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Attention Farmers
I am now offering you one of t most of
DRY GOODS. SHOES, MATS. PANTS, V F.
POCKET and TABLE
at very reasonable prices. My line of
which is the standard of am market ore fresh and cheap.
When you to tow n again m a trial.
ms
ill k LETTER
in Behalf of In
For Insane Blind
Jas
Point
Means 1-4 Cent per pound more for your
COTTON
THAT IS WHAT GET OS
THAT WE MM FOR YOU.
We have just established Greenville one of the equipped
Gins to be found in Eastern North solicit your
We torn the beet cotton you can g I anywhere our charges are
BRING I'S
it HOOKER,
N. C.
I U. Hector.
Dee.
no followed by
any political party has
more suffering and heartaches
the dominant
in for the
past several
by dealing
with our charitable
So matter now closely the coin-
have pared down the,
I i has always
me close listed, stingy,
email Aleck who will stick
up his jack in the box head and
and ask fur
in. And when
the jails of scores of counties in
both the east hold the
blank minds and tortured bodies
chains people-
children of the Car-
who have a right to be prop
cared in one or the other
of our hospitals for the Insane
probably cured who
are confined to a fate than
death because there isn't room, or
if there is room the appropriation
has been made so small
cannot be clothed and fed there.
Ii is outrageous, it's inhuman
I bee the reports more
than BO per cent, of the patients
who are sent to Dr. I. Eli-
by, superintendent of the hospital
for the insane at Raleigh, are cured.
Perfect Health.
the system i-i perfect
t i . it use I
Tuft's r They r
the bowels and
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria,
constipation and km-
d i an absolute cure
Liver FILLS
New vi Fresh to tat.
Pancake Hour,
Wheat. Cracker Meal, Hominy
highest grade Mason Cracker,
Wafers.
Pickles, sod
u i canned
have ever before.
S.
New Home
Sewing Machines
IN IN PIT COUNTY
If you a see me
at Hooker's store, or write
C.
TO CREDITORS.
Th buying
before the Superior Clark I'll
mi the Last Will and
Testament of W. It.
is given to all persons i-t-
cl to the estate lo make immediate
to the all
having claim.- against estate
die same payment on or before the
day of October, or this nonce
will be pit ml in recovery.
This lad day of October,
A A.
of W. It. .
ATLANTIC COAST LINK
RAILROAD CO.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE
TRAINS
jut .
Leave w.
Mount
Leave
Mount
LOST, W
Ar
NOTICE.
Lr
Wilson
. .- . .
The will fell
lion on the day of December j
B. J. in j
Leave Tarboro
r Mullet
Cattle, lion
hold Kitchen Furniture. Cotton
Hay. Harness, Wagons, Cart,
Nut- etc. Ca-h.
W. , of
At It., same lime and place will rent to
the Mental Udder for the year 1901. the It.
J. home place and Ashley
W.
for heirs law of B. J. Wilson.
PERSONAL BALE.
Dec. 27th, 1900,
home place, miles from
Greenville, will sold ill public
auction to I he highest bidder for
a . i bones, mules, bogs,
cattle, carts, wagons, buggies, farm
implements, nun, fodder, house
hold and u organ,
etc.
Among the stock are several line
at Dr. s hospital in ,,,.,, ., ,,,.,
N. C-,
THE PUBLIC A COMPLETE K OF
General Merchandisers
from to purchases. I all
limes a foil Hue of Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes, Groceries,
Tobacco, Hardware, Farm fact anything
you want about your household o farm I can
furnish at
Bottom Price
Se
buy Cotton and All K.- r Produce and
pa; market prices, me. I a I your pat-
and will treat you right every you come to
ray re,
a good
The Victor safe is made in sill sizes con-
for home, and general
Every side soil with n to lire
proof Prices in
L. SUGG,
N. C.
f I . S I
M Mt.
about per cent, are dis-
charged as cured, I believe
there are hundreds of
year who are denied
Ibis one chance their lives to lie
restored to their right minds,
instead are bound chains,
man; of them, and thrown Into the
common count for
life, of course.
Others are kept by their
lies at home as they canal-
ways a source of heartaches,
eases of fear
every case denied the skill
of these splendid specialists who
might cure most of under
proper In a few months.
And I see it announced
principal the Asylum for
the Blind here that, there
are ample accommodations now for
all e would come, so far as room
is concerned, be has been forced
to deny give no-
that no mote poor blind child-
can come one place
in all Carolina where
can secure an
the appropriation U w small
. i more i an supported. Ami
SO loom- remain vacant the
sightless of these poor children
are lifted towards Heaven with the
mule upon their voiceless
oh Lord, do our
and blood treat us
Aye, Ask the little soul
numb nil who objected
to an add plate Ask j
whom he
geared oat the manliness they
have exhibited when the
crossed stock
Any of above articles will be
sold at private sale before
if desired. O. M.
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of Cotton, Hones, Mules.
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Sanford
kl or i k
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The following is a the
of meetings of the Board of Com-
for county,
each hath attended, of
miles allowed for
for the fiscal
H. L.
For IT days 11.00.
Fur 1.00.
For miles at
Total
Wholesale and retail and
Healer, paid for
Hi Fur. Cotton Seed, Oil
Turkeys.
Oak Suits, Ba-
by Carriages, Co Cart-, Parlor
Baits, Tables. Safes, P.
Ax
Meal Key West
American Can-
lied Cherries, Apples,
Pine Apples, Jelly. Milk,
Flour, Sugar, toffee, Meat, Soap.
Lye. Magic Oil.
Cotton Meal Hulls.
den Oranges, Apples. Nuts,
Candies, Dried Apples, Peaches,
Currents,
China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware. Cakes and Macs
Butter,
Machines,
other Quality
Quantity, Cheap tor cash. Come
to see me.
ALLOWED W.
For Am ad Cora, at
For a at 26.00.
Tor lb mile 1.0
Tl
a Com.
For at p
F r miles Be.
G o m
leaves Ben-
mm. a m,
H m, HOM a
rive leave
p m, Hope Mill p n
p m. Maxton IS p ;
arrive- p
at with train
at Carolina
at Bed with
at
with the Air Line and
with the Durham AM
Train on
M IT p
m. S
; leaves
W in. arriving
at . am. dally
Trains no leave W--
It a m. arrive i
a m mi pin. leave Parmele .
I m, am
and
Train Tarboro Sunday
m. Sun-lay p m, arrive
C leave
Sunday,
day . N. i am.
Train on Midland N C
born dally, except Sunday. m a m.
m.
S TROUBLES AND
DISEASES CURED
Johnston's
Sarsaparilla
and Suppressed Ir-
regularity,
of the change
of life, in matron or maid, all find re-
lief, help, I., in-at and cure in JOHNS-
TON'S SARSAPARILLA. it la a real
panacea for all pain or headache about
Hie top or back of the head,
Pain la the left aide, a disturbed
condition of digestion, palpitation of
the heart, cold hands and feet,
and irritation, sleeplessness,
muscular weakness,
backache, Irregular ac-
of the heart, of breath,
abnormal discharges, with extremely
painful menstruation, scalding of
swelling of feet, soreness of
neuralgia, uterine displacement and
catarrh, and all those symptoms and
troubles which make the average
man's life so miserable.
co.
SOLD BY
OLD DOMINION LINE
SERVICE
leave
ton daily at A. V. for Green
Villa, leave Greenville at
P. M. for Washington.
Steamer leaves
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays at A. M. for Tar
leave Tarboro for Greenville
Tuesdays. s a ml Saturdays
at A. M. freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion S. S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, N. C.
J.
Greenville, N. C.
Total
Total
Train on Nashville leave
at v a p arrive lie
I I II SIB,
leave II
a in. arrive at Ki
Mount I. . ;. ;. in .;., If,
Train in leave. Warsaw tor
Clinton dully, except I
p m. at ft am
pm.
Sn made. Wei
don for all point. dally, all rat.
H. If.
Pass. Agent
J. It. KENLY, Manager.
T. M. ager
Stats of
T. It. Moore, of Com-
the county aforesaid,
certify that the true
doth appear of record in bit of-
under my hand, and the f
at in
this b day of
T- B-
Clerk Com. for County.
PILLS
Restore Vitality. and
Lo of
all
or
. and
A and
PILLS
builder.
pink to l
restores
of By nil
for
nave
vole down
IN
J. W.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Factors and handlers of
Bagging, Ties and Hags.
I,,,,, . c
BUSS
vs
the in
the above action will take nut ice.
has been
Court of PHI,
scare i
of
now existing be-
tween Plaintiff the
Defendant Is to appear before His
Honor. at the December term of
Court which convenes
on l-i
answer or lo the of lbs
or the relief therein
will be mated, of Nov.
Clerk
Attorneys.
BROS.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers Brokers
Cot I. n. Grain and ,
, t. . . x- i in stock.
ions. Wires to ,, to flicks
New Orleans.
NOTICE.
have out my entire mercantile
.- in
.
and Laxative.
fever and all malarial and n tr For -a
Harrington, Barber
6-99
was taken.
In Heaven's name l say it
i, gentlemen of the Gen-
no not fol-
low in the example
for Of
Oran-.
. tor
t In
low iii me example set
the last several
. i i . , bond to In or
by
at I
COUNTY s WOOL HAVE
APPOINTED THE
MEDICAL. CO.
Jackson
t r by L
N C
humanity and charity, and lie
yourselves and to
while you mete out the
justice which these
dependent wards of
our Stale ask at your hands, and
have a right to demand.
Vote to I ho asylums Hie in-
sane and Morganton
and in those for the
and the deaf-mutes,
. .,,, I.-1 Allot II-
ii Morganton funds to I
operate them SO OS Impair Dry Goods; Notions,
useful.-., and thus remove
Do know
We sell cheap
this miserable I
from the bee of prosper-
and humane commonwealth,
the d i Rooks In
Pitt We handle books designated on the
Mai tor the schools can supply what-1
over need. We also have
COPY rOOKS
and . . , . j
ft mi's car . , lien elates, wilt . m. i
, . . , i i. A mil N c
ft. I
abort for
, Lit r I via
ii i
in I
wt . tit- arc
. . .-- . I, i In ire Ami
r fit u d
i ,
. to., baa
Our i Store. Ho
Cheap
CHILL
per bottle. Cures Chills
Fever, Malaria, Night Sweats
grippe. Money I tack if it
No other good, the kind
with the Bed Cross on the label,
Sold and guaranteed by Wooten,
Bryan and druggists.
The Ann of T, P.
Co. this day dissolved
ship by mutual e in T.
Christman having the
interest of J. F. in the
All Indebted-
of the will be paid by T.
F. and all accounts due
must he paid to him.
day of November,
T, F.
J. F.
Cash
Store
Having purchased interest of
J. F. Evans the grocery
heretofore by us,
I wish lo announce that I will con-
the at the
stand on Five Points. I desire to
thank ail who have favored the
with their and
a of the same
with promising to do all
my power In every patron
with fair mid goods,
T. K.
Tho One Cold Cure.
hi -.- lured Ker.
us.- a, i j. i
Wilkinson, sad transferred the same
tin in this date. v II settle nil
former
and the are
payable to me. will be glad for all owing
me toe sue forward nod settle at once.
This Mb day of Nor.
II. It
the best-
of II. SI. will continue
the of It Wilkinson lo
carry on former
room. We will carry
a line of dry goods, so
shoes, kc, and respectfully
solicit the patronage of Mr.
customer, as that of our own
friends public generally.
Kicks,
U. L.
LAND SALE.
By virtue of the and
invented by at
term 1900 of Court, la the
entitled H. T. against K.
others, on
the Clerk's of the Superior Court in
Docket
Docket No. pages Ai
Trustee therein,
will expose to public sale, before the
court House door In Greenville, on Monday
the 7th day of 1901 Mon-
day the 1.1 of January term 1901 of
Pitt the following
to wit; one tract
in Pitt,
lbs binds of II. Mills, W.
L, dark,
land whereon the said E. Dixon n
on tho north side of Co.
being as land
by E, from II. A,
deeded to said Dixon by his fa-
John Dixon I
in the win one and
Identical conveyed
In trust, as appears in
loot .-,, MS, and II. Hooker.
Kb Is-. Terms cash.
N. C.
Cotton Bagging and Ties always
on i
Fresh goods kept constantly
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
DEALER IN
Whichard, N. C.
The Stock complete in every de
and price.- as low as the
lowest. Highest market prices
paid for country produce.
I J. L
;,, pus
-ll, 1-n
-DEALER IN-
A GENERAL LINE OF
Also a nice Line of Hardware.
SEE ME.
J. B.
PATENT
I mod. I, or photo.
CO.
-t
.-H-.
FOR
The Eastern Reflector
ii ii
D. J. EDITOR
TRUTH
PER W
VOL. XIX.
GREENVILLE, PiTT COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY, II 1900.
NO Sol
-AT-
COMMISSIONERS.
Proceedings of December meet-
The Board of County
new fiscal year
on the first Monday this month.
The usual pauper orders were
issued claims for general
purposes were allowed.
At o'clock the new Board with
the exception of C. J. Tucker who
was absent, qualified R. L.
Davis was elected chairman.
T. R. Moore, Register of Deeds
elect, presented his official bond
with S. T. While, F. Hart, W.
E. Proctor, R. A. Tyson and
sureties, which was ac-
and the oath of office ad-
ministered.
The former bonds of D. O. Moore
Clerk Superior Court, were exam-
and deemed amply sufficient.
O. W. Harrington, Sheriff elect,
tendered his official bonds with J.
O. Proctor, W. E. Proctor, B. F.
Patrick, J. A. K. J. Ii.
Galloway, T.
Tyson, G. M. Tucker, M. Moor
Oscar Hooker, R. W. King,
J. G. D. R.
L. I. Moore, Perkins,
J. R. Davenport, R. R. Fleming,
John M. Cox and T. C. as
which were approved and
the oath of office administered.
J. D. Cox, Surveyor elect,
his official bond with A. O.
Cox as surely which was accepted
and oath of office administered.
J. B. Cherry, Treasurer elect,
tendered his official bonds with
Jesse Cannon, J. B. J. G.
Mooring,
ax sureties which were accepted
and the oath of office
ed.
J. A. Harrington,
keeper elect, his official
bond with J. R. Smith J. A.
Davis as sureties, which was ac-
and of office
ii Baker, Constable elect
of township, tendered
with G. II. Little,
of the Home for the Aged
on same terms as here-
L. W. Lawrence was appointed
Keeper of Greenville bridge at US.
per mouth.
G. Little was appointed com
to Greenville
bridge.
Cornelius M. J
W. E. Stocks were exempted
from poll tax for
W. G. H. A. Blow-
were appointed as commit Ice to ex-
reports of the various
officers.
The Sheriff was ordered to place
two stoves in the jail and have
windows repaired; also lo confine
prisoners in cells at night, and not
to allow at time more than two
in the passageway.
J. B. Cherry, Treasurer, and
Superintend-
of Health, filed their monthly
reports.
Lands of Woodie
township were reduced
in value from to 1500,
Ordered that B. F. Tyson's
claim for taxes paid on laud at
Sheriffs sale lo 1898 be allowed.
at. K. Ewell was released
taxes on solvent credits
j charged.
G. E. Jackson was released from
taxes on charged.
C. Coroner
elect, his official bond
with T. M. Hooker and J. L.
en is which was accepted
and the oath of office administered.
A for a new road from
to the Tar road across
the lauds of J. K Carroll and
was filed.
As was mentioned sonic days
ago the Legislature to meet next
month will be confronted with the
great of how to get more
taxes, as during the year,
which ended last, the
excess of disbursements over
receipts was There
will certainly a pressing call for
more money for the public schools.
I which
and B. R. Fleming as sureties S ,, d
which was accepted and the oath k to have at
of office administered. There are three
Connections Made.
BUt Saturday, Dec. 1st, Mr.
F,
of the Henderson and
and Telephone Com-
completed
made the final connection by
which long lines of
Henderson Telephone
with those of the Interstate
phone Co., at Wake Forest as
a result of which direct
is now offered with a large
number of N. O. cities,
among which Durham
Haw River, Burlington, Greens
beta, High Point and
The completion of the Caro-
and Virginia Telephone Com-
circuit from Louisburg to
Rocky gives connection
with Spring Hope, Nashville.
Rocky Mount,
Greenville,
all intermediate
On Nov. 19th the Carolina and
Virginia Company also finished its
line to Chase City
and opening service to
a number Of Virginia and Carolina
points. All these circuits are full
copper wire and the
service over the same is perfect.
The completion of all these new
lines gives us direct telephone con-
with over North Caro-
and Virginia and the
enterprise of gentlemen who have
linked together this great number
of places, make it possible, as it
were, to step the offices and
homes of people with-
out leaving one's desk or fireside
is certainly deserving of success.
Henderson Herald.
THE PEOPLE, FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
We arc still in the forefront of the
We offer you the selected line of
General Merchandise
Joseph Constable
elect of Content township
his official with J. R.
Smith and W. B.
which was accepted the
oath of office
J. It. Galloway, Constable elect
of township, presented his
official bond with M. Cox
J. K. as sureties,
which was accepted the oath
of office administered.
Mi. Bullock, Constable elect
of Bethel township, tendered bis
official bond with A. Ward and S.
M. Jones as sureties, which was
accepted and oath of office ad-
ministered.
Robert Newton, Constable elect
of Falkland township tendered his
official bond with J. L. Fountain
as sureties which
was accepted and the oath of office
administered.
Jason Constable elect
of Farmville township tendered
his official bond with B. A.
way, M. L. W. H.
Moore as sureties which was ac
and oath of office ad-
ministered.
Charity II. H. Tyson
and Mills Rollins were added to
the pauper list to per
month each.
Wilson, G. N. Warren, J.
T. Bullock, J. B. Smith, T. S.
Moore and J. J. Moore were re-
leased from tax for
L, N. Edwards was release
from taxes township ho to
on land erroneously charged. driving
F. M. Smith was released of this country as
taxes on erroneously of driving
out China. But
Mark would not scalp one, run hot
Into them and all that sort of
Star.
ways of raising more taxes; one by
increase of assessments of all
proper, another by taxing rail-
roads more either in general
along with other property or
else by a tax receipt-; a third
by an inheritance and legacy tax
and a tax on oysters which will
really amount to something. If
one will take the trouble to
ask the State Auditor about the
general taxes he will no doubt be
told that property is not taxed at
more than two thirds of its actual
Value. The investigation of
tax assessment case now
in progress appears to have
well confirmed this
statement. A preacher testified
that his farm, worth was
assessed at only A great
of properly escapes
correspondent Char-
Observer.
Creating Trade.
If a merchant were to close bis
store suspend business every
time trade lagged he would rightly
be branded as a Simpleton. And
yet in what essential would he
fer from the advertiser who stops
advertising for the same reason
One sells goods by means of spoken
and other by means of
printed; their object is identical.
It should be plain to the crudest
understanding that the time to bid
most aggressively for trade is when
trade seems most elusive. The
alert storekeeper, instead of wait-
for something to turn up, turns
up something. He changes his
Window display and show cards,
offers particularly tempting values
employs every device suggest-
ed by a nimble wit to transform
dullness activity. He is bold
persistent, and therefore in
most instances wins his way.
as faint -hearted
means failure, so faint-hearted ad-
spells defeat and
and Haber-
Weekly.
John Scott, of Randolph comity,
West Virginia, claims to be the
head of the heaviest family the
United States. The combined
weight of Mr. Scott, his wife and
their eight sons is pounds
an average of 8-0 pounds each.
The sons, who jointly weigh over
a Inn, born ill the i
in which Mr. Mrs. Scott now
live.
to be found in any store in Pitt County. Well choice
selections, the creations of manufacturers of America
Europe. Seasonable all the year round, Spring, Summer
Winter. We are 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 you the very best service, polite
attention, and the most liberal terms consistent v. a well
established business built up strictly on its own merits.
When you come lo market you will not do yourself justice
To produce the best results
in fruit, vegetable or grain, the
fertilizer used must contain
enough Potash. For
sec our pamphlets.
send them free.
.;
. i
The bill to be Introduced in
Congress was by Representative
of Indiana, for the
Sit o
The of Ibis paper will be
pleased to learn there is at
least one dreaded disease
science has been aide to cure ill all
it- stages and that is Catarrh.
Hall's Catarrh Cora is the only
positive line DOW known lo the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a constitutional disease, requires a
constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
surfaces of the system
thereby destroying foundation
of the disease, and giving the pa-
lent strength by building up the
and assisting nature
work. The proprietors
have -i much faith in its curative
powers, that offer One Hun-
Dollars for ant case that it
falls to cine Send for list of
P. J. Co.; Props.,
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists,
Hall's Family Pills are the In-st.
Goods and Notions,
HatS and Caps, Silks and Dress Trimmings
Jackets and Capes, Carpets, Mattings and Oil Cloths.
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes.
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters.
Saddler; and
if you do not see our before buying elsewhere, of
Remember us and the following lines of general merchandise, lives in Congress under the new
census. It will be it re-
commends a of four
men for North Carolina, It
is not thought that the reduction
of representation in Southern
States will meet with much favor.
and there is little fear of the bill
being passed. It provides an in-
crease of membership to
The following States gain
Arkansas, one;
Colorado, one; Connecticut, one;
Florida, Illinois, two; Mas-
Minnesota, two;
Missouri, one; Jersey,
York, y .;. Dakota,
Pennsylvania, twos Texas,
two; Washington, West
one The following Slates
Kansas, Louisiana.
two, Nebraska,
one. North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, one.
Groceries.
Flour, Meat, Sugar. Coffee, Molasses, Lard. Scud ts,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Rope,
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything line.
We buy strictly for Cash, sell for Either Cash or on Approved
Credit. Our motto is Honesty, Met it and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
Ranges
Chicken balM.
For some lime the man over the
way has been trying to get some
to write a piece about the de-
of chicken salad, lie says,
they don't fix it as did when
he was a boy; they don't cut up
fine and put chopped up eggs and
bits of pickles in it as they used to-
They serve it in slices as big as
your hand, of lettuce
chunks of pickle a dash of
then
they call it salad. And he's
Gradually he has learn-
ed to protest over the borrow-
ed French service that is slowly
mining Southern cooking, but he,
wants his chicken salad right and
served the old-time
as line sort of
Observer.
SECOND DAV.
J, W. Smith was elected Super-
a country is China the
newspapers of Tor the
inhabitants of the Ce-
Empire are at present M
newspaper, or only one for every
If you stoves or ranges constructed upon
scientific principles, which are economical, durable,
convenient, as well as beautiful and artistic, look.
for the
January silt the
will meet I; i a decided Dem-
body. In the Senate there
are Democrats, B Republicans
and Populists, In House it
Democrats,
and Populists. The Pop
have practically disappear
ed, either merged Info the
or to the
old fold, It i- to be
hoped that ii will prove lo lie a
conservative, wisp, efficient and
patriotic body, true to the people,
themselves, They
should see to it that education-
interest in no respects shall suffer
in their hands, Lei all be done
for the education of the children
of both races is consistent
With the financial ability of
white.-. Lei there be no
and no avoidance duly.
Wilmington Messenger.
rite Heavens In
The close of the nineteenth cent-
i- marked by no celestial page-
ant. Indeed, the heavens are more
than usually bare, for all the outer
planet-, except Neptune, are bid-
den behind and the inner
ones are all three morning stars.
So morning the
j we shall see those silent and
eternal stars alone which present
same aspect tons they did to
I be sages of the East more than
thirty centuries and
the familiar lo stars gen-
era when the book of Job yet
even as in present times
and even more
ably far beyond reach lo us
than in Amen
can.
A terrible explosion at
Jackson Monday afternoon, com-
demolishing Matt T. Ed-
killing him and
bis There
was only one other person
store at the time, 10-year
old sou, who escaped with slight
injury, This boy his little
brother was playing about a keg of
P that was on counter,
and is supposed the child
struck a match on or about tho
powder, Timbers were blown
hundreds of feet into me air and
fell at some distance
trade mark, which is shown upon every go n
Stove or Range, and do no be deceived
by worthless imitations and substitutes.
lead all others in yearly sales and popularity,
gold Exclusively by
Then- are a good lo
add happiness and sunshine to a
in as travels through
benighted vale of politics
remarks Durham
Sun, there 1- nothing
soaks a SO lull
calm and benignity as the
I lie man
on the bright side of everything.
When fin grumbler dies,
feels as though ii bus
got a good Joke on the devil, but
when man sun-
shine the selfish rid
stops for a and drops a
fear on his grave
The census returns of Texas
s curious facts. For
county has but
lour residents, has twenty
live; Andrews has thirty-seven;
Lynn has seventeen, and
thirty-six. Twenty-live other
have populations of less
than each. Some counties
have no running stream within
their borders, some are hundreds
of mile- from a railroad, and others
holly inhabited by
prairie dog, jack rabbits rat
in snakes, Tom county, the
In the State, i- larger than
the whole State Ohio, and has
I inhabitants.
cheapest -man is an
in a good daily paper.
-Printers ink.
BAKER
N. C.
A man is necessarily bad
simply bee iii-e be din- nit think
a- yon do, may come to
think as he does, the i you
will be It is bet-
to Judge a man by hi-, motive
rather than by what he says
thinks. A man who governs bis
life by high unselfish
a good man, no math r whether
he is against or with
hum Situ.
Tilt
fever is a bottle of Grove's
Tush-less Chill Tonic. Ii Is simply
I ion quinine in a tasteless form I
No pay. Price
NOTICE.
All persons Indebted lo us are
hereby notified they must
Come forward and settle before the
day of January,
Patrick
Dr. D.
DENTIST,
N. O.
White
Fleming store.

I .
the Port
Greenville. as Second I lass
Mail Matter.
1900.
problem
will tor the
next few weeks.
Mr. II. B. Vainer,
Lexington Dispatch, and who I
w la i. i .
The republican leaders In Con-
on their knees to the
brewer, Dogging to be let off with
small the tax on
beer instead of the entire war tax
as demanded all
this has been brought about In a
eek. A eek ago the republican
members of the W and Means
committee refused consider
a reduction in the beer
then Representative who
chairman of the
Committee and
August elected has succeeded
Labor and printing for of Iowa, who has gone to
will be married . the 30th the Senate. a member the
. i Means Committee, and
ton. thereof a few things, as Mr.
done. How it is no Ion-
The Sultan to to pay up Lr a of whether there
and the will tea reduction of the beer t,
, but of how small a reduction the
States has professed
I brewers can be cajoled
It may be pointed
by the way, payment could Mean Committee makes
have been ago b this a , u a barrel In
means but was refused and the the beer tax, but it to not
its acceptance that the brewers will accept
NEWSY HAPPENINGS AND
lit MM NOTES.
G. Dec.
Our in the last Daily ha-
attracted so much attention that
the praises have received on
account thereof have enthused us
the idea publishing u vol-
m the saying and doings of a
very wise young man. Look out,
for it is
1.000 good hubs
wanted by the A. Q. Mfg.
Mr. i. A. of our
town, as on last Wednesday even
at the home of Mr. John
in Carolina township,
the holy bonds of matrimony
to Was Maggie W. II.
Williams, officiating. The
A Gift New the
Year
In choosing a Christmas gift
can afford more present Of
lasting pleasure than a
to The Youth's
The delight with which it is
on Christmas morning is re-
newed every week in the year.
TOOK who wish to present a
year's ion to a friend may
also have The Companion's
new Calender
for 1901 sent with it This Cal-
ender reproduces in color print
ideal portrait of a
maiden of fl mouth. addition
to this, all the issues of The
pinion weeks of
are from the time
subscription is received for the
new volume.
Those wishing to make a present
of The Companion and mentioning
it when subscribing will receive, in
addition to gifts offered above,
Ricks Wilkinson
heap wood. She throws V
ft v. doesn't
heap en ind wood. She throws
on
i i . a wants to get
well from
s i should net add fuel to the
burring her life away. She
should not take drugs and
composed of harmful
ard They do not
not cure
sin-ply add fuel to the fire.
Female
Regulator should be
taken by every woman
or girl who has the
of
any of ail-
mail which a-
They will
It tin;
if
ii
a p u r y t d g,
t h III C
and CH
bridal couple an
here on the of
evening train and were met at the
depot by a large host of friends.
We extend Mr.
to place among
presents on Christmas morning.
Illustrated announcement of
ridiculed. Bi
the election.
that as before
While the democratic caucus on
the bill, which was rail
,. i dell through i he House this
One of the bills of Its k upon
ever proposed is now pending policy in opposing bill,
Congress. By its provisions all J the democrats who spoke against
v . i, . the bill in the limited time allow-
veterans, whether not,
, to have preference for appoint- ,.,,,,, , ,, imperial
,. promotion in the govern p of in-
service. bill passes, regular army Ir.
it will that the entire gov- the minimum pro
service will be put into bill, to men
the hands of the veterans to the whenever so disposed and re
as
most hearty
fortune and cordially welcome
his fair hi as one of our
were tendered a reception at
Hie home of Mr. J. H. Cooper.
good second growth whit
oak spokes wanted by the A. ;.
Cox Mfg. Co.
Mrs. F. Harrington is on a
to her mother,
Harper and wife spent
Thursday your town on a 1-
tour.
on bis volume for 1901 With
pie copies the paper free to
address.
Companion,
Boston, Mass
ll
mis, n n.
l,.
I, ii .
Ir-
. .,.
all On.
rams
and l. , and
I I I a
i-l lite, It i-
. all
woman
alt and
The Vitality of
The question in the minds of people
who have money to spend I trade at
such and such a store I feel assured that for every
spent I shall receive in exchange a full round hon-
est dollar's worth of To this question
this store answers emphatically
One of The Vital Principles
of this business will be VALUE GIVING.
Bank on
The
Co.
St
. I
hands
ex . of all civilians.
.- a
. ho ll I I.
. illy the i
.; i ,. tries ii e
I. for t have
, d v id
, i -i f
. is void
the written consent of the parents
. i
. State Normal Industrial
at has con
ii plait by which hopes
I . . , fun I of
for the i
, . , When fund
in ,, It . Ill V invested and
.; red to
in women
, ii their vi;.
Ii is an ii in
, to
. ., l let your inter-
in the welfare of Greenville
.,.,. Board Alder
have i died i
Co i
, Ii In ii
of preparing i hill ti pi.
i e I hot
i In . lite to It
election on f
.
i . , i .
. gas he wanted t- The
, ii was more now
. I Ii-
, .-. I. a id in -i
. ., i lo .
. , . tunable features were
I . , i rats, but
that do, Mr. Me
,. Issued t
. ,. . of course
. ,.; as
M .-. got n bill
. without
. i, appropriating
go; building at the Inter-
sate and West
u in I S. C,
Dee. I, I, 1903 and
to . i further. ice of
expiation.
i, i- that the revival
the grade vice admiral, rec-
Long and
in the bill introduced
Hale, is a place
Hear Admiral Sampson
n Sir
I . . has many
in i
in. it t or two
tout I ii e l it
ii
Ii i the world are
, I . n i. M i.
.,. bIs acts, in the
. . . graph his message were
.-. w ii k- like ii patriotic
. in lo be led
nut
.- .
i and
. . in- pow-
,. in drive j I
.; it lone
., .
.-, Ill II fol
id pin
. . pockets of
Mew
The Daughters of the
held an interest at
the residence of Mrs. L. c. Arthur,
on Thursday afternoon. There
full attendance and
nature prevailed
Cox is absent throughout rations.
upon the Baptist State the
Convention. of officers was taken and the
B. V. Manning went lo Green-1 following is the list the
ville Wednesday. ling
The Wire Fence Co. J Mis. T. J. vis, President.
are now offering their next Mrs. w. II. Grimes, Vice
yards of foot farm fence at incident,
per yard. to barbed wire at Mrs. F. G. Whaley, Recording
also have a
large of I or foot gar Mrs. B. Cherry, Treasurer,
den fence for sale. Mies Louise Latham.
The at its i ponding Secretary,
meeting lien- October elected the . The Chapter divided lo produce
gentlemen as Christian Kiel's play, the
inn tees for the High Southern at an
Cox, Blanch- for of the Memo
aid. Cox, . rial Funds and to hold a public re-
II. A. on Jan. 19th, Lee's
Carroll, W. C. Jackson, T. birthday.
Carr, O. A. W. B. Sim- At the close of the session tie
moos, Jesse Jackson, B. W. Cox, ever agreeable hostess served re-
II. Burke, J. A. the members
Lane, T. A. Bell J. M. Inch good humor, s Out
g were settling
Yesterday about noon Hie dry on the lawn.
caught.
entirely consumed
with about feel of poplar. Sheriff Edwards, of Greene
I in Board School Directors
Slings Suits
Pitt County Towns.
honesty of our merchandise. Yon may bank on
receiving an honest for your money every
time. If wrongs creep in will right them for you.
Our Store Claims
The Hoard School Directors
of Pitt county have Instituted pro
in the Superior Court of
Pitt County collect from the
towns of Greenville,
Ayden, Grifton and Bethel, all
the lines and penalties which have
been collected by these towns for
violation of State laws town
ordinances. Action will be
against all the oilier towns
in the county looking to the same
end at an early date unless settle-
can be satisfactorily made
otherwise.
These are the result of re-
cent decisions of the Supreme
Court that all lines
posed for violations of town and
city must be paid into
the treasury of public school
funds.
skinner and
Harding S Harding have been re-
as council for the Hoard
School Directors,
your attention this time. We have some plain talk for
you on GOODS, CLOTHING, SHOES, WHITE
AND FANCY GOODS. Your inspection is cordially
Invited. We have many new things to show you that
were bought in the late low prices.
KICKS WILKINSON.
lumber and spoken. Loss bu Albert Barrett to the
1200. The loss falls on penitentiary serve live years for
Cox Mfg. Co. and assaulting Mr. Ii. Carr. tax list-
the Carriage Co. There last for declining to
was list his brother's he
II. r. Keel was hero yesterday rears old but wanting to
business. list in order to register and vote.
Cox is still paying jury found Albert Barrett and
highest h prices for cotton seed. his brother Tom both guilty of
assault with Intent to kill. Th
A correspondent of judge sentenced the older
gives advice to w, actually committed the assault
Write ii letter to some distant I penitentiary for five years,
telling him about your stoic s,., the verdict as to the
your goods, prices, etc. who will have an-
this letter, change your Free Press.
inn vi It printed as a news-1
instead. You
rill h at the result.
Is Time
I i rich ow the lust
,,., ill.
be ,
.
i night, i
i. . i -inn every it
f tin re it
lie i.
inn
I,.
I. i
sec
ed.
old mi Ii
e . . .
.
p.-i.- i hi a.
an the
A Chinaman thinks he is
when he learns to such
The who sells her t
must purse her
have lo I i i
to your
. Officers
Tar
S Hi . is held
III follow IT-
i next
. I t .
V. P,
, . M.
I-;. Ii. Flan in, M of W
I, Him I I A.
., K. B. s.
B. L. Carr,
H O. ii.
Frank Wilson, M. K.
v Hart,
large from this
w ill district met I
in. on the unlit of
13th.
Dr. H. Mayer, the celebrated
from the Imperial and
To buy goods, of Vienna. Austria, is
U Is time AI I j , ,, u,
goods are , o
I as surely and as where he examines all d.-
quickly as evening follows morn, feel of the free of charge,
will follow. Besides Mayer gives consultation in
unpleasant rush of the last The Norfolk Virgin-
days Christmas, yon nay
miss the very thing you wanted if .
in our; II. Mayer, the oculist, has
and our prices and invite during twelve month's stay in
i Inn.
reds of our
, and his practice la continually
Head This.
We have taken great care In
sprung a little
sensation among some of Mr mer-
chants this morning. The
can Tobacco Co. has started a
or in con-
with their brands of
They advertise that for the
return of live of the cigarette
box fronts a package of cigarettes
be given free. Section
the revenue act, passed by the leg-
Of any
gilt or any person or
establishment any article
for sale, proposing to present
purchasers with any gift or prize
Inducement to purchase,
To this lie added for
county, making a tax MO. Sher-
Woolen notified the merchants
who handle the American Tobacco
Go's goods, that as lie
the law, they would have to pay
this tax. The matter is now being
Investigated.
T AMERICAN MONTHLY OF REVIEWS
SM In world giving lo
Hi lull c articles, and a
record of the current
the mere be but a picture
notable
The ind women In the world Hod II
are la your lo
learn Ill lo In
city sad la lb Vt will pay liberally
Held.
i Income. Male a la
and lend
to c; simple copies, and working
lo approach a
. . l cl and
cc. v e easily la active
a Make at your
SI . year.
Till; OF REVIEWS COMPANY.
New City.
IS 1-.
fl
mi only company
growing Improved bright.
tobacco While Stem
Orinoco, tic Broad Leaf Orinoco and a
arc the most reliable ever . with
grown in man . .
east, who cultivated this patients has figured out that
kind will S from to per these built up into one
cent more any other kind. larger than the
Mi. B in Ayden, says hotel. Ami if it
lint bis Orinoco will bring fifty . ,
net acre than what a gobble that
grown Ml same land, would be.- Star.
Martin people are growing i
Orinoco and money. .-
will find seed for -ale at Ir. . ,,
and Bryan's Drug alarmed. does
-I ii some store i ii each not urn into a wreck,
st to cents I The man who keeps
T. Co.
N. eyeopener the morning.
SOUTH
ATLANTIC LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA
CAPITAL SURPLUS
PIANO SALE
BY THE
ECONOMICALLY
BY THE MOST
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN.
INVESTMENT.
GOOD DIVIDENDS
THE PRODUCING AGENT GETS
THE PROFITS THAT IN
COMPANIES GO TO GENERAL
AGENTS AND MIDDLE-MEN.
RICH TERRITORY
GOOD Men
BEVERLEY
NEWTON
J l-t AN CARR
NOVEMBER 30th AND CONTINUING
Days Only.
We will make the most in prices ever attempted in the
piano trade in this or any other city America. This price reduction
will effect our entire line, including the high grade
Cable, Kingsbury and Wellington Pianos.
We believe a piano sold placed your home is the best ad-
we can get; in order to place one of our high grade
pianos with you, we have decided to make that will bring
in purchasing a piano during this sale, you
buy direct from the manufacturer, thereby saving all middle men s
profits. This sale will be conducted by
Mr. A. W. CHANDLER
who is the table's representative in North Carolina.
Terms reasonable and at time during the sale.
We have secured the store second door above the
Block. The public is cordially lo cull and examine our
line i-lock pianos organs.
THE CABLE CO.,
N. C.
The
Well
Dressed
Man
the history
assortment
Attracts attention where-
you meet him. He is
this fall,
take considerable of the credit for
this condition of affairs. Ask the
man if we are not to this honor. Never before
of this establishment have we carried such a complete
a. Thing.
as we have this fall. Our customers tell us this and
are certainly competent to judge. We K
that is the rage In New York, and a visit to our I,
will give you a complete know edge of
new and in the fashionable world. regard
our We know that not a of
complaint. Drop in when little we
want to see you.
THE
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind you that you owe
The for
and we request
to settle as early MM;
Bible. We need what YOU
owe us and hope you will
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper
LOCAL
will
sell Christmas goods.
Mr J. J- of Carolina
township, died Thursday
The hunters in this section are
more wild than in
many seasons past.
New Goods, Dates, Figs,
Nuts, Citron, Mince Meat,
Sausage at S. M. Schultz.
The Greenville Light Infantry
was out Friday afternoon in new
uniforms. The boys looked well
Greenville is not doing much to
factories, but town would
find much more business if bad
them.
Tho Sheppard will case goes up
to Supreme court on a question
agreed upon between counsel
both sides.
Most of the outside work on
the new hotel has completed
and are now at work on
the of the building.
A district meeting of the Knights
of Pythias will be held in Kinston
on the lat. Several
from Greenville will attend.
For first class horses and mule
cheap, sale or exchange, go to the
Greenville Livery stables on
Five Points, Greenville, N. C.
Salesman.
New lot of Fountain
and ladies pearl handle gold pens,
just what you want for a
present. Come select
quick. Book Store.
;,, a few days Mrs. M. D. Higgs
will lie displaying her holiday
goods. This season she will
a lino of silverware and
jewelry from Mahler's Sons, Hal-
The room of the stores
of J. B. Co. has taken on
quite a holiday appearance
looks like Santa Clans will make
his headquarters there. They
have pot a pretty of toys
and goods.
Tame Turkeys Missing.
MB.
Mrs. Morriss thinks it would be
so nice if some of the good wild
turkey hunters would give her one
their gobblers, as her Hock of
turkeys took to low grounds and
all of have up miss-
x-
Divorce
The suit of J. J. Jr.,
wife, Haggle
Cherry, for divorce, was to
day before Judge in
Superior court. The evidence was
such that the plaintiff was granted
as absolute divorce.
Another Old Bible.
Mrs. Emma near
Farmville, printed in 1816,
that was by her great-grand
father in his old age, which
his John Pope,
others for over a years
are recorded. A. D.
DO.
Some Speak lo Mr, Some to You
U, 1900.
Miss Martha Dudley Is quite
sick.
OZ. V. Johnston went to Scotland
Neck today.
J. J. Corey went to
today.
J. R. Bunting, of Bethel, was
here today.
Clifton King returned
day evening from Wilmington.
Capt. Swift Galloway, of Snow
Hill, came over today to attend
court.
J. N. returned
day evening from Richmond
Durham.
M. Barfield, editor
the Free Will Baptist, Ayden, was
here today.
W. F. Morrill, late of Seven
Springs but now of Kinston, was in
town today.
Auctioneer Palmer returned
Wednesday evening from a trip
over Virginia.
Maj. H. Harding has moved
to the Bernard house, corner Evans
and Second street.
Mrs. Robert of Greens-
and Miss Harvey, of
Danville, arc visiting Mrs. C. W.
Harvey.
A. G. Cox, pass-
ed through this morning going to
Raleigh to attend the Baptist State
Convention.
Marion Tucker left this morning
for Norfolk to take charge of his
father's business there until the
latter can go.
Col. George of
Durham, the
manufacturing industry of the
city, came Wednesday
evening to spend a few days with
J. N.
Friday, December
Mrs. Alfred Forbes is quite
L. A. Cobb, of Grifton, spent to-
day here.
F. Freeman cut to
Thursday evening.
A. W. Chandler went over to
Bethel this morning.
Mrs. B, Bi Sugg returned this
morning from Washington.
V. Johnston returned Thurs-
day evening from Scotland
W. R. Parker returned Thurs-
day evening from a trip up I
road.
Miss returned
this morning from a visit to Wash-
Mis. J. B. Randolph and child
left this morning for to
visit her parents.
W. Moseley, of Bethel, is
helping out the buyers on the cot-
ton market today.
NEW BIG STORE.
Did You Think
WE SOLD
Dry Goods Only
If so,
you are
wrong.
We carry
Stock of
of any house in Greenville. upper floor our immense store
is just tilled with i immure Carpets.
Anything you want, whole suits or odd pieces, we can
We lit up any room in your house at Bargain Prices
BIG
Suits, Young Men
Boy's Suits. Latest Styles,
Best Workmanship.
Our Special Clothing, Dry
Goods and Notion Bargain
Sale at
right on
taking
own prices goes
and crowds are daily
Long In Service.
Rev. A. D. is in
Bern attending
Conference. This is the con-
Conference
has attended, not milling this morning,
one all these years. We hope
he will lie spared and permitted to
enjoy many more.
II. Mayer, of Austria, an
much came
Thursday evening to spend some
days here.
Saturday
Donnell returned to Tar
Will Case.
The J. T. Sheppard will case be
court this morning and may
consume some time before it is
This trial is to test
validity of a paper that was found
Morrill returned to
Friday
Rev. K. II. went to
Grifton Friday evening.
E. c. Williams returned this
morning from Kinston.
Hew York.
came Friday evening.
Governor elect c B. Aycock, of
Greater and Grander Bargains Offered Daily.
These Goods are AH New. No Old Stock on
CLOTHING
I Boy I Bolts undid quality, Sale Price,
suits lite quality, Sale Price,
Men Suits the and 0.00 quality, Sale Price,
I Bi
Men Suits the 4.00, 5.00 8.00 quality, Sale Price, , .
Men Suits 3.00 3-60 Quality, while they last Woo
a few weeks after his death and
to be his will. There
are here at the
trial.
one
The people who indulge in sour
grapes deserve lo look
The successful pickpocket is
obliged to keep in with the
public.
Help the Poor,
To the good people of Greenville
and the community at
It is the custom of the order of
Tho King's Daughters to try
make our Master's birthday a time
of good cheer lo some one less for-
than ourselves, especially to
poor, destitute, old aged and child
who do not have much to re
mind them that Christ came
the world as a little child, and that
On especially tender way the
the of little children. We
want t make this Christmas the
most blessed and happy one
to all such. propose to
have baskets at a few of the stores,
if the merchants will cooperate
with us, that any one in the town
or country may give their
heart prompt hi give,
in the of meat, meal,
nil, coffee or poultry. one
desiring l help in good work
Kt giving money may send
tome,
accepted, In His Name
Mks.
is here attending court.
G. C. Moore went to Fri-
day evening and returned this
morning.
K. M. and wife left on the
morning train to tho day at
H la. has moved into one
of the houses South
Greenville.
P. of Washington
in Friday evening to
visit relatives.
Little Miss King
went to Kinston Friday to
visit
Blanche is here
to remain through Sunday with
her sister, Mrs. Zeno Moore.
I Am Now in The Northern Markets
the third time this season looking for bargains form trade.
will be especially prepared to supply your
HOLIDAY
Moving Out, Or la
Last Sunday saw two teams
loaded with a
whether moving Ml
in
am tor
Those Who move on the Hob
and at prices
that cannot be touched elsewhere.
Sabbath can hardly bl a blessing
of Patient Circle, to the community.
Big New Store.
Open Nights.
Greenville, N, C
-k.

Attention
OWN MA
I Meeting of Board of Aldermen.
I am now offering you one . f the most complete line of
DRY GOODS. HATS, cams
POCKET and CUTLERY
at very reasonable prices. My line of
GROCERIES
which is the of any market are fresh and cheap.
When you come to town again give me a
Vi m- t phase,
Points
Means per pound for
COTTON
THAT WHAT GET OH COTTON
Board met in
regular monthly session Thursday
night, sis of the members being
present.
The several standing committees
made their monthly report.
The Market House Committee
was ant to make some need-
ed repairs to the guard house.
The Street Committee was an-
t homed to lay out a street between
Fourth street and Fifth street near
I th King and E.
i. West Greenville.
A special
Aldermen J. B. White, J. X. Hum
r. was appointed
to hare with Alderman
O. K. Warren, Cemetery Commit
for funds received by him
from sale of In cemetery.
A motion to reduce the license
tax on tobacco from
to 99.60 per was lost.
Dr. appeared be-
fore the Board with a letter from
Dr. ii. Lewis, Secretary of
State Board of Health, request-
ling that vital statistics of the town
be furnished him. The Clerk was
Instructed to write the Secretary
for inch blanks as are t
Secret of Beauty
is health. The scent is
the power to
Date a r y of food
This never be done when
the liver does not act part
know this
Tint's Liver are an
lute cure for headache,
sour stomach, malaria.
constipation, torpid liver, piles,
jaundice, bilious fever, bilious-
and kindred diseases.
Liver Pills
New Home
Sewing Machines
IN IN pit
If yea need a Machine see me
at II. Hooker's store, or write me
J. C.
ATLANTIC COAST LINK
RAILROAD
SCHEDULE
We have just established at Greenville one of the bast equipped I
Gins to be found in Eastern North Carolina and solicit ginning.
We turn out the best cotton yon can gel anywhere but our are
no others. COTTON.
HOOKER,
GREENVILLE, X. c.
Intake the reports and distribute
. -w- . of the
THAT WE GIN FOR
monthly.
The Tax Collector and
made their reports for the past
month shoving amount of collect-
ions.
A special meeting the Hoard
was called for Thursday night,
the Court House, to consider the
of preparing a bill to go
before the next Legislature to
to bold an
on the question of Issuing
bonds for the of
lights, water works, sewerage,
etc. All citizens of lbs town are
requested to attend this meeting
and confer with the Board on the
matter.
The town attorneys were
to prepare an answer to the
complaint tiled in the suit
the town by the Board of
County School Directors for tines
collected by the town.
PERSONAL sale.
On Thursday, Doe. 27th,
at my homo place, miles from
will be sold at public
auction to I be highest bidder for
cash, a lot of horses, mules, hogs,
cattle, can-, wag us, buggies, farm
corn, fodder, house-
and kitchen organ
etc.
Among the Stock are several line
Red Jersey and Poland
crossed stock
Any of the above articles will be
sold at private sale before
if desired. CM.
NOTICE TO
PILLS
Vitality, Loaf and Manhood
The having duly
Mm lbs Court Clerk of Pit
county ., Will
w. Bi
notice , hereby giver, to
to the rotate lo make immediate pay-
lo the all mom
claim .
payment on or before the
I his of October,
A A.
. Weldon
Ar
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in lit
in is
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I'M AM
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NOTICE.
The will sell at public sue
the of low. m
in
I all the be-
part
and Cotton nod
lay. and Cart
Ti,
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f A M PM
AM
US.
lit
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Lo of
nil
A tonic sod
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builder.
an i
flow lo i
an-i
of
per .
PILLS
HP
Grimesland, 1ST. C,
OFFERS THE x OP
General Merchandised
from which t., make , heir purely.,. all
Hardware, in hat anything
Bottom Prices,
Tablets;
per . u or
with our to
or the money paid. Solid hit
Immediate Results
. Lew
PiSS
of Opium
WOOf. By mail Id plain Mel 81.00 a
bat, for 66.00 our bankable
MEDICAL CO.
Clinton Jackson
by J l.
N C
J. M. of
J.
shim time rill rent t
I be year the
J. home place i ad
, , , .
At law of H. J.
LT I
Li
u or
Lt
Ar
Arrive Tarboro
Leave Tarboro
Lt
Ar
on a a
p .
a v ,
a ii in
no i or if as
in
ii or
u i e.
WOMAN'S
DISEASES COKED IT
Johnston's
Sarsaparilla
Painful and Ir.
tat in ti a
of diction,
heart, cold hand, aid to
backache,
life miserable w
mm c,
I All Km
y highest market prices .
will treat on right .
my --tore.
Country Produce and
I yum pat-
I to
in
Get a good
I ho safe is made in
an
Every boll a
proof.
as in
mid Laxative.
fever and all malarial and i i
Mt,
i. II, Daniel
taxes for
A restaurant license
to Austin in tobacco
low n.
Accounts were allowed or-
issued amounting
Or.
I be following resolution was
adopted by the North Carolina
Conference now in New
Whereas, having
transpired touching the
moral integrity Q.
President of Trinity College, W.
Odell, member of the M. K.
church. in x. o
and II. X. Duke, street
Durham, there
tore, bait,
That
baa in the
c. w. B. Odell and
N. and these
brethren ii shall be the picas
i and faith of this Conference to
I aid in overcoming, in the
the in
college
and i damage the Influence of the
Methodist church In North Cam-
curator chills that lo our
by will .,, united
ever in her prayer and held
Purpose to sustain the college,
j with President
sizes
lit
lo In
lire
Wholesale Grocer and
Dealer. Cash paid
Hides. Cotton Seed, Oil Bar
rate, etc, Bed.
Oak Suits, i-
by Parlor
Suits, Safes, j
and Gail Ax
Meat Tobacco, Key Wool Cheroots,
American Beauty Can-
Cherries, Peaches, Apples,
Pine Apples. Syrup, Jelly, Milk.
Flour, Sugar, Meat, Soap,
Lye, Magic Food, Matches,
Seed Meal and Hulls, Gar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples,
Candies, Dried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes. Currents, Glass
China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
Butter, Stand-
ard Machines, and
other
Cheap for cash. Come
to see me.
mm
.,
i r
The u a if
number toe Hoard of loin-
rut lava
r bulb
mil.- slid allowed for
ll J
or
II. L.
IT days a Chi.,
at
miles So.
Total
Allot ST i. w.
For IT at no.
1-1 20.00.
. I,
For
For days as ii 12.00,
r traveled at
Board
or ,
or Pitt. i
I. T. II. Moor. clerk of Com-
for the do
a true
a.- appear of.
under my band, sad seal of
Board at in
Ore this day of
T. It.
Com. for Pi County.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton and handlers of
Ties and Hags.
Correspondence and shipments
solicited.
leave, Ben.
a m, Maxtor, a m
I , Mill a m, a
do p Mi j
Bed p m. IS p i
arrive. H, p
at
with Carolina
at
Air Line and
w.
Train
all K
h. m. mamas,
Pass,
J. it
Truffle Ma
OLD DOMINION LINE
RIVER SERVICE
Steamer My res leave
ton daily at A. M. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at
P. M. for Washington.
Steamer leaves
Greenville
Fridays at A. M. for Tar-
leave for Greenville
Tuesdays, Saturdays
at ii A. If, freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
York
Ion, for all points for the Went
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers order freight by
the Old Dominion S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Hay Line from Baltimore;
Line from
Boston.
JNO.
Washington, N. C.
J.
Greenville, N. C.
COUNTY
and n-e hereby to the
Messrs. Duke the most generous
of college our sin-
thanks support of the
Signed.
K A. Viii,,
I. Hi
Ne and Fresh lo hit,
Do know
Reflector
Dec. H
stated here John B,
a. ., ill contest the election of Charles
Pitt Books in the third
i ; f on the The formal notice .,., ,,, y,,
tune tins. Than may also
a contest against the Kitchens
in and
N makes a man no so
is to a
is to a baby
COPY ROOKS,
lulu
AUDIT
Buy ; Dry Notions,
,;,., from
Our Chi , Cash Store. Va Scraps
or Clearance
Store
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton and Brokers ii,
Stocks, Grain and
tone. Wires to New York,
Chicago and Orleans,
DISSOLUTION.
F.
Co. tins day dissolved
ship by mutual sent, T. p
baring purchased the
interest P. in the
hiss, ah
the iii be paid In T
doe
the arm must i. pair
day of November,
T. P.
I- F.
4----
Having interest of
J. F. Evans in the grocery
heretofore us
wish in announce I trill con-
the business at sane
stand on Five Points. I desire to
thank all who have favored the
their patronage and
solicit a continuance of the same
to do all
my power to please every patron
with fair dealing and honest goods.
T. F.
I ,.
Put
. . o
, n,
he entitled -ill lake
an has Urn begun in the
Christopher Sears Is
So
. III.
the Una of
Monday in December MOO, and
to the of the
This 33rd day
C.
B,,. ,. Superior Court.
GREENVILLE N. C.
Cotton Bagging and Ties always
on ban
Fresh goods
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
NOTICE.
sold out my co-ire
in .,
,,
former
the tastes.
meter me forward
II. M. ,,, .
the
the public
J. A.
C. I.
IN
Whichard, N. C.
The Stock complete every de
and prices as low as the
lowest. Highest market prices
paid for country produce.
will ,.,, , .
i . Ion.
and
fall ii.
Ula. mil,.
ill
Tho Ono Day Cold Cure.
,,. for
and
ill lie , s
Superior ,
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I a of the Superior i,
IV. i Ah
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inn to n. oar
Mm
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masts on the
in
PATENT
or
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The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. EDITOR
i I VOL. XIX.
TRUTH II
-AT-
PITT COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER U
NO
Toy Store.
COME AND SEE
Ula display of Toys and Christmas Roods. More Toys and
than all other stocks combined. Do not mislead bat come to
Santa Clause Headquarters.
and get all your for Christmas supplied. have my stock the
Smallest Doll in the World.
Come see it. goods are the beat and
The Toy Man.
Of The Boycott.
only white people
i that the public it.
that we Why try to make point where
Will cooperate with the is no The was
League of in its condemned at the lime by people
efforts to preserve the duly of the
Christian Sabbath by using our in
lo promote observance
n church.
Today there will be many people
who will reach Item by train
by discouraging of j to sen-ices from a distance,
mail papers, a number of people, presumably
travel, the use of the i church people and good, have up
holy day for pleasurable diver.
tone.
Chum.
A.
The above resolution was intro-
in the Methodist
yesterday debated upon at
length. There is more to conic for
matter was carried over until
Monday further discussion.;
plied to the A. N. C. railroad
for a special to carry
home after the night meetings.
Where these numerous meetings
will lie held will be told the
today's Sunday Journal,
otherwise would not know
where to go. The bas been
granted by the railroad company.
The question has been heard the sou
-or i
Morrison wishes to speak from members of the conference,
some of remarks were, we get our to-
strong, as a few samples will show. Echo answers, -yes.
OBSERVATIONS
Slade by the V.
The Cream cometh
only from spilled milk.
Even the man the whiskers
is some times a bare faced liar.
Very often church choir
are experts in games of chants.
people throw us bouquets
whose flowers have no
If you'd escape old maid's
wrath, lead her along love's bridal
path.
It is a great deal to stand
for the right than to lie for the
Congress is determined to it
this session, as the chap-
of both houses are blind men.
If we would live up to law of
love, the hearts of all the people
would be tilled with peace.
Every girl has a look
with which she cm squelch a man
and she is successful,
too.
There are thousands of people
who live the cold, dark side of
they need ii light and
love.
Every man believes that if the
woman who is a man-hater knew
him, she would lie u man hater
longer.
What is man but a mixture of
microbes His heart is idled with
haired his soul
with selfishness.
There is trial and trouble along
the pathway of every life, but
those who succeed win
of the people.
are sunbeams from
which fill your heart with
a wondrous happiness when seen
the face of one you love.
ft
TO THE CUSTOMERS
PITT AND
Two hundred bushels of
remove eighty pounds
of fit m the
soil. Unless this quantity
is returned to the soil,
.
the following crop will
materially decrease.
j w. law I
I.,
We are still in forefront of the
We offer you the best selected line of
General Merchandise
to be found in any store in Pitt Well bought
selections, the creations of the beat America
. Europe. Seasonable all I he year round. Spring, Summer
Winter. work for yours and our mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you want and to
sell if we can. offer you the very best service, polite I
attention, and the most liberal terms consistent with a we.
established business built up strictly its own merits.
you conic to market you will do yourself justice. i .,
if you do sec our immense stock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us the following lines of general merchandise.
. i ,
.
I WORKS.
ha
Si- o Reward,
The readers of tin win be
pl to learn that there to at
one dreaded that
science has been able In cure in all
its stages and that is Catarrh.
Hall's Catarrh is tic only
positive cure no known to the
medical Catarrh being
a constitutional
constitutional treatment. Hall's
is taken internally,
acting upon the and
surfaces of the system
thereby destroying the found V n
of and giving the pa
in strength by building up the
constitution nature
in doing its work. The
much faith in its curative
powers, they One Hun-
for case it
to cure Send tor list
P. A Props.,
Ohio.
Sold
Hall's Pills are beat.
Goods and Notions,
Jacket.- and Capes, Carpets, and Oil Clothe.
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes. and
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters.
Molasses, Bead i-.
Groceries.
Flour, Meat, Sugar,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, and
Bishop Morrison said that the
papers are dropped at
doors of church with an-
of services
order to beguile them reading
the news that the papers
positively force it if they
ran.
Dr. J C said that Sun-
day trains paid to run. He ad-
boycotting every paper
that publishes a Sunday issue,
every enterprise that violates the
Sabbath. He said for church
to cut down their patronages
these right and w
aggressive warfare.
Bar. D. H. Tuttle said that
tees, officials of tho
Church should disciplined if
they violate the resolution by rid-
the Sunday train. For one
he was ready to wage this war fare
even if it decreased the member-
ship of the church as it undoubted-
would.
M. Journey, and others
spoke. Some said that
should not be permitted on
the Sabbath day. discussion
was adjournment.
The opinion as expressed that
the resolution pass
and the
ed.
Bishop Morrison said that the
question was asked whether a man
should ride a train to
see his dying wife. He said that
a man who would not would be
than a Yet the Bis-
hop did say that no of
reaching a dying wife would be a
bail thing. For once his logic hail
the
When the N. C. Sunday
train was first put there was ob-
raised in this city a
was sent to the President
from Centenary Sunday School
against It. Three of the signers
rode the next Sunday train, a
excursion train at
Stress was laid upon certain
clam bake and fry given at
City by a
train. I wast admitted that
at the hotels reveals the fact
that meals will be served as
today, with the usual
that will
be
People keep up
the conditions of are
to fall by the wayside. It is the
world and not the sun that
It is many centuries since
under the blue sky of a
man was stoned to death for pick-
up some sticks on the Sabbath
day with which to build a lire. A
greater of these hat said,
Sabbath was made for man
man for the
Journal,
Tub believes the
Conference is right in going
record and insisting on a stricter
observance of the Sabbath. I f the
the tendency of the times
there would soon be little
between Sunday and week
days.
Railroad Taxation
Furniture.
A man can no more be successful
be does like than
can a lie happy with a wife he
docs not c
Enthusiasm is the power which
impels men onward in any and
every vocation. Without it men
are lethargic. They will drift.
to poll against the tide the are
unable as they are unwilling.
Drifting, however, doc- not win
race, either in business of ac-
events.
There must the long pull, the
I strong pull and the pull with vi-
Men business today have no
task. There is a great deal
to discourage and very little lo en-
courage. There arc
and tote bout to contend
against,
l i such conditions it i- no
About the i It.
The trial is all the
talk hear on the Streets, and
the friends of Trinity college are
Mr. and the
Clark arc Dr.
fact it seems to be con-
a rehearing of the Clark.
trial and an unbiased
ion Is hard to Bud. There has
so prejudice connected with
this whole that it cannot be
considered on its merits by the
courts. For bitterness and genuine
meanness is nothing that
equals a family quarrel or a fuss in
a ham Herald.
so many fail altogether or
; eke out a mere existence.
The despair is en-
and the germ of
a Battle Royal.
Young Cornelius is
to he as the
I head of family, and unless all
signs fail he has the Vanderbilt
and to warrant the
The railroad companies last
week concluded their side
testimony the assess
moot case, which hearing has
in progress off on for nearly
a year, now the corporation
commissions will have
its and attempt to justify
the levy.
The next sitting of Master Shep-
ard will be the 18th instant
The counsel the
railroad companies claim that they
have proved that private property
is assessed more two-
thirds to three-fourths actual val-
therefore property of
should be assessed ac-
If that is all so then the
of all taxable property In
Carolina at its true value
would increase the of the
State endow
will so soon
Dr. E. II. ad. , some lively
The people of Greene c unity lo increase will
were shocked yesterday when ii probably treasure little
was learned that F. II. up in their for
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sugg, a few weeks. It may in
as, dead, notwithstanding that
his death bad been expected for
some time.
He died at o'clock yesterday
of dropsy. He was
years age.
The funeral took place this
conducted by Rev. O, W.
Robinson, pastor of the Methodist
church. The were buried
at the Episcopal cemetery in Snow
Hill this afternoon at o'clock.
Dr. Sugg was like by all who
knew him. He had hosts of warm
in and
Wayne Free
Press, 10th.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything in that line.
buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or on Approved in that that he will never be second
Credit. Our motto is Honesty, Merit Square Dealing.
Friends,
business or vocation In which
are
Therefore, if you would succeed,
the family procession. Lively
scenes may be expected when Mrs.
Cornelius. Sr., and Mis. Alfred
i .--
love with business. Gwynn begin the tight for
. .,. .,.
OF AT COST
TO BE SOLD BY
January 1st 1901,
A Chicago interviewed
a lot of millionaires that city to
learn bow they enjoyed their
wealth, but found them so busy
making more that they
have time to enjoy
ton Star.
It is now said that certain
up Chicago have formed an
egg and chicken trust and
the prices these
of enormously. This is
what be called a fowl proceed-
without a violation of the pro-
or subjecting to a
for damages. Audit seems
the hens this neighborhood
have either joined or sold out to
the trust, for their product on this
market recently advanced
from to M cents. We still in-
there is no until
get n law which will prevent i
from out or selling
any sort. We do
eggs bow to form a law
that will reach the hens, but we
might try to catch
Post.
Mens Hats, Mill Boys Hals, Pairs Shoes,
all Sorts, of Boots,
WORTH OF NOTIONS
AND GOODS
Bolts Fine Dress Goods, yards Prints, dozen Spool Col
ton, Kegs other Hardware. Knives, Looks, Guns,
Shells, Shovels. Stoves. Cook and Heating.
Doors, Sash, Paints and Oil. of
of Sugar, Sacks Salt and lots of other things too
numerous to mention, in fuel we have i
Exchange.
We find ibis remarkable
Item In h issue of i
bore
G. Harrison, connect-
ed the Institute at this
place for some left this morn-
for Littleton, where he will re
in Hit He will engage in
the wholesale wine business with
his lather, Mr.
Mr. Harrison has been connected
with tin Keely Institute a place
where they are said to drunk-
He will now engage In the
wholesale wine lousiness. What
I To make some more business
for Landmark.
Two pretty young
will change the face of
society and give it lots lo think
about, bill it is hoped their rivalry
is going in split Newport
any There are enough
now. Herald.
naked truth may still be
In it-- own righteousness.
The people who
I are not always so ready to
pay bills.
A woman have lo know
much about In order to
her face.
When sec a woman adding
up along column of figures you
Bad Tor Tobacco Men.
That is bad news to the tobacco
men of North Carolina, both grow-
and manufacturers, which
from Winston that
companies there have joined in
with Hie K. Reynolds Tobacco
company, It looks like the plug
Industry of the state will be ab-
by one company, as the
cigarette The smaller
factories will be forced to sell out,
or go of business. When this
Is accomplished tobacco farm
will forced sell all their
i tobacco to one concern, and their
experience with cigarette tobacco
teaches them what that means.
The of the tobacco Industry
lo North is gloomy In
deed.
Complete Stock and They Mint Go.
NO FAKE,
We are going Out of Business,
sine
bargain counter.
-he i-
who pose as lit-
lions are nothing more
cubs.
Call sec us Money.
SON-
The Alfred Forbes Store, Greenville, X. C.
BALE OF REAL ESTATE,
virtue . r -i i tho
I'm made in n certain
Proceeding therein ponding, i i-
arc administrator of M.
i and
will will 1901,
it tin . i- in
p bill isle lo the
kit or parcel of land
lo the town the
Reade known in
place town and lying
I. No.
of One rash, and the
one
. lo be
-.-
of M
THE ST
and lever is a bottle Of
Tasteless Chill Tonic, Is simply
Iron quinine in n tasteless
No cine no pay. Price HOC.
NOTICE.
All ii lo us
hereby notified they must
come forward and settle before
of January.
Patrick ft
Dr.
DENTIST,
X. C.
U bite
Fleming