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Green County Muddle.
i only
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,,,,,, a dual government
trying
of report made by I he of ;
Cerium
recently .
i of matriculated
Department this
numb
a, date his, year.
and has
I ho . he c.
Of tee
the onto.
i,.,. the
appeared the tad
St, . i
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that all the
Thai have
I.,,, Monday the Democrat,
Mr. W. Duke has added
the
and also turned
the Mary
ow of young women, r. a.
the
He also
,.,,.
are erecting a Craven
Memorial Hall ousting .
school building and have
been erected for the Trinity ft
The New York World.
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into office.
were worn
B total of The corps of
are
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the
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in favor o.
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and to
budge, and there they are.
M interesting muddle,
but while ii
public
settled b the
i. . .
humor
Ur .
i II
I now
Society has a civic
to be held
22nd. The purpose hi ,
have each year on this occasion
n address . mom subject
mU a better civic life. I
been thought wise to have
The society h
.,. a. the first
Judge
of Wilson.
Professor de-
liver the Alumni address at
at
in June.
Cards
Mills K. Eure.
M been fortunate to T
at LAW,
Greenville. S.
II,. D.
in June. S.
Professor Jerome will take -i
Junior and Senior
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and
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and Boa
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should
S.
Sew
from
Washington, .
j.
K. C.
Card;
Political to
iii for the purpose
the public institutions.
of studying M.
Jim,
. . .
Financial to the Church.
on baa
observing
to In an
There is something inexplicable
the attitude of some women in
their duty to the
.,,., contribute, I can I
the woman who
cents for a buckle, n
for throws a
Into the It
were not so
to note the richly gowned,
daintily
Seven lawyers were up
to their cars In will case of con
the several parties to
ton prayer meeting
one night and settled the whole
What a shock moat
have been to the lawyers
j. i. Fleming.
Greenville, S.
Practice i all Courts.
S ill
Of
Greenville, S.
Practice in all the
night.
York an,.
an
a. MO
Mount
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on.
No.
, , SOT
i.- as. r
l- .
Wagons,
Sr Guns,
Fire Works. Toys,
Cups Saucers,
Florida
Apples,
Mattresses, e.
You will never
Sewing Machine
SAMl-Bl. M.
Bogs Salt. Hume
--Sheet Poster,
AN I BY
In
s. c.
a long time my son wan
troubled some bronchial ills
ease, which every lime lie
in his throat and pro
something
i adorned his throat with the wash, and
ll Indigent . .
I John II. W
MA 1.1--
N.
Practice In all the
W.
S.
OHM AN
W LAW,
N. .
Practice wherever service Is
tie.
M. I-Pa
H.
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savanna
pm,
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in. vii. Us i sees
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UNDERTAKER
FUN All
EMBALMERS
.-----0
We Have a new
he and the nicest or
and Caskets, in wood
Sic and brought
I We are prepared to do em-
i all l
Personal attention given to
and bodies
to will receive -very
mark respect.
Our are lower than ever.
We do not want monopoly
but court competition.
We can be found at any and
all times in the John Flanagan
Boggy
We carry a line of
celebrated
Geo. S. Parker
Fountain Fen
It is a big hit in pen
and is distinctive Parker
Not only does it k
but soiled
fingers.
, attire. A
give the miserable tin-
many a
dame and
Treasurer Wants
enroll him. has never had
Mk. J.
Eagle, N.
December
DI
. n. ., i. P
Par
at o a
and ; inn Daily
The State Treasurer has sent to
all the h letter in which he
them . remit the State
for 1808 III an rally day. in order
to meal the demands upon the
i during the next few weeks.
One law week the auditor la-
pension warrants
1st
on the I debt.
I, ill to
meet the next Hf
and to
taxes without delay,
forward what is
amounts or N M
the on Initial
payments are ha.
time last year.
Mr ll a clever and
politic act when invited
Joseph his daughter
i,, the Presidential par-
o the Atlanta Peace Jubilee,
next week. ac-
the
S , via All
it R. H-
S SO p. S-m av I
w P.
a .
a.
m i a.- . I
every Bun-I .
morning and evening. ,
Thursday evening. u
A. W. pastor. Sunday-
m. C. I.
superintendent. jar
services.
;,,,,,. ,, , K, a,
aS
morning and evening, t
j C. k CO
N. O
1--------
Cure Ail
Liver ills.
.-
evening.
n m. Watson, pastor.
S p. m. W. V.
third
Sunday,
Morton, pastor, Sunday-
p. in. J.
Sunday.
or. N. i
except gun i y, T
a. r. B.
an nine leave a
. in-
on Bran.-s
II la. P. m-
Hi
Iron Fencing
work
reasonable
The Daily Reflector
All o Salve.
The I.-I III . rt far
I-
price I V
I.
of YOU
constitution undermined by ex
t in eating, by
the laws of nature, or
physical capital all zone if so,
NEVER DESPAIR
fun's Liver Tills will cure you.
For aide headache,
sour stomach, malaria, torpid
liver, biliousness
mil all kindred diseases.
Liver Pills
an absolute cure.
LODGES.
r. a A- M.
Lodge, and
third Monday
llama, W. M. M. Sec.
I o O. Y.
evening.
n. t. i-
ton. Baa,
K. of P.- Tar Lodge, No.
as mean every Friday evening. Dr.
K Move. Jr., C. H. A.
White. andS.
j. t No.
even
w- , H- M. B.
Lang, Bee.
la o A. every
O. Ii. I. l
II M
I m
It M K, Traffic
MILLIONS A WAT
It I.
In et one In
Who aw not to b to
The Th.
Ian of Dr. ff lad
over ten million Mai
if
and u of the
Tl r aT. of C bast and Luna,
are It. n
get a bottle
and II.
to W U. t
IN
Gives tho home news every
afternoon at small price
cf cents a month, are
you a subscriber It not
you ought to be.
The Eastern Reflector
Whichard, N. C
The Stock complete in
every department and
as low as the low
est. Highest
prices paid for country
produce
TWICE-A WEEK.
Is a year and contains
every
to the
those
co. that
more than
l III
The Eastern
D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION TERMS per Year in Advance.
VOL. XVII.
GREENVILLE, PITT COl N. C, TUESDAY, NO
in
Friday
THE GREAT
Concluded to Remove our Business from Greenville
DECEMBER 25th, 1898
WE HEREBY OFFER OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF
Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Furnishing Goods, Etc.,
AT AND BELOW COST
This is no Fake, but a genuine bona Aide announcement. Everybody should take advantage of this great
out sale, as our prices will astonish you. Our stock comprises all the novelties of the season. Come
at once and make your Fall purchases and get the first pick.
STORE,
Next Door to Greenville near House. Of the Red
Store Fixtures for sale.
Greenville Tar
local buyers, of transformation occurred.
.- r. Mi,
is a historic town.
Washington spent a night
there in the en route
to Charleston, taking Hal-
Point,
Wilmington,
us the house
in the good man, who never
not, spent the
night. In his the venerable
Father I stop in
dirty little town the Tar
He made the same reference to
the His-
fails to give what he thought
of Wilmington then,
but one can well imagine what lie
have six months ago.
They say that at limes the
man use language more
than polite, we can
therefore imagine what he would
have said hail his visit been made
during the early part of this present
year of grace.
Whatever may have
been In other days, it is certainly a
busy, thriving, progressive
now. And our friend
the genial editor of the DAILY
says did it.
Greenville has developed into one
of the tobacco markets in this
State, as Pitt and
counties arc producing the lines
quality of the leaf large and
growing quantities. A little
steamer makes
trips to Washington, the home of
two of Democracy's successful
champion- in the late contest-
Judge II. Brown Con-
John H Small.
the highest for all
that la carried to that market. A
splendidly equipped branch of the
Atlantic Coast Line passes
ville, it with Kinston
The Vote.
The following is the aggregate
vote for each for Rep
in Congress as correct-
ed and
District John H. Small,
Democrat, j Harry Skinner.
L,
District CleO. II. While.
Republican, ; W. B.
II. Lloyd,
Third Charles it. Thom Cherokee
Democrat, John G.
To Governor and Mrs. Jarvis,
Editor and Mrs. Whichard, we are
Indebted for very kindly
The King Hotel, which was a
the south, and the rest of the comfortable home for a of
world and Halifax on the north, the preachers and visiting states-
The entire section tributary to this men during the past week, cluing
road la one of the richest in forming ed hands this week. The
productiveness in the State. House extends a hospitable
The several Christian come to all. and its host. Mr.
lions have churches, and each Charles Skinner, is failing in
to have the beat pastor, his polite attention.
And the singing by the of Kev. Mr. the
the Methodist and Baptist churches general idea and enjoyment of
which we heard, is not surpassed when he said lie wished
the State. j would extend mi invitation to the
Governor Jarvis showed n Convention to make that town the
house ill which Washing- permanent meeting place every
the trip above re- year. It la a good town, fall of
to. The building is in good fashioned, North
preservation, and still hospitality. May growth lie
we think of course, is point- to its
eel to with pride by the
Hans, shortage Expenses That Can lie Cut
in soap the time of the Off.
visit. i
, ,, . . ., . Another useless expense t hat our
An incident has recently cut off is
ed which crept o'er the f for no-
so softly that the people awoke every and con-
stable of his election. According
to our present law it is the duty of
the sheriff of every county to
every magistrate and constable
of his election, and he is allowed it
fee of sixty cents for every such no
Alleghany
Alison
Ashe
Bertie
Brunswick
Burke
ins
Cat aw I
Chatham
to the situation an a dream.
Those heretofore in authority, to
the disgrace and humiliation of the
people, were persuaded to resign,
and good men were promptly in-
dueled their places, now
Greenville boasts an honest mid In
city government
of the la-st citizenship of
the place. Mr. Alex. Blow,
the workers in the
party one of the State's
withal, would blush to lie
credited with clever piece of
Besides tobacco, cotton is largely diplomacy, but he was there when
This one item must
cost the taxpayers of North
at least at the late
it of this
county 031.20 for the
notify our rates
and constables, which was just
that money thrown
of course every
knew
of his election a few hours there
ham Record.
fourth District John W. At-
water, Independent Populist,
; Joseph J. Jenkins,
Fifth District W. W.
Democrat, Spencer B. Ad-
inns.
Sixth District John D. Bellamy
Jr., Democrat, Oliver II.,
Seventh District
Hints, Democrat, i
son II Caldwell, II,
District
Money, ;
F. ; John
M. Brow,
William Craw
ford, Democrat,
Geo,
K. Populist.
The following is vote I'm Hake
and for Judge.
en it is the only vole in
which there are no
W. A. B.
Hole, D.
lay
Cleveland
Columbus
Cumberland
Dare
Davidson
Durham
Gates
i Graham
Greene
landlord
Halifax
i wood
Hyde
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Alexander
1,878
1,704
1,732
1,678
1,438
in
1,300
1,443
2,4.15
1,218
i r
1,853
1,403
1,815
1,210
1,324
1,367
1,637
1,514
1.171
Madison
Martin
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
Hanover
Onslow
Grange
Person
Pill
Polk
1,531
Rutherford
Sampson
Wanly
1,731
Swain
Transylvania
1,284 Tyrrell
Vance
1,318 Wake
Warren
1,813
1,460
lie
,,,,; Wilson
Total
1,272
1,700
1,257
1,368
1,815
1,431
1,530
1,372
1,295
1,600
1,786
1,238
1,670
1,233
1,217
1.711
1,556
Passing Of The Weekly.
Thirty ago every daily
newspaper In the United Slates had
a weekly edition well. Today
at exceptional for any of i he great
I dallies to issue a
Thirty years ago the name was
I literary weeklies more or
in make up; yet to
their number is so few they
be upon Angers.
in these years the dully has
grow n infinitely in numbers, while
circulation beyond ea.
Innate. So monthly
have increased in number,
and circulation.
There be a reaction, but
there is no appearance of it.
is not ready to lake back
Ward steps, In the big cities
is a for hourly news
I the four of the globe, and
i is met by the dailies
w hose run and day.
The demand for daily has
reached the smaller towns.
have their dailies.
Farmers once with the
weekly ride miles every day to get
To be sure the weekly paper will
., it will be found in
places that lire too limited
1,791
. ,.,
1,265
1,391
1,238
1,512
1,688
1,838
1,685
2.391
to support a daily. Per
of
may result
, Ill lug x lo-
. . cal dally.
Of course the weekly class pa-
are likely to remain. There
an- reasons why should hold
to weekly issue.
But the newspaper as such
tales towards the daily edition, and
in fact, to editions

mm
II mm
D. Owner.
the Port Office rt
Greenville, S. as Class
Mail Matter.
ill mm
hi Dec. I I'll-
Mr. O. W. Parker baa re
turned from bis trip selling
wire fence. 11- was gone about
three day and canvassed a large
between here and Kins
ton around Kin-ton.
Tobacco moat bod, wire fence.
. . i The wedding baa come
, . Sm ,
and Mr. Tripp who
liven near here Wed-1
at the home of
is EXTENDED BY-
of Sew
la raid that Carr
l- Vice of the new .
will.
will enter the
,,.,., pointed a committee to tools
bride.
The school here bag
strong competitor of the
Tobacco
They will
arrange a program and arc count-
on having some exercises.
Mr. Clayton who been here
brick baa
job completed returned
home last night.
wagon was here from Snow
J. B. CHERRY CO.
TO PEOPLE rot
just had a great
peace Jubilee lasting through two
was
there and speech
Georgia Legislature, the members Mil Thursday. It returned
of the Legislature also with Wire Fence.
as guests. In In- What m
speech
Hues no longer mar the map the , all on
United States sectional feeling
longer back the love we bear . will take all your
each great cotton seed pa, the high
, ,, . ,,,.,, eat price for
111.11 m
Nation no
vi
MAKE WITH AND WILL SHOW
II, Manning Co have
opened ti big boxes
sectional line but give lo bod,
the honor to which ii is comes.
titled. one other sentence In
speech raises him higher
in the eat limit ion of
South, was, when referring In
the civil time
has now come when we should
you in Hi-- care of the
graves of Confederate
This properly met
outburst from the us-
thousands.
The A. ti. Cox Mfg. Co.
nice lot of curt saddle,
etc., besides carts
with Mr.
of his mill men was here
lie bought
entire
of bales.
An Error Corrected.
of elect, gives follow
lug piece information
the to
generally have an
Idea that a member is
entitled law t. i a secretary
a regular fixed salary. The fa.-t is
there is no such law and never has
bean. There is a law which pro
that the eta of the
hall refund to a member of Con-
sum he spent or eon
traded to spend the preceding
month, nut exceeding pro-
be makes and Mm with the
clerk a certificate ha has paid
contracted to pay the
certified, that it was necessary
in discharge of bis and
representative duties. The money
is paid to the member direct out of
a fund. Not I dollar is
appropriated put lo I lie credit
of a member. In fact, the
himself makes the
at ion when he tiles the certificate.
Tins puts member upon bis
honor and
between himself and the people
who pay the taxes, both as to the
necessity as to the amount used
for such The does
contemplate any member
hall hire a clerk a stated
in for
s as are with of
duties, and in conscience
REMEMBER
Ed. H.
IX
ml
DON'T.
Ibis is
am tired
in my each year
only
return worse than
II
for
find in
those
Don't think your idea- are going
to live forever.
always good thin;
in. never knew a letter. Tax re
form is what I am for, and If our
Hid appetite is law maker- to become reform
era indeed, turn
pay
trust your future
new x till a
laughs.
Don't think the world will
where you the money to
your way.
advice until
Ibid out what particular kind is
think target practice will
ear to our needs if the, are prop
never memorialized. let
taxes paid b, while men
wards while children,
and taxes paid b, go to
wards children
den, such a law would
tie fair and
easy to put into execution, as
the urns are already kepi s pa
You t Hills while here
lake home with you. We show yon a lull line of
GOODS shoes,
DAIS, I HE, and it is no
trouble to show goods. We extend you a cordial
nation.
C. L.
FOB READING
CLERK.
lo -hoot foil, as it die.
Don't expect Ion much of
man who i- wearing hi- first home
made-Inn.
turn over a
often or you will
additional ledger.
Don't complain.
pill maker never make
hi- bitter lot.
Don't rant bread tin
ran-. Den, to neither tin
control own
above is an extract front a
the Wed Springs
m-w leaf Citizen u week. I'll- whole
n ail is
have for ibis much,
v. i kernel of what is Slid.
I tic will i-
ii in ii he suggests by lull,
three fourths of while people in
The
waters today and expect ii Income count, and b, large ma
buck in the form of sponge rake of those in Slate. He i
sponge
sorrow .- New
EVERYBODY
of Lo
la-l
b.
The Clergy
ye pan.
The
my
The Don't. Bert,
a dear, you'll hair.
The father It's W years
I was lived lip, my hoy,
.,
I you II well, the
rough goes with the smooth.
The Mother Oh, my ii-
so hard to pail you, and be
a seal facing en
Hi-I Man And I
I it hop I you all
on behalf of the ladles.
Friend I've known
her since she was in short dreams
nil. needn't blush, my dear,
you had very pretty------
M -And I wish nil Imp
miss.
I'm sure Mr.
we all doc.
One of the Crowd Don't V look
I bat she'll have a
pm to put up with.
Any inure ban
gaga, miss; pardon,
The sir, and
see as no one gets ye. sir
they were off.
While men are tired
taxed to educate
tin- them worse
more dangerous lo
communities in which the, live,
of them antagonize I In- white
people ill all mill it i- mi
w i-e lo I hill which will
an enemy. A constitutional
amendment of kind Indicated,
if pas-ed the Legislature, would
our opinion be approved by the
Slate.
X. Dec
Mu. are informed
that L. Barrett,
i- a candidate for Reading Clerk of
the House of Representatives. I
think I voice the best wishes oft be
heal people of old Pitt when say
I hope In- will In- successful.
Mr. has ever been ready.
at the first blast of bugle call
of Democracy nil well bis to vie with every other one
i. not hesitate though It I the royal entertainment given
might he lo had a forlorn hope
What They
Two of the editors who Were in
attendance upon the Baptist
Slate Convention hero, express
themselves as follows as the
manner which Greenville enter-
the body,
Mr. K. K. Milliard, of the
Scotland Neck Commonwealth,
even surpassed its
reputation for old time
em hospitality.
TO DAYS
as by
A. CO.,
Stock
X. C.
under Hie management of
over linker Hart's
Hardware Store.
High Low Close.
11.58
5.02 5.60
December and January.
Opening. Clone. Tone.
8.8 9.9
stocks.
High Low close
Tobacco. Ill HI HI
Sugar. 1341
sit. Paul.
Wheat. High Urn
is now and ever shall be head-
quarters for
SANTA
and Christmas Goods of every
description. I have just opened
up the prettiest line of Holiday
Goods that have ever been dis-
played in Greenville,
everything from a small
penny toy to a rich handsome
gift. Hereby fail not to
my stock or you miss the
of your life to purchase
your wants for Christmas.
E A HE TO
Cotton
January 5.53
5.61
Angus 5.10
one seem-
lo
all who went. Latch strings were
nut considered, for doors
when victory appeared much H .,,
than defeat or when for the time belonged
rally lug cry people to the state
o of enthusiasm j w
the voters, securing ,;,.,,,.,.
entertainment of the Con
May i
Corn. Hay
Dibs. January
A Kins.
Close.
As reported by
Ill RICE AM
X.
RICKS TAFT STOCK
-----It must be sold by--------
JANUARY 1st, 1899
And in order lo do Ibis they w ill Hold
AT COST AND LESS COST NECESSARY.
AT COST AND THAN COST NECESSARY
This is no fake. Come and price the goods and see that mean
what we say. This is a please do not a.-k for credit.
he was ever in van Bleed
last to the grand old party all was with
time. Neither the Influence of ease. There was not
kinship, of in a shadow of trouble, not home
more
, ,, , , gates, and there were that
. counters I .,,,,,, whole town
cause him to deviate or scratch gave its hospitality; to all.
ticket. All greeted with
one who know, Mr. genuine welcome. There was not
,. . . . ., u Jar here is nothing
ha he w re ,,. . , ,
there is much
with
himself, and to the
branch of that the
tore. w. h. W.
Cotton
Beat Rice
III
STATE NEWS.
A. Withers, of the
State experiment
past year made a of ex-
to determine to what ex-
tent in this Slate is
on Advertising-.
Hilling the World's Fair
Chicago Mr. Moody had bulletin
boards made upon large
notices could be pasted. The-i-
were placed outside churches.
In one case a church officer ob
in this as being undignified.
Mr. Moody
Dined be said. Why. that's
like a of these fossils-
killing I heir nil dignity,
I should like lo know if isn't u
good deal more to have
a minister preach to an empty
times a year When
you've something In give a
hungry world, let know
you will fill the
Ladles Home Journal,
Women are the only clothes ob
servers.
have passed ,,,,., e that Hour and
an ordinance prohibiting the
or giving away of Hit works oilier except
I baking powder and vinegar. Com
of was used in
Sour was found I hat in about
half the canned examined,
chemicals injurious to
were used. A large proportion of
the vinegar found lo made
from of the
baking powders were lo lie
No adulterated
sugar or packed or can
were found. The
pie to know what they eat
whether it is wholesome, and if
investigation will
result in the passage Of laws
venting food adulteration, it will
great
News.
low
Mr. I., hi.
county, an average of
lint cotton lo the acre
mi acres of ground this year.
The Stale auditor says re
turns of property as compiled
show an increase of
over last v and over
1800,
Did If Ever occur to
For Sale
I.
silver
in
J-
i-liMit
for
for and
For
pail
Tour
Um, J. B. CHEW.
That when you buy is
economy to gel
Thai is what we have.
The best of everything,
For Christmas
supply all your needs
Hoe Candles, Fruits of all kinds,
Raisins, We have
a In, put up cs
And
don't forget that we have
J L. BRO
never die
lo
Words that can
that door
Some people are so given t
that they immune
telling the truth.
Heaven us ill our ill
and the world lies
us ever afterwards.
Our now ground
bog day till the sausage
you know.
assert that kissing
away a girl's tears will give a
man sore Orange
young men arc willing to carry sore
lips all lime if they are contracted
in a noble
BUM
coal f
y Cartridge
J-
. -i ,
i. I a
mil-. .-I
tin- bit ml
U an l fully II-
U l cat
h i Ho-
ml of h
Ii
I'M
y. Rut
NEED
-to make-
can found at my store.
Notions,
DOT Notions,
Hals, Trunks
Trunks
A full line of
Nuts, fruits
all kinds, I a in lies
of all Kinds,
and Canned
and
As anal I
am for
FireworkS
and have a large Don't
lo visit my store.
N. Cl
-1
U.
All good delivered free to any
part of city .
K. B.
II.
N.
i. REPAIR SHOPS
IN
Heavy and
N.
Cotton Hugging Tics always
on band
Fresh goods kept constantly
Country and
sold. A trial will convince you.
D. .
Vehicles, all kinds
Farming
u repaired notice.
Carts, Wagons Brackets,
made to
order,
one
Yes, We Haw On tie Run.
Must
Can
fore Our New
Good and
See and
Price em and
The best
liner goods Ibis
I ban ever
Leading laid in
a limited line of
choice styles for
Is-st trade
offered la-low
the to cash
buyers
WE GOT
Fine Goods
Bought low
can he sold
Cheap.
But Other Keep Coming; and
doing.
And we w ill do it. Our great
and Winter has been bought
at a bargain and shall be sold at a
bargains. Men and Clothing.
Hats,
The and most nun-
of new and
styles yon ever laid your eyes
on. An immense line of new
as well as all
standard grades.
Come and sec us.
Frank I
LOCAL
cold enough.
We are close lo
days in year.
cold but it is vet
shortest
Fresh Mountain cents
pound, at Samuel M.
Ken
have new uniforms.
This cold weather plays the
wild things around the print
shop.
advertising is oil which
cases clasps of ninny pocket
books.
The children are expansionists
now. they want big stockings for
Christmas.
The girls and off at school
arc getting ready lo return home for
the holidays.
If the weather prophet keeps on
hilling at it will get Home full
weather yet.
The baud is making good
progress Under the instruction
If the ladies want to see sonic
pretty box papers and they
should call at Hook
There are prisoners jail
and no telling how many more will
get between now and January
court.
Several of the colored soldiers
who went from came
home Wednesday evening on a
furlough.
Justice of the Allen War-
has opened an in the
Court House, and can found in
the grand jury room.
road ruin am easy fer
people travel says
Walk in.-., journey along
it am alias down lull.
War Department
mate that it will coat over
lo transport the Spanish
soldiers home from Philip-
pine.
The has
donned a new dress of type and is
very much improved appear
am It is a well
daily and deserves well of its
Heaters.
Two splendid healers have
recent been in open
house. They were made by S. B.
Co., credit on
the work of a home Arm.
Fair.
next Fair will lie
held February 90th to 85th. The
race program has bean issued and
the purees aggregate Sew-
always holds the best fair
the Stale.
It Will Be
The Greenville comet band con-
templates giving a concert an
early day to help pay for its equip-
and instruction. There is
some splendid talent in band
and the concert will one.
Our people should encourage it by
large attendance.
House Burned.
On Wednesday the gin house on
Mr. Alfred Pollard place,
from town, where Mr.
William Urea, was
destroyed by lire. Several hales
if were also destroyed with
tat building. The Bra started in
lint room but it is not known
how originated.
Tin
T. I. Hancock has moved his
Anally back to
Miss Smith left this mom
for Norfolk to spend the boll-
days.
Mis. Savage Mrs. of
M who have been
c. t. returned
today.
Mil. L. L. and son.
via, of lay el arrived Wed
evening to visit Mrs,
Forbes,
W. W. who has
been in rail-
road work around
home Wednesday evening.
Mr. of Norfolk, and S.
Parker, I mi b
ed with the B.
Co., last night here and met
the Chamber of Commerce relative
lo building their railroad from
to ibis point.
1808.
Jesse went to
today,
s. Butt, of Beaufort county
was here today.
s. A. to Kins-
ton Thursday evening.
V. Smith, proprietor of Seven
hotel, was in town today.
Mrs. Sallie Currin, is
visiting her Mrs. J. G.
Bowling.
Master Frank Wilson lo
Thursday evening to
spend days.
S. J. Nobles has gone lo Wash
bought out n barber
shop that town.
Miss Moselle Pollock, of Huston,
who has been visiting lira. L.
Woolen, returned home Thursday
evening.
Um. L, K. Clove left Ibis morn-
for Philadelphia to spend some-
lime with her sister, Mrs. J. W.
Goodwin.
Flora Abram, of
has been visiting her
sister, Mm. s. M. return-
ed home today,
Mrs. p, Fleming and child
of Kinston, who have
visiting Miss Wilson,
home Thursday evening.
TWO BARNS
And Much Cotton and
Crops II,
One Ar.
rested.
sunset evening
a the
the late David lions.-, where
his children reside, mar House
Station. Two large barns Unit
near the mad were burned.
In these barns were bale
bands of corn,
of peanuts, quantity
of Held peas, and most of the farm
Implements, and nearly even
thing was destroyed. It is
known bow the lire started.
Several neighbors gathered and
by working all throwing wet
dirt on the pile of
some of it can
saved. There is
but it is very small
the heavy loss sustained.
Read Save Time.
These days are snort for you
to running around look-
for what you want lo buy for,
Just look over Tin;
advertising
and you will out whereto go
for what you want. In this way
you can save trouble.
Masque Party.
The little folks had a real
masquerade In tier
mania hall Friday. There were so
so many of them and they around
so lively that was next to
Bible to get a of names
represented,
jolly time for they
enjoyed to the
grown people wont out to see tin-1
little folks have their fun.
Every expectant
a ordeal lo If docs Dot
for it,
telling
what happen.
Childbirth is full
uncertainties U
Is not proper assistance.
Mother's Friend
Is beet help you can use at this time.
It ii s liniment, and when regularly
plied baby comet.
It make the advent and nearly
loss. It
feeling, short-
ens labor, recovery rapid and
without any
friend is good for only one
purpose, lo motherhood
danger and pain
One t--r at all or
. S
Informs
nor . -ill u i., any
TUB . 1.1, CO.
Os.
ism,
ti. U. went to Bethel
today.
J. A. Dupree went lo
today.
J. B, Cherry, Jr., left
lug for
Dr. K. A. Friday
evening from Philadelphia.
Miss returned
home Friday evening from a visit
A. II. moved from
West to the Perkins
house, on Fourth street.
Miss Mary Thigpen, of
win, has been bar sister.
Mrs. II. Randolph, left I his
Miss Davis, of Beaufort,
who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. left Friday
for her home.
J. Morton, of Tarboro,
arrived Friday evening, and will
till his in the
tomorrow,
Mrs. is. L. Brown, of Parmele,
and Miss Daisy of
who have visiting
Mia. J. i. Norman, If ft this
Illumine;,
Making- Tine Progress.
The editor of Tim-;
was invited to attend a practice of
the new cornet band. Friday night,
to see how the buys, are
We heard them play several pieces,
were truly that they
make such excellent music as they
do. They have had less than two
weeks practice an Instructor,
yet we have heard many old
that do not play near so well,
There is talent in the
bond, and we expect It to be with
out a superior in State.
Mr. W. A. keeps a store
on old Plank road, about mi.
mile west of
he left his little
Id brother tin- store
and came to town to attend
Several
m tobacco warehouse Ur.
pass, and bis store
I hey went out
makes mid. little
boy one of the
for some candy, and while In was
being waited of
crowd cash and a
box ran oil,
following him.
names
parties Mr. bad
for flow. Zeke liar ;
Will Johnson and Will
three named were
arrested, but for a while bee
eluded Early in the
was learned that was
near
railroad, and Deputy Sheriff
Mason with or three others
went out to rapture him. When
hoy reached and called
for he broke In run
iii of jumping a
he on
him a rill, and him
down. The was struck in
the neck, and as the ball could mil
be found it is supposed to
passed through mil his mouth,
making only a flesh wound.
The a hear
before Justice J, A.
over to ,
give the required were
placed jail.
Genuine Winter Weather is now with
we are ready for all
Hi,
if fa Heavy
Warm made Sun-.
w Comforts,
Killed Fluffy
White
Down.
with W inter Lap
ii h Is,
V-
. ear
for Men, V-
and i
lo I'll
HI
v. ill. ml
I- Mi.
to ,
in
.- ,,,.
Co.,
Exchange Building, Front St, NORFOLK,
Liberal Advances on Returns
and
lentil
patronage sol
I ARK HERE.
BETTER CAM
Needed Per I Travel
The Memorial Window.
The list of for the
memorial window Baptist
church in in hands of D. J.
for collection. Those
whose are on the list
baud in the amount promised, I
and any others wishing to
to the fund will be cheerfully
accorded that privilege. The
sooner amount is the
sooner the window can lie put in.
New Law Firm.
Attention is called to the pro
card of Fleming
it Moore. This firm composed
U. of I.
naming and I. Moore,
ville. and is a one. Mr.
among the best lawyers
in Slate and was United Slates
Attorney for four years. The
of the
stand the of the
Mr. Moore, being Solicitor
of this district, will mil be inter-
in criminal practice of
the
JR. O. V. A. M.
The Jr. A. M. was organ
bed la the I, O. O, V. hall Nov.
by Rev. I L, Albright, with
charter members, The follow
ware elected for the on-
suing term
w. Counselor.
L,
Woodward Vice Counselor.
V. J. Secretary.
A. D. Secretary.
J. It. Jarvis
J. I.
II. M. -Conductor.
W. ti. Alley-Warden.
T. J.
A.
the authorities of the Atlantic
Coast Line desire do w is
best for pillions of mid.
and vie make a suggestion hoping
bey sit wisdom of
It. That is, hey put a
class passenger conch
their train
don and The car on this
train is a very inferior one. we
know the traveling public would
appreciate an improvement. The
run between the two points men
tinned lakes nearly four hours,
we doubt if the travel on any oilier
road of system is so
good as this. Passengers
the splendid ears of lie main
line comment on marked
trust. The first class coach on this
line a very old appearance, the
give only a miserable light,
the boating arrangement is poor,
and the traveler is Impressed with
tile lack when riding Oil
it. People who to do so and
pay class fare, they
are not lug If when travel
in present ear oil this toad.
Attention is not called to this
any spirit of gliding, but in
hope that the authorities will
see the of equipping this road
with class
My Fall and Win look of
-HATS-PANTS
gagging and Ties and a lull hue
Heavy Groceries have arrived and we will pat
low to you until it will compel
to buy. you once the goods and hear the
price you are my customer.
James
Greenville, N
READ PO
THE
a.
Still They Come.
Mr. W, H. Fleming, who
at the cross roads, two
miles of town, has lately ban
losing from his
store. Several times store was
into and stolen.
on a man, Jo
got out a for
him. The search disclosed a
of Mr. goods in
house, now- is
with Sheriff until
Judge shall scud up higher.
The True Policy.
I can't afford to advertise on a
large scale, a merchant lately,
with my varied stock I would
not know where to begin on a small
It is a common fallacy Unit
advertising must tin
whole In point of fad,
never does, even with
lavish advertisers; If did.
result would lie a of
prolixity. The true policy is lose
one article
thing moderately priced mist
Ike want of day an I push
that the ample. Philadelphia
The man who wants lo Is- an
angel usually has the desire
on part of his neigh
ban.
II
over this list select
Citrons Dried
Peaches and floods
of every description,
Hiked Beans and
Buck
wheat.
All new goods at
ix
a of
HORSE-
I can now be found
More
occupied J.
W. Brown.
to
J. It.
iii the a plenty. Beat light
in the State, and bring your
want it and arc able to pay tor it, so bring
it lo us get the highest market price.
friends
EVANS. CO.
Proprietors of The Old Greenville
GREENVILLE, N. C
COUNTY BUGGY
EDWARDS
NO
an. in kinds
a specialty
All of repairing; done. We use labor and g
t., give
t-a
J. L. SUGG
Life, Fire and
Accident Insurance.
Class
in opposite
GREENVILLE, N. C.

-l
THE
Talking At The Wrong Time M
The ear.
this season
of the year to bear of
J. off raising
the of swearing
a New Cotton Bale. done in December
I well the cotton the
The News has received a long ,,,., rear. The greater
of the new cotton who off,
bale, one of the now ,, be crop.
in operational Monticello. Ml. Watkins, a large
I for ll
The advantages kw are
that ii the value of
for
pounds of
will make -union an
pendent market; will
ate one entire handling in pressing
t. bag
ties; saves in storage;
gives iii a
large amount of cotton
for a coring that will be made
mills;
of parish,
i the local paper a
of cotton shall on but
phi. e year. He says
i-i.- experience of tin I
crop years, there is more profit In
o cow in In fifty acres , t
ion. He will devote his place lo
stuck fallen ii with.
This resolution of Mr. Watkins
and hi- view are
as sound The trouble
it, however,
FOR FIN.
Sealskin arc
antagonistic to the money
signs of appear
present to be the
mis variety.
The cigar dealer may not
Inn ii lakes to nuke
business go.
Here's mil I
chuckled the camera Bond
he pressed the button
osculating
Jones is i be
a bright young
Br Why. man ran ac-
he mas be
in reducing freight rates; ,, the
guarantees a reduction
freights, for ii double storage
load ships without
the necessity of ballast,
reduction
i port of lading, for the
not have to be screwed in. but will
load like barrels of Hour, and be
unloaded with the same at the
of discharge.
This Is practically the same ad-
vantages that wire claimed for the
round bale. II remains to lie seen is planting seed and
whether the will nothing. Ami
new method. made in December
Am innovation in the in- observer.
bus to pass so
lime
of the year. la wintry and
the ground cold and
next cotton long
way off. bill spring comes
again and Mr. inhales the
Ira-rant -cent of newly
soil, the colt on itch is apt to strike
another will go
wrong. The man who going
lo plant any more cotton
la always doing bis talking
lust about now. year
the planter,
exporter, buyer that
it a poor
Mews.
dealer,
that
of a lop
Kill hi-
E.
i I
Immunity be d
possible clef.
it Hie to-
dial
i- in v-l j-e
and was
l-t to our
all to no Ir.
illy locate
lo in an
Salesman have a Mr.
is residing in town here who
owes a bill. Would yon
ii advisable to draw him
for amount Alkali Ike
unless
quick at I'd advise ye
he'd ye
afore git gun
The a lofty air.
he went on,
affairs.
rime's no stability,
know, about them. I'll venture to
say now you haven't am
of such as a
award of state in your
I've never heard of return
oil Mis-
it to swords honor
lead the
The dude, cigarette,
Causes numerous men to
Thai of laws
in II claws
Stipulating death he should
In a recent communication, and
gain in this issue, our
i the mer
haul in words imply that the
weir being oppressed. The
is sorry to see
ii and to
add a of Us
own. So and
has been the
is oppressive and grinding, lull
is lenient and obliging, frequently
taxing his resources lo ac-
counts over due to
date his customer. In selling goods
upon a credit the merchant is do
a favor to the purchaser. He
has money or negotiable paper,
which can lie used money,
Legal Notices.
North s ,,.,,
County. I
N Branch
V S.
II
wards and
rah W II Partition.
Harris and wife,
Harris and I
James Tripp.
virtue Of an order in the
above cause, I sell on Monday
the 2nd of January
NOTICE.
rill County. j
It. J. of W. II. Cox
K. J.
In the above entitled action,
Spring term of the Superior
Court of County,
having been tendered against the
defendant in favor of the plaintiff
for two hundred and live did
Ins. with interest, and for costs,
subject to credit amounting to am
hundred and eighty dollars
and twenty cents. And it appear-
more than three years
have elapsed execution has
been issued thereon, further
o'clock M. to the highest I appearing to the Court that the
bidder for cash, the following is a Don resident of the
properly to wit t piece of North Carolina. And the
of land in Pitt county, assignee of mM judgment having
with these he purchases township, adjoining the Hied the proper affidavit urn
credit farmer, who lands of W I Tucker, an for leave to issue execution
others, being the laud former- Judgment.
deeded by D. S. Branch to,
Tripp containing is notified to appear at my
less. Said lauds I ,,,;.,, i X. on the
has mil money. For till
merchant charges a reasonable
as he has a right
lo do
ten acres more
when lime for settlement comes la-sold for partition.
as agreed upon it is the duty,
should the pleasure, of the man
who has credited and acorn
mounted to cancel his obligation.
lie has used the goods of mer
chain not object to pay
day of December
Wm. F. II
Commissioner,
NOTICE,
The Board of of the
A i and e simple Dr Bl and
K s Lib after two I
their j w take In am
are In
III III cue
for
and I Ivor ironic,, have
Invaluable They
toe
vegetable T do weaken by
their bat giving lone
and
Hie slue f
,. . I. W Ir .
an
fully yours,
in t p,
,. A.
, Jno, I .
tea.
for them III asking the I town of at
m 11-, meeting Oil the day
merchant or the follow
is he lord and mas v, .
r. lie i-merely seeking what is .-This Board being unable to
frequently, If ascertain from the records what
amount. If any. the loan Is
24th of December, 1898, and
cause, if any he has, why ex-
not issue against
him mi said lodgment
execution will accordingly is-
sued for the balance due on said
judgment.
under my hand this the
their regular day of November 1898.
B. A.
Superior Court
leave on
and Fri-
days at A. M. for
water permitting,
leave at A.
M., on Tues
days. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Sailing hours subject de-
pending on of
Connecting Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and Boa-
ton, for all jaunts for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion B. Co. from
New Clyde Line from
Bay from Baltimore;
and from
Boston.
JNO. N.
Washington, N. C.
J.
K. C.
The Eastern Reflector
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION TERMS per. Year in Advance.
GREENVILLE, PITT FRIDAY, DECEMBER
Tuesday
Friday
his own. very
not always, it is absolutely
for him ii in order I hat
his own credit may lie saved and
he may aide to again purchase
sell goods a credit. The
of and the
pleading for misapplied
With ill grace when a
man's properly has la-en used and
he asks payment Ii
ion
An Investigation Needed.
A Rat In Trouble.
mi com
Ii ins- nil crawled mil
Air
cud
next to Trade street.
he to a load buck.
uM Henry Hardy,
well known intelligent
man. who was wailing to cc
the
has solved race
s,, as he is individually cm
farms,
and has quite a large of
horses, and cow. All this
property he earned at
I en I ion He lake- no
people ale hi-
ll and hi- note for a
A Negro Has Solved the
Kate Problem.
I have a her down in
lull in vain. Be ran
wall II swarm of
sparrow sight of
his slender
pick hi- hack sharp
claws and hill-.
ii bore down on Mr.
could heard some distance
Trade sir.-cl
and College aired was
lined with people the
The of
Observer a
lea day-ago. was rumored
Treasurer Worth had advanced
m management of the
stale penitentiary to keep that In-
going. This story need
not he called a rumor. The Land
mark Information
State Treasurer has not only
advanced the
is now nearly to
death for fear he won't get his
money hack, toll the
lion is owing debts which it can
pay. We happen to know that
in one instance ii owes one concern
.-,, , account
has for some lime.
The Legislature should
gate the of
and investigation
sum i- as hank
a- any
v i-
class of whites and the re
portion of the black
pie, who mind their own business
and have no gel
well together in the A
certain claw of while
he we, ill trash, are
responsible
have been on
In, lie and
bring on whole
Washington
Mistakes.
Considering I here-are usual-
live or six hundred items
in a in
items there are something like
thousand letters, is
-in prising
The hank makes a mistake, and
no one learns of except the of-
clerks and fellow on
who Hie tunnel, and
neither will tell
Ho.
The merchant makes a mistake
and he never lolls unless on
witness stand in a of Justice.
The lawyer makes a mistake, and
he and or
i-ates until he clears up. on the
at hast.
The newspaper man mis
take he puts it on a shoot of pa
per he world to look at. and
ii cannot erased, or
plained ; and in there are
some who are marvels of great WM
who have in past, dis
where the newspapers
made mistakes.
There is Soil of question
is reeking w
l ion and Immorality from top to
hot torn. The scandalous
should he thoroughly es
posed and while is
re and he ., ,, W I
more numerous. the Treasurer Worth has ad
rut. exhausted disheartened. I ,. to
The
go and loll lot he ground. Death
, ,
Tile of of
in Democratic
of November
There Is evidence of in
numerous ,,,
which have held In the State-
There remarkable proof
of it In Charlotte yesterday in the
fuel as Judge I Battle
entered court house to open his
first court here, the people off
their hats and cheered n is
If there was ever a
demonstration in the stale be-
fore. Again last night, as Judge
Mottle entered the opera house, he
applauded, Both incidents
have been very gratifying to
him. as an Individual and as a
Observer.
debt, it Is hereby ordered W.
Brown. Treasurer, advertise for
all persons holding orders upon the
Town Treasurer, to present
them to him on or before
1st day January. 1898, for
Hie purpose of listing the same.
And that the said Treasurer shall
enter such orders on a show-
the date of such orders. t
or whom payable and the amount
thereof, and report the same t
this Board the regular meeting
in January
pursuance of said order notice
is given the holder of
such claims lo present them to me
on or before the sold first day of
January, 1880, for the purpose
aforesaid.
This December 2nd. 1888.
W.
Town Treasurer
-AT-
The man makes a success
an important venture never waits
for the lakes great
nerve. It takes a great lot of grit.
the man who succeeds, has
both. Any man can fail. The
public admire a man w ho has con.
enough in himself to lake a
chance. chances are the
main thing after all. The man .
who trice to succeed moat expect to SALE Aid
Nothing By virtue of a decree of the So
was ever done greater Court of Pitt County made
her previously doubted ,, the day of November, 1888
the possibility. Success is the m H certain Special Proceeding
accomplishment of that which most therein pending, entitled Jesse
people think can't be done. Cannon, Public Administrator, ad-
ministering the of Amy
deceased, against Robert
Williamson and others. I will on
Monday, January 2nd, 1888, sell at
over this list public sale at the court house door
when you want n the highest bidder
Currants, Dried tor cash, that lot in the
Peaches and Goods town of situated on the
of every description, corner of Second and
Baked Beans and Plum Pudding, at and known in the plan of
Prepared and Unprepared Buck town as lot number one bun-
wheat, Breakfast Food, and twelve
Pearl Tap- Jesse
Administering the estate of Amy
Williamson,
court
Comity. I
Jesse Cannon,
administering the estate of
Barnes,
Against
James Joyner, George
Joyner. tiny, Jenny
Barrett, Lemuel Tyson and
Carmen.
Jenny Barrett who is a defendant
in the above entitled cause, will
take mil ice that B special proceed-
entitled as above, has been
commenced In the Superior Court
of Pitt county, before the Clerk, to
sell the real estate of Barnes
deceased, in order to make assets;
and the said defendant will further
take notice that she is required to
appear at the office of tho Clerk of
the Superior Court of Pitt county,
on Friday the 6th day of January
1898, in and answer or
demur to petition and com
plaint filed in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded therein.
miller my hand, this
of November 1888.
B. A. Mote, clerk
Court Pitt Co.
Mil I
I DOLLS. Vases,
Wagons,
Air Figures,
Works, Toys,
Cups and Saucers,
Candies, Mixed Nuts,
Sweet Florida Oranges,
Apples, Bananas, lemons,
Chairs, Bedsteads, Tables,
Mattresses, Bureaus, SC,
You will never
n Standard Sewing Machine.
SAMUEL M.
Baa Salt. Phone
READ Ml
All new goods at
J.
sen
If his act Is
he should impeached.
Landmark.
A few weeks before election an
was moved to
national sight of a
v id to a
made such a stir about it the
officer having charge of the men
was compelled o loose the
that held I hem together.
week Winston witnessed similar
spectacle white man a
chained together, were
marched through under
guard, nothing was heard of
except through the newspapers,
an outrage against white
nice, even in tin- person of an of-
fender against the law, should
be regarded as less offensive
than in heal of a political cam-
Public sentiment in Win
Moo ought to be strong enough to
prevent a repetition of lie outrage.
Raleigh Post.
u, -1 olive in w. ml
S,
Chilblain
am
pay
Salt
Tiller. Chapped Ha U.
an i
, inc.
id. ii i
or
Professional Card
Gilliam Mills B.
N. N. C.
ft
AT LAW,
Greenville, N.
DENTIST,
Greenville, N.
Office over J.
Cobb A Sons store
price
n-v. t.
Swift Galloway,
Snow Hill,, C.
B. F. Tyson,
ALLOW AT TYSON,
DIRECTORY.
Cure
west of Webster City, Iowa, I Ills
his vest on the fence in barn I iii.
I Think This Is True.
Si-veil a farmer living
yard. A calf chewed up a
in the garment in which was a
standard gold watch.
week the animal, a staid
old milch cow. was butchered for
Deaf, and lime pie, e was found
in such a position between the
I of the cow that process
of closing in
filling the lungs, kept
winder wound up. and the watch
had but four minutes in the
seven Ledger.
o those living
m I.; ft
n absolute
-n I liver
sit
Liver
every Sun-
day, morning and evening. Pray
Thursday evening,
A. W. Setzer. pastor. Sunday
school in. c.
regular services.
-school
a. m.
every Sun
day. morning and evening. Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening,
N. M. Watson, pastor. Sunday
school p. m. W. F. Harding,
-Services third
Sunday,
J. B. Morton, pastor. Sunday
schools p. in. J. It.
LAND
By virtue of the Bu
parlor Court of Pitt County made on
the day of December 1898 in
a certain Special Proceeding therein
pending, entitled Cannon,
Public Administrator, administer
A the estate of Warren
against
and will on Thursday, j
door in the town of Greenville, sell;
sale to the highest bidder
live sevenths interest in that
lain I nick of land situated in Con-1
township, Pitt County, ed-
the lands of Fred
horn. Sam Manning laud and
others, SO acres more or
leas. Terms of sale cash.
This 13th,
Cannon,
Public
Administering the estate of War.
deed.
Blow,
LODGES.
A. A A. M.
Lodge, No. MM, mania and
evening. B.
W, M. J. M. Sir.
Covenant Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
W. F. X. I. I. Over
ton. Bee.
K. Tar Lodge, No.
every evening. Pr.
E. A. Move, Jr., O. C. H. A.
While, K. of It.
K. Vance Council, No.
1696, meets every Thursday even-
W. II. Wilson, It. M. It.
Lang, Sec.
V. A. every
y night in I. O.
O. F. hall. L. L. loon
LAND BALE
By virtue of an order of the
Court of Pitt County in the
case of B. Greene, of Jesse
it. Cox vs Mary Cox and II.
Cox, Jr., undersigned will sell
for cash at the Court House
in Greenville on Monday the 2nd
lay of January, the following
described piece, parcel or tract of
laud, situated in the County of Pitt
at Haddocks
Beginning the of the
Newborn and Tufts Road and run
Ding down the Newborn road to
James Cox's line, thence with
James Cox's line around to the
Tall road, thence the Tuft
rand to John W. Cox's two and a
half acre tract to the
the acre tract on the Tail road,
and thence with said Tuft road to
the beginning, containing the
homestead and u acres, 1.0
the land owned by late
Jesse B. Cox.
This Hot.
B.
F. O. James, j
Attorney.
k at- law,
N.
Practice In all the Courts.
N. If. C
GRIMES,
N.
Practice wherever service is de-
sired.
J. t.
AYCOCK, MOORE.
At Law.
Greenville, N.
UNDERTAKERS,
AL
EMBALMERS
We have a new
hearse and the nicest line of
Coffins and Caskets, in wood,
metallic and brought
Greenville.
We are prepared to do em-
in all its forms
Personal attention given to
and bodies entrusted
to our care will receive every
mark of
Our prices are lower than ever.
We do not want monopoly
but court competition.
We can be found at any and
all times in the John Flanagan
P CO
J C. CO
N.
In i r i.
r Slate, Ml
CA CURED BY
Mrs. Joe Person's MA.
For Belong time sou was
with some bronchial ills
ease, which every time he took
cold, settled in his throat and pro
something like
The tonsils would enlarge and
so that, he hail great trouble
to anything, and could
lake no solid food. spring
he took half dozen of Mrs.
Joe Person's and gargled
his throat with the wash, and it
Mm. He has never had a
Mas. i.
Eagle, Co., N.
iron
only i work
prices reasonable
to B.
IN
N.
The Stock complete in
every department and
prices as low the low
est. Highest market
priced paid for country
produce
WASHINGTON LETTER.
v. De.
Senator Vest made a spirited at
I u-k on the evils of the present
pension system, saying that the
had fallen into most
expenditure by ill
legislation thorough
political was now
acting as a sort of political
dent insurance company. He tie-
dared that he did not wish to de-
a tingle honest applicant of
his pension, hut he did wish to
h the abuses stopped. He said
that although had furnish-
ed more soldier for the civil
war than Indiana did that the pen-
payments in Indiana exceed-
ed in l-y
and charged that the reason was
Indiana is a pivotal Stale no.
and that it was a
fuel that pensions had
granted to almost every applicant
in districts that were close.
The Immigration bill is
thought to have received death-
blow, this week, when the House,
by a majority rote declined to take
it from the Speaker's table, where
It has since it passed the Sen-
ate, early in the last session. This
makes twice that the House has re-
fused to take the bill up, and it is
regarded as very doubtful whether
its friends will make another at-
tempt
D of
Missouri, the pleasure of nag-
Czar into making a
speech this week. The incident
was started by Representative Grow
of Pennsylvania, a Republican,
making a speech attacking the gag
rules of House. Mr. DeAr-
then took the floor and
ed that Heed had compelled the
committee on Holes to refrain from
reporting a new act of rules, in or-
rules of the but House
supposed to have been adopted
temporarily at last year's extra
might continue in force. Mr.
Reed tried to wriggle out by being
funny. He made the House laugh
any clown could do he
didn't convince anybody.
Col. Bryan hi in Washington con
with the Democratic lead-
in Congress.
When was
whether anything else besides the
demands of bis private business
had influenced Secretary Miss to
resign the portfolio of Secretary of
the Interior, he could hardly keep
his face straight. He didn't an-
the quest ion words j he
wasn't expected to. Miss was taken
into the Cabinet to head off de
made by Mutt, and he has
been used for the same purpose at
various times since. So Matt isn't
grieving over his resignation. In-
deed, it is altogether probable that
Matt has done his part to push
along the petty annoyances which
have resulted in convincing Mr.
Miss that his private business needs
his attention. While it is not like-
that the resignation of Mr. Miss
was brought by Buy open
rapture, it is probably the
nation of dissatisfaction of
a thousand little things, no
one of which is important enough
to lie assigned as a reason for res-
It an open
in Washington that Mr. Miss
didn't like the Job.
Representative Bailey, of Texas,
has made a statement concerning
his attitude towards lien. Wheeler
three other members of the
House who hold commissions in the
volunteer tray, He quotes sec
of Article of
lion. , no person holding
office under the United States
shall lie a of either
during his in
cites two cases in which the
House decided to have
forfeited by accepting a
major's commission the District
of Columbia Militia, and the other.
NO
by volunteer
regiment, in the Mexican war. Mr.
thus his own post
am one of those who lie-
three that it is the highest duty of
every man the law and to
t he it at ion; and I have
little patience with weak
that a of Congress
shall shrink from his sworn duty
because public sentiment would
low a brave and distinguished man
to hold two high offices, even though
lie the Constitution of
our Another phase of
the name question is now being
cussed in the
right of to nerve
as government or Com-
missioners.
Senator never minces
words when he has anything to
say. He favors the Nicaragua
Canal, hut does not favor letting
the Maritime Canal Co. have any-
to do with its met ion.
in the course of a short speech ad-
vising the postponement of action
on the question until report of
the Commission, sent over to
is submitted lo Congress.
Mr. said the object of the
Maritime Canal Co. was not to cut
a canal, but cut a channel of
at the least
between the treasury of the
United States and empty
fen of that beggarly
Senator Berry has offered an
amendment to Nicaragua Canal
bill, providing for direct
of money to construct the
canal, instead of guaranteeing In-
and to limit
the cost mid slated
Senator Morgan was willing
to accept the amendment so far as
it related to appropriating money
instead of issuing bonds. Senator
has offered an amendment
to the bill, providing that the net
shall not go into effect until the
United States secures by treaty the
right to fortify and garrison the
canal, to semi armed vessels and
munitions of war through it In
time of war, and to close it against
any other nation with which the
United States at war.
The reception given Col. Bryan
by Democratic Senators Rep-
shows very plainly
that he is still recognized by them
as the party leader. One
result of Bryan's visit to
Washington will la that with one
or two possible exceptions, Demo-
Senators will offer no
to the prompt of
treaty of Peace by the Senate,
they having, after talking mat-
over, agreed with Col. Bryan
that the question of expansion was
not involved in the treaty and will
not necessarily la- affected by that
document. Col. is very em-
expressing
we should accord same treat-
to the Philippines that will
lie given to Cuba. Representative
of Virginia, goes further
than Col. in opposing ex-
He said, while discuss-
Mr. Atlanta speech
in which he naked would
haul down the ling in the Philip-
lam one of men in
Dixie who would haul down the
flag over the Philippines. I would
rather establish a republic the
Orient than destroy of the
The Philippine islands
should b turned liaise and their
people should he allowed lo
and maintain their own gov-
lint there are other
Democrats who favor expansion.
For instance, Representative King,
Of Utah, who hopes noon to be a
Senator, Democratic
party will never go record as a
party in opposition lo expansion,
We will oppose imperialism, but
expansion, and we will
giving all persons under the
sovereignty of United States
I he greatest degree of self govern-
which are
Senator
tried to me that I
was wrong, but I firmly believe
that States should
relinquish anything it has fairly
earned by the Among
Democrats who openly express
their belief in keening what we
won by the war. arc Senators
and Money. Representative
and Livings
ton, of Georgia. There are many
who decline taking
ground either for or against
until it can la-officially learn-
ed what interpretation the
intends to put upon the
term.
The Democrats of the House,
who solidly opposed the measure,
ere gratified at their success in de-
feating the bill for the
lion of an international American
Bank. This victory was won with
the assistance of the votes of some
western Republicans and the ab-
when a vote was taken, of
some others. The vole was I IS to
Representative the
Republican floor leader, could not
conceal his chagrin at the defeat of
the bill. The Senate bill,
this bank is the hands
of the Souse Committee Dunk-
and Currency, and when it is
reported to the House, fight
may have to la- made over again.
Representative of Virgin
fully endorses the opinion of
Mr. that the govern-
ought to help
Confederate dead, goes
by advocating its helping take
care of needy living Confederate
soldiers sailors, who served in
the Civil War. shall la- admitted
upon the same terms lo all soldier's
homes and other institutions who
-18 BY-
J. B. CHERRY CO.
-TO OF PITT
Christmas Chit-chat.
give girl u present
ill keep, .
a person has licked fur
looking a gift horse in the mouth.
The average slipper i
worse thing a
his fool
Doing business without advert is
the same us for a
girl lo hang up her mistletoe and
lo stand under it.
While ii i always
make useful presents, give
he
well
It.
There is a drawback to every-
thing in this world. The biggest
stocking small can is
the golf without inn
you arc careful . let
your little have anything for
Christmas there is sure to be some
kind friend who will give him a
drum and a
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ll It
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OUR STORK YOU RETREAT AND WK WILL SHOW
HANDSOMEST
c on a, a Is
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Your Home haul
The Drummers Annual
Southern
Woods Lu
the
opened
maintained by the United states
government.
The Senate Committee on
has referred the
charge of bribery made against
Senator the Ohio Sen
ate, to II composed
Hoar,
investigation and report.
There will be a whitewash report
from the majority of this
and that will cud the mat.
so far as this committee is con-
resolution for the usual
two weeks Christmas recess of Con-
has been reported from the
Home Ways and Means Commit-
tee, and it will H promptly adopt
ed. Congress very seldom turns
down an for a holiday.
The war investigation
will take a Christmas holiday,
although for anything it is
might just as well lake
a permanent holiday. The
prominent witness it will hear will
lie The Commission
has been having a little trouble
Ha own. Half of its force
went a strike, because they
said they were tired of doing all
the work, that the other half
were
There is a regular cat and dog
light going among the
cans over Whether an extra session
of the next Congress shall be held
the Spring, and is growing
more bitter all the time. Mr.
and the Republican leaden
Mb Senate and House, agreed
at the beginning of the session that
an extra session should be avoided,
if possible, the men who want
legislation as as the
Republicans control branches
of Congress, are working Sena
ton and order
lo make an extra session
if they cannot control Mr.
by all sorts of pressure, to
change his mind and agree to call
one. Democrats are not taking
any part in this wrangle, although
most of them believe that
can at an extra
session, would Demo
IN
You can select your Christmas while here and
lake it home a yon. We can show you a lull Hue of
GOODS and TRIMMINGS. NOTION'S, SHOES,
HATS. and it Is
trouble to show goods. We extend you all a cordial
ion.
BAKER HART
DEALERS IN
General
Hardware,
Just received a carload
pi
c, the winter health
resort, has opened for winter
season and the
banquet in h.
travelers, In lie held hotel
evening, January nth.
Dining two years these
have been a
and N the aim of
commercial traveler la m arrange
his route that present
on that occasion. Manager Si-
John always gives traveler the
glad baud of welcome
spread which he prepare
boys Is a most
we doubt bin the annual
reunion this year, those of
will be one of
pleasure long be remembered.
If you would be successful, have
faith your own ability. Nothing
to a lender in
or business as self
nothing can
accomplish,, without effort,
Without one's ability
to succeed there will no effort.
Business success has resolved Itself
into a mailer of looking out for
number on,., and If number one has
his own works he makes
for himself a positional the head
of the procession retains it
right of possession. Sense
Thought to be Head, but Living.
Yesterday grave had
dug in the cemetery, a small
coffin prepared an Infant wrap
in burial clothes. The under
taker went house o'clock
the afternoon was Hulking
preparations for burial
was startled by discovering life
little one. was given some
stimulants began 1.1 breathe
regularly and show other
signs of life. A doctor was
called and there bones for
its ; but tho child
far gone breathed last
this morning.
The burial clothes were Used
the grave Idled after
v Observer.
The time a traveling
your door and tries lo
goods, says an exchange, ask
I him if he will lake butler,
I eggs and ill her farm products a-k
him f, when your neighbor gets
lo build a road over the
creek slough, he ill donate a few
dollars i. help ii along. Tell him
there is pour widow down
toad, ask him donate few
provisions; if he will eon
tribute lo a new
sinning. to do this,
I lieu pal him. Your home
merchant and more.
Greensboro hit riot.
r the superstitious officer
. I called attention to the fact that
Massachusetts is Hie third vessel of
the navy whose name
w that has met an ac
off Governor's Island sine e
war The others arc
and the Montgomery.
The Maine is point ml to as another
unlucky ship initial.
There arc just naval
now in commission with
as the lint letter their names,
are
thirteen letters the name
More than In cut. of
British people could write their
names when Victoria
ed The proportion in
condition has now been
ed lo per cent.
Stoves are by the
manufacturers in the world and are used by
many millions.
, N. t
is
then
that th
be large enough
i said a is on
fool
people of Great-
New York. Th., a had
acres has been ,.
and families will be
brought lo their new
from Month Carolina.
Professional Cards
Mills R. lane.
N .-. ,. . N
1.1.1 am
at LAW,
Greenville. c.
I.
r.
over ,
in- Sous store
world over, mid
at same time so as not to
be a menace to American
The problem might lo be
complex, and it further
simplified such a
if National Guard of
as would make in
effect a standing reserve from which
the regular army could lie recruit
ed mass m emergency,
tho bitches which attend-
ed a movement in th
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Record,
lull
Swift Galloway, v.
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vi VIA,
N.
Practice in all
w Denude
Greenville,
ice i.
sired.
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