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I AM BULL CARRYING AN
UP-TO-DATE LINE
Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes
Hats, Shirts, Pants, Hardware
Tinware A
WHICH I TO
Come to sec me tor your next Barrel of Floor or Pork.
Yours to please-
TWO YEARS PREMIUMS M BEEN PAID IX I
OF NEWARK, X. I., POLICY HAS
Value,
Cash Value.
;. Paid up Insurance.
Extended Insurance that works automatically,
Is
ii. Will be re-Instated if arrears in- pal I within while you
are living, or within three years lapse, upon satisfactory evidence
of payment of arrears with interest.
second No Restrictions. Incontestable.
Dividends are payable at the i ii ; of the second cf cat
year, provided I lie year be paid.
They may be To reduce Premium
To Increase the or
To make policy payable lifetime
of insured.
J. L. SUGG,
in X. C.
None genuine unless
Red Cross is on label
Don't a Substitute
WE WORLD
TO THE EQUAL OF
for
Night Sweats and Grippe, and
all of Malaria.
DON'T WAiT TO
SPEND AND BE CURED I
HIKE TONIC FAMOUS
THY IT. NO C NO PAY. PER
DELIGHTFUL TO
Leader in
My store thronged with visitors spring opening days and ii
declared l have the
Handsomest Millinery
been shown in Greenville. I have the complete
everything h; the milliner's line.
Pattern Hats shapes.
H. l. lit A S i . A I VT A
and TO-W FA II
Anything be d. sired Flowers, mid Ornaments,
Wash Silk's for Shirt Waists. line raps. I also
have a handsome lot of Pictures . lines, I., run that yon call
e Block,
Mrs, De Higgs,
Cant r
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THE SOUTH'S LITERARY WEEKLY
Published at Atlanta,
a career more or less m Held for
over a quarter of a century I he South baa i u out
n weekly, Utter and more loll
It contains stories from H U authors th,
It Is devoted to land
U their own story paper. ,
of peace, In n id all hi, i mi i n h-
for homo keepers . to
in lie excellent . u
The two treat am by
mow in with hill to cover former In-
by
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whose
card, provided lend once. A e BOa ,
each, by the full amount hi
the a whole fr.-.-.
The South l your old In i l-
way improving, Issue lo excel I
literary here at last tn-day,
The In with lb . i
Southern weakly
for only l. i, l
Sunny nit One
I the other
all and la
THE SOOTH. AT GA
NOTICE.
with the revenue
Ian s of the year of r
the 6th day of May, 1901,
sell at public sale before the Court
door the town of
the following tracts of laud
lots for I he taxes thereon
the of The
number of acres and amount of
taxes are stated, coats 91.30 to
be added to each.
M.
Tax Collector.
TOWNSHIP.
W. II. Allen wife.
H. E. Briley, I acres.
Samuel acre
W. M. Corey, acres 2.63
Peter Cherry, acres 2.29
Clark, lot
Jas. I. Elks, acres
.
Baton, I acre 2.20
lot
Si Fleming, lot 3.53
Sarah lot 1.23
Alex Harris. acres
Noah I lot 2-39
Ed Harris, I lot 3.15
Lake J. House, lot JO
acre 2.16
G. Hodges, lot 2.61
It. J. Jenkins, Hot 3.15
J. L. Jackson, lot
A. Jones, acres 2.67
Peter Harrington, lot 2.30
I. W. Lawrence, lot 5.75
Louisa i lot
Reuben J, Moore, acres 5.77
ti. W. 2.00
Samuel Mayo, lot 3.53
lot 2.80
Charlie Peyton, lot 2.59
iV- a He, acres 2.26
M. A. Button, acres 3.98
C. T. Savage,
,. ., lot
ii.
H. Shivers, acres 2.17
B. Tyson, St acres
,. lot
30.03
John I 2.60
Joseph I lot I
Amos Williams, I lot
Ii, Williams, acres
l I lot
I 1.00
Ii. S. R. Carrol, acres
M. Carrol, acres 5.13
Allied Harden, I
acres
i 2.00
Mrs, II. A. acres
W. N. Mi I horn, acres 3.40
c. L. Patrick, acres 0.18
Mi- i . i;. Patrick, lots
Ii. V. Powell, acres 1.01
Mrs. Bailie Pittman, l lot 2.00
8.55
W, J. Slaughter, acres 1.33
John I lot 3.62
Elizabeth acre 2.67
Washington. acres
Lemon. 2.31
W. J. While, lot 3.23
I lot 4.80
Mis. acre 2.67
K. T. Lewis A wile, lS acres 1.00
Win. May. 10.31
ii. Moore, Jr., 10.00
Sarah fox, acres
j I 3.17
W. II. acres 5.36
Hay wood 2.20
In acre
Alonzo Joyner, I lot 1.30
I lay toll acres
J. I. Buck, acres 1.75
II. A. acres 6.17
II. II Mavis, lot
acres 2.90
Frank 1.00
Mr. IS, acres 1.2.1
Hardy hi acres 3.15
Arden Mills, 5.1 acres
John Page, acres 1.00
II P. acres
J I. Sum Ii wile, acres 1.00
h. c. Way 1.88
DAM
J. Joyner, acres 1.08
W. C. acres 8.39
Howling acres I'll
N. acres 1.33
Delia Briley, acre
Crimea, acre
Gregory heirs, i acre
w. Hardy, lot
,, 1.50
Mr. I acre 2.20
Ella lot 8.03
t low
Mrs. s. a. Keel, acres
Wm. A. acres
I.
Webb Waller, acres
TOWNSHIP.
Carr, acres 2.67
M. T. acres 3.33
II M. Lewis, acres 16.00
W. Webb. acres
.
., 25.70
acre
K. C. K acres
Lucius I
OH lit township.
A. OBI, acres
Boot. H. Cox, acres
acres
T, M. Manning, i acre
LETTER
What Our at Ike
Capital ha to Say TaU
Special
Raleigh, N. C, April
the week closed North
Caroline has been honored by the
of very distinguish-
ed visitors, who seldom
come our way, and some who
set toot upon Carolina soil
before.
The two gatherings which
Haded Hum- distinguished
guests were held at Charlotte and
Winston Salem
a etc., given by
the Southern Club
to Chinese Minister to the
States, Mr. Wu, the
AS.-.
Fortify the
by Pills, .
ii k he
sour stomach, malaria
constipation, jaundice, bilious
iii is and all kindred troubles.
FlyWheel of
Your Pills are
the fly-wheel I shall ever
be grateful for the accident that
brought them to my notice. I feel
as if I had a new lease of life.
J. Platte Cannon, Col.
Liver Pills
3.00
1.88
1.00
1.17
2.74
Soul Conference,
the latter being at such
celebrated scholars as Dr. Lyman
Abbott, Bishop Dr. Curry,
Dr. and many
including special of sixty
York.
COTTON GOODS
The was design-
ed, primarily, In in-
of the cotton
of Carolina and South,
to serve a purpose in
oping our foreign trade for South-
cm manufactured goods,
in the Occident, our trade
been interrupted
by the invasion of conn-
Wu,
A. E. A. and
leading mill
Dabney, of the University
Tennessee, and other distinguished
guests Club were present,
aid the event was productive of
much good to our commercial and
manufacturing interests.
Minister Wu spoke very en-
he is
himself in establishing closer com-
relations between China
and the United
means much the sale of coarse
goods turned out by our
Soul mills.
Bishop
delivered the principal address of
welcome, though he was preceded
by Governor in a briefer
speech welcome.
the speakers were
dent I in A. Alderman, of
lane University, New
president University
of North Carolina; K. C.
As hut i
paper will keep
Every cotton planter should
write valuable illustrated
pamphlet,
It is sent free.
and lo
GERMAN WORKS, ,.,
S-., N. T.
Mutual Benefit Life
Company, of
N. J. company has now re
in after
absence of two has just
lilted up a suite of
offices on the second of the
Briggs building, immediately op-
City Hall, where Mr. Drew-
has been presiding during the
past week as Mayor pro of the
city of Raleigh, ibis week his
corps of clerks will gel down to
business in earnest. The
of Mr. and his com-
is such that no
efforts have made to secure
business up lo this time, yet pol-
aggregating over
have been written at the Raleigh
office the last week or so
Mr. Drewry states most of his
best agents are returning lo
Mutual and that
be will soon have the Stale fully
covered again. The prospects
seem lo be this company will
soon again begin lo lead the life
com panics in this Stale.
Paper Hanging.
I am lo till Wall Pa-
per and can bang it it rail line of
from R-d o i.-k-cl from.
I am aim t do Brick baring,
on notice
for wall piper left the MOM
Mr. M. will
J. H.
Greenville, S. C.
L. Ii. Pender,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
Tobacco Tin Roofing,
All
kinds Gun and Ii work
first class. Re of gnus a
specialty.
Agent for Tb Oliver Typewriter
and
Dealer. paid for
Hides, Cotton Seed, Oil Bar-
re's, Turkeys, Egg, etc. Bed-
Oak
by Carriages, Go Curls, Parlor
suits, Tables, Lounges, Safes, P.
Gail A Hi d
Moat Tobacco, Key West Cheroots,
American Beauty Can-
Cherries, Apples,
Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Flour, Coffee, Meal, Soap,
Lye, Magic Matches, Oil,
Cotton Bead Meal and Hulls, Gar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples,
Dried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes, Currents, Raisins, Glass
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
Best Better, Stand-
ard Sewing Mach i lies, and
u readers a remedy j other goods. Quality and
Cheap Com
of all children, and . to
hoped Unit all mot hers of Una rum-1
will keep children in a lied-
lining it. fur only i
wills or until -aV cents to C.
J M. St.
PILLS
Vitality.
Cure --i u 1.- of M-
I., i. i i .
Bi
i . .
of
ft
with our bankable
Or Be ml
to i .
it ml
Of South,
km-
money
I . . , ,. a I
copy if ii
gun
President of College of
Carolinian
who has made a name
formerly of l
A score
were in who
give ample
for adoration and who are for
the first time interested
in the i t ion of the while child-
of the .-oil Ii. Some of them
have in a; mo contributed
largely lo S i colleges,
and some yet do But the
indigent white girls of
the South bad n previously en-
listed their sympathy or even
This meeting, us others I J
. . r ,.
they ate attending, was taught with
interest, lo all
of
By mall . k a
for our
bond to our la or rotund
money paid,
MEDICAL CO.
people.
A AMI
Mr. John C. general
gent for North Carolina and J
May nM t to
All m i i.-
l .
All
claims again I will i- i in in
tit for
IN
co.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton handler of
Bagging, Ties and Bag.
and
solicited.
Three One Year
Times
RICHMOND, VA.,
Now Only Cents a Year,
and includes absolutely free The
Paragon Monthly, New The
Farm Journal, Philadelphia.
SUNDAY
Farm Journal and Para-
Monthly, now only per
year; month by mail.
Address THE TIMES,
Richmond, Va.
notice to me
AGENTS I
Mr. John C. Drewry, General for
North Carolina Virginia, of Well-
TIPS MUTUAL BENEFIT
Life of
to to Urge of
policy to the public
of North com-
will now in
and from this date will issue
lo all
airing the very best in the beat
life company in world.
agent in your town not
yd completed arrangements,
C.
State Agent, N. C.
72,0.58.922
Paid policy holders 182,509,189.05
Live, reliable energetic agents wanted at
once to the
Old mutual Benefit.
OLD DOMINION LINE
TO
The Clerk of Superior Court of Pill
having letter
to me, the undersigned, on the ID day
of April on die . -1,1 tr of A, K. I.
notice barony
all to
to an-
twelve the
date i hi-notice, or notice will be
plead in of
This ear of April
lift I. A.
i the elate of , A. It.
NOTICE TO
Having duly qualified before
nor court Clerk county
of the of I. T. Lang.
deceased, milk is hereby given all
the .-i -i, lo make
mediate payment to the
And all persona having claims
present tin- same lo the
twelve from
date Ibis notice, or the will be
in bar of recovery.
This of
H. I. DAVIS,
Administrator of L. T. Lang.
NOTICE.
The Clerk if the Superior Court of
having this day issued to the
of administration on
of W. A. Smith notice
is hereby lo all persons holding
to present
to for or tin
day of April or notice
of i in recovery. All persona
to estate requested to
m immediate payment u me.
This the 12th day of April
of A. Smith.
NOTICE TO
of administration estate
of Hudson, deceased,
day issued to mo by Clerk of tin
Conn of Put Notice is
hereby given to all persons holding claims
against said present to
for payment on or before I lie day of
March or notice will b plead
liar of their recovery. poisons
In said i slate are lo make
payment tome.
This I he day of March
HUDSON,
Hudson.
NOTICE TO
Letters of having this
day ii to by of
Court of upon the es-
late U . II. is
hereby given to all persons claims
estate present lo me
tor payment on or before day of
or notice will lie plead
recovery. indebted
said art-notified to make
to
day of April
CANNON,
Public n
late II.
Steamer My res leave Washing-
ton daily at A. M. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at
M. for
Steamer
Greenville Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at A. M. for Tar-
leave Tarboro for Greenville
Tuesdays, and Saturday
at A. M. carries freight only.
Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk,
New and Bea-
ton, and for all point far the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion S. Co. fro
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, N. C.
J. J. CHEEKY, Aft.,
N. O.
NOTICE TO
betters of with tie will
annexed, Having day i to
by the of Superior Court of
county, upon the estate of L. K. Laughing
notice U hen by lo
all against said ea-
lo tome for
or In-lorn the day of March
n i- r. bar of re-
All Indebted to said
tale are notified to make immediate y-
This of March,
with the will of I,. K.
D. W.
IN
GREENVILLE N. C.
Cotton Bagging and rise always
on has
Fresh goods kepi constantly ob
hand. Country and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
W. R. WHICHARD ML,
Whichard, N. C.
The Stock complete in every
and price as low the
lowest. Highest market price
paid for country produce.
J. R.
-------DEALER IN-------
A GENERAL LINE OF
Also a nice Line of Hardware.
TO BEE MB.
J. R.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers and Brokers in
stocks, Cotton, Grain and
ions. Private Wires to New York,
t mid New Orleans.
The Commoner
ISSUED
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
Editor Publisher,
Lincoln,
Advance.
One Year Mouths
Three Sing. Copy Be.
No traveling canvassers are em-
ployed. Subscriptions taken at
k office. The Semi-
Weekly and
will be sent together
one year for or Th Daily
and
one year for 83.50 payable in ad-
PATENT
FOR
SI
The Eastern Reflector
D. J.
ID. TO
VOL. XX.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL
Attention Please.
PINE APPLE
TISSUES,
LAWNS,
ORGANDIES,
WAIST
SILK
DIMITIES,
PERSIAN
LAWNS
INDIA
FIGURED
DIMITIES,
Our white goods are the prettiest and cheapest.
See us before buying. We won't be undersold.
W. T. LEE CO.
A MEAN LOOKING LETTER-HEAD j
Has lost many a dollar for business men. If a man is
by the coat he wears, be is also judged by th
he uses. An artistic, nicely printed
bead may be looked on as a good investment.
It will be done right
The price for doing II
be right, too.
Send your next order to
The Reflector Office.
SOME
Special Drives
IN PRICES
To make it easy to be progressive. To be progressive
is to be useful. The more progressive, the more useful. This store is
particularly just at season, progressive you will find it at
all seasons. We are prepared to prove our by our met
policy. We are prepared to prove our by
price. We are prepared to prove our usefulness to any one who will
take the trouble to visit our store. Nothing like the fair Meld, and no
favor manner of doing business. It wins confidence that stands like
mountains built with rock
More yards Homespun,
yard wide regular kind our
Price 3.4
Dimity, colored Lawns spring col-
ors, regular to values,
our price
Fine India Lawns inches wide
regular price and our
price
Case Fruit of Loom
Bleaching, full yard wide,
only to
More than Ladies Fine Slip-
must go at per pair.
ladies Fine Shoe
to per pair.
All kinds Lace and yard.
Umbrellas
More than Suits to
to be pushed out in next
days. Remember these suits coat
us nothing and no offer will be re-
fused.
toe
Lace Curtains pair.
Boys Hats
Hals
Drawers
BOO Ladies Kid Gloves worth
our price Every pair
celebrated hand made
Shoe, the best shoe on earth,
ways for the next days our
price will 83.00. Only one
pair to customer.
Madras Sin for men and
white
Shirts, worth our price
Well you know arc the
people, but happen to
stumble over that other
stores charge for.
Law.
In answer to inquirer
made to the editor of Record
for information concerning the
pension act patted by the
tore at its recent session, we write
the
In the place all de
siring a pension most make
cation to their board on the
first in next July.
include not only those who have
heretofore received a pension,
but also all those who have
receiving pension. This is re-
quired because it is alleged
there are some person
pensions who are not lo
Blank applications can Ire
obtained from the clerks of the
Court and should be filled
up before July. If the applicant
is unable lo appear before the
board on Monday in
July he or she send a
from a physician
stating that the cannot
personally appear, as no doubt may
be case with many.
no soldier could re-
a pension in fourth class
unless his disability by
a wound received while in
Confederate service. The new law
changes this and give a pension of
the fourth a to
soldiers who are now disabled from
any cause to manual labor.
In the pensioners are
widows of
ate soldiers who were married be-
fore April and have not
married again. According to the
old law the only widows entitled
lo a pension were widows of
soldiers who had died the
war or after war, from wound
or disease contracted in the service.
The new law gives a pension lo the
widow of a soldier who has died
at any time or from any cause.
But no soldier or widow can get a
pension who owns 8.100
of property. The old law has not
been changed in respect.
The new law will place on the
pension roll needy de-
veterans and widows, who
were excluded by old law.
the new examination, required by
new law, may lake from
pension roll the trainee of some
persons who arc entitled to a
pension. Every county board
ought lo be very careful
closely every application, re-
unworthy
pensioner will the small
pittance that i to
and deserving.
According to last report of
the State auditor there were last
year Confederate pensioners
in Stale, of whom were
widows. The amount paid
these pensioners last jeer were
The
by the new law
a year. But while
is so much larger than heretofore,
each pensioner will get much
more than there
will be so many more persons
tilled to The fourth-
class pensioners whom
were received last year only
apiece. new law
lows them apiece, but it is not
probable that they will get over
We so much wish that our
Slate was able to pay every poor
old as large an amount
as he needs and
ham Record.
TO THE PEOPLE, FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
and adjoining counties.
EVERY I ADDS TO THE
VARIETY OF MY STOCK.
For the Gentlemen.
I HAVE AX ELEGANT LINE OF
SHOES, HATS AND FURNISHINGS.
are still in the forefront of the race
We offer you the best selected line of
General Merchandise
to be found in any Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of the best manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round, Spring, Summer
Winter. We are at work for yours and our mutual ad
II is our pleasure lo show you what you want to
sell you if we can. We offer you the very best service, polite
attention, the neat liberal terms consistent with a well
established business built up strictly on its own merits.
When you come In market you will not do yourself Jostles
if you do see our immense stock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of merchandise.
Goods and Notions,
tut ii. i Caps, Silks and Satins, Dress Trimmings
Jackets and Capes, Carpets, Mattings Oil Cloths.
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's
Harness. Horse Blankets and Dusters.
Groceries.
Flour, Meal, Sugar Coffee, Scad ts,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Nails and Rope.
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and in
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or on Approved
Credit Our is Honesty, Merit and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
j. p.
For the Ladies.
I HAVE Till; AND HANDSOMEST LINE OF
TO GREENVILLE
Mr. is in charge of my millinery department and if
the bat desire is on hand one will be trimmed to sail
tastes while you wait.
silks, Braids, Ornaments, Flowers,
the milliners line.
your
mi-, and everything
as a Cook
Friends of Governor Aycock
recognize in him a man equal to
any emergency but few of them
perhaps are aware that to his oilier
accomplishment he aids that of
being a good e-i k. The
gives
We called Sunday afternoon to
see Hon. I. Aycock, who
ably represented this district In
North Carolina Man la
Philadelphia.
Thirteen policemen were held at
bay for more than four hours yes-
by L. Harold, the
man of res-
t. on Vine street, above
Eighth, after he had gone
and sh i Robert a color-
id He was captured
after desperate battle in a dark
the last and were glad Billy Mack, fat en-
to find his condition greatly
proved. Ills brother, Gov. C, B.
Aycock, was his bedside, where
he remained for several days.
There is nothing formal or foppish
about our Governor. When we
left the house the Governor bad his
coat off and was the
preparing a of soup
for the sick man, unwilling t in
trust so important a matter to less
skillful hands. We have long,
known C. it. Aycock as one of the
ablest lawyers in the State, a plat-
. t the establishment, gave a
remarkable display of nerve in
the capture of mad
desperado.
Al slat inn be said lie was
Jas. L. Harold, years old, and
be a year ago from Con-
Man in county, North Caro-
lie i a slim, cadaverous
man. with sandy mustache and
looks like a typical cracker.
He ail d in lie bad left bis
home because be had shot his
brother, John B. Harold, in a
John I k- Spool Cotton, spools
for fie.
Very properly the clergy in
lions parts of the country are pay
some attention to social card
playing. A non preach-
in York the other day
astonished his congregation
saying that be knew some of his
lady members who played cards
just as gamblers a jack-
pot, chips other
adding that the habit was formed
a social gatherings where prizes
played for. Yesterday Dr.
Smith touched on the practice and
put his foot down though
without any feeling whatever. To
abstain from the very appearance
of This is an excellent plan
to follow. There not lie any-
more social card playing in
we rather
think there the papers
have telling on and
it creates more notoriety, so
all, if it is to lie stamped out,
looks like the tin
done some
measure of Rec-
Just bear in mind you can buy from us as cheap as her
buy sell again. We invite every woman and child in
Pitt county to visit our store within days. don't
many pro as other stores. We only have one, that Is
o save you Push is hardly necessary behind such a of
bargains as presented above. All are just such material as wanted now.
RICKS WILKINSON.
Dining the past years this
Stale baa for white
schools school buildings
for and
school buildings Then
it expended for the pay
county superintendents and for
various other objects common lo
both lines The total
is, therefore,
more, the State has expended
for normal schools, be-
ginning with a year while
now the U annual-
must be borne in
while pay only per cent
of the amount expended as
above given receive pet
cent the whites per. An
makes the positive statement
nowhere else on earth bits one
race done so much for another.
Raleigh correspondent Charlotte
Observer.
form speaker without a peer, and quarrel over the estate of his
are proud to him as
Governor; but we had not known
before of his no less honorable
if well, that
of cook. All to any man
who has the heart in him to feel
In a brother as this little Incident
how Governor love for
his brother.
lie was employed nine months
ago at Two weeks
ago be began to act strangely and
was always on the alert for
l p two weeks ago he bad
lived at No. North street.
Philadelphia Record,
The Well Dressed
White holds rink this sum-
mer, us It did last, fr children,
Tb Point.
Avarice is the result
sure rather than mini.
The wise man makes
from the fool's want
Women often
dollars
I sense.
little faults
young y
and for older
with black.
ling women, r purpose of hiding big ones.
, when Ti.-man win. n promise
easily male another just as
While lawn graduation gowns ,.,,,
this year are trimmed with dainty Cleanliness may not be next to
hemstitched or lace trimmed but life
flea upon the skirts, the waists be-1 server.
tucked and hemmed, with em-j A man in a position to do good
or lace insertion set in. and learn something useful la in
While and colored wash sill, proper place,
waists made like ordinary cot- A man of few words and many
A Plow Combine-
Formed.
Chicago, April
lasting several days
plow manufacturers of the United
States practically have completed
the formation a
combination.
for of its purposes the
of long credits
which have been country
Dr. famous North
Carolinian, who invented the dead-
Galling gun, says the
Gazette, is years old but stilt
inventing. His latest production
in an automobile plow, which he
has may
aid ii farming as
effectually as a acts in
revolutions of a sanguinary
and do as much for peace as the
gun has done in war.
A suit for against the
proprietor Sherry's restaurant
has just brought lo light the fact
Unit the
and other leading
rants In though the
waiters are paid only
about a month, their earnings
are from In
Those who have money to
have a light to squander on
is bill us a result tins tip
ping nuisance many people are
kept away from
rants who might Otherwise
to In them
Ga.
Ion ones will In- much worn
Wide sashes of suit ribbon ends
as bells and eliding with lung
coining lo the edges of skirts,
are to with summer
Collars are from two to
three Inches deep and over
that may be bought in
sixes. Asa the collar Is made
of dress trimmed
as waist is.
is like n garden of many
Vegetable and few weeds.
The man who Isn't willing to
practice what be preaches should
give up preaching and go in for
politics.
minded people are like
narrow peeked bullies;
the have in the more noise
they make getting it out.
A man who probably speaks by
the back says it i- far easier to get
is to get mil again.- Chicago
New.
Many parasols season a mother in law in the house than
are of striped silk in white colors,
and many Others arc of plain black
and dark shades. The slicks are
long, and as a rule ale less ornate,
than they year
Home Journal.
Twenty-four of the leading bank
i rs professional men and merchants
Mo., have entered in-
I lo lo parade shirt-
Mr. J. W. Lynch, wands on May when will
Cleat , ,,, . ,, ,
. , , , march through the principal
puny, which is laying a roan bid
from Fremont to Snow Hill, says At night they will give
arrangement bin now and supper to
i. for completion Lit induce Hie shirtwaist as a sub-
f the mad fro Hal-
Argus, Tuxedo.

EASTERN REFLECTOR
GREENVILLE, N. C.
D. J. WHICHARD, Ed. Owner
the Poet Office at
Greenville, N. C, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
Tuesday.
Since Adam's
Tims.
Alfred Judson Fisher, the Chic-
ago historian, has woven the high-
results a
investigation into
BETHEL ITEMS
N. C, April, 1901.
Misses Grimes
spent Wednesday in Tarboro.
Mr. Hall, who bus been preach
Two Charlotte boys were fooling
with a pistol as is usually the
case, one of them was shot.
In times when business gets dull
people could help make the
better by paying their debts
promptly.
And now the plow
have formed a trust with a
capital stock of No
doubt they propose to up the
earth.
tier of ; short which j here for the past two weeks,
he has written for The wife returned to their home
Home Journal. He traces the he Monday.
of his romance real life a Rev. Belts is holding a
well -known Philadelphia here this week in the
directly back to Adam, establish- Methodist church,
With corroborative detail every I and W. F. Keel
link in the long genealogical chain. spent Sunday down
He brings to light the fact that Swamp visiting the sick,
there have been hundred W. O, Keel and wife, of Edge-
twenty generations of the county, spent Sunday with
man beginning with Wm. Staton and family.
Adam.
Mack of Suffolk is here
looking after his barrel
business.
J. Carson Miss Nina
Attention to Small ;
acreage to Wed,
decreased I Some of the farmers;
assert that it is give two J.
it should be. Law prices
Tarboro butchers have combined
to put up the price of beef steak to
U cents a pound. The Southern-
the quality were
proved with the price we could all
be
The lower house of the
Legislature has passed a bill pro-
the tale, giving away
into the State cigarettes,
cigarette paper or any substitute
therefor. It looks like the
must go after awhile.
are staring them in the face and M
cotton mills and other in-
are being offered to the
country people and especially the
tenant class to forsake the farm
and go to the towns labor is
more scarce and farm labor is
being left to the Older
these are turn-
their attention more to small
grain because that can be
ed to better advantage when labor
is scarce labor saving machine
can be called into
News.
to a neighboring
paper in settling up his
account is reported to have
remarked to the editor that it was
the last bill earth that i.
The Odd Fellows of this place
will give a Friday.
B. Mosely, of Greenville, is
still here buying cotton.
Miss Lena Bullock has just re-
covered from a spell of fever. She
is improving very much.
Also True In Other Thing's.
A butcher called our attention
the other day to a strange fact
about dealing in food animals,
said it was considered Mealing -to
get a cow or sheep or hog without
paying for it, but that when the
animal was cut up sold in the
market it was considered no crime
Must Keep It , B
butcher not pay for it. The
The t me can never come when I
. , , , , , i, ., butcher must pay for the whole
i establishment Inning. . .
a i. COir or be branded dishonest;
on sale a commodity which .
. i his could buy a pi of
value will nave no ,
. f i cow and not pay for Hand
further need of advertising. A . .
. , , pas-as a in the com
new public is always in process of; I
being formed, and the enterprise
i out for the people's custom.
Just why a printer's bill should be. .
the last bill on
thinks of p tying is
Durham Sun.
that a man
a puzzler.
But really where is the
difference There is none in es-
of la continually , , .
It is just as much a crime
tot the meat eater to beat the meat
To increase Ins patronage, or even
to his own,
the business man it is for the dealer
roust keep himself before the pub to the raiser.
I, ,, .,,,, not admit comparison. The
I He, and must use at least as . r
space as do his rivals. comes about in he op-
The most pronounced ease of lien a man has. Steal tog
Steak is as much the result of a
I sinful and criminal heart as steal-
ling a Carolina
It 1st.
j April I
r. Auditor,
I ex-Lieu tenant Governor and Bu
I of Public
of Virginia, died at his home
Albemarle county, this evening.
axed years. He was one of the
peeked husband yet recorded is
that of a Cincinnati man. Milton
C. Sanders, who, when he missed
bonds to the value
his loss to
the police his wire should hear
of I lie chide him for
carelessness.
John B.
Dead
Mrs T. A, near Hill
yesterday, in walking along the
road came two dogs lighting
George Cooper, of Logan county, aged i yes. He was one of the , ,,,,,, run
Oklahoma, who was recently of the re-adjustment move way
the defendant in a laud suit men. in the State, subsequently in her
brought by the and chief.-tors in . ,
em Railroad Company, asked that, the State from the rule of General B
the case be tried by seven members; Mahone. ,
of the Masonic order instead of ft
the usual jury, the railroad com-1 L,, who opportunely near,
attorney, a Mason, , opinion as to her with a shovel,
agreed to the proposition, and th
Assailed by
Alton ii i
ii. asked bis opinion as to her rescue with a
the terms of justices of
the peace elected by the
further agreeing that no appeal will expire, holds
be taken the verdict, that th Intention of the
v. is so tried,
Cooper won.
This year
Macon will issue
uniforms of khaki to Stale
Guard. He will also call the
lilies now held
by the troops and will replace
these with new ones, probably the
King Jorgensen magazine rifle.
is found that Congress enacted
law Secretary
War to make such exchange. The
general will also
three bands, one for each
regiment of the Slate Guard, not
only with uniforms but with the
best patterns of band instruments.
Messrs. J. E. Lipscomb, Jr.,
Co., have under course of construct
ville, N. C., market which they
will occupy during the coming
year. Their place will be titled up
with all the modern appliances for
the handling of leaf tobacco,
strips, scrap and having a
floor space of feet, three
stories high, they will be in a
to handle all orders in the
best manner possible, and being
under the direct supervision of
Mr. E. Jr., is
to guarantee all business
entrusted in their to receive
prompt and careful attention.
Danville Tobacco Journal.
line was fur justices appointed to
fill vacancies to bold until August,
year, and throe additional
just ires for every township went
out April, this year. This de-
invalidates papers and
instruments justices have
issued I his mouth.
Ii is a pleasure to note that soon
after canines were killed.
This circumstance which caused
this lady so much fright and might
have bean serious for her, is
convincing argument for
dogs running at
Southerner.
of the western newspapers
are commenting very unfavorably
upon the number Of members of the
legislature who have received
to positions. They say
that I of judges, Messrs.
tire and Winston; M Shannon-
house, recorder for of Char
J. M. solicitor for
the B. L.
is, chairman of the board of
tor of the Stale prison; Joseph A.
a director, not to speak of
many directors of State
were of the
which created some of these
offices. The friends of Governor
Aycock point to fact that the
legislature was composed of the
most prom able men from
many sections, and that the Gov-
appointed them without re-
to their service in the leg-
New lot of tablets and
Keystone composition books at Re-
Rook Store. The school
children know the excellence of
these.
Women Who Ride Astride.
The smart women Boston
have taken to riding astride and
the custom is causing no end of
discussion. But it is by no means
a new thing in Ibis part of the
county Not only is the custom
practiced in the gay set at
and Asheville, but some
very sensible women of
Charleston have followed it for
several years pan at their summer
homes the mountains of North
Carolina. It is a very wholesome
practice and is generally endorsed
by physicians being far prefer-
able to tin; unnatural side seated
method of S.
O., Post.
A bride is Never Nervous at the
Altar.
The humorous and unusual ex
in the life of a
clergyman are told by the
, David M. Steele, of New
but simply on account York City, who has just written
about I Have Mar
their ability and fitness for
which they occupy. They
say appoint the men most
the positions he was coin
to go to the Legislature-
This is certainly saying a great
deal.
Another lot that paper
in pound packages, and
azure, at Reflector Book Store.
for The Home
Journal. Mr. declares that
prospective bride is always
nervous until time the mar-
ceremony, when she is calm
and collected. The is ex-
the always cool
he conies to the
when his give
way.
BETHEL ODO
Splendid
Fine weather, a large crowd, a
masterly speech and a
dinner helped to make the
celebration by the Odd
Fellows of Bethel, on Friday, a
splendid success. The lodges at
Greenville,
ville were largely represented
these with the Bethel lodge made
nearly one hundred fifty
of the fraternity in attendance.
At 10.30 o'clock the Odd
lows met in their hall for a social
session, and at they marched
in a body to the Methodist church
where the exercises were held. A
large congregation had already
assembled. After appropriate sing-
and a most prayer by-
Rev. A. D. Betts, Col. N. M. Ham-
introduced Prof. W II.
the speaker of the
Prof. spoke for
just hour on the subject
is Its objects.
Our obligations to His speech
was a masterly one, each division
of his subject being handled in a
manner that instructed
delighted his hearers. Many de-
it the best speech of its
character they had ever heard.
At the conclusion of
rises dinner was served in the
grove near the church to the Odd
Fellows and their families and
invited friends. four
gathered around the table
and they had a sumptuous feast of
barbecue, chicken, ham, pickles,
bread, biscuit and cake. There
abundance of all it was
elegantly prepared and well served.
Two or three pigs and much other
food left from was sent
to widows sick people in the
Bethel Odd Fellows may justly
feel proud of l he success of their
celebration. Everything was
splendidly managed and they en-
their guests in a
creditable to the fraternity and to
the town.
The Greenville delegation was a
jovial crowd. They entered into
t he day for pleasure
they got it. The one who can-e
out without a joke on him was
lucky.
One brother wanting to display
his benevolent qualities, an-
other at the depot if be hail a tick-
el. at the same time exhibiting a
dollar. Quicker than it takes to
tell it his dollar was gone and he
looked badly sold.
A certain tax gatherer not
a war one the first to
reach the dinner table, and follow-
his of habit immediately
set about to collect
The joke was on him when
Belts called oat wait
there until we can say He
stopped chewing for about a min-
Get a certain to tell yon
how long it will take a gum board
to roll out of
Some who had good horses drove
through the country to Bethel.
One being asked where they were
going and for what, replied
Bethel. They are to give us
a lay out and we arc going to give
them a blow
Some of the brethren
o sit down and all the
on all that dinner they bad
hid, so proposed to stroll down to
Parmele miles and wait
the train there. About ten
took this after dinner walk, and it
was told on Aldermen in the
party that when they that
Bethel was far ahead of Green-
ville, in that it was a dry town,
that they could stand the com.
By the way, Bethel
being a dry town, we not
help noticing the difference there
now what it used to be. We
remember being in the town on
public days, when it had barrooms,
and before day was over yon
could not walk the street without
coming contact with drunken
men and the air was filled with the
sound of oaths and fames of
key. Sow the town has no bar
rooms the is very differ-
Daring the whole day Fri
day there was not even a scent of
whiskey anywhere, nor was an oath
heard. And the merchants say
that since whiskey has been run
out of the town their business has
greatly improved. Bethel is a bet-
every way without
whiskey.
NEWSY AMI
SIM NOTES.
i. C, April VI
If you do not live near enough
to purchase a buggy from the
Carriage Co., you had
better see some of their agents
purchase of them. Their buggies
are taking the lead, and
chasing you can make no
mistake.
Miss Mollie Bryan, whom we
stated in our last items had gone to
Bethel, only went to Greenville
on a business trip and returned
that evening. She, however, left
yesterday on the train for Bethel
will be gone several days.
The best looking us make mis-
takes. The smile is on me.
The A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. are
winding up cotton planter
making for this season. Near
planters were made and sold
during the season. The demand
for them was very great.
W. K. Kinston,
the contractor who has charge of
building the largo dormitory for
our school, arrived Wednesday
morning with a force of and
they are now at work.
buggy sold by the Hun-
sucker Carriage Co, is guaranteed
against Call and see.
Marvin Nash, sou of Rev. Dr.
L. L. of Washington, spent
two days here this week working
insurance. Marvin is an old Green-
ville boy, that being the place of
bis birth.
The A. Mfg. Co., have just
received a car load of
blocks to make bubs
Miss Nichols has tempo-
accepted a clerkship in the
millinery emporium of Mrs. C. A.
Fair.
Edwards, of Greenville,
and W. L, Cooper, of Alamance
county, were here Thursday
business.
Miss Olivia Cox, of Seven
came Wednesday
and will spend some lime here
visiting relatives.
Miss Bertha Dawson, of Little-
field, i on a visit to friends here
and Will remain several days.
Mrs. Barnes who
has been visiting in Ayden, re-
turned yesterday.
Mrs Sue Tucker and children, of
near Greenville, are visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. F. Harrington.
W. J. Kittrell, of spent
a short while here yesterday.
Mrs. I. C. Johnson and children,
of spent the day
yesterday with the family of J.
Johnson.
Thomas Worthington and wife,
of Kinston, who have been visit
the families of J. A.
H. returned home
Thursday evening.
Miss Smith, of
who has been visiting at the borne
of A. G. Cox is now visiting
in the country.
Bryan has to Bethel
to spend a few days.
Leader in Styles.
My store was with visitors on spring opening days and it
was declared that I have the
Handsomest Millinery
that has shown in Greenville. I have the most complete of
everything the milliner's line.
Pattern Hats
in endless variety and all the shapes.
Hats
AND WALKING
AND READY-TO
Anything that can lie desired in Flowers, Ribbons and
Wash Bilks tor Shirt Waists. Beautiful line Baby Caps. I also
have a handsome lot of Pictures and Frames. Be sure that you call
o see my stock.
Mrs. M. D. Higgs.
Three Times The
OF ANY OTHER.
ONE EASIER.
ONE THIRD FASTER.
Agents all unoccupied
territory.
WHEELER A
Manufacturing Company,
Atlanta, Ga.
For sale by
S. T WHITE,
Greenville,
None genuine unless
Red Cross is on label
Don't take a Substitute
TO PRODUCE THE EQUAL
for Chills, Fevers,
Night Sweats and Grippe, and
all forms of Malaria.
DON'T WAIT TO
CENTS AND
CURES
TRY IT. W NO CURE NO PAY. PER
DELIGHTFUL TO TAKE.
Pretty
Children
We hare IRKS children. Before the
Dirts of the last my wife tour Dot
ties of If you
pictures of our yon see
a glance that the last one
Is prettiest and
finest-looking of all.
y wife thinks Mother's
Is the greatest
and grandest
remedy In the
world for pl-
Written y a Ken-
rocky
-Law.
THE SOUTH'S LITERARY WEEKLY
Published at Atlanta,
After a career of more las. to Southern
over a quarter of a century The South hi again
better more readable than at any time
contains serial stork from the beat the
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E their own paper. Short stories,
and of peace, anecdotes at home and
Ions, for home everything of Interest to
young will appear in Its excellent weekly make up.
The two great serial., by
Ron in progress with full synopsis to cover
by Maurice
begin April be read with
the whole South. This is your opportunity, and
year of It.
price la only fifty cent n year.
paper Is best and U the
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The patient Is kept la a strong, health
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Mother's Friend takes a wife through
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assists la her recovery, and
off the dangers that so often follow de-
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THE CO.
nook
lit
BARGAIN DAYS.
Every day is with us. Examine these
Leghorns
too to prices. e bought,
-took in order to Mt bargain we are going to
give- the benefit of our
pared to our customers. Give us a triaL ,
MISSES ERWIN.
EVERY MAN
IS INTERESTED IN
OUR NEW SUITS.
The buttons don't come off. The lining don't
rip. They hold their shape. They tit like
CUSTOM CLOTHES
These some of the pleasant things we hear
said about our cloth-. If you are not a judge
of then this is a
SAFE STORE
TOWN IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Engaged to Take
Charge of The Work
IN WHICH TO THAT
SPRING SUIT.
He Sells Shoes, Hats and Furnishings and Too.
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there is a CROSS HARK
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind yon that you owe
Eastern for
subscription and we request
yon to settle as early as
We need what YOU
owe us and hope you will not
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper
LOCAL
Plants for
Early Acme Tomato
sale by D. B. K In.
Commencement dates will be
next in order.
The Wilson News has enlarged
to keep with its growing pat-
W. B. Smith, of Sooth Green-
ville, has added very much to the
looks of his house by giving it a
Dice coat of paint.
Miss Martha is
two handsome cottages erected on
Fifth street which goes to improve
that part of town very much.
The highest praise has
en me by those to whom I have
sold the Standard Sewing Ma-
chine. M.
Texas Oil
Chartered.
Tex., April
teen charters for new oil com panics
were filed yesterday and today with
an capital of
The aggregate stock of all the com-
la now nearly
Special Order No. a.
Attention Co. B. 2nd Beg. X. C.
S. G. You are hereby ordered to
be present at yon armory in Green-
ville on Friday, May 3rd, 1901, at
p. sharp
This order is for every man who
has signed the master roll this
Co. or made application for
therein. Herein fail not.
By order of J. T. Capt.
Commanding Company.
A. D. Johnston, O.
Death Mr. B I-
We learned by telephone mes-
sage Friday morning from Ayden of
the death of Mr. B. S. Sheppard,
which occurred at that
that morning about o'clock.
Mr. Sheppard in bis 57th
year and leaves one son, Mr.
He was also
to our townsman, Mr.
Henry Mrs. J. T. Smith
and Mrs. Alice Harper. The
service took place Saturday
evening and the interment made
at the Sheppard burying ground
near Ballards X roads.
AYDEN ODD FELLOWS.
Celebrate Their Anniversary.
The Greenville Odd who
went to Ayden to participate in
the Friday night,
returned this morning and report
a most delighted occasion.
The fraternity met in their hall
after a brief social session
marched in a body to Carolina
Christian College where
anniversary was
carried out. Excellent addresses
were delivered by Prof. A. C.
of Ayden, and Dr. L.
James, of Greenville. Both were
much enjoyed and highly
by the large audience.
The exercises closed with singing
the anniversary hymn.
The Fellows and their
then repaired to Hart's store
where refreshments were served in
abundance.
Improvements.
The Old Dominion Steamship
Co. is having lumber placed on
the here preparatory to
buildings large cotton platform.
The platform will be feet
will afford room for bales
of cotton at one time. This would
be a good for the cotton
yard to be located. We under-
stand the O. D. Company has ten-
the use of the platform for
that purpose.
The of Aldermen had a
special meeting Friday night to
confer with Mr. J. L. Ludlow, a
civil engineer of Winston, relative
to the improvements the town is
preparing to put The full
Board was present, after going
over the matter thoroughly the
Board entered into a contract with
Mr. Ludlow to lake charge of the
work. He is to make all
surveys, prepare maps with
plans, specifications and estimates,
look after placing the contracts for
machinery and material,
the entire construction
to completion of the water works,
sewerage and electric light plants.
His compensation for the entire
service is to be Mr.
low will have his force of engineers
to on the survey Monday and
says it will take about a year to
get all the plants installed and in
operation.
The Prize Drill,
Capt. J. the
Light Infantry, is
with marked success in the plan
a prize drill here May 10th.
The various companies of the
State Guard nave been invited to
send two men each to compete in
this drill. They come on
of the company so
the latter will, of course, not enter
the contest. The judges have not
announced.
Thus far nine companies have
accepted the Invitation and it is
more than probable that at least
two others will do so. The nine
companies which will send
Asheville Light Infantry.
Wilson Light Infantry.
Wilmington Light Infantry.
Washington Light
Home Guard of Durham.
Durham Light Infantry.
Franklin Guards of
Greenville Light Infantry.
Edgecombe Guard of Tarboro.
The two additional companies
that are expected to
Vance Guards of Henderson.
Light
It has not been announced
whether this prize drill will tie
held in the afternoon or evening of
Times.
GREAT SPRING
Read This.
The balance of the J.
high grade
Boyer Co.,
Dry Goods, Clothing and
Read This.
WORTH of NEW
Spring Goods,
f are placed on department tables and the prices fl r i
will astound the commercial world. Nothing
back. Everything plainly marked and just in and are thrown in this
must go, must have room low will move them.,
The sale now
Two Lever, at Large in
more.
Two lepers are at large
more city. Both are women, and
their cases were only yesterday re-
ported to the health commissioners.
As soon as the lepers learned that
the health officers were after them
they sought other quarters and are
now in hiding. Commissioner
says that he expects to find
them in a day or two.
Smith-Ball.
Mr. J. Smith, of Farmville,
and Miss Lula Bell, of Kinston,
were united marriage this morn-
at o'clock, at the home of
the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs
J. H. Bell, on Blount street.
W. G. Johnston performed the
ceremony. There were many use-
and handsome wedding pres-
Free Press, 24th.
A Party.
of the mast delightful
that it has been our pleasure
to witness, was the birthday
of little Miss Mamie
on Friday from to P. M.
There were some thirty five or
forty little girls present; ranging
from six to twelve years old, a
more beautiful sight is seldom seen.
There was sign partiality
manifested, c -aid think
what a pity that grown up people
cannot have s purity of
heart of disposition
which was so pi among the
children.
Tables were spread in the grove
out in front of Mr.
and the children
were all invited to a feast of ice
cream, cake, and which
they evidently enjoyed, if
frolic laughter is any
sign.
Little Mamie and her sis-
Katie, were the recipients of
quite a number of nice
presented by the invited guests.
The writer attended a
more delightful occasion in many
a day, and feels himself especially
honored by being invited. are
that all who were present will
join us in wishing Miss Mamie
Ruth many happy returns of etch
as her seventh birth day
A Spec
Corsets.
J. Boyer price and
THIS Sile
Men Shoes
J. Boyer price 2.50
Calicoes
Boyer price On
to customer.
The Grandest Display Ever Seen Here.
Sale
Big New Store.
Artistically arranged, with color blended with color,
showing the prettiest and largest store
ha ever had. THE PROFITS NOT THOUGHT OP.
Remember this big sale is now on at
New Store.
Men Hats.
Sheeting.
price I
rillS Male
e yard
m customer.
Grand Chance. For Genuine Bargains
Mens Suits.
Worth 16.00
THIS BALE
Mens Pants.
Worth TH IS
Mens Neckties.
Worth IS BALE J T
Bedsteads.
kind THIS SALE Q
Percale Cuffs.
THIS SALE Ida
Attention .
Everything Marked in Plain Figures.
Make no mistake but come and get the rare-
bargain offered you.
Our Terms
Goods sold for cash. Nothing sent out
Ion approval. Spot cash over the counters.
This sale for consumers only. Polite and
clerks.
Percale Collars.
Hie kind o
Ladies Shoes.
H value THIS SALE
Table Oil Cloth.
Worth LE p-
Linen Collars.
John J. m
George A. Clarke
to only.
Election.
At the town election at Ayden
Thursday the following officers
were elected for the next term.
Mayor J. J. Stokes, Commissioners
Dr. Joseph Jesse
C. L. Patrick, W. L.
J. W. The above
cent will go into office the first
Monday in May.
Licenses.
of Heeds T. B. Moore
issue I marriage licenses to the fol-
lowing parties this
White
Jas. H. Hardy and J.
Mills.
Claudius Windham and Tillie
Colored
John L. an
Eaton.
Louis Kilpatrick and
Cannon.
Allen West and Lula
The Entire stocks, the J. Boyer stock and our immense stock of
Spring Goods just received, are now
Thrown Together and Being- Sold at a Low Cost.
Every department crowded and jammed and we have cut the prices to move are going
and you want to be among the first before they are picked over.
C. T.
Big New Store.
The Money Saver.
Greenville, N. C

ii mi
--w
Have You
What
THAT I AM SITU.
DATE USE OF
Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes
Hats, Shirts, Pants,
Tinware,
Eastern
Carolina
Prosperity.
AND A OF THINGS
WHICH l AM
Come to sec me for nest B rd or Pork.
Yours to
White.
are again unable to find
all advertisements
offered us, and editorial matter
crowded out
The above he j es-
teemed weekly contemporary, the
Times, publish-
ed at Square, Northampton
county, the most
and significant signs that
Eastern being aroused,
and that actual advancement and
prosperity is at hand.
It can said that the local
newspaper is the barometer of its
that its columns
ill the degree of
or activity, social and com-
that is found among
its people business inter-
eats.
And Judging from this the
With
Educational i
The Northern
who are in educational
matters and who have been visit
schools were
impressed by the conditions
at the State Normal Industrial
College for Young Women at
Greensboro, The
is
J. W. I M.
Norfolk, Va,
Cotton Factors and handlers of
Bagging, Ties and Bags.
Correspondence and shipments
solicited.
OLD DOMINION LINE
profits will be
large; without
Potash your
crop will be
i far all craw
BALI WORKS.
Ci Si, N.
Greensboro, North p,,,, one Year for
I Old North State appropriates
Pot- a year for the support of this
ash and your school, and the training is as
as that in any normal school
in the country. the vis-
were Bishop
Lyman Abbott Dr. Peabody,
Harvard. At Greensboro the
Weekly Times
RICHMOND, VA.,
Now Only Cents a Year,
and includes absolutely free The
-i ft.,
party visited the Agricultural Paragon Monthly, New The
Mechanical allege for Negroes, Farm Journal, Philadelphia.
ii BEEN PAID IN pie of Square and
arc matching ahead,
All km
II lift
N. J.
II.
BLACKJACK ITEMS
in
the progressive col-
POLICY HAS
OF NEWARK. N.
Loan Value,
Cash Value.
Paid up Insurance.
, Insurance work-
.-. Is Non
arc
n.
Another Eastern Carolina news-
paper, to reflect this local progress,
is the Journal's nearby
the Evening Free Press.
The Press has entered upon
its rear, and this when at its
Is Non . y h,,, while you beginning it seemed a of
K Stall Hut
of interest. . ,,, I has be
To Premium., or
of insured.
T. L. SUGG,
r N
, and its com
inanity more effective.
At Scotland Neck The Common-
wealth is another weekly which
indicates advancement in Halifax,
county, while Elizabeth City fol-
lows in the same line for its neigh-
Pitt county, with the DAILY
and King's Semi-Week
arc showing fall of
advertisements, which would prove
progress.
These are a few places and
COUNTY BOARD OF SCHOOL papers, which show that the news
X. C
HAVE APPOINTED CUB
Books in
hi the
what-
Reflector
As one of the
Pitt County. We handle the books designated
schools and can
ever you need. We alto have
COPY BOOKS.
crayons, colored crayons, inks companion boxes,
Some Our School
I paper of Eastern Carolina
is on the advance, and naturally
I indicates progress of the people,
and improved conditions
kind.
For itself, Journal would
say its columns bear
testimony of how business is going
on.
And with all this Improvement
Buck Jack, N. C, April
W. Alford, of
preached here last Sunday.
Grant Tyson, of was
here Sunday.
Calvin Mills, of
came in Friday and returned Sun-
day to his school.
is
with the Giant tobacco plant setter.
says it is a good thing but it
needs a to use it to
Miss Smith, who has
quite sick of late, is able to be out
again.
j. W. Alford, of
was the happy guest
Miss Lucy Sunday. Charley
Waters was also with Mr. Alford.
They returned to
evening.
Misses and Jodie
Mrs. Sue Clark, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. s. W.
Tyson, has returned to her home
on Clay Boot.
We were glad to have Josh Mills,
of Greenville, with us a while last
Sunday.
later the Conference
for Education in the South. The
with which the people
of the Southern Stales have enter-
ed into educational matters
prised the Northern men, especial-
in view of the fact that no
wealth have donated to
Southern white schools, as
have to institutions in North.
Philadelphia
SUNDAY TIMES,
Including Farm Journal and Para-
Monthly, now only per
year; per month by mail.
Address THE TIMES,
Va.
A bill has been passed by the
lower house of the legislature of
Illinois prohibiting the sale,
away or bringing into the
state of cigarettes, cigarette
substitute therefor.
L. H. Pender,
N. C.
Tobacco Flues. Tin Hoofing,
Expert employed. Ail
kinds Gun and Locksmith work
first class. Be-stocking of gnus a
The
to
Pule.
ATTENTION AGENT I
Mr. loan C. General Agent for
North Carolina and Virginia, of that ell-
and Popular Company,
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT
Life Insurance Co., of
Darin to to it number of
policy holders, and to the public
of North com-
will now in
and from this date will if
splendid and desirable policies, to all de-
siring the wry insurance in the Deal
life in the world
If local agent In your town not
yet arrangements, address
JOHN C.
State Agent, Raleigh, N. O.
Assets
Paid policy
Live, reliable energetic agents wanted at
once to for the
Steamer leave
ton daily at A. M. tor Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at
M. for Washington.
Steamer leaves
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
Fridays at A. M. new-
born, leave Tarboro for
Tuesdays, and Saturdays
at A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting at Washington
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 Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, N. O.
J. J. CHERRY,
Greenville, N.
in the Eastern Carolina newspaper
Held, is an agreeable
stance, that politics are found
nearly eliminated from the col-
these news-papers, and
that the leading thought is, local
building up.
This is good sign for continued
advancement and prosperity, for
communities and newspapers.
Journal.
Perfect Health.
Keep the system in perfect or-
r occasional use of
Liver Pills. They reg-
the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
for sick headache, malaria,
constipation and kin-
diseases, an absolute cure
Liver PILLS
. i
We are prepared anything In
the Lumber at pries as low as
the lowest. Dimension aid hill a
specially. Local CM load at
Mill, north of
A. WARD,
P. Bethel, N. C.
Old mutual It.
We will PT reward
tit sick Headache
or pan
tint I p-to a
when tin are
compiled with They and
to satisfaction. holes can-
ll lot bases pills.
hoses IS Beware
and Sent mall, sumps
and
III. For by
j . n
TO CREDITORS.
The Clerk of Superior Court of Pitt
county, letters
to me. on the day
of April 1901, on estate of A. B. U
notice is hereby M
all of said estate to present
to the
within twelve month, after the
date of this notice, or this will t
plead in liar of
This day of April 1901.
A.
on the estate of A. R. L.
Cotton Bagging and Res always
on
Fresh goods kept constantly es
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince yon.
D. W.
BRO.,
N. C.
The Stock complete in every de
and as low as
lowest. Highest market prices
paid for country produce.
soapstone pencils cent,
rubber tipped lead pencil
plain lead pencils l
cent, u nice table
with metal
rent,
e, in nice wood box cents, lead slat pen
paper cants per quire
For the Business- Man.
We carry a nice line of doable and single entry
cunt, t books,
order books. draft and note books,
For Society
hot b
keep
before in leaden a
which, whore known,
prevent and counteract
if warm and
it is hoped Unit all of this
will keep In a new-
thy. by It, writ
Si lit at or Ci lot .
M.
We have all kinds styles
envelope visiting note
box paper, card and
papers and tablets
TAKEN
MAGAZINES.
fountain gen
Rf
And when it comes to
JOB
Country Duty,
If for every boy that
hangs around village store; if
for every vagabond that
skulks across Held; every
man and woman with the
and the will there were op-
to labor, so the energy
and talent with which nature has
endowed them could
for producing results of value to
these conditions prevailed
our development
in the next decade would lie
paralleled. This is the work for
country editor; this is the work
the lawmaker; this is the work
for every active, thinking, pro-
man in the State. If the
editors would Study
respective towns and counties with
the earnestness they study polities,
and if they would apply the same
alt. in discovering in what
these towns and counties excel,
and tell the world of it week and
week year and year out,
they would raise a to
themselves as statesmen and
of
It is known that several hundred
have left Winston the past
years. While this is true, a
number who were able to do
have returned. This
extends beyond this
About seventy live left
Greensboro yesterday for
Va., to work on a new railroad.
A, Greensboro correspondent says
that within the past twelvemonths
several hundred have gone
from that place to work on rail-
roads Virginia in coal mines
in West Virgina. Many of them
were disappointed and returned at
opportunity. On account
of the emigration of huge numbers
of the removal of
many others from the country dis-
to the towns, farm labor is
scarce. But it is, not only farm
that is scarce. A great
many domestic servants have gone
North and many housekeepers in
it difficult to
cure cooks and other
Sentinel.
On May 1st we expect to doN our
new. All persons owing us are to
make payment. All perm-
having claims against will present
at our office Warehouse Tor
settlement.
EVANS
NOTICE TO
Having i
. i , as J
I T.
duly qualified before the
nor court Clerk of Pitt county as
of the estate of Mrs. h T. Lane,
deceased, notice is hereby to all
persons indebted to the estate to make
mediate payment to the
And ail persons having claims against ISM
estate present the same to the
within twelve months from the
date notice, or the will lie
plead in bar of recovery.
Administrator of Mrs. U T. Lang.
PILLS
Vitality. U Vigor sod Manhood
Night Lou
PILLS
. and
blood bonder.
pink to pals
and If
mail
per bus. O boxes
send
bond.
M O
ow bankable to can
-----i-t. for circular
v i s c bond.
EXTRA
NOTICE.
The Clerk the of Pitt
county having this day issued to tho
letters of on the
W. A. Smith notice
is hereby given to all persons holding
claims against said estate to them
W for payment on or before the
day of April or this notice will be
plead in bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate -re requested to
mike immediate payment to roe.
This the day of MB.
Adm r
of w-
Immediate
A OF
and the
S day. or
CO.
lea,
For by J h
N C
WT.------
S. M.
TO
Letters of administration estate
of Hudson, having, this
day been issued to by the Clerk of the
Court of Pitt County, Notice Is
hereby given to all persons holding
against said estate to present them to me
for payment on or before the h day
March or this be plead in
bar of recovery. All
to said estate are requested to make mini
payment tome.
This the day of March MB.
HUDSON,
of Redding
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers and Brokers in
Stocks, Cotton, Grain and
ions. Private Wires to New York,
Chicago and New Orleans.
The Reflector Office Can't Be Beat.
An Indictment in a to be
in Texas charges
I hat S church
a service was in
progress and then and there
unlawfully and willfully, loud
and Herons talking and
noise wit, kicking a joint of
disturb the
A a-
It is reported by author-
that there is a woman
in the mountains of O
this State, who is years old
and has II children grand-
child. The woman married
only old and has enjoyed
health ever since. It
is wonderful how mountain
people ignore the law, yet they
attach very Importance to
any of the laws. They do just as
they feel inclined to do regardless
of the results, it is very seldom
that when any one violates the law
it is ever known outside of
Wholesale and retail Grocer
Furniture Dealer. Cash paid for
Hides, Fur, Seed, Oil Bar-
Turkeys, Egg, etc. Bed-
steads, Mattresses, Oak Suits, Ba-
by Carriages, Go Carts, Parlor
suits, Tables, Lounges, Safes, P.
and Gail S Ax
Meat Key West Cheroots,
American Beauty Can-
Cherries, Peaches,
Pine Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Flour, Sugar, Coffee, Meat, Soap,
Lye, Magic Food, Matches, Oil,
Cotton Seed Meal and Hulls, Gar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples, Nuts,
Candies, Dried Apples, Peaches,
Prunes, Currents, Class
and China Ware, and Wooden
Ware Crackers,
Best Stand-
ard Sewing Mach i . and i
Letters of having this
lay been issued to by tho Clerk or the
Superior Curt of Pitt county upon the u-
W. II. notice is
hereby given to all persona holding claims
against said estate to present to me
for on or before the 5th day of
April or this notice will be plead n
lo
said estate are to make
payment to
Public the es-
of the H. deceased.
settlement, and while
this has been for
years it has very recently reach-
ed the outside world. It is doubt-
it there is a similar
on
Cheap for cash. Com
SAW
Phone
NOTICE TO
Letters of administration, with will
Having this day issued to me
by the Clerk of the Superior Court of Pitt
upon the estate of L. E. Laughing
house notice Is hereby given to
all es-
lo present them M me for payment
on before the 27th day of March
his o will plead in bar of their re-
All person Indebted to laid es-
are notified to immediate nay-
roe.
This Marco,
1.0.
will of L, E.
hour,
The Commoner
WILLIAM J.
Editor A Publisher,
in Advance.
One Year fl, Six Months
Three Bing. Copy
No traveling canvassers are em-
ployed. Subscriptions taken at
b office. The Semi-
Weekly and
will be sent together
one year for or THE DAILY
and
one year for payable in ad-
PATENT
Lawyers. WASHINGTON,
FOB
The Eastern Reflector
D. J. EDITOR
TRUTH TO
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY
NO
Twice a M
-AT-
APPLE
WAIST
BILK.
DIMITIES,
LAWNS
INDIA
DIMITIES,
PIQUES.
Our white goods are the prettiest and cheapest
See before buying. We won't be undersold.
W. T, LEE CO.
A MEAN LOOKING LETTERHEAD j
Has lost many a dollar for business men. If a man is
by the coat he wears, he is also judged by th
letterhead he uses. An artistic, nicely printed let let
head may be looked on as a good investment.
It win be done right. Send your next order to
Sam
SOME
rives
IN PRICES
To nuke it easy is to be progressive. To be progressive
is to be useful. The more progressive, the more useful. This store is
particularly just at this season, progressive you will find it at
all seasons. We are prepared to prove our by mer-
policy. We are prepared to prove oar push by our
prices. We are prepared to prove usefulness to any one who will
lake the trouble to visit our store. Nothing like the fair field, and no
favor manner of doing business. It wins confidence that stands like
mono built with rook.
More than yards Homespun,
yard wide regular kind our
price 3.4
colored spring col-
ors, regular to values.
ear price o
Fine India Lawns inches wide
regular- price and our
price
One Case Fruit of the Loom
Bleaching, full yard wide, yards
only to one customer 71-2
More than Ladies Fine Slip-
that mast go at per pair.
Ladies Fine Shoe
to per pair.
All kinds Lace and yard.
Umbrellas
More than Boys Suits to
, to be pushed oat in the
days. these suits
a nothing and no offer will he re-
fused.
lace Curtains
Boys
Ladies Kid Gloves worth price Every pair
celebrated hand made
Shoe, the beet shoe on earth,
ways for the next days our
price will be 13.60. Only one
pair to customer.
Madras Shirts for and boys
white
Shirts, worth our price
Well yon knew we are tho
people, but we just happen to
stumble over lac that other
stores charge II for.
John Harks Spool Cotton, spools
for Be.
Just bear in mind that you can buy from us as cheap as other
stores boy to sell again. We Invite every man, woman and child in
county to visit our store within next days. We don t
as many promises as other stores, only have one, that
to save yon money. Push is hardly necessary a
as presented above. All are just such material as wanted now.
KICKS WILKINSON.
.
OUR LETTER
Special of
N. O. April,
THE SLIT
The now famous vs.
go, et libel suit was argued
before the Supreme Court Friday
and Saturday, with only four of
the justices Justice Clark
having been one of the parties to
the controversy out of which the
suit grew he, of course, did not sit
as a judge on the hearing. It will
be remembered that a
county jury awarded the plaintiff
Methodist
damages against President
B. N. Duke and W. R.
Odell, whereupon defendants
pealed. Gov. Aycock was one of
the attorneys for the defendants In
the court but of course is
no longer connected with the case.
It cannot be definitely when
the Supreme Court will render its
decision.
MATTERS.
The quartermaster general says
that the encampment of the State
Guard the summer be
regimental, ten days to each
When the encampment
will be has not yet been definitely
decided upon.
The late paymaster general Phil.
H. was postmaster
at Winston at the time of his
was behind in accounts some
and his estate is therefore
indebted to the State in that
amount. His of
whom Reynolds,
now postmaster at is said
lo be good for the shortage.
On May a competitive drill
will be pulled off in this city, com-
sending representatives
from Durham, Asheville,
Goldsboro, Wilson, Tar
Louisburg, Washington
Greenville possibly other
to compete for the prize
offered for the best drilled by
the Raleigh Light Infantry. May
is Confederate memorial day
here and the named squads
will also participate in the
of the day with the home
companies.
State Treasurer Lacy, cautioned
by the long undiscovered
thefts of a treasury clerk tin
tier his predecessor, says
to do away with the antiquated
of bookkeeping that has
obtained there presumably for
generations and open a more
modern set of soon as
practicable.
Over three hundred proposed
free have so far
for the prom-
each by the State. There is
a pleasing and most encouraging
educational awakening through
out the State it promises to
even more widespread
The one hundred of
to be Confederate
by the
Chapter, Daughters the
will be formerly presented
June 3rd, Jefferson birthday
That great editor, equally
great orator and successful
Henry Watterson. opened the
Library course of lectures
here last week with a fine lecture
on Abraham got, out
a score or two of the of this
to listen to him. The small
audience was a disgrace to the cap
Hal city of North
Thirty banking houses were in-
by the Legislature at
its recent session, of these ten
have begun business, which
fact speaks well for tho prosperity
growth of our State.
The banking houses are
ed at Greenville, Buck-
Mt. Olive,
Troy Mt.
Airy and Raleigh.
C PEOPLE, OUR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
are still the forefront of the race after your
We offer you the best selected line
General Merchandise;
to be found any store Well bought choice
selections, the of I lie best manufacturers of America
Europe. Seasonable all the year round, Spring, Summer
and Winter. We are at work for yours and our mutual ad
It is our pleasure to show you what you to
you if we can. We offer you the very best service, polite
attention, arid the most liberal terms consistent with a well
established business built up strictly on own merits.
you come to market you will not do yourself justice
if you do see our immense stock before buying elsewhere.
us the following lines of general merchandise.
Goods and Notions,
Hats and and
Jackets and Capes, Carpets, Mattings and Oil Cloths.
Shoes.
Men's, Children's Shoes. and
Harness, Horse Blankets Dusters.
Groceries.
Flour, Meat, Sugar Coffee, Molasses, Scad ts,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Rope.
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and In that line.
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash Approved
Credit Our motto is Honesty, Merit and Square
Your Friends,
EVERY WEEK ADDS TO THE BEAUTY
AND VARIETY OF MY STOCK.
For the Gentlemen.
I HAVE AN ELEGANT LINE OF
SHOES, HATS AND
For the Ladies.
I HAVE THE LARGEST AND HANDSOMEST LINE OF
EVER BROUGHT TO GREENVILLE.
Unwell is in charge of department and if
hat is not on hand one will be trimmed to suit your
tastes while you wail.
silks. Braids, Ornaments, Flowers, everything
in the line.
Will Net Be Again a Candidate. . DAUGHTERS.
the lust issue of Commoner Their to be Mini.
W. J. Bryan states that he docs
not expect to be a candidate again,
He
am not for another
Presidential nomination. If I were
There Is no more sublime
can lie adopted, no great-
of Christian charily, no
more beautiful chord of human
I would not be editing a paper. If
. sympathy, than those words, the
I ever am a candidate again .
, , . guiding spirit those noble
be because seems
., . ,
advancement of the principles
docs
to which I adhere, and
not seem probable. I shall,
however, take an interest
tics for several years yet if I lie,
and can be r upon to support
those whose candidates, advocate
Democratic principles and also can
lie trotted to enforce if elect-
ed.
have enemies to punish.
Mo matter what a man may have
said or done against the ticket in
in Hun becomes
AND
Ranges
Democratic
have i any disposition to reward
political at the expense of
cause. No mailer that
man may have said or done for the
ticket In or WOO, that man
and glorious order. The good
have done, the good they are doing
and the greater good they are
effort lo do, should, mid will,
son kind and class,
is mete Unit this session of the
King's Daughters should be held
in Greenville
here name is legion
should know mole of work
tare doing. The people
ville are willing to do much for the
charity and kindness to the needs
made aware
friend the he accepts
Neither
of lie exigencies This is a most
notable and splendid opportunity
fur them lo become informed. It
is; to be hoped, yea, and believed,
the attention that Urn
of give to this
becomes and opponent moment . . ,,
. , ,. will bean attest of the earnest
he turns a Democratic J
. , ,, .,,. and Milling to how to
doles. Political
, ,, . ,. cause
not Id the past or the future,
, . , . . ,.,. Let I In good people show how
in the the .,
cannot he anticipated, bat
is all I fr
I less and will
If you want, stoves or ranges constructed
principles which are economical, durable,
and convenient, us well as beautiful artistic, look
for the
have done well, only as
ii summer l an- , , .
paper will constantly keep lo do and ha done.
i Ministered unto, but
when known, u being universally .
prevent tin- Minister.
of warm and beautiful, and sub-
it is all this com-1.,
will in a hod- lunch
thy by giving It, only
SIS vents or mail M cents m I.
M.
Have Paid,
, .,,,. Among many of a
The rich and do- which has bee., de-
pendent upon each other, if ll through
leave this per advertising is that of
the poor people
Grand Rapids,
local business is
community value of real estate
would decrease greatly; business
would fall off and the wheel, of In is
Idle. As
a then we
to these people pi well
beside I
trade mark, which is upon every
Stove or do not be deceived
by worthless imitations and
lead all others in yearly sales and popularity,
worth of newspaper space a
mouth, mom his average
is a
employment the light
and I lie wealth
ought not lo he ii j
an
Record.
Sold Exclusively by
his duty .,;,,,
taxes public w a chicken or a eat. H has
among which is public a ,.,
An immunity Is more
prosperous than tin . ,,, ,,, ,, ,.,
an ,, ,.,
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the masses. Gold
Leaf,
hail been feeding
chickens.
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Balsam
a sail soW
Building
N. C.
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