J. Co.; Props.,
Sold by druggists, Hall's
Pills are the boat.
Tools,
ought to two
-one to do business and one
to do de Such
is the of Jerry Smith,
old at White
House.
tine thing that will make any
person stout flesh.
Plow
Headquarters For
Builder. Heady
Paints,
BAKER k Ml
People in the who arc
annoyed by Hies remember
Hint clover,
which grows near
roadside. II
and and shed ll-
perfume through
air. Will drive flies
Liner H tan
collect. N.-w
-m
You
Like
Printing
Then
You
Will
Like
Ours.
THE
I it.- win. carries his
his back i- sure
of being ahead of
Marriage Is a serious but
n great
.,. I-., being single.
Some an-like some eggs.
el on the stage because they
No. Building.
N for nothing else.
Dr,
S. C.
over White
Fleming store.
fever is n bottle of
Tasteless Chill It is simply
hon and quinine iii form
No cure no