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Attention
I am now offering you one of the most complete lines of
PRY GOODS, SHOES, HAW. SHIRTS.
end TABLE CUTLERY
at very reasonable prices. My line of
is the standard of any market arc fresh and cheap.
When you to town again give me a trial.
Yours to
Jas. B. White.
A CLEAR HEAD; Now Home
of farmers can raise good digestion; sleep; a
even-thing except
It isn't always safe to bank
what a tank teller tells yon.
A close stingy Qua-
A gossiping
woman.
The low cut ball dress is open to
criticism.
It's fanny that the gilded youth
never shines.
Even the sober railroad
tor can't get along without his
punch.
S. men are like cheap posters;
a little causes them to be
stuck tip.
It's the worldly people who want
the earth,
men and
always pulled
fine appetite and a ripe old age,
are some of the results of the use
of Liver Tills. A single
dose will convince you of their
wonderful effects and virtue.
A Known Fact.
An absolute cure for sick head-
ache, dyspepsia, malaria, sour
constipation
bilious fever, piles, torpid liver
and all kindred diseases.
Liver Pills
Points Higher.
Means Cent per pound more for your
is said to have
lost In bits on the late el-
but a fellow who kept his
Pick says that when bet
he hedged by stock deals Wall
Peer coffee shouldn't furnish
grounds for divorce.
Some never collar a
prisoner without a few cuffs.
Kb, Maude, dear, shipowners
are not always the lookout for
bargain sails.
In the game of life lots of girls
would rather win a
a heart.
Fortune's smiles, like those of a
women, are tickle
Q A man may be a
rider and still be amiable about it.
it may seem, it Is the
street when stocks were down Just
before the election, and that he
will come
ton Star.
TEAT IS WHAT YOU COTTON
THAT WE FOB is
spoiled.
We hive just established at one the equipped ,.,.,, of kindness
Gins to be found in Eastern and solicit your
We turn out the best cotton you can gel anywhere but our charges are
o higher than others. BRING lS COTTON.
HOOKER,
GREENVILLE, s. c.
the
NOT
Millinery
have a new and well selected
and have cured the u of Mrs. Ella i former;
i am for this season.
trimmer f long experience and I will guarantee to my
customers
never sours.
The broken engagement is
real wedding trip.
It is the coal who never
gives himself a weigh.
Some men re most Interesting
when they have nothing to say.
The most promising men in this
are those who never pay a
cent.
This world is t barbershop
where ever man awaits his tern
to be
The man who has bolls bis
neck is not n cabbage
Sewing Machines
IN IN PIT COUNTY
If yon need a Machine see me
at II. C. Hooker's store, or write me
Jan. LANIER.
NOTICE TO
The having
Safer the Superior Court VI
county as the has W J i
Testament of W. K. tie Hid
is to all t-
to the rotate to male y
to the all
having claims again said estate
sent the same tor payment on or before the
2nd day of October, MM, or this notice
will of recovery.
This Sod day of October,
M A A.
of W. K.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
RAILROAD
TWAINS SOt
a.
AM I'M Ar
RHEUMATISM Mi CATARRH
-----BY
Johnston's
Sarsaparilla
QUART
B TIE HUM OP
Leave
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Leave Tarboro
L it.- j Mount
Leave
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Ar Florence
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tin
Dine
I'M AM
NOTICE.
All Person are hereby notified not to
upon any of our land lying
Township, Pill County, die
lands of Mrs. N. Anderson, heirs
Jackson Williams, the lands
others.
It. Move.
Oct. Mill, Move.
Something Ken and Fresh to Lit.
Buckwheat, Pancake Flour, Cream of
Wheat. Oat Meal, Cracker Heal, Hominy
highest grade Mason Cracker,
Wafers. west
Pickles, Dates
a of canned goods
have ever handled
NOTICE.
The undersigned will sell public sue
on the day of two,
the residence B. J. Wilson, in
Mm property
in
of Cotton, Horses,
Cattle, Hogs, Farming Implements,
and Kitchen seed,
and Harness, ram.
Poultry. Pea Null its. Ac.
W. M. .
II
Al the same time I will rent
lie for tin yew 1901, B.
J. Wilson home place Ashley
place. W. M.
heirs at of It. J.
Leave
Arrive Wilson
Leave Wilson
Ar II. y Mount
Arrive Tarboro
Leave Tarboro
Mount
Ar
C. II who a
. it millinery and fancy goods at St
mis K, Co., Mich., and who
well known throughout country,
I badly troubled with
and neuralgia. I had
-15 S S complaint and very I
I . condition; every day I be-
P M A M M Ban to fear that I never a
well woman; that I have to
J down into a chronic Invalid, and
live in the of death. X had
rec-
to me. I TOOK
BOTTLES AND IT CURED MK, and
cured my family both. I am very glad
that I heard of It. I would cheerfully
Is if st
a sit a
AM PM
It t
AM PM A I
TIP
I W
PM AM PM PM
It s I. II II
It at II
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nor
it.
Yadkin Division
Main leaves
ton IS P
leaves p m, Sat
ford p m. leaves Sanford
t p in. arrive p
pm,
o m
recommend it to every one. I have
taken many other of medicine.
I prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of
CO.,
ERNUL.
OLD DOMINION LINE
The Prettiest Hats
at Lowest Prices offered.
Books.
Mrs- L.
km
m I
sin- i n j The man who on a
tear will occasion to worry
over rent.
generally
wrapped in that
fault with
One half the world know
bow the other half
arc beginning out.
It is always better to draw
pit- to you by a than to
them from yon by a frown.
A Laxative Guaranteed cure for chills and
fever and nil and billions tr For sale by
Barber
ti
N. C.
THE COUNTY DIRECTORS HAVE
APPOINTED
In Sew new
roll of the Tax Commit
shows an increase over last
in valuation of real estate
amounting to in
round numbers. Tin- totals for
real estate have passed the three
billion mark, exact aggregate
Assessments
property,
hand, have materially declined,
tin total the
fur year as
a twelve
ago.
granted are
for purposes at
Wholesale retail and
Dealer. Cash paid for
Hides, For, Cotton Seed, Oil Bar-
etc. Bed-
Mattresses, Suits, Ba-
by Parlor
Suits, Lounges, Safes, P.
L and Gail A Ax
Meat Tobacco, Key West Cheroots,
American Beauty fan-
Cherries, Teaches, Apples,
Pine Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Flour, Sugar, Meat, Soap,
Magic Food, Matches, Oil,
Cotton Seed Meal Hulls, Oar-
den Seeds. Oranges, Apples, But,
Candies. Dried Apples. Peaches,
Currents, Raisins, Glass
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware. Cakes and Crackers,
Best Butter, Stand
ard Sewing Machines, and an
other goods.
Quantity. Cheap cash. Come
to see me.
NOTICE.
have out my entire mercantile
business in Greenville, stock.
More, and will, lo Kicks i
the same
them this oats. nil
the former
and are
payable to me. I will be glad for all owing
forward and
ThU Mb day of Hot. 1900.
II M.
bin
we will
Steamer leave
ton daily at G A. M. for Green-
at
s a in. a m, Bed . vie Greenville daily
m. Hills a ,, .
Returning leave. J w
leaves Ben.
netts
rive iv, j .,
p in, Hope Mills p t I Steamer leaves
lied Springs p m, p n I Greenville Mondays,
arrives lit 7.15 p land at A. M. for Tar-
at with train N.- have Tarboro for Greenville
at with the Carolina i Saturdays
at Springs with the It-. . f U
A el . limn
Connect log at Will
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and
ton, and for all points for the West
railroad, at
with Seaboard Air Una and Southern
Having the mercantile
. of II. M.
the name of Kicks . to
carry on the business at his former stand,
carry
a Complete line no-
shoes, Ac, and
the patronage of Mr.
well us that of our own
friends and public
A Kicks,
C. I.
or in. Hoard j f p,. c ,
. r I
The is ii statement if the
meetings of the Board of Com-
missioner for Tilt county, number of days
each member hath attended, number of
mile Traveled and amounts allowed for
services for year ending
3rd, 1900.
or
. i.
For at
an at I HO.
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from
Si Line from
Boston.
N.
J.
Greenville, N.
at with the Durham and
Charlotte
Train on toe Scotland
leave W um. p m, ., . . ,. . u.
with railroads at
BaBS Shippers should order freight by
at n km. ii am. the Old Dominion S. o.
unite
Train a Branch
p . fl
a m and Parmele tR
arrive a m
and
Train Tarboro dally Sunday
t B w m, Sunday i IS
leave Ply-
mouth daily, Sunday. la. and Sin
day Oil
Train tn i- i.-i
Sunday, m,
in.
ft a m.
Train Branch leave Rot
Mount am. , m, arrive
II am.
i-ii. leave II
II at K- J
Mount am. m. dally except
Train on Branch leave
Clinton dally. Sunday, Cam and i-S
pm. Clinton am
J p m.
Train
don for all North all via
H.
Pass. Agent
J. It. KENLY,
T. M.
of
n. nil i
and I
VIA nerve and PILLS
builder. Brines
DO
Fur
UM milts
Total
;,. tO
to pale
cheek, U.
tire
O I-
per
with our frail to cure
or refund the money Data, I
h. . i copy our baobab.
Result
Otherwise.
The of like
A- of tor Public School Books for increases ever
Pitt County. W- book designated on the
State List for the schools can supply what- up and
ever you need. W also Lave I u . v- hp
again.
sure there's some one in the
dining room. tip and
replied Henry.
sleepily; want to
into place, where it's
One of best effects of
Intellectual training is a
knowledge of our own
COPY BOOKS,
slant and vertical, tied practice writing b
tablets, fool's cap .-. slates,
crayons, colored crayons, ks, companion
i h I tail
refund the money iv-
do
p . earn y of Power.
At
Fits. Pa , an I
By mail In s
a for our
to core In days or
money paid. Address
MEDICAL CO.
Clinton Jackson ILL.
ash I I
N C
Do know
We sell cheap
.; ,
f Shoe
IT . get
P pencils cent, plain Lead pencils cent,
rubber tipped lead pencil l cent, a nice tablet with no doubt be told that our
pretty cover cent, assorted crayons, with metal hold- trail
in nice wood cents, lead pencil, slate pen j,,.;,. We never shall
oil, an I p n, and rule, all hi nice wood B by
cents A I i wide tablet cents. Bottle of , .,.,.,,.,
Ink on the market, C i who run
White crayon., gross box, Good fool m
paper per quire.
ABOUT IT.
r Dry
. Trunks, from
ah store.
I.
For it darn u at ft.
Fur I as at
Sc.
Total
C,
Fur i
For o days as at ii
F r traveled
Total
or Si
i T
I, T. It XI. clerk of Com-
for the county aforesaid, do
certify that la a tree
as doth appear In
Bee.
u my hand, and the real pi
tin of at In
Greenville, tins day
T. it.
Or. Board Com, for
TAKE TASTELESS CHILL TO
per bottle, fores and
Fever, Night Sweats
grippe. Money back
HO other as good. Get the kind
with the Cross on the label.
Sold guaranteed by Wooten,
Bryan druggists.
mm,
N. C.
POSTED.
All persons are warned for-
to hunt with or without nun or
or any other way trespass upon the
in Town-
ship Mi the north of
I,
J. II.
v i and L,
IN 1865.
J. W. PERRY CO.,
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Factors and handlers of
Bagging, Ties Hags.
t . -1. -1. i. and shipments
solicited.
Cash
Hi
belie veil lobe the true
inn
he
Store
mi i go.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Broken in
Storks, Cotton, Grain and
ions. Private Wires to York,
Chicago and New
NOTICE TO
Hating this day before the
Clerk of the Superior Court county
as of the estate of Henry
deceased, is given to
against es-
late to payment
duly OB or the
lay of 1901. or this will be
In bar of their All persona
K to are to make
immediate to me.
This the 17th day 1900.
W. M. r.
of Henry
Cotton Bagging and
Fresh kepi en
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
in
Whichard, N. C.
The Stock complete in every de
and prices as low as the
Highest market prices
paid for country produce.
We will p.
r the
, Pan lie u;
The
I In
-J- .-u. II- .
or it.- can
not cum with I p 1.1
PHI. r
with.
. fall con-
f r to
of
. r- I n Imitations
III CO. Vt,
Ill hf
go See gs.
Al the old Moore store, j
on Fire Points, where we have
opened a new and fresh
lock of
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
Consisting of Meats, Hour,
Coffee, Canned Goods,
everything
to be found in an tip-to
We pa the highest market
prices for all kinds of
Country Produce,
in or in When
you want lo sell or when yon
v. to buy come lo see uh.
To all who favor us with
patronage we promise entire sat
f ion.
T. F, CHRISTMAN
at t
J. a. W,
A OF
Also a nice Line of Hardware.
COME TO SEE HE.
J. B.
too or vet
or Situ
photo,
for
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. EDITOR
nm
-AT-
VOL. XIX.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
NO
system to
has been about it in
newspapers, but for several
months a new r has been
crawling toward
It is a road means much for
this city, but more for eastern
North Carolina. It will take our
in almost a straight line
to the sea, and will gather up ant
bring back the products the fish-
farms of
eastern
Already twelve of the road
have been graded and civil
are way here with
the survey. Work will cease
until the trains are running.
It is of Great Eastern Bail-
way that I More than a
year ago was de-
upon and plans for con-
of line were Blade.
During the past summer work be-
pan. It started Snow Hill in
Greece county and the surveyors
graders worked toward
Thai point has long been
reached by the surveyors, and the
graders are almost there. The
started from there Monday
are now their way to
The graders will them,
followed in turn by the track lay-
from Snow Hill.
The distance from Snow Hill lo
Fremont is miles; from
to Raleigh is miles,
in all to be built. If
you will look at your map you will
find that a straight rule laid down
it from Raleigh to Hill
will pass through the towns of
Archer, Lodge,
Eureka Bull Head. will
also that road passes
-through most fertile parts of
three counties.
Hut why does this road go to
Snow that to be a
terminus t
at all. Its stop there will
be temporary, if indeed it stops at
all after its completion to Raleigh.
Take your map again. Trace a
direct line from Hill to
Greenville; thence down Tar River
to Washington, from there to
on the Norfolk and South-
Railroad, at the bead of
Sound, thence through Hyde
south of Lake,
to There you strike
deep water a harbor.
The connection with the Norfolk
is the main point for
the owners of that line are the
builders of the new road. The
System own the Nor-
folk and Southern it is the
System that is build-
the new road.
plan was at to extend
the Norfolk Southern from
to New by way of
Washington, a distance of miles
At New Bern connection was to be
made with the Wilmington
New Railroad, a branch of the
Atlantic Coast which is
eighty-eight miles long. Thence
the line was to to Georgetown,
S. a distance of
twenty-live miles. From
Georgetown an extension was to lie
run to Columbia and
branch to Charleston.
This was not a proposition,
but it is the first time the
System has been connected
building of a line from
Norfolk to Columbia. About six
years ago some Philadelphia par-
ties obtained a charter for such a
line. The line or parts of it,
surveyed and some money was
spent in the venture, but it never
amounted to anything.
Now it has fulled again, partial-
account of marshy nature
of the county through which I
proposed was to run, and
expense of bridging the many
courses. Also It was found
that by connecting with Coast
at Fremont the
and Seaboard at its new
road would have a more I ban equal
show for the business passing over
these lines and seeking a deep
water Besides the in-
is now the Hgt
of a great Umber industry and part
of it is a tine fanning ion.
It can lie seen a
this line is lull of promise
possibility for Raleigh. it
makes connection with the Norfolk
Southern another direct line
to the North and East will have
at Norfolk
connection will lie made with
Philadelphia York, via
the New York. Philadelphia and
Norfolk.
The competitors of the
System in Bast North Caro-
fully realize importance of
this deal, and they are hastening
with all possible speed with branch
Snow Hill, that they may
divert eastern to their
reads.
The Line's branch road,
which is being built by Henry
Clark Bridged from to
Hill, is about one third com-
work on it is being
rushed with all possible speed.
At the last meeting the
tors of the and North
Carolina a vote was taken
in favor of building a branch
from to Snow Hill.
Roth private interest,
except the Tucker stock, voted for
proposition and the route has
Snow Hill seems therefore
destined, in the near future, to be-
come a great railroad and
Raleigh is to have a third great
competing system.
the future seems lo have
great things in store for
News Observer.
Trinity Notes
Representatives from a major
of the colleges in the state met in
Physical Laboratory at Trinity
College November an
ed the Physicists Club of North
The following officers
were President, Prof.
L. Gore, Univ. of N. Secretary,
Prof. C. W. Edwards. Col-
The Science Club held its
meeting Saturday
November 10- Dr. J. L.
delivered a lecture on
and the Mr. L. A.
of the senior class, read a paper
New Determinations of the
Astronomical Unit, of
The next lecture in the Faculty
series will be delivered Saturday
evening by Prof. A. H. of
the chair Creek, the subject lie
Prof, Dowd, of de-
of Political Economy, is
arranging to take members of
classes in his department to
New York.
L. V. Howard, of Montgomery,
Ala., has entered college. He was
a student of Southwestern
University at Greensboro, Ala.
The classes and have
class caps which areas a mark
class rank. They arc of very
pretty designs.
A recent Bomber outlook
lips an interesting article on
University written by
Prof. Minis, who is
institution.
A young man nearly
killed himself trying to his
capabilities in holding He
drank whiskeys, two beers
I a half and half in minutes
then dropped. At last accounts
his physician was doubt as to
his recovery. The average man
who himself to death makes
longer work about it, but the re-
is quite as satisfactory.
From
C, Nov.
How democrats Congress feel
toward the proposition lo reduce
Southern representation Con-
and in electoral college,
which Is being urged by quite a
of republicans may be
judged from these remarks of Sen-
an attempt is
made to reduce the
representation from the South, I,
for one, will be willing to talk
from the day of December to
4th day of March.
it won't be wind, either.
will be a speech worth listening to.
I have been preparing for this
light for some time. If the re-
publicans attempt reduction,
they might as prepare for
extra session of Congress. They
will not pass their shipping bill,
nor, indeed anything else in the
of Every
Senator and Representative
who has been in Washington, holds
practically same sentiments
that Senator Money expressed.
Leading republicans, who see
in the matter, are trying lo
stop the talk among small fry
about forcing this sort of
through Congress by remind
them of the defeat
which followed the jam
the notorious Force bill through
Congress.
If Secretary Cage represents the
republican policy,
the fact that he has been asked
Mr. to remain at
bead of the Tie Department
the next administration is
good evidence that he does, a move-
for absolute retirement
not but of
all paper money issued by the gov
may be expected iii the
near future, although the Intention
to do so was most vigorously de
by many republicans, during
the recent campaign. Mr. Gage's
position has been pretty generally
known for some lime, and be has
just it a lecture on
Finance, in which be said.
public Treasury is a poor agency
for issuing paper
Another official
of the bringing of the volunteers
home from the Philippines has
been announced, which is directly
contrary to all the ante-election
promises. It now said that
they will not begin bringing
back before the first of January,
and possibly not before first o
If not until the latter
it will be very doubtful
whether they Will all get back be-
fore the expiration of their term
of enlistment, July I,
although War Department officials
claim that they can all be brought
back within four months, if
they will be brought
back much quicker than they were
Harris, of Kansas, said
of one of the bills which Ross Ban-
has slated to go through at
Session of is
much opposition la the
Ship Subsidy Rill. If
yards arc so prosperous as we arc
led to believe, there is no need for
them to receive subsidies. any
event farmers of the West ob-
to being taxed for the support
of tho shipping
At the last session of Congress,
the republicans would S been
entirely Satisfied to increase
regular army to men,
a let of then talk
making the army bill
which they intend putting through
at this session, provide for
men or more. The of
and election a
big majority in next House
seems to have tamed heads of
many republicans, and leaders
oft to have a
bard Job to Keep them from going
all the
TO THE PEOPLE, AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
VOTE STATE City OF l
STANDS.
The facts given below, lo the
D Hues of the Slate- the
opposite them, have been given
frequently In this paper lite that will the sum of
election of the but never one hundred dollars for each and
this form, and the table, if clipped ever case of Catarrh
out, will found
reference. As the result of the
We arc still la the forefront of the race after your
We offer the best selected line of
General Merchandise
Toledo, Li Cot vi i
Frank makes oath
i hut he i- partner of the
of Co., doing
in the of Toledo,
State aforesaid, and
election Mr.
receive electoral votes as follow.--.
Delaware
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Marj land
f Hall's Ca-
t lit J. .
Sworn to before
ed in presence,
of December, A. l.
A. W.
Notary Public.
to lie found in any store in Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, creations of the best manufacturer.- America
sud Europe. the year round, Bummer
and Wilder. work for our mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you and
sell If we can. We oner you the very Is-st service, polite Michigan
attention, and the most liberal terms consistent with a well
established business built merits.
When you will not do justice
if do not see our Immense -lock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of merchandise.
Goods and Notions,
Beta and Caps, Silks and Satins,
Jacket- and capes, Carpets, Mattings and Oil Cloths.
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's Shot-.-.
Horse Blankets and Duster-.
Groceries.
Flour. Meat, Sugar. Laid. Scad Is,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and
Minnesota
New
Jersey
Nebraska
New
North Dakota
Ohio
Island
South Dakota
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
T.
And Mr
these
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
for Furniture and everything line. I Idaho
will
Furniture.
for
buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either or on Approved
edit. Our motto is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing.
Your
i. , k
Mississippi
Missouri
Nevada
Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
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Hall's Catarrh t is lakes in-
and ads directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
j;, Send for free.
J. Cm my Co.; Props.,
Ohio.
Sold Druggists.
Hall's Pill- are best.
The Richmond Stove Co's
Stoves have been sold in
Greenville for Sixteen Years.
We are carrying a full line of these
both cook and heating We also tarry a lull
line of repairs for same. W buy Hay. Lime.
Cotton Mi and Bulls
By Car Load
We have just received two oar loads of
and can satisfy anybody in price and
It will lie seen from above
in addition to Southern votes
Mr. received only
four silver mining Colo-
Idaho, Montana and Nevada.
Concerning the popular vote, ac-
curate figures cannot be had until
returns arc In all
the stales, derived
ii. don't know i- .-
show
plurality in Republican Suites
amounts and Bryan's
In Democratic Slates to
making pin-
gent plurality ever given a
dale for President, r
in having been
total vote cast Isac
Connie I to have been 15.000,000,
which i- supposed to
have received, speaking
and
carried Slate and
Bryan
Is and of
votes lie year
Kansas, South Dakota,
Utah and Washington, which he
lost in WHO, and
Kentucky, be carried font
years ago. Charlotte I
Made l Va.
The soul without is
abode of
How arc we our baton
when the trust has up the
pi Ice of salt
Even average baby knows
how lo play bawl, it isn't
football
The Hies arc now getting
rheumatism pedal
and in the binges of their
gossamer pinions.
of a marriageable age arc
sold for Japan. In this
country girls are sold In marriage
and dot even get
The average politician i
to and bar.-.
of girls who do fancy work
fancy work.
It's all well enough to make light
c i your troubles, but look out for
the gas bill.
call them depart-
-lores the Shoppers
never to depart.
men of says
Philosopher
I meanest of most
The bald-headed man may lake
some consolation from the fact
, be was that way.
The lime that a man led-
he i- too old to learn is when
he i- hi- freshman year at col
lie a remarked
machine, and yet I
can truthfully say there are
on
We hear much about
the open door as we did.
signs have made their
appearance.
The chrysanthemum can't com-
plain ii baa no
Some business arc always
on lime, and oilier- cash.
Ii Isn't necessary for a man to
line scales in order to have his u
way.
N. Maude, dear, a high is
nut always a man who goes for
aerial
The say that bis
face is his fortune, His fortune
lie- ill oilier men's mugs.
If a waiter gel his tip,
tare i hi- customer is a
female or a fee male.
at session.
A hill line
Shoes, ware
in first class
LT Otis
Cutlery
Groceries,
and get our prices.
J C
THE
and fever is a bottle of Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply
I run and u i i in tasteless form
No i are -no pay. Price
ON
All of Church I'm
Co-, at Richmond, I ml.,
a lull din
tier and to prevent business
prostration were told
would follow Bryan's election, And
now the Church Furniture
has closed down the and
the bat e no work And
Bryan was elected, News and
d Sweats with Robert's
Tasteless Chill Tonic per
bottle. lo lake. Money
refunded if it fails. Restores
petite, pin I blood and makes
yon well. None other as good.
Bold and guaranteed the drug
tores of
O. L.
Greenville, N.
Office over White
Fleming store.

EASTERN REFLECTOR
N.
D. J. Owner
Entered at the Post Office
Greenville, N. as Second
Matter.
. . . would include
suppose, said visitor to
the penitentiary,
arc always to have their
terms of
replied the guard.
Which arc
ones have life semen
Two of old h
British took French in
threw into the harbor
have been out of
the and to Toronto,
having been purchased the
by the Govern-
Each cannon is about nine
feet over
pounds.
A new for tint bagpipes has
found by a Scottish
w ho owns a sheep faun a
mountainous of California,
is the habit daily of
playing pipes all over the
ground. The baa had
the eagles
out of the Locality, In which
of prey bad formerly
able damage by carrying
hail even attacked grown
The Philadelphia times is afraid
overdoing the
business, and maybe we are,
but it will longtime In fore u-e
with the ho-, tail
is the who have about IV,
varieties and us
big as an cabbage. Tastes
differ. We wouldn't trade the
old fashioned sweet
ruse for a forty-acre
legated patch oil be Japanese i
flower, with all . . id I
hi f out ii
respondent i
an turning their alien-
co to wheat,
the pi table, h inti i
is not i
wheat State; ii it t tobacco
State; and there suggest
in the fact farmers
more raising wheat i urn-
with N where
it i- at h tine i.- I i
in i
to mi the lea States
arc, P
i mid throw
some light the if it
would. I II r .
i m mt r. .
to II Phil I forth
i pet
signed in .
by which n father gave up
all i to hi- ten obi win
a l bill,
till I ii;.
and .
again Ii lei I hi
live I Mrs. i; i
K.
and M In father in I hi ml
of the second mm i luge he n I
bill i
I iii ill of -nil
ll the Use of printing
ideas about the reorganization of
the inter-
views It Happened
and It is four years, less
one week, before the next
elect occurs, no
man can tell what happen
in the meantime. If anyone had
predicted when
cited 1896 that his
the war with
Spain, the accession of a
islands on other aide of the
world some on tins Side,
would have accumulated two full
sized wars and a hot skirmish in
China, and instituted a new
system based me doctrine
that congress has the right to ac-
quire bud govern colonies outside
the constitution, he would have
been the Veriest
Who knows what issues may arise
or in what condition the country
will be in A dozen parties
may be made and broken in that
long Time-.
Attorney-General Walser has
prepared bis report on
trial- in State two
years ending June last, and
has made it public. It shows
trials remark-
able met there were
fewer than during the previous
two years. Of those tried during
two were
males, 1,780 females, white,
Indian.-. There
convictions. There
are four capital crimes ibis
State; arson, burglary, murder and
rape. The i trials of
these was as Arson
burglary murder rape
to the lime covered
there ii id been a stead
increase in For
en ten rials, I-
there vi., for Ii
there and
re were I l
IN A STOKE.
lag on Falls Over
J. L. Starkey carry on
their grocery business of J.
U LETTER
Special of Reflector.
X. C, Oct.
It now develops that attempt
will he made out the threat A- store, have one
to the Wains Senator of and best stocks here.
elect Simmons next March. Saturday right in the
of the alleged has midst of the busiest of the
made these letters hitherto, day, their thrown into
because J did not the confusion by tie
sources the threat worth I south side of the room failing p, v
over across the crashing by
Now. however the matter and goods
AND
BUSINESS NOTES.
N. C. Nov.
As an evidence of the fact that
it has been no idle boast our
STATE N- w
c la
more shape around .
importance, that it is shelve.- were
A portion
with
are now selling seven different
is collect- and glassware, most
Lag material and was smashed into fragments.
Which in-e a and that such goods as pickle-, jellies.
he will appear as conn- and other stuff glass
in the contest. That Butler broken and mixed in a con
behind the scheme no one can mats, goods
doubt. It is evident that and s faring almost as
take; charge of The damage lo the is
largely because Butler, re
tiring at noon OH March At lime of the collapse Mr.
the Senate, cannot act as J- Starkey and a boy were
tor, except behind the scenes. the counter mi
his successor appears to be side. the
sworn in immediately some out of
The Washington correspondent when by
Post states he looked around in time
Pritchard has a box, weighing see falling, he
i Mary land, Virginia,
South
Georgia, Texas Mississippi.
Who dare the assert that
is not a coming town. Every
all
necessary unmistakably point that
way and we arc more fully
it every day.
had a very deserted
Last Sunday, owing to
of our people to
Blank Jack, or Bethany
to attend church.
There was right much excite-
in town yesterday on account
of Township
deposited in his dodged around end of the la man who bad made way with
room and tilled with as I here he properly. The
went
a visit
books kepi -lauding was .-mashed left.
cm the last piece- Had he been a mo-j Miss
so called in probably
secured by The boy was j friends ;,,
on election day in August, will be a step ladder pulling up some
used to impeach the out into Mollie Bryan ha accepted
of Senator election, middle He some- position as school teacher iii a
claim being the legislature el- injured in one foot.
Carpenters were called
in as
sou, Iii-
to
i.
be
That
are daily weather tone
it i- o n
I- ill the ,,
Federal Court. The of a
ship which curried
rice the cargo
Q. I.
Council.
Home. If, lake,
I. i. Smith, A. ii. Johnston, B.
A.
raids, II. K. Patrick and
S. I. King, members of Acme
Jr. A. if.
ii
to He a lo in
i. The i i- instituted
In oil
In. c.
. a. Pair,
ii .
J. W. Harper, Warden.
W, i Vinci Bee. . rel
s.
if. T. Smith,
it. Manning, Financial
J. I. i.
V. i;. Nobles, Chaplain.
i. W. Vim cut, Inside
I. It. Smith,
i n ii. i f instituting
lodge hid completed a
pie was served,
lb the following ; lasts
were J. l is,
Johnston, The Visiting
r. A. Fr,
i boys tells u- had a most
trip and
were every courtesy
was a fraudulently el-
that such a contest is
certain lie made at the very
M.-1 ii. extra of the Sin-
ale, session being usual at the
beginning of the term a newly though the good In a
President, etc.
i I r hi r. It bad yet re-
Bi Settle, now of no one was killed or
writes a letter to Sen- seriously injured,
Pritchard, in which he warns
the latter against inch, a course,
out the fact that in at-
lacking I be Simmons election law
which tin- November
held he will be dig-
a iiI may engulf the two
from
tin- even
ll Senate
convention, Governor Aycock
would appoint
.-nil on hi- to the vacancy de-
and the
would again elect
hi in.
Mr. Settle then appeals to Mr.
to take a step
will serve lo more
thoroughly solidify the white pen
pie North Carolina and the
He party. He i ills
school at
of people from the
W. R, a prominent
man, of Marion, committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head
with revolver.
In this State are Pres-
with active
During year
were given to missions
to home.
The Methodist of
the building of which j
was completed Saturday, will lie
formally dedicated November
Thanksgiving Day. Bishop
w ill deliver address.
Silas who lived near
went out
failing to search mas made
for him. His body was found
the woods, a load of shot having
entered his chest up
Ix-vi Travis was found dead
lied at bis borne ten miles from
Newton, his bead having been
crushed. He lived alone was
no doubt murdered. He bad
dead some days dis-
was made.
Mr. Hardy L. the well
known dealer harness,
trunks, buggies and carriages,
owing to embarrassments in
hied a petition bankruptcy
yesterday at l o'clock, through his
attorney, Herbert
Wilmington Messenger.
After He Comes
do w help her she
S One of the
him la to
do she
us
h to hi-r Meal
should, by sill
J with
Mother's
Friend.
as possible to put .-helves country come here after the u
back up, and aim
the firm was t
I .-aid to be best the
re-open the Stale, carry away
store and proceed with business, for drinking purposes.
The members of the Jr. O. V.
A. M. gave supper
evening complimentary lo the gen-
from who came
to organize lodge. The supper
was prepared by A. Fair,
Mrs. I. I. Mrs. J.
Misses Wesson,
and Hallie Nichols and
Building and Insured.
An ml
that by permitting tin dead pa.-i to
bury its deal din I a nice stream
the Are.
The following gentlemen came
morning down from Greenville and organ-
near corner of First iced an Jr. . r. A. M. lodge last
and Council streets, owned by Mr. J. It. Jams, If. A. Tim
N . II. a, II. K. Patrick, D. King.
I by a woman named Smith, p. Edwards, A. D.
Lee, was destroyed by lire. The Johnston, John Home, J. H.
was from town John Cheek and Ashley
left a colored woman in charge, son. After completing their work
The lire originated about they partook of an oyster supper,
kitchen. of the furniture then left for their homes. Those
was saved, and both furniture and of our people who had good
building were insured. fort line to meet are very
house just west of burn much pleased with them
building caught on was would be glad to have them call
I saved by Bed Hawk lire com- again. We will give you more
They put hand en in our next.
the river and from that
paying
Nov. SO, at j
i dilutes lot. Ill is
it borne i Mr. i d Mi
II in k. released from
their son, little Bruce
i i I., h In, had for
i days been in fatal
A fragile
i delicate for earth's rough
v so flood Shepherd
came called him to Him
Sen u-e- were conducted the
both i many of the
men, cotton
other
to the
party ill be hastened;
a course will delay If
prevent u- of
which is briefed here for it
may worth.
on
A. Cox is
i iii-
cash prices for Button seed.
The Atlantic I In .
m lining by . J. N.
Booth, the b s as , 1.1
in for interment.
real fair child
tin to thy bed,
let and
With blessings thy bend.
end wharf I'll South
and ii I by a
rain which has In n predicted
Weather A claim
for damages was based on
tout mi
in ml i , . . ,,.
Die predicted lo way to stray;
lower Cum found lie- I Before led could turn
but ,., j at way
Deals reversed could breast,
grounds the Or sorrow wake the tear,
Rise to home of rest,
mil arc In cell sphere
bound lo
K, r the
Ai Thanksgiving, when
and blessings of
year arc carefully recounted and
e ii. ill be impelled
in deep gratitude
their hearts, both words and iii
deeds. i to some
i; i-u.-e. ii ii,,, for it-
relief distress, the
rescue
will be made
to Hod. The homes
North Law large claims
. upon In our w bole
people. I cue training
destitute, h not lest children
i- a u paramount importance,
iii results. The cause appeals
ill. Could an
i lo more
i dependent humanity,
a contribution to maintain
tin lets boys and
girls I Thanksgiving contributions.
to work each year arc lib
They are pleasing lo
file make glad the hearts of the
children gull lo our various
iii homes and of the
boys and
all have lo be thankful for.
let thanksgiving, express
our even greater aid
in those who so much our
help.
Hope rue Company did not get
I lire, at leas in working
shape. Several members wool to
but the Richmond,
p and the meeting of of
and keys gone. They the Atlantic Coast Line
Steamer out farM the cistern, Company was held at the
the ore too faraway lo in this city, to-day,
there so they went President says the gross
if the engine
Mayor's Court.
Mayor J. Move has disposed
of following eases his court
since
William Tucker, disorderly co i-
din i. i i suspended.
James H. Cox, riotous dis-
orderly, lined and cost,
Patrick, drunk
and using vulgar and pro-
language, lined
and costs 98.08.
Hay wood Spell, drunk and dis-
lined penny cost,
11.06.
Cobb, drunk
lined i 18.30.
James A. drunk dis
orderly, lined if I costs, Si SO.
Charles Culler, drunk dis-
orderly, lined l and costs,
gone to the river building could
not have saved. Being at
such an hour of night m , so
faraway the lire had progressed
beyond before was dis-
covered an alarm given.
To irk-nib
Al
tickets are will not be
very long before entire
her will hare been taken the
prises tor distribution.
No one wind to you. This is the
in -I oiler i . i made lo tobacco
perfectly get a
of highest market
value for your ad-
have sold
, , made thin oiler
who . a n load it It us be
lore, ii i. i gratifying in-
deed to say u
one has upraised
at their as
with former sales made
Whether you with us or not
earnings from all
sources for the year were 8.71,1,
and of tins amount
wan received from opera
log the roads
from sources. The
Of and
the taxes paid amounted the
aggregate lo 84,668,808.88. The
operating were 68.6 or
Cent, the gross
elect of officer resulted as
president;
ll. Walters, vice president
Alexander second vice
president. s. third
ice
During the last two weeks Beg
of Deeds T. U. issued
marriage lo following
couples
Taylor and
B. J. and Etta Belle
Clark.
Lawrence Webb Lille Ha-
guns.
William Sadie
Jones.
II. f, Lillie
Allen and Clara Bailey,
Shade Heath and
Sylvester Vines
man.
Mack Jenkins and Laura Hives.
Leon Pal lick and
bun.
Henry Black Bat-
James
lake her
My and
ii which
strength
will
show you
that the
the
are.
bear the
so an. the
there ill be.
A woman Fort
for God foe
Red I ., Cal.
i is a blessing to
all nature's
Get i, at
J d, j per hot tie.
i i i.
ft i
SEEN HI IN WASH-
N. Nov.
Mrs. Martha Latham
some days here her
sou, J. it. Latham.
A colored man residing
lib street lost his dwelling by lire
the Kith lust.
The iii-
show, says nude
Human dancing should not
etc. He should
not have given himself away in
that
live hope but may die
lO The bridge will bu
passable lieu is
Miss I tin Mr. M.
M. Jones arc to be married
Wednesday.
We haven't combed
with a comb in search of news,
but we have kept
and did not advertise our
business. We could enlarge on John
Smith Co's., large well
flock, etc., but is no
that. Newspapers do
in of a great
deal of free gratis
for nothing. We have often seen
two or dollars worth of pull-
spent on a cent show and a
hall column spent a cent
individual. We could also men-
lion the f that John of
some hours our
and Mr. P., of
was town, etc., and not a man,
or child in Pitt county
knows or cares a---------for any of
them, yet the names are bona ride.
We the explain
ed our periods of
from our experience
that The will say
amen,
Jim
sport the chess play-
is that bis watch
the other watches bis pawn.
The in Strike Over.
Durham, Hot. special to
Herald from to
night says that the Strike of cotton
mill operatives is off. unions
Mills have disbanded.
withdrew from Union
at and the most of
these have applied to be reinstated
in their former positions and given
work. The National Textile
we will always be glad to all to to bank to work
you call around to see us.
Yours truly,
Pushes A Co,
to
and will not extend more help.
ill is considered the trouble
j l i the mills and the opera
I lives is at end the null
have won.
quit going to see these
modern said
matron, are so
as-
her neighbor; time I
was the there was
scarcely a woman
could look without blush-
Head This
We have taken tare
growing the must improved bright
tobacco White Stem
Orinoco, the Iii Leaf Orinoco
are the most reliable ever
grown in section. man
cast, who cultivated this
kind will average from to per
cent more than any other kind.
Mr. Sam Mumford, at says
that his OrinOCO will bring fifty
dollars more per acre any
other kind grown on same
Martin people are
Orinoco and coining money. You
will these seed for sale at Dr.
and Dr. Drug
stores some store each sec
of county at cents
package.
W. T. A Co.,
N. C.
SOUTH
LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
CAPITAL
ECONOMICALLY
BY THE MOST
MEN.
THE
THAT IN
MICH y
con s
tUM
The
Well
Dressed
Man
Attracts where-
ever you meet He is
in fall, we
take considerable of the credit for
this of affairs. Ask the
man if we are to this honor. Never before la history
of this establishment have we carried a complete assortment o
ES
as we have this fall. Our customers tell us
are certainly competent to We have everything
that Is the rage New York, a visit lo our
will give you a complete knowledge of all is
new and in fashionable world. In lo
our prices We know you will not utter a word of
complaint. Drop In a little lime, we
want to see you.
THE CLOTH
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there MARK,
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind you that you owe j
The for
subscription and we
you to as early
need YOU
owe us and you will
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
cross mark on their
paper
LOCAL
It looks like we are close to
rent cotton again.
advance in makes
some people smile.
Holiday goods are beginning to
their appearance.
j re numbers of fruit trees are
being delivered here by agents.
Partridges, y
W. C. N. C.
It is factories that
needs to keep going for-
ward .
Sir. Allied lost a cow
the annual was sick and
fell in
Seeing Machine is
easiest, lightest and best. Cheap
M.
A little son of Mr. J. W.
was over circus day
right badly hurt.
of the beat of t he
season were tobacco
warehouses last week.
we bear a of
business changes talked of for
coming year.
Campbell Co., the Richmond
photographer-- who have been here
some weeks, left today,
Mrs, J. Cherry keeps on
at all times class silverware,
cut glass and jewelry suitable for
presents.
Car load of line horses just re-,
by Livery
stables corner Fifth
streets.
What one Hem Done.
A bicycle was stolen Thursday,
it was advertised iii
roll the wheel was
Hal the thief was
in jail Ho much for put-
ting things where they tire rend.
We Have a
Tho farmers may not look tit it
Hint way, but if there was. a tot-
ton factory would
menu out to one cent
more a pound for cotton
season through. That is the way it
is in other loans where
lire located. Greenville should
Inn e one,
Not She Can Live.
Mr E. A. received a let-
tor Monday night from Washing
ton City, dated which stated
Mrs. L. A. Brown
ill and thought she
could not live through the night.
Mrs. was the widow of the
lute Mr. B near
ville, moved to Washington
after the death her husband lo
take a government position in
the Treasury department, Many
friends here learn with regret of
her critical illness.
Prompt, Pitas.
We hope our subscribers
throughout the country will not
fail to respond early to
to pay there to Tim
And those at a dis-
who have received state
me a are asked again to scud on
the money. We what
owe and hope you will not keep us
waiting for it.
NOTICE.
I'm owing me will
pay at once. I w ill tie New
York week they can set
tie with W. or at my
stoic while am gone.
O, M.
In Hospital.
A was
this morning announcing that Mr.
Sugg, of died lust night
a hospital where be
been taken for I real He
had been sick several mouths with
typhoid fever. Miss Ada
of county, lo whom lie had
been engaged for sometime, left
hereabout two weeks ago for
and was married to Mr.
in the hospital so she might
he and him
lo life if possible. Hut her
led could stay
progress of I lie fever. ban the
sympathy of many relatives
ii lends here, Daily h
Serious
Clark, of
township,
township, was shot after
noon by Constable
Clark was at Mr. B. B. Cot s
farm, near Falkland,
tie tried lo
Clark ran the
tiled him with u gun bitting
the leg above the mid-
of the thigh, the thigh
I nine I. who
min
about a down buck shot
his thigh. Clark is in a serious
HOWDY DO.
Sens Speak
A. of Ayden. spent
today here.
r. U. H. went lo
den evening.
Mrs. B, C. Williams
The youngest of K. M.
Cheek is ill.
K. O. Whaley came in Saturday
evening from Halifax left to-
day.
Miss Manning, of
arrived evening visit
Mrs. Moore.
Judge A. If, Moore left
morning for Wilmington to bold
court there. Sirs. Moore
him.
Morton came down
from Hat evening
tilled his pulpit lbs
church
Hew, Booth returned Hal-
from
H. C. where been assisting
Kev. B, Wells in a meeting.
moo.
H. C. left this morning.
H. of came
Monday evening.
Kev. J. II, Morton to
J. Joy tier returned to Kin
Monday evening.
II. L. of Washington,
up Monday and returned to-
day.
Kiss Geneva Gardner returned
Monday evening, from where
she had been visiting.
W. II. Cox, of
over today to at his property
Was burned night.
Helen who been
Miss Alice
left Monday evening her home
ll
Mis. ILL.
of Wilmington, who have been
visiting relatives here, returned
home today.
Mrs W, B. of
who hail been visiting
family of editor, returned
home Monday evening.
O, D. Hawks,
the passenger train, is taking u
few days W. L. Jones
is on run in his place.
Miss Nannie Wilson three
of W. II. Wilson
who accompanied her, returned
this morning from
Dr. Johnson, a native of this
county lull now of City, in-
id this morning to visit his sis-
Mrs.
moo.
B, M. Cheek went to to
day.
W. to to-
day.
Mrs, Kicky Moore went to Kith-
in. i today.
J. O. of Atlanta, spent
Tuesday here.
w. II. Cox returned lo
evening.
J. Cherry, Jr., left this after-
for New Horn.
Mrs. Dr. Kicks, of is
visiting Mrs.
W. A. II.
Miss went to to-
day.
Mi's, B, J. t Miss
Clark i of
arrived evening to
hi r
A telephone message
early this morning asking
Sir. W. C. to lake
1.11 over I here, as several
stores in that town rob-
bed last night. He It'll on the
morning train with two of his
dogs.
We could not learn the
of the that four
or live stores hail entered,
the money drawers in snob broken
open MOM goods taken.
dogs found the trail of the
robber it some distance
down the to a brick kiln.
a lot of discarded clothes
were found mid the dogs could
the trail no further.
robber evidently changed Ml
out shoes and nil, so that the
trail be lost lie was
pursued.
II. W. of
has called lo the
a church in
NEW BIG STORE.
Did You
WE SOLD
Dry Goods Only
If so,
yon are
wrong.
We carry
. Stock of
RE
any house in Greenville. The upper of our immense store
is just filled with Furniture and Carpets.
Anything you want, whole suits or odd pieces, we can furnish.
We can lit up any room in your house at Bargain Prices.
BIG
Men Suits, Young; Men Suits,
Suits. Latest Styles,
Best Workmanship.
Our Special Clothing, Dry
Goods lion Bargain
Sale at prices goes
right on crowds arc daily
taking advantage it.
E.
Greater and Grander Bargains Offered Daily.
CLOTHING
Men Suits and 9.00 quality, Sale
Men Suits 14.00, 0.00 quality, Solo Price,
Boys Suit. the s, and quality, Sale Price, ,
ii Sale Price,
suits, Tailor Made Silk Taffeta
Men Suits the quality, while AH Wool quality now
These Goods are All New. No Old Stock on Hand.
plain and Linen
mill t nils,
extra heavy
dose, worth
Baal Linen so
Baal . Do
Knitting
Collars, worth
Checked worth
yards Lace, worth
Children's extra Host
Windsor Tics, worth
worth
Honey ones, I c
silk covers
Fancy Foulard Bilk, worth
worth Be
Lite
ii i Imported Irish worth
Dress worth
Woven Red Spreads, worth Ml.-S Shirts
Cuffs .
Inch Lining, Cotton, worth Bo.
Side Combs, worth
Stripe White
per
Welted Pi tine, all
English Curtain Cretonne.
Fancy worth
Shirt Waists sets, worth BOO.
oriel
fancy
Window Shades, spring roller
Mercerized Waist j
styles Patterns, lit
93.00 quality 91.00.
left, while they
ft
C. T.
Big; New Store.
Open Nights.
Greenville, N. C

ill
I am now offering one of most complete of
GOODS, HATS, pants. SHIMS.
POCKET and
at very reasonable prices. My line of
is the standard of any market are and cheap.
When yon none to town again give ma a trial.
unto please,
Jas. White.
Hi;
Means 1-1 Cent per pound more
COTTON
THAT IS WHAT GET OS COTTON
THAT WE GIN FOR YOU.
We established one of the equipped
to be found in Eastern Carolina solicit ginning.
We torn out best cotton you can gel anywhere but our charge arc
o higher than others.
green hooker,
N. C.
h.
N. C ,
offers stock of
General Merchandises
purchases. I at all
lull line oft Hood. Shoes, Groceries.
Tobacco, Hardware, Farm Implements, in fuel anything
you want about y. household . farm can
furnish
Bottom Prices,
I buy and VI Kinds of
b prices I r name. I wail your pat-
and .- right every you coins ,,.
tit-am.
Our I urn tilled
simplicity in home
would make our lives
write in a plea tor
the exercise of better taste in turn-
bating Oar homes, iii the November
Home Many
omen would live fuller
would have
As it is. hundreds women of all
position in life are today the
slaves of their home what
have crowded late
Comfort la essential to our
we should
slop. Then e the safe
Hut we get on the
line when we go beyond. Not one-
tenth of the that we think
lore essential to our happiest living
are really In fact, e should
bean happier and health-1
tor people if the nine tenths were
taken out of our lives It is
how we do with-
out, and thousand times the
better it. And it doesn't re-
quite much to test this of
Wisdom. need only to lie
natural; lo hack to our real,
inner selves. we are simple.
ll is because we c got away
from the simple and the natural
thin of our homes are
they are, and our
lives full of little are
not worth the while. We have
bent the knee lo display.
and we have lowered ourselves in
doing surrounded ourselves
with the trivial and the
and tilling our lives with poison
of artificiality and the unnatural.
we have pushed the
the the Beautiful
the lust and most lasting things
out of our
Save Your Money.
toe will save
many in bills
diseases
of the stomach, liver or
No Reckless Assertion
or headache, dyspepsia,
malaria, constipation
a million people endorse
Liver PILLS
New Home j Atlantic coast line
RAILROAD
A theatrical lawsuit is e
of show
Why. Willie, what an- you
crying naked Willie's
uncle, howled
Willie; sister's got mumps,
an couch
all at t ain't gt .
with most people
is want lo cross Hie
bridge In-fore I hey to
says the Philosopher,
-bill that are not ready to
cross it when the time
Sewing Machines
IN IN TIT COUNTY
If yon need a sec me
at II Hooker's store, or write me
J. c. LABOR,
s,
Kiln.
TO CREDITORS.
Hi.- Court Clerk
a. Will m,
W. K.
MUM i. lo HI persons
to MUM to make pay.
MM M the
bl M mu
SUM payment on or More
. or tin.
ill of recovery.
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get a good Safe
She Victor safe U made in all sizes
for home, office and general use.
Every sale will n guarantee to be Are
Prices from up.
L.
C.
The R Almanac
Whatever may be said of tin
scientific causes upon which the
Rev. Ill R. Hick- bases his yearly
of storm and weather,
is a remarkable fact that
warnings of every storm,
Mood, cold nave and have
been plainly printed in his now
famous Almanac for many years.
The latest proof of this
was the destruction
ton, Texas, on very day named
by Prof, his Alma-
as one of disaster by storm
along the coasts. The
Almanac, by for the
complete and beautiful yet
is now ready. This remark
able book of near two bundled
pages, illustrated with
chart-, and
goes as a premium to every
who pays one dollar a year
for Prof, Hick-- journal. Work
and Works. The Almanac alone
is -cut for only or.
limn Word and Works Pub-
Company, Locust
Street, St. Louis, Mo.
S. M.
Wholesale and retail Grocer and
Dealer. paid for
Hides. Km. Gotten Seed. Oil Bar-
Turkeys. etc. Red-
steads. Mattresses, Oak Suits, Ba-
by Carriages, Parlor
Suits, Table-. Lounges, Safes, P.
Meat Tobacco, Key West Cheroots,
American Beauty
lied Cherries, Peaches, Apples,
I Pine Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
, Flour. Sugar, Meat, Soap,
Lye, Matches, Oil,
Cotton Meal and Hulls, Gar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples, Nuts,
Candies, Dried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes, Currents. Raisins, Glass
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
Choose, Rest Butter, Stand-
ard Sewing Machines, nu-
other goods. Quality and
Quantity. Cheap for Come
b see me.
M Stiff
NOTICE.
rm
hi i-
of Mrs. N. K.
a sums and
NOTICE.
will sue
on of ,
J. Wilson, In
hi county the u-
In
i at tie, Ron, Fanning
mm
May, Wagons,
Oath.
W. M. of
, , It- i.
At Mini- I will ml to
the fr
I. H BOO and Teal
, , , , . W. M,
for banal law of a j.
Lt
Lt
Wilson
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Tarboro
Tarboro
Ar
MOUTH
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PILLS
Restore Vitality, Manhood
Cory Ls of Mm
nil wasting
all of or
and
A tonic
builder.
th
of youth.
PILLS
. mail
-w -.- . . o u.,. fr
with our lo
or the s
copy of our bond.
EXTRA STRENGTH
NOTICE.
Mid out my
in
fix mid good will, u,
Wilkinson, and mum lo
Una
mg against
due are
lo in. I will for all owing
to mm- forward
This Nov. ISM.
M. we Will
Hicks A Wilkinson to
carry on l
mom. will
no-
n His. and
tin-
it rs. u will as f
and Hi public gnu-rally.
J. A. III. KS,
Tablets
mm f.-r Is, of Power,
i or
and
of or
By mall in plain a
I .
bond to In days or
money paid. m
MEDICAL CO.
Clinton Jackson Sta.
for sale by J I.
or ens Board i ,,
County,
Tin- following is a of
of tin- Board of Com.
for Tin number of diva
r attended, somber of
nulls amounts allowed for
or it.
All II.
For as at -J.
for id M go,
tor miles .
o I Mil MUM
I II It
la
It,
Main learn
ton IS OS p m
p m, Alt
p Morning, Inane Sanford
p in, arrive p m liar
M p m, arrives
u in
leaves Den.
a in. Maxton a m,
Mills a
leaves
p m, Hope Mills IS p n
n m. Maxton IS p n
IS p m
at with train
It Maxton with Carolina
at
Springs at
Line Southern
Railway at with and
Charlotte
Road
M it p m.
SI I p x
It IS
Inn
I a m m.
tat
am
and , . Sunday
Train leaves Tarboro dally except
leave. Ply.
Sunday. T Man. and Bin
am. arrives to so, m
frail Midland N C l
a a a m. n
m.
Train on leave
a m. ,. m. II.
II am. .-a
CATARRH
ST
Johnston's
OF
Ham V, With
catarrh end neuralgia.
condition; every day be
M to that I never be a
I would
one. I
taken many other of medicine.
.,
ERNUL.
OLD DOMINION LINE
am. daily
Total
A In
Famous CM
and for chills and
fever and all malarial and troubles. For sale by
Harrington, Barber Co.,
ti
N. c.
,.,.
OF
Reflector
one o the dormitories for Public Books in
Pit County. handle the books designated on the
and supply what
you need. We also have
COPY BOOKS,
double ruled practice writing
tool pap ;,.
crayons, inks boxes,
When a young man lo
walls In- to met-i with
reverses,
time Is not my
marked the clerk at be
n watch,
Von can't a mag who
hat that crime is not n
tin- Increase,
Tin- higher a man climbs up
ladder of the harder his fall
it comes,
I ho at
borrow you borrow a
loan.
people apparently talk m
won't have listen to
other people.
A girl can easily make a goose
of herself by talking her
swan neck,
wouldn't rather have
a dog than a family tree Isn't
worth
never seems to name
growled the Chronic look-
I've been laying money
for a rainy and it I
rained for a
The man who views the mistakes
a magnifying
glass can't see hi own with a
scope.
The eyes he the mirrors of
soul, Inn what is more
tall a girl whether or not her hat is
on straight.
O W.
For IT Coin,
For U y 10.00,
IS s .
t ,.,
Bout II loam. dally
Train on leaves Tor
Sat
Train a el
II. M.
J.
T. SI.
My res leave Washing-
Ion daily A. If. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily
P. M. for Washington.
Steamer leaves
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays at A. M. for Tar-
leave Tarboro for Greenville
and Saturdays
at A. M, carries freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominions. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, N. C.
J. J. CHERRY,
Greenville, N. C.
DEALER IN
TAKE ROBERT'S TASTELESS CHILL TO
per Cures Chills and
Malaria, Night and
grippe. Money back if it doesn't.
No other as good. Get the kind
With the Red Cross on the label.
Sold and by
Bryan Ernul, druggists.
total
Something New and Fresh to Eat.
Wheat, Meal. Cracker Meal. Hominy
in.-i.--i trade Mason
l,. Data
a ,. canned
i nave ever
J. S.
Do know
We sell cheap
NO IT.
Dry Notions,
Trunks, Ac, from
Our Cash store. No
or Cleat nice
Cash
i an . i.
For
For as D l-j ii
at
Total o
Board
I'm r-r. I
It Con.
tit do
lost the is true
as doth in my of.
rice.
under my band, the seal of
Board of in In
ibis of
It.
Board Com. for Pitt
NOTICE, LAND
and for-
bidden i hunt with or without
In any other way upon the
Iamb, of the Town,
tin- north aide of Creek
. J. u. Lima,
.-,.
flu wife and Miss Little
in
J. ff. CO.,
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton and handlers of
Hanging, mid Bags.
and shipments
solicited.
NOTICE TO
day the
I k or the Court of Pitt
as Administrator or I lie estate of Henry
ii hereby given lo
all holding said ea-
lo them to me for payment
i on or before the
lay of March, 1901, this notice will be
bar of recovery. All
to u, to nuke
to rat
This Die day of September 1900.
r.
of Henry
GREENVILLE N. O.
Cotton Bagging and lies always
on him i
Fresh goods kept constantly on
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will you.
D. W.
Whichard, C.
The Stock complete in every de
and prices us low as the
lowest. Highest market prices
paid for country produce.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers and Brokers
Stocks. Cotton, Grain and
ions. Private Wires to York
Chicago and New
NOTICE,
All pan lo us are
they moat
come forward settle before
of January.
Store
W. Lee lo
1500
n-want any MB
with They , purely
fall lo at v.- lion iv .,
i ,,. II, K
J I aW.
go See
At the old Marcel I Moore store,
on Five Points, where we have
just opened a new and fresh
lock of
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
Consisting of Meats, Flour,
Sugar, Canned floods,
Cigars,
Fruits, in fact everything
to found an up to date
Grocery.
pay the highest
prices fur all kinds of
Country Produce,
either in oath or in barter. When
you want to sell or you
want to buy come to see
To all who favor us with their
patronage promise entire sat
T. F. CHRISTMAN CO.
at Five Points.
I. A. BELT,
------DEALER IN------
I -Mm
A GENERAL LINE OF
Also a nice Line of Hardware.
MB.
J. B. COBBY.
The On Day Cold Our.
s Ai ran u
j as cry
PATENT
FOR
SI
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. EDITOR
TRUTH
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qua
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VOL. XIX.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
NO
Will Bern Fair QuIlT
We sec from the
Unit the fair of last week,
while successful to exhibits,
races, etc., did not meet
as to attendance and did not
make any money.
We copy follows from The
the is not a
maker, and if those who
give their time, efforts and
backing to the fair, arc lo
Hod a non-appreciative attendance,
there is nothing to warrant them
in further risking their money, be
sides throwing valuable time,
keeping up these annual fairs.
fair has served
its purpose exploiting the
did resources of Eastern Carolina,
has been always an educator lo
the farmer and a source
of profitable
is BOW lime for those who
have labored so long success- a republic.,,, majority,
fully to both consider their own , partisanship or no partisan-
Interests, to judge whether or ship, this contest business has be-
come a and costly abuse,
which costs the contestant
The Contest Abuse.
The probabilities are that
will have a pretty big batch con-
tests for scats in the next House of
Representatives, the contestant lie
lag la nearly every if not every
case a republican Most of these
will, as usual come from South,
instituted by who were beaten
and felt pretty sure Would be
beaten when they entered the race.
They have been encouraged in this
by the course pursued by the
House on elections,
which generally Hints every
text for reporting favor of
seating republican contestants,
by shameless way
which the majority votes ac-
with these reports,
the face of the evidence
and facts and in opposition to
all and honesty. That
was the case several times in this
Congress, and has been the case
nearly very Congress In which
not a business proposition the
New fair has not fully served
its time.
it has, everything should
be considered with care, then it is
not good these
the people paying bill in
the allowances made to defray ex-
This encourages men who
have really no ground on which lo
annual fairs, and some new method ,, to
of promoting the business but to do at
of this section should be sought of the
and put into , , Washington, hang
The Free Press is to gee sights,
time, and then pocket money
enough out of the Treasury to
reimburse them for money
spent. If these allowances were
cut off we would have very
contests, and this scandalous abuse
would be at an
Star.
learn that fair is a
success. It has certainly bean
of great benefit to Eastern Carolina
showing to world the extent
and variety of its products and re-
sources.
Among the reasons for the at-
not being up to
were a circus in Greenville,
etc., superior court
it is possible that
coming so soon after the election
kept some from becoming
enough to attend. Besides
there were two exhibitions this
year.
We hope that enterprising
business men of New Bern will
allow fair to stop for lack of
Free
Press.
The Free Pi voices the
of
above. We certainly hope the
fair will not be .-topped. More
Greenville people attend the New
Bern fair every year go from
bore to all other fairs combined.
The lair helps New Bern and East-
Carolina and should have such
help as will keep it
Small to be
tailed.
abolishment of
fourth-class and star
route postal service will be
mended by Postmaster General
Smith report to Con-
He will urge the rural free
delivery throughout
and that -1,
be appropriated for the
maintenance of the service.
Mr. Smith will point out his
government will be
a gainer by the general
of the rural service.
Each star route contractor now re-
from to a year
for delivering the mail from
railway station to some
class Each fourth class
postmaster also receives per
cent, of his sale of postage stamps.
rural free delivery carriers re-
a year salary and have
to furnish their own horse and
Special to
Philadelphia Record.
Somebody is making money out
of railroads Texas. The last
fiscal year ending Juno
paid ill damages
personal
Star.
Election
The canvass of the vote of the
State as Lo two of the candidates for
Messrs. Overman
and Price, was completed
day, was ascertained at
the natal Mr. Bryan, as
represented by Mr. Overman, re-
voles, and Mr.
as represented by Mr.
Price,
In 1800 Mr. Bryan re-
received in North Carolina
votes, and
Bryan's majority Mr.
Bryan has ibis year a majority of
in excess of of four years
ago. His vote this year is
less than was in and
less than it was
years, ago. Bryan received
this year more votes than
received in and
than received
in August, while re-
this year more votes by
than Adams received at the
August election.
vote in the senatorial
with
and is report-
Simmons Carr
majority
The aggregate votes for
dates for the Senate, is
Which less than Mr.
vole, these figures are
which assume they are
not, since it has bean generally
that the aggregate vote
for Senator exceeded that for the
Democratic presidential tickets.
Charlotte Observer.
TO THE PEOPLE, AND CUSTOMERS
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
We are still la the forefront of the race after your
oiler you best selected line of
General Merchandise
to be found in any store in Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of the best manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all year round. Spring, Bummer
and Winter. arc work for yours and our mutual ad-
Vantage, la our pleasure to show you you want and to
sell you if we can. offer you very best service, polite
attention, and most liberal terms consistent with a well
established business built up strictly on its own merits.
When you conic to market you will not do yourself justice
if you do see our immense Stock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of general merchandise.
Goods and Notions,
Hats and Cops, Silks and Satins,
Jackets and Capes, Carpels, Matting and Oil
Shoes.
Men's, Woman's and Children's Shoes.
Blankets and Dusters.
and
Groceries.
Meat, Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Scad t.-.
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Rope.
Mil- ii ii nun Grievance
the man.
and
Will Still Remain Party of
the Plain People.
Those who eagerly assume from
the late elections that Demo-
party is weak are making a
grievous mistake. It has survived
the loss of its greatest leaders,
from Jefferson to and it
will survive the defeat of Bryan, j
It has encountered opposition
party
Whigs, Be-
it will still
the party of the plain people, do-
battle against all comers for
equal rights and constitutional
government. United under
leadership upon the restored
platform, as it will be,
indestructible Democratic
party will resume it long record
of political victories over all ale
of
Record.
Hints on Eating.
Rapid eating is slow
Plenty time should be taken.
I should be of
summer than in winter.
gratification of the
is very likely to shorten life.
It is good to dine when a
slate of mental or physical weak-
Two pounds of potatoes contain
as much nutriment as thirteen
pounds of turnips.
Light soups, light desserts,
light meals should have
in warm weather.
Fish and arc easily
An hour or two rest
should be taken after the meal.
Abuse of the stomach dinner
will be paid sooner or later by that
punishment which comes to
glutton.
Vegetables and fruit are to lie
used most at that season
of the year which they naturally
There are two classes of people
we want to get away from and one
of them is the man with a
Oh, how
weary the man the grievance
can make the person to whom he
insists in telling his grievance.
The fellow with grievance
wants you to neglect your own
business, lay everything
attend to this little trouble. The
j man with the grievance certainly
is a pest and, like the poor he is
always with us. The tired man is
another fellow who has more ways
lo communicate his tiredness than
you can enumerate. If the tired
man is a minister he goes around
among his Hock with a sigh that
would make a pair of bellow.
turn green with tells
and especially
the how he is wearing
how he is spending
sleepless nights and toilsome days
literally giving bis life to his
work. If the tired is a
he makes his patients
by telling them how long
line been since be had a whole
sleep. If the man
works an he blows about
he is tied to his desk works
without rest from today's
cud, bill no matter what business or
the tired man is in he
never gets so completely fagged
out that he docs not ban- breath
enough left to make bis hearers
weary with his little bale of woe.
Don't have a grievance and it you
get tired keep your mouth shut
Journal,
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything line.
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or on Approved
Our motto is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
Factory u an in
Social Life.
Under above hand, Lit-
Digest recently reproduced
some portions of a paper read by
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, chief
government bureau of statistics,
before the New England Cotton
association.
Mr. Wright protests vigorously
the idea current in places,
that factory creates ignorance,
vice and low He
Indeed lives
are leas f among the factory
population than among any other
class in tin- as
by many and
The fuel on. to this
authority, has always been a civil-
influence.
The following quotation from his
paper regarding the factory in the
south is interesting, lie says;
The establishment textile
factor em-
of a body of native
those born and bred in the
popularly Known as the
poor whiles, who. up to the time
Of the erection cotton factories
bad livid a precarious existence.
Today these people are furnishing
the textile factories with a class
operatives not surpassed in any
part of country. The poor
whiles arc able lo educate
their children, to bring up
a way was never possible
lo before and thus arc grad-
with more or
becoming a valuable
in southern population.
experience in the south is
simply of other localities. The
factory means education,
and an Intellectually
Impossible without
Journal.
a City I
Toledo, us i n
Frank J. makes oath
he i- the senior partner of
of F. J. Co., doing
business in City of Toledo,
and Mate aforesaid, and
said firm will pa the sum of
one hundred dollars for each and
e case of i cannot
lie by use f Hall's Ca-
Care. J.
Sworn to before me and
ed in my presence, this nth day
of December, A. D. 1880.
A. W.
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is in-
acts directly on
blood and mucous surfaces
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. Props.,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists,
Family Pills are the best.
Ranges
If yon wain stoves or ranges constructed upon
scientific principles which are economical, durable,
and convenient, as well as beautiful artistic, look
for the
The novels of today seem to
either historical or hysterical.
A gentleman from Franklin
county sonic of leading
merchants there have recently
made careful Inquiries of farmers
as to whether they have during
past five years, made more money
out of cotton or tobacco, and
the farmers said cotton had proved
the more profitable crop. Some of
them say think the time is
coming when tobacco crop will
practically laid Hal
correspondent Charlotte Ob-
server.
mark, which Is shown every
Stove or Range, and do be deceived
by worthless imitations and substitutes.
lead all others in yearly sales and popularity,
Sold Exclusively by
BAKER
by
Durham, N. Nov.
day morning dead Si-
las Turner, a while man. was found
on the form of Q. P. Collins.
adjoining neat
James Turner, only
brother of deceased was. the
Mr. Tinner went off hunting last
morning. He did not
return that and it was
thought he had gone to his
brother's homo several miles
So uneasiness was fell
until his brother was
with Friday was found
that bad not been to his homo.
A search was instituted once
which was renewed
morning. o'clock
brother the body in a piece
of woods, near the old Ike Stray-
horn mill sit--.
shot off. A
load of shot bud entered the Iron
of his neck, out
back of his neck. A large hole
was made by shot and the head
was hanging the on
bone in his neck
been curried by shot.
I i n mystery about he
was killed, thinking ii
accidental and others he
committed suicide. The position
of sun and seems lo
cute that he killed
The deceased was a son of
late Turner and a brother
Mrs. Newman, wife of William
Newman, merchant, Hillsboro. He
ii another sister who lives in
the and one brother,
James Turner, who found body
yesterday. The deceased lived
with Mrs. Newman.
If be committed mo-
eon be assigned for the deed.
The United States Supreme
Court gave a eye to
American Tobacco Company by a
decision in which the Tennessee
anti-cigarette law Is held to be con
A year or so ago the Legislature
of Tennessee passed an act
of cigarettes in that
Tobacco Trust at once
pronounced the low
and promptly proceeded to dis-
regard it, whereupon one of
agents was indicted. The case
went to the
Hindi held law
on the-ground that it was
a police regulation for
of a The Trust
pealed to i in- Supreme of
States, and now that
says Tennessee court was
correct in construction of the
law.
decision will likely serious-
business of Amer-
Tobacco Company the
South. The sale of its goods will
not only be stopped in Tennessee,
other Stales will no doubt enact
similar legislation. Raleigh News
and
Why They Advertise.
The most retail
in Central Iowa is E. I.
Tide, who has been Interviewed
at length for Ink. As
of long experience that
merchant Advertising is
an and rests with
the advertisers whether it shall
pay, have tried about all ways
of and find the news-
paper lo be far best and the
cheapest when returns are con-
The big merchants in
cities arc everlastingly advertising
not from love of the newspaper
publishers, because it brings
To succeed, merchant in
this is bound to advertise
i In- newspapers unceasingly.
There is
There is nothing like a good
laugh, but there should be
moderation even hilarity. Mrs.
Sharp, of New York, paid
penally for forgetting this when
she laughed so hard she dis-
located under jaw and it look
doctors a couple of to
prize ii bat k into place.
mix
GREENVILLE, K. C.
CHILLS FEVER
and night Robert's
Tasteless Chill Tonic at per
Pleasant to lake. Money
refunded if fails. Restores up-
de. purifies tin- blood and makes
you well. None other as good.
Sold guaranteed at the drug
stores of Bryan,
Some that pay
u go, but when register
at a hotel with baggage
have to pay cone.
III. D.
DENTIST,
Greenville,
office over While
Fleming store.