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that it will not be lost in Send bands or wrappers and requests for presents
requests for to C. Hy. Brown, Folsom Avenue. St. Louis, Mo.
OUR. NEW ILLUSTRATED of presents for 1903 includes many
articles not shown above. It contains the most attractive list of presents ever offered
for bands and wrappers, and will be sent by mall on receipt of postage two
cents. ;
Our offer of presents for bands and wrappers will expire November 1903.
American Cigar Company
Have You Forgot
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Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes
Advice to the Aged.
Age brings infirmities, such as Surveys OP Man,
bowels, weak surveys rials or maps
and LIVER. satisfaction
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WHICH I TO MENTION requested bent hi Superior Court
Come to tea me fur your next of flour
Yours to please
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LANDS POSTED.
All arc hereby forbidden to Ires-
any way upon my hunt
with dog or gun without my
lands in Swift Pitt
county, adjoining the of It.
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how come to in Hie , lo
until-1 Tl on of Superior Court
Hi. Monday in
to say aniline Court County In Green.
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SMOKED MEATS you bear about, and Into
are the brush niter flood,
ray we .-ill more
IN
J. W. CO.
Norfolk, Va.
Cotton of
Ties and
MM shipments
solicited.
IS and
I Inn stepped out and wrote it up,
and been here ever
an
any In That means we
carry BEST at price, don't think be die. I never
if want good Cigar saw a dead one. and never heard
or good and Chewing To Our paper
, have .
Tit place to BEST
lime is
D.
THE GREENVILLE
WHEN YOU WANT
Dry Goods, Groceries,
to
Mrs. L. ii. WHITE,
Nice line cf low
product bought for ch or In
exchange Tor
nil-; NEW
Jas. White.
is without all win-
don't wear no ox, and paw
paid Ins subscription in live
-Exchange,
1175.-------
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retail and
Furniture Dealer. Cash paid for
Hide. Km, Cotton Seed, Oil Bar
Turkey, Egg, etc. Bed-
steads, Oak Ba
by Parlor
Table, P.
and Gull Ax
High Life Tobacco, Key West Che-
root, Henry George Clear,
Cherries, Apples,
Pine Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Flour
Ly, Magic Food, Matches, Oil,
and Oar-
,, ., ., r ,
tor Locks, Bead, Apples, Nut-.,
Hone, Apples, Peach,
in . c; if
Collars, I Car- and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
pen Tools, In
Next door to Wilkinson.
Ware, and Cracker, Mae,
Beat Batter, New
Royal and nu
other good. Quality
Cheap for Com
to lee me.
Phone
H. I. CARR,
CO.
Manufacturers of
Doors, Sash and Blinds,
Interior and Exterior
for Fine Modern and Cheap Build-
We solicit or patronage and
guarantee I satisfaction in
styles and work.
send your orders to
Tile Greenville Co.
N. C.
WHICH ARD
IN
Whichard, N. C.
The complete in every
pa Cine and prices as low us
lowest. Highest market price
paid for country produce.
W.
IN
We obtain V. H. and
PATENTS
of
For
u tin it f
WASHINGTON D C
GREENVILLE O.
Cot Ion Bagging Ties always
on him i
Fresh goods kept constantly
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
OLD DOMINION
Steamer leave Washing-
ton daily at G A. M. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at
M. for Washington.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York Boston,
Aurora, South Creek,
Swan Ocracoke and
all ts for the West with rail-
roads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion S. S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Bay Line and Chesapeake
S. S. Co. from Baltimore. Mer-
and Line from
Boston.
CHERRY,
Greenville, N. O.
J. E. District
Washington, N.
J.
------DEALER EN------
A GENERAL LINE OF
so a nice Line of Hardware.
COMB TO SEE MB.
J. B. COBBY.
Norfolk Va
lull Cotton Buyer, Broker, in
The Charlotte Observer, stock., cotton, Grain and
is New York
DAY IN THE YEAH. Chicago and New
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THE SUNDAY OBSERVER con-
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THE
Charlotte, N. C.
Dr. D James,
Greenville,
The Reflector, office.
Weekly and
will be sent together
one year for or The Dally
and
one year for 13.50 payable in ad-
GREENVILLE, N.
Tin- leader in good work and low
N . i Mr
All other Una very cheap. Portraits
from any small picture cheap. Mice
Frame all the Come and
my work. Mo trouble to
soil answer question. The very
to all. Office hour
lo a. in., In n n. m. Your
FOB v
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J.
TRUTH TO
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VOL
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, FRIDAY, APRIL
NO
Ricks Wilkinson;
Take Away
Women
And what would said a
Women's Rights orator.
excitedly shouted a man
In the gallery.
Perhaps that's why so many
men do their shoe business at our
store, for we certainly have the
women's trade.
Why shouldn't we
We carry the most famous line
of Women's shoes and our store Is
,.,,,.,. with the latest Spring creations in
Kid and Patent Kid Welt
insures sole flexibility and
They will soon be on the feet of the best dressers
in town.
They're yours at to a pair.
fairly ablaze
As well be out of the World as out of Fashion.
For earliest knowing possessing of the authoritative
things of fashion, keep yourself familiar with
Ricks Wilkinson.
1888 1902
and
MY LINE.
SPRING MILLINERY
Is now ready for you lo see
To see it will prove to you that
I have the Largest, Prettiest
and Cheapest stock ever shown
in
MY PATTERN HATS
will be sold extremely low
prices. I have had years ex-
in business, have
ways given you good
Come See
what I have to offer you now
We
Children's Hats from cents up.
Hats from cents to any price desired
will he ably assisted by Mr. Ella
My customers already know that she tries to please
them in pimping and trimming huts to become the wearer.
will get the New York Styles month during the
Come see my Hack Hat for Easter.
MRS. L. GRIFFIN.
At Old Stand.
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
Correspondent of
April
The poll lax question
a great deal of just now
among the politicians, professional
and There are
ten days In to ray tax,
as required the new
law, yet probably less
one half the voters in ninny
lies have complied with lite law in
respect. The news
county for lo
that at end of last week
some voters, white and black,
had not paid their poll tax. This
sort of thing is all over
North Carolina, and hears on
all hands inquiries ex
of doubt as to whether
is as a
we Democrat expected it
to be at the time adoption.
It is a rate lo either
Democrats or Republicans
days the
Supreme Court on the constitution-
of the The
Republicans lie Baking no
effort to get up a
for the Supremo Court lo pas
In fact, I have beard
of both parties say they
were entirely satisfied the other
was.
That makes the poll situation
more than lie-
fore, and in some the
prepayment of the tax by office-
holder candidates fur office
seems to lie the only way out of
the It Is a bitter pill for
the politicians to take, but from
general appearances lake it they
must.
The Imperial
Tobacco Company of England, has
formally entered this State and
will compete with the American
Company. It will have
buyer t each market. A license
tax of State and county,
was paid here, and the entry of the
company officially made. The
American is making things lively
and, in fact,
generally, now the Imperial
proposes to make lively on
this side of the water tor
Principal John E. Ray of
Institution for the Blind, stales
that the attendance at both
has faring present
term all records.
There arc t blind and
deaf mutes blind. The
health of all has been usually good.
Auditor B. P. Dixon will deliver
the annual address to the white
blind II, which is the closing
day.
At a meeting of the Hoard of
i Trustees of the Masonic Orphanage
j a few days ago it was decided
I make valuable improvements at
this splendid oldest of all
orphanage this Stale. The
main building will enlarged, as
will the printing office, shoe shop,
hospital building, etc.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
We are now ready for an inspection by the ladies. We
have a complete and Up-to-date lint In Dress Goods. Fine Trim-
Silks, Sating, Lama, Velvets, Ribbons,
White Goods, etc., Minstrel cloth, Grenadines and
nil the newest
Skirt Goods.
Have
Lace Curtains
is not come in and look. Those at your window are nearly
worn out, come before the newest patterns are sold. Prices
attract, Quality decides. Look as closely to quality as you
do to prices. Measure your purchases by the they
yield and you will say this is the best place in Greenville to
buy goods.
J. B. Cherry Co.
The Only Department Store in
GREENVILLE
DON'T THY lo eat any old
thing that I offered yon, lint come
I us for something nice, fresh and
palatable. have
SMOKED MEATS
sugar Unit are delicious.
Wholesalers we sell
FRUITS and VEGETABLES than
in town. That means we
right prices.
Then if you want a good Cigar
or good Smoking Chewing To
we have the REST of
also.
The place get the REST every
lime is
THE NEW GROCERS.
AFTER TWO PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN PAID IN THE
II. ii II HI
OF NEWARK, N. J., YOUR POLICY HAS
Value,
Paid-up Insurance,
Extended that works automatically,
B. Is Non
Will be if arrears be paid month while you
are living, or within three years after lapse, upon satisfactory evidence
of and payment of arrears with interest.
A after second No Restrictions. Incontestable.
Dividends are payable at the of the second cf each
year, provided the premium for the current year be paid.
They may be To reduce Premiums, or
To Increase the Insurance, or
To make policy payable as during the lifetime
of insured.
Waited Opportunities
Many a business mini who has
doubled or more than doubled his
trade by advertising has deplored
the doubt and timidity which
vented him from doing systematic
newspaper advertising so long.
He see that ho might have
ed his success years before had he
only had the and
age lo invest newspaper space.
Philadelphia Record.
J. L. SUGG,
Dallies
lives are in
Tin- of the ilia
east; la It progress
terribly w ho have given
tin Perry in
water with a few drop of added
ran tell how this treatment
and vomiting, put the
little patient nut of danger. U and cl.
All Kinds at The
On
D. O. Apr. IS.
he Civil Government bill
conic tip for consideration the
Senate tomorrow is an
said Senator of
yesterday, when I asked
his opinion. a of
Philippines continued
the Senator, have had
of listening to testimony at
band and there is no ground
whatever for postponing the
of a permanent govern
met I in islands. Neither is it
-i lie taken in
that Congress Way act
The Filipinos are an
intelligent capable of
I at least, local self government.
I The educated people of islands,
laud by term I refer lo those
I who call nail and write Spanish,
arc of a particularly high class,
I many having enjoyed
advantages of higher education
and their fathers before them for
two hundred years General Mac-
and Whittier, Dr.
Hon. John Barret, ex Minis
to Admiral and
the educators now the Islands
have nil given testimony as to the
education and of the
people and have all practically de-
i hem capable of
iii a legislative of
their own; and this would lie par-
line were their govern-
to be organized with an upper
chamber, the of which
were appointed the President,
Tin that It la to
lake a census is simply a ruse to
mil the disposal, to favored
capitalists, of the franchises mid
grants in the islands before the
people have a voice in such
As example of the
mot hods which are being
the first railroad, which
will be with Filipino's
is lo constructed from
Manila up to a lace in
which will be used solely
place of recreation by the
can resident during the heated
term. industrial
purpose It is all dis-
tressing. The exploitation of the
island by favored corporal ions if
policy
will be a disgrace lo the
fair country. Yes, I
shall make a speech on the subject
as will a number of democratic
senator.
to of the
troops on the islands, that
is a disgrace. Take report of
governor of which
he shows that one third of Hie
population of acclimated natives
nave died during the lust year of
I am if
the administration were no.
suppressing the facts
that of malaria would lie
spelled
I shall oiler one amend
which I hope will be
adopted. It will provide that any
American corporal ion, company or
j individual shall make any
slaves or slave labor.
forfeit all its rights, giants
and franchise. I am credibly
there are American
which have contracted
with the Mom chiefs the per
of labor on rub-
plantation, the slaves lie-
longing
of the Capitol cf and who
hope under the of
Geary law labor at lower
wages than they w. have had
lo pay had the new bill become a
law, proved too strong for the re-
publican Senators. The action of
the Semite was a severe
to the Pacific coast
ions and one from that
nation said to me yesterday,
the Senate should pass the Cuban
reciprocity bill you might a well
strike my State from the
can column and count it in the
democratic
The Philippine bill
is now regular order in the
Senate and it will be followed by
the Isthmian canal bill, at least, so
say several members of the
steering It is
possible, however, that
do not appreciate the organ-
opposition with which their
present bill will lie met. The
which being presented
to the Philippine committee is con-
to prove
of democratic contentions
as well as to demonstrate the
cruelty and disregard
the rules of civilized warfare
which American officers
have been guilty.
of the democrats
press have charged with send-
out exaggerated report of the
Army scan-
and, the courtesy of
Representative Richardson, I
cured the proof sheets the doc
on the subject submitted to
the House by Secretary
Space will not permit extensive
quotation but perhaps the follow
log will In refitting the
transport Colon Iron
Works of Sun Francisco furnished
following items as shown by
their itemized One small
brass lied, U four pillows, 116.40
three bath
yards of carpet, one chair,
three chairs, skirt
round commander's bed,
These are but a few items. It is
not surprising that
Chamberlain says of above.
following extracts appear to
substantiate the charges of
Fountain
get
and the Hypocrite.
We have often thought about
Christ's i ii the hypo-
In the deepest sense of the
word hypocrisy the only sin;
everything else mere error.
The Master looked with love
pity upon all classes of
but the hypocrites alone seem-
ed to lax his patience.
What can be explanation of
positive evil Why will people
be dishonest at heart f Who can
tolerate the willful Mart
The nature of such evil is prob-
ably unknowable. In God's mind
only can solution lie found.
Sometimes we wonder whether
the fundamental error which
makes not its theory of
sin.
The John thought
sin was a part of God's plant
lie suggested that sin might have
been placed here for our
Some ministers objected on
the ground
evil, nut baa pretended
to give a lie explanation.
Christ gave a remedy for
but he did mil explain its nature.
Mount Motor.
t . Apr,
I list Wednesday the Senate
passed a Chinese bill,
mi measure reported by
Committee on Immigration but the
Geary law, re enacting it fur an-
other term, The large
democrat voted for the
more drastic out the in
the of
large Pacific corporal lout,
The self made man is never
Will Cure Stomach
Minutest
This
what will I.
t. Hum- in tin- mutant
sat, as It win you boars of salts la.
Watch out that the dealer doe not .-.-II you
mi reputation of Pain
many
l to Mil
end
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EASTERN Winterville Department.
N. C.
J. WHICH
Entered at Post Office
Greenville, N. a Second Class
Mail Matter.
NEWSY HAPPENINGS AND BUSINESS
NOTES.
Ann.
had Una
early Sunday mI-l
to be the work of
The loss is said to retch
Out Kansas temperature
is figuring up nineties while
a little further west, in Tub, they
are a and Ml
late T.
left estate worth some-
thing more than He
willed it a manner that to said
to be satisfactory to all testators.
April Now in
Twenty cotton mills this
State South Carolina are or-
into a combination. Hen-
E. Fries, of is
movement, the
combination being under New
charter.
Early Sunday morning the large
side wheel steamer City of Pitts-
burg was burned on the Ohio
river. passengers
crew there were about people
on of them are re-
ported to have perished. The
steamer and cargo were a total
lots. It was a terrible disaster.
It U not every thief who gets in
the clutches of the law. There are
those who make a big haul and,
hilling some or
misplaced In, go ex
by their while
the petty larceny fellow gels a
striped clothes. And it is
of the world that the big
thief -harp. shrewd
a . h
in
way here, but there is of
coming when it will be found
that the Eighth Commandment
down Sinai has never
been repealed, and all thieves will
be classed together.
N. April,
TOBACCO Flies tobacco ill
The A. On Co., are
keeping up a tremendous racket
making tobacco Hues. It
like twenty live with each
hand using two hammers and each
band having a helper using two
hammer. However we will try
endure it a while as they
have one hundred and twenty
thousands pounds to work
Bad soon it will be over. Then
peace, delightful peace.
All the men in Winterville think
a sailor hat prettiest hat a
lady CM wear.
Forbes, of Greenville,
of A. A WM Monday and
assisted toot e loot, toot by
the baud and bis was
highly appreciated.
H. A. While was here Saturday
insurance
Miss Battle Nichols attended
church was
country Sunday.
J. K. Johnson is serving on the
grand jury at Greenville this week.
Dr. and Mrs. B. T. Cox attend
ed religious services the
at Greenville last
Sabbath.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sparks
went to Saturday and
returned Monday.
Prof. G. E. Lineberry Wife
spent in your town.
X. A Fletcher left for
Monday.
Little Miss Cox was
visiting Mends Greenville the
first of the week.
it. T. Evans, of your city, came
down Sunday on a special trip of
inquiry.
Beetle and Kate Chap
man returned from Vanceboro
Sunday accompanied by her broth
Chapman,
B. Manning On. received B
ear load of Hour yesterday.
Mrs. Dr. and Mis
were Mrs. I.
Saturday.
If reporter of King's Week
don't let me and my best
alone I want the editor of
suit for
of
gentleman laid her
Yesterday was a day
and to make the day more
The April term of Pitt Superior
with
Judge C. Winston
Solicitor L. I. Moore
the State.
We did net have the
of hearing Judge Winston's
charge to the grand jury at this
term, but all who did hear it speak
of its excellence. He not only
gives the law delivering a
charge, but clothes his
in such phrases eloquence as to
make it a pleasure to listen to him-
Every visit he makes to Pitt
gives him a stronger hold
esteem of the people.
The grand jury is composed as
Job Moore, Foreman, W. O.
Jacob J.
Patrick, Jas. L. G. T.
Evans, W. H. Jenkins. W. H.
May. Jr., Jenkins W. H.
Butler, H. A. Kittrell, J. B.
Johnson, Dixon, W. E.
W. Greene, H. C. Can-
non, W. II. J. J.
Buck.
The for this week is
composed Of J. T, Matthews, Frau-
Nobles, Canady Moon, Louis
B. Williams, Carlos Harris, S. V.
Joy tier, P. J M. W. Ty
sou, B. J. Pulley, Cox, W.
H. Gray, w. II. Harrington.
The following cases have
Waller removing laud
mark, not guilty.
James carrying Concealed
weapon, pleads guilty, fill
and costs.
Harrington, assault with
deadly weapon, pleads guilty,
lined mil costs.
Henry Thompson, affray, guilty,
six months on county
roads,
Jesse C. Wilson, assault, guilty.
W. Bullock, con-
weapon, pleads guilty,
fined and costs.
II. S. Hardy, affray, pleads
guilty, linen costs.
James Cox. assault with dead
weapon, guilty Of simple assault,
lined and costs.
George Smith, larceny, pleads
guilty, judgment suspended on
meat
Prank Kenney, larceny, guilty,
one year penitentiary.
Isaiah Dixon, seduction, guilty.
Adams, concealed
Anderson, larceny, guilty.
A and
Easter Anderson, larceny, guilty.
Walter Miller, larceny, not
guilty.
Sam Obey. affray, guilty.
of costs.
Sum Gibbs Olivia
affray, guilty, Gibbs
Olivia nuisance, guilty-
Elias Coward, larceny,
six months on E
roads.
GIVE US A PRIMARY.
The little notice of
Free Press stock plans,
which was reproduced
and which v. as highly appreciated,
was wrongly credited lo till
villa Tie kind
words came from the Tarboro
Southerner, which Will please ac-
our apology thanks.
Press.
Mistake, brother Free
The article question was the
genuine product of
Tim thinking and was
properly credited. However, the
Southerner did a day or two later
pick up the item verbatim and
palm it off as its own, X harm
done, of another fail
of frequent editorial
There is nothing that
ages intelligent Immigration more
than a good hospital A man
does not care lo bring his family
to a town docs not furnish
every facility for the protection,
comfort and safely of the sick any
he desires lo invest in
real estate where there is nothing
to protect it from lire. A hospital
is a necessity these days of
progress, and all our sister towns
realizing this them.
Are we to lag behind, especially
when we have such generous offers
direction I Green-
ville and Pitt comity must have a
hospital. If its citizens will get
together raise a few
dollars in cash, other men with
capital outside of the county-, re-
wonderful benefits of a
first class hospital, will gladly
supply the reel.
FARMVILLE ITEMS.
the lovely maidens could j weapon, pleads guilty, lined
be seen in all adding to land costs.
the scene. This is a grand old Adams, assault with dead-
country of ain't I weapon pleads
Mis. Keen children. lined and costs.
of came up and j Walter assault with
spent with T. weapon, pleads guilty,
lined and costs.
Henry Con, Carrying concealed
weapon, guilty, lined fill
and costs.
Amos Mills and Henry Cox, as-
sault with deadly weapon, lined
and costs.
assault with
deadly weapon,
Jenny Pinker, larceny, not
guilty.
Fernando assault and
battery, guilty.
X. I. Garris, resisting officer,
guilty.
Frank larceny, guilty.
judgment suspended
pay costs.
George Dudley, assault with
weapon,
Moses King and Daniel James,
affray, guilty, judgment suspend
ed on payment of
N. April
Mis J. A. Ed ii a ids, of Snow
Hill, has been visiting her sister,
Mis. A Hill, who is very
Miss Vivian is very sick
this week. We hope she may
soon recover.
B Pollard returned
day from near Wilmington where
he has been on business.
Misses Agnes and Mabel Barrett
and Let ha Burnett are in the
visiting Misses
Helen Barrett.
Mi. Askew is assist-
Mrs. M. A. iii
millinery store during Miss Leg
on account of sick
lies-.
Mi went to Tarboro
Wednesday lo slay B days vis
friends.
Mrs. G. Baker and children,
of her mother,
Mrs. H. at Marlboro.
Miss Hannah Hardy is
in the country at Moses L
W. K. Fields, of near
moved his family lo town Monday
in his new residence near the de
pot.
and Gordan Welds,
who arc attending at Win-
came lo visit their patents
yesterday.
Alfred Warren, Hill,
was in town Wednesday to see bis
Mrs. Hill.
Permit me as a citizen of Pitt
county to offer some suggestions
relative to our approaching
cal campaign. the ll place I
wish to bring lo the minds of the
voters of the the
the nomination of candidates
for the several officers in the
as practiced in our
in former years. These
conventions assemble, certain
delegates, selected by the
different townships in the county,
are allowed to vote selecting can-
and by this plan per
cent, of the voting population have
no voice in these nominations, as
the delegates who compose the
nominating conventions have their
preferences, and without consult-
the wishes of people,
certain favorites and
the voting class to elect them,
whether they to or
To obviate this seeming unfair-
the plan is for candidates
to announce themselves for the
offices, and then about days
before the county convention is
held, let there be a primary
lion in each township, and when
county convent ion meets who-
ever has received the largest mini-
bar of votes the primary, the
convention should confirm said
primary election by endorsing and
nominating candidates whom
the primaries have selected. This
manner of nomination of
would give entire satisfaction
n all no nave
cause to complain.
Another thought I wish to ex-
press in regard to holding office.
believe that our county should
have a rule, as our state has, that
no officer shall bold an office
than four To keep Mr-
lam men in office for an
length time to the exclusion
of other citizens whose capacities
for business are just as good, seems
wrong and and disgusts
the popular as lo the
shown U B when others
just as and competent
not shown same favor and
as hold office
for an number of years.
us have i primary, and let us
enforce the no man shall
occupy an within the gift of
people longer than tour
r. L,
Greenville has a quiet way
along that the
world does not realize the
f business done here. The
has found that what it
believes to lie the largest wholesale
I business in Eastern North
Carolina ii done right here in
by Greenville Sup
ply Company.
While making our usual trip to
the depot Ibis morning we noticed
such a of business their
place that we dropped in to sec
was going and to ask some
questions. Mr. B. B. Higgs allow-
ed us through cheerfully an-
all questions. We found
them with a stock all kind
of goods by retail grocers
and they are doing an immense j
business, supplying homo
merchants those the conn-
they ship large quantities lo
other towns. Their books show
shipments made this week to Kin- I
Scotland Neck, Tarboro,
Becky Mount, Whitakers, Enfield, I
Elm City, Fremont, Goldsboro, I
Mt. Olive, Selma, Ben-
son, Four Oaks, Dunn, and other
places. This gives some idea of
the territory they cover.
They handle the very best lines
of goods, representing such con-j
as Swift of Chicago, the
largest packers the
world; the Milling Co .
of Va., who lead in
the product cf meal;
Bro., of Mich., whose
fine Hour is known
Bud others of equal prominence.
Mr. Higgs also told is that so
far this a less than
four Greenville Sup- j
Co., had sold car loads of
meal, between NO and barrels
of sugar, ma car loads of flour
and meals, other goods in ,
In be said, the.
outlook is that Ins firm will sell i
worth ibis year.
Taking their business all
we do not believe any wholesale
North Carolina
can surpass I hem. They keep two
salesmen on road much of
time. Such a is worth a
great deal to Greenville.
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Corn, Cotton, Tobacco,
Selling High
Likely to continue to sell high I
The Philosophy of Farming t
Smaller Surface. Labor Saved.
Fertilize with a free hand
Buy of your own people I
Southern Makers of Fertilizers
For Southern Farmers.
High Standard. High Service.
Moderate Prices.
Factories at and
A Fatally.
Henry Stocks, a Tanner living in
the Hull section of Greene county
near Hill, ii
jail, charged with
killing Henry Weber, a
man who was in bis employ.
Bethel High
D Co ac A strictly first Preparatory School. Prepare
for College and for Life Oil
J. W. Silt MULL, Principal, MISS MAMIE GRIMES,
MRS. J. W. Art.
Art,
Primary Department,
Advanced,
Hoard moderate.
2.25 Music, including piano rent, 3.00
8.00 Incidental fee, per year, 1.00
For farther particulars address
Stocks Weber Hie J. MT.
I It I I III tit lit
it's the duty to
watch so others may
ft out -Northern
an u Uh can tot coma
appeal from May
or s
John and Louis Smith,
affray, guilty, lined each and
costs.
Henry Shavers W. W.
Humphrey, guilty, lined
and costs.
Joe larceny,
suspended on payment
of
Waller Adams, assault, and bat
and costs.
Adams, carrying con-
weapon, pleads,
lined and and costs.
Mack Warren, larceny,
guilty, one year in penitentiary.
W. E. Patrick, affray,
and costs.
Joseph carrying con-
weapon, pleads lined
and
Taylor,
April 1902
Mr. and are
the line little
boy.
Mr. and J. II. Mills spent
last Sunday
Mrs. Liner Miss
While who has been
at death's door for past
week is at this
writing.
White and Lula
Smith Friday with Mrs.
Our literary Society bad its
regular meeting Friday night,
fir courtship or co-
I . and A. O. Clark
on the din E. S. Dixon
and K L. t on the
was
victor, if lorry for debate Friday
night, A i
Which I I'll greater
curse o A war or
J. W. Smith
nod . II. Negative
Tom and W. F. Evans.
lira. is quite sick.
Mis- Mills and J. W.
Elks ti short while here Sat-
Mrs. I. A White has
i not her Mrs.
Misses Annie and
Lacy kept store and carried on
eggs
Mi White's absence.
result of a misunderstanding
some work being done. The
was p and Stocks struck
with a pair of knuckles.
Shortly alter the difficulty Stocks
went before a sub-
to an being dis-
charged, a small lino was imposed.
the meantime Welter was
route to Snow Hill. On reaching
home of II. Moore,
be went in, expiring soon
after. Blaring Weber's death,
Sheriff to the
home Stocks arrested him.
All the parties are white.
Everybody
Cordially to see our stock of
before buying- We have what you want. Come and be con-
We have the line of millinery brought
to Greenville. in all widths and colors.
Ribbons for the neck, just the thing for summer. Hals
trimmed while you wait. Give us a trial.
Yours to please,
Misses Erwin.
The oyster Is yearning for his
vacation.
save time and save
IV it Stop. I
allay. ll.
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RICHMOND, VA,,
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Ever should have one.
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THE JAMES Bethel, N. C.
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any on the market. All who have soon it pronounce it a great
success If yon need one write u.
We also manufacture School Desk, Swings,
Swings. Tables, Desks, Doors, Tobacco Ac.
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.-fancy six-ks are the
sign. Go-
to ii brilliant
season the
girl won't
all the colors.
Fancy are gay-
brighter
ever. Hard to make you appreciate B wonderful
we have.
Fancy Hose,
At lac, Light and
stripes; figures; And, well,
almost, any sort you can imagine. More arc coining all
the time, hut everybody likes to be Hist.
THE CLOTHIER.
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NOTICE.
If there is a CROSS MA
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind you that you owe
The Eastern Reflector for
subscription and we request
you to settle as early as
We need what YOU
owe us and hope you will not
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper
LOCAL DEFLECTIONS.
Honor Roll
Of Masonic Bill School, for
ending April
Lee Martha dwell
Lena
HOWDY DO.
Speak to Me. Some to You.
21.1902
K. O. went to
today.
from Washington.
Miss Janie Brown came in Sat
from
M. left
Ibis morning for
Tied fox returned Saturday
evening from a trip up road.
Joe returned Saturday
evening from the expo
V. J. Lee came in Saturday eve-
from Norfolk and left this
Miss Ada Ward left Saturday
evening for to visit
friends.
Mrs. J. N. Booth left this morn-
to visit her mother
who is sick.
Miss James and C.
Mayo returned Saturday evening
from Washington.
J. I. in Sat-
evening from and
returned this
Mrs. W. L. Brown
ill the last few days and her
condition is considered almost
hopeless.
Mrs. William-
who has been visiting
daughter, Mrs. J. B. Walker, re-
home today.
Swift Galloway
M Lindsay, of Snow Bill, and
Ii. Wooten, of Kinston, arc at-
tending court
Be Sure to See our
Children's Choir.
A number of children of the
Baptist Sunday school furnished
the singing at the service in the
church Sunday using the
new song books recently
ed by the Sunday school. Their
singing was splendid and much
enjoyed by congregation.
Shirt waist weather now.
Spring to be
with
Candidates for county offices a
getting In evidence.
Fishing poles are coming out of
their biding places.
Something Rice
Flakes at M.
Bring your fat Cattle to K. M.
and lb gross,
straw hat has come out and
we hope can stay out next
fall.
There is not much more time in
which to look after paying poll tax
if you are yet delinquent.
There can hardly be any more
danger from frost now, so the fruit
crop may be safe.
Dr. J. B. Nobles has located
here and has his office in the Per
kins on Fourth street.
Two dwelling houses In Wash-
both occupied by colored
people, were destroyed by Are
about o'clock Sunday morning.
hospital movement is gain-
interest. This is an enterprise
that should not be allowed lag
at all until the hospital is a real
There is some question as to
whether the leaves will all lie
grown by the of May. There
must be some fast growing if they
are.
A curious collision occurred
Sunday up over the river opposite
Skinner's ship yard. Two crows
Hying swiftly In opposite directions
had a bead on collision and so
great was the shock that one of the
birds was stunned and fell Into the
and
Messenger.
Court.
Mayor W. B. Long has dis-
the following in his
court since last report.
Wade Butts and William Heed,
affray, fined and costs,
5.77.
Sam and
bound over to Superior court.
Russell
over to Superior court.
William Webb, drunk and down
lined and costs,
Call at Office.
Owing to the sickness the
of Tub the
editor is kept confined very close
about office and will not have
chance to get outside much during
this term of court. Usually
week there are a number
of subscribers who meet us on the
street or about the court house and
settle, but as we cannot get to
them this time we hope they
will call at the office to settle.
The office is just across the street
from the court house which makes
it convenient for all.
T. W. The
who has been very
sick with pneumonia past
week, is u little better today.
Tuesday. 1902.
J. I. Gillie, of is
town.
W. It. Parker went up the road
today.
George left this
for Hansel Is.
Mrs. T. L. left this
for Halifax.
J. A. Crews, representative of
the Wilmington Messenger, is in
town.
Mrs. J. J. Perkins returned Mon-
day evening Washington
City.
C. J. representative
of Raleigh News and
is in town.
L. E. Fountain, of Tarboro, a
former resident here, came down
Monday evening.
Judge Moore Dying.
The people of Greenville are
very much sorrowed to know that
ex-Judge A. M. Moore is consider-
ed in a dying condition at his home
here. During the last few days
the Judge, who was already
very feeble health, bad some chills
and has been to his room
Saturday. lie grew worse
and Tuesday afternoon beer
conscious and has not
since. not expected that
he could survive through the night,
but be was still living at this w
but gradually.
The Amateur, at
The rendition of
at house last night by
Greenville's local talent, n
complete success. They
applause lifter
was justly merited we
every member of the cast
and especially Mrs. A. L. Blow,
under management that
drama was so pro-
Every member possesses
histrionic ability and could lie
classed in the role of veterans.
Miss Annie Perkins. Miss Mary
Blow, Mr. Jno. L. Home, in fact
the company were especially
clever. The plot of the play is
well laid was most admirably
presented. We hope our good
sister town of Greenville will favor
us at distant day.
Washington Messenger, 19th.
TOBACCO TRUCKS.
Tobacco farmers can get the best
Tobacco Truck on the market this
season from W. O. Barnhill, who
is manufacturing the French pa-
tented by B. Tripp ft This
is not only the Truck, but it
is easiest to between the
and at the price is the cheap-
Mis. O. M. Bernard, of Raleigh,
arrived Monday evening to visit
Mrs. M. A. Jarvis.
C Mrs. Selby granddaughter,
Rivets, of Raleigh,
arrived Monday to visit
Mrs. A.
KANSAS TATERS.
The Kind That Grow Small.
Our jolly Will
who is now a linen duster
and the grass-
hoppers and potato bugs out in
Kansas, that day lost in
which he does not make some fun
for somebody. This morning The
Reflector i by registered
mail a package all the way from
Topeka. Opening it found a
, nicely wrapped in cotton,
accompanied by an unsigned note
which read as follows
they grow small,
In Kansas.
Potatoes they grow email,
Potatoes they grow small,
And they dig them in fall,
And they eat skin and all,
In
poem refers to
and is not
sample sent is of
if you of the other
kind let me
Evidently Will want
some potatoes and is trying to
drive a trade on his subscription.
If he will send us one of the
sample shows up
as well as the we'll take
a peck of If
they do provided
no bugs come with them.
White and Dress Goods,
Everything New up to Date
THREE STORES FULL OF MUMS.
C. T.
The Big Store.
Greenville, N C.
MILLINERY
At present in the H. O. Booker store, Mrs. M. T.
in Big line choice Pattern Hats New
York. New goods arriving daily
The Free Will Church,
with the Hall in the sec
story at Dunn was entirely
destroyed by Saturday, caused
by a defective Hue. There I
rows me a detective
Leave your orders The most efforts
town destruction
Greenville N. J

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Have You Forgot
What
THAT i AM STILL AN
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Dry Goods, Dress Goods, Shoes
Hats, Shirts, Pants, Hardware
Tinware,
A OF OTHER
WHICH I AM TO MENTION
Come to see me for your next U of Flour
Yours to please
Jas. B. White.
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Windows, Paints, Rope,
Collars, Plows, Shovels and Car-
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N. April IS, ISM.
K. T. Evans in
town,
M. II. wife, of
will be here several
weeks.
a marble yard
Charley spent Sunday
in the C. College.
Maggie from
near is here spending
sometime with her sister. Mrs.
I Joe
Miss 11111.1 Cooper, of
ville, came down lust week to take
position as music teacher in the
Tree Will Seminary.
Miss Emma Brown went to
Greenville to spend a few
days with her sister, Miss
Several of our you us people at-
tended the services at
Chapel Sunday
We are having some warm
weather now. Hope it will con-
so we can thaw out.
Quite a dull lime town now,
men
J. T. Smith went to Greenville
today.
Pointed Paragraph.
Reputation is a bubble hard to
blow out but easily burst.
You Can't convince a dyspeptic
to lie food is to be happy.
s a man settles down he is
seldom in a position to set lie lip.
Faith may move mountain, bit
it takes coin lo move household
goods.
The great trouble with first love
teems to be that it is seldom the
Bat.
lakes two to make a quarrel,
but one can end it.
Aggressiveness in some people
borders on rashness.
young dream often
bumps against a rude awaken-
Any Oral class watchmaker ran
I. liver selections his own
work.
The high premium on honesty
may be due to the fact that i-
the best puller
Wings of riches are not strong
enough lo beat away the expensive
tastes they bring.
Money talks, even in pugilism
that is. when the pugilists give Its
chance.
It is often difficult to distinguish
between a peacemaker and a busy
body.
A fellow doesn't have to wear
glasses in order lo make a
of himself.
The successful thief never lakes
Every should have a
j rich aunt to go to.
It may lie more blessed to give
I than lo receive, but it is less
to do neither,
Ancestors arc not absolutely
Adam managed to
along without any.
man is a in the eyes of
his valet, and woman is a he-
in I he eyes of her cook.
When a girl's hair trouble to
can it, and thus
make light of her trouble.
To get rid of a bore give him ad-
vice.
Truth may clear as a bell,
but it is not always tolled.
The elevator is generally able to
rise to the occasion.
It's unexpected is usu-
ally expelled In happen.
The man overboard is
usually over laired with tile.
AN OLD ADAGE
A tight parse Is a heavy
Sickness makes a light parse.
The LIVER is the seat of nine
tenths of all disease.
Tint's Pills
go to the root of the whole nut-
thoroughly, quickly safely
and restore the action of the
LIVER to normal condition.
Give tone to the s stem and
solid flesh to the bod.
Take No Substitute.
COTTEN, C. E.
Surveys with Plats or Maps
Accurately . mid satisfaction
with me by mall or at
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Some people believe that every-
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They say the brat way to
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Thia 1902.
I.
Clerk Court
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Line of Hardware.
COME TO SEE MK.
J. R. COREY.
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Norfolk, Va.
Cotton Buyers Brokers in
Stork.-., Cotton, drain and
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Chicago New Orleans.
obtain C. H.
PATENTS
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The Commoner
KU WEEKLY.
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
Editor Publisher,
Lincoln, Nebraska.
in Advance.
One Year Six Mouths
Three Sing. Copy
No traveling canvassers are cm
ployed. Subscriptions taken
The Reflector office. The Semi
Weekly Reflector and
will be sent together
year for or The
and
one year fur payable in ad-
DEALER IN
GREENVILLE N.
Cotton Bugging and lies always
on
-I, goods kepi constantly as
hand. Country produce and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
CHURCHES.
every Bub
day, morning and evening. Pray-
-meeting Wednesday
Rev. J. N. Booth, pastor. Sunday-
school a. M. A. Alien
superintendent.
every Han
lay, morning and
meeting Wednesday evening Rev.
H. M. Bare, pant or. Sunday school
p. in. L. H. render,
thin
Ber
B. Morton, pastor Sunday
school a. m. B. B.
F. H. Hard
Minister. Morning and even-
prayer with sermon every 1st
and 3rd Sunday. Lay services
every 2nd and 4th Sunday.
school a. m., W. B.
B. Litany
every Wednesday a. m.
Christian Preaching second,
and fourth Sundays In each
month Prayer meeting Wednesday
night. Rev. D. W. Davis, pastor.
Sunday school P. M., W. R.
Parker, superintendent.
regular services
LODGES
A. F. a A. M.
Urge, No. meets first and
Monday evening. E. ft
fin. W. M. J. M. Reuse, Sec.
I. O. O. Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
L. G. W. Atkins,
K. of River Lodge, Ni.
M, every Friday evening,
C. S. L.
son, K. of R.
R. Council, No
meets every Thursday even-
W. B. Wilson, Secretary, J.
a. Regent.
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
nights In Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner, Worthy
Chief; D. Smith, See
I. O. Conclave
No. meets every second
earth Monday nights In Odd
lows Hall. W. B. Wilson
Smith
Picks Wilkinson
Away
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H. M. EMERSON,
Pass. Agent
J. R. KENLY, Manager.
T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager
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leave Rot by
a, arrive
SF And what would follow said a
Women's Rights orator.
Mm excitedly shouted a man
in the gallery.
fl K Perhaps that's why so many
, nun do business at our
mi women's
M m Why shouldn't
V We tarry the most famous line
T of Women's shoes and our store is
fairly ablaze with the latest Spring creations in
Kid and Patent Kid Oxfords--all Goodyear Welt
insures sole and
They will soon be on the feet of the best dressers
in town.
They're yours at to a pair.
As well be out of the World as out of Fashion.
y For earliest knowing and of the authoritative
things of fashion, keep yourself familiar with
Ricks
1888
friends
1902
MY LINE.
and
MY SPRING MILLINERY
Is now ready for you to see.
To see it will prove to yon that
I have the Largest, Prettiest
and Cheapest stock ever shown
in Greenville.
MY PATTERN HATS
will be sold at extremely low
prices. I have had years ex-
in business, have
ways given you good bargain.
See
what I have to offer you now
Children's Hats from cents up.
Hats from cents to any price desired.
J will lie ably assisted by Mrs. Ella
My customers already know that she tries to please
them In shaping and trimming hats to become the wearer. We
will get the New York Styles each month during the season.
Come see my Hack Hat for Easter.
L. GRIFFIN.
At Old Stand.
TWO PREMIUMS HAVE BEEN PAID IN THE
They Keep Back Local Development.
The very
truly that the
every or city, arc either at
in its cut
its progress. There is no
such tiling as in
matter.
Local development, and its pro-
motion, does not necessarily mean
every must have a cot-
ton mill, saw mill or some kind
factory, but it tines mean all
home industries should receive all
the local patronage.
exceptional town
does not lose n any
dollars, yearly, of
of lie citizens to trade
borne.
And it is away from
home which starves to the
local trade, keeps local
merchant in the small store
his business will
permit him to enlarge his
it also keeps the small
carrying small poor
by assorted stocks of
because to purchase larger stocks,
means to have them left over, year j.
after year.
It is this neglect of local
support which keeps the churches
poor, and to administer to
the wants of the as
they would be capable of doing if
their members gave as they were
able to give to the support of the
churches.
In the way of local institutions
libraries, hospitals, charities,
these should all receive a generous
support. They are important
factors every development
and as such demand n liberal sup
port.
local factor in every
town or progress and
and a most important, is
proper maintenance of its news
papers.
Success and prosperity has never
come to any community, which
failed lo give generous and
support patronage to its
home papers.
There are citizens who borrow
the local paper from a neighbor.
There arc merchants who will not
advertise n the paper, and
there arc will not
advertise in a home paper, but will
in an outside paper. And there
are citizens buy news-
papers, refusing to like the local
paper, but who s ill the
home paper I'm being email in size
and poor extent of
Here are the elements in a com-
which keep back its
and yet ere surprised that
their town does not advance
business and and can-
not understand that they arc the
bulwark which keeps down all
social, moral
lie advancement.
Every citizen is
either best
r keeping back the
of these interests. There is no
middle ground to occupy. It is for
or against tho inter-
and every citizen is personally
responsible.
are now ready for an inspection by ladies. We
lave a complete and up-to-date line in Fine Trim-
Silks, Satins, Velvets, Ribbon,
White Goods, Minstrel cloth, Grenadines and
all the newest
Goods
Have seen those
Lace Curtains
nearly
Prices
K. J. YOUR POLICY HAS
Lon Vat.
Cass Value,,
Insurance,
Insurance that works automatically,
Is
Will if arrears be paid month while you
re living, or three, years after lapse, upon satisfactory evidence
of payment of arrears with interest.
No Restrictions. Incontestable.
Dividends arc at the beginning of the and cf each
succeeding year, the premium for the current year paid.
They may be us , To Premiums, or
To or
To make policy M an during the
of insured.
J. L.
Greenville, N. C.
is not come In and look. Those at your window an
worn oat, cone before the newest patterns are sold.
attract, Quality decides. Look as closely to quality as you
do to prices. Measure your purchases by the satisfaction they
yield and you will say this is the best place in Greenville to
buy goods.
J. B. Cherry Co.
The Only Department Store in
GREENVILLE
HiM N. April
We are very glad to see spring
open.
Mis-. Mamie Lang has gone lo
t spend a few days with
her Mrs. Ben May.
S. It. Pollard has gone to Suit
land Neck on business,
There will bee debate here Fri-
day night, April lie
Thai man is architect
of
Mis. Sue children
and
Sunday in at Ml.
John
W II V r-l has gone to
on
Misses Vivian Parker and Alice
Harper and W. Parker have
gone to Hill to see Mrs. .
I r. Harper.
There will be a ball in
Hall. day
Maj I. A line time is
and a good crowd
The train is making good time
now. The schedule will be
changed. May I. train leaves
a. in. and re-
turns at
There was a very enjoyable
able Mis. John I. last
evening given complimentary to
Hannah Hardy and Irene
arc made rich-
and more
productive and
rich soils retain
their crop-pro-
powers,
by the use of
fertilizers with
a liberal percentage of
Potash.
Write for our
which all detail.
KALI WORKS.
City.
National Evil
line id be peculiar,
Origin Of The Wedding Ring.
The wedding ring is the subject
of quaint historical fads end
less superstitions, it was probe
chosen as symbol of mar-
more for
thing else. It Is supposed to be
a of unbroken love and of
power, lo carry special
live virtues with it. old good
luck saying K your
wedding wears, your cares s ill
wear The Pliny
among the rest, believed that a
delicate nerve ran directly from
the to the heart, and
the ring placed on that linger
was very closely connected with
hear. In early Christian
marriages the
ring first on the bride's thumb,
I mi Ural
and, last of all, on the
third, tie
SUPPLY.
We have added Steam Supply to our business and
sell anything in this line very low. See us when in want of
and Anglo Valves, Standard
and Angle Valves. Cheek Valves, Wafer
Oil Cups, Air Cocks. Steam Ganges,
U. s. Injectors, Cocks,
Pipe all sizes, Pipe Kilting all sites,
LINE OF Packing, Belt,
Belt, leather Belt, Belt Lacing, Belt Hooks,
name of the rather,
Sun, Holy The
things among northern
papers is their to fail to
understand the southern situation.
They blunder when ever they
write of really are
not accurately informed as to the
real existing, as they
are of conditions China or
Read this from
Wyoming and
lynched bust week. The
time for sectional criticism on this
matter has passed. It h a nation-
brief comment of
the is to the
so. And
a national evil can only be cured
national protest
crime which lynching
People in the north, even in New
England, will no as the south does
under equal provocation. Ii they
had of and
was blessed with or
more, the whiles would hang
freely in as Massachusetts
hanged most cruelly old
once at witches. The Messenger
for years told netter class
of sod the ignorant north-
of rapes
in the south, that if they
would cease to scoundrels
cause the to cease that
Judge occupation would
be gone and the the
adjourn sine die. all
this would happen.
are I a and
thumb two lingers
the Trinity, the next linger
was the one ring was left on,
to show that, next to God, a
man's duty was to her husband
May Home Journal.
Messenger.
The Potato and Onion Crop.
Washington, April
Census Bureau has issued a report
showing that 1809 the total
A Remarkable Find. number of farms Irish
,.,.,., . , potatoes was with
wine In the . ,
acres and product of
a t hew of I .-.,. .,,,. , .
bushels valued at
Several brokers in
London are issuing policies
the holders against losses
occasioned by outbreaks of small-
pox in the vicinity of
Thus if a policy holder is
forced to move by of the
development of a case of
next dew to him the cost of re-
is by the insurance
SOLE
act of
this morning, struck a Hard sub
stance with the blade
knife which proved IO be a two
dollar and a half gold piece, which
was embedded almost in the
of the plug, lie was talking to
several persons at the lime
their surprise was a great as Mr.
Taylor's. Now. was
a scheme of manufacturer
for advertising or was ace dent-
ally dropped by souse I
I. The total number of
farms reporting sweet potatoes
was acres
and a of bush-
els, tallied at The
largest yield was in North
which bad and a
product of bushels, val-
follows
with acres and a product
t bushels, valued at
pint of manufacturer
Observer,
Will Celebrate Centennial.
Female Academy,
stun Salem, V, will celebrate
its Centennial, May to May
The other
Stales me Virginia with
acres a product of
bushels, valued at
and a
product of bushel,
at ; South Carolina
with acres and a product of
Will Cure Stomach Ache In
Minutest
This Is just what Painkiller will do; try
it. Have a bottle in the for Instant
use, as it will save you
out driller not sell
an imitation,
Killer bas many
try to make lo sell,
tO be as good as
Pip and Para Drain TIM
Garland Cook Stoves.
BAKER HART.
are
Twin
y of its A lumen-
to gather the
for celebration,
Phis school is known all over the valued at
Texas, with 03.081 acre
and a product of bush-
els, valued
The total number of farms re-
porting onions was with
acres and a of II,.
bushels, valued
vegetables
other i potatoes
numbered having
a of
Like the Seville,
art in by
ills-
la i-
id M l.
, r, n , Painkiller In
few ; i t t
ran Ml Mils i i has
tin ., ,, ii tins, and
little mil i v, -in