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Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OVER A QUARTER-CENTURY OLD.
hi 1869, I N
I.
HI Jill
Organized
New York. A i
Mi my.
in U. s.
posited with the Now irk
Depart
RICHARD President.
II. 1st Vice-Pres. Wu.
s. Trees.
Home Office, Nassau New York City.
T. S.-
Manner Md. North and South Carolina
THE AMENDMENT.
ill following IS
nil- ii of tin state
adopted by the General An-
hi and to It submit
the voters for
l- That article VI of
of North Carolina be
the is hereby abrogated
and in lieu thereof shall lie
the following article of said
ARTICLE VI.
AND ELIGIBILITY
TO
First, all persons who shall
deny the being of Almighty Cod
Second, persons win shall have
or confessed
guilt in indictment pending, and
whether w not,
suspended,
or o or any other for
i he may
lent in the penitentiary,
since becoming citizens of the
i or corruption
malpractice in office, unless such
person shall lie restored to the
of citizenship a manner
i prescribed by law.
Sec. . This act shall in force
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Wm A torn Xe
National New Oily
of New N A Sea City
Trow bridge, North Trust Co -New City
A Hepburn. Chase National Bank, New
William N V Clearing New
Bankers Life Co, Sew City
William First Bank, Sew City
Win A Sherman, N V Produce Exchange Hank. New
James Irving National Hank. New City
Edward Baldwin, National Park Bank, New City
Edward T Hank of New N B A, New lily
John II Carr, Market and Bank, New City
t; W Leather National Hank. N V
Chas S Life Insurance Co, New City
Walter The Sat lug Rink, New City
Parsons, Chemical National Bank, New City
D Butler, Leather Hank, N V
Geo Brooklyn, N V
It L Bunk for Savings, N
C t o, . N V City
FINANCE COMMITTEE OP BOARD OF TORS
Wm Sash Chairman , President Corn Exchange Bank N V
II Irving N t
ES Mason, President Hank of New N Ii A. X V City
President North American Trust Co, N V
A B Hepburn. I I Hank. N V
William Manager N V t House N V City
Richard Morgan, President Bankers Lite N V City
OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wm I; Reed Chairman Cashier First Rank, X Y
Edward l Baldwin, Park Han. N V City
Edward of New N H A. N V
Richard President Life Co, N V
IT WILL PAY
the Bankers. The Life
contain nil the up-t
from and after its ratification.
OF AS Congressman Levy, of New
. York, think it fair to make
.-section male person; , ,. , .
such discrimination between
United States, Vice Presidents
a year and the
other lie proposes
to even up more by having the
Vice President's salary raised to
Better reduce the other
every
naturalized, twenty-one years
age. and possessing the
set out in this article, shall
he entitled to vote any election
by the people in the Stale, except M, ,, ,,., . y ,,
as herein otherwise provided. m Star.
Sec. He shall have resided in
the Slate of North Carolina for two
years, in the counts months,
A Smile la Each.
When a ends by not mar
a man it is always either be-
cause lie has got too wise or else
has got too foolish.
No man to us a
pan unless he takes all in-
his business.
The most disagreeable person is
the one who agrees with
everything yon say.
Corporations may have no souls,
but not so with a shoe trust.
No girl ever jilted a man that he
didn't live to be glad of it.
Some people insist upon hiding
light under a bushel when a
thimble would lie quits large
enough for the purpose.
A camphor ball the clothes
chest is worth three balls over a
paw
A girl may lie the picture of
health without being painted.
He is an odd man who doesn't
wish to get even with his enemies.
The woman who loses her tern-
pet never for its return.
people who never even had
a wart allow habits to grow on
l hem.
Sonic people to get to the hot-
if that Philadelphia woman who throw
and in precinct, ward or other attempted suicide because she was
Ion district in which be oilers tug bald bad read the papers I ,,,. ,,,,. who
to vote, four month next would not have to lo .,
the election Provided. That away With herself for such an in ,.,.,,, on
Ten channel to one Hie girl who
was Queen of the May is laid up
a cold.
It wouldn't he polite to refer to
a man as a lobster just because he
suffers from
The man who is addicted to see
bargains might make a
mistake by marrying a widow.
It doesn't necessarily mean that
TO the new policies
Limited Life and .,., , ,,, ,
provided by law, and the General
Did you ever look for the in your life insurance
policy it was in the Blinkers Life Insurance of the
City New you found side issues
the like, prominent as
of course we have these feature-, t. for Hank, is
nothing but
cur a policy with the Company keep- an
In
Or in which all earnings are to the language; and,
Or one which reserve and surplus it ,,
removal from one precinct, ward reason as that. She
or election district would haw bought some of that
iii the same county, shall not ope- never hair-propelling stuff
rat deprive any person of the a top
precinct, ward growth that would have made the
other election from Caucasian girt green with
removed, until four Some Philadelphia woman
months after such removal. No are so
person who has been or ton Mar.
v, ho has confessed his guilt I
court upon of any crime j The Baltimore News is taking. cyder know the way
the punishment of which i-. or may ., ,;,.,,., affairs he has lost hit bearings.
hereafter be, imprisonment in the ; .; .,. ,,,,,. . Conscience makes cowards of us
Mate prison, shall In permitted to -he South, taking and tome of the greatest cow
tote, unless the mid person shall ., ,,, haven't much conscience at
to citizenship in I in principal centers. The that,
the manner prescribed bi law. cut to give the actual a woman may forget when her
See.. Every to i facts the South. birthday comes around. But that
vole be at the time a legally some nine letters have been written -doesn't keep the wrinkles from
registered voter as herein from various places, tilled with coming in her face.
interesting facts and attractive
matter. I this the News is doing
Carolina shall a good work, which should be high- the should be allow-
t general registration laws appreciated and bring it in high to hold office, but if this bad
the provisions of favor Southerners. a law live years ago Butler
I others would never have
if what North Herald.
This is true and the more
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
Johnston's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN
A Doctor Talks shoal
Id s leading hotel, in a city, a and sired physician was
Listening to his and sententious w.-re a group of well
men, evidently lawyers, men and commercial
My firm belief, is that medical is certain yet to show that all dis-
eases without exception are caused by Invisible germs which living organ-
isms. Here Is the germ of that terrible disease diphtheria. Here lathe
of typhoid and here is the more dreadful of tubercle which
causes that most destructive of all diseases, consumption, of that very
common and supposed disease,
wish. the traveling man, yon would tall as about
catarrh. I have had it for years, and I am thoroughly
The Doctor answered. like diphtheria, consumption, typhoid
fever, and a host of other diseases, is the result of a microbe invading the blood
and attacking specially mucous membrane. This foul and moat disgusting
disease is especially prevalent in the United States and ft la rare to meet one
who is not, or has not been troubled more or lass with How often la he or
obliged to remain at home from deprive themselves
of many Intellectual treats, from fear of the disagreeable odor arising from ca-
affections. In Its worst phase, the becomes loathsome both to
himself and his friends.
I continued this great the true way to heal ca-
is to medicate the blond. This can be done only by powerful
which act blood
A. of Mich.,
Dear ten years I was s sufferer from general debility and chronic
catarrh. My face pate as death. I weak and abort of breath. Iconic
hardly walk, I was so dizzy and had s In my head all the time. My
and feet were always cold. My appetite was very poor. On getting up
in the morning, my head swam so was often obliged to lie down again. I had
awful pains in the small of my back. had a continual feeling of
My muscular power almost entirely gone, and I go half a
steps without stopping to rest, and often that much exercise caused roe to have
a pain in my aide. seemed as though the blood had left my veins. The doc-
tors said my blood had all turned to water. I had given up all hope of ever get-
ting well. I tried the best In tho state, but failed to get any relief.
My got me a bottle of Johnston's I took it, and
another. Whoa these had been used, I was somewhat improved In
health. I continued its use. and felt I growing stronger; my sleep re-
freshing, and it seemed as if could feel new blood moving through my
kept on taking It, and now consider a well and rugged woman. I work
all the time, and am happy. I am positive that the Sarsaparilla saved my life.
The sick headaches have had since childhood, have disappeared, and my ca-
has most entirely left I cannot be too thankful for what
has done for me. I recommend all women who have head-
aches to use
SOLD BY
The Populist platform declares
surplus at death, in
en
carry inti
this article.
Sec, I. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any section
of the constitution in the English
he shall be
paid on or
before the day of March of
In-previous year. taxes
shall be a lien on assessed
Or one which gives all
t ion face police
Or one, fact, which i reals I be policy-holder with absolute year in which he proposes to vole.
equity, confiscating of the premiums, and allowing a his poll tax as prescribed by law,
policy holder t-i control his own money all times, us far us is consist- j
cut with a conservative which embraces the best points of
banking Insurance
If you have never seen ant of these investigate no process shall issue
the new policies the Bankers Lite Insurance I of the same
against
Who are its .- Am . . .
known men in New Y, who was,
. i I . man- or any time
it safe invest in . ,,.;,.;. with it- policy-holders prior thereto, entitled to vote
and low cost the laws of any State in the
. address I Stales
Md. and no lineal descendant of
person, shall Is- denied
, . , , . ,, , . the right to register and vole at
.-. Haul,
.-. Ii , . Hooker and i White.
As an evidence
Carolina has done is doing in
in the nay of developing its cotton
m Mr. J. II.
of Charlotte is quoted as ,
saving that he can stand in Pl and the outrageous
iii cits and
to Marion Butler and the Fop. of
lice-holders for kicking the stone
I which they climbed Into plane
part of it is that they Impudently
w South Street,
A. . K. N. C.
i . -J
will i
urn of. .
day
i HAS.
W lit Is i- i
The Cut.,
The Fit
The
me to insure my life Company for
. I was -ill on the.
.
S, Name.
Md. Ad ,,. .
III,
any election in this by person
I of bin failure to possess the
qualifications prescribed in
section I article Provided,
he -i all have registered
iIi terms of section
prior to December I. inns. The
Assembly shall provide for
a m-i record iii all persons
win. under this section on
Is fore November I, 1908, and
all such be entitled
In vote at all elect inns
seventy-five cotton mills within a
radius of fifty are,
is added one hundred
and twenty mills, representing a
more
within a radius of one hundred
mile- of I lie Some of them,
of course are in Smith Carolina,
but the fact does not change the
proposition
Courier, Dim.
man. Bu
II.
. r
Hill Cotton Seed, Oil liar
Turkeys, etc. lied
ten Mattresses, Oak Suits,
It pride that no Got Parlor
lure i- d peel .
under lb
rial or
High Art
his
and Provided, inch persons
their poll tax as re
law.
See. Ii. All elections the
-hall be ballot, ind all
elect Hie
shall be viva COCO.
Sec voter North
Carolina, except in this article
disqualified, shall be eligible to of-
but before entering upon the
duties of the he shall lake
and subscribe Hie following
do lily swear
will support and
with our name has idem
ii-. all In our
own work room m
street.
Mints, Tables, Safes, p,
Me. West Cheroots,
Am Beauty
eel berries, Peaches,
I'm- Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Sugar. Meat, Soup,
M Matches, Oil,
Colon Herd -Meal and Hulls, liar-
needs. Oranges, Apples,
Dried Apples.
Pi Currents,
and Ware, Tin Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
, mill.
ard Machines, and nu-
other goods. Quality and
Cheap for cash. Come
in s.
Wk
H.
I he laws
of the United Stales, and the eon
st it lit ion and laws of North Cam
Una not inconsistent therewith, and
that I will discharge the
of
So help me.
Sec. The following
shall be disqualified
propose to allow these to
keep voting so they can
reap the benefit, but them
disfranchised so fur as holding of-
is concerned. In other words,
these Pops, want the to work
for but they want him for
ever from gelling any
pie. We could have some respect
ed the the lie
out of gratitude to him for his
vote ever since the civil war, but
they do not. All they want is the
vote and then they
with They do not oppose the
amen. -ill because it disfranchises
the in . Not one of their speak-
so u as we a heard or read
nerve to do this, but
they the false plea that
white men will Is- disfranchised.
one of them has had the nerve
to say the is as good as a
white man and should allowed
In vole. dare not do it.
Land mark.
believe the amendment
be carried by a good majority, but
let in- so sanguine
it as lo beget apathy. It is a life
and death struggle, politically,
Hie opponents of the amend
they will leave
unturned efforts to defeat
ii. The question North
Carolina favor permanent white
supremacy Let the answer lie in
and let it be em
by the biggest possible
Work and work earn-
from now the polls arc
closed iii August.
The man
is no danger of domination
tin record of the years
eyes, blind urn
knave. Ii is written the laws of
tin- the needs to be
restrained, other
can lie given to the
the two republican
tun property-holders the
of additional
coin
a never beard of
The populists in their slate plat
form acknowledge that there is
danger of rule and offer two
remedies, to wit, to make the
color a for
office and to provide a differ
system of county government
CU. E l H Lit AND FEVER,
and Night Sweats with
Tasteless Chill Tonic at per
Pleasant to take. Money
if fails.
purifies and
oil well. None oilier as good.
Manufactured by Drug
Co., Suffolk, Va., and sold and
at the drug stores of
for the Weekly.
Whichard, N. B.
The In every
market price
Tho One Day Cold Cure.
me
duly the
of tin- f Nancy
ice is given to
all lo estate t
to the
all Mid en-
are to name
for before Mm of
or this will he
bar of
day of April, two.
of Nancy
NOTICE
The firm of Tucker Co., of
H A. W. K.
part-
or the day of
1900, All to the firm
will make at with
either of the above All
having the Una will
their claim tn at. Tucker at once
April 9th,
A. K.
W, K
LAND BALK.
virtue of a of the
of Pitt county
entitled Martha Ann Tyson others
Vim and other, petition
partition. Th
e will
Sat-
May 19th, WOO the
piece, parcel or tract of land.
in t. in Beaver Dam
c of
Cobb and
it u-inn
known M the home tract-
V. G.
This April 1900.
DIRECTORY
a in.
Services every 2nd and 4th
morning.
every Sun-
day, morning and evening. Pray-
Wednesday evening.
Kev. J. N. Hoot h, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. O.
superintendent.
every Sun-
day, morning and evening.
meeting Wednesday evening. Kev.
N. M. pastor. Sunday
school p. m. W E. Harding,
thin.
Sunday, evening. Kev.
J. Ii. Morton, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. E. B.
at the
Opera House every 2nd Sunday
morning and night. Kev. D. W.
Davis, pastor.
regular services.
ROBERt'S TASTELESS CHILL
pet Cures Chills and
Fever, Malaria, Night Sweats and
Money back if it
No other as good, the kind
with the Ben Cross on the label.
Sold and guaranteed by
and Mi mil. druggists.
OLD DOMINION LINE
SERVICE
Steamer My res leave Washing-
ton daily at A. M. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at
I. II. for Washington.
Steamer
Greenville Mondays,
and at A. M.
leave for
Tuesdays. and Saturdays
A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting Washington with
Steamer for Norfolk,
New York and
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Hay from
Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, K. C.
J.
Greenville, N. O.
A. F. A. M. Greenville
Lodge, No. 28-1, meets first and
third evening. R.
W. M. J. M. Reuse, Sec
I. O. O. Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
R. i. N. G. E. E Griffin,
Sec.
K. of River Lodge,
meets every Friday evening
R. M. C. C; T. M. Hooker,
K. U.
It. Vance Council, No.
meets every Thursday even-
W. Wilson, It. M. B.
Lang, Sec.
O. U. A. every
Wednesday night in I. O.
O. F. hall. J. B. White,
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
Thursday nights in Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. S. Smith, Sec.
I. O. Conclave
No. in, meets every second and
fourth Monday nights in Odd
Hall. W. B. Wilson
Smith See
AND
PATENTS
AS
Notice I ii Vi
Book BBl
modern. Kn Am till la
PATENT
invent
n.
MEET,
-DEALER IN-
-A GENERAL LINE OF
nice of Hard ware.
I can now be found the
brick store formerly
occupied by J.
W. Brown.
TO
J,
tie
FOR
III
The Eastern Reflector
D. J. EDITOR
-AT-
VOL. XIX.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, FRIDAY, MAY II
NO
Ed. B.
RETAIL
GROCER
IF YOU WANT TO BE TREATED RIGHT AND
AT THE SAME TIME BUY GOODS RIGHT
THEN COMB TO THE RIGHT PLACE WHERE
TOO HONEST WEIGHT
LY RELIABLE GOODS.
Ed, H.
OUR NOMINEES
State Ticket.
For
CHARLES B. AYCOCK,
of Wayne.
For
WILFRED
of Iredell.
For Secretary of
GRIMES,
of Pitt.
For
H. LACY,
of Wake.
For
B. F. DIXON,
of Cleveland.
For Attorney
ROBERT D. GILMER,
of Hay wood.
Superintendent Public
THOMAS
of
For Commissioner
SAMUEL L.
of Caldwell.
For Commissioner Labor and
HENRY B.
of Davidson.
For Corporation
SAMUEL L. ROGERS,
of
FRANK
of New
DAN HUGH
of Cumberland.
LEES. OVERMAN,
Rowan.
For
In-
he Hoy to b I'll led
THE LEADING GROCER.
diving Himself Away
Senator displays re-
markable inconsistency gives
himself away the reasons he as-
signs for his opposition to the pro
posed constitutional amendment
In bis speech in the Republican
convention, Wednesday, he
reiterated the assertion that the
supreme court of the United States
would declare the section of
the amendment sailed
the
How does Senator
know what the supreme
court will dot This may be his
opinion, which very much doubt
but he docs not know it. Besides
if he did it, or had any par
reason to believe the
supreme so decide, he
would desire the adoption of
which lie Bays would
leave the voters and dis-
franchise white men, which is the
very that and
other his side
would like to see, for would
cut down the white vote give
them and their following
just that much the advantage.
But he says the section isn't
constitutional either for dis-
against the colored
brother. Now, if he believes the
5th section, which permits the
white lo vote, is
and that the sec-
which prohibits the ignorant
from voting, is
the whole thing is
why in the mis
chief is Senator cavort-
around and pawing the air in
his frantic efforts lo defeat a
which run the ordeal of
the courts without knocked
simply advertises his
inconsistency, gives himself
and makes himself ridiculous when
on con-
grounds and asserts that
it will be declared void the
Star.
There are boys we arc to
say, who love to of the wrong
practices have engaged
the There are bad men,
too, who do the same thing. The
boy if to be pitied who has
Reflections of a Bachelor.
There never was a really great
woman in tho who was not
ugly.
Tho average woman doesn't act
to boast of but his evil humble in her prayers M
and it is pretty certain that he will she expects her husband to act lo
become a worthless man unless he
reforms and refrains from the
The reciting of evil deeds
will not help the boy here on earth,
up above or down below, for men
don't him, heaven have
her.
Lots of men who supposed to
be men with hoes ate only digging
bait so they can sneak off and go
fishing tomorrow.
When a girl a man
and the devil won't
ate him when he gets him.
the past beyond all remembrance
if you not speak good of it .
Mt. Olive Advertiser.
Democrats of the ninth
district of Missouri
mated Congressman Champ Clark
without opposition.
and marries a rich
one, she will go through life in-
that he did it for spite.
The woman
her husband because he sits around
the house in bis shirt sleeve's is
the same one that can
never feel comfortable till
she has got her corset,
York
Strawberry Weevil.
Complaint has reached the North
Carolina Department of
lure that very serious damage is
I icing done by an insect in the
strawberry fields of the trucking
section. The insect proves to lie
very small, reddish, snout
of family. Its scientific
name is
fa Maryland and
this insect has troublesome
for some years, it is commonly
galled the strawberry bud
The beetle cuts the buds when
these arc about i grown. The
damage varies from per cent to
percent of the crop, being
where large-
grown. The strawberry bud
weevil feeds upon pollen in
When
the bud.- of Ham Bate strawberries
about s grown the parent beetle
with her long snout gouges one to
live holes into t he cent re of I he bud
Into each hole she thrusts an egg.
The eggs hatch in about a week
and the young grub to feed
upon the of the unopened
buds. So prevent the buds from
opening scattering their pollen
the parent beetle after depositing
her eggs, cuts the stem nearly
leaves it hanging
a thread of bark which serves for u
while to prevent the bud dry-
up.
This beetle is a native and orig
attacked the wild
It now attacks the strawberry
because that plant blooms first.
As soon as the raw berry crop is
out of bloom, the insect attacks
the black berry which they injure
inexactly tho way, and lo a
considerable amount. The rasp-
berry is rarely tr never Injured. I
Besides the wild and cultivated I
blackberries, Ibis beetle infests the
weed known as
and the yellow
dowered
As this insect feeds
upon pollen, the most pine
plan is to grow only pistil-
late strawberries for the main crop.
Grow only as many
plants as are necessary
for Spray the
plants when the buds are
grown with Allowing
Crude creosote or crude carbolic
acid j gallon.
Water one barrel or gal-
Repeat once a week until the
These chemicals have a very
rung disagreeable and persistent
odor which may taint the fruit
grown on the sprayed plants. This
must be determined each local-
by actual trial as
of the odor depends largely upon
the pistillate
plants need not be prayed and
their is DO danger of tainting their
fruit.
wild blackberries and I lie
weeds above should be j
terminated around the
v field. The horse mint might
Is- grown a trap along the bot
tiers roads of a Held. The in-
sects can be easily knocked from
growing plants Into pans
containing some water and
MM,
The way to protect the
thin
beetle is to watch for the beetle
first appearance on the plants and
then juror knock them off into the
the just mentioned. The
danger is over as the plant
has set fruit.
GUILD
N. C. Department of Agriculture.
J. B. CHERRY GO.
TO THE PEOPLE, mil FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
We are still in the forefront of after your patronage
oiler you the best selected Hue of
General Merchandise
to Is- found in any store Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of the beat manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round. Spring. Summer
and Winter. anal 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 best service, polite
attention, and moat liberal terms consistent with a well
established at up strictly own merits.
When you come in market you will do yourself justice
if you do not our stock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of general merchandise.
Dry Goods and Notions,
l o .- . . -e
May Ii.
The an law baa already
had to be remedied by additional
Congressional legislation, and the
Hawaiian law will have to be.
The la. failed to provide for a
colic, of Internal or
for an of the . S. Postal
laws, and Secretary Gage has In-
formed the Cabinet that he does
consider the authority given
him by the law sufficient to justify
pay of Hawaiian pub
lie debt. The country will not
forget the Republicans are
responsible tor and slip
shod legislation, forced through
Congrats under the whip
and spur.
butler of North Carolina
Chairman of populist
Committee, before having Wash-
to attend SIOUX
Convention, declared
would Bryan
for acclamation, and
would adopt the platform of
the new declarations to
Hats and Caps, Silks and Satins, lira
Jackets and Capes, Carpels, Matting
Shoes.
I n
C Drew Pro
S Vice Tics. I
II S i man. ,
N II All.
to o. Allen, Secretary.
c ; Latta. .
foreign problems and the trust
,. Of trusts, Senator M
-The people a party Annual Coupons, 12.25 each.
Trimmings always been against trusts, and we Payable in June and December at
and Oil Cloths. I believe three greatest trusts Commercial Farmers Hank of
relate to and
gives color,
flavor and to
all fruits. No good fruit
can be raised without
Potash.
Fertilizers containing at least
to of Potash will give
best results on all fruits. Write
for our pamphlets, which ought
to be in every farmer's library.
They are sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
Per Cent. In-. mini with
Taxes Paid by Company-
Men's, Women's
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters.
and
Groceries.
Flour, Coffee, Laid. Scad is.
Hardware,
Plows Castings and Plow Fixture, Nails Rope.
Furniture.
for Furniture everything line.
We for Cash, but for Either Cash or Approved
Credit. Our motto is Square Dealing.
Friends,
Snow St Tin of
Secured by
gage on residence property worth
I nearly double amount of with
principal payable ten after
Mr. D. D.
of South Mi
asks us to
big snow storm
era, an old
township,
oil
an account
suffrage have all along
been declaring that should the
clause be declared
lite rest of the
amendment will stand, thus
tin- Illiterate the
same plane with tho illiterate
To remove beyond a
a doubt possibility of
such a thing, the legislature at the
and three nights there was a session in will add
slant fall of snow III j another clause lo
six that deep and declaring should any section
places drifted lo caves of tho proposed amendment
houses. Two cured and loll
from who were work . the whole tall also.
Bo that tho people when
of which mother, who wits at
time ten years old, has left him.
Mrs. was living in
section, In
burg when the snow fell.
The snow storm commenced on the
I of for font days
people win I I these t Ill-Is I III
control the government, and we
will, therefore these
in nation's
development should be under gov-
Democrats would ask
better Long.
ho now lobe the favor-
should 1- nominated
on tho Vice
President. Air. bong's attitude in
Sampson
has been Mich that he would ma-
weaken
decision of t . S. Judge
at Si. Paul. Minn., ilia
I . S; it ion was extend
ed Rico
tho terms of the treaty of peace
with Spain effect, has
disturbed administration
circles, for shadowing, as it does.
a similar on the part of
U. S. Supreme court when an
poll
Tho opponents of the proposed i-r and of the
prevent it. no
will be given the lo
pass mi until the
Presidential election.
Dick, of Ohio,
otherwise known as Dos-
man Friday, has gone to
when- the middle mad
populists will hold their
convention ibis week, there
reason- for the belief
lie to play leading purl
date issue, are being sold a
cash payment of which gives
the owner live and one third per
per annum free of taxes
Ural cost, and n profit of nearly
twenty per cent, maturity,
u total of more than seven per
cent, per annum. This is one of
safest and investments
i in- market. Loans mode on
properly eight
further particulars, address
Mechanics and Investors Union,
too. Allen. See., Raleigh, X. C.
in. D.
N. c.
Fleming store.
. c
While
store.
There is B Democratic
the nomination of X. c.
English for Superintendent of
Public Instruction by the Pop-
and Republicans, is a basis
I'm- fusion between these two par-
lies; Hint one after another of the
nominees on each of the tickets will
be taken down and replaced by
some from the other, until there
v, ill be one left between
parties. may lie this way
is of no consequence, for
this is a Democratic year the
State of
Charlotte Observer.
in Providence neighborhood
started home the day the snow
began to and several days
afterwards their flaxen bodies were
found neat Richardson's deck, on
the old
says then
great weather win
cold and a great
head of cattle and other stock
were caught in the storm and Irate.
They Say.
The woman with a sharp tongue
should not be Surprised if her BO-
in turn, cut her.
Men are not neatly so vain M
women, but is surprising how
man of them carry pocket
rots.
Huston's Registrar and
recently refused lo grant
a marriage license to an ill assort-
for the lifter this
is added, will say
lo is I will
intention, in adopting
amendment, that it shall either
land as a bole or fall as a a hole.
This
he a part of I be
and lie
.-aided by Hie coin I.
I I he people have a right
say wiling on the
or I hey a- II
bole a pail, and
en mini disregard their wish
expressed.-
in controlling the con-
Senators have pub
licit saying for some time M who had applied to him,
prospective bride was seventy-
,,. i. in old, had ill
her own while I lie would be
two years of age.
was practical
-bull I
s a
transportation and hotel
lo to that
from sections of the conn
try, I.
lilts
of its own in opposition
at Sioux
he relic lo hi tin
republic nil several stales
splitting populist vole, and
Dick ha- been sent loses
intention i- out.
in
on results of elections in
New Wales is prohibited by
law trader penalty of a line not less
than nor more than 12.10.
Any one who will read a
lied copy of proposed amend
We always have inure respect I and then II will
sit man named w men prefers
for a girl who
plain John Smith than one win
calls T. Mont
to lie rather than truth.
all them is In
The surgeon who has a
able lice
, I a swell.
that
in; -nine is lb
hear Hie male
re's one wold ill the
language that hi always tight when
wrong.
good thing for a
that they
us others hop
n Cl IV
Till inn, Co,
Frank J. makes
be is partner of the
Hi in of P. it Co., doing
business Hie of Toledo,
and Slide aforesaid, and
t a I Hi will sum of
ONE DOLLARS
each and ease I
I bill i be cured the use of
Hall's cure.
J.
Sworn In before me and sub
scribed in presence, this nib
of December, A. D.
; -ill A. W. Ill
Notary Public.
Hall's I tire is liken In-
I acts directly on the
blood surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials free
Sold by druggist-, Toe. Hall's
Family Pills Hie
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EASTERN REFLECTOR
GREENVILLE, N. C.
What the Tobacco Trust tall RALEIGH LETTER-
Done for IV n
Newt mat
Gossip From the State
D. J. Ed. Owner. The Bat,
. had a candid editorial, entitled
Entered at the Office , ; K,,,,,.,
Greenville, N. C, as Second I
Km X. May
Mail Matter.
Mat, U
county is catching
too. there twenty MK men
ate for Count t
Pitt has that
candidates Sheriff.
Trade follows the flag, perhaps,
but taxation dues. The
American of Com at
has Real la a pro-
test against the destructive
in vogue which,
say. is worse than ever enforced
by Spain.
The Democratic candidate on
Ft is apparent lo all
people of oar city that has
usefulness
contribute little more
I lie of Dam and
the farther growth of
will lie, tobacco, alone.
., ,. stages the
I i- I bat quantity
the weed bandied here has not de
creased, and prices are high m
ever, but it Is true the
is in hands, and
docs not afford profitable employ-
meat lo the of
as formerly, it follows
I In- capita and energy thus left
Idle mast teak other
When one thinks of Danville it
tobacco. The
general idea the public
is that there is no interest here
than the baying, selling and man-
my law practice which I was
the further,. . .
. . . , lust realize n in
dosed therefore, of the article ,.,.
the nun come when elected to the
.,.,, we quote, that was never
together at Washington , would go to wreck, and at the end
time as the present
, , of the four years term I would be
for starting; new manufacturing en ,.,.,,,
I left high and on the shoals of
They touched both the
western and eastern sections of the
Slate and received great ovations
here. they divide up
into twos and visit other towns
where they have not been. The
never had a better ticket
than at present.
Inheritance taxes planned to
bear moat heavily on large for-
tunes, are increasing in favor, and
if the Supreme Court sustains the
tax of this character Imposed by
the war revenue act. it is probable
that a large part of govern-
income in the future will
be derived from the enormous for
tunes of our millionaires, h Is
undoubtedly proper that es-
should pay to the govern-
in some proportion to the
values that the government pro
for them.
II. Badgers of the Standard
Oil Company, is said to have ;
Bounced to Danish government
Culled senators stood
read lo vote as the Company de-
sired, and to In
through purchase of die Dan-
Weal for ten per cent of
the proceed. This is Stated in an
official report made lo the Danish
government by special agent in
the matter, The worst of the
whole business Is Mr.
statement Is
reel.
carried the idea
. . the salary of the
oft the slate and beginning
again -of building a new town,
on a new basis- We have heard
our own neighboring city of
Winston is suffering from
of the tobacco interest, and
these things remind us about
years ago the late Senator
of Virginia, said in
private con venation that our
and are now ready to receive
I the splendid counterfeit of that
best beloved of
The it is now known def-
will delivered here in
ample lime for the unveiling
monies to be observed on July 4th
as contemplated. is believed
that of the greatest crowds ever
gathered in North Carolina on such
an occasion will assemble here that
date.
NOTES.
J. H. Murphy, of
has made a member of the
Slate election board, to succeed
Attorney General resign-
ed.
The Federal office
in North Carolina, all of
which is controlled by Senator
is said to amount to a
million or more dollars in salaries.
It is reported lo me on good
that Kev. J. E. White, of
at present Corresponding
Secretary of the Hoard of Missions
of the North Carolina State
Convention, and a particularly
affable and handsome gentle-
man, has virtually been decided
as president of Baptist
Female V versify here, to succeed
Prof. resigned. Mr.
While is a native North Carolinian
and a man for the place.
The will
J. B. Joyce of
candidate for Congress in
Senator can save . ,,. ,, .
, . , Fifth Distrust.
The I . S. Senate has passed the
While Stale Con-
was in session here last
Wednesday, Senator Pritchard sat
Inside writer, near the news-
paper and I had
to talk with him at all
me. Some news-
paper c i respondent bad started a
rumor Senator to Ike
prevailed to accept
nomination of his par-
order lo defeat amend-
There was at DO time any oasis
for the rumor, but I mentioned
subject lo see what Senator
would say. I couldn't afford
accept either nomination or
the said be. I
Governor, l would be required to
remain m all the time;
of North Carolina is not
to admit of saving any of
It. But for dial he ad-
It is teen, if our
speaks truly, as of course
ii does, that the spirit of prophecy
was upon him.
from his salary, either; but I man
law practice
ah lie Senator, and am not confined
to halls of legislation every
day in the year. When accept
, it public office it most have a
Carolina and towns could
not depend upon tobacco as a basis
of permanent prosperity. It would,
, , . .,,,. u on would
be say that he foresaw
then die formation of a gigantic to-1 .
trust which would of the large
. ,,, ,,, . . i,., of lawyers, both
the
business fewer can and in
Danville S-
Judgeship for the western district.
Hut shall not do
Arc you not die judicial loin-
ere are those who
upon the ground that they position wouldn't
cheapen productions, it is I wouldn't like it.
that in many cases they have made j I to
the product cheaper to i the U. Sell-
we have heretofore made ate Judicial
the point in every such case
there is somebody of ever
sight, it may is suffering, was a affair, as
We see in die foregoing extract I nearly could
in the case of the tobacco shout of the being
trusts it is the city Danville, for or All the
one, that is suffering, the industry balance were as to cum
there not affording the same profit-1 and the great majority
employment as formerly lo the were office holders. Had Senator
same number of people. We are Pritchard fully succeeded in his
quite astonished at The Bee's plans, there would not have been
statement that the price of delegate in the convention,
Is high I As it was, his orders in this rat-
information being reverse I p,.,., pretty faithfully carried
to this. One cannot quite under of course mis was on
land why die trust, having a v temporary ruse, for the
When thieves fall out bones
men get their The recent
Republican Stale ion
a platform. Thai platform j
by one
son who the seal of
Congressman Crawford, Democrat
monopoly over the bright tobacco
should maintain
western voters,
die next convention will again be
the work for the city of Danville,
and unless our information is n
from the ninth district. The plat-1 .,, ,,., ,,,. ,,. wort
form, lo referring to the State ad- .,. for the tobacco-growers of Lbs
did not so much hi
mention the name of
The Governor, too, was is true of Danville is
not allowed to be H delegate at
their natural level, and Upon M black and tan affair a ma
this point further of delegates i as any of
our the predecessors of this one. The
statement if is seen that this great are out of
charitable Institution, the Amer during this campaign till
Tobacco Company, has done election day, however, when they
will all show in order to
the game of false in-
appropriating for a
public building Durham.
The Chinese minister to the
United Slates invited lo
attend the meeting of the Southern
Cotton Association at
thin week and
to whose people our mill men
now sell and desire to sell more of
their products, in the orient.
The Republicans formally open
their campaign at Winston, May
When Senator Pritchard.
Spencer H. Adams
and other State candidates will
speak.
Carolina cot ton-seed oil men are
concerned over the threatened pas
sage of a measure by Congress
known as the and
delegations are going to Washing
ton to protest against its passage
The new board of public school
in the various counties.
appointed under the act of the last
Legislature, will go into office on
the Monday in July, according
to an given by
General
dent of Instruct ion
Congress appropriates 1.1,000
for the completion of the
building at Winston, for post
and other government
es.
One more State convention is
jet lo be of
the who meet at
Salisbury May
The May crop report of the State
Department of Agriculture will
slate that is an increase of
twenty per cent, in cotton acreage
in Carolina this year.
The summer of the Ten-
Peabody Normal Institute
will
large to the Republican National
convention, though be was
true of ever other town la re-
among the tobacco markets,
Th tobacco builder
anxious lo be chosen as one. towns and a producer of profit-
now the Governor is taking a able employ for any
the He is out ill a
interview in the in
which he shows up Pennon In n
bad light, and the hitter's contest
against Crawford Is declared a case
of
This year's Republican State
platform, like 1808, with
the exception of attacks upon die
amendment end election law, fails
to out State issues. is
perhaps better make no prom-
than lo make promises and In
break but a
party should define its
on every public question in
which interested.-
Progressive Farmer.
When the man dies goes
to his last reward is scarcely like-
that he will get a cool reception.
able number of people, has seen
its beat days- The handling of
tobacco business incident
therein has been making of
some towns, but
progress limn now on must
turn Into other channels. And the
trusts are responsible for this. It
has reached out and taken such
Of the market and
as to kill competition
destroy sources of labor and
income for a people.
All is being manipulated in the in
lens of die greet
until its power is broken no town
need look for much more prosper-
from the
BO industry.
Subscribe to The
by the Republican man
agers. It will not work, as the
ruse is so plain an idiot can see
through its purposes. All the
nominations were made by
mat and then is not a
dale on the ticket who at heart en
the slightest hope of
Ml STATE HO FAR.
The one only reason there
has been no between the
Pops, and Rape, on the Slate tick
el lo date, is both
it would lie hope
leas to attempt to defeat the Den
slats this year. Knowing defeat
is they adopt such plans
as they think will most contribute
lo mislead
and enable diem lo more success
fully the amendment,
attempt to which is the
chief cud and aim of I of the
opposition year. When
comes to legislative and county
and congressional candidates, there
will in many counties
and several districts.
The granite and cement and
pedestal upon which the bran
slut lie of m Vance is
lo U placed this summer In
Park here, have been
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Board of county commission-
met regular session Monday,
May 7th.
The following orders were issued
coon the county treasurer.
Paupers ; bridges
1.1; ClerK Superior Court BU i
Insane t ; Home Aged and In-
firm tut Jail Grand
Jury ; tickets ls.-
; Coal County
Conveying
lo Jail 0.1; Berry Jury
; Insurance
Superintendent Health,
02.1 ; Record Books BU
Register of Deeds 01.1 ; Com-
missioners ; stock
J Swift Creek and Con-
law
Wm. II. Long was refunded
cents tax on William lot in
Greenville township erroneously-
charged.
Wm Nichols was released from
payment tuxes personal
property same charged on tax
books for year 1800.
Mat tie Boyd was released from
payment of John Boyd's
charged to her.
Alfred E. Hardy was released
from payment of taxes acres
of land in township, taxes
having paid by W F Hart.
Two bridges the road through
the creek near J W Parker's were
accepted as county charges.
Peter and Nathan Han-
were added to the Rough
Ready Fire Company.
J It Cherry, treasurer and Dr C
their monthly reports which were
approved ordered to be tiled.
Jas I. Roberson was appointed
tax lister Carolina township in
place of W II Williams, who de
dines to accept.
John Hell's name was stricken
from the pauper list.
The insurance policy the jail
for years for was accepted.
T It Manning and Calvin
were exempted from payment of
poll tax.
pauper claim was
increased to BO per month.
The report of the jury on the
public loads in and
townships was accepted
and ordered to be recorded.
Dr C was
re elected of Health
the ensuing year.
Several citizens of town-
ship petitioned that a road be laid
off between the Stocks road and the
County Home.
Several were allowed to list their
taxes for the year
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ENDORSES MASON.
n. c, Hay Mi
We see in your paper several
estimable for the office
of Sheriff, and now we are of the
the right man has
mentioned. He is a
his past life has proved him
thoroughly to discharge
the duties of Sheriff and his
no one He Is a
young man and that is it we
need. No man of bis age has ever
been more faithful to his party than
he has. We are with the Demo-
of Darning J.
Mason for Sheriff. Let us
him for he is the strongest man
that has been mentioned.
Carolina Democrat.
Attar two year
beta
-IN THE
his remarks before the Slate
Convention, Col. James
Boyd said the simply asks
the privilege of one vote
for the candidate of his choice. If
this is true, the Republicans have
had very little respect for the wish
of the for knows
that he has not such
from the Republican bosses.
position has always been
similar to a hitched up
has always gone as the while lie
publican boss pulled the line, and
instead the having the in
privilege of a
at the ballot, he has
ban old d to vote the preference
of the the how has
voted a red thou-
and i i e ballot., while
win bad only ore vote, and
of the great objections
to iv ii After voting
th is
still a slave to has
acquired DO Independence. So
words of Col. Boyd the acts
of his party Jo not
There was a big fry near
today, a few people froM
attended.
Why Not Quit It.
There is one sin everywhere,
by everybody is
valuations of character. It
is the sin of Watch
ordinary Doming together of people
and see how minutes it will
be before somebody is,
makes more or less complaining
statements of something or other.
It is simply astonishing bow much
discomfort may be
found i- the course of every day's
living, o e only keeps a sharp
eye put on that side things.
Holy Writ says we are born
to trouble as the sparks up-
ward. But to the
flying upward, in the blackest of
smoke, there is a blue sky above,
the less time they waste on the
road the sooner they will reach it.
Fretting is all time wasted on the
Hunt.
Election at
Ayden, X. C. May
election here yesterday off
very quietly until about o'clock
it was found that another
ticket was being made up by the
But the result proved
of no good to them. The Demo-
ticket was elected by a good
majority, I. A.
for Mayor. majority
was over O. Nobles, who
who was run endorsed by the
C. L. Patrick and A.
C. Nobles were also defeated by a
good majority. is again
all right.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Ayden, N. C, May
day was one of the quietest election
days Ayden has ever had. The
regular Democratic ticket
ed a majority of nineteen over
the black tan and general mix-
ticket. We have some awful
smart in this town who
they ought to run it, but their
plan to rush their ticket just at
the close of day sloped over and
left them out in the cold. Sad to
think of.
Of
Your Policy
Has Cash
Value,
Paid-up Insurance,
Extended Insurance that
works automatically,
Will lie re-instated within
three years after lapse if you are
good health.
After Second Year
No Restrictions,
Incontestable.
Dividends are payable at the be-
ginning of second and of each
year, provided the
mi urn for the current year paid
They may be used
To reduce Premiums, or
To Increase the Insurance, or
To Make Policy Payable as
an Endowment during the Lifetime
of Insured.
J. L.
N. C.
Mr. T. J. of near
tells us of a sad accident
that in his
day. Julia, the
of Mr. Hill, of Palling
Creek, was the field in company
with her two aged about
some corn
stalks when her dress caught lire.
She attracted the attention of her
sisters by hollowing, and they
ran to her aid. They were unable
to put the flames out so they car-
her lo a ditch, which was
about thirty feet distant, and by
the use of mud and what little
Wrack on the Coast Line,
N. C, May
Atlantic Coast Line train
from Norfolk, due here at p.
ran into the rear of a freight train
at Fremont tonight. The caboose
of the freight train and the engine
of the passenger train were badly-
wrecked. Conductor Williford of
the had his foot caught
between the bumpers and so badly
mashed that it is thought that am-
will
The Enquirer
to the constantly
oil a number of mer-
chants here, not long since, clubbed
together bought a cur load cf
Independent oil. The Standard
Co. immediately, by their sys-
of rebates, put two mer-
chants in t retail oil by
the at less price than
independent oil
could buy car lots. This looks
like any thing but white
DEALER IN
GREENVILLE N. C.
Cotton Bagging and always
on i
Fresh goods kept constantly en
hand. Country produce and
old. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
The surprising part of this
water could be gotten out f la that Monroe is the
ditch at length succeeded ex- Wilmington division of the Stan-
the flames. While
being badly burned, it is not
thought her injuries will result
Free Press.
Evidently the Stan
. wanted to make it odious
for the merchant here who bundled
independent
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The Clerk of th Superior Court of Pitt
having Letter
to me, mi the 7th
of May, 1900, on of
J. Notice ii hereby
given to all to the auto
to make in, payment to under-
signed, In nil creditors ii to
present their properly
lo within twelve
after the dale of tall notice, or
notice will lie plead in of their recovery.
This 7th day of May, 1900.
on estate Of J.
I'm the Shoe Man, Toe
And this time will
give you a talk on
I Footwear.
Don't spoil your
by a
shoddy but come
tome for a pair of these
High Grade.
We keep a variety of the
newest styles, and make it a
point to carry only
OBS
as will wear well, be
and give satisfaction. And
the prices are in reach of
all, so that it is possible for
most economical to wear good,
stylish shoes.
This is a Winner
As yon will find all
styles. when it comes
to low cuts you will find
mine in the front of the
procession of style and
quality. Remember
i ; in shoes come to
THE
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there is a CROSS MARK
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind yon that you owe
Eastern for
subscription and we request
you to settle as early as
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
LOCAL
Attention is called to no-
to creditors of the late Thomas
J. which appears in this
issue.
Mis. M. A. has moved
her in the store formerly
occupied by R. A. Tyson, next
door to Mrs. L. Griffin's.
There is a big revival going on
the colored people. Thirty
four were in Hie river
Sunday as a result of the
meeting.
from tell us a
large crowd was there Saturday
afternoon to hear I row Jarvis
speak, that be made one of the
best speeches ever heard there.
That is a laudable step the
Daughters of the Confederacy are
taking to decorate the graves of the
Memorial Day. They
the co-operation of nil
citizens of the community.
NoticE All persons here-
by warned not to buy or trade for
a school voucher favor of R. W.
Peyton, 017.80 dated 13th of
April Said voucher has
been lost by me.
R. W.
The township will lie
held next Saturday to select
gate to the county convention
Saturday following. Every Demo-
should attend his primary and
see that the right men are sent as
delegates.
that is often reproved and
his neck shall sudden-
destroyed, and Unit
is a passage Scripture
commended for meditation
revival services now beginning
hi midst.
Henry Co., Produce
Merchants Wash-
St., New York, say
Strawberry market is in good shape
today Fancy
as high as cents. Fens
are abundant; Fancy selling 1-80
2.00 per This wide awake
firm uses every channel of
Telegrams and
for of
Mayor's Court
Mayor had only one case
before him during the past week.
J. F. King,
riotous and disorderly
both guilty and Bead dollar
and half the cost each,
to 02.88 each.
Alive and Kicking.
Manila, May the
leader comes to life again
He is said that he is with
it is probable they are planning to
resume fighting during the rainy
season.
Alderman Resigns.
Chapel Hill, N. May
day Dr. E. A. resigned
the Presidency of the University of
North Carolina to accept the Pres-
of
Louisiana.
Protracted Meeting
meeting the Methodist
church began Sunday morning.
Rev. N. M. Watson
excellent sermon at both morning
and evening services. Kev. J. D.
Bundy, of Weldon, will arrive to-
night to assist in the meeting.
Services will be held at o'clock
the morning and o'clock
All are urged to attend.
DO.
Some Speak to Me, Some to You
Hat moo.
It. K. Patrick is sick.
Mrs. Henry Sheppard is sick.
B. J. Pulley spent Sunday la
den.
L. E. Fountain left this morning
Whit field went
Neck Ibis morning.
J. J. Jr., of
B. Hughes Saturday
night from Danville,
Christman. of Wilson, is
visiting Ernest Forbes.
Dr. R. L. Carr returned Sunday
evening from Baltimore.
Mrs. Smith and child arc
visiting in county.
John L. has accepted a
position with C. S Forties.
As as Gold.
Whilst it la true that all
glitters is not gold, it is
that an advertisement th it tn
with good points is as go
But there must be more than a
mere array of figures and words in
a It must
be spicy, crisp, appeal to
fancy, and make him
think. Au advertisement so
pared will bring showers of gold to
the advertiser.
A Mad Dog's Rampage.
Mr. J. W. Smith,
dent of the County Home, tells us
that a mad dog went through that
section Saturday. The rabid
bit about half other dogs
a number of hogs and geese.
He also made attack on Mrs.
and tore her
dress, but fortunately did not bile
Mr. shot
killed the dog. Several of the bit-
ten and geese have
killed.
if ye will hear His voice,
not
W. G. came up this
morning from Washington.
Fred Medley, after spending
some time here left Ibis morning.
Miss Martha Dudley to
Friday and returned this
morning.
F. G. Whaley came Saturday
from Halifax returned this
morning.
Mrs. J. M. of Hertford,
came Saturday this
morning.
II. w. Whedbee returned
day from a trip to Norfolk and
Elizabeth City.
Miss of Snow Hill,
is visiting her sister Mrs. Oil.
Judge A. M. Moore left this
morning for Halifax, where be
holds court this week.
Sylvester Fleming left this morn-
for Raleigh to his brother
W. S. Fleming to the asylum.
J. White left this morning for
Winston to attend Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, which
Tuesday.
Greene, after spending
several days here with her
Mis. A. M. Moore, left this morn-
N. C. Mrs. Moore
accompanied her there.
Mat s,
Fred left this morning for
Raleigh.
J. A. up the road
this morning.
Ex Got. T. J. Jarvis left this
morning for Wilson.
Mrs. W. M. King returned Mon-
day night from Wilson.
Miss Minnie left Monday
afternoon for Kinston.
Geo. t. Hughes returned this
morning to Danville, Va.
Christman left this
morning for Washington.
Miss Nellie left this
for Tarboro to visit
B, J. Cobb and daughter, little
Miss Ruth, went to Mon-
day evening.
Guy Williamson came Monday
from Suffolk, Va., to spend
a few days here.
L. I. Moore returned Monday
Nashville, where he has
attending court.
Little Miss Mollie Powell re-
turned Monday evening from a vis.
it to Scotland Neck.
Harold Sugg returned this morn-
from Washington City, where
he been some time.
Miss Nannie Move, of Kinston
came Monday evening from
to visit her sister. Mrs. K. W.
King.
Hugh Lassiter, of Greene county
took the here this morning
for Richmond, attend
school.
Miss Fannie Cherry, of Kinston,
after spending a few days here with
her brother, it. Cherry, returned
home Monday.
L. H. left toil morning
for Winston to attend I In-Odd
lows Grand Lodge. He rep-
from this lodge.
Ola Forbes left this morning on
a to Washington,
New York He will go to
before returning home.
Rev. J. D. Bundy, of Weldon,
arrived Monday evening to conduct
the services which are being held
the Methodist church this week.
L. D. Ames, after spending a few-
days here with his daughter, Mrs.
W. B. Brown, returned this morn
lb his home in
Mat
L. E. Fountain returned Tue-
day from
Mrs. E. A. left this in on
to visit relatives in n
Du. W. Hill
lame and returned
morning.
Luther has resigned
position S. Forbes and left
this morning for
Guy Williamson, alter spending
a days here, returned this.
morning tO Richmond, Va
Dr. L. James to
attend Denial
which meets in Greensboro. He
will gone three days.
Mr. Jacob Joyner Dead.
At three o'clock this Homing
the home of his son. Mr. O. L.
r, Mr. Jacob died of
Mr. Joyner bad been
in poor health for several months,
and was a great from
rheumatism. Sometime in
while hunting in the low
grounds Tar river, he
slipped from a log into a slough,
and in fall broke bis leg.
then he hat been unable to walk
without his crutches and most
the time he has been confined to his
room.
Mr. Joyner was seventy four
old was a native of
lie was and i mini
gent, yet correct in all his
dealings. He lived life well and
full and strength of character
which marks an honest man, was
in him a principal virtue, lie
leaves sons, O, L. Joyner,
Joyner, Dr. C. Joyner and
two daughters W. J.
and Miss Sadie Joyner.
His remains will be Interred ill
the family burying ground near
Wednesday afternoon,
with Masonic h lie-
Hector
AND HEARD AT WASH.
II.
W N. May
Ii. W Minor, an old resident of
Washington, died on the night of
May till.
A was seriously hurl at
the by some
dent to the saw mill carriage;
causing the sawyer to lose control
of it.
The work of deepening the
of the river at Washington is
progressing, like such work usual-
does.
A series of meetings at the
is creating some Inter-
est, and greater is hoped for.
Our next commissioners
Washington will be First Ward
E. T. Stewart and G.
Second Ward J. Geo
Fourth M.
oyster cunning establish-
closed on Wednesday for the
season.
D. Hill, of the steamer
is ; afflicted w
many boils.
The Line is repairing the
depot and platforms.
a storm no mar
tint week.
J. Co
ed a new orate factory and employ
about twenty hands.
A factory in west cud
operated by Co.
makes tout barrels day
and employs or hands.
A harbor master would be D
Mi Ming to the vessels have to
pass through harbor, if he
would enforce the law.
Shelling the streets of our town
the streets good and is a
blessing lot he shoe dealers.
A hat hang odor
of guano that is in cars on
the railroad but the odor is strong.
Jim
NEWSY HAPPENINGS AND
BUSINESS NOTES.
K. May. Mb.
Mrs. J. D. Miss Gay John
son of place dine I at Dr.
Tuesday, in honor of the
birthday of his little daughter
Bring Mini-old iron to Winter
ville. a nice cash price will paid
for it for about a couple of weeks.
Mrs. F. O. went lo Ayden
last evening where she will spend
several days visiting friends.
Carriage Co. has
opened sales for their buggies
outside this State.
Any person In Greenville wish-
bog make special terms
lug carts, wagons, buggies, coffins,
tobacco trucks, guano sowers,
drays, cotton-planters and
other articles manufactured by the
Mfg. Co. and
Carriage Co. will do well In
pond with above named Arms,
Their line of goods sell well, and
they propose to open a branch
house In Greenville.
Mrs. J, D. Cox continues to or-
crown, bell
crown, or other kind crown
you chose to call for, and she
sells too.
Repainting repairing old
buggies done cheap and in best
style. Hi
Let P. O. Cox keep you posted
mi the potato market, lb is in
the position
this
II. K. of Scotland Neck,
will deliver I be address Winter-
Villa Academy the close the
session, Friday night,
All are cordially invited to lie
present and hear him discuss the
subject and how to
overcome
The new coat of paint being put
on the old factory with
the additional piece being built lo
it is making it look like a new
building.
A. II. Cox Mfg. Co. have named
their best wagon Tar
They are shipping one of these wag-
ons for a Hillsboro man .
TO OUT A in; lo see
us and get a drink from our new
soda fountain. We are now ready
serve our customers with
something good to cat. drink, and
smoke. Our groceries are new and
prices are low. guarantee
price and If you will
a-. I lure is no doubt
our selling you. Remember
fills Is place to get cool drinks.
good smokes, and cheap groceries.
Move
is Complete
-bIN all
prices that will suit you.
COME AND SEE THEM.
L White.
H nil I OF THE CON-
A spectacle has
been presented to the visitors
our 10th.
Two neglected graves each con-
the bones of seven soldiers,
who had conic their youth with
glad and gallant
i Florida and
to lend our homes Who fell
in trenches around
air In lie seen in a neglected spot,
sunken, overgrown with weeds ;
with only a lotting, unmarked
board to tell the story the death-
less coinage which brought them as
volunteers, to fate the cannon's
mouth in defense of what they be-
to be right.
The of May is observed else-
where, throughout the length and
breadth of our South land to render
a brief, poor honor to those mar-
by bearing
lo place above their silent
dust.
I therefore ask the
percent, decrease as compared Chapter of the Daughters of the
last year, The acreage in Confederacy, and any citizens and
peanuts is doubled, and is now I, old soldiers to meet with on
and n bushel crop is Thursday May at
Peanuts were last sea ill o'clock ill residence
STATE NEWS.
In North Carolina.
Ex-Senator Matt W. Hansom
will deliver the Memorial address
in Washington on Thursday, nub.
liming a thunder storm last
Thursday the of
in Craven county, was struck
by lightning.
and his wife knocked senseless.
Mr. T. I has been appoint
ed postmaster at Willow Green,
Greene county, vice Dr. E.
. deceased.
An old woman, named
Patience died near here a
few days ago. and a sheep
-lie raised about house followed
corpse to and
quietly by the grave until it
Idled, and then slowly walked back
Hie house with the other mourn-
Record.
This year acres are plain
ed iii cotton on the State at
son's most profitable crop.
A three-masted schooner
With lumber for
of Mrs. A. I. Blow, from whence
from we repair to the Cemeteries
Long place Moral offerings upon
neglected graves and those of some
of our own gallant soldiers, who
survived the hardships of war but
who rejoined their com-
within their silent tents of
Eternal
Contributions of are ear-
solicited and would be
glad to Have the children of the
C. Tucker line J.
us. Mas. I. J. Jut via, Pros.
Island, was wrecked near
Saturday, J. W.
was in command of the vessel.
ITEMS
X. C.
went to Greenville Monday.
J. C. Griffin went to Kinston
Monday.
Mrs. W. S. -New
is Mounts Ball.
Felix left for New Bern
Monday, where he has accepted a
position with the Cycle
Co . who does large
business.
Quito a of
Mi
X,
Sets t,
Hooker is having the house,
recently occupied by W. Oar
moved on the lot back of the
Liberty Warehouse. Mr. Hooker
will build himself a
where the house formerly stood.
Mays,
Dr. and Mrs. W. E, Warren, of
wholesale were here Saturday.
Miss Rollins went to
ladies and Washington Saturday.
place attend- Smith Paul, of was
ed the lawn part at Ayden Fri
day night.
Sunday
elected
JOHNSON'S MILLS ITEMS
Mills, x. c , May s.
Dr. Nobles and
ed the picnic at Saturday.
L. II. wont to Greenville
Saturday on business.
Mrs. J.
sick.
Mr. Myers, of Jones comity, came
Saturday and is stopping at W.
Patrick's
Some our talented young pen .
will play at j
building Friday night.,
Something bum It expected. Tick-
for Meal i
la
we
. .,
sin.
ml pi
in r tin- tin
childbirth. Tins
IS what
MOTHER'S
Friend
will do. It will
v ill.-in talc-
. it ,
lorn, It l
Ills . i It
l .--. . . . a , ., .
with it.
. . ,., hi
ill i
l . . i. . , j I
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i l ii i i praise it
In,
VT. S. Sr., went over to
Kinston on Monday evening's I rain
and returned
and C. A. Bland Ii
Monday.
The to the
School Convention wen
Mrs. I. Jr.,
I Miss Brooks, Moses Spivey,
Thomas Holton,
were elected lo represent
lion School, also have
their annual picnic Edward
Chapel, May 10th. The Sir.
Bell has been chartered to
school on in.
W. is here mi a
visit.
Monday was election for the
j the low n offices. The passed
The Mack and tans had
mi no ticket all. J.
and R.
were commissioners.
back and
are knocking again oil the
Warehouses.
. IS. new dwelling is
complete he will move in
this week.
Work has started on the
bridge, but didn't
was needed.
c. Cordon, of
w a- here Monday.
Mack Buck, Washington, was
here Monday.
Agent John P. Taylor has been
on the sick list for the few
days.
Drummers were plentiful on our
streets Monday.
It. Fleming tells us that his
saw mill plant w ill soon be com-
and the of the saw be
heard.
Al San Antonio on Monday a
live story steel and
was wrecked by a cyclone,
Much damage was done by the
storm in of her ions of the slate.
ft i
Drug SI pi
the
i bottle.
The i Co.
f A, GA.
i book,
Hi III
me unto me the joys of j
would lie an
ate prayer church
In is who have been going with the I
crowd in the w mug way.
The nineteenth is nearly
closed, and arc -nine MO.
pie who will send
tO without
Come To See gs.
Ai the old Moore store,
mi Five Points, where we have
just opened u new and fresh
of
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
Consisting of Meals, Flour,
Sugar, Coffee, Canned Goods,
Tobacco, cigars,
Fruits, everything
to found in an up-to-date
Grocery.
We pay the highest market
price-. fr kinds of
Country Produce,
either in cash or in baiter. When
you to sell or when you
come lo see us.
To all who us with their
patronage we promise entire sat-
T. F. CHRISTMAN CO,
M Pl

Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
OVER A OLD
Organized
1869 under Urn
of New York. A Regular
in Y. S. de-
posited with the X w Ins
Depart
RICHARD MORGAN, President.
II. 1st Wm. Vice Pie.
AS. s. GAl HURT. JAMES
Home Office, Nassau St., New York City,
T. South St. Baltimore, Md
THE AMENDMENT.
following is the amendment
tO article of the Stale
adopted in General As
1800, and lo submit
to
next
1- That article VI of the
institution of Ninth Carolina
mil the same is hereby abrogated
mil lieu thereof shall lie
the following article of said
VI.
TO
OF ill
Every male person
Manager for Ml, and Sooth Carolina, in the United States, sod
every male person who has
office First, I persons who shall
deny the being of God
Second, nil persons who shall have
convicted or confessed their
guilt on and
whether or not,
suspended, treason .
,, , I bilious headache, d
or felony, or any crime for
which the may lie
the
since of
or corruption and
in such
person shall lie restored to the
rights of citizenship in a manner
prescribed by law.
See. S. This shall toil force
from and after its ratification.
Tried Friends Best.
Pills have
proven a blessing to the invalid.
An- truly the sick man's friend.
A Known Fact
n and all kindred diseases.
Liver
AN ABSOLUTE CURE.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Win A Nash, turn Exchange Bank, York City
II Irving Bank, Sew York City
-Mason. Bank of New York. N I A New Yolk City
North American Trust Co New York City
A B Hepburn. Chase Man. New York City
William X Y Clearing House New York City
Kit-hard Morgan, Bankers Life Co, New York City
William toed, First National York City
Wm A Sherman, X Y Produce Exchange Dank. New York City
James National Bank,
Edward J Baldwin, National Park Hank. City
Edward T Hoist, Hank of New York. B A, New York City
John II Cart, Market and National Hank, York City
a w Leather National Hank. X V City
Hanker- Life Insurance Co, York City
Waller The Savings Bank, New York City
Parsons, Chemical National Hank. New York City
l Leather National Bank, X city
V Mechanics Hank. Brooklyn, X V
I I. Hank for Sal X Y
Elder, C Co, Bankers . X Y City
FINANCE COMMITTEE OF HOARD OF
Wm II Nash President Corn Exchange Hank X Y City
Chas II National X Y City
I. s Mason, President Hank of New York, N B A. X
Ah, Trow bridge, North American Trust Co, X Y City
A Chase National Hank. X V City
William Manager X Y Clearing House X City
Richard Morgan, Bankers Life I Co, X Y City
COMMITTEE OF HOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wm H Reed Chairman Cashier First National Hank. X Y City
Edward I Baldwin. Park Hank. X Y City
Edward T Cashier Rank of New York, X A. X City
Richard Morgan. Hankers Life Insurance Co, X Y City
WILL PAY in INVESTIGATE the new policies of
the Bankers. The Lite, Limited Payment Life Endowment
contain all the up-to-date features, many of w arc origin.,.
of
Did you ever look for the in you
policy ii was us Bankers Life Insurance I
City of New York, you side issues
. I like, made as
Of course w e hut e I features, too, for l In- is
nothing if progressive; but
you ever a policy with the Company keeps an
individual Account;
Or one in which all earnings arc guaranteed to the policy-bolder
Or one which guaranteed both reserve and surplus if
Or one which gives all surplus at death, in
face of
in fact, which treats the policy-holder with absolute
equity, confiscating no portion premiums, and allowing a
policy bolder to control own money all nines, as far as i- consist-
cut with a conservative system which embraces the best points of
banking and insurance
If yon have never seen any of these investigate
the new policies of the Bankers Life Company of the of
New York.
Who me and Among them are many of the
lust known men in New York
Company's record has been for economical man
sale investments, equitable dealings with ii- policy-holders
low of Protection.
For farther and agencies, address
T. South Street, Baltimore, Md.
A. F. K. X. C.
REFERENCES i
naturalized, twenty-one years of j
age. possessing the ;
set out in this article, shall
be entitled to vote at any
by the people the State, except I
as herein otherwise provided.
toe. He shall have resided
the Slate of h Carolina for
years, in county six months,
and in the precinct, ward or other
district in which ha oilers
to vote, four months next proceed-
election; Provided, That
removal from one precinct, ward
or other election district
in the same county, shall not ope-
rate to deprive any person of the
in rate in the precinct, ward
or other election district from
winch he has removed, until four
months after such removal. No
person who has Urn convicted, or
who has confessed his guilt
court upon indictment of any crime
the punishment of which is. or may
hereafter is-, in the
late prison, shall Is- permitted la
vote, unless the person shall
restored to citizenship in
the manner prescribed law.
Sec. Every person offering to
vote shall the lime a legally
registered voter as herein
ed and in the manner
provided by law. and the General
Assembly of North Carolina shall
enact general registration laws
into effect the provisions of
I his article.
A la Each.
People who are always late to
meals should lie forced to eat from
time tables.
happiness seldom go
hand hand.
The breath of is usu-
ally aromatic of cloves.
At a of the
Committee held in
the 14th day of
April, a nun cut ion for the
nominal ion of Democratic
dates for the Legislature and the
various county offices and for the
appointment of delegates to the
First Congressional District Demo-
convention, was called to
meet the Court House, in
ville, at o'clock M., on Saturday.
If talk counts for anything,
should inane pugilists. primaries, for the
natural that a girl who of appointing said
blanches tor hair should wear j. comity convention, were called to
meat at the usual places sank
The pessimist never believes the
good tilings about himself.
Ti now the time of year when
, we to hunt the elusive
in shortcake.
From a of view
I the live news of day is to he found
in the death
The people who talk there
being plenty of room at the top
don from experience.
The fellow who drops a plugged
phonograph heats
record.
Anything good wanted by
public just as soon as its
existence is known. All
got to do is to the publicity Farmville
and the selling Greenville
Any man who has the price of a
wig can raise a good head hair.
township May 12th,
. P. If. The said
primaries will also elect an
Committee for each
composed of live members, and
so nominate candidates for
of the and Constable. The
n of delegates and alternates
each township will lie entitled to
is SB follows
Beaver Dam
OVER THE COUNTRY.
The arch project in New
will not be abandoned, says
Secretary Nichol,
A regular traffic in Chinese
migrants is declared to exist in
Francisco, Cal. the market
Sec. I. Every person presenting; price now
I I. Cashier Hank of
II Hooker and White.
What will it
sum of.
day
South St., Hall ill
me to insure
I I was I
lore. .
life y.
mi the.
Company for the
The Cut
The Fit
The Suit
tin-
makes the suit,
-------ESTABLISHED
S. M.
I Ill-
man, -o far as
M hob-sale and retail Grocer and
Furniture Dealer, cash paid tori
Hides. Fur, Cotton Seed, Oil Bar
Turkeys, Egg. etc. lied
Ii Is our pride no expend- Suits, Ba
Carts. Parlor
lure 1-spared either . , P. ,
rabies, Lounges, sate.-.
material or workmanship.
Tobacco, Key West Cheroots,
Tr. American Beauty Can-
A Vt berries, Apples.
t Vim,.
Cotton Seed Meal and Hull-, liar
Seeds, Oranges, Apples,
Candies, Uriel Apples. Peaches,
Currents, Raisins, Glass
. ., . , and china W., Tin and Wooden
with our name has Identified Takes and Mae.,
OS, Garments all made in OUr Cheese, Best Butter, Stand
own work room under person- aid Sewing Mac hi lies, and
m other goods. Quality and
Sugar, Coffee, Meat, Soap,
Lye, Magic Food, Hatches, Oil.
to see inc.
Cheap for cash, Corns
Greenville Tailoring Co.,
ft,, m
Main Strict-,
himself for registration shall In-
able read and write any section
of the constitution in the English
language; and. before he shall be
entitled to vote, have paid on or
before the day of March of the
year in which he proposal to vote,
his poll tax as prescribed by law.
for the previous year. Poll taxes
shall be a lien only oil assessed
property, no process shall issue
to enforce I he collect ion of
except against
Sec, No male person who was.
on January 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote
Ilia laws Of any State
States wherein he then re-
sided, and no lineal descendant of
j inch person, shall be denied
the lo register and vole at
any election in this Stale by person
of his failure to possess the
qualifications prescribed in
section I of this article s Provided,
be shall have registered in accord
w of this section
prior to December The
General Assembly -hall provide for
permanent record all persons
who register under this section on
or before November I, and
all such parsons -hall tie entitled
to vote at all elections
by the in this unless
disqualified under Bastion of this
Provided, such person
shall have paid their poll tax as re-
quired by law.
See. All elections by the
pie -hill i- ballot, and all
us by the General
shall viva
See ;. Every voter in North
Carolina, except as in this article
disqualified, shall be eligible to of-
before entering upon the
duties of the office he shall take
and Hie following oath
do swear
in i I will support and
maintain the constitution laws
A counterfeiting outfit for
postage stamps Was found
Los Angeles, Cal., when Charles
T. Luther was arrested.
Porch climbers stole jewels worth
from the home of M. M.
Munster, at Chicago, III.
The Governor of Utah appeals
for aid for the Mine
and has been raised.
A Republican convention will lie
held at to
to the Philadelphia
A thief snatched from the
hands of William aged SO
years, at the door of a bank at
Buffalo, X. Y.
When James
at Chicago,
lo wed Ida he found that
the bride elect had disappeared.
A limn pound bale burlap fell
on Jacob and Henry Hill, in
the hold of the Steamer
at Buffalo,
instantly,
X. Y.
killing them
of the United and the eon
and laws of North
inconsistent and
I will faithfully discharge the
of ray office
So help inc.
Sir. The following classes of
disqualified for
Idle . is the devil's
L I a
truism that . Mills to many
places. Get Into a crowd of loaf-
of the professional kind,
all manner Of good is condemned
and the names of good men and
women handled such a
scurrilous way that slanders
an created allowed to go
regarded perhaps as the
truth by someone who has heard
but was not familiar with the ob
conversation. These
neither spare
Hie Gospel. Christian
ladies anyone else. No name
Is too good, no yarn too bad. In-
it as to their own morals,
they to down of
endeavor to live aright and
they i de- for their own
rank- the minds o
those who would and yield
lo a The young
man is made to feel that be is do-
the thing by lounging
around some of the
hang instead of filling a pew
at the church or
There is but one result; it is too
easily seen Enterprise.
Swift Creek
All white in the county of
Pitt who favor the white people
controlling the affairs of State and
county, and who intend to vote lo
that and, arc cordially invited to
attend and participate
meetings.
L. Blow,
L. See.
Which
tilt.
The adage that
like am be well
matched by S new apothegm to the
advertises like
The business man
who advertises persistently and
with sufficient originality to make
Ins announcements Interesting to
the public eventually becomes so
well known that the mere men-
his name will recall to the
minds of hearers the kind of
business which he is engaged
the location of his establish-
Record.
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
Johnston's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN
A Maw.
In hotel.
to his mud r k
men, men and
ht medical la yet to that all
without exception caused b which
Hera the of that terrible disease Here is the bacillus
or typhoid hero la the still more dreadful bacillus of tubercle which
causes that most destructive of all diseases, of that
and supposed Incurable disease,
said the traveling man. you would tell as about
catarrh. I hare had it for years, and I am thoroughly
The Doctor an weed. like diphtheria, consumption, typhoid
and a host of other diseases, is the result of a microbe the blood
and attacking specially the mucous membrane. This foul and moat
disease especially in the United States and it is rare to meet one
who not, or has not been troubled more or leas with it. How often la he or
obliged to remain at home from pleasant entertainments, deprive themselves
of many intellectual treats, from fear of the disagreeable odor arising from ca-
affections. n its worst phase, the becomes loathsome both to
himself and his friends.
I continued this great the true way to heal ca-
is to medicate the blood. This can be done only by
which act blood
Betsy A. of Co., Mich.,
Dear ten years was a sufferer from general debility and chronic
catarrh. My face was pale as death. I weak and abort of breath. I could
hardly walk, I was so dizzy and had a ringing in my head all the time. My
hands and feet were always old. My appetite very poor. On getting up
in the morning-, my head swam so I often obliged to lie down again. I had
awful pains in small of my back. had a continual feeling of tiredness.
My muscular power was almost entirely gone, and I couldn't go half a
steps without stopping to rest, and often that much caused me to have
a pain in my side. It seemed as though the blood had left my veins. The doc-
tors said my blood had all turned to water. I had given all hope of ever get-
ting well. I tried the best physicians in the state, but failed to get any relief.
My husband got me a bottle of Johnston's Sarsaparilla took It. and then I
another. When these had been used, was somewhat improved in
health. I continued and felt was growing stronger; my sleep was re-
freshing, and it seemed as if I could feel new blood moving through my veins. I
kept on taking it, and now consider myself a well and rugged woman. work
all the time, am happy. I am positive that the Sarsaparilla saved my life.
The sick headaches I have hail since childhood, disappeared, my ca-
has almost entirely left me. cannot be too thankful for what Johnston's
Sarsaparilla has I recommend all women who have sick head-
aches to your Sarsaparilla
SOLD BY
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Having duly qualified before the
r Clerk or Pin as
fine List Will and Testament of Nancy
Wallace, notice i hereby given to
all persona indebted to to make
to the undersigned, and
all claims against said es-
are hereby notified to present the same
payment on or before the day of
April, or tin will he plead in
at of recovery.
Tin- day of April, 1900.
Thomas
Executor of Nancy Wallace,
virtue of a decree of the Superior
Court Cindy at
ISM in the case n T. II. P. Bryant vs.
Alfred Andrews cl the
will sell for cash before the
Oner -e in on Mon-
day tin- 4- of June 1900 th- following
describe of land, situate in the
Pill, UMbel and being
the laud which said Alfred Andrew
BOW reside It at a pine in Hi
line of I laud and
of a piece panel of land belonging lo the
W. It running
with the said Bryant's line north
east If BOMB to a pine cornering to a piece
of to
J Nelson, their line
north west poles to the
line, the said line to corner
of W. It. heir-, thence with
I line beginning, containing
acres. r. II.
This May law. Com
Tucker Co. composed of
M. A. W. E.
Tucker by mutual consent part-
or about the day of
1800. All lo the firm
w ill make at once with
of the above named. All persons
bating claims against will please
present their claim M. Tucker at once.
This April loon.
ii. M
A. K
W. K.
LAND SALE.
By virtue of a decree or the Superior
Court of Pill county special pen ceiling
Ann Tyson and
against Andrew Vinci and others,
to sell land for partition. The undersign-
r Commissioner will sell for cash
tin- Court Home door 0.1 Bat
May the following
piece, panel of land, situ-
ate Put Beaver Dam
adj. of
and others,
acres, less, it being
known home tract.
FA
April 1900.
ROBERTS TASTELESS CHILL
per Cures Chills and
Fever, Malaria, Sweats and
Money back if it doesn't.
other as good. Get the kind
with the Ban Cross on the label.
Sold and by Woolen,
Bryan Ernul, druggists.
OLD DOMINION LINE
TOUR ND FEVER,
Sweats with Robert-
Tasteless Tonic at per
Pleasant to take. Money
if it fails.
petite, the blood makes
you well. other as good.
Sold and guaranteed at the drug
stores of Bryan. Ernul.
N. C.
The Stock complete in every
and prices us low as
market prices
aid for country produce.
Tho One Day Cold
For cold, sad wire throat lac K- nm
quickly cart.
SERVICE
Steamer leave Washing-
ton daily at A. M. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at i
I. M. for Washington.
Steamer leaves
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
and at A. M.
leave for Greenville
Saturdays
at ii A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
York
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominions. B. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston.
Washington, N. C.
J. J. CHERRY,
N.
LODGES
A. F. S A. M. Greenville
Lodge, No. meets first and
third Monday evening. R.
W. M. J. M. Sec
I. O. O. Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
R. L. G. E. E Griffin,
Bee.
K. of Lodge,
meets every Friday evening
R. M. C. T. M. Hooker,
K. of R.
R. Vance Council, No.
1696, meets every Thursday even-
W. B. Wilson, B. M.
Lang, Sec.
O. U. A. every
Wednesday night at in I. O.
O. F hall. J. B. White,
sailer.
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
Thursday nights in Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. Smith, Sec.
1.0. Conclave
No. meets every second and
fourth Monday nights in Odd
owe Hall. W. B. Wilson
Smith Sec
Al TO
la Am
patent In
E. .
FREE
ml.
PATENT
you or I
PROTECTION.
for
ON
O. 4747-
1.1 BEET,
------DEALER IN------
A GENERAL LINE OF
It
Also a nice Line of Hardware.
I can be found the
brick store formerly
occupied by J.
W. Brown.
COME TO SEE ME.
J.
RECTORY
CHURCHES.
a m.
Lay Sen-ices every 2nd and 4th
Sunday
every Sun-
day, morning and evening. Pray-
Wednesday evening.
Rev. J. N. Booth, Sunday-
school a. m. C.
superintendent.
every Sun-
day, morning and evening. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening. Rev.
N. M. Watson, pastor. Sunday
school p. m. W F. Harding,
thin.
Sunday, evening. Rev.
J. B. Morton, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. E. B.
at
Opera House every 2nd Sunday
morning and night. Rev. D. W.
Davis, pastor.
regular service.
FOB
The Eastern
D. J. EDITOR
VOL. XIX
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, MAY
OUR
State Ticket.
For
CHARLES B. AYCOCK,
of Wayne.
For
WILFRED D.
of Iredell.
For Secretary of
J.
of Pitt.
For
BENJAMIN R. LACY,
of Wake.
For
B. F. DIXON,
of Cleveland.
For Attorney
ROBERT D. GILMER,
of Hay wood.
Superintendent Public
THOMAS
of Robeson.
For Commissioner
SAMUEL L. PATTERSON,
of Caldwell.
For Commissioner Labor
HENRY B. VARNER,
of Davidson.
For Corporation
SAMUEL L. ROGERS,
of Macon,
FRANK
of New Hanover.
DAN HUGH
of Cumberland.
LEE S. OVERMAN,
Rowan.
For
In-
Country Printers Report.
The Pennsylvania,
Advance accomplishes a very
neat presentation of city
with job printing of-
fices. It calls attention to the fart
that the city offices have been can-
Latrobe for job work, and
uttering prices that the local offices
cannot meet; and says that it is
easy to say to the printer that
his prices are higher city of-
fices demand. The Advance goes
on to
lire man city-
advertises goods away down, and
we go to he local dealer, and ask
him about it.
he truly
city dentist says he will
make teeth at half the price
ed here.
local dentist truly
Inferior work and
city tailor says he will
make a suit for a whole lot less
the local man.
tailor truly
well
city grocer, dry goods man
and others quote prices the local
don't touch; but the local
the same
doctor advertises to cure
yon for a small price, but the local
simply truthfully
a daily paper before us
just we see all these things
advertised, so we know that print
is not the commodity of-
away down. Oh, no; not
by a lot.
The moral local print-
is not the pebble on the
who doesn't compete with
the cut-throat
Business Man, you don't
compete successfully either; why
do yon expect your neighbor in
the to do
Relationship Subscriber J
Advertiser.
bona
the person who pays for his or her
does not fully
their full value to the paper
as an asset of the paper.
This is to the per-
son who may read the paper, but
docs not pay for it.
Newspaper borrowers, or those
who have the habit of pick-
up someone else's paper, and
reading it, as their tribe increases
community, so much
weight to newspaper publish-
inability to get out a
paper, for the receipts de-
crease or increase, so will the av-
newspaper in a
reflect its the condition
of the publisher's cash drawer.
It is not a sign of special
to be able lo a news-
paper for its lack of quality
of its paper, or its up
But it does require a high grade
of intelligence on the part of the
newspaper publisher to gel up a
fairly respectable, up-to-date paper
a community where the borrow-
of the paper exceed those who
pay for the paper.
Readers of newspapers, very
many of them, will severely
the newspaper publisher for
not giving them two columns of
reading matter to each column of
advertisements.
And yet this very critic never
thinks, much less realizes, that
this very advertising, which seem
so space filling, is what gives the
reader Hie paper, and whatever ex-
of matter it may contain.
New Bern Journal.
Suffrage.
Possible
and Impossible
Itemed
TO THE Oil AND OF
POT ADJOINING COUNTIES.
are forefront of your patronage
We offer the selected line Kit
General Merchandise
to found is any store ill Pitt County. Well choice
selections, the creations of the manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round. Spring, Summer
and Winter. We are at work for yours and our mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you want and to
sell you if We offer you the very best service, polite
attention, most liberal terms with well
established business up strictly on it- own merits.
When you come to market you will not do yourself justice
if you do not see our immense before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and following lines of general merchandise,
Dry Goods and Notions,
Caps, Silks and Satins,
Jackets and Carpets. Mattings and
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters.
Story of Past.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
At a meeting of the Democratic
Committee held in
Greenville on the 14th day of
April, 1900, a convention for the
nomination of Democratic
dates for the Legislature and the
various county offices and for the
appoint of delegates to the
First Congressional District Demo-
convention, was to
meet in the Court House, in Green-
ville, at o'clock M., on Saturday,
May 1900.
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 12th,
1900, at o'clock P. M. The said
primaries will also elect an
Committee for each precinct,
composed of five members, and
so nominate candidates for Justices
of the Peace Constable. The
number of delegates and alternates
each township will be entitled to
is as follows i
Beaver Dam
Bethel
Carolina
Falkland
Farmville
Greenville
Swift Creek
All white men in the county of
Pitt who favor the white people
controlling the affairs of State and
county, who intend to vote to
that end, are cordially invited to
attend and participate in these
meetings.
L. Blow,
W. L. Sec.
The following is the history of
a railroad pass which, if true, is
very good of its kind. When R.
N- Rice, who was afterwards Pres-
of the Central
Railroad, was the general manager
of the New York central, he re-
by mail an expired pass,
across the back of which the bolder
hod written in red
Bless my no more on cars
As a I'll ride i he
rail.
Unless Mr. Rice should take my
advice
And send me a pass by the mail.
Without a moments hesitation
Mr. Rice turned the pass over and
traced red ink its face the
The conductor will pass this
of gas
Front July till the middle
Lent,
deadhead, hereafter
paying a red,
him ride to his hearts con-
tent.
The pass was never taken up,
and is today kept the family
the holder.
of
North is moving to cure
a great rule of the
political governmental
fairs. In Virginia the white folks
arc in action in two or
three mouths will adopt a
for state that will
deal with suffrage in a
repressive way. Louisiana lately
held an election since the new con
was adopted. In the last
election the registered some
This year they registered
but In the last election
whites registered not far from
This year The
new suffrage qualification set aside
the hitherto rule was
such a curse ruin to the stale,
as Senator so forcefully
exhibited In the senate boom
mouths ago. In North Carolina
probably will con
to vote and under enlarged
educational facilities will yearly
increase. With amendment
the white government will
vote more money for the education ;
of the the Amend j
input defeated, there will In very
of the people's money expos-
ed
With the on top while
men will not bleed to
educate their enemies
ton Star.
Groceries.
Flour, Meal, Sugar. Coffee, Send ,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Rope.
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything in line.
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or on Approved
Credit. Our motto is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
If Trusts have been de-
by Hie promulgation
antagonistic
country would been long ago
rid of But maker- of
Trusts and platforms are really
members of stock
company. The each
. hands. R propel using
it- power lo i interstate
commerce or by withdrawing the
statutory to
Untie combination embodied in
give immediate relief. the
Interstate Commerce law baa
stubbornly maintained such an
Inoperative shape b to
formation i trust
as a means
rod ion of the value of
the properties involved-, and no
-t.-i ha- been taken to reduce the
that have no other
pose to invite Hie spoliation
I hi consumer. Congress ill
the
Washington is
the place where the Trusts are
mi -i formidably entrenched.
i- used, farther
of staving off any effective
legislation again Trusts, to i u
foot a project the Fed-
Constitution as to forbid and
abolish bis
transparent of all the de-
ices-0 Sir put forward to
and stupefy the people of the
led States in
may be picked a further
term of years, is no
for amendment of the
to deal with Trusts
and intention of amend,
there is no necessity
amendment. Congress and
States have all the needed power
for correction or abolition.
Trusts are mischievous in so
for as they enjoy special privileges
upon them either by
Federal or State power. Take
away these protective advantages
they arc
Record.
is the name
o t a
able
ed pamphlet
which should
be in the hands
planter who
raises Cotton. The
is sent
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
u N. h .
Per Cent. Investment with
Taxes Paid by Company.
I n
I In own .
S W Vice Pies.
Treas.
N tiding,
Geo. Allen, Secretary.
CG
w s primrose.
TEN-YEAR
CERTIFICATES, with SO
2.28 each.
Annual
Payable in June and December at
Commercial and Farmers Hank of
Secured by first
gage on residence property worth
nearly double of loans, with
principal payable ten after
dale of issue, are being sold for a
cash payment of which gives
lo owner live and one third per
per annum flee of taxes on
cost, and a profit of nearly
twenty per cent, at maturity,
a total of more than seven par
cent, per annum. This is one of
the safest and beat Investments on
the market. Loans made on
properly of eight time.
For further address
Mechanics and Investors Union,
Goo. Alien, Sec, Raleigh, V. O,
Dr. n. L. James,
DENTIST,
N. C.
Office over
S; Fleming store.
Use Good Plows.
We have just received
Chilled Single
., lot Be
and Double
Call and s
line
Mr-. Worth
who th tor
killed off
Cardenas, Cuba, during the Span-
.-. has to the Ruth Iron
Works plan- for a handsome
mortal tablet, be placed
the boat now under
construction at the Bath lion
Work- in hi- honor. The
will bronze in the shape of a
shield. The border will
cannon ball-, and on i Will be
name On the
lower pail Will be an eagle Bill
While
in the center will be due- of
In- birth and death, ll
placed on the conning tower the
boat. i Me. Press,
I ii Killed on
Track.
the
Necessity of Publicity.
People cannot purchase any com-
until they have been in-
formed what it is where it Is
nor can they expected to patron-
any particular
they have been enlightened as to
where, why how he does
Publicity is as necessary to
the growth of a business are
gentile rains, balmy air and
in the propagation of
Record.
Five men wrecked a safe contain-
Bank
at O., tot got money.
Probably the greatest ever
enjoyed by the as a
result of tho ion of money
was in with
currency or is
sued during the Civil War, say
The Chicago Record.
amount issued was j
which has has never
been presented for redemption. A
large ha been as
by and
ally even now II is offered fur re
This was especially the
case during hard times.
People who had the old
of war limes their cabinets
and scrap books got hard up
sent them for redemption.
them before buying. We also n
Tools,
Plow Gear
Headquarters For
Beady Booting Beady Mixed
Primp. Nails World's Baal.
BAKER HART.
A royal is between
Standard and a
government. The Stan-
Oil pursuing
line Of policy which
to monopoly In the Fulled
up the re-
fineries and made
with Canadian
railroad . to advance
lured else-
where a- lo enable lo pill lip
price in Canadian consumers, In
Suite- gains was
successfully worked. There was,
ill guilty complicity upon
the pan i
Jack-
son bis son, W. Jackson,
called Jack-
local black-smiths, lying
the track, probably drunk, at
Gash's Creek crossing, were run
over by a Southern Railway freight
I rain bound to Salisbury, this
morning, at o'clock. The bodies
were mangled and the heads of
off. The coroner's jury
to-morrow to secure
trainmen testify.
We noticed the burial of Mr.
Jacob Joy Wednesday, the in-
bis father's tomb,
lolly two year- ago the
I SI May death of Mr.
Aaron Joy Few men live lo
such an age honor and merit as
did Mr Joyner.
i iii Onto, City
In. I
J. makes
in i- the partner of the
firm of F. k Co, doing
business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and
that -aid will the sum of
ONE DOLLARS
every oats of Catarrh
cannot be cured by the use of
Hall's Care.
Frank J. chunky.
Sworn lo before me and lab-
in my ibis nth
No.
II is much lo the of Hip
have
prohibited the preferential i
established b Ca-
railroad The
will to
some new of vying
special taxes the Canadian
N. C
day A. D,
A. W.
Rotary
Halls is taken In-
acts directly on
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, semi for testimonials free
r. v A Props.,
Bold to nail's
t r